Wednesday, March 3, 2010

'Monopoly' Still On Track For 2012 Or Later


"Blade Runner" and "Gladiator" director Ridley Scott turned heads in the film and board game worlds alike in 2008 when he agreed to step up and direct a "Monopoly" movie. Executive producer and Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner later explained to MTV's Brian Jacks that the film would tackle the hot-button topic of real-world financial crises, but the project has remained in development behind closed doors. In a new update, Goldner revealed that "Monopoly" is still on track with its release date tentatively set for 2012 or beyond.

"Ridley is still onboard and wants to be part of this and we're very excited about this, probably for 2012…13…somewhere in the future," he told MTV News.

Goldner called the script begun by "9" screenwriter Pamela Pettler "great," but it may not be "all there yet." That's not to say he expected it to be done by now, but he expressed confidence in the story they're building.

"The great part about Monopoly is the history, literally the history of the creation of the brand and the fact that the brand is 75 years old so you have this great opportunity for the real history as well as the fictional history to tell stories of families and characters over a brief period of time," Goldner explained.

Scott previously mentioned to us that the movie would deal with "how the game came about," so expect to see that play a role in the story when it eventually comes to light. Pairing that goal with the "futuristic sheen" the director first indicated that he wanted to add should make for a provocative recipe.

Cinema's first Alice in Wonderland

You already knew Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" was far from the first film adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic -- but how much do you know about the first "Alice" movie, made in 1903?


Are YOU The Biggest GLEEk?! Tell us why!

is Disney's Dumbo flying to Broadway?



Will Dumbo fly on the Great White Way? A Broadway musical version of the animated 1941 Disney movie about a baby elephant is in the works, according to The New York Post.

The movie follows the story of a Dumbo, circus elephant born with huge ears. Dumbo suffers humiliation from the other elephants and as well as children visiting the circus. But humiliation turns to triumph as Dumbo is surprised to discover that he can use his over-sized ears to fly.

Directed by Ben Sharpsteen from a story by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl, the film features a score by Oliver Wallace, Frank Churchill and Ned Washington. It features the songs “Baby Mine,” “Pink Elephants on Parade” and “When I See an Elephant Fly.”

No creative team or other details about the new musical have been confirmed by Disney.

Boggess Sings 'Love Never Dies' on Jonathan Ross

First Photos of LOVE NEVER DIES in London!





John Barrowman to Guest on GLEE?



Stage star John Barrowman may be the next celebrity guest to grace the set of GLEE - if that actor has his way, that is. According to the U.K. The Mirror, the actor is currently in talks to guest star on the show as a teacher.

Barrowman tells the U.K. The Mirror: "I absolutely love the show. What would I play in it? I'm not sure what kind of character I'd like to play, maybe I could be a teacher, you know, another teacher who comes in and helps out...That's me just kind of brainstorming but the fact that they want to have a meeting with me is really quite nice in itself, it's so exciting!"

Barrowman, who will soon begin filming a stint on Desperate Housewives is best known for best known as a presenter for the BBC, for his role as Captain Jack Harkness in the science fiction series Doctor Who and Torchwood, and for playing 'Billy Crocker' in Cole Porter's Anything Goes in London's West End, for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award. On television, Barrowman has appeared on Live & Kicking, and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical talent shows Any Dream WillDo, How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, and I'd Do Anything.


Adam Lambert Performs on 'The Tonight Show

Kane & Tveit to Guest Star on UGLY BETTY March 17



Broadway vet Carol Kane will guest star on the hit television show 'Ugly Betty' alongside Next to Normal starAaron Tveit. The episode is set to air March 17th.

The episode, "All the World's a Stage" surrounds Justin's love with his acting class, helmed by the eccentric Lena Korvinka (Carol Kane), and finds himself in an unexpected triangle with his new pals, Austin and Lily. When Betty drops by class, she's smitten with a cool young playwright, Zachary (Aaron Tveit), whom she will profile for Mode. But she challenges her own ethics when she starts dating him. And Wilhemina is hospitalized with a perforated ulcer, and can't help her type-A personality even when bedridden, but then her roommate, Roberta (Dana Ivey), prompts an epiphany, on "Ugly Betty."