Tag: Ridley Scott

Michael Fassbender joins Ridley Scott’s New Film – Updated

Michael Fassbender in Prometheus courtesy 20th Century Fox

  Michael Fassbender has officially joined Ridley Scott’s next film The Counselor. The Cormac McCarthy penned thriller is being called “No Country for Old Men on steroids.”

  Scott went for Fassbender as his lead after working with him on Prometheus. The actor will play an attorney who gets involved in a drug operation. Thanks to Deadline for breaking and now confirming the story.

  This marks 3 scheduled projects with previous directors for the in demand star. Fassbender will work with his Shame director Steve McQueen on 12 Years A Slave and director Matthew Vaughn on a X-Men: First Class sequel that will reportedly focus on Magneto.

Update:

Jeremy Renner, Bradley Cooper and Brad Pitt have been mentioned as potential actors to play the film’s villain. Thanks to Deadline and Dark Horizons.

All of those actors would be perfect but there’s something about the physicality of Renner that is most exciting – or maybe it’s the geek in me picturing the guys who played Magento and Hawkeye in the same cool movie?

New Roles for Henry Cavill and Michael Fassbender

Henry Cavill on the set of The Man of Steel

  Two new possible roles for leading men of the comic book/sci-fi genres:

  The new Superman is working on his next big role – it’s with one of my favorite directors. Henry Cavill (The Man of Steel) is in talks to join The Great Wall for Edward Zwick according to Variety. The film explores a mystery behind the building of China’s mighty icon. Cavill wrapping his final works of production on The Man of Steel.

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Fassbender in Prometheus courtesy 20th Century Fox

  Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class, Prometheus) may re-team with Director Ridley Scott for The Counselor based on a script by Cormac McCarthy. according to Deadline. The article reports that insiders are calling the script “like No Country for Old Men on steroids.”

  Thanks to Dark Horizons.

Blade Runner, Harrison Ford Follow Up

  Alcon Entertainment denies reports of Harrison Ford joining their new Blade Runner film. Sites were buzzing with the rumor that Ford was in early talks to reprise his role as replicant ‘retirement’ specialist Rick Deckard for director Ridley Scott.

  “It is absolutely patently false that there has been any discussion about Harrison Ford being in Blade Runner. To be clear, what we are trying to do with Ridley now is go through the painstaking process of trying to break the back of the story, figure out the direction we’re going to take the movie and find a writer to work on it. The casting of the movie could not be further from our minds at this moment,” said Andrew Kosove.

  Asked if Ford could re-appear, Kosove says “In advance of knowing what we’re going to do, I supposed you could say yes, he could. But I think it is quite unlikely.” He goes on to say “What Ridley does in Prometheus is a good template for what we’re trying to do. He created something that has some association to the original Alien, but lives on its own as a standalone movie.”

  Thanks to Deadline for the update.

  A friend asked me what kind of new Blade Runner film I wanted to see. It would be fascinating to see the development of the Tyrell Corporation, the replicants and formation of the Blade Runner units.

Harrison Ford and Blade Runner Prequel?

 

    The unthinkable is happening again. Ridley Scott revolutionized the science fiction genre with Alien and Blade Runner. The countdown is on for Prometheus, the sequel that evolved into something new with Alien DNA. The cast is entirely new. Scott committed to a new film set in the Blade Runner universe – will Harrison Ford be joining him?

  Twitchfilm reports that “Harrison Ford has entered early talks to join the new Blade Runner. While it is in the early stages and it is quite possible that it won’t work out…”

  Harrison Ford played Rick Deckard, a Blade Runner, a special police officer charged with “retiring” replicants – artificial beings. If Ford is involved can he still play Deckard given the ending/themes of the first film? I don’t want to spoil it for anyone so that’s all I will say.

 

Do Androids Dream of Electronic Sheep? courtesy Boom Studios

  Boom Studios publishes beautiful a graphic novel version of the Phillip K. Dick story”Do Androids Dream of Electronic Sheep” the basis for Blade Runner.

