The Week In Geek: Tron 3! Ridley Scott’s New Alien? New Superman?!
Prepare to Get De Rezzed Once Again
Get ready to return to the Grid; it was leaked by various news sites this week that Tron: Legacy has just reached the tipping point in terms of profits to have a sequel greenlit by Disney. In fact, there was even a trailer shot for a potential Tron 3 featuring Cilian Murphy (who you might have noticed made a quick cameo in Legacy) and David Warner from the original movie who played Dillinger/Master Control, made exlusively for the upcoming DVD and Blu Ray release.
Now, there are many naysayers online who say that Tron:Legacy was a flop, despite the fact that it is about to finish out it’s run at about $170 domestic, $350 million total worldwide…not bad for a sequel to a movie that came out twenty eight years ago and tanked. Remember, Disney looks at the bigger picture, not just box office, and Tron sold lots of toys and merch. With a cartoon series premiering next year on Disney XD, there is no way Disney is giving up on this franchise after taking all this time to rebuild it. If GI Joe and Clash of the Titans can get sequels (each of which made less that Tron:Legacy did) then this is a no brainer.
Besides, I want the Tron franchise to continue just because I want a Tron attraction in Tomorrowland at Disneyland so bad I can taste it.
Alien “Not A Prequel” Prometheus Really Is A Prequel After All? So Confused…
So first it was announced that Ridley Scott was making a prequel to Alien, then just a few weeks ago that prequel morphed into an original sci fi concept now called Prometheus. Scott said there would still be some thematic elements that tie the two series together, but now the movie had grown far beyond being just a prequel to his 1979 classic.
However, It appears that Ridely Scott’s comments that this would be a departure from the original Alien series was not entirely truthful. It seems that not only is the alien derelict ship from the original film being rebuilt at Pinewood studios in the UK, but according to Sky.com, so are the classic HR Giger designed xenomorph aliens that we all know and love. And not just a cameo, but as crucial aspects to the story. In addition, Michael Fassbender has just been cast an android in the tradition of Ash and Bishop from the classic films. And it seems we are finally going to see just where the Aliens come from; parts of the film will be shot in Morocco, which will be used as the xenomorph homeworld.
The Curse of the Hobbit
I’m not one to believe in Hollywood curses (except for Poltergeist; that fuckin’ movie was cursed. Google that shit) but more and more I think that The Hobbit might really be cursed too. After what seemed like years of delays and false starts, all the pieces finally started to come together, and everything was set for a spring start date. But then this past Wednesday night, director Peter Jackson was admitted into a New Zealand hospital after experiencing acute stomach pains. A statement was released saying that once he was admitted to the hospital, he underwent surgery for a perforated ulcer. He is said to be currently resting and is expected to make a full recovery. Filming on The Hobbit is said to only be slightly delayed, but considering how everything else has gone wrong with this series lately, all I can say is this news makes me a wee bit nervous. Keeping my fingers crossed for ya, PJ. And not just because I want my Hobbit movie. Although, mostly because I want my Hobbit movie.
Joe Manganiello One Step Closer to Being The Man of Steel
This week via his Twitter account, Geoff Boucher of The Los Angeles Times Hero Complex blog left the following message. “Is True Blood werewolf star Joe Manganiello a frontrunner to play Superman? That’s the rumor du jour in Hollywood” Other reputable sources ran the same story as well. I ran this rumor a few months back, but now it seems he really is the frontrunner as far as Warner Brothers is concerned. This pleases me to no end, as I think of him as the perfect Kal-El, so hopefully if I keep running this photoshopped pic of him as Superman, then it’ll happen.
Abe Lincoln Found
No, not for the often rumored and delayed Spielberg biopic about the real 16th President, but for the Tim Burton produced/Timur Bekmambetov directed version of Seth Grahame-Smith’s novel Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. And our Abe is none other than….Benjamin Walker. Yeah, I’ve never really heard of him either. Apparently he was almost cast as the Beast in X-Men First Class before dropping out. Guess Fox wasn’t too peeved at him, because they gave him this part over the likes of Adrien Brody, Timothy Olyphant and Josh Lucas. I hope Fox went with him because he was the best for the part, not just the cheapest.
Oh, this is Fox, who am I kidding? It’s probably ’cause our boy here comes cheap.
