I'm always happy to hear when audiences are ready to show some love for a science fiction film... especially when there's, um, very little commercial competition at the box office.
But 'tis the season a flick like "I Am Legend" could drop and make a killing at the box office. ($77 million on its opening weekend.) And behold... Variety reports that Fox is making a push to release "The Day The Earth Stood Still" everywhere in the known universe.
OK, that's a over-the-top, but reports do say Fox will work with people at Cape Canaveral, Fla. to beam the film into space on the release date today. That means it should reach the targeted Alpha Centauri star system sometime between 4 to 8 years.
It's a strong strategy, because there will be three sequels before any Centauri critics can send us their reviews. (You made the joke in your mind too... I was just silly enough to write it.)
On the Earth front, let me clarify that there are only 3,560 or so domestic screens reserved for 'Day' and there will be about 7,700 international ones set up in approximately 90 markets. In other words, you can see this just about everywhere you go this weekend.
Take a look at the trailer above again and try to forget that this is yet another remake and focus on what's really important...
1. Keanu Reeves surprised me in a movie almost everyone slept on -- "Constantine." So Neo may do it again in this film -- a film the actor describes as a "re-imagining" not a remake.
2. Jennifer Connelly still has the best eyebrows ever.
3. And this is being touted as the only flick showing the "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" trailer this weekend. And if I heard correctly from stragglers at the last San Diego Comic-Con, it is something to see.
Have you ever went to a movie just to see a trailer?
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