Describing a post-apocalyptic future must be trendy: there is a a new independent movie titled White Wall that’s presenting a bleak world in which almost all of Mankind seems to have been wiped out by some mysterious virus following a war. The movie White Wall is directed by James Boss.
Upon seeing the director listed in the cast of his own movie I started to think it was but a low budget sci-fi movie. Fortunately I went to the official site and I must admit that I am now caught in the universe of White Wall. I strongly recommend to visit the official site of White Wall (here).
To convince you, just have a look to this first official teaser trailer of White Wall:
Plot:
“A virus has decimated humanity and left the world in squalor and full of violence. Shawn Kors world is confined to a large white wall and he looks for a way out and a cure to the virus, VXII, until he gets close to the truth.
Set in a wasteland enclosed by a large white wall, the last survivor from a brutal child internment camp reluctantly takes on one final bounty hunting job to protect the idyllic life he has rebuilt.”
Here below two stills from the movie (via Quiet Earth):
The movie looks like an artistic take on a potential post-apocalyptic future. Director James Boss shows a real creativity. If the acting is good enough to translate the universe we have a glimpse of on the official site, White Wall could become a cult movie or at least, be a stepping stone for James Boss’ career as film director.
The movie should be released in 2009. No official date yet though, not even sure it will have a theatrical release, but would be great to see this in a theater.
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Whiteout is an upcoming movie adaptation of the 1999 comic book by writer Greg Rucka and artist Steve Lieber. The film is directed by Dominic Sena and is starring Kate Beckinsale and Gabriel Macht in the lead roles. The action thriller Whiteout is slated to be released on September 11, 2009.
Here below a first look at Kate Beckinsale and Gabriel Macht in the movie Whiteout:
Plot:
“A U.S. marshal (Kate Beckinsale), the only one assigned to Antarctica, must investigate a murder on the frozen continent within three days before the arctic winter begins. She crosses paths with a U.N. operative (Gabriel Macht), also investigating the murder.” (Source: Wikipedia)
The film is primarily set in a bright world of ice and sunlight, an unconventional approach to the murder mystery genre. Both real and fake snow were used in production.
Even if the plot is set in Antartica it does not make the film that much exceptional so far… I hope there will be some good acting to complete the landscape…
But for once the original author of the graphic novel, Greg Rucka, applauded the film adaptation of his source material (not like the bitter Allan Moore about the Watchmen movie). So there is reason to hope for Whiteout!
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MTV (via Worstpreviews) has talked to Frank Pearce, VP of product development at Blizzard Entertainment. And he confirmed that there is a World of Warcraft movie in development.
“Legendary Pictures is currently trying to assign some names to write the screenplay and find someone to direct it, so it’s still really early in production, they want to make sure they get the right talent for those different parts, especially the screenwriting, because that’s the foundation for the movie.”
Frank Pearce, VP of product development at Blizzard Entertainment
And it looks like it won’t be be all CGI, we should rather expect a live action World of Warcraft movie:
[The idea of a complete CGI movie] has come up in discussions but it’s not something we’ve really considered because it takes so long to generate just the brief amount of footage that we create for the game. [...] That department’s focus is creating the footage for the games to tell the story; it would be a huge undertaking and it’s not really something that we’re ready to do anytime soon.”
Frank Pearce, VP of product development at Blizzard Entertainment
If such an epic fantasy/adventure movie based on the popular video game series is ever released it would be a massive box office success! Let’s keep our fingers crossed for the movie World of Warcraft to happen soon!
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A new Thai trailer has been released for Tony Jaa’s Ong Bak 2. It is rather violent and bloody, no doubt it would be a red band trailer in the USA.
Ong Bak 2 - องค์บาก 2
Real Fight is back!
The Plot:
“A young Thai boxer learns the skills and inner meaning of martial arts.” (Source: IMDb)
Despite its title this new Ong Bak film is no sequel to the first movie. Anyway, looks entertaining. A nice cocktail of fantasy and martial arts, besides with some humor: that’s Ong Bak 2!
The movie will be released on December 4th, 2008 in Thailand. Unfortunately there is no official release date confirmed yet for North America. Hope the Weinstein Company who bought the US distribution rights, will put Ong Bak 2 in theaters asap!
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Underworld Rise of the Lycans
aka Underworld 3
Action/Fantasy/Horror/Thriller
Directed by Patrick Tatopoulos
Starring Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Kevin Grevioux, Shane Brolly
Release Date: January 23, 2009
Street Fighter The Legend of Chun Li
Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi/Thriller
Directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak
Starring Kristin Kreuk, Neal McDonough, Chris Klein, Michael Clarke Duncan, Robin Shou, Moon Bloodgood
Release Date: February 27, 2009
Sherlock Holmes
Action/Adventure/Crime/Drama/Mystery
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams
Release Date: Second Half of 2009 (TBA)
Ace Ventura 3
aka Ace Ventura Jr.
Action/Adventure/Comedy/Mystery
Directed by David M. Evans
Starring Josh Flitter, Emma Lockhart, Art LaFleur, Reed Alexander, William Haze, Cullen Douglas, Ann Cusack, Ralph Waite
Release Date: TBA September 2008
Prince of Persia The Sands of Time
Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Romance
Directed by Mike Newell
Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley and Alfred Molina
Release Date: May 28, 2010
National Treasure 3
Underworld Rise of the Lycans
Gran Torino
Conan
Street Fighter The Legend of Chun Li
Sherlock Holmes
Gatchaman
Ace Ventura 3
Prince of Persia The Sands of Time
Ant-Man
