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Finals Week: 'Lips of Blood: Female sexuality and desire in the modern vampire film'
17 December 2009 3:24 PM, PST | Pretty/Scary | See recent pretty-scary news »
Lips of Blood: Female sexuality and desire in the modern vampire film By Brigid Cherry
The vampire in film has always been associated with elements of sexuality and morality. This association between vampirism and sexuality is related to the violation of taboos, but more importantly allows the identification of the other which is then repressed. Erotic and sexual characteristics are equated with vampirism, which for the female character - who is herself other and therefore subject to repression - means that to embrace the vampire is to embrace sexuality. For that, a forbidden act for the woman who is constrained by patriarchy to suppress her sexuality, she is punished - she is or becomes the vampire and dies, frequently staked through the heart. She is contrasted strongly and starkly with the heroine, the victim who remains coded as virginal, who is therefore pure and can be returned to normality …
- Superheidi
Gears of War Movie an Origin Story?
10 December 2009 2:59 PM, PST | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
In June 2008, New Line Cinema officially announced Len Wiseman (Underworld, Die Hard 4) as their director pick for a Gears of War movie scheduled for 2010. The news came on the heels of the wildly popular video game by Epic Games, which produced a second in November 2008 that sold two million copies on its release weekend.
The trick for the movie, like most video game adaptations, is to find a story worth telling amidst the slick gameplay, rich alien world, and grenade explosions. Events in the first game unfold on the fictional planet of Sera, where humans battle an underground race called the Locust, and the second picks up six months later. Wiseman suggested in January this could even become a trilogy of sorts, a sci-fi Lord of the Rings style epic.
Championing the game-to-movie project from the beginning has been producer Wyck Godfrey, who also worked behind the scenes on the record-breaking Twilight Saga: New Moon. …
- Jeff Leins
Are We Getting Gears of War: Origins?
9 December 2009 7:03 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Video game fans will be happy to hear that the big screen adaptation of Xbox 360 game Gears of War is moving along nicely. Recently the gang over at Making Of sat down with producer Wyck Godfrey for 51 seconds of updates about what we can expect from the over-the-shoulder shooter turned guaranteed box office smash. The awesomely named producer drops the name Len Wiseman, who will probably be stepping into the director's chair. Wiseman is the mastermind behind the Underworld franchise, and director of the latest outing of everyone's favorite foul-mouthed NYPD cop John McClane, Live Free or Die Hard. Regardless of how you feel about any of those movies, Wiseman seems to have a pretty good eye for action, which let's face it, is the Only requirement needed to put together a decent Gears of War film. Godfrey also said that diving right into the blood, guts, and ugly-ass aliens …
Gears Of War: The Movie?
9 December 2009 4:48 AM, PST | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
Game to film adaptations are notorious for being shit. From complete wastes of money (Tomb Raider). To the downright depressing (Street Fighter). To what the hell were they thinking? (Super Mario Bros).
Now with Bioshock deemed way too expensive and nobody having the collateral to support Halo the world turns to Gears Of War to break the trend.
It would be way to easy to make Gears Of War as a straight-up action film. The game essentially consists of killing one group of aliens after another. The plot is paper-thin but that’s what makes the game so enjoyable. It seems producer Wyck Godfrey wants a bit more depth than that and is currently talking about the potential of the film as an origins story.
He is very keen to focus on a time hinted at in the game known as “Emergence Day”. This term refers to the beginning of …
- Alex Wagner
Gears Of War Game Plot Too Depressing For A Movie
9 December 2009 4:01 AM, PST | SciFiCool.com | See recent SciFiCool.com news »
There’s a “Gears Of War” movie adaptation on the way, directed by Len Wiseman (Underworld) and produced by the awesomely named Wyck Godfrey. Good old Wyck believes that the main storyline of Gears, where nasty burrowing termite creatures packing heat dig themselves up out of their subterranean lairs to pew pew and maybe feast on nice human colonists on a planet far, far away, is a little too depressing for current events. “Gears of War” really takes place after aliens pop out of the ground and centers around a small squad of hardened soldiers as they try to stay alive in the urban wasteland that remains. Wyck would like to see and film the popping part. Less depressing. Wyck on Gears. The hard part is how to make it into something that doesn’t feel like a world torn asunder and people just in battle. I think we really …
- endymi0n
Story of Gears of War Movie Not Following Games?
