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BANGKOK DANGEROUS - TRAILER

March 31st 2008 03:34

Directors Danny and Oxide Pang return to familiar territory with this remake of their own popular crime thriller, Bangkok Dangerous made in 1999 about a ruthless hit-man (Nicolas Cage) who travels to Bangkok in order to carry out four crucial jobs.

During the course of this task, Cage falls in love with a pretty local girl while also forming a friendly bond with his young errand boy.

It is also known by working titles, Big Hit in Bangkok and Time to Kill, perhaps to dispel any confusion about a remake with the same time.

Filming began in Bangkok back in August 2006, with locations that include Soi Cowboy, Bangkok’s Red Light district, so it sounds like we can expect some authentic scenery.

The film is currently in production, no further details have not been divulged other than its expected release date of August 2008.

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RUN FAT BOY RUN - RELEASE

March 24th 2008 11:56

The release of Run Fat Boy Run is getting near, so here you got the countdown and a game to play if you're excited about Simon Pegg in this new comedy.

I've watched and enjoyed it quite some, fun all the way and very fun at times. Pegg plays the awkward character perfectly well, you really want this pathetic "looser" to do well. You can either watch the trailer for Run Fat Boy Run through the widget or here.

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FAME REMAKE ON ITS WAY

March 20th 2008 05:44

The unshakable lyric was, ‘I’m gonna live forever!’ It seems as though those words could be true. Yep, Fame 80s-style is being remade as we speak. According to The Hollywood Reporter, MGM has entered a partnership with 300's Mark Canton. A script is being written as you sip your coffee.

Kevin Tanchereon, the choreographer who worked on The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll will direct from a script by Allison Burnett.

According to MGM's Rick Sands, ‘We'll update it, (but) we'll still keep some of the songs. The script is being written right now, but we are keeping it under wraps. There will be a strong musical component, though.’ I would’ve thought that last statement was a given. Who can imagine a Fame remake without the prancing around? I can’t.

So you’d better grab your fluorescent leg-warmers, perm your hair and practise your dance moves as the impenetrable craze is on its way back.

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LOST BOYS 2: THE TRIBE - TRAILER

March 15th 2008 09:58

Considering Lost Boys is a horror cult movie, and the announcement of a sequal got so popular, here's the trailer to Lost Boys 2: The Tribe.

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ROSEMARY’S BABY REMAKE

March 4th 2008 21:24

Why, oh why? The remakes just keep on coming... If ever there was a film that should stay as it is, it’s Rosemary’s Baby.

I just wrote a post lamenting the production of The Breakfast Club remake, and then I read that it seems Rosemary’s Baby is next. Is there no film exempt from this rapid Hollywood, formulaic epidemic?

Platinum Dunes are currently in talks with Paramount Pictures to ‘update’ Roman Polanski’s classic horror flick. It is believed that producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form are looking for writers.

To me, there seems to be little use in remaking a classic. If a film is already sublimely effective, is there any chance it could be any better? If producers really want to remake a movie, why don’t they take an average, forgettable film that could benefit from a remake?

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BREAKFAST CLUB REMAKE – BUMPED

March 4th 2008 20:47

I am trying to contain my disdain so that I can write this post. It seems another remake is on the way - a modern-day version of the iconic classic Breakfast Club.

Bumped centres around a group of twenty-somethings that form an unexpected friendship despite their diverse personalities. Among them, a career-driven corporate shark, a musician and a flirt, are bumped off a flight and stranded at Chicago's O'Hare airport where they get to know each other better.

For many including myself, The Breakfast Club was the brat pack film that defined the 80s. I didn’t know a friend who didn’t relate to one of the characters or their feelings. The cast was stellar, with Molly Ringwald as the prudish Princess, Emilio Estevez as The Athlete, Michael Hall as The Brain, Judd Nelson as The Rebel and Ally Sheedy as The Reclusive Misfit. Simple Minds’ lyrics from, ‘Don’t you forget about me”, flawlessly suited the mood, further etching the film and characters in the viewer’s mind.

Bumped will be a directorial debut for Anna Mastro, the producer of the television reality series ‘The Search for the New Pussycat Doll’’. Lizzy Weiss, who wrote the 2002 surfer movie Blue Crush, wrote the script. It will be financed independently and sold to a studio later.

It’s uncertain when filming will actually begin as there are concerns some actors may begin a strike after the Screen Actors Guild's contract with Hollywood studios ends on the 30th June.

We’ve just finished one lengthy strike; let’s hope another one isn’t going to happen although I'm not sure I'm in a great hurry to see this idea created.

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FULL IRON MAN TRAILER!

March 4th 2008 16:18

Every trailer for this film promises an amazing time at the theater, but this full and probably final trailer exceeds everything previous.

Of course I'm gonna say how appropriate Robert Downey Jr. is for the role as Tony Spark and Iron Man, because he really delivers the right thing at the right time. The face expressions, comedy, etc.

We must not forget Jon Favreau though, who is the director of this film. The guy hasn't done very big productions before this, at least not "as big", but the experience is certainly there and therefore it could end up both ways. We hope for the good, fresh, fun way.

Released May 2nd.

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