Oris Swiss Watches

When I was perusing the Top Gear website the other day, I saw these amazing watches Oris watches Swiss designed watches since 1904:

http://www.oris.ch/home.aspx?ln=en

Their Limited Edition Bob Dylan collection was done in tribute for the living legend who has more than influenced the music industry with his music. This Collection is if you see is very modern in its style but like the Emporium Armani watch has the very art deco style face, but still very modern styled numbers that are on the face:

http://www.oris.ch/collections/collections_detail.aspx?watchid=73&ln=en

This modern but sophisticated design has been carried on throughout one of their collections called Culture. The other watches in their collections are Diving watches, and MotorSport.

This for me has after a very difficult month or so of twoing and throwing of what Chrsitmas gifts to get people this year has kicked up a few ideas thankfully, because if I'm honest I was really starting to worry with what I was going to get for Christmas gifts.

This worry turned into panic today when I was out shopping in Dorchester today and all I could see in every single shop were either big groups of families, small groups of families, men, boyfriends, ladies, girlfriends etc going up to shop assistants asking for help with buying Christmas gifts!

I absolutly love these watches but for me their a little bit out of my price range.

Nobu Restaurant

Nobu Restaurant, Berkley Sqaure is asbsolutly fantastic:

 

http://www.noburestaurants.com/berkeley-st/experience/introduction/

This of course is next to the other celebrity haunt of the May Fair Hotel where there is the restaurant of the wrold reknowed chef Silvena Rowe who is if you don't immediatly recognise her name is always on the Saturday TV cooking show James Martins':Saturday Kitchen.

http://www.themayfairhotel.co.uk/

This is also opposite where Kings Of Leon had their annual massive gig in the park event...Hyde Park! I still can't believe as one of the biggest fans of Kings Of Leon me and my sisters got tickets to this gig even after I'd just come out of hospital! HARD CORE!

Anyhew... this hotel is if you ever get the chance to go is beautiful and you can tell that everything has been done with the view to making sure that you have an awesome time from the moment you walk in the door with the how helpful the doormen are as well as the staff on reception to when you either walk into the bar to have a drink after work where I have to say the first time I was in here I saw Harry and Sam Friars in the bar...or go into the Quince restaurant where we (me and the girls) saw Chelsea footballer John Obe Mikel.

Very Glam!

Anyway...Nobu is a wonderful place to go if ever you want to taste the out of this world Sushi, Sake, Pork Belly or wine (this wine is just as good as the food if not better...you know what I'm saying...wink wink!).

And if you want to see the press van with the big satalite dish on top that parks up outside one of these venues and feel like your mixing with the many celebrities that go to one of these venues then why not...you never know you might even see some!

The Icebar in London

I just thought that I needed to write a post about this fantastic bar that is part of the Ice Hotel in Sweden...if your a Bond fanatic like me you'll already know that there were rumours at the time of 'Die Another Day' that parts of the filming at the Ice Hotel was actually built specifically for the film.

Anyhew...this Below Zero Bar was just one of the venues that I had for my 21st Birthday. All the ice in here was shipped it says from Northern Sweden....and it is at temmperatures of -7 degrees C...brrrr!

If you want to see the website here is the link below:

http://www.belowzerolondon.com/icebar-gallery.php

This is what it looks like outside in Mayfair...you would never guess that is was a winter wonderland inside or that as it is sooo cold inside you get given blue fur trimmed insulated ponchos that are thrown on you by two members of staff with gloves attached...these you need to wear so you can drink your drink as these are in ice cubes:

 

If you pay a visit to this bar you really should choose the Mojito on the premixed cocktail list...just be careful of the London Calling cocktail as it may be a little bit too sweet for all of you who have a sweet tooth...but if you like pomegranite then you should try this.

Oh, I forgot to mention that as this bar is so cold as soon as you get in there is an automatic clock that is started as soon as you enter...this clock counts down to 40mins as this is all the time you are allowed...and as you can imagine all the walls are ice....just thinking about this makes me think that you could be forgiven for thinking that you were inside the Batman and Robin villian Dr. Ice (again, if you are not a fanatic like me there will probably be rolls of dust blowing through as you'll have no idea what this is...well I'll fill in the blanks. In Batman and Robin where George Clooney is Batman and Chris O'Donnel is Robin and you have Bane, Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy and Arnold Schwarzenegger as a doctor of genetics that was working on a cure for his wife who gets diagnosed with a obscure genetic wasting disease McGreggers Sydrome, but as he'd doing that an electrical surge at his lab causes him to fall into a vat of water that was at below 0 but he survived as his body needs diamonds or cystals to put into a special suit that keeps him alive).

