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24/07/03
New Posters:
Two new posters provided by The Movie Box and Themes.ru. First one of The Hellboy Villians and the second one is a nice poster of Intolerable Cruelty. A romantic comedy starring George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones created by the Coen Brothers!
24/07/03
McG back on board!:
McG (Charlie's Angels) is back to direct Superman and he's not alone, Drew Barrymore is with him to play Lois Lane (according to the rumours). McG is meeting with screenwriter J.J. Abrams on further development of the script. No actor for the lead role has been found...
Source: Filmforce
24/07/03
Beverly Hills Cop IV:
The Z review reports that Axel Foley will return in a forth Beverly Hills Cop movie:"Eddie, Judge and John Ashton are all on board for an early 04 start. No truth to the rumor that Martin Brest is returning as director either sorry, a director is still be found. I can tell you though that the script is apparently funny and pretty gritty. "Haunted Mansion" is going to play a big part in all this though."
I don't know, man, it's hard to top the original.
23/07/03
New Return of The King Pics!:
Latino Review posted some new Return of the King pics. The last chapter of The Lord of the Rings series will be released at the end of the year. Click on the pic to see a larger version, click here to see more.
© New Line 2003
23/07/03
Cheech & Chong smokin' again!:
Cheech & Chong are back! New Line Cinema is going to release the film about these wacky stoner personas set in the present day. The project is just being developed, Marin and Chong have already worked out a story line but the script hasn't been written yet.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
23/07/03
Cursed is Cancelled:
The Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson movie Cursed was shut down mid-way through filming. Miramax lost their faith in the project after seeing the dailies. Craven and Williamson also worked together on the Scream series.
Source: Lights Out Entertainment
22/07/03
Big Trouble in Little China part II?:
Screenwriter Corey Mitchel talked to producer Debra Hill and horror meister John Carpenter about a possible Big Trouble in Little China sequel. Carpenter is "totally on board," Kurt Russell is "interested" and they also want to get Jackie Chan involved.
Great news, hope it all works out.
Source: Dark Horizons
22/07/03
The Day After Tomorrow update:
The Z Review has some more info on the upcoming disaster flick The Day After Tomorrow. Roland Emmerich (Independence Day) directed it and Dennis Quaid plays one of the leads.
"In the movie, Dennis Quaid plays a climatologist," reports The Z Review, "who tries to figure out a way to save the world from abrupt global warming. He must get to his young son (Jake Gyllenhaal) in New York, which is being taken over by a new ice age. Someone who did some FX work for the film has reportedly revealed that Emmerich has asked the FX people to digitally scan the entire island of Manhattan. This was apparently done for a huge scene where a gigantic tidal wave washes over the city and a scene of a giant oil tanker floating between the skyscrapers. LA is also torn apart by tornados the source said, adding that much of the story is focused on the survival of the human race after the ice age hits."
22/07/03
Reggy's The Hulk Review:
I know, I bit late to upload a Hulk review but the movie is running for just one week know in the Dutch Theatres and this is my desparate attempt to get y'all American readers back in the theatres again to view Ang Lee's masterpiece! Click here to read Reggy's The Hulk Review.
© Universal 2003
21/07/03
San Diego Comic Con Update:
I think, I've travelled back to Holland a bit too soon 'cause I've just missed the San Diego Comic Con last weekend! Lot's of exclusive stuff was shown:
The first pics of Doc Ock in Spider-man 2 was revealed, lot of movie sites posted it but Superhero Hype got their hands on a high res pic, check it out below on the right!
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X2 writer/producer Tom DeSanto mentioned something about his next lil' project a live-action version of the
Transformers! The movie will make use of computer and practical effects:"I think
relying 100 percent on CGI would be a mistake. But, you know, you need CGI. You will believe that an
18-wheeler will transform." The machines will be based on the original 1980s line up. It's not sure who's going to direct it:"We've been talking with several now," DeSanto said, "but we have a big guy next week." He declined to comment on a report on IGN FilmForce that quoted Murphy saying that the candidates include Michael Bay, Robert Zemeckis and Joseph Kahn. Source: Sci-fi Wire |
The cartoon will tie together episode II and III. The show will air in November 2003 and in February 2004.
"Done by the same team that creates Samurai Jack, the animation is exquisite and the voices are spot on. In the first episode, Yoda describes in V.O. how planet after planet is falling to Count Dooku and that the Jedi Knights must battle to stop their infection of the universe . The pseudo-anime style of Samurai Jack is evident, even though the characters are drawn to resemble their actor counterparts--one scene has Mace Windu somersault through the air before slicing some being - too big to fit on screen - in half. As modern day Samurai of sorts, the ties between Jedi and their Japanese predecessors is not missed."
