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Bourne 4 in trouble?

With the success of the Jason Bourne trilogy, Universal put plans in motion for a fourth film. Even though there are only three Bourne books, this would be okay since the movies had left the source material behind. But trouble is on the horizon of the fourth Bourne movie as Paul Greengrass has opted out of the film.

Monopoly

The story outline for the adaptation of Hasbro's board game Monopoly. There has been talk of the monopoly adaptation in the past but this is the first real bit of news that I've seen about it other than it was scheduled for production. In spite of the announcement though, I still can't say I have any interest whatsoever in this movie. We'll have to see what comes of it.

True Grit

The Coen Brothers have approached Jeff Daniels, Matt Damon, and Josh Brolin to play roles in their remake of True Grit. True Grit was originally made in 1969 and starred John Wayne. It is based off of a novel by Charles Portis, and was originally directed by Henry Hathaway. To find out more listen to the show.

Toy Story 3

Pixar's Toy Story 1 & 2 are both movie that I and I think most everyone else enjoyed. Well Toy Story fans have reason to rejoice as not only are the first two movie back in theaters for a limited engagement but a third will hit theaters next year. You can see the trailer here. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/dor/objects/150898/toy_story_3/videos/ts3_trlr_101209.html

Venom Movie

Sony Pictures has had three big hits on their hands with the Spider-Man movies. Spider-man, of course, being adapted from the marvel comic book series. Now there is news that Sony Pictures has plans for a Spider-Man spin off. Find out more by listening to the show.

Star Trek II: A political Allegory

Geoff Boucher from the LA Times reports the next Star Trek will be a political allegory. You can read more here http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2009/09/will-next-star-trek-take-the-klingons-to-guantánamo.html