Sony’s Bloodshot movie starring Vin Diesel may go before cameras as early as this summer. Diesel’s interest in the comic book movie project was first reported in January. Last July, Jared Leto reportedly entered talks about taking on the role, but that clearly didn’t happen. An even earlier wish list of potential Bloodshot leads included Oscar Isaac, Jake Gyllenhaal and Mark Wahlberg.The superhero Bloodshot, created by Kevin VanHook, Don Perlin and Bob Layton, first appeared in Valiant Comics in 1994. Bloodshot possesses regeneration and meta-morphing powers bestowed via nanites injected into his blood. With no memory of his origins, Bloodshot embarks upon a bloody campaign to find the people who wiped out his past. Sony actually plans multiple movies based on Valiant Comics, with a version of Harbinger also going into production. Harbinger was originally slated as the first Valiant title to come to screens, but now it appears Bloodshot will get … [Read more...] about Vin Diesel’s Bloodshot Movie May Start Filming This Summer
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‘Riddick’ Trailer: Vin Diesel Fends Off Alien Onslaught
The latest trailer for Vin Diesel's Riddick recalls the claustrophobic nature of Pitch Black, even adding some dark moments of levity. The sci-fi film -- the third entry in a franchise that began in 2000 with a basic thriller, then morphed into a space epic for a 2004 sequel -- sees the antihero left on a desolate planet as mercenaries and hostile aliens chase him. COMIC-CON: Vin Diesel Hopes to Relaunch a Franchise With 'Riddick' The clip, teased with the line "Rule the Dark," showcases the grittier revival of the series. It appears to be a more PG-13 version of a red-band trailer that was released a few weeks ago. "When the audience wanted it rated R, we knew we didn’t have to spend $200 million to make this movie," Vin Diesel told an audience at Comic-Con in July. The film, set for release by Universal, will hit theaters Sept. 6. … [Read more...] about ‘Riddick’ Trailer: Vin Diesel Fends Off Alien Onslaught
Vin Diesel Salutes Paul Walker at ‘Fate of the Furious’ Premiere
The Fate of the Furious took over New York's Radio City Music Hall for its world premiere, which included a remembrance of the late Paul Walker. Producer and star Vin Diesel introduced the film by attributing its success to "the decades of work that my brother Pablo put into this franchise," he said to loud applause from the audience. "There wasn't a second we made this movie, not a minute, not a day that went by that we weren't thinking about our brother Pablo: how to bring him into the movie, how to represent him, and how to make something that he would be proud of. Pablo, I hope you are proud tonight." Diesel also added that Walker's mother Cheryl and daughter Meadow were present for the screening. Walker, one of the Universal franchise's original stars, died in 2013 at age 40. The Fate of the Furious — also featuring Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron and Scott Eastwood, all of … [Read more...] about Vin Diesel Salutes Paul Walker at ‘Fate of the Furious’ Premiere
‘Miami Vice’ Reboot From Vin Diesel in the Works at NBC
NBC is looking to reboot one of its most successful procedurals. The network is teaming with Vin Diesel to develop a Miami Vice revival. The project, which has been in the works for months, is being driven by Shana Waterman (24: Live Another Day, Wayward Pines), the former Fox Broadcasting executive who now serves as head of television for Diesel's One Race Television production company. Miami Vice is the first effort to come out of Diesel's first-look deal with Universal Television. Diesel and Waterman will executive produce alongside Chris Morgan and Ainsley Davies via the former's overall deal with Universal Television. Peter Macmanus (Spike TV's The Mist) will pen the script. The Miami Vice reboot marks a reteaming for Morgan and Diesel, who have worked on all of the Fast and the Furious movies together. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that it was Diesel who came up with the idea to revive Miami Vice and made a personal appeal to NBC Entertainment president Jennifer … [Read more...] about ‘Miami Vice’ Reboot From Vin Diesel in the Works at NBC
Things We Saw Today: Vin Diesel Could Play Bloodshot, Help Launch Valiant Comics Universe
Vin Diesel had a very good year as the top-grossing actor of 2017. So he must seem like a sure bet to Sony as they look to kick off a new cinematic universe based on Valiant Comics.Diesel is in talks to for the role of Bloodshot, a super-soldier type that Uproxx neatly summarizes as “a soldier whose body is enhanced by hundreds of millions of nanobots which give him inhuman strength, a Wolverine-style healing factor, and the ability to interface with any technology.” Bloodshot is a little Wolverine, a little Winter Soldier, a lot Punisher. So he has the potential to do pretty well on-screen, all things considered.Sony is looking to generating a whole lucrative and as-yet unexplored cinematic comics sandbox of its own. The plan apparently seems to be to first make a Harbinger film drawn from 2012’s “Harbinger War” storyline, and, we assume, if all goes well, to move onto a solo Bloodshot movie. I’d give Diesel a lot more to say than his … [Read more...] about Things We Saw Today: Vin Diesel Could Play Bloodshot, Help Launch Valiant Comics Universe