Tag: Flick

Sony Moves ‘Elysium’ To Summer 2013, Bumps Back ‘RoboCop’

by Shawn Madden

Sony Pictures has chosen to move the release date for Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi flick Elysium to August 9, 2013. That spot was up until today the release date for one of their other big releases, Jose Padhila’s RoboCop, which has been moved back to February 7, 2014. That August date is roughly around the same time that Sony released Blomkamp’s first feature District 9 back in 2009.

District 9 went on to gross $37.4 million on opening weekend and went on to bring in roughyl $200M-plus worldwide. Sony definitely has high expectations for Elysium which was originally set to hit theaters in March. This is actually a smart move on Sony’s part in regards to both films. It will allow Elysium to bring in more of that summer box office money while the RoboCop team is given more time to market and test the film and possibly go back for re-shoots if needed. So, uh by the way…when should we expect to actually see that Elysium trailer Sony?

Source: Deadline

An All-Female Version Of ‘The Expendables’ Is On Its Way

by Shawn Madden

Yes, you read that correctly. What has been fan-cast on many sites this week and been joked about is happening. An all-female version of the hit franchise The Expendables is in the works. The film will officially be backed by The Grey producer Adi Shankar who has tapped Dutch Southern to write the script and it also seems that the company is already in talks with several actresses to fill the roles. Who the actresses are? No one knows currently but you can probably expect names such as Gina Carano (Haywire) and Michelle Rodriguez (Resident Evil) among many others. I’m actually placing my bets that Carano will definitely be in this film right now. We will be sure to keep you updated as more details leak out. But in the meantime…who would YOU want to see in this?

Source: Variety