THE MOVIE ADDA

Latent childhood fantasies aside, Refn’s upcoming projects also include a remake of Logan’s Run, to reunite him with another Drive star, Ryan Gosling.

Despite (or maybe in light of) Refn’s odd attachment to this project, the entire thing breeds optimism. Wonder Woman has been conspicuously untouched in the eye of the classic superhero revival storm.

They rule out the recent pilot, which was such a lousy take that the networks showed us mercy and saved David E Kelley’s fine reputation as a TV producer. Also, it’s not like the Wonder Woman film project hasn’t had prospects. Even Avengers helmer Joss Whedon took a shot at it.

I think Wonder Woman is a tough character to adapt- that is, if you wanted to keep it in real world logistics and not play up upon the fantasy and sci-fi elements of the character. I actually think it might be easier now that we seen Asgard in Marvel’s Thor and Oa in Green Lantern; could we get away with Paradise Island and a populace of Amazon women? Darn skippy.

Nicolas Winding Refn as a possible director…? I confess I have not seen Drive, and it may be interesting if he can pull off the Logan’s Run remake (which I’m not holding my breath on either)..but I can’t complain with his wish list for the lead in Wonder Woman. That said, there’s, what, 1,000 actresses who would kill like faster pussycat for this gig. But…um..

Christina Hendricks?
Okay if he dyed her hair and dropped a dress size I suppose…maybe…..

No, folks. Sorry. I’m not on the bandwagon just yet. Give me some time to reflect….

1,000 actresses….

Chime in Int’l frienfds. I know you want to.
I know you want to see a massic lasso and know the truth!

I admit. most of the movie news these past few weeks have all been about heroes, cars and other bits of geekdom. Today we get a breath of frssh air, as we get a glimpse of Pedro Almodovar’s “The Skin I live In”. I count this as great news- because Antonio Banderas is in it, and this is the kind of film the actor needs. Other than a box office hit, of course. In any case Collider gives us more:

Today a new trailer has been released that promises even more vibrant cinematography and body-stocking clad fight scenes than ever before. Even viewed in this electric guitar-backed 60-second clip, The Skin I Live In doesn’t look like anything the director has attempted before or like any other movie coming out in the next few months.

The synopsis for the movie? Glad you asked
Ever since his wife was burned in a car crash, Dr. Robert Ledgard, an eminent plastic surgeon, has been interested in creating a new skin with which he could have saved her. After twelve years, he manages to cultivate a skin that is a real shield against every assault. In addition to years of study and experimentation, Robert needed a further three things: no scruples, an accomplice and a human guinea pig.

Hey, be careful what you wish for…! But all I know is this project looks a lot more promising than most of the dreck Bandaras has appeared in of late (I dare…double dare anyone to sit through twenty minutes of ‘The Big Bang’. I couldn’t make it past fifteen) and since this is a foreign language film, that means some North American audiences will miss it because…well, there’s no heroes, no talking cars and no wizards. Maybe Almodovar’s enough…

Whatcha think, Int’l friends?

Editor’s Note: Rodney got a chance to actually see this film at the Cannes Film Festival last month and reviewed The Skin I Live In and you can Check out the review here

In a double whammy, The Weinstein Company has announced release dates for the third installment in the rebooted ‘Halloween’ franchise (and in 3D no less) and Scary Movie 5. Both films arrive in theatres sometime next year.
Den Of Geek reports:

Scream 4 wasn’t the raging success that it had hoped for, yet it’s still going to make a tidy profit, and that’s presumably what has helped put Scary Movie 5 back on the radar. This one’s definitely going ahead, although there’s no confirmation of who is doing it this time around…Meanwhile, Halloween 3D is also on the cards, a follow up to the two Rob Zombie Halloween movies…Halloween 3D will arrive on October 26th 2012

Just one small hiccup for both pictures, however: neither one is currently filming. Only one currently has a script (Halloween 3) but the writer/director team of Drive Angry – Patrick Lussier and Todd Farmer are prepping the Hellraiser remake first. Okay, it could be questioned if ‘Scary Movie’ actually NEEDS one…

But I’m also concerned about the 3D thing. Sure, Lussier and Farmer did it with nice bravados on the redo of My Bloody Valentine to be sure, but do we need to repeat the same gags like severed jaws ripped out, flying at the camera? Does this mean that the remake of Hellraiser is put on hold again – and the chance for another DTV no budgeter moldy cheesefest so someone can cash in? That’s the real horror, my friends.

Okay. Maybe some of you would rather see a Halloween 3D. Scary Movie 5 though…I’m not so sure. Unless they intend to cast Charlie Sheen who will spoof himself winning.