The Official Start/Release Date & Location Thread

[Retroman]

UPDATE

Bryan Singer is now in Santa Monica, California directing the ABC tv pilot Football Wives with a cast incl Gabrielle Union, Ving Rhames, Eddie Cibrian, Holly Robinson Peete, Lucy Lawless and James Van Der Beek. Lawless says the following on her blog; ''I am just so thrilled to be working with this amazing director (Bryan Singer) and cast. I really dig working with Bryan, what a pleasure.''
Source: http://www.lucylawlessfanclub.com/

Filming started earlier this month.

 

[Lightning54SC]

Having said that, deep down, the thought of a Wachowski Superman movie is pretty darn exciting i must say.

very interested as well

 

[Dino Pollard]

Singer is gonna get the ax. Trust me! I was the VERY first person to say that Kevin Spacey would be cast as Lex Luthor. Which I have prove of, BTW, and now I'm gonna predict that Singer is getting the ax.

Just because you got lucky with one prediction doesn't mean every prediction you make is going to be right.

And please, no Wachowskis. If people think Singer's unoriginal, what do they expect from the biggest pair of unoriginal hacks Hollywood has ever laid eyes on?

 

[\S/JcDc\S/]

How is that even a prediction when we knew 2 things.

BEFORE SINGER was on board people were lobbying for Spacey as Lex.

After SINGER is on board we know he's worked with Spacey and hires people he's worked with.

It was not one person speculating this would happen it was near everyone NO PREDICTION was made.

 

[dude stannis]

Like I said, calling Spacey is like calling Bale. It was inevitable.

 

[dark_b]

Just because you got lucky with one prediction doesn't mean every prediction you make is going to be right.

And please, no Wachowskis. If people think Singer's unoriginal, what do they expect from the biggest pair of unoriginal hacks Hollywood has ever laid eyes on?

you will have to explain this. and please show me some facts not your opinion.

 

[dude stannis]

Maybe he means this court case?

Source Wikipedia:

Sophia Stewart legal case

On April 24, 2003 Sophia Stewart filed suit against Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Joel Silver and the Wachowski Brothers claiming that the stories of The Matrix and Terminator franchises were based on a manuscript she wrote titled "The Third Eye". She allegedly submitted the manuscript to the Wachowskis in response to an advertisement. On October 4, 2004, a California court granted Stewart leave to continue her case. One account misreported the October 4 decision as Stewart winning her lawsuit, rather than simply winning permission to continue with the case. The case was dismissed in June 2005 on the basis that "Stewart and her attorneys had not entered any evidence to bolster its key claims or demonstrated any striking similarity between her work and the accused directors' films".[30]

 

[Justice Bringer]

Not to mention Spacey was tied to this project long before Singer.

 

[superbaby]

I think I'm one of the few people that really doesn't want to see a JLA movie. I find these characters much more compelling when they all have their own stories and don't interact much. JLA works well for an animated series but for a movie I think it will be just way too much and crowded. The only collaboration picture I can see working is a Superman/Batman movie because of their complicated relationship.

i'm with you.

 

[Showtime]

Production has begun on The Hills Run Red, a joint horror venture from Robert (Free Enterprise) Burnett's Ludovico Technique Productions and Fever Dream Films. What is most notable about this fright feature is that it marks the return of director Dave Parker who has, sadly, long been absent from the genre scene since The Dead Hate the Living.

Over the last few years he's been involved in a number of projects including the 2002 documentary "Masters of Horror" (not associated with the Showtime series) and, under Ludovico Technique, a few premiere DVD documentaries for blockbusters such as Superman Returns and X2: X-Men United.

Parker's sophomore effort - which began rolling in Hollywood last night with creature character actor Nick Principe playing the film's axe-happy killer - harkens back to '80s body count slasher fare as it follows a group of folks trying to unlock the mysteries of a nefarious can of celluloid entitled "The Hills Run Red" and its director. For help, they enlist the film's only surviving cast member to take them through its remote backwoods locations.

Genre vet David J. Schow (The Crow, "Masters of Horror") is serving as Hills' consulting producer.

Your trusted writer ventured down to the film's Vine Theater set on Hollywood Blvd. to check out how things were going...and to participate as a "bludgeoned gym coach" for one scene. The blood ran thick throughout the evening and screams of desperation from one female victim reverberated regularly throughout this archaic grindhouse setting. More importantly, the footage Parker was getting looked amazing.

Highlights of the night (in addition to seeing Principe wrench a hatchet out of one of the many "theater" corpses) was spying Superman Returns' Bryan Singer and producer Gil Adler (no stranger to horror) check in on Parker's violent happenings.

Interestingly enough Gil Adler was a producer on Returns, but even more interesting is that Stephan Bender is also in attendence, more flashback sequences maybe?

 

[Matt]

any updates?

 

[Maze]

http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/776/776969p1.html

Singer Talks Valkyrie
Helmer on getting the WW2 thriller green-lit.
by Stax

US, March 29, 2007 - Bryan Singer is preparing to direct his next film this summer, the World War II thriller Valkyrie. Tom Cruise is set to star in the fact-based pic as German officer Count Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg, the ringleader of the failed "July Plot" that attempted to kill Adolf Hitler.

