sandwichjohnfilms

An Edgier Snow White Coming Our Way The billion dollar worldwide gross of Alice in Wonderland has turned public domain fairy tales into the hottest segment of an otherwise sluggish script marketplace. In the latest deal, Relativity Media has made a preemptive acquisition of The Brothers Grimm: Snow White , an edgy 3D re-imagining of the German folk tale written by Melisa Wallack . The deal has aggressive progress to production stipulations in the preemptive deal and I'm told the writer will make low seven-figures if the project gets made.  The Brothers Grimm: Snow White will be produced by Bernie Goldmann (who produced Meet Bill), Ryan Kavanaugh and Brett Ratner , with Tucker Tooley exec producing and Rat Entertainment exec John Cheng also involved in a producing capacity. Ratner previously got Kavanaugh to acquire the Sundance Film Festival documentary Catfish, and most recently Skyline, the scifi alien invasion thriller directed by Greg and Colin Strause which sold at Cannes

Gulliver's Travels Trailer Gulliver's Travels is an upcoming live-action adventure film directed by Rob Letterman and based on the 18th century novel of the same name by Jonathan Swift . The film will star Jack Black as the title character Lemuel Gulliver with Catherine Tate as Queen of Lilliput and is distributed by 20th Century Fox. And the film will be converted to 3-D. In a contemporary re–imagining of the classic tale, Jack Blackstars as Gulliver, a big–talking mailroom clerk who, after he’s mistakenly assigned a travel piece on the Bermuda Triangle, suddenly finds himself a giant among men when he washes ashore on the hidden island of Lilliput, home to a population of very tiny people. At first enslaved by the diminutive and industrious Liliputians, and later declared their hero, Gulliver comes to learn that it’s how big you are on the inside that counts. Film opens December 22, 2010  Please Leave A Comment-

Blood Oath Book Review By: Beevers Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth is not just another vampire book. For those of you who are tired of the Twilight mania (even those of you that are not) and like a good vampire story this is the book for you. The premise of the book is that the great protector of the President and the United States is a vampire that was pardoned by Andrew Johnson in 1867. After his pardon he is forced to take a blood oath binding him to the President of the United States and to protect the nation against all threats. In the beginning of the book we also meet Zach Barrows , the young ambitious deputy director for White House affairs, who has been assigned by the President to be the new human liason for Nathaniel Cade , the president's vampire. Zach's first response to meeting Cade is to wet his pants. This is the kind of reaction that I think most people would have is in fact they were to meet a vampire which is one of the things I love about t

The Expendables Second Trailer IGN brings us the second trailer for the upcoming action film The Expendables starring an All-Star cast. The trailer focuses more on naming all of the action stars that are in this movie, it reminds you that this is a once in a life time film, to get all of the great action stars in one film. More The Expendables Videos The Expendables is a hard-hitting action/thriller about a group of mercenaries hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator. Once the mission begins, the men realize things aren’t quite as they appear, finding themselves caught in a dangerous web of deceit and betrayal. With their mission thwarted and an innocent life in danger, the men struggle with an even tougher challenge – one that threatens to destroy this band of brothers. Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) is a man with nothing to lose. Fearless and void of emotion, he is the leader, the sage and the strategist of this tight-knit band of

Star Wars World Cup 2010 Ad The Adidas commercial for World Cup 2010 has gotten creative. In collaboration with Lucasfilm , they’ve managed to combine footage from Star Wars with special appearances by David Beckham, Daft Punk and Snoop Dogg. Can you name who else makes a guest appereance? “To seamlessly integrate new shots of David Beckham, Snoop Dogg and company into original Star Wars footage, a set was created to replicate the original dimensions of that bar featured in the film. This enabled the performers to work realistically with the props, make the correct eye-lines and so on. Where they were required to interact with Star Wars characters, stand-ins were used to ensure a realistic performance. The color palettes and lighting conditions of the new shots were also carefully chosen so they could be easily blended with the original footage. To bring the new ad up to date, television screens featuring a football match together with various pieces of football memorabilia were

