The Ellis Column

[Jimmy Ellis]

My viewing of Glass Onion got delayed so thought I might throw out my final nomination predictions (acting categories) while I wait: [Alphabetical Order, film name]

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams - The Big One
Amanda Seyfried - E.P
Laura Dern - Everything Will Be Alright
Sophia Loren - Monaco

Best Supporting Actor
Woody Harrelson - Everything Will Be Alright
Michael Fassbender - Monaco
Louis Garrel - Monaco
Jared Leto - Natural Selection

Best Actress
Sadie Sink - The Big One
Tang Wei - Everything Will Be Alright
Rachel Weisz - Monaco
Angelina Jolie - Natural Selection

Best Actor
Wyatt Russell - Everything Will Be Alright
Oscar Isaac - Monaco
Warren Beatty - Natural Selection
Andrew Garfield - Shoe Dog

[Jimmy Ellis]

First of all, I wanted to congratulate all nominees. I wanted to break down some of the categories and compare them to my predictions above.

Best Starring Couple.

Wyatt Russell & Tang Wei - Everything Will Be Alright - This nomination was an expected nomination as both were more or less locks in their categories.
Jenna Ortega & Ben Barnes - Her Dying Wish - The father-daughter duo seemed to work out for the two here. I think a contributing factor were some of the reviews pointing out their chemistry. An unexpected nom.
Angelina Jolie & Warren Beatty - Natural Selection - Expected as the two are seemingly front runners for their awards.
Joe Alwyn & Amber Midthunder - Pocahontas - A welcome couple to be nominated I thought their work was great in the adaptation of the beloved animated film.

Best Supporting Actress (2 from 4)
Amy Adams - The Big One - I'm happy she got in, predicted her as well.
Amanda Seyfried - E.P. - Probably the best part of E.P. I'm glad she was nominated another easy prediction.
Kirsten Dunst - Everything Will Be Alright - Admittedly in previous seasons neither Dunst nor Dern would've made it, but I knew with this seasons lineup of potential nominees one had to get in. I flipped a coin and landed on Dern, wrong choice in the end.
Sienna Miller - Monaco - The wrong Supporting Actress from Monaco got in, in my opinion. I believe Sophia Loren had the better performance, but I can't complain as Sienna Miller did a good job as well.

Best Supporting Actor (3 from 4)
Woody Harrelson - Everything Will Be Alright - Yes, Thankyou. One of my favourite performances of the season and he receives a nomination. Well deserved.
Michael Fassbender - Monaco - Another one of my favourite performances from this season. Fassbender was the best actor in Monaco, followed closely by Louis Garrel who I'm sad to see didn't get nominated.
Jared Leto - Natural Selection - Probably the front runner, although he won't be receiving my vote.
J.K Simmons - Shoe Dog - Doesn't top his The Price of Fame performance but still a solid one at that. There are others I would have had above him, Louis Garrel being the main one.
(3 of 4 nominees are Chad Taylor penned scripts, must be the way in which he writes his characters.)

Best Actress (3 from 4)
Sadie Sink - The Big One - So happy for her, glad John and I picked the right woman for the job.
Tang Wei - Everything Will Be Alright - an easy prediction, I knew from early on she would make it, great writing, led to a great performance.
Jenna Ortega - Her Dying Wish - I was very surprised at this nomination, i though for sure Rachel Weisz would've made it in. A great performance still, but I thought the critical ratings would hurt her.
Angelina Jolie - The obvious front runner given how the film was received.

Best Actor (4 from 4)
Wyatt Russell - Everything Will Be Alright - Well deserved, Wyatt Russell has been great here in LRF.
Oscar Isaac - Monaco - Not in my top 3 performances from Monaco but definitely well deserved.
Warren Beatty - Natural Selection - Probably front runner, although won't get my vote.
Andrew Garfield - Shoe Dog - The bright spot of an okay to good movie.

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson - The Big One - So happy for PTA. I wanted to work with him again after Bastion and I am glad I did.
Sofia Coppola - E.P. - I will tell you right now, she wasn't even on my radar for a nomination. While I don't hate it I just think there were better directors. Namely; Chad Taylor, Chloe Zhao and Bennett Miller
Martin Scorcese - Monaco - Well ... It's Scorcese
Paul Verhoeven - Natural Selection - A well directed film that got the high reviews it did, was obviously getting the nod.

