Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, director Tim Burton’s long-awaited sequel to his 1988 classic Beetlejuice (watch it Here), is set to reach theatres on September 6th. Since this is one of the most highly anticipated releases of the year, it was, of course, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was promoted during the Warner Bros. panel at CinemaCon, the gathering of movie theater owners from around the world currently being held in Las Vegas.
During the Warner Bros. panel at CinemaCon, the crowd saw footage highlighting the film’s practical effects. JoBlo’s editor-in-chief, Chris Bumbray, says Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has more of the original’s style than the teaser trailer made it look. Keaton looks like the Ghost With the Most and hasn’t lost a step. WB showed more of what Keaton’s performance is like, and it’s fantastic!
Tim Burton took the stage with Catherine O’Hara, Monica Belluci, Willem Dafoe, and Michael Keaton. The...
During the Warner Bros. panel at CinemaCon, the crowd saw footage highlighting the film’s practical effects. JoBlo’s editor-in-chief, Chris Bumbray, says Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has more of the original’s style than the teaser trailer made it look. Keaton looks like the Ghost With the Most and hasn’t lost a step. WB showed more of what Keaton’s performance is like, and it’s fantastic!
Tim Burton took the stage with Catherine O’Hara, Monica Belluci, Willem Dafoe, and Michael Keaton. The...
- 4/10/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Say his name three times. Do it. Unlike Candyman, most people would love to summon Beetlejuice. He’s the Ghost With The Most. The film Beetlejuice became an instant classic when it haunted theater screens in the spring of 1988. Burton’s visual aesthetic, along with the amazing performances by Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder, captivated audiences. The film easily grossed over $75 Million at the box office on a $15 Million budget. People loved the character, and he even got a Saturday morning cartoon spin-off that kids loved, but it’s taken thirty-five years for them to get Beetlejuice 2 off the ground!
While, after many false starts, the Beetlejuice sequel has just about finished shooting, believe it or not, work on Beetlejuice 2 began not long after the original movie premiered! We did a whole video that dived into the production history that you can watch here, but here’s the...
While, after many false starts, the Beetlejuice sequel has just about finished shooting, believe it or not, work on Beetlejuice 2 began not long after the original movie premiered! We did a whole video that dived into the production history that you can watch here, but here’s the...
- 3/24/2024
- by Bryan Wolford
- JoBlo.com
Michael Keaton is back as the titular Ghost with the Most in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, director Tim Burton’s long-awaited sequel to his 1988 classic Beetlejuice (watch it Here). Winona Ryder is reprising the role of Lydia Deetz. Catherine O’Hara is back as Lydia’s stepmother Delia. But now The Hollywood Reporter has been able to confirm that Jeffrey Jones, who played Lydia’s father Charles in the original movie, is not in the sequel. Few fans expected him to be, as Jones hasn’t gotten a lot of screen acting jobs since 2003, when he pled no contest to “hiring a 14-year-old boy to pose naked for photos, for which he was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to register as a sex offender.” He has been in a few movies since then, but his most substantial job was on the TV series Deadwood. He appeared on 35 episodes of that show...
- 3/22/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Yesterday, we saw a couple first look images from Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, director Tim Burton’s long-awaited sequel to his 1988 classic Beetlejuice (watch it Here) – and now the first teaser trailer for the film has arrived online! You can check it out in the embed above. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is set to reach theatres on September 6th, so we still have over five months left to wait for this one.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was in development hell for decades before it finally got made. In 1990, Jonathan Gems was hired to write a sequel that was going to be titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian. Burton considered having Daniel Waters rewrite that script, Pamela Norris did rewrite it, and Warner Bros. offered Kevin Smith the chance to do another rewrite. He turned it down. Seth Grahame-Smith was hired to write and produce a new version of a sequel in 2011. Mike Vukadinovich was brought on to rewrite...
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was in development hell for decades before it finally got made. In 1990, Jonathan Gems was hired to write a sequel that was going to be titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian. Burton considered having Daniel Waters rewrite that script, Pamela Norris did rewrite it, and Warner Bros. offered Kevin Smith the chance to do another rewrite. He turned it down. Seth Grahame-Smith was hired to write and produce a new version of a sequel in 2011. Mike Vukadinovich was brought on to rewrite...
- 3/21/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
We’ve heard rumblings that a trailer for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, director Tim Burton’s long-awaited sequel to his 1988 classic Beetlejuice (watch it Here) might be dropping online very soon – but while we wait for that trailer to show up, Entertainment Weekly has unveiled a pair of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice first look images that show Michael Keaton back in the role of the titular “ghost with the most”, Winona Ryder reprising the role of Lydia Deetz, and also give us a glimpse of new characters played by Jenna Ortega and Justin Theroux! You can take a look at these images at the bottom of this article.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was in development hell for decades before it finally got made. In 1990, Jonathan Gems was hired to write a sequel that was going to be titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian. Burton considered having Daniel Waters rewrite that script, Pamela Norris did rewrite it, and Warner Bros....
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was in development hell for decades before it finally got made. In 1990, Jonathan Gems was hired to write a sequel that was going to be titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian. Burton considered having Daniel Waters rewrite that script, Pamela Norris did rewrite it, and Warner Bros....
- 3/20/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The 1988 Tim Burton-directed classic Beetlejuice (watch it Here) is finally getting a sequel this year, with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice set to reach theatres on September 6th. Burton directed the sequel, for which Michael Keaton is back in the title role, Winona Ryder is reprising the role of Lydia Deetz, and Catherine O’Hara returns as Lydia’s stepmother Delia. We’ve known for a while that Jenna Ortega will be playing Lydia’s daughter in the film – and during a new interview with Vanity Fair, Ortega talked a little bit about working on Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, revealing along the way that her character’s name is Astrid.
Commenting on the original film, Ortega said, “I had always loved the movie. I think the first time I saw it was actually at a friend’s house, and then the rest of the time, I’d see it whenever it was playing on TV around Halloween.
Commenting on the original film, Ortega said, “I had always loved the movie. I think the first time I saw it was actually at a friend’s house, and then the rest of the time, I’d see it whenever it was playing on TV around Halloween.
- 2/21/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
If you’ve seen the Tim Burton-directed classic Beetlejuice (watch it Here), you know that the key to summoning (or sending away) the title character is saying his name three times. So when Beetlejuice 2 finally went into production, with Burton back at the helm, thirty-five years after the release of the original film, I saw fans suggesting the title of the film should be Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Obviously the filmmakers agreed that was a clever idea, because it has been confirmed that Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the film’s title. This is revealed in a poster that can be seen at the bottom of this article… and while Deadline is claiming the 2024 A.D. bit is part of the title as well, we’re skeptical about that one.
Beetlejuice 2 was in development hell for decades before it finally got made. In 1990, Jonathan Gems was hired to write a sequel...
Beetlejuice 2 was in development hell for decades before it finally got made. In 1990, Jonathan Gems was hired to write a sequel...
