Filmstalker: April 2008 Archives

New The Incredible Hulk trailer online

The Incredible Hulk theatrical trailer has arrived online and it's looking really good. This one has some great glimpses of other aspects of the story rather than Bruce Banner, and has a little hint at his transformation which looks incredibly painful. There's even a nice little clip of the theme...

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Written by Richard Brunton at 9:14 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Cloverfield 2 casting?

Could the Cloverfield sequel already be looking at casting? From reports on the Interflad it would seem that there are a couple of names being considered, or at least the ruour has been spread to try and get them back on board. Yet the strange thing is it's not at...

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Written by Richard Brunton at 9:04 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

McKellen will be back as Gandalf

As we know Guillermo Del Toro has confirmed what we already knew, that he would be directing The Hobbit. He also said that he hoped both Sir Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis would be in it. Well now we know that McKellen will be in it as Gandalf, and he...

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Paramount jump on board with Blu-ray

Following Toshiba's decision to pull HD-DVD, Paramount hadn't confirmed their plans regarding Blu-ray releases. Well now that's changed and they have released a list of forthcoming films to be released in Blu-ray format. They are The Spiderwick Chronicles, Bee Movie, Face/Off, Next, There Will Be Blood and Cloverfield....

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Ritchie and Vaughn in Debt

Guy Ritchie has another project planned and thank the lord it's not a gangster film, or one starring his esteemed wife. He is teaming up again with Matthew Vaughn to remake the 2007 Israeli thriller The Debt. The film is set in the 1960s and follows three Mossad agents as...

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Cruise to spy again?

Looks like Tom Cruise is to return to familiar ground in the future, as he is potentially to star in another spy thriller movie. United Artists, the studio he co-owns has got 24 co-creator-exec producer Joel Surnow, Michael Loceff also of 24 and Martin Campbell on board....

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Written by Louise McGregor at 9:33 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Hugh Jackman talks Wolverine

Hugh Jackman has been talking about X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Last we heard there were a lot of people being cast as mutants, leading us to wonder how different it would be to the other X-Men films. Jackman has been talking about just that, about the tone of the film, and...

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Written by Louise McGregor at 6:36 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)

Steven Soderbergh to get The Girlfriend Experience

Steven Soderbergh's new project sounds rather interesting. He's to direct The Girlfriend Experience, after he's finished The Informant starring Matt Damon.The Girlfriend Experience will explore the world of prostitution, but one where it doesn't just involve the usual services....

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Mel Gibson returns to Edge of Darkness

It's been a while since Mel Gibson undertook a major acting role but he's signed up for one at last. He's going to star in Edge of Darkenss, a movie adaptation of the BBC mini series of the same name....

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New Batman: The Dark Knight trailer leaked

A new trailer for Batman:The Dark Knight has been leaked online. It's an unathorised recording so it's very grainy, but you definitely get the jist. See the link below to have a look and let us know what you think....

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Written by Louise McGregor at 9:15 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Filmstalker on honeymoon

Hi everyone, just a quick update on things behind the scenes at Filmstalker. I'm getting married this Saturday, yippee! Then, after a day at home relaxing and recovering, I'll be heading off to San Francisco, Sonoma, Yosemite Park, Death Valley and Las Vegas, what a honeymoon! I'll be back on...

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Written by Richard Brunton at 11:35 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

New Indiana Jones TV Spot

There is a new TV spot on US TV for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Some of the footage we've seen before, but there is some new stuff in there, and it is getting me fairly excited to see it. It looks like they've really captured...

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Written by Louise McGregor at 10:54 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Robocop screenwriter is all for return

We already know that MGM is planning another Robocop film, either a remake or an all new version. The idea didn't appeal at the time but the screenwriter of the original film has thrown his weight behind it, and said he'd love to be involved. Ed Neumeier wants to...

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Has Grand Theft Auto IV got Iron Man worried?

Tomorrow sees the release of probably the most anticipated console game this year, Grand Theft Auto IV. And even with the increasing collaboration between the games and film industry, it seems one side is a little worried. The release of Halo 3 last year saw weekend cinema takings drop considerably...

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Filmstalker's Week 21st to 27th April

In this week's roundup, two competitions give you the chance to win a Frank Sinatra CD and a Snoop Dogg DVD. There are reviews of On the Black Hill and The Mist, and trailers for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and Hancock. The news roundup features Michael Schumacher, Terminator...

