Archive for the 'Steven Spielberg' Category

Some sad news was going around that Spielberg's epic Robopocalypse adaptation was postponed indefinitely, which is usually the kiss of death in the industry.

Here's the bad news: it HAS been postponed. Here's the good news: Mr. Spielberg says he postponed it himself to start the script from scratch, to make it more manageable, and wanted the cast and crew he had assembled to go find other work until he was done.

See? Not so bad!

Here's what he said:

“We found that the film was costing a lot of money and I found a better way to tell the story more economically but also much more personally. I found the personal way into 'Robopocalypse', and so I just told everybody to go find other jobs, I’m starting on a new script and we’ll have this movie back on its feet soon.”

We were worried there for a second! We can relax now!

Also, if you're wondering why a movie called Robopocalypse was getting out of hand, here's a synopsis:

Not far into our future, the dazzling technology that runs our world turns against us. Controlled by a childlike—yet massively powerful—artificial intelligence known as Archos, the global network of machines on which our world has grown dependent suddenly becomes an implacable, deadly foe. At Zero Hour—the moment the robots attack—the human race is almost annihilated, but as its scattered remnants regroup, humanity for the first time unites in a determined effort to fight back. This is the oral history of that conflict, told by an international cast of survivors who experienced this long and bloody confrontation with the machines.

Sounds awwwwwwwwwesome to us — and really easy to burn through budget while making!! LOLz!

Oh, and did we mention Anne Hathaway, Chris Hemsworth and Ben Wishaw were rumored to be starring? They were — and we can only hope they'll be back!

We hope we didn't worry you too much about the project's fate!!

[Image via WENN.]

Well, that's embarrassing!

Musical and television lovers world-wide had a love-hate relationship with the first season of Smash.

Part of the fun of watching the confused musical drama was complaining and joking about it with social media. Everyone knew that - or at least, everyone except the show's executive producer Steven Spielberg.

Steve, who came up with the whole idea for the show and pitched it to NBC exec Bob Greenblatt, had know idea people were laughing at his precious show.

When asked if he knew about Smash's social media phenomenon, the Lincoln director admitted: "No I didn’t."

Mildly heartbroken (we're guessing), Steve added:

Award season is just starting, but Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln is already breaking records!!

The film—with a star-studded cast including Daniel Day-Lewis, Tommy Lee Jones, and Sally Field— received a whopping 13 nominations for the 18th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, beating Black Swan’s 12 nominations in 2011.

Other big stakeholders this awards season look to be Les Misérables with 11 nominations and Silver Linings Playbook with 10 nominations.

To be honest, we can’t even begin to predict who will win. AllMost of the movies we’ve seen in 2012 have been great!

What we do know is that this year's red carpet will be ESPECIALLY HOT with babelicious actors like Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Ben Affleck, and Mila Kunis scoring nominations. YUM!!!

Ch-ch-check out the full list of nominees…AFTER THE JUMP

It's official, folks!

The reign of Twilight over the box office is coming to a close!

After spending three weeks at number one, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 finally lost its footing to not just James Bond, whose latest movie, Skyfall, made it back to the top for the first time in four weekends with $11 million, but also Rise of the Guardians, who came in second with $10.5 million after a slow start!

So where did that leave our beloved Edward and Bella?!

In the number position with $9.2 million, closely followed by Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, with $9.1 million!

We doubt the folks at Summit are TOO upset, though!

The concluding chapter to the sparkling vampire franchise has out-done both Breaking Dawn - Part 1 AND New Moon with a domestic gross of $268.7 million!

Not too shabby, Stephenie Meyer! Not too shabby at all!

Ch-ch-check out the full box office top ten this week…AFTER THE JUMP!!!

Steven Spielberg is one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, but when you recruit an actor like Daniel Day-Lewis - it is his way or the highway.

The price for his services is worth it!!!

So we weren't surprised to hear Luke Haas describe how it was to work with the two on Lincoln and how intense of an actor Day-Lewis is.

Here's what he said:

Yesterday was the 149th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's legendary Gettysburg Address. Every year, a speaker is chosen to honor Lincoln at iconic spot he gave the speech himself.

This year, filmmaker Steven Spielberg will join a short list of speakers that has included Presidents Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower.

Ch-ch-check out the video (above) to see the director of the new biopic Lincoln give a new Gettysburg address.

Is Lincoln's ghost haunting Steven?? Find out the brilliant way the director still communicates with the late president to this very day!

It's a GREAT week for our 16th Perezident!

First, Steven Spielberg's Lincoln kicked Civil War Era butt at theaters!!

And now Linkin Park won best alternative band at this year's American Music Awards!!

It was a very exciting affair!

You'd think the band might be Numb to critical acclaim after all these years and accolades, but they were totes excited when they came out to accept the award!

We'd be happy too if we beat out Gotye and The Black Keys, LOLz!!

[Image via Gaelle Beri/WENN.]