Trainsaw
03/24/06, 03:19 PM
Whats up everyone? There is a ton of Sam Jackson news this week, I know no one can complain about that. Also I've heard lots of postive things about V for Vendetta, I'm going to have to check it out this weekend sometime. There is some good news for you Harry Potter fans in the update. And finally since we finally have a Snakes on a Plane logo, I'm hoping to see some tattoo's of it soon. I want one on my back like 50 Cent has. Snake-Unit
News and Rumors:
Snakes on a Plane has went through 5 more days of reshooting for additional snake action including the phrase everyone in America wants to hear...
"Borat" the movie, based on the Ali-G character, is coming out on Nov 3rd.
Gary Oldman is confirmed to reprise his role as Sirius Black in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"
The Simpsons has been renewed for 2 more seasons, and the movie is going to push the boundries but not going to be a R-Rated movie.
Will Arnett and Will Forte will star in The Brothers Solomon, as the brothers. Written by Bob Odenkirk and Forte. Its about the two brothers trying to give their dying father a grandchild.
Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett are going to star in "Resurrecting the Champ". Where Hartnett is a reporter who finds a homeless man whom he believes to be a former boxing champion only to find out he's not who he thinks he is. No report if there is going to be snakes yet.
Susan Sarandon is in talks to star in a Cindy Sheehan biopic.
Will Smith is going to star in the remake of the 1960's TV show "It Takes a Thief". He plays a man who is blackmailed by government into stealing for the good of his country. He is a professional thief who is employed by the CIA.
Kevin Smith will star as Harry Knowles in the upcoming comedy "Fanboys"
Supposedly George Clooney and Vince Vaughn are both being looked at to play the part of Magnum P.I. in the upcoming remake.
Josh Brolin, Rose Byrne, Giovanni Ribisi, Toni Collette, James Franco, Mary Beth Hurt, Brittany Murphy, Marcia Gay Harden, Mary Steenburgen and Kerry Washington will all star in "The Dead Girl". The story is about a mystery of a young woman's death, which is revealed to show how all the characters lives intersect.
Woody Harrelson will star in "The Walker", as an escort to upperclass women in D.C.
Ron Howard will direct "Last Man Home" about a military unit searching for an AWOL American Soldier in Iraq. The soldier is looking for his brother who went missing in the gulf war. The movie is set in 2003 just before W. declared war.
The upcoming Shrek movie will be entitled "Shrek The Third" scheduled for a May 07 release.
Peter Segal might be directing the upcoming movie "Refs" which is about a group of NFL referees who try to get the money that is owed to them for fixing the Super Bowl.
Bernie Mac and Terrance Howard will star in "PDR" which is about the story of Jim Ellis who helped a group of inner city kids become an award winning swim team.
King of the Hill has been picked up for an 11th season.
The Fantastic Four sequel starts shooting this summer and is expected to release July 4th 2007
TNT is set to show "Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King" Its a 4 week collection of eight one-hour stories from Stephen King.
Clerks II has a myspace (http://www.myspace.com/clerksii)
New Line picked up the story "Disappearance of Trout" which is about a 13 year old who gets lost at a theme park for 20 years only to reappear to help the people once close to him.
The Outkast movie "Idlewild" has been pushed back until August 25th.
Tim Robbins and Bridget Moynahan will star in "Noise". Robbins will star as David Owen, a man who becomes aggravated with the noise of New York City, decides to "fight back" and becomes "The Rectifier" a vigilante who sets off car alarms across the city.
Eva Longoria and J-Lo will play sisters in an untitled comedy movie. The two are sisters in Hollywood who have a falling out and end up spreading dirty rumors about each other. J-Lo wrote the script so you know its Oscar-worthy.
Molly Shannon will possibly star in "Year of the Dog" which is about a secretary, Peggy, who lives with her dog Pencil, when Pencil dies suddenly, Peggy begins to go through a life transformation.
CBS is working on a six-hour prequel to "Lonesome Dove"
The Blade TV series will premier on June 28th with a 2 hr premier episode.
Daniel Craig is going to star in the next James Bond film after "Casino Royale", they are already working on the sequel.
Sam Jackson will provide the narrator voice in the mockumentary "Farce of the Penguins", which will be a spoof of "March of the Penguins". Bob Saget wrote and directed the film. The story is about a penguin looking for love while his buddies are just looking to get laid. Other voices include: Norm MacDonald, Dane Cook, John Stamos, Carlos Mencia, Lewis Black, Gilbert Gottfried, Alyson Hannigan, Jamie Kennedy, Dave Coulier, Jon Lovitz, Tracy Morgan, Jason Alexander, James Belushi and Whoopi Goldberg
Movies Out This Week 3/24:
INSIDE MAN
Denzel Washington plays a cop, who has to talk down a bank robber (Clive Owen) after the criminal's perfect heist spirals into a hostage situation.
STAY ALIVE
For a group of teens, the answer to the mysterious death of their old friend lies within the world of an online video game based on the true story of an ancient noblewoman known as "The Blood Countess."
