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‘Furious 7′s’ James Wan to direct live-action ‘Robotech’? Posted: 03 Jun 2015 12:00 AM PDT "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross" Japanese DVD Cover After years of development hell, Warner Bros. is finally moving forward with their big screen, live-action adaptation of Robotech… wait a minute. We’ve heard this before, right? Does this mean third time’s the charm… According to Deadline, Andy Muschietti, who directed the 2013 Spanish-Canadian horror film, Mama, is being eyed to direct. Michael Gordon (G.I. Joe: the Rise of Cobra) is writing the screenplay, and Gianni Nunnari (The Departed) and Mark Canton (300) are producing. We first heard of the live-action Robotech movie back in 2008. At the time, Tobey Maguire was set to produce and Lawrence Kasdan (The Empire Strikes Back) was brought on board to write. Then, Robotech disappeared. A few years later, news broke that Nic Mathieu (Spectral) was “officially” attached to helm the adaptation. Around this time, there were rumors flying around that Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street) was in talks to play one of the lead characters. Somewhere along the way, Maguire lost interest, Kasdan went on to scribe some flick called Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens and the idea of a live-action Robotech was once again shelved indefinitely. Whatever the case was back then, the newest update – if it’s happening – is exciting news if you’re familiar with Robotech. If you’re not, here’s a brief history: 1985′s Robotech – which was basically mash up of three, unrelated Japanese cartoons by Tatsunoko Productions –  was one of the first titles responsible for igniting anime fandom. On the surface, you can say that Robotech is about piloted, transforming robots that battle aliens (*cough* Pacific Rim); but what really made Robotech special was its edgy themes of love, death and war. It wasn’t your average happy-go-lucky G.I. Joe or Transformers episode. People got killed. Relationships were complicated. And the storytelling was fascinating. Simply put, if done right, a live-action Robotech could be epic. Updates: Deadline reports that Sony has acquired the rights to Robotech and are planning on developing it as a worldwide franchise. It’s unclear if Andy Muschietti (Mama) is still attached as director, but we’ll be sure to keep you in the loop as we hear more. Hopefully it’s not another 3 years from now. BREAKING NEWS: James Wan (The Conjuring, Furious 7) has agreed to direct the live-action Robotech. But as THR (via Collider) adds: with Wan not being free until next spring, after he completes The Conjuring 2, and with Aquaman already having a 2018 release date, one imagines the superhero pic will be first on deck. Stay tuned!

Deal on Fire! The Stool Pigeon | Blu-ray | Only $8.90 – Expires soon! Posted: 02 Jun 2015 12:00 AM PDT "The Stool Pigeon" Blu-ray Cover Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for The Stool Pigeon, a 2010 Hong Kong action film directed by Dante Lam (That Demon Within) and starring Nicholas Tse (As the Light Goes Out), Nick Cheung (Helios) and Kwai Lun-mei (Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate). The Stool Pigeon revolves around a police detective (Tse) who uses informants to gain information about gangsters. The movie took home the Film of Merit Award at the 17th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards. Order The Stool Pigeon from Amazon.com today!

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