Archive for May 16th, 2007
A couple of new film stills from Michael Bay’s Transformers have made their way online via Celebutopia.net.
The images feature finished effects-shots of many of the robots. Use the following links to access them in our movie gallery: Megatron shackled - Sam, Mikaela and Ironhide - Starscream wreaking havoc - Megatron on the top of a building - Optimus facing Sam and Mikaela - Bumblebee
The Transformers roll out into cinemas July 4.
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MTV has posted a quote on their new movie blog from James Cromwell (who plays Captain Stacy in Spider-Man 3) mentioning his character’s possible fate in Spider-Man 4.
Apparently Cromwell told MTV News that the Stacy family would have a much bigger role to play in future installments. Asked if Captain Stacy would meet the same grisly end as in the comics (where he is crushed by debris from a fight between Spidey and Doc Ock), the veteran actor carefully replied: ‘They haven’t shot that [scene] yet. That’s the next one.’
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A rumour has surfaced on Aint-it-cool-news claiming that a teaser trailer for The Dark Knight will play in front of copies of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (in cinemas from July 13) in the United States.
The scooper also provided a brief description of the supposed teaser, which details that the clip will not feature any film footage (understandable, since the movie only started shooting a few weeks ago), but rather a play at the film’s main villain, the Joker. You can follow this link to read the report.
The Batman Begins sequel is set to hit theaters July 18, 2008.
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The official website for the new Bionic Woman television series has gone live on NBC.com as part of their fall preview. Next to general information and a basic photo gallery the site also features the first trailer and a array of clips for the show.
Airing Wednesdays 9/8c, Bionic Woman is a re-imagination of the classic from David Eick (Battlestar Galactica) and Jason Smilovic (Kidnapped). Michelle Ryan (EastEnders) stars as Jaime Sommers, a young woman whose life is radically altered and empowered after a car crash, while Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica) plays her adversary Sarah.
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Film producer Avi Arad spoke to MTV about Magneto, the upcoming X-Men spinoff written and directed by David Goyer.
Arad teased: ‘Think of meeting him in [the first X-Men movie] as a young boy in a concentration camp. What happens to his life after the war?’ He followed up by answering his own question, revealing that the film would follow Magneto discovering ‘if [his powers are] real or not and the whole journey of [his] survival as a young man.’
Arad also mentioned that the X-Men prequel might explore Magneto’s early friendship and later rift with Charles Xavier, the mutant who goes on to become the leader of the X-Men. The producer also voiced his approval of the casting of Robert Downey Jr. for the role of Iron Man and hopes he will be equally successful in finding an actor to play the young Magneto.
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Patriot Games writer Peter Iliff will pen and direct Point Break 2 for RGM Entertainment reports Variety. The project is a sequel to the 1991 movie, co-written by Iliff that starred Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze.
Point Break 2 will be set in Southeast Asia and uncover the fate of the surfers’ leader Bodhi who was supposedly killed by a giant wave, with the ation following a surfer-turned-SEAL on the trail of a criminal gang. Filming is set to begin later this year in anticipation of a late 2008 release with a budget in the region of $20-30 million. Locations are currently being scouted in Indonesia and Singapore.
RGM’s CEO Devesh Chetty has said that casting will include English-language and Asian male leads and an Asian female love interest and that he is looking for a young male action star at the same stage in his career as Keanu (Reeves) was when the original was filmed.
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Thomas Jane has revealed to AICN that he’s pulled out of The Punisher 2.
‘What I won’t do is spend months of my life sweating over a movie that I just don’t believe in’ wrote the star of the first installment, released in 2004, ‘I’ve always loved the Marvel guys, and wish them well’.
Jane actually turned down the role in the first movie on two occasions as well as a part in the first X-Men movie because he did not see himself as a superhero actor. Jane will be seen next in Killshot and The Mutant Chronicles.
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Lionsgate has acquired domestic and U.K. distribution rights to The Spirit, the live adaptation of the classic Will Eisner comic book series reports Variety. Sin City creator Frank Miller is scripting and directing the project as his first solo helming effort.
The Spirit (real name Denny Colt) is a fictional American masked crime-fighter, created by Will Eisner in 1940, who starred in a Sunday-newspaper comic-book insert. The Spirit is a man who fakes his own death so he can fight crime from the shadows of Central City. His nemesis is the Octopus, who kills those unlucky enough to see his face and is looking to wipe out the entire city.
‘Will was a dear friend, a mentor, and translating his vision to the screen will be a labor of love,’ Miller said.
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Hot on the heels of news posted earlier today, the first batch of images from The Dark is Rising have emerged via Comingsoon.
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The film’s impressive international ensemble includes Golden Globe® Award winners Ian McShane (Deadwood) as Merriman, and Frances Conroy (Six Feet Under) as Mrs. Greythorne. Christopher Eccleston (Heroes, 28 Days Later, Gone in 60 Seconds) has been cast as The Rider, and newcomer Alexander Ludwig will portray the story’s hero, Will Stanton.
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Two new images of the Silver Surfer from Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer have hit the net, courtesy of Superherohype.
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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer stars Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Ioan Gruffudd, Julian McMahon and Kerry Washington. A motion-captured Doug Jones will appear as the Surfer who is voiced by Laurence Fishburne. The movie is scheduled for a June 15, 2007 release date.
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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.