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ARCHIVES WEEK 29 2005
21/07/05
Casting update:
A bit of a slow newsweek but I did find some interesting casting developments. I'll be back this weekend with
a new update:
 Tom Hanks will star in Charlie Wilson's War. Hanks will play a rogue Texas congressman in the drama.
Christian "Batman" Bale and Steve Zahn will star in Rescue Dawn with Werner Herzog as director. The film is based on the real-life story of U.S. fighter pilot Dieter Dengler who was captured in Laos during the Vietnam War.
Elizabeth Banks will star opposite Mark Wahlberg in Disney's Invincible. The movie is based on a Philadelphia Eagles fan who went to the open tryout and ended up playing for the team.
Sources: Variety, Hollywood Reporter
21/07/05
Official websites:
Better believe it, the official website for the Tenacious D movie is online here! Rock on!
Also updated with new goodies, the official site for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire here and
click here for the international website for Steve Carell's The 40-Year-Old Virgin including the trailer.
19/07/05
Newsflash:
The trailer for Tsui Hark's epic martial arts film Seven Swords is online right here!
Ben Foster (Hostage) has been cast as Angel in X-Men 3. Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry and Ian McKellen are back for the third chapter of the series, Brett "Rush Hour" Ratner directs. Source: Variety
Jon Avnet will direct Al Pacino in 88 Minutes. Story revolves around a college professor who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the FBI. Source: Variety
Paramount has bought the film rights of The Smurfs. The project is being developed as a 3-D CG feature!
Nice teaser poster for a film with a bad title, Get Rich or Die Trying. The film starring and loosely based on 50 Cent's life is directed by Jim Sheridan. Click on the tattoo for a bigger version.
© paramount 2005
18/07/05
U.S. Box Office July 15-17:
Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory opened strong with $55 million! Owen Wilson and
Vince Vaughn's comedy Wedding Crashers did also great with $32 million. Last week's number one,
Fantastic Four, fell down to third position but still earning $22 million and a total gross of $100 million.
Here's the rest of the Top Ten:
1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - $55,380,000 (new)
2. Wedding Crashers - $32,225,000 (new)
3. Fantastic Four - $22,725,000 / $100,137,000
4. War of the Worlds - $15,000,000 / $192,191,000
5. Batman Begins - $5,620,000 / $182,726,000
6. Mr. and Mrs. Smith - $5,050,000 / $168,092,000
7. Dark Water - $4,409,000 / $18,685,000
8. Herbie: Fully Loaded - $3,355,000 / $55,702,000
9. Bewitched - $2,400,000 / $56,870,000
10. Madagascar - $2,100,000 / $183,875,000
17/07/05
The latest on Superman Returns!!!:
I looks like it's going to be a special Superman Returns weekend, got a new pic and video journal in
the previous headlines and now Bryan Singer talked about the epic film at the Comic Con! Here's a rundown of the
latest Superman Returns details:
Singer mentioned that it'll will be a love story, exploring the relationship between Clark and Lois.
The custome changes are minor, Singer didn't want to play with the costume too much and wanted to keep the essence, but make something that didn't seem so dated.
Singer called Brandon Routh a fine actor and it was always his intention to cast an unknown.
The director also shared material with the producers of Smallville. He tries to carry the torch and respect the television show.
John Williams score will be used by composer John Ottman. Superman Returns' running time will be over 2 hours.
Singer has access to all of Brando's outtakes that were never used for Superman 2.
Lex Luthor, there will be a lot of humor, but also a darker side to the character.
The movie is being shot with a new digital camera that allows Singer to create an art-deco look that recalls 1940s romantic movies.
Crowd went wild after seeing the footage, which was shown during the Comic Con. This film is going to be huge, great story and visually stunning.
There you go, wish I was there...
16/07/05
Newsflash:
The Grudge director Takashi Shimizu will helm Parasyte. The film is based on a Manga comic book series about aliens who start taking over human bodies. Source: Variety
Speaking of alien parasytes, another Invasion of the Body Snatchers is in the works! This time the German Oliver Hirschbiegel, who impressed with Der Untergang, will direct. The original Body Snatchers film was directed by Don Siegel in 1956, then Abel Ferrara took a shot in 1993. Source: Production Weekly
Kate Beckinsale is back as one of the hottest Vampires ever! The official website for Underworld: Evolution is now online (including the first poster, click on the P.O.W. for more)! Click here to enter.
Oh yeah, new Superman Returns video journal is up! Click on the pic to download!
© wb 2005
16/07/05
Josh Lucas talks The Poseidon Adventure:
Actor Josh Lucas talked about Wolfgang Petersen's The Poseidon Adventure! He explained why the
remake will be better than the original disaster movie:
"I would say it's a complete regenesis of that idea. It's quite different, and I think that's one of the things that makes this particular movie ring true. The story is exactly the same story, in the sense that a cruise ship gets hit by a rogue wave and flips over, but every single character is entirely different, and the structure of the movie is very different.
The technology has moved on. You watch the original, and they jump over a chair like they're risking their lives, because they don't have the technology or the money in that film to do anything. It's actually not a bad film; it's quite interesting in certain ways. But the technology that's available - with CGI but also with sets. We're doing a lot of stuff where they built these mind-blowing sets; basically huge chunks of an eight-storey cruise ship upside down. It's on hydraulics so the whole thing collapses and falls apart when you're actually on it. It's pretty spectacular.
Poseidon, to be honest, is a movie that can be quite a bit better than the original."
Source: Empire online
16/07/05
New Superman pic!:
The folks at Superherohype.com received a new image of Brandon Routh as Superman! Bryan Singer
directs Superman Returns and rest of the cast includes Kevin Spacey and Kate Bosworth. Singer will give a special
Superman Returns presentation during the Comic Con, I'll keep you guys posted!
© wb 2005
14/07/05
movieXplosion.com's Ron Smoorenburg interview
Ron Smoorenburg, martial artist, actor, stunt and fight coordinator. Got his big breakthrough when he starred opposite Jackie Chan in Who Am I? Ron delivered an impressive end-fight loaded with extreme high kicks. This end battle is one of Jackie Chan's best fights captured on film. Ron played in several international productions after that, including working with other Hong Kong legends Donny Yen and Corey Yuen.
Ron's next stop... Thailand! Tony Jaa impressed Hollywood and the rest of the world with his action-packed martial arts flick, Ong Bak. His next flick, Tom Yum Goong, will be released soon and fellow Dutchman Ron Smoorenburg got a chance to play one of the baddies in the film. MovieXplosion.com talked to the Fight Master about Tom Yum Goong and his futures plans. Click on the pic for the interview!
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