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ARCHIVES WEEK 41 2003
08/10/03
Paul Verhoeven returns to the Low Lands:
Paul Verhoeven is returning to The Netherlands to make a movie! He's finishing a script called Zwartboek
(Blackbook) with screenwriter Gerard Soeteman at this moment. The thriller takes place at the end of
World War II in 1945. This project will be his first Dutch movie since he left Holland to start a
career in Hollywood back in 1983. "I always wanted to come back here to make a movie again," says
Verhoeven, "It's going to be a typical Dutch film but it also has to be good enough to compete on an
international level."
Zwartboek will be shot in The Hague and Biesbosch, cast and crew is unknown at this point. Maybe
he'll ask Jan de Bont to be the DOP... I'll keep you posted on this one!
Source: ANP
08/10/03
News Flash:
 Another Matrix Revolutions international poster is online. Click on the pic to see a kick-ass Agent Smith poster!!!
Finally the Quicktime trailer for Tim Burton's Big Fish is now online.
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is the latest rumoured title according to TheForce.Net.
John Malkovich is rumoured to play the role of villain Ra's Al Ghul in Christopher Nolan's Batman: Intimidation, according to Batman on Film.
MSN.dk posted some awesome Lord of the Rings - Return of the King pics, check it out!
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08/10/03
No more movies for Schwarzenegger:
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger officially stated that he's concentrating on his new job and will put
his movie career on hold for a while. Folks that means no Terminator 4 (well, without
Arnold), Westworld and King Conan... No Conan? Man, that sucks!
07/10/03
Punisher Pic!:
Now we're talking, this pic looks more promising than the first Punisher pic that
appeared online some months ago. Check out the skull on his chest, absolutely wonderful!
Click on the photo for a larger version.
Source: Superhero Hype
07/10/03
Freddy vs. Jason DVD details:
Director Ronny Yu talked to Movie Hole about
the Freddy vs. Jason DVD including an alternate ending:
"There are so much Freddy fans, and there are so much Jason fans. Probably about fifty-fifty. I wanted to make sure I wouldn't upset anyone. I wanted everyone to walk out of the cinema with big smiles on their faces. So we shot two endings, and at the end I could present them both and see which one was the best. Ultimately, the other ending - the one you see now - was the one that satisfied the fans the most". Yu says that other ending will be on the forthcoming DVD. "It will be on there. Most definitely. But I'm not telling you who wins in that one", he laughs. "There's a great DVD coming actually. I love it. It's called a Platinum Collectors edition and it'll be two discs. On the first disc we will have this whole feature on the evolution of both series with interviews and everything, leading right up to Freddy vs. Jason. And then we have some deleted scenes, including some of the CGI stuff that I just didn't think worked. There are also two commentaries - One just me by myself, and then one with Englund and the guy that plays Jason".
Ronny Yu also talked about a Freddy vs. Jason vs. Michael Myers movie and plans to start on a movie version
of the fantastic anime Blood: The Last Vampire!:
"It's about this highschool girl who carries this huge Samurai sword. We've just started on the script but ideally we'd be having a mix-match of American and Japanese actors for it".
07/10/03
Fighting Fish Website Updated:
The official website for the first dutch martial arts movie Fighting Fish has been updated
with pics, teaser trailer and lots of other great stuff. Can't wait to see this one! Click on the pic to enter the site.
(Did I mention the movie is the first dutch martial arts movie ever made...?)
© uip 2003
07/10/03
QT interested in James Bond movie?:
Seems that Quentin Tarantino is interested in doing a James Bond movie according to AICN:
"Someday I'm going to get the rights to do 'Casino Royale,' the first James Bond novel, and do it the right way. I really wanted it to be my followup to 'Pulp Fiction' and do it with Pierce Brosnan, but have it take place after the events of 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' - after Bond's wife, Tracy, has been killed."I want Bond to be in mourning when he falls in love with Vesper Lynd, the woman in the novel. From what I know of Brosnan and read in interviews, I think he'd want to go in the direction I'd want to take Bond, though I'm not certain producers of the series would agree."
Gosh, I would love to see this!
07/10/03
Peter Stormare talks Brothers Grimm :
Actor Peter Stormare (Fargo) talked to The Z Review about his
role in Terry Gilliam's fantasy flick Brothers Grimm!:
"My character is very interesting, because he has both a light and a dark side to his personality. In the beginning, he is quite evil, but then he develops into a good guy. One might even say that the character is raving mad, but remember - this film is directed by Terry Gilliam, so he operates in an area ranging from John Cleese to the completely demonic. All the male actors I know have one dream - to play in a film directed by Terry Gilliam. He is both cult and king! Maybe he wasn't the mastermind behind Monty Python, but he was the one that kept the members together, he was the director, and he also created those incredible cartoons. So to me, acting in a film by Gilliam is a dream come true. I know Matt through our mutual pal Ben Affleck, and I also know Lena Headey, who plays another main role."