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The Mist

I've heard a lot about this film which has not only received a cinematic release in the US but is also on DVD, and yet it's never made it to the UK. It's a Stephen King short story adapted and filmed by Frank Darabont, known more for his character based...

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Written by Richard Brunton at 11:34 AM | Permalink | Comments (3)

Sienna Miller describes G.I. Joe

In fact Sienna Miller describes G.I. Joe in a nutshell, and she's being damn honest about it. In fact I think I have a new found respect for her after she spoke her mind about the upcoming film. The quote is sure to annoy fans of G.I. Joe and earn...

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Schumacher too busy for film?

Michael Schumacher has said that he's probably far too busy to get involved in a film about his career, although he does confirm that there are discussions ongoing at the moment. If he's too busy this may be a godsend for the film, because then he can't star in it,...

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Written by Richard Brunton at 11:18 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Suicide Club

With the plot described as a policeman investigating an unexplained rash of suicides I thought we'd be on for something interesting, and with production stills of blood drenched Japanese schoolgirls it looked like it had a bit of a twist to it. Well it had way more of a twist...

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Del Toro reveals Hobbit details and casting

Guillermo del Toro has been talking about The Hobbit and the sequel and his plans for the two films, and he reveals a few interesting details, as well as beginning to talk about the casting, and two very important roles. Gandalf and Gollum could be the first casting reveals we've...

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Russell Brand confirms film plans

Well what do I know? Russell Brand was on the Jonathan Ross show on BBC1 last night and he was asked about his autobiography My Booky Wook (Amazon.co.uk / Amazon.com) and the prospects of a film, and he was full of confirmations. However typically Brand the conversation went over the...

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Del Toro to kill off Hellboy

It seems that Guillermo del Toro is not writing off Hellboy just yet, but he does say that with a third film he would ensure that the story would finish and that the character could not return in any other films, be it prequel, sequel, or reimagining. He says that...

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Crank 2: High Voltage plot revealed

The plot for Crank 2: High Voltage has been revealed, and it sounds pretty interesting. I have to admit I was quite dubious about following the series on from where the first film left off, but they have come up with a cracking idea, and the plot sounds great. You'll...

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Surprise: Del Toro directs The Hobbit

So believe it or not Guillermo del Toro is set to direct The Hobbit. Yes the news that we've really known for a long time now has finally been confirmed, he's signed to direct two films back to back, and is heading to New Zealand to work with Wingnut and...

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McGregor in Angels & Demons

Ewan McGregor might seem a strange choice, but he's in line to join the cast of Angels & Demons should the negotiations go well. What's more surprising is that the film is still moving forward, because we'd heard so little I thought it had died a death, apparently not, and...

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Win Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror on DVD

Snoop Dogg is perhaps best known for his music, but he's also starred in various films of differing fare, including a horror film called Hood of Horror, a film which I have two copies of to give away. It's a three story anthology that follows the residents of an inner-city...

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Written by Richard Brunton at 10:21 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Dead by Dawn 2008 schedule

The programme for the horror film festival Dead by Dawn has just gone live, yes the festival does start at 23:15 this evening, so if you're not there already you're going to have a bit of a rush to get here. Still, it would be worth it. We're looking at...

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Win Frank Sinatra at the Movies

I've just reviewed Frank Sinatra at the Movies, a new CD that features Frank Sinatra singing some of the themes from films that he's performed over the years. Now you have the chance to win a copy of the CD, and a pre release CD at that....

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Frank Sinatra At the Movies

Now I should disclose this up front, I'm a swing fan and I love the Rat Pack, however unusually I'm not the best Frank Sinatra fan. For me I'd rather watch and hear Dean martin, he's my favourite performer out of the three with Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. fighting...

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Eli Roth on science fiction

Eli Roth has been speaking about the next project he wants to start on, and it's not horror, it's science fiction. Not only that but it appears that he's trying for a PG-13 rating as well. According to Roth himself he's a mere two weeks away from having completed the...

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Michael Schumacher to play himself in F1 film

Love him or hate him, and whatever his methods, Michael Schumacher is undoubtedly one of the greatest Formula 1 racing drivers of his time and it appears that Hollywood thinks so too as talks are under way with the star to make a film of his life and with him...

