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Anyone who thinks guys are interested in Twilight is probably selling something. There’s little doubt that almost the entire audience for Stephanie Meyer’s vampire franchise is female. Nothing wrong with that, it’s not like there aren’t plenty of movies targeted squarely at guys. Except maybe the movie’s producers aren’t happy with an all-female audience. Twilight star Ashley Greene is hinting around that starting with the third movie, they may start luring dudes into buying tickets.

Talking to MTV Greene claims that for The Twilight Saga Eclipse director David Slade is planning something different. She says, “He's ... a little more focused on it being real and maybe it being gorier and a little dark and kind of dramatic.” Gorier? Darker? You mean like an actual vampire movie instead of a romance novel? What a unique approach.

Except the franchise has already been wildly successful as is. Women flock to it without that stuff, in fact they sort of seem to like that it doesn’t have it. So why add it? Dudes. Greene says, “The first one was very focused on this love story and really sweet and it was beautiful, but it didn't have a lot of stuff that guys would go, 'Yeah, I want to go see that,' there's going to be a lot more focus on [action], and the fight scene will have more emphasis on it. I definitely think it will be a little more guy-friendly.”

As a guy who will almost certainly have to sit through these movies that sounds fantastic but again… why? Already plenty of movies targeted at me. Twilight’s fanbase is entirely female, why not keep making movies for them instead of trying to cater to an audience which, let’s face it, is probably never going to exist. I don’t care if they somehow find a way to turn Eclipse into Blade, no guy is ever going to voluntarily see these movies. It’s Twilight. We’re only going if we get dragged by the women in our lives. Let them have their fun, keep the romance, keep the sweet stuff. Leave us out of it.

Something feels wrong here. After all, Eclipse’s director David Slade made no secret of his distaste for the franchise… at least before he got a job directing it. Before he started taking Summit’s paychecks he said this: “Twilight drunk? No, not even drunk. Twilight on acid? No, not even on acid? Twilight at gun point? Just shoot me.” He has since apologized for his statement, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t make it. And now he’s directing the third movie and may be trying to turn it into something his male fans, most of whom feel much the same about Twilight as he did, would be interested in.

If there was anything to complain about with the recent Star Trek film, it was that J.J. Abrams, in his effort to make the franchise feel fresh again, abandoned the intellectual side of things, getting away from Star Trek's previous efforts to deal with modern social and political issues.

Abrams has heard your complaints, Trekkies, and promises that the second film will probably go a little deeper than the flashy first. Talking to The L.A. Times, Abrams promised that the second film will have "a very different mission."

"It needs to do what Roddenberry did so well, which is allegory. It needs to tell a story that has connection to what is familiar and what is relevant. It also needs to tell it in a spectacular way that hides the machinery and in a primarily entertaining and hopefully moving story. There needs to be relevance, yes, and that doesn't mean it should be pretentious. If there are simple truths -- truths connected to what we live -- that elevates any story -- that's true with any story."

Roberto Orci, one half of the screenwriting team that will write the second one, echoed Abrams' thoughts. "We got a lot of fan response from the first one and a considerable amount of critical response and one of the things we heard was, ‘Make sure the next one deals with modern-day issues.’ We’re trying to keep it as up-to-date and as reflective of what’s going on today as possible."

If there's a moral to this story, it's that yes, the people responsible for Star Trek right now are very smart, and very geeky, and still deserve your respect. Trust in Abrams, and he will probably reward you with something brilliant once again.

Mamma Mia! is not the kind of box office hit that lends itself easily to a sequel
, being based on a play that itself is based on pretty much every good song-- and a few bad ones too-- by a band. So when talks of Mamma Mia 2 arose after the movie became such a phenomenon, it seemed pretty much impossible that it would ever happen. But if Colin Firth has his information right, the producers will find a way.

Talking to Collider at the Toronto Film Festival, Firth has said that ABBA member Benny Anderson doesn't want a second movie full of only obscure ABBA songs, so the producers will have to go a different route. "From what I’m understanding, the people who do want to make it, are considering the possibility of using another bands music. Why not. But that’s speculation."

Of course, Firth is just an actor with no role in the producing process, and it's unclear how his character from the film would even fit into a sequel. But given how many other jukebox musicals there have been, it's entirely possible to see another singer or group lending themselves to a Mamma Mia style movie. Any particular candidates you'd like to see?

yay!! I'm so excited. There are so many amazing bands out there that I think this will be great. I can see them doing this using the songs of Fleetwood Mac or David Bowie or even Elton John. I'm not a huge fan of any of these 3 but I think their lyrics stand the test of time.