China To Finance Sequel To Korean Giant Monster Movie 'D-Wars'
Korean showman, Shim Hyung-rae announced that a sequel to his “D-War” monster-disaster movie will be made as a co-production with China.
Shim announced the new project at a press conference in Beijing on Saturday, according to Korean news agency Yonhap. Called “D-War II: Mysteries of the Dragon,” the film will begin production in June and be set for release in mid-2017.
Do you think the first film warrants a sequel? Let us know in the comments below.
Long Rumored 'King Kong Vs. Tarzan' Finally Being Released As A Novel
In 1935, King Kong’s creator, Merian C. Cooper, was seeking a vehicle by which to keep his greatest creation alive.
Kong was dead. Skull Island had sunk at the end of Son of Kong. But Cooper was undeterred. Harkening back to a pre-King Kong project when he tried and failed to obtain film rights to Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan of the Apes, the celebrated filmmaker conceived a technicolor prequel he called Tarzan Vs. King Kong. A prequel to King Kong, it brought the Ape Man to Skull Island to confront the mighty Kong.
Alas for Cooper and the rest of us, he failed to secure the rights to both properties, and so the project perished.
But it was not forgotten. Periodically, attempts to place those two classic jungle characters in the same story were floated, but nothing ever worked out. Until now.
Altus Press, Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. and DeVito ArtWorks, LLC, are proud to announce their version of this long-deferred dream project.
'King Kong Vs. Tarzan' is scheduled for a Summer, 2016 release, timed to coincide with the promising and much-anticipated new Warner Bros. Legend of Tarzan film, and will be issued in trade paperback, ebook and hardcover editions.
Check out the link for the full press release and let us know what you think in the comments.
Episode 4: Stop Motion vs Suitmation Coming Next Week
We wanted to go ahead and tease next week's episode topic and see what you think. Two of the oldest special effects techniques will go head to head as Coleman and Kyle defend and argue which one deserves the title of "King of the Monsters."
Join in the discussion before-hand and let us know your thoughts and the best arguments will be read live on the air! In these "versus" episodes, the winner will be decided by votes in the comments section of that episode. We'll explain more during the podcast.
Stay tuned!
ILM Has Released Never Before Seen Concept Art From The Jurassic Park Franchise
Industrial Light & Magic have released never before seen concept art from both Jurassic World and Jurassic Park! The artwork was discovered by graphic designer and previous competition winner Tuna Kaan Koc. In a series of tweets, he shared images that he had pulled from the site.
Under the 'Legacy' section of ILM's website, some original concept art and storyboards from Jurassic Park were found, including one from The Lost World which shows a T-Rex being lifted in a cage by InGen workers. It's an amazing piece and shows a sequence we did not see in the film.
To see more concept art and some original storyboards for 'Jurassic Park,' click the link in the headline.
What do you think of these early looks at the films? Let us know in the comments.
Open-World 'Cthulhu' Game 'The Sinking City' Revealed
Sherlock Holmes developer Frogwares has announced The Sinking City, an open-world, investigation, Lovecratian game based on the Cthulhu Mythos.
“It’s bigger than what we ever did and we feel it’s the right next step for us, bringing the investigations to be free and opened in the city,” Frogwares said in a blog post. “We also believe that Lovecraft universe [and the] Cthulhu Mythos is the right setting for the game.”
Platforms and release date to be announced.
Excited to jump into H.P. Lovecraft's universe? Don't consider Cthulhu a giant monster? I will personally fight you in the comments.
Episode 03: 'Cloverfields' Delayed Due To Storms, Hosts May Or May Not Survive
Sorry everyone, but our latest episode will go up Wednesday, March 9th instead of when we originally claimed. Due to some really bad storms in Dallas, TX, I am unable to get to the computer that has all the files I need to produce the latest episode. This can be easily fixed in the future, but was very unexpected this week.
The episode in question covers 'Cloverfield' as well as both viral marketing campaigns for the original movie and the new '10 Cloverfield Lane,' so I know how a lot of you would love to be listening to that to get hyped for the new film. Again, I apologize and will keep you updated as soon as the episode goes live. Thank you for your patience.
