Amalgamated Zen

Who Ya Gonna Call...GhostBusters 3

In a conversation with MTV news Harold Ramis has confirmed a new Ghostbusters movie is in the works. The Original cast is expected to reprise their roles with their characters becoming "sage mentors" to new a new team, in a passing of the proton packs to a new generation of Ghostbusters.
Though the first draft of the script is apparently still in the works, Judd Apatow is signed on as at least a producer so thus far the casting rumors have been hovering around members of the "Apatowverse" Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen being tapped to take up the fight.
Taking into consideration the track records of the parties involved, I believe this will be a worthy sequel/reboot of the franchise and I'm actually enthused about this project coming together.
What do you think?

Star Wars Live-Action TV Series Casting Underway

Good news or bad news for Star Wars fans. Depending on how you feel about the three previously released live action prequels, Episodes 1-3 and the current animated Clone Wars series, casting has now officially begun for the live action sequel/prequel Star Wars tv series.
The series is to be set between Episode 3 "Revenge of the Sith and Episode 4 "A New Hope". The series will serve as a bridge between the two series featuring secondary characters and focusing on the Rebel Alliance. So while we can expect to see Storm Troopers, No Jedi, new or old will be on hand, including Darth Vader...for now...and depending on story arcs and and of course the almighty ratings.
Personally the series concept appeals to me for this type of project. I enjoyed the prequel films overall, especially the birth of the empire aspect so I fairly stoked to witness the birth of the Alliance. I've also watched and enjoyed most of the animated Clone Wars episodes, which feature the Clone Troopers as much as the Jedi. This to me bodes well for the series.
What do you think?  
Follow the link below to the MTV moviesblog post.

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Star Wars’ Live-Action TV Series Casting Underway

Posted using ShareThis

Julie Benz, Peter Fonda and Judd Nelson Become "Saints"

Moviejungle.com reports that Julie Benz, Peter Fonda and Judd Nelson have been added to the cast of "Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day". No roles are listed yet on IMDB, but I'm more stoked than ever to see this thing. I'm betting the ranch that it'll be worth the wait.

Return of the Saints

"All Saints Day" the loooonnnngggg awaited sequel to "The Boondock Saints" is finally in production. Sean Patrick Flannery answers fans questions. 

"In a world..." without Don LaFontaine

Best known as the "Voice-over guy" from movie trailers, and most predominately known for the phrase "In a world where...." Don LaFontaine passed away Monday of complications from a lung-related illness. While the industry now uses others to imitate LaFontaine's work... none will ever quite be as well remembered as Don.

Bring out "The Dead"

It's finally happening - well it could very well be. Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell are seriously considering bringing Evil Dead 4 to life sometime in the near future. And while Campbell isn't as young or as in shape, it almost lends more to the slacker hero that was Ash. Now if they can just find a few moments of spare time in their schedules and lend themselves to this awesomeness, we can all feel better about life. And from there, who knows? I've seen a treatment of "Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash" and I know that I would be okay with that. And finally, for those real die-hard fans, Evil Dead: The Musical is coming to a close on September 6 in Toronto. So go and get your fill of Candarian Demons before the chance runs out.

The Return of the Saints?

Source: /film
If Writer/Director Troy Duffy is to be believed, "All Saints Day" the long awaited sequel to "The Boondock Saints" will begin filming this August barring a strike by the Screen Actors Guild. This news, first broken on Troy's own website about 4 months ago has since confirmed by him in a wjfk radio interview part1 &  Part2  where he went as far as to reveal the movie's plot which can be read over at /film. A video production diary can be seen over at geeksofdoom.com. If this is all on the up and up, it'll be interesting to see whether or not the popularity of the original film will lead to a legitimate theatrical release or just as a way to capitalize on the cult fandom by going straight to DVD.

Classics Remake

Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez are set to remake movie classics "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" and "Red Sonja". And their choice of leading ladies is quite interesting too. Tarantino has approached porn star Tera Patrick to play Tura Satana's role of Varla in Russ Meyers "Faster, Pussycat!" and Patrick is all in favor of it saying "I was built for this part."
Robert Rodriguez has asked girlfriend Rose McGowan to take on Brigitte Nielsen's leading lady of "Red Sonja". Rose claims she not sure why she was asked to play the part, but Rodriguez counters saying his gal is perfect for the role.

While neither Rose or Tera aren't obvious choices amongst your average viewer, both directors are more than confident their leading ladies are obvious choices and won't result in catastrophe like so many other remakes.