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Chronicles of Narnia isn't dead?

I really thought that The Chronicles of Narnia series was done after the third film, as far as Disney were concerned anyway. Yes they originally announced that they were going to film all seven books in some unusual order, but word has been coming out for some time that these...

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Hancock extended trailer online

Well colour me surprised, I've just watched an extended look at the upcoming anti-superhero film from Peter Berg called Hancock and it's turned around what I was thinking it might all be about. The film sees Will Smith as a man with superpowers who is struggling with the fame he...

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Jackson and Microsoft on Halo again?

I'm a little confused by this story because it's not really certain what's happening with the project, but news is that Microsoft are working with Peter Jackson on the future of Halo. Now the big question is, will this be a film, even an animated one, or are the Jackson...

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Stalked: Piven on stage, De Palma's The Fury remake, Reeves in martial arts film

Piven latest to turn to stage... Brian De Palma's The Fury is set for a remake... Reeves in martial arts film?......

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Verhoeven's Jesus project to upset

Some details have emerged about Paul Verhoeven's upcoming film which will portray the character of Jesus in a realistic manner, separated from the religious aspects of the bible and viewed as a real man in a real world. It's been Verhoeven's ambition to write this story and it's about to...

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Kill Bill sequels coming?

Uma Thurman has been talking about Kill Bill again, a topic that never seems to be laid to rest perhaps because the originals never totally addressed the story for the audience. Now she's revealed that there's set to be two animated tales for Kill Bill, with the growing fad of...

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Superman evil in sequel?

Could Superman be portrayed as a bit darker and a bit more chaotic in the sequel to Superman Returns (Filmstalker review)? Well it may just be that way as the CEO of Legendary Pictures revealed to some students that the next Superman won't be the won we've just seen. In...

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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian trailer online in HD

There's a new trailer online for The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and it looks much stronger and way more interesting than the first teaser we saw, although saying that it's far from grabbing me and pulling me into the cinema, it is now looking much better. Plus you can...

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Stalked: Ang Lee's Woodstock, The Heretic, French Man on the Train remake

Ang Lee is going to be tackling a film about Woodstock... The Heretic is about a fallen priest hitman... The French film Man on the Train is getting remade......

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Ford wanted Solo dead

Harrison Ford has revealed that he asked George Lucas to kill off Han Solo in either The Empire Strikes Back or The Return of the Jedi because it would have made the story better. However we all know that Lucas didn't, and the reason? He wanted to sell more toys....

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Caan departs film set

It seems that James Caan has walked off of the new film Nailed, and the reasons given were nothing more than creative differences. There's probably something more to it though when you hear that David O. Russell is directing, the man who is now more famous for going berserk on...

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Arnie wants in Terminator 4?

This is really confusing, and to be honest I don't know if I'm coming or going. Now it's reported that Arnold Schwarzenegger actually wants to be in the film. That is if they ask him. Frankly I think it's gone too far down the road to have him in now,...

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School shooting film recommended to parents

Uma Thurman has apparently urged parents of teenagers to see her new film called The Life Before Her Eyes which covers the effect on people after a school shooting. The film focuses on how a mother is affected by such an incident in her past and how it begins to...

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Film a part of Watchmen

Zack Snyder is offering Watchmen fans the chance to film some footage that could appear in the final Watchmen film, and he's providing just about everything you'd need to do it, apart from the talent that is. Seriously, the Watchmen production have opened up an online competition to allow you...

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On the Black Hill

On the Black Hill is adapted from the novel of the same name by Bruce Chatwin, the story of the lives of twin brothers who grow up and live their entire lives on the farm where they were born in Wales, albeit for a few brief trips away, one brother...

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Frank Miller wants his Hard Boiled

Frank Miller has been talking about his own projects again, and this time how he wants to direct his comic series Hard Boiled on the big screen and that he has a unique way of filming it. This is before he's completed his first directorial outing of The Spirit so...

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Del Toro on Hobbit and End of Days

Guillermo del Toro is set to bring another childhood and horror film to the screen, this one is called Saturn and the End of Days. Not only is he talking about his new film but he's also dropping a few hints about The Hobbit. While he tells us a fair...

