You Had One Job, Sony! “Elysium” and “RoboCop” Each Pushed Back Several Months Dan Koelsch, October 16, 2012October 16, 2012 As of yesterday morning, there were only two viral campaigns on the horizon for 2013, Elysium and RoboCop, and both are being released by Sony’s Columbia Pictures. However, yesterday afternoon Sony announced new dates for the two films, as well as Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2. Details after the break. Sony has pulled RoboCop from its August 9th slot and put Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium in its place. Moving Elysium (originally slated for March 1st) to August is a smart move on Sony’s part, as Blomkamp has previously had success in that month with District 9. However, we have to ask ourselves what this means for RoboCop, which has been pushed back to less desirable slot of February 7, 2014.Last month, First Showing had an editorial that completely ripped Sony/MGM for their handling of the RoboCop remake, saying that it was already a flop. At the time, I thought the sentiment was rather premature and frankly inaccurate, but now I have some second thoughts. Moving an expensive (at least $100 million by some accounts) sci-fi action film from the summer to the depths of winter seems like death sentence, but maybe they will use that time to tweek the film and make it better.Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 will be released on Sept. 27, 2013 and Adam Sandler’s Pixels, based on this short film, has been removed completely from Sony’s release calendar after previously being slated for May 23, 2014.What do you think about all of these changes? Will we still see a viral campaign for RoboCop if the studio is basically dumping it? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.Source: Variety News ElysiumRobocopSony
Even More District 9 Concept Art Revealed! October 23, 2009November 19, 2009On Wednesday, we brought you some cool concept art from District 9 that will be on the DVD. Now, we have even more from the Weta Workshop themselves. Weta, a special effects company founded by the film’s producer Peter Jackson, designed the aliens and machinery that when into District 9…. Read More
IndieGoGo Campaign Looks For Help Funding The Independent Horror Film, “Charlie” January 16, 2013January 16, 2013Independent film director Louis Wong turns to the online community to help fund the final steps of post-production on his new horror film, “Charlie”. If you’ve ever dreamed of seeing your name on the big screen, illuminating a darkened theater at a Midnight showing, then this IndieGoGo campaign is for… Read More
New District 9 Photos Compare Original Photography to Final Shot November 30, 2009November 30, 2009A lot of digital work went into this summer’s hit District 9, and while Weta produced many of the physical props and computer generated machines of the film, Image Engine made the aliens, all of which were digital to many people’s surprise. Now, fxguide has new images that show both… Read More
please let them take their time, I can’t wait to see both of the movies but i don’t want to see something that was just rushed