Now I know that it seems that there is no blood left in any part of The Silence of the Lambs franchise but that character we love to hate Hannibal Lecter is quite an interesting fellow and now there is a trailer for his new movie Hannibal Rising. Yes it’s Hannibal the early years, much like Tom Waits his early years it will be loved by some and looked down upon by others.

I happen to like this trailer and wouldn’t mind seeing the early beginnings of this creepy yet (dare I say it? Ok I did have a small crush on Anthony Hopkins) somewhat sexy psychopathic killer. In “Hannibal Rising” we will learn about Lecter’s early life in Eastern Europe from age 6 to 20, following the death of his entire family during WWII.. As an added bonus Li Gong will be showing her chops (acting chops that is) in this film.

There is going to be a book release early on in the new year. The movie is expected out February 9th.

You can check out the trailer here.
Thanks to the good people over at horrormovie.ca for the link.

Justin Timberlake recently stated that he didn’t need or want coaching or acting classes for his new role in the movie Alpha Dog. I’ll be giving my two cents about this after the information from imdb.com:

Singer/actor Justin Timberlake refused to take any acting classes to help prepare for his role in the film Alpha Dog, relying instead on the training he had as a young child. The “Sexyback” star plays an accused teen killer in the film and was keen to work on a project that was edgy and controversial. He says, “I thought it was a dark script, but I also thought that it was a great statement and I like to make statements .”Timberlake was adamant that he didn’t want to take any acting classes or work with an acting coach to prepare him for his role as one of Jesse’s friends. He explains, “I took classes when I was really young. I just use that as much as possible. For me it seems more natural to not do as much of that.”

Now first off I must say that this movie does look good, I want to see it because of the story and the great cast (Timberlake excluded obviously) there is Sharon Stone, Bruce Willis, Ben Foster and Emile Hirsch. Also the trailer is pretty good, you can watch it here

BUT the reason this movie looks good has nothing to do with Justin “I can’t keep my cocky mouth shut” Timberlake. Buddy hasn’t even gotten a review yet and already he’s decided that acting classes wouldn’t help him be better. As an actress I’m completely offended and disgusted. There are two types of people who refuse help when doing something, the people who have all the time in world to explore their new activity and stupid cocky people. Hum….yep, I’m looking behind door 2 on this one.

The guy is completely handled in every decision he makes, and boy he has amazing managers, while Janet Jackson went down if flames at the Super bowl wardrobe malfunction fiasco Timberlake walked away without so much as a sunburn. He also is one of the very few boy band members who have a real music career after leaving the boys. And he’s dating a beautiful, funny, talented actress, who he refuses to marry and for some reason (low self esteem perhaps) she stays with him.

So of course pretty boy Justin thinks he can do anything. But acting is hard, and the better you are at it the easier it looks and that sometimes makes people think that it doesn’t require a lot of work, but it does. What I get from Timberlake is that he didn’t want to do the work, he would rather try and be edgy and tack his name onto a “statement” that the movie makes, not caring if his careless work hurts the film, or for that matter the statement that he likes so much.

There is no amount of studio touch ups that will hide bad acting, unlike singing. What would have helped Justin Timberlake is an honest teacher who could say “stop making that stupid face and give me something you didn’t practice in the mirror”. Or, of course a good editor, who would simply takes him out of the movie. We’ll see how good his acting really is by how much of his mug is shown in Alpha Dogs.

Well look at what we have here. George Lucas is saying that he and Steven Spielberg have completed an Indiana Jones 4 script and they’re ready to go into production next year. Hmmmm… where have I heard that before?

The good folks at Yahoo News give us this:

George Lucas said Friday that filming of the long-awaited “Indiana Jones” movie will begin next year. Harrison Ford, who appeared in the three earlier flicks, the last one coming in 1989, is set to star again.

Lucas said he and Steven Spielberg recently finalized the script for the film. “It’s going to be fantastic. It’s going to be the best one yet,” the 62-year-old filmmaker said during a break from preparing for his duties as grand marshal of Monday’s Rose Parade.

