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[Qwerty]

Word is that The Visiting might be moving forward now, from November 2, 2007 to August 17, 2007.

Boy, they really don't know what to do with this film, do they?

It certainly doesn't seem like it.

[dinovelvet]

Word is that The Visiting might be moving forward now, from November 2, 2007 to August 17, 2007.

Boy, they really don't know what to do with this film, do they?

It certainly doesn't seem like it.

Yeah, and supposedly its now back to its original title 'The Invasion'. That mid-August release date has been used for hit-and-run one weekend wonder horror flicks like Alien vs Predator, Exorcist the beginning, and...ulp, Snakes on a Plane. It isn't exactly a sign of confidence.
On a speculative note, I think the problem might be that the film isn't an out-and-out horror flick with blood and brains splattered all over the place, and isn't totally a movie about an alien invasion either, and given the cast and director, perhaps it is rather 'lofty' and almost arthouse in tone; hence the studio doesn't really know what to do with it.

[JimmyBond]

They're probably not sure who they should market the film to.

[Marquis]

I can't wait to see this flick..have there been any early reviews from test screenings yet?

[dinovelvet]

I can't wait to see this flick..have there been any early reviews from test screenings yet?

According to a post on the imdb (yeah, that place ), there are going to be some reshoots this November in Baltimore, which is usually an indication that a test screening went...not well. Although from what I can gather its only the ending that was flat so they're reshooting that. Maybe it will now end with Daniel Craig doing this :

[Marquis]

I can't wait to see this flick..have there been any early reviews from test screenings yet?

According to a post on the imdb (yeah, that place ), there are going to be some reshoots this November in Baltimore, which is usually an indication that a test screening went...not well. Although from what I can gather its only the ending that was flat so they're reshooting that. Maybe it will now end with Daniel Craig doing this :

Thanks for the info Dino.

Fingers crossed they go with that ending. The 1978 version is one of my all time favourite sci-fi horrors and the ending gave me sleepless nights for a week...i was only 8 years old at the time!

[Marquis]

Again, you have to take everything that's written on IMDB's forums with a pinch of salt, but i pray there's an ounce of truth to this comment:

"but theres more than 2 endings in the can! its more thriller chiller. think the 70s version... on steroids. watch your neighbor! not the skys!"

70's version on steroids? Count me in..

[Cody]

They're doing reshoots (should that be "more reshoots"?) now, and trying to hurt Nicole Kidman.

http://news.yahoo.co...o/people_kidman

Nicole Kidman was taken to a hospital after the Jaguar she was driving crashed early Thursday during downtown shooting of the science fiction thriller "The Invasion," police said.

Kidman, 39, was examined at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and then released a short time later. Paramedics were called to examine Kidman for injuries before she was taken to the hospital, police said.

"Nicole Kidman was in the vehicle at the time of the accident and was taken to the hospital for evaluation. She was released shortly thereafter," Warner Bros. said in a statement.

No other actors were involved in the scene at the time of the accident, the studio said.

The Jaguar was being towed by a camera rig that skidded while taking a corner and caused Kidman's car to hit a pole on West Sixth Street, police said. The actress was wearing a seat belt.

"The stunt driver apparently went off course and hit a light post at about 1 a.m.," police Officer Karen Smith said.

Eight people, including Kidman, stuntmen and cameramen, were taken to hospitals for examination and were released, Smith said. Warner Bros. said two crew members had minor injuries.

Warner Bros., a unit of Time Warner Inc., also said production continued after the crash and Kidman was expected back on the set Thursday.

The Oscar-winning actress, who stars as a Washington psychiatrist who unearths the origin of an alien epidemic, was involved in a scene involving an escape from zombielike characters who are on the hood of the car.

[dinovelvet]

Interesting...and it explains why Daniel has been sighted in LA recently. This is turning into a bit of a marathon shoot, isn't it.

[Athena007]

That Yahoo New article about the accident is so full of contradictions. First it says Kidman was driving, then it says the stunt driver went off course. First it says no other actors were involved in the accident making you think that no one else was hurt, but then later it says that 8 other people were taken to the hospital. It's confusing... here's a better more detailed account...

January 26: Nicole Kidman attacked by ghouls, crashes car
http://www.fangoria....cle.php?id=3595

According to the Associated Press, actress Nicole Kidman was taken to Cedars-Sinai Hospital in L.A. early Thursday morning following an on-set accident on the Warner Bros. production THE INVASION. While the actress was released from the LA facility after a “walk-in and walk-out visit” (according to WB publicity), Kidman’s near-miss was serious enough however to warrant a momentary pause in production. In total, seven crew members required medical exams, having sustained minor injuries in the accident. “She’s OK,” says Kidman’s publicist Catherine Olim, following the actress’ discharge.

The collision reportedly took place during the filming of a scene in which Kidman’s character attempts to escape a horde of extraterrestrial ghouls who have attached themselves to the hood of her car. With Kidman at the wheel and the auto being towed by a camera rig, the “stunt driver apparently went off course,” [Athena adds: the street had been wet down and slid/skid off course] says LAPD officer Karen Smith, and “hit a light post” on West Sixth Street traveling 45 m.p.h. at approximately 1 a.m. Smith says that a routine traffic accident investigation will be conducted, and a statement from Warner Bros. spokeswoman Jan Craft is forthcoming.

