DIRECTOR Brett Ratner has had no involvement with Quentin Tarantino's recent war thriller Inglourious Basterds or with the upcoming films Avatar, The Wolfman or Prince of Persia, but somehow he has managed to get a cameo appearance in all of them, courtesy of some spoof posters on a new website.
Ratnerfilms depicts the filmmaker digitally added to publicity images of Joe Johnston's The Wolfman, James Cameron's Avatar, Mike Newell's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Grant Heslov's... Read Full Story
Moviehole has gotten a hold of some new character breakdowns for Marcus Nispel’s upcoming Conan remake. I am not going to bother posting all the descriptions but I will highlight a few here. You can go to the link above and read about the characters in more detail.
The story seems like your basic Conan origin. “Being the last of his tribe and having to watch his father die a cruel death, he is determined avenge his peoples slaughter by killing all those who led the attack on the Cimmerians... Read Full Story
FANBOYS don't seem very keen on director Brett Ratner - the mere mention of his name induces apoplexy in some members of the online community and he once acknowledged: "They think I'm the Antichrist!"
Ratner has taken a lot of flak over his work on X-Men: The Last Stand, a film that has divided superhero fans. On the filmmaker's own web forum, a thread for the movie entitled 'Awesome job' sits alongside others saying 'Shoot your writers!' and Who else should have directed X3?', while one... Read Full Story
DIRECTOR Brett Ratner says he is now in the process of working out the costs and locations for his proposed new Conan movie.
He said: "That's something I'm actively attached to. We're just budgeting the script and trying to figure out when's a good time and where to shoot it. It's kind of a global landscape."
Ratner had earlier spoken about finding an actor to play the barbarian warrior famously brought to life by Arnold Schwarzenegger, saying: "I believe it should be an unknown... Read Full Story
DIRECTOR Brett Ratner is no longer attached to the remake of Conan, according to the film's producer Joe Gatta.
Gatta told Empire : "We're currently in the process of hiring a director. For the past six months we were discussing the movie with Brett Ratner and, for more timing issues than anything else, we had to part ways with Brett.
"We all wanted him to do it, believe me; just the timing didn't work."
Then he added, hinting that the door was not firmly closed on Ratner: "But... Read Full Story
Brett Ratner, who we all know I loathe and despise, was once attached to a project that when I first heard his named with I cringed at the thought. Ratner was once attached to direct a complete reboot/remake of Conan The Barbarian, the film that made Arnold Schwartzenegger the action hero that he was.
Now the remake is without a director for the time being. According to Empire , director Brett Ratner is no longer attached to direct the new Conan remake.
The site spoke with the film’s... Read Full Story
BRETT RATNER Exclusive interview at the Dosomething.org celebration of 'The Power of Youth' at Madame Tussauds in Hollywood, Ca USA August 8, 2009 - DoSomething.org is the leading organization for young people and social change. Interview by Larissa Wohl MAXIMO TV http://www.maximotv.com MAXIMO TV on YOUTUBE (Subscribe) http://www.youtube.com/maximotv RED CARPET FOOTAGE (License Content) http://www.redcarpetfootage.com MAXIMO TV on Twitter (Follow us) http://www.twitter.com/maximotv... Read Full Story
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Allan Ford 10 May, 2009
Director Brett Ratner is off the upcoming Conan remake. Joe Gatta , the producer behind the upcoming planned reboot of the “ Conan the Barbarian ” franchise, tells Empire Magazine that Brett Ratner (”Rush Hour,” “X-Men: The Last Stand”) is no longer attached to the project.
“We’re currently in the process of hiring a director.” For the past six months we were discussing the movie with Brett Ratner, and for... Read Full Story
THE DARK KNIGHT: The score to Batman blockbuster The Dark Knight is not eligible to be considered for an Oscar, reports Variety . Academy Award bosses disqualified the music by composers Hans Zimmer and James Newton because the music cue sheet listed five names - Zimmer, Newton and three additional collaborators. Apparently, the number of composers listed breaks the rules for the Oscars. The music for previous movie Batman Begins was also rejected for Oscar consideration for the same reason... Read Full Story
Brett Ratner, an action film director dipping a toe in romantic comedy, had it all figured out: a pair of young lovers, an enchanted night near the Central Park reservoir, an unexpected moment of passion. It sounded like something out of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
But there were a few problems. It was March, and temperatures had dipped to below freezing, a tad cold for the young lovers lying on the dewy grass. Parks Department rules prohibiting the use of heavy machinery on the park’s... Read Full Story