So if your ever in need of a place or venue to hire or go for a bit of fun then I'd advise this venue...or the other venue I used for a birthday treat...Nobu Restaurant in Berkley Street, London.

Well...you only live once don't you!

GI Joe 2: A Stuntman has died

According to Deadline Hollywood and an official statement from Paramount has said that on the New Orleans set for this film GI Joe:Retribution "an unusual accident" has occurred.

This accident has led to death of one of the hired crew hands Mike Huber.

TMZ reported that Mike Huber was working on rearing sown the set using a high powered scissor lift, and the machine tipped over leading to him being tipped over and sustaining fatal injuries.

Paramount has said that:

"The safety of our cast and crew is our top priority and the studio is fully cooperating with all investigating agencies as they examine the circumstances surrounding this unusual accident".


I think at the end of this report by Deadline that with saying how on the set of Paramounts' Transformers 3 in October 2010, that a stunt car accident went horribly wrong and nearly killed a locally hired extra, that safety may not be that Paramount of both cast and crew on their film sets...sorry about the pun but I just couldn't resist!

But there could also be some spooky goings on as it was also reported by Deadline that a stuntman was killed on the set of the sequel to Expendables 2...Oogy boogy boogy!

Star Trek film is a go go!

I know Many a trekky fan out there has had many a sleepless night, feeling very anxious to hear of news if any on the sequel to the last Star Trek film with Chris Pine, Keith Urban, Zach Quinto, Zoe Saldana...oh and Simon Pegg!

I have to say that when this was on the TV the other night my curiosity got the better of me and I sat and watched part of this as I do have to admit that it was a bit naf...but watchable naff I'd say.

Anyhew...Deadline Hollywood says that David Ellisons' Skydance is anticipated to co-finance this new project along with Paramount. So now it is very safe to say that JJ Abrams who was reportedly giving Paramount the run around with whether or not he'd commit to directing this follow up...but now he finally has committed to doing this and there is now a date that has been penciled in a release date for this looooong awaited movie.

This being...well in America Memorial Day Weekend, May 17th 2013. For this to happen Deadline also reports that Sony has moved one of it's upcoming projects around this being Roland Emerich's 'Singularity', which was going to be released on this date but lost out on this toussle and is now set to release this movie on November 1st 2013.

There is no title yet for this but JJ Abrams will co-write this film along with Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci. And you'll be pleased to hear Trekky fans that all cast members are returning: Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana and Zach Quinto.

All the writers of the film are going to produce this along with JJ Abrams Bad Robot production partner Bryan Burke.

But thinking about it Abrams was still working on Super 8 at the time so no wonder he wasn't committing to anything as well as this they did originally want to release the new Star Trek film on June 29th 2012...there was fat chance this was going to get made...but dare I say this but this release date has been given to GI Joe:Retribution...Why! Say it isn't so!

Creed with Arms Wide open!

I haven't heard this song in ages and I was out shopping at the weekend at my local Debenhams and having a coffee in the Restaurant area and low and behold Creed with arms wide open came on! ... this to me this made me think that Debenhams was coming into the 21st Century and a little bit rock if I might say so myself...no, no, judged too quickly on this as straight after this song there was the song that was used in their new adverts...this song has been doing my nut in as everytime I hear it I think it's
We are Scientists but then I think that the song also sounds like Two Door Cinema Club and thankfully Youtube has helped me in this dilemma of who sings this.

It is Two Door Cinema Club and it's called 'This Is The Life'. Crisis averted thankfully!

Cannon advert song

After listening to this new Cannon advert and getting really frustrated at not knowing who or what the band was that sung this thanks to Youtube I've finally found this....the record is called young blood by the naked and famous

Thank god I have found this track as I was literally going crazy everytime I saw this advert as I kept thinking that it was The History of Apple Pie but I was luckily proved wrong and now I can listen all I want to this track as I really like this track...now I've just got to find out another song that is used in another advert so fingers crossed that I can find this one.

I think this now calls for a last trip to my local HMV store and finding the album quick sharpish as I'd love to find out what the rest of their songs are like as this song sounds so good.

So watch this space...there will surely be a album review for this coming just as soon as I can get my hands on this album, but I've just thought that there are other ways to get this album and others that I would love to hear so I might have to use these as unfortunatly for me my local HMV is all the way in Poole, Dorset and I live in the opposite direction to this! Arg! What is a girl to do?

