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ARCHIVES WEEK 51 2003
18/12/03
Casting news:
It has been a hectic week with great headlines (Spidey and Riddick trailer, Fighting Fish poster) and just
saw the masterpiece Return of King! Expect my review next week. I've got some interesting casting developments to end
this week, have a great weekend:
 Javier Bardem (Before Night Falls) will Join Tom Cruise in Collateral. Michael Mann is directing for DreamWorks.
Rapper DMX will produce and star in two projects called Winners and Past Tense. Hong Kong director Stanley Tong will direct Past Tense, the story revolves around of two cops who must bring a Hong Kong gang leader to justice.
Jason Isaacs and Jennifer Esposito have joined Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Brendan Fraser, Matt Dillon and Ludacris in Crash.
Jamie Lee Curtis will star opposite Tim Allen in the comedy Skipping Christmas. Joe Roth will helm the flick.
Sources: Variety, Hollywood Reporter
18/12/03
The Son of Mask trailer and site:
The site for The Mask Sequel is now online. The Son of Mask is the sequel to the comedy that
launched the career of Jim Carrey. The sequel revolves around a cartoonist who finds himself in a predicament
when his infant son stumbles upon the mask of Loki. Jamie Kennedy and Alan Cumming play leading roles in
this movie. Click here to enter the site including a
teaser trailer.
17/12/03
Van Helsing Banner!:
Check out this fantastic looking banner for the action-adventure-horror flick Van Helsing!
Set in the late 19th century, "Van Helsing" finds Bram Stoker's legendary monster hunter summoned to a distant and dangerous Eastern European land on a quest to vanquish evil.
The movie is directed by Stephen Sommers (The Mummy) and stars Hugh Jackman. Click on the vampire hunter to
see a larger version.
17/12/03
Donner Talks X3:
Producer Lauren Schuler Donner talked to Dark Horizons
about X-men 3 and revealed some interesting stuff:
When do you think it'll start shooting?
Ideally I would love to come out Summer of 2005 which means we'd better get going, but it's going to take a while to make the deals and all that.
Will Colossus have a bigger role?
We'll see, probably.
Will the Dark Phoenix storyline be used?
We have to, we kind of left that out there so we have to follow that thread along with some other stories.
Ian McKellan told us he's keen on doing X3?
I can't imagine doing it without him or Patrick [Stewart] or any of the main cast...and Halle [Berry]. We have to make sure that she's used well and we have a great great storyline for her, or maybe we do a Storm movie...who knows.
17/12/03
Riddick Set visit and Trailer!:
Lucky bastards over at Entertainment Tonight
got a chance to visit the set of Pitch Black II - The Chronicles of Riddick and provided
some storyline information and also talked to Vin Diesel about the movie! Here's a clip:
Captured and imprisoned on a planet where the extreme temperatures range from arctic nights to volcanic days, Riddick partners with a young woman from his past (newcomer ALEXA DAVALOS) to escape, only to find himself confronting a group of religious zealots led by the evil Lord Marshall (COLM FEORE from "Storm of the Century"), a tyrant bent on waging a deadly crusade across the galaxy.
What's so interesting about Riddick is that he is an anti-hero that has to struggle just to understand the purpose or relevance of heroism," says Vin. "So he travels through the universe, aloof to his heroic calling, and that's what this movie's about. It's about existing your whole life without any sense of identity and not knowing where you come from, and not knowing who you are, or why you exist. And that feels like a very relevant issue to build a mythology around."
The utterly cool trailer is also online, click here to check it out!!!
17/12/03
Walking Tall Trailer:
The new trailer for The Rock's latest action flick Walking Tall is online.
The story revolves around a retired soldier (The Rock) who returns to his hometown to make a new life for himself, only to discover his wealthy high school rival, Jay Hamilton (McDonough), has closed the once-prosperous lumber mill and turned the town's resources towards his own criminal gains. The place Chris grew up is now overrun with crime, drugs, and violence. Enlisting the help of his old pal Ray Templeton (Knoxville), Chris gets elected sheriff and vows to shut down Hamilton's operations. His actions endanger his family and threaten his own life, but Chris refuses to back down until his hometown once again feels like home.
Click here to download the trailer.
Source: Coming Soon
15/12/03
Fighting Fish Poster!:
It's here, guys, the final poster for the first Dutch martial arts movie Fighting Fish.
I'm plugging the hell out of this movie, 'cause a buddy of mine plays one of the leads and I've seen some
rough material and it really kicks ass. The movie stars Kim Ho Kim, Ron Smoorenburg, Chantal Janzen and
Jennifer de Jong. Jamel Attaache directs the flick. Click on the pic for a larger version.
