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Young Sean Anderson receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist. It’s a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret.

Unable to stop him from going, Sean’s new stepfather, Hank, joins the quest. Together with a helicopter pilot and his beautiful, strong-willed daughter, they set out to find the island, rescue its lone inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the island under the sea and bury its treasures forever…

It would be interesting to see where they go with the story. Perhaps we could see the bosses get revenge on them?

The plot: “Rock of Ages” tells the story of small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew, who meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Their rock ‘n’ roll romance is told through the heart-pounding hits of Def Leppard, Joan Jett, Journey, Foreigner, Bon Jovi, Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Whitesnake, and more.”

You can click on the poster to view the trailer:

“New Line Cinema has put into development an adaptation of the classic 1980s video game featuring apes and monsters destroying cities.

John Rickard, who has acted as a co-producer on a wide range of New Line movies from A Nightmare on Elm Street and Final Destination to Horrible Bosses and next year’s tentpole Jack the Giant Killer, will produce and is meeting with writers to develop a story for the project.”

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Cook found that it was easy to find inpiration into Vikmanis’s life. “She is a 42-year-old in a sea of 20-year-olds; she’s definitely a fish in out of water. It’s a great contrast. And she proved you can reinvent yourself at any age,” Cook said. Vikmanis is a mother of two teenage daughters, who’s husband left her for a younger woman. She found inspiration at a Cincinnati Bengals game after her sister “suggested she find something to make her happy, and Vikmanis, who had been a dancer, looked to the field and said being a cheerleader looked like fun”. She failed to join the Ben-Gals squad with her first tryout, but came back and make the squad that following year. A phone conversation between Cook, Greenberg and Vikmanis convinced them to make a movie about her life.

Now, fans of Tokien know that Legolas doesn’t appear in The Hobbit, but Jackson could be planning to have Legolas (Orlando Bloom), Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) cameo in the film. However, Deadline’s source claims that it will be more than just a cameo. It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out, if true.

3 News now reports that an deal has been made, and that filming will stay in New Zealand. “I’m please to announce an agreement has been reached between the New Zealand Government and Warner Brothers to enable the two Hobbit movies to be directed by Sir Peter Jackson, to be made New Zealand” he said. This will allow numerous workers, who have already built sets. Prime Ministers Key is also hoping the country will get the same attention it received after the epic success of Jackson’s Lord of the Rings Trilogy. “Making the two movies here will not only safe guard work for thousands of New Zealanders but will also allow us to follow the success of the Lord of The Rings trilogy and once again promoting New Zealand on the world stage”, he said.

The feud with the New Zealand government has weakened Jackson’s and WB’s faith in the country, but will be making special arrangements for the studio. “We will be moving to ensure that New Zealand law in this area is settled to give film producers like Warner Brothers the confidence they need to produce their movies in this country”, Prime Minister Key said. Key also mentions that New Zealand has been set to host the world premiere of The Hobbit when finished in 2012 and 2013. “I’m very pleased that we have been able to ensure that the winning combination of Sir Peter Jackson, New Line, Warner Bros, MGM and New Zealand as a whole will have the opportunity to produce these movies together”, he said. It’s good this has finally been resolved, and we can move forward with more casting for production to begin next February.

A source tells the New York Times that a deal has made been with Jackson that would allow him to direct the films. The deal isn’t official just yet, and he’ll only agree to direct if production begins soon. With filming scheduled to begin in mid-January, a deal is looking very likely. Jackson has been the fans and the studio’s favorite since del Toro left, but Jackson has repeatedly said he would only take the job if there was absolutely no alternative.

While fans will be happy to hear that Jackson will be directing, they may not like the news that both films will be shot in 3D. A 3D release was something del Toro has denied, and was apparently confirmed at Comic-Con back in July. Del Toro has said that 2D technology was right for the films, but given the popularity of 3D, it shouldn’t be a surprise the studios changed their minds. One thing is for sure, the amount of money these films will make will put MGM back on the map. The executives from either MGM or Warner Bros. have yet to comment on this news, but an announcement is expected sometime next week.

The Hobbit, Part I is scheduled for a release in December of 2012.

However, sources tell the LA Times that the films may actually be getting an official green-light soon. Of course, these sources remained anonymous as they weren’t allowed to speak of the matter publicly. The article also seems to confirm that Peter Jackson has been finalized as the director, and resolved most of the problems delaying development. The only issue yet to be fixed is getting the go-ahead from MGM, which is currently working out a deal with Spyglass Entertainment that will restructure the studio.

Warner Bros. and New Line are ready to submit their money to co-finance the films, and have been waiting on MGM to re-organize themselves, and fix their financial problems. However, MGM negotiations between the studios has been weak as they’re still reaching an agreement among their debt holders. Each studio is eager to make the films, and an official green-light may happen in the next few days. Production is estimated to cost around $500 million, and MGM still has yet to submit it’s half of the money. One possibility that has been mention was to have WB or outside investors loan MGM the money for more distribution rights. All problems are expected to fixed in order for production to begin in mid-January as scheduled, with a release in December of 2012 for the first film.

According to The Telegraph, this will include Ian Mckellen (Gandalf), Cate Blanchet, and Andy Serkis (Gollum) as well. All three were up for roles in the film. It’s unknown what role Blanchet was offered, but it’s quite obvious Serkis and McKellen would be reprising their respective roles. McKellen has already said that if production doesn’t begin soon, he wouldn’t be able to return as Gandalf (here), which could upset fans even more.

However, the studios involved in production (WB, New Line Cinema, and MGM) have issued a statement (via Variety) this boycott is against New Zealand law. “The fact remains that there cannot be any collective bargaining with MEAA on this New Zealand production, for to do so would expose the production to liability and sanctions under New Zealand law”, they told the press. The studios also aren’t going to wait, and are threatening to move production to a different location. “It is our general policy to avoid filming in locations where there is potential for work force uncertainty or other forms of instability. As such, we are exploring all alternative options in order to protect our business interests,” they said.

Sets are reportedly already built in New Zealand, and are just waiting for the green-light. Changing locations would be costly, but it looks like they’re at the point where they will do anything to get the films made. Each studio also denies these films are a non-union, and they have bargaining agreements in place. So far this hasn’t changed the scheduled start date in January.