The good guys at AintitCool have some great news tonight - Bret Ratner is NOT directing the Escape from New York remake! Did you read that? The Ratner is not going to ruin the Snake Pliskin after all! Apparently the Rush Hour “director” (notice the obvious quotation...
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Empire Awards 2008 – Cast Your Vote for Best Film of 2007
It’s that time of year again. No, not Christmas – although that’s coming too, so buy stuff – but time to cast your vote for the 2008 Empire Awards and reward the best films of the year. Did The Bourne Ultimatum blow your mind? Was Ratatouille a cinematic feast? Did...
Reel World – At Least They’re Not Lofts (Blog}
Last month it was announced that Lakeshore Entertainment would be shooting their new sci-fi action flick Game at the freshly constructed Albuquerque Studios. It sounded like a tight fit, what with Lionsgate shooting the superhero flick The Spirit there at the same...
Great Scot! (Blog)
The hottest man in Hollywood is a Scot! Oh, how I wish I were a professional writer who was on assignment to meet and write about Gerard Butler. How I wish I could capture every little nuance, every little gesture, every little twinkle from his soul-stirring...
Sedgwick and Hall Play Butler’s Game
Kyra Sedgwick (TNT's "The Closer") and Michael C. Hall (Showtime's "Dexter") have joined Gerard Butler (300) in Lakeshore Entertainment's Game, written and to be directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. The high-concept thriller takes place in the near future,...
New film creates Container City on Silver Avenue
If you've been wondering about that odd-looking structure of cargo containers rising on Silver Avenue between Second and Fourth streets Downtown, it's all because Albuquerque's got "Game." That's the new film that will star Gerard Butler, headliner of the blockbuster...
Two Plotlines for Gerard Butler’s “Game”
Even though "Crank" directors, Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, have already stated that they will be doing a sequel to "Crank," their next projects will actually be "Game." There have been two plot summaries floating around the internet, with one being about a mind...
Who’s Got Game With Gerard Butler (Blog)
We last spoke about Game back in May, when audiences were going crazy over 300 and movie execs were hiring Gerard Butler for there films here, there and everywhere. This one thought stood out from the crowd because it sounded pretty awesome. Game, from the makers of...
Could Leonidas Take Dexter (Blog)
Now if you were cornered in a dark alley and could be face to face with either King Leonidas or Dexter, who would you rather try to defend yourself from? On one hand you have King Leonidas with a badass shield, a spear longer than your body and a six pack that your...
‘Dexter’Will Be Joining Gerard Butler in ‘Game’ (Blog)
CHUD is reporting that Michael C. Hall (star of Six Feet Under and Dexter) has signed to play the bad guy in the techno-thriller, Game, for Crank creators Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. The film is "set in a dystopian future of implanted nano-devices, where the...
DEXTER PLAYS A GAME
Contributing sources: Tailgunner Joe Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor love video games. Crank was essentially an adaptation of a video game that does not (yet) exist, and they'll be doing a sequel to that. Their next project is even more specifically game-related: it's...
Confirmed: Ratner Replaces Wiseman on New York Plus an Update on Gears of War!
A few months ago, we reported that Len Wiseman was in negotiations to direct the Escape from New York remake and also Gears of War. The big news today, that started over at AICN, is that Len Wiseman will no longer be directing Escape and that Brett Ratner has replaced...
Wiseman Escapes From New Line (Blog)
Len Wiseman, the director behind the Underworld movies and this year's Live Free or Die Hard, has dropped out of New Line's remake of Escape from New York. There is some uncertainty as to why he has left the project, but he will no longer be taking on the dystopian...
Hall navigates tough character
Actor Michael C. Hall, who grew up in Raleigh, talked recently from the set of Showtime's "Dexter," which begins its second season 9 p.m. Sunday. His next project is the science fiction film "Game," which begins shooting in New Mexico in December. Read the rest of the...
SyFy Genre Awards 2007 Winners Announced (Blog)
GateWorld Forum > The Briefing Room > Stargate News The recently conducted SyFy Genre Awards 2007 over at SyFyPortal have been announced via a video on YouTube with a website update to follow on Monday. And the winners are : Best Supporting Actress, Television...
Directors look for extras in NM
You can be in a movie with the star of "300," and you don't have to go to Hollywood or be an actor. Casting directors are looking for men and women between 18 and 30 of all ethnicities to participate in "Game," a futuristic thriller about video games controlling...
Facilities fuel New Mexico production boom
When Paul Haggis began searching for locations to shoot his intense Army drama "In the Valley of Elah," he knew he wanted a place in the South with a 1960s-style motel adjacent to a diner and an Army base nearby -- and, of course, in a state with generous tax...
Game On in New Mexico, MMO Angle Dropped? (Blog)
Game On in New Mexico, MMO Angle Dropped? Posted by Gamerflicks on Sunday, September 02, 2007 at 02:12 AM Details have surfaced about where and when Gerard Butler’s new movie Game will start filming. According to an announcement issued by New Mexico Governor Bill...
Gerard Butler Brings His ‘Game’ to Studios
There must be something about the movie “300” and Albuquerque. First, we hear that “300” producer and writer Frank Miller will come to the Duke City to direct his new film, “The Spirit.” Now, we hear that one of the stars of “300,” Gerard Butler, who was King Leonidas...
New film production fills Albuquerque Studios
Albuquerque Studios now has a full house with the announcement of yet another film production coming to the market. "Game," a Lakeshore Entertainment Production, will star Gerard Butler, star of the film "300," and begins moving into the studios in September....
Governor Bill Richardson Announces Game to be filmed in New Mexico
SANTA FE—Governor Bill Richardson today announced that the Lakeshore Entertainment production, Game, starring Gerard Butler, will be shot in New Mexico. The film will be shot for 55 days in and around Albuquerque from November 5 through February 5 and expects to hire...
Len Wiseman to direct ‘New York’
[i Gerard Butler to star in New Line's remake[/i Len Wiseman ("Live Free or Die Hard") has decided to "Escape From New York," and is set to helm the New Line remake, which will star Gerard Butler and be produced by Neal Moritz. Wiseman's in final negotiations with the...
Wiseman eyes ‘Escape’ remake
Len Wiseman, the director behind "Live Free of Die Hard," is in negotiations to helm "Escape From New York," New Line Cinema's remake of the cult John Carpenter movie. The project was set up at New Line in March with Neal Moritz producing and Gerard Butler attached to...
SPOT THE MOVIE STAR IN PAISLEY
STARS of a big bucks movie were spotted strolling through Paisley yesterday as they wrapped up filming in the town’s oldest bar. Up and coming English lead actor Charlie Cox casually chatted with fellow screen-stars outside The Bull Inn – which has been transformed...
Len Wiseman will direct Gears of War and remake of Escape From New York
It has been reported that director Len Wiseman (Live Free or Die Hard) is in talks with New Line Cinema to develop and direct two big movies. One, a big screen adaptation of the popular X-Box 360 game Gears Of War and the other, an Escape from New York remake. New...
