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Danny Boyle confirms 'Trainspotting' sequel

Danny Boyle has confirmed plans for a Trainspotting sequel.

He hopes that the adaptation of Irvine Welsh's follow-up novel Porno will see the return of the original cast including Ewan McGregor.

The filmmaker plans to begin making the film in 2016. John Hodge, who wrote the screenplays for Boyle's Trance, Trainspotting, Shallow Grave and A Life Less Ordinary, is currently working on the script.

"This has been a long time coming," Boyle told The Playlist.

"There's always been this long-term plan for Trainspotting 2, if John can produce a decent enough script, I don't think there will be any barriers to Ewan or any of the cast coming back. I think they'll wanna know that the parts are good so they don't feel like they are letting anyone down."



Boyle's next film Trance - which stars James McAvoy and Rosario Dawson - will open in the UK on March 27 and in the US on April 5.

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'Star Wars: Clone Wars' Ending its Run on Cartoon Network
Lucasfilm will also delay Seth Green's animated "Star Wars Detours" series.



Star Wars: Clone Wars is coming to an end on Cartoon Network.

After five seasons on Cartoon Network, series creator Lucasfilm announced Monday that the animated entry would come to an end on the cable network.

"As we enter into an exciting new era focused on the next Star Wars trilogy, Lucasfilm has decided to pursue a new direction in animated programming," the company wrote on its website Monday, more than five months after Disney purchased Lucasfilm. "We are exploring a whole new Star Wars series set in a time period previously untouched in Star Wars films or television programming. You can expect more details in the months to come.

"After five highly successful and critically acclaimed seasons of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, we feel the time has come to wind down the series. While the studio is no longer producing new episodes for Cartoon Network, we're continuing production on new Clone Wars story arcs that promise to be some of the most thrilling adventures ever seen. Stay tuned for more information on where fans can soon find this bonus content."

In addition, Lucasfilm has also decided to postpone Star Wars Detours, an animated series from Seth Green, Todd Grimes and Matthew Senreich. Green and Senreich are behind Cartoon Network/Adult Swim's Emmy-winning animated hit Robot Chicken.

“It has been a pleasure to work with Lucasfilm on Star Wars: The Clone Wars over the last five years and introducing a whole new audience to this great iconic brand,” Cartoon Network said in a statement acquired by The Hollywood Reporter.

Clone Wars had been a sturdy performer for Cartoon Network, with its recently concluded fifth season averaging 1.7 million total viewers.

Clone Wars has been a top performer on The Cartoon Network since it first launched in August 2008 as an animated feature (which first played briefly in theaters). Even after being moved to Saturday morning last year, Clone Wars remained the No. 1 show among boys 9- 14, and has shown continued strength among kids 2- 11 and 9-14, especially among boys.

The Clone Wars series on Cartoon Network, like that movie, take place in a fictional Stars Wars galaxy in the same time period as the Star Wars movies Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005), the last feature release.

Cartoon Network's sister company Warner Bros. distributed the Clone Wars movie in 2008 and has been selling previous episodes of Clone Wars on DVD and Blu-ray. In 2012, Clone Wars also went into broadcast syndication for the first time through an independent company, Trifecta Entertainment and Media.

After Disney acquired Lucasfilm in October, there was immediate speculation about the future of Clone Wars. In a conference call at the time of the sale, Disney CEO Robert Iger discussed the potential for Star Wars animated spinoffs to play on Disney-owned channels, especially Disney XD (which unlike the Disney Channel carries advertising).

Turner Entertainment’s Cartoon Network only had the license for Clone Wars through the end of the 2012-2013 season. Renewals had been done year-by-year. While Turner is believed to have wanted to continue, it is clear Disney has another vision for the Star Wars spinoffs.

Clone Wars has been produced at a production facility in Singapore, China, which has been expanded in recent years. It is likely the new series will also be produced there.

Reps for Green did not respond to a request for comment.

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Ken Levine Takes Claim For The Death Of Bioshock Film -

The film based on Irrational's 2007 game was originally announced in 2008 and was to be directed by "Pirates of the Caribbean" helmer, Gore Verbinski.

A report from [Eurogamer] now sheds more light onto why a Bioshock movie will not see the light of day.

Speaking at BAFTA, in promotion of Bioshock Infinite, Levine stated the following:

There was a deal in place, and it was in production at Universal - Gore Verbinski was directing it," he said. "My theory is that Gore wanted to make a hard R film - which is like a 17/18 plus, where you can have blood and naked girls. Well, I don't think he wanted naked girls. But he wanted a lot of blood.

Then Watchmen came out, and it didn't do well for whatever reason. The studio then got cold feet about making an R rated $200 million film, and they said what if it was a $80 million film - and Gore didn't want to make a $80 million film.

They brought another director in, and I didn't really see the match there - and 2K's one of these companies that puts a lot of creative trust in people. So they said if you want to kill it, kill it. And I killed it.

...It was saying I don't need to compromise - how many times in life do you not need to compromise? It comes along so rarely, but I had the world, the world existed and I didn't want to see it done in a way that I didn't think was right. It may happen one day, who knows, but it'd have to be the right combination of people.

Source: [Eurogamer]

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Really? And I bet it'll make just enough bank to fuel a final episode in the trilogy...

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Film critic Roger Ebert dies at 70
Pulitzer Prize-winner had been suffering from cancer



Legendary film critic Roger Ebert has died aged 70, after an extended period battling with cancer.

Famed for his Pulitzer-winning writing for the Chicago Sun-Times and his appearances on Siskel & Ebert At The Movies, Ebert’s passing came the day after he penned a final piece entitled My Leave Of Presence, in which he touched upon his most recent health scare.

“Thank you. Forty-six years ago on April 3, 1967, I became the film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times," he wrote. "The immediate reason for my 'leave of presence' is my health. The 'painful fracture' that made it difficult for me to walk has recently been revealed to be a cancer.”

The critic credited with coining the term “two thumbs up”, Ebert was never one to shy away from a confrontation, or to stand up for a film he believed in, as seen by his reaction to a critical question during a screening of The Library at the Sundance Film Festival.

Take a look, below…

Ebert’s passing has drawn a host of tributes from the great and good, including a statement from the White House itself.

“Michelle and I are saddened to hear about the passing of Roger Ebert,” began the statement from President Obama. “For a generation of Americans â€" and especially Chicagoans â€" Roger was the movies. When he didn't like a film, he was honest; when he did, he was effusive â€" capturing the unique power of the movies to take us somewhere magical.”

“Even amidst his own battles with cancer, Roger was as productive as he was resilient â€" continuing to share his passion and perspective with the world. The movies won't be the same without Roger, and our thoughts and prayers are with Chaz [Ebert’s wife] and the rest of the Ebert family.”

One of the most prominent and well-respected critics of his or any other generation, Roger Ebert will be sadly missed.