Yeah, what the ****, Jay? Hopefully, he's going to use whatever cash he makes from it for something worthwhile...
An infamous draft of Jurassic Park 4 was to see genetically modified dinohumans packing heat, kicking mammal butt and taking names. As such, it’s widely known as the Dinosaurs With Guns version.
The project was apparently shut down after Universal saw the following concept art. I guess that it is a bit of a hard sell, and the idea isn’t pure Jurassic Park by any means, but having read the script, I was kind of into it. It needed work, but it was a big leap forward into uncharted territory and there was some meat there.
The creatures you see below are the result of blending human, dinosaur and dog DNA – at least in the mind of screenwriters John Sayles and William Monahan, concept artist Carlos Huante and sculptor Andrew Cawrse.
annnnnnnnnnnnd that's the little girl from Spy Kids. Fell like a dirty bird now?
Paramount is apparently hoping to set Bay’s Mark Wahlberg-fronted Transformers sequel in mainland China. The reasoning is less a creative choice and more about box office: the studio hopes that by filming in China and possibly partnering with a local production company, the chances of Transformers 4 getting a wide release in China (and thus bringing in more money) will be greater. Hit the jump for more.
Per Vulture, Bay and Paramount are actively looking to have China be the setting for Transformers 4. This kind of decision isn’t exactly surprising, as many studios have been looking for ways to maximize their profits overseas now that China is allowing more American films to be released in the country. The Chinese only exhibit 3D and/or IMAX films, so we’ve already seen a number of studios tack on a 3D post-conversion to some of their blockbusters in order to automatically