Bond news! (update)

Here are the Just Jared photos taken from behind the scenes on Skyfall:

   

Thank god for the medium of Twitter as I would not be able to give you up to date news straight from the press conference that meant I could give you guys who read this blog highly sesnsitive news like this, but now there has been another update, this picture above of martini's has been taken from one of the sets of the film and now there is the other update of Helen McCrory is to play a member of Parlianment called Clair Dowar...don;t say I don't keep you bond fans updated!
These pictures were from the London set of the new Sam Mendes directed film, and they just show Daniel Craig walking through Trafalgar Square and if I have to say these have Mr. Bond looking rather dapper with what I can only assume is a Tom Ford suit.

Those I Am Rogue doesn't think that this reveals very much as it really doesn't it could suggest as Daniel Craig is looking more shaken than clean shaven that Mr. Bond has had to fly somewhere around the world probably to Turkey or to the other locations where Skyfall will be filming, that Bond's investigation into Quantum has taken a turn.

Sorry for the pun but I just couldn't  resist.

Also according to Empire Magazine there will be a Q...this will be Ben Whishaw. If you don't immediantly recognise this actors name then I will help fill in the gaps for you. You will probably recgnise him from the latest BBC Two drama The Hours or from the film Perfume:The Story Of a Serial Killer.

This to me sounds like a really good idea as Ben Wishaw has played in the past very nerdy characters or this character could be played really different as there has been a younger actor that has been cast for this role then I guess that this will be 21st Century up...given Q a very fresh faced look.

This will have all the regular faces in this ie Dame Judi Dench as M and Daniel Craig as James Bond, but there are the new faces of Naomi Harris, Berenice Mahlohe, Javier Bardem and in case you haven't been following the press conference on Twitter like me you'll know that Ola Rapace, Helen McCroy, Albert Finney, Ralph Fiennes will also star.

And also according to Twitter the synopsis for the film is that Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her MI6 comes under attack, and Bond must destroy the threat no matter what the cost.

I can't wait for this to go to cinemas...but it was an absoloutly exciting to listen to the highlights of the press conference of this new James Bond film that will be out in cinemas on October 26th 2013.

Bat news update!

After a few days away in the big city I thought that I was really behind on any news with up and coming movies but turns out that all the news on any new movies was not as exciting as this and some very exciting set photos from the new Skyfall film.

There have been reports from I Am Rogue that this latest Batman will be set eight years after the last film with Bruce Wayne/Batman looking a little bit older and a little worst for wear as Christopher Nolan has said in an interview with Empire Magazine that he has given Batman:

"With our choice of villain and with our choice of story we're testing Batman both physically as well as mentally..."


I Am Rogue reported that Lindy Hemming the costume designer on all of the Batman films explained the design behind Bane's muzzle like mask saying that

"He was injured early in his story. He is suffering from pain and needs gas to survive. He can't survive the pain without the mask. The pipes from the mask go back along his jawline and feed into the thing at his back, where there are two canisters".


This goes some way into explaining what the thing on Tom Hardy's face was, as when I first saw the costume for Bane I was really bewildered as to why there was a muzzle on him. But now this has been said I can see why there was a muzzle idea put into the mix of what costume for Bane to wear in this movie, but this gives the character more of a back story than just what I was thinking the first time I saw this costume which was "he's only wearing this because he's the villian of the film and the muzzle looks ominous and scary as hell!".

But from what Tom Hardy says in how he describes Bane it paints the picture that can only be attributed to Christopher as if you thought that this costume of Bane was scary and that from the pictures of Tom Hardy looking considerably bigger and more like he looked in Bronson that this new villain was going to be a real handful for the caped crusader...sorry for this but I thought as this phrase hadn't been used for a long time that I might as well as dust it off and use it just this once.

"He's brutal, brutal. His expedient delivery of brutality. And you know he is a big dude who's incredibly clinical, in the fact that he has a result- based and oriented fight style. The result is clear. It's "Fuck off and die." Quicker. Quicker. Everything is thought out way before. He's hit you, he's already hit somebody else. It's not about fighting. It's just about carnage with Bane. He's a smashing machine".


You can pretty much guess from this description that Christopher Nolan has brought this character rip roaring into the 21st Century and with some added grittiness to him..well if your going to update a character that is going to be Batman's arch enemy why not do it like this.

But just to keep in our minds that although Tom Hardy plays this villain with as Christopher Nolan says in this interview

"He's found a way to play a character who is enormous and powerful with a sort of calm to it, but is able to be incredible fast at times. Unpredictable. He just has a raw threat to him that's extraordinary."


