Still No Mars But New Plot Synopsis For Total Recall Still Reeks Of Rip-Off

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When they announced the Len Wiseman-helmed reboot of Total Recall a while back, I wasn’t too excited. This may have something to do with Wiseman, who, aside from some good solid work on Die Hard 4.0, has spent most of his career directing his wife Kate Beckinsale in latex fetish fest Underworld and its disastrous [...]

A Starship Troopers Remake? Would YOU like to see more?

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If you enjoyed Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 take on Robert A. Heinlein’s Starship Troopers then you may be interested to know that Vulture is reporting that a remake is in the works. Sony have apparently thrown this paticular bone to Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz, who moved from writing for TV with Terminator: The Sarah Connor [...]

HeyUGuys A-Z of Cinema (U-Z)

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Here at HeyUGuys, we aim to provide you with an all-encompassing look into the world of film. Whether you’re a fully-fledged cineaste, or just possess a casual interest, there’s something for anyone with our alternative A-Z of cinema, which starts today and runs through the week. If you’ve ever wondered just what it is an [...]

Paul Verhoeven To Direct Halle Berry In The Student

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Paul Verhoeven (Black Book) is attached to direct sexual-thriller The Student, and has offered Halle Berry (Monster’s Ball) the lead role. Verhoeven and Berry were supposed to collaborate on The Surrogate, but the film fell through at the production stage. The Student centers on a 19 year old kid who takes up a summer internship… [...]

Lead is Finally Confirmed for Total Recall Remake

The online film community has been aware for some time of the proposed Len Wiseman-directed remake of popular Schwarzenegger cerebral sci-fi actioner Total Recall. Now producer Neal Moritz has finally shed some light in the project, which is readying for a May shooting date in Toronto. Speaking to the Fast & Furious veteran, Collider has [...]

Total Recall Remake to film in Toronto

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What is curious about Len Wiseman’s remake of Paul Verhoeven’s 1990 Mars-based action movie Total Recall, with Arnold Schwarzenegger as its lead, is that is a remake of the Paul Verhoeven’s 1990 Mars-based action movie Total Recall and not a direct adaptation of the Philip K. Dick story We Can Remember it for You Wholesale [...]

Tangled Straightens out Harry Potter to Nab the Top Spot at the US Box Office

Disney’s new animated feature, Tangled, managed to take the top spot at this week’s US box office, knocking Harry Potter off the top, and doing so despite debuting at number two the previous week. Tangled (Disney’s first CGI Fairytale film) has scored an impressive $96,570,812 in it’s second week, although it still has a way [...]

Colin Farrell Offered Lead Role in Total Recall Remake

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Variety are reporting that Colin Farrell has been offered the lead role in Columbia Pictures Total Recall remake. Farrell was previously tipped a few weeks back, along with fellow hot property actors Tom Hardy (Inception) and Michael Fassbender (Fish Tank). Total Recall is loosely based on Philip K. Dick’s novelette We Can Remember It for You Wholesale [...]

Paul Verhoeven’s New Feature Eternal is Dead Sexy

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Deadline are reporting that Paul Verhoeven is set to direct his work US feature since 2000’s Hollow Man with erotic supernatural thriller, Eternal. From a script by David Loughery (Lakeview Terrace, Obsessed), Eternal follows a married man and recovering alcoholic who manages to talk a woman down from throwing herself off the Golden Gate Bridge [...]

Starship Troopers 4 Announced: The Bugs To Be More Animated Than Ever

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After two forgettable direct-to-video sequels – the last of which was released over two years ago – StarshipTrooperFans.net has announced that a fourth film is now in the works. While details are currently scarce, what is known is that the fourth instalment will be completely CG-animated. This will not be the series’ first animated excursion, the [...]

Robocop Reboot Put on Hold

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Much like Bond 23, Darren Aronofsky’s reboot of RoboCop has been put on hold, reports Moviehole.  Studio MGM halted the sci-fi action movie after failing to agree with Aronofsky on how to approach the special effects work. According to the film’s production company Phoenix Pictures, the director is keen to avoid modern, computer-generated techniques whereas MGM [...]