Ahem, you’ll have to excuse me if I don’t start planning the celebratory parade just yet. We’ve been hearing this kind of bullshit from Lucas and Spielberg both about Indy for over 2 years now. “Oh, we’re ready to shoot. Oh, we’re ALMOST ready. Oh, we’re certainly shooting next year (said 2 years ago)”. And we’re still sitting here with nothing.

Ok, so George says they’re ready to go. Whoopdido. I’ll believe it when i see it… and right now… I don’t believe it. Not for a second. Thanks to Tedd for the heads up.

I loved Val Kilmer’s most recent role in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, as the homosexual private eye “Gay Perry”. I love that pun. But it looks like he is returning to one of his earliest films in an effort to turn to comedy.

Cinema Blend says:

The original 1985 movie starred a very young Val Kilmer and Gabriel Jaret as two teenage geniuses developing a high powered laser for a college project, only to have it stolen by the government. It was Val’s second film, and from there he went on to Top Gun and stardom.

I honestly can’t say I have seen Real Genius, or perhaps I did and forgot, but I do like this idea.

In recent times we have been flooded with remakes of shows and movies from the 70s and 80s and it would be cool to see some sequels that serve almost as a remake too. Perhaps its more accurate to say they would be revitalizations. Having Kilmer star in the sequel to one of his old films suggests they will pick up with the characters from 17 years ago and see what they are up to now. I wonder if Gabriel Jarret will star in it with him.

Of course this didnt work so well with the Dukes of Hazzard Reunion.

Any other movies or shows that you think would make a great “15 years later” sequel?

The critics are calling it now. These movies have been receiving so much acclaim its not a surprise that the critics are pegging them for the winner, but Departed seems to be at the front of the pack for Oscar night after winning Best Picture in Chicago.

Yahoo News says:

The capital of the Midwest has spoken:
Martin Scorsese’s “The Departed” nabbed best picture, director and adapted screenplay honors from the Chicago Film Critics Assn. Thursday.

Helen Mirren (“The Queen”) and Forest Whitaker (“The Last King of Scotland”) also continued their royal flush of lead actor awards from critics groups nationwide.

So with the Oscars just around the corner, what movie do YOU think will take top billing?

Ever wonder what it would be like to be the last man on earth? Will Smith will get a taste of the only condition that would have got me a date with Alisha Townsend in highschool. Now we have a peek at the plotline (and poster) that will span this adaptation of the book.

I am Legend will explode into theatres Dec 14th, 2007 and we just got the complete story on the remake. Robert Neville (Will Smith) is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurable…and manmade. Somehow immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City…and maybe the world. But he is not alone. He is surrounded by “the Infected”—victims of the plague who have mutated into carnivorous beings who can only exist in the dark and who will devour or infect anyone or anything in their path.

Sounds like a lot of Zombie Fun. Im betting on the 5 billion zombie Infected.

If you cant beat em…

I finally got around to seeing Dreamgirls the other night, and I was really surprised by it. Not in a good way either.

Look, let me say this right up front: Dreamgirls is a good movie. It is. it was entertaining to watch, the music was fantastic (for the most part) and Eddie Murphy was surprisingly wonderful in it. This is a good movie, well worth the watching… but at the same time it isn’t a “GREAT” movie, and it also isn’t one I’ll be watching again.

The movie is a lot of pop and dazzle (which is fun to watch) without any soul or depth. One of the glaring weaknesses in this department is Beyonce Knowles, who wows us with her energy, but fails to do what most other actors do in movies… ACT. To bring the character to life, to give he character depth.

With so much hype, and so much adulation in advance before people even saw it, I feel pretty safe in saying that Dreamgirls is this year’s Brokeback Mountain. A good little film worth seeing, that got way too overpraised and became the “in” movie to say great things about before people even saw it.

This, like Brokeback Mountain, is just another example of Hollywood insiders getting caught up in the “trendy movie” of the month, saying outrageously positive things about it because that’s the “in” thing to do. Well… Dreamgirls just isn’t THAT good. It’s good, you should go see it… but lower your expectations a bit and just enjoy it for what it is… a fun little musical that will entertain you for 2 hours… but it’s really not much more than that.

This film deserves no Oscar nominations (except for PERHAPS Eddie Murphy) and even in a weak year certainly doesn’t deserve to be considered one of the year’s best. This is indeed Brokeback all over again.

