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31/07/03
Two Ugly Motha..:
Wow, Bloody Disgusting, the site with the coolest name, posted beautiful pics of Jeepers Creepers 2 and your favourite son-in-law Leatherface who will slash 'm up in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake!
31/07/03
Dukes of Hazard movie?:
Gosh, yesterday the news on The A-Team movie and now another populair 80's TV series make it to the big screen. Warner Bros wants to turn Dukes of Hazard in a feature film with Ashton Kutcher and Paul Walker as Luke and Bo. Comedian Anthony Anderson could play Boss Hogg and, you're not gonna believe this, Britney Spears as Daisy Duke...
Aw...gimme a break, man!
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
31/07/03
Ferrell Gets Smart:
Rising star Will Ferrell (Old School) has now attached himself to star in a possible big screen version of the classic TV comedy series Get Smart. The project is still in early stage and no script has been written.
Source: Variety
31/07/03
The Ring 2:
Niomi Watts has agreed to star in the sequel to the horror film The Ring: "I really liked that role, and it seemed to do well, so absolutely..."
Producer Walter Parkes told Sci-fi Wire that the second movie will be both a prequel and a sequel, telling parallel stories. The Ring 2 will be an original story and not based on the other Japanese Ringu movies.
Source: Lights Out Entertainment
31/07/03
Gladiator 2 update:
Gladiator star Djimon Hounsou talked to the Chicago Sun about a possible Gladiator sequel: "I heard a rumor about bringing Russell back from the dead for the sequel. I don't think it's happening that way. The only survivors left from the first film are myself, Connie Nielsen and the kid. I would assume that the sequel will center around the kid." Hounsou already signed to do the sequel and producers are "vividly talking about the project, too!"
Source: Coming Soon
30/07/03
Chris Nolan talks Batman!:
The London Metro talked to director Chris Nolan how the Batman movie was coming along:
"Fantastic. I'm having the time of my life. [It's at the] very early stages, which is where it's tremendous fun. I'm getting to watch my vision of the world of Batman. To do that and get paid for it is brilliant."
So what exactly is his vision for the series?:
"Er, bloody marvellous? I can't. It's absolutely, excruciatingly top secret."
Talking later on about one of his favourite films, 2001, Nolan explains that, "I think that if you show something incredible and take them to a different world you don't necessarily have to be telling them the clearest or most obvious story."
When the reporter says that he'll read that as Nolan's vision for Batman the director agrees:
"Absolutely. Definitely."
Source: Empire Online
30/07/03
Spider-man 2 Poster!!!:
Superhero Hype posted the Spider-man 2 poster and it looks amazing! Hit the pic for a larger version.
30/07/03
A-Team Movie?:
AICN got some more info on the A-Team movie:"Dirk Benedict (Face) was interviewed today. He said he didn't know exactly where the A-Team film sits in development, but that Brendan Fraser was rumoured to play Face. Dirk went on to explain the he wanted Owen Wilson to play his old role, but apparently Owen is up for the role of Murdock, so that's out."
I don't know how serious this news is but one thing's for sure, you can't replace Mr. T!
30/07/03
The Bourne Supremacy update:
About.com talked to producer Frank Marshall about the sequel to The Bourne Identity: "Matt [Damon] will be back. It will take place in Berlin, Moscow and India. It will be totally different. The stories in all three books are very dated. It's about the cold war and things that have all been resolved and are over with."
Too bad director Doug Liman will not helm The Bourne Supremacy.
30/07/03
Catwoman Casting News:
Remember the french talking Merovingian (Lambert Wilson) in The Matrix Reloaded? He will join Halle Berry in Catwoman! Remember the blonde (Sharon Stone) in Basic Instinct? She's going to play his wife in Catwoman!
Source: Superhero Hype
30/07/03
What's up with these directors?:
Last week director Payton Reed left the Fantastic Four project. It's official now and he left the movie due to "creative differences."
And now Men in Black director Barry Sonnenfeld dropped out of Fun with Dick and Jane starring Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz. The reason why he left the project is unknown.
Source: Variety
29/07/03
Robocop IV?:
Dutch magazine Preview talked with Paul Verhoeven and he's interested in doing another Robocop!: "I'm thinking of bringing Robocop back. I think we will leave the 4 off, and start afresh. I enjoyed Page Fletcher's performance as the character in the recent mini-series, so ideally we'll have Page playing the role. I'd like to push the boundaries on this one. Take out all the comicbook style the previous robocop films had, and bring back the action, suspense, and really delve deeper into the characters origins. I'm toying with the idea of centerting the story around Murphy and his grown son, James. But that's all I want to spill at this point."
