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ARCHIVES WEEK 44 2004
28/10/04
Super Duper Superhero Flicks update!!!:
Oh boy, lots of great updates on the Superhero flicks, unfortunately no pic of Brandon Routh as Superman (the reader who sends the first pic of Brandon Routh as Superman, that means that I'll have the exclusive first pic of Supes, will get a free painting made by The Editor himself!).
Here's a rundown to bring you up to speed, enjoy:
 Thomas Jane revealed some ideas he has for a possible Punisher sequel:
"I know that the scene at the end of the first Punisher where I go up and take everybody out, that's going to be the opening of PUNISHER 2 where he'll be taking out another set of guys in another place - whole other context."
And there's more, the actor will also write a new adventure for the Punisher Comics. Here is the pitch: "The Punisher is going to be infiltrating and breaking down a criminal organization who do real bad things. The guy at the center of it is going to be a family man with a wife and 2 kids. So he's going to be confronted with taking out the guy and taking food out of these kids' mouths. Finding that moral justification. That's where the Punisher fascinated me. It's like OK, you're doing what you're doing and going to kill the bad guys but the bad guys have kids and those kids are going to school and maybe one will be a doctor... you're spreading the disease, man. That's what interests me."
Sounds pretty interesting, I like the story line, maybe you should use it for the sequel, Thomas? Read more over at Movie Zone.
Daredevil director Mark Steven Johnson talked about his upcoming adaptation of Ghost Rider. The movie stars Nicolas Cage as the stuntman Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider. Mark stated that he will be keeping as faithful to the comic book concepts as possible. He will approach the Ghost Rider as a "Bounty hunter for the Devil" and the feel of the film will be a modern day western with supernatural elements. The look of Ghost Rider's outfit will continue to develop over the course of the movie, from the stunt-rider gear to the chains and spike look from the 90's comics.
Source: Superhero Hype
A detailed look at the Batmobile is online! The pic was published in Rolling Stone magazine and you can view it right here.
Joblo received an incredible shot of Christian Bale as Batman! Just click on the pic to go to the site, click again for an extreme close-up!
© wb 2004
The X Files director Rob Bowman had an awesome chat with Wizard about his Elektra flick! Here's what he had to say about what attracted him to Elektra and his vision for the film:
"I signed on because I thought there was an opportunity to maybe open a new form of genre. [This] was not just a well-funded superhero spectacle. There were enough characters in the comic book world that don't have superhero powers that you can do a character study with, and I felt that Elektra-after doing quite a little bit of research on her, going back to Greek mythology and whatnot - had enough inner turmoil and tragedy and rage. She's a very, very troubled character, and I thought that was a movie in and of itself, you know. "Who is Elektra?" She wasn't just a nice girl down the street who got bit by something and got superpowers. She was extremely reluctant, and isolated and tragic.
What I want to make, what I explained to [the studio head], is a studio-backed independent film on steroids. That it was an independent film but I had more than $3 million. But I didn’t have a $100 million, and I was going to be forced to make a really cool, emotionally charged character study."
Click here to read the rest of the interview. The site also posted great new pics, click on Jennifer for more, including a great pic of K1 fighter Bob "The Beast" Sapp!
(Updated: the link is temporarily offline, try again later)
© fox 2004
28/10/04
Chucky's son speaks!:
Lord of the Ring's Billy Boyd talked to Scifi Wire about the Seed of Chucky. The actor
voices Glen, the gentle son of killer dolls Chucky (Brad Dourif) and Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly):
"For the Chucky fans, all the Chucky stuff is there. And just because it's set in Hollywood, it has a whole other slant as well. There's a real lovely, funny take on how movies are made in Hollywood. It's a real weird story, and I think it will make people laugh, and I think it will make people s--t themselves. That's what Chucky movies are supposed to do.
The idea was to go on set and see what they were doing," Boyd said. "But I was busy, and I never actually made it out at all. So the first meeting we had and the first recording we did was done completely from photos. The [Glen] puppet hadn't even been made then. So it was all done through computer graphics.
