Jan 20 2006Silent Hill Trailer Showcases Small Town
So the Silent Hill trailer was released, and let me tell you, this place looks like one shit-hole of a town. First of all, it snows some kind of soot. Secondly, it's full of feral children. And third, there seems to be a constant threat of mutant attack. So what keeps visitors coming? The girls!
Jan 20 2006Indiana Jones 4 Is Still Being Written
Will Indiana Jones 4 be made? George Lucas still says so. Possibly in response to recent reports that Harrison Ford wouldn't continue the series if it's not done in the next couple years. Lucas claims we'll see Indy by 2007:
You know, we just write and write and write and write and write. But we are getting closer, and hopefully this year we will have a start date and we will have a script that we all love and hopefully it will come out next year.
Lucas added that Jeff Nathanson, writer of Catch Me If You Can, has joined the likes of Frank Darabont in penning a script. Though fans have waited since 1989 for another chapter in the saga, we must remember that Lucas needs this long to sufficiently ruin another franchise.
Jan 20 2006Sharon Stone Still Sits Sexy
Despite existing before there were 50 states, Sharon Stone shows she's still got it in these new pictures from Basic Instinct 2. The plot, as described by IMDB, is exactly the same as the first:
Novelist Catherine Tramell (Stone) is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr. Andrew Glass (Morrissey) to evaluate her. Though, like Detective Nick Curran before him, Glass is entranced by Tramell and lured into a seductive game.
Remember how Sharon Stone showed off her hoo-hah while sitting in the first Basic Instinct? Apparently, so did the makers of Basic Instinct 2, since nearly every photo is of her in a chair. Those that aren't have a flashing arrow pointing at her vagina.
Jan 19 2006The Science of Sleep In Picture Form
The Science of Sleep, written and directed by Michel Gondry, now has images associated with it. There's still nothing from the actual film, but these behind the scenes shots give some glimpses at possible sets and costumes. By the photos, it appears Gondry is using the innovative new shooting technique of standing around looking homeless.
The film stars Gael Garcia Bernal of Y Tu Mama Tambien, the film best known for creating the most awkward two hours I've ever spent with my family.
Jan 19 2006She's The Man Trailer
When I first saw the title I thought this was going to be some weird variation of White Chicks, but it's entirely more complicated than that. The tagline for the movie describes the plot as: Duke wants Olivia who likes Sebastian who is really Viola whose brother is dating Monique so she hates Olivia who's with Duke to make Sebastian jealous who is really Viola who's crushing on Duke who thinks she's a guy.
The only thing you need to know is that the above image is actually Amanda Bynes. I think my brain just imploded.
Jan 19 2006Gwen Stacy In Spider-man 3
Avi Arad has declared to Ain't It Cool News that Bryce Howard, the up-and-coming daughter of Opie, will be playing the role of Gwen Stacy in Spider-man 3. Though she has naturally red hair, as Mary Jane is meant to, Arad confirmed, "Of course she will be blonde..."
I'm weary of this last claim. A mail-order-bride service I once used said the same thing, and guess who wasn't blonde? Or foreign, for that matter. Also, not a woman. It was just a strange, red-haired man down-the-street who wanted to marry me for some reason.
Jan 19 2006Todd McFarlane Spawns
In a recent interview, Todd McFarlane dropped some choice gems about his upcoming projects. As producer on David Fincher's Torso, he would like to see Matt Damon or Leonardo DiCaprio take the role of Eliot Ness, saying they're young enough and flamboyant enough. Additionally, McFarlane is working on the script to another Spawn movie that he would fund and direct himself.
I won't say I'm not excited about another Spawn movie, but I will say I'm more excited about today's Marmaduke comic. I won't argue about DiCaprio being flamboyant, though.