I always liked Natasha Henstridge. She was absolutely staggeringly distracting in Whole Nine Yards (My all time favourite comedy) and wasnt that bad in SheSpies, though the show itself wasnt so hot. Its a shame she hasnt been in more high profile movies.

MovieHole notes:

Seems by merely being a ‘Bond Girl’ Contender, you’re guaranteed work elsewhere, even if you don’t get the role you’re gunning for. A chance to play the latest 007 squeeze seems to have worked for Henstridge, in a roundabout way.

The leggy fox – who would still be slumming it in “Species” sequels and “She Spies”, if not for the audition – was up for the role of Vesper Lynd in “Casino Royale”, and though about ten other girls were probably on the list above her, the mere association with the film seems to have resurrected the former model cum actresses career.
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Hugh Jackman’s SEED productions will be writing Henstridge’s cheques for the next few months, as she films a role in the actor/producer’s new film, “The Tourist” opposite Wolverine himself; Ewan McGregor and Michelle Williams.

According to Page Six, Henstridge and Jackman were spotted filming scenes at The Dylan Hotel in New York. Being that the film’s a sexual thriller, we can only assume why and how a hotel room was being used.

So getting your name attached to rumours of a blockbuster you likely wont be in will get you a comeback? Is Henstridge pulling a Hasselhoff? Or is she just trying out for bigger roles and not getting them?

Here is hoping we see more of this beauty in upcoming films.

I’ve been talking a lot about the new film from the team that brought us Shaun of the Dead called “Hot Fuzz”. The dynamic between Simon Pegg and Nick Frost is just amazing to see, and I was thrilled to see them hook up again! Now, the official website for Hot Fuzz has been updated and looks great. Check out the site here.

For those of you who don’t know much about this project yet, here’s the synopsis:

Top London cop, Police Constable Nicholas Angel, finds himself reassigned to the sleepy West Country village of Sandford. With garden fetes and neighbourhood watch meetings replacing the action of the city, Angel struggles to adapt to his situation and finds himself partnered with Danny Butterman, an oafish but well meaning young Constable. Just as all seems lost, a series of grisly accidents motivates Angel into action. Convinced of foul play, Angel realises that Sandford may not be as idyllic as it seems.

And just in case you’re interested, here’s the trailer (but just so you know, there is a higher quality one over at the official site):

It’s no secret around here that I think the new Battlestar Galactica show is the single best television show ever produced. Everyone has their favorites, this one is just mine. But why is it that all the best shows just can’t seem to find a solid audience (Deadwood anyone?)??? And no matter how good each season is, it’s never a certain thing that the show will be picked up for another.

The good folks over at Moviehole give us this scoop about the trouble Galactica is facing, and a possible movie being in the works:

“If it goes forward, the two hour telefilm will shoot in March during the series hiatus and prior to the commencement of production on the series fourth season in June. While there is no story for the telefilm at present, plans are afoot to come up with a screenplay that doesn’t step on existing continuity for the series, but utilizes most of its existing sets. There is also speculation the telefilm will somehow tie into the mythology for the Galactica spin-off series, Caprica, which has not been officially greenlit by SciFi Channel”, tells the site.

Yeah, apparently “Battelstar” has had a big drop-off of late, in terms of viewers, so the direct-to-video movie idea might be the network’s way of getting rid of the series - apparently a fourth season hasn’t been decided on yet by the network - as we know it, but continuing it on DVD.

Listen folks, I know a lot of people will decide on if they’ll watch a show based on what they THINK it will be, and on the commercial surface Battlestar Galactica may LOOK like just another Sci-Fi show… but TRUST ME… it’s not. This show is not what you might expect. A movie would be great… but I’d rather still have the show. Make sure you check it out.

The new flick “Smokin’ Aces” is quickly becoming one of those films I’m counting down the days to. Forget the fact that it looks like it totally re-invigorate the career of Ben Affleck (along with a possible Oscar nomination for his role in Hollywoodland), this just looks like one damn slick film. (See the trailer here)

The good folks over at JoBlo got their hands on a couple of the new Smoking Aces Posters:

You can see bigger versions of them over here.

