Paramount Casting Notice Not for Super 8, But For Another Abrams Project? Dan Koelsch, May 31, 2010 On Friday, we reported on a casting notice sent from Paramount to a few film blogs (specifically /Film). While this usually isn’t a big thing, the anonymous nature of the film and a few suspicous details led us to believe that this could be for J.J. Abrams’ new film Super 8. Given how little is known about the sci-fi flick, we jumped on the idea, but now it looks like we may be wrong. Find out what movie this open casting call is supposedly for after the break. Feature Film Auditions has posted the casting notice as being for a movie called Little Darlings, with their copy/paste of the notice including details (like contact info) that support it. I’m not sure why some places have the extra information and some don’t, but if it’s accurate, then we are back to square one on the plot for Super 8. Little Darlings is a remake of the 1980 teen sex romp of the same name that starred Tatum O’Neal and Kristy McNichol. It is currently being developed by Abrams’ production company Bad Robot for Paramount for a 2011 release. Along with conflicting text, there are some other issues I have with this revelation. Depending on how close the remake stays to the original, the casting details don’t seem to fit. Child actors usually play slightly younger or same age characters, so the idea of watching a movie about 13-14 year olds (or younger) trying to lose their virginity seems unlikely (and uncomfortable). Also, actors auditioning are supposed to have a “midwestern feel,” and the original Darlings was set specifically in Georgia. Of course, Hollywood is great at completely changing the fundamentals of the movies they remake, so who knows. What do you think? News Bad RobotJ.J. AbramsLittle DarlingsSuper 8
The Buzz: Peter Jackson to Direct Hobbit, Sam Raimi’s World of Warcraft Movie, and More June 25, 2010The Buzz is a feature in which we round up the biggest and most popular film and television stories of the week. Why go through pages of blogs just to find out what everyone is talking about? We’ve got it all right here. Check out all the stories after the… Read More
‘Blackhat’ Trailer: Chris Hemsworth Is The Techological Guardian Of The Free WOrld September 25, 2014September 25, 2014It’s been a while since we’ve seen Michael Mann direct a feature film, in fact, the last one was 2009’s Public Enemies. Two years later he would act as producer for the Texas Killing Fields. But now he is back with a technological crime thriller, Blackhat. Mann’s artistic mix of… Read More
New Tron Legacy Clip From Tron Night Now Available Online October 29, 2010October 29, 2010Disney has released a new clip from the upcoming movie Tron Legacy, and Tron Night attendees may get a bit of deja vu when watching it. The clip shows Quorra (Olivia Wilde) taking Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) for a ride in one of the new vehicles called the Light Runner,… Read More
Have you read the sides? Except for the first scene, the lines seem pretty mature for a 13-14 year old….