Jun 27 2008
News Dailies: Re-’Clash of the Titans’; ‘WALL-E’ to make MON-E
Since George Clooney already has enough gravitas, he decided to loan some to both SAG and AFTRA . In a two-page letter, the grey-haired actor declared neutrality in the AFTRA-SAG spat and laid down some “fundamental facts,” which include the importance of supporting other actors and following the models set by other unions. Read the article and letter here.
Because we want more remakes in our movie theaters, the Greek gods are coming from Mount Olympus and clashing in the cineplexes. Not so much the gods, but Perseus will be battling Medusa again in a Clash of the Titans remake helmed by Louis Leterrier. And if that weren’t enough, USA Today released this article today (try to pronounce the author’s name, I don’t even know where to start) announcing Robert Rodriguez’s next project — Red Sonja. Rose McGowan will step into Brigitte Nelson’s shoes.
A little while back, Regal announced they’d be adding a large number of 3-D screens and now Dolby Labs has set up another 350 screens in Europe, Asia and the Americas. The first movie to really have to tackle the 3-D hurdle will be Journey to the Center of the Earth. 
To me, it looks nostalgic but incapable of competing with other family films, like Wall-E, or the abundant comic/adventure films of the summer. On that note, Variety has an interesting article dissecting the possible success of Journey and the future of 3-D.
When Jay Leno steps down next year as host of The Tonight Show Conan O’Brien will fill his chair, but no one quite knows what Leno will do. He could move to another network and still do late night, or move to cable, or maybe do stand-up, or just retire to his famous garage and work on cars until his twilight. Check out all his possible options here .
Industry estimates put WALL-E on top of the box office this weekend, making around $50-$60 million. That would put it’s gross Ratatouille, but below most other recent Pixar films. The obvious runner-up for this weekend will be Wanted, which is expected to take in around $30 million. That would make them both relatively successful and not just commercially. Both are getting positive reviews (97% Rotten Tomatoes rating for WALL-E and 74% for Wanted); I guess that makes them critical successes as well
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OMG! I am still trying to find the time to watch the first Clash of the Titans.