Jan 19 2006In The Name Of The King Trailer
Uwe Boll's official site has a 90 second teaser trailer for his upcoming In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale. And so begins another video game franchise that Uwe Boll will drive directly into the landfill. What really pisses me off about this one is that he actually got Jason Statham signed on. I couldn't care less about the other movies he's made, but now he's actually risking the reputation of an actor I care about. Statham isn't exactly Tom Hanks, but if you've seen any of The Transporter movies or Snatch, you know why he's stolen my heart. And why I want to make sweet, furious love to his ass-kicking abilities. Wait, did I just say I want to make sweet, furious love to his ass? That can't be good.
Jan 19 2006Hulk 2 is a go?
You think a killer poodle might be in this one, too? If they want to throw money away, why oh why won't they use my trashcan?
Former X-Files star David Duchovny is set to become the new Incredible Hulk after Aussie actor Eric Bana pulled out of the sequel project. Peter Cuneo, the vice chairman of comic book franchise Marvel, revealed Duchovny is the frontrunner to play the green giant in The Incredible Hulk 2 in a recent interview with AOL's Motley Fool Radio Team. He said, "Duchovny's name has been bought up several times. He's quite the fan too." Bana pulled out of the sequel when he discovered the plan was to release the film direct to DVD.
My man Bana knows not to board the Titanic a second time. I know David Duchovny's been a little light on work since The X-Files, but he should ask a couple of friends of mine about getting involved with Ang Lee. Read that script thoroughly, or you might find yourself crying on Tea Leoni's shoulder over what the bad man made you do.
Jan 18 2006Lady Vengeance Has A MySpace
Chan-wook Park, director of the Korean hit Oldboy, will release his next film, Lady Vengeance, in the U.S. this year. To choose the American poster, distributor Tartan Films has posted seven options on MySpace, encouraging users to vote on their favorite. Because it's on Myspace, you can also choose your favorite picture of a pre-teen with hair brushed over one eye.
Due to bandwidth constraints, I've been unable to view all of the images, but MySpace user Capt. Fukup assures me 5 is the strongest choice (and that he's interested in snowboarding and trance music).
Jan 18 2006PTA Meeting (With Executives At Paramount and Miramax)
Fans of Paul Thomas Anderson will be excited to learn he has a new film in the works:
Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson is in advanced talks to produce and direct "There Will Be Blood," starring Daniel Day-Lewis as a turn-of-the-century Texas oil prospector in the early days of the oil business. The sprawling period piece, which Anderson has spent several years writing, is loosely adapted from Upton Sinclair's 1927 novel "Oil!"
News of playing a prospector came as no surprise to Day-Lewis, who had already been growing a crazy prospector beard for some time.
Jan 18 2006Night At The Museum Casts Actors
Kim Raver is the latest to sign-on to star in Shawn Levy's Night at the Museum. Ben Stiller and Carla Gugino are already on-board the comedy, in which Stiller, as a bumbling security guard, accidentally lets loose a curse that causes the animals and insects on display to come to life and wreak havoc. Still no news on the lawsuit against the film from my brother, who charges that he invented the same plot while tripping in the late 80's.
Levy has said he has been given enormous freedom to shoot in New York's Museum of Natural History because the film portrays museums in a positive light, begging the question: When will someone have the courage to portray museums as the filthy cesspools they are?
Jan 18 2006Hoodwinked 2 Sounds Sweet
After a strong box office in its opening weekend, the producers of Hoodwinked have already approved a sequel, according to a recent interview of the writers:
Weinstein Co. has several more children's films on its slate, including "Hoodwinked 2," which Cory, Todd and Tony are already working on."We have a lot of stuff we didn't get to do in the first movie," says Tony, "a lot of back story and subplots."
"We want it to be like the 'Terminator 2' of the franchise," adds Todd.
In other words, I'd say it's safe to expect a liquid metal wolf!
Jan 18 2006Click trailer
Apple has the new trailer for Adam Sandler's Click. The plot revolves around a workaholic architect who finds a universal remote that allows him to fast-forward and rewind to different parts of his life. It all sounds kind of cliche, but Christopher Walken's involvement gaurantees it'll be amazing. Plus, his hair alone should qualify him for an Academy Award.