The original incarnation of “The Highlander” still today stands on my top ten favorite films of all time list. It was beautiful in its scope and captivating in how it told its fantastic story. Sadly, the magic ended with the first film. The following series of sequels all SUCKED HUGE. As a matter of fact, the second Highlander movie sits on my top ten WORST films of all time list. Go figure.

So now here comes a new Highlander movie, this one featuring the cast and story line from the TV show (which for all its cheese, actually wasn’t all that bad). This IS NOT an official trailer, but rather looks like tons of leaked footage and images that one fan put together to give us this mock trailer. So thanks to Ed for hooking me up with this. Take a look and let me know if you’re interested in this new Highlander or not.

Black Christmas didn’t look too bad from it’s trailers, sure it was pretty paint by numbers but I was considering seeing it. Of course I didn’t end up making it out, and judging by the box office numbers not many did. Here’s what the people over at yahoo.com had to say:

‘Tis the season for stabbings, gouged-out eyes and disembodied heads — at least that is the rationale behind the December 25 release of “Black Christmas,” an idiotic, over-the-top retelling of the trailblazing 1975 Bob Clark slasher movie. this tension-free cheese ball of a thriller earned just $3.3 million on its first day, and will likely land on the curb along with those dried-out Christmas trees not too long after New Year’s Day.

Wow….harsh. But undoubtedly deserved. It’s too bad too because I think if the movie had been at all decent or advertised with any finesse it could have had a good returnI. know that If I had seen enough advertisements I probably would have remembered to check it out. But I hardly saw any trailers or posters around, the cute sorority sister fighting the crazy killer movie just wasn’t on the radar. And now with nothing but bad reviews I highly doubt I’ll watch it at all.

Hopefully the DVD release will happen at Christmas next year and the makers can cash in. Because let’s face it, a lot of the time if a movie is cheap and has “Christmas” in the title with a few pretty faces on the cover it will be picked up for a stocking stuff. I can’t help pitying the people who get those lumps of coal for the holidays next year.

White Noise is a movie that I never though would have a sequel, ok movie, but it didn’t do anything all that unique and I forgot about it pretty much the second it was finished. The makes have decided to go for round two with it though, and the new trailer is here to excite and titillate us….sort of. The good folks over at moviesonline.com gave us the peak.

You can see it here

It doesn’t make me want to see it but it might for some.

Christophe Gains, director of the horror movie Silent Hill has confirmed that there will be a Silent Hill 2. Here is what moviesonline had to say about it (although they were also quoting a lot from silenthillforum.com):

When asked about the film and his goals with a second one he says: One of his goals for Silent Hill 2 is to correct mistakes he made with the 1st one which cost him a lot of energy. However, he wonders if he can truly come back for a 2nd movie because of Onimusha. He says that if he doesn’t come back, producers agree with him that the 2nd movie should keep the visual aspect of the 1st one. There is no way they are bringing a whole new vision of the town’s design. He doesn’t want a hollywoodian movie

Ok so…I for one do not want to see another Silent Hill with or without Christophe Gans. But if there has to be one I think I’d rather see a fresh director take this on since by his own admittance Gans did screw up the first film. But….who? Any ideas out there in the movie blog land for a new Silent Hill director?

Schwarzenegger is getting older, and being sworn in on January 5th for a second term, future Arnie films are more doubtful. The Governator is proving to be less durable as he might have been in his younger days.

Yahoo News says:

The actor-turned-California governator is recovering nicely, however, after undergoing surgery Tuesday at a Los Angeles hospital to repair a broken leg he suffered while skiing over the holiday weekend.

“Following the surgery, the governor was awake, alert and talking in the recovery room,” orthopedic surgeon Dr. Kevin Erhart said in a statement. “He is now fully coherent and I have cleared him to resume his duties as governor.”

According to the Santa Monica-based doctor, a combination of cables and screws were used to “wire the two main fragments of the governor’s broken femur bone back together.” The “relatively common” procedure lasted about an hour and a half, and the post-op X-rays “look great.”

It is good to see Schwarzenegger is doing well. He is nearly 60. The man just may never return to films. At least not the same way he did before. I dont know that he is that good of an actor that he can do anything else. I like him as an action star, but I have no interest in him as a political figure.

