Archive for February 9th, 2008
The Writers Guild Association (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have officially reached a tentative agreement that will conclude the strike and could see the Hollywood authors resuming work as early as Monday.
The WGA leadership is discussing the specific terms of the agreement with its membership at Los Angeles and New York-based meetings this weekend, where they will also discuss how they will proceed regarding ratification of this agreement and lifting the restraining order that ends the strike.
The tentative agreement covers the WGA’s most pressing issue of writing made for new media (e.g. projects distributed via the internet) and includes a minum annual rates increase of about 3%. The specifics can be read at ComingSoon.net.
Discuss the WGA strike on the X-Boards
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Sam Raimi next project Drag Me To Hell marks the director’s long-awaited return to the horror genre (since 1992’s Army of Darkness) after he spent the past eight years working on the Spider-Man trilogy, Variety reports.
Frontlining the film will be none other than actress-of-the-moment Ellen Page, the Oscar-nominated star of Jason Reitman’s indie hit Juno. Page will play the recipient of a supernatural curse in her second foray into horror, having previously starred in David Slade’s psychological thriller Hard Candy.
The film is scheduled to start shooting March 17 in Los Angeles.
Discuss Drag Me To Hell on the X-Boards
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A picture of the toy version of The Abomination from Universal’s The Incredible Hulk has been posted up at SuperHeroHype, offering us a first glimpse at the look of the Tim Roth-played villain.
The Louis Leterrier-directed film is not a sequel to Ang Lee’s 2003 Hulk movie but a fresh start to the franchise. It stars the likes of Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt, Tim Blake Nelson, Christina Cabot and Lou Ferrigno.
The movie smashes into theaters June 13.
Discuss The Incredible Hulk on the X-Boards
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Various photos of Daniel Craig and Bond girl Gemma Arterton shooting their scenes for Quantum of Solace in Panama City have appeared on Just Jared and Getty Images.
Details on the Panama shoot are available on CommanderBond.net, while MI6 has information on the upcoming filming at the Austrian opera stage and in Peru and Chile.
Marc Forster is the director of the 22nd installment in the James Bond film franchise which hits cinemas November 7. The movie stars Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench, Gemma Arterton, Jeffrey Wright, Jesper Christensen and Joaquin Cosio.
Discuss Quantum of Solace on the X-Boards
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A three-minute scene from 20th Century Fox’s sci-fi thriller Jumper has gone online at Yahoo!.
The film revolves around a genetic anomaly that allows a young man to teleport himself anywhere. He discovers this gift has existed for centuries and finds himself in a war that has been raging for thousands of years between ‘Jumpers’ and those who have sworn to kill them.
The film is directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr and Mrs Smith) and stars Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Rachel Bilson and Jamie Bell. It opens in cinemas February 14, 2008.
Discuss Jumper on the X-Boards
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A first look at Mickey Rourke in character on the set of Darren Aronofsky’s drama The Wrestler is available at WXWWrestling.com.
The new film by the Requiem for a Dream and The Fountain director centers on Randy “The Ram” Robinson (Rourke), a 1980s-era star pro wrestler who has become a burnt-out shell of his former self. After he has a heart attack during a small-time match, a doctor tells him he could die if he fights again. But the prospect of a rematch with his old nemesis the Ayatollah proves too tempting to resist, even if it means risking his life.
Rourke’s in-ring scenes were filmed in front of live crowds at Hasbrock Heights last week. Follow this link to read more about the New Jersey-shoot and view the image.
Discuss The Wrestler on the X-Boards
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There’s a new featured video up on the official Indiana Jones site dedicated to Indy’s hat and jacket. Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford and others talk about the Indy costuming legacy.
Ford says: “If the hat falls off, we have to have a good reason for it. In other words, there’s got to be a joke involved or there’s got to be some narative process at work here because the hat does not fall off.”
View the video here »
Discuss Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on the X-Boards
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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. 