Diary Entry #2

Diary Entry #2

Welcome everyone to another Diary Entry. Last week I gave a few opinions about some casting news and a couple reboots in the works for TV and for film. This week has some of the same news, but also a small memoriam to a beloved actor.

In Memoriam: On February 27, 2015 the world lost an icon within the science fiction community. Leonard Nimoy passed away at the age of 83. Nimoy will be best remembered as Spock from Star Trek. Nimoy's role as Spock spanned from the original 60s TV series to multiple films. To me it is bittersweet that Nimoy will only be remembered for his role within the Star Trek universe, but he was loved no matter what. Rest in peace Mr. Nimoy, we will try and live long and prosper.

Director News: Rumors are flying around Hollywood that Cabin in the Woods director, Drew Goddard, is in talks to direct the new Spider-Man reboot. Goddard was previously attached to the Sinister Six project with Sony, but that went out the window when Sony decided to reboot it's super-hero franchise...yet again. I have no reservations about this. Goddard did a great job with Cabin and has worked closely with Joss Whedon  (The Avengers) on various things like Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Remember when everyone was hesitant about Whedon directing The Avengers? And remember how awesome the movie turned out? Another fanboy  (Goddard) directing a super-hero movie.

Casting and Director News: It has been confirmed that Harrison Ford will reprise his role as  Rick Deckard in a sequel to the 1982 sci-fi hit, Blade Runner. Reports have also stated that Denis Villeneuve  (Prisoners) is set to direct the sequel due out in 2017. I'm not sure about Ford coming back for this. Ford has aged a lot and not as spry as he used to be. I know I'm going to be labeled a hypocrite for this, but I think the filmmakers should have found someone to replace Ford has Deckard or better yet left the whole thing alone to begin with. Blade Runner is a sci-fi masterpiece that doesn't call for a sequel. As far as the directing news, Villeneuve is a magnificent choice for this film. Villeneuve did a remarkable job with Prisoners and he is a dark/gritty director that will give the audience a great character driven film as well as a special effects marvel.

TV News: This week, ABC announced that it is bringing John Hughes' comedic classic Uncle Buck to prime time TV. Not only are they bringing it back to TV, but they have found an actor to take up the title role. Mike Epps (Next Friday) has been hired to bring the clumsy bachelor to the small screen. Why?! Why in the world do we as intellegent human beings  need to be subjected to this? Uncle Buck does not need a TV show as evident in 1990 when CBS tried and horrifically failed to make this film into a weekly sitcom. On top of that the film itself is not setup to be a weekly thing. The movie shows a man asked to babysit his nieces and nephew for a couple days while the parents are out of town. To make this a weekly show Buck would have to take care of the kids because something g tragic happened to the parents. Please ABC, I implore you, do not ruin this movie! Please!

Everyone stay tuned next Thursday for some more updates. Thank you!