Super Troopers 2 Has Financing, Close to Actually Happening

Let me be one of the first to admit that I thought we'd never see Super Troopers 2. Sure, the original is a great movie, but its been 8 years and the Broken Lizard guys seem to be struggling to get anything made these days. However, Movie Cultists has an update from the Broken Lizard guys, and it looks like it might actually happen soon. "We have the financing," Jay Chandrasekhar said. "So we're going to try to make a deal with Fox." Steve Lemme adds that they're "three drafts into it" and that they're much better off going to a studio with financing already setup. "It's a great thing to go to a studio and say, 'We have the money.'" We already know that Super Troopers 2 will be a direct sequel to the first movie, picking up right where that one left off. Additionally, the guys confirm that Brian ...

Awesome! Broken Lizards Super Troopers 2 Moving Forward!

Movie Cutlists recently spoke to the Broken Lizard troupe, who were promoting their latest film The Slammin’ Salmon, which we dodn’t know was being made and will have to find out more on that later, they revealed that a sequel to their 2002 comedy hit Super Troopers is making progress. “We have the financing,” Chandrasekhar said. “So we’re going [...]

Super Troopers Sequel is Moving Forward

The members of the Broken Lizard comedy team sat down with MovieCultists to talk about the status of the "Super Troopers" sequel, which is apparently incredibly close to getting made.

Quick Updates: Super Troopers 2 Progress, Brian Cox is Back & Updates on Paramount Projects

Fans of Broken Lizard's Super Troopers will be glad to know that things are moving along nicely for a sequel. According to Movie Cultists, they have independent financing and are looking to make a deal with Fox as well. Steve Lemme describes the situation as follows: Were like, three drafts into it. Its funny, because we have an independent financier we have a lot of independent financiers who are like, Give us that fucking movie.  And were like, We will, we will but we have to go through a studio first.  But its a great thing to go to a studio and say, We have the money. And yes, as far as we know right now, Brian Cox will be back for Super Troopers 2. Director Jay Chandrasekhar mentioned that he loved the first film, and added "He wanted to play in a movie where he could be like Jerry ...

Shocker: Showgirls Sequel Looking Questionable

For those of us hoping that Paul Verhoeven may one day return to his violent and campy b-movie roots, it still isn't looking likely to happen anytime soon. Until then, the only thing we have to turn to are the various direct-to-video sequels that have been churned out from his filmography. We've seen (or more likely, avoided) sequels to Starship Troopers, Basic Instinct and Hollow Man, and both Total Recall and Robocop are currently being prepped for remakes. Which leaves only one of his American films still untouched: the Razzie Award-winning Showgirls. Earlier this week a story surfaced over at German site Extratipp [1] about a potential sequel to Showgirls called Showgirls: The Story of Hope being written and directed by a guy named Marc Vorlander (whose IMDb page [2] is a completely blank slate). The movie would supposedly revolve around a minor character from the first film named Hope (Rena Riffel), who dies from a dose of contaminated cocaine. Her brother comes to Frankfurt in search of revenge. Now, although the project supposedly managed to land a $25 million budget from two Hollywood producers, someone from The Stranger [3] contacted Rena Riffel to inquire about the validity of the project. As it turns out, she talked to Marc Vorlander once about a year ago, and hasn't heard from him since. The movie's hilariously awful website [4] doesn't do much to instill confidence either. Something tells me that as of right now, Showgirls 2 is nothing more than a pipe dream... but oh, what a pipe dream it is! [1] http://www.extratipp.com/nachrichten/regionales/stars-sternchen/geht-sex-rac [2] http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3304673/ [3] http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/10/07/showgirls-the-sequel [4] http://www.showgirls2.com/

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STAR WARS DEATH TROOPERS Fan Trailers

Death Troopers is the first real horror story to come out of the Star Wars Universe. This will be a novel that is coming right out of Lucasfilm and it will be published October 27th 2009 by DelRay Books. The book was written by Joe Schreiber and here is a description: From the first appearance of [...]

Avatar Viral Video Warns of Pandora Dangers

In a "Starship Troopers"-type marketing campaign, a new "Avatar" viral site asks you to join the AVTR program and experience a world like no other. The Pandora planet represents great hope for humanity, but it is a dangerous place. Watch the video below to see Colonel Quartich (Stephen Lang) explain what soldiers can expect. And check out the site here.

Super Troopers Director Making A Hangover Knockoff?

The Broken Lizard guys, the comedy troupe behind the movies Super Troopers, Beerfest and the upcoming The Slammin' Salmon, have never exactly been on the cutting edge of comedy, but they've never resorted to straight-up knockoffs before either. I'd like to give director Jay Chandrasekhar the benefit of the doubt as he goes forward with his new film Shotgun Wedding, but it really doesn't sound like anything more than a Hangover knockoff. Here's the premise: a guy who swore he ...

Fred Stops in at District 9

District 9 is part Starship Troopers, part Mad Max, part Aliens and part The Fly. Peter Jackson let Neil Blomkamp make his Bad Taste but with all of Jackson’s expensive toys.

Review: District 9
The documentary style actually does establish reality. Unlike in those B.S. movies where a shaking camera thinly justifies ridiculous happenings, District 9 is actually shot like a professional documentary. They us a tripod. Even video footage is locked off and moving shots are steady. This is a narrative, not just some amateurs letting a camera run on the fly. When the camera does shake, it’s because there’s something so intense, even professionals can’t hold it steady. It actually gets shakier when the film transitions into fictional structure, which is an interesting artistic decision, not an arbitrary gimmick.

It is a profound satire of the highest order. Of course it’s the immigration debate. It’s racism, relocation, internment. Who are the real monsters indeed? It just explores every possible facet of the premise. It can be fun, scary, smart and classy.

See what a real-life warp-driven starship might look like

Think a Star Trek-like warp-drive starship is pure science fiction?

Discovery.com has asked a physicist how a real one would work and what it would look like. You can see it after the jump.

Dr. Richard Obousy shared his concept for a futuristic, yet scientifically accurate, warpship design with the site.