New Arnold Schwarzenegger Documentary Coming Soon We get word today from the guys over at the TheArnoldFans that there maybe a new Arnold Schwarzenegger Documentary coming out very soon. They got an exclusive interview with the director of both Pumping Iron films, George Butler , and during their long chat, they learn that this film maker will at last complete his trilogy. TheArnoldFans made sure to get every possible detail we could from the pre-production conceptual development that Mr. Butler has in mind. Although I learned that Arnold Schwarzenegger himself purchased and owns all the rights to the original Pumping Iron film and all the out-takes, George Butler has other ideas how another film can still be made. Here is a few of the highlights from their interview with Mr. Butler to read the rest of the story Gooooo visit the Balliest Arnold Fan Site in the WORLD Here . Pumping Iron TheArnoldFans: George, even though Arnold now owns all the original Pumping Iron footag

Rediscovering the Essential Superman By:jonathancyfer We want to welcome guest writer jonathancyfer to the site and we are looking forward to adding him to our sandwich family. In a recent interview with Empire magazine, Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight) discussed his role as " mentor " for the upcoming Superman film reboot , scheduled for release during the 2012 holiday season. One of the most widely circulated statements made by Nolan was: "What you have to remember with both Batman and Superman, is that what makes those the best superhero characters there are, the most beloved after all this time, is the essence of who those characters were when they were created and when they were first developed. And you can't ever move too far from that." There is a tremendous amount of speculation regarding what form the new Superman film will take. Assuming that Nolan will have more than a passing amount of influence on the movie franchise's r

The Crow Reboot Is On It's Way We have word on Stephen Norrington 's reboot of The Crow . To whit (no wait, that's an owl), according to producer Edward R Pressman, shooting is expected to start this year, and "things are moving ahead very aggressively". "We've got an offer out to a major actor," says Pressman, tantalisingly. He also teases that this will be a very different film to the Alex Proyas / Brandon Lee original from 1994. "Steve has created a very different visual idea," we're told, with Avatar production designer Rob Stromberg's sketches apparently looking quite unlike what's gone before. There will be two locations, an urban centre (possibly Detroit, like the original) and a South-West setting, which suggests that, maybe, The Crow is flying into Western territory that might suit the formula (wronged murder victim back from the grave to exact revenge on the perps) rather well. Wicked Prayer, the last of the

Hit Girl Land In the "Hicks" "Hit Girl" Chloe Moretz of "Kick-Ass" will topline Derick Martini's indie coming-of-age story " Hick ," an adaptation of Andrea Portes ' novel. Christian Taylor of Taylor Lane Prods. and Steven Siebert of Lighthouse Entertainment are producing the $6 million project, which is gearing up for a start later this year in New Mexico. Portes wrote the script based on her debut novel, which tracks a 13-year-old Nebraska girl who gets more than she bargained for when she runs away to Las Vegas. Please Leave A Comment- Source- Variety

Ashley Judd To Star In "Flypaper" Ashley Judd will star opposite Patrick Dempsey in indie bank heist comedy " Flypaper ," replacing Liv Tyler. Tim Blake Nelson is also starring as a bank robber in "Flypaper," produced by Peter Safran, Mark Damon and Dempsey. Pic is directed by Rob Minkoff from a script by "The Hangover" team of Jon Lucas and Scott Moore in the tale of a bank robbed by two groups of crooks at the same time. However, they both come under attack by a secret enemy (Dempsey), to save the bank teller whom he loves. Please Leave A Comment- Source- Variety

Twilight Saga: Eclipse Featurette Starring Bree Tanner Check out this new featurette for Twilight Saga: Eclipse with more focus on the character Bree Tanner , played by Jodelle Ferland . In this video Jodelle explains that her character Bree may be walking with the army of vampires but she is just a victim.. Also all you Twilight fans remember The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella will be released at 12:01 a.m. June 5. For more info on the book Click HERE . Please Leave A Comment-