Directed by Oliver (THE EXPERIMENT) Hirschbiegel from a script by Dave Kajganich (loosely based on Jack Finney’s already thrice-filmed 1955 novel THE BODY SNATCHERS), THE INVASION originally wrapped principal photography some time ago; initially scheduled for release in 2006, the movie is now slated to open August 17. The vehicular error occurred during reshoots (evidently intended to beef up the film’s action quotient), and reportedly isn’t the first that the production has had to contend with. During filming in Washington, D.C. last year, a runaway SUV nearly caused bodily injury to Kidman and co-star Daniel (CASINO ROYALE) Craig when it began to roll down the hill due to the parking brake not being engaged. —Sean Decker

[jaguar007]

It will be odd to see Craig in the movie. During part of the movie (filmed before CR) he will appear more slender and in other parts (the reshoot after CR) he will be bufed up!

[Safari Suit]

I am quite intrigued by this movie, but I do wonder if it isn't going down a path taken once too often. After three solid versions and many similar movies (both versions of "The Thing" for example) what is there to add? I guess we'll see.

I did actually like the Abel Ferrara version by the way.

[dodge]

I am quite intrigued by this movie, but I do wonder if it isn't going down a path taken once too often. After three solid versions and many similar movies (both versions of "The Thing" for example) what is there to add? I guess we'll see.

I did actually like the Abel Ferrara version by the way.

I share your sense of intrigue for precisely the same reasons. Furthermore, just last year there was a canceled TV series sporting the same name and re-spiining the old story. Still, I sit here wondering: they all went into this with their eyes open...So what have they got up their sleeves? Hopefully, something way-cool.

[dinovelvet]

There was a brief article in Entertainment Weekly about this, mostly talking about the Nicole Kidman car accident thing, but it covered the film being delayed a bit, and hinted that one of the reasons for reshoots was that they wanted to take advantage of Craig's newfound fame by giving him more scenes.

I wonder if that means there'll be a random beach scene in it now?

[English Agent]

Looking forward to see how this film turns out.

Incidently the 1978 film with Donald Sutherland was excellent, always
remembered his final scene in the film.

[Cody]

I for INVASION?

[quote]Back when we reported here that Nicole Kidman had been slightly injured doing reshoots on Warner Bros. THE INVASION, we speculated that the new scenes were intended to beef up the movie

[LadySylvia]

Isn't Jeffrey Wright (aka Felix Leiter) also in this movie?

[dinovelvet]

Isn't Jeffrey Wright (aka Felix Leiter) also in this movie?

Yes he is in the cast. IMHO its probably why he was cast as Felix, I'm betting Craig recommended him (as Invasion was filmed before CR).

[JimmyBond]

Was Craig involved in any of these reshoots?

[bill007]

Looking forward to see how this film turns out.

Incidently the 1978 film with Donald Sutherland was excellent, always
remembered his final scene in the film.

Yes, indeed. That last scene with Donald Southerland definately gave me the eebie-geebies.... !!!


By the way, is it just me, or did anyone else thing that Daniel and Nicole looked quite dashing together at the Oscars?

[dodge]

Have they got a new spin for this story? The original could be regarded as a paranoid fable about Communism: if you close your eyes, They'll take you over while you sleep.
The Donald Sutherland remake did something remarkably clever. By setting the story in San Francisco, the world's greatest city of flakes, the paranoid angle was shifted: we could now regard it as a fable about Conformity. IF you close your eyes, They'll make you like them. Recently, a TV serial--called Invasion--rightly bombed. It brought nothing really new to the table.

So what's the buzz? Anyone know?

[Royal Dalton]

I'm sure there'll be some analogy with the so-called "War on Turrrrurrr", etc.

[dodge]

Latest Entertainment Weekly, featuring summer releases, is pretty downbeat about the chances of Invasion being good. Main points: filming started before Craig had even been formally cast as Bond...filming ended, they say, nearly thirteen months ago and the film has been in the can ever since...reshoots...and, most important, two other directors were brought in--three, counting the Wachowski Bros as two. Plus, the official director doesn't seem to be with the promotional program.

Still, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, an all-time classic story line...I'll wait till August 17 with high hopes.

[LadySylvia]

An August 17 release date, huh? The studio must have already decided that the movie will bomb. Late July to mid September is regarded as the graveyard shift for summer movies.

[dinovelvet]

Latest Entertainment Weekly, featuring summer releases, is pretty downbeat about the chances of Invasion being good. Main points: filming started before Craig had even been formally cast as Bond...filming ended, they say, nearly thirteen months ago and the film has been in the can ever since...reshoots...and, most important, two other directors were brought in--three, counting the Wachowski Bros as two. Plus, the official director doesn't seem to be with the promotional program.

Still, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, an all-time classic story line...I'll wait till August 17 with high hopes.

