Movie News

[Esbat]

Got some movie or TV news? Want to share it with the rest of the forums? Then g'head and post it in this thread!

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TRANSFORMERS

Variety has confirmed the reports that Michael Bay is in talks to direct TRANSFORMERS for DreamWorks. As they put it, the project had stalled until Steven Spielberg hatched a new concept, which current screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci developed and pitched to Bay (who worked with them on THE ISLAND). He sparked to the idea and now the two sides are in negotiations with filming scheduled to begin this fall. Bay's deal will be contigent on his approval of the final script, which is due by the end of this month.

Linkage (http://joblo.com/index.php?id=7113) - Source, Joblo.com

[Esbat]

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Hey folks, Harry here with my kemosabe Juan who sent in 6 new Character One Sheets for that crazy looking Willy Wonka movie of Tim Burton's. No Slugworth poster? And what about Oompa Loompa poster? Heh. I like this growing habit of tons of one sheet designs for a movie. And while these are portrait posters - I think you'll agree that if you hung them in one room of your house, you'd be driven homicidally insane in just a few minutes of constant exposure. Should make theater lobbies entertaining sport this summer!

Linky (http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=19846) - source, AintItCoolNews.com

[Esbat]

X3 and other Films, writer Interview

Will “X-Men 3” be about Dark Phoenix?

I’m not allowed to say, but your guess is…. it was set up pretty well in the second movie. So, that’s part of the third movie, but there’s a new plot that’s the story of the film.

L to the ink-o! (http://www.moviehole.net/news/5410.html) - source, Moviehole.net

[Esbat]

Sensation Device for Theatres (or How Smellivison Ruined The Summer Blockbuster)

"…carefully directed ultrasound beams could evoke different sensations in people's brains, including tastes, smells and touch, and even moving images." - source, guardian.co.uk

Link (http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,12589,1453920,00.html)

[Esbat]

Superman Returns' Lois Lane revealed!

'nuff said

Link (http://joblo.com/index.php?id=7147) , source Joblo.com

[Esbat]

Superman v. Batman Rumor

HACHI MACHI!

Linkage (http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050411d.php) - spurce, darkhorizons.com

[coldcut]

Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy may very well suck:

http://www.planetmagrathea.com/shortreview.html

[Solario]

Invincible Movie optioned by Paramount
BERKELEY, CA -- 4 MARCH, 2005 -- Paramount Pictures has announced the purchase of the film rights to Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker's INVINCIBLE comic book, published monthly by Image Comics. So strong is Kirkman's writing on the book that he has also been tapped to write the screenplay for the film, a rare accomplishment considering this will be Kirkman's first script. Paramount sees the INVINCIBLE movie as a potential franchise starter, and has set the film up with producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura (who is also listed as a producer for Warner Brothers' CONSTANTINE and Universal's upcoming DOOM).

Link (http://www.imagecomics.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?main=news&sub1=press) - source, Image Comics.

[Esbat]

Ghost Rider Exclusive: The Hellcycle!

HOMNA... homna... homna *drool*
- source, SuperHeroHype.com

Pic (http://www.superherohype.com/news/featuresnews.php?id=2834)

[Kinetix]

Ghost Rider Exclusive: The Hellcycle!

HOMNA... homna... homna *drool*
- source, SuperHeroHype.com

Pic (http://www.superherohype.com/news/featuresnews.php?id=2834)


DAYYYYUUUUUUUM.

The body looks too CG in that shot though.

[Malibu Sally]

Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy may very well suck:

http://www.planetmagrathea.com/shortreview.html

That is really depressing. :(

[WingedAvenger]

Superman Returns' Lois Lane revealed!

'nuff said

Link (http://joblo.com/index.php?id=7147) , source Joblo.com
Kate Bosworth looks horrible in that photo, but that's not what I'm posting for.

The comic geek in me is more interested in the picture of the license plate, since it appears the filmmakers may have included a cool piece of little-known backstory.

[Black Razor]

Got some movie or TV news? Want to share it with the rest of the forums? Then g'head and post it in this thread!

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TRANSFORMERS

Variety has confirmed the reports that Michael Bay is in talks to direct TRANSFORMERS for DreamWorks. As they put it, the project had stalled until Steven Spielberg hatched a new concept, which current screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci developed and pitched to Bay (who worked with them on THE ISLAND). He sparked to the idea and now the two sides are in negotiations with filming scheduled to begin this fall. Bay's deal will be contigent on his approval of the final script, which is due by the end of this month.

Linkage (http://joblo.com/index.php?id=7113) - Source, Joblo.com


Hopefully they will hire the guys that did this (http://www.theembassyvfx.com/citroen.html) to do the effects for it.

[Rottweiler]

Whoa. That's a neat lil commercial there. I hope they do, too, after seeing that.

[Randomus]

Personally I hope they get the guys who did the effects in this (http://imdb.com/title/tt0102800/) for Transformers.

[Masked Revenger]

Hopefully they will hire the guys that did this (http://www.theembassyvfx.com/citroen.html) to do the effects for it.

Dang, that was cool! I'd so go see a Transformers if the effects looked like that.

(aw, who am I kidding... I'd go see a Transformers movie anyway)

Chris

[Esbat]

Superman's Shield Revealed!

'nuff said

Linkage (http://www.superherohype.com/news/featuresnews.php?id=2836) - source, SuperHeroHype.com

[Esbat]

Land of the Dead rises Early!

George Romero's LAND OF THE DEAD was supposed to open in October but I guess the studio loved it so much that they bumped it up four months to a primo summer release of June 24th.

LInky (http://joblo.com/index.php?id=7171) - source, JoBlo.com

[Esbat]

Juggernaut in X3?!?!?!? :o

Link (http://joblo.com/index.php?id=7175) - source, AICN.com and JoBlo.com

[WingedAvenger]

Very cool. But...

Juggernaut is perhaps best known for being an "unstoppable" force. While he can certainly be slowed by mountains or bombs or cannons, it is said that only he can stop himself.
What happens when the unstoppable force (Juggernaut) meets the immovable object (Blob)? ;)

[The Widowed]

Very cool. But...


What happens when the unstoppable force (Juggernaut) meets the immovable object (Blob)? ;)
I've wondered that as far back as the Air Force years.

Of course, then we settled the dispute with Overpower (Marvel's CCG of the time). Juggernaut trounced Blob handily and won. :chaku:

[Esbat]

They settled this in last month's Wizard lettercol... and the answer was the same. :chuckle:

[Esbat]

Brandon Routh as... CLARK KENT!

LInk (http://joblo.com/index.php?id=7205) - Source, Joblo.com

[Vendel]

Juggernaut in X3?!?!?!? :o

Link (http://joblo.com/index.php?id=7175) - source, AICN.com and JoBlo.com



faints :o

[Poison]

http://images.usatoday.com/life/_photos/2005/04/22/inside-comingatt-ghostrider.jpg
http://superherohype.com/nextraimages/hellcycleexclusive.jpg

Nic Cage wearing a hairpiece? :chuckle:

[BvS]

Brandon Routh as... CLARK KENT!

LInk (http://joblo.com/index.php?id=7205) - Source, Joblo.com


a chill just went up my spine.

[Masked Revenger]

Brandon Routh as... CLARK KENT!

LInk (http://joblo.com/index.php?id=7205) - Source, Joblo.com

Holy... :o

Chris

[Solario]

http://images.usatoday.com/life/_photos/2005/04/22/inside-comingatt-ghostrider.jpg

Nic Cage wearing a hairpiece? :chuckle:

He actually doesn't look that bad as Johnny Blaze, or I'd atleast expected something worse.

[Esbat]

He actually doesn't look that bad as Johnny Blaze, or I'd atleast expected something worse.

He at least looks younger... I was expecting him to look more like his chara from Con Air but this... this is good. :)

[Esbat]

Wesley Snipes goes Bat-Sh1t

Wesley Snipes filed suit Monday against New Line Cinema, writer/director David Goyer and executive producer Toby Emmerich claiming that the cast, crew and script of BLADE: TRINITY were forced upon him, that he is still owed a portion of his fee, and that he was racially discriminated against and harassed.

LInk (http://joblo.com/index.php?id=7241) - Source, Joblo.com

[Griimace]

So...what, he got pissed that the movie sucked or something?

[Noble]

more Spider-man news. Sony has plans to make a total of 6 movies. More info about this at the link.

Spidy news (http://www.superherohype.com/news.php?id=2949)

[Randomus]

So...what, he got pissed that the movie sucked or something?

Yes. Exactly.

[Griimace]

"We had to choose a villain that represented a proper obstacle in the path of that growth," Raimi said. "And so, though I'd rather not say who Thomas Haden Church is playing just yet—because Sony likes to make a proper presentation to the fans along with Avi Arad from Marvel Comic books—he was chosen because he represented that proper obstacle to ... Peter Parker's growth." Spider-Man 3 is in preproduction now.