Tom Hardy is still pretty much a big fan of Batman and no doubt you'll all be going Aw! at this as he also said in this interview that he thinks that Christian Bale's Batman looks "...really intimidating...", and that there "...is a three year old in me saying "Oh god that's Batman! That's Batman and he's going to hit me! But I love Batman! Then I look in the mirror and I hit him back. Twice as hard!".


With this added info I am literally bursting at the seems to go and see this film when it comes out which if your still not aware of this then it is out on July 20th 2012.





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Lynx End of the World song

Its being driving me crazy every time I see the new Lynx End Of The World advert as I really like this song but it always has the same effect ...it gets stuck in my head and I always want to know who sings this song but I was just getting sidetracked from work trying to find out who sings the song via Youtube.com

So...thanks to Youtube and LynxNewZealand this song is called 'No Man Walks Alone' and it has been specifically recorded for Lynx.

If like me this song also gets stuck in your head then here is the Youtube link to hear this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j97ra9BZLHA

Enjoy!

Where's wally is having a film made!

Epire Magazine has said that in 2009 Illumination Entertainment bought the rights to make this much beloved character of the children's books Where's Wally? come to the silver screen but now MGM has now bought these rights to make Where's Wally into a feature film.

MGM's Jonathon Glickman (President of MGM's Motion Picture Group) secured these rights to make Where's Wally into a family live action adventure film...this sounds very different to the books that I grew up with, but I'll go with it as this may sound completely different to the books but I guess for it to be on the big screen there has to be something other than the big crowds of people and you have to guess where Wally is, as this would be very boring and wouldn't make for a very exciting screen movie.

Anyhewfrui...in an official statement MGM have said that:

"We are thrilled to be bringing the search for Waldo (this is what the Americans Wally) to the big screen . Along with our partners at Classic Media, we look forward to making a worldwide adventure that will appeal to Where's Waldo? fans of all ages"....


"Waldo is the most searched for character in the world" ( said Eric Ellenbogen co-CEO of Classic Media)

"With thanks to MGM, fans everywhere will find Waldo in movie theaters with his motion picture debut"


Martin Handford who created this world famous character that was first published in 1987, his business partner  Mike Gornall along with Eric Ellenbogen will be executive producers.


And MGM's Cssidy Lange will oversee this future project as a producer.


I'm half excited by this news...half find this news really funny but really really hope that this comes to fruition. 

Woody Woodpecker is coming to the big screen

According to the Hollywood Reporter Illumination Entertainment (Universal Pictures animation house) wants to make him a film star...and they've been talking to the writers of the legendary Blades Of Glory John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky.

This will be a feature film that these writers are working on...but knowing how hilarious Blades Of Glory is this feature film that is in the pipeline for todays kids will be the funnest thing ever and knowing that I am a big kid myself and knowing that Blades Of Glory are on this I really want to go see this when it comes out.

This new film will hopefully modernise Woody and for Universal launch a new franchise.

So watch this space for more info as this is all that is doing the rounds on the film news websites.

Doctor Who to become a film

Variety and MTV Splash have recently reported that David Yates who directed the last Harry Potter installment reports that:

"...David Yates is teaming up with the BBC to turn its iconic sci-fi TV series "Doctor Who" into a big screen franchise..."

Variety has also reported that David Yeates "...has been developing a "Doctor Who" movie with Jane Tranter..." (she is head of the LA based Worlwide Productions).

But hold your horses Doctor Who fans...they are reported to be looking at writers for this new probable film franchise and David Yates wants to spend two or three years making sure that both get this right for the film, but he has admitted that eventhough,- Steven Kloves who wrote the Harry Potter films and was part of his team-, "...captured the British sensibility perfectly, so we are looking at American writers too..."

I'm guessing David Yates had to say this in his interview with the Daily Variety so as not to offend any script writers from both sides of the ponds as I'm guessing if there was a script writer that they had in mind and he was from England and he had said something that was offensive to English people then I'm guessing that that writer wouldn't want to work with him therefore a lot of money would have to be thrown in their direction as well as a lot of grovelling.

However, that said Yates has said that:

"...Russel T. Davies and then Steven Moffat have done their own transformations, which were fantastic, but we have to visuakput aside and start from scratch..."

So, this will be very different to what we have all seen so far from previous Doctor Who episodes...but this is understandable that he wants to do something different with Doctor Who as if he did a Doctor Who film with all the visual effects that are used in the BBC episodes of Doctor Who then you'd probably sit there in the cinema disappointed that he didn't do something really cinematic and out there as its going to be on the big screen so this normally equalls to big budgets where big ideascan get free reign.

