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ARCHIVES WEEK 06 2004
05/02/04
Indiana Jones IV delayed?:
Variety reports that Indiana Jones IV is
on hold... again. Seems that Lucas isn't happy with Frank Darabont's script and will bring another screenwriter
on board for a rewrite. The production should start in 2004 for a 2005 release but that's probably out of the
question now. Chances are that Spielberg, Lucas and Ford will now start on other projects first and we still
have to wait for a new Indy adventure...
05/02/04
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind poster:
Great new Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind poster is now online! The story has been written
by the great Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation) and stars Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst and Frodo..ehh..Elijah Wood.
The story revolves around Joel (Carrey) who discovers that his girlfriend Clementine (Winslet) has had her memories
of their relationship erased. Click on Carrey for a larger version.
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05/02/04
Guess who's Lex Luthor!:
Always love a juicy Superman gossip, here's the latest on the delayed Man of Steel movie:
"A source expanded on these recent Superman rumours and dropped another name into the mix - Bruce Willis. They didn't know who Willis is up for but surely it can't be anyone else but Lex Luthor? With Willis' box office clout we could have a similiar situation as in 1978 with Richard Donner casting the then unknown Christopher Reeve."
Yep, Willis as Luthor, how cool is that!
Source: Superman V
05/02/04
Casting News:
Here are the latest casting developments:
 Ben Affleck will star in an adaptation of Josephine Tey's novel Brat Farrar. Fight Club screenwriter Jim Uhls will write the script.
Nicole Kidman will play opposite Will Ferrell in Bewitched with Nora Ephron as director. The movie is based on the classic TV series.
Sam Rockwell will star in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Zaphod, the two-headed president of the galaxy.
Source: Variety
04/02/04
Reggy's Fighting Fish Review:
The first Dutch martial arts movie Fighting Fish has been unleashed in theatres last week
and you can find out if Dutch-fu is better than the good ol' kung fu flicks, check out my review right here!
04/02/04
Kevin Conran talks Sky Captain:
Scifi Wire talked to Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow's production designer Kevin Conran. Jude Law
plays the lead en Kevin's brother Kerry directed the action-adventure. Kevin used classic comics to design
Sky Captain:
"Oh, boy. I mean, there are many. And the first one, of course, everybody picks up on, which I'm glad about, are the old Fleischer Brothers Superman cartoons. But from there, as far as me personally, it's a laundry list of people." They include comics illustrator Alex Raymond, industrial designer Raymond Loewy, famed SF artist Chesley Bonestell and architectural illustrator Hugh Ferris. "There's a million of them," Conran said. "I'm just touching the surface."
The movie is set in a fantastical 1930s New York and features giant robots, flying wings and art-deco inspired buildings, as well as computer-generated locations from Manhattan to Nepal. "I would say actually Kerry and I, having grown up together and liking the same things, we have a little bit of a mind meld, so we didn't have to talk about it a lot," Kevin said. "The difference is, Kerry's definitely a lot more film driven, and I'm more of a comic-book guy. So we're sort of attacking it from different angles in that regard. But we both know enough about the other's thing that referencing these things were kind of easy."
I can't wait to see this movie but we'll have to wait till June when it'll be released. Click on the pic to
see the amazing trailer!
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04/02/04
Pixar meets Marvel?:
Marvel Enterprises has met with Pixar about bringing more comic book characters to the big screen. Pixar is
leaving Walt Disney Co. when they've finished working on their latest projects The Incredibles and Cars.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
04/02/04
Rodriguez 3-D:
Director Robert Rodriguez is developing another 3-D movie like his previous Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over. The movie
is based on an idea from his 5-year-old son:
"I really enjoy making movies 3-D, and I was enhancing [Spy Kids 3-D] for the DVD at home
in my garage in Austin and then they came to me with the idea of doing another movie in 3-D. I can't give away too many details about it right now, though.
What I can tell you is that it's a super-cool family fantasy and after you see it you will see that I couldn't have described it anyway."
Source: Zap2It
02/02/04
Van Helsing pics:
New Van Helsing pics are online! Set in the late 19th century, "Van Helsing" finds Bram Stoker's legendary monster hunter summoned to a distant and dangerous Eastern European land on a quest to vanquish evil. And, for the first time since the 1940s, Universal's greatest classic monsters -- "Dracula," the Frankenstein monster and the Wolf Man -- will return to the screen along with Van Helsing as complex, multi- dimensional beings re-imagined by Stephen Sommers. Click on the pic to see more.
02/02/04
Harvey Keitel is Cool:
Harvey Keitel and Outkast's Andre 3000 are joining Get Shorty sequel, Be Cool.
