Mar 2002
Pearl harbor wins an Oscar
03/24/2002 12:09 AM
Pearl Harbor won as Oscar for best Best Sound Editing!
Congrats to George Watters II & Christopher Boyes, and of course, Michael Bay!
Congrats to George Watters II & Christopher Boyes, and of course, Michael Bay!
News tidbits
03/18/2002 07:43 PM
Got some news for you.
Michael told me he will most likely be narrowing it down to doing "Bad Boys 2" this summer and then quickly doing "I am Legend. "
He also has two more Mercedes Benz commercials coming. I'll keep you guys posted.
For those of you asking, Schwartzman shot the "Timeless" commercial.
Michael told me he will most likely be narrowing it down to doing "Bad Boys 2" this summer and then quickly doing "I am Legend. "
He also has two more Mercedes Benz commercials coming. I'll keep you guys posted.
For those of you asking, Schwartzman shot the "Timeless" commercial.
Bay tidbits
03/15/2002 02:17 PM
I've sent Michael the e-mails you all sent. Thank you. He should be getting them today.
Here is an interesting article. Read about Michael venturig into the IMAX & Extreme Sports arena.
Bay Targets Extreme Sports with Giant-Screen Pic.
Here is an interesting article. Read about Michael venturig into the IMAX & Extreme Sports arena.
Bay Targets Extreme Sports with Giant-Screen Pic.
New Line Catches 'Chainsaw' Buzz
03/09/2002 08:05 PM
New Line has picked up the rights to Michael Bay's remake of the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
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New Line Catches 'Chainsaw' Buzz
By Charles Lyons
NEW YORK (Variety) - New Line Cinema is shelling out $5 million-$7 million for North American and Italian rights to a toned-down, modern refiguring of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."
New Line co-CEO Bob Shaye said the picture would be "an original, fresh and thrilling post-modern" take on the 1974 cult classic. In the new picture, he noted, blood-letting will be kept to a minimum, particularly since producer Michael Bay is active on a director committee against violence.
Studio production president Toby Emmerich added: "My sense from Bay is that he will not so much look at the previous 'Chainsaw' movies as look back to the original, real stories that informed it."
Writer/director Tobe Hooper's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" helped spawn an entire genre of B slasher pics. When a dozen graves are violated in a rural Texas cemetery, five twentysomethings investigate. En route they discover a family of grave robbers, led by a vicious, saw-wielding butcher.
Shooting is expected to begin this summer with a budget between $13 million and $19 million.
Sony's Screen Gems, Paramount Pictures and Dimension Films also pursued "Massacre," but not as aggressively as New Line. Bay clinched the New Line deal after screening a one-minute promo for the picture. The picture has already lined up distribution deals in such countries as Spain, Britain, Germany and Japan.
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New Line Catches 'Chainsaw' Buzz
By Charles Lyons
NEW YORK (Variety) - New Line Cinema is shelling out $5 million-$7 million for North American and Italian rights to a toned-down, modern refiguring of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."
New Line co-CEO Bob Shaye said the picture would be "an original, fresh and thrilling post-modern" take on the 1974 cult classic. In the new picture, he noted, blood-letting will be kept to a minimum, particularly since producer Michael Bay is active on a director committee against violence.
Studio production president Toby Emmerich added: "My sense from Bay is that he will not so much look at the previous 'Chainsaw' movies as look back to the original, real stories that informed it."
Writer/director Tobe Hooper's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" helped spawn an entire genre of B slasher pics. When a dozen graves are violated in a rural Texas cemetery, five twentysomethings investigate. En route they discover a family of grave robbers, led by a vicious, saw-wielding butcher.
Shooting is expected to begin this summer with a budget between $13 million and $19 million.
Sony's Screen Gems, Paramount Pictures and Dimension Films also pursued "Massacre," but not as aggressively as New Line. Bay clinched the New Line deal after screening a one-minute promo for the picture. The picture has already lined up distribution deals in such countries as Spain, Britain, Germany and Japan.
BB2
03/08/2002 12:25 AM
"Sony Pictures kicked off the last day of ShoWest with a bang Thursday with the announcement that stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence will reteam with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay for "Bad Boys 2."
Asked how it felt to be able to finally announce the long-anticipated sequel to the 1995 hit "Bad Boys," planned for a summer 2003 release, Columbia Pictures chairman Amy Pascal said: "It feels good. We're very, very excited."
Asked how it felt to be able to finally announce the long-anticipated sequel to the 1995 hit "Bad Boys," planned for a summer 2003 release, Columbia Pictures chairman Amy Pascal said: "It feels good. We're very, very excited."
