Friday, October 03, 2003
DICK AND JANE back on track
Variety reports that the troubled project Fun With Dick and Jane has found a new director. Dean Parisot (Galaxy Quest) has stepped in to take over for former director Barry Sonnenfeld. Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz will both star. Shooting will not begin until next June when Carrey’s and Diaz’s schedules open up. The film is a remake of a 70’s comedy about a couple who pull heists to pay the bills.
In related news, the obnoxious actress in Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation is reportedly based on Cameron Diaz. If so, the actress does a pretty dead-on impression. The two met when Coppola’s estranged husband, Spike Jonze, was filming Being John Malkovich.
On another related note, does anybody remember when Diaz was a lot less annoying and even widely considered to be hot? Now I’d be hard pressed to think of a more annoying celebrity.
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Ice Cube replaces Vin Diesel
One of the more ridiculous stories we’ve been following has been the quest to get the sequel to XXX into production. First the director and creator of the series Rob Cohen dropped out and the search was on for a director. Now it seems the star of the film Vin Diesel has dropped out as well. Filling their shoes for the sequel are Die Another Day director Lee Tamahori and Barbershop star Ice Cube.
In order to keep the franchise going it will be refocused to feature a different agent each film. To make things even more ridiculous, avoid the big James Bond-style action in favor of more psychological thrills.
Are studios really this desperate to keep a franchise going? After all, the first film was a financial disappointment. It was a terrible film. XXX was created as a vehicle for Rob Cohen to direct and Vin Diesel to star as a Gen-X James Bond. So now we have a sequel to a sucky movie with an all-new creative team, a new leading man and a new direction. And I still can’t figure out what is XXX about it.
At least the incessant hyping of Vin Diesel is over for the time being. His only film to really deliver financially was The Fast and the Furious and he was nothing more than a supporting character in that flick. And it seems the title of “The big new action star” has been usurped by The Rock. So what’s next for Vin? Riding elephants in Hannibal and spinning off sequels to Pitch Black, another mediocre movie where he was nothing more than a supporting actor.
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LORD OF THE RINGS marathon theaters announced
It was announced last month that New Line would be releasing the extended editions of Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers in theaters to get audiences primed for the final installment Return of the King. To make things even cooler, select theaters will host an Extended Edition Movie Marathon on December 16th. If you are a die-hard fan with hard-core stamina this is probably a dream come true. I can only imagine the Hobbit-stench that will be wafting from those theaters by the time the day is over.
Here is a list of theaters. Tickets go on sale October 9th. Due to the limited number of theaters this thing has a good chance at selling out so get your tickets early. For more information check out the official site.
AL, Birmingham Carmike Summit 16
AL, Mobile Carmike Wynnsong 16
AR, Little Rock Rave Motion Picture Colonel Glenn 18
AZ, Tempe Harkins Theatres Arizona Mills 24 Cinema
AZ, Tuscon Century Theatres 20 Park Place
CA, Bakersfield Pacific Stadium 14
CA, Dublin Regal Cinemas Hacienda Crossings 20
CA, Fresno Regal Cinemas Stadium 21 Theatre
CA, Hollywood Arclight 15 Cinema
CA, Orange AMC @ The Block 30
CA, Sacramento Century Theatres Complex 14 Cinema
CA, San Diego AMC Mission Valley 20 Theatre
CA, San Francisco Sony Metreon 15 Cinemas
CA, San Jose Century Theatres Oakridge 20
CO, Colorado Springs Cinemark 17
CO, Denver Regal Cinemas Colorado Center 9 Theatre
CT, Manchester National Amusements Showcase 16 Buckland
CT, North Haven National Amusements Showcase North Haven 12
DC, Washington Loews Cineplex Uptown Theatre
FL, Aventura AMC Aventura Mall 24
FL, Boca Raton Muvico Palace 20
FL, Fort Meyers Regal Cinemas Bell Tower 20
FL, Orlando Regal Cinemas Waterford Lakes 20
FL, Pensacola Rave Motion Picture Pensacola 16
FL, Tampa AMC Veterans 24
GA, Chamblee Regal Cinemas Hollywood 24
GA, Columbus Carmike 15
HI, Honolulu Pacific Consolidated Ward 16 Theatre