Halle Berry talked to Sci-fir Wire about the James Bond spin-off Jinx. Die Another Day writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade just finished the script. "I've been talking to the writers about it," Halle Berry said, "and they had a great idea for who she is and where she comes from, and I think it won't be like Bond. It's not supposed to be a female Bond. But it is very edgy, and I think we'll have elements of that humor that Bond has, because Jinx had that in the Bond movie. But it won't be as tongue-in-cheek as Bond."
21/07/03
This is so cool, I just ...dunno what to type anymore ** UPDATED **:
AINT IT COOL cool scored freakin' huge with some amazing, awesome, stunning Batman pics! Yeah, you've read it right, B A T M A N pics, you sons of b..sorry...!!! Some independent studio made this short Dark Knight movie that stays true to the comics. No rubber suit this time but a kick ass gray-black one that looks like a combination Frank Miller's and Alex Ross' Batman. Click on the pics for a closer look, click H E R E to see more Batman and...THE JOKER!
Updated 22/07/03: The 8 minute movie called Batman: Dead End can be downloaded here!
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21/07/03
US Box Office July 18-20:
Bad Boys II pointed their guns at the pirates who decided to step down from the top spot. The action comedy starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence earned $46 million! The Pirates of the Caribbean still doing great and managed to rob an impressive $33 million bringing its total to $132 million. Newcomers Johnny English and How to Deal didn't have much impact on the charts.
The Top Ten:
1. Bad Boys II - $46,700,000
2. Pirates of the Caribbean - $33,257,000 / $132,230,000 since opening
3. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - $10,100,000 / $42,474,000
4. Johnny English - $9,324,000
5. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines - $9,195,000 / $127,761,000
6. Finding Nemo - $7,276,000 / $303,796,000
7. Legally Blonde 2 - $6,100,000 / $75,432,000
8. How to Deal - $5,800,000
9. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle - $3,700,000 / $89,100,000
10. 28 Days Later - $2,550,000 / $33,407,000
19/07/03
Once Upon a Time in Mexico goodies!:
The official site of Once Upon a Time in Mexico opened with some nice stuff including a teaser trailer (but not in Quicktime though). This movie is the third chapter of the El Mariachi series and stars Antonias Banderas, Salma Hayek, Willem Dafoe, Mickey Rourke, Johnny Depp...and the list goes on and on. Robert Rodriguez directs again! I've posted the poster and some pics below, you can check out more right here.
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19/07/03
Nona Gale talks The Matrix Revolutions:
Actress Nona Gale reprises the role of Zee in the upcoming The Matrix Revolutions and mentioned questions will be answered after seeing the final chapter of the trilogy:"People will be relieved when they see Revolutions. I know a lot of people are like, 'What's going on?"
Zee had a small part in Reloaded but you'll see more of here in Revolutions:"Number three is where I get down. I'm doing a lot of diving and running and jumping and stuff."
Source: Sci-Fi Wire
19/07/03
X-men 3 update!:
Dark Horizons reports Bryan Singer has finished his treatment of X-men 3, I repeat, X3! Singer also indicates he first wants to direct a feature film before he starts on X3. Man, that's just great news, I'd loved to see Wolverine back in action again!
19/07/03
Tarantino explains Kill Bill Volume I and II:
Quentin Tarantino talked to Cinescape about splitting Kill Bill in half:"It's been speculated for a long time, and we hadn't known for sure if we were going to do it or not until recently. I screened it for [Miramax President] Harvey [Weinstein] and said, "This is the first half of the movie; we're not done with the second one." After screening it to Harvey, he said, "That's it. That's the first movie. Great ending. Fantastic. I love it. That's the first movie." We didn't split it up because of time either. The movie is not going to be that long. It would be a long movie if I put it all together. As it is, the first one is about 94 minutes and the next one is about 94 minutes."
He also revealed when the movies will be released:"The first one will come out at the beginning of October and we're looking at the schedule [to determine] exactly when to bring out the next one. The idea is at a certain point both movies will be playing in theaters."
Thanks for the update Mr. Tarantino!
Source: Lights Out Entertainment
17/07/03
Reggy's Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines Review!:
Just one more week till Terminator 3 - Rise of the Machines smashes into the Dutch Theatres. Here's my REVIEW for the Dutch readers.
© WB 2003
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