Avatar: The Way of Water – Notes on the Sequel
James Cameron appears to be the luckiest man on earth. Maybe he found a monkey paw or a Djinn trapped in a lamp, or maybe he spent all his past lives amassing Titanic loads of Karma to be used all in one lifetime. Whatever it is, he seems to be making the best of it. […]
Deadline Exclusive: Michael Giacchino To Re-Make ‘Them!’ At Warner Bros
The Deadline Exclusive: “Oscar-winning Up composer Michael Giacchino will make his big-screen directing debut with a reboot of the 1954 sci-fi man-eating monster movie “Them!” at Warner Brothers.” The headline should have read, “ALIENS “Them!” Remake at WB by Michael Giacchino!” If the reader missed the softball lob written above, “Them!” was already remade by James […]
Has Hollywood Entered A New Avatar Era
The film “Looker” which was released in 1981 was the first time I had considered the use of Digital Avatars in film, which – back in the day, the term didn’t even exist. Written and directed by sci-fi legend Michael Crichton, the movie tells of a company buying the digital rights to models, but to […]
Movie Trailers A-Go-Go!
The Hollywood production engine has started to run once again post the Pandemic shutdown. Most feature projects require a solid 5 years production time and in many cases, Covid furthered that by 1, 2, and even 3 years. What we see now is the first bloom of the post-Pandemic Productions. We should celebrate them all! […]