Some movie tidbits for this week

Consider Kevin's Movie Blog for all your cinema information. Here's some movie news, just little things that I have found along the way you might find interesting. As always, I welcome a comment or four.

• Disney/Pixar's Up smashed the Box office with an impressive $68.2 million in the bank. Night at the Museum came in second with $25 million, and Drag Me to Hell came in third with $16 million.
• There is a lot of talk about Ryan Reynolds and his passionate involvement in a Deadpool spinoff movie. Mr. Johansen said that we was working hard to make sure they stayed as close to the comics as possible and couldn't wait to get started filming. Just so we're clear, it's a spinoff of a spinoff...how many before we get dizzy from all the spinning?
• The next terrible idea to be turned into a movie since Battleship was Waldo, as in "Where's Waldo?" That's right, that is the next movie to be put in pre-production.
• Brian "I love to ruin franchises" Singer (that's what they call him!) was quoted saying he was intertwined in the X-men franchise and can't wait to get back to that universe in some respect. He also said he was still trying to work with studios to let him do the next Superman movie, which hasn't been completely killed just yet, apparently.
• Gore Verbinski, the famed Pirates of the Caribbean director seems to have pulled out of a movie called BioShock, based off the video game. The movie was shelved several months ago, and now, without a director, most likely Uwe Boll will step in instead (ok, I made that last part up, but it could be true, and if it is, you heard it here first!)
• Next up for Hollywood's remake list is Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The same people that made the original movie, starring Kristie Swanson are giving it another try, except, this time, they have no intention of bringing on Sarah Michelle Gellar or creator/writer/director Joss Whedon, which obviously upset many fans of the show, including Anthony Stewart Head, the guy that played Giles on the show. He has said he wouldn't want to be a part of it, nor watch it without bringing back Gellar, and especially Whedon.
• Finally, Tony and Ridley Scott have confirmed they are in the process of gearing up for an Alien prequel. Nothing more has been said about it, but the latest attempt to revive the dead franchise has been whispered around the water cooler for some time now.

So, there ya have it, a few little things to recite to impress your non-movie fans.

Stay cool, movie geeks!