- 2/1/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Thirty-six years after the release of the Tim Burton-directed classic Beetlejuice (watch it Here), we’re finally going to be seeing a sequel when Beetlejuice 2 reaches theatres on September 6th… and as we watch the new film play out on the big screen, we’re apparently not going to be seeing much CGI in it. Star Jenna Ortega told Entertainment Tonight that working on Beetlejuice 2 was “some of the most fun I’ve ever had on a set. Visually, so exciting. Everything was practical. I think we’re not using very much CGI or something like that at all. Everyone did an incredible job. I felt so lucky to be there, it was insane … I can’t wait for people to see.“
Ortega’s comments actually echo something her co-star Michael Keaton – who reprises the role of the titular character – said seven months ago, when the film was still in production.
Ortega’s comments actually echo something her co-star Michael Keaton – who reprises the role of the titular character – said seven months ago, when the film was still in production.
- 1/16/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Director Tim Burton was only a day and a half from being able to wrap production on his latest movie, Beetlejuice 2 – which, of course, happens to be the long-awaited (it’s been thirty-five years!) sequel to his classic Beetlejuice (watch it Here) – when the Screen Actors Guild strike hit in July. When the strike ended earlier this month, Beetlejuice 2 was able to go back into production. Now Burton has taken to Instagram to celebrate the end of filming by sharing a picture of himself sitting on a familiar set. You can check it out at the bottom of this article.
The SAG strike delay was very minor compared to what this project has been through over the years. Beetlejuice 2 was in development hell for decades. In 1990, Jonathan Gems was hired to write a sequel that was going to be titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian. Burton considered having Daniel Waters rewrite that script,...
The SAG strike delay was very minor compared to what this project has been through over the years. Beetlejuice 2 was in development hell for decades. In 1990, Jonathan Gems was hired to write a sequel that was going to be titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian. Burton considered having Daniel Waters rewrite that script,...
- 11/30/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Back in March, film journalist Jeff Sneider said he had heard that “an aging action star” was up for the role of a ghost in director Tim Burton‘s Beetlejuice 2 – which, of course, happens to be the long-awaited (it’s been thirty-five years!) sequel to his classic Beetlejuice (watch it Here). Sneider heard Jean-Claude Van Damme was in the running to play the character… but over the eight months since, we haven’t heard anything that indicates Van Damme actually made it to the set of Beetlejuice 2. We do know that Willem Dafoe plays an afterlife detective in the film – and during a new interview with Variety, he revealed that his character also happens to be a former action star!
Dafoe said, “I haven’t seen any footage (from Beetlejuice 2) yet, but it was fun to do. I play a police officer in the afterlife, so I’m a dead person.
Dafoe said, “I haven’t seen any footage (from Beetlejuice 2) yet, but it was fun to do. I play a police officer in the afterlife, so I’m a dead person.
- 11/27/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Director Tim Burton was less than two days from being able to wrap production on his latest movie, Beetlejuice 2 – which, of course, happens to be the long-awaited (it’s been thirty-five years!) sequels to his classic Beetlejuice (watch it Here), when the Screen Actors Guild strike hit in July. Production had to be paused for months. But the SAG strike came to an end earlier this month, and now Wbz News reports that Burton and his cast and crew were able to return to the town of Melrose, Massachusetts and cover the place in Halloween decorations for a couple days of filming. Beetlejuice 2 has since wrapped, finally.
The SAG strike delay was very minor compared to what this project has been through over the years. Beetlejuice 2 was in development hell for decades. In 1990, Jonathan Gems was hired to write a sequel that was going to be titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian.
The SAG strike delay was very minor compared to what this project has been through over the years. Beetlejuice 2 was in development hell for decades. In 1990, Jonathan Gems was hired to write a sequel that was going to be titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian.
- 11/21/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The production of Beetlejuice 2 was just two days short of completion when the actors’ strike forced the project into shutdown. Thankfully, it’s now a wrap for the long-awaited sequel.
It didn’t take long for Beetlejuice 2 to wrap production – which is unsurprising, given how close it was to being completed before the actors’ strike caused an immediate shutdown on all major studio projects. As director Tim Burton has mentioned previously, the film was less than two days from completing its production schedule when it was shut down and now most projects are getting back to work, it didn’t take very long for Beetlejuice 2 to wrap things up.
As most of the film was in the can before the SAG-AFTRA strike, we imagine that Burton and his team managed to stay busy throughout the intervening months, presumably working on the post-production process. That certainly appears...
It didn’t take long for Beetlejuice 2 to wrap production – which is unsurprising, given how close it was to being completed before the actors’ strike caused an immediate shutdown on all major studio projects. As director Tim Burton has mentioned previously, the film was less than two days from completing its production schedule when it was shut down and now most projects are getting back to work, it didn’t take very long for Beetlejuice 2 to wrap things up.
As most of the film was in the can before the SAG-AFTRA strike, we imagine that Burton and his team managed to stay busy throughout the intervening months, presumably working on the post-production process. That certainly appears...
- 11/20/2023
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
Thirty-five years after the release of the Tim Burton-directed classic Beetlejuice (watch it Here), Burton has been working on the long-awaited sequel we’re calling Beetlejuice 2, and as part of the production he once again turned the town of East Corinth, Vermont into Winter River, Connecticut. The house the first movie took place in has been rebuilt, and pictures taken by fans revealed that an iconic sculpture featured in that movie was sitting outside the house. Unfortunately, that sculpture has since been stolen!
The Vermont State Police are looking for the sculpture and a pumpkin-topped lamp post that was also stolen from the set:
We tried saying the name of this stolen statue three times, but it didn't come back! We're investigating the theft of this 150-pound sculpture from the "Beetlejuice 2" set in E. Corinth, along with a lamppost topped with a pumpkin decoration. Call 802-748-3111 with any info.
The Vermont State Police are looking for the sculpture and a pumpkin-topped lamp post that was also stolen from the set:
We tried saying the name of this stolen statue three times, but it didn't come back! We're investigating the theft of this 150-pound sculpture from the "Beetlejuice 2" set in E. Corinth, along with a lamppost topped with a pumpkin decoration. Call 802-748-3111 with any info.
- 7/24/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Thirty-five years after the release of the Tim Burton-directed classic Beetlejuice (watch it Here), production is officially underway on a sequel – and while we haven’t seen any official images from Beetlejuice 2 yet, set pics did give us our first look at Winona Ryder, back in the role of Lydia Deetz, a couple months ago. And now more set pics have revealed the first look at the character being played by Jenna Ortega, who previously worked with Burton on the hit Netflix series Wednesday. Images of Ortega’s character, Lydia’s daughter, can be seen in Twitter embeds at the bottom of this article.
Beetlejuice 2 was in development hell for decades. In 1990, Jonathan Gems was hired to write a sequel that was going to be titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian. Burton considered having Daniel Waters rewrite that script, Pamela Norris did rewrite it, and Warner Bros. offered Kevin Smith...
Beetlejuice 2 was in development hell for decades. In 1990, Jonathan Gems was hired to write a sequel that was going to be titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian. Burton considered having Daniel Waters rewrite that script, Pamela Norris did rewrite it, and Warner Bros. offered Kevin Smith...
- 7/7/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Thirty-five years after the release of the Tim Burton-directed classic Beetlejuice (watch it Here), production is officially underway on a sequel – and star Michael Keaton told Empire that he’s having a blast making Beetlejuice 2! Keaton said, “Beetlejuice is the most f-ckin’ fun you can have working. It’s so fun, it’s so great. And you know what it is? We’re doing it exactly like we did the first movie. There’s a woman in the great waiting room for the afterlife literally with a fishing line – I want people to know this because I love it – tugging on the tail of a cat to make it move.“
The actor revealed that he and Burton had agreed that if Beetlejuice 2 ever got made, it had “to be done as close to the way we made it the first time. Making stuff up, making stuff happen,...
