The Spot News: Wolverine 2 director news

Spot News : Wolverine 2 director news

WOLVERINE 2:
The story of Logan going off to Japan has collected some interest from directors. A lot of this has to do with the fact that Hugh Jackman has been courting some directors for the project. They say that ultimately the decision of the helmer comes down to Jackman. Last we heard, David Slade was the forerunner for the film. But in a rather cool twist, Jackman has also been in discussion with his former director on The Fountain, Darren Aronofsky. Will it be Slade or Aronofsky? Only time can tell. Robert Schwentke (RED) was at one time circling the film, but decided against it.

Coming Soon!: Machete

Coming Soon: Machete

After being betrayed by the organization who hired him, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.

So here is another modern action movie with an 80’s action flick feel. And boy I can’t wait to see this. I literally have been seated here wonder watch I can write besides it looks bad-ass and a fun action film. And I will leave it at that. So here is the trailer and poster and hope all the readers go out this weekend and catch this movie. MACHETE!

Machete September 3rd 2010 Starring: Danny Trejo, Robert DeNiro, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Steven Segal, John Fahey, Cheech Marin, Don Johnson, Lindsay Lohan, and Tom Savini.

Batman: Under the Red Hood DVD Review

Batman: Under the Red Hood DVD Review

By Jose

Plot:

While a new foe who uses The Joker's old alias wreaks havoc among Gotham City's organized crime, Batman finds him disturbingly familiar.

Review:

Batman faces his ultimate challenge as the mysterious Red Hood takes Gotham City by firestorm. One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham with the efficiency of Batman, but without following the same ethical code. Killing is an option. And when the Joker falls in the balance between the two, hard truths are revealed and old wounds are reopened.

Those familiar with the comic books will know enjoy the opening scenes with an animated depiction of Joker killing the second Robin, Jason Todd. Although I had some problems with the movie overall, I still really enjoyed Under the Red Hood. We have great appearances from Amazo, Riddler in a flashback, Black Mask, Nightwing, and Ra’s Al Ghul. The voice actors chosen did a good job especially since they went with non-obvious choices. Like Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamil, Batman and Joker respectively. Speaking of Joker, man do we get a great version of him here. Basically he is a shoot first while laughing then crack a joke after everyone is dead. They really made him into a deranged psychopath who spewed and infected with his dark comedy instead of a killer comedian. Again lived seeing Nightwing involved and helping out Batman. Black Mask looked menacing and dangerous. It was top notch. The animation itself was great and reminded me of the old Batman the animated series. So with that said my problem overall was the restraint of blood use and language. Yes it is DC/WB and normally they censor out many things but with such a dark story it really needed it. The Joker beating Jason Todd in the beginning with a crowbar was lacking and looked really off due to not showing proper blood and bruising. After the beating he looked just like he did when they started. The same when a little bit later when the bomb goes off and see that Jason was killed yet looked unharmed. Now I am not asking for gore and cursing every two seconds. Just it needed to be used to help deliver the impact and carry what story you are telling.

Final Thoughts:

Not sure why I waited so long to watch this because I really did enjoy this. If you want to see a great animated Batman film based on the comics then don’t hesitate to watch Batman: Under The Red Hood.

Ratings: 3.5 out of 5

DVD Releases August 31st

The one thing missing from The Movie Spot that I've wanted to add now for a little while is DVD releases and DVD news. Finally, we will be reporting news on DVD release dates. A weekly report on what is coming out for both DVD and Blu-ray on both shows and movies alike.

So I would like to present to you, the DVD releases for August 31st:
Bold indicates DVD is also available in Blu-ray

• Why Did I Get Married Too?
• Marmaduke
• Harry Brown
• Red Riding Trilogy
• Evil Dead
• House(Season 6)
• Sons of Anarchy (Season 2)
• Vampire Diaries (Season 1)
• Brothers & Sisters (Season 4)
• The Middle (Season 1)
• Parenthood (Season 1)
• FlashForward(Whole Series)
• Thriller(Whole Series)
• Dead Eyes Open
• UFC 115
• NCIS: Los Angeles (Season 1)
• The Best of Soul Train

Lots of TV shows are making their DVD debut, more than likely at this time because the fall season of shows is starting soon. Shows like Vampire Diaries and Sons of Anarchy have new seasons coming up in a few weeks, so what better time to come out with the prior season then now?

Also, for the Tyler Perry fans, Why Did I Get Married Too is out today. Although I really only like the Madea films, i'm sure this movie is just as credible and something fans will enjoy.

Finally, though Marmaduke probably didn't sit well with people other than kids, it can serve as a good childrens movie so that may be worth a rent or buy just to keep your kid(s) occupied. See, there is a movie for every type of movie watcher!

