MOVIE ROUNDUP: Watchmen, Tomb Raider, Predator, Ghost Rider 2, The Thing, Resident Evil 4
LARA CROFT TO RETURN…. BUT NOT JOLIE
The TOMB RAIDER movie series is to be rebooted with a new leading lady. The third film to feature the legendary computer game character will see the series get a fresh start, and the character be given a new origin. No word on who will be playing Lara yet, but many would love to see Emily Blunt in the role. Then again, maybe it is time for Olivia Munn to start acting…
GHOST RIDER 2
A sequel to Ghost Rider is moving forward and is due to go into production in the coming months. While the first film wasn’t exactly a huge hit at the box office, it did well enough on DVD to warrant a sequel. The new film will again star Nicholas Cage as Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider.
THING PREQUEL
The remake/prequel to John Carpenter’s version of THE THING is heading into production soon too. The film, which takes elements of the original version, Carpenter’s version and new prequel material, is set to start off a series of THING movies for a new generation.
RESIDENT EVIL 4
Sony are developing a fourth entry in the RESIDENT EVIL movie series. The project already has a script, written by Resident Evil veteran Paul WS Anderson, but that’s about all there is in the way of details so far, other than it will apparently take place in Alaska.No word yet on whether Milla Jovovich will be involved.
PREDATOR REBOOT
The trend of remaking everything in sight continues with the news that the PREDATOR movie series is to start over again with a proposed remake of the 1987 movie that saw Arnold Schwarzenegger face off against the ruthless hunter alien. This will apparently not get in the way of the next Alien Vs Predator film, which is said to be entitled ALIEN Vs PREDATOR: DARK FORTRESS and take place on a derelict prison ship.
FINAL WATCHMEN POSTER
To get the bad taste of remakes out of your eyes, check out the final poster for WATCHMEN here…
