Movies in 2011.

[Fabricated]

Because the movie forum is one-thread-one-movie, I figured I'd post this here.

http://teaser-trailer.com/movies-2011.html

If even half of this shit comes out this is going to be a bellweather year for really bad adaptations and sequels. I hope I'm being trolled because I don't really keep up too much with movies. If this entire list is bullshit or something feel free to give me a beating because again, I don't keep up with this stuff.

Notable Likely-Bombs:
Cowboy Bebop (I guess this wasn't a troll?)
Neuromancer
Monopoly (yes, the boardgame)
Mission Impossible 4
McGyver
Max Steel (yes, the 90's CG show for kids)
Mad Max 4
Kane and Lynch
Ghostbusters 3 (Thought the videogame ended up being "movie 3" since Bill Murray had told Akroyd no like a million times to doing another Ghostbusters movie since he rightly notes they are all very fucking old now)
Ghost in the Shell
Dark Crystal 2
Bioshock

[Vaiti]

Might be worth just putting this as a sticky in the movies thread. It's a good references of what to look out for this year.

[dusematic]

If you think MI: 4 is going to bomb then you're high.

[Ingmar]

What the fuck, a Stretch Armstrong movie?

[Fabricated]

If you think MI: 4 is going to bomb then you're high.

Yeah, I just remembered some of the shots they were doing with the jumping off that gigantic building in Dubai (a place that should be bombed to the ground IMO) and I imagine it'll be PG-13 and do well. I kinda automatically write off nearly anything on its 4th movie in my head.

[Merusk]

Ghostbusters 3 (Thought the videogame ended up being "movie 3" since Bill Murray had told Akroyd no like a million times to doing another Ghostbusters movie since he rightly notes they are all very fucking old now)

It's called Ghostbusters 3 but it's really Ghostbusters: TNG with the passing of the torch done in no way as elegantly as having an ancient DeForest Kelly bitching about things.  Murray finally said he'd do it only if he was a ghost/ killed off in the 1st reel.   It's also scheduled for 2012.

[bhodi]

Jesus, what the fuck.

Look at all that weebawoo.

[Teleku]

What makes you think Neuromancer will be bad (not knowing anything about the production of the movie so far)?

[Merusk]

I finally went and looked at the list.. you weren't kidding about sequels. Holy crap. And I thought it'd been as derivative as it could get..

[Fabricated]

What makes you think Neuromancer will be bad (not knowing anything about the production of the movie so far)?

I think I'm betting on the easy odds. Also remember that a majority of the population of the US will be like, "Neuro-whatsawhozit?"

[Nevermore]

What makes you think Neuromancer will be bad (not knowing anything about the production of the movie so far)?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113481/

[Hawkbit]

What makes you think Neuromancer will be bad (not knowing anything about the production of the movie so far)?

I think I'm betting on the easy odds. Also remember that a majority of the population of the US will be like, "Neuro-whatsawhozit?"

It just won't be as cool on film as it was in my head when I was reading it....

[DraconianOne]

If this entire list is bullshit or something feel free to give me a beating because again, I don't keep up with this stuff.

Notable Likely-Bombs:
Cowboy Bebop (I guess this wasn't a troll?)
Neuromancer
Monopoly (yes, the boardgame)
Mission Impossible 4
McGyver
Max Steel (yes, the 90's CG show for kids)
Mad Max 4
Kane and Lynch
Ghostbusters 3 (Thought the videogame ended up being "movie 3" since Bill Murray had told Akroyd no like a million times to doing another Ghostbusters movie since he rightly notes they are all very fucking old now)
Ghost in the Shell
Dark Crystal 2
Bioshock

The portions of the list you quoted is a load of bollocks. The only one that is likely to come out this year for sure is MI:4 (directed by Brad Bird who did "The Incredibles") It's currently filming and due for release in December.

