Archive for July, 2008
iF Magazine announced last week that a live-action adapation of Sinichiro Wantanabe’s beloved anime Cowboy Bebop is officially in development, with Erwin Stoff producing. Rumors abound today that none other than Keanu Reeves is attached to play the lead role of Spike Spiegel. The project is being fast-tracked for a 2010 release, with Stoff assuring fans that this live-action version will remain faithful to the source material (unlike one Dragonball project.) Cowboy Bebop, a very Westernly anime renowned for its almost entirely jazz soundtrack, follows the adventures of three bounty hunters aboard their spaceship, the Bebop as they try to simultaneously make a living and settle scores with the demons of their pasts. It is frequently hailed as one of the best anime series of all time. A full length animated movie also known as Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door saw a limited release in 2003.
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Variety reports that Twentieth Century Fox filmed entertainment chair Jim Gianopulos, DreamWorks Animation boss Jeffrey Katzenberg and director James Cameron will give a joint keynote at the launch of 3DX, the 3-D film and technology festival taking place in November in Singapore.
Fox and DreamWorks have invested heavily in digital 3-D. All DreamWorks Animation releases going forward will be in 3-D, beginning with Monsters vs. Aliens in 2009. Fox has two major 3-D releases for 2009: Ice Age 3 and Cameron’s Avatar. It is also expected to be the distributor on the long-planned digital 3-D re-release of the Star Wars saga.
Gianopulos told Variety that footage from Ice Age 3 and Avatar may be shown if it’s ready in time for the event.
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Yahoo! Movies has posted a nearly four-minute scene from the upcoming Clone Wars movie, now just weeks away, which involves an apparently lengthy battle between a legion of Republic clone troops (led by Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi) and the Trade Federation. Our first look at an actual scene (as opposed to a trailer) for the film, we can already glean a sense of what’s in store for us in the movie and ensuing television series, which will hit Cartoon Network later this fall. Click here to check out the footage in hi-def at Yahoo! Movies.
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The new trailer to the hotly anticipated sixth film in the Harry Potter franchise, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince has debuted online at aol.com.
Click here to watch the trailer »
It features the first look at a young Tom Riddle (aka “You Know Who”) and will be attached to The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in cinemas.
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Anchorman writer and director Adam McKay has been speaking to Entertainment Weekly and revealed that himself and Will Ferrell have begun work on a sequel to the Ron Burgundy centred masterpiece.
The sequel will see Burgundy in the 1980s this time and if all goes well with this script we can expect one of the most hotly anticipated comedy sequel ever.
Read the rest of the Entertainment Weekly article here
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Warner Bros. has snapped up Capeshooters, a comic book adaptation set to be produced by Bryan Singer writes Variety.
Singer, responsible for comic book adaptations X-Men, X2 and Superman Returns, is interested in exploring the darker side of the genre in a story about two slackers who become paparazzi specializing in shooting covert videos of superheroes but find themselves on the run after they stumble onto evidence that a revered superhero is actually a villain.
J.P. Lavin and Chad Damiani will write the script.
The project is based on an upcoming comic creation by Rob Liefeld, the former Marvel Comics artist who left to become co-founder of Image Comics. BHH’s Alex Garcia will be executive producer.
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According to Jamie Bamber aka Lee ‘Apollo’ Adama in SCI FI Channel’s Battlestar Galactica, the final 10 episodes of the hit show will answer all unanswered questions and mysteries.
‘Yeah, yeah, everything,’ Bamber told SCI FI Wire. ‘I can’t really think of a really loose thread. … Not off the top of my head. I’m sure there are a couple, but I can’t think of one.’
The final episodes of final season are set to be broadcast in early 2009 and will continue from the midseason finale with the survivors arriving on a burnt-out Earth.
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According to the BBC The Dark Knight star Christian Bale was arrested by appointment today over allegations he assaulted his mother and sister in his suite at London’s Dorchester Hotel on Sunday.
The actor, who denies the allegation, has been released on bail until September pending further inquiries.
It is thought that prior information to Bale informing him of the forthcoming arrest was responsible for his sombre mood at the European premiere of the Dark Knight in London last night.
Read more about the incident here.
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Paramount have updated the offical Star Trek site with a set of four new wallpapers depicting the central characters from J.J. Abrams’ franchise reboot movie.
Click here to take a look at the new images in the X-Realms gallery.
The film stars Chris Pine as Captain James T Kirk, Zachary Quinto as the young Spock and franchise stalwart Leonard Nimoy as the older version. Co-stars include Eric Bana, Wynona Ryder, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, Zoë Saldana, Karl Urban, Ben Cross and Bruce Greenwood.
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As well as garnering both fan and critical praise, Nolan’s new Batman film The Dark Knight has beaten Spiderman 3’s weekend record by selling $155.3 million worth of tickets during its first three days of release across the United States and Canada, distributor Warner Bros. Pictures said on Sunday.
The Caped Crusader also generated $40 million from 20 foreign markets, highlighted by No. 1 bows in Ledger’s native Australia ($13.1 million) and Mexico ($6.6 million).
Nolan’s previous Batman film, Batman Begins, only managed to pull in $48.7 million on its opening weekend.
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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.