IA, Davenport National Amusements Showcase 53 Cinema 18
IA, Johnston Carmike Wynnsong 16
ID, Boise Regal Cinemas Stadium 22
IL, Chicago AMC River East 21
IL, Springfield Kerasotes Showplace 8
IN, Fort Wayne Rave Motion Picture Jefferson Point 18
IN, Indianapolis Kerasotes Showplace 16
KS, Olathe AMC Studio 29
KS, Wichita Warren East 12
KY, Louisville National Amusements Stony Brook 10
LA, Baton Rouge Tinseltown Movies 10
LA, Harahan AMC Palace 20
LA, Shreveport Tinseltown USA 17
MA, Boston Loews Cineplex Boston Commons 19
MA, West Springfield National Amusements Showcase 15
MA, Worcester National Amusements Showcase Cinemas 18 North
MD, Baltimore Senator Theatre
MI, Flint National Amusements Showcase Cinema 12
MI, Grand Rapids Celebration Cinema 17
MI, Lansing Celebration Cinemas 18
MI, Southfield Star Southfield 20 Cinema
MN, Minneapolis Mega Star Cinemas Southdale Center 16
MO, Saint Louis Wehrenberg Theatres Ronnies 20
MO, Springfield Goodrich Theatres Springfield 8
NC, Concord AMC Concord Mills 24
NC, Raleigh Consolidated Theatres Raleigh Grand 16
NC, Winston Salem Carmike Wynnsong 12
NE, Bellevue Douglas Theatres Twin Creek Cinema 16
NJ, Cherry Hill Loews Cineplex Cherry Hill 24
NJ, New Bruswick Loews Cineplex New Brunswick 18
NM, Albuquerque Century Theatres Rio 24
NV, Henderson Regal Cinemas Green Valley Ranch 10
NV, Reno Century Theatres Park Lane 16
NY, Albany Regal Cinemas Crossgate 18
NY, Farmingdale National Amusements Farmingdale 14
NY, New York Loews Cineplex 42nd Street E-Walk
NY, Rochester Tinseltown 16
NY, Syracuse Regal Cinemas Carousel Mall Cinema 19
NY, West Nyack Loews Cineplex Palisades Center 21
NY, Williamsville Regal Cinemas Transit Center 18
OH, Cleveland Valley View 24
OH, Columbus AMC Lennox Town Center 24
OH, Maumee National Amusements Showcase Maumee 18
OH, North Canton Tinseltown USA 15
OH, Springdale National Amusements Showcase 18
OK, Oklahoma City AMC Quail Springs 24
OK, Tulsa Wallace Theatres Palace 12
OR, Portland Regal Cinemas Lloyd Center 10
PA, Harrisburg Regal Cinemas Harrisburg 14
PA, King of Prussia Regal Cinemas King of Prussia Stadium 16
PA, West Homestead Loews Cineplex Waterfront 22
RI, Warwick National Amusements Showcase 15 Cinemas
SC, Columbia AMC Dutch Square Cinema 14
SC, Greenville Regal Cinemas Hollywood 20
TN, Franklin Carmike Thoroughbred 20
TN, Knoxville Regal Cinemas West Town Mall 9
TN, Memphis Malco Paradisio 14
TX, Austin Regal Cinemas Gateway 16
TX, Corpus Christi Century Theatres Corpus Christi 16
TX, El Paso Tinseltown 20
TX, Houston Regal Cinemas Marquee Stadium 23
TX, Plano Cinemark Legacy 24
TX, San Antonio Regal Cinemas Fiesta 16
UT, Sandy Megaplex 17
VA, Hampton AMC Hampton Town Center 24
VA, Richmond Regal Cinemas Short Pump 14
WA, Seattle AMC Cinerama
WA, Spokane AMC River Park Square 20 Theatre
WI, Madison Marcus Theatres Point 16
WI, New Berlin Marcus Theatres Ridge Cinema 2
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Thursday, October 02, 2003
Tarantino to remake 36th CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN?
In an interview with Hong Kong’s Oriental Daily, Quentin Tarantino let slip some interesting tidbits about a potential future project. He is interested in re-making the Shaw Brothers classic kung-fu flick The 36th Chamber of Shaolin. Liu Chia-Hui, the star of the original film, plays two different roles in Tarantino’s upcoming Kill Bill .
The paper claims that the Shaw Brothers have asked him to direct the film and he has agreed. Unfortunately, he will not be able to make the film until 2006.
The article also cites a Tarantino interview from a year ago where he mentioned his desire to do a Chinese Kung-fu film. “I have that thought all the time, but not this one (Kill Bill). I think I will make one in the future. Certainly will be shot in China but in American way and with Chinese American as the leads. That’s because it‚s impossible to blend Hong Kong actors and (mainland) Chinese actors into the whole movie. Chinese Americans are still Americans. By this way, all characters will speak the same language with the same accent. I want to shoot something of my own.”
Thanks to Shogo for the tip.
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DAWN OF THE DEAD remake poster
According to Shogo, the official Cinema Eye translator, the tagline reads: “Fear the one you love.” Japanese posters are pretty much always cool and this one is no different. It is giving me a little bit of optimism about this flick. We’ll see.
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