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Julie Chen Sits With Erin Gray, Lou Ferrigno and Lynda Carter It's been a while since we have seen these 70s stars. Julie Chen of CBS sat down for a conversation with Erin Gray who played Col. Wilma Deering on Buck Rogers, Lou Ferrigno who was The Incredible Hulk and Lynda Carter who played Wonder Woman. All three still look great. We haven't seen a Buck Rogers remake yet but we have seen plenty of Hulk movies. Lou looks like he could still play the role. There has been lots of talk about a Wonder Woman film - most recently Beyonce announced that she would like the part. Posted on November 12, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) In case you missed them here are the winners of Spike TV's 2008 Scream Awards which were totally dominated by The Dark Knight. Spike's official
Scream awards website can be found here.
Posted on November 5, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright May Scribe Spidey 4 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire is in negotiations to be the screenwriter to write Spider-Man 4. Tobey Maguire will star and Sam Raimi will direct. Lindsay-Abaire, who won a Pulitzer in 2007 for his drama "Rabbit Hole," is in final negotiations to write "Spider-Man 4" for Columbia. Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire are back as director and star, respectively, as are series producers Laura Ziskin and Avi Arad. Kirsten Dunst also is expected to return for the latest movie featuring the Marvel Comics character. Plot details are under lock and key.Well, he certainly knows how to do great dialog. We'll see how he is at writing a great action scene. Posted on October 31, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Frank Miller talked to Sci Fi Wire about the feel of the new Spirit movie, which is based on the Will Eisner comic about a young cop who becomes the hero called the Spirit. "It's romantic, but as in Sin City, you don't know what date it is," Miller said in an interview on the red carpet for Spike TV's third annual Scream Awards on Oct. 18 in Hollywood. "It's a very urban/Zorro story. I tried to make it as timeless as possible, so you will see cell phones and vintage cars and not really know where you are."The Spirit opens in wide release on December 25, 2008. Posted on October 20, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) M. Night Shyamalan May Pen Unbreakable Sequel M. Night Shyamalan says he is considering writing a sequel to Unbreakable, the film which really was a precursor to Heroes. He explained why he took so long to write it. M. Night Shyamalan said he is considering working on a sequel to his hit Unbreakable, a superhero tale about a man (Bruce Willis) who finds that he is impervious to harm and is called to become a savior.We just loved Unbreakable. He needs to start writing, right away. And hopefully Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson will be up for return appearances. Posted on October 8, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Iron Man was recently released on DVD and Blu-ray with several different versions. In the video below CNET says viewers should expect to find lots of behind-the-scenes footage of the making of this blockbuster on the DVD. Motion capture is one of the technologies used to make Iron Man. CNET's Kara Tsuboi was lucky enough to get to try out playing Iron Man or "Iron Woman." She visited Industrial Light and Magic's San Francisco headquarters and slipped into a special spandex suit. Once in the suit Industrial Light and Magic's engineers helped transform Tsuboi into "Iron Woman." Pretty cool stuff. We remembering seeing this once on Conan O'Brien's show. He played a character called the Schwa when he was there. Posted on October 7, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Shia LaBeouf's Injury Written Into Transformers Script Shia LaBeouf's hand injury he suffered in a car accident has been written into the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen script. Shia had extensive hand surgery before any of the major action sequences had been shot. Screenwriters Robert Orci said they were worried about safety issues. "Shia just got back to the set last week," Orci said in an interview in New York on Aug. 25, where he was promoting his upcoming Fox TV series Fringe. "We incorporated his injury into it. Not because it was absolutely necessary, but [director] Michael [Bay] in particular wanted to be able to protect him on the set."The film has a proposed release date of June 26, 2009. Posted on August 25, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Favreau Already Working on Iron Man 2 Director Jon Favreau told Geoff Boucher of the L.A. Times that he's already working on the sequel to Iron Man. I just talked to Jon Favreau a bit ago, and he said that while there hasn't been an formal announcement on the sequel to "Iron Man," he's begun developing it. "We're working on it now," he said, "which hasn't been officially announced. It will be released in 2010."It will be interesting to see if they leak the storyline, as well. Posted on August 22, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) The new Watchmen trailer is here. It's due out in 2009. Take a look: Posted on July 26, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Marvel Fans Not Fans of Ben Affleck Apparently the Marvel fans at Comic-Con aren't Ben Affleck fans. At the Marvel panel this morning, the audience booed when someone mentioned Ben Affleck as a possible choice to play Captain America. * Any casting news on Captain America? No, but after the mere mention of his name won an instant chorus of boos, it's probably not going to be Ben Affleck. But Matt Damon as Thor? That got the crowd applauding.Hey, we liked Ben Affleck in Daredevil. And he does have the jawline to be Captain America. Although he never would have occurred to us for the role, if someone hadn't mentioned it. Posted on July 25, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Red Sonja