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The Day the Earth Stood Still |
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Written by the DustRoom
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Friday, 04 July 2008 15:06 |
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A remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth is set to be released on December 12 2008. In the original movie, a flying saucer orbits Earth, and lands in Washington, DC, on the Mall. Klaatu (Michael Rennie) steps out and is shot by a jumpy soldier. Gort (Lock Martin), an indestructible robot steps out of the spacecraft and proceeds to melt all the weapons, including tanks, without harming a single human being. Later, the Earth comes to realize that Gort has used very little of his power to make this happen. 
While lying on the ground, Klaatu orders Gort to stop, and is then taken by the military to a hospital from which he later escapes in order to learn more about this planet called Earth and its human inhabitants. He meets Helen Benson (Patricia Neal) and her son. Billy Benson (Billy Gray) takes Klaatu on a tour of Washington DC finally stopping in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Klaatu reads the words uttered by Lincoln many years ago and realizes that there might be hope for Earth. When they begin to suspect him, he reveals himself, along with the news that Gort is a member of a race of super-robot enforcers invented to keep the peace of the galaxy and will destroy the Earth if provoked. Klaatu is pursued and shot and killed by the military. Before Klaatu dies, he tells Helen to go to Gort, and say these words Klaatu Barata Nikto. If she does not, Klaatu tells her Gort will destroy the Earth. Helen makes her way to the ship and finds Gort. As Gort moves towards her, she repeats the phrase over and over. Gort picks her up and takes her into the ship. Gort then retrieves Klaatus body and through their alien science, resurrects Klaatu.
The 2008 remake about an alien and his indestructible robot will star (Keanu Reeves) as Klaatu, Jennifer Connelly as Helen Benson, (Jaden Smith) as Jacob, and (Kathy Bates). Gort has not been cast at this time and will most likely be created using FX.
The remake of (The Day the Earth Stood Still) will supposedly remain true to the original movie, however there is a chance the remake will more likely remain true to the short story upon which the 1951 movie is based. Watch the trailer here:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/thedaytheearthstoodstill |
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Last Updated on Friday, 18 July 2008 14:54 |
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Written by Furydemon
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Saturday, 24 May 2008 22:00 |
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The new show from Joss Whedon & Tim Miner - Dollhouse is about an illegal house of men and women whose memories and personalities have been wiped out so that they can be hired to be anyone and do anything. 
Interestingly, it's also going to be shown with only 5 minutes of adverts for the whole episode instead of the usual 15-20, meaning a running time of approx 55 minutes. Check out the interview with Joss here, or watch the trailer: |
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Last Updated on Monday, 07 July 2008 10:18 |
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Live action version of Ghost in the Shell |
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Written by the DustRoom
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Monday, 12 May 2008 00:00 |
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DreamWorks has acquired rights to the Japanese Manga "Ghost in the Shell" with plans to adapt the futuristic police thriller as a live-action feature. 
Story follows the exploits of a member of a covert ops unit of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission that specializes in fighting technology-related crime.
Created by Masamune Shirow, "Ghost in the Shell" was first published in 1989. It went on to generate two additional manga editions, three anime film adaptations, an anime TV series and three videogames. The second anime film, "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence," was released in the U.S. by DreamWorks in 2004. 
Avi Arad, Ari Arad and Steven Paul of Seaside Entertainment are attached to produce and brought the project tothe studio. Jamie Moss has been tapped to pen the adaptation.
Universal and Sony were also chasing "Ghost in the Shell," but Steven Spielberg took personal interest in the property and made it happen at DreamWorks.
" 'Ghost in the Shell' is one of my favorite stories," Spielberg said. "It's a genre that has arrived, and we enthusiastically welcome it to DreamWorks."
DreamWorks prexy of production Adam Goodman said "Ghost in the Shell" is a property "that epitomizes 3-D live-action motion picture possibilities."
Avi Arad is at the forefront of comicbook-based material, having produced the three "Spider-Man" films, the three "X-Men" movies, the two "Fantastic Four" picss and the upcoming "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk."
Moss' writing credits include "Street Kings," which bowed Friday, and "Last Man Home," in development at Universal. Source: Variety |
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Last Updated on Monday, 07 July 2008 13:06 |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 12 May 2008 09:51 |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 15 May 2008 08:34 |
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