The actor revealed that he and Burton had agreed that if Beetlejuice 2 ever got made, it had “to be done as close to the way we made it the first time. Making stuff up, making stuff happen,...
- 6/5/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Production is officially underway on director Tim Burton‘s long-awaited sequel to his 1988 classic Beetlejuice (watch it Here) – and spy pics snapped on the Beetlejuice 2 set have given us our first look at Winona Ryder, reprising the role of the “strange and unusual” Lydia Deetz! These images can be seen in the Twitter embed at the bottom of this article.
Beetlejuice 2 was in development hell for decades. In 1990, Jonathan Gems was hired to write a sequel that was going to be titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian. Burton considered having Daniel Waters rewrite that script, Pamela Norris did rewrite it, and Warner Bros. offered Kevin Smith the chance to do another rewrite. He turned it down. Seth Grahame-Smith was hired to write and produce a new version of a sequel in 2011. Mike Vukadinovich was brought on to rewrite his script in 2017.
Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, co-creators and co-showrunners of Netflix’s hit series,...
Beetlejuice 2 was in development hell for decades. In 1990, Jonathan Gems was hired to write a sequel that was going to be titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian. Burton considered having Daniel Waters rewrite that script, Pamela Norris did rewrite it, and Warner Bros. offered Kevin Smith the chance to do another rewrite. He turned it down. Seth Grahame-Smith was hired to write and produce a new version of a sequel in 2011. Mike Vukadinovich was brought on to rewrite his script in 2017.
Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, co-creators and co-showrunners of Netflix’s hit series,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
It’s been a long wait, but director Tim Burton is finally heading into production on a sequel to his 1988 classic Beetlejuice (watch it Here) – and he’s assembling a cast that looks to guarantee that Beetlejuice 2 is going to be worth the wait. Not only is Michael Keaton reprising the role of the titular ghoul and Winona Ryder returning to play the “strange and unusual” Lydia Deetz, with Catherine O’Hara back as Lydia’s stepmother Delia, but new additions include Jenna Ortega as Lydia’s daughter, Monica Bellucci as Beetlejuice’s wife, and Justin Theroux in an unspecified role. Now The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Willem Dafoe has joined the cast and will be playing a law enforcement officer in the afterlife.
We’re still waiting to hear whether or not the rumor that Jean-Claude Van Damme is going to play a ghost in this...
We’re still waiting to hear whether or not the rumor that Jean-Claude Van Damme is going to play a ghost in this...
- 5/12/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
After decades of fits and starts, “Beetlejuice” is back. On Tuesday, Warner Bros. announced a long-discussed sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 horror-comedy favorite will debut in theaters on September 6, 2024.
Most of the key original players will return for the sequel, including Burton and stars Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder. “Wednesday” star Jenna Ortega is in the cast as well, reportedly playing the grown daughter of Ryder’s character, Lydia Deetz, from the original. This would mark the second collaboration between Burton and Ortega after the blockbuster Netflix hit “Wednesday.” In interviews, Ortega has talked about how fastidious Burton was as a filmmaker on the set of “Wednesday” and said he was “a really great communicator and collaborator.”
“Beetlejuice 2” has been discussed for literally decades. Back in 1990, Burton hired screenwriter Jonathan Gems to work on a “Beetlejuice” sequel with the idea that it might be set in Hawaii. In the years that followed,...
Most of the key original players will return for the sequel, including Burton and stars Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder. “Wednesday” star Jenna Ortega is in the cast as well, reportedly playing the grown daughter of Ryder’s character, Lydia Deetz, from the original. This would mark the second collaboration between Burton and Ortega after the blockbuster Netflix hit “Wednesday.” In interviews, Ortega has talked about how fastidious Burton was as a filmmaker on the set of “Wednesday” and said he was “a really great communicator and collaborator.”
“Beetlejuice 2” has been discussed for literally decades. Back in 1990, Burton hired screenwriter Jonathan Gems to work on a “Beetlejuice” sequel with the idea that it might be set in Hawaii. In the years that followed,...
- 5/10/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Warner Bros. has set a release date for Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice 2.”
Sadly, saying his name three times won’t summon the movie any earlier than Sept. 6, 2024.
The sequel follows Burton’s 1988 horror comedy, which starred Michael Keaton as the titular character, a ghoulish “bio-exorcist” hired by a recently deceased couple (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis) to rid their home of the pushy new humans who have just moved in (led by Catherine O’Hara and Jeffrey Jones). Of course, Baldwin and Davis end up connecting with the sensitive daughter of the overbearing couple, played by a young Winona Ryder. Embraced for its offbeat sense of humor, inventive visuals (sandworms on Saturn) and music – both Danny Elfman’s unforgettable score and the Harry Belafonte songs on the soundtrack – “Beetlejuice” is a true classic.
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Sadly, saying his name three times won’t summon the movie any earlier than Sept. 6, 2024.
The sequel follows Burton’s 1988 horror comedy, which starred Michael Keaton as the titular character, a ghoulish “bio-exorcist” hired by a recently deceased couple (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis) to rid their home of the pushy new humans who have just moved in (led by Catherine O’Hara and Jeffrey Jones). Of course, Baldwin and Davis end up connecting with the sensitive daughter of the overbearing couple, played by a young Winona Ryder. Embraced for its offbeat sense of humor, inventive visuals (sandworms on Saturn) and music – both Danny Elfman’s unforgettable score and the Harry Belafonte songs on the soundtrack – “Beetlejuice” is a true classic.
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- 5/9/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
In 1962, artists Wally Wood and Norman Saunders painted out a series of horrifically violent trading cards featuring large-brained alien critters attacking Earth, gleefully killing the U.S. soldiers, severing people's heads, and using their advanced technology to grow Earth's insects into murderous monsters. Called "Mars Attacks!," the trading cards were numbered and, when arranged properly, told a linear story of the whole Martian invasion, and how Mars, nearing an explosive cataclysm, needed to invade Earth for purposes of recolonization. The Martian invasion was followed a successful Earth counterstrike back on Mars, wherein a human force blew up the Martian cities and killed the disgusting little monsters once and for all. Then Mars explodes.
The "Mars Attacks!" cards were most certainly inappropriate for children, so of course kids wanted them right away. Because of the violent images on the cards, many concerned parents groups successfully sued to have them removed from comic book stores.
The "Mars Attacks!" cards were most certainly inappropriate for children, so of course kids wanted them right away. Because of the violent images on the cards, many concerned parents groups successfully sued to have them removed from comic book stores.
- 3/27/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Eleven days ago, we heard that Wednesday and Scream VI star Jenna Ortega is circling a role in director Tim Burton’s long-awaited Beetlejuice 2, which is apparently finally on the edge of going into production, thirty-five years after the first film was released. Ortega would be joining returning Beetlejuice stars Michael Keaton (as the title character), Winona Ryder (as Lydia Deetz), and Catherine O’Hara (as Lydia’s stepmother Delia), and she would be playing Lydia’s daughter. Film journalist Jeff Sneider heard the Ortega rumor a couple weeks before it went public – and during an episode of the podcast The Hot Mic, which he hosts with critic John Rocha, Sneider revealed that he has also heard “an aging action star” is in the running to play a ghost in the film. And that action star might be Jean-Claude Van Damme.
We have to be clear that this is just a Rumor right now,...
We have to be clear that this is just a Rumor right now,...
- 3/20/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Tim Burton (“Batman”), alongside Steven Spielberg, were filmmakers that embraced early digital effects in the 1990s to create creatures, Spielberg with man-eating dinosaurs in “Jurassic Park” and Burton with creepy little aliens in his 1996 satire “Mars Attacks!.” Well, it looks like Burton also had a dino itch he wanted to scratch, too but in a more gory fashion.
“Mars Attacks!” screenwriter Jonathan Gems spoke with Inverse, revealing how an oddball birthday gift led to Burton’s desire to make a disaster film.
Continue reading Tim Burton Wanted To Adapt Violent ‘Dinosaurs Attack!’ For The Big Screen at The Playlist.
“Mars Attacks!” screenwriter Jonathan Gems spoke with Inverse, revealing how an oddball birthday gift led to Burton’s desire to make a disaster film.
Continue reading Tim Burton Wanted To Adapt Violent ‘Dinosaurs Attack!’ For The Big Screen at The Playlist.
- 12/14/2021
- by Christopher Marc
- The Playlist
In his latest podcast/interview, host Stuart Wright talks with co-directors Robin Dutta and Vinod Mahindru about their documentary Who Killed British Cinema?, which features contributors such as Academy Award winner Sir David Lean (archive), Academy Award winner Sir Ben Kingsley, Academy Award winner Lord David Puttnam, Sir Alan Parker, Mike Hodges, Ken Loach, Stephen Frears, Jonathan Gems, Michael Kuhn, Sir Gerald Kaufman MP, and Lord Chris Smith.
A feature length documentary about the real state of the British film industry in relation to UK structures past, present and currently for the future. This film exposes the shocking truths about the UK Governments’ will to grow an indigenous British film industry, the legacy and testament of the now closed UK Film Council (UKFC), the current British Film Institute and the new Creative England. Purely in respect of the public money spent, this film challenges the notion that art is unquantifiable,...
A feature length documentary about the real state of the British film industry in relation to UK structures past, present and currently for the future. This film exposes the shocking truths about the UK Governments’ will to grow an indigenous British film industry, the legacy and testament of the now closed UK Film Council (UKFC), the current British Film Institute and the new Creative England. Purely in respect of the public money spent, this film challenges the notion that art is unquantifiable,...
- 6/18/2018
- by Stuart Wright
- Nerdly
Simon Brew Oct 28, 2018
Beetlejuice is a classic Tim Burton movie, but attempts to make Beetlejuice 2 never worked out.
When it was announced in the late 1980s that the then thirtysomething director Tim Burton had landed the job of bringing Batman to the big screen for Warner Bros., approval was far from unanimous. Burton was a gamble, although as 1989’s Batman would prove, a well-chosen bet.
Despite being a gamble, Burton had some pedigree. Just two movies into his career, he was already proving to be one of Hollywood’s most interesting mainstream directors. And the studio had, after all, seen early cuts of 1988’s Beetlejuice, Burton’s second film.
The fantasy comedy, starring Michael Keaton in the title role, actually came to Burton while he was already working on Batman (his first film, 1985’s Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, had proven a surprise hit). While the studio dithered over giving...
Beetlejuice is a classic Tim Burton movie, but attempts to make Beetlejuice 2 never worked out.
When it was announced in the late 1980s that the then thirtysomething director Tim Burton had landed the job of bringing Batman to the big screen for Warner Bros., approval was far from unanimous. Burton was a gamble, although as 1989’s Batman would prove, a well-chosen bet.
Despite being a gamble, Burton had some pedigree. Just two movies into his career, he was already proving to be one of Hollywood’s most interesting mainstream directors. And the studio had, after all, seen early cuts of 1988’s Beetlejuice, Burton’s second film.
The fantasy comedy, starring Michael Keaton in the title role, actually came to Burton while he was already working on Batman (his first film, 1985’s Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, had proven a surprise hit). While the studio dithered over giving...
- 10/6/2017
- Den of Geek
Simon Brew Oct 14, 2018
Beetlejuice is a classic Tim Burton movie, but attempts to make Beetlejuice 2 never worked out.
When it was announced in the late 1980s that the then thirtysomething director Tim Burton had landed the job of bringing Batman to the big screen for Warner Bros., approval was far from unanimous. Burton was a gamble, although as 1989’s Batman would prove, a well-chosen bet.
Despite being a gamble, Burton had some pedigree. Just two movies into his career, he was already proving to be one of Hollywood’s most interesting mainstream directors. And the studio had, after all, seen early cuts of 1988’s Beetlejuice, Burton’s second film.
The fantasy comedy, starring Michael Keaton in the title role, actually came to Burton while he was already working on Batman (his first film, 1985’s Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, had proven a surprise hit). While the studio dithered over giving...
Beetlejuice is a classic Tim Burton movie, but attempts to make Beetlejuice 2 never worked out.
When it was announced in the late 1980s that the then thirtysomething director Tim Burton had landed the job of bringing Batman to the big screen for Warner Bros., approval was far from unanimous. Burton was a gamble, although as 1989’s Batman would prove, a well-chosen bet.
Despite being a gamble, Burton had some pedigree. Just two movies into his career, he was already proving to be one of Hollywood’s most interesting mainstream directors. And the studio had, after all, seen early cuts of 1988’s Beetlejuice, Burton’s second film.
The fantasy comedy, starring Michael Keaton in the title role, actually came to Burton while he was already working on Batman (his first film, 1985’s Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, had proven a surprise hit). While the studio dithered over giving...
- 10/6/2017
- Den of Geek
Simon Brew Oct 6, 2017
Beetlejuice remains a one-off classic - but not for the want of trying...
When it was announced in the late 1980s that the-then thirtysomething director Tim Burton had landed the job of bringing Batman to the big screen for Warner Bros., approval was far from unanimous. Burton was a gamble, although as 1989’s Batman would prove, a well-chosen bet.
Yet he wasn’t a gamble without some pedigree. Just two movies into his career, he was already proving to be one of Hollywood’s most interesting mainstream directors. And the studio had, after all, seen early cuts of 1988’s Beetlejuice, Burton’s second film.
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The fantasy comedy, starring Michael Keaton in the title role, actually came to Burton while...
Beetlejuice remains a one-off classic - but not for the want of trying...
When it was announced in the late 1980s that the-then thirtysomething director Tim Burton had landed the job of bringing Batman to the big screen for Warner Bros., approval was far from unanimous. Burton was a gamble, although as 1989’s Batman would prove, a well-chosen bet.
Yet he wasn’t a gamble without some pedigree. Just two movies into his career, he was already proving to be one of Hollywood’s most interesting mainstream directors. And the studio had, after all, seen early cuts of 1988’s Beetlejuice, Burton’s second film.
Buy Beetlejuice on DVD and Blu-ray in posh packaging, here. And the digital version is here. Clicking on these links supports the site, and we hugely appreciate it.
