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Jessica Simpson is a MAJOR MOVIE STAR
People.com reports that Jessica Simpson has lined up her next movie: “Major Movie Star”, where she will play a down-on-her-luck actress who enlists in the Marines in an attempt to jumpstart her career. Hmm, sounds kinda like Simpson and her singing career. Wait, she still has a singing career, right? Well at least she can always ride the coattails of boyfriend and fellow singer John Mayer. I hear they’re doing swell together. Simpson starts shooting “Major Movie Star” in Louisiana (for basic training scenes, I’m presuming) later this month.
Brad Pitt’s JESSE JAMES Movie: Where Is It?
4 May 2007
So you may be wondering whatever happened to that awfully titled Brad Pitt movie about the life and times (and death) of the notorious outlaw Jesse James, who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Well, actually, he just stole from the banks and may or may not have given to the poor. Hey, he’s an outlaw, you can’t trust them. Anyhoo. You know, the one called “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”? Well IGN finally has the answer, and here it is. Keep reading…
Katherine Heigl Gets KNOCKED UP
3 May 2007
In her upcoming comedy “Knocked Up”, Katherine Heigl of “Grey’s Anatomy” fame (although for my money she’ll always been Steven Seagal’s niece or cousin or daughter (I forgot which) from “Under Siege 2″ — you remember, the one on the train, before Steven’s career went off the rails?) plays a girl who has a one-night stand, and ends up getting knocked up i.e. impregnated as a result. This forces her to pull the ol Hollywood gag — get married to the guy who knocked her up. Trailer for “Knocked Up” and gratuitously sexy pictures of Katherine below.
First Pictures from Andrew Goth’s GALLOWWALKER
3 May 2007
Fangoria’s got your first look at Andrew Goth’s upcoming supernatural/zombie/western “Gallowwalker”. (See images below.) The film will star Wesley Snipes and here’s a nice little plot synopsis via IMDB.com: “A gunman knows too well the ways of vengeance. Fast and furious, he has killed every man who crossed him. But his gift with a gun comes with a curse. All those who die by his hand will return. Enter the world of GALLOWWALKER, where vengeance lives forever.” Most people probably won’t care, but Snipes is playing a role that was originally slated for Chow Yun-Fat. I remember seeing sketches with Fat in the role a few years back, when the project was still called “The Wretched”.
Josh Hartnett Will COME WITH THE RAIN
3 May 2007
Now this sounds like a movie I can get into. Variety reports that Josh Hartnett will be starring in a movie called “I Come With the Rain”, where he’ll play a private detective haunted by his past with a serial killer, who goes to Hong Kong in search of an heir who can heal with a touch. The writer/director is Tran Anh Hung (“The Scent of Green Papaya”), and the film will be mostly (if not entirely) shot in Hong Kong. This definitely sounds like a very cool premise for a movie, and I just hope it doesn’t turn out like some “Golden Child” reject. Harnett is one busy boy; besides “I Come with the Rain”, which will shoot in June, Harnett’s got the vampire movie “30 Days of Nights” coming out and “Resurrecting the Champ” with Samuel L. Jackson.
George Clooney to ESCAPE FROM TEHRAN
3 May 2007
So sue me, but whenever I hear George Clooney’s name attached to a movie that doesn’t have the word “Ocean” in it, I immediately think, “Oh crap, here comes another self-serving political movie by George that’s little more than Leftist Hollywood propaganda.” But lo and behold, oh George seems intent on making a movie that doesn’t wag its fingers at the Evils of America. According to Variety Georgie’s new film is called “Escape from Tehran”, which he will only produce, but may star and direct should he decide to later on. “Escape from Tehran” is a true story about how the CIA, with help from some Hollywood types, pretended to shoot a Hollywood movie in Tehran during the 1979 hostage crisis as a cover to rescue six hostages.
Movie Preview: 1408, Trailer and Stills
2 May 2007
The upcoming John Cusack/Samuel L. Jackson horror movie “1408″ looks really good, but I have two reservations about it: 1) It’s adapted from a Stephen King short story, so the movie adaptation (unless it’s by a guy named Frank Darabont) will probably suck. 2) It’s adapted from a Stephen King short story, so the “ghost” will probably end up being some spider alien from outer space or some spider creature from the center of the Earth. But anyways, here are some promo images from “1408″, starring John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Jasmine Jessica Anthony, Christopher Carey, Mary McCormack, and directed by Mikael Hafstrom (“Derailed”).
