After weeks of rumours and speculation, The Walt Disney Company has announced that it has officially reached a deal with 21st Century Fox to purchase its entertainment assets in a deal which is officially valued at $66.1 billion, and includes $52.4 billion in stock, which leaves Fox investors owning a 25% stake in Disney. The […]
Stephen King on where Dark Tower went wrong, Darren Aronofsky wants Superman, Avatar sequels to cost $1 billion and more – Daily News Roundup
DARK TOWER – WHAT WENT WRONG? The adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower was an under-advertised flop, and the source material’s creator has now spoken out about its failure. “The major challenge was to do a film based on a series of books that’s really long, about 3,000 pages,” King told Vulture. “The other […]
James Cameron says “2018 is not happening” for Avatar 2
James Cameron has spent almost as long in development on his Avatar sequels as he did the first movie; release dates have shifted several times as the ambitious project expanded from two sequels, to three, and finally four, with the first slated to arrive in 2018. However, despite the fact the scripts are now complete, […]
Avatar 2 is “Avatar on steroids” according to Stephen Lang
Stephen Lang, returning for Avatar 2, has called the film “Avatar on steroids”. It continues to be a long wait for the sequel to one of the most successful movies in history. James Cameron’s Avatar broke the box office upon release in 2009 and sequels have been promised ever since. We are now getting a […]
Avatar sequels begin production with budget in excess of $1 billion
After years of development and pushed back release dates, cameras have now officially started rolling on James Cameron’s four Avatar sequels, with production getting underway today in Manhattan beach. The four follow-ups to the highest-grossing movie of all time have a reported budget in excess of $1 billion, and will be shot together in succession […]
James Cameron isn’t concerned about the long gap between Avatar movies
Although James Cameron first announced his intention to extend the Avatar franchise back in 2010, his plans have been pushed back several times as the sequels expanded from two, to three, and then finally four. At present, the first sequel is slated to arrive in December 2020, meaning we’ll have an eleven year gap between […]
Avatar 2 pushed back from December 2017 release
In a move that will surprise no one, James Cameron’s Avatar 2 is being pushed back to an unknown date in the aftermath of Star Wars: Episode VIII’s move to December 15, 2017. Via The Wrap, the sequel to the highest grossing film of all time will not be ready for a holiday 2017 release. […]
James Cameron talks Avatar sequels, targeting Christmas 2017 for Avatar 2
The first of James Cameron’s three planned sequels to his box office behemoth Avatar has already been pushed back a couple of times, and speaking to Collider the filmmaker has revealed that he’s still aiming for a Christmas 2017 release date for Avatar 2, as well as providing a brief update on the current status […]
James Cameron says Avatar sequels have to prove the original wasn’t “some big fluke”
It took James Cameron over fifteen years to bring Avatar to the big screen, so it’s not really much of a surprise that six years after the release of the film, he’s still hammering away at development on his planned sequels. Initially planning to shoot two movies back-to-back for release in 2014 and 2015, the […]
Ten Stock Female Characters Hollywood Needs to Stop Writing
Kirsty Capes with ten stock female characters Hollywood needs to stop writing… From Mary Sues to Disposable Women, Hollywood seems to have a problem with writing interesting and original female characters. It’s not a problem, I would argue, that seems to happen with male characters, and I for one find it interesting, if not a […]
