My headline is soooo going to be the tagline on the up and coming Cluedo movie, it’s that good (cough). Film/ today reported the popular detective board game is going to be adapted in to a movie with Pirates Of The Caribbean director Gore Verbinski signed on. There are a stream of movies adapted from board games in the works right now since Universal Pictures made a series of deals with Hasbro to adapt their toys and games. Last year the announcement that Ridley Scott was making a movie based on Monopoly was huge news and shortly after that it came out Ethan Cohen was writing the screenplay for the Candyland movie. It was only natural Cluedo would follow as not only is it a kick-arse game, it makes much more sense as a movie than, say, Monopoly. Although I think Hungry, Hungry Hippos may just be the best concept for a movie ever. The problem is, Cluedo was already made in to a very-Kitsch movie back in the 80s, 1985 to be exact. 
Clue was critically and commercially burnt at the stake but in recent years it has gained quite a cult following. One of the most interesting aspects of the ‘85 film is that it was released with alternative endings. Depending on which cinema you went to, moviegoers were presented with one of three different endings. The papers listed the film with A, B or C depending on the ending included with the print. I wonder if they will try and do that with the modern version? I could just imagine the hype that would create, especially now in the internet age. Cluedo is going to make a great film as it has the whole murder-mystery narrative and already has a built in audience considering the game has made $1 billion in sales over the last 61 years. The big issue would be with casting. There have been dozens upon dozens of versions of Cluedo over the years with the drawings of the central characters changing considerably. The most recent cover of the board game (top above) featured a younger, sexier version of the characters Professor Plum, Ms. White, Col. Mustard, Miss Peacock, Mr. Green and Ms. Scarlet. Personally I think a combination of sexy, young cast members with experienced, mature actors would be perfect. Here are my suggestions:Miss Scarlet played by Scarlett Johansson 
Colonel Mustard played by John Cleese 
Professor Plum played by Hugh Laurie 
Mrs Peacock played by Neve Campbell
Mr Green played by Jude Law 
Mrs White played by Helen Mirren
Note: here's a bit of Movie Mazzupial trivia for you. Not only is Cluedo my favourite board game ever, I have only been beaten once in my lifetime.
In more Batman news, director Chris Nolan’s next project will be the sci-fi action pic Inception which he is adapting from his original screenplay. Rumor has it that Nolan signed a deal with Warner Bros saying they would make/finance his Inception film if the next project he did after that was Batman 3. Clever man. 
Kate 
What I really wanted this Oscar season was a good 
Alas, there was no one. Why 
Pics are from celebrity blogger Perez Hilton who (naturally) had all the Oscar 
Although this is just a snippet and things could go terribly wrong from here on in, I feel stupid for ever doubting Ramis’ ability to make with the funny. After all, he did write and direct Groundhog Day, Analyze This, Ghostbusters and Bedazzled. I particularly love the fight scene between Kane (David Cross) and Abel (Paul Rudd), it’s hilarious and definitely the way the bible intended to write it.Year One is due out in Australia on June 18.
Above: Phillippe as masked vigilante Preest in the city of Meanwhile.
The count down begins. It’s hard to believe Watchmen is only 16 days away from coming to a cinema near you! Man, it feels like forever since news of the nifty project drew legions of internet nerds to it faster than Perez Hilton to cock. Those of you born last week might not know Watchmen is the long-awaited and highly anticipated adaptation of Alan Moore’s award-winning graphic novel (largely considered as the most acclaimed graphic novel of all time). Personally, after reading Watchmen I thought it would be too complex to be made in to a film. Then in rode Zack Synder guns blazing and dedication flaring, fresh off the his success with his Dawn Of The Dead remake and 300 adaptation. Apparently Synder is a massive fan of the graphic novel and was obsessed with trying to match up every scene in the film to panels in the comic book, which sounds like a good thing to me. Anyway, Watchmen is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the “Doomsday Clock” – which charts the USA’s tension with the Soviet Union – is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up but determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion – a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers – Rorschach glimpses a disturbing conspiracy with links to their past and catastrophic consequences for the future. The trailers have gone viral on the net and it’s clear that Synder has brought his signature stylised approach to project. Watch the trailer 
