HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS UNLEASH 40 SOME FILMS INTO PRODUCTION

[PKerr]

And the list is...

"Studios are frontloading 40-some films into production in order to fill release slots of 2010 and 2011 in case of a SAG strike, according to Variety.

Here's a production list below. Some of these flicks are already well into production.
Sony Pictures:
"2012" - The Roland Emmerich-helmed global disaster epic
"Angels & Demons" - The Tom Hanks-led 'Da Vinci Code' prequel
"The Green Hornet" - Stephen Chow-directed superhero film with Seth Rogen
"Salt" - The Phillip Noyce-helmed, Angelina Jolie spy thriller
"Zombieland" - The Ruben Fleischer-directed zombie buddy movie

Walt Disney Pictures:
"Alice in Wonderland" - Tim Burton's new take on the Lewis Carrol classic
"Mars Needs Moms" - A Robert Zemeckis-produced motion-capture film
"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" - A Jon Turteltaub-directed, Nicolas Cage thriller
"TR2N" - The sequel to cult 80's sci-fi flick "Tron"
"Wild Hogs 2" - Comedy sequel once again helmed by Walt Becker

20th Century Fox:
"The A-Team" - The John Singleton-directed film based on the 80's series
"Alvin and the Chipmunks 2" - The sequel to the recent family smash hit
"Avatar" - The James Cameron-directed 3D sci-fi fantasy
"Date Night" - Shawn Levy-helmed rom-com with Steve Carell and Tina Fey
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" - A live-action take on the comic about a student
"Family Wedding" - Rick Famuyiwa-helmed African-American family drama
"Night at the Museum 2" - The sequel to the Ben Stiller fantasy comedy hit
"Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief" - Chris Columbus-directed family film
"Orbit" - Thriller about a civilian stuck alone in space when a shuttle crew dies
"Ramona" - The Fox-Walden fantasy based on Beverly Cleary's novel series
"Tooth Fairy" - Dwayne Johnson tries to save the tooth fairy kingdom
"Town House" - John Carney-directed comedy about a dead rocker's son

MGM Films:
"The Cabin in the Woods" - The Drew Goddard-directed horror flick
"Fame" - The Kevin Tancharoen-helmed remake of the 80's musical
"The Matarese Circle" - David Cronenberg helmed political thriller adaptation
"RoboCop" - Darren Aronofsky-helmed remake of the sci-fi classic.

Marvel Studios:
"Iron Man 2" - The Jon Favreau-directed sequel with Robert Downey Jr.
"Thor" - The Kenneth Branagh-helmed viking god feature

Miramax:
"The Debt" - John Madden-directed thriller with Helen Mirren
"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" - A remake of the 1973 TV horror movie
"Man on a Train" - An intergenerational drama

New Line:
"Gears of War" - The Len Wiseman-helmed video game adaptation
"A Nightmare on Elm Street" - The Wesley Strick-directed remake
"Sex and the City 2" - The sequel to this year's hit comedy
"Torrente" - Remake of Spanish dark comedy about a corrupt cop

Paramount Pictures:
"Beverly Hills Cop 4" - The Brett Ratner-directed Eddie Murphy sequel
"Footloose" - The Kenny Ortega-directed musical remake with Zac Efron
"The Last Airbender" - The M. Night Shyamalan-helmed cartoon adaptation
"Morning Glory" - Roger Michell-directed comedy about a female producer
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" - The robot action-fueled sequel
"Us and Them"

Universal Pictures:
"BioShock" - The Gore Verbinski-helmed adaptation of the video game.
"Couples Retreat" - The Peter Billingsley-directed comedy with Vince Vaughn
"Funny People" - Judd Apatow-directed dramedy about stand-up comedians
"Get Him to the Greek" - The Nicholas Stoller-directed comedy.
"Nottingham" - The Ridley Scott-helmed Robin Hood story with Russell Crowe
"Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" - Edgar Wright-directed comedy with Michael Cera
Untitled Nancy Meyers Comedy - Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin star.