The Spot News: Fantasic Four Reboot castings

The Spot News: Fantastic Four reboot
By Jose


FANTASTIC FOUR CASTING NEWS:
According to Comic Book Movie, there’s news on casting for Dr. Doom and The Thing’s voice and some talk of just who it is. Stephen Moyer (True Blood) could be the new Dr. Doom. The proposed casting for Benjamin Grim could be Bruce Willis. Even if cast, Willis won’t be having to slap on the prosthetics since the new Thing is going to be an all-CG creation. While Screenrant see Kiefer Sutherland in the runing too.
The hit list of directors: Harry Potter‘s David Yates, The A-Team‘s Joe Carnahan, and Ninja Assassin‘s James McTeigue. The reported plan is to shoot in 3D in the spring and release in Summer 2012.

Weekend Box Office Numbers 8/27-8/29

With a weekend seemingly filled with crap movies, it looked like the box office wasn't going to look good this week. For the most part, that statement is true.

Here is this past weekends box office numbers:

1. The Last Exorcism $21.3 Million
2. Takers $21 Million
3. The Expendables $9.5 Million
4. Eat, Pray, Love $7 Million
5. The Other Guys $6.6 Million
6. Vampires Suck $5.3 Million
7. Inception $5.1 Million
8. Nanny McPhee Returns $4.7 Million
9. The Switch $4.6 Million
10. Piranha 3D $4.3 Million

So The  Last Exorcism beats out Takers for the top spot in the box office this week....can't you feel the excitement?

I'm more surprised that Inception is still in the top 10 after about 6 weeks since it's release. On the down side, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World got bounced out of the top 10 and is seemingly a bust at the box office.

What does next weekend hold for the box office? Well with movies like Machete, The American and Going The Distance, I have a feeling the top 2 movies this week could be bounced out of the top 5. For movie goers everywhere, lets hope i'm right.

The Spot News: Altitude

The Spot News: Altitude trailer and poster

By Jose

After a mysterious malfunction sends their small plane climbing out of control, a rookie pilot and her four teenage friends find themselves trapped in a deadly showdown with a supernatural force.
I heard about this movie a few months ago and thought it sounded pretty cool. Now I finally saw a trailer for it and I really want to see this. Especially since I'm a fan of the director, Kaare Andrews. The thing is I know him for his comic book work and this the first time that I heard he has done written and directed films.

The Spot News : Locke & Key to the small screen

If current reports are true, Stephen Spielberg may be opening the door to bring IDW's "Locke & Key" series to the small screen very soon.

By Jose
The comic series by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez has been a hot property at IDW nearly since its first issue was published in 2007, and now with three full mini series under its belt, "Locke & Key" may be headed to television. Talks are underway for Spielberg to executive produce the new TV drama via his Dreamworks TV brand with "Transformers" and "Fringe" writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci to write along with Josh Friedman.
"Locke & Key," which follows the story of three children who care for a spooky New England mansion whose series of doors takes them to other worlds or gives them mysterious powers, was previously optioned by Dimension Films who lost the rights to Dreamworks in February of this year. The comic's fourth mini series (the first of its "second act") titled "Keys To The Kingdom" recently hit comic shops.

Funny that I was talking about how I would love to see this series made into a television show with Robert this weekend and now I read this article today. I hope that they do justice to the Locke & Key series. Locke & Key has been my favorite non Marvel non DC Comics series that I read and deserving of being made into a feature show. If any of our readers enjoy good supernatural books, I highly recommend the Locke & Key series.

The Spot News: PORCO ROSSO!

Hayao Miyazaki is planning a sequel!

By Jose

Hayao Miyazaki is planning to make a sequel to one of his famous works. But it is not from his most recent movies like Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, and most recently Ponyo.

Miyazaki-San is planning to create a sequel to Porco Rosso. The first one came out around 1992 and is about fighter pilot in WWI that has a pig face and his adventures. The second part is planned to take place during the Spanish Civil War.

Personally I like his animated movies and hold a place for Howl's Moving Castle. Plus considering that Miyazaki-San is the Japanese Disney, regardless of a sequel, he makes top notch animated offerings. So can't wait to see this one.

The Spot News: Fantastic Four Reboot, possible casting news.

We all remember the last two Fantastic Four movies right? Well for those who don't, and you have every right not to remember or know anything about them, a reboot of the movie is on the way.

In a way, it only made sense for Fantastic Four to be rebooted. The first one, a good effort, didn't really throw itself out there. The sequel only made matters worse. Maybe the casting was wrong, maybe the story was wrong, maybe making Galactus a cloud was wrong.....anyway. Nonetheless a reboot is coming and there is some rumored casting.

Previously played by Ioan Gruffudd, Mr. Fantasic/Reed Richards could be played by either Adrien Brody(Predators) or Johnathan Rhys Meyers(From Paris With Love). Now I thought Gruffudd played the part pretty well, it is a reboot so he goes out the window. Personally, I can't see Brody playing Reed Richards. Yes, Brody can play the smart man and has the ability to thrown down in action scenes, I just don't think he has the look. When it comes to comic book movies, these actors and actresses have got to have the look, these characters have been drawn for years! Johnathan Rhys Meyers on the other hand, has the look and can play the smart guy and pull off good action scenes, maybe not like Brody can but he is still capable.

Here's to Fox getting the first family of Marvel right!

--Robert Acosta