Archive for August 31st, 2006
Transformers fansite Seibertron.com posted the very first image depicting the full body of Optimus Prime, as he will appear in director Micheal Bay’s live-action adaptation of the cult cartoon series. The picture seems to have originated from some sort of poster advertizing the movie’s release in July 2007; it offers a very good look at that familiar face plate and the new and very detailed body mechanics with the already infamous flames paint-job. More than that, though, it shows the enormous weapon Optimus carries around with him, which leaves us with no doubt as to its intentions: to whack the hideous Megatron with full-force.
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German director Christoph Schlingensief has revealed his plans to make a film about the final hours in the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, who was killed in a car crash in 1997. German actress Jenny Elvers-Elbertzhagen has been cast in the role of Diana, according to UK Teletext.
“In London, we will have to work secretly because Diana is sacrosanct - and everybody goes jittery the minute you just mention her name. Jenny is my Princess Di because, like Di, she presents a projection surface for longings. She resembles Diana as both of them seem to be within reach, but never are”, the director commented.
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Fans will be pleased to learn that to mark the 40th anniversary of Star Trek, all 79 episodes are to be re-aired from September 16 on television. However, this time around the show will be startlingly different- each episode will be updated with state of the art computer generated special effects.
“We’re taking great pains to respect the integrity and style of the original,” says Michael Okuda, a long time scenic-art supervisor on the Trek franchise. “Our goal is to always ask ourselves: What would Roddenberry have done with today’s technology?” Okuda’s has been partnered in the project by his wife, Denise Okuda, author of several Trek reference books, and 14-year Trek production veteran David Rossi.
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