Archive for February 12th, 2007
The very first details on Lucasarts’ first next-gen Star Wars videogame Star Wars: Force Unleashed have been publicized in the March issue of the US magazine Game Informer. There are no scans online yet to confirm that the following is truly printed within the magazine, but here are the game details as reported via Gamefront.de:
The story is set between Episode III and Episode IV. Darth Vader has realized that the Emperor has tricked him into turning to the Dark Side, but he acknowledges that it is too late to turn back. His only choice is to destroy the Emperor with a new apprentice. And that’s where you, the player, come in.
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No less than 9 film clips from Zack Snyder’s anticipated graphic novel adaptation 300 have gone online at IESB.net. Additionally, the site also features a twelve minute behind-the-scenes video and an IMAX featurette on the movie, which premieres in theaters March 9.
300 is a ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Facing insurmountable odds, their valor and sacrifice inspire all of Greece to unite against their Persian enemy, drawing a line in the sand for democracy.
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The Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) is the next guild to award the best from their ranks, the the top prizes this year went to Michael Arndt for Little Miss Sunshine and William Monahan for The Departed. The WGA awards solidifies their pole positions in the race for the Oscar, which will be handed out in a little less than two weeks from now.
Arndt’s writing topped that of the films Babel, United 93, The Queen and Stranger Than Fiction for the Original Screenplay award, while Monahan beat out competition from the scribes of The Devil Wears Prada, Borat, Little Children and Thank You For Smoking in the Adapted Screenplay category.
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Posted in Awards, Movies •
New York’s Toy Fair has unveiled various toylines for some of this year’s most anticipated films. We covered the Star Wars toys in a separate article yesterday and would now like to direct attention to other film franchises:
Photos of the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix action figures are available on MuggleNet. Meanwhile, Figures.com has action figures, sets, stuffed animals, plus beautiful box and production artwork from The Golden Compass. Of note is that Nicole Kidman’s Marisa Coulter action figure features the disclaimer “Pending actor’s agreement”. And lastly (for now), Seibertron has near 200 pictures of the amazing Transformers movie toyline and some new Star Wars Transformers hybrids.
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Posted in Harry Potter, Transformers •
Moviehole had a chance to speak with Pirates of the Caribbean co-writers Terry Rossio, who briefly mentioned the chances of a fourth film: “It’s like the fourth Indiana Jones picture - there are forces in play to make it happen, and forces in play to make it not happen. I think we will try to write a screenplay. I can’t say if we’ll be able to solve the challenge of making a good fourth film, or if our screenplay will be enough to get a film made.”
Rossio also spoke about Keith Richards (who’s been cast as the father of Johnny Depp’s Captain Sparrow): “Well, you don’t hire Keith Richards to get a guy who shows up in the morning, on time, wearing a suit and tie. You get a guy who shows up at night, on time, with a bottle of wine. There were good times on the set.” The full interview can be read here.
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According to Variety, Warner Home Video has invested upwards of $1million in a new director’s cut of Wolfgang Peterson’s Troy, which was originally released in cinemas in 2004 starring Brad Pitt, Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom.
The director said that time constraints and ratings pressures took their toll on the theatrical version (which grossed over half a billion dollars worlwide but was considered a box office failure in the US), and that this new cut is more the film he wants it to be. “It’s very violent, but that’s Homer and ‘The Iliad.’” The director’s cut will premiere at the Berlin Film Festival later this month before it opens in German cinemas. If it proves to be a success, the new cut may play in cinemas in other countries aswell, but it will definitely be released on DVD (with a new commentary track and additional bonus features) later this year.
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The winners of the British Academy Film Awards were announced at the BAFTA ceremony held in London’s Royal Opera House last night.
The Queen was crowned Best Film and won Best Actress for Helen Mirren, while The Last King of Scotland was awarded Best British Film, Best Actor (Forest Whitaker) and Best Adapted Screenplay. Pan’s Labyrinth also scooped three prizes, topping the Best Film Not In The English Language, Best Make-Up and Best Costumes. Little Miss Sunshine (Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin, Best Original Screenplay), United 93 (Best Director: Paul Greengrass, Best Editing) and Children of Men (Best Production Design, Best Cinematography) were further victors in at least two categories.
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A poster photographed at the Hasbro’s stand at Toy Fair this weekend has provided fans with a first look at the animation style of upcoming Star Wars CG TV show Clone Wars 3D.
The original traditionally animated Genndy Tartakovsky series consisted of 20 three-minute installments for Seasons 1 and 2 and five 12-to-15 minute installments for Season 3. This new fully computer animated show is set between Star Wars Episode II and and Episode III and is being produced in California and by the new Lucasfilm animation outfit in Singapore. The same poster also featured a graphic for the Star Wars live action series featuring the Bounty Hunter Boba Fett.
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Source: Galactichunter.com
Posted in Star Wars, Television •
I prefer Obama to McCain. Now, McCain’s better than average for a Republican. And though his ads are intellectually offensive, he’s just bowing to his campaign masters and would calm down and be more sane once in office and not campaigning. But I have a few concerns with McCain on foreign policy. He’s not a full-fledged Neocon. That’s good. He opposed Reagan on Lebanon. Good. He was critical of Bush’s initial strategy in Iraq. That’s good. But there’s a problem. He thinks the Vietnam war was winnable and that the US shouldn’t have withdrawn. He’s also eager to spread democracy with force. This just isn’t a good set of beliefs for inheriting Iraq.