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Month: February 2024
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Luc Besson will helm a movie based on Dracula titled Dracula – A Love Tale, dubbed “a big-budget reimagining” of the character. It will star Christoph Waltz and Caleb Landry Jones, who starred in Besson’s Dogman, which premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival.
While little is actually known about Luc Besson’s Dracula movie, Deadline did report that it “has an origin story element to it exploring in a little more depth the gothic romance between Prince Vladimir and his wife whose loss turns him to forsake God and become a vampire.” It, too, is expected to have “some epic and potentially spectacular set pieces.”
The news comes out of the European Film Market, the trade fair held during the Berlin Film Festival. While Besson has never won Berlin’s top honor, the Golden Bear, his Dogman did make a splash at Venice, receiving a standing ovation despite the controversy surrounding his invitation. It would also be nominated for the Golden Lion. For those unfamiliar with the plot, here is the official writeup: “Having just been arrested, Douglas opens his heart to tell the moving story of his life. As a survivor of childhood trauma, with a violent father who forces him to live in the family kennel, he develops a bond with dogs that defies understanding. Out of this hell, he grows to discover love, theatre, and cabaret, but also the injustice and disillusionment of the human world. In a life that’s been broken a thousand times, only the love of his dogs can bring salvation.”
Count Dracula – and variations of – is generally believed to be the most portrayed character in movie/TV history, going back to the silent era. Some of the most recent depictions were by Nicolas Cage in Renfield and Javier Botet in The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Bram Stoker’s original novel was published in 1897; nearly 130 years later, it remains a classic of gothic literature.
The Berlin Film Festival is set to conclude on February 25th.
Are you excited for a Dracula movie directed by Luc Besson? Who has portrayed the character the best over the years? Give us your thoughts in the comments section below.
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In recent months, Nicolas Cage has been open about his wish to retire from movies. But he’s also said that doesn’t mean he’s going to stop acting, and he’s demonstrated a desire to try episodic TV, which he’s never done before. Now, an intriguing report from The Ankler suggests he might have found his vehicle, a live-action Spider-Man Noir show. Cage memorably voiced the characters, a 1940s film noir-style version of Spidey in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Cage is also a massive fan of the classic noir actor Humphrey Bogart, with him once doing an extended Bogey impersonation in his Paul Schrader film Dog Eat Dog. Perhaps this would give him the opportunity to go full-on into the noir genre. It’s an intriguing possibility.
Here’s what we know about the proposed Spider-Man Noir series so far:
According to Variety, the self-serious Spider-Man character is swinging onto the small screen with Oren Uziel (The Lost City) writing and executive producing, with it set for Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service. The Spider-Man Noir series revolves around an older, hardened 1930s superhero in New York City. Whispers indicate Spider-Man Noir operates a universe all his own. Moreover, the character is not Peter Parker beneath the mask.
Uziel developed the series with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse producers Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Amy Pascal, all of whom executive produce the series. For those wondering how Spider-Man Noir is webbing up episodes at Amazon instead of Disney+, the project falls under Sony Pictures Television’s umbrella.
In the comics, Spider-Man Noir patrols the New York City beat during the Great Depression. In the debut story featuring the character, Peter Parker is bitten by a spider nesting within a spider-god idol. The spider grants Parker extra-human abilities, paving the way for Parker to become a hero to people without extra-normal abilities.
In addition to writing the screenplay for The Lost City, the action comedy starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, and Daniel Radcliffe, Uziel wrote 22 Jump Street, The Cloverfield Paradox, and 2021’s Mortal Kombat reboot. He’s also a contributing writer on John Wick 4 and Borderlands.
While Spider-Man Noir kept to the shadows for most of his career, his role in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse made him a fan-favorite character overnight. With a knack for investigating the scene, Spider-Man Noir solves mysteries around New York City while monologuing for anyone within earshot. His background lends to Amazon’s Spider-Man Noir series becoming a must-watch crime thriller with superheroes and supervillains.
Are you excited about today’s Spider-Man Noir news? Would you rather the show be live-action or animated? Please sound off in the comments and let us know what you think.
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Love is in the air this week at Kotaku Towers, and the PS3-era charms ofHelldivers 2 have us totally smitten. Meanwhile, the Palworld hype train charges on, but we’re still keeping an eye on old loves and frenemies like Baldur’s Gate 3 and Overwatch 2. These are the week’s can’t-miss tips and guides.
