Archive for February 28th, 2007
Ghost Rider for the Game Boy Advanced was, pretty obviously, released to coincide with the Hollywood adaption of the long running comic book. But it is not an adaptation of the movie - fans of the comic who were dismayed at the budget treatment given to the big screen debut of old skull head (and indeed the higher profile video games on PS2 and its bedfellows) will be heartened to learn that for the GBA the developers kept the original comics very much in mind.
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Principal photography on Sweeney Todd has begun in London. Tim Burton’s film - starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen and Christopher Lee - is an adaptation of the award winning musical-thriller by Steven Sondheim. Warner Bros. sent out the following press release:
The DreamWorks Pictures and Warner Bros. co-production presents Depp as Sweeney Todd, a man unjustly sent to prison, who vows revenge not only for that cruel punishment but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to reopen his barber shop, he becomes the Demon Barber of Fleet Street who “shaved the heads of gentleman who never thereafter were heard from again.”
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J. Michael Straczynski (JMS), the creator of the most complex sci-fi show ever broadcast on television - Babylon 5 - revealed at the New York Comic Con that he is currently writing a script adaptation of the Max Brooks novel World War Z, reports IGN. JMS is developing it for Paramount Pictures and Brad Pitt, who may star in the film.
Brooks’ very political novel consists of an assortment of recollections from survivors of a decade-long war against zombies. JMS acknowledged that he will need to do a lot of modifying in order to make World War Z work as a film. He said: ‘What you have to do is… the book, if you haven’t read it, is a wonderful, wonderful book in an interview format after the zombie wars. You see how we survived. It’s very political, very smart, very cagey, but there’s no main character. So you have to create who the interviewer is and give him some background and bring him from place to place to place to place. And they said, ‘Feel free to get as political as you want, as incisive as you want, to play with it. You could look at this as a Katrina kind of catastrophe.’ But I’m being very faithful to the book, letter by letter when I can, and I’m on about page 70 right now and I’m really happy with it.’
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Following the teaser poster which was unveiled yesterday, 20th Century Fox has now also released the first TV spot promoting Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. It runs for thirty seconds, features new footage from the film and can be viewed on YouTube.
Marvel’s first family of superheroes, The Fantastic Four, meets their greatest challenge yet in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer as the enigmatic, intergalactic herald, The Silver Surfer, comes to Earth to prepare it for destruction. As the Silver Surfer races around the globe wreaking havoc, Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben must unravel the mystery of the Silver Surfer and confront the surprising return of their mortal enemy, Dr. Doom, before all hope is lost.
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Sony Pictures has announced that they will reveal exclusive footage from Spiderman 3 during the new episode of NBC’s hit series Heroes on March 5th. The clip will be viewable in high-definition on NBC.com shortly after it airs on television.
Sam Raimi’s third Spiderman film is released in cinemas May 4th. The movie’s plot revolves around a strange black entity from another world that bonds with Peter Parker and causes inner turmoil as he contends with new villains, temptations, and revenge.
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Dimension Films has acquired the rights for a remake of David Cronenberg’s horror film Scanners (1981), reports Variety.
The film distribution company has hired Saw II and III director Darren Lynn Bousman to direct the new film, with Blade and Batman Begins screenwriter David Goyer set to pen the script. The plot of the original revolved around a scientist infiltrating an underground movement of people with lethal telepathic abilities. Principal photography on the remake is scheduled to begin in early 2008, with Dimension aiming for a release later that year.
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J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek XI now has a release date. Paramount announced that the film, written by Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci, will debut in theaters on Christmas Day 2008.
The ten previous Star Trek films have grossed over $1 billion worldwide. The new installment will relaunch the franchise and focus on a young Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock. Abrams is scheduled to start lensing the film this fall. He is producing Star Trek XI together with his Lost co-creator Damon Lindeloff.
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I am a little leary of the situation. The truth will come out when, and if the US economy, and the dollar begins to strengthen. If prices remain high, you’ll know someone is lying. Either OPEC doesn’t have the supply they claim they have, or Analysts are incorrect when they say demand has decreased. Personally, I don’t buy the claim that demand has decreased. Population is ever increasing, so, the the demand should always be increasing. 