Metal Gear Solid Film What's The Deal? With all the video games being made into films, Metal Gear Solid is up there on my wish list to get made. According to writer David Hayter, here's whats going on. They’ve been trying to work out a deal between [creator Hideo Kojima] and [Sony]. A couple of years ago, a producer friend of mine asked me if I would be interested in doing the adaptation. And I said ‘Of course. I know it pretty well.’ I think I can say without contradiction that I know it better than any screenwriter on the planet. I’ve said every word that Snake has said. So I felt well-qualified So he wrote the script for the film, turned it in and all of a sudden.... nothing happened. There are no real details about why the film adaptation fell through. It's reported that it could be due to political reasons on Konami's (the game publisher) side. Hayter adds, On top of that, I don’t believe they were ever able to successfully close a deal between Mr. Kojima

Christopher Nolan Talks Superman Reboot In the latest issue of Empire magazine Christopher Nolan had comments to share on David S. Goyer and the upcoming Superman reboot he's penning and producing. Nolan had this to say; “..What it is, while David Goyer and myself were putting together the story for another Batman film a few years ago, you know thrashing out where we might move on from the Dark Knight, we got stuck. We were just sitting there idly chatting and he said ”by the way, I think I know how you approach Superman”.. and he told me his take on it. I thought it was really tremendous. It was the first time I’ve been able to conceive of how you’d address Superman in a modern context I thought it was a really exciting idea. What you have to remember about Batman and Superman is that what makes them the best superhero characters there are, the most beloved after all this time, is the essence of who they were when they were created, when they were first developed. You can’

Concept Art Of Chris Hemsworth As Thor Yesterday we saw our first glimpse of concept art of Chris Evans as Captain America.  Today we have concept art for Marvel's Thor was leaked online. This Thor art is clearly photoshopped. What makes it great is that we have our first look at Thor holding the legendary hammer Mjolnir. Please Leave A Comment- Source- Collider

New Tron: Legacy Billboard Revealed Disney reviled the new Tron: Legacy Billboard on on the corner of Santa Monica and Westwood in Los Angeles. The picture is stunning to look at. Disney updates the Billboard every month until the film come out in December. And if you want to enjoy the trailer click HERE : Tron:Legacy is a 3D high-tech adventure set in a digital world that’s unlike anything ever captured on the big screen. Sam Flynn (GARRETT HEDLUND), the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn (JEFF BRIDGES), looks into his father’s disappearance and finds himself pulled into the digital world of Tron where his father has been living for 25 years. Along with Kevin’s loyal confidant Quorra (OLIVIA WILDE), father and son embark on a life-and-death journey of escape across a visually-stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous. Tron:Legacy opens December 17th, 2010. Please Leave A Comment-

New A-Team Clips  Maybe you guys aren't  as excited as I am for this film, but I have to put out all the news I get from the upcoming A-Team film to get you motivated to go see the film. And to make sure it becomes a Hit. Enjoy the clips below. Please Leave A Comment-

New Disney's The Sorcerer's Apprentice Featurette We have the a new featurette from the upcoming Disney film The Sorcerer's Apprentice , one thing Disney sure knows how to do is throw a lot of money at big special effects movies. The film was directed by Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure) and stars Nicolas Cage with the best hair he's ever had in a movie, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer, Monica Bellucci , and Toby Kebbell . The film is due out July 14th, 2010 Here's a description of the featurette below: In “Good vs. Evil,” we’re introduced to Dave [Jay Baruchel], Balthazar Blake’s [Nicolas Cage] apprentice, as he begins to master the art of sorcery through his teacher. We also discover the centuries old rivalry between Balthazar and his nemesis, Maxim Horvath [Alfred Molina]. Synopsis: Balthazar Blake (NICOLAS CAGE) is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath (ALFRED MOLIN