Warner Bros. Pictures:
"The Book of Eli" - The Denzel Washington post-apocalyptic western
"Clash of the Titans" - Louis Leterrier-helmed remake of the 80's classic
"Hangover" - Todd Phillips-helmed comedy about a bachelor party
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" - The two-part final installment
"Human Factor" - Clint Eastwood-directed drama with Morgan Freeman
"Jonah Hex" - The Mark Neveldine/Brian Taylor-helmed comic adaptation
"Suckerpunch" - The Zack Snyder-directed action fantasy
"Terminator Salvation" - The McG-helmed sci-fi action sequel"

 

[tharpdevenport]

You know what's worse than a crappy Hollywood movie? A rushed crappy Hollywood movie.

Isn't "Nottingham" in limbo?


And isn't this the averge number of movies they do over a year period anyway?

 

[Starbreaker]

I'm up for watching these:

"Zombieland"
"Alice in Wonderland"
"Avatar" - The James Cameron-directed 3D sci-fi fantasy
"Orbit" - Thriller about a civilian stuck alone in space when a shuttle crew dies
""Iron Man 2" - The Jon Favreau-directed sequel with Robert Downey Jr.
"Thor" - The Kenneth Branagh-helmed viking god feature "A Nightmare on Elm Street" - The Wesley Strick-directed remake
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" - The robot action-fueled sequel
"BioShock" - The Gore Verbinski-helmed adaptation of the video game.
"The Book of Eli" - The Denzel Washington post-apocalyptic western
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" - The two-part final installment
"Human Factor" - Clint Eastwood-directed drama with Morgan Freeman
"Suckerpunch" - The Zack Snyder-directed action fantasy
"Terminator Salvation" - The McG-helmed sci-fi action sequel"

 

[Twilight]

What I'm most looking forward to?

AVATAR



Also looking forward to the Verbinski BioShock project. And I would be looking forward to the Gears of War project, but I'm not a huge fan of the director - so - meh, we'll see.

And a Terminator film directed by McG? McG?!! Ugh.

 

[Dorian Thompson]

They can't possibly strike in this economy. They aren't coal workers fighting unsafe working conditions. The dow closed at 8579.19 today. Schwarzenegger asked for a 7 billion dollar loan for California last week. Striking is insanity.

 

[Mistral]

Orbit. Read the book-it will translate well on the big screen, but they'd better have a hell of a star to carry it.

 

[Captain Shaw]

can't believe how many remakes are on there.

 

[wamdue]

not to mention a 2nd Alvin & the Chipmunks movie.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

I'll go for The Green Hornet, Avatar, and this one...

"The Book of Eli" - The Denzel Washington post-apocalyptic western

Whaaaa...?

 

[nx1701g]

Sony Pictures:
"2012" - The Roland Emmerich-helmed global disaster epic

How many will think this is involved with 2001?

"Angels & Demons" - The Tom Hanks-led 'Da Vinci Code' prequel

Probably a rental.

"The Green Hornet" - Stephen Chow-directed superhero film with Seth Rogen

I may see this in the theatre, depending on the trailer.

"Zombieland" - The Ruben Fleischer-directed zombie buddy movie

My signature says it all about this.

Walt Disney Pictures:

Nothing

20th Century Fox:
"The A-Team" - The John Singleton-directed film based on the 80's series

I may see it. They BETTER have a Cylon reference.

"Avatar" - The James Cameron-directed 3D sci-fi fantasy

Jim Cameron?!?!?! I'm sold. Just please don't have it reference the Titanic at all PLEASE.

"Orbit" - Thriller about a civilian stuck alone in space when a shuttle crew dies

Sounds intriguing.

MGM Films:
"RoboCop" - Darren Aronofsky-helmed remake of the sci-fi classic.

I'll be seeing it.

Marvel Studios:
"Iron Man 2" - The Jon Favreau-directed sequel with Robert Downey Jr.