06/10/03
The Matrix Revolutions International Poster!:
Great new posters for The Matrix Revolutions were online last week and today Warner Bros added an international poster with
Neo and Trinity, click on the pic for a larger version.
© wb 2003
06/10/03
Jessica Biel talks Blade III:
Jessica Biel, starring in the upcoming Texas Chainsaw Massacre, talked about her next
project Blade: Trinity. She'll play the daughter of one of the toughest guys around; Whistler (Kris Kristofferson)!
Here's what she had to say about training hard in order to kick some Vampire ass:
"What's cool about Blade is that I'm not learning just one [technique], he has experience...I think probably hundreds of techniques of different martial arts, boxing, street fighting. What's cool about it, it's not gonna be anything like Crouching Tiger. No one is suspended in the air, this is like back to old school fighting techniques. I mean I'm just kicking people in the head all the time."
Check out the rest of the great interview right here.
06/10/03
Superman Update:
Superman V site posted an
update on the Superman project including J.J. Abrams' script status and casting rundown.
06/10/03
US Box Office Oct 03-05:
Jack Black rock 'n' rolled his way to the top with School of Rock! The comedy earned an
impressive $20 million, that's pretty huge for this time of year. Denzel Washington came in second with the
thriller Out of Time.
The Top Ten:
1. The School of Rock - $20,200,000
2. Out of Time - $17,000,000
3. The Rundown - $9,777,000 / $32,741,000 since opening
4. Under the Tuscan Sun - $7,910,000 / $20,967,000
5. Secondhand Lions - $5,375,000 / $30,816,000
6. Underworld - $4,800,000 / $44,541,000
7. Lost in Translation - $4,267,000 / $14,162,000
8. The Figthing Temptations - $3,285,000 / $24,475,000
9. Once Upon A Time In Mexico - $2,550,000 / $52,992,000
10. Cold Creek Manor - $2,500,000 / $18,330,000
04/10/03
xXx 2 update:
Some interesting developments on the xXx 2 project, first director Rob Cohen stepped out and now Vin Diesel
decided to leave the sequel. He's working on the Riddick movies at the moment and plans to star in Hannibal.
Guess who's replacing Diesel....Ice Cube! I'm not kidding! Lee Tamahori (Die Another Day) will direct
the action flick.
Source: Variety
04/10/03
Kill Bill DVD details:
The movie hasn't been released yet and Quentin Tarantino already talks about the DVD:
I can't imagine a better movie when it comes to great DVD stuff... We'll come up with separate DVDs for
Volume 1 and Volume 2 and I'll do special stuff for each of those. Then we'll come up with a real big
version with them both together but I won't repeat the special stuff I put on Volume 1 and Volume 2.
I'll do something whole other from that. I might even do some other little movie thing just to go on
that special double feature version." Great news though...
Source: Empire Online
04/10/03
The Da Vinci Code:
Best-selling novel The Davinci Code will hit the big screen! Ron Howard will direct the
story about clues hidden in paintings by Leonardo da Vinci. Brian Grazer will produce and Akiva Goldsman
will write the adaptation.
Source: Variety
04/10/03
Cool Matrix stuff:
Coming Soon reports there
is a Matrix spin off site online called Metacortechs.
Matrix fans know this is the company Neo worked for before he was unplugged. Check out the site
filled with codes and riddles.
04/10/03
Reggy's The Returner Review:
The Returner is a slick cool Japanese action flick that combines a couple of Hollywood movies
like The Matrix and Terminator. I managed to get my hands on the region 3 DVD and was pleasantly surprised
by this movie! Check out my review!
03/10/03
Kill Bill Vol. I International Poster:
Great new pics and international poster for QT's Kill Bill Vol. I are now online. Check out Latino review
or click on the poster! Have a great weekend, compadres!
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DVD releases R1
Down with Love
Heaven's Prisoners
Hollywood Homicide
The Italian Job
The Lion King: Platinum Series
Willard
DVD releases R2
Halloween
Shaolin Soccer
Fame
Friday The 13th
The Haunting
Justice Leaque: Justice On Trail
Justice Leaque: Secret Origins
Omega Man
Superman Box
X-Men Evolution: Mutants Rising
Desperate Hours
Flight Of The Intruder
In The Mood For Love
The Matrix Reloaded
National Security
Paper Moon
Regarding Henry
Shane
Streetcar Named Desire
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