15/12/03 - UPDATED 17/12/03
Spider-man 2 teaser trailer:
The teaser trailer for Spider-man 2 is now online, unfortunately not in Quicktime...but it
still rocks! Click here to
see Doc Ock in action.
Updated 17/12/03: Oh Baby, Quicktime version is now up and running, go check it out right here!!!
15/12/03
Man on Fire poster:
The Z Review posted the
poster for Denzel Washington's latest flick Man on Fire (sounds like a Ringo Lam movie).
Denzel plays a former Marine who swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family
he was hired to protect. The movie also stars Christopher Walken, Tony Scott directs and Brian Helgeland wrote
the script. Click on the ex-marine to see a larger version.
© fox 2003
15/12/03
US Box Office Dec 12-14:
Jack Nicholson laughed his way to the top with his new comedy Something's Gotta Give earning
$17 million over the weekend. Other newcomer Stuck On You, the latest Farrelly Bros comedy,
did not as well as expected and entered the third spot.
Here's The Top Ten:
1. Something's Gotta Give - $17.0m
2. The Last Samurai - $14.1m / $46.8m since opening
3. Stuck on You - $10.0m / $10.0m
4. Love Don't Cost a Thing - $6.5m
5. The Haunted Mansion - $6.3m / $53.9m
6. Bad Santa - $6.2m / $35.9m
7. Elf - $6.2m / $147.7m
8. Honey - $5.1m / $20.0m
9. The Cat in the Hat - $4.2m / $90.8m
10. Gothika - $2.7m / $53.4m
13/12/03
Riddick Site Online!:
The teasersite for Pitch Black II is now active. The site starts with an amazing Flash intro. The Chronicles of Riddick
stars Vin Diesel and the sci-fi flick is directed by David Twohy who also helmed the original movie. This film
is going to be huge, click on the preview to enter the site!
13/12/03
Michael Caine talks Batman!:
Alfred himself, Michael Caine, talked about Batman! How are you preparing for Batman?
Well, I've had butlers for 30 years. He's going to be based on my butlers. Butlers always feel superior to you, the employer. They look down on you because they know more about everything than you do. They're older than you, and in my case, I'm Batman's guardian and I actually am with him.
What talks have you had with Christopher Nolan?
I had a three hour talk at my house, that's all. It was to talk to me about being in the movie. He wrote the script, which is great. And he's a lovely man, Christopher Nolan. I really thought he was very, very nice and I'm hard to fool. Instead of just repeating the franchise, they're trying to make something of it. What they're doing with Batman is making it as though it's never been made before. That's how it is and it's different. He gave me the script for two hours to read and sent the chauffeur to take it back again. It's like getting screeners from the Academy, they're frightened everyone's going to see it. It's a change from this movie. We have $135 million to make the movie so I don't have to share a car or anything.
Click here to read the rest of the interview over at About.com.
13/12/03
Garfield teaser trailer!!!:
The Garfield teaser trailer is now online and it looks fantastic!!! The Cat is computer generated and voiced by
Bill Murray who is just perfect for the job. Click on the pic to download the trailer!
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13/12/03
John Woo's future projects:
One of my favorite directors, John Woo, talked to Movie Hole about
his future projects including a John Woo-style musical!:
What musical?
There's actually a project I'm working on now. We almost have a script now. It's an action musical but without singing. So I have a story in my mind. It's a gangster movie set in 1930. It's a tough guy who also was a great dancer. I also wanted to make a movie with the mixture, the beauty of dancing and action.
But no singing?
Just a couple singing, but not like the traditional musical singing dialogue. It's kind of like the mixture of The Killer and Cabaret. We'll get a draft pretty soon, in a few days and I wish it could be my next project.
Which of your movies are you most satisfied with?
Quite a few. The Killer, A Better Tomorrow, Face/Off. Face/Off, I really love it. Hard Boiled. I had so much fun making that. And Bullet in the Head is really my favorite. Paycheck. I think in Paycheck, I kept a pretty good balance of the action and the love story and the suspense. I think I maintained a pretty good balance.
This musical project combined with his trademark two-guns-action could really work, 'cause every John Woo-fan
knows he already uses some cool musical intermezzo in all of his movies. Click here to read the rest
of the interview. John Woo's latest movie Paycheck with Ben Affleck will open this christmas.
13/12/03
Brett Ratner directs Josiah's Canon:
Brett Ratner is going to direct the bank caper movie Josiah's Canon after completing his
After the Sunset film with Pierce Brosnan. That means Rush Hour 3 is being put on hold once again.
Source: Variety
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DVD releases R1
44 Minutes
Escape From New York
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Fifth Season
Freaky Friday
LXG
DVD releases R2
Barbershop
Drumline
Fiddler On The Roof
West Side Story
The Limey
Mr. Nice Guy
Suicide Kings
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