Disney Plan Home Alone & Many Other Reboots For Streaming Service
In news surprising nobody Disney are apparently planning to mine the goldmine of classic films acquired in the recent 20th Century Fox studio purchase for reboots on their new Disney+ streaming service.
Titles under consideration include Home Alone, Night At The Museum and Cheaper By The Dozen. CEO Bob Iger has confirmed in an announcement to shareholders that the intention is to adapt these popular franchises into various new films and tv series.
It’s hardly a surprise that having so heavily exploited Star Wars Disney seems set to adopt a similar strategy with the new content they’ve inherited in the Fox Merger. That is already confirmed to include X-Men and Fantastic Four films and a continuation of the Planet Of The Apes saga.
Wesley Snipes Reacts to Blade Reboot
After the big announcement at San Diego Comic Con that Mahershala Ali will be taking on the lead role in a big screen Blade reboot for Marvel fans openly wondered how former star Wesley Snipes would be feeling about the surprise news.
Responding to the speculation about his feeling Snipes decided to release a written statement confirming his support and blessing for the new project.
“To all the DAYWALKERS losing their minds right now, chillaaxx. Although the news comes as a surprise, it’s ALL GOOD. Such is the ‘business’ of ‘entertainment!’ Much peace to the MCU crew – always a fan. Honor and respect to the grandmaster Stan. Congratulations and Salaam to Mahershala Ali, a beautiful and talented artist whose expressions I look forward to experiencing for many years to come. Inshallah, we will someday work together. Most importantly to my loyal fans, the incredible outpouring of love is overwhelming. I am grateful for the never-ending support. So, ‘nah fret nah worry, it’s not de end of de story.’ Welcome to the Daywalker Klique.”
The new Blade film isn’t scheduled to be out until 2022 but till then fans will just have to be patient and chillax some more…
Kevin Conroy To Play Bruce Wayne In New Arrow Crossover
Voice actor Kevin Conroy has provided the voice for animated version of Batman for many years and now the CW has confirmed that he will be officially playing an older Bruce Wayne form the future in the crossover episode of the Arrowverse shows.
The upcoming Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover will see Arrow, The Flash, Legend of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Black Lightening and new show Batwoman crossing over.
As this season sees Arrow finally bowing out of the shared universe the series helped launch it’s intended that this final crossover will be something uniquely epic and game changing. The run of episodes is due to being in early December running across the various series until mid-January.
Scorsese drama The Irishman Closes London Film Festival 2019
The 63rd BFI London Film Festival will close this year with the international premiere for Martin Scorsese’s crime dram The Irishman on 13th October.
The film stars Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci with the cast and director all set to attend. The London premiere will follow shortly after the world premiere in New York
The film charts the course of organised crime in post-world war two America through the eyes of veteran turned hustling hitman Frank Sheeran (De Niro).
Adapted from a novel by Charles Brandt the film is a long gestating passion project for the director and some of his most famous muses. With many fans hoping for a return to greatness, particular for the twin acting titans of De Niro and Pacino.
The London Film Festival runs from 2-13 October 2019.
Venice Film Festival Line Up Announced
The Venice film festival which launches in late August has announced its official line up for 2019. Brad Pitt’s space drama Ad Astra and Robert Pattinson’s Shakespearean drama The King are among those set for world premieres.
Meryl Steep and Gary Oldman’s Steven Sodenberg drama The Laundromat is also included in this year’s line-up.
In a controversial move director Roman Polanski, currently locked in a legal battle over his recent expulsion from the American Academy, will screen his latest film An Officer and a Spy at the festival.
Marriage story featuring Scarlett Johansson and Adam driver also features this year as does Joaquin Phoenix much anticipated comic book movie Joker.
Overall the line-up is considered to potentially have fewer Oscar front runner compared to last year’s selection which launched The Favourite, First Man and A Star Is Born with world premieres.