Hmm. I don't get who it could be. Closest guess would be *gags* Venom. And yay for six, because that means we can see Harry/Hobgoblin yet!

Oh, wouldn't it be awesome if Spidey Six was with the Sinister Six?

[Rottweiler]

"... at the end of Spider-Man 2, trying to figure out what he lacked as a human being ... never really even dealing with the death of his uncle, just paying down his guilt with every criminal he brings to justice, never really addressing his own guilt that he feels in his heart and coming to terms with it. He's never really looked inside himself. So I think this picture ... he's going to have [to] look a little more inside himself and recognize and deal with some of the deficiencies that he has as a human being."

"Thomas Haden Church ... was chosen because he represented that proper obstacle to ... Peter Parker's growth."

Can, in one movie, Eddie Brock, the symbiote, AND Venom be introduced? I mean, granted, its two hours approx. but... in one movie? I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say the next Spidey might have another villain and our introduction to Brock. I'd like, also, to see Parker get a hold of that symbiote first (maybe not 'Secret Wars' -style, but something more cinema-freidnly) before Brock gets cozy with it. Part of the fun was seeing Parker get a bit out of hand with the black costume before it was rejected.

That's just my opinion, though.


...and, hey -- ya never know. He could end up playing Arcade! :chuckle:

[Griimace]

In the FOX cartoon, they had the symbiote introduced as a stowaway on John Jameson's crashed space shuttle, and Spidey found it while helping there. It worked really well in the cartoon, and I know they introduced John for a reason. And it sure wasn't for Man-Wolf.

[Esbat]

Old 6 Movie Spidey Deal News plus Fox's new Superhero Flick... Surf's up!

LInkage (http://joblo.com/index.php?id=7385)

[Esbat]

V for Vendetta: OMFG... PURE AWESOMENESS!

Hugo Weaving has stepped in to replace James Purefoy in V FOR VENDETTA who left for undisclosed reasons. Filming began back in early March and it's unclear at this point how many of Purefoy's scenes will need to be reshot... Weaving will step in and play the titular character, a vigilante in futuristic London who goes by the name V.

Link (http://joblo.com/index.php?id=7435) - Source, Joblo.com

[Solario]

Not PURE AWESOMENESS, if they follow that whole "The nazis won the second world war" crap.

[WingedAvenger]

Topher Grace (http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20050520/en_movies_eo/16596) to have a role in Spider-Man 3.

According to this (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000929080), he's to play a villain.

Of course, the wads at AICN are more than happy to start the rumor mill (http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=20277) turning.

[WingedAvenger]

The X-Men 3 movie is now directorless (http://www.superherohype.com/news/x-mennews.php?id=3082).

Hey, I'm available. :chuckle:

[Griimace]

Moore Done Dirty by DC over V movie, says "FU, WB": Link. (http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/index.cgi?column=litg&article=2153)


It's meaty. Free up 15 minutes or so.

[WingedAvenger]

Microsoft close to closing a deal for a Halo movie (http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20050610/111844494800.html).

[WingedAvenger]

http://www.superherohype.com/news.php?id=3161
Church Drops Spider-Man 3 Villain Hints
Source: Abysstare June 17, 2005

Spider-Man 3 star Thomas Haden Church has dropped a few hints about which villain he is playing. 'Abysstare' says...

On page 57 of this week's double issue Entertainment Weekly (#826/827):

EW: After reminding the world he could really act in Sideways, the Oscar nominee will play an undisclosed, top secret villain in 2007's Spider-Man 3. How about a hint?

THC: "He's a horse of many colors."

EW: There are horses in Spider-Man?

THC: "Let's just say he's an amorphous collection of protons, electrons, and neutrons, of different colors."

There's some more, but that's the only part with any clues.

[WingedAvenger]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8306132/
Fox, Marvel say Sony stole ‘X-Men’ ideas
‘Zoom’s Academy’ movie features children with powers

Updated: 4:36 p.m. ET June 21, 2005

LOS ANGELES - Twentieth Century Fox and comic book publisher Marvel Enterprises Tuesday said they sued Sony Pictures and Revolution Studios to thwart the release of “Zoom’s Academy,” a film they say infringes on their popular ”X-Men” feature films.

Both films feature children with special powers feared by the government and shunned by society, who are are taught to harness and develop their abilities in a special school, said Fox in a statement.

The copyright infringement lawsuit, filed Monday in a California federal court, also alleges Sony and Revolution engaged in unfair competition by moving up the release of their film to before the release of “X-3,” the newest “X-Men” installment on May 26, 2006.

Sony Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp., and Revolution Studios both declined to comment.

Twentieth Century Fox is a unit of News Corp.

“Just days after Fox announced ’X3’ would be released on May 26, 2006, Sony and Revolution deliberately moved up ZOOM’s release so that it would come two weeks before, instead of 11 weeks after the release of ’X3’,” the lawsuit stated.

Studios often time releases with an eye to the competition.

Marvel and Fox in their suit asked the court to order Sony and Revolution to remove infringing material from their script and not to market or release their film in a way that unfairly trades off the success of the “X-Men” comics or films.

Fox said Revolution ignored a written warning to stay away from “X-Men” in making its upcoming film, “Zoom’s Academy.”

“Although Revolution changed some parts of the ’ZOOM’ script ... those few cosmetic changes cannot cover up the fact that ’ZOOM’ continues to copy key elements, concepts, themes, characters and story lines from ’X-Men’,” the lawsuit stated.

“Zoom,” a comedy set to star Tim Allen, has not started production yet. “X-Men” and “X2” reportedly grossed more than $700 million worldwide at the box office.

[Blue Bolt]

Next they'll say DC stole Marvel's "normal guy turned superhero" idea with almost all of it's characters. Do they know how many movies out there are just copied plotlines of other movies? And we don't these those companies filing lawsuits. :lol:

[Solario]

http://www.superherohype.com/news.php?id=3161

Sounds more like the Absorbing Man than Electro. :D

Zoom Academy, from what I heard, is pretty much a ripoff down to the lines, so it doesn't surprise me.

[Meltman]

Actually, he's saying that he's a bunch of atoms (which are made up of electrons, neutrons, and protons of course) that are:

a·mor·phous
adj.
Lacking definite form; shapeless.
Of no particular type; anomalous.
Lacking organization; formless.
Lacking distinct crystalline structure

So he's either not saying anything, or he's Sandman or Hyrdoman or something.

[Masked Revenger]

Zoom Academy, from what I heard, is pretty much a ripoff down to the lines, so it doesn't surprise me.

I'm not so sure about that. It looks like they are basing it on a whole other comic book.

http://comingsoon.net/news.php?id=311

http://comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=6446

Chris

[suburbanhell]

Actually, he's saying that he's a bunch of atoms (which are made up of electrons, neutrons, and protons of course) that are:

a·mor·phous
adj.
Lacking definite form; shapeless.
Of no particular type; anomalous.
Lacking organization; formless.
Lacking distinct crystalline structure

So he's either not saying anything, or he's Sandman or Hyrdoman or something.

Though the words "of different colors" hints at Chameleon...but that doesn't quite make sense....chronologically I think you'd see Reptile....and....hmm...

[WingedAvenger]

Though the words "of different colors" hints at Chameleon...but that doesn't quite make sense....chronologically I think you'd see Reptile....and....hmm...You mean the Lizard, yes? ;)

Actually, chronologically speaking, matching up the timeline of the comics with the timeline of the movie has already failed. The Chameleon was the first villain Spidey encountered in issue #1. The Green Goblin didn't show up until issue #14.

Given what Meltman said just a lil' bit ago, I'm re-establishing my belief that THC will be Sandman. When the news was first broken I figured he'd be Venom, but that was until I learned SPE was planning a total of 6 Spider-Man movies. Because of that, there's probably no rush in getting Venom's story up on the big screen, so they can use other characters in the meantime.

Although now that I think about it, if you look at THC and then at a drawn image of Hydro-Man, they do look awfully similar. Hmmmm..... ;)

[WingedAvenger]

This isn't an update on a specific movie, but I thought this was an interesting article nonetheless about the decline and resurgence of the R-rated comedy (http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/cl-et-goldstein5jul05,0,4441517.htmlstory).

[Meltman]

It won't be long before they'll be seeing the movies themselves on some kind of hand-held video device.

Hmmm, maybe Sony can come up with something... :think:

[WingedAvenger]

Who's The Next Great Film Superhero? (http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/14/film.thenextsuperhero.ap/index.html)

EDIT: Oh and I almost forgot. The Transformers movie (http://www.superherohype.com/news/transformersnews.php?id=3280) release date has been pushed back to July 4, 2007 so they can make M:I3 first. Gentlemen, start your grousing. :grr:

[Poison]

Except for Spidey3, I don't have high hopes for upcoming hero movies. Superman might be good, not sure yet. But from all that's known, X3 will suck. Ghost Rider... I foresee another Daredevil okay flick. But the rest?

