Apologies For Not Blogging.

Didn't sleep a wink last night and needed something to take my mind off things....so I scoured the net for film news.....and I found a LOT.

News:

1. The Hangover 2 is in full production...and it's going to be set in Thailand! (Ladyboys anyone?!) At first I was a bit sceptical about this one but it seems Todd Phillips will make this an even funnier one then the first. With cameos from actors like Mel Gibson, Robert Downing Jr., Liam Neeson, Paul Giamatti AND, wait for it, former U.S. president Bill Clinton! I honestly don't see this failing!

2. Paul finally got it's first trailer. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are on top form once again it seems with this nerd-fest of a comedy. Two comicbook nerds driving across America with an alien they met outside Area 51....seriously, it's like they're making it for me! I'm sure the whole name thing was just a coincidence. It's set to hit cinemas February and I for one cannot wait. Anyone fancy anything from the shops? Cornetto perhaps? Check out the trailer below:





3. Batman 3 has a title: The Dark Knight Rises. I can't help but feel the title is an effort to remind people of how much they liked The Dark Knight....so they should see this. Luckily there'll be no "3D" at the end of this title, as it seems nearly every threequel nowadays has to take advantage of it's third installment with this (Jackass 3D to name but one, in it's defense it worked though....). In other DKR news, Tom Hardy has been cast. So who will he play? Back story time...as you may or may not know, Batman Begins was influenced by Frank Millar's graphic novel Batman: Year One. To a certain extent so was The Dark Knight....so if I had to guess, I'd say Doug Moench's unofficial follow-up Prey will be the influence for the final installment. It's just got Nolan written all over it! Back to Hardy. Prey doesn't feature your convectional Batman villians...so this may pose a problem for Batfans. However, a cop who hates costumed vigilantes being hypnotised into becoming one himself by a Batman-obsessed doctor? I see nothing going wrong here. There is also set to be a new love interest (will Bat finally get the girl?) and a female villian! Perhaps, Nolan will go for a more mainstream Bat villain for this role. With so many rumoured actresses going for each role, it's anyones guess who'll get what!! In Nolan we trust!

4. Like The Muppets? No? Tough! Yes? Well the Greatest Muppet Movie Ever Made is on it's way, and the cast is already shaping up. Get ready for it *takes a breath* Jason Segel (HIMYM, Forgetting Sarah Marshell), Amy Adams (Catch Me If You Can), Hangover boys Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms, Paul Rudd (I Love You Man), Danny Trejo (Machete), Eric Stonestreet (Modren Family), John Krasinski (Jim from The Office), Jane Lynch (Coach Beast from Glee), Jack Black (Tenacious D), Donald Glover (Mystery Team) and....Lady GaGa (Female singer with penis). Gonna be epic.

5. Spider Man gets the Reboot! Sony are no longer looking at Spidey 4, but rather back to origins! Andrew Garfield is going to be the new webslinger. He was good in The Social Network and I'm sure he'll be fine in this, however I'm still unconvinced by the whole idea. Uncle Ben and Aunt May have also been cast, in the form of Martin Sheen (studied here) and Sally Field (Forrest Gump). The villian will be The Lizard and he'll be played by Rhys Ifans (Little Nicky). As for the love interest? Bye bye Mary Jane, hello Gwen Stacy! It seems MJ won't be making an appearance (in this one) because director Marc Webb wants to change the story already set in the original that's not even 10 years old! Emma Stone (Super Bad) has signed on to play the object of affection. I just don't see a re-make working, the last Spiderman film was 3 years ago and the whole franchise built up is just too fresh in peoples minds!


Reviews:
As I've seen nearly every film in the cinema in the past week, I won't review them all but here's a short one sentenece review for some:

The Social Network - Awesome story...but about half an hour too long, it dragged a bit.
Paranormal Activity 2 - Scary, good tie-in with 1 and full of jumps but you'll sleep more then you did after the first one.
Jackass 3D -  Hilariously revolting with the best use of 3D ever (like a Sony ad but gross), not for the squeamish.
Due Date - New Todd Phillips comedy, funny but not as funny as expected.

Don't shoot me because of my opinions!

That's all for now! Back to reality...