The fantasy comedy, starring Michael Keaton in the title role, actually came to Burton while...
- 10/4/2017
- Den of Geek
Den Of Geek Oct 1, 2017
Tim Burton's 1996 alien invasion movie Mars Attacks!, and some of the nerdy stuff behind it...
Coming off the back of arguably his most acclaimed film, the Oscar-winning Ed Wood, director Tim Burton returned to blockbuster movie territory, with his anarchic 1996 take on the Topps Tradiing Card series, Mars Attacks! He pulled together a cracking ensemble cast, and proceeded to take real glee in having them dispatched by aliens with a penchant for shooting birds of peace out of the sky, and saying ‘ack!’ a lot. In fact, the dialogue of ‘ack!’ was a placeholder in the screenplay penned by Jonathan Gems, and was never replaced. A wise move, that. Gems, goes the story, developed the screenplay for the film, and only when he was done did he realise the trading cards themselves came with their own story on the reverse side!
See related Seven:...
Tim Burton's 1996 alien invasion movie Mars Attacks!, and some of the nerdy stuff behind it...
Coming off the back of arguably his most acclaimed film, the Oscar-winning Ed Wood, director Tim Burton returned to blockbuster movie territory, with his anarchic 1996 take on the Topps Tradiing Card series, Mars Attacks! He pulled together a cracking ensemble cast, and proceeded to take real glee in having them dispatched by aliens with a penchant for shooting birds of peace out of the sky, and saying ‘ack!’ a lot. In fact, the dialogue of ‘ack!’ was a placeholder in the screenplay penned by Jonathan Gems, and was never replaced. A wise move, that. Gems, goes the story, developed the screenplay for the film, and only when he was done did he realise the trading cards themselves came with their own story on the reverse side!
See related Seven:...
- 9/30/2017
- Den of Geek
Den Of Geek Oct 1, 2017
Tim Burton's 1996 alien invasion movie Mars Attacks!, and some of the nerdy stuff behind it...
Coming off the back of arguably his most acclaimed film, the Oscar-winning Ed Wood, director Tim Burton returned to blockbuster movie territory, with his anarchic 1996 take on the Topps Tradiing Card series, Mars Attacks! He pulled together a cracking ensemble cast, and proceeded to take real glee in having them dispatched by aliens with a penchant for shooting birds of peace out of the sky, and saying ‘ack!’ a lot. In fact, the dialogue of ‘ack!’ was a placeholder in the screenplay penned by Jonathan Gems, and was never replaced. A wise move, that. Gems, goes the story, developed the screenplay for the film, and only when he was done did he realise the trading cards themselves came with their own story on the reverse side!
Get Mars Attacks! in posh new packaging here,...
Tim Burton's 1996 alien invasion movie Mars Attacks!, and some of the nerdy stuff behind it...
Coming off the back of arguably his most acclaimed film, the Oscar-winning Ed Wood, director Tim Burton returned to blockbuster movie territory, with his anarchic 1996 take on the Topps Tradiing Card series, Mars Attacks! He pulled together a cracking ensemble cast, and proceeded to take real glee in having them dispatched by aliens with a penchant for shooting birds of peace out of the sky, and saying ‘ack!’ a lot. In fact, the dialogue of ‘ack!’ was a placeholder in the screenplay penned by Jonathan Gems, and was never replaced. A wise move, that. Gems, goes the story, developed the screenplay for the film, and only when he was done did he realise the trading cards themselves came with their own story on the reverse side!
Get Mars Attacks! in posh new packaging here,...
- 9/29/2017
- Den of Geek
Ryan Lambie Sep 19, 2016
Long before Tim Burton's movie, a Mars Attacks screenplay written by Alex Cox lists Donald Trump as an ex-us president...
Mars Attacks! is likely remembered by most as a Tim Burton joint. Released in 1996, the alien invasion comedy featured an eclectic cast - Danny DeVito, Michael J Fox, Tom Jones and Jack Nicholson to name a few - and stood as a macabre counterpoint to that year's other big invasion flick, Independence Day.
Mars Attacks had a long half-life in Hollywood before Burton even got involved, however. The project was originally dreamed up by Repo Man director Alex Cox, who'd collected the infamous trading cards of the same name when he was a child. Cox first proposed an adaptation for Mars Attacks to Orion Pictures in 1985, and wrote three drafts of a screenplay over the course of four years. You can read drafts two and three...
Long before Tim Burton's movie, a Mars Attacks screenplay written by Alex Cox lists Donald Trump as an ex-us president...
Mars Attacks! is likely remembered by most as a Tim Burton joint. Released in 1996, the alien invasion comedy featured an eclectic cast - Danny DeVito, Michael J Fox, Tom Jones and Jack Nicholson to name a few - and stood as a macabre counterpoint to that year's other big invasion flick, Independence Day.
Mars Attacks had a long half-life in Hollywood before Burton even got involved, however. The project was originally dreamed up by Repo Man director Alex Cox, who'd collected the infamous trading cards of the same name when he was a child. Cox first proposed an adaptation for Mars Attacks to Orion Pictures in 1985, and wrote three drafts of a screenplay over the course of four years. You can read drafts two and three...
- 9/19/2016
- Den of Geek
Where do I get my Big Brother campaign pin and yard poster? Michael Radford's elaborate Orwell adaptation sticks closely to the original book, even after decades of deriviative dystopias have stolen its fire. John Hurt is excellent as Winston Smith, and Richard Burton is his inquisitor. Nineteen Eighty-Four Blu-ray Twilight Time Limited Edition 1984 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 111 min. / Ship Date December 8, 2016 / available through Twilight Time Movies / 29.95 Starring John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack, Gregor Fisher, James Walker, Phyllis Logan. Cinematography Roger Deakins Production Designer Allan Cameron Art Direction Martin Hebert, Grant Hicks Film Editor Tom Priestley Original Music (2) Dominick Muldowney / Eurythmics Written by Jonathan Gems, Michael Radford from the novel by George Orwell Produced by Al Clark, Robert Devereux, Simon Perry, Marvin J. Rosenblum Directed by Michael Radford
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
George Orwell's pessimistic 1948 novel 1984 is probably the most important political book of the last century.
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
George Orwell's pessimistic 1948 novel 1984 is probably the most important political book of the last century.
- 1/16/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Plans are afoot for a sequel to Tim Burton's Beetlejuice. But what made the original so special, and where might the sequel go?
Last week, an extremely cautious Winona Ryder confirmed on Late Night With Seth Myers that a sequel to Tim Burton's beloved 1988 haunted house comedy Beetlejuice was finally in the works. Ryder will be reprising her role as Lydia Deetz, with Burton back behind the megaphone and Michael Keaton, fresh from a career-resurrecting turn in Birdman (2014), again starring as 'the ghost with the most'.
Ryder's announcement was met with the inevitable woops and cheers from Myers' studio audience, but fans of Burton's breakthrough feature will be seeking reassurances that the forthcoming follow-up will remain true to the spirit of its predecessor.
For those who've never seen it, Beetlejuice tells the story of Adam and Barbara Maitland (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis), a happily married couple living...