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Love is in the air this week at Kotaku Towers, and the PS3-era charms ofHelldivers 2 have us totally smitten. Meanwhile, the Palworld hype train charges on, but we’re still keeping an eye on old loves and frenemies like Baldur’s Gate 3 and Overwatch 2. These are the week’s can’t-miss tips and guides.
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After taking a look back at House II: The Second Story (a favorite of mine since childhood), House of 1000 Corpses (which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year), the awesomeness of Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight, the leg smashing in the Stephen King adaptation Misery, three separate moments from John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China, the “Jason vs. Tina” battle in Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, and the “all hell breaks loose” sequence from the start of Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead remake,
Directed by David Twohy, who also crafted the screenplay with Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat, Pitch Black has the following synopsis: A deep space transporter crash-lands on a desolate planet circled by three suns. Among the survivors are pilot Carolyn Fry, mystic Abu `Imam’ al-Walid, cop William J Johns and convicted criminal Richard B Riddick, and their first thoughts are of survival and escape. Then Fry finds out that the planet suffers a total eclipse every 22 years, which is when the hibernating, flesh-eating inhabitants awake and hunt.
Diesel is joined in the cast by Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Rhiana Griffith, Keith David, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Claudia Black, John Moore, Simon Burke, Les Chantery, Sam Sari, Firass Dirani, Ric Anderson, and Vic Wilson.
Are you a fan of Pitch Black? What did you think of this best scene video? Let us know by leaving a comment below… and if this isn’t what you would have picked as the best scene, let us know which scene you think is the best one in the movie.
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Speculation around just about every aspect of the upcoming MCU entry The Fantastic Four has kept fans digging through rumors and clues: Who will be the core cast? Who will play main villain Galactus? With confirmation on the former revealed by Marvel just this week, fans have latched onto the post, discovering right away that it may tell us when the movie is set. So, is The Fantastic Four going to take place in the 1960s?
There are a number of giveaways in Marvel’s cast reveal. For starters, the title font is of a retro style that fits with the 1960s aesthetic. But looking above that gives us even more details that could help zero in. Take, for example, the overall design of the room, whose carpeting and furniture immediately call to mind that decade. One of the biggest giveaways may be the magazine that The Thing aka Ben Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) is reading. While it lacks clear details, it is awfully similar to a December 1963 issue of Life, which depicted then-president Lyndon B. Johnson at his White House desk.
While most clues on The Fantastic Four post do point to the 1960s, we should note that it does also appear to feature robot H.E.R.B.I.E., who wasn’t introduced until the late ‘70s. Does this suggest a little timeline-jumping? Or is it just a way to pay homage to a forgotten minor character? Either way, H.E.R.B.I.E.’s inclusion on the poster is a bit strange, as the character was intended to be a replacement for The Human Torch (Joseph Quinn)…who is right there in the living room with everybody…
But that might be a nitpick. Really, everything else points to The Fantastic Four taking place in the 1960s. Even Pedro Pascal, who is playing Reed Richards aka Mr. Fantastic, posted the image, adding #AllYouNeedIsLove, a nod to the 1967 song by the Beatles. And considering the comic debuted in 1961, it all just makes sense. We should also consider director Matt Shakman’s tease from last year in which he said, “It’s different in so many ways…I wish I could be specific. I wish I could say more. But we are doing things very differently from a story standpoint, from an approach to the filmmaking standpoint, that really fits the material.”
The core cast is rounded out by Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm aka Invisible Woman. The Fantastic Four arrives as part of the MCU’s Phase Six on July 25th, 2025.
Are you excited for The Fantastic Four to be set in the 1960s? What will it add to the MCU?
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Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted to share it with as many people as possible. “Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net” is the outlet for that passion. In this column, I will showcase the kick-ass artwork of some great artists, with the hopes that these artists get the attention they deserve. That’s the aim. If you have any questions or comments, or even suggestions of art or other great artists, feel free to contact me at any time at theodorebond@joblo.com.
Austin Powers by Loopy Dave
Cobra Commander by Terry Huddleston
Deadpool and Wolverine by craigastewart
Dune Part Two by SaifulCreation
God Of War: Ragnarok by Agus Setiawan W
The Goonies by Mark Levy
Jurassic Park by Ludo D. Rodriguez-Pascal
Lawrence of Arabia by Angora
Lisa Frankenstein by Nasty Pieces of Work
Thor by Daniel Murray
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This week, after days of swirling rumors and fan speculation, Phil Spencer and other Xbox bigwigs finally pulled back the curtain (a little bit, at least) on what the future holds for the console and the Xbox brand. Sony also hinted at what 2025 will bring for the PlayStation 5 (or at least what it won’t) while Helldiv…