TM Movie News: Bad Santa 2, Die Hardest, "Daryl Crow" & more

- by Steve Garcia, 2 December 2013

Lots of interesting movie tidbits for you, my darling Trash Muties! Are we getting a Venom movie? Has Hollywood found its next Crow? What’s the next Die Hard movie going to be about, and what will it be called?! Which comic book character is Joseph Gordon-Levitt playing this week?! Pause your Netflix and shut off your Twitters, people! It’s Movie News Time! 

The Amazing Spider-Man Universe:

• We knew that we were getting a series following last year’s Amazing Spider-Man, but according to Sony Pictures Entertainment Co-Chairman Amy Pascal, audiences will be witnessing spinoff films as well! “We are going to access Marvel’s full world of Spider-Man characters,” she said, “so be on the lookout for new heroes and villains.” Heroes and villains, eh? Well it can be safely assumed that Venom will probably be granted the spinoff treatment, but who else can they explore? Black Cat? The Sinister Six? The Superior Foes of Spider-Man?! Only time will tell, but Spidey’s own corner of the Marvel U is pretty diverse, so expect some pretty awesome choices streaming out of left field soon. 
  

Bad Santa 2:

• What better early Christmas present is there that confirmation for Bad Santa 2 was made officially official by Billy Bob Thornton himself? It’s true, folks: the most underrated Christmas movie of all time is getting a sequel, and Thornton is pretty confident that shooting will begin as early as next year! Check out his statement:
• "It's been very hard trying to get the script right," Thornton said. "We've been through three or four drafts but we're getting real close. Then there's the business dealings to sort out, all the stuff I don't understand. But one way or another, the sequel will happen and the idea is to shoot it next year. We know we'll never beat the first film but we'll get as close as we can."

The Crow:

• Remember that pretty awesome movie about that dude with the rock music, who died and came back to life as an emo goth superhero named the Crow? Well in today’s “let’s remake everything ever” phase that Hollywood is in right now, The Crow is on their list, and it looks like they’re eying Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead) for the role ["Daryl Crow"'? - Ed.]. Is it legitimate? Maybe, maybe not, but apparently some sort of confirmation regarding the remake will be hitting the web pretty soon, according to sources. 
  

Die Hardest:

• John McClane’s coming back again? Well according to the very talkative screenwriter, Ben Trebilcook, it sure is happening. Check out what he had to say about Die Hardest (probably my favorite title of any movie ever!):
  
• “I can say that McClane is invited to Tokyo by the Nakatomi Corporation to be commended for his bravery and efforts in saving 36 lives, celebrating this on the 30th anniversary of the Nakatomi Hostage Crisis. It’s by no means Black Rain. Perhaps has a slight Rising Sun type tone. It’s also not a double-act buddy-buddy story. McClane began on his own and should end on his own. Of course he’s had assistance in various guises, aiding him in his ventures; but it’s not Lethal Weapon or a Jackie Chan film."
  
• “McClane is a gunslinger. A now retired, worn-out, tired, busted and broken cowboy. Everything he’s been through has to be taken into account. Yes, it’s a movie, but he isn’t invincible. He was never Bond. That’s what was so appealing to me with Bruce’s character. He got hurt. I see the first one as a drama with elements of action. It took its time to set up the story and unfold great characters. I believe I got that and also what I call ‘the hose-reel moment’. You know, when McClane, in the first Die Hard leaped off the building with a fire hose, before it went kaboom; in the second, he ejects himself from the plane when he’s surrounded by grenades and in the third, he’s shot out the tunnel, through the air with a gush of water. I’ve got that ‘hose-reel moment’, as well as that cringing ‘glass pulling from the feet’ type scene. Man, that gets me every time. Pursued by bad guys; does he face them and die, or retreat, barefoot, across broken glass? THEN picks out itty-bitty shards from his cut feet.”
  
• “Yes, I’ve written Zeus Carver in for Samuel L Jackson. Like I said before, it’s not a buddy-buddy script, but you can’t ignore him. Zeus played a major part in McClane’s life. They went through a lot together. They would certainly, without a doubt, still be in contact.”
  

Entourage:

• The hit HBO series Entourage has officially been greenlit for a feature film, and will begin shooting on January 16, 2013! Need proof? Look at what Doug Ellin, the creator of the show, put up on his Instagram!
  

Sandman:

• Another comic book movie is on the horizon folks, and next to Watchmen, Neil Gaiman’s Sandman is right up there with one of those game-changing stories to have ever rocked the industry. So it makes sense that the movie would come out eventually, right? Supposedly David Goyer (writer of Man of Steel) pitched a script to Warner Bros. and he, along with actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt are going to work hard to make the film happen. Good luck! Well… I think…

STUFF YOU SHOULD LOOK AT:


Anchorman:

• Who said Ron Burgandy was just a fictional character? Watch him do the actual news in South Dakota! For an entire half hour! LOOK AT IT!

The Bent Bullet:

• The viral marketing for X-Men: Days of Future Past begins and it’s amazing! Did Magneto kill Kennedy?! LOOK AT IT!
  

How To Train Your Dragon 2:

• A poster for the next installment of the best Dreamworks animated movie since ever hit the web! And the trailer, too! It’ll give ya chills! LOOK AT IT!
  

And there you have it! Which characters do you hope will be featured in a potential Spidey spinoff? Will you be watching the Bad Santa sequel? What are your thoughts on Daryl from the Walking Dead playing a superhero that is ironically a walking dead guy? What did you think of the How To Train Your Dragon trailer and why did you think it was so awesome? Also, Anchorman 2 is only just a few weeks away! That does it for this week boys and girls. Stay classy, internet!

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