Bits n' Pieces Of Cinema News (04/19/2017)

Hey! Would you look at that? I'm introducing yet another new (possibly occasional) series of posts. Here, I'm going to talk about small news snippets that are worth discussing, even if they won't fill an entire piece. With that out of the way, let's get the ball rolling.


Being the guy who still hasn't made an outright bad movie in his entire career (if you don't believe me, look at his filmography -> click here), Guillermo del Toro is always a filmmaker to pay attention to. Seeing how his latest movie involves shenanigans involving a fishman set against the Cold War, I shouldn't have to explain why that's the case. The cast includes some really heavy-hitters like Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer and del Toro regular Doug Jones. Definitely keep your eyes peeled for when this hits theaters, come December 8th.


So, we finally know what's going to be on Awesome Mix Volume 2. That's nifty! Like the last movie, it looks like James Gunn has assembled another eclectic concoction of classic tracks. My only gripe is that apparently that there was going to be another David Bowie song this time; sadly, the scene it was featured in was left on the cutting room floor. Still, that's a pretty minor nitpick and any has Electric Light Orchestra on it has to be worth something.


One of Marvel's upcoming flicks finally has a director (or directors, in this instance). The duo behind Mississippi Grind and Half Nelson are apparently helming this one. Granted, those are two movies I regretfully haven't seen yet; that said, considering how strong Marvel's creative confidence is and that the two aforementioned films have a relatively respectable reputation, I think I can safely say that this project is in good hands.


Blind Al's coming back for Deadpool 2. Nothing else to say other than she was one of the funniest things about the first Deadpool and I'm happy to hear she's returning for the sequel.

That's all I got for now. Feel free to talk amongst yourselves about my routine ruminations.

So, It Looks Like They Finally Got Someone To Play Cable in DEADPOOL 2

Well, talk about a casting choice that I didn't see coming. Yes, after a few months of searching, Fox has finally found an actor to play fan-favorite Cable in the upcoming sequel to Deadpool. I'm just going to bet that half the people reading this are pretty excited hearing this while the other half don't have a clue about what I'm talking about. And, for those in the latter category, allow me to take a moment to explain a couple things.

You see that big tough guy up there with the absurdly oversized gun? THAT's Cable. Honestly, even as a comic book fan myself, I know little to nothing about this guy other that he's a cyborg from the future and that his numerous partnerships with Deadpool make them both essentially Marvel universe's equivalent to Riggs and Murtaugh from the Lethal Weapon movies. I'm happy to see that they've chosen Josh Brolin (a real heavy-hitter in the acting crowd) for this role and even curious, considering that this guy's going to play Thanos (the purple guy from the end of Avengers 1 & 2) in Avengers: Infinity War around the same time this is released into theaters.

Also, this discussion of Deadpool 2 casting has gotten me thinking about one question that hangs over every sequel: will it be too much like the original? Clearly, they're going to do some sort of expanding with this new follow-up; thus, I'm only referring to structure. While I'm still disappointed that they chose someone else to play Domino* over Mary Elizabeth Winstead (seriously, how anyone has an actress with her level of talent on a casting shortlist and doesn't choose her is mind-boggling to me), the cast still seems pretty okay. The thing that has me worried about stagnation in the sequel is that they might be repeating the same dynamic and story beats that Deadpool had with Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead (go watch the first movie if you're in the dark on this) in the last one.

Now, don't get me wrong. The first Deadpool was a perfectly solid superhero parody that just so happened to take place within the universe of an actual superhero franchise; however, there are still plenty of things that could be (and should be) improved in future installments. Ultimately, in spite of my tangential ram blings, this is a good bit of casting and I'm hoping the actual film is good. I mean, David Leitch (the wunderkin behind the first John Wick and Atomic Blonde) is in the director's chair. So, it has to be worth something. We'll know for sure next year.

Source -> http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/04/12/deadpool-2-josh-brolin-cast-as-cable

*For the uninitiated, that's Domino. She's an assassin and one of Deadpool's many romantic interests.