In case you were sleeping off the three-day weekend and missed it, director Guillermo Del Toro withdrew from The Hobbit, announcing in a press release leaded to The One Ring that MGM’s inability to green light the production forced his move. Del Toro has an extensive deal with Universal Studios carrying him through 2017 and…
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and MGM Home Entertainment has released Easter-themed family friendly fare complete with Easter Basket Approved! stickers. At More Easter Fun there are Easter activities including downloadable character coloring pages, coupons, games, and a chance to win a $50,000 Nest Egg. The titles involved include Alvin and the Chipmunks Horton Hears…
MGM Home Video has offered up thirteen different star-centered CD packs, all conveniently priced at $24.95 but savvy shoppers can find them for as little as $14.95. Each box set features four films from the studio’s vast library and neatly packages them together. What you pay for in convenience, though, you lose in the rich…
What a difference a year makes. In 1976, MGM released a film based on William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson’s 1967 novel [[[Logan’s Run]]]. Generally lambasted by the press, it may have been a nadir in science fiction films putting studios off the genre until the following May, when 20th Century Fox looked forward…
Deadline Hollywood’s Nikki Finke broke the news that MGM is having severe cash flow issues and may have trouble financing eagerly awaited films starting with The Hobbit two-picture project along with the next installment in the revitalized James Bond franchise. MGM execs held a conference call with their lenders and admitted this year’s releases missed…
Producer/Director Dean Devlin told the press that he has ideas for big screen sequels to his Stargate. “Roland [Emmerich] and I had always planned to do three films and want to do more,” he said of Stargate which was a 1994 success before finding its true home on television. “MGM has said they want to…
The CGI-animated Igor, telling a monster story from the point of view of the mad scientist’s erstwhile assistant, may have done poorly at the box office, with just under $20 million earned to date, but should make for fun winter viewing when MGM releases it on DVD January 20. Igor features a stellar ensemble voice…
The Los Angeles Times notes that Sony has profited handsomely from its investment in MGM, earning huge profits from Casino Royale and expects a similar payday for Quantum of Solace. After that, MGM regains full control of Bond so the studio needs fresh cash cows. Looking ahead, the Times counts off forthcoming films based on…
The Three Stooges has gained new life with MGM becoming the new parent to the Peter and Bobby Farrelly project. The brothers had spent five years trying to develop the film at Warner Bros. but now they have a new lease on life and will give their script a polish then turn it over to…
David Cronenberg, the director best known for creepy fare such as The Fly and Scanners, is about to change genres. Variety reports he is in negotiations to direct The Matarese Circle, the political thriller written by Robert Ludlum. The MGM film would star Denzel Washington and its story is set back when there was still…
The perfect trifecta of living comic book legends – Neal Adams, Joe Kubert, and Stan Lee – have come to the aid of Nazi concentration camp survivor and animator Dina Gottlieboa Babbit in her fight to retrieve her long stolen artwork from a Polish museum. According to today’s New York Times, Ms. Babbit survived…
The long-rumored reboot of Robocop at the hands of director Darren Aronofsky was made official this week, Variety is reporting. The previous trilogy is going to get a reboot, and apparently the idea is to take the mecha-lawman story and make it more noir-influenced. Personally, I was hoping for an Old Western. From the article:…
