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ARCHIVES WEEK 15 2004
08/04/04
The Chronicles of Riddick update:
The Unofficial Vin Diesel Site translated
a french Chronicles of Riddick article posted in Score magizine. Karl Urban (Lord of the Rings) talked about director David Twohy
who helmed the Vin Diesel sci-fi flick. Here's a clip:
The futuristic universe in which Riddick evolved permits the deployment of extraordinary imagination in matters of mythology and new characters. Karl Urban explains: "In the Lord of the Rings we had the support of an established mythology with the characters already popular before the film. In that one (Riddick), Twohy wrote the universe of Riddick entirely from scratch and made something incredible. He used common points between myths and legends, so all the world, from north to south and east to west will get the feeling of knowing it. In a certain way it is both inconveniency and luxury compared to LOTR. It's an inconveniency because we don't have the support of a brilliant book. It's advantageous because we can believe the world we want, we are free. The only limit, our own imagination. It's on us to raise the ceiling of our thoughts."
Source: Coming Soon
08/04/04
Jonathan Hensleigh talks The Punisher:
Writer turned director Jonathan Hensleigh had a great chat with Superhero Hype
about his action-revenge movie The Punisher. The director talked about John Travolta, who plays
the movie's villain:
"His preparation was immense, he's a film icon, he's been doing this for many years, but he's not jaded, he loves cinema and he's not going through the motions. But he loved the part, and he loved the script and the movie, and he brought his whole game and there were a number of times in the morning where he came in and offered a whole world of experience. I received many gifts from John during the shooting. We changed dialogue on the fly sometimes when lines weren't working, but what I loved was his calmness and collectedness, and he made everything very easy for me."
The Punisher opens in theatres next friday!
07/04/04
Trailers and clips!:
Check out the dangerous Uma Thurman in the new Kill Bill Vol. II trailer!
Also online an AVP behind the scenes featurette and a nice
clip of the disaster flick The Day after Tomorrow.
Hit the links to download the features.
07/04/04
Fantastic Four update:
Various sources reported yesterday that Barbershop director Tim Story is attached to helm Fantastic Four.
Today, the director and Marvel's Avi Arad talked to Variety about the project:
"What attracted me was that they are a family," said Story, reached while scouting locations in Vancouver. "They might want to wring each others necks. They might storm out and disappear for three days, but you also know they'll be back. They don't always get along."
Marvel Enterprises CEO Avi Arad agreed, noting that because neither the characters' powers nor their identities are concealed, "Fantastic Four" offers far richer characters than the usual spandex-filled tales.
"Many times, you need a star to define the movie," Arad said. "That's not the case here. We can focus on getting the actors that are totally right for the roles."
Latino Review also received some casting possibilities; The Shield's Michael Chiklis and Tim Robbins (Mystic River) are
being considered for the roles of Ben Grimm/The Thing and Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic.
06/04/04
Reggy's looking for a job!:
Okay, it's long shot but I thought, "what the heck, it's my website and I decide what I can post whether it's
inappropriate or not!" ...We've received bad news that our company (in Holland) will be shot down at the end
of April... so I'm looking for a new job! Wanna help me out, find out more about me, got a nice job opportunity?
Well, what are ya waiting for, send an email to reggy@moviexplosion.com!
06/04/04
Tarantino talks Kill Bill Anime and... James Bond!?:
Pulp Fiction director Quentin Tarantino talked to Empire Online
about a Kill Bill spin-off:
"Yeah, I've been thinking about revisiting the story in a couple of ways. I've been thinking about doing it as an anime feature that would tell the entire origin of Bill."
Tarantino already explored the boundaries of anime while making Kill Bill Vol. I. The movie contained a fantastic
flashback sequence that was fully animated, anime-style.
Other Tarantino news, Sci fi Wire
also chatted with the director about making a James Bond film! Tarantino would love to make Casino Royale
with Pierce Brosnan, the only problem is that has to convince producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli that
he's the right guy for the job:
"I don't see that they have anything to lose at all. They've got this gigantic franchise, they can't do anything wrong with it. Pierce Brosnan's only going to do one more movie for them, if that, so if he stayed on to do one more with me, let's just this one year go my way and do it a little differently. I won't do anything that will ruin the series.
Tarantino hopes that the offer of a low budget and Brosnan's return would convince the producers to approve a one-time-only return to the character-driven spy plots of the first several 007 films. "Wouldn't it be great to have a James Bond movie that didn't cost $115 million and only cost $40 million or something like that?. You know it's going to make its money back, and we [would] all do good. Maybe we win the critics this time, then you're back in business the way you were before."
It would be great to see a different take on the Bond genre, but Tarantino felt there was only "a thin chance" to bring his project to the big screen...
06/04/04
Chris Columbus likes Harry Potter 3!:
Director Chris Columbus who helmed the first two Harry Potter movies is very pleased about Alfonso Cuaron's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban:
"In Azkaban, that kind of scene for me is the first attack on the train by the Dementors. It's such a beautifully directed scene that Alfonso has done. I remember that scene immensely. And there's also Harry's (Daniel Radcliffe) first ride on the hippogryph, which is just magical and poetic. Those are the two scenes that really stick with me. I keep thinking about those scenes constantly and [also about] how proud I am to be involved in them, but mostly how wonderful a job Alfonso has done as a director."