Unless he becomes President. That would make me smile.

I liked Demolition Man.

Before the body is even cold, Spike Lee signs on to do a James Brown Biopic. I would imagine that this project was already being planned or considered, and recent news of James Brown’s death accellerated the signing.

Yahoo News says:

Director
Spike Lee has signed on to shoot a movie about James Brown, the late “Godfather of Soul,” Daily Variety reported on Wednesday.

The authorized project is being developed for Viacom Inc.’s Paramount Pictures by Brian Grazer, the Oscar-winning producer of “A Beautiful Mind,” the trade publication said, adding that production would likely begin in 2008.

Considering recent biopics of musical stars has earned a metric pantload of Oscars, its no surprise that so many are being made.

We all know that the eventual evolution of the home theatre experience is headed to High Definition. The stores sell widescreen plasma and LCD TVs almost exclusively, major TV Hits are being produced in Widesreen and recorded in surround sound. Its not just about Theatrical Release viewing anymore. Its widely expected that within the decade, square TVs will be as trendy as 8Track players are today. Even the super high quality that DVD delivers is being replaced in this Civil War of Next Gen DVD Formats.

So what does this mean for us? Clearer pictures, Finer Details, digital sound. But is it TOO clear?

MSN News says:

Some TV types say big-screen HDTV could lead to the end of the extreme close-up as we know it. Others predict hi-def fears could soon be reflected in artists’ contracts.

When “Good Morning America” debuted in high-definition last year, host Diane Sawyer, 61, noted that viewers will now know when she’s stayed up too late the night before. “They will see it right there,” Sawyer said, indicating the puffiness under her eyes.

Dissolve to the TV industry’s behind-the-scenes pros, who are developing new ways to help the talent keep up appearances in today’s hi-def world.

“The grain structure of film allows a softness that HD video tends not to have, posing more challenges, especially when it comes to capturing female faces,” says Stephen McNutt, director of photography for the Sci Fi Channel’s “Battlestar Galactica.”

“We seem not to care about seeing men in a rougher, more edgier way,” he explains, “whereas females, we’re used to seeing them in a softer, more appealing way. So there’s a little more filtration needed, and you have to approach it from a different standpoint.”

If you have ever encountered a celebrity who is on set, the makeup they wear looks completely out of place in person, but VERY appealing on TV. Many of their physical imperfections are magically washed away with a molehair brush and stage cosmetics. But will HD reveal THAT makeup instead?

Will this higher definition change the face of makeup on tv (get it??.. see what I did there???)

Casino Royale has surpassed all expectations with the crossing of the $300 million mark internationally this week. Here’s the news from movieweb.com:

According to Variety, Casino Royale has shot past the worldwide record for a James Bond movie, thanks mostly to strong international performance over the Christmas holiday weekend.

Sony’s Casino Royale cashed in overseas with $14.5 million at 6,300 during the weekend through Sunday, lifting the foreign total to $304.4 million — the 41st biggest international gross of all time. It’s only the fourth 2006 pic to clear $300 million, joining “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” The Da Vinci Code and Ice Age: The Meltdown.

In total the movie has made over $448 million dollars, 17 million more than Die Another Day. Wow that’s a lot of money! Especially considering all the controversy with the leading man. But with all of the hard work Daniel Craig put in (cracked teeth anyone) not to mention the producers, the directors and all of the people behind the scenes on this movie it is good to see it paying off so nicely for everyone involved.

Just goes to show that sticking to your vision and casting someone who isn’t pretty can still pay off in the movie industry today….as long as the bond girls are still hot that is.

As most of you know, I lost most of my interested in the new Halloween Remake project that is coming out the moment I learned that Rob Zombie was going to direct it. Granted, we’ve only really seen him direct 2 films so far, both were horrible pieces of visual garbage that for some reason that I just can’t grasp a few people actually like. The man has no sense of pace or timing or how to properly use the camera to help tell the story. Oh well… that’s just my opinion.

Back to the Halloween film. Looks like the role of Mike Meyers has now been filled. And what world class thespian did they recruit to play this iconic role? Well none other than Tyler Mane (the dude who played Sabertooth in X-Men)!!! Start inscribing those Oscar statues!!!