• Neuromancer has been doing the rounds for years and has often been green-lit, made it to script stage and never actually got into production. There's nothing solid at the moment - not even a director (although Joseph Kahn is the current speculation) so unlikely it will see release this year.
• Bioshock is scheduled for a 2013 release - definitely won't be out this year
• Cowboy Bepop movie had a script and Keanu Reeves attached but as of September last year, hadn't been financed or green-lit for production.
• Ghostbusters 3 is at script stage, aiming for 2012 release.
• Max Steel, Monopoly and MacGyver are all in development hell - won't see any of those before 2012 at the earliest if at all
• Kane & Lynch was meant to have started filming last year but currently has no announced director so has stalled.
• Mad Max 4 has been delayed so won't be out this year.

There's always lots of adaptations and sequels out in any given year so that's nothing new but yeah, plenty of them this year. Lots of the major films already have threads in the Movie Forum (Thor, Green Lantern, Pirates of the Carribbean, Cowboys vs Aliens etc.) but there's a lot more coming out:

Conan (the Barbarian)
TinTin (animated film directed by Spielberg, written by Joe Cornish, Edgar Wright and Steven Moffat, starring Pegg & Frost, Daniel Craig, Andy Serkis, Toby Jones... )
Paranormal Activity 3 (yes, really!)
The Adjustment Bureau (Philip K Dick adaptation)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy (John Le Carré adaptation)
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene adaptation)
Super 8 (JJ Abrams unrelated follow up to Cloverfield)
Immortals (Greek mythology film about Theseus)
Never Let Me Go (Mark Romanek directing an Alex Garland adaptation of a Kazuo Ishiguro novel)
Animal Kingdom is getting good reviews (and directed by David Michod who also wrote and produced quite a good short called Spider I was recently introduced to)

I'm also going to plug two low budget Brit films called "Stormhouse" and "Deviation" which have both been filmed but neither have a distribution deal or release date yet. Both are aiming for 2011 release in one form or another. (DISCLAIMER: both films have been produced, written or directed by friends/acquaintances/clients of mine)

[Merusk]

Mr. Popper's Penguins!  Man, I loved that book in the 4th grade.  Jim Carrey doing yet another kid's movie.

[Gruntle]

What makes you think Neuromancer will be bad (not knowing anything about the production of the movie so far)?

I think I'm betting on the easy odds. Also remember that a majority of the population of the US will be like, "Neuro-whatsawhozit?"

Actually, most of us are just thinking anything that misspells "Neu" in front of "Romancer" screams ironic Puffy Shirts and winking Spandau Ballet cameos.

But everything old is nostalgically new again (again) so why shouldn't New Romanticism be dragged out in front of the culture club cart.
And shot.
But why, dear god, on film?

[Murgos]

Actually, most of us are just thinking anything that misspells "Neu" in front of "Romancer" screams ironic Puffy Shirts and winking Spandau Ballet cameos.

But everything old is nostalgically new again (again) so why shouldn't New Romanticism be dragged out in front of the culture club cart.
And shot.
But why, dear god, on film?

jeezus christ ur dum.

Also,

Dark Crystal 2?  HAHAHAHA

edit: So as to be slightly helpful.  Neuromancer != New Romancer.  Neuromancer == Mind Reader (Neuro-mancer).

[rattran]

Dark Crystal 2 was I think initially supposed to be 2010, just lots of delays.

[WayAbvPar]

What makes you think Neuromancer will be bad (not knowing anything about the production of the movie so far)?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113481/

That is probably the guiltiest of my guilty pleasures. It is absolutely terrible, but I watch it every time I run across it. And I fucking LOATHE Keanu Reeves!

If they don't totally fuck Neuromancer up, it could lead to a lot of really cool stuff. More Gibson movies, maybe some Stephenson stuff...I can dream, can't I?

[naum]

What makes you think Neuromancer will be bad (not knowing anything about the production of the movie so far)?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113481/

That is probably the guiltiest of my guilty pleasures. It is absolutely terrible, but I watch it every time I run across it. And I fucking LOATHE Keanu Reeves!

