The Black Hole

R.I.P. Oscar-Winning Composer John Barry Dead at 77

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: January 31st, 2011 at 10:21 am

Oscar-winning British composer John Barry has died at the age of 77.  The BBC reports that Barry died of a heart attack while in New York.  Barry is one of the composers whose music you’ve undoubtedly heard even if you weren’t aware of his name.  His most famous works include the scores for the James Bond franchise, Midnight Cowboy, and The Black Hole.  He won five Oscars over the course of his career for his scores to Born Free, The Lion in Winter, Out of Africa, Dances with Wolves, and for Best Song for “Born Free”.

Hit the jump to listen to some of Barry’s work.  Our condolences go out to his friends and family.

Director Joseph Kosinski Exclusive Interview TRON: LEGACY; Reveals the Extent of the Re-Shoots

by Christina Radish    Posted: September 26th, 2010 at 10:44 am

Yesterday, select members of the press were invited to Digital Domain in Venice, Calif. to get a sneak peak at the highly anticipated Tron: Legacy, the sequel that’s been nearly three decades in the making. Since the film doesn’t open for another three months, we were only shown a preview of 23 minutes of various scenes throughout the film, but that 23 minutes left everyone present wanting more.

Following the footage, director Joe Kosinski did this exclusive interview with Collider, in which he spoke about how he got the job as director of his first feature, how his background in architecture was instrumental to his visual concept of the world and how, at its heart, even with all of the action and technology, Tron: Legacy is a father-son relationship story.

He also explained the additional scenes he shot once the film was done and the reason for them, revealed that there would be very little deleted footage for the DVD/Blu-ray when it’s released and said that he’s looking to focus on either his remake of The Black Hole or an adaptation of his graphic novel Oblivion, written by William Monahan, for his next project. Check out what he had to say after the jump:

Sean Bailey Exclusive Interview; Walt Disney’s President of Production talks TRON: LEGACY, Disney’s Future, 3D, THE BLACK HOLE, OBLIVION

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 28th, 2010 at 10:21 pm

When I got to visit the set of Tron: Legacy last year when the production was shooting in Vancouver, one of the people that led us around and gave us valuable information was producer Sean Bailey.

How things have changed.

That’s because since wrapping on Tron: Legacy, Bailey was promoted to President of Production at Walt Disney! The title means he’s one of the key people at Disney that gets to decide what movies get made.  Needless to say, when I found out I was getting the opportunity to interview him at Comic-Con in the End of Line Club, I did my homework.  After all, how often do you get the chance to speak with the head of a studio.  So after the jump you can watch Bailey talk about Tron: Legacy, how Pixar helped on the movie, what are Disney’s future plans, we talk 3D and post conversion, what 3D cameras are being used on Pirates of the Caribbean: On The Stranger Tides,  will Disney land Joseph Kosinski’s Oblivion, does the studio have special plans for the Tron: Legacy Blu-ray, any chance the original Tron could get a 3D makeover or future re-release, and a lot more. It’s a great and very informative interview, check it out:

TRON LEGACY Writers Sucked into Disney’s Remake of THE BLACK HOLE

by Michael Sullivan    Posted: November 30th, 2009 at 9:45 pm

Joseph Kosinski (director) and Sean Bailey (producer) of Tron Legacy, the highly-anticipated sequel to 1982′s Tron, are teaming up again to revisit another Disney sci-fi classic: The Black Hole. The original followed a space expedition that bumps into another craft hovering just outside a black hole, on which the explorers find a scientist who refuses to let them go.  The $26 million feature was Disney’s most expensive at the time, and their first to receive a PG rating.

Though specifics on the project are scant, some aspects will remain the same while others won’t.  Namely, the menacing red robot Maximilian is expected to return, but the science behind black holes featured will be much closer to reality. Whether or not the plot will remain the same is unknown.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, Travis Beacham is writing the project. Beacham is no stranger to remakes, with his Clash of the Titans slated to come out next year.  Kosinski, a commercial director by trade, is making his feature debut with Tron Legacy.  With that film slated for release on December 17, 2010 and Disney anxious to turn it into a serious franchise, it is unknown where The Black Hole would land in between potential Tron Legacy sequels.

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