News Bites: Top Crix On 'Joe,' Spielberg Wants 'Halo,' 'Underworld 4' in 3-D and More
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A couple of newsy items for you to peruse on this lazy Saturday…
IESB is reporting Steven Spielberg was "blown away by writer Stuart Beattie's [Halo] script entitled Halo: The Fall of Reach" based on the popular Microsoft videogame that was once set to be directed by District 9 helmer Neill Blomkamp with Peter Jackson producing before it was scrapped. With Spielberg's "new" DreamWorks looking for a tentpole project this may be the one they turn to. You can check out previous peeks at Halo: The Fall of Reach concept art such as the one above at Latino Review. [IESB]
ShockTillYouDrop is reporting "Sony's Screen Gems is moving ahead with a fourth film in the Underworld franchise and is targeting a January 2011 release. The movie will be shot in 3-D." No word on who will star. [ShockTillYouDrop]
There is something of a consensus as four top critics have weighed in with their thoughts on G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra:
Manhola Dargis at the New York Times says, "Of course Paramount Pictures opted not to show G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra to critics before releasing its latest gaseous emission." [New York Times]
Roger Ebert said, "It is sure to be enjoyed by those whose movie appreciation is defined by the ability to discern that moving pictures and sound are being employed to depict violence." [Roger Ebert]
Richard Corliss at Time said, "Paramount showed G.I. Joe, which it hopes will be the first in a lucrative series, only to a few reliable bloggers. Less docile scribes like me had to catch a public screening last night at midnight. As the old line goes about some long-ago lemon: The movie wasn't released — it escaped." [Time]
Peter Howell at the Toronto Star said, "There are all kinds of wild and noisy machines in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, the war toy turned cartoon turned motion picture that is now rotting minds in multiplexes everywhere." [Toronto Star]
Speaking of G.I. Joe, The Playlist points out the following clip from "Jimmy Kimmel Live" where Quentin Tarantino tosses a little jab at the script while Rachel Nichols was discussing it with the show's host:
Next are two new posters for Whiteout and A Serious Man via IMPAwards.
McG told IGN he may cast Terminator Salvation star Sam Worthington "as Nemo if it's in the cards" in his next project, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo. He also talked a little about Terminator 5. [IGN]
Taiwanese star Jay Chou will play Kato in Michel Gondry's The Green Hornet opposite Seth Rogen.