Just Finished Recording Episode 03: 'Cloverfields,' Will Release Monday, March 7th
This monday, your hosts Coleman and Kyle dive deep into all things 'Cloverfield' and '10 Cloverfield Lane,' in the latest episode of 'Tokyo Lives: A Giant Monsters Podcast.' We'll cover everything from the latest news and rumors, as well as, both viral marketing campaigns and the original movie itself. Jump on-board our auditory hype train as we can't help ourselves being excited for the new film which releases nation-wide Friday, March 11th.
Are you as excited as us? Angry at a possible bait and switch J.J. Abrams might be about to pull? Let us know in the comments what you think.
'Rampage' Writer Speaks Out About Why This Adaptation Will Be Different
Last summer, New Line Cinema announced that superstar Dwayne Johnson will headline “Rampage,” based on the 1980s arcade game about three giant monsters under attack by the military as they stomp their way across North America. It’s perhaps not the most obvious choice for an adaptation, but director Brad Peyton and screenwriters Ryan Condal and Carlton Cuse believe they can make a better video game movie.
Although plot details are, of course, being kept under wraps, Condal spoke with SPINOFF about his love for 'Rampage,' the challenges of bringing an action game to the big screen, and working with the Rock.
"The issue that 'Rampage' faces is it’s an action game; it’s a world. It’s based on an idea and doesn’t have a central, three-dimensional character at the center of it. In that case, the trick is to find the story within that world that’s compelling, and love the game – that source material it’s based on – and be willing to dismiss the things that don’t make a great movie and embrace the things that do help make a great movie out of it. But, don’t be slavish to the underlying IP. In any adaptation, even in the great comic-book adaptations like 'Spider-Man,' 'Batman' and 'Iron Man,' there were concessions that had to be made and things that had to be dismissed out of the canon in order to properly service the movies. Video games are the same way. All of those begin with what anybody should begin with when they are writing or creating a movie, which is make a good movie."
Click HERE to read the full interview.
Not sure how anything he says is that far off from every other writer on a video game movie adaptation, but if it means more giant monsters and the possibility of a good movie, I'm in. What do you think? Let us know in the comments.
Meet The New Team, 'Power Rangers' First Look
The Power Rangers are mightily morphin’ into something a bit more modern. Shooting has just commenced on Lionsgate’s new feature film based on the 1990s franchise, and today we have the first look at the new team — along with loads of new details about the casting, the costumes, and the badass villain, Rita Repulsa (played by Elizabeth Banks). See it all below.
Entertainment Weekly served up the Power Rangers first look.
From left to right, that’s R.J. Cyler as Billy (a.k.a. the Blue Ranger), Naomi Scott as Kimberly (the Pink Ranger), Ludi Lin as Zack (the Black Ranger), Becky G as Trini (the Yellow Ranger), and Dacre Montgomery as Jason (the Red Ranger). You may have noticed that the new Power Rangers have ditched the awkward race-based color-coding of the original team. No longer does the Asian guy have to be the Yellow Ranger, or the black guy the Black Ranger. As director Dean Israelite explained to EW, that was a deliberate choice.
Looks like they're at least going for actors that could somewhat believably be high-schoolers. Are you at all interested in this? Let us know in the comments.
First Look At 'Kong: Skull Island' Native Inhabitant's Village Set
Filming for "Kong: Skull Island" has moved to the very popular tourist area of Trang An, Ninh Binh. The location is a highly traveled boat route which is now closed due to the Kong crew. But before the shutdown someone was able to get some video of the set.
What you're seeing is the village of the inhabitants of Skull Island. This is pretty different from what we've seen in Kong's past. It's a more traditional fishing village setting with about 20-30 teepee style huts, dugout canoes, baskets, mud brick kitchens and a really cool Mad Max looking boat (barely visible in the far right corner of the village). 300 local extras have been hired to fill the village and were chosen for their convincing looks of fear. Why? Because they're all gonna die!!! Well, maybe not all but the village is attacked by monsters and most of the people will have to run for their lives. Filming in this location will be for approximately 2 weeks.
Looks like they're definitely going in a new direction. Hopefully we'll see more from the production in the coming month as they film. What do you think? Let us know in the comments.
