Archive for January 9th, 2008
According to Bloody Disgusting, the writers strike has failed to eclipse the full moon of Mark Romanek’s remake of The Wolfman.
The site claims that the American-born director will start shooting in London on February 8th. Like the classic 1941 original, the movie will be set in the Victorian era with Benicio del Toro playing the lycanthropic Larry Talbot and Anthony Hopkins playing his father John.
The story revolves around a man who returns to his ancestral home and is attacked by a werewolf, cursing him to transform into a creature of the night ‘when the wolfbane blooms and the Autumn moon is bright’.
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Max Von Sydow and Pete Postlethwaite are joining James Purefoy in the cast of Solomon Kane reports Variety.
Also confirmed are Rachel Hurd-Wood (Perfume: the Story of a Murderer), Alice Krige (Silent Hill) and Mackenzie Crook (Pirates of the Caribbean).
Planned as the first in a trilogy, Solomon Kane, based on the pulp novels of Conan creator Robert E Howard is an epic tale of a 16th century soldier tormented by his past evil deeds, seeking redemption by battling a sinister power threatening the kingdom. Helmer Michael J. Bassett (Deathwatch) will direct from his own script for co-producers Hadida (Domino) and Paul Berrow, head of Epic Tales. Shooting is due to begin in Prague this month.
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment have issued a press release detailing information about the Season 3 DVD release of Battlestar Galactica which is scheduled to hit shelves on March 25th 2008 priced at $60.
The 15 hour season is loaded with extras highlighted by an extended DVD exclusive version of the pivotal episode, Unfinished Business containing an additional 25 minutes of footage, insightful behind-the-scenes commentaries by series creator Ronald Moore and executive producer David Eick, and over 20 deleted scenes.
The full specification is as follows:
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New Line have released a poster for Journey (to the center of the Earth) 3-D, their upcoming IMAX and Real-D family fantasy adventure movie.
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Journey 3-D, from director Eric Brevig, stars Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson and Anita Briem. Brevig and cinematographer Chuck Shuman are using the same 3-D technology that was developed for Walden’s large-format 3-D films from director James Cameron: Ghosts of the Abyss and Aliens of the Deep. The story involves a professor who leads his nephew and hired guide down a volcano in Iceland to the center of the Earth. The book has been adapted twice before: for the classic 1959 version starring Pat Boone and James Mason, and again in 2004.
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Following a strong year in 2007 for 3D cinema, it seems that 2008 could herald the beginning of a similar rollout in the home market.
Popular Mechanics reports that the big theme of the Consumer Electronics Show this year was 3-D in the home, with products on display from Samsung and Texas Instruments amongst others.
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In an interview with Blackfilm, rapper turned actor Ice Cube (O’Shea Jackson) has revealed that John Singleton wants him to play B.A. Baracus in his upcoming A-Team movie.
When asked what he would bring to the character, Cube replied ‘I wouldn’t try to duplicate what Mr. T did, but I will have the same impact on you when you were little watching the TV show. I’m going to bring my own flavor to it and I am going to do the mohawk.’
The A-Team was an American action adventure television series about a fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces who work as soldiers of fortune while being on the run from the military for a crime they didn’t commit. The show ran for five seasons on the NBC television network, from January 23, 1983 to December 30, 1986 (with one additional, previously unbroadcast episode shown on March 8, 1987), with a total of 98 episodes. The name of the show comes from A-teams, the nickname for Operational Detachments Alpha (ODA).
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A new still from Jon Favreau’s upcoming Iron Man movie has been published by Comingsoon, depicting Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark testing his new armour.
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The much anticipated film is directed by Jon Favreau and stars Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeff Bridges. It is scheduled to open in theaters May 2, 2008.
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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. 