So we will have to wait two or three years for this final Doctor Who film. 

Tarsem Singh's Mirror, Mirror trailer comes in

After perusing my favourite website Empire Magazine for any news on upcoming films I was very suprised to see that Tarsem Singh's Mirror, Mirror (his take on Snow White and the seven dwarves tale) trailer has come out today and I have to say that I think the heat in on competition wise as this is coming out for official release 16th March 2012...this is only a few months behind the other Snow White and the Huntsman gets released on June 1st 2012.

For your perusing pleasure here is the trailer below:

This film if you ask me again looks like its stuck to the traditional fairytale of "...who is the fairest of them all..." and in this respect it is very different to the other film as Snow White and the Huntsman has clearly got all the big visual effects that they clearly use to good effect as in all the action scenes in that film look clearly beefed up by these CGI effects...but with this it clearly has the feel of a play...I mean it has all the big costumes...the big set displays...the non elaboratness of the forest.

I this I guess this is inkeeping with sticking to the traditional storyline of Snow White and not trying to make it too modern and updated.

But I do have to say that eventhough that Snow White is suppose to be a bit young but Lilly Collins does look like a child but it works for the type of comedy that they have put into the film with making her an absolute pampered princes that can't do anything but it is a bit like "That was a bit obvious!" with making the dwarves use kikes like "Snow Really".

But Armie Hammer who plays the "Prince Charming" other name "Prince Andrew Alcott" who both Snow and the evil Queen wants to win over...I do have to say that the joke about puppy love is again quite an obvious joke.

But Julia Roberts does look like she is still pulling out a great performance that shows the joky side of the evil queen especially with the big exaggerated corsets she wears as well as the costumes that she wears...so all in all I think from this there will be ups, downs but all in all Tarsem Singh has defintly thrown the gauntlet down to the other Snow White film.

But I think I'll be definitly going to see both of these Snow Whites as they both look like their going to be brilliant!

So we'll have to see when it comes out next year to see if this stands up to expectations.

More word of The Host

Thanks to Empire Magazine I have found out that things on the Host being adapted from Stephanie Meyer's book to cinema screens are moving on quite slowly but surely as they've already got Saoirose Ronan to star as the lead Melanie Stryder.

If you haven't read the book then all credit to you as I have and all I can say is that nothing really happens up until the end so I hope that the film will be a lot more exciting.

But here is the story in case if you are still in the dark:

The story is set in the future where human race are being used as hosts for an alien race...these in turn drown out if you like the human host's thoughts and feelings thus making them become shells, these then live in their own communities that reflect them the homes are just shells with no photos just beds and the basics.

However there are some humans who have left their homes to go live underground and have to keep moving in order to survive as the aliens have teams of kind of police that capture humans so that the aliens can survive human planet...here is where Melanie comes in she and her brother Ian go on the run with Jared another man that's on the run that Melanie falls in love with Ian and Jared manage to go underground but Melanie gets corned in Chicago and soon has an alien in her that is called Wnderer...but Melanie is still there.

So Wanderer leaves the community to find Jared and Ian but in the end befriends the community of humans that are living underground away from the aliens.

Anyhew...Jake Abel who was in the Lovely Bones with Ronan is at the moment in negotiations with the director Andrew Niccol to play Ian in this film adaption.

Also other names that have been thrown around for this film have been Max Irons who was in Red Riding Hood, Kit Harrington, and Liam Hemsworth.

But Max Irons will as an update on Empire's website says that he will play Jake another human that Wanderer befriends.

Yet Another Merlin Movie

It was reported by Empire Magazine on the 4th November that Warner Bros. want him to be in the loooooong awaited Akira film but also they have given David Dobkin the opportunity to write and direct this new retelling of this tale as old as time story...I think I've lost count of how many films I've seen that are either telling the tale of Arthur, the Roundtable, Merlin, Guenevere and Lancelot...or are based on this.

I do have to say that I do love the tale of King Arthur and the Roundtable as much as I love Robin Hood, so I can't be too harsh on this as everyone in the world has a soft spot for this.

Anyhew...David Dobkin has said that this new Arthur film will "...will reinvent the mythology a little and make the characters more 'grounded' "


Well...if this is how he describes this new look 21st Century King Arthur movie then it sounds like that these characters are going to be hopefully rounded characters but I hope that Arthur doesn't loose any of his what I think he should be with having a streak of eccentricity about him but also knowing that he has to keep King Arthur safe as he is the King after all.