[WingedAvenger]

The X-Men 3 movie was looking to shape up quite nicely at first.

Vinnie Jones was cast as Juggernaut. Cool.

Kelsey Grammer was cast as Beast. Again, cool.

Now, they've made their first misstep. Ben Foster has been cast as Angel (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=10435). Yuck. In a day and age when there is plenty of hungry young talent abound in this country looking for such an interesting role as this, they instead opt for this kid who can't act his way out of a paper bag, let alone just be normal for 5 freaking seconds of his life. Every time I see him smirking on TV or in movies, I just wanna smack that smug, untalented, unfunny, quit-yammering-on-and-on-in-character-and-shut-the-hell-up look off his ugly face.

Some of you may not even know who he is. But I do, and seriously, I hate this guy. :grr:

/em sigh

I'll still see the X-Men 3 movie. Hopefully Angel will be regulated to an extremely minor role (I hate the fact that I have to say that now).

[Poison]

Yuck, that guy doesn't look at all like anything Angel would be. Don't know about his acting though.

[AfterglowNoMore]

Always kinda saw Heath Ledger as Angel myself.

[Blackbat]

Except for Spidey3, I don't have high hopes for upcoming hero movies. Superman might be good, not sure yet. But from all that's known, X3 will suck. Ghost Rider... I foresee another Daredevil okay flick. But the rest?

I could see Captain America being a good flick. I mean a Super Solider program is realistic and I think could be pulled off on film.

[BvS]

I could see Captain America being a good flick. I mean a Super Solider program is realistic and I think could be pulled off on film.

So did these guys (http://captain-america.movie-poster.ws/movie.htm). :D

[AfterglowNoMore]

So did these guys (http://captain-america.movie-poster.ws/movie.htm). :D
And now, you must die. :D:D But those were still better than the Nick Fury: Agent of Shield movie with Lifeguard Mitch Buchanan as Nick Fury.

[BvS]

And now, you must die. :D:D But those were still better than the Nick Fury: Agent of Shield movie with Lifeguard Mitch Buchanan as Nick Fury.

Villian: I'll see you in hell, Fury!
Hasselhoff: We'll do lunch!

Yeah, that's EXACTLY what Nick Fury'd say! lmsfao!

[Poison]

Dammit, forgot to mention Hasselhoff in the favourite superhero movie thread! And I'm currently trying to get that Cap America movie, must be terrible. And that old Flash movie...

[Meltman]

Yuck, that guy doesn't look at all like anything Angel would be. Don't know about his acting though.

If you've seen The Punisher he was the skinny pierced guy.

[Poison]

Yeah, I remember. SPACKER Dave, dude! :rolleyes: Great choice.

[WingedAvenger]

...and here's why: http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/633/633930p1.html

Comic-Con 2005: Bruce Campbell Rips Hollywood
Campbellisms abound! The B-movie actor torches Tom Cruise, the MPAA, Ben Affleck and Batman Begins.

July 14, 2005 - Complaining that Hollywood is "creatively bankrupt," fan favorite Bruce Campbell ripped into the studio system and the recent spate of summer blockbusters at today's Comic-Con Q&A session. The cult actor cycled through the films that came out this summer and deconstructed each one.

"First of all, every A-movie is a now a B-movie," he said. Any movie that relies on costumes and aliens falls into the latter category, according to Campbell. Speaking about War of the Worlds, he complained that the idea was tired, stating that "every 50 years they do something with that idea."

On Batman Begins, he said "Well, this was a good one. It took 'em five tries." On Bewitched he simply said, "Hollywood has a file drawer 30 years deep." Later in the presentation, he added "I urge you not to support the same horsesh*t you're getting out of Hollywood." Then, tongue firmly in cheek, he added, "Except Sky High," which he appears in.

He didn't hold back comments about other member of the acting fraternity. When asked about Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, he said "Well, I can guarantee that I don't give a rat's ass about them." He repeatedly jabbed at Ashton Kutcher, joking that the actor would reprise his role in the Evil Dead remake. He even called out Ben Affleck more than once, stating "…William Holden can kick Ben Affleck's ass any day of the week."

But his special affection was reserved for the MPAA, which he referred to as "stupid" and "embarrassing." "The MPAA can kiss my ass so hard it can come out the other side." He has no love for network censors, either. He stated that it was wrong that violence is much more acceptable than nudity on television. "You can shoot a boobie, but you can't kiss it."

[Chain Lightning]

So the huge San Diego Comic Con was this past weekend. For anyone who doesn't know, this is huge convention for comic books and over the years it has become THE place for Hollywood to premiere film trailers and clips and get initial fan reactions. The attendance this year I believe broke 100K and it was around 94K last year. So usually since it's all comic fans, the word/buzz that comes out of San Diego is usually reliable.

Bryan Singer was there this year and brought the first footage available or shown to the public for Superman Returns.

I got this information from Comics2film.com. A really nice site if you've never been to it.


Posted by Justin on 07/16/05

The King has returned. This morning in Hall H at the Comic Con International, Bryan Singer answered a ton of questions about Superman Returns. The biggest news, however was the footage he brought with him, the fans first substantial glimpse at film he and his team are crafting.

The footage starts out with a montage of Smallville that's absolutely beautiful. Then we get some shots of young Clark busting through the barn roof, and examining his baby ship. We then jump to Matrha Kent and Ben Hubbard in the house staring out the window in horror, apparently looking at Clark's crashing ship. Then there's the shots of Martha approaching the ship. We cut to a shot Singer described in an the Kent Farm blog about Brandon sitting up into the frame in front of the window. We then cut to Metropolis with a lot of shots that look into the relationships between the characters. Superman's return has prompted Perry to tell Lois to write an article about Superman, though she's very opposed to it. Richard White, her current boyfriend also is shown being a bit jealous of Lois having Superman back in her life. We got several shots of Superman and Superman with Lois, and they look absolutely FANTASTIC together. One great quote from Brandon in the clip was "That place was a graveyard. I'm the only one left." One presumes he was talking about Krypton, but we shall all see. Near the end we got some very cool, yet brief shots of Spacey as Luthor holding a Kryptonian crystal in his hand. The big finale was an animated live shot of the storyboard picture that showed Superman hovering over the clouds, but with the added bonus of him streaking down toward the earth, creating a sonic boom on the way. It was amazing.

First impresions were that this film is going to be absolutely huge, and both strong in story and visually stunning. The whole thing had a very nostalgic feel to it, harkening back to the 30's and 40's - the Fleischer influence was very apparent, which makes me a happy SuperFan.

Fan reactions were astounding. After viewing the footage the first time, Singer got a standing ovation, and played it again. It was just as stunning. The buzz all over the Con was about the footage.


What I want to know is, was anybody at the San Diego comic con this year that saw this trailer? Overall, I'm feeling a little better about the film based on this report. Bryan Singer taking footage to the fans to see shows he wants to do the film right. He did the same thing with the first X-Men movie before it came out. So I think if he hears/heard anything that a majority didn't like he'd get it fixed.


There is one story element that has me mad as hell and I'm hoping they change it or take it out altogether.

In his abscense, Lois Lane is dating Perry White's son and she has a child OUT of wedlock. They didn't say if it's White's kid or not, just that she's a single mother when Supes returns. NO, NO, NO. Lois Lane is a strong, intelligent woman who would NOT be stupid enough to have unprotected sex and try to raise a child on her own.

[WingedAvenger]

Kind of slow in the movie news biz right now but here's some recent superhero movie related stuff to chew on for now:

Ellen Page (http://www.superherohype.com/news/x-mennews.php?id=3334) has been cast to play Kitty Pryde in the X-Men 3 movie. Apparently the rumor that the role was going to Maggie Grace was never true (http://www.superherohype.com/news/x-mennews.php?id=3363).

The first 4 Batman movies (http://www.superherohype.com/news.php?id=3366) are going to be released as a DVD set on Oct 18. Click the link and scroll down to see all the planned special features.

Still no word on who Thomas Haden Church will be playing in Spider-Man 3. He appeared recently on the Tonight show and said principle photography won't start until January, so we may have to wait until then. :(

[Xielos]

I just saw Sky High. It wasn't necesarily a bad movie, it just wasn't very good. In light of that, I felt compelled to do this:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/Xielos/CoH%20Screens/screenshot_2005-08-04-00-21-52.jpg

[sheld0n]

Whoa, how on earth did i manage not to notice this thread!

Alright, i didnt see this posted before, so here goes:
We have some early footage of the new Transformers movie, from Comic Con. The first half depicts the participants and a bunch of toys shown at the convention, while the second half shows some animated digital scene sketches, drawings and commentary from Steven Spielberg. I think its worth checking out (http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20816) for anyone who is waiting for the movie.