Ok ok ok… in all seriousness, it’s not like the role of Meyers takes a lot of acting talent to play… the physical presence is more important in that particular role. And, to be honest, I think Mane’s job in playing Sabertooth in X-Men was actually pretty good considering the weird character he was asked to play.

So I’m still not looking forward to Halloween… but giving the role to Mane isn’t a bad move (and considering he’s worked with Zombie before in The Devil’s Rejects it also seems logical).

As you know, a couple of days ago I posted about the LEAKED blurry version of the new Fantastic Four Trailer featuring the Silver Surfer. Well, the good folks over at Apple have put it up online now (thanks to Pat for the original heads up).

I have always like the visual effects look for The Human Torch. I thought the way they decided to approach him was excellent, because let’s face it, a human fireball could have looked really goofy, but they did a great job. I had the same thoughts about The Silver Surfer. To be honest, I’m not really thrilled with him. I like the design concept they took to bringing him to the screen… but to me he looks just a bit too cartoony. Still, I really like the way he moves.

So enough of what I thought about it… what do YOU think of the new Fantastic Four trailer? You can go see it here.

Not the most Merry of Christmases for those close to legendary Godfather of Soul, James Brown.

CNN Reports

James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured “Godfather of Soul,” whose rasping vocals and revolutionary rhythms made him a founder of rap, funk and disco as well, died early Monday, his agent said. He was 73.

Brown was hospitalized with pneumonia at Emory Crawford Long Hospital on Sunday and died around 1:45 a.m. Monday, said his agent, Frank Copsidas of Intrigue Music. Longtime friend Charles Bobbit was by his side, he said.

I know Brown isnt exactly movie news, but with the impact he made on stage showmanship being mimicked in so many movies, I didnt think anyone would mind.

For more information about Mr Brown, Click Here

Al sent me this image of the newest cover of Empire magazine. Oh yes… do I actually need to say anything?

Just a short note for the Harry Potter fans who visit the site.

If you didnt know already, they have announced the name of the upcoming, and last Harry Potter book.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Yeah, it sounds as dumb as The Phantom Menace, but in time it will grow as accepted terminology in the Potterverse and lose all real meaning.

I still predict that Harry will die while destroying Voldemort. If J.K. Rowling doesnt kill Harry off, the drooling fanbase will not let her rest on the bed of money she has built on this empire. She will be haunted by nerdy Hermoine fans and die a lonely old secluded woman never seeing daylight.

If she offs Harry, all she has to do is say “Ees Dead!” and the fans will have to live without.

Someday when she thinks she needs the money, she can re-release the movies in their Special Editions, and Special Director’s Cut Editions, Special Extended Directors cut and Special Extended Lucas didnt go this far Edition

I would like to take this time to thank everyone who comes to the Movie Blog to read, discuss and download the Audio Edition. It is truly an honour to be able to write and share my thoughts here. A special thanks for John for letting me share in his little corner of the Interweb. I look forward to meeting those of you who are coming to the Films 4 Food Fest

In perfect tradition of the Magic of Christmas, I would like to direct you to a Wiki entry on the Official Transformers Wiki that outlines how the Magic of Christmas affects those in the various Transformers Univers…es.

From the UK Transformers continuity.

The magic of Christmas made Circuit Breaker not kill Jazz. (Christmas Breaker!)

The magic of Christmas made Jetfire appreciate his Earth heritage. (The Gift)

The magic of Christmas made Starscream realize that even if he doesn’t care, helping people can make him feel… well, he still doesn’t really care. (Stargazing)

The magic of Christmas made Optimus Prime renew his pledge to protect Earth.

Thanks to David Willis of ShortPacked! Fame for this article.

Ok, I’m just being a smart ass with the title. As you know, I put up a post yesterday with a prediction that Paramount would movie the release date of Transformers off of the July 4th weekend. The main reason for this is that it would be a smart move. As you know, I think Transformers could break opening weekend box office records… but that will never happen if it opens on the exact same day as Die Hard 4.

