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ARCHIVES WEEK 06 2005
10/02/05
Newsflash:
 Paul Giamatti will join Edward Norton in The Illusionist. The story set in turn-of-the-century Vienna, centers on a magician who falls in love with a woman who becomes engaged to a prince. He then uses his powers to win her back. Source: Variety
Martin Scorsese, Leonardo Di Caprio and screenwriter John Logan are planning to remake Akira Kurosawa's Drunken Angel. The original film was set in post-war Japan and revolved around a young criminal who is being treated for tuberculosis by an alcoholic doctor. Source: Hollywood reporter
The official site for The Jacket is online! Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley star in the psychological thriller. The site offers the trailer, gallery, downloads and other stuff.
The Watchmen website is also online, there's nothing much to see but the logo looks mighty fine! Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy) is directing the big screen adaptation of Alan Moore's and Dave Gibbons' comics. Here's the story's synopsis:
"It all begins with the paranoid delusions of a half-insane hero called Rorschach. But is Rorschach really insane or has he in fact uncovered a plot to murder super-heroes and, even worse, millions of innocent civilians? On the run from the law, Rorschach reunites with his former teammates in a desperate attempt to save the world and their lives, but what they uncover will shock them to their very core and change the face of the planet! Following two generations of masked superheroes from the close of World War II to the icy shadow of the Cold War comes this groundbreaking comic story - the story of The Watchmen."
Oh yeah, looking forward to this movie!
09/02/05
Newsflash:
The behind-the-scenes clip of War of the Worlds that appeared on E.T. is now online. Click here to see Spielberg and Cruise in action, it's pretty awesome.
Famke Janssen confirmed she'll be back for X-Men 3! So that means the 'Dark Phoenix' story is a go!
Great trailer for Monster-In-Law hit the web. The comedy stars Jennifer Lopez, Michael Vartan and Jane Fonda as the terrible mother-in-law. Click here for the trailer.
The first poster for the thriller The Interpreter is now up. The cast includes Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn, Sidney Pollack directs the thriller set inside the United Nations in NY.
© universal 2005
09/02/05
Ray Harryhausen talks King Kong:
Special effects legend Ray Harryhausen (7th Voyage of Sinbad, Clash of the Titans) talks about Peter
Jackson's King Kong remake and is confident he'll deliver a great movie:
"I know Peter Jackson and I think he'll do a good job. There will always only be one King Kong, it was such a unique production. Dino De Laurentiis's [1976] interpretation, he left all the fantasy out. He thought the only thing that made King Kong popular was the girl and the ape, and that's not true. The original had so much fantasy and the whole thing hinges on fantasy. [But Jackson's] in love with the subject as much as I am. He'll do a good job."
Source: now playing magazine
09/02/05
Who's The Man?!:
The first pics for The Man appeared online and I love it! The comedy stars the wonderful Eugene Levy (American Pie) and
Samuel L. Jackson. The story revolves around a federal agent (Jackson) who teams up with a salesman (Levy) to solve the murder of the agent's partner.
Click on the odd couple for more!
© new line 2005
09/02/05
Superman casting updates!:
A lot of Superman Returns casting rumours are floating around the web, most of them are false
but some of them are being backed up by reliable sources! Here's a rundown of the latest casting developments, take it with a chunk of salt though:
Famke Janssen as Lara
Daniel Day Lewis as Jor-El
Kevin Bacon as John Corbin
Jude Law as General Zod
Barry Pepper as Clark's Daily Planet rival
Really hope this is true, Daniel Day Lewis as Supes' dad, that's incredible! I'll keep you guys posted on this one!
07/02/05
Super Bowl TV Spots!:
Dutch station SBS6 aired the game here in Holland but not the TV spots unfortunately... but thanks to the internet, the trailers
also hit the web! Check out John Travolta in Be Cool, Will Smith in Hitch, Adam Sandler in The Longest Yard, Vin Diesel in The Pacifier, Robin Williams in Robots and Ice Cube in XXX: State of the Union.
Quicktime quality of my favorite spots; Batman Begins, Sahara and War of the Worlds can be found by clicking on the pics! Enjoy!
