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So, the owners of the TERMINATOR franchise are going to put it up for auction.

Joss Whedon wants to buy it.  Well, sort of...

An Open Letter to the Terminator Owners. From a Very Important Hollywood Mogul

Dear Sirs/Ma'ams,

I am Joss Whedon, the mastermind behind Titan A.E., Parenthood (not the movie) (or the new series) (or the one where 'hood' was capitalized 'cause it was a pun), and myriad other legendary tales. I have heard through the 'grapevine' that the Terminator franchise is for sale, and I am prepared to make a pre-emptive bid RIGHT NOW to wrap this dealio up. This is not a joke, this is not a scam, this is not available on TV. I will write a check TODAY for $10,000, and viola! Terminator off your hands.

No, you didn't miscount. That's four -- FOUR! -- zeroes after that one. That's to show you I mean business. And I mean show business. Nikki Finke says the Terminator concept is played. Well, here's what I have to say to Nikki Finke: you are a fine journalist and please don't ever notice me. The Terminator story is as formative and important in our culture -- and my pretend play -- as any I can think of. It's far from over. And before you Terminator-Owners (I have trouble remembering names) rush to cash that sweet cheque, let me give you a taste of what I could do with that franchise:

1) Terminator... of the Rings! Yeah, what if he time-travelled TOO far... back to when there was dragons and wizards? (I think it was the Dark Ages.) Hasta La Vista, Boramir! Cool, huh? "Now you gonna be Gandalf the Red!" RRRRIP! But then he totally helps, because he's a cyborg and he doesn't give a s#&% about the ring -- it has no power over him! And he can carry it AND Frodo AND Sam AND f@%& up some orcs while he's doing it. This stuff just comes to me. I mean it. (I will also offer $10,000 for the Lord of the Rings franchise).

2) More Glau. Hey. There's a reason they're called "Summer" movies.

3) Can you say... musical? Well don't. Even I know that's an awful idea.

4) Christian Bale's John Connor will get a throat lozenge. This will also help his Batwork (ten grand for that franchise too, btw.)

5) More porn. John Connor never told Kyle Reese this, but his main objective in going to the past was to get some. What if there's a lot of future-babies that have to be made? Cue wah-wah pedal guitar -- and dollar signs!

6) The movies will stop getting less cool.

Okay. There's more -- this brain don't quit! (though it has occasionally been fired) -- but I think you get my drift. I really believe the Terminator franchise has only begun to plumb the depths of questioning the human condition during awesome stunts, and I'd like to shepherd it through the next phase. The money is there, but more importantly, the heart is there. But more importantly, money. Think about it. End this bloody bidding war before it begins, and put the Terminator in the hands of someone who watched the first one more than any other movie in college, including "Song of Norway" (no current franchise offer).

Sincerely, Joss Whedon.

[	Tags	|	movie, vampire	]
[	Current Location	|	United States, Pennsylvania, Paoli	]
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Robert Downey Jr. is reportedly in talks with Universal Pictures to play Lestat in a new film based on Anne Rice's vampire novels.  No word as to whether the film will be a remake of "Interview With A Vampire" or "Queen of the Damned", or a new production of one of the other books.

I think Downey is a brilliant actor, but I'm really not sure if he could pull off Lestat.  Although, I'll admit, I originally thought the same thing about Tom Cruise, and I thought he was fantastic in the role once I saw the movie.  Also, this would be the second, and maybe third, franchise that he'd be working on at the same time (the first being Iron Man, and then Avengers... and MAYBE Sherlock Holmes if that film takes off).  He might overstretch a bit.

So, what do YOU think?
 

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[	mood	|	annoyed	]

And, once again, Warner's doesn't get it...

Like the recent Batman sequel -- which has become the highest-grossing film of the year thus far -- Mr. Robinov wants his next pack of superhero movies to be bathed in the same brooding tone as "The Dark Knight." Creatively, he sees exploring the evil side to characters as the key to unlocking some of Warner Bros.' DC properties. "We're going to try to go dark to the extent that the characters allow it," he says. That goes for the company's Superman franchise as well.

"Exploring the evil side"?

So, you're gonna take Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, et. al., and make them all dark and brooding!?

That works for Batman... he's the DEFINITION of dark and brooding!

Not so much the others.  (You could do it a little for Green Arrow, and Martian Manhunter.  Maybe.)

Would someone PLEASE remind Robinov what happens when they take a brighter character and try to force "dark and brooding" on him?  You get SPIDERMAN 3!  *sigh*

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Universal Pictures has opotioned Robert Jordan's WHEEL OF TIME series in a seven-figure deal.

OK, so let's play the casting game.  We'll start with just the three main characters.

So, who should play Rand al’Thor, Matrim Cauthon and Perrin Aybara?

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On the heels of the four cast photos that Paramount released at ComicCon, they released four more, showing the remaining cast, at the Vegas Star Trek con this past weekend.

Don't really like the look of the guy playing Chekov, but I like the others.  Simon Pegg, especially, looks good as Scotty... I didn't even recognize him at first!  And Karl Urban as McCoy looks appropriately cranky.

Also, TrekMovie.com took the original four posters and, based on some leaks about the look of the costumes, colorized the original four case photos.  Nice stuff.

Yes, I know, I'm a geeky trekkie... but it was my first fandom.  You never forget your first.  ;-)

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[	mood	|	geeky	]

The characters from the movie version of WATCHMEN.

OMFG.  I think I just had a geekgasm.