First Look At Emily Blunt And Anthony Hopkins In The Wolfman
Empire got an exclusive image from The Wolfman. The image gives us our first look at Anthony Hopkins and Emily Blunt in character, as well as the first official look at Benicio Del Toro in non-wolf form.
When I went down to London I had the chance to go on set. I wasn’t invited, I was just in the right place at the right time. None of the actors were there and it was actually pretty boring…but I was still there!
The Wolfman is directed by Joe Johnston (Jurassic Park 3), and will be released in April 2009
Jurassic Park 4 to Feature Dinosaurs with Guns?
BloodyDisgusting reports that Universal Pictures has begun casting for Jurassic Park IV. Apparently the new film involves dinosaurs which have been outfitted with weapons by the US government (presumably for battle purposes). If this is true, than Universal should shut down production right now. It’s one thing to expect such stupidity from the recent batch of direct-to-dvd sequels, but a big budget Spielberg produced sequel? Steven, please say it ain’t so!
Why is it that most good movie franchises are ruined by ridiculous plot concepts? The studios seem to believe that the higher the number next to the movie title, the more ridiculous the story must become. I would think that Hollywood would look at the successful franchises and study them. There are reasons why the JAWS, Batman and Superman sequels were less successful (people want real, not slapstick). Sequels like Toy Story 2 and Aliens raise the bar.
Jurassic Park 4 will shoot in Kauai, Hawaii later this year. I wonder who’s going to be directing this disaster? Last I heard, Jurassic Park III helmer Joe Johnston bowed out, even after Steven Spielberg publicly announced that he would direct it. Laura Dern was reportedly asked to return for the new film. No word on if any of the other stars will be featured in the fourth film. But what else are Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill doing these days?
And before anyone asks, the JP4 logo is a fan-made design.
First Look At Del Toro As The Wolfman! He Is A Bloody Mess!
Bauer Griffin Online have got the first look at Benicio Del Toro on the set of Wolfman. They are currently filming in London and Del Toro looks like he could do with a bath. Caution: Image contains fake blood.
Joe Johnston is directing and you will be able to see more blood and filth when it is released next May.
Jurassic Park 4 in 2009?
There has been talk about a fourth Jurassic Park for a while now. The first film back in 1993 was, and still is amazing. The effects are far more realistic than the CGI stuff we have today. Although dinosaurs are great to see on-screen, the plots got worse as the trilogy took its course. The plot for JP4 is unknown at the moment, however there have been many rumours which are are either disastrous or kick ass depending on your personal preference.
- The discovery of a deadly prehistoric disease that the revival of the dinosaurs inflicted and which threatens to wipe out the entire human race.
- A group of soldiers that were genetically crossed humans and dinosaurs.
- There was talk about the film evolving around the dinosaurs extinction.
- Now the recent rumour is that the government have trained dinosaurs to carry weapons and use them for battle purposes.
Aslong as Steve Spielberg is attached to this film, I still have faith in it. The film has yet to find a director. Spielberg himself said he wouldn’t be directing, as did Jurassic Park 3 helmer Joe Johnston. However, Laura Dern has confirmed she will be back as Dr. Ellie Sattler.
Today’s news is from producer Frank Marshall who spoke to ComingSoon about the situation.
…as soon as the WGA strikes ends – if it ends – they’re going to continue working on the script. “There’s an idea and we just have to see if it shakes out.” The uber-producer – who’s also keen on doing a fourth “Bourne” film – says the plan is still to get the film into theatres by 2009.
If all goes well 2009 is the year to be at, with films like Transformers 2, Wolverine, and 3D epic Avatar. 3D movies seem to be the latest craze, Spielberg himself is a fan, so could we end up with 3D dinosaurs? I jolly well hope so!