Dhep 191 - Falling for TV

On this episode we talk about 2011 Fall TV, the ones we are looking forward to and the news one coming. Enjoy.

Movie Kombat!!!

New Line is planning a new Mortal Kombat movie, according to Deadline. The new film will be written by Oren Uziel and directed by Kevin Tancharoen, who self-produced an unauthorized Mortal Kombat short that ultimately led to this production. The short, Mortal Kombat: Rebirth, was an eight minute live action Mortal Kombat story. As a result of the short (which was leaked online), Warner Premiere commissioned a 10-episode Web series, which went up on YouTube this year. The Web series got a strong enough reaction that New Line put the movie deal together. New Line parent Warners acquired the assets of Midway Games, which owned Mortal Kombat, out of bankruptcy in 2009.

Renger's Budget

Disney is trying to revive the shuttered production of The Lone Ranger, which it shut down in August (see “Disney Torpedoes ‘The Lone Ranger’”), according to Hollywood Reporter. The production, with Johnny Depp starring, Gore Verbinski directing, and Jerry Bruckheimer producing, was shut down over budget concerns; Disney reportedly wanted to cut the budget from $250 million to $200 million but were unable to do so.
The revived production would reportedly have a $215 million budget, with the reductions coming from reduced fees for Depp, Bruckheimer, and Verbinski; the cutting of some expensive scenes; and asking vendors, including special effects houses and hotels, to cut prices to keep the production alive.

52 Top Sales

DC Comics has announced that all 52 first issues of its New 52 titles have sold out and gone back to press, an unprecedented phenomenon for a full month’s comics. Given that the final week’s books were beyond the Final Order Cut-off date when the New 52 titles kicked off - that retailers ordered substantially more on those titles, see “Inside the New 52” - sales must have continued at a higher level than expected, even after the first week’s books were in stores. The company also shared some info on quantities sold, announcing that an eleventh title, Aquaman, now had sales of over 100,000 through Diamond, joining the ten titles previously announced. This number includes non-U.S. sales, which are not included in American monthly estimates, but does not include channels other than comic stores, which have been included in previous sales announcements from DC.

You Can't Fight Some Wars

The Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray became the #1 Blu-ray title in history last week, after selling over 1 million copies worldwide in its first week, according to Variety. It generated over $84 million from worldwide sales. Around 515,000 copies were sold in North America.
Director George Lucas’ decision to make changes to the films for the Blu-ray release, and to not release the original versions, brought protests and the threat of a boycott from fans, apparently to little effect.

Dressed Cat

Set photos from the Los Angeles shoot have revealed the Catwoman costume worn by Anne Hathaway in her role in The Dark Knight Rises