Source: Sci fi Wire
05/04/04
Bruce Wayne Pics!!!! (and also one of Catwoman):
The Z review posted the first pics of
Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne! Hit the pic for much more! Great work guys, now let's see who will post
the first shot of the Batman...
Latino Review received another pic of Halle Berry as the Catwoman. Well,... I still hate the
catsuit, even a Power Ranger suit looks better than this, right? Click on the pic for a closer look.
05/04/04
Doc Ock talks Spider-man2!!!:
Alfred Molina talked to Sci fi Wire about his performance as Spidey's villain Doc Ock! The site asked if he felt any pressure during the production:
"The only pressure I felt was to do my job as best I could and to fulfil the character demands in the best way I could. Obviously, one is always aware what's going on and how big this project is. At one point over the summer we were occupying, I think, eight soundstages at Sony. That's a huge, huge amount of production. But in terms of how it's going to do at the box office, that's really a burden that the producers and the studio bear much more than anyone else. The rest of us just worried about doing our specific jobs as best we could and making as strong a Spider-Man film as possible.
I suspect that it's very, very good. The bits that I saw while we were shooting felt terrific. Some of the assemblies we looked at of the big sequences were very exciting, very detailed. I think that [director] Sam [Raimi] wanted to push the envelope a little bit in terms of the effects and also in terms of the storylines. He wanted this film to be more complex, more involved and more detailed so that the audience has a more satisfying experience."
Spider-Man 2 opens world wide in June, yeah!
05/04/04
U.S. Box Office Apr 02-04:
Hellboy crushed Scooby and The Rock at the Box Office and entered the top spot with $23 million!
The Rock's action flick Walking Tall did okay with number two and $15 million. Last weeks number
one Scooby-Doo 2 fell down to third place. Disney wasn't able to deliver with Home on the Range,
the movie reached the 4th spot. Here's the rest of the Top Ten:
1. Hellboy - $23,500,000
2. Walking Tall - $15,300,000
3. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed - $15,085,000 / $50,043,000 since opening
4. Home on the Range - $14,000,000
5. The Prince and Me - $10,000,000
6. The Passion of the Christ - $9,879,000 / $330,131,000
7. The Ladykillers - $7,008,000 / $23,401,000
8. Jersey Girl - $5,128,000 / $15,832,000
9. Dawn of the Dead - $4,372,000 $51,548,000
10. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - $3,562,000 / $22,037,000
03/04/04
New Spidey 2 pics!!!:
Yeah baby, Moviehole received new Spider-man 2 pics.
"The movie is the latest installment in the blockbuster "Spider-Man" series, based on the classic Marvel Comics hero, Tobey Maguire returns as the mild-mannered Peter Parker, who is juggling the delicate balance of his dual life as a college student and a superhuman crime fighter. The entertaining adventure escalates and Spider-Man's life becomes even more complicated when he confronts a new nemesis, the brilliant Otto Octavius, (Alfred Molina) who has been reincarnated as the maniacal and multi-tentacled "Doc Ock."
Click on Spidey for more.
© columbia 2004
03/04/04
Casting News:
Here's a quick rundown of the latest casting developments:
 Willem Dafoe will star opposite Samuel L. Jackson and Ice Cube in xXx: State of the Union. Die Another Day director Lee Tamahori will helm the sequel.
Alecia Moore, better known as singer Pink will star in the biopic Joplin. Penelope Spheeris will direct the film: "After trying to make a picture on Janis' life for 15 years, I'd call Alecia's screen test the most gratifying moment in my film career," said Spheeris."She is the perfect age to play Janis from when she first came to California at 19 to when she died at 27."
Source: Variety
03/04/04
New posters!:
One great and one not so great poster popped up online...
Let's start with the great one, check out the latest poster for the epic Troy, starring Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom and
Eric Bana. The movie is directed by Wolfgang Petersen who also made Air Force One, Das Boot and The Perfect Storm.
The second pic is a teaser poster for the superhero flick Catwoman. I love Halle Berry but I really
hate the poster and of course the costume!!! I've got a really bad feeling about this film, you can judge for
yourself by clicking on the poster for a closer look.
01/04/04
Dodgeball trailer!:
The new Dodgeball trailer is now online!
The story revolves around a group of misfits who enters a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament in order to save their cherished local gym from the onslaught of a corporate health fitness chain.
The comedy stars Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Christine Taylor and Ben Stiller. Click here to check out the very
funny trailer!
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DVD releases R1
Cheaper by the Dozen
The Dresser
The Grapes of Wrath
Matrix Revolutions
DVD releases R2
Attack Of The 50 Ft Woman
Dirty Pretty Things
The Fog
Freddy vs. Jason
The Good The Bad and The Ugly
Legally Blonde 2
Schindler's List
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