300 Spears 5 MTV Movie Awards Nominations
2 May 2007
Frank Miller’s 300 cleaned up at the box office, and now it’s preparing to spear the living bejesus out of the 2007 MTV Movie Awards, nabbing five nominations, including Best Movie, making it tops. Coming in a close second is “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” with four. Nominations for 300 includes: Best Performance for star Gerard Butler (Leonidas), Breakthrough Performance for Lena Headey (Queen Gorgo), Best Villain for Rodrigo Santoro (Xerxes), and of course, everyone’s favorite, Best Fight for Leonidas’ battle with the “Uber Immortal” aka that deformed Giant, who actually isn’t an Immortal, but nevermind. Continue for the rest of the nominations…
SPIDER-MAN 3 Set to Dominate the World
2 May 2007
No, seriously. Sony seems to have developed some kind of meglomaniacal plan when it comes to releasing “Spider-Man 3″. The film has already bowed in Asia and parts of Europe to record ticket sales, and will be opening wide in 4,253 theaters across America on Friday, the largest release in history. All this, despite very lukewarm reviews for the film so far. The AP wrote: “Spidey the Third feels like an even greater letdown following Spidey Part Deux, which was the rare sequel that surpassed the original.” But according to Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 71% approval, with 32 positive reviews and 13 negative reviews among the counted reviewers so far.
Nicole Kidman Wants to MARRY A MILLIONAIRE
1 May 2007
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Nicole Kidman will be producing and starring in the remake of the Marilyn Monroe classic “How to Marry a Millionaire”, but with a contemporary rehaul of the original story. Speaking of which, the 1953 original concerned three women in New York who set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love with non-millionaire men instead. The script for the remake will be written by Sacha Gervasi, who penned Steven Spielberg’s “The Terminal” starring Tom Hanks. Nicole Kidman, meanwhile, is busy in Australia filming Baz Luhrmann’s historical epic “Australia” with Hugh Jackman.
New FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER Trailer Looks Pretty Good
1 May 2007
The Silver Surfer speaks. Doctor Doom (or maybe that’s a Doombot?) gets blasted. The Thing becomes the Human Torch. And yes, Jessica Alba still looks totally clueless about everything, but then again, that’s her idea of “acting”, so just go with it. It’s a new trailer for “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer”, and it’s got some pretty kick-ass scenes in it, including what looks like the Human Torch absorbing all the powers of the Fantastic Four in order to battle the Silver Surfer. Plus, the more I see of the Silver Surfer, the more I like him. It’s gonna look pretty damn good on screen, I think. “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” opens June 15, 2007, and you can catch the new high-def trailers in glorious Quicktime here. Below are some screen grabs from the new trailer.
Luke Ford, Michelle Yeoh Joins MUMMY 3
1 May 2007
Rachel Weisz is out, but 26-year old Australian actor Luke Ford and Chinese actress Michelle Yeoh are in the “Mummy 3″, reports Variety. In the film, Ford will play Alex O’Connell, the 20ish son of adventurer Rick O’Connell (Brendan Fraser), who journeys into the forbidden tombs of China and into the Himalayas, where they run into a new shape-shifting mummy, a former Chinese emperor who was cursed by a female wizard. Kung fu superstar Jet Li, in only his second villainous role, will play the mummy, while Michelle Yeoh will assay the part of the wizard.
Prison Break to Get Remade as a Chinese Movie
1 May 2007
Who knew busting out of prison would become so popular? Fox probably had no idea they had a break-out (har har, get it?) hit on their hands when they signed off on “Prison Break”. The show has just wrapped up its second season, and already has a season-long commitment for a third. So no matter what happens with Michael Scofield (last seen in a Panama prison where, one presumes, he will plot to escape from ala the first season), there will be three full seasons after a mostly forced season season. And now the Chinese plan to adapt the series into a 3-hour plus movie.
LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD King of the Net? I dunno…
30 April 2007
So there’s this report on The Hollywood Reporter that the Bruce Willis sequel “Live Free or Die Hard” (known as “Die Hard 4.0″ overseas) is leading the way in Internet coverage via movie and entertainment blogs. I gotta say, I don’t know about that. Speaking as someone who runs a blog, and covers movies and entertainment, while “Live Free or Die Hard” is on my radar, it’s nowhere near the insane anticipation I have for “Transformers” or even “Spider-Man 3″. I mean, I wanna see it, but I’m not even sure if I’ll make it to the theaters to do that; but “Transformers” and “Spider-Man 3″? I’m there on opening day without a single shred of doubt. Then again, maybe I’m just different than the rest of my bloggers…
Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott Revises NOTTINGHAM
30 April 2007
Apparently Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott really enjoys working together — or at the very least, they seem to think the other guy brings them luck, because Variety reports that they’ve teamed once again (having worked previously together on “Gladiator” and “A Good Year”) for “Nottingham”. The film is being described as a revisionist look at the legend of Robin Hood, where the Sheriff of Nottingham is a law and order type good guy trying to put an end to the crime spree of criminal Robin Hood, who robs from the rich and gives it to himself. One supposes “Nottingham” is on the slate once the duo finishes up “American Gangster”.
Elisha Cuthbert’s CAPTIVITY Gets a Trailer
30 April 2007
Usually when a movie launches a controversy, it’s a good thing — at least for the bottom line. But for some reason I don’t think that’s the case with the new Elisha Cuthbert thriller “Captivity”, which got in a ruckus when the producers had to pull a billboard of the movie for being “too disturbing”. Anyways, “Captivity” finally gets a trailer. In the film, a fashion model (Cuthbert) and a chauffeur are kidnapped and held hostage in a small room by a serial killer. While the madman methodically terrorizes them, the victims draw strength from each other and fall in love.
Lucy Liu’s RISE: BLOOD HUNTER Gets a Movie Poster
30 April 2007
Lucy Liu’s “Rise” has been around forever, and I’ve only heard sporadic information about it. It’s almost as if the studio is trying to purposefully bury it, which might just be what they’re going to do. The film is being listed as getting a limited release on June 1st, 2007, but I’ll be shock if I see any ads for this as it misses a theater near me. Then again, I could be wrong. Anyways, the movie has since been retitled “Rise: Blood Hunter”, and it’s got a new poster. But if you look at the poster, it sure looks a lot like Kate Beckinsale’s “Underworld: Evolution” movie poster. They say imitation is the greatest form of flattery; in the movie business, movie poster imitation is just a lame attempt to trick Blockbuster renters to pick up your movie.
DISTURBIA Continues Box Office Domination
29 April 2007
Nicolas Cage and Jessica Biel couldn’t push the teen thriller “Disturbia” from the top spot, where it continues its reign for a third consecutive weak in what is being called a weak month for the American box office. The teen ghost movie “The Invisible” landed at #2 with $7.6 million in its debut, while Cage and Biel’s “Next” landed in third with $7.2 million, also in its debut. Two other new films, the Steve Austin starrer “The Condemned” barely scratched out the 9th spot with $4.0 million, while the Jamie Kennedy comedy “Kickin’ It Old Skool” moonwalked its way into a lowly $2.8 million in 11th place. Of course, once “Spider-Man 3″ opens next week, none of these guys will get any action, so I guess it’s academic.
Because You Demanded It: BLOODRAYNE 2 Trailer, Plot
29 April 2007
What, did you demand a “Bloodrayne 2″ because the first one was just so gosh darn good? Oh well, whether you wanted it or not, it’s here. Uwe Boll’s fiendish masterpiece, “Bloodrayne” (originally starring Kristanna Loken) gets a sequel in “Bloodrayne 2: Deliverance”. Boll once again directs from a script by Christopher Donaldson and Neil Every, but this time Natassia Malthe (“Elektra”) takes over the role of half-human, half-vampire vampire killer Rayne, who must journey to the Wild Wild West of America to battle vampire cowboys led by — gasp! — a vampiric Billy the Kid! No, I absolutely, positively kid you not.
Video Clips from 28 WEEKS LATER Online
29 April 2007
I have to admit it — the more I see and hear about “28 Weeks Later”, the more I’m looking forward to it. Granted, it’s not the level of “Transformers”-esque anticipation, but it’s pretty close, and that’s why the film should do reasonably well on its opening weekend. Yahoo! Movies has some exclusive clips online from the movie. There are a couple of cool ones, but my favorite is the “Stay Down, Stay Fast” one, where Jeremy Renner’s character leads survivors out of the city, only to get stalemated by not zombies, but Army snipers! See all the clips for yourself here.
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