  For the fascinated fan – here’s two recommendations from this obsessive fan!

Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner is a compelling behind the scenes story of how this influential Science Fiction classic was made.

Blade Runner: The 5 Disc Ultimate Collector’s Edition features all versions of the film and rich documentaries. 

 

Thanks to Dark Horizons for the story.

Michael Fassbender On “Prometheus” Script and “Alien” Connections

 

Michael Fassbender in Prometheus courtesy 20th Century Fox

  In a year full of comic book films my must see movie is Prometheus. Ridley Scott is set to reinvigorate science fiction again.

  Ridley Scott’s return to science fiction will dive deeper into the Alien universe he created. Michael Fassbender is praising his Prometheus director for exploring new territory and classic approach to building suspense in a new interview with IFC.

  “It’s a slow burn,” Fassbender said. “There are again sort of action sequences in it of course, but they’re there at the right time to serve the plot as opposed to just filling in another scene.”

The man who played a young Magneto in X-Men: First Class credits Lost writer Damon Lindelof for his script.

“There are connecting veins and you will recognize things,but it’s like wow this is a whole new world altogether,” Fassbender said.

The connections between Alien and Prometheus will be clear on June 9th. The star gives assurance from the director who gave us the Space Jockey, his ship and those nasty aliens.

“I haven’t seen anything yet, “Fassbender said, “but speaking to Ridley and he seems to be pretty happy.”

 You can read more of his interview here.

Michael Fassbender on Filming “Prometheus”

 

The Cast of X-Men: First Class courtesy Marvel.com

  Michael Fassbender was the Master of Magnetism in X-Men: First Class and the focus of George Clooney’s show stealing joke at the Golden Globe Awards for his performance in Shame. The actor’s hot streak continues with Haywire. While promoting that new film Fassbender talked about filming Prometheus with Ridley Scott to In Style.

“The first thing that struck me was a good script. Really intelligent script. A real thriller. Real anticipation. The first alien had that. The atmosphere was thick. You knew that something was going to happen. Which is very rare that you can read that in a script. And also, Ridley Scott is the master. He’s amazing. Really something else to watch him work. His attention to detail. And also his mischievousness, his playfulness. And again, no idea is stupid for him. He’ll let you bring it to the floor and have a go at it. I really, really enjoyed working with him. And of course the cast.”

Fassbender confirmed he will be playing an android named David. Thanks to Comic Book Resources for finding the story.

Because you can’t get enough of this trailer here it is again!
 

Prometheus Trailer

  The highly anticipated trailer for Ridley Scott’s return to science fiction is here. It provokes fear, fascination, nostalgia and obsessive curiosity. Prometheus evolved from what some fans assumed as a prequel or sequel to Alien. What I see is the best of both worlds. Images that go beyond what we saw in the classic horror film and frightening new images and ideas that will take us far beyond monsters in space.

 

Every time I’ve seen Alien I’m haunted and creeped out by the closeup of the dead “Space Jockey” and to see his ship moving in the trailer, the thought of seeing him alive is thrilling. It will be endlessly fun and mind swirling to imagine what we will discover in the story in which “They went looking for our beginning. What they found could be our end.”

  In a summer of super heroes – Prometheus may be THE movie of 2012.

Watch the trailer in HD on Apple here.

Prometheus Teaser Poster?

 

Prometheus Movie Poster? courtesy Collider

  Is this the teaser poster for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus? Entertainment Weekly had exclusive photos. Collider posted what could be the first official poster which showcases the giant head image from the EW photos with the line:

“The search for our beginning could lead to our end.”

Every little detail gives me chills because I know Ridley Scott’s return to sci-fi will redefine the genre he defined…so to speak.

At my blog station…everyone can hear me scream….with geek-tastic delight!

Prometheus arrives June 8, 2012.