[WingedAvenger]

Nooooooo.....

"V for Vendetta" pushed back to March (http://www.superherohype.com/news.php?id=3415).

[WingedAvenger]

Apparently, Jessica Alba has been cast as Jeannie (http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2005-08-24/#9) in the "I Dream of Jeannie" movie. If true, this means she probably will not be returning for the Fantastic 4 sequel.

[Malibu Sally]

Apparently, Jessica Alba has been cast as Jeannie (http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2005-08-24/#9) in the "I Dream of Jeannie" movie. If true, this means she probably will not be returning for the Fantastic 4 sequel.

*waits for the usual Jessica Alba debate to re-kindle* :rolleyes:

[Meltman]

Honestly, when I heard this, I was more concerned with they fact that Hollywood thought we NEEDED an I Dream of Jeannie move.

[coldcut]

Especially after the critically acclaimed 2003 release. What? That's "I Cream with Jeanie?" My bad.

[Meltman]

Wait wait wait wait wait wait. You missed the obviously more hidiously sinister part of that news story.

The Fantastic Four actress will join Fever Pitch funnyman Jimmy Fallon for the latest revamp of a classic TV series

For the love of all that doesn't suck NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooo*COUGH**COUGH** deepbreath*OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

[Malibu Sally]

For the love of all that doesn't suck NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooo*COUGH**COUGH** deepbreath*OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Don't sugar-coat, Meltman. How do you really feel?:D

[Meltman]

I'm afraid I'd break the laws of God, man, and these message boards if I told you that.

[Masked Revenger]

*waits for the usual Jessica Alba debate to re-kindle* :rolleyes:

So, at the risk of making this prediction come true...

Shouldn't the woman that plays Jeannie have, I don't know... breasts?

*waits for the flames about being a sexest*

Chris

[Poison]

Why flames, you'Re absolutely right about that! :shinner:

[Vendel]

So, at the risk of making this prediction come true...

Shouldn't the woman that plays Jeannie have, I don't know... breasts?

*waits for the flames about being a sexest*

Chris


Jessica Alba needs to put some weight back on....she has teh boobs for the job...... not that I have spent time studying this mind you


:notme:

[WingedAvenger]

The director of "Shaun of the Dead" has been tapped to make an Ant-Man movie (http://www.superherohype.com/news.php?id=3462), and he plans to make it a comedy. :eyebrow:

[Dynamo-Man]

Shouldn't the woman that plays Jeannie have, I don't know... breasts?
I dunno...they look fine to me...

http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/mgm/de_lovely/jessica_alba/delovscrec.jpg

[Poison]

Dynamo, please go to the debate forum. :rolleyes:

[Randomus]

The director of "Shaun of the Dead" has been tapped to make an Ant-Man movie (http://www.superherohype.com/news.php?id=3462), and he plans to make it a comedy. :eyebrow:

I wonder if it'll be Hank or Scott. I hope Scott. He's less of a jerk, and it would make a better comedy. But more of a, "Let's laugh at this guy's misfortune!" comedy with a touching, heart-warming conclusion.

[WingedAvenger]

FreezeDriedMovies.com (http://www.freezedriedmovies.com/news/index.php?Action=Full&NewsID=3355) seems to feel that in the Spider-Man 3 movie, THC will be Sandman (which I agree), Topher Grace will be Venom (which I doubt), and James Franco will be the Hobgoblin (which I SERIOUSLY doubt). As usual, this is just more Internet rumor (http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=8547). Could be true, but we probably won't know for sure until January when principal photography starts.

[coldcut]

Topher Grace seems like he'd make a better Peter Parker than anything. Really, the only Spiderman villain that I could see him playing would be Mysterio.

[Elemento]

Speaking of movies, Ghost Rider has been completed with Nicholas Cage as Johnny Blaze but not due out to the public til next summer.

Shazam is in the works right now. Rumor has it that The Rock aka Dwayne Johnson will be playing the famous Captain Marvel. This is the second actually for Shazam. The first was serial done in the forties starring Tom Tyler.

Movie being worked on right now to put the Green Hornet back in the spotlight. No idea who yet they're going to pick for the roles that made Van Williams and Bruce Lee famous.

Read that Man-Thing was already released to TV on the Sci-Fi channel back on April 15th and that the DVD was going out in June. I have not yet seen the DVD anywhere. Updated info has shown U.S. release not til September 24th.Box Office Info:
Cast:
Matthew Le Nevez (as Kyle Williams )
Steve Bastoni (as Rene LaRoque )
Jack Thompson (as Frederic Schist )
Patrick Thompson (as Jake Schist )
Imogen Bailey (as Sarah )

Directed By: Brett Leonard
Written By: Steve Gerber & Hans Rodionoff
Produced By: Artisan Entertainment

Go here for any more news about comic book movies:
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/

[Vendel]

There is a reason Man-Thing was released on TV.....trust me on this.

[WingedAvenger]

http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=8735
http://www.superherohype.com/news.php?id=3510

Despite this, I'm still a bit skeptical. Something about this seems a little too obvious, like the "accidental" revalation was staged. We haven't heard anything about this recently, so this could be a way for Marvel to renew interest in the guessing game.

Not to mention the second link there states that she hasn't even received the script yet.

On the flip side, I don't really see any reason why THC and Grace couldn't play those respective roles, so this could be for real.

[WingedAvenger]

Alright, I'm going to give this thread another shot.

Here is a trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean 2. The sound is a little off (at least it was for me), but it's still very watchable. :)

http://images.themes.ru/POTC2/POTC2_Teaser.mov

[Masked Revenger]

Very cool!

Chris

[Powerhelm]

Having Topher play venom would bring it more in line with the Normal Spiderman universe they're working with while introducing the characters with more "Ultimate Spiderman" style origins.

However having james Franco be Hobgoblin wouldn't make any sense since the Hobgoblin wasn't Harry Osborn but instead a run of the mill criminal that found a Green Goblin stockpile.

[Rottweiler]

...but if Mary Jane's movie origin (amalgamating with Gwen Stacy) is any indication, it wouldn't be against Raimi's MO (and considering his sincere love and respect for the franchise, not too objectionable) for the Osborn, Green Goblin II, and Hobgoblin characters to be consolidated. Makes it easy for newcomers to swallow, its marketable, and as long as Raimi puts his TLC into it, let's things fall into place so we can get on with the movie. Hope the Bats franchise will use this trick well.

[WingedAvenger]

Yep, this is the Dungeon Siege movie (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460780/) you may have heard about. Uwe Boll's directing (ugh!), but if you're curious, you can check out the "in production" trailer here.

http://www.twitchfilm.net/king.mov

There's also news (http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=61234) that this movie is so long, it's going to be broken in half and released as two movies, a la "Kill Bill".

[Chain Lightning]

Alright, I'm going to give this thread another shot.

Here is a trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean 2. The sound is a little off (at least it was for me), but it's still very watchable. :)

http://images.themes.ru/POTC2/POTC2_Teaser.mov

Um is that link supposed to go to a Russian film site? I don't think many of us here read Russian, and before you ask, I scrolled down and didn't see any English 'Pirates of the Carribean' sticking out among the Russian text.

[Poison]

There's also news (http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=61234) that this movie is so long, it's going to be broken in half and released as two movies, a la "Kill Bill". No.... Who? Who is so stupid? Who gives Boll money? Who is so friggin stupid?

The truth is actually that Boll is making bad movies on purpose. Since they're German productions, if they cost a certain amount and flop, he can set them off against tax liability and actually earns more in the end. American producers on the other end get US contributions for making movies outside the US, so they give a damn if the movie flops. All Boll movies are a big scam.
I'm still surprised he gets people like Kristianna Locken, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, John Rhys-Davies, Ron Pearlman and Jason Stratham to work for him though... :sarcasm:

[Randomus]

I'm torn on the Dungeon Siege movie.

On the one hand, I loved Dungeon Siege and Jason Statham is an amazing actor/martial artist.

On the other hand, Uwe Boll is a cancer on the nether regions of humanity.

[WingedAvenger]

Um is that link supposed to go to a Russian film site? I don't think many of us here read Russian, and before you ask, I scrolled down and didn't see any English 'Pirates of the Carribean' sticking out among the Russian text.
Okay, looks like the trailer at that site got nuked. Fortunately, it's also being hosted here (http://wwtdd.com/index.php?type=one&i=342). And this time the sound is in sync! :cool:

[Poison]

Btw, that's a pirated trailer.
:lol:

[WingedAvenger]

Yeah, but this one's not (http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/piratesofthecaribbeandeadmanschest.html)!

(cute pun, BTW :lol: )

[Masked Revenger]

Not sure if this was posted yet or not.

X-3 Trailer (http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/x3/)

Chris

[Emerald Sky]

Very nice :)

[WingedAvenger]

Sorry folks, it's been pushed back (http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=9657) to February of 2007.