After finally seeing Iron-Man last night I will probably see this opening night. I want it to pick up immediately after the last scene of the first film though. That was a bad place to end. But at least it left me wanting more.

Miramax:

Nothing interesting me.

New Line:
"Gears of War" - The Len Wiseman-helmed video game adaptation

I'll probably see this - but most likely not on opening weekend.

"A Nightmare on Elm Street" - The Wesley Strick-directed remake

I'll see it.

Paramount Pictures:
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" - The robot action-fueled sequel

I'll rent it.

Universal Pictures:

Sorry nothing.

Warner Bros. Pictures:
"Terminator Salvation" - The McG-helmed sci-fi action sequel"

Um signature.

 

[tharpdevenport]

As I understand, the Robocop movie is not a remake, but rather a follow up, set 20 years after the last one and the Robocop program has been disbanded for a long while, but being brought back.

 

[nx1701g]

^ It depends on where you read about it. Some articles describe it as a remake of the first. Some as a sequel. And some as both at the same time.

 

[Haggis and tatties]

They are remaking Robocop, not exactly a old movie.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

They can't possibly strike in this economy. They aren't coal workers fighting unsafe working conditions.

And since they're not, the impact of their strike on the overall national economy will not be enormous - it may, however, force the studios to bargain reasonably. Not a thing insane about it.

 

[Timby]

As I understand, the Robocop movie is not a remake, but rather a follow up, set 20 years after the last one and the Robocop program has been disbanded for a long while, but being brought back.

Incorrect.

Peter Sciretta: Back to Robocop, is it going to be a sequel or is it a remake.

Darren Aronofsky: It’s absolutely unrelated to the original. As Mike Medavoy already went on the record. David Self and my team have been working really hard on it. It’s a completely new universe.

Peter Sciretta: Is it going to be set in the future, or is it going to be today?

Darren Aronofsky: It’s going to be the future. And it’s really great. We’ve got to nail the script then we’ve got to find a script that the studio wants to make. So we’ve got work to do…

Peter Sciretta: So tell me this, with The Fountain you did so many practical special effects, like that whole climax sequence… with Robocop would you be…

Darren Aronofsky: I have no idea. I have no idea. It’s so early, but I think cyborgs are really interesting, because… I think it’s so funny. I got an MRI. Here’s a funny story. The last day of shooting, Mickey made me jump off the top rope. He made the whole crew jump off the top rope. I went first, and it was the last day of shooting, after a grueling shoot. It was late at night, and I was wearing boots. I wasn’t even wearing sneakers and I jumped. I got over the top rope and my tip of my toe caught the top rope and I went bam! I landed on my fuckin’ head and on my neck. My neck was killing me for five weeks, so I went to get MRI. I’m fine, but to take an MRI, you can’t have any metal on your body because it’s basically a giant magnet. So there’s a check list of probably 30 things that you could have. Like an eyelid shutter, pacemakers, re-implants. I couldn’t believe the different types of things that people have in their bodies. And I realized you know what? We are in a cyborg culture, we are part cyborg already. It’s only a matter of time till we have the cell phones in our head and the mp3 players in our ears…

Peter Sciretta: And it’s all going to get more nano too.

Darren Aronofsky: Yeah, so there are a lot of interesting themes out there that connect even more than when Verhoeven did it. And I have full 100 percent respect for that, but I kind of don’t even want to go near that territory, except for the “bitches, leave!” line. [laughs] Otherwise I think that’s the only shout out to the movie we’ll have.

 

[zakkrusz]

Okay I'm a little confused. So there's two Avatar films comming out? Because on that list is Avatar plus another film called "The Last Airbender".

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Okay I'm a little confused. So there's two Avatar films comming out? Because on that list is Avatar plus another film called "The Last Airbender".

The Last Airbender - M. Night Shyamalan's adaptation of the Nick cartoon

Avatar - Jim Cameron's loooooong-awaited project with a mix of CG and live-action, avatar presumably used in the sense of a computer representation of a real person.