Guy Ritchie to direct comic adaptation of Lobo

Ever heard of the comic book character Lobo? No? Don't worry, neither have a lot of people. The only way this comic book loving nerd knows who he is, is because of an appearance in Batman (the comic book) a few years ago, Superman too. Lobo is an alien mercenary and a bounty hunter. The character is pretty cool, an anti-hero of sorts. He has a very distinct look and sort of reminds me of "the comedian" in Watchmen.

Guy Ritchie has signed on to direct the movie according to latinoreview.com. Here's a direct quote from the trades:

Don Payne wrote the most recent script draft, and Joel Silver, Akiva Goldsman and Andrew Rona will produce. Pic is a co-production between Silver Pictures and Weed Road.

Ritchie will make the film his follow-up to “Sherlock Holmes,”...which Warner Bros. opens Christmas Day.

So there you go. The movie is going to be Guy Ritchie's follow-up to Sherlock Holmes; and production begins early next year. The studio wants a PG-13 rating, of course, and the movie will have a heavy load of visual effects. I'm excited about this one folks. Based solely on the Sherlock Holmes trailer, I strongly believe Ritchie is the right man for the job.

Quickie: Confucius trailer is mesmerizing

Chow Yun Fat stars as Confucius the Chinese philosopher. The trailer has no dialogue and is long, but give it a chance and see what you think. The cinematography is amazing and the surrounding environment is stunning.

Quickie: Defendor trailer starring Woody Harrelson

Check out this off-beat, dark comedy that looks great. I love superhero movies just as much as the next guy. But it's nice to get a different angle on the genre, and this is it. Check it out.

Tony: Sunshine Cleaning DVD review

Hello everyone; based on the number of hits, our DVD reviews are becoming more and more popular with every post. So here's the latest addition to one's DVD collection; Sunshine Cleaning. The movie stars Amy Adams, Emily Blunt and Alan Arkin. Adams and Blunt play sisters, and Arkin plays their father. The sisters, are very different, and share a common bond brought on by a tragic event, that you will see in the movie. They are different, but are both broke. They start a new business where they have to clean up crime scenes, suicides, etc. The comedy is in the situations they're put into, but that's not what the movie is about. The heart of the story is how the girls are affected by the stories behind the crime scenes. How they try to comfort those who lost loved ones; that's the true heart of the story.

The movie had a limited release, it was written by Megan Holley and directed by Christine Jeffs. With a very modest budget of $5 million, the movie went on to gross $15 million nationwide. I loved the acting/characters in this movie. Adams plays a single mom torn between her self-respect and the love of a married man. Blunt plays "the screw up" sister that never amounted to anything. You quickly find out that they lost their mother at a young age and had their father raise them. What I loved was the tension between the three main characters. The sisters and father avoid talking about what happened to their mother to the point of discomfort. Watching Adams become a stronger person was a treat. And watching Blunt "grow up" was amazing. I have to say this performance was neglected by the Academy. The pain and torment this character feels comes across Blunts expressions so well, it could bring an audience to tears.

Arkin is reminiscent of Little Miss Sunshine with his quirky behavior and his "get rich quick" schemes. The movie does well in all departments until the third act. The first two acts build up the business, give it a really tough hurdle to overcome, and then it feels like the production ran out of money. The third act takes only about 10 minutes before the movie is over. It's so abrupt I thought when the screen faded to black, they were coming for more.

Overall I am telling people this is a must rent. There were a few events and a few characters I think the movie could have done without, but overall, most of the material was necessary in progressing the story. The acting and the story were top notch. Please watch this movie and let us know what you thought.

BOONDOCK SAINTS II: ALL SAINTS DAY TRAILER

Yes... all the caps were on purpose. It was 2003 and Matt moved to the city where I lived. He kept talking about some nonsense movie that takes place in Boston (where he moved from) and that it was amazing. He wouldn't shut up about the movie. It got to the point where I wanted to see it just to get him to stop talking about it. Well... it was worth all the talking... it was THE BOONDOCK SAINTS. The movie did nothing in theaters and was a cult classic on DVD. It created such a following that here we are, ten years later with a sequel coming out October 30th. The sequel stars Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, Clifton Collins Jr., Billy Connolly, Peter Fonda and Julie Benz. Please enjoy and feedback, the world premier of Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day.

Disney Buys Marvel for $4 Billion

The title says it all I think. The Disney Company has just purchased Marvel for the tune of $4 billion. Ok so we could give you numbers and figures, and stock prices jumps and dives... forget all that nonsense. What does this purchase mean to the fans?! If you work for Marvel OR Disney, we know and understand your concerns are elsewhere. But what happens to the movies? The licensing? Who gets to make what movie? Ok, let's break it down studio by studio.

Disney: Gets control of thousands of characters, within the comics, merchandising and most future films.

Fox: Retains control of the X-Men universe including X-Men: First Class, X-Men Origins: Magneto, X-Men Origins: Deadpool and a possible X-Men Origins: Gambit. Fox also holds the rights to the Fantastic Four (which we just blogged about today), as well as the Silver Surfer solo project.

Sony: Retains control of Spider-Man 4, 5, 6. They've already began one phase or another of all three movies.

Paramount: Will still distribute Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America, The Avengers... BUT! BUT! Disney will carry on producing the movies... i.e. Writing, filming, editing.

All studios who are not Disney: When your current agreements are up... Disney's taking control back of the properties, deal with it.


Whoa... that was information overload. But that is the current news as of now. We'll update you as things come up. What do you think about this merger of sorts?

Quickie: Bad Boy 3

The Hollywood Reporter announced that a third Bad Boys film is in the works, and a writer has been hired. Peter Craig has been hired to write the script. There's no promise that Michael Bay, Jerry Bruckheimer, Will Smith OR Martin Lawrence will be involved at this point. And remember my review of Revenge Of The Suck? Here's the quote:

The movie will win one award this season... Michael Bay's worst movie ever. Previous winner: Bad Boys 2.

YEAH I SAID IT! Bad Boys 2 was bloody awful!

So would you even want to see a Michael Bay 'Bad Boys'? Let us know what you think in our comments.