8 December 2009 9:22 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
We’ve not heard too much about the anticipated live-action adaptation of the Gears of War video game franchise, but way back in February Screen Rant reported that Len Wiseman (Underworld, Live Free or Die Hard) would be directing the Gears of War feature film and co-writing the screenplay alongside Chris Morgan (Wanted, Fast & Furious).
Unfortunately, Wiseman also said he knows little about video games himself – A red flag considering all video game movies tend to fall short in quality because movie studios cannot/do not replicate and/or recognize the important parts of a video game, its story and the experience it generates.
Much more recently, in October we found out that Billy Ray, who wrote State of Play and Breach, is writing the Gears of War script for New Line and that was the last we heard… until now.
Speaking to MakingOf, producer Wyck Godfrey revealed some hints …
- Rob Keyes
Small 'Gears of War' Movie Update
8 December 2009 9:04 PM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
We have to be on the cusp of a great era of video game movies. I simply can't believe that with all the mistakes that have been made over the years, and with all the upcoming projects in the genre, things finally have to turn around. They just have to. Halo is still out there, Warcraft has Sam Raimi's attention, Call of Duty has had its name copyrighted for future movie use (it's a start), and then there's Gears of War.
This started going down the same road of a lot of its predecessors; Brett Ratner was attached to direct at one point, and who wants that? But it's kind of turned around, in my mind, at least, with the hiring of director Len Wiseman (Underworld, Live Free or Die Hard). But we're still a while away from seeing this in theaters, part of a wave of big movie adaptations of video games. …
- Colin Boyd
The Story For Gears of War Movie
8 December 2009 8:59 PM, PST | GameRant | See recent GameRant news »
We’ve not heard too much about the anticipated live-action adaptation of the Gears of War franchise, but way back in February Screen Rant reported that Len Wiseman (Underworld, Live Free or Die Hard) would be directing the Gears of War feature film and co-writing the screenplay alongside Chris Morgan (Wanted, Fast & Furious).
Unfortunately, Wiseman also said he knows nothing about video games – A big red flag considering all video game movies tend to suck because movie studios can’t/don’t replicate the important parts of a video game.
In October, Screen Rant then found out that Billy Ray, who wrote State of Play and Breach is writing the Gears of War script for New Line and that was the last we heard… until now.
Speaking to MakingOf, producer Wyck Godfrey revealed some hints as to what story elements will be the focus of the adaptation.
Watch and see …
- Rob Keyes
Gears of War talk
8 December 2009 3:02 PM, PST | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
A movie based on Epic Games' smash videogame franchise Gears Of War has been gearing up (ahem) for a while, with Len Wiseman (Live Free Or Die Hard, Underworld) directing the galactic ground war. The project is slowly grinding forward, although it sounds like they're still trying to figure out how to approach the material. As producer Wyck Godfrey tells Making Of, it sounds like they basically want to make a prequel to the games: "The hard part is to make it into something that doesn't …
- Dave Davis
Zooey Deschanel as 'Barbarella? Check This Out ...
7 December 2009 12:02 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
You've seen Zooey Deschanel as a blonde before, most memorably for the modern holiday classic Elf, but you still might not recognize her in this new print ad for Absolut Vodka. In fact, she looks kind of like Hilary Duff as the sci-fi go-go girl promoting an Absolut-brand cosmopolitan. Regardless of who she resembles, though, the ad puts it into my head that Deschanel might be perfect for that remake of Barbarella -- if currently attached director Robert Luketic doesn't go with regular collaborator Kate Bosworth. In general, I'm reminded that everyone's favorite Mpdg (manic pixie dream girl) needs to do more science fiction, even if she seemed all wrong for her Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy role and even if she need never work for M. Night Shyamalan again.
