American Idol Returns on January 13
December 16, 2008
I know I am a dork, but I quite enjoy American Idol. Please tell me that Fox 8 will carry this live from America again! As I am based in Australia we sometimes don’t get it.
The wait is almost over for the return of television’s No. 1 show! Last season’s finale boasted a record-breaking nearly 100 million votes cast in the crowning of David Cook as the winner, and now, AMERICAN IDOL is set to return with a two-night, four-hour premiere event featuring extraordinary talent and outrageous new auditions Tuesday, Jan. 13 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Wednesday, Jan. 14 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
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Jack Black to Guest Star on The Office
December 16, 2008
This should be fun!
Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda, Tropic Thunder) is set to guest-star in the upcoming post Super Bowl episode of “The Office.” The announcement was made by Angela Bromstad, President, Primetime Entertainment, NBC and Universal Media Studios.
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Stars sends anti-strike letter to SAG
December 16, 2008
Considering that the union is supposed to work for the members, I would say that this is a pretty clear message from the members.
A-listers cite weakening economy as reason — Over 130 stars have come against the SAG strike authorization, including George Clooney, Matt Damon and Tom Hanks. In a letter sent Monday to leaders of the Screen Actors Guild, the stars cited the weakening economy as the key factor in their move.
Source: Variety.com
Oh Crap! Stephen Norrington to Reinvent The Crow
December 15, 2008
Oh, for craps sake, what the hell is wrong with Hollywood?!?! A remake of the Brandon Lee film “The Crow” is now in the works. Stephen Norrington, who hasn’t made a film since “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen”, has signed on to write and direct the remake. “The Crow” is based on the comic created by James O’Barr and was turned into a film by Alex Proyas in 1994. That’s right, let me say that again, 1994!
Now I was not a huge fan of “The Crow” (or any of the sequels, “The Crow: City of Angels”, “The Crow: Salvation”, “The Crow: Wicked Prayer” or the TV Series, “The Crow: Stairway to Heaven”) but I can appreciate that the film has a huge cult following. That and the fact that it gained a lot of notoriety when Brandon Lee died while making it. I think a remake of this film (this soon) is a huge mistake. Fans will boycott the film because they are angry at the idea of it. I could be wrong but I will watch this story very carefully.
I’m not sure why this is the film that has lured Stephen Norrington out of self imposed retirement. The first “Blade” was a fun film and “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” wasn’t a masterpiece by anybody’s standard but Norrington always showed promise as a filmmaker. I don’t think he is going to win any new fans by playing with a cult favourite.
To quote Mr. Norrington, “Whereas Proyas’ original was gloriously gothic and stylized, the new movie will be realistic, hard-edged and mysterious, almost documentary-style.” I think he has missed what fans liked most about the original and that is the gothic style that Alex Proyas infused the film with.
Time will tell. We here at GeekActually.com will keep an eye out for more details as they come to hand.
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Chris Weitz to Direct New Moon
December 15, 2008
Summit Entertainment announced today that filmmaker Chris Weitz has been hired to direct the second film in the studio’s “Twilight” film franchise. The film, New Moon , is based on the second book in author Stephenie Meyer’s blockbuster book series. The announcement was made by Erik Feig, Summit’s President of Production.
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Kenneth Branagh Talks Thor
December 15, 2008
MTV got a chance to talk to Valkyrie Kenneth Branagh on Saturday about directing Marvel Studios’ upcoming Thor adaptation, scheduled for a July 16, 2010 release.
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New X-Men Origins: Wolverine Updates!
December 15, 2008
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is all over the web this weekend, as the new trailer has hit theaters. But, as was expected, the trailer has already hit YouTube in bootleg form, which you can watch below depending on whether the studio lets it stay online.
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NOTE: YouTube has already pulled the bootleg trailer.
Liev Schreiber Gets Feral in Wolverine
December 13, 2008
Liev Schreiber is about to get feral, sinking his teeth and claws into the iconic role of Victor Creed, AKA Sabertooth for next summer’s prequel film X-Men Origins: Wolverine opposite Hugh Jackman as comicdom’s most popular mutant. And as he tells ComingSoon.net/Superhero Hype!, he enjoyed vying with Logan to be the best there is at what he does, even if what he does isn’t very nice.
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Wolverine to Host 81st Academy Awards
December 13, 2008
Hugh Jackman will host the 81st Academy Awards® telecast, producer Laurence Mark and executive producer Bill Condon announced today. This will be Jackman’s first time center stage at the Oscar show, although he has previously been a presenter.
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J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Coming to IMAX
December 13, 2008
Paramount Pictures and IMAX Corporation today announced that Star Trek , directed by J.J. Abrams ( Mission: Impossible III , “Lost” and “Alias”), will be simultaneously released to both IMAX® and conventional theatres worldwide on May 8, 2009. http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=15645, which chronicles the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow USS Enterprise crew members, will be digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) technology. Paramount Pictures will be the exclusive distributor of the film to IMAX theatres worldwide.
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