An Open Letter To The Future Director of ‘The Hunger Games’
Suzanne Collins’ Mockingjay (the third and final installment in The Hunger Games series) came out last week and it’s a huge hit. Hype for the film adaptation is ramping up. Collins is writing the screenplay herself and Lionsgate is producing. Now it’s time for a director to be chosen.
An Open Letter To The Future Director of The Hunger Games
First, whoever you are, congratulations! I hope you realize what an honor it is to bring The Hunger Games to life on the big screen. Odds are you’re not a total idiot since you’ve come this far in life and even if you are, the fact that Suzanne Collins is writing the screenplay herself gives me hope you won’t be able to totally screw it up. I’m sorry to be so negative, but I’ve been hurt in the past by awful film adaptations of wonderful and beloved books. So all I’m asking is this: please don’t let me down like the Twilight people did.
Twilight was awful. Yes, it made a ton of money, but I attribute this to the fact that tweens all across the country have a lot of disposable income Read more
Will Harvey Keitel be Steve Carell’s Replacement On ‘The Office’?!?!
E! has an exclusive on who may step in to to feel Steve Carell’s role on The Office at the end of this season. In a conversation with Office executive producer/writer Paul Lieberstein, who also plays HR rep. Toby Flenderson, said that Harvey Keitel would be great for the part and that, “He’s probably the only guy who can do it, and he’s doing TV now.” Read more
Conan O’brien Names His Show ‘Conan’
And Conan O’brien shall names his new show ‘Conan’. Simple and pure, like the man himself. Conan’s new show debut’s Nov. 8 at 11/10 central on TBS.
Jonathan Liebesman Signs to Direct ‘Clash Of The Titans 2′
Jonathan Liebesman has signed on to direct Clash of the Titan 2for Warner Bros. and Legendary for a 2012 release date. Liebesman directed The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) and Next years Battle: Los Angeles, currnetly in post-production. Read more
‘Starcraft 2′ Sells 3 Million Copies in One Month, Breaks Records
Today, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc, announced that Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty, has sold over 3 Million copies, making it the fastest selling real-time strategy game in history.
Blizzard Entertainment says the game sold upwards of 1 million copies on its first day, making it the top selling PC game of 2010. It went on to sell another 500,000 copies on its second day of release. Read more
Trailer: ‘I’m Still Here’
Here’s the trailer for I’m Still Here, the documentary (probably mockumentary) of Joaquin Phoenix’s transition from the acting world to a career as an aspiring rapper. Read more
XBOX Live Price Going Up
Microsoft’s Director of Programming for Xbox Live, Larry Hyrb (gamertag Major Nelson) has announced that the price for Xbox Live will be going up on Novermber 1st.
The price increase moves a yearly subscription up from $49.99 to $59.99. Another $10 hardly seems like something to make a fuss about when considering how many new features have been added since the launch of Xbox Live in 2002. Read more
Filmpopper Review: ‘Eat Pray Love’… We Know It’s Late
Here at Filmpopper we don’t regularly cover a lot in the realm of chick flicks, so I was a little confused when the editor agreed it would be a good idea to include a review of Eat, Pray, Love
Anyway, I know this review is horribly late, and by now most of you already know the plot of Eat Pray Love, but here’s a sum up for those of you who don’t. Julia Roberts plays Liz, a woman who decides she’s lost her lust for life and wants to find it by spending a year traveling to Rome, India and Bali. Read more
2010 Emmy Winners
Here are the 2010 Emmy Winners. Not a lot of surprises except for CSI getting the best special effects Emmy in a television series. I’m glad Jane Lynch got Best Supporting Actress for Glee, to me she is the best part of that show. And I’m upset that Survivor once again did not win, the last two seasons were a couple of the best ever (and not even a nomination this year makes it worse).
So here they are…
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy — Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy — Modern Family
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy — Jane Lynch, Glee
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy — Glee
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy — Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy — Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program — Top Chef Read more
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is Being Fast Tracked For a 2012 Release
According to Deadline Paramount has hired the Iron Man writing team, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, for close to $1 million to revamp Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for a live action feature film to be released in summer 2012. Read more
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