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| Gruffudd: Four Sequels Possible Ioan Gruffudd, who plays Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic in the comic-book-based SF movie Fantastic Four, told SCI FI Wire that the first film serves as the origin story, paving the way for sequels and further character development. "This is sort of a prequel in a sense, setting up how we became the Fantastic Four," Gruffudd said in a news conference in New York. "Certainly from my character's point of view he was a bit of a geek, a bit of a dork, living inside of his mind, and then he has a great arc and becomes a leader towards the end." Gruffudd (TV's Century City) plays a scientist who, with his colleagues, is caught aboard an orbiting space station when a massive cosmic wave overwhelms them, altering their DNA and endowing them with superhuman abilities. The film is based on the venerable Marvel Comics series. (Welsh-born Gruffudd's name is pronounced YO-an Griffith.) "I'm looking forward to barking orders at the rest of the cast from now on," Gruffudd joked. "No. Certainly, to see it in the environment of New York City, I think that'll be great, to see Reed Richards walking down a crowded street and stretching his neck to look over the top and hailing a cab from the other side of the street or something like that, the simple things. And [he's] also [interested in] developing that blue costume into real everyday clothes so that they're able to stretch [and] do all these super powers." Fantastic Four is now playing. |
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| Thomas Jane, star of 2004's comic-inspired The Punisher, told SCI FI Wire that he's been w**king out to prepare for the sequel, which begins filming sometime before the end of the year. Jane will again play outlaw vigilante Frank Castle, he said in an interview. "I've been in the gym for seven weeks now," Jane said. "I've already put on 12 pounds of muscle. They want to start going before the end of the year. Ideally I'd like to see the film come out in the fall of 2006, but I don't have any control over that." Jane said that he was "not at liberty" to say who will be writing and directing the sequel, and he wouldn't confirm that the storyline would take place in an urban setting, possibly New York. "That is the rumor," he said. Jane's Punisher was only a moderate success at the box office, but the longtime Punisher comic fan said that he feels the franchise still has great potential. (Dolph Lundgren previously played Castle in a poorly received 1989 movie of the same name.) "I still believe The Punisher has so much material to be mined," Jane said. "There's so much new ground to be broken. I would love to see The Punisher go more in the direction of a film like Taxi Driver. I'd like the audience to be able to visit the mind of this guy. The potential for The Punisher—especially when it comes to the real juicy stuff—should go more in the direction of a gritty, urban street drama like Taxi Driver rather than a glossy, fantasy direction like the X-Men [films]." |
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| Summer Slasher Blues Damon Santostefano has signed up to direct the third instalment in the increasingly lame stalk'n'slash franchise I Know What You Did Last Summer, which sees various teenagers carved up by a Captain Birdseye lookalike. Keen-eyed horror fans will remember that the first sequel was imaginatively titled I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. According to Production Weekly, the new film has taken a creative quantum leap and called itself I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer. This has to rank as the worst sequel title since the long-mooted follow-up to Dude, Where's My Car?, rumoured to be w**king under the brilliantly off-the-wall label Seriously Dude, Where's My Car? |
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Hey, if Jennifer Love Hewitt's in it I could be persuaded to watch it :ph43r: |
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Please tell me you are not serious :o |
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Oi, you can't be the judge of me, Miss Ryan Reynolds/Johnny Depp/Ben Browder et al :p :lol: |
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| I'm not sure, I get the feeling Fantastic Four is going to fail. It's like they're making excuses for it already by saying it's a set up for further films :ermm: |
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Fantastic Four is a weird one. It looks crap, the trailer is crap, all the reviews said it was crap, yet it had one of the busiest opening weekends of any film this year. The sequel looks definite now. I dont really mind though. Every time I see a crap super hero film, I hope that a sequel will get made so that they can get another chance at making it right. |
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| Djimon Hounsou told SCI FI Wire that he's eager to reprise his role as Papa Midnite in a Constantine sequel, but said that at the moment no follow-up is in the works |
