January 19, 2006
Todd 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.
Previous Entries
In 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.
Hulk 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.
Lady 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).
PTA 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.
Night 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?
