LONE RANGER Flop Costs Jerry Bruckheimer Final Cut on PIRATES 5? – Big 6 Morning Report
The Lone Ranger is struggling to cross $100 million both at the North American and international box office. And Disney is expected to lose close to $200 million on the picture. So what are the consequences of this moderate flop? It looks like Disney wants to strip producer Jerry Bruckheimer of his final cut on Pirates of the Caribbean 5. (The Wrap) When asked about superhero cameos in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, producer Avi Arad would still “rather not say” anything. (Den of Geek) After the success of Under the Dome (which still sucks), CBS has ordered another summer series from producer Steven Spielberg. Next year, joining Under the Dome season two will be Spielberg’s futuristic sci-fi thriller Extant. (THR) Was Waterworld really a flop? Deadline crunches the numbers and says no. (Deadline) The hit animated film Foosball from Argentina, one of the biggest film ever...
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Christopher McQuarrie Accepts MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 5 – Big 6 Morning Report
Christopher McQuarrie was already set to write Mission: Impossible 5 for his Jack Reacher star Tom Cruise. Now, he’ll also take the helm as the film’s director. (AICN) G.I. Joe: Retaliation director Jon M. Chu is reported to be the top contender to director the next Star Trek movie. Hopefully he can convince Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to board the Enterprise. (Latino Review) The Crow creator James O’Barr is talking the movie reboot and says it was the director’s decision to go back to the source material for this adaptation. (Total Film) Looks like Steven Spielberg won’t be shooting American Assassin. The director has decided to drop out of the adaptation of Chris Kyle’s autobiography citing concerns over the budget. (Deadline) Sam Rockwell is in early talks to join the anticipated reboot of the horror franchise Poltergeist. He will possibly join Rosemarie DeWitt who was previously announced...
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Ellen To Host The Oscars – Big 6 Morning Report
Ellen Degeneres took to Twitter this morning to announce that she’ll be returning for her second Oscar gig, saying “It’s official: I’m hosting the #Oscars! I’d like to thank @TheAcademy, my wife Portia and, oh dear, there goes the orchestra.” Ellen last hosted the Oscars in 2007. (Twitter) Is Arika coming back to life at WB? Seems so, with Variety reporting that Jaume Collet-Serra (House of Wax, The Unknown) has been tapped to direct the picture, which is being produced by Leonardo DiCaprio. (Variety) Billy Bob Thorton is going to Fargo. The actor will re-team with the Coen brothers for the TV adaptation of the Coens’ masterpiece. (The Playlist) Chris Evans is set to make his directorial debut with the film 1:30 Train. The film is a Before Sunrise-style story about a man and woman who meet in Manhattan and spend an evening together before...
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ARTEMIS FOWL Headed For The Big Screen – Big 6 Morning Report
Harvey Weinstein and Disney are inexplicably (okay, well, for money) teaming up for an adaptation of the best-selling children’s book series Artemis Fowl. Author Eion Colfer has described the book as “Die Hard” with fairies. We’ll see if that spirit can be brought to the big screen when Harry Potter screenwriter Michael Goldenberg writes the script. (ScreenRant) In other book adaptation news, Sony has won a bidding war with rival studios for the rights to Thomas Sweterlitsch’s sci-fi novel Tomorrow and Tomorrow. The book takes place 10 years after the destruction of Pittsburgh, following one of the survivors who discovers a cover-up around the city’s fall. Noah Oppenheim will write the screenplay. (The Wrap) Paul Schrader says he wants to write a Clarence Thomas biopic for Spike Lee. (The Playlist) Sherlock Holmes may soon enter the public domain. (THR) The Butler star David Oyelowo has join the...
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Spike Lee’s OLDBOY Moves to November – Big 6 Morning Report
Spike Lee’s Oldboy, the remake of Chan-wook Park’s cult classic, may be one of the most anticipated and controversial films of the year. But we’ll have to wait a little longer to see it. FilmDistrict has moved the film from its October release date back to November 27. (Badass Digest) Oscar winner Jamie Foxx isn’t done with comic book movies after Spider-Man 2. The actor really, really wants to play Spawn in a film adaptation. (ScreenRant) Jerry Bruckheimer sounds a lot like Dick Cheney these days. The legendary producer believes history will look kindly on his flop-tastic Lone Ranger. (Vulture) Is the Superman/Batman movie filming in Toronto from Vancouver? VanCityBuzz seems to think so. (Superhero Hype) Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno, a film about a group of college students kidnapped by cannibals in the Amazon, will premiere in the Toronto Film Festival‘s midnights...
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MTV’s SCREAM Series Gets REVENGE/CRIMINAL MINDS Writers – Big 6 Morning Report
MTV announced that it was adapting one of the greatest slasher films of all time, Scream, for the small screen about a year ago. And this week at TCA we learned that Jay Beattie and Dan Dworkin have been hired as writers for the show. The pair have previously worked on Revenge, Criminal Minds and The Event. (Variety) NBC is planning a few big event miniseries, including one about the life of Hillary Clinton from the White House to her time as Secretary of State, a new adaptation of The Tommyknockers and an adaptation of Rosemary’s Baby. (The Wrap) At the weekend box office, The Wolverine came in #1 with a weak $55 million, though it did gross over $141 million worldwide. (Deadline) Diablo Cody is directing a movie and new photos from the film, Paradise, have been released. (/Film) According to Alec Baldwin, he turned down an offer...
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