News Around the Net!
Some momentum on two exciting Stephen King fronts! There’s been a little bit of movement on the planned adaptation of The Dark Tower. I’m not holding out too much hope, but I’d love to see it. Meanwhile, looks like another Stephen King adaptation might take the idea that has been floated about The Dark Tower adaptation combining a TV show with a movie and beat it to the starting line: the latest announcement about The Stand is that it will be an eight-episode miniseries for Showtime, followed by a movie. OK, that is an interesting and sort-of bizarre idea. Curious to see where that goes. In less-great Stephen King news, True Detective director Cary Fukunaga has left his planned two-film adaptation of It just weeks before the start of production. That’s a huge disappointment. I was excited to see what Mr. Fukunaga’s distinct voice would do with It. Oh well.
Love this new trailer for Stephen Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies. Spielberg and Hanks making another film together? I am in!
I am very excited to see Inside Out, but that doesn’t mean it’s not too early to start anticipating Pixar’s NEXT original film!
Oh man, this new trailer for Macbeth, with Michael Fassbender & Marion Cotillard, is amazing!!
Macbeth has always been one of my very favorite Shakespeare plays. I cannot wait to see that.
To my enormous surprise, Marvel Comics’ new Star Wars comic books have all been kind of awesome. (I’ve been particularly interested in their depiction of just how Darth Vader discovered that the rebel who blew up the first Death Star was his son, and of Vader’s reaction to that important piece of information, thus proving that the Emperor lied to him about Padme’s death. That’s a great story and something I’m frankly shocked hasn’t been tackled before now.) Their latest issue of Star Wars had a pretty major twist that is, apparently, now completely part of Star Wars canon. I’ll be interested in seeing where that story goes…!
It is really starting to look like a fifth season of Arrested Development is actually going to happen! Huzzah! Yes, Netflix’s fourth season was a far cry from the greatness of the show’s original three seasons on FOX, but still, further stories of the Bluth family is cause for rejoicing.
They’re making a Layer Cake sequel (click here for my review of the original film), starring Jason Statham??? That is such a weird idea, I’m not quite sure what to make of that!
I would love to someday see a really good Tron film, so for that reason I am bummed that Disney has pulled the plug on Tron 3. But since I didn’t have two much hope for another film by the same people responsible for Tron: Legacy, maybe that’s not such bad news. (Click here for my thoughts on the original Tron and here for my thoughts on Tron: Legacy.)
I thought it very likely that we’d get to see Elektra in the second season of Netflix’s Daredevil show. (Click here for my review of the phenomenal first season.) Nice to see that apparently confirmed. By the way, I love Devin Faraci’s suggestion of using The Punisher as a villain in a future season. That’s a terrific idea. UPDATE: That is actually happening, and the’ve made a perfect casting decision with Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle!! Can’t wait for that.
I’ll leave you today with this: a trailer for more of Jerry Seinfeld’s absolutely wonderful Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoDY3R18WIE