The Day the Earth Stood Still Trailer
The trailer for The Day the Earth Stood Still is now online. It is a remake of the 1950’s movie of the same title and stars Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly.
Looks quite interesting. Keanu Reeves is born for the part, they needed an actor who shows no emotion and he fits that bill perfectly. They should rename the movie to The Day Keanu Reeves Face Stayed Still. Much better title.
Update: Trailer seems to be have removed from the face of the internet. I don’t think Fox want to promote their movies.
Update 2: It’s back!
Not new Spaced, but it will have to do
The American DVD collection for Spaced is finally coming out, and Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes and Edgar Wright will be promoting it through their US invasion. Well, by “US invasion,” I mean they’re going on a four-city tour, screening episodes and answering questions in NYC, LA, San Diego’s Comic-Con, and Austin. That’s sort of an invasion, yeah?
Anyway, I was just sitting here and feeling sorry for myself, like I do, doubly so this time because I won’t be able to attend any of those inevitably textbook events. Then, I stumbled across this recent blog entry from Simon Pegg.
Remember when it looked like McG and the big bad Americans were about to take Spaced and turn it into a monster for Fox? Dig through that repression; it’s in there somewhere. During that time, the original creative minds were feeling pretty crummy, but Pegg, as the writer that he is, decided to approach the situation with a Spaced short. Fortunately, the American Spaced pilot died and Pegg never had to continue with this little side project. However, he has posted the first draft for us all to enjoy. It revolves around Tim making a tape featuring the whole gang for Daisy’s 30th birthday, and hilarity ensues.
It’s amazing how strong the characters from this show are, especially considering the fact that they were had only 14 episodes. I laughed even as I read through the script, because each and every character’s voice and tendencies were so clear in my head. That’s the way to pick out a genuine Spaced fan, folks: just listen to the way they read “What-you-doin’?”
Wanted To Become A Trilogy?
I saw Wanted the other day and I enjoyed it. Good action, nice twist towards the end and of course, Angelina Jolie. It seems a lot of people thought the same as me because it did rather well for an R-Rated movie. It is the second biggest opening that didn’t reach number #1 (damn you Wall-E!) and has already made back its budget with a total of $90 million as I type.
Universal are currently choking on money, and when they finally spit it out there is a good chance they will be wanting more. (See what I did there? The movie is called Wanted and I said ‘wanting’ and made it italic…I’m hilarious!)
Cinema Blend are saying that a source told them that Universal want to go international next time round. Spoilers below.
For the sequels their idea is to take Wanted international, and have James McAvoy’s Wesley character fighting Fraternity cells all over the world. It seems Sloane isn’t the only Fraternity leader who has been ignoring the instructions of fate, it’s something that’s been happening for centuries, and that means a lot of Sloane’s peers are now pretty pissed off at Wesley.
They also say:
It’s surprising, since by the end of the film both Jolie and Freeman’s characters are quite definitively dead. That’s no barrier for Hollywood though. The plan is to involve them in flashbacks which will explore the past of Angelina Jolie’s Fox, and allow us to meet the man who trained and recruited her. That person could become a major villain in the sequels, which would explain the flashback links to Jolie and Freeman.
Bring it on I say!
Which shows do young and old viewers watch?
Variety has an interesting article up about the age demographics of certain TV shows. It seems that the average age of the television viewer has risen to the age of 50, outside of the key demographic of 18 to 49.
The oldest-skewing shows are NBC’s Monk and ABC’s Women’s Murder Club. Interestingly, the ages on ABC, Fox, and NBC have been rising while CBS, which promotes to an older demographic to begin with, remains steady.
The study was released by Magna Global’s Steve Sternberg. “The median ages of the broadcast networks keep rising, as traditional television is no longer necessarily the first screen for the younger set,” Sternberg wrote.
The CW, whose viewership tends to skew younger, insists that the average age of the television viewer is 38, the median age of the United States populace.
In short, if you’re older and you want to seem younger than you are, be sure to watch The CW (average age: 34) or American Dad and Family Guy (average age: 29).