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This past weekend, a film named "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" opened. And there were a number of surprising things about the movie: it wasn't an elaborate practical joke; it was greenlit with the expectation that people would want to see it and it seems the smart and capable cast and crew members didn't have anything better to do. But most surpising of all is the way in which a film with the words Abraham, Lincoln, Vampire and Hunter, in that order, in the title, is executed in such a relentlessly grim, humorless manner. Decades ago, it would have been the stuff of B-movies, and yet writer Seth Grahame-Smith and director Timur Bekmambetov play it almost entirely with a straight face.
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Bleeding Cool is receiving reliably sourced information about a new Fantastic Four movie being developed at Fox Studios. And while the most recent movie reinvented the Fantastic Four as youngsters, along the lines of the Ultimate Fantastic Four comic book, the movie swings to the other end of the spectrum. Instead, it will concentrate on Franklin and Valeria, the children of Reed Richards and Susan Storm. While still having the Thing and the Human Torch along for the ride.
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Director Seth Grahame-Smith has left The Flash. The official explanation: "creative differences."
Sources at WB tell me that this is just one part of what's going on behind the scenes at the DC movieverse.
Variety
Seth Grahame-Smith is leaving as director of “The Flash” due to “creative differences” with Warner Bros.
“The Flash” would have been the feature directorial debut for Grahame-Smith, who authored and wrote the screenplays for “Pride & Prejudice & Zombies” and “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.”
i'm not so sure that I'm overly worried or upset by this news. abe lincoln and pride were ok movies but nothing overly spectacular. they were decent for a one time viewing and i don't know that he can do something worthy with the flash.
regardless of how you feel but we're stuck with him thanks to Batman v Superman
these publishers needs to let directors be and let them make the film however they want, and Dawn of Justice didn't disappoint at the box office, it's close to a billion usd
BVS was terrible and a 80% drop in weekend to weekend sales is a horrible drop. Just cause it had good sales it's first weekend doesn't mean it was a good movie.....and if they have any intention on using that hobo with a penciled on mustache that they called The Flash in BVS instead of the intelligent decision and using the TV show actor then this movie can die for all comic book fans care.
DC needs to do some major course correction.
Agree with course correction. I'd blame Snyder there. Disagree completely with Ezra Miller. He's since shaved and gained a helluva lot of muscle for the role. He'll do a great job I guarantee it!
This nailed it.
The Amazing Spider-Man doesn't look to be as much fun as the Sam Raimi trilogy. The Sam Raimi trilogy had a few funny moments with Tobey Maguire and people at the Daily Bugle.
Guess nobody knows it's based on a book that's grim and dark...