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- The upcoming Len Wiseman-helmed remake of the sci-fi adventure classic Total Recall (1990) has a few new confirmed castings this week. Bill Nighy and Kate Beckinsale, both of whom worked with Wiseman on the Underworld series of films have been attached to the remake, along with Jessica Biel. They will join Colin Farrell in the upcoming actioner.
- Vin Diesel has expressed the possibility of a new Riddick film being filmed this summer, but only if he takes a pay cut. Diesel would be reuniting with director David Twohy to once again play the anti-hero Richard B. Riddick in a sequel to Pitch Black (2000) and The Chronicles of Riddick (2004). Pay issues would arise presumably because of Twohy’s intention of making the next Riddick an ‘R’ rated film which would be more difficult to secure funding for.
- Director of shaky-cam monster movie hit Cloverfield (2008) Matt Reeves has signed on as director of This Dark Endeavor. The film will be based on an upcoming series of novels by Kenneth Oppel and will be focused on the younger years of Victor Frankenstein.
- Sam Raimi’s Wizard of Oz prequel Oz The Great and Powerful has been given a release date of March 13th 2012.
Classic James Bond spy tale For Your Eyes Only (1981) is showing on ITV1 at 3:10pm on Saturday, whilst James Cameron’s epic tear-jerker Titanic (1997) is on Channel 4 at 6:25pm that same day. Later that day is Tarantino’s gore-spattered over-the-top action film Kill Bill: Volume One, which is showing on BBC3 at 9:45pm. Film fans have an interesting dilemma on Sunday evening, with both Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button on at 9pm - The former is on BBC1 while the latter is showing on Channel 4.
- Diary of A Wimpy Kid 2: Roderick Rules
Made at remarkable speed, this sequel to last year’s surprise success is another story of troubled child Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) trying to make his way through school with slapstick jokes along the way. It’ll be the sort of film that undoubtedly works as small children’s entertainment, but will be a torment to anyone else.
- The Hangover: Part II
Logically, a Hangover sequel should be impossible, as the characters really ought to have learnt from their prior mistakes rather than succeeding in doing the highly improbable and making even worse ones. Clearly they have not learnt, as here we have what is essentially the first film transported from Las Vegas to Bangkok with even cruder jokes. Unfortunately, most critics have claimed that in the transition from North America to Asia, they have lost the original film’s humour and wit and thus the characters may actually learn something this time round.
- La Quattro Volta
This strange Italian film apparently encapsulates life the universe and everything through the medium of goat farming and limited dialogue. Bizarre perhaps, but judging by the film’s excellent press one must assume it does this rather well.
- Heartbeats
A French drama following a romantically obsessed trio who embark on a three-way relationship sounds a little odd. Yet it apparently works quite well with a good sense of humour as this film has been met with fair amount of praise.
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