LARRY THE CABLE GUY: Health Inspector
Larry the Cable Guy plays a restaurant health inspector who doesn't quite fit in at the various fancy and ethnic eateries he inspects.
LONESOME JIM
Failing to make it on his own, 27-year-old Jim (Casey Affleck) moves back in with his parents and deals with crippling family obligations.
AMERICAN GUN
A powerful series of interwoven storylines that bring to light how the proliferation of guns in America dramatically affect and shape the every day lives of its citizens.
STONED
A chronicle of the sordid life and suspicious death of Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones (played by Leo Gregory), who was found in the bottom of his swimming pool weeks after being let go from the band.
summaries from themoviebox.net
DVD News:
DVD's out this week:
Chicken Little
Capote
Everything is Illuminated
Keane
The Squid and the Whale
Derailed
Paradise Now
Dreamer
In The Mix
Dear Wendy
Loggerheads
The Dying Gaul
Huff Season 1
Over There Season 1
Mind of Mencia Season 1
South Park Season 7
Justice League Season 1
Batman Beyond Season 1
Roseanne Season 3
Ed Edd and Eddy Volume 2
Bewitched Season 3
Tales from the Crypt Season 3
I don't know if its like this at your Walmart or not but at mine they had season 1-5 of Southpark for $20 each, so feed the beast
Announced DVD release Dates:
Brokeback Mountain: April 4th
Big Momma's House 2: May 9th
Platoon: May 30th
Beavis and Butthead Mike Judge Collection Vol 2: June 6th
Running Scared: June 6th
Clark Gable Collection: June 20th
ER Season 5: July 11th
Trailers:
Nacho Libre (http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/nacholibre/confessionals/) (Jack Black)
ATL (http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/atl/) (Big Boi)
The Da Vinci Code (http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/thedavincicode.html) (Tom Hanks)
Blade: Tv Series (http://www.comicbookresources.com/media/trailers/blade_tvtrailer.mp4)
Keeping up with the Steins (http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/keepingupwiththesteins/trailer/) (Jeremy Piven)
United 93 (http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/united93/)
Little Miss Sunshine (http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/littlemisssunshine/)
The Promise (http://www.apple.com/trailers/warner_independent_pictures/thepromise/)
Poseidon (http://raincloud.warnerbros.com/wbmovies/poseidon/trailer2/trailer2_hi.mov)
Review:
Slade's review of V for Vendetta (http://www.absolutepunk.net/journal.php?do=showjournal&j=139#e2745) is up
That's it for this week.
sources: darkhorizons.com, joblo.com, cinemablend.com, yahoo.com, eonline.com, superherohype.com
News and Rumors:
Snakes on a Plane has went through 5 more days of reshooting for additional snake action including the phrase everyone in America wants to hear...
"Borat" the movie, based on the Ali-G character, is coming out on Nov 3rd.
Gary Oldman is confirmed to reprise his role as Sirius Black in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"
The Simpsons has been renewed for 2 more seasons, and the movie is going to push the boundries but not going to be a R-Rated movie.
Will Arnett and Will Forte will star in The Brothers Solomon, as the brothers. Written by Bob Odenkirk and Forte. Its about the two brothers trying to give their dying father a grandchild.
Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Hartnett are going to star in "Resurrecting the Champ". Where Hartnett is a reporter who finds a homeless man whom he believes to be a former boxing champion only to find out he's not who he thinks he is. No report if there is going to be snakes yet.
Susan Sarandon is in talks to star in a Cindy Sheehan biopic.
Will Smith is going to star in the remake of the 1960's TV show "It Takes a Thief". He plays a man who is blackmailed by government into stealing for the good of his country. He is a professional thief who is employed by the CIA.
Kevin Smith will star as Harry Knowles in the upcoming comedy "Fanboys"
Supposedly George Clooney and Vince Vaughn are both being looked at to play the part of Magnum P.I. in the upcoming remake.
Josh Brolin, Rose Byrne, Giovanni Ribisi, Toni Collette, James Franco, Mary Beth Hurt, Brittany Murphy, Marcia Gay Harden, Mary Steenburgen and Kerry Washington will all star in "The Dead Girl". The story is about a mystery of a young woman's death, which is revealed to show how all the characters lives intersect.
Woody Harrelson will star in "The Walker", as an escort to upperclass women in D.C.
Ron Howard will direct "Last Man Home" about a military unit searching for an AWOL American Soldier in Iraq. The soldier is looking for his brother who went missing in the gulf war. The movie is set in 2003 just before W. declared war.
The upcoming Shrek movie will be entitled "Shrek The Third" scheduled for a May 07 release.
Peter Segal might be directing the upcoming movie "Refs" which is about a group of NFL referees who try to get the money that is owed to them for fixing the Super Bowl.
Bernie Mac and Terrance Howard will star in "PDR" which is about the story of Jim Ellis who helped a group of inner city kids become an award winning swim team.
