It’s okay to be interested in The Wolverine. It is. Yes, X-Men Origins: Wolverine was a crushing disappointment but doesn’t mean The Wolverine will be. Of course, we would have preferred it to have stayed in the hands of Darren Aronofsky, and to have kept Christoper McQuarrie’s much-praised pass on the script, but if only a tiny fraction of their influence remains (and hasn’t been excised by Fox Studios meddling execs), then director James Mangold should have a half-decent film on his hands. But that’s not why you’re here, you just want to see the first official pic, don’t you? Here we go then. Read more »
Archive for Darren Aronofsky
News: First Official Shot Of Logan From The Wolverine
Posted in Movies, News with tags Christopher McQuarrie, Darren Aronofsky, Fox Studios, Hugh Jackman, James Mangold, Logan, The Wolverine, Wolverine, X-Men Origins: Wolverine on September 25, 2012 by Bjorn GraingerNews: First Look At Russell Crowe In Darren Aronofsky’s Noah
Posted in Movies, News with tags Anthony Hopkins, Batman, Black Swan, Christopher Nolan, Darren Aronofsky, Emma Watson, Jennifer Connelly, Noah, Requiem For A Dream, Russell Crowe, The Wolverine on August 11, 2012 by Bjorn Grainger
Darren Aronofsky is one of my favourite directors. His work is usually bleak (Requiem For A Dream is CRUSHING) and populated by flawed and self-destructive characters, but I can’t get enough of it. He was attached to the Batman reboot before Warner Bros. settled on Christopher Nolan, and was even due to direct The Wolverine for Fox before having to drop out because of the long overseas shoot. I would have very much liked to have seen that. Anyway, that freed him up to make the long gestating project of Noah.
News: The Wachowskis Return With Cloud Atlas Six Minute Trailer
Posted in Movies, Trailer with tags Alfonso Cuarón, Bae Doona, Ben Whishaw, Cloud Atlas, Darren Aronofsky, David Mitchell, Gravity, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving, Jim Broadbent, Matrix Revolutions, Prometheus, Speed Racer, Susan Sarandon, The Fountain, The Matrix, The Wachowskis, Tom Hanks, Tom Twyker on August 1, 2012 by Bjorn Grainger
I’ve mentioned a few times how I’d like to see a return of the intelligent sci-fi blockbuster. This year we’ve had the somewhat disappointing Prometheus, and I’ve talked a few times about Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity, which unfortunately been delayed until 2013. So, it’s up to the returning Wachowskis, joined by Tom Twyker, to take up the cause with Cloud Atlas. Read more »
News: The Wolverine Due To Start Filming, Japanese Cast Members Announced
Posted in Movies, News with tags Christopher McQuarrie, Darren Aronofsky, Die Another Day, Hal Yamanouchi, Hiroyuki Sanada, Hugh Jackman, James Mangold, Kenuichio Harada, Logan, Mariko, Rila Fukushima, Shingen, Tao Okamoto, The Silver Samurai, The Wolverine, Will Yun Lee, Wolverine, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Yashida, Yukio on July 12, 2012 by Bjorn Grainger
A recent Hugh Jackman tweet revealed that shooting for The Wolverine, the follow-up to X-Men Origins: Wolverine, is due to start shooting in Australia in August. James Mangold takes the reins for the shoot which follows Wolvie’s adventures in Japan. Read more »
Weekly Ricochet: The Dark Knight Rises, RoboCop, Cogan’s Trade/Killing Them Softly, Iron Man 3, Casa De Mi Padre…
Posted in Comics, Movies, News, Thoughts, Trailer, Weekly Ricochet with tags Andrew Dominik, Avengers Assemble, Batman, Brad Pitt, Caged Heat, Casa De Mi Padre, Chris Nolan, Christian Bale, Cogan's Trade, Darren Aronofsky, Funny Or Die, Garden State, Iron Man 3, Joel Kinnaman, Jose Padilha, Joss Whedon, Killing Them Softly, Murphy, Paul Verhoeven, RDJ, Robert Downey Jr., Robocop, Roger Corman, Shane Black, TDKR, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, The Avengers, The Bat, The Dark Knight Rises, The Killing, Will Ferrell on March 11, 2012 by Bjorn Grainger
We’re back with the Weekly Ricochet and we’re opening with a flipping epic pic of Batman from The Dark Knight Rises. Christian Bale is pulling his fiercest, most comic book-like pose ever as The Bat. I love it. We’ve had a lengthy trailer from both The Amazing Spider-Man and The Avengers, isn’t it time Chris Nolan gave us The Dark Knight Rises one? Read more »
Cult Film Corner: The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Posted in Cult Film Corner, Movie Review, Movies, Thoughts with tags Andrew Dominik, Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Charley Ford, Darren Aronofsky, Dick Liddil, Jeremy Renner, Jesse James, Paul Schneider, Requiem For A Dream, Robert Ford, Sam Rockwell, The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, Wood Hite on February 21, 2012 by Bjorn Grainger
Some films wallow in their depression. Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem For A Dream comes to mind. A film so unrelentingly bleak that in envelops you in a cold dark blanket of despair. It’s brilliant, but after watching it once you wouldn’t ever want to sit through it again. Andrew Dominik’s The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford is not one of those films. Read more »
Weekly Ricochet: The Amazing Spider-Man, Dredd, The Wolverine, and Prometheus
Posted in Movies, News, Thoughts, Trailer, Weekly Ricochet with tags 2000AD, Andrew Garfield, Darren Aronofsky, Dredd, Goombas, Hugh Jackman, James Mangold, John Wagner, Judge Dredd, Logan Marshall-Green, Noomi Rapace, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, Spider-Man, Spidey, Super Mario Bros., Sylvester Stallone, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Lizard, The Wolverine on February 12, 2012 by Bjorn Grainger
A quick round up for the Weekly Ricochet this week. Firstly, we here at The Shootening were lucky enough to have someone at the London sneak preview of The Amazing Spider-Man, giving me an excuse to post the picture of Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man unmasked above. Read more »
News: Benicio Del Toro Drops Out Of Star Trek 2
Posted in Movies, News, Thoughts with tags Alex Kurtzman, Benicio Del Toro, Buckaroo Banzai, Darren Aronofsky, J.J. Abrams, Khan, Kirk, Orci and Kurtzman, Peter Weller, Roberto Orci, Robocop, Star Trek, Star Trek 2, Wolverine, Wrath Of Khan on December 6, 2011 by Bjorn Grainger
Gah. I knew it was too good to be true. Benicio Del Toro has dropped out of Star Trek 2 say reports. It’s like Wolverine/Darren Aronofsky all over again. Read more »
