On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (August 11th, 2016) Kristian Harloff, Scott Mantz, Jason Inman and Natasha Martinez discuss the following:
After losing directorJ.A. Bayonato theJurassic Worlduniverse,Brad Pittis now zeroing in on an old friend for theWorld War Zsequel. According to a report from Variety, Pitt, along with Paramount and Skydance,are in talks withDavid Fincherto direct the sequelto the 2013 smash hit. Pitt will return to star in and produce the follow-up, and recently met with a handful of other directors, but is now said to be focuses on landing Fincher for the project, which is expected to start filming in early 2017. The report states that Fincher and Pitt met two weeks ago to discuss the possibility, with Fincher reportedly “lukewarm” about the project. Variety’s sources have since confirmed that negotiations are much further down the road and no one else currently has an offer to direct. After losing Bayona, the studio is expected to delay the film’s release which was originally set for June 9th, 2017.
It was a blink and you’ll miss it moment at the beginning ofSuicide Squadthat gave us the first clue as to who killed Robin in the DC Extended Universe. So before we begin, we are issuing a spoiler alert for the movieSuicide Squad. While we will be discussing things that happened before the movie, it can spoil certain elements so either fast forward or wait for the Spoiler Alert graphic to disappear if you haven’t seenSuicide Squad.
According to a report from Deadline,Training DayandMagnificent SevendirectorAntoine Fuquais in talks with Universal to direct a re-imaginingof another screen classic,Scarface; the third iteration of the crime classic that Universal made in 1932 with directorHoward Hawksand starPaul Muniand again in 1983 with directorBrian De PalmaandAl Pacino. The new story is said to borrow the immigrant rags-to-riches story by presenting it in contemporary Los Angeles.Jonathan Hermanwrote the most recent draft, andPaul AttanasioandDavid Ayerwrote previous versions. Fuqua’s next movie, a remake itself,The Magnificent Seven,will be released in theatres on September 23rd. The film starsDenzel Washington,Chris Pratt,Ethan HawkeandVincent D’Onofrio.
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It looks like that long-discussed crossover movie between21 Jump Streetand theMen in Blackfranchise may not happen after all.The project was first revealed during the Sony hack and became more “real” earlier this year when Sony Pictures entered talks withThe MuppetsandAlice Through the Looking GlasshelmerJames Bobinto direct. It was seen as a way to organically continue theJump Streetfranchise while simultaneously rebooting the studio’s highly lucrativeMen in Blackseries. Now, Jonah Hill tells the Toronto Sun (via a report from THR) that the film is unlikely to happen. Hill was however a bit more optimistic about a proper sequel to22 Jump Street, expressing his enthusiasm for working withChanning Tatum,Lord and Milleragain. But given the busy schedules, if23 Jump Streethappens it won’t be anytime soon.
DC Comics and Warner Bros. may be hard at work onJustice LeagueandWonder Woman, but ifJason Momoa’sinterpretation ofAquamanis any indication, they better focus on his movie lest they make him really mad. Hearing the call it seems, a new report from the Wrap looks to have just identified the movie’s villain and it happens to be the superhero’s greatest nemesis. As The Wrap reports,Black Manta will be the primary antagonist inJames Wan’sAquamanadaptation. No other details have been revealed at the moment and there’s still no official confirmation from WB or DC.Aquamanalso starsAmber Heardas Mera andWillem Dafoeas Nuidis Vulko. The movie is slated to open June 20, 2025.
Despite early enthusiasm from Sony about theGhostbustersfranchise and the shared-universe potential, the film’s estimated $75 million dollar box office loss might have ended the chances for a sequel. The July 2016 release currently has a domestic box office take just north of $117 million dollars with a disappointing $62.8 million dollars from the international market. It will expand into Spain and Japan in the next week or so, but being banned from playing in China hasn’t helped its overseas numbers. According to The Hollywood Reporter,the film will likely peak at about $225 million dollars, which isn’t great considering estimates claim thatGhostbusterswill need to make $300 million to break even thanks to its $144 million dollar production budget and the substantial size of the marketing campaign.Melissa McCarthy,Kristen Wiig,Leslie JonesandKate McKinnonare reportedly signed on for two potential sequels, but that doesn’t mean a thing until the studio gives additional installments the greenlight.
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Pete’s Dragon–Mr. Meacham (Robert Redford), a woodcarver, delights local children with stories of a mysterious dragon that lives deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. His daughter Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard) believes these are just tall tales, until she meets Pete (Oakes Fegley), a 10-year-old orphan who says he lives in the woods with a giant, friendly dragon. With help from a young girl named Natalie (Oona Laurence), Grace sets out to investigate if this fantastic claim can be true.
Florence Foster Jenkins–In the 1940s, New York socialite Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep) dreams of becoming a great opera singer. Unfortunately, her ambition far exceeds her talent. The voice Florence hears in her head is beautiful, but to everyone else it is quite lousy. Her husband St. Clair (Hugh Grant) goes to extreme lengths to make sure his wife never finds out how awful she truly is. When Florence announces her plans for a concert at Carnegie Hall, St. Clair soon realizes that he’s facing his greatest challenge yet.
Blood Father–An ex-convict (Mel Gibson) battles Mexican drug dealers who are trying to kill his estranged daughter (Erin Moriarty).
Adam B writes:
What are some of the most creepy movie characters of recent years, either fiction or based on a true character? After watchingFoxcatcherrecently, my vote goes toSteve Carrell’sportrayal of John du Pont. Thanks.
Anthony Dykiel writes:
Hi Collider Crew
I recently read an article about a moviegoer suing WB and DC for false advertising on the recentSuicide Squadclaiming that theSuicide Squadtrailers show specific scenes with the Joker and many of those scenes are not in the movie. To me this sounds like a person complaining about the movie like the Rotten Tomatoes petition. My question is a two part question. Are production companies allowed to show scenes in trailers that they know will not be in the movie and do you think that trailers should show only scenes in the movie? I know that movies are cut and edited constantly within weeks of a release date but to me if you willing know a scene is not going to be in the movie and you show it in the trailer then I think to a certain extent that could be false advertising. Thank you and keep up the great work.