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| Estevez For Breakfast Seconds According to Contact Music, Emilio Estevez has agreed to star in a sequel to John Hughes' quintessential Brat Pack movie The Breakfast Club (1985). He explains, "John's got an idea for a sequel: mature-aged students at college, all doing time again for some reason or another." Yeah, that last bit sounds especially well thought-out. "The twist would be that we're all the polar opposites of how we were in the original," he continues. "Judd Nelson for instance, would now be the straight-laced one. I'm definitely in. If it happens, I'm there." We're not saying he's optimistic, but Estevez has already begun growing his moustache. |
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| Salma In Sin Robert Rodriguez has hinted that sometime muse Salma Hayek will appear in the sequel to his recent neo-noir Sin City. He told the folks at JoBlo, "I always consider Salma for my projects, even for male roles, but yes, there is a character that suits her in this new movie." So far, only Mickey Rourke is confirmed for Sin City 2 so we can probably rule out Hayek playing the beefy blockheaded psycho. We'll find out for sure when the film is released in mid-2006 |
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never saw the first film :shrug: |
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| let me think ... 1985 ... i was 12 :rolleyes: |
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| I forgot about her. Simple Minds won't be pleased. |
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| I liked Jays description of John Hughes films in Dogma (quote here. Didn't post it directly, as it contains a lot of F-words) |
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Hey, if Jennifer Love Hewitt's in it I could be persuaded to watch it :ph43r: |
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If Jennifer Love Huge T*ts is in it, I too would possibly be persuaded to watch. :innocent: :whistling: |
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| ( Don't you (forget about me), is now stuck in my head, so thanks all :lol: :lol: ) |
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| You've got to give Tom Arnold props for consistency on his "True Lies 2" stories, though this time it sounds more reliable. Talking with Star Mag during "Happy Endings" promotions, the actor said "We all caught up - Jim [Cameron], Jamie [Lee Curtis], Eliza [Dushku], Bill [Paxton] and myself - to talk about True Lies 2 about a month ago in Cali. We're doing it. Definitely doing it. I'm revved. Unlike Terminator, which I think they're doing without Arnold, Jim's prepared to wait for the big guy. So am I. I've been waiting for ten years now - I'm sure I can hang on a few more months". Meanwhile Kevin Spacey apparently told "Superman Returns" director Bryan Singer, who also helmed "The Usual Suspects," he'll co-star in the sequel to the 1995 caper flick according to Sydney newspaper The Daily Telegraph. The two were overheard by a waitress talking about said project whilst having dinner during the shoot - take that for what you will. |
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| Funny Little Focker We've met the Parents, we've met the Fockers, now Universal wants to introduce us to Focker Jr. Hollywood rumour has it that director Jay Roach and the studio are planning a second sequel to the successful comedy franchise, that will see husband and wife Ben Stiller and Teri Polo raising their first child. No doubt they'll get plenty of useless advice on childcare from kooky parents Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand. The film is provisionally titled Meet The Little Focker. That joke just gets funnier and funnier, doesn't it? |
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| Scarecrow Back In Batman? Cillian Murphy, who played the villainous Scarecrow in Batman Begins, told SCI FI Wire he's hoping to return in an expected sequel, but added that there are no plans in place yet. "I'd love to do it again," Murphy said in an interview. "I would look at the script. [Batman Begins star] Christian [Bale] was my reason I wanted to do that film. I would love an opportunity to w**k with him again. And, of course, I'd love to w**k with [director] Chris Nolan again, too. But, no, I haven't been approached about it." Batman Begins producer Charles Roven told SCI FI Wire that Murphy's contract with Warner Brothers include his return as Scarecrow if the next installment calls for him. Nothing is for sure until Nolan decides he is coming back, but actors Bale, Michael Caine, Katie Holmes and Gary Oldman are all already signed on. Murphy, the Irish actor from 28 Days Later, played Dr. Jonathan Crane, who becomes the masked Scarecrow. "It would be cool, wouldn't it?" Murphy said about exploring the backstory to Crane. "He's one of the oldest villains from the comic books, so I read all of those." Meanwhile, Murphy is making another film with 28 Days Later director Danny Boyle. Murphy next stars in the thriller Red-Eye, directed by Wes Craven. |
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| Bill Murray is in negotiations to reprise his role as the voice of Garfield in 20th Century Fox's sequel "Garfield 2," while Breckin Meyer and Jennifer Love Hewitt have signed on to return, though Hewitt's role will be greatly reduced because she is filming the upcoming CBS series "Ghost Whisperer." Lucy Davis and Billy Connolly also are entering the fat cat's lair. Davis, who recently joined the cast of the indie "The TV Set," will play animal lover Abby Westminster, a fashionable professional who has been brought in to try and trap Lord Dargis (Connelly) into revealing his evil plans. She is best known for her role on the U.K. version of "The Office." "Garfield 2," which will be directed by Tim Hill, is slated for a summer 2006 release. Fox president of production Hutch Parker and vp production Vanessa Morrison will oversee for the studio. |