King of the Hill has been picked up for an 11th season.
The Fantastic Four sequel starts shooting this summer and is expected to release July 4th 2007
TNT is set to show "Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King" Its a 4 week collection of eight one-hour stories from Stephen King.
Clerks II has a myspace (http://www.myspace.com/clerksii)
New Line picked up the story "Disappearance of Trout" which is about a 13 year old who gets lost at a theme park for 20 years only to reappear to help the people once close to him.
The Outkast movie "Idlewild" has been pushed back until August 25th.
Tim Robbins and Bridget Moynahan will star in "Noise". Robbins will star as David Owen, a man who becomes aggravated with the noise of New York City, decides to "fight back" and becomes "The Rectifier" a vigilante who sets off car alarms across the city.
Eva Longoria and J-Lo will play sisters in an untitled comedy movie. The two are sisters in Hollywood who have a falling out and end up spreading dirty rumors about each other. J-Lo wrote the script so you know its Oscar-worthy.
Molly Shannon will possibly star in "Year of the Dog" which is about a secretary, Peggy, who lives with her dog Pencil, when Pencil dies suddenly, Peggy begins to go through a life transformation.
CBS is working on a six-hour prequel to "Lonesome Dove"
The Blade TV series will premier on June 28th with a 2 hr premier episode.
Daniel Craig is going to star in the next James Bond film after "Casino Royale", they are already working on the sequel.
Sam Jackson will provide the narrator voice in the mockumentary "Farce of the Penguins", which will be a spoof of "March of the Penguins". Bob Saget wrote and directed the film. The story is about a penguin looking for love while his buddies are just looking to get laid. Other voices include: Norm MacDonald, Dane Cook, John Stamos, Carlos Mencia, Lewis Black, Gilbert Gottfried, Alyson Hannigan, Jamie Kennedy, Dave Coulier, Jon Lovitz, Tracy Morgan, Jason Alexander, James Belushi and Whoopi Goldberg
Movies Out This Week 3/24:
INSIDE MAN
Denzel Washington plays a cop, who has to talk down a bank robber (Clive Owen) after the criminal's perfect heist spirals into a hostage situation.
STAY ALIVE
For a group of teens, the answer to the mysterious death of their old friend lies within the world of an online video game based on the true story of an ancient noblewoman known as "The Blood Countess."
LARRY THE CABLE GUY: Health Inspector
Larry the Cable Guy plays a restaurant health inspector who doesn't quite fit in at the various fancy and ethnic eateries he inspects.
LONESOME JIM
Failing to make it on his own, 27-year-old Jim (Casey Affleck) moves back in with his parents and deals with crippling family obligations.
AMERICAN GUN
A powerful series of interwoven storylines that bring to light how the proliferation of guns in America dramatically affect and shape the every day lives of its citizens.
STONED
A chronicle of the sordid life and suspicious death of Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones (played by Leo Gregory), who was found in the bottom of his swimming pool weeks after being let go from the band.
summaries from themoviebox.net
DVD News:
DVD's out this week:
Chicken Little
Capote
Everything is Illuminated
Keane
The Squid and the Whale
Derailed
Paradise Now
Dreamer
In The Mix
Dear Wendy
Loggerheads
The Dying Gaul
Huff Season 1
Over There Season 1
Mind of Mencia Season 1
South Park Season 7
Justice League Season 1
Batman Beyond Season 1
Roseanne Season 3
Ed Edd and Eddy Volume 2
Bewitched Season 3
Tales from the Crypt Season 3
I don't know if its like this at your Walmart or not but at mine they had season 1-5 of Southpark for $20 each, so feed the beast
Announced DVD release Dates:
Brokeback Mountain: April 4th
Big Momma's House 2: May 9th
Platoon: May 30th
Beavis and Butthead Mike Judge Collection Vol 2: June 6th
Running Scared: June 6th
Clark Gable Collection: June 20th
ER Season 5: July 11th
Trailers:
Nacho Libre (http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/nacholibre/confessionals/) (Jack Black)
ATL (http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/atl/) (Big Boi)
The Da Vinci Code (http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/thedavincicode.html) (Tom Hanks)
Blade: Tv Series (http://www.comicbookresources.com/media/trailers/blade_tvtrailer.mp4)
Keeping up with the Steins (http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/keepingupwiththesteins/trailer/) (Jeremy Piven)
United 93 (http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/united93/)
Little Miss Sunshine (http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/littlemisssunshine/)
The Promise (http://www.apple.com/trailers/warner_independent_pictures/thepromise/)
Poseidon (http://raincloud.warnerbros.com/wbmovies/poseidon/trailer2/trailer2_hi.mov)
Review:
Slade's review of V for Vendetta (http://www.absolutepunk.net/journal.php?do=showjournal&j=139#e2745) is up
That's it for this week.
sources: darkhorizons.com, joblo.com, cinemablend.com, yahoo.com, eonline.com, superherohype.com