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ARCHIVES WEEK 14 2004
01/04/04
New Chronicles of Riddick pics!:
Check out these beauties, new pics for the Vin Diesel vehicle The Chronicles of Riddick! The sci-fi epic is
a prequel to the fantastic Pitch Black. Click on the pic for more!
© universal 2004
01/04/04
Casting News:
Here's a quick rundown of the latest casting developments:
 Susan Sarandon will join Cameron Crowe's romantic comedy Elizabethtown, starring along with Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom.
Adrien Brody (The Pianist) is in talks to join the cast of Peter Jackson's King Kong.
Anne Hathaway and Randy Quaid are joining Ang Lee's gay cowboy love story Brokeback Mountain, starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal. (A gay cowboy love story...?)
Clint Eastwood will direct, produce and star in Million Dollar Baby. Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman are in talks to star alongside Eastwood.
Ja Rule has joined the cast of Assault on Precinct 13, a remake of the 1976 John Carpenter film.
Sources: Variety, The Hollywood Reporter
01/04/04
Ladies and Gentlemen...The Batmobile!:
Whoaaaaa, WB posted two exclusive pics of the Batmobile! This is the real thing, folks, no fake
pics that were posted a few weeks ago, this baby looks absolutely wonderful! Maybe it's better to call it the Battank,
click on the pics for a closer look.
© wb 2004
01/04/04
AVP and Ghost Rider update!:
Screenwriter Shane Salerno (Shaft, Armageddon) had a very nice chat with Screenwriting Ugo.com
about his next two projects Alien vs Predator and Ghost Rider.
Salerno talked about going back to the basics with AVP and working with director Paul Anderson:
"When Alex Young at FOX pitched me this project I had two reservations. First, there is an onus to any film with a "vs" in its title. I think when people hear the title they conjure images in their head of a heavyweight prize fight between these two fearsome creatures. That's not what this movie is at all. Second, I wanted to go back to Alien and Aliens and the first Predator film. That means going back to basics in some cases. Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection showed too much and demystified the terror of these awesome creatures. Predator 2 didn't live up to Predator at all. Fortunately for me Alex, director Paul Anderson and producers John Davis and Wyck Godfrey, the real principles involved in making the film, were also deeply committed to getting back to the original values and excitement and terror of those earlier science fiction-action adventure films. We've all worked so hard, Paul certainly more than anyone, to honor the legacies of both franchises and we want to make a film that fans respect, respond to and bring back the goodwill of fans of both franchises. A new Internet trailer began running recently and the fans have really embraced it. Even Aint it Cool, who has a love-hate relationship with Paul Anderson, said the trailer looked great.
I worked on A vs. P for six intense months. I finished its development, wrote the shooting script, stayed on for revisions for cast, final budget and production notes and traveled to Prague to do on set work there. After that, I continued working on it back in Los Angeles when I returned. It was very exciting. I enjoyed working with Paul Anderson, who has a religious devotion to the first two Alien films and the first Predator film."
Salerno also revealed some amazing stuff about the Ghost Rider project, which is currently being rewritten by director Mark Steven Johnson (Daredevil), Nic Cage is attached to star:
"Ghost Rider has had a long and tortured development history. If Ghost Rider is executed at its full potential, it could take special effects to another level as T2 did. Almost no film has had to use character based CGI on the level that Ghost Rider would require. It's thrilling to consider the sheer "look" of Ghost Rider. It could really be amazing and I am sure that it will be because the folks at Marvel (Avi, Kevin and Ari) are so meticulous in every detail in the making of their films that they will not settle until it's absolutely right. Avi Arad really doesn't get the credit he deserves. He produces these movies and is really the man behind so many of Marvel's films working so well. People forget how bad some early incarnations of Marvel movies were in say the Eighties before Avi took over. He's a master showman and also a terrific storyteller. Honestly, I think that he is a more valuable Marvel asset than Spiderman, and the people that have worked with him know this."
30/03/04
Official Sites online:
A bunch of new official movie sites are now online. Check out Nicole Kidman in The Stepford Wives,
Dreamworks' Shrek 2, Oliver Stone's Alexander,
starring Colin Farrell and Ben Stiller's comedy Dodgeball!