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| KUNG FU HUSTLE 2 shooting soon! Cast back together! Bigger Budget! Hilarity To Continue! Hey folks, Harry here with his mighty Buddhist Palm! If you got to see KUNG FU HUSTLE in a theater, congrats! If you picked it up on DVD, congrats! Either way, you're a winner - and apparently so are we. Due to the success of the film - Sony Pictures has fully financed the sequel and the cast are pretty much all back to unleash more mayhem. WOO-HOO!!! Read and let the happiness of this news wash over you like a warm rag and a happy finish! From www.monkeypeaches.com: According to the Taiwanese media, filming of the sequel to Kung Fu Hustle will begin in Shanghai this September or October and will complete by the yearend. Almost everyone, including Stephen Chow himself, Lam Tse-Chung (Chow's sidekick), Yuen Qiu (the Landlady) and Yuen Wah (the Landlord), will reappear in the sequel. Even Chan Kwok-Kwan, whose character died in the first film, will return with a new character. However, Huang Shengyi, who played the female lead, is currently trying to leave Steven Chow's agency and her chance of returning to the sequel is quite small. The action will still be handled by Yuen Wo-Ping and there will be more action sequences in the sequel. The budget is about US$ 15 million and part of it comes from Sony Pictures. |
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| Severed finger film ads 'banned' Adverts for horror film Saw II have reportedly been banned by US censors for showing images of severed fingers. An internet trailer and poster including images of dismembered fingers were not approved by a US ratings body, Hollywood Reporter magazine said. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) subsequently told producers Lions Gate Films to remove the publicity material from websites. Saw II is the sequel to last year's transatlantic horror hit Saw. Chained up The movie, which featured two men chained up in a room by a serial killer, made more than $55m (£30.5m) at the US box office. The sequel stars ex-New Kids on the Block singer Donnie Wahlberg as a detective trying to track down a man who forces his victims to kill each other. The MPAA reviews all advertising and publicity materials submitted by producers and distributors before giving a US film its rating. If it had examined the adverts for Saw II before their publication on the internet it would have found them "unacceptable", an MPAA spokesman told Hollywood Reporter. The trade body said the internet trailer carried an unofficial "R" rating - awarded to films to show they cannot be watched by anyone under 17 unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. The MPAA added that some websites had offered the unapproved movie artwork for sale as a poster. A spokeswoman for Lions Gate Films declined to comment. Story from BBC NEWS: |
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| Virgin Plays God Steve Carell, star of The 40-Year-Old Virgin and the American version of The Office, has stepped into Jim Carrey's shoes for the sequel to God-bothering comedy Bruce Almighty. The imaginatively titled Evan Almighty will see Carell as a TV newsman instructed by the Man Upstairs to build a new ark in preparation for a great flood. Original stars Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston are not expected to return. Variety reckons that Carell will increase his Virgin paycheque of $500,000 at least tenfold for the movie. Tom Shadyac is directing again, and Morgan Freeman is apparently in talks to play God for the second time. |
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| Second Helping Of Hustle Good news for chopsockey fans. Martial arts maestro Stephen Chow is planning a sequel to his genre-busting comedy kickfest Kung Fu Hustle. Chow is reportedly disappointed with the first film's modest success in America and looking to broaden his western appeal. "There will be a lot of new characters in the movie," he says. "We'll need a lot of new actors. It's possible that we'll look for people abroad besides casting locals". Chow is apparently still looking for a female lead. We'd love to see the beautiful-but-deadly Ziyi Zhang joining him for a kickabout. BBC MOVIES Links |
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| Rush Returns To Golden Age Hollywood heavyweights Geoffrey Rush and Clive Owen have signed up for The Golden Age, director Shekhar Kapur's sequel to Elizabeth. Rush is slotting back into his old role as the manipulative Sir Francis Walsingham, who cemented the Virgin Queen's reign in the first movie. According to Variety, this new installment will focus on the relationship between Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett again) and Sir Walter Raleigh, played by Owen. Funny, we never realised the renowned Sir Walter was really a grumpy mumbling cockney. |