Cinematical Late Night: Red State, 3D Backlash, Boggy Creek, Titanic: The Sequel

GSBot · March 24, 2010, 6:58am

No, your eyes are not deceiving you; the image at the top right of this post is the real poster for a real movie called Gladiators V Werewolves](http://www.quietearth.us/articles/2010/03/23/Clash-of-the-Lycans-First-poster-for-GLADIATORS-V-WEREWOLVES-arrives).
Kevin Smith’s long rumored film Red State is ready to start shooting this July after being delayed again and again for nearly three years. If you asked me how excited I was for this when Smith first began talking about it, I’d have a very different opinion than I do now that we live in a post-Cop Out world.
Deadline Hollywood has an excellent piece up about the current state of 3D and what a few experts in the field think about the explosion of 3D conversion. Spoiler alert: James Cameron isn’t a fan.
Twilight: New Moon sold over 4 million DVD copies this past weekend. Take that, recession!
Tom Hanks’ production company, Playtone, is currently in negotiations to turn the stage musical (which doesn’t premiere on Broadway for another month) adaptation of Green Day’s American Idiot album into a movie.
Happy belated 100th birthday to Akira Kurosawa! In honor of the Japanese master, Quotd.com has a nice set of quotes from famous directors on how Kurosawa influenced their own works.
You know the remake mill is running out of steam when an update of The Legend of Boggy Creek](http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36439/teaser-trailer-boggy-creek-remake) enters the fold. Oh yes, there is a trailer. Hit the jump.