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“Conversations with George Miller” Part 2: Mad Max Trivia

- “We agreed - no unnecessary killing” was due to the fact that Angharad and Furiosa had actually argued about their worldviews before leaving - Angharad realised that the ideology of killing needed to end if they were truly to escape Joe’s influence, Furiosa believed that killing was necessary in the wasteland because you wouldn’t survive otherwise. They compromised with “no unnecessary killing”.
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- Max’s muzzle is a garden fork.
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Bunch of bits like that at the link.
 
Seriously, who made the mistake of giving Vin Diesel a starring role in a movie that isn't about cars defying the laws of even cartoon physics? If you want to throw money away, just bet it on the Raiders to win the Super Bowl.
 
Johnny Depp to Star in Edgar Wright’s ‘Fortunately, the Milk’, a Neil Gaiman Story
http://collider.com/johnny-depp-fortunately-the-milk-edgar-wright-bret-mckenzie-neil-gaiman/

It’s rare that a project is announced in which each of the names of the creative types involved brings a bigger and bigger smile to my face. This is one of those rare moments. It was announced late Friday night that Neil Gaiman’s 2013 illustrated children’s book Fortunately, the Milk would be adapted by Fox, if their in-process acquisition deal goes through. Bret McKenzie, best known for his musical work on Flight of the Conchords and the Muppets movies, will be scripting the adaptation. That’s a pair of great talents right there, but the big news is on the star and director front.

As THR reports, Johnny Depp is set to star and produce the picture with Edgar Wright on board to direct. If you had this foursome in your Hollywood productions fantasy league, then congratulations because you just won the season trophy. The whole package is still in early negotiations, but if all the parts solidify, then you can expect to see the team tackling Fortunately, the Milk as a live-action/animation hybrid film.
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Paul Rudd, Alexander Skarsgard to Lead Cast of Duncan Jones’ ‘Mute’
http://collider.com/paul-rudd-alexander-skarsgard-mute-duncan-jones-warcraft/

Here’s the official synopsis from the press release:


Berlin. Forty years from today. A roiling city of immigrants, where East crashes against West in a science-fiction Casablanca. Leo Beiler (Skarsgard), a mute bartender has one reason and one reason only for living here, and she’s disappeared. But when Leo’s search takes him deeper into the city’s underbelly, an odd pair of American surgeons (led by Rudd) seem to be the only recurring clue, and Leo can’t tell if they can help, or who he should fear most.
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Filmmaker Paul McGuigan Discusses His Irreverent Take on the ‘Victor Frankenstein’ Set
http://collider.com/victor-frankenstein-director-paul-mcguigan-interview/

Could go either way. Harry Potter and Professor X look like they had fun...but the CGI is OVERWHELMING. Not sure, but even if it doesn't outright suck, are McAvoy/Radcliffe enough of a draw to make kids go see a 'classic' monster flick? Universal will be watching closely.

Universal Sets ‘Prometheus’ and ‘The Thing’ Scribes for ‘Van Helsing’ Reboot
http://collider.com/van-helsing-reboot-jon-spaihts-eric-heisserer/

In addition to a female-led reboot on the small screen, Van Helsing is getting revamped on the feature film side of things as well. Per Variety, Prometheus and Doctor Strange screenwriter Jon Spaihts has been tasked with co-writing a reboot for the vampire hunter alongside The Thing remake screenwriter Eric Heisserer for Universal Pictures. The studio is in the midst of mapping out a series of interconnected films set within its “monster” universe, kicking off with a The Mummy reboot directed by Alex Kurtzman.
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Producer Charles Roven Tells the Story of How Matt Damon Was Cast in ‘The Great Wall’
http://collider.com/matt-damon-the-great-wall-charles-roven/

when I originally posted news of this years ago...it was to be directed by Ed Zwick(Glory/Last Samurai) and it was supposed to be a supernatural based revisionist(?) history 'elseworlds' type epic. But, over time...the supernatural is out due to the Chinese(?) market not being keen on ghost flicks(something about supernatural = cults) and you have an Asian director Zhang Yimou, directing the very 'merican Matt Damon, in what is sure to have no relation to the original concept. Be careful...Hollywood, like most American business, is more concerned with pleasing the overseas market then us here in the old U.S.
 
‘Midnight Special': First Image and Poster Reveal Michael Shannon’s Superpowered Son
http://collider.com/midnight-special-kirsten-dunst-michael-shannon-image-poster/

Mud and Take Shelter director Jeff Nichols is keeping his next film, Midnight Special, as mysterious as possible. The little we know is this: the film stars Michael Shannon and Kirsten Dunst as the parents of young son (Jaeden Lieberher) who is supernaturally gifted. When the nature of those gifts is publicly revealed, the family is forced to go on the run from religious extremists and local law enforcement. The film is also backed by an excellent supporting cast, including Adam Driver, Joel Edgerton, and Sam Shepard.

We first heard about the project back in early 2013, when Nichols cited John Carpenter‘s Starman as a reference point and described Midnight Special as a “a genre film put through whatever bizarre filter is me”. Now, we’ve finally got an (albeit small) taste of what to expect in the form of a first look image, and an even more revealing first poster. The image comes via EW, where Nichols described it as a sci-fi chase film and cited some more genre influences from his youth saying, “Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T., Starman, they were my inspirations — very propulsive journeys that work when you can’t predict what’s going to happen next”.
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Am I the only one who digs just about anything Michael Shannon does?
 


Here’s the official synopsis:

A visually spectacular drama from acclaimed director Juan Antonio Bayona (“The Impossible”), based on the award-winning children’s fantasy novel. 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) attempts to deal with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage, loss, and faith.
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