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Jan. 11th, 2010 05:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
A bit of movie news for you all:
From Roger Ebert: Eric Rohmer, 89, wise humanist, RIP. One of the founders of the French New Wave.
Spider Man 4 Scrapped; Tobey Maguire & Sam Raimi & Cast Out; Franchise Reboot Planned; Sony Rebooting Spider-Man in 2012! So... by "reboot," do you mean do the origin story and kill Uncle Ben off all over again? Because I'm sure audiences will sit through that all over again less than ten years later, and--when did the last one come out? Like, five minutes ago?
That said, the scramble in Young Hollywood to grab the newly-vacated roles will be something to see.
(Malkovich confirms Vulture role in Spider-Man 4. Yeah... about that...)
James McAvoy Shoots Down 'The Hobbit' And Ian Fleming Biopic Rumors.
Stuart Townsend Ditches 'Thor' Over "Creative Differences."
Twilight: Breaking Dawn could start shooting this fall, with a Renesmee who may end up "being a full CG creation, but it also may be a human shot on a soundstage that then is used to shrink down." I just--I can't even articulate how I feel about this, except it involves a lot of "Uncanny Valley, oh God" and "Somehow, James Cameron is responsible for this and must pay for his crimes" and "do not want do not want DO NOT WANT."
Rumors of Taylor Lautner's demise somewhat incorrect. Not that I'd blame him for trying to fake his own death at this point.
(Someone asked me if it was true. Without even having to do any fact-checking, I replied that it couldn't be, because Twitter and ONTD would be on fire.)
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maudelynn: Woman Married To Fat, Emotionally Distant Vampire Escapes Into 'Twilight' Novels. The second photo caption is where I fell over.
Meanwhile, any time I feel cranky (LIKE RIGHT NOW), I go back and look at Twilight retold in lolcats. I know it's old (even the sequel is a bit old by now), but the "I AM HATES U (fer some reason)" pic and the reaction shot right after "I luvs u" kill me. What kind of cat is that, anyway? ETA: Pallas cat! So much want.

From Roger Ebert: Eric Rohmer, 89, wise humanist, RIP. One of the founders of the French New Wave.
Spider Man 4 Scrapped; Tobey Maguire & Sam Raimi & Cast Out; Franchise Reboot Planned; Sony Rebooting Spider-Man in 2012! So... by "reboot," do you mean do the origin story and kill Uncle Ben off all over again? Because I'm sure audiences will sit through that all over again less than ten years later, and--when did the last one come out? Like, five minutes ago?
That said, the scramble in Young Hollywood to grab the newly-vacated roles will be something to see.
(Malkovich confirms Vulture role in Spider-Man 4. Yeah... about that...)
James McAvoy Shoots Down 'The Hobbit' And Ian Fleming Biopic Rumors.
Stuart Townsend Ditches 'Thor' Over "Creative Differences."
@cleolinda: RT @hollywoodcrush: 'Twilight' Author Stephenie Meyer Reportedly Against Splitting 'Breaking Dawn' Into Two FilmsI thought it was Stephenie Meyer's insistence in the first place that Breaking Dawn had to be two movies just like Deathly Hallows omg, so I don't know what's going on here. All I have to say is--you keep on fighting that good fight if it keeps this movie from happening. Seriously. I don't think my embarrassment quick can take it.
@cleolinda: @Cleolinda Reportedly Against Any 'Breaking Dawn' Film Being Unleashed Upon A Defenseless World
Twilight: Breaking Dawn could start shooting this fall, with a Renesmee who may end up "being a full CG creation, but it also may be a human shot on a soundstage that then is used to shrink down." I just--I can't even articulate how I feel about this, except it involves a lot of "Uncanny Valley, oh God" and "Somehow, James Cameron is responsible for this and must pay for his crimes" and "do not want do not want DO NOT WANT."
Rumors of Taylor Lautner's demise somewhat incorrect. Not that I'd blame him for trying to fake his own death at this point.
(Someone asked me if it was true. Without even having to do any fact-checking, I replied that it couldn't be, because Twitter and ONTD would be on fire.)
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Meanwhile, any time I feel cranky (LIKE RIGHT NOW), I go back and look at Twilight retold in lolcats. I know it's old (even the sequel is a bit old by now), but the "I AM HATES U (fer some reason)" pic and the reaction shot right after "I luvs u" kill me. What kind of cat is that, anyway? ETA: Pallas cat! So much want.