Last week, an extremely cautious Winona Ryder confirmed on Late Night With Seth Myers that a sequel to Tim Burton's beloved 1988 haunted house comedy Beetlejuice was finally in the works. Ryder will be reprising her role as Lydia Deetz, with Burton back behind the megaphone and Michael Keaton, fresh from a career-resurrecting turn in Birdman (2014), again starring as 'the ghost with the most'.
Ryder's announcement was met with the inevitable woops and cheers from Myers' studio audience, but fans of Burton's breakthrough feature will be seeking reassurances that the forthcoming follow-up will remain true to the spirit of its predecessor.
For those who've never seen it, Beetlejuice tells the story of Adam and Barbara Maitland (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis), a happily married couple living...
- 8/18/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
The Wrap has apparently confirmed the rumors first reported by Schmoes Know that Warner Bros. is currently in talks with director Tim Burton to direct Beetlejuice 2, the proposed sequel to his cult classic film released in 1988. According to sources at The Wrap, it looks as though Michael Keaton will be reprising his role as the over-the-top “bio-exorcist” named Beetlejuice with writer Seth Grahame-Smith (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Dark Shadows) currently drafting a script for the upcoming film.
Tim Burton’s involvement in “Beetlejuice 2″ is no longer a rumor, as he’s officially in talks to direct the sequel for Warner Bros., multiple individuals familiar with the project have told The Wrap. Michael Keaton is expected to reprise his role as the titular fast-talking, black-and-white stripe-wearing ghost with the most.
Burton has long sought to make a sequel to his cult classic film, going back to 1990 when he hired...
Tim Burton’s involvement in “Beetlejuice 2″ is no longer a rumor, as he’s officially in talks to direct the sequel for Warner Bros., multiple individuals familiar with the project have told The Wrap. Michael Keaton is expected to reprise his role as the titular fast-talking, black-and-white stripe-wearing ghost with the most.
Burton has long sought to make a sequel to his cult classic film, going back to 1990 when he hired...
- 10/22/2013
- by Adam B.
- GeekRest
It's curious that a director as idiosyncratic and...well, just plain weird as Tim Burton has become one of Hollywood's A-listers. But from 1989's "Batman" to 2010's billion-dollar-grossing "Alice in Wonderland," the helmer has managed to turn his dark, gothic imagination into something that genuinely captures the hearts and minds of the general public. Indeed, even films like "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and the upcoming "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," which are produced by Burton, show that he, like Alfred Hitchcock before him, has become one of the few directors who's a true brand name, with audiences knowing what they can expect when they purchase a ticket.
But despite his success, Burton, like every filmmaker, isn't necessarily able to get everything he wants made. The path of his career has been littered with a number of projects that either didn't get made at all, or got made with radically different interpretations and visions to them.
But despite his success, Burton, like every filmmaker, isn't necessarily able to get everything he wants made. The path of his career has been littered with a number of projects that either didn't get made at all, or got made with radically different interpretations and visions to them.
- 5/11/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg might be working on the script for his planned "Beetlejuice" sequel at the moment, but they already have their sights on the stars. The original film's stars, that is. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Grahame-Smith explained that he plans on approaching Michael Keaton to reprise his role in the sequel, he just doesn't have a script to present him with yet.
"When Warner Bros. came to us about it, we said the only way we'd do it if we got Tim [Burton's] blessing and involvement, and we got that, and the star of the movie has to be Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice, and it's a true continuation 26 years later. Not just throwing him in as a cameo going, 'Hey, it's me. I endorse this movie,'" he said.
Assumedly the sequel won't head to Hawaii like the originally planned follow-up did. Burton had hired writer...
"When Warner Bros. came to us about it, we said the only way we'd do it if we got Tim [Burton's] blessing and involvement, and we got that, and the star of the movie has to be Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice, and it's a true continuation 26 years later. Not just throwing him in as a cameo going, 'Hey, it's me. I endorse this movie,'" he said.
Assumedly the sequel won't head to Hawaii like the originally planned follow-up did. Burton had hired writer...
- 10/28/2011
- by Terri Schwartz
- ifc.com
Here's a slightly unexpected news story that's sure to get some people up in arms: it seems that some 23 years after the release of Tim Burton's Beetlejuice, a sequel is taking shape over at Warner Brothers. What's more, Tim Burton does not appear to be involved. According to Deadline, the man who may end up bringing Beetlejuice back from the dead is Seth Grahame-Smith, the writer of such popular mash-up novels Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. He and his producing partner David Katzenberg (son of DreamWorks Animation head Jeffrey Katzenberg) recently set up a two-year deal with Warner Brothers, and one of their first projects is expected to be a Beetlejuice sequel. Supposedly their plan is not to remake it but "to reboot it by advancing the storyline of the original." Believe it or not, Tim Burton has wanted to do a Beetlejuice sequel for many years now.
- 9/7/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Beetlejuice is coming back from the dead some twenty years after one of the most infamous sequel attempts in Hollywood history when, and this is no word of a lie, Warner Bros paid a screenwriter to scribe a follow-up to the 1988 classic that would send the pale faced ghoul for hire to Hawaii. The movie was even to be called ‘Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian‘ and was director Tim Burton’s mischievous idea for a sequel he never really wanted to make, screenwriter Jonathan Gems musing after the fact;
“Tim thought it would be funny to match the surfing backdrop of a beach movie with some sort of German Expressionism, because they’re totally wrong together”
The movie announced in 1990 would have been a direct sequel (with all the actors back) following the Deetz family moving to Hawaii where Charles is developing a holiday resort only to find it was being built...
“Tim thought it would be funny to match the surfing backdrop of a beach movie with some sort of German Expressionism, because they’re totally wrong together”
The movie announced in 1990 would have been a direct sequel (with all the actors back) following the Deetz family moving to Hawaii where Charles is developing a holiday resort only to find it was being built...
- 9/7/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
The idea of a sequel to Tim Burton’s ace 1988 spook comedy Beetlejuice is one that has floated between the worlds of fact and rumour like a lost soul for years. Now, after a long period lost in limbo, it would seem that it’s back, with Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter writer Seth Grahame-Smith talking up the idea as he launches his new production company. While there has been loose chatter about a follow-up to the Michael Keaton film, with even Burton himself handing Mars Attacks! writer Jonathan Gems the concept of a Hawaii-set sequel (which went through several script drafts but never saw the light of day), it’s always seemed to flare up occasionally, usually when any of the cast or the director himself are asked about it, and then die out again.Well, like Beetlejuice himself needing to have his name called several times before he’ll appear,...
- 9/7/2011
- EmpireOnline
I was too young to buy the 1962 Topps trading card series, Mars Attacks, and grew up hearing about these wonderful cards and was delighted when a facsimile edition was released in the 1990s. Others, though, were clearly inspired by them and when he was in a position to do pretty much whatever he wanted, director Tim Burton said he wanted to use the cards for a loving tribute to the goofy Sf movies of the 1950s.
He turned to Jonathan Gems to write the story and then the first screenplay but as 1993 turned to 1994, it was clear he wasn’t delivering what the visionary director wanted. Instead, he gave the assignment to Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who gave him a sprawling story set in Washington and Las Vegas, giving a meaty part to the President of the United States so Burton could attract some big name talent. And the...
He turned to Jonathan Gems to write the story and then the first screenplay but as 1993 turned to 1994, it was clear he wasn’t delivering what the visionary director wanted. Instead, he gave the assignment to Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who gave him a sprawling story set in Washington and Las Vegas, giving a meaty part to the President of the United States so Burton could attract some big name talent. And the...
