Comments on: Studio coffee run

by: Cary Coatney

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:30:00 +0000

Matt - why would they shoot Conquest of Planet of the Apes in Irvine? What the hell is so special about Irvine when the original was shot in Century City?

I don’t see any signs of Hollywood plastered on the city of Irvine. That’s a rather silly thing to say, don’t you think?

I hate runaway production.

Coat

by: Mark Coale

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:56:07 +0000

One of the guys I worked with asked me yesteryday, “what have you heard about the Punisher movie?”

I said, “not much, when does it come out?”

he said, “this week.”

talk about flying under teh comics radar.

by: Sphinx Magoo

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:11:21 +0000

Back in the Stone Age (right after the Bronze Age and before the Dark Age), my brothers and I were convinced that, after seeing “The Road Warrior”, George Miller was THE MAN to direct a Batman movie. This was way before Tim Burton’s “Batman” and some time after “Superman II”. A George Miller JLA movie would’ve been pretty darned close…

by: Matt Maxwell

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:35:10 +0000

If they don’t shoot the new CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES at my alma mater (UC Irvine), then I’m going to be very very disappointed and promise that I won’t go see it.

Of course, after Burton’s APES, that was pretty much a sure thing.

by: Torsten Adair

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:33:23 +0000

Re: Midway… National Amusements gets to claim the tax loss not just this year, but previous years as well. The Wall Street Journal reported something to the tune of $800 million. And I think this helps Mr. Redstone renegotiate his crushing debt load. (Yup, even multimillionaires are suffering during this recession.)

I’m not a gamer, but the press says Midway (once one of the great video game companies, AKA Bally/Midway) hasn’t had much success lately.