DISCUSSION

Television

• Gotham High – The animated series that almost was
• Why Nicholas Cage REALLY left The Green Hornet
• Torchwood US will be called Torchwood: Miracle Day, Bill Pullman lands villain role.
• Liz Tigelaar signs a two-year, seven-figure deal with ABC Studios

Quick Hits:

• The Good Guys and Running Wilde have been canceled
• Castle gets 4th season pick-up
• The Big Bang Theory gets renewed for THREE more seasons
• Michel Gondry will be directing an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live
• Wicked is being adapted into an 8-hour TV mini-series
• David E. Kelley’s Wonder Woman is turned down by every network
• A Game of Thrones premieres April 17
• The History Channel cancels ‘The Kennedys” mini-series

Movies

• Judd Apatow’s next film will be a Knocked Up spin-off featuring Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann’s characters

Quick Hits:

• Sam Mendes officially directing Bond 23 for release on Nov. 9, 2012
• Lena Heady cast as villain “Mama” in Dredd
• Trent Reznor is scoring David Fincher’s ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo’
• Super 8, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Transformers 3, and Tin Tin will be released in IMAX

Other

• Star Wars is coming to Blu-ray September 2011

Geek Jerk Reaction - The Dilemma, The Green Hornet

The Green Hornet

Never Let Me Go

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Little Fockers

Rango

Flipped

Let Me In

The Social Network

The Green Hornet

Seth Rogen plays Britt Reid, the alter ego of the title character in this updated take on the pulp hero, directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind).

Never Let Me Go

Director Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo) adapts the acclaimed novel about a dystopian Britain in which human beings are cloned to provide donor organs for transplants. The film chronicles the lives of a group of clones that were raised together at a boarding school.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry, Ron, and Hermione skip their final year at Hogwarts on a journey to hunt for Voldemort’s remaining horcruxes, and finally destroying the Dark Lord once and for all.

Little Fockers

Ben Stiller and Robert DeNiro return for more Focker hyjinx.

Rango

Director Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Ring) brings us the a chameleon (Johnny Depp) with an identity crisis.

Red

Former Black-ops CIA agents must give up the retired life to reassemble for one more mission.

Flipped

A coming-of-age story about first love, from director Rob Reiner.

Let Me In

A English language remake of the critically beloved Let The Right One In, Let Me In tells a terrifying tale about an alienated 12-year old boy named Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) who forms a unique bond with his new neighbor Abby (Chloe Moretz, Kick-Ass), an eerily self-possessed young girl who he discovers to be a vampire. Directed by Matt Reeves (Cloverfield).

The Social Network – Teaser #1

The story of Facebook from writer Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) and director David Fincher (Fight Club).

The Social Network – Teaser #2

Chow, once attached to both play the Kato to Seth Rogen’s Green Hornet as well as direct the film itself, has offically severed himself from the production. Here’s an offical-type statement from Sony:

“There was a mutual and amicable decision by both sides to move on. We are out now to cast a new Kato and remain fully committed to Michel Gondry’s exciting vision for the film, which will begin production this September.”

Now, am I bummed? Yes, I think Chow was a genius choice. But, hey, what can you do? I still have faith in this project; Rogen and Evan Goldberg have yet to write a bad screenplay and Michel Gondry directing a summer action movie just makes me giddy. The film is now in “casting call” mode to find the new Kato in the next…two months. Yikes, this is gonna be one for the books.  Who do I think would do a good job as Kato? Well, call me crazy, something about Disturbia’s and Aaron Yoo strikes me as very Katoish.