Then, when I went back again later on, the puppet had been made, and I could watch footage of it that they'd shot, and I could see how he moved. Once we saw that, we started to rework the voice a little, because his movements and facial expressions made Glen even more of a character for me."
Seed of Chucky will open in November.
28/10/04
Newsflash:
Pretty amazing update today, huh? Here are some quick newsbits to end my week. MovieXplosion.com will be back on Saturday with a new update, have a good weekend, guys!
The official site for Ocean's Twelve has been updated with a poster and trailer.
Great new pics for the Get Shorty sequel, Be Cool, starring John Travolta, Uma Thurman, The Rock, Vince Vaughn and many more, can be found here.
Cooper Layne (The Core) will write the script for a remake of John Carpenter's The Fog. Source: Variety
Awesome new pics for Blade Trinity are online. Click on the Daywalker for more.
© newline 2004
27/10/04
Awesome Pics!!!:
New pics of Revenge of the Sith appeared online. Sources also confirm that the first teaser trailer for the movie will be released with The Incredibles in theaters on November 5th. Click on Anakin for more pics.
An incredible detailed look at Fantastic Four's The Thing is also online. Superhero Hype scanned the photo that was puslished in The Toronto Star.
27/10/04
Newsflash:
Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) will direct The Kingdom. The story revolves around a team of U.S. government officials who investigate a recent bombing. Michael Mann (Collateral) will produce the drama. Source: Variety
John Woo and Terence Chang will produce Espionage for Dummies. "Stevie Long has written a brilliant and funny script with the perfect potential to synergize with the "For Dummies" products and philosophy," says Terence Chang. John Woo is a busy man, he's currently shooting Spy Hunter with The Rock and also developing He-Man. Source: Coming Soon
Oh boy, I love this, Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible) will play Kojak!!! Production on a two-hour original movie wrapped in August, which will now serve as the premiere episode for the series that will air in March 2005. "Ving's a world-class actor who has reinvented Kojak as a prince of his city - a man who will do whatever it takes to make his world a better place," said USA Network's Jeff Wachtel. Source: USA Network
Check out the new poster for John Travolta's A love Song for Bobby Long. The rest of the cast includes Deborah Unger and my future wife, Scarlett Johansson! Click on the pic for a closer look.
© columbia 2004
26/10/04
Paul W.S. Anderson not on AVP2:
Alien vs Predator director Paul W.S. Anderson told Empire online
that he's not interested in helming a sequel:
"I'm not attached to any sequel. I never really made the movie with the intention of making a sequel. I wanted to do it as a stand-alone film that could hopefully succeed in its own terms, but also re-energise both franchises. So that Fox could go: "Well, that made a lot of money! If you want to see Predators and Aliens again let's make a Predator 3, let's make an Alien 5." The PredAlien was in the movie because it's a really cool creature from the comic books and I felt it had to be in the film. I really wanted to see it."
26/10/04
Stallone talks Rambo and Rocky:
Stallone talked to Maxim Magazine about Rambo IV and Rocky VI!
Here's what he had to say about Rocky:
"I'm always fired up to make another Rocky. It dawned on me a long time ago that I have this character who's almost autobiographical, so his story can keep going. The character can go places where the actor is in his life. The movies almost become documentaries. Society says to people, "Step aside; age gracefully." I've never thought there was anything graceful about aging. So I used what George Foreman did with his comeback fight a few years ago as a model. Everyone thought he was a joke, but he followed his own drum."
So what about Rambo?:
"There has been movement in that area, yes. Of course, it won't be what you think - not the same Rambo with the headband. In keeping with some sort of believability, he would be passing the torch to a younger generation of high-tech combatants. We're working on an interesting premise where Rambo is brought back from living on a ranch somewhere, and because of his skills in jungle warfare and survival, he's asked to lead a young group in a search-and-rescue mission. They can't believe this decrepit guy is a war hero, but when their technology fails, they see where Rambo excels."