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Stalked: The Spirit, Redbelt, Smart People, Crank 2 casting

A new poster for The Spirit has arrived along with a picture of Eva Mendes in a cat suit... There are twelve clips for the fight film Redbelt online... The trailer for Smart People is here in multiple formats and sizes... More Crank 2: High Voltage casting is announced......

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Fuqua's Brooklyn's Finest character reveals

Antoine Fuqua's latest film is Brooklyn's Finest starring Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke and Don Cheadle. It sounds an excellent line up, and if you head back in Fuqua's career you'd be as interested as I am in this line up. We didn't really know that much about the plot until...

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Uwe Boll turns nice

I think Uwe Boll has been reading Filmstalker. After writing that feature about how Uwe Boll isn't helping his career or likeability stakes by shouting off on his internet video rant the other day, he's just appeared on US television and taken a much more light hearted and tongue in...

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Petersen off Ender's Game

Wolfgang Petersen is now officially off the production of Orson Scott Card's adaptation of his own novel Ender's Game. There's no reason given why, but the word is that Card is still writing the screenplay as the news breaks....

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Terminator 4 not dead, Sarah Connor signed

It looks like Terminator 4 film isn't dead, especially if they're announcing the casting of Sarah Connor in the film, and that's exactly what's happened today. So forget those rumours of the film being being over and let's look forward to the new Sarah Connor, and believe me this is...

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Van Damme on Universal Soldier?

There's rumour, and just rumour at the moment, of Jean-Claude Van Damme returning to Universal Soldier in another outing as the genetically engineered fighting machine. Not only that but there are further rumours, and even more tenuous ones, that Dolph Lundgren would return to the film as well....

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Filmstalker's Week 14th to 20th April

This week Richard reviews Hopscotch, and we get an idea of upcoming competition prizes. There are some great trailers including Street Kings and I Come With the Rain. And in the news Tim Burton talks Batman, and John Favreau and Edward Norton have differing opinions on pre release gossip....

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Now You See Me, Now You Don't trailer

Here's a really interesting trailer and couple of clips that I've been sent from Attila Szász, the writer and director of Most látszom, most nem látszom (Now You See Me, Now You Don't), and they're well worth watching. The film looks slick and wonderfully shot, and has a really interesting...

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The Spirit teaser trailer online

Frank Miller's big screen adaptation of Will Eisner's comic book hero The Spirit has a teaser trailer, and while it doesn't reveal anything about the film it shows us two very important things. One is the style of the film, and the other is how The Spirit is going to...

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Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D trailer

Oh dear lord, the trailer for the new Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D just shows me every single reason why I hate these 3D films. While you're watching it you just see every possible excuse for something flying at the camera, it's horrendous....

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Beyond the Rave begins

This week the episodical return of the Hammor Horror production label began with the publishing online of the first three episodes of the story Beyond the Rave, and in high definition too. Now I have to say I was quite sceptical about this venture and the restart of Hammer, but...

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The Planet gets US DVD release

I was surprised when I saw The Planet, a small science fiction film made in Aberdeen (the north east of Scotland) because it was so good, as I said at the time I thought it was the best low budget science fiction film I'd ever seen, and I meant it....

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Weaver says Alien series is dead

Sigourney Weaver has said that the Alien series with her character of Ellen Ripley as the lead, is effectively dead, and all because of Fox and the Alien vs. Predator series. What's more is that she wants to effectively let Ripley stay dead and reveals that her and Ridley Scott...

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Wonder Woman, Speed Racer 2 and Ninja Assassin

Joel Silver has been talking a lot the last few days and has been revealing what state Wonder Woman is in, and where the Wachowski's and he are going next – a possible sequel to Speed Racer, and two films for Ninja Assassin. Wonder Woman was last seen with the...

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Justice League of America film dead?

Well it would really surprise me if this were true considering the news that had been coming out for this film for some time. With the difficulties it was having trying to get the permits to film in Australia and the talk of the budgets escalating, is it really a...

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Terminator 4 halted?

There's a rumour going around that the production for Terminator 4 has been brought to a halt, now while I saw it earlier in the week I didn't really want to start discussing it because it is a huge rumour and if wrong could have some seriously negative impact on...

