Hollywood Clipjoint: New Movie News
Posted on March 31st, 2009

If you are thinking about buying “Let the Right One In” on DVD soon–DON’T DO IT! Jim Emerson has the scoop on one of the best movies of the year getting royally screwed with “stripped down, horribly translated subtitles.” Apparently, Magnolia/Magnet has reportedly said that, in response to viewer objections, it will correct the error on future pressings, but there will be no refunds.

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Rob Zombie spilled the beans on his latest movie “Tyrannosaurus Rex,” which is in development, to MTV:

“It’s not a horror movie. It’s like an incredibly violent ’70s action movie. I can’t think of anything that’s like it. Just a gritty, gnarly, violent movie. But it’s not a horror movie in any way. It’s sort of like a cross between that Dustin Hoffman movie ‘Straight Time’ mixed with ‘Raging Bull’… sort of,” said Zombie. “I want to make a serious movie about this washed-up prizefighter who’s got this self-destructive tendency, and he comes out of prison and the only way he knows how to survive is by fighting. But his boxing career is over so he gets caught up in this sort of underground fight ring. But it’s all set in the ’70s, so it’s not like an ‘Ultimate Fighting’ type thing. It’s more like just nasty. It’s like if ‘Every Which Way But Loose’ was a serious movie. How about that? Minus the orangutan. [laughs]”

Wes Anderson’s new movie, an animated adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” started early test screenings this past weekend. George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Jason Schwartzman, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, and Anjelica Huston, and Michael Gambon supply the voices and Jarvis Cocker from Pulp has been writing some of the songs.

star trek poster 2009According to The Playlist, Edgar Wright’s “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World” has started principal photography in Toronto, Canada. The “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz” director will direct Michael Cera in a movie that takes place in the Canadian music scene of the late 90s/early oughts and music for the bands that appear in the movie will be handled by Sloan, Metric, Broken Social Scene, and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich.

A sequel to J.J. Abrams‘ upcoming “Star Trek” reboot–due out May 8–is reportedly being fast-tracked. Abrams collaborators Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof have been hired to write (as if they weren’t already busy enought with TV shows “Lost” and “Fringe”).

Jim Jarmusch’s new hitman drama “The Limits of Control,” starring Issach De Bankolé, Bill Murray, Gael Garcia Bernal, Tilda Swinton and Paz De La Huerta, is due out in limited release on May 1.

drag me to hell posterDavid Cronenberg is moving forward with a sequel to “Eastern Promises” starring Viggo Mortensen (who would reprise his Oscar-nominated role).

Mike Judge has the worst luck with theatrical releases. First, “Office Space” flops in theaters (before later becoming a cult classic on DVD), and then “Idiocracy” gets move and dumped into a couple theaters before ending up on DVD and becoming a…well..cult film. His new comedy, “Extract,” stars Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck, Kristen Wiig, and Mila Kunis, and has been given a release date of September 4. Good luck, Mike!

The man behind the “Evil Dead” and “Spider-Man” franchises is returning to the horror genre with “Drag Me to Hell.” The Sam Raimi-directed horror flick, which promises to be a return to form of sorts to the “Evil Dead” style, showed at SXSW in an unfinished cut. It stars Alison Lohman and Justin Long and comes out May 29. The poster has just arrived, courtesy Shocktilyoudrop.com. Check it.


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