Nov 18 2009 Dr. Grant, Matrix, et al. Join 'Guardians of Ga'Hoole'

Sam Neill (Merlin, creepy red meat supporter, raptor enthusiast), Geoffrey Rush (Captain Barbossa), Hugo Weaving (elf, evil Matrixer) and David Wenham (Faramir) have signed on to provide voices for Guardians of Ga'Hoole, Zack Snyder's upcoming film that will bring his trademark excessive slow-motion into the world of 3D animation:

The big-budget fantasy film, in production in Sydney and directed by Zack Snyder, also will feature the voices of Aussie actors Emily Barclay, Abbie Cornish, Emilie de Ravin, Ryan Kwanten and Jay Laga'aia, as well as English actors Miriam Margolyes, Helen Mirren and Jim Sturgess.

The film follows Soren, a young owl enthralled by his father's epic stories of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole, a mythic band of winged warriors who had fought a great battle to save all of owlkind from the evil Pure Ones.

Good luck at school tomorrow, guys. Those older bullies are going to have a field day calling you "Guardians of Gay Holes."

Jun 26 2009 'Daybreakers' Trailer: Even Vampires Blow at Resource Management

Look out vampire-teen-abstinence-romance, there's a new vampire crossover genre in vampire town: vampire-sci-fi-action-noir! In Daybreakers, the we're-exhausting-our-precious-resources! ecological warning is given the Twilight twist, with the vampire race--Earth circa 2019's new dominant society--finding itself on the verge of running out of humans to harvest for blood. It's something like this:

"Nowwwwwww what?", says Vampire Co. CEO Sam Neill.

"I'll work on it. I'm dead, anyway. Because I'm a vampire," explains Ethan Hawke.

"I have crossbows," warns Willem Dafoe.

It actually looks somewhat better than that horrible description. Trailer:

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Aug 13 2007 Jurassic Park IV features dinosaurs with weapons

Universal Pictures has begun casting for Jurassic Park IV, which is set to start filming in Kauai, Hawaii later this year. Laura Dern confirmed she'll be returning as Dr. Ellie Sattler, though Sam Neill will not be returning. Curious why? Maybe it's because the plot of this one features the government training dinosaurs to carry weapons and use them for battle purposes. No, seriously. This is what they came up with. It's like a practical joke that's gotten way out of hand. Like Universal Studios was having a pitch meeting and somebody jokingly said, "Let's give the dinosaurs guns." And somebody in charge took him seriously and approved it. Then it just kept going up the chain of command until BAM Jurassic Park IV was born. The only way the plot could get any more ridiculous is if the dinosaurs also talk and wear parachute pants.

EDIT: For some reason I had Jurassic Park IV spelled Jurassing Park IV in the title. Wanna know how that happened? Beekuz I spel reel gude.

'Jurassic Park IV' Story Details Revealed, Casting Begins! [Bloody Disgusting]