At the moment Dobkin has his Lancelot this will be Joel Kinnamen who you'll probably recognise from The Killing as he was the sidekick of the Policeman who was in charge of the investigation.

But there is no word on who will be Merlin but Warner Bros. want Gary Oldman to play this which would be a good choice to make.

New Look Godzilla has another writer

Thanks to The Hollywood Reporter Legendary Pictures has been developing a 21st Century look Godzilla...and there is another writer that has been sworn in to write this script...this is non other than Max Borenstein.

Gareth Edwards who directed a sci-fi indie film 'Monsters' is also on board to direct this film along with Legendary Pictures Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni, Dan Lin, Roy Lee, and Brian Rogers are going to produce this picture.

Warner Bros. are going to distribute the film.

Empire Magazine say though that David Goyer (who wrote Batman Begins as well as Batman The Dark Knight ):

" Goya arrived over the summer, but after a few months of musing it appears that all concerned still believe there's work to be done"


And Empire also reports that:

"...aside from Legendary's oft-repeated promise that they want to go the Batman route of updating but remaining true to the character's roots..."


Being a huge fan of the Christopher Nolan Batman films along with all the other Batman films...this film will be a bloody good film as David Goyer being on hand will make this really really fantastic and much better than the Matthew Broderick Godzilla. But if I'm honest I saw this Godzilla and even though it maybe wasn't going to win any major awards such as an Oscar it still in my mind was a good all action family fun film that as I am a bit of a big kid still at the age of 20...whenever it is on the TV I have to watch it....and the music is still as fantastic as it was when it was put in the movie...I'm thinking the Jamiroqui "Going Deeper Underground" and Sean P Diddy Coombes "Come With Me".

I know that I may sound like I'm diggressing here but I just thought that the music video for both maybe more Jamiroqui was amazing!

Here they are below in case you want to have another look:

 

Oh and before I forget the summer 2012 release date is now looking like a fairytale

Haywire trailer 2

I was going to put a post up about how there is a new Merlin film planned....but then thanks to Empire Magazine I saw that there was a second trailer out for the Steven Soderburgh's Haywire.

Here is the link to Entertainment Weekly where the second version for this trailer is where you can peruse it at your pleasure:

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/11/10/michael-fassbender-haywire/#more-52062

In case you haven't seen the first version of this trailer here is the link from Apple:

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/haywire/

I do have to say that the poster artwork for this film reminds me of an old school style type of no holds barred fight film with all manner of fight scenes, blood, guts and all manner of guns being used, which is the kind of film I love...not the blood and guts because this would make me sound like a complete weirdo if I were to like blood and guts in a film...but I love the fight scenes especially as these all seem so fast and furious...no holds barred fights.

This though I have to say though looks great but hearing that Steven Soderburgh is only going to do a couple of more films then retire is very sad to hear as his films are really really fantastic to watch....but if your going to retire from directing then why not go out with a bang I say and this film definitely does that.

The story for this film is that Gino Carano plays CIA trained assassin Mallory Kane who is betrayed by her bosses...and therefore she has to rely on her training (and as Gina is a MMA it looks like she rely's also on a little more from her MMA training).

This also stars Michael Fassbender as the guy who is assigned to as Ewan McGregor puts it "finalise the divorce".

But this then turns into him getting his ass kicked by her...which if you ask me looks very fast and furious but in all these fighting scenes Gina looks very intimidating .

This though looks like it will definitely get good reviews when it comes to cinemas on January 20th 2012.

 

Assasins Creed to become a film!

I know that Empire Magazine have reported this ages ago but I just felt the need to post about this.

Ubisoft (the games company) back in May announced to the film reporting journalists that it would form its own film company Ubisoft Motion Pictures so as to put up on the cinema screen some of its biggest named games like:

• Splinter Cell
• Assassins Creed
• Ghost Recon

Assassins Creed though is one of these games that Sony wants to definitly give this a go as Variety reported that Sony Pictures has been trying to secure the rights for this as they want to develop this into a new franchise of films based on this videogame. 

Other studios who want to develop as well as distribute this film are Universal Studios. And now Sony has finally won this bidding war...and Sony has been eyeing up more opportunities to make video games into new franchises of TV and films. Sony's other adaptions now include a new TV series that will be shown on Nickelodean that has been based on the  RabbidRabbits video game.

Other projects in the pipeline for Sony are it's adaption of "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune", and "InFamous"...these are already going through directors and producers.

