Brad Pitt Producing IBM and the Holocaust Movie

Brad Pitt is producing a film version of Edwin Black’s bestselling non-fiction book IBM and the Holocaust. The book alleges that from 1933 the multi-national technology and consulting corporation headquartered in New York was instrumental in helping the Third Reich efficiently process census information to identify Jewish people, ultimately facilitating the holocaust.

HBO had previously planned a TV movie adaptation but the project has now moved on and looks set to perhaps use Pitt’s leading man star power to push itself onto the big screen.

IBM is the second largest US firm with nearly half a million employees and one of the world’s best known and respect global brands. It remains to be seen how the hard-hitting film might impact them particularly internationally and whether they would make any kind of response to the production when it does arrive in cinemas.

News of Brad Pitt’s involvement must be causing the company considerable concern, especially if they’ve seen Inglorious Bastereds. Turn’s out Brad Pitt really does love collecting Nazi Scalps, and he wants some more…

Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim Now in 3D

Genius Director Guillermo Del Toro expressed strong doubts at the San Diego Comic Con about converting his must anticipated giant monster movie Pacific Rim into 3D. However it seems that studio Warner Bros does not share those concerns and is now planning to convert the film to 3D in post-production ahead of it summer release next year.

Previous efforts to convert 2D blockbusters into 3D after the fact, such as Clash of The Titans, have been derided by fan and critics but still succeeded in adding a huge boost to box office hauls thanks to the convenient increase in ticket prices.

Del Toro’s much anticipated new sci-fi effort stars Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Charlie Day, and Rinko Kikuchi as pilots of giant robots defending the earth from an onslaught of colossal alien monsters.

The decision to convert the film to 3D in-spite of Del Toro’s public scepticism and the notorious failures of recent similar efforts hopefully won’t dampen considerable fan enthusiasm for the project.

Roland Emmerich talks Idependence Day Sequels

Independence Day producer & co-writer Dean Devlin has recently spoken about pans for the long rumored sequel to the alien invasion blockbuster, now Director Roland Emmerich has revealed more details of his potential plans to turn the franchise into a trilogy.

Although Emmerich admits that difficult negotiations with 20th century Fox are still on-going, with a deal proving a “tough battle between the studios and the actors”, if they do manage to finally hammer things out it would see a pair of sequels released, most likely in 3D.

Disaster movie specialist Emmerich is an obvious fan of CGI, but he has previously declared himself to be a ‘3D Skeptic’. Nevertheless it seems the studio has already persuaded him that adding a few hundred million to the potential box office isn’t such a bad thing and might just help them lure back Will Smith.

Emmerich also revealed a potential title for both new films with the new 3D sequels being called ID Forever Parts 1 & 2.

Skyfall Gets London World Premiere

The World Premiere for new Bond Film Skyfall is officially confirmed for 23rd October at The Royal Albert Hall.  The Prince Of Wales, The Duchess Of Cornwall, Daniel Craig, Dame Judi Dench,Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Marlohe, Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw and Director Sam Mendes are all confirmed to be attending the red carpet launch.

The event will raise money for charities which support former and serving members of the Secret Intelligence Service, the Security Service and GCHQ.

It’s recently been announced that following his third outing as Ian Fleming’s iconic 007  spy, Daniel Craig will be reprising the role in at least two further big screen adventures.

Here’s the official trailer below for Skyfall:

Hunger Games Catching Fire Starts Filming

Filming has started on the first Hunger Games sequel Caching Fire, with the film mainly set to shoot around Atlanta Georgia. The production will also move on to the beaches and jungles of Hawaii before wrapping in December.

The production is being pushed through by Lionsgate at a breakneck speed, mostly because beautiful star Jennifer Lawrence is already contractually committee to filming the follow up to X-Men First Class from January next year. Catching Fire is already scheduled to be in cinemas as early as 22 November 2013.

Francis Lawrence (Water For Elephants, I Am Legend) has taken over directing duties from Hunger Games director Gary Ross, reportedly due to the original director’s vocal concerns about the tight production schedule.

Catching Fire will see returning stars including Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson and Donald Sutherland. The production has already added quite a few new star names to the cast including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jena Malone and most recently Sam Claflin.

The final book in Suzanne Collins bestselling series Mockingjay will be split into two parts on screen, with the final films set for release in November 2014 and 2015 respectively.

Let us know in the comments what you think of the casting so far for Catching Fire and what you’re most excited to see in the new Hunger Games films.

For now it only remains to say Good luck to the Catching Fire cast and Crew… and may the odds be ever in your favour.