Jan 18 2006Vinnie Jones talks X-Men
Vinnie Jones has confirmed to an Irish television station that he's signed on to appear in X-Men 3, 4 and 5. I always thought X-Men was going to be a trilogy, but I guess they've got at least two more planned after X3 comes out. As much as I love Vinnie Jones though, I'm still sticking with my statement that Juggernaut looks way too small in the trailers. For an invincible crushing machine that runs through walls and juggernauts people to death, he'd have to be at least twice as massive. And I'm not entirely sure what "juggernauting" people to death consists of, but I bet there's a lot of crushing involved.
Jan 17 2006Da Vinci Code Has Photographs
Official photos from the upcoming Ron Howard picture, The Da Vinci Code, have finally been revealed, showing stars Tom Hanks and Audrey Tatou in-costume and on-set. Based on the disgustingly popular novel, Tatou plays a gifted French cryptologist who helps to decipher the puzzle, while Hanks plays a giant forehead.
Jan 17 2006Superman Is A Jerk
Brandon Routh, our world's next Superman, gave a few bits of choice information regarding the plot of Superman Returns:
Superman leaves without saying a word to Lois Lane and that causes some bitterness on her part. He also confirms that there is only one villain, Lex Luthor.
Hearing this news, I can't help but think of my father, who left my mother and I without saying a word. And how, with his heavy drinking, he too faced only one villain: alcoholism. But mostly, it reminds me of how sometimes he would dress up like Superman and talk for hours about Vietnamese women.
Jan 17 2006Trachtenberg In Black Christmas
The upcoming remake, Black Christmas, has reportedly cast Michelle Trachtenberg as its star. The film tells the story of a killer who murders a group of sorority girls during their Christmas break.
Of course, many of us will always remember her best as Dawn on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Can you believe she was only 15 then? I have a police report that assures me she was.
Jan 17 2006Air Bud Pushes The Envelope
A new Air Bud movie is in the works, and you will not believe where he's going now: Australia! To play rugby! As much as I loved the Air Bud series to this point, I think I've got to draw the line here.
Air Bud told us the amazing story of a dog (Air Bud) playing basketball, but it made it believable. I mean, his name was Air Bud. It was implied he would be good at basketball, or flying, or something like that. Air Bud: Golden Receiver expanded the concept to allow the dog (Air Bud) to play football as well. Feasible? Hardly. But audiences were begging for it and we loved it. Air Bud 3 and 4 (World Pup and Seventh Inning Fetch) seem a bit outlandish, allowing a dog (Bud) to play soccer and baseball, but if Air Bud didn't do it, who would? There is no dog better suited to play sports, case closed. My problem just lies in the fact that Air Bud: Spikes Back was such a perfect finale to the series. Volleyball seemed like the place to end this one, but if Air Bud Productions, makers of the Air Bud series, tell me he needs to play rugby as well, then goddammit let's do it.
Wait, I just read that a kangaroo is also involved! Forget everything I just said. This sounds hysterical!
Jan 17 2006Dead Serious can't be serious
I'm all for vampire movies, but Dead Serious has the craziest plot I've ever read in my entire life: "When right-wing terrorists and a vampire take over a gay bar in New York City, it's the start of a blood-soaked night involving a famed televangelist. Standing in the way are four unlikely heroes. Outnumbered, outgunned, and completely outfanged, they must survive the night and stop the bloodshed before it engulfs the entire city."
Why not throw in some strippers, a clown, and maybe a midget friend named Tony? That'd make the movie even more serious then it already is. And that, my friends, would be super dead serious. Or something.
Jan 17 2006Jason Statham and Jet Li go Rogue
Empire is reporting that Jason Statham and Jet Li are teaming up again in Rogue, which will be music video director Philip Atwell's debut film. And just to be sure there will be plenty of sweet fighting between Statham and Li, the action scenes will be choreographed by The Transporter's Corey Yuen. Throw in Chuck Norris, and you've got yourself a veritable cornucopia of ass kicking. Either that, or just a lot of roundhouse kicks to the face.