Best Picture
The Big One
Monaco
Natural Selection
Shoe Dog

I think the four most deserving films got in for the most part so I'm good with these nominees.

[Jimmy Ellis]

Disappointed in the outcome of Nomad just happy that it scraped a profit. 64 isn’t terrible but not what we were looking for, still happy with the film though

[Jimmy Ellis]

GRA Predictions Season 25 Round 1 (The higher the chance the higher it is on the list)

As Stockton said, I don't believe this round is heavy on the GRA race, however there may be a few categories that they have a chance in.

The Fall Guy: Trouble in Tahiti

Most Wanted Sequel
Best Starring Couple (Johnson & Bautista)
Best Production Design

Nomad

Most Wanted Sequel (I wouldn't count it out as a Marvel film)

The Last of The Mohicans 

Best Production Design

Best Actor (Robert Pattinson) (Don't think he gets in, especially considering the reception of the film, wanted to put one solo acting category however.)


Favourite Perfomance of Round 1: Robert Pattinson (The Last of the Mohicans)
Favourite Film of Round 1: The Fall Guy: Trouble in Tahiti

Favourite Performance of the season: Robert Pattinson (The Last of the Mohicans)
Favourite Film of the Season: The Fall Guy: Trouble in Tahiti

Preview of Round 2

I am excited for Batgirl getting her own solo film, and I hope it lives up to the expectation, I heard Toby Wallace delivers a good performance so I will be looking out for that. Mo Buck is back with his first film in 6 seasons, can't wait to see that one, add in Gosling and Cianfrance we may have a contender on our hands. The Young Heiress, an animated musical, could it reach Best Picture levels, we will have to wait and see.

[Jimmy Ellis]

Hey,

Coming into 2023 I thought I would give an update on me and my writing.

I am more than likely going to be writing a little less than I used to and Admin can attest to this that I used to submit a lot of films. I do still hope to submit a good chunk, but it will be in certain parts of the year. As for what I am currently writing, there is a lot.

I quite possibly am trying to juggle too many superhero projects, however I have a feeling most will pan out good.

As for original work, I have been happy with my recent pitches to the studio, both solo and writing with a partner. I have a few films lined up that have a writing partner, some with John Malone, one with Chad Taylor and am currently about halfway through writing my first collaboration with Mo Buck (I am excited to be working with him).]

As for solo work, I currently have a few original ideas, one of which I was going to work with Wyatt Allen on but that fell through, I will however be attacking it myself. The film is about art, age and beauty. The second main one I am writing by myself is inspired by Hell of a Life by Kanye West. The film will be titled Berghain, Berlin. This is named after the famous nightclub in Berlin where the story will take place. As for upcoming releases I want to preview my films in the next few seasons up to season 27.

Season 25

The Driftwood Populace - Since I started in LRF I have wanted to work with Wes Anderson. I watched a good chunk of his filmography when I was planning on writing this in July of 2020. I wanted a second look and that came in the form of many a time collaborator John Malone. He came on board and provided was in which I could make the film feel even more Wes Anderson-y. I love the finished product in this film and you won't have to wait to long to see it.

Nightwing - I took on board the criticisms that I got from Grayson and injected them into this story. I feel the film is better than the first and provides more action pieces and more quite scenes for Taron to show off some chops.

SEASON 26

Made Men - Wow, has this been coming for a long time. I pitched this in October of 2019 and frankly haven't re-read it since. I hope it still holds up well. It is a Action/Crime/Drama that involves many older cast members. Fun Fact all the way back in 2019 Manuel Garcia-Rulfo was attached to play a character named Car Owner. He has definitely grown to famous for that role now.

Atlantis: Bloodline - The sequel to Atlantis. The story continues as we have the main villain Corum Rath. I truly wanted these films to be less about the action and more about the characters, of which includes Atlantis.

Titans: Evil Incarnate - APJ and I actually haven't finished this film, however I feel like it is shaping up to be an even better film than the first.

