Tag Archives: Jackie Earle Haley

By now, Electroshadow has all but given up hope on the “RoboCop” remake. We’ll still watch it of course, in the spirit of giving every movie the benefit of the doubt before hand. But we have the distinct (and not unfounded) suspicion that this will be crap. A surefire sign of a production in troubleContinue Reading

There’s trouble on the set of the “RoboCop” remake. According to various reports online, the filmmakers are having difficulties with certain elements of the story, and it’s impacting the shoot that’s currently in full swing. As a result, Columbia Pictures/MGM have postponed the release date from 9th August 2013 to 7th February 2014. That’s notContinue Reading

Sigh. Every time I try to hold out a little optimism for the “RoboCop” remake, something comes along and stomps on it. While the overall casting holds an intriguing promise of quality, everything else that Electroshadow has heard of the project has become increasingly lacklustre to negative. Last month, a leaked script got online andContinue Reading

Last week, the “RoboCop” remake lost its main villain when actor Hugh Laurie (TV’s “House”) officially dropped out of the role. Insiders says that he was never really confirmed, and final negotiations broke down. But looks like the casting folks have been working on overtime, as the position has now been filled. Deadline today reportedContinue Reading

Late last year, Electroshadow brought you a casual snapshot of Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis (“There Will Be Blood”) in makeup as legendary US president Abraham Lincoln. Today, we have an official image of the actor, in a still from the film. And I gotta say: WOW. It’s like peering through a rift in the space-timeContinue Reading

The casting for director Jose Padilha’s remake of “RoboCop” continues to get more and more interesting. Now, they’ve added Jackie Earle Haley. A former child actor, he’s now built a career as a pretty respected character actor, earning acclaim in films like “Little Children” and “Watchmen”. The guy is no leading man, but he’s alwaysContinue Reading

Looks like Warner Bros is really embracing the 1960s milieu that director Tim Burton is playing with in his new film “Dark Shadows”. Today, the studio released a gallery of posters featuring all the characters. And they proudly display the 60s fashions, hairstyles, setting or vehicles. The colour palette also has that trippy, psychedelic vibe.Continue Reading

Johnny Depp and Tim Burton reunite for this remake of the cult 60s TV show about a vampire who wakes up in 1970s America. But what was once creepy soap opera is now a comedy…