While never a huge hit during its original run, ‘The Brady Bunch’ just grew and grew in pop cultural significance after getting cancelled in 1974. So to cash in on the series’ unusual trajectory its creators reunited the original cast for various TV movies, variety shows, spin-offs and TV specials throughout the ’70s and ’80s. Then, finally, in 1995, they rebooted the squeaky clean franchise with all new actors.
Like a swift kick to the groin, this week in entertainment and pop culture is looking to leave you breathless with a storm of big, loud and violent action flicks, TV shows and videogames. From ‘The Expendables 2’ to IFC’s ‘Bullet in the Face’ and ‘Sleeping Dogs’ on consoles, we’ve got a heavy-hitting list of 10 things to check out this week.
Though ‘The Expendables 3′ isn’t a given yet, virtually every action star from our collective youth shows up in ‘The Expendables 2.’ Planet Hollywood partners Stallone, Willis and Schwarzenegger are present. Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme get in on the fun this time around. They join contemporary butt-kickers Jet Li and Jason Statham. If they were to move ahead with ‘The Expendables 3′ we have a short list of action icons we’d hope to see on screen alongside this cavalcade of macho talent – and from what we hear, four such grizzled veterans might be ready for their glorified cameos.
Late AC/DC vocalist Bon Scott lived a lot of life in just a short amount of time, but remains one of the more intriguing musicians to ever pick up a microphone. As such, High Voltage Productions are hoping to share a bit more of his story in a new docu-drama titled ‘Bon Scott – The Legend of AC/DC.’
If you want to know the inspiration for the TV show ‘ALF‘ all you have to know is that it came out in 1986 and that its name is short for “Alien Life Form.” But it’s fair to say the ‘E.T. : The Extra-Terrestrial’ knock-off was a hit and ran for four seasons, launched an animated spin-off, and TV movies. Now it’s going to be turned into a feature film.
It already costs an arm and a leg to go to the movies. After you’ve scrounged up your spare change to see that new superhero flick all you want to do is relax and enjoy the film, right? Wrong!
That’s right, Alfalfa, Spanky, Buckwheat, Darla and the rest of the gang will be coming back together for Universal Pictures reboot of ‘The Little Rascals,’ and it looks like they’ve found the director to run this project.
Marilyn Monroe left this Earth fifty years ago this week.
It wasn’t long ago that Jim Carrey exited ‘Dumb and Dumber 2′ with co-star Jeff Daniels naturally trailing right behind him. But don’t give up hope just yet, guys. Looks like Daniels thinks the Farrelly brothers will get it together by next summer, and Jim Carrey still wants to do it, and unicorns are giving birth to kittens under waterfalls made of fro-yo.
‘The Expendables 2‘ has yet to open — it stumbles into theaters Aug. 17 — but it’s not too early to start dreaming of cast additions for the inevitable third leg of the trilogy. Heck, it’s not too early to start wishing for people to appear in the sequel.
Prequels are all the rage these days, generally making bank at the box office due to name recognition while angering hordes of movie buffs (who take to internet comments sections to protest). However, no project has ever sounded more cinematically blasphemous than what Warner Bros. may be cooking up right now: a prequel to Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror classic ‘The Shining.’
Poison singer Bret Michaels has enjoyed an interesting life that’s included being a rock star, appearing in several reality television shows, and working behind the scenes with his own film-production company.
