‘The Avengers’ Gets Wide Release this Weekend
Happy Labor Day! Marvel Studios and Disney have announced that they will expand this summer’s mega-hit The Avengers into about 1,700 theaters for Labor Day weekend.
Happy Labor Day! Marvel Studios and Disney have announced that they will expand this summer’s mega-hit The Avengers into about 1,700 theaters for Labor Day weekend.
X-Men and Spider-Man producer Avi Arad, has announced that Metal Gear Solid is ready to become a movie. The announcement, which was made at the Metal Gear Solid 25th Anniversary event in Japan, has finally grounded speculation surrounding the film. This announcement won’t come as a surprise to die-hard fans of the series, as Metal Gear designer Hideo Kojima had previously hinted at a movie earlier this year. Fans themselves have always had their own speculation regarding a film due to the size and success of the franchise combined with rumours in the past.
Perhaps you’ve heard that the remake of RoboCop, which has yet to even reach the production phase, and already has hit a number of bumps. Director José Padilha is reportedly having difficulties getting his way with MGM, and it can’t help that Hugh Laurie never signed on for the role he entered negotiations for back in June.
Jo Nesbø is a respected crime novelist in his native Norway and his books are international best sellers. His stand-alone novel Headhunters has been given a cinematic treatment that has just arrived on DVD and Blu-ray. A Hollywood remake is already in the works.
Despite taking place less than a century ago, the Prohibition era feels a bit like ancient history. Maybe it’s because alcohol is so accessible now that it seems hard to believe the government completely outlawed it not too long ago. The likelier answer might have to do with the movies.
This week on The Plot Hole, a foursome of movie-lovers – Max, Simon, John and Steven – will reminisce about a summer past and chat about the best, worst, most underrated and the biggest surprises of summer 2012 in our main feature.
It is a grand week of DVD and Blu-ray releases with 23 movies being released or re-released from many genres. See what joins Headhunters, Battleship, Jurassic Park and two Alfred Hitchcock classics in this week’s DISCussion.
