Warner Brothers and IMAX have made a 20-picture deal, so be prepared for more overwhelming spectacle. IMAX exists for two reasons: to provide the largest, most immersive movie-going experience possible, and to make people feel bad about not seeing a movie in IMAX if it's available, but on the other side of town. No, sitting in the front row doesn't count.
On the list: "The Hobbit, Part One," whenever it comes out. They haven't started shooting yet, and apparently it's a LOTR-size deal, including a year's shoot on Peter Jackson's private island (previously known as New Zealand.) There will be Batman 3 in 2012, which is annoying. That's three years between Batman movies. It should not take that long. "Clash of Titans" will have a sequel before that; do you know how long it takes to re-cage the Kraken? Months.
But there's more! Superman is part of the deal. That's right. Again with the reboot. The last attempt to make Superman work was just a few years ago, but now we've got to go through the whole thing again. Enough already. A guy in underwear who can stop bullets with his eyelashes just doesn't work anymore, and you know he'll end up fighting a bald guy who has green rocks.
Not part of the deal, but still vital noisy-movie news: "Transformers 3: Incoherent Crashing Action Plus Megan Fox Sweating" will start shooting in Chicago, on July 4th.
Finally, this has to be a joke: they're making a movie based on the Magic 8-Ball.
Who's the villain? The Ouiji board?
