It’s so trendy to announce or hint at sequels before a film comes out. Its a subtle statement of confidence when they let it leak that they are already planning a sequel. They know it will be a hit. Kind of like when they planned for a sequel to Street Fighter: Legend of Chun Li and Dragonball Evolution.
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If all the hype and marketing pays off Avatar could be a big earner for Fox, and they will no doubt want a sequel. James Cameron seems keen on an Avatar 2, and now producer Jon Landau has dropped a small hint at what we could see:
If the public likes Avatar, it’s a possibility. After all, here we are exploring the surface of the planet Pandora. The interior remains to be seen.
Clearly if Avatar gets a good boxoffice result they will want to make another go at it. That’s just what Hollywood does.
However I think there may be more motive to recoup some of the vast debt developing this uncanny gap technology that Cameron has been bragging about that is making Avatar a reality. This 90 minute tech reel will be a commercial for those wishing to also use the tech, and in that will be Cameron’s real money maker even if the film doesn’t overcome the costs of developing the tech.
Sometimes you have to let a small detail slip to allow for the rest of the plot. Sometimes in the earliest moments of a film the entire franchise can be averted with one simple decision.
Hugh Jackman has had a lot of physical roles which he does really well. So when I heard he could be fighting robots in “Real Steel” I was instantly curious, but it appears he is in talks to star in a film about battle robots for sport. He wouldn’t be fighting them himself.
This is our first peek at the Green Hornet costume found in Seth Rogen’s big screen adaptation of the classic pulp hero.
The Fantastic Mr.Fox looks odd enough to just about suck me in. And I was on the edge of that seat until the end of this trailer and then I was sold.
Back before the days of The Movie Blog, John ran a website that just did movie reviews. I was among the first of his “staff” in this fun site we did. Each week we would hit up the theater to pick up the new releases and write reviews.
Speculatively overheard on the set of Green Hornet:
To Hulk or not to Hulk, that is the question!
In an interview with Ellen Page regarding her role in Whip It! the conversation deviated briefly about her role in Christopher Nolan’s mystery film Inception.
The franchise that seems most to be following the “First comes love, then comes Marriage, Then comes Mammy with a Baby Carriage” is the Fockers films, soon to be a trilogy introducing a third generation of Little Fockers.
The classic great dane comic Marmaduke will be getting his own feature film loosely based on his strip. And I use the word “loosely” very loosely. It seems that he will have owners as depicted in the comic, and he will be a great dane. Deviating from that, he will have his own voice (presumably with other animals) and a supporting cast of animals.
I do love me some Milla Jovovich and regardless of how you feel about director Paul W.S. Anderson, you have to give the guy props for scoring with her. Seems they like to work together, so the relationship is going strong (dammit) and the next chapter of the Resident Evil series “Afterlife” is beginning primary photography a stones throw from my town.
Earlier this month Oprah had a Kickoff party for the 24th season of her empire.. I mean Talk Show. This was all launched by a unique performance by the Black Eyed Peas.
Because the image of Trejo with Machete’s is taken, it looks like he will be an Uzi weilding badass druglord in Rodriguez new Predator reboot.
The three character “factions” of New Moon are each getting their own poster to advertise the second in the four book to movie series. 


Here is a listing you might not see on Craigslist. The rights to Terminator are going up for sale.
I like hearing about actors doing more than just movies. Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman did a Broadway play called “A Steady Rain,” about two Chicago cops whose friendship is challenged after they deal with a domestic disturbance.
Wild speculation has been littering the web lately that Johnny Depp is less than enthusiastic about returning to the Pirates of the Caribbean after his buddy was let go from Disney.
Today the trailer for Michael Bay’s reboot of the Nightmare on Elm Street is making the rounds on the intarweb.
With an action flick like Surrogates and Bruce Willis for insurance, I was certain that it would hold the number one spot at the boxoffice this weekend. But it would seem the forecast is still showing those looming meatballs holding their own adding another $24million to the pot and taking the top spot.