- 9/9/2010
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
Geena Davis confirmed last month that she would love to return for a sequel to "Beetlejuice," but wondered if she would be able to since ghosts don't age. "Alec [Baldwin] and I would have to look as we did then - who knows, maybe we could," she said. "I better get in touch with Tim Burton." Now, during a "Toy Story 3" press junket, Moviehole caught up with "Beetlejuice" star Michael Keaton who said that he would return for a sequel "in a heartbeat." He added: "That's the one thing I'd love to do again." The last time a "Beetlejuice" sequel was seriously considered was back in the 90s. The script, written by Jonathan Gems (Mars Attacks!), took the Deetz family to Hawaii where Charles (Jeffrey Jones) is developing a resort. They soon discover that they're building on top of an old ancient burial ground. Both Keaton and Winona Ryder were approached to reprise their roles.
- 6/7/2010
- WorstPreviews.com
Moviehole caught up with actress Geena Davis to find out whether she would return for a sequel to "Beetlejuice," in which she played one-half of a recently-departed couple. Her husband was played by Alec Baldwin. "I haven't heard anything about it, might be interesting," she said. "I would do that! Thing is, do ghosts age? Wouldn't we be stuck in the age we were? Alec [Baldwin] and I would have to look as we did then - who knows, maybe we could? I better get in touch with Tim Burton." The last time a "Beetlejuice" sequel was seriously considered was back in the 90s. The script, written by Jonathan Gems (Mars Attacks!), took the Deetz family to Hawaii where Charles (Jeffrey Jones) is developing a resort. They soon discover that they're building on top of an old ancient burial ground. Both Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder were approached to reprise their roles.
- 4/16/2010
- WorstPreviews.com
There are many theories, ideas or should I say 'schools of thought' on how the world would end. At the height of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation ranks at the very top. While others argue it will not be man who will destroy the world (directly) but - an epidemic of global proportions (most probably from a potent strain of virus - think: I am Legend) or severe climactic change (another ice age perhaps? That would be Day After Tommorow right?) or mechanical uprising (The Terminator, anyone?) or even attack from the outside - conquering aliens (Mars Attacks!) or perhaps an asteroid. And let's not forget zombies!
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- - - Inspired by the upcoming release of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster epic 2012, tMF listed down 10 of the most fascinating 'end of the world' movies.
Before looking at the list, you need to know that it's not based...
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- - - Inspired by the upcoming release of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster epic 2012, tMF listed down 10 of the most fascinating 'end of the world' movies.
Before looking at the list, you need to know that it's not based...
- 11/8/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
There are many theories, ideas or should I say 'schools of thought' on how the world would end. At the height of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation ranks at the very top. While others argue it will not be man who will destroy the world (directly) but - an epidemic of global proportions (most probably from a potent strain of virus - think: I am Legend) or severe climactic change (another ice age perhaps? That would be Day After Tommorow right?) or mechanical uprising (The Terminator, anyone?) or even attack from the outside - conquering aliens (Mars Attacks!) or perhaps an asteroid. And let's not forget zombies!
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- - - Inspired by the upcoming release of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster epic 2012, tMF listed down 10 of the most fascinating 'end of the world' movies.
Before looking at the list, you need to know that it's not based...
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- - - Inspired by the upcoming release of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster epic 2012, tMF listed down 10 of the most fascinating 'end of the world' movies.
Before looking at the list, you need to know that it's not based...
- 11/8/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
There are many theories, ideas or should I say 'schools of thought' on how the world would end. At the height of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation ranks at the very top. While others argue it will not be man who will destroy the world (directly) but - an epidemic of global proportions (most probably from a potent strain of virus - think: I am Legend) or severe climactic change (another ice age perhaps? That would be Day After Tommorow right?) or mechanical uprising (The Terminator, anyone?) or even attack from the outside - conquering aliens (Mars Attacks!) or perhaps an asteroid. And let's not forget zombies!
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- - - Inspired by the upcoming release of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster epic 2012, tMF listed down 10 of the most fascinating 'end of the world' movies.
Before looking at the list, you need to know that it's not based...
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- - - Inspired by the upcoming release of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster epic 2012, tMF listed down 10 of the most fascinating 'end of the world' movies.
Before looking at the list, you need to know that it's not based...
- 11/8/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
There are many theories, ideas or should I say 'schools of thought' on how the world would end. At the height of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation ranks at the very top. While others argue it will not be man who will destroy the world (directly) but - an epidemic of global proportions (most probably from a potent strain of virus - think: I am Legend) or severe climactic change (another ice age perhaps? That would be Day After Tommorow right?) or mechanical uprising (The Terminator, anyone?) or even attack from the outside - conquering aliens (Mars Attacks!) or perhaps an asteroid. And let's not forget zombies!
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- - - Inspired by the upcoming release of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster epic 2012, tMF listed down 10 of the most fascinating 'end of the world' movies.
Before looking at the list, you need to know that it's not based...
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- - - Inspired by the upcoming release of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster epic 2012, tMF listed down 10 of the most fascinating 'end of the world' movies.
Before looking at the list, you need to know that it's not based...
- 11/8/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
In 1989, Tim Burton's Batman redefined the comicbook film genre and proved that seriousness and superheroes can go together as the perfect dual identity.
The starting point had been Richard Donner's Superman just over a decade earlier which is still regarded as a classic in dispensing with camp, cartoonish absurdity.
Although Batman did later move back in that direction, the character was refocused once more by Christopher Nolan with Batman Begins and its 2008 blockbuster The Dark Knight.
Tim Burton, though, was the first to try to recapture the original Detective Comics take on the character as a troubled billionaire driven to become a sinister creature of the shadows. At the time, there was considerable negative press over the hiring of Burton and then the hiring of lead actor Michael Keaton - but we now know it all worked out fine in the end.
And the director, whose penchant for...
The starting point had been Richard Donner's Superman just over a decade earlier which is still regarded as a classic in dispensing with camp, cartoonish absurdity.
Although Batman did later move back in that direction, the character was refocused once more by Christopher Nolan with Batman Begins and its 2008 blockbuster The Dark Knight.
Tim Burton, though, was the first to try to recapture the original Detective Comics take on the character as a troubled billionaire driven to become a sinister creature of the shadows. At the time, there was considerable negative press over the hiring of Burton and then the hiring of lead actor Michael Keaton - but we now know it all worked out fine in the end.
And the director, whose penchant for...
- 5/13/2009
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
For those wondering if the market is going to be able to sustain another big-budget alien-attack movie this year, the wait is over. And the answer is a resounding yes, particularly when the director is the wildly inventive Tim Burton and the picture in question -- "Mars Attacks!" -- is a giddy, audacious blast.
Inspired by an obscure series of Topps trading cards, Burton's big-screen visualization is a special effects-packed, instant comic camp classic, not to mention a delectable parody of those '50s and '60s Cold War sci-fi extravaganzas and -- in too many instances to be a coincidence -- one particular 1996 megahit.
Crammed with a veritable cast of thousands that would have made Irwin Allen drool, "Mars Attacks!" won't be hitting those ethereal, record-breaking boxoffice heights reached by "Independence Day", but its results are nevertheless certain to have Warner Bros. looking to the heavens.
