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| ‘Avatar’ Sequel Could Explore Pandora Deeper | October 2nd, 2009 |
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“Avatar” is yet to hit theaters, but sequel talks have swirled around. The most recent words have come out from the mouth of producer Jon Landau in an interview with French magazine Le Film, in which he hinted on the premise of “Avatar 2″ should the follow-up receive the thumbs up from the studio.
While he didn’t reveal much on what the possible sequel will be dealing with, the filmmaker did suggest that a sequel development will depend on the success of the December-released movie. “If the public likes Avatar, it’s a possibility,” he revealed as translated by Slash Film. “After all, here we are exploring the surface of the planet Pandora. The interior remains to be seen.”
During the talk, Landau also confirmed on two future projects, a manga adaptation “Battle Angel” and an underwater romance “The Dive”. “We’ll go on to Battle Angel Alita and The Dive, a love story in the middle of a dive,” he mentioned, adding that director James Cameron is also involved. “James is directing both projects.”
| Details on New ‘Avatar’ Trailer | October 2nd, 2009 |
Another trailer for James Cameron’s “Avatar” has been said to be coming soon. Breaking the news on the matter was Market Saw which reported that an insider has claimed there are more trailers than he can count on 2 hands and that the new trailer to be released will expose more on the story unlike the previous teaser.
The new trailer allegedly will give out “more than 3 lines of dialogue” and a heavier exposure on Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver and the Na’vi. Glimpses of future Earth, Pandora’s night life and Sam Worthington’s portrayal of Jake will also play a part in the promo video. The inside source further promised that “exclusive” content will be available on avtr.com.
From Ace Showbiz
| Zoe to be Honored by Elle Magazine | October 2nd, 2009 |
ELLE magazine has announced its eight honorees for this year’s 16th Annual Women in Hollywood Tribute.
Julie Andrews, Emily Blunt, Katie Holmes, Julianne Moore, Zoe Saldana, Robin Wright Penn, Renee Zellweger and casting director Bonnie Timmerman are the honorees for this year’s event, to be held at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons Hotel.
ELLE editor-in-chief Roberta Myers said of this year’s list: “This is an incredibly strong, distinguished group of women, many of them icons, or icons to be. We are so proud to bring them together and celebrate their remarkable contribution to the industry.”
Past recipients are a virtual who’s who of powerhouse women in the industry, including Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Charlize Theron, Halle Berry, Gwyneth Paltrow and more.
Celebs who attend the October 19 celebration will be asked to sign a bottle of Möet & Chandon champagne that will be auctioned off for charity.
From ET Online
| Star Trek DVD And BD Are Really Out Of This World | October 2nd, 2009 |
More information about the DVD and Blu-ray release of “Star Trek” has been released – check out the article below! The “Star Trek” DVD and Blu-ray release is set for November 17th!
Not only are the buying options for JJ Abrams’ Star Trek fantastic, they’re relatively inexpensive. Come November 17th, you’ll have the option of purchasing a one-disc DVD for $29.99, two-disc DVD for $34.99, or a three-disc Blu-ray for $39.99. After you hear about all of the cool stuff the two-disc DVD and the BD edition are packing, an extra five or 10 bucks will seem like nothing!
| New Avatar Featurette Online | September 18th, 2009 |
Here’s a bit of excitement for a Thursday afternoon: a new featurette about the Avatar game from Ubisoft, with writer/director James Cameron and producer Jon Landau contributing at some length to the thinking behind the game and the movie. You can watch the full video below, with all its rather lovely footage of Pandora, but for those of you at work or in really, really quiet libraries, here are the important bits.
Says producer Jon Landau, “Avatar is an epic adventure fantasy set on the world of Pandora. Our hope is that through other mediums the fanbase get to explore the world of Pandora well beyond just the movie.”
Cameron noted that, “This is the first time I’ve really been involved with a game from the inception of the movie project. What they said to us was, ‘We want to make a game from inside your thematic ideas, outwards.’”
17 September 2009
New Avatar Featurette Online
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New Avatar Featurette Online
Here’s a bit of excitement for a Thursday afternoon: a new featurette about the Avatar game from Ubisoft, with writer/director James Cameron and producer Jon Landau contributing at some length to the thinking behind the game and the movie. You can watch the full video below, with all its rather lovely footage of Pandora, but for those of you at work or in really, really quiet libraries, here are the important bits.
Says producer Jon Landau, “Avatar is an epic adventure fantasy set on the world of Pandora. Our hope is that through other mediums the fanbase get to explore the world of Pandora well beyond just the movie.”
Cameron noted that, “This is the first time I’ve really been involved with a game from the inception of the movie project. What they said to us was, ‘We want to make a game from inside your thematic ideas, outwards.’”
“Then the thought was, working with Ubisoft, well, wait a minute. We’re working in a game engine; you’re working in a game engine. Maybe some of the assets we’ve already generated, of which there are literally tens of thousands, are things you can use. The resounding answer back was, ‘Yeah, give us everything you’ve got’. So we basically did a download of the world to them, and it worked out beautifully. So we figured let’s build one world and create two ways of enjoying it, simultaneously: separately and in parallel.”
On a wider note, Cameron says that, “Pandora is beautiful and deadly. When you’re first introduced, the deadly part is what you see and then as you go deeper the beauty starts to unfold and you realise it’s really paradise. It’s really the Garden of Eden.”
Hmm, so by the sounds of it whatever else happens, the game will be visually pretty impressive. Also, as you’ll see if you watch the full thing, Cameron agreed to and amended extensions to Avatar’s mythology in the game, meaning that it’s all canon and part of the same world. All in all, promising stuff.
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