Archive for July 5th, 2007
TV Guide reports that British actress Minnie Driver will provide the voice of video game siren Lara Croft for Re\Visioned: Tomb Raider, a new animated series from GameTap, Turner Broadcasting’s video-game-themed broadband network.
The first episode of the 10-part series premieres on July 10 at Gametap. According to Ricardo Sanchez, VP of content for Gametap, ‘World-famous writers and artists are each doing their own version of Lara Croft, telling a different story the way they see the character‘.
The first three-part adventure was written and directed by Aeon Flux creator Peter Chung. Subsequent episodes are being handled by names including Warren Ellis, Gail Simone, Jim Lee and Christos Gage.
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Transformers director Michael Bay has been talking to Entertainment Weekly about the possibility of a sequel.
‘Let’s see how this one does.‘ said Bay when asked if he’d return to the world of Autobots and Decepticons, ‘I’ve got a lot of ideas for the next one. There’s a lot of really cool, big robot stuff that I had in my head that we didn’t do. I just want to see how this works. You might not grow as much as a director [to do a sequel]. But it’s kind of like you have your baby and you don’t want someone else to take it’.
Bay added that if he was to make a sequel it may take a backseat to a ‘little movie’ that he’s developing called Pain and Gain.
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The X-Realms would like to congratulate one of its newest members- Mark Cheng, on winning the Best Sci-Fi Short at The Indie Gathering film festival in Cleveland, Ohio for Deployment Strategy.
The 30 minute feature is set in the all too near future where the growing power and dependence on software has lead to the governmental decree that all software development be federally regulated. Lieutenant James Lee, computer psychologist, has just joined Division 9 of the United States Homeland Security Cyber Crime unit. His wits and abilities will be challenged for sure, but what about his beliefs? In a world where sentient, artificial intelligence is prevalent, who exactly is endowed by their Creator with inherent and inalienable rights? Man? Machine?
Find out more about Deployment Strategy on the official site.
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Posted in Movies •
In an interview with the New Haven Register, Indy IV producer Frank Marshall seemed to confirm that Indiana Jones IV will be a CG-free feature.
‘Steven is very aware of the process and we’re not cheating with CG at all. It keeps the B movie feel.’ said Marshall.
Indiana Jones IV will hit theatres on May 22, 2008 and stars Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone, John Hurt and Jim Broadbent.
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Film ick reports that Michel Gondry is in talks to direct Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, an opening made available by the exit of Tim Burton earlier this year.
The Academy Award winning French director who made his name in music video has of course worked with lead Jim Carry before on The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
The biopic tells the true story of Robert Ripley, who travelled the world in the first half of the twentieth century collecting information about strange oddities to appear in his newspaper columns and cartoons. The Ripley Entertainment group has since become a globally recognized brand with television shows and a chain of museums.
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Comingsoon.net reports that J.J. Abrams’ mysterious movie project Cloverfield could have an official website.
The domain 1-18-08.com has now appeared online, featuring a screenshot and a date stamp. The URL refers to the release date of the movie which Paramount are still referring to only as ‘Untitled J.J. Abrams Project.’ A whois search reveals that the domain was first registered on March 30th this year.
A teaser trailer for Cloverfield is currently being screened with Michael Bay’s Transformers.
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Hollywood legend Dennis Hopper is being lined up for a role in Doctor Who reports the Sun.
The Easy Rider and Bluer Velvet star is expected to play a baddie in the fourth series which starts filming in Cardiff later this month. An ‘insider’ said ‘Discussions have been going on for some time but his diary is proving a nightmare to work around. However, everyone is hopeful they can make something work.’
Hopper has certainly been busy of late, with no less than six projects in post and pre-production including the Tarantino-produced Larry Bioshop biker movie Hell Ride, in which he stars alongside Michael Madsen and Vinnie Jones.
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In aid of the charitable Make-A-Wish Foundation®, Lucasfilm Ltd is planning to open its licensing archives and auction off vintage Star Wars memorabilia at next week’s Celebration Europe event in London.
The Live Auction will offer a rare opportunity to fill in collections — or start new ones — of cool, vintage items.
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Issue 6 of the stunning webcomic Sundang the Slaybot has now hit the virtual news-stand. With story and illustrations by the X-Realms’ Mitch Watley, the swashbuckling sci-fi adventure is available exclusively from our Sundang portal.
In the latest issue, Tong and his friends aren’t out of the coral woods yet. They intend to make good on their escape attempt and get as far from Qufell as possible—but an unexpected enemy complicates their getaway and raises questions about the fate of one of their co-conspirators!
Click here to read the latest issue, or if you’re new to the saga, click here to catch up with the entire story.
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Robin Williams has told SCI FI Wire that his character in upcoming fantasy movie August Rush draws heavily on the persona of U2 singer Bono.
‘This isn’t the most spiritual or religious character I’ve played,‘ said Williams at the premiere of License to Wed. ‘I think that would have to be Parry in The Fisher King, where he is searching for the Holy Grail. … The Wizard [in August Rush] is more like Fagin [in Oliver Twist], a bit more Dickensian with a mystical element. In addition to looking like Bono, the Wizard wears his signature sunglasses and cowboy hat.‘
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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. 