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29/05/03
Dutch-Fu, Fighting Fish Production Pics:
Wow, the page visits went sky high after I posted the Niobe/Oracle Transcript so I wanted to thank Dark Horizons for placing my link. This is also my chance to introduce to all new movieXplosion.com readers the first Dutch martial arts movie called Fighting Fish! The movie stars Chantal Janzen, Jennifer de Jong, Kim Ho Kim and my buddy Ron Smoorenburg who worked with Legendary Jackie Chan on "Who Am I?". The first Fighting Fish set pics were dropped in my mail box and you can check it out by clicking on the pic!
World meet Fighting Fish!!! I'll keep you posted on this one:
29/05/03
Man-Thing is Alive!:
Director Brett Leonard (Lawnmower Man) is working on the final draft of "Man-Thing" script, based on the Marvel comics. He's planning to begin shooting later this year in Sidney. I've always been fascinated by this creature when I read the comics well, a long time ago, so I wonder how Brett will bring Man-Thing to life.
Source: Latino Review
29/05/03
New Looney Tunes Posters:
Latino Review got their hands on some nice new "Looney Tunes: Back in Action" Posters. This follow up to Space Jam is directed by Joe Dante and will be released in November. I've posted one poster below and you can see more on Latino Review's site!
© WB 2003
29/05/03
The Woods casting news:
Bryce Dallas Howard (daughter of director Ron Howard) will make her film debut in M. Night Shyamalan's "The Woods". The role was previously offered to Kirsten Dunst but she's plannig to work on "Elizabethtown" with director Cameron Crowe.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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29/05/03 Hulk interviews: SUPERHERO HYPE posted a great Hulk article that appeared in the latest issue of CFQ magazine. The site posted interviews with director Ang Lee, producer Gale Anne Hurd, Lee's creative partner James Schamus, D.O.P Frederick Elmes and SPFX veteran Dennis Muren: "We wanted a character in the Hulk that could emote and be more of an actor than an effects character," Muren says. "But Ang [also] wanted him to move in ways that a real actor couldn't. We struggled with, 'How does Hulk look when he's going faster, jumping higher and changing direction faster than he should?' It's not like we're dealing with a dinosaur--people believe that if something weighs 4,000 pounds, that it should move in a certain way. There's a perception based on elephants and other large animals that you're familiar with. Instead, I looked at [Lee's] film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and thought, 'How does that film work? What do I like about that film?' One part of it that people remember is the way the characters jump front rooftop to rooftop. Well, Ang made a choice somewhere along the line that he didn't care if the jumping effect wasn't technically perfect. He realized that most people will suspend their disbelief. And that's the direction he's going in on The Hulk." Man, I just can't wait for this movie, click HERE to read the rest of the awesome article including some nice pics! Great work, guys. |
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28/05/03
Jet Li's next movie:
Jet Li will star in Disney's Labour Day. The action movie will be directed by Robert Schwentke (yeah, I know, never heard of him):"In the story, an ambitious assistant DA gets the career-making job of prosecuting the son of an elusive crime lord. When the DA's pregnant wife is taken hostage by the crime lord, the prosecutor asks for help from his wife's ex-boyfriend, a Chinese gangster (Li). This is risky not only because the DA's new ally is on the wrong side of the law, but also because the gangster still loves the wife and thinks that saving her life might help win her back."
Source: Variety
28/05/03
Eric Bana on becoming The Hulk:
Empire Online had a great chat with Eric Bana, star of the Hulk. He mentioned how he and Ang Lee prepared for the role by visiting cage fights!:"I really didn't want to do it. It was just short of finding an illegal bare-knuckle fight somewhere. We had front-row seats , which was kinda grotesque but interesting. I was feet away from watching a guy semi-conscious with his head on the canvas, while a guy with bare knuckles was pounding into the side of his head." A touch excessive? Perhaps, but godlike genius Lee seems to have thought it necessary and Bana isn't questioning him. "I think it was about pure, unadulterated rage. About being exposed to something very, very primal. There were some specifics that I wouldn't like to mention that Ang wanted me to pay attention to. Interesting, then, but not something I'm in any real hurry to see again."
Poor Eric, click here to read the rest of the great interview.
28/05/03
Billy Bob talks The Alamo:
Billy Bob Thorton talked about The Alamo recently and was impressed by the set:"I was pretty astounded when I first saw the set," says Billy Bob. "Particularly the Alamo itself. It kind of gives you a chill. And when I saw the Mexican army up on the hill there and there I was in my full rig -- with my flintlock rifle -- it got kind of spooky."
This Davy Crockett movie will be released coming December 2003, hit the link to read the rest of the interesting interview.
Source: ET online
28/05/03
New Elf poster:
Jo Blo posted the new Elf poster starring Old School's "Frank The Tank" Will Ferrell. The comedian plays a character that was raised by elves after accidentally being picked up by Santa's sleigh and brought back to the North Pole. Only problem is, that baby grows up to be a freakishly large for the elf village and wreaks havoc. So he sets off for New York in search of his real father, to be played by James Caan.
Hehe, sound great, hit this link to see more Elf pics!