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X-Files: I Want to Believe plot revealed

X-Files: I Want to Believe, aka the silly name for X-Files 2, and yes I want to believe it's going to be good despite dropping the alien plot line, has been doing a great job of keeping the plot covered up, until now it seems. For the plot outline has...

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G.I. Joe character images online

There are images of the G.I. Joe characters online right now, and these images don't seem to be going anywhere. They show pretty much the whole cast with Scarlett (pictured here), Hawk, Duke, Baroness, Lady Jaye, Storm Shadow, and Ripcord all shown in rather large jpeg glory. The costumes are...

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Hartnett's creepy I Come With the Rain trailer

Josh Hartnett has been breaking a little from the norm for a number of films now, nothing too dramatic, but enough to make you think that there's something more to this actor who initially seemed like the chiselled heart throb. Now his latest film, I Come With the Rain, has...

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Scottish Nazi Zombie horror gets deal

A film that was shot in Scotland, was partly funded by the re-mortgaging of the producers house, and is about Nazi soldiers coming back from the dead as Zombies, has just been bought by Sony for UK £1.2 million. Not only that but after a short U.S. DVD release with...

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Ratner to direct Murphy in Shrinking Man?

Oh dear. Things don't seem to be getting better for Eddie Murphy as he's preparing to star in The Incredible Shrinking Man, a film that probably will just be so similar to The Nutty Professor it'll be untrue. The news is that Brett Ratner is in negotiations to direct this...

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Luhrmann's Australia photos

Some photos have appeared online for Baz Luhrmann's epic film Australia, and what struck me about them almost immediately is how they looks so much like Casablanca in one and Indiana Jones in the other. It looks like this is really going for the epic film with quite a stylistic...

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Ronald D. Moore writes film trilogy

If you haven't been watching Battlestar Galactica then you're insane because it's clearly one of the best television shows to be shown in years, and it's definitely deserving of a big screen outing. However that's not going to happen, but some science fiction epic is coming from the typewriter or...

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Hamlet 2 red band trailer

Oh dear lord. I've just seen the trailer for Hamlet 2 and I'm wondering where the comedy went in Steve Coogan, because it looks like none of it's in the film. In fact the film looks pretty damn terrible. Not only is the trailer there but the official site carries...

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Hopscotch

Hopscotch is a film that very much seems to have been a labour of love for those concerned, and it seems almost by good luck and almost desperate persuasion that both Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson appeared in the film. It tells the story of an aging CIA agent who...

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Norton tells Hulk fans to mind their own business

We heard about the alleged dispute between Edward Norton and Marvel over the release and cut of The Incredible Hulk, well he's released a statement about it, and he's been none too complimentary to the fans of the film, in fact to cinema viewers everywhere. I'm rather annoyed at the...

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Favreau praises Iron Man internet fans

Jon Favreau has been saying some very positive things about the Internet fan base for the Iron Man film and saying how they helped him shape ideas. He also says that part of it all is addressing the fears of the Internet audience, the very same audience who then go...

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WALL-E feature online

WALL-E is perhaps one of the films I'm most looking forward to this year, and what does bother me is that it's because I've remain fascinated by the level of depth of field, the focus of the camera, the reality of the images, not of the actual content. Now this...

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Orlando Bloom in Johnnie To film?

Well here's something I never really expected, the appearance of Orlando Bloom in a Johnnie To film, and it's a remake of Le Cercle Rouge, The Red Circle, a powerful thriller that looks into the French criminal underworld and was made in 1972. Although nothing has been signed yet, Orlando...

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Austin Powers 4?

Surprise, there's talk of another old franchise restarting, and this is one that's been talked about many times before, Austin Powers, with talk of an Austin Powers 4 film. There's nothing much known about it as yet, just that the film is being talked about. Previously the rumour was that...

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Milla Jovovich on the rise?

Milla Jovovich has joined another thriller, and I'm starting to wonder if she's moving up from the Resident Evil series to much better things. The plot behind The 4th Kind is being kept quiet, but a few details have been revealed and it seems as though it's a story based...

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Penn on young X-Men and Captain America

Zak Penn was interviewed recently and revealed two interesting things. First up he's connected with the Captain America film, and the second is that he's working on a young X-Men script. However an official representative of Penn's was quick to ask them to retract the statement to say that he...

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April 30, 2008