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Fire at Universal Studios: Like Backdraft, But Real
A fire broke out at Hollywood's Universal Studios around 4:30 a.m. Sunday morning. Nobody was seriously hurt, though the fire destroyed some set pieces and soundstages, including the courthouse square used for Back to the Future.
Harry Potter Theme Park: It Was Only a Matter of Time
Well, Harry Potter fans, it's official: Universal Studios in Florida is opening a Harry Potter theme park called "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" in 2009. The park will include the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the Forbidden Forest and Hogsmeade village. The Variety article continues:
"The plans I've seen look incredibly exciting, and I don't think fans of the books or films will be disappointed," said author J.K.
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Four Studios Fought For the Rights to the Asteroids Video Game?
Do you remember the Asteroids video game? It's one of the most basic video games ever. The player has to shoot asteroids with his or her tiny spaceship and avoid being smashed.
Public Enemies: Depp Shines Through a Shower of Bullets
The reason to see Public Enemies is the same as the reason to see any Johnny Depp movie: Johnny Depp. The story is engaging enough — there's plenty of sputtering machine gun shoot-outs and exciting escape plans and dashes of romance — but the actual enjoyment of watching this movie comes from Johnny Depp in a role he's naturally gifted at playing: the dark, mysterious rebel.
Depp plays John Dillinger, a bank robber who has gained a certain celebrity status with the public.
Buzz News Roundup, 6/26
- Focus Features is taking over domestic distribution of The Boat That Rocked from parent studio Universal Pictures, and is pushing back the release date from Aug. 28 to sometime in November. — ComingSoon
- Noah Wyle will star in a sci-fi pilot for TNT.
Land of the Lost Fail: Will Ferrell Fatigue? Or Something Else?
After the newest Will Ferrell movie, Land of the Lost, had a disappointing opening weekend at the box office last week, many in the world of movie punditry have been debating what went wrong. On paper, the movie seems to have a lot going for it: a major Hollywood star in the main role and a reportedly $200 million budget.
So why did it bomb so spectacularly?
NBC's New Slate: Chuck in 2010, No More Earl
On the heels of ABC's announcements, NBC has declared what its Fall schedule will look like, with some shows not returning to the network and new original programming coming in. We'd already heard much of NBC's news, but here are some interesting tidbits from today:
- NBC has dropped My Name Is Earl and Medium, though it's possible other networks may pick those up. CBS appears fairly likely to snag Medium while Earl could land at Fox or ABC.
- Chuck fans will have to wait until after the 2010 Olympics to get their fix, as the show won't return until February 2010.
NBC Announces Six New Shows — and Leaves Some in Limbo
NBC revealed a big chunk of its primetime plans for next TV season this morning, announcing six new dramas, four comedies, and four renewed series. But it left a lot of questions open, too — including the fate of Chuck and Law and Order and when all of these shows will fit on the new primetime schedule.
Those answers are supposed to come May 19 — the same week the rest of the networks will announce their schedules.
Well, That Was Fast: Deadpool Spinoff Now in the Works
I was just wondering which other character (after Wolverine and Magneto) in the X-Men universe should be the focus of an origins movie, and while the majority vote in that poll goes to Gambit, Fox has announced today that Deadpool will be the next character to get his own movie. Ryan Reynolds will reportedly reprise the role he brought to life in the recent box office hit X-Men Origins: Wolverine:
Deadpool is known as "the merc with a mouth," a character that under Reynolds lived up to his billing in Wolverine until the end, when the movie deviated from the comic book persona, imbuing him with several superpowers and sewing his mouth shut.
It is understood that Reynolds would regain the ability to mouth off, with the movie going back to the roots of the character known for his slapstick tone and propensity to break the fourth wall.
Caption It: Which Caption Should Win?
Thanks for tossing in all your hilarious ideas for this week's Caption It challenge:
We can only have one winner though, so here are your finalists:
- Vin: "Michelle, surfing on the car won't revive your career. This isn't The Bluest and the Crushest."
- Michelle regretted putting super-glue on her hands and shoes.
- "Man!
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