[WingedAvenger]

http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/v_for_vendetta/trailer/

Speaking of Alan Moore based material, rights to the Watchmen (http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=9678) movie has been picked up by Warner Bros., who promptly dropped the original writer and director.

[Solario]

http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/v_for_vendetta/trailer/

Speaking of Alan Moore based material, rights to the Watchmen (http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=9678) movie has been picked up by Warner Bros., who promptly dropped the original writer and director.


Some of the trailer I liked (the stuff from the book), but I still think it's a flatout misinterpretation of V and anarchy in general to have so many people dressed up as him, it negates the whole point of individuality in anarchy and the symbol of the actual people rising up against the government, not everyone dressed up the same (as in facists) and everyone being symbols, if everyone can understand me. And the slow motion bull**** has got to go, V's movements are suppose to be swift and graceful and slowmotion in this instant doesn't give off a sense of that. Plus he's suppose to possess superhuman speed and strength, not invulnerability so the point where he's punched in the face and shot at from multiple angles doesn't add up at all.

Meanwhile I heard Hayter's Watchmen script should have be as flawlessly adapted as you can do with a two-three hour movie. So this sort of saddens me.

[Poison]

First look at the Ghost Rider:

http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/ghostrider/site/rider.html

[Meltman]

First look at the Ghost Rider:

http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/ghostrider/site/rider.html

Ahhh!!!!! So cool!

[Poison]

A little something for you Supes-freaks:

http://www.aintitcool.com/pics/supermanscan.jpg

[Poison]

And another news:
another villain in X3 will be Psylocke, played by Meiling Melancon.

http://thehollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001772355

[suburbanhell]

Villain? Forgive my comic book ignorance, but I Thought Psylock was a member of the x-men...how is she a villain?

[Rottweiler]

Actually, Elizabeth Braddock had a short stint with the bad crowd.

'The skinny' on Psylocke (http://www.marveldirectory.com/individuals/p/psylocke.htm)

[WingedAvenger]

Watch it quick, who knows how long this will stay up!

http://www.badongo.com/vid.php?file=Transformers+Movie+Test+Footage__2006-01-09_tffootage.mpeg&s=black

[Solario]

That does look like its from a Transformer movie, but unafortunately it could be apart of that Citroën viral campagne from a while back.

[Poison]

Spider-Man 3 news:

Gwen Stacy has been cast for the 3rd movie, young actress Bryce Howard (who'll go blonde).
http://www.aintitcool.com/pics/gwenstacy.jpg

[WingedAvenger]

Gwen Stacy has been cast for the 3rd movie, young actress Bryce Howard (who'll go blonde).NOOOOOOOooooooooooooooo......

The girl who gave the most unconvincing blind performance I've ever seen in that crappy Village movie is now set poised to ruin Spider-Man. I'm disappointed.

However, on the other hand, simply from that picture alone, she actually looks more 'Mary Jane-ish' than Kirsten Dunst does. Odd that they would get a natural blonde to play a redhead, and a natural redhead to play a blonde.

[Meltman]

I think they have an endorsement deal with Maybaline.

[coldcut]

So the blonde dyes her hair red and the redhead dyes her hair blonde?

[The Widowed]

NOOOOOOOooooooooooooooo......

The girl who gave the most unconvincing blind performance I've ever seen in that crappy Village movie is now set poised to ruin Spider-Man. I'm disappointed.
I thought her performance was one of the best things about The Village. :(

:P

[Poison]

I absolutely liked the Village. Great flick. And I liked her performance. She just doesn't have the Gwen thing for me.

[The Widowed]

I liked The Village too, even if the ending was kind of abrupt. And it sucked that some inbred blue-collar dolt in the row ahead of us was pretty vocal in denouncing the movie as stupid. But I suspect that he did so simply because he was too thick in the head to perceive the movie's message about human nature.... >:]

[Poison]

Must've been like all those people who thought the Sixth Sense, Unbreakable or the Butterfly Effect were stupid movies, just because they didn't get it. :rolleyes:

[WingedAvenger]

Variety is now confirming (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117936358?categoryid=1238&cs=1) that Topher Grace will play Venom in the Spider-Man 3 movie. No idea what their source is, but I think at this point I'm ready to give in and say, "Okay fine, I'll believe it now."

Actually, it might be more accurate to say Grace will be playing Eddie Brock, since I'm sure Venom will be mostly CGI anyhow... :P

[WingedAvenger]

Too bad.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=12889

[Esbat]

The Ultimates: The Movie (http://www.superherohype.com/news/featuresnews.php?id=3834) - On DVD Feb 21st. :cool:

[WingedAvenger]

Apparently this is old news (http://www.bruce-campbell.com/) but I'm just finding out about it now and I don't see mention of it yet here.
They Call Him Bruce...
11.30.05

They Call Me Bruce is being produced by Dark Horse Indie, the new joint venture production company created by Dark Horse Entertainment and Image Entertainment. Popular actor and Oregon resident Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead, Army of Darkness) is set to star and direct. He will also produce the project with another Oregon resident, Dark Horse president Mike Richardson.

They Call Me Bruce is the tale of a small town set upon by demons after a group of teen-agers unwittingly unleash an ancient curse. Campbell, playing himself, is kidnapped off the set of a B horror movie and, despite his protestations that he's just an actor, is forced to play the role of his heroic movie character in order to save the town. Mark Verheiden (The Mask, TimeCop) is writing the screenplay. Production is scheduled for early 2006 in southern Oregon.

[WingedAvenger]

If this didn't appear on SPE's official site, I'd swear it was a fanmade Photoshop piece, and a poorly done one at that.

http://spiderman.sonypictures.com/

I hope this isn't the direction they're taking with the symbiote suit for the movie. It's exactly the same as his regular suit, weblines and everything, just in all black/dark grey. The comics version (http://www.texastoyz.com/images/MSSymbioteSpideyfigure.jpg) looks nothing like that at all. Here's hoping this was just a temporary lapse of reason on a producer's part, and that things will be corrected the closer we come to May 4, 2007.

[Yin]

Too bad.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=12889

Although that sucks, I'm kind of glad they pulled the plug. For one, the story sounds stupid, and for two, you really do need the original team to work on it. They were the first to do it, and if you want the true feel of the other two movies you'd have to get it from the original. That's how X3 is going to turn it. It looks good, but it won't have a Bryan Singer feel to it.

[Vendel]

Apparently this is old news (http://www.bruce-campbell.com/) but I'm just finding out about it now and I don't see mention of it yet here.



I will be waiting in line for this one :D

B.C. is the hero of our time.

[Meltman]

If this didn't appear on SPE's official site, I'd swear it was a fanmade Photoshop piece, and a poorly done one at that.

http://spiderman.sonypictures.com/

I hope this isn't the direction they're taking with the symbiote suit for the movie. It's exactly the same as his regular suit, weblines and everything, just in all black/dark grey. The comics version (http://www.texastoyz.com/images/MSSymbioteSpideyfigure.jpg) looks nothing like that at all. Here's hoping this was just a temporary lapse of reason on a producer's part, and that things will be corrected the closer we come to May 4, 2007.

That actually reminds me of Spider-Man's Web Armor suit.

And hey, it could be worse. They could have gotten Tony Stark to design it.

[Esbat]

It could just be RSI, residual self image, so when petey is one with the symbiote it just become his spidey suit but in black and gray?

IMHO it looks pretty slick.

[Overbite]

Hugh Jackman = Johnathan Kent

I bet your thinking...eh, isn't the movie taking place after the second film?

And it is. BUt hugh is having a cameo role in Clark's flashbacks of his father.

It was rumored before while the film was in production that Hugh was playing the part of his dad, and the rumors were even dismissed.

Now those rumors have been confirmed.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117939813?categoryid=1236&cs=1&nid=2562

THere will also be a series of comics that will tell the story of Clarks 7 year Hiatus(sp?) A prequel if you will.

[Overbite]

Wolverine movie will be a prequel. Bone claws, war, his capture...

Anyone read Origin?

[Overbite]

Ghost Rider teaser will appear in the showing of X-Men 3!

[Heather]

oh my god Veik your avatar is killing me... I've seen that picture :D

[WingedAvenger]

Sure, we already knew it, but Thomas Haden Church dropped the "V" word in a recent interview (http://www.superherohype.com/news/spider-mannews.php?id=4077) (and that V is definitely not for Vendetta). There's really no denying it now.

Also, for those of you that happen to live in the Cleaveland area, you could get a chance (http://www.superherohype.com/news.php?id=4066) to be an extra in Spider-Man 3.

[Meltman]

Yeah, but you'd have to live near Cleveland. Not worth it, in my opinion.

[The Mystic]

About 3.5 hours outside of Cleveland. :think:

Bah, just saw the date on that article, it looks like it was last Sunday.

