On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (August 5th, 2016) Dennis Tzeng, Mark Ellis, John Rocha and Sinead DeVries discuss the following:
The first glimpse ofChristopher Nolan’sWWII dramaDunkirkfinally landed onlineyesterday after a copy first leaked on to the internet. The pirated clip, which was only half of the minute-long teaser, was taken on a mobile device at an undisclosed theater. Warner Bros. quickly removed a few of the leaked clips from YouTube before deciding to release the entire version; which is attached to prints ofSuicide Squadopening today.DunkirkstarsTom Hardy,Kenneth BranaghandMark Rylanceand centers on the British military evacuation of the city of Dunkirk in 1940. Nolan and his wife,Emma Thomas, produce the feature which is set to land in theaters next year on July 21.
A major Hollywood milestone has been met, and it’s been a long time coming. AfterSelma, directorAva DuVernaybecame a highly sought after director, fielding interest from a variety of projects including Marvel’sBlack Panther. She eventually landed on Disney’s adaptation ofA Wrinkle in Timemaking history in the process. WithA Wrinkle in Time,DuVernay has become the first African American womanto direct a film with a budget over $100 million dollars. The adaptation written byFrozen‘sJennifer Leeand starringOprah Winfreyrecently received a tax incentive to shoot in California and with the filing came the revelation that the budget for the movie exceeded $100 million. The report comes from Women in Hollywood bloggerMelissa Silverstein. DuVernay’sA Wrinkle in Timeadaptation is slated for release on July 28th, 2017.
BUY OR SELL
Gender swapping continues to be a top priority for Hollywood studios nowadays. With the all female-ledGhostbustersreboot hitting theatres this summer, next we’ll see an all femaleOceans 11spin-off starringSandra Bullock,Cate BlanchettandMindy Kaling. Let’s add one more to the list: Variety reports that MGM is developing a remake of the 1988 comedy classicDirty Rotten ScoundrelswithRebel Wilsonattached to star.Steve MartinandMichael Caineteamed up in the originalDirty Rotten Scoundrels, which followed two con men trying to swindle an heiress out of her money. The 1988 film was itself a remake of the script forMarlon BrandoandDavid Niven’s1964 filmBedtime Story. This new remake will now focus on two female scam artists, one low rent, the other high class, who are competing to swindle a naive tech prodigy out of his fortune. No release date has been set.
We’ll be issuing a spoiler alert forSuicide Squadon this story. If you would like to not be spoiled, click ahead or come back after you’ve seenSuicide Squad.The Warner Bros. DC Comics adaptation is notable because it represents the first movie in the DCEU not directed byZack Snyder.Although he kicked things off with hisMan of Steeland upped the ante with this year’sBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, for the third movie in the DCEU, Warner Bros. enlistedFuryandEnd of WatchhelmerDavid Ayerto steer the ship. However, Snyder is still credited as an executive producer on the movie and actually had more to do with the movie than you might think. In fact, it has been revealed that he directed one of the film’s scenes, a flashback showing howJai Courtney’sCaptain Boomerang was captured. At the recentSuicide Squadpress day in New York,Collider’s own Steve Weintraub sat down with Ayer for an interviewin which he revealed the scene was always in the movie, but was shot in London.
According to Deadline,Joel Edgertonis in early talks to joinJennifer LawrenceinRed Sparrow, an adaptation of theJason Matthewsespionage novel over at Fox and directed byCatching FireandMockingjaydirectorFrancis Lawrence.The story is set in contemporary Russia, with state intelligence officer Dominika Egorova played by Lawrence, struggling to survive the cast-iron bureaucracy of post-Soviet intelligence. Drafted against her will to become a “Sparrow,” a trained seductress in the service, Dominika is assigned to operate against Nathaniel Nash (Edgerton) a first-tour CIA officer who handles the agency’s most sensitive Russian intelligence. The two young intelligence officers collide to trade craft, where inevitably, an attraction grows that threatens their careers and the security of America’s valuable spy in Moscow. A release date has yet to be set.
Thor: Ragnarokhas only been filming for about a month now butMark Ruffalohas already completed filming. DirectorTaika Waititishared the news on his Instagram account, saying he had such a great time with “Ruffles” on the set ofThor 3.This now has fans wondering what it might mean forThor: Ragnarok, with many speculating now that Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner isn’t in the movie very much. Back in January, Ruffalo dubbedRagnaroka “Universal road movie” and in May he said to expect “a lot more Hulk.” So if we’re getting a lot more Hulk, it stands to reason that while Ruffalo has done motion capture work for the character, it looks like he’ll be handing some of it over to mo-cap actors. You may need Ruffalo for the close-ups and more character-centric moments, but for running, smashing, and action-oriented bits, you can use a stunt performer. Although it would be a bit of a bummer if we don’t see much Banner in the new film, it should be quite the thrill to see how the movie incorporates elements from thePlanet Hulkcomic storyline, and how Thor and Hulk will play off each other on their new adventure.
BOX OFFICE PREDICTIONS
Now it’s time for Box Office Predictions brought to you by our friends at AMC Theatres. This is the part of the show where we make our predictions on what movies are opening this weekend and in what order they will top the weekend’s box office.
Ben Berkowitz writes:
Hello Crew,
I was talking to a few of my friends recently on my podcast about films that are great but we would never want to watch again.The RoadandRevolutionary Roadjump to mind immediately. Don’t get me wrong, these are must see films, great script, great acting, great music (Nick Cave’sscore forThe Roadis hauntingly beautiful) but to my wife summed it up perfectly after our cinema going experience by saying she needs a stiff drink.
What are some great films you’ve watched but you’ll never want to revisit?