Jan 17 2006New "Bobby" photo
A new photo for Emilio Estevez' Bobby has surfaced, showing Elijah Wood and a less emaciated Lindsay Lohan. The movie is about the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and revolves around 22 people who were at the Ambassador Hotel where he was killed. Still no word on how Emilio Estevez managed to convince huge names like Anthony Hopkins, Lindsay Lohan, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone, and Elijah Wood to star in his movie though. I can only assume he promised he would stop telling people he was their friend.
Jan 16 2006Live Blogging: The Golden Globes
I was debating whether or not to do this because I wasn't sure if I was going to have enough time, but I figure a supermodel orgy only takes about an hour, so after that I'd have all the free time in the world. Anyways, I'm getting a late start on this since I'm on the West Coast and not very good with time, but I'll try to get caught up here.
10:55 - Brokeback Mountain won for Best Picture. Nothing else interesting has happened for the past 40 minutes or so. They should consider handing out the big awards earlier on when people are still interested in the show. Or at least throw in some pyrotechnics to draw the audience back in. By the end, I almost couldn't wait for the thing to be over. You can check out the complete list of nominations and winners here.
10:19 - Ryan Phillippe yelled out "You better pay up!" to Joaquin Phoenix after he won for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. I can only assume they had a bet going that Joaquin would lose. Either that, or Ryan Phillippe is just the most inappropriate person in the history of the world.
10:07 - They cut to a quick shot of George Clooney trying to hold a shot glass in his eye socket. That man is my hero.
10:04 - Is it my imagination, or was Gwyneth Paltrow faking a slight Irish accent? She did a great job presenting Anthony Hopkin's award though, so I won't give her too much grief. Although it really was kind of weird.
9:50 - It would have been nice to actually have been able to hear the music that got nominated. 6 seconds doesn't really cut it for me, especially considering music plays at least a third of the emotional impact of films. Give these guys a little more credit, man.
9:38 - When did Penelope Cruz get to be so fat?
9:37 - I thought one guy was going to accept the award for Desperate Housewives, but every single person involved decided to get up on stage. And it's nice that Teri Hatcher took the opportunity to be an even bigger attention whore than she usually is.
9:30 - I don't think anybody has ever thanked a typewriter before in their acceptance speech. Oh Larry McMurtry, you're the craziest cat in town.
Jan 16 2006Superman's Space-Pod-Thing Revealed
There is a collection of new Superman images now online, revealing more of the characters and sets from the picture. Included was this image, to which Tom Cruise replied, "Get out of my yard!"
Jan 16 2006Tim Robbins Promotes Totalitarianism
The George Orwell classic 1984 may be headed to theaters if Tim Robbins has his way. He is currently directing a stage version for his LA Theatre Troupe, but recently mentioned he has a script and is working on putting it all together for the screen. When questioned why he would develop the story, a tale of a dark, totalitarian government that closely monitors its citizens, Robbins said, "something scathingly liberal."
Jan 16 2006Garfield 2 Shooting, Armies of Hell Preparing
Though it was not scheduled to begin filming until September, Fox announced Garfield 2 is up-and-running, with scenes shot in LA just days ago. Fox is said to have moved up filming to beat the imminent Apocalypse that shooting Garfield 2 will begin.
After a short break, shooting should resume tuesday, as Garfield doesn't do Mondays.
Jan 16 2006Spelling Bees Are Dramatic
If Spellbound wasn't enough spelling bee drama for you, the trailer for Akeelah and the Bee has been released on the Official Site. In the film, 11-year-old Akeelah, to the objections of her mother, enters spelling contests with the help of her forthright tutor, played by Laurence Fishburne. Many former spelling bee contestants have expressed interest in the picture, as it finally provides a handy reference when they have to explain why they're still virgins. Thus far, no film has explained why I am.