Paki - John Malone and myself reunite again with Guy Ritchie. That is all I am going to say at this time.

The Devil's Run - The long awaited end to the Devil's Westerns Trilogy I started way back in Season 14. I know they aren't the greatest of films but I truly love each and every one of them.

Season 27

Particle - Another Marvel movie written by myself and Dwight Gallo. It is unconventional and I think it is great. Try to decipher what hero it is. 

Norse: Valhalla - My Viking/Norse Mythology Epic that I hope is just that ... Epic. The film will feature mythological characters such as Bjorn aka Thor, Baldr and Odin. While introducing us to some vikings, one of which is played by Charlie Hunnam.

The Nightcrawler: Demons of the Past - A film about the X-Men's much beloved character Nightcrawler. Another film I wrote a long while ago.

Red Wolf: Wanderer - I love these films. A sequel to the Season 21 film we catch up with William Talltrees and Lobo as they wander the lands, seeking answers for his fathers death.

Desert Dreams - John Malone and I wrote this film about the rise and fall of an actress.

[Jimmy Ellis]

Season 28 releases

I thought i would come here after Comic-Con and run down my upcoming releases for Season 23

Task Force X Jungleland - I always have a blast writing these Task Force X films, I will admit however that I struggled when writing this one. I did get it out and I'm excited with some of the characters included. For the one after I have already started planning ideas, with an idea stemming from none other than John Malone.

Red Wolf Wanderer - I said this in the post above about Season 27, but I really truly love writing the stories of William Talltrees, while the character did exist there is not many stories so Dwight and myself get to shape the story how we wish. If one of my superhero films could actually be made it would be the Red Wolf films.

The Immortal Iron Fist - Expanding on the 1970s focused hero projects its The Immortal Iron Fist, I truly look forward to you all seeing this and the other characters that may or may not appear.

Thorne - Thorne is a pirate project originally titled Barclay's Voyage. Starring one of the biggest stars in the world, I hope it is highly entertaining.

Beasts - Beasts is definitely either my most or second most anticipated of my new releases, coming from myself and Chad Taylor, keep an eye out for this fantasy/horror.

[Jimmy Ellis]

Just thought i'd come here with an update on my status.

I am currently on work placement so that is getting all of my attention.

I haven't written anything for a while as I have been in deep with University, work and now work placement. I officially end placement on the 24th of November, before going on a week long holiday. I plan to start, at least planning on this holiday to get back into writing. 

I have soooo many superhero or sequel projects in the pipeline, and a few co-written ones as well. I have a few projects due out in the coming couple of seasons that I will need to finish first and then I will be moving onto new ones. Her Name is Mary (the one from writing assignments) is one I really want to get onto but other things will come first. I would also love to have a crack at the Beauty and the Beast fairytale, i've been reading up on it and think it would be great with Taylor-Joy. That will however come down to how i'm feeling at the time and if anyone else picks it up. 

I also wanted to say, I hope someone picks up The Shadow of the Colossus. I think it'd be a great film!

[Jimmy Ellis]

I forgot to add here, another idea that I have been having lately. It’s less of an idea and more of a setting, is a film set in feudal Japan. If anyone has any idea but can’t execute about a film in feudal Japan, hit me up

[Jimmy Ellis]

Wow! I didn't realise I had this many films releasing in 4 seasons! 20 Films in 4 seasons, and I have to say I am quite happy with how a lot of these turned out. I will be providing an insight into these as they get closer, as for now, here are the films and whether they are adaptations or originals next to them.

Season 30 Releases

Kill Zone (Based on real life)

Fractus (Original)

Deathstroke (Adaptation)

Brothers In Law (Original)

Tamahagane (Original)

Eve of Destruction (Original)

SEASON 31

Vindicators (Original)

The Beauty (Original)

H.H (Adaptation)

At Night All Blood is Black (Adaptation)

SEASON 32

Fading Nights (Original)

Bashenga: The Black Panther (Adaptation)

Cleveland (Original)

The Essence (Original)

Inside (Original)

SEASON 33

Sins of the Father (Original)

Nightwing: The Balkan (Adaptation)

Coriolanus (Adaptation)

Convalescence (Original)