Wednesday, July 14, 2004
TERMINATOR 4 to feature new franchise character
TERMINATOR 4 is officially going ahead despite the fact that Arnie is currently tied up being governor of California. While T3’s Claire Danes and Nick Stahl will be returning, the franchise owners are looking for a new franchise character to keep the series chugging along. Screenwriter John Brancato (CATWOMAN) has been brought on board and apparently Jonathan Mostow will also return to the directors chair.
Screenwriter John Brancato recently told Latino Review: “We did have to think about a new franchise character. He [Arnie} couldn’t carry the movies anymore. So that caused us to have, I think, a pretty novel approach about what the new terminator would be like. What directions would it go in. Again, they made me actually sign things that I would not leak. As much as I would like to brag about the script, I can’t really tell you.”
A DIRTY SHAME photos
Based on this batch of photos from A DIRTY SHAME, it looks like John Waters is really returning to his roots. Check them out, then visit the brand-new official website which features a trailer you probably won’t see at your friendly neighborhood multiplex.
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Jessica Alba is THE INVISIBLE GIRL
And now there are FOUR. Jessica Alba has been officially signed to play Invisible Woman in the upcoming big-screen version of the FANTASTIC FOUR comic book. Alba joins Iaon Gruffudd (Mr. Fantastic), Michael Chiklis (Thing) and Chris Evans (Human Torch) who were all signed last week.
We approve!
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Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Baz's ALEXANDER still on
Just yesterday, news began tocirculate that Bax Luhrmann had shelved plans to make a big budget historical epic focusing on ALEXANDER THE GREAT. The news seemed official and even cited a disappointed Nicole Kidman apparently upset that she wouldn’t get a chance to play Alexander’s mother Olympia.
But less that 24 hours after that initial report, Baz’s reps have been quick to discredit it, claiming the project is still on.
Baz’s Australian representative Maria Farmer told E! Online: “Baz is currently in Europe working on the final draft of his script for ALEXANDER THE GREAT. When he completes that draft he will decide whether ALX is the next film on his slate. We do not know where these reports have originated from. They certainly did not come from Baz.”
It’s important to remember that a lot of work has been don on his film already, including location scouting, background plates for CGI shots and a promo reel for Cannes starring Leonardo DiCaprio in full gladiator gear.
Complicating the project is the fact that Oliver Stone has already almost completed his cinematic version of the Alexander story. His film hits theaters on November 5th and stars Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins and Val Kilmer.
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Hitch Daily | Britney Spears' Nipple!
IT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN
Britney’s boobie popped out.
WEEZIE, NO!
Isabel Sanford, best known as the female half of TV’S THE JEFFERSONS, died yesterday. Meanwhile, Elton John certainly scrambles to alter the lyrics to “Candle in the Wind.”
HEADLINE OF THE DAY
“Courtney Love Discharged from N.Y. Hospital” Why does it seem totally natural to see “Courtney Love” and “discharge” in the same sentence?
I MISSED FOUR
How well do you know do your dog toys? And how well do you know your ***censored*** toys?
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QUITE POSSIBLY THE MOST DISTURBING DVD COVER ART EVER
MP-FREE!
Hear The Gamits cover The Outfield’s ‘80s hit “Your Love." It’s not any good at all, but if you’re so inclined, you can hear it. I bring it up only to wonder whatever happen to The Outfield. If they’re still together, I’m betting they tour bars and minor league baseball fields.
OFF THE SHELF
Having recently read and enjoyed AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, I decided to tackle some more Agatha Christie, in the form of MURDER AT THE MANOR, an omnibus of three novels. Each concerns a murder (or two) in a stuffy English mansion with loads of rich, vain suspects, but each manages to be different from the others in their own unique way. THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY concerns a secret society where the members wear hoods with clock faces, while ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE details the death of a partiarch whose descendants hope “the right person” is responsible for murder. My favorite was CROOKED HOUSE, about a guy hoping to help solve his girlfriend’s grandfather’s murder so she’ll finally agree to marry him. But her family is so dysfunctional, it appears he’ll be blue-balled for quite some time. And the ending is kinda creepy and chilling. I was surprised how all three of the novels instantly hooked me. They’re suspenseful, obviously enough, but also manage to inject some surprising humor.
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