Variety also says in this report that the former CEO of Luc Besson's EuropCorp will be heading up Ubisoft Motion Pictures,-Jean-Julienne Baronnet,-. It says that:

"Ubisoft wants to maintain more creative control over the development of it's games for other platforms rather than broker traditional one-off licensing deals with studios..."

"The company views adaptions as a way to turn its games into larger brands that will get the titles in front of more consumers while creating lucrative new revenue sources for the company..." 

I thought though only the other day that after I saw a advert for the new Assassins Creed game that it definitely should be made into a film as it looks like there are definite elements that look like it has been taken from a cinema script and transported to the video game world.

But then that got me thinking, if it was going to be a film I would definitly want it to be on the same level as Hitman as that was for me an amazing video to film adaption. 

And just as a reminder their has been a rumour on the grape vine that the big buffs in movie land want another Hitman and that they want Timothy Olephant to do this Hitman 2.

Snow White and the Huntsman!

Thanks to Empire Magazine I have seen the new trailer for Snow White and The Huntsman with Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth and Sam Clafflin.

This has been directed by Rupert Sanders. This trailer is over at Apple so here is the link if you want to have a gander at this epic what I think has a Brother's Grimm feel to it...I do realise that this story of Snow White was a Brothers Grimm tale but I am talking about the Brothers Grimm film that Matt Damon and Heath Ledger did that showed the darker more gothicky take on all the stories like 'The Gingerbread Man' and 'Repunzal'.

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/universal/snowwhiteandthehuntsman/

I do have to say though that Charlize Theron who is the evil Queen who kills anyone who is more beautiful than herself and who is after Snow White,-Kristen Stwarts character,- she looks fantastic in her costume and she does look frightening as the Evil Queen.

This film though has been produced by the production team behind Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland so I'm thinking that if any production team can make something look epic but also look dare I say this a bit squiffy...I mean all the films of Tim Burton I've seen down from the director himself to the production these films  do seem to have a definite direction telling the story from a kind of distorted point of view...making things look very gothiky and spetacular on an odd scale as you watch these films that Tim Burton's team have worked on and its nothing like you expected it to be, as you don't think that a retelling of a story going to cinemas could be told in that way...I'm thinking here Ed Wood!

Anyhew...I do realise that I have just rambled on about my love for all things Tim Burton and I am quite pleased at myself for not mentioning Nightmare Before Christmas in the same breath as mentioning Tim Burton...oh wait I just did...sorry!

So...anyway this film looks like it is going to be really good when it comes out on June 1st 2012.

And I have to mention the visual effects that give this film its massively epic battle scenes as well as the mirror coming off the wall...I think this has to be a few tips of the cap to Peter Jackson...sorry Empire for copying this but the battle scenes do remind me of everyone from the trees that come to life, the hobbits, elves, and other Fellowship of The Ring members going into battle.

New theatrical trailer for Underworld Awakening

After what feels like ages, I have found the new theatrical trailer for Underworld Awakening.

I found this trailer on Apple and here is the link for this where you can see this at your viewing pleasure:

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/underworldawakening/

Surprisingly Empire Magazine have said that Scott Speedman is among the cast but I have read many other websites before this trailer went out that said he wouldn't be in this new film and I've seen this trailer and it might just be me but I don't see...hang on a minuite I just thought that right at the end of the trailer there is a very surprised look on Selena's face as she see's something...this could suggest that it is his character Michael.

But I was thinking that this new character in the film who turns out to be Selena (Kate Beckinsale's character) hybrid daughter Eve (India Eisley). But apparently in this new Underworld Selena has been in a coma like state for 12yrs and humans have realised that vampires and Lycans or werewolves are real so there has been a new war, and Selena and Eve are in the middle of this.

But there is as you might think one little wrinckle in this plan to fight against the humans who have been trying to get rid of both...there is one very big Lycan running around...one that's considerably bigger than any of the other Lycans already running around.

Charles Dance, Stephan Rea, and Michael Ealy are also among the cast.

Mans Marland and Bjorn Stein are directing this movie that you'll have to wait until January 20th to see.

Breaking James Bond news!

Thanks to Twitter...there are live updates coming thick and fast from this press conference which confirms the line up of cast and the change of name.

This new name will be Skyfall
Albert Finney, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Naomi Harris who will play a field agent Eve, Dame Judi Dench will return as M, Javier Bardem who will play the villain, Berenice Marlohe will play Severine.

Daniel Craig will return as James Bond...and as thought Sam Mendes will direct this.