Confirmed- Captain America's Costume Is Here We reported yesterday the details of the costume that Chris Evans will be wearing in the upcoming Captain America: The First Avenger film. We've seen a lot of fan made art for Captain America: The First Avenger since the movie was first announced. Now today we have some great looking concept art of Chris Evans as Captain America, and I gotta say.. Forget About It! The art comes from AICN, and it has been confirmed by Mike Sampson over at JoBlo, who was lucky enough to see the drawings. Please Leave A Comment- Source- AICN Via Joblo

True Blood Season 3 Trailer The most intense trailer for the upcoming HBO's True Blood series has arrived.  And if you were one of the lucky few who attended the Ultimate Fan Experience last night then you have been bitten already by the trailer. If you were unable to attend then please enjoy. The wait is almost over Starting Sunday 6/13 at 9 the new season kicks off with a BANG! Please Leave A Comment-

ThunderCats Is Returning To TV In 2011 That's right you heard it correct ThunderCats will be making a return to TV in 2011 on the Cartoon Network. If I am lying then I am Dying. (June 3, 2010 – Burbank, CA) – Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) has begun production on “ThunderCats,” an all-new animated series for Cartoon Network , based upon the iconic 1980s action classic. “ThunderCats” is the newest series from WBA, joining “Batman: The Brave and the Bold,” which was recently renewed for a third season, and the following forthcoming programs: “The Looney Tunes Show,” “MAD,” “Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated” and “Young Justice.” The announcement was made today by Sam Register, Executive Vice President, Creative Affairs, Warner Bros. Animation. “In addition to being Warner Bros. Animation’s first anime series, ‘ThunderCats’ marks our most ambitious foray yet into fantasy,” said Register. “The realism and dynamic visual style we’ve achieved are sure to thrill viewers, and the

Captain America's Costume Details Captain America's iconic costume has been spotted in the wild, and it has been messed with. The guys over at JoBlo has had a look at the suit Chris Evans will be wearing in the upcoming film Captain America: The First Avenger , and though he can't share any images from the costume tests, he does reveal some rather surprising changes from what you might be familiar with. Cap's famous temple wings? Gone ! Those trademark wings that have come to represent Captain America as much as his shield? Looks like we won't be seeing them. In fact, Cap's hood is gone , too. Replacing it is an Army helmet that comes over Cap's eyes to give him a traditional superhero "domino mask" look, with a black strap that wraps over his ears and under his chin. He's got an old-school utility belt Cap's belt will be doing more than just holding up his pants—we'll be seeing a Batman-style utility belt, with brown po

McG Gets His Hands On "The DUFF" McG is going after " The DUFF ," optioning feature rights to Kody Keplinger 's coming-of-age novel to produce through his Wonderland Sound and Vision with Vast Entertainment. McG will produce with Vast Entertainment CEO Lane Shefter Bishop. Wonderland's Mary Viola will exec produce. " DUFF ," which stands for Designated Ugly Fat Friend , focuses on a 17-year-old high school student who realizes she's the epitome of "Duffness" and subsequently struggles with maintaining her sense of identity while juggling a tumultuous home life. It is the debut novel by the 20-year-old Keplinger and will be released this fall by Poppy. "DUFF" was featured at last week's BookExpo America on the Young Adult Editors' Buzz panel. Here’s Amazon’s description of the book: Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn’t think she’s the prettiest of her friends by a long sho

Antoine Fuqua To Direct A Tupac Biopic Training Day director Antoine Fuqua has confirmed that his next movie will be a biopic about rapper Tupac .  Fuqua revealed that the project has just been greenlit by Morgan Creek chairman James G. Robinson and will go in front of cameras later this year. "It looks like we're doing Tupac Shakur's movie next in September, that's what I've been starting up and working on now," he said. "I've been working on that for a while with Morgan Creek and Jim Robinson. I just got the greenlight from him and we're going in September. I've just started to prep that." Fuqua added that he is hoping to find an unknown actor to portray the iconic hip-hop star, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996. "That's the goal, I want to discover someone new," he explained. "I want to discover a lot of new people if I can. Obviously I'm going to have to put some people in it t

