Exclusive Interview with Chronicle Director Josh Trank

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Josh Trank is the first guy to tell you that he invites comparisons of his newest film “Chronicle”.  While the film attempts, and succeeds,  to do something unique, Josh has stated that he pulled a lot from projects that inspire him. There are obvious similarities to films you’ve seen before but on a whole “Chronicle” comes [...]

Mentryville Set Visit – Day 3: Director Jason Dudek

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We had finally come to the point of our day where I got a few minutes with the film’s director Jason Dudek. He had been spoken so highly of throughout the day so it was exciting to finally sit down with him.  As is always the case, I had more questions for him than anyone [...]

Could Godzilla Turn Promising Filmmaker Into a Monster?

One of this past year’s hidden gems was Gareth Edward’s Monsters. Despite the overt nature of the title, the ‘Monsters’ in question only made the briefest of appearances, with the main crux of the story concentrating on the developing relationship between the two protagonists.The sci-fi element of the plot was really more of a backdrop [...]

Snyder’s Man Of Steel Could Be Super, Man!

When the recent list of contenders for director of the forthcoming Christopher Nolan produced Superman reboot Superman: Man of Steel was revealed, I found myself very uninspired. Of the men named on the list, I only really found myself interested by the prospect of Duncan Jones’ Superman film. I immediately discounted Tony Scott, who really [...]

Neill Blomkamp to Direct The Hobbit?

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Pleasing news coming from theonering.net who always seem to deliver reliable Tolkien Film related stories who say that Neill Blomkamp is being lined up to direct the Hobbit. It is a pretty obvious choice and one I’ve not even thought about but considering the relationship between Blomkamp and Peter Jackson it would be a very [...]

The Hobbit – Could Kenneth Branagh Be The Solution?

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Last week, Pans Labyrinth and Hellboy director Guillermo Del Toro dropped a bombshell when he revealed that he has resigned his position as helmer of the two Hobbit movies. The Lord of the Rings trilogy, directed by Peter Jackson, made a combined total of $3 Billion at the worldwide box office and each movie sits [...]

Wayne McClammy to Direct the Isla Fisher Vehicle Desperados

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I have an aversion to any new film described as “the next… (insert successful film)” or the “…version of… (insert successful film)” but soon we will see Desperados, a film which is described by its writer (Ellen Rapoport) as “a female-orientated The Hangover”. To be fair everyone needs to sell their script to execs and [...]

Director Andrew Niccol taking on Sci-Fi again

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This is the sort of news that excites from heatvisionblog.com, they have brought to us the news that Andrew Niccol is readying his next film and it’s a Sci-Fi movie that sounds both original and interesting which he has written and is also due to direct. Andrew Niccol is the writer/director of Gattaca, S1m0ne and Lord [...]