Poster is Here ![]() The new Red Sonja poster is out. It features Rose McGowan licking a bloody sword, which is certainly an interesting creative choice. Apparently Sonja will have more hair in this version than in the 1985 film version starring Brigitte Nielsen. Robert Rodriguez is still directing and it appears that Rose and Robert -- who were said to have ended their relationship -- are back together again. So the movie is back on. Posted on July 24, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) The New Dark Knight Trailer is Here Here's the new Dark Knight trailer which aired right before Iron Man. Heath Ledger's performance looks electrifying. Iron Man was excellent, by the way. Robert Downey, Jr. gives an Oscar-worthy performance. Hey, there's an idea: nominate him for an Oscar and watch how many people tune in to see that broadcast. Ratings problems solved. Posted on May 5, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) The Spirit Trailer is Here Here's the new trailer for the live action film The Spirit, which is based on the classic comic by Will Eisner. The new film will be written and directed by Frank Miller, director of Sin City and 300. It doesn't come out until January, 2009, but we think you can get a feel of where Frank is taking it. And we like where it's going. The movie website is mycityscreams.com. Posted on April 22, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) A Rocky Road Ahead for The Incredible Hulk
The New York Times reports on more trouble surrounding the upcoming Incredible Hulk release. To sum up: Ed Norton won't promote the film unless they fix a bunch of editing problems in post-production, some fans think the CGI looks terrible and the word is that it may bomb worse than the last film (which was directed by Ang Lee.) Marvel and its distribution partner, Universal Pictures, expect The Incredible Hulk to be nothing short of a blockbuster, citing strong sales for a newly introduced Hulk comic book series as one reason for optimism. "We are really proud about how the new film came out," said David Maisel, chairman of Marvel Studios. "The 2003 movie was like test-driving a car. We were able to see what people liked and did not." But signs of trouble abound, leading to lip-biting among some Marvel investors, Hulk fans and movie theater owners. "There are people who clearly don’t think it looks good and are expecting a bomb," said Doug Creutz, an entertainment analyst at Cowen & Company.It certainly seems like a sad time for Hulk fans. But we'll reserve judgment until we see the film, which comes out on June 13, 2008. Posted on April 10, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Court Rules Heirs of Superman Creator Entitled to Copyright Share A federal judge has ruled that the rights to the character of Superman must be shared with the heirs of the original creator of the Man of Steel Time Warner is no longer the sole proprietor of Superman. A federal judge here on Wednesday ruled that the heirs of Jerome Siegel - who 70 years ago sold the rights to the action hero he created with Joseph Shuster to Detective Comics for $130 - were entitled to claim a share of the United States copyright to the character. The ruling left intact Time Warner's international rights to the character, which it has long owned through its DC Comics unit.This is a very significant ruling, which will no doubt be appealed by Time Warner. Even if Time Warner loses on appeal, it could still just cut a licensing deal with the Siegels. Unless, of course, the Siegels are so angry with Time Warner by then that they license the character to someone else. Posted on March 31, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Sarah Michelle Gellar and Seth Green Talk Buffy and More Most of the original Buffy cast showed up for the panel at Paley Fest 2008 and all seemed to be getting along, he said in his report. Alyson Hannigan and David Boreanez failed to show. But Sarah Michelle, Seth Green, Nicholas Brendan, Joss Whedon and Charisma Carpenter were all smiles. Michael Ausiello of TV Guide interviews Michelle Gellar and Seth Green in this video, in which they discuss many things, including Buffy's gay affair in the ongoing comic. Posted on March 21, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) The Incredible Hulk Trailer is Here The trailer for The Incredible Hulk starring Ed Norton is out and it looks great. But there's a problem: Marvel and Norton are in some kind of feud over the script. Norton was promised huge input into the film after they got him to rewrite the script. Now the fight is over how to edit the film: Marvel and Norton don't agree on the point of view. Norton is known for being prickly, but for really knowing his stuff. We'll see how it turns out. Here's the trailer in the meantime: Posted on March 12, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Leonardo Di Caprio to Star in Akira Film Leonardo DiCaprio will produce a live action version of the anime classic Akira. Ruairi Robinson has been hired to direct what would ideally be a two-part epic. Gary Whitta is writing the adaptation, which DiCaprio will produce via his Appian Way shingle. Andrew Lazar is also producing via his Mad Chance shingle. Jennifer Davisson, who heads up Appian, will also be involved in some producorial capacity.Ain' It Cool News reports that DeCaprio will alsostar in the film as Kaneda, which is pretty cool. Posted on February 22, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Ryan Reynolds Joins Wolverine Cast There is some interesting casting news on the new Wolverine film. Ryan Reynolds and Will.I.Am are joining Hugh Jackman in the upcoming film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The 20th Century Fox project, which kicked off production this month in Australia with South African director Gavin Hood behind the camera, is currently slated for a May 1, 2009, release. The Marvel Comic-based prequel will mark the feature-film debut of Will.i.am, who until now could only be spotted in the soundtrack portion