Source: Dark Horizons
25/10/04
Newsflash:
Greg Kinnear will star opposite Billy Bob Thornton in the remake of The Bad News Bears. School of Rock's Richard Linklater will direct the comedy. Source: Variety
Rapper/actor LL Cool J will join Queen Latifah in the comedy remake of Last Holiday. Wayne Wang (Maid in Manhattan) directs the film. Source: The Hollywood Reporter
25/10/04
U.S. Box Office Oct 22-24:
Horror flick The Grudge, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, is the number one movie in the States, earning 40 million bucks in
its opening weekend! Last week's winner, Shark Tale, fell down to number two. J-lo's romantic comedy Shall We Dance
climbed one spot to third place. Here's the rest of the Top Ten:
1. The Grudge - $40,000,000
2. Shark Tale - $14,300,000 / $136,900,000 since opening
3. Shall We Dance? - $8,614,000 / $24,442,000
4. Friday Night Lights - $7,000,000 / $47,284,000
5. Team America: World Police - $6,600,000 / $22,327,000
6. Ladder 49 - $5,416,000 / $61,457,000
7. Surviving Christmas - $4,500,000 / $4,500,000
8. Taxi - $4,250,000 / $29,856,000
9. The Forgotten - $3,400,000 / $62,110,000
10. I Heart Huckebees - $3,000,000 / $5,905,000
11. The Motorcycle Diaries - $1,448,000 / $7,828,000
12. Raise Your Voice - $1,200,000 / $9,571,000
23/10/04
Trailers:
Two great Robert DeNiro trailers appeared online! Check out Robert and Dakota Fanning in the creepy trailer for Hide and Seek here.
And watch DeNiro opposite Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand in Meet the Fockers. Click here for the trailer and
click on the pic for a closer look at the new poster!
© universal 2004
23/10/04
Newsflash:
Vinnie Pastore (The Sopranos) will star in the action film Revolver. The rest of the cast includes Ray Liotta and Jason Statham. Guy Ritchie (Snatch) directs. Source: The Hollywood Reporter
49 countries have submitted films to the Academy Awards in the Foreign Language Film Award category. The Netherlands has submitted Eddy Terstall's drama Simon, good luck, guys! Click here for the complete list!
Madonna will voice one of the characters in Arthur. The computer animated feature is based on Luc Besson's children's books. He will also produce and direct the film. Source: The Hollywood Reporter
New Line went out to find a director for Iron Man, after reading David Hayter's latest draft! Sources says the story is "very Tom Clancy-esque in tone and involves the conflict between Tony Stark and his father Howard over Stark Industries. The Armored Avenger's origin has been updated from the Vietnam back story used in the comics." Source: Filmforce
The Hollywood North Report once again captured some great set images of Fantasic Four. But there's more, click on Ben Grimm a.k.a. The Thing to download an incredible behind the scenes clip including some stuntwork and interviews with the cast.
UPDATED 08/11/04: Sorry, guys, the clip is temporarily offline.
© et 2004 - click right and save target!
23/10/04
WB's Official Superman Announcement:
WB's officially announced its production on the new Superman film! Here ya go:
The untitled Superman movie is expected to begin principal photography in Australia early next year for release in summer, 2006.
Alan Horn, President and Chief Operating Officer of Warner Bros:"We are so pleased to have put this extraordinary team of filmmakers and talent together and to be moving forward with a project we've all anticipated so much. I think we're going to make a 'Superman' movie that all of us can be very proud to bring to our audience around the world."
Singer commented on his choice of a star, saying "Contrary to speculation, it was always my absolute intention to hire an unknown for this role. Brandon is an extremely fine actor who possesses the physical qualifications of Clark Kent/Superman. But he also embodies the legacy and history of this character in a way that makes me certain he's the right choice."
"We respect and appreciate the intense interest that our fans around the world have in 'Superman', and we went everywhere in search of a talented actor who would represent his look, character and presence," said Robinov (President of Production for Warner Bros. Pictures). "We think Brandon is a gifted young performer who can re-energize this iconic character and excite new audiences about the legend of Superman."
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DVD releases R1
Dawn of the Dead
Mulan S.E.
Spartacus
White Chicks
Viva La Bam: First Season
Wildboyz: First Season
DVD releases R2
Bionicle 2
Miracle
Against The Ropes
Dawn Of The Dead
Elephant
Fahrenheit 9/11
The Missing
Tokyo Godfathers
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