The leaked work-print of this summer’s superhero blockbuster X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which somehow found its way onto the internet more than a month before the film’s scheduled release date, has been a big talking point over the last couple of weeks. 20th Century Fox described the online copy - a close to completed version of the mutant sequel – as “stolen” and “incomplete”, and warned that “the source of the initial leak and any subsequent postings will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
To make matters worse for the studio, after threatening legal action against anyone who downloaded the movie (estimated downloads now exceed 1,000,000), Fox columnist Roger Friedman posted a review of the illegal copy on the Fox411 Blog. Friedman also openly discussed downloading other movies such as the Paul Rudd comedy I Love You, Man, describing the process of streaming movies as “so much easier than going out in the rain.” Unsurprisingly, parent company News Corporation was quick to take action, condemning piracy and terminating Friedman’s contract with Fox News with (almost) immediate effect.
It’s good to see that Fox have taken action against Friedman, especially after involving the F.B.I to track the source of the leak. Piracy is as rampant on the internet as that of Somalian waters and perhaps it’s time to get Barrack Obama on the case. Either that or have the studios set up a Special Forces team to despatch the pirates Navy SEAL style, because the problem won’t be going away any time soon.
In somewhat related news, Sony Corporation have announced that they are in talks with Google to post full-length feature films on video-sharing site Youtube. Sony already offer in the region of 60 films and television shows through it’s Crackle.com website, including Ghostbusters (1984), Groundhog Day (1993) and The Opposite of Sex (1998), and would be the first major studio to allow full-length content to be legally streamed via Youtube.
After our article last week regarding the status of Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller’s proposed follow-up to Sin City, Moviehole.net are reporting that the project is finally gathering steam. Producers have allegedly reopened talks with Angelina Jolie to star as Ava Lord, the title character of “A Dame to Kill For”, the graphic novel that will serve as the main focus of the movie. Other actresses previously linked to the role of Ava Lord include Rose McGowan, Rachel Weisz and Salma Hayek.In other sequel news it seems that action fans will have plenty to look forward to with Bourne producer Frank Marshall suggesting a 2011 release for the next instalment in the spy series via his Twitter page. Matt Damon had previously confirmed that another movie was in the works, with director Paul Greengrass likely to return.
Also, having topped the U.S. and U.K. box offices with Fast & Furious, star Paul Walker has been discussing the possibility of a fifth entry in the fuel-injected franchise. “Without question, with the way things opened up, Vin and I will be coming back, we’re making a fifth one, and we’re going to Brazil”, Walker told MYfm’s Valentine (visit the link to listen to the entire audio interview).
Keeping with the action theme, the first official image from Sylvester Stallone’s upcoming testosterone-fuelled epic The Expendables has appeared online and features – you guessed it – a massive explosion (along with Eric Roberts and Stone Cold Steve Austin). The film is currently shooting in South America with a cast that includes Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brittany Murphy, Charisma Carpenter, Danny Trejo and Terry Crews. That's some hotel bill. Click the image for more pictures along with regular updates.Finally, TFW2005 have posted a large selection of CGI-renderings from Michael Bay’s summer blockbuster Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, featuring a host of characters from the upcoming movie, including new additions Devastator, Ravage, and The Fallen, among others. Be sure to check them out!
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