Also thanks to Facebook for also updating many Bond fans the world over with news that the locations for this film will be Scotland, Turkey and China. And this will begin shooting today.

Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson (the producers) have said at this press conference that there will be "...some emotional context to this Bond film...."

Sam Mendes also says that this film "...has its own story...." and "...it doesn't connect with the last two movies...."

So... this will now that the press conference has now concluded I am literally buzzing with excitement as I am such a huge fan of James Bond...I thought when it was said at this press conference that the film will have an emotional context to it, didn't the last two films have a bit of an emotional context to it as it was all about how Bond was still trying to get over the death and kind of betrayal of Vesper?

Another point that I just thought about...there were rumours going around that there would be some filming of this taking place in Scotland...but why on earth would you shoot there? I guess because the scenery of Scotland is gritty looking and adds that look to the film because after all this film is a James Bond film where there will be gunfighting, a lot of running after people...and no doubt there will be a lot of shouting going on from M saying how Bond needs to behave as an assasin of MI6.

Well now this press conference has concluded I really don't think there is any going back to work for me as what can you do that is as exciting or thrilling as getting twitter updates from a press conference about James Bond ?

Conrad Murray

On a more serious note...RollingStone reported yesterday that Dr. Conrad Murray had decided himself and told the Superior Court Judge that he wouldn't testify in his own defense in the ongoing trial for the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson.

He told the Superior Court Judge that it is:

"...my decision that I will not testify in this matter..." 


He made this decision after the Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor asked Conrad Murray earlier yesterday if he understood that he (Murray) was the only one who could decide if he wanted to testify before the jury.

The case that is being put forward by Dr. Conrad Murray's lawyers is now winding down after a week of the jury hearing testimony from character witnesses and medical experts.

Dr. Murray has pleaded not guilty to the charge of involuntary manslaughter, but if he is found guilty by the jury he will have his medical license taken away and will serve a jail term.

So...watch this space for the many more twists and turns that will be involved in this ongoing trial...and also watch this space for the out come of this trial.

Shock horror!...Justin Bieber facing lawsuit!

Thanks to RollingStone for this...it looks like there may be a side to Justin Bieber that not even Selena Gomez has seen to him


According to RollingStone Mariah Yeater a 17yr old has accused Justin Bieber of being the father to her baby boy that was born three months ago. She claims that she slept with Beiber backstage at one of his gigs in LA, and this act resulted in her baby...and she is wanting financial support from him.

But Justin has himself called these claims from her '...sad that someone would fabricate, malicious, defamatory and demonstrably false claims...'- he said these what I think are incredibly big words for a baby to know and it sounds more like these were words taken from an already prepared statement in a statement to US WEEKLY.


But it has been said that his team of legal beavers will fight this lawsuit....I just thought although that I'm definitly sure he is old enough to father children...I don't think he should be allowed to father children as he does look like he is the new Ole Gunner Solskjar*...another baby faced assasin perhaps?

*I think this is how you spell his name if the spelling is incorrect then I'm sorry but you'll only get this if you are like me and either a diehard Manchester United fan or are just a Manchester United fan.


   

David Cronenberg may do Eastern Promise 2!

I know that this may be old news to many but I have to say a big thank you to David Cronenberg and Film4 for  doing this film and for Film4 for showing this on their channel...but I have just found the time while I've been on my travels to put this down in a post.

Empire Magazine reported on the 4th October 2011 that in their interview with him saying that it is 'possible' that he would do a sequel to Eastern Promises, he said that '...Steve wrote it , and he's now writing a second draft, and Focus are interested, so we'll see...'


IMDb had to be right about something at last even if not all the film facts on the website are always true...and I have to say that even though I use this website for some movie based facts every now and again...just thought that IMDb you could say is the film equivalent of Wikipedia (as some pages of stuff that's on there have so called facts on them that can never ever in a million years be true...just wish though that some of the facts on the pages for Justin Bieber were true!)

And I do have to say an example of this not always saying the truth comes in how a women sued IMDb as the website said she was a certain age when actually she was much younger than was reported.

So anyway...the point is that this piece of old news is to me very good news as I think although this might not be a film that's everyone's cup of tea but this film has to be in my list of all time favourite films...other films have to be in this category are:

• GLADIATOR
• SLEEPY HOLLOW
• SECRET WINDOW
• SWEENEY TODD
• All Johnny Depp films etc 

If your interested there are two really great Cronenberg films coming out later on this year...the forat one for this being A Dangerous Method and another Robert Pattinson film Cosmopolis.