According to one of our forum members, zandor117, who was present at the ADV panel at Anime Weekend Atlanta, ADV’s David Williams said that the Evangelion live action movie is now moving into production. We have seen no other report, even though the same panel was used to announce several anime licenses that have been reported by reputable anime news sources.
According to zandor117, this is what was said:
Questioner: “Is there anything new about the EVA movie?”
David Williams: “The EVA movie is now in Production”
Questioner: “Can you tell us the director?”
David Williams: “I am not allowed to say that yet.”
ADV has not yet commented further.
While this does not seem like full production (i.e. filming actors) or even fully fledged pre-production like set building, the main concrete news seems to be that a director has signed on, moving the project beyond the proposal and development phase. Previously, negotiations were under way with a shortlist of directors who had expressed an interest, but the decision had not been made yet.
Doesn’t this just make you crave for a Halo Live Action movie? Neill Blomkamp really is something special, and imagine that combined with the mastery of Peter Jackson. Why isn’t this being made faster?
BBC News are reporting that a special effects technician has been killed in a stunt practice run for an upcoming Dark Knight scene, at the Qinetiq racetrack in Surrey, England. The technician had been on a camera truck reportedly following the Batmobile. The fatal accident occurred when the 4×4 truck ran into a tree.
“Warner Bros Pictures and the entire cast and crew of The Dark Knight are deeply saddened by this tragedy, and their hearts and prayers go out to the family and loved ones of the deceased.”
As do ours.
The accident is now being investigated by Surrey police and the Health and Safety Executive.
The Dark Knight filming schedule is taking Batman to Hong Kong this November, where a planned 9 week stint shall take place. However not all people are welcoming this hero’s arrival, Hong Kong politicians have sited the possibility of traffic disruptions and noise pollution as cause for concern. For instance, the use of a helicopter during night time (2 a.m.) scenes has had politicians stating that residents should purchase some ear plugs for the period.
Filming is expected to revolve around “The Center“, the fourth tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong at 73 storeys.
In the french show “La Minute” from AlloCiné, there is a very brief Heath Ledger interview. Within he mentions how much fun playing the joker has been and how the experience as exceeded all of his expectations.
To watch the video, head over here. It starts at about 2:15 in, if you want to skip all of the french.
Just a quick note to tell you all that the Official Dark Knight teaser has been made available on Apple’s Quicktime movie trailers service, in high def and iPod formats.
A number of websites (Horror Movies, Movies Online) are reporting that the Gears of War movie is being fast tracked into production without a named director, with some speculation that this is as a result of pending strike action in Hollywood.
If this is the case a director will more than likely be named in the coming month. Len Wiseman maybe?
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