[Moon Jump]

NO!!! PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!! NO!!!! (http://www.cinematical.com/2006/04/18/lindsay-lohan-is-sailor-moon/) :jono:

[Xielos]

I feel your pain man, honestly. Hell, I feel MY pain.

[Solario]

Since I don't really care about Sailor Moon, I can appreciate the notion of seeing Lindsay Lohan run around in a tight sailor uniform for about two hours. ;)

[Meltman]

I hope Joss doesn't lower himself and actually accept this job...

This just in: Kevin Federline set to play Tuxedo Mask!

(By the way, I love the first comment on the page:)
1. i think its a gud idea, especially if lindsay lohan is gunna b wearing a magical school-girl costume, but i thught lindsay was tryin 2 drop that skool luk 4 a more serious 1?

oh well, still think she is awsome

(I didn't know Krypto visited that website...)

[Malibu Sally]

I don't know whether this is a good thing or not. :think: I won't hold my breath, though.

http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,18863,00.html?fdnews

I guess it's better than that "Sailor Moon" news though. :D

[Moon Jump]

IT'S FAKE!! :banana:

From The Anime News Network
Sailor Moon Movie News False
Several news sites have repeated a rumor that the latest issue of Animage reports Lindsay Lohan and Joss Whedon will be involved in a Fox produced live-action Sailor Moon movie. ANN has verified that neither the April nor May issue of Animage says any such thing. Joss Whedon is currently slated to direct the upcoming Wonder Woman movie, due out in 2007. No cast details for that film have been announced.

I'm so glad it's fake, although I pretty much knew that it was. I feel like making one of those "Awesome God" YTMND's now! But their a dime a dozen, so just pull one up that has it already.

[WingedAvenger]

I'm surprised no one has posted this yet:

http://www.starwars.com/episode-iv/release/video/news20060503.htmlIn response to overwhelming demand, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release attractively priced individual two-disc releases of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Each release includes the 2004 digitally remastered version of the movie and, as bonus material, the theatrical edition of the film. That means you'll be able to enjoy Star Wars as it first appeared in 1977, Empire in 1980, and Jedi in 1983.

[Meltman]

*has 20 billion simultaneous joygasms*

By the way: http://shop.starwars.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=105047&rid=SMCMFH00001

Released in commemoration of this.

[Solario]

This is the New Coke ordeal all over again.

[Moon Jump]

(Didn't know if the Superman game thread was for the movie too, but this is the best place to post somthing like this.)

New Superman International Trailer! (http://pdl.warnerbros.com/wbol/uk/movies/supermanreturns/superman_returns_tlrf3_qt_500.mov)

[The Freudian Slip]

(Didn't know if the Superman game thread was for the movie too, but this is the best place to post somthing like this.)

New Superman International Trailer! (http://pdl.warnerbros.com/wbol/uk/movies/supermanreturns/superman_returns_tlrf3_qt_500.mov)

Holy ****! That last part was awesome!

[Kinetix]

IT'S FAKE!! :banana:

From The Anime News Network


I'm so glad it's fake, although I pretty much knew that it was. I feel like making one of those "Awesome God" YTMND's now! But their a dime a dozen, so just pull one up that has it already.

Dammit, now your stupid girl anime won't be ruined! :shinner:

[AfterglowNoMore]

Click me dammit! (http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=7701)

[Valcarde]

Click me dammit! (http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=7701)

My guess for the FF4 2?
Silver Surfer.

[WingedAvenger]

BTW, if anyone's interested to know what Priyanka Chopra looks like, get yourself an eyeful here (http://www.moviehotties.com/2006/06/new_wonder_woman.html#more).

[Masked Revenger]

So, last night, I saw a trailer for this movie, Hollywoodland (http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/hollywoodland.html), and it just looks really good. There appears to be no official site, however. Anyway, it lookd good, and I wanted to share.

Chris

[Gollum_ARG]

My guess for the FF4 2?
Silver Surfer.

Yup, according to some rumors going around: Here (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=338816)

[Solario]

Yup, according to some rumors going around: Here (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=338816)

I heard they're playing it much closer to the comic this time around, which I'm happy about. I wish they didn't use Alba though, and not for "genius" reasons such as John Byrne's "All latino women with blond hair looks like prostitutes" bullshit; she just doesn't fit the part.

[AfterglowNoMore]

So, last night, I saw a trailer for this movie, Hollywoodland (http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/hollywoodland.html), and it just looks really good. There appears to be no official site, however. Anyway, it lookd good, and I wanted to share.

Chris
Holy Hiney, normally, Affleck is enough to get me to avoid a movie, but that looks pretty sweet.

[Blackbat]

Rocky Balboa - Trailer (http://www.filmwad.com/out.phtml?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmovies.yahoo.com%2Ffeatur e%2Frockybalboa.html%3B_ylt%3DAqFssuvYPSCW5T9tSWRk So1fVXcA)

[MikeKAY]

Dear God! That actually doesn't look shitty at all! :yoy:

[Blackbat]

That is what was so weird. I expected it to look like crap, when it actually looks like it might be entertaining. I wish they had picked a more intimidating boxer than Tarver though.

[Maveric]

i found this off of another forum i frequent. comparing it to the trailers and what we already know about the film, i'd say it's probably mostly accurate...

Spiderman 3 spoilers below
SERIOUSLY! DONT READ ON IF YOU DONT WANT IT RUINED FOR YOU!

"The earliest script reports are very accurate, however it was only a rough draft and there have been ALOT of significant changes made.

The first part of the script deals with Peter and MJ's on-going relationship. The first scene has Peter attend one of MJ's stage events. As the audience applauds in approval, we pan up to see Harry Osborn's reveal, leering at Peter.

Next, as Peter and MJ part (MJ getting into a cab driven by Chris Tucker) in a comical moment, Peter removes a ring from his pocket...an engagement ring. As Peter is walking to his apartment, he's attacked by The Goblin (Harry Osborn). After an intense aerial fight sequence that deals with Peter not only trying to save himself from injury but also save his engagement ring. Finally, the fight goes into an alley where Peter creates a web that Harry flies straight into and is knocked unconcious. Peter removes his facial mask to see that it is indeed Harry. Harry, not remembering anything (effects from the human performance enhancers) promises to go get help.

Next we're introduced to Eddie Brock, a rival photographer at the Daily Bugle that always competes with Peter. There is tension between the two from the get-go, mostly on Brock's behalf. JJ informs both men that there is a promotion available, and that the man who gets more incriminating shots of Web-Head will get the job. JJ assigns them both to take pictures at the Spider-Man Appreciation Day event the next day.

Next, we're introduced to Sandman, already equipped with his shape-shifting sand powers. He robs a bank and Spidey is on his tail. In the process, Gwen Stacey is nearly killed only to be saved by Spidey. There is a small moment between her and Spider-Man. Meanwhile, The Sandman has gotten away. We follow Sandman to his grungey home with his wife. We see that he is stealing the money to have a procedure done to cure him of his newfound abilities. He is in direct contact with a man named Justin Hammer about the procedure. (a nod to the Ultimate comics)

We see the arrival of the symbiote to earth, straight out of a 60's sci-fi monster movie as a meteorite lands in central park. Meanwhile, we see Harry, now a full-blown alcoholic, in his father's den. He continues to hear the voice of his father inside his head. He tries to fight it off, but its just too strong. Harry goes into the Goblin lair, only to see his father's reflection in broken glass. Norman tells Harry to avenge him. A pumpkin bomb explodes right next to his face, awaking him, as it was all just a nightmare, and Harry is slumped over a table, an empty bottle of whiskey in hand.

We're re-introduced to Mr. Ditkovich and Ursula as Peter goes to his apartment. Peter and MJ go on a date that night as we soon learn that MJ is having problems with her father, her acting career (not being able to land a movie role) and is perhaps a bit jealous of the fame that her significant other is gaining as Spider-Man. Peter talks about how he revealed himself to her and everything that has happened, before proposing to her. MJ says yes.

Next, Peter is making his way home as the symbiote from the meteor sticks to the bottom of his shoe. He goes back to his apartment, and goes to sleep, as the symbiote manifests itself under his bed and lies in wait.

The next day in Dr. Conners class, Peter and Gwen meet. He begins to tutor her as Brock becomes insanely jealous. We learn that Brock and Gwen are ex's.

At the Spider-Man Appreciation Day event, Peter meets up with MJ. They talk abit as Peter makes sure that MJ assures him she's not upset about the event. Next, Peter quick-changes into Spidey, making his appearance. Gwen, for being saved by Spider-Man, presents him with the key to the city. She also steals one of his patented upside-down kisses. Brock is immediately infuriated. MJ is too discouraged.

