A new trailer was just released for Shane Black's The Nice Guys, and to mark that occasion, Thrillist talked to Black about the trailer and some upcoming projects, two of which are interesting enough.
When talking about the Predator film that's meant to revive the franchise, Black didn't say "yes" right away.
"I was reluctant. I said, 'Look. You guys at Fox, I mean, I enjoy these movies, but we've been churning out these AvP whatever, they each cost a certain amount of money, they're okay, but there's no effort to elevate them or make them any kind of an event.' They're just sort of another Predator."
Thankfully, Fox's response to Black brought him on board almost instantly.
"They said, 'What if we said to you we want to reinvent this, and really treat it with as much of an event status, or as much hoopla as we would the Alien prequel, which is coming out also? We really want to make this something. The kind of movie that people line up for.' I said, 'Really, you'll spend a bunch of money?' They go, 'Yep.' I go, 'Make it really scale, spectacle?' 'Yep.' 'Shit, that sounds interesting,'" Black said.
When asked if Arnold Schwarzenegger will return, he said, "Still in talks, script still a secret."
Black also talked about Doc Savage. The writer/director has been trying to to get a film adaptation of the pulp superhero for years. Now, Black says he wants Dwayne Johnson to play the role:
Doc Savage is sort of in the ether now. We're hoping to make it sometime next year. I would very much like to doDocwith a fellow named Dwayne Johnson if we can make that work. I made a decision that Dwayne is the guy. It's on the back burner while he's busy.
I think Johnson would make a fantastic Doc Savage, but his hands seem to be full with a lot of projects like Baywatch, San Andreas 2, and Fast & Furious 8.
Predator 4 will be released on March 2, 2018!
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