30/03/04
Jack Black in King Kong!!!:
Jack Black will star in Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong. He'll play Carl Denham, an adventurer filmmaker who is
trying to make a name for himself in 1930s New York. "I've been wanting to work with Jack Black ever since
I saw him in High Fidelity," said Peter Jackson, "He's a smart and versatile actor blessed with an abundance
of energy and charm and I'm absolutely thrilled that he is joining us on Kong."
Other cast members include Naomi Watts (The Ring) and if we're lucky also some hobbits.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
29/03/04
Pics, Pics, Pics!:
Great new pics today, first up a nice looking banner for the vampire flick Van Helsing! Click on the Wolfman
for more. Second, another exclusive Spider-man 2 pic found in The Sun newspaper. The last pic
is for National Treasure. The eighth descendant in a family of archaeologists (Nicolas Cage) goes
in search of a secret chest of treasures hidden by America's founding fathers who hid the map in the Declaration of
Independence and Constitution. The rest of the cast includes Sean Bean, Justin Bartha, Diane Kruger and the heist
flick is directed by Jon Turtletaub (The Kid, Instinct). Click on Cage for more!
29/03/04
Mulder talks X-Files 2:
David Duchovny talked to Moviehole about another X-files movie!
"It's definitely happening", the actor said. "Chris has a great idea for the new movie and I expect we'll be able to begin shooting in the next year or so.
I think we're going to be introducing a new character in the film which will allow us to cast a major star, male or female, who will want to be part of an exciting supernatural thriller. I think the new movie will appeal to both our core fans and a broad audience. I'm very excited about it."
29/03/04
U.S. Box Office Mar 26-28:
Scooby-dooby-dooooooooo, the sequel to the Scooby Doo film opened huge last weekend, earning $30 million!
The Coen Bros comedy The Ladykillers starring Tom Hanks opened second and also doing great with $13 million.
Last week's number one Dawn of the Dead made the biggest drop to number four with just $10 million.
Here's the rest of the top ten:
1. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed - $30,745,000
2. The Ladykillers - $13,000,000
3. The Passion of The Christ - $12,461,017 / $315,019,821 since opening
4. Dawn of the Dead - $10,346,220 / $43,891,220
5. Jersey Girl - $8,302,659
6. Taking Lives - $6,530,000 / $21,690,000
7. Starsky & Hutch - $6,285,000 / $76,895,000
8. Hidalgo - $5,433,000 / $56,524,000
9. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - $5,423,905 / $16,718,746
10. Secret Window - $5,400,000 / $40,656,000
27/03/04
AVP Pics 'n Stuff!:
I got invited to check out the Alien vs Predator site which was available for members for just a few hours.
The site had lots of goodies including trailers, pics, conceptual art and a synopsis:
"The discovery of an ancient pyramid buried in Antarctica sends a team of scientists and adventurers to the frozen continent. There, they make an even more terrifying discovery: two alien races engaged in the ultimate battle. No matter who wins, we lose!"
God, I love that tagline! The movie is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (Event Horizon, Soldier). I've posted a
bunch of pics and artwork right here, click on the pic to take a closer look!
27/03/04
Casting news:
Here are some casting developments, nothing interesting but I needed some text to fill up this page...!:
Holly Hunter has joined The Big White, a comedy starring Robin Williams, Giovanni Ribisi and James Woods.
Luke Goss has been cast as the villain in the Samuel L. Jackson-Eugene Levy starrer The Man.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
27/03/04
New Punisher and Laws of Attraction pics:
Latino Review posted some new pics for The Punisher!
The revenge movie stars Thomas Jane, John Travolta and is directed by former screenplay writer Jonathan Hensleigh.
Click on Travolta for a larger version.
Movieweb received new pics for the
romantic comedy Laws of Attraction starring Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore and the movie is directed
by Peter Howitt. Click on the lovely couple for more.
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DVD releases R1
Brother Bear
CSI: Season 3
The Final Countdown
House of Sand and Fog
Something's Gotta Give
TCM (2003)
Vampire Effect
DVD releases R2
Finding Nemo
Kees De Jongen
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Matrix Revolutions
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