The event is interrupted by Sandman, who has hijacked an armored car. Sandman goes at it with Spidey. Spider-Man, attempting to save everyone, is beaten for the time being as Sandman makes a get away. Brock is there to snap pictures of the down-and-out Spidey. We see more tension between Brock and Gwen, as Gwen tells Brock that she never wants to see him again. He immediately blames Spider-Man.

Peter, exhausted, slumps up the stairs in full Spider-Man outfit infront of Ditkovich, who just stares wide-eyed. Peter goes to sleep, as the symbiote attaches itself to him. The screen becomes entirely black. Next, Peter wakes up, hanging upside down above the city. He sees his reflection in the side of a building in the Spider-Man costume, however it has become entirely black (the symbiote suit) Peter learns to control his new suit.

The next morning at the Bugle, JJ is going crazy over the Sandman pictures and Spidey being beaten. In a comedy moment, Hoffman and JJ name the Sandman. JJ praises Brock for his photo's.

Peter wakes up as he realizes he's late for work. He sees that the Symbiote suit will not come off. Hurrying, he rushes out the door. Ditkovich confronts him about Spider-Man, as Peter tells him that Spider-Man comes over every Tuesday night to play poker. Slowly, we start to see the symbiote taking its toll on Peter. He explodes on Dr. Conners in class, and on Aunt May. Meanwhile, we see MJ's father hitting her up for money. Peter gets into a confrontation with him and ends up laying him out. MJ and Peter get into a fight over it. Peter also learns that the symbiote can transform into an article of clothing, in particular a leather jacket and the mask portion of the symbiote actually becomes Peter's hair, turning jet black. His eyes even change. He starts to gain a pale complexion. Peter goes out on a date with Gwen Stacy, and has seemingly become more aggressive even in the courting of women.

Next, we see Peter in the Symbiote suit beating common criminals senseless. It is truly controlling him and turning him evil. All the sudden, a man robs a small store and takes off running as Spidey is on his tail. He chases him into an alley. As Spidey grabs him, he begins having hallucinations of Uncle Ben being killed. Suddenly, the man is his arms becomes the man who shot Uncle Ben. Next, he sees visions of Sandman killing Uncle Ben. All effects of the symbiote. Peter loses control of the suit, growing in size and strength, as his teeth become sharp and long, and a giant tongue comes out of his mouth. He heaves the criminal through the air and starts screaming to get the suit off of him. Peter takes off, jumping from rooftop to rooftop. He lands on power cables and is nearly fried. Peter lands in a graveyard as he crawls through and comes to the grave of Uncle Ben. It is raining heavily as Peter clings to the headstone.

Next, we see Eddie Brock and Gwen. Eddie tries to apologize to Gwen. He tries to force himself on her as she runs out. Brock sees Symbiote Spidey on TV being covered by the news.

Meanwhile, Harry wants to meet MJ. They meet in central park as Harry stalks MJ first. They finally come face-to-face and talk about Peter. This time, its Harry who tries to force himself on MJ as she runs out.

Peter has a nightmare where the symbiote eats him alive. He awakes in a cold sweat, and swings to Dr. Conners lab. Conners takes a sample of the Symbiote and starts to study it. We also see clues of him working on the lizard DNA project to replace his arm. Next, we see Peter and MJ going over wedding details with Aunt May. They come to the conclusion that they simply don't have enough money to give MJ the wedding she wanted (at the top of a green hill like what was said in SM2).

Because of this, Symbiote Spidey robs a bank as Brock is there to get photo's of it. Brock is clearly pulling ahead in JJJ's eyes as Peter rages on JJ and Robbie Robertson. There is another Sandman bank robbery, as the Symbiote suit covers Peter. Spider-Man and Sandman battle, as Sandman makes a crack about he was the first one to get to the bank therefore the money is his! The fight goes down into the subway. The symbiote tells Peter that it was Sandman who murdered Uncle Ben. Sandman is doused with a giant wave of water as Spidey gets away. Sandman reforms at his grungey home.

Meanwhile, there is tension between Gwen Stacey and her father, who is heading a task force to take down Spider-Man. In one scene, Symbiote Spidey actually fights the police. Spidey is shot several times but learns that bullets do not affect the symbiote suit. In the midst of it, Captain Stacey is killed by falling debris. Taking somewhat responsibility for it, Aunt May allows Gwen to stay at her apartment. Gwen gets even closer to Peter, but now hates Spider-Man.

Meanwhile, MJ gives Peter his ring back and tells him she cannot marrie him. With that, MJ gets on a train and leaves New York. We see Peter drop the ring into an incinerator. Next, we see that Dr. Conners has enlisted the help of his good friend, and African-American doctor named Ben Riley, who has tested the symbiote sample and has concluded that its weaknesses are loud sound and heat. Peter, being tortured by the symbiote swings to a cathedral. Meanwhile, Brock follows him. As Peter swings into the belltower, he starts to ring the bell as the symbiote is weakened. He rips it off just as Eddie enters and sees that its Peter. Meanwhile, the symbiote lands on Brock and begins to bond with him. Peter swings off and inside the cathedral, Brock is taken over by the symbiote and he becomes a steaming husk, just as the task force to take down Spider-Man arrives. They enter the cathedral as the husk explodes and VENOM emerges. Venom single-handedly takes out the task force.

HArry still struggles with the voice of his father inside his head. Meanwhile, back at his apartment, and looking at a photo of himself and MJ, Peter realizes that he truly loves her. He meets Gwen at a coffee shop to tell her that he loves MJ when Venom hits the scene. VEnom takes Gwen to the top of a skyscraper. Peter, unable to change into Spider-Man, faces Venom at the top of a skyscraper as the rain pours down, only wearing a hood over his head to protect his identity from Gwen. As Peter and Venom battle, his hood is thrown off as Gwen sees that its Peter. In that split second, Gwen is dropped as Peter has no choice but to try and save her, however her neck is snapped and she dies. She dies in Peter's arms just as police arrive and Venom gets away.

Meanwhile, the symbiote takes complete control of Brock telling him that he needs to kill Spider-Man and Parker. Next, we see Peter at Uncle Ben's gravestone again. Finally, Spider-Man is back in full-swing. Sandman is pulling off his biggest heist yet as Spidey hits the scene. The two battle as it goes to a construction site. Venom hits the scene. Soon, Sandman begins to absorb sand around him as he starts to grow huge. He creates giant sand pits as Spidey jumps over them, with Venom leaping after him, and Sandman slamming down his giant malice and sledgehammer. Soon, Venom has beaten Spider-Man. Sandman attempts to finish him off but Venom takes a bite out of Sandman, killing him, saying that HE is the one who will take out Spider-Man. Just as Venom is about to kill Spider-Man, Harry/Goblin hits the scene. Harry and Spider-Man fight against Venom. Just as Venom is about to deliver the death blow once again to Spider-Man with one of his tentacles, Harry dives in the way and takes the hit. Ben Riley and his team arrive with a supersonic sound device and defeat Venom, as they contain the symbiote. Meanwhile, Harry dies in Peter's arms and tells him that he's his best friend.

The closing scenes show Peter at Harry's funeral. He walks off as roses are dropped on Harry's casket. Pan up to see Norman Osborn, smiling. Next, we see the symbiote being locked up in Ben Riley's lab and labeled as 'VENOM'. The last scene we find Peter and Aunt May ontop of the Empire State Building, she reveals that she's always known that he was Spider-Man. Sirens are heard in the distance as Spider-Man dives off the building and quick-changes into Spidey, swinging off as the credits roll.

(There will be a scene added somewhere into the script that will involve Quentin Beck aka Mystero, who will be played by Bruce Campbell) THis scene will also explain his previous appearances in the Spider-Man films."

It's quoted from someone on imdb. Apparently the script was leaked, but I can't find it anywhere...

[Blackbat]

Wow, nice. Alot of those scenes make sense as they show up in the trailer.

[Maveric]

i just re-read amazing spiderman issue #200. it deals with spiderman facing off with the robber that killed his uncle. it turns out that he was hired by Mysterio who was working an old folks retirement scheme... at the end of the comic the robber dies of a heart attack (he had a weak heart) and he thought spiderman was going to kill him.

we know that in spiderman 3 that both the actor who portrayed the robber and bruce campbell will be in it. Rumor has it that Bruce will play mysterio to explain his previous roles in the other two movies.

i'm wondering if this comic will be the inspiration for their appearances?

[Cloud Runner]

Yeah that script sounds legit, really dont see how someone could make it up that good. God the venom scene will be soo bad!

[Poison]

Bruce Campbell has been spotted as a waiter in the 3rd movie already.
But they did say the movie would have 4 villains in it and so far we know 3.

[Maveric]

personally, i wanted to see the lizard...

[WingedAvenger]

Bummer! (http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=12449) The movie that I am an extra in, which was scheduled to come out Sept. 1, may now never be released. :grr:

[Vendel]

I giddy with excitement over THIS (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0825245/)

[WingedAvenger]

Jonathan Mostow has been hired to write and direct a Sub-Mariner movie (http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=12829).

