Turtles From Spaaaaaaaace!

News broke awhile ago that Michael Bay was looking to reboot the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. Well Bay talked about his plans for the franchise last week and the news is sure to set off fans of the turtles.

Why?

Instead of following the usual origin story (some turtles fell into some green mutagenic ooze), Bay is thinking that HIS turtles are actually... aliens.

So basically Transformers but green.

But how does that explain the talking rat? Is he an alien too?
Anyway, I am guessing this film will also have:

• giant explosions
• a really hot chick
• sparse plot

Any TMNT fans out there? How does a Bay-sian vision sound to you?

Rebooting The Griswolds

It hit the net this week that National Lampoon's Vacation is getting the reboot treatment.

The reboot is being written and directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, the writers behind this summer's Horrible Bosses. Incidentally, Daley plays Doctor Lance Sweets on the TV show Bones.

The latest rumor is that Ed Helms is in the running to play the lead, and that the story will follow Rusty Griswold, Clark's son, originally played by Anthony Michael Hall, as he takes his family on a summer vacation.

I kind of love this film and am sad, but not shocked, that it's getting the remake/reboot treatment. Both of my parents were teachers, so they had time off in the summer, and they dragged us in their old wood sided station wagon on insanely long camping trips to scenic hellholes every summer. Much fishing was done. Little bathing was done. So I have always gotten a kick out of Vacation because it was a (slightly) more insane version of my family. Also, Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo are awesome in it, and the original making fun of the Star Wars poster rules.

I like me some Ed Helms but really? We have to do this?

The Christmas movie is a close second for me. Cats getting electrocuted makes my family laugh, every single time. Who else loves the Griswolds? Do we need to see the second generation?

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First Look: The Amazing Spider-Man

The trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man hit the web yesterday. Thoughts?



Do you really want to see Spider-Man as a teenager?

Jonah Hill Is Everywhere

Lately I've been haunted by Jonah Hill. Dude seems to be everywhere I turn lately - I even had a dream in which I was supposed to go out on a date with him, which is weird since I'm married. Anyway, Jonah's latest film, The Sitter, opens in a couple of weeks. And it's basically a remake of Adventures In Babysitting, but it's very R-rated. Here's the incredibly not safe for work red band trailer, that opens with an interview of Jonah with some of the kids:



They're saying it's not a remake, but that's it's "inspired by" Adventures In Babysitting, but y'all, there's a scene that looks like it's in a blues club. The Sitter is directed by the same man that brought us Pineapple Express, and features Ari Graynor, who is hilarious in Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist. Sam Rockwell is listed as having a part in the film, and I kind of love him. But overall, this trailer left me cold. You?

First Look: 21 Jump Street

The first trailer for the 21 Jump Street film starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum was released to the internet yesterday. It's a red band trailer, so it's a little bit naughty - maybe don't listen to it at work. Here goes:



I do appreciate that they made a crack about the guys looking 40 because, you know, they pretty much are. Channing's in his 30s. Anyway, I felt kind of "meh" about the whole thing. You?

It's A Halloween Miracle!

Well kind of. A few weeks ago we reported that there's a Beetlejuice reboot in the works. Today there's an update: the makers say they won't go into production without the blessing of Tim Burton and involvement of Michael Keaton in the titular role. Now THAT is something I might watch.

Again, I think there's not enough Michael Keaton in the world and I'd love to see him 'Juice it up. You?

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More Axel F?

Eddie Murphy recently sat down with Rolling Stone to give a rare interview and in it he said some interesting things, among which was an update on a new Beverly Hills Cop film, which has been rumored for an eternity:

Murphy has decided not to make Beverly Hills Cop IV. "They're not doing it," he says. "What I'm trying to do now is produce a TV show starring Axel Foley's son, and Axel is the chief of police now in Detroit. I'd do the pilot, show up here and there. None of the movie scripts were right; it was trying to force the premise. If you have to force something, you shouldn't be doing it. It was always a rehash of the old thing. It was always wrong."

Glossing over the fact this he doesn't want a rehash but is involved with a rehash, kinda, I think it's interesting to see that Eddie is thinking about TV. Also, I want Judge Reinhold back. The world needs more Judge Reinhold, don't you think?

In any case, while I AM actually a big fan of the first two films, I'm not sure there's a need for a TV series. Would you want to see it?

Achtung Baby!

I stumbled across a bit of awesome news yesterday. In honor of the 20th anniversary of U2's album, Achtung Baby, (and I'm ignoring that big number because that just doesn't seem right as I loved this album in high school), a bunch of artists have gotten together to record AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered, a recreation of the album by various other artists. Artists like Nine Inch Nails, Snow Patrol, Patti Smith, Depeche Mode, Garbage, Jack White, The Killers, Damien Rice, The Fray, Glas Vegas, and Gavin Friday. The release also coincides with the 25th anniversary of Q Magazine, and as such, is available from their website, and various unnamed retail stores on October 26th.

Yes, please.

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Return Of The Beauty And The Beast

CBS is bringing a remade version of the 1980s televison show, Beauty And The Beast to the CW network. The original starred Linda Hamilton (that's Sarah Connor to you!) as the beauty and a heavily made-up Ron Perlman as the beast. It was cheesy and weird and involved sewer people so young me loved it. I'm pretty sure I'd be horrified by it today though. It's on Netflix Instant so I think I'm going to have to do some watching soon.

Here's where it gets weird(er), because they're adding a procedural twist to the revamp. So the beast is a cop? Or lawyer? Or a CSI tech something? How's that work? Wasn't Linda Hamilton a lawyer in the original? Maybe she fights crime and the beast is like Batman? It just sounds strange, and by that I mean lame.

What I think is kind of funny is that there's ANOTHER beauty and the beast show in development on another station, but that's a chick in a castle show.

Is anyone really jonesing for a remake? I'm waiting for the Airwolf reboot myself. Or a Snorks revival. Those I'd watch.

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First Look: The Thing

Here's the red band trailer to The Thing, which is the prequel to The Thing. Confused? Me, too.