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MGM's financial troubles are keeping at least three long-awaited follow-ups in development hell: Darren Aranofsky's RoboCop, Peter Jackson's The Hobbit, and Sam Mendes' James Bond movie. There's only one solution: combine them into one blockbuster movie. Here's how! More »
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While we're not sure where the money is coming from, rumors are circulating cash-strapped MGM is quietly trying to develop a movie adaptation of the classic series The Outer Limits with the Saw franchise writers. Bring on the Zantis! [Variety] More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5603026&view=rss&microfeed=true Joss Whedon's The Cabin In The Woods should have been released months ago, but then it was delayed until early next year because MGM wanted to convert it to 3-D. Now we're hearing that because MGM is $4 billion in debt and nobody wants to be its new CEO, this film may be stuck in release-schedule hell. (Yes, this is the same clusterfuck that indefinitely delayed the next James Bond movie and forced Guillermo Del Toro to quit The Hobbit.) The Hollywood Reporter predicts that Whedon's Cabin may be delayed further, along with Red Dawn. [THR via Slashfilm] More »
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Since the producers of the next Daniel Craig James Bond film put the brakes on their production due to the financial woes of MGM, people are already beginning to speculate on a full-fledged reboot. And they're betting on Sam Worthington. More »
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Rumors are swirling around Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro's Hobbit. Have MGM's financial troubles pushed back The Hobbit's production even more? Will we ever get something better than the 70s cartoon? More »
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Could Darren Aronofsky's RoboCop reboot be left to rust? Rumor has it that in the wake of Avatar's success, the up-for-sale MGM doesn't want to greenlight Aronofsky's RoboCop vision unless he's willing to make it in 3-D. And he's not. More »
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Never mind the Terminator franchise - the entire MGM studio and back catalog is up for sale, meaning that anyone with a few billion dollars can finally make that Capricorn One remake they've been dreaming of. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5404671&view=rss&microfeed=true MGM has been given two-and-a-half months' freedom from loan repayments to avoid bankruptcy. The troubled studio has forbearance until December 15th to try and sort out funding to save projects like The Hobbit and Darren Aronofsky's Robocop remake. [Deadline Hollywood] More »
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A rare window is opening up for MGM to make a power play at the Terminator films, and rumor has it, they're going to make McG and company and offer they can't refuse. More »
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We've already told you about The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore, the British online SF drama that's been optioned by MGM, but even though the web version of the show doesn't launch until November, its creator is already comparing the TV version to The Dark Knight. Well, at least he doesn't lack confidence. More »
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The new RoboCop movie won't just be a remake of the original Detroit cyborg police saga. Instead, it'll be a sequel. But how will a new RoboCop follow-up deal with the tangled mess of sequels, TV shows and TV movies that followed the first film? Click through for details. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5026745&view=rss&microfeed=true MGM isn't just remaking Bill and Ted, it's also greenlit a new spec script that sounds very Bill and Ted-esque. Bobism is about a shy college kid who discovers that life 1,000 years in the future is entirely based on his blog. (I'm guessing he learns this from time travelers.) Writer Ben Wexler has mostly done work for television so far, including a TV version of Hitch and scripts for The King Of Queens. [Variety] More »
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