Sequel Bits: ‘Skyfall’, ‘Scary Movie 5’, ‘Human Centipede 3’, ‘Cabin Fever: Patient Zero’, ‘Breaking Dawn: Part 2’, ‘Universal Soldier’, ‘Taken 2’, ‘Resident Evil 6’
My favorite Sequel Bits are the ones with a little something for everyone, like this one. After the jump:
According to thePost, Lohan eventually reported for work “at the 11th hour” after being threatened with a lawsuit. For their part, Lohan’s reps insist the actress is “willingly fulfilling all of her obligations.” So ifScary Movie 5doesn’t wind up featuring a Lohan cameo after all, now you know why. [viaScreen Crush]
Rumors thatAdelewould be singing theSkyfalltheme have been flying around for a while now, and as of todayShowbiz 411says it’s confirmed.MTV UKoffers some additional evidence to bolster that claim, pointing out that the songstress has been spotted around London’s Abbey Road studios, where composerThomas Newmanis working on the score.
Adele follows Jack White and Alicia Keys, who performed the theme forQuantum of Solace, and Chris Cornell, who was behind theCasino Royaletrack. But I suspect Adele will prove to be the best pick yet. Not only is she British and insanely popular, her retro-soul voice fits the Bond image to a T.SkyfallopensNovember 9in the U.S. andOctober 26in the U.K. [viaThe Film Stage]
In case you were wondering,Tom Sixisstill really excitedabout doing a 500+ plus person chain forHuman Centipede 3. In a recent press release, producerIlona Six(sister of Tom) wrote:
For all you fans of the Centipede Sequence Series, Principal photography on Human Centipede 3 will take place in the Southern states of the U.S and Writer-director Tom Six himself will play a supporting role in the film. The American finale will be 100% politically incorrect and will answer questions left lingering from the first films. The Human Centipede 3 will have a 500+ person pede. XXXXL American style!
I wonder if I should be insulted that the Sixes think there’s something essentially “American” about stitching hundreds of people together mouth-to-anus. [Twitch]
Lydia Hearsthas signed on forCabin Fever: Patient Zero, the first of two planned sequels toEli Roth’s 2002 horror film. She joinsSean Astin,Brano Eaton, andMitch Ryan. Shooting will begin in the Dominican Republic this November.
Comic book artistKaare Andrewsis directing from a script byJake Wade Hall, which sees a bachelor party cruise running into a medical research island. When a deadly virus is accidentally unleashed, the passengers must fight for their lives. Hearst will play an eager grad student “aligned” with Astin’s antagonist. [THR]
You all have made it perfectly clear in the comments that the overlap between /Film readers and Twihards is vanishingly small. But should be interested to see the last installment ofThe Twilight Sagafor whatever reason, tickets forBreaking Dawn Part 2go on sale on Fandango and MovieTickets.comOctober 1, six weeks before the movie’sNovember 16release. And if that’s not enough sparkly vampire action for you, select theaters are also planning aTwilightmarathon with all five films of the series. Check your local theater listings for more info. [Deadline]
Call it anExpendablesmini-reunion.Scott Adkins,Dolph Lundgren, andJean-Claude Van Dammeare teaming up once more forUniversal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, an actioner directed byJohn Hyams. Adkins plays the recently comatose John, whose family have been brutally slaughtered by Luc Deveraux (Van Damme). Lundgren plays the undead leader of the Universal Soldiers, an army of genetically enhanced warriors.
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoninghits On DemandOctober 25and theatersNovember 30. [iTunesviaCollider]
After getting taken in the firstTaken, it looks likeMaggie Gracegets to be much more of a badass inTaken 2. She is her father’s daughter, after all. In a new clip,Liam Neesonoffers encouragement and instruction via cell phone as Grace zips around town.
Taken 2opensOctober 5. [Jo Blo]
To the surprise of absolutely no one,Paul W.S. AndersontellsColliderhe’d like to do anotherResident Evilmovie. Where the series might go after that is less clear, however. Anderson says the sixth movie (or the end of the second trilogy, if you want to think of it that way) “will be the one that brings the franchise to a climax and a close.” Watch the interview below:
