Sho'Nuff for Jackson!!

One of my favorite movies as a kid was "The Last Dragon," it would be on KTLA almost every weekend and I would never miss it. I remember going to the video store, renting a VHS player and renting the movie, it was one of the films I would rent religiously! News came a couple days back, that Columbia Pictures will be remaking the 1985 cult classic! The remake will follow the original storyline. Jon Davis and Kerry Gordy (Son of original director Berry Gordy) are producing alongside the Wu-Tang Clan's Rza who is co-producing. Dallas Jackson is currently working of the script while also producing the film.

The news gets better too! THR reports that none other than the "Bad Motherfucker" himself will play Sho'Nuff! I couldn't think of anyone better who could fill the shoes and glasses of Sho'nuff than Sam Jackson! He is a perfect match and better yet, Jackson is also a huge fan of the Berry Gordy classic. "I'm a huge fan of the original and look forward to bringing Sho'Nuff into the 21st century," Jackson hyped. I can't wait to hear Jackson say, "Kindly kiss the Converse!"

If you are clueless and never seen the 1985 cult classic the story follows Leroy Green. A martial arts student who works for his parents in a Harlem pizzaria and aspires of becoming the greatest martial arts expert like his idol Bruce Lee. Throughout the film, Leroy is teased and dubbed "Bruce Leroy" because of his idolism of Bruce Lee. Leroy wants to obtain the Final Level in his training, in which he obtains "The Glow." Leroy fights to protect his parents pizziaria, his younger brother and his love intrest from Sho'Nuff, the Shogun of Harlem and his gang.

Thoughts on a remake for The Last Dragon? Have you seen the original? Sam Jackson is perfect for Sho'Nuff! Strikeback....

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Preacher May Still Have a Prayer!!

It seems that there still may be life yet in Garth Enis and Steve Dillon comic book "Preacher." Columbia Pictures has hired "Road to Perdition" director Sam Mendes to bring the 75 issue comic to the big screen! Variety reports that Neal Mortiz and Jason Netter will produce while Ken Levine and Ori Marmur will serve as executive producers.

Sam Mendes is a perfect choice for Preacher and hopefully Columbia Pictures gives Mendes enough control to give the comic it's due. Mendes is a great director and has previously done a perfect job adapting the graphic novel "Road to Perdition" to film, soI put full faith that Mendes will deliver with a delightful conversion.

The Preacher follows Jesse Custer a pastor of a small town Texas preacher who is possessed and accidentally murders his entire congregation. Custer is possessed by a supernatural being named Genesis, who is a unnatural coupling of pure good and pure evil, with powers that can rival God. Custer sets out across America driven by a powerful sense of right and wrong pursuing to actually find God. Along the way he learns the strength of his powers and makes some friends while tackling various dilemma's and enemies while discovering the creation of the supernatural being within him.

The Preacher has gone through some bad stints with green lights that have dimmed before. Electric Entertainment originally had the film rights to Preacher and have danced around and kept the film in development hell from 1998 to 2005. Kevin Smith was onced atached to produce the film with James Marsden starring as Jesse Custer. More recently Preacher was being adapted for a series on HBO, but the studio felt that what it was too dark for television and aborted the project. The HBO series seemed like a perfect way to bring Preacher to screen, considering each episode would be a full issue of the comic. Giving the show at least a 75 episode story arc to start with.

Now with Columbia Pictures producing and Sam Mendes attached to direct, things are looking pretty damn good. I still would hope that this will be setup as a multiple picture deal. One film just would not do Preacher any justice and I would raather they just left it alone. Regardless, let's cross our fingers that it actually happens!

Thoughts on Sam Mendes directing Preacher? Does a single feature film work for Preacher? Who would you cast as Jesse Custer?

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Fanboys One-Sheet!!

Fanboys has been delayed, re-shot and bumped, but now has a official release date that it looks like will stick. In lue of the upcoming 2009 release date a new poster has been released that plays on the Judd Apatow "40 Year Old Virgin" poster. The new one-sheet isn't all that impressive, but it will do. I would have loved to see something much different for the film, but it seems the Weinstein's feel the best approach is to reach out to the Apatow fanbase and hope for the best. Anyways checkout the new one-sheet below...


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What are your thoughts on the new Fanboys poster? They could have gone with something a tad closer related to Star Wars considering its a Star Wars fan film. Strikeback....

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