[WingedAvenger]

The title pretty much says it all.

http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=12937

[WingedAvenger]

...CGI, apparently. However, Doug Jones will be doing the motion capture (http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=12948) for him, so the effect will probably be similar to how Andy Serkis played Gollum (and King Kong). No word yet on if Jones will also be voicing.

[WingedAvenger]

Universal and Fox have dropped their involvement (http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=13268) in the production of the Halo movie over a number of issues. This leaves Microsoft and Peter Jackson looking for new backers for the project.

[Malibu Sally]

Universal and Fox have dropped their involvement (http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=13268) in the production of the Halo movie over a number of issues. This leaves Microsoft and Peter Jackson looking for new backers for the project.
What's the matter? Couldn't they get Croyt (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2082586279062976574&hl=undefined) for the cast? :D

[WingedAvenger]

Looks to be official now. Production on the Halo movie has been halted indefinitely (http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=13386). Looks like Master Chief will now only continue to fight the Covenant and Flood in the games, and not on the big screen.

[WingedAvenger]

No, this isn't a mockup. They really are making this movie (http://www.joblo.com/underdog-posterpic)!

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/6980/underdogpostercr4.jpg

[Malibu Sally]

No, this isn't a mockup. They really are making this movie (http://www.joblo.com/underdog-posterpic)!

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/6980/underdogpostercr4.jpg
I'm torn between wanting to see this RIGHT NOW and wanting to run screaming from the building.

Any word on who will be/voice Simon bar Sinister?

[Yin]

No, this isn't a mockup. They really are making this movie (http://www.joblo.com/underdog-posterpic)!

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/6980/underdogpostercr4.jpg

Oh okay. Awesome.

So we're just going to keep wasting millions of dollars to produce crap like this. Honestly, I think we've run out of ideas. This looks just as good as Home Alone 4.

[Noble]

This "One Nation Under Dog" thing reminds me of a joke Robin Williams did a long time ago making fun of dyslexic people.

[WingedAvenger]

Apparently, Maggie Gyllenhall (http://www.joblo.com/maggie-joins-batman) is this close to taking over the role of Rachel Dawes, which was vacated by the talentless Mrs. Cruise, in The Dark Knight.

[WingedAvenger]

i found this off of another forum i frequent. comparing it to the trailers and what we already know about the film, i'd say it's probably mostly accurate...

Now that I've actually read this, I'd say it was about 15% accurate.

[Kinetix]

Apparently, Maggie Gyllenhall (http://www.joblo.com/maggie-joins-batman) is this close to taking over the role of Rachel Dawes, which was vacated by the talentless Mrs. Cruise, in The Dark Knight.

That's true, by the way.

[WingedAvenger]

Warner Bros. confirms they're going to do a new He-Man (http://www.joblo.com/he-man-remake-coming) movie, filmed in the epic greenscreen style used in "300".

No word on if Dolph Lundgren will reprise the titular role. :rolleyes:

[WingedAvenger]

Director Chris Weitz says he looking to make a movie out of the Elric saga (http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=20750).

[Malibu Sally]

I'll bet you a box of Krispy Kremes that this does not get past the "looking for a script" stage. And if it does, I'll wager another box that they mung it up and release a real turd of a film.

[WingedAvenger]

So I bet you were sitting there, thinking to yourself, "I wonder whatever happened to all those people that were in The Princess Bride."

Well worry no more! ABCNews has got your hookup: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/popup?id=3370726&contentIndex=1&page=1

I don't know if I should feel amazed or scared that Billy Crystal looks practically the same.

[WingedAvenger]

http://www.cracked.com/index.php?name=News&sid=2304

I'm not shedding any tears over the loss of Unbreakable 2, Fletch Won, and Fartman, but the rest sounded interesting (though I'm leary of what Crusade might have turned out to be like). :P

[WingedAvenger]

MSN picks the 10 worst movie endings ever:

http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/2007wintermovieguide/worstendings?GT1=7707

[sreeja]

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Hollywood has once again learned to never, ever underestimate the power of teenaged girls, as the new Hannah Montana movie opened at the top of box office this weekend with an estimated 29 million U.S. dollars in North American ticket sales.
"Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds" had young ladies lined up and swamping computer ticket sales outlets, according to Los Angeles-based box office tracking firm Media By Numbers Sunday.

[Maveric]

any chance we could get a Moderator to merge all the wolverine threads into one "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" Movie thread?

-Mav

[Esbat]

any chance we could get a Moderator to merge all the wolverine threads into one "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" Movie thread?

-Mav

I think not little puppy :P

...

Anyone else psyched about the upcoming Frank Miller's The Spirit?

[daisy542]

I agree with you, your saying is so good and usful for me. Thanks.

[Seadevil]

Fuck you daisy.

[Quakester]

Fuck you daisy.

I concur.

[WingedAvenger]

Since the original Dark Knight thread was closed and I didn't want to start a new thread, then this goes here:

Kevin Conroy shares his thoughts on Bale's Batman voice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3zJxF-0N3Y)

[Gold Rush]

Since the original Dark Knight thread was closed and I didn't want to start a new thread, then this goes here:

Kevin Conroy shares his thoughts on Bale's Batman voice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3zJxF-0N3Y)

Pretty spot-on; acting can be hard to interpret for some actors. Even with dailies, one can over-analyze or under-analyze. It's just easier to trust the director. There are many ways to act, some can turn it on/off at a flick of a switch and others get into "method acting". In my view, it is easier to go into method acting but their are pitfalls; your emotions can be raw as you bare yourself to an audience and outside stimuli that is not part of your scene/movie can affect you. Most people don't understand this (as with the example Bale yelling at that idiot fidgeting with the lights when such things should be taken care of before shooting a scene). I even know comedy actors can be susceptible to this, as with Belushi and Farley. Method acting, IMO, may be a "cheap" and "easy" way to sell a scene, but it gets the job done.

All people are different. Not everyone can play masterfully with a scene and turn things off and even in these cases, these types of actors run a risk of playing essentially the same character over and over in different movies. Again, while the actor may be to blame for this, the director really shares the lion's share because they either should be actively molding the scene to their tastes or casting another actor/actress. Of course, there are "movie politics" that are sometimes beyond a director's control and how each individual director "works" his movies. Some are dictators and others share a "group dynamic" of sorts and allow various input into scenes from other sources. Again, what works for one director may not work for another.

[Galactoman]

Politebot is polite.

[First Player]

Christina Hendricks Wants To Play Wonder Woman. (http://egotvonline.com/2010/12/23/christina-hendricks-wants-to-play-wonder-woman-welp-im-sold/)

Yes, please.

[Poison]

I give 3 thumbs up to that.

[Plasma Wisp]

Christina Hendricks Wants To Play Wonder Woman. (http://egotvonline.com/2010/12/23/christina-hendricks-wants-to-play-wonder-woman-welp-im-sold/)

Yes, please.

This I like, but she'd need a good tan and a dye job. Never understood why DC Amazons were 'pale white'.

[Stan Walker]

Christina Hendricks Wants To Play Wonder Woman. (http://egotvonline.com/2010/12/23/christina-hendricks-wants-to-play-wonder-woman-welp-im-sold/)

Yes, please.


Please Santa, I dont ask you for that much..please!

[Maveric]

Javier Bardem Is "Psychologically Locked In" To Star As Roland In The Dark Tower

No, I'm not 100% sure what that means either. But long story short, he's interested! Click for the details..
Last we heard about the planned multi platform adaptation of Stephen King's Dark Tower series was that the lead role of The Gunslinger, Roland Deshcain, was offered to Javier Bardem. Now although we haven't heard anything official from the man himself, producer Brian Glazer tells MTV that he really wants to play the part..

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/images/uploads/Bardem%20Dark%20Tower2.jpg

"'Dark Tower,' Javier Bardem, that's what we're hoping. We're in the process of trying to put that together. Will that make you happy? Will that make MTV happy?"

MTV said yes, it would! Then asked for an update. Has he signed on officially?

"He's locked in psychologically, He really wants to do it, so we're absolutely rooting for him to do it."

There were other names mentioned in connection for the part too. Christian Balehttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif (http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/rorschachsrants/news/?a=31065&t=Javier_Bardem_Is_Psychologically_Locked_In_To_St ar_As_Roland_In_iThe_Dark_Toweri#) among them. But Glazer suggests there is only one man to play their Gun Slinger..

"We're really just focused on Javier right now,"

Bardem is also rumored to be in talks to join Sam Mendes' new Bond movie (http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/rorschachsrants/news/?a=31065&t=Javier_Bardem_Is_Psychologically_Locked_In_To_St ar_As_Roland_In_iThe_Dark_Toweri#) as the villain, so that may be why he is hesitating to commit to the Daek Tower. Which role would you rather see him take?