Yeah, I also saw the mini-series, liked Fletcher but I'd rather see Peter Weller back on board!
Source: Dark Horizons
29/07/03
The Conspirator:
Robin Williams, Paul Newman and Susan Sarandon are set to play in The Conspirator. This historical film takes place during the Civil War and will be "a courtroom drama about the assassination of Abe Lincoln."
Source: Coming Soon
28/07/03
New Posters:
Zoinks! Warner Bros launched The Scooby-Doo 2 site including a teaser poster and some pics. Empire Movies posted the poster of The Rock's new action film The Rundown. Let's hope The Rock will join Schwarzenegger on King Conan after this movie! Click on the pics to see larger versions.
27/07/03
US Box Office July 25-27:
This is a nice surprise, I'd never thought that Spy Kids would beat Lara Croft but they did with $32 million! The Tomb Raider sequel Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life made a disappointing debut and arrived at number 4 (but still earning $21 million). Other newcomer Seabiscuit with Tobey Maguire arrived at number 5.
The Top ten:
1. Spy Kids 3D: Game Over - $32,500,000
2. Pirates of the Caribbean - $22,375,000 / $176,077,000 since opening
3. Bad Boys II - $22,000,000 / $88,452,000
4. Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life - $21,760,000
5. Seabiscuit - $21,521,000
6. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines - $5,040,000 / $137,430,000
7. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - $4,858,000 / $52,716,000
8. Johnny English - $4,274,000 / $18,383,000
9. Finding Nemo - $3,955,000 / $312,683,000
10. Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde - $2,650,000 / $82,115,000
26/07/03
Fantastic Four director problems?:
Director Payton Reed (Down with Love) has left the Fantastic Four project according to Aint it Cool. The project is still right on schedule, other directors are being approached but no names are mentioned.
26/07/03
Casting news:
Some casting news on Martin Scorcese's Howard Huges biopic The Aviator with some great actors: Willem Dafoe, Alan Alda, Frances Conroy and Ian Holm.
Johnny Depp could play the lead in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Remember Chris O'Donnell? He played Robin in the Batman movies, did a nice job in Vertical Limit and now he's making a move to the small screen. O'Donnell has been add to the cast of The Practice.
Also Punisher casting news, Samantha Mathis and Will Patton will join the project. Thomas Jane will play the lead opposite John Travolta as the movie's villain.
And to wrap things up, Michelle Rodriguez star of Girlfight and the upcoming S.W.A.T. has signed for Control. Rodriguez will portray the love interest of a sociopath on death row. The killer is given a chance to live if he agrees to take part in a chemical behavioral modification program. The movie also stars Matt Dillon and Willem Dafoe.
26/07/03
The Day after Tomorrow Storyboard art:
The Day after Tomorrow storyboard art is online at Famous Frames. The disaster film is directed by Roland Emmerich (ID4) and stars Dennis Quaid. Click on the pic to see a bigger version, click here to see more!
 © Famous Frames 2003 |
 © Famous Frames 2003 |
26/07/03
John Schlesinger has passed away:
John Schlesinger, director of Midnight Cowboy and Marathon Man has passed away. Schlesinger won an Oscar for Midnight Cowboy, he was 77.
26/07/03
Starsky & Hutch set report:
Coming Soon visited the set of Starsky & Hutch and had a nice chat with Owen Wilson, Ben Stiller and the director Todd Phillips. Phillips explained the tone of the film which is set in the 70's and talked about the actors:
"It's an interesting tone the movie has, because it's not really a spoof or a parody. It's really just saying: this is the prequel to the series 'Starsky & Hutch'. This movie takes place before the series was shot, ostensibly, in your mind.
To me, movies are all about casting so I think the casting in this movie is just so dead-on for right now. Between Ben and Owen, of course, and Vince, Juliette Lewis, and Snoop Dogg. Will Ferrell does a cameo, which is great. We have just some great stuff in the movie. Not that other cop movies aren't cast well. I just think that this movie's pretty exciting to cast, to me."
Vince Vaughn and Will Ferrel also played in Phillip's comedy Old School. I can't wait to see this movie, oh... and you can read the rest of the report here!
26/07/03
New Trailers :
Two new trailers are on line. The first one is the vampire vs. werewolves flick Underworld, the second one is the Russell Crow vehicle Master and Commander. Click on the pics to check them out!
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