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MOVIE NEWS THE JETSONS’Warner Brothers’ are moving ahead with their oft-mentioned big screenversion of The Jetsons, bringing in Donald De Line to produce and Adam F.Goldberg to write a new screenplay