Tarnsformers will make FAR more money than Die Hard 4… but the reality is that Die Hard 4 will still make a butt load of cash, and take away some of the Transformers revenue. A simple move like moving Transformers off the date would solve that. But it appears my prediction that Paramount would move the release date was dead dead wrong.

This morning I got a call from Paramount asking me “who told you we were changing dates???” So there you have it. Transformers is NOT moving off the July 4th release date… even though they SHOULD.

See kiddies… when I’m wrong, I’ll put up a whole post to admit it, ;)

Wolf sent this to us. The Fantastic Four teaser trailer. Ok now listen… most of it is totally unwatchable because it’s SERIOSOULY blury… BUT… it does come into focus here and there… so hang in there with it. Watch it quick before it disappears.

If you’re like me and you’re counting down the freaking days to the release of the new Transformers movie and July seems way too far away to get your greedy little robotic mayhem fix, then I bring you tiddings of good new my international friends… sort of.

It seems starting in Fegruary, they are releasing a 4 part comic story entitled “Transformers: The Movie Prequel”. And you know what… it sounds pretty good. The good folks over at Coming Soon give us this:

“This is no peripheral movie tie-in,” said co-writer Chris Ryall (who also spends his days as IDW’s publisher and editor-in-chief. “Rather, it’s a fully realized, generations-spanning tale that also sets up and explains much of the backstory in the coming movie. With Paramount and Hasbro’s assistance, we’re able to show you the characters and explain some situations that are integral parts of the movie. It should also assuage any early fan trepidation and show that this prequel and the movie together are going to comprise quite an epic Transformers story.”

So there you have it. The question I have for you guys is:

1) Do you care?
2) You’d love to read it, but don’t want to see a thing till the movie.
3) Will buy it the moment it hits the shelves?

Oh my freaking sweet merciful crap!!! Just finally watched the new Grindhouse trailer, the newest film from Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. My jaw is still on the floor. The thing just oozes style, and I think that’s what hooked me the most. I can’t wait to see this thing.

Ok, so my question is: Is there a device on earth that is capable of measuring how cool Kurt Russell is? I submit that there is not.

Hugh Jackman is a terrific actor. I’ve watched him in comic book films, romatic comedies and dramas and he always gives us something great to watch, even if the movie is unwatchable.

Ever since Jackman appeared in Christopher Nolan’s (the same dude who is directing the batman films) “The Prestige” people have been whispering that Nolan has snagged Jackmand to appear in the next Batman flick… as Two-Face. Well… it’s just not true. The good folks over at Movlie Hole give us this:

Jackman said the “Batman” rumours are exactly the same as the “Superman” rumours from a while back - ones which had him playing Superman’s father in Bryan Singer’s “Superman Returns”; all which turned out to be false - pure bullshit. “Same thing [as Superman]. I think because I’d worked with Chris Nolan. I think it was just fanboy stuff”.

So there you have it. No Jackman for Batman.

Here’s the first look we get at a SIlver Surfer from the upcoming Fantastic Four 2 courtesty of The USA Today. Ummmm… the only word I have is unimpressed. Your thoughts?

There is a new Smoking Aces trailer up and floating around the web. The first Smokin Aces trailer was good, but this one, even though it’s very similar to the first one, just seems to be cut a bit better, quicker paced and some VERY cool lines added into it as well. As a side note, the last quick conversation at the end of the trailer is hilarious.

For those of you who don’t know what the movie is about:

A dying mob boss takes out a $1 million contract on the life of his former protégé, a Vegas magician turned gangster who has agreed to testify against the mob. The FBI attempts to protect their key witness as an array of hit men and women descend on Lake Tahoe in a race to take the magician out.

So there’s the set up… now go on over and catch the new Smokin Aces trailer. Then come back and tell me what you thought.

The success of the Stargate SG1 TV show confuses a lot of people. The show is the longest running Sci-Fi show in North American history, and yet never had a HUGE following… and come to think of it the show wasn’t all that good either. Personally I liked it. It was a fantastic story arc (for the first 7 seasons anyway) with a great mythology… the writing was a little hammy and the acting wasn’t exactly Emmy worthy, but it was a fun show to watch from time to time.