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Date: 2010-01-11 11:57 pm (UTC)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallas_cat
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Date: 2010-01-11 11:41 pm (UTC)I am almost literally PRAYING that they somehow inexplicably decide that Uwe Boll should be the director of Breaking Dawn.
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Date: 2010-01-11 11:42 pm (UTC)That would be so awesome, it might be enough to make me watch it.
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Date: 2010-01-11 11:41 pm (UTC)so, this Breaking Dawn movie... they're not going to actually film the birth part, right? With the... biting, and the spine-breaking and everything? Because... well, this movie might have to be X rated, if they do. And that would pretty efficiently eliminate most of their target audience.
(Hmm)
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Date: 2010-01-11 11:42 pm (UTC)Egyptian Mau
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Date: 2010-01-11 11:52 pm (UTC)Ocicats are also deranged. *peels hers off the fridge*
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Date: 2010-01-11 11:42 pm (UTC)I'm also torn between longing for the lulz that the Breaking Dawn film(s) would bring upon the world, and fearing the traumatizing consequences of the birth scene.
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Date: 2010-01-12 12:12 am (UTC)Tea, meet monitor.
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Date: 2010-01-11 11:53 pm (UTC)/rant
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Date: 2010-01-12 08:56 pm (UTC)Charlize Theron.
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Date: 2010-01-11 11:58 pm (UTC)When I hear rumors I do the same thing: first stop ontd.
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Date: 2010-01-12 12:07 am (UTC)Hmm....
Date: 2010-01-12 12:08 am (UTC)ANYWHO, question being, is that just a joke the writer thought up or is it a "real" story?
Sorry if I sound like an idiot.
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Date: 2010-01-12 12:15 am (UTC)Re: Hmm....
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Date: 2010-01-12 12:10 am (UTC)Yep, she was the one going around and saying it had to be two because it was so long.
“I really think they’d have to do five movies,” Stephenie Meyers revealed exclusively to MTV News Thursday morning, sitting down with us on the eve of her “Breaking Dawn” release and mini-tour. “Because you can’t do ‘Breaking Dawn’ in one movie, you’d have to split it up.”
http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/07/31/breaking-dawn-should-be-2-movies/
I've heard you say that you think Breaking Dawn should be two movies. Why? Also, that it might be impossible to film. What does that mean?
If Breaking Dawn were ever made into a movie, it's hard to imagine it fitting into ninety minutes. The book is just so long! I can't imagine how to distill it—if I could, the book would be shorter. But maybe a screenwriter can see a way to do it and still cover the crucial plot points.
http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/bd_faq.html
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Date: 2010-01-12 12:56 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2010-01-12 12:11 am (UTC)I play SCA. There is a major "war" next month between two kingdoms, the kings of which are named...
Edward and Bela.
Yes, pronounced "Bella."
This weekend Edward showed up and extolled us all to join Team Edward because "Bela is Edward's bitch."
I am NOT buying a Sparklecock to put in his giftbasket, but only because they're expensive. Body glitter and bumperstickers, etc. will have to suffice.
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Date: 2010-01-12 12:12 am (UTC)I still wouldn't inflict it upon the unsuspecting masses who have not read the books or spoilers.
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Date: 2010-01-12 12:14 am (UTC)Just thinking about Reneesme/whateveridon'tcaaaare makes the bile rise. Can we just skip that part?
And I don't understand why they wouldn't bring in a child and cg-"grow" or whatever to the point that she's like... what? six? Seven? Or would that be even more creeptastic than it already is?
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Date: 2010-01-12 12:29 am (UTC)And then the plot shows up and Alice runs away, boo.
I have to see the fangirl headsplosions for myself.
Forget the fangirls--movies tend to reach a broader audience than books do, generally speaking. So all these journalists and pundits and media types who have just sort of nodded along the whole time, oh, look at the teenyboppers and their cutesy sparklepires, etc., are in for one hell of an awakening when the fourth movie comes out. They're suddenly going to discover the insanity we've been talking about for years. It will be nothing but wall-to-wall media pearl-clutching, I'm telling you.
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Date: 2010-01-12 12:28 am (UTC)Okay, it's been less than 10 years since we did the original Spider-Man. Is Hollywood seriously so bad at coming up with ideas that we have to recycle so quickly?
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Date: 2010-01-12 12:32 am (UTC)As far as the use of "reboot," I'm pretty sure it's a broad term. Could be like Terminator 4, or like Indiana Jones 4 or Die Hard 4, or like Transformers or Star Trek (XI), or could be like Hulk (Bana vs. Norton). I imagine this instance is more like Terminator 4 (many of the same characters, totally different actors, but not a totally new/separate story line).
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