Setting the desired tone immediately with a startling opening that is at once garish and hysterically funny, the story kicks into overdrive as U.S. President James Dale (Jack Nicholson) prepares to brace the American public for an impending Martian invasion with the help of his press secretary (Martin Short), a pipe-chomping professor (Pierce Brosnan) and a pair of dueling generals -- one trigger-happy (Rod Steiger) and the other a fawning pacifist (Paul Winfield).
Among those representing the American public are Sarah Jessica Parker as an MTV-esque journalist and boyfriend Michael J. Fox as her straight-laced newsgathering rival; a greasy Vegas real estate wheeler-dealer (Nicholson again) and his New Age-y wife (Annette Bening); a pro boxer-turned-casino greeter (Jim Brown) and his no-nonsense bus-driving wife (Pam Grier); a doughnut-obsessed Heartland slacker (Lukas Haas) and his distracted grandmother (Sylvia Sidney); and a rude gambler (Danny DeVito).
While most are prepared to greet their green brethren with open arms, it turns out the nonresident aliens with the brain-heavy noggins haven't really come in peace and embark on a ray gun-zapping terrorist attack that reduces their victims to green- or red-hued skeletons.
Seemingly impervious to peace accords and nuclear attacks, the bug-eyed assailants gleefully carry out their assault until their one Achilles' heel is inadvertently discovered. Not wanting to give it away, suffice it to say that the movie should do wonders for Slim Whitman album sales.
Scene after scene bears the stamp of Burton's certifiably off-kilter creative genius. Part sci-fi/disaster movie homage, part Mad magazine-style "ID4" parody (Burton and screenwriter Jonathan Gems must have smuggled a script onto the set given the amount of happy skewering that takes place), the picture stays on its refreshingly silly course.
Not all of Burton's assembled players manage to nail the correct tone -- getting it right are Nicholson, Glenn Close as his coiffed first lady, Natalie Portman as the first daughter, Parker, Steiger, Haas, Sidney, Brown and Tom Jones, who plays himself -- but all are gamely willing.
Technical contributions are appropriately out of this world thanks to some dazzling computer-generated character work from visual effects supervisors Jim Mitchell (Industrial Light & Magic) and Michael Fink (Warner Digital Studios), some hyper-retro production designs from Wynn Thomas ("To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything") and a gloriously over-the-top soundtrack by resident Burton scorer Danny Elfman that's heavy on the old theremin.
MARS ATTACKS!
Warner Bros.
A film by Tim Burton
Director Tim Burton
Producers Tim Burton, Larry Franco
Screenwriter Jonathan Gems
Based on "Mars Attacks!" by Topps
Director of photography Peter Suschitzky
Production design Wynn Thomas
Editor Chris Lebenzon
Costume design Collen Atwood
Music Danny Elfman
Color/stereo
Cast:
President Dale/Art Land Jack Nicholson
First lady Marsha Dale Glenn Close
Barbara Land Annette Bening
Professor Donald Kessler Pierce Brosnan
Rude gambler Danny DeVito
Jerry Ross Martin Short
Nathalie Lake Sarah Jessica Parker
Jason Stone Michael J. Fox
General Decker Rod Steiger
Richie Norris Lukas Haas
Taffy Dale Natalie Portman
Byron Williams Jim Brown
Grandma Norris Sylvia Sidney
Running time -- 105 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
Inspired by an obscure series of Topps trading cards, Burton's big-screen visualization is a special effects-packed, instant comic camp classic, not to mention a delectable parody of those '50s and '60s Cold War sci-fi extravaganzas and -- in too many instances to be a coincidence -- one particular 1996 megahit.
Crammed with a veritable cast of thousands that would have made Irwin Allen drool, "Mars Attacks!" won't be hitting those ethereal, record-breaking boxoffice heights reached by "Independence Day", but its results are nevertheless certain to have Warner Bros. looking to the heavens.
Setting the desired tone immediately with a startling opening that is at once garish and hysterically funny, the story kicks into overdrive as U.S. President James Dale (Jack Nicholson) prepares to brace the American public for an impending Martian invasion with the help of his press secretary (Martin Short), a pipe-chomping professor (Pierce Brosnan) and a pair of dueling generals -- one trigger-happy (Rod Steiger) and the other a fawning pacifist (Paul Winfield).
Among those representing the American public are Sarah Jessica Parker as an MTV-esque journalist and boyfriend Michael J. Fox as her straight-laced newsgathering rival; a greasy Vegas real estate wheeler-dealer (Nicholson again) and his New Age-y wife (Annette Bening); a pro boxer-turned-casino greeter (Jim Brown) and his no-nonsense bus-driving wife (Pam Grier); a doughnut-obsessed Heartland slacker (Lukas Haas) and his distracted grandmother (Sylvia Sidney); and a rude gambler (Danny DeVito).
While most are prepared to greet their green brethren with open arms, it turns out the nonresident aliens with the brain-heavy noggins haven't really come in peace and embark on a ray gun-zapping terrorist attack that reduces their victims to green- or red-hued skeletons.
Seemingly impervious to peace accords and nuclear attacks, the bug-eyed assailants gleefully carry out their assault until their one Achilles' heel is inadvertently discovered. Not wanting to give it away, suffice it to say that the movie should do wonders for Slim Whitman album sales.
Scene after scene bears the stamp of Burton's certifiably off-kilter creative genius. Part sci-fi/disaster movie homage, part Mad magazine-style "ID4" parody (Burton and screenwriter Jonathan Gems must have smuggled a script onto the set given the amount of happy skewering that takes place), the picture stays on its refreshingly silly course.
Not all of Burton's assembled players manage to nail the correct tone -- getting it right are Nicholson, Glenn Close as his coiffed first lady, Natalie Portman as the first daughter, Parker, Steiger, Haas, Sidney, Brown and Tom Jones, who plays himself -- but all are gamely willing.
Technical contributions are appropriately out of this world thanks to some dazzling computer-generated character work from visual effects supervisors Jim Mitchell (Industrial Light & Magic) and Michael Fink (Warner Digital Studios), some hyper-retro production designs from Wynn Thomas ("To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything") and a gloriously over-the-top soundtrack by resident Burton scorer Danny Elfman that's heavy on the old theremin.
MARS ATTACKS!
Warner Bros.
A film by Tim Burton
Director Tim Burton
Producers Tim Burton, Larry Franco
Screenwriter Jonathan Gems
Based on "Mars Attacks!" by Topps
Director of photography Peter Suschitzky
Production design Wynn Thomas
Editor Chris Lebenzon
Costume design Collen Atwood
Music Danny Elfman
Color/stereo
Cast:
President Dale/Art Land Jack Nicholson
First lady Marsha Dale Glenn Close
Barbara Land Annette Bening
Professor Donald Kessler Pierce Brosnan
Rude gambler Danny DeVito
Jerry Ross Martin Short
Nathalie Lake Sarah Jessica Parker
Jason Stone Michael J. Fox
General Decker Rod Steiger
Richie Norris Lukas Haas
Taffy Dale Natalie Portman
Byron Williams Jim Brown
Grandma Norris Sylvia Sidney
Running time -- 105 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
- 12/2/1996
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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