News has been circulating around recently about there being a movie of the Stargate SG1 TV franchise. Well… looks like there are going to be 2. The following comes from Filmstalker:

…Rob is writing and directing has to do with wrapping up the Ori storyline, which is the storyline that has taken prominence for the last two years of the show. I don’t know if he is going to wrap it up completely or bring it to some conclusion for the sake of the fans and the franchise, to bring that epic struggle to a close…

…Brad is writing one, as far as I know, is a bit more standalone that will involve some kind of time travel and has something to do with our main mustache twiddling villain Baal doing something in the past that alters…he basically finds a way to lift the stargate from Earth so the Stargate Program never happens

Ok, here are the problems as I personally see it:

1) The whole Ori story they did in the show sucked ass. As a matter of fact, everything in that show after the main Goa’uld story arc was over has sucked.

2) The show is just a shell of it’s former self since the departure of Richard Dean Anderson.

So, for me… get back Anderson, and just go with the second idea with a plot that revolves around the Goa’uld, and I’m interested… or just make a sequel to the original movie and pretend the tv show didn’t exist. Other than that… I just don’t care. What are your thoughts?

This doesnt meet the excitement of the Transformers Movie for me, but its still pretty damned sweet. I am actually looking forward to this movie. The original trailer had me all goosebumpy and giddy until the last 10 seconds, but still it looks good. Hopefully it wont be TOO aimed at the kiddies. We now have news of some of the voice actors signed on.

MovieWeb says:

Sarah Michelle Gellar (The Grudge, and TV’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has signed on as the voice of April, the human researcher who serves as the Turtles’ tech-services worker and mother figure. Fantastic Four’s Chris Evans is the hockey-stick-swinging Casey Jones, and Clerks filmmaker Kevin Smith also voices a cameo as a greasy-spoon chef.

Now this is groovy cool. It might be the first thing with Sarah Michelle Gellar involved that I have liked SINCE Buffy, and I can hear the hothead attitude that Evans can bring to Casey Jones. Kevin Smith having a cameo is just awesome too.

Patrick Stewart is being reported as the head of the new opposition in this movie, which means no Shredder. Zhang Ziyi(Memoirs of a Geisha) voices the villain Karai, who leads an evil army known as the Foot Ninjas. Karai was the leader of the Japan Foot Ninjas in many incarnations of the Turtles Movies. After Shredder’s defeat she comes to New York and takes over the Foot Clans. Also, I havent heard any news of a Splinter.

The article continues to say that the Turtles themselves will have no famous voices to them. So maybe Corey Feldman IS involved.

Kneon pointed this out to me, and I’m giddy asa school girl now! By now most of you have seen the new Transformers trailer that we posted a link to yesterday. Well… if you go directly to the official Transformers website and watch the trailer there… at the very end of the trailer you get to hear Optimus Prime actaully speak… yes… the mighty voice of Peter Cullen saying a line as Optimus for the first time in almost 20 years. I just stoped and played the short clip over and over and over again… I’ve gotta admit it was magical hearing the old guy again as Prime!!!

So head on over to the Transformers site and give it a listen. Remember… it’s at the end of the trailer.

The producers of Die Hard 4 must be breathing a glorious sigh of relief this morning. Why? Because it looks like Paramount has moved the release date of The Transformers off of July 4th onto another unamed July date… and that was a smart move.

Don’t get me wrong, Transformers was going to kick the shit out of Die Hard 4 at the Box Office… BUT… DIe Hard 4 is going to attract much of the same audience as Transformers, and even though Transformers would “win” the weekend… the fact of the matter is that Die Hard was still going to take a lot of the weekend money away. I’ve been saying for months that having these two movies open on the same weekend was just pure stupidity on both studios part. One of them needed to move.

So why did Transformers move instead of Die Hard 4? I think the answer is easy. July 4th is a patriotic weekend… and let’s face it, Die Hard follows more in that theme (even though Bay is directing Transformers).

The first “announcement trailer” for The Transformers proclaimed “July 4″… but this new Transformers trailer just says “July”. Personally, I think it’s obvious that someone over at Paramount realized it would be the smart move to take Transformers off July 4th. It makes sense, and is good for both Transformers and Die Hard 4.