Quickie: Wolverine 2 to take place in Japan

Hey folks, it looks like X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2 will indeed take place in Japan. MTV interviewed Hugh Jackman about the upcoming film and he said, "I think the fans love that saga. It's my favorite saga of the Wolverine stories."

I am a fan of the comics and have indeed read the saga. In other media, X-Men The Animated Series covered it and touched on the feud between Wolverine and Lady Deathstrike, which started in Japan. Wolverine has a rich history and there's a lot of things they could do with the Japan saga.

Here is something I'm worried about: how are they going to introduce new mutants we haven't seen in previous X-Men films? I mean, there are mutants in the Japan saga, but none that the general public are going to go goo goo ga ga over. So it will be interesting to see who they weave into the story. Either way I like the direction they're headed and hopefully it is better than the first Wolverine movie. We'll see!

Here is the Hugh Jackman interview with MTV:

Paul Giamatti to play Larry of the Three Stooges, Jim Carrey out as Curly?

A few weeks ago we told you about Sean Penn leaving the Farrelly Brother's The Three Stooges. This week, the Farrellys are announcing their replacement, Paul Giamatti. The Boston Globe reported the news this past Friday. To me, this is an obvious choice. Giamatti looks the part and has proved his comedic timing is amazing in such films as Sideways and Fred Claus.

Perhaps the biggest surprise is that the paper hinted that Jim Carrey is out as Curly. This is news to us at AtD, because we have not seen one bit of information to validate this. But, it could be so, and if it is, the Farrelly Brothers need to get started looking. I loved the casting choice of Jim Carrey, but there has to be something going on that no one knows about. So we'll have to wait and see.

Quickie: G.I. Joe wins big box office

So Paramount decided not to show the film to critics before its release, but that didn't stop people from going in swarms to the theater to see the action flick G.I. Joe. The movie grossed 56.2 million dollars in its first three days. Not really that big of a surprise if you ask me. It's the last action blockbuster of the summer, already had a great following, and advertising support from the studio.

The great Meryl Streep also had a film released this week, Julie & Julia, co-starring Amy Adams. The film opened with a respectable 20.1 million dollars. And perhaps the biggest disappointment of the list goes to Adam Sandler's Funny People. The film dropped an astonishing 64 percent to just 7.9 million this week after opening number last week. Here are the rest of the results this week:


1. "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," $56.2 million.

2. "Julie & Julia," $20.1 million.

3. "G-Force," $9.8 million.

4. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," $8.9 million.

5. "Funny People," $7.9 million.

6. "The Ugly Truth," $7 million.

7. "A Perfect Getaway," $5.8 million.

8. "Aliens in the Attic," $4 million.

9. "Orphan," $3.73 million.

10. "500 Days of Summer," $3.7 million.

Quickie: "Zombieland" Red Band Trailer!

Holy wow this movie is gonna be freakin sweet.

The horror/comedy stars Woody Harrelson ("No Country for Old Men"), Jesse Eisenberg ("Adventureland"), Emma Stone ("Superbad"), and Abigail Breslin ("Little Miss Sunshine").

Cool. Awesome cast.

The story is pretty self-explanatory after watching the trailer below, courtesy of comingsoon.net.

Caution, it is a red band trailer, and includes bad language, nudity, graphic violence and tons of blood.

Needless to say: Enjoy.

Quickie: Steven Spielberg wants Halo

All you Xbox owners and fans of Halo, prepare yourself for a Speielberg adaptation... kind of. Steven Spielberg is in talks to purchase the rights for the video game movie according to IESB. This is good news, but most likely it's only to produce. Whiiiich isn't saying much. This is the same man who was one of the producers of Transformers: Revenge of the Suck. So who knows if he'll direct, he's pretty much booked up until the end of the century with projects in the works, but we can hope.

Halo is a futuristic look at the United Nations and their battle to keep peace among its people. I don't own the game, so don't attack me if I got that wrong. But anything futuristic with that much action should look great on the big screen. Keep it here for more Halo news.

Quickie: "Ong Bak 2"

Ok, So I'm pretty excited for this one.

How many of you saw "Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior?"

Well if you did, then you'll be excited, too.

If you didn't... you're missing out.

"Ong Bak" was a martial arts epic that had a pretty simple story to propel the action of the main character, Ong Bak, as played by martial arts virtuoso Tony Jaa.

The movie has some of the most spectacular fights scenes ever filmed, and most of the action was completely real, shot without special effects, nets, harnesses or any of the like.

Jaa even developed a new type of martial arts, based on the movements of an elephant, specifically for the film. It mostly involves quick, sudden limb breaking.

Awesome.

The film even broke the record for having the longest single-take martial arts sequence, in which Jaa fights a bunch of baddies while traversing up a round staircase.

Click here to watch the trailer to "Ong Bak 2: The Beginning," courtesy of Apple Movie Trailers.

The prequel is directed by and stars Tony Jaa, and will be in theaters October 23.

Underworld 4 coming in 2011

Who is a fan of the vampire vs. werewolf franchise, Underworld? I was and I'm seriously surprised more people aren't. I loved the first Underworld starring the beautiful Kate Beckinsale. I thought it had a Matrix style look to it with vampires and werewolves. Underworld: Evolution also did well in theaters. I got a chance to see last years Underworld: Rise of the Lycans and liked it! Rhona Mitra starred and is beautiful as well. It wasn't the best movie ever, but had just enough story, visuals and acting to keep me interested.

Today, Shocktillyoudrop.com has announced Sony Screen Gem Pictures has agreed to an Underworld 4. No details on whether its a prequel or sequel or if Beckinsale or Mitra will star. It has a tentative January 2011 release date and will be shot in 3D, the new craze in Hollywood. The age of vampire movies is upon us, embrace it folks.