The rest of the cast include John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Danny DeVito, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Vince Vaughn
and James Gandolfini. F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job) will direct the comedy.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
02/02/04
US Box Office Jan 30 - Feb 01:
Hip Hop dance movie You Got Served entered the top spot last weekend earning $16 million. Ben Stiller is still doing fine with his comedy Along Came Polly. Here's the rest of The Top Ten:
1. You Got Served - $16,000,000
2. Along Came Polly - $10,072,000 / $66,764,000 since opening
3. The Butterfly Effect - $9,950,000 / $32,429,000
4. The Return of the King - $5,275,000 / $345,296,000
5. The Perfect Score - $5,000,000
6. Big Fish - $4,600,000 / $55,382,000
7. Cold Mountain - $4,532,000 / $78,834,000
8. Win a Date with Tad Hamilton - $4,500,000 / $13,400,000
9. Mystic River - $4,405,000 / $64,885,000
10. Cheaper by the Dozen - $4,100,000 / $127,848,000
31/01/04
Shrek 2 pics:
UIP posted a bunch of new Shrek 2 pics! The story revolves around Shrek, Donkey and Princess Fiona with the
voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz. Other cast members include John Cleese, Antonio Banderas
and John Lithgow. Click on the pic for more.
© dreamworks 2004
31/01/04
Stephen Sommers talks Van Helsing:
Mummy director Stephen Sommers talked to SFX Magazine about his upcoming monster flick Van Helsing:
"I didn't want this movie to be Mummy 3 with different monsters. I went into this saying, 'There are no monsters, just people with really bad problems!' They're all human; they're all people. Even Frankenstein is a man…welll, he's seven men…but he's still human. This film will still have a lot of fun, but it'll be more dramatic, I took Dracula, the Wolf Man and Frankenstein seriously as characters. You can't be tongue-in-cheek and you can't be winking. It's got to be inherently more dramatic".
31/01/04
Brett Ratner's projects:
CHUD had the chance to ask Rush
Hour director Brett Ratner a few questions about his upcoming projects:
What's next for you?
"A movie called Josiah's Canon, which is a bank robbery film. Money Talks 2, I'm producing with Chris Tucker. I'm producing a film called Santa's Slaythat my assistant is directing - David Steinem. It's a $5 million movie. I'm doing a TV show based on my life called Be Chai for Fox, which is cool. Samurai Jack, I'm developing."
Rat obviously has a number of projects lined up not only for you to direct, but also to produce. Was this always the plan for you?
"Yeah. I get more joy out of producing movies. I'm doing Hong Kong Phooey with Alcon and Warner Brothers. The Photograph at Lions Gate. I have as much joy producing...I mean, my assistant is now directing a movie. He has his own assistant. He was my assistant a few months ago. I enjoy helping filmmakers make their dreams come true, really. I get more joy out of being on the set of a film I'm producing than I do directing. Even though I love directing and I'll never stop directing, it's so much fun when I don't have to actually direct."
I know, you've read that right "...Hong Kong Phooey"!
31/01/04
Thunderbirds pics:
Check out Bill Paxton and his crew in the upcoming Thunderbirds movie. Jonathan Frakes directed
the remake. I'm still having doubts about this flick, especially after seeing these pics, click for more:
© universal 2004
31/01/04
Jonathan Hensleigh talks The Punisher:
Director Jonathan Hensleigh talked to Sci Fi Wire
about his directorial debut The Punisher. He's carefully analysed the revenge story before he made the movie:
"I had to ask myself intellectual questions like, 'To what extent do crimes against a person become so unconscionable, so heinous, that even a person who does not believe in vigilantism can resort to vigilantism in a more just way?'" Hensleigh said. "That was the equation for me. I told Marvel that I didn't just want to do a revenge story, that I wanted to do the mother of all revenge stories. I wanted to ramp everything up. I can't really go further without doing spoilers here. The underlying events that give rise to Frank Castle's vigilantism are not from the comic. I invented a lot of that. I made it a lot worse."
31/01/04
Superman and Batman update:
Allright, I've almost posted yesterday's mega-headline about Beyonce as Lane and Depp as Luthor in the troubled Superman
project but found out the rumours weren't correct just before I wanted to upload my site. Superhero Hype
got in contact with another source that claims to have reliable info on this scoop:
"Johnny Depp? for Lex Luthor. Bit of missunderstanding. What is really happening is Depps NAME, i.e. he hasn't been contacted (in case you haven't noticed, he's going to be busy for quite a while...) is being circled for the role of Superman's father, Jor-el."
The source also revealed some very juicy stuff about Batman: Intimidation movie. The Batcave
seems to be "MASSIVE" and Morgan Freeman is up for the role of Gordon. And here's a jaw-dropping description
of the Batsuit:
"The costume-jet black as well. It is not spandex, under armor, or even rubber. It is a new material, that can stretch and bend easy, but won't be overly skin tight. Padding in the ribs and chest area as well as the arms and upper legs will be added, with large black boots for the feet."
Take the above with a grain of salt though...
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DVD releases R1
American Splendor
Death Wish 2
Fighting Temptations
Grand Hotel
Lost in Translation
My Boss's Daughter
Planet of Apes
Secondhand Lions
Under the Tuscan Sun
DVD releases R2
25th Hour
Dick Tracy
Down With Love
A Far Of Place
Heavyweights
The Hunted
Boyz ’n The Hood
Timecop 2
What A Girl Wants
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