Undoubtedly due to the success of Michael Bay’s little art house Transformers pictures and Stephen Sommers’ surprisingly entertaining G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (not to mention a whole slew of popular LEGO-themed video games), we might be in for a Warner Bros. LEGO film.

Variety is currently reporting that writers Dan and Kevin Hageman are crafting a family-oriented LEGO movie that will combine animation with live action in “an action adventure set in a LEGO world.” Dan Lin, who is currently  producing Sherlock Holmes and Robert Rodriguez’s new family film Shorts will produce the film under Lin Pictures.

The aforementioned Transformers and G.I. Joe have been the testing ground for box office success drawn from toy-based films, and with the second Transformers film gathering over $800 million in gross revenue, the floodgates have opened for a variety of franchises to try out the cinema waters.  With a built-in audience derived from family-friendly film seekers and a seemingly ubiquitous presence of LEGO products in every child’s toy chest, Warner Bros. is sure to have at least a modest success on their hands.

The Summer of 2009 is already shaping up to be another good movie season. Next year we have two 80′s cartoons and former Marvel comic characters coming to the big screen. G.I. Joe will be arriving to show us how the special forces team copes with international terrorist organization, Cobra.  Meanwhile, Optimus Prime and his Autobots will be back to protect Earth from Megatron and the Decepticons.

In G.I.Joe we get a subtitle of “Rise of COBRA”

In Transformers we get a subtitle of “Revenge of the Fallen.”

One will rise and the other will get revenge.  Either way it will be a  clash of the 80′s titans that the audience will get to enjoy.

Now you know and knowing is half the battle.

I hope this finds you well after a long weekend. I can’t complain although after a few parties and a wedding this weekend, I am seriously missing out on some solid sleep.

I thought I would do a weekend recap and throw you folks a bone. Enjoy the latest in news from some of my friends in the business.

• Watchmen is clocking in at just over 3 hours? Can you sit that long without your arse falling asleep?
• Sydney Pollack dies at age 73.
• Indiana Jones make well over 300 million in its opening weekend, is that more than Iron Man?
• Sienna Miller looks hot in dripping Blood. G.I. Joe updates.
• Tolkien’s son is trying to stop The Hobbit.
• 80 photos of The Happening, now you don’t need to see the film!

There is a ton more out there on the web, you can find it if you want more! I, for the time being, need to get some work done for once!

G.I. Joe is filming and the brains behind the movie have decided to release another image of this toy/cartoon turned motion picture.  Here is Rachel Nichols as Scarlett with crossbow in hand.

UPDATE!!!!  MORE G.I. JOE goodies for you.

Storm Shadow and Baroneess, Duke, Scarlett

General Hawk, Ripcord, Baroness

Snake Eyes, Cover Girl

Now you know and knowing is half the battle.