Ken Watanabe To Direct WWII 442nd Film Ken Watanabe to make his directorial debut soon, Watanabe was introduced to most Western audiences with the 2003 film The Last Samurai for which his performance as Katsumoto earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Watanabe is mostly known in Japan for playing samurai, as in the 1987 Dokuganryu Masamune (One eyed dragon, Masamune) the 50-episode NHK drama for which he is now best known. He played the lead character, Matsudaira Kurō, in the television jidaigeki Gokenin Zankurō, which ran for several seasons. He has gone on to earn acclaim in such historical dramas as Oda Nobunaga, Chushingura, and the movie Bakumatsu Junjo Den. It is said that Oscar nominee Watanabe is in early talks to direct a WWII drama titled 442nd. This independent would be his directorial debut and it’s based on the true story of “an American-Japanese military unit assembled during World War II and sent on virtual suicide missions in the Eur

Toy Story 3-Groovin' With Ken! Last year at Comic-Con we got our first look for Pixar's upcoming Toy Story 3. We were privileged to get a look at this featurette called Groovin' With Ken! to help promote Toy Story 3. The video was done in a fun retro 70's style.  Ken is being voiced by Michael Keaton , which I think is awesome. The film hits theaters on June 18th 2010. Please Leave A Comment-

Mr. Nice Trailer Starring Rhys Ifans Mr. Nice is a 2010 British comedy and drama film directed by Bernard Rose, and starring Rhys Ifans (The Replacements/Notting Hill) and Chloë Sevigny . The film tells the story of Howard Marks , a notorious British drug smuggler; the screenplay was adapted by director Rose from Marks' autobiography of the same name. The film follows the Welsh stoner Oxford graduate on his worldwide odyssey in pursuit of "beneficial herbs". He became a master of the ridiculous disguise, got involved with the CIA, MI6, the IRA, the Mafia, and the Mexican secret service, and spent seven years (of a 25 year sentence) in jail in the States. Chloe Sevigny, Elsa Pataky, Andrew Tiernan, Omid Djalili and, apparently, Ken Russell are also on-hand, and the director is Bernard Rose (Kreutzer Sonata, Candyman, Paperhouse). Please Leave Comment- Source- IGN

Japanese Trailer For M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender Paramount Pictures has released a incredibly awesome new , which gives us a look at some more awesome footage from the film. This is the longest trailer that has been released for the movie so far, and it definitely shows you the epic scope of this move. Synopsis : Air, Water, Earth, Fire. Four nations tied by destiny when the Fire Nation launches a brutal war against the others. A century has passed with no hope in sight to change the path of this destruction. Caught between combat and courage, Aang (Noah Ringer) discovers he is the lone Avatar with the power to manipulate all four elements. Aang teams with Katara (Nicola Peltz), a Waterbender, and her brother, Sokka (Jackson Rathbone), to restore balance to their war—torn world. Based on the hugely successful Nickelodeon animated TV series, the live—action feature film “The Last Airbender” is the opening chapter in Aang’s struggle to survive. Check out the ne

Guillermo del Toro Has Left The Hobbit I've got some pretty terrible news for all of you. I hate to be the barer of bad news, but Guillermo del Toro is no longer going to direct The Hobbit . Last week Del Toro gave an update on what was currently going on with The Hobbit, and I knew if something didn't actually start happening quick the production would start falling apart, and now Del Toro has dropped out of the project. This is all due to MGM's financial problems. They can't seem to get it together, and Del Toro just couldn't wait around anymore. After all... he's got a ton of other film projects that he wants to start working on. Del Toro announced the news himself through the Lord of the Rings fan site The One Ring . So, Del Toro will not direct The Hobbit, but he will continue to collaborate with Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens on the films scripts, until they are completely done. Who will step in to take del Toro's place as dire