/ditto

It's got that campy vibe and Reeves in his cardboard cutout character is entertaining along with the gesture UI that even predated Minority Report movie.

[DraconianOne]

What makes you think Neuromancer will be bad (not knowing anything about the production of the movie so far)?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113481/

That is probably the guiltiest of my guilty pleasures. It is absolutely terrible, but I watch it every time I run across it. And I fucking LOATHE Keanu Reeves!

If they don't totally fuck Neuromancer up, it could lead to a lot of really cool stuff. More Gibson movies, maybe some Stephenson stuff...I can dream, can't I?

Gibson wrote a screenplay for Neuromancer (link) back in 1990.  Didn't get made. (He also wrote the screenplay for Johnny Mnemonic too so he can't blame anyone else for not adapting it well.)

[Gruntle]

jeezus christ ur dum.

American.

[Ingmar]

Clearly they should get Adam Ant to do the Neuromancer soundtrack.

[Muffled]

 

[Ard]

That is probably the guiltiest of my guilty pleasures. It is absolutely terrible, but I watch it every time I run across it. And I fucking LOATHE Keanu Reeves!

Totally with you on this one, although I probably have pleasures guiltier than that if I were to really start digging.  The bigger issue with Neuromancer is that as a concept, it's already horrifically dated.  This will lead to them trying to modernize all the technology, politics, and history in the story, and lead to it being an absolutely huge clusterfuck of stupid.  I can hope for otherwise, but this is Hollywood we're talking about here.

[Johny Cee]

Dark Crystal 2 was I think initially supposed to be 2010, just lots of delays.

The Jim Henson Company has been trying to make Dark Crystal 2 for almost 15 years.  They were close to going with it as their next project before switching to Farscape back in '97 or '98.


Most of these "Movies in 2011" seem to be about as accurate or relevant as the Publisher's release date for GRR Martin's next installment of A Song of Ice and Fire.

[Velorath]

Pretty much everything in the TBA section at the end is a list of "Hey, here's stuff people have talked about at some point or another.  These could come out in 2011."

If you want to see an actual confirmed schedule of 2011 stuff I'd just check Box Office Mojo's release schedule.

[Lantyssa]

Hah.  We watched Johnny Mnemonic a month ago after I found out the Information Society song Mirror Shades was about Jane/Molly.  I'd forgotten I had seen it, and it's laughable, but there's so little cyberpunk out there.

[Sjofn]

Actually, most of us are just thinking anything that misspells "Neu" in front of "Romancer" screams ironic Puffy Shirts and winking Spandau Ballet cameos.

But everything old is nostalgically new again (again) so why shouldn't New Romanticism be dragged out in front of the culture club cart.
And shot.
But why, dear god, on film?

I would totally make you go see that with me, too.

[Mattemeo]

Actually, most of us are just thinking anything that misspells "Neu" in front of "Romancer" screams ironic Puffy Shirts and winking Spandau Ballet cameos.

But everything old is nostalgically new again (again) so why shouldn't New Romanticism be dragged out in front of the culture club cart.
And shot.
But why, dear god, on film?

I am choosing to read this as if it were scathingly, satirically tongue-in-cheek. Because if it isn't, I'm afraid my faith in humanity is on a dip heading straight for the Mariana Trench.

[Bunk]

2011 alien movie dogs are inception?

Now my post just looks silly all by itself here 

[Rasix]

Don't respond to spammers.  Thanks. 

[ghost]

Bioshock could actually prove to be interesting, if they get a decent writer for the script. 

[SnakeCharmer]

Not a single movie on that list I care anything about seeing.

[naum]

'Big Lebowski 2' in the works?

Hollywood.tv recently asked Tara Reid, who played the toenail-polished Bunny in the oft-quoted "The Big Lebowski," what projects she's got coming up and, yes, she said it: "Big Lebowski 2."

"The whole cast should be coming back for that," she said.

[Rasix]

WHAT. NO.