Valkyrie was scripted by Nathan Alexander and Oscar winner Christopher McQuarrie, who also penned Singer's breakthrough film, The Usual Suspects.

Singer spoke to Variety columnist Liz Smith about how quickly the project came together at United Artists, which is now run by Cruise. "Originally, Chris and Nathan and I brought the project to UA because it seemed like a good match. UA was founded as an artist-based studio. Tom and Paula Wagner were clearly carrying on the tradition. The film was greenlit quickly."

Singer continued, "I admit in the back of my mind I always thought Tom would be a great fit for this role, beyond his physical resemblance. We met a few times about production and my desire to offer the part to him crystallized."

Smith said the Valkyrie script "is described as excellent with suspense, honor, horror and history all mixed in together." The columnist also added that Singer is still set to direct the Superman sequel for Warners following Valkyrie

thanks to Hunter rider

 

[Showtime]

WB has a Supergirl script that they might possibly be casting for. This could be related to the Superman sequel.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

I really don't get why people don't go to the original source.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961983.html?categoryid=2062&cs=1

How do a nation's elite rid themselves of a deranged chief executive or commander who is bent on leading the country astray? No, we're not talking here about our own life and times. We're talking Nazi Germany. United Artists announced last week that Tom Cruise will be starring in a World War II thriller just acquired. But no details as to exactly what that meant. We're here to tell you now. Movie projects are famous for dragging on, for rewrites, revisions, re-thinking. A great project may languish for years. But only a few months ago, writers Chris McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander got together with "X-Men" director Bryan Singer. They had all worked together on the critically acclaimed movie "The Usual Suspects," which starred Kevin Spacey. And then they went to UA with their project titled "Valkyrie." At UA, Bryan met with none other than Tom Cruise and just in the last month, Tom has been set to play the lead as a heroic German colonel, Count Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg, the man who led the "July Plot" to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Singer says: "Originally, Chris and Nathan and I brought the project to UA because it seemed like a good match. UA was founded as an artist-based studio. Tom and Paula Wagner were clearly carrying on the tradition. The film was greenlit quickly. I admit in the back of my mind I always thought Tom would be a great fit for this role, beyond his physical resemblance. We met a few times about production and my desire to offer the part to him crystallized." This seems to be one of those adventures that happen only rarely. UA will forge ahead and make the movie early this summer because Bryan is set to go ahead on "Superman" at Warner Bros. The McQuarrie-Alexander script is described as excellent with suspense, honor, horror and history all mixed in together. To some of us it will be heroic history, to youngsters it will be a thriller. Tom and his partner Paula are very positive and excited about their new professional life at UA. They are already working on their first effort there -- "Lions for Lambs," to star Tom, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro and Robert Redford. The latter also directs.

 

[El Payaso]

Well well well

 

[FlawlessVictory]

Thanks Antonello. This sounds good for SR fans. And "Valkyrie" sounds like it has a lot of potential to be something really good.

 

[Maze]

Because sometimes , you don't have the time to see that indeed there is an original source? (that said it is noted , in the Ign article )

thanks for the help Antonello

 

[Showtime]

At least the movie has a working title...

 

[Justice Bringer]

I really don't get why people don't go to the original source.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961983.html?categoryid=2062&cs=1

It'd be amusing if they name the movie "Superman"

 

[AssMan]

I guess this thread can be locked now but should be saved for memories as this is the thread lexlives got banned in t:

 

[JamalYIgle]

I guess this thread can be locked now but should be saved for memories as this is the thread lexlives got banned in t:

I wish I could honestly say I was surprised, I just knew it would happen eventually.

 

[Matt]

I don't think anything is official yet. Variety reports only facts as they heard them. A lot of what we KNOW is going on is behind the scenes and could change at a moments notice. We know WB asked for a JLA script. If it blows them out of the water, everything can change. Singer left himself vaulnerable by taking Valkyre. There is a good chance nothing will come of the vaulnerability, but there is also a chance someone might slip in and take over.

 

[Maze]

Agreed on some points matt..

yup (and i know you think that Singer is an overrated Director , but that is not the subject) if Warner let Singer go , in the idea that he wants to give them a Superman with more action , among others they have a good chance of having a bigger hit based on X2 results.

more money with another director is not garanteed.why?

Now we are going in my educated guess area Superman returns has garnered a fan base from what i know, and the majority imo of the intial fan base will be back .

from what i know, generally, there is interest ,don't get me wrong, not a great interest, but interest.the buzz could grow from there if the first teaser give audience what they wan't.

on the others hand with another director ,"continuity " (meaning a minimum of tone consistancy) is not so garanteed.. and above all a better director is not garanteed.not every quality director wan't to follow in the foostep of another if it is a direct sequel..

more money with "another director" is not so garanteed.

this is not an Xmen situation where the franchise was very well established.and i think that is one of the more important reasons of X3 box office success..

Imo this would be a big business mistake decision to let Singer go now.

 

[Matt]

I think the initial flaw in your logic is comparing Superman to X-men. Superman should be putting up Spider-Man numbers, not X-Men numbers.

 

[Maze]

I think the initial flaw in your logic is comparing Superman to X-men. Superman should be putting up Spider-Man numbers, not X-Men numbers.

It Should yes.

but i don't think that in this era it is possible.

i mean do the Superman comics do Spiderman numbers Matt ?