EW doesn't mention that Joel Silver successfully pulled off the same stunt before with the Mel Gibson movie Payback; early test screenings were a dud, so they reshot about half the film, the original director Brian Helgeland took a hike, and the end result was a success. I seem to remember Mr. and Mrs. Smith also had extensive reshoots, and that was one of the biggest hits of that year. For some reason there's still a stigma that reshoots = automatic disaster.

An August 17 release date, huh? The studio must have already decided that the movie will bomb. Late July to mid September is regarded as the graveyard shift for summer movies.

I'm not sure the producers of The Simpsons movie, The Bourne Ultimatum, Rush Hour 3, or Stardust would agree with that wisdom.

[LadySylvia]

Latest Entertainment Weekly, featuring summer releases, is pretty downbeat about the chances of Invasion being good. Main points: filming started before Craig had even been formally cast as Bond...filming ended, they say, nearly thirteen months ago and the film has been in the can ever since...reshoots...and, most important, two other directors were brought in--three, counting the Wachowski Bros as two. Plus, the official director doesn't seem to be with the promotional program.

Still, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, an all-time classic story line...I'll wait till August 17 with high hopes.

EW doesn't mention that Joel Silver successfully pulled off the same stunt before with the Mel Gibson movie Payback; early test screenings were a dud, so they reshot about half the film, the original director Brian Helgeland took a hike, and the end result was a success. I seem to remember Mr. and Mrs. Smith also had extensive reshoots, and that was one of the biggest hits of that year. For some reason there's still a stigma that reshoots = automatic disaster.

An August 17 release date, huh? The studio must have already decided that the movie will bomb. Late July to mid September is regarded as the graveyard shift for summer movies.

I'm not sure the producers of The Simpsons movie, The Bourne Ultimatum, Rush Hour 3, or Stardust would agree with that wisdom.

And I'm sure that the producers of THE ISLAND, MIAMI VICE, SNAKES ON A PLANE, and MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND would.


Also, here is a still from THE INVASION:

Photo - "The Invasion"

[Qwerty]

By the way, is it just me, or did anyone else thing that Daniel and Nicole looked quite dashing together at the Oscars?

They did. I'm definitely planning on checking this one out.

[dinovelvet]

Latest Entertainment Weekly, featuring summer releases, is pretty downbeat about the chances of Invasion being good. Main points: filming started before Craig had even been formally cast as Bond...filming ended, they say, nearly thirteen months ago and the film has been in the can ever since...reshoots...and, most important, two other directors were brought in--three, counting the Wachowski Bros as two. Plus, the official director doesn't seem to be with the promotional program.

Still, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, an all-time classic story line...I'll wait till August 17 with high hopes.

EW doesn't mention that Joel Silver successfully pulled off the same stunt before with the Mel Gibson movie Payback; early test screenings were a dud, so they reshot about half the film, the original director Brian Helgeland took a hike, and the end result was a success. I seem to remember Mr. and Mrs. Smith also had extensive reshoots, and that was one of the biggest hits of that year. For some reason there's still a stigma that reshoots = automatic disaster.

An August 17 release date, huh? The studio must have already decided that the movie will bomb. Late July to mid September is regarded as the graveyard shift for summer movies.

I'm not sure the producers of The Simpsons movie, The Bourne Ultimatum, Rush Hour 3, or Stardust would agree with that wisdom.

And I'm sure that the producers of THE ISLAND, MIAMI VICE, SNAKES ON A PLANE, and MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND would.

Well personally I think its pretty obvious that all of those movies failed for reasons other than their release dates. Anyway, TALLADEGA NIGHTS, THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN, WEDDING CRASHERS, and COLLATERAL all did pretty well in that same time frame too.

[LadySylvia]

Latest Entertainment Weekly, featuring summer releases, is pretty downbeat about the chances of Invasion being good. Main points: filming started before Craig had even been formally cast as Bond...filming ended, they say, nearly thirteen months ago and the film has been in the can ever since...reshoots...and, most important, two other directors were brought in--three, counting the Wachowski Bros as two. Plus, the official director doesn't seem to be with the promotional program.

Still, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, an all-time classic story line...I'll wait till August 17 with high hopes.

EW doesn't mention that Joel Silver successfully pulled off the same stunt before with the Mel Gibson movie Payback; early test screenings were a dud, so they reshot about half the film, the original director Brian Helgeland took a hike, and the end result was a success. I seem to remember Mr. and Mrs. Smith also had extensive reshoots, and that was one of the biggest hits of that year. For some reason there's still a stigma that reshoots = automatic disaster.

An August 17 release date, huh? The studio must have already decided that the movie will bomb. Late July to mid September is regarded as the graveyard shift for summer movies.

I'm not sure the producers of The Simpsons movie, The Bourne Ultimatum, Rush Hour 3, or Stardust would agree with that wisdom.

And I'm sure that the producers of THE ISLAND, MIAMI VICE, SNAKES ON A PLANE, and MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND would.

Well personally I think its pretty obvious that all of those movies failed for reasons other than their release dates. Anyway, TALLADEGA NIGHTS, THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN, WEDDING CRASHERS, and COLLATERAL all did pretty well in that same time frame too.

And we're supposed to assume that INVASION will do pretty well?

[Righty007]

Three months to go and we don't even have a teaser trailer for this film.