of the credits of recent hits such as Knocked Up and Blades of Glory. Reynolds, who delved into the butt-kicking mutant canon with his role as a former vampire in Blade: Trinity, is currently on the big screen in the romantic comedy Definitely, Maybe alongside Little Miss Sunshine also-ran Abigail Breslin.Liev Schreiber as Sabretooth? That works for us. Should be an interesting film. Posted on February 20, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Dark Knight's Heath Ledger is Dead at 28 Actor Heath Ledger who is playing the Joker in the upcoming Batman film was found dead today in his New York apartment, apparently from an overdose of both prescription and nonprescription sleeping pills. Various media reports say he has battled substance abuse for some time. In this interview from The New York Times two months ago, there are some clues as to his mental state. He is discussing his roles in the Bob Dylan biopic and in The Dark Knight and the stress the roles caused him. It all tied him in knots. "I stressed out a little too much," Mr. Ledger said.Heath was only 28 years old; he has a two year-old little girl named Matilda. Matilda's mother is actress Michelle Williams, with whom Heath was involved with for three years. The couple broke up in September, 2007. What a terrible tragedy for his family. Posted on January 22, 2008 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) The New Batman Trailer Here's the trailer for Batman The Dark Knight, which is set for a July 18, 2008 release. Posted on December 28, 2007 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) The Green Lantern Heads to the Silver Screen The Green Lantern is heading to the silver screen. A live action film has been greenlit by Warner Bros. Greg Berlanti, the creator of Everwood, will co-write and direct. While several incarnations of the character have existed since his creation in 1940, the Warner Bros. movie will focus on the Lantern embodied by Hal Jordan, a test pilot who finds a downed alien spacecraft. A dying alien passes his ring to Jordan, introducing the man to a wider world that includes an interstellar police force known as the Green Lantern Corps and its overseers, the Guardians of the Universe, who live on the planet Oa.The fact that he has a ring doesn't make it silly -- what a stupid comment. The mythology of a magical ring has been around since stories were first told. And The Green Lantern has nothing to do with Lord of the Rings. Now, that we've set that to rest, let the casting speculation begin. Posted on October 29, 2007 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Jessica Biel Turns Down Justice League of America Jessica Biel has passed on the opportunity to play Wonder Woman in the new Justice League of America movie. Entertainment Weekly reported that Jessica Biel has decided to pass on playing Wonder Woman in Warner Brothers' upcoming live-action adaptation of Justice League of America. Biel's casting was reported in Variety last week.So, why did she pass on the part? It's a good film to introduce the character before doing a stand alone movie. It's a mystery. Posted on October 3, 2007 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Gavin Hood Talks Wolverine Film Gavin Hood
confirms
to IESB.net that the Wolverine spin-off film will indeed hit theaters in Summer, 2008. While on a junket for his new film Rendition, Gavin -- with a little prodding -- did answer a few questions about Wolverine, which he is slated to direct.
I'll tell you why I love Wolverine. I love Wolverine partly because it will pay my college fund. But partly because, I'm doing it because, that's the cynical answer, but the truth is, I didn't. At first, when Wolverine was offered to me, I went, "Well, I'm the wrong guy for this." And then I spoke with Hugh Jackman and the truth is that what's great about the Wolverine character, he's really a character who suffers from a great deal of existential angst. So you want to know why Gavin Hood is interested as somebody who loves actors and emotions, is because looking at it more closely, and I was raised on Greek mythology not comics...He also confirmed that the film will be rated PG-13 and that the shoot will last 3-4 months. IMDB lists the film as having a release date in 2009, which seems more likely. But that's what the director said: Summer, 2008. Posted on October 1, 2007 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Jessica Biel Might Be Wonder Woman Not to worry, Jessica Biel is not getting ready to star in another installment of Catwoman. In fact, she's in talks right now to
play Wonder Woman in the upcoming Justice League film.
Jessica Biel is in talks to play Wonder Woman in Warner Bros.' upcoming Justice League of America, with the superhero all-star flick possibly serving to launch Biel's own comic-book movie franchise, according to Variety. The live-action film aims to bring together several of DC Comics biggest stars: Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman, Aquaman and the Flash.Of course, we were all set for a Joss Whedon Wonder Woman stand-alone film starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, but our hopes were cruelly dashed when Joss left the project, for mysterious reasons. Will the Justice League movie be up to snuff? Or will it have too many characters to work in a feature film? It's just way too early to tell. Posted on September 25, 2007 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Iron Man Trailer Here is the trailer for the Iron Man film starring Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark and Iron Man. The film will be released on May 2, 2008. More details available here on IMDB.com. A trailer can also be seen on the Iron Man website. Cinematical has a few details as well. They are correct that Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" was very appropriate for this film. Direct video link Posted on September 12, 2007 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) |
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