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20th Century Fox hired director David Slade (30 Days of Night, Twilight Saga: Eclipse) to helm a new Daredevil movie only a few days ago and rumors about the production have already begun. Slade won the job by offering Fox a pitch on what he wanted the movie to be — reportedly a sequel or "continuation of the Daredevil saga" that began with 2003's Daredevil — but with no screenwriter hired yet, rumors seem incredibly early for the project, but include story details and casting possibilities.
Moviehole suggests that Slade's pitch to Fox was a "close cousin" of some of the other superhero movies in development, such as Marvel's slate of Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger. Moviehole's source is an unnamed director who was also reportedly up for the job and claims that Slade's Daredevil will be "a bit Batman Begins" with the villain learning "who Daredevil really is and tries to destroy him — but not via the usual methods."
casting rumors already? >> Posted 03.18.11 by Ryan -
A reboot of 20th Century Fox's 2003 Daredevil has been in the works for years, with screenwriter David Scarpa (The Day the Earth Stood Still) hired to write a draft in February of last year. The Ben Affleck-starring original earned $179 million worldwide, a modest success considering its budget, and spawned a spin-off, 2005's Elektra, which bombed at the box office. Affleck eventually admitted that Daredevil "missed a lot".
Fox is in a precarious position with the few Marvel Comics properties they own the rights to: the studio must continue to develop the franchises or else the rights will revert back to Marvel Studios. When Disney purchased Marvel in 2009, reports claimed that Disney was trying to find a way to wrestle Daredevil, Fantastic Four and the X-Men movies away from Fox, and Spider-Man away from Sony. However, as long as both studios continue to develop movies based on the Marvel characters, the studios will continue to hold the rights.
While Scarpa's Daredevil draft may not reach the screen, a movie based on the character created by Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett in 1964 is on the way.
david slade to direct >> Posted 03.16.11 by Ryan -
For a time, it seemed as if The Twilight Saga: Eclipse director, David Slade, would be the man to bring the X-Men's favorite son, Wolverine, back to the big screen in the sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine. After his name popped up on a short list of directors angling for the job, Slade even confessed to having met with title star Hugh Jackman to discuss the movie, which made him seem like a lock. However, as we all know now, the job of directing The Wolverine ultimately went to The Wrestler director, Darren Aronofsky, whose new film, Black Swan, is currently in theaters. So, where did that leave Slade? Back to directing commercials and spending "a lot of time reading trying to find the right thing to do next." In a recent interview with HitFix, Slade discussed the "torturous" process of choosing a project, losing out on The Wolverine to Aronofsky and what projects he has lined up next.
what did Slade say about losing out on The Wolverine? >> Posted 12.05.10 by BrentJS -
Looks like the adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies may have some life left. After writer-director David O. Russell decided to quit the project, star Natalie Portman quickly followed suit, leaving the promising project, based on author Seth Grahame-Smith's successful mashup novel that combined zombies and Jane Austen's classic, completely empty. That may have all changed.
Who will direct? >> Posted 10.18.10 by Ryan -
Several directors have been rumored for Wolverine 2, with The Twilight Saga: Eclipse director David Slade among them. While Slade is still not officially hired for the job, he told the Vancouver Sun that he met with series star Hugh Jackman about the prospect of directing the sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
What did Slade say about meeting Jackman? >> Posted 09.22.10 by Ryan -
When the rumor began circulating that The Twilight Saga: Eclipse director David Slade was in the running to direct Fox’s sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine, comic book movie fans nearly had a meltdown. While the X-Men and Twilight franchises may appear to have a lot in common to outsiders — Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) is much more like a superhero than a classic vampire — comic book movie fans frequently vent their hatred of Twilight in fan forums and chat rooms. It isn't uncommon to find fan pics and manips depicting Marvel's famous vampire hunter, Blade (Wesley Snipes), on the hunt for sparkly Edward.
Now, another director rumor has surfaced that many comic book fans are getting behind. According to Deadline, award-winning director Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler) is on the short list to direct Wolverine 2.
Don't get too excited, Slade is still fox's man... >> Posted 08.31.10 by BrentJS -
Hot on the heels of helming the summer hit The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, British director David Slade could be next in line to take over chief duties on Fox's X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2. Slade is rumored to be up against Robert Schwentke to direct the movie, which is a sequel to 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
who's better suited for Wolverine 2? Posted 08.22.10 by reelz -
We talked to fans leaving a midnight screening of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse to find out what they thought about the third movie installment of Stephenie Meyers popular series. What were their favorite parts? How did they rate David Slade's action-romance mix? What was missing from the movie? It's all in the clip below.
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To celebrate Summit's official Twilight Saga Facebook page passing six-million fans — yes, we said six-million — Eclipse director David Slade posted an exclusive message for fans, which includes a story from a day of shooting.
The note is really just a way of thanking fans for their dedication, which is a nice gesture. Slade's story talks about a particularly rainy night on-set.
read Slade's tale of filming at a rainy La Push Posted 06.07.10 by reelz -
Summit Entertainment just announced that The Twilight Saga: Eclipse ticket pre-sale will begin this Friday, May 14th. Tickets will be available at Fandango.com and MovieTickets.com, and judging by New Moon's record ticket sell-out, you'll want to get these ones quick.
New Moon was Fandango's top advance ticket sales of all time, and Eclipse is Fandango readers' most highly anticipated movie of the summer. It's no surprise, really — Edward and Bella have never been more popular. The franchise shows no signs of slowing down, with fourth and final movie Breaking Dawn set for a November 2011 release.
The Eclipse movie run time has also been confirmed as 2 hours and 4 minutes long, which is 6 minutes shorter than 2009's New Moon and 4 minutes longer that 2008's Twilight. Let the countdown begin!
Posted 05.11.10 by reelz