Deschanel's single Absolut ad is part of a campaign that also sees Kate Beckinsale in three different spots, including one …
- Christopher Campbell
Kate Beckinsale Gets Glam And Vamp In New Vodka Campaign Shots
4 December 2009 3:29 AM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
Kate Beckinsale has let her inner Barbarella out in a new vodka print ad. The British actress dons big hair with gold two-piece and platform heels while she towers over a city in one of Absolut Vodka's new ads.
The photo is part of Absolut's advertising campaign that launches four new drinks: Absolut Bloody, Absolut Cosmo, Absolut Crush and Absolut Tonic Twist.
The "Underworld" actress, 36, stars in three of the photos; 29-year-old Zooey Deschanel captured the Absolut Cosmo drink ad, wearing knee-high white boots and metallic mini skirt for the space age-themed print.
Beckinsale gets seductive in the Absolut Bloody campaign, where she is featured in a long red dress and dark curls, while she lets her playful blonde side shine through in the Absolut Tonic Twist ad, wearing green bandeau and leggings while in a swirly green and white room.
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Another New Transylmania Clip
24 November 2009 12:22 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Were you a fan of Kate Beckinsale and her black leather getup in Underworld? If so, you ought to enjoy the latest clip from the new vampiric horror-comedy Transylmania.
Synopsis
Located deep in the heart of the "cursed land" of Transylvania in a centuries-old castle, Razvan University isn't your typical institution of higher learning -- and the black leather-clad professors, three-foot-tall dean, instruction in crucifix-wielding, and topless vampiresses lurking in dark corners are just the start.
Look for the film starring Patrick Cavanaugh, James Debello, Paul H. Kim, Tony Denman, and Jennifer Lyons in theatres December 4th.
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'Underworld' Gets New Writing Blood
22 November 2009 9:05 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
A veteran TV writer has been hired to re-energize the 'Underworld' franchise.
John Hlavin, who has written for TV shows including The Shield and Daybreak, and is currently developing a Western screenplay called The Gunslinger at Warner Bros., has been hired to write the fourth Underworld film, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog.
The series revolves around an ongoing war between vampires and werewolves, although the last installment was a prequel. Hlavin would not disclose the plot of the next film, but said it definitely will not go the prequel route. "It will satisfy old fans and excite new audiences, meaning that we don't want to redo the first three movies, so steps are being taken to honor what fans have loved but at the same time introduce fresh elements," he said.
Honoring what longtime Underworld "fans have loved" might mean bringing back Kate Beckinsale, …
John Hlavin to write 'Underworld 4'
22 November 2009 3:34 PM, PST | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »
John Hlavin, whose credits include "The Shield" and "Trust Me," is on board to write "Underworld 4," the latest installment in the popular series that began with Len Wiseman's "Underworld" in 2003.
Hlavin told Heat Vision that plot details will remain secret for a while. However, he said "Underworld 4" won't be a prequel. "It will satisfy old fans and excite new audiences...," he said.
Kate Becksinale said last year she probably won't return for another film. Her appearance in a fourth film has been rumored for a while though, but no official deals are in place at this stage. …
- Franck Tabouring
"Shield" Scribe Pens Fourth ""Underworld"
22 November 2009 2:22 PM, PST | www.ohmygore.com/ | See recent OhMyGore news »
"The Shield" writer John Hlavin will pen the script for a fourth "Underworld" at Screen Gems and Lakeshore Entertainment reports Heat Vision. While Hlavin won't give away details on the storyline, he does confirm it's not a prequel and it should "introduce fresh elements" as the filmmakers don't want to redo the first three films. No director or stars like Kate Beckinsale, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen or Rhona Mitra have signed to return. Len Wiseman, Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg and Richard Wright are producing. …
'Underworld 4' Hires 'Shield' Writer, No Word on Kate
21 November 2009 5:05 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
In January 2011, the Underworld franchise will try once again to make a good movie, which has proven difficult since the first one, which got plenty of mileage out of Kate Beckinsale in a bodysuit. Even as loud as the third movie was, it still put me to sleep. Literally. And whenever that happens, which isn't often, it's always the movie's fault.
I might not have been the only one, as it turns out, because Underworld 3: No, That's Not Kate Beckinsale was not the success the first two movies were. Still, with vampires back in vogue - particularly when combined with werewolves - Screen Gems really has nothing to lose by dipping in the well once again. To that end, John Hlavin (The Shield) has been brought in to right part four, with or without Beckinsale, who The Hollywood Reporter reveals has not signed anything to return.
Even still, Hlavin …
- Colin Boyd
New 'Underworld 4' Writer On Board
21 November 2009 1:24 AM, PST | Reel Empire | See recent Reel Empire news »
So not only is another "Underworld" installment in the works, but the film's already found a writer! What? I wasn't even aware they were making a fourth film. Of course, "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans" did far better than anyone expected, particularly with the absence of Kate Beckinsale. According to reports, the next entry will be written by the "The Shield" scribe John Hlavin. While he wouldn't reveal any details about the upcoming movie, he did make it quite clear that it wouldn't be a prequel. "It will satisfy old fans and excite new audiences, meaning that we don't want to redo the first three movies, so steps are being taken to honor what fans have loved but at the same time introduce fresh elements." Original "Underworld" director, Len Wiseman, is on board as producer yet the film has yet to find a director. We'll keep you posted.
Read more. …
- Chad Langen
Writer Hired For Underworld 4
20 November 2009 3:44 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
The Shield was one of those acclaimed and beloved TV series that had its own audience for sure, but thanks to a spot on cable, didn't exactly blow up into the mainstream the way it might have. But since the show has wrapped, at least, the people behind it have been moving on to even bigger things. John Hlavin, a writer for the series, has signed on to write the screenplay for the fourth Underworld film. According to THR, Hlavin is pretty much the only person attached at this point. The director of the first two films, Len Wiseman, is so far only on board as a producer, and Kate Beckinsale-- incidentally, the director's wife-- isn't sure what she's doing either. Hlavin promised THR that "it's not a prequel, and added, "It will satisfy old fans and excite new audiences, meaning that we don't want to redo the first …
Underworld 4 Gets a Shield of Sorts
20 November 2009 11:13 AM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
The fourth installment in the Underworld series -- whose quality you readers seem to be divided over -- now has a writer and it's none other than John Hlavin from The Shield. With no one yet signed to direct, and neither Kate Beckinsale or Rhona Mitra (from the third film) attached to star, everything about this project seems to be up in the air. The only things we can confirm so far, is that Len Wiseman, who directed the first two films, will produce, and that the movie is not a prequel. Said, Hlavin,"It will satisfy old fans and excite new audiences, meaning that we don't want to redo the first three movies, so steps are being taken to honor what fans have loved but at the same time introduce fresh elements." Judging by this statement, it seems like the fourth movie will launch a whole new group of characters and storyline. …
‘Underworld 4′ scores a writer, still no word on Kate Beckinsale
20 November 2009 11:03 AM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
Underworld 4 still doesn’t have a star attached (no Kate Beckinsale (Underworld, Underworld: Evolution) or Rhona Mitra (prequel Underworld: Rise of the Lycans) but it does have a writer.
Screen Gems has tapped The Shield writer John Hlavin to write the script for the fourth entry in the Underworld series. Want to know what Underworld 4 will be about? Keep waiting.
“I can tell you it’s not a prequel,” Hlavin said. “It will satisfy old fans and excite new audiences, meaning that we don’t want to redo the first three movies, so steps are being taken to honor what fans have loved but at the same time introduce fresh elements.”
The 3D project is still without a director but is still on track for a January 2011 release.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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- Reel Loop News Staff
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