© wb 2005
© paramount 2005
© paramount 2005
07/02/05
U.S. Box Office Feb 04-06:
Horror flick Boogeyman entered the top spot this Super Bowl weekend, earning $19 million! Last week's number one, Hide and Seek, dropped to
fourth spot, here's the rest of the Top Ten:
1. Boogeyman - $19,500,000
2. The Wedding Date - $11,000,000 / $11,000,000 since opening
3. Are We There Yet? - $10,400,000 / $51,058,000
4. Hide and Seek - $8,900,000 / $35,707,677
5. Million Dollar Baby - $8,770,000 / $34,691,000
6. The Aviator - $5,445,380 / $75,913,361
7. Meet the Fockers - $5,000,000 / $265,300,000
8. Sideways - $4,800,000 / $46,808,305
9. Racing Stripes - $4,425,000 / $40,513,000
10. Coach Carter - $4,400,000 / $59,505,000
05/02/05
Newsflash:
Jeff Stockwell has been hired by Walt Disney to adapt Kiki's Delivery Service. This scipt will be written for a live action version of Hayao Miyazaki's (Spirited Away) animated feature. Source: Variety
Dustin Hoffman joins Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Emma Thompson and Queen Latifah in the comedy Stranger Than Fiction. Source: Variety
Eva Mendes joins Nicolas Cage in Ghost Rider! Mark Steven Johnson (Daredevil) directs the flick that is based on the Marvel comics. Source: Fox news
The website for Aeon Flux is now online. Charlize Theron plays the lead in the sci-fi flick, which is based on MTV's animated series. The website provides nothing special, but I love the logo, click to enter!
© paramount 2005
05/02/05
Martin Campbell directs Bond #21:
James Bond film producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced that Martin Campbell will direct Casino Royale, the 21st film in the 007 franchise. Campbell also directed Goldeneye, which introduced Pierce Brosnan as the new Bond.
"We are thrilled that Martin has accepted our offer to direct CASINO ROYALE," the producers said, "He is an extremely talented director and we believe he will help take our films in a new and exciting direction. He is currently finishing filming 'Legend Of Zorro', the sequel to 'The Mask Of Zorro', and will be joining EON Productions shortly to work on the development of the script with our writers, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade."
Who will replace Brosnan in Casino Royale is not known.
05/02/05
Sam Raimi talks Evil Dead again!:
Movie sites around the globe got the chance to ask Sam Raimi some questions about the Evil Dead remake! I've gathered
the news to bring you up to speed! Here's what Raimi had to say about finding a new director for the Evil Dead remake, which will combine Evil Dead I and II;
"We want to find a director who will make the film his or her own, with a fresh take on the material. I will be as involved as the new director wants me to be, but I don't want be looking over anyone's shoulder. I want the director of the remake to have the same freedom I had when I was shooting the original.
Well, I respect the fans and their wishes, and more than anything, Rob (producer) and I want to please the fans of the films. But I've never thought that making a film ever takes away from an existing film. No matter what you do, they're just two separate realities. Evil Dead was made by Rob Tapert, Bruce Campbell and myself, in 1979 we were shooting it. It bridged over into 1980. It was a 16mm film and although we think it was effective in a lot of ways, we actually think that it's not like it couldn't be improved in so many ways, from characterizations - there's like no real characterizations - the dialogue is not very good, the photography is like I mentioned 16mm, we had a small lighting kit. I think Tom Sullivan did a great job with the makeup but if he was given a little more time and a little better budget, I think he could have even gone further. And I love Bruce Campbell, so I don't think you ever replace Bruce but I just think there's a lot that a new director could bring to it that I didn't. I'm kind of excited to see it be born again in a strange way. I think it could be a lot of fun for the fans of the first one, and I think there are so many people that have never seen the thing that it's exciting to realize that gee, that horror story we told could be retold to a much larger audience, and maybe if it was told in a finer quality, maybe they would like it."
Well, that clears things up a bit, but wait, there's more! Sam Raimi also plans to make Evil Dead IV, which he's going to write, produce and direct!!!:
"I'd like to make a part four. There's this very small audience for Evil Dead IV, and if we ever make a movie called Evil Dead IV, which I'd like to make with Rob at some point and starring Bruce Campbell, I'm not saying there's a million people, but there's 100,000 people that will know exactly what it is and that's about as big as the crowd is, honestly. It's not a giant crowd. They're a great crowd."
Sources: cinescape, coming soon, bloody disgusting
05/02/05
First Underworld 2 pics!:
The first pics for the Underworld sequel hit the web! Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman are back to continue the battle between
the Vampires and Werewolves. Here's the official synopsis:
Underworld: Evolution, hitting theaters on December 9, continues the saga of war between the aristocratic Death Dealers and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves). The film traces the beginnings of the ancient feud between the two tribes as Selene (Kate Beckinsale), the beautiful vampire heroine, and Michael (Scott Speedman), the lycan hybrid, try to unlock the secrets of their bloodlines. The fast-paced, modern-day tale of deadly action, ruthless intrigue and forbidden love takes them into the battle to end all wars as the immortals must finally face their retribution.
Click on Kate for more!
© screen gems 2005
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