Scott Pilgrim VS. The World Official Trailer It just seems like a full blown, non-stop, constant video game fighting with not a single boring minute. After reaching 100,000 fans on the Facebook page, the trailer for Scott Pilgrim VS. The World was released today, on memorial day weekend, of all days, I think it’s a pretty smart move. When movie info is at its slowest. Meet charming and jobless Scott Pilgrim ( Michael Cera ). A bass guitarist for garage band Sex Bob-omb, the 22-year-old has just met the girl of his dreams…literally. The only catch to winning Ramona Flowers ( Mary Elizabeth Winstead )? Her seven evil exes are coming to kill him. Genre-smashing filmmaker Edgar Wright (”Hot Fuzz,” “Shaun of the Dead”) tells the amazing story of one romantic slacker’s quest to power up with love in “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.” Scott Pilgrim has never had a problem getting a girlfriend. It’s getting rid of them that proves difficult. From the girl who kicked his heart’s ass–and

Sex And The City 2 Review By: Windy Windy reviews “Sex And The City 2". Take a swing by her website and check out what she’s been up to lately. Sex and the City 2 (SATC), directed my Michael Patrick King and starring Sarah Jessica Parker , Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon , opens with aerial views of New York City skyscrapers and “Empire State of Mind” by Alicia Keys and Jay-Z playing in the background. The opening scene features Carrie Bradshaw/Preston leaving her apartment in a casual white dress, reflective gold oversized sunglasses and a pair of gold sequin stilettos to match. Per the usual SATC style, Carrie narrates most of the story, starting with how she met Charlotte (Davis), Miranda (Nixon) and Samantha (Cattrall) in the 80’s and 90’s. Each character is shown in a brief flashback to illustrate how they looked back then. Carrie had two looks – the first with Converse (which have made a comeback) and a spiral perm, and the second as a Madonna do

I'll Be Back-New Terminator Film Moving Forward A new movie in the Terminator series, which last came to the screen in 2009's Terminator Salvation, may be one step closer to happening. According to Variety , the current owners of the rights to the franchise, a hedge fund called Pacificor LLC, announced today that it has hired the Hollywood talent agency William Morris Endeavor (WME) to help sell the rights to a studio or production company. That's a smart move, since Pacificor has no prior experience making movies. The fund picked up the Terminator rights for $29.5 million in an auction last February after the previous owners, a company called Halcyon, went bankrupt. Pacificor had some post-auction talks with Sony and Lionsgate, who were also bidding for the rights, but nothing came of that. The now-defunct Halcyon itself bought the rights in 2007 for $30 million from original producer Mario Kassar, with financial help from Pacificor. The package include the rights

Thomas Dekker To Put On Dancing Shoes In Footloose? With a short, but troubled history, it has seemed like the film has been cursed by the Movie Gods, angered at yet another remake sauntering across the cinematic dance floor. But Paramount is intent on getting its new version of Footloose in production, with former John Connor actor Thomas Dekker as the studio’s next likely candidate. The remake's development has been a carousel of changing directors and talent. Originally planned as a reunion for the High School Musical star/filmmaker team Zac Efron and Kenny Ortega , it was scuppered last year when Efron decided he wanted to stop working on so many musical projects and Ortega left claiming he was tired after making This Is It. Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford stepped in, but he also left when scheduling couldn’t be worked out. Currently, Hustle & Flow’s Craig Brewer is the man in charge, having tinkered with the script and gotten the movie in a position to shoot. De

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Are In The Hands Of Michael Bay Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon have brought Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form on to produce Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , the live-action film that reboots the film series launched by New Line in 1990. Bay, Fuller and Form will produce with Galen Walker and Scott Mednick. The producers will begin meetings with writers in the next few weeks. The deal puts Bay in the center of two Paramount franchises, as he started production May 17 on Transformers 3, and is zeroing in on Rosie Huntington-Whitely to replace Megan Fox as love interest for Shia LaBeouf. TMNT, a co-production between Paramount and Nickelodeon, is an outgrowth of the $60 million acquisition made by Nick last October for global rights to the entire Turtles franchise. Right around the same time, Paramount made a first look deal with the Platinum Dunes partners, who will generate genre projects but also want to ex