© new line 2003
28/05/03
Newsflash:
Things got kinda quiet during the long Memorial day weekend but headlines popping up everywhere now. I've collected a few of them right here, just for you:
- Martin Brest (Scent of a Woman) is in talks to work with Eddie Murphy again on Beverly Hills Cop 4. Source: Dark Horizons
- Variety reports that we probably can expect an Old School sequel. The original cast will return to work on this one.
- Film Jerk reports that The Hulk has got a mean green running time of 135 minutes! The green monster will be unleashed coming June 20.
- Bill Murray will voice Garfield the Cat in the live action version.
- Alien will be re-released in theatres next year. Some deleted scenes will be added and the soundtrack will be remastered to fit the new Dolby Digital standards. If the release is successful, you can bet on it that James Cameron's "Aliens" also will hit the big screen again. Source: Film Jerk
28/05/03
Bad Boys II Site opens:
The offical site opened and got some great pics and stuff. I must confess I'm a sucker for slick Michael Bay movies...yep, sorry, but uhm, check out the site and click right here!
© Columbia 2003
27/05/03
Baz Luhrmann talks Alexander The Great:
The Sydney Morning Herald had a nice chat with "Alexander The Great" director Baz Luhrmann and talked about the scale of the movie:" The reason that Alexander the Great really has not been done successfully before is the sheer scale of it - it's the world's biggest road movie. He goes from Greece to Turkey to Egypt to Jordan to the Hindu Kush to India, then all the way back again. And all the way, you're dealing with drama and spectacle. At one stage there were half a million people in one battle."
Well, sounds great, click here to read the rest of the interview.
Source: Coming Soon
26/05/03
What the hell happened to Neo?:
The video game "Enter the Matrix" contains interesting background information on some unanswered "Reloaded" questions. The game, also written by the Wachowski Bros, centers around Niobe and her crew. Niobe talks to The Oracle and I've got a transcript of this conversation. It's really worth it to check it out, CLICK RIGHT HERE IF YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO NEO!!!
26/05/03
Memorial Day Weekend Box Office May 23-26:
Jim Carrey proves he's the almighty comedian and took over the top spot with Bruce Almighty. The film opened with $86 million. The Matrix Reloaded got bumped to second after one week but still earned $45 million and a total gross of $214 million.
The Top Ten:
1 Bruce Almighty - $86,396,000
2 The Matrix Reloaded - $45,635,000 / $209,505,000 since opening
3 Daddy Day Care - $18,000,000 / $73,100,000
4 X2: X-Men United - $13,060,000 / $192,020,000
5 The In-Laws - $9,130,000
6 Down with Love - $5,140,000 / $14,657,000
7 The Lizzie McGuire Movie - $4,020,000 / $37,300,000
8 Holes - $3,002,000 / $60,010,000
9 Identity - $2,600,000 / $49,200,000
10 Anger Management - $2,400,000 / $131,800,000
26/05/03
Cannes Palme d'Or winner:
And the winner is...Gus van Sant (Good Will Hunting) received the Palme d'Or award for best director and his movie Elephant. The movie tells the story of U.S. students learning to live with shootings and violence at school.
26/05/03
King Kong finds composer:
Lord of the Rings composer Howard Shore will also write the score for Peter Jackson's version of King Kong: "Peter has asked me to work with him on 'King Kong' and I am looking forward to our further collaboration". The movie will be released in 2005.
Source: Coming Soon
24/05/03
J.J. Abrams talks Superman:
J.J. Abrams creator of Alias TV series and writer of the upcoming Superman movie talked about why he wrote the script. He was disappointed by the big box office movies lately: "I'm not saying I could have done a better job, just that I could have done a better job for myself. I've been left unfulfilled by a few of the big movies lately, so I decided it was time for me to stop complaining about them and actually do something about it." He also revealed that a director will be mentioned very soon.
Source: Superhero Hype
24/05/03
New Tomb Raider 2 Trailer:
Great new trailer for Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle of Life is on line. The movie will hit theatres on July 25. Click on the pic to go to the download page.
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24/05/03
Sequel News:
Dark Horizons posted some interesting sequel news. A special effects guy mentioned his next project will be Training Day 2. The sequel will star Ethan Hawke and Agent Bauer himself Kiefer Sutherland.
The site also picked up a rumour about a third instalment of Romancing the Stone adventure series. Michael Douglas talked about it during an interview.
Come on, Mike, getting a bit too old for this, right..?
24/05/03
New record for The Matrix Reloaded:
The Matrix Reloaded sets a new record for biggest opening week ever. The movie earned $157.6 million after seven days, that's a couple of bucks more than the previous record holder Spider-man with $151.6 million.
22/05/03
Reggy's The Matrix Reloaded Review:
I've seen Matrix Reloaded four times since opening day, wanna know why? Click on the pic to read my review!
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Go to Archives for last weeks news
1. Bruce Almighty
2. Matrix Reloaded
3. Daddy Day Care
4. X2
5. The In-Laws
DVD releases R1
Dead or Alive
A Guy Thing
Mothman Prophesies
National Security
The Recruit
The Pianist
Talk to Her
DVD releases R2
Steve-O - Don't Try This At Home - Vol.1 + 2
Powder
Simon Birch
Undercover Brother
What About Bob
