Movies

Will ‘Les Miserables’ Dream a Dream in 3D?

Filmmaking in 3-D is mostly associated with big blockbusters like Avatar
or the “Transformers” films, but the technology is making its way to
more prestigious fare as well. Martin Scorsese is making his first 3-D
film with the family-friendly fantasy Hugo, and now another prestigious picture might take advantage of the 3-D technology.

Cinema Blend relays the word on the street that director Tom Hooper might make Les Miserables,
his upcoming adaptation of the famous stage musical, in 3-D. The
source, who seems to have a place in the film’s cinematography
department, indicates that Hooper is “strongly leaning toward” using
3-D.

DVD/Blu-ray DISCussion (New for 9.13.11)

There was only going to be one winner for Recommendation of the Week, Star Wars The Complete Saga. Finally the whole Saga is coming onto Blu-ray in one big boxset and has everything a Star Wars fan would want, commentaries, documentaries of the filmmaking process and even comedy sketches. But has fans’ patience been tested to the limit?

Producer Lauren Schuler Donner Updates ‘Wolverine’ and ‘Deadpool’

While promoting the DVD/Blu-ray release of X-Men: First Class, producer Lauren Shuler Donner sat down with various outlets to discuss the next big Marvel projects to come out of Fox: The Wolverine and Deadpool movies.

Hitfix inquired about the status of The Wolverine,
specifically when production was expected to get started. Given how the
project has suffered numerous pre-production setbacks—losing Darren
Aronofsky as director, the Japan earthquake disaster and inability to
find suitable locations—Fox has consistently had to push the project
back to re-circle their wagons.

‘Point Break’ Gets an Extreme Sports Reboot

Kathryn Bigelow might be known for her Best Director Oscar for the critically acclaimed indie The Hurt Locker, but she was making waves as early as 1991 with her action classic Point Break. Of course, given Hollywood’s formula of rehashing previous successes, news of a remake should surprise no one.

Warner
Bros. is set to release a revamp of the 1991 feature, which was led by
Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves. Though this film will involve an
undercover agent from the FBI investigating a criminal ring like the
original, the remake will take place “in the world of international
extreme sports.” The original film was centered in the world of surfing.

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo to Direct ‘Highlander’ Reboot

While premiering his new film The Intruders at this weekend’s Toronto International Film Festival, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later) has been tapped to helm Summit Entertainment’s upcoming reboot of the “Highlander” series.

‘Contagion’ Infects the Box Office, No ‘Help’ Needed

Movie theaters were relatively abuzz this weekend as Contagion contended with recent doldrums and weak new releases alike. Most notably, Steven Soderbergh’s latest was able to dethrone the reigning box-office champ The Help with only a slight protest.

Bonham Carter and Crowe Negotiating for ‘Les Miserables’

Russell Crowe and Helena Bonham Carter are negotiating for significant roles in Tom Hooper’s Les Miserables, which will star Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman.