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It isn't often that a zombie movie rules the box office, but that's just what Warm Bodies did earlier this month, easily winning its opening weekend, joining the ranks of zombie movies like 2004's Dawn of the Dead, 2009's Zombieland and the four Resident Evil sequels, which all achieved the same distinction. With The Walking Dead returning to TV with record ratings and World War Z arriving this summer to show what Brad Pitt can do against the zombie apocalypse, it's clear that zombies are as relevant as ever in the pop culture zeitgeist, and are determined to only evolve further.
It might be easy to dismiss zombies as mindless, killing machines (and they are that, too), but over their long history, zombies have also figured out how to move, how to talk, and, in the case of Warm Bodies, how to love again. For a full history of the evolution of zombies in movies, we only ask that you have 8 hours to spare.
find 8 hours and become a zombie scholar with our picks >> Posted 02.27.13 by Ryan -
The first trailer for the upcoming comic book adaptation of Dredd arrived online, and, as far we were concerned, exceeded expectations. Perhaps that's because the British comic book character created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra is most often associated with the unfortunate 1995 adaptation starring Sylvester Stallone, unlike in the U.K., where the character has more reverence. So far, it looks like director Pete Travis (Vantage Point, Endgame) plans to be more faithful to the comic book version of the character with title star Karl Urban already admitting that Dredd will "keep [the] helmet on." That had to please many a Judge Dredd fan, but for many moviegoers in the U.S. ignorant of the significance of that remark, more will have to be done to sell audiences on the movie to engender curiosity after the bad taste collectively left over from Stallone's version. To that end, Dredd screenwriter Alex Garland (28 Days Later, Sunshine) revealed at the London Film and Comic-Con that the movie will have to do significant business at the U.S. box office for Dredd to get a sequel.
"We’ll see a sequel if the gross is above $50 million in the US," said Garland during a panel over the weekend attended by Bleeding Cool. "It’s a simple financial equation. We’re an independent movie."
what is garland planning for sequels? >> Posted 07.09.12 by Ryan -
Mere days ago, we reported that the upcoming sci-fi Judge Dredd reboot Dredd had lost its director, even though it had already finished shooting in March and had moved on to editing. Turns out, that's not the case at all.
"Creative disagreements" were cited as the cause for director Pete Travis' (Endgame, Vantage Point) dismissal in the original LA Times article. The report also claimed that screenwriter Alex Garland (28 Days Later) had taken over in the editing room and could seek out a co-director credit. In a joint statement now printed in the original LA Times report, Garland and Travis refuted any reports about Travis being fired.
what did Travis and Garland Say? >> Posted 10.12.11 by Ryan -
Having already finished shooting in March, the upcoming sci-fi action movie Dredd, a reboot of the 1995 adaptation of the British comic book which starred Sylvester Stallone, will head to its release date without its director.
what happened? >> Posted 10.10.11 by Ryan -
After what seemed like a promotional black hole, a new, albeit dark, photo of Karl Urban as comic book character Judge Dredd emerged last week — the first sign of life from the upcoming Dredd reboot since the first photo of Urban surfaced last November.
While production on Dredd began last August and wrapped in March, the movie now, finally, has a release date. Deadline reports it will hit theaters on September 21, 2012, arriving in 3-D. The "a day-in-the-life" movie follows Dredd patrolling Mega City One and training his telepathic rookie partner, Judge Anderson (Olivia Thirlby).
when is Cabin in the Woods arriving? >> Posted 07.22.11 by Ryan -
It looks like Ryan Gosling will be reuniting with his Drive (2010) director, Nicolas Refn, on his next project. According to Deadline, Gosling is "finalizing a deal" with Warner Bros. to star in Refn's remake of the classic 1976 sci-fi movie Logan's Run as Logan 5, a "Sandman" who puts to sleep (permanently) anyone who tries to evade the mandatory death sentence that awaits anyone turning 30 in the futuristic domed city in which the story takes place.
more about Logan's Run >> Posted 02.11.11 by BrentJS -
Every comic book movie needs a villain, and director Pete Travis's adaptation of Judge Dredd, simply titled Dredd, is getting one. Fansite JudgeDreddMovieNews was the first to report that Lena Headey, known for her performance as Queen Grogo in 300 and as Sarah Connor in the Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles TV show, has been cast as the movie's "villain and gang-leader, Madeline Madrigal a.k.a. Ma-Ma." Dredd is currently shooting in South Africa, and Headey began work last week. Headey sent her fans a greetings from South Africa on her official Facebook page.
more about Headey's character >> Posted 01.12.11 by Ryan -
It was first announced back in December 2008 that Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) planned to bring Judge Dredd, one of Britain’s most beloved comic book heroes, back to the big screen, but the project only started picking up steam in recent months. First, Pete Travis (Endgame) was brought on as director and then it was announced at the San Diego Comic-Con that Karl Urban (Star Trek) would be starring in the title role. Now, a wealth of new information about the movie has been revealed, including the new title, the official synopsis, the addition of a new cast member who will play a major character in the Judge Dredd universe, the filming location, and the scheduled wrap date.
read all about the new Dredd >> Posted 09.04.10 by BrentJS -
It's been several months since there was any word on the Judge Dredd reboot in development from Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle's DNA Films. Now, however, it appears that it's full steam ahead on the project as Reliance BIG Pictures recently announced that it would be financing Boyle's vision to the tune of $45 million, with the intention of releasing the movie in 3-D. Reliance's press release also included the news that Pete Travis (Vantage Point, Endgame) had been hired to direct.
can Dredd be rebooted after what Sly Stallone did to him? >> Posted 05.19.10 by BrentJS -
With all of the great untapped comic book characters out there, it's kind of surprising that anyone would take another stab at making a Judge Dredd movie, considering the 1995 Sylvester Stallone vehicle barely made its money back at the box office and was pretty much universally panned by critics. Dredd's creator, John Wagner, was especially disappointed with how his beloved character was treated by Hollywood.
I hated that plot. It was Dredd pressed through the Hollywood cliché mill, a dynastic power struggle that had little connection with the character we know from the comic.
With a reaction like that, one would think Wagner would be adverse to seeing another attempt to adapt Dredd for the big screen. But, in a recent interview with 2000AD Review, Wagner sounded optimistic about the new Judge Dredd movie being produced by Danny Boyle's DNA Films, if not overly confident that it will actually come to fruition.
Confident? I will be once I hear they've started filming.
Though the Academy Award-winning director will not be helming Judge Dredd, Boyle hired his 28 Days Later and Sunshine screenwriter, Alex Garland, to pen the Dredd script. And, according to Wagner, it should be a much more satisfying Dredd movie than the first one.
I have read the script and seen [concept artist] Jock's visuals. While I can't go into detail about the content, I can say that it's high-octane, edge-of-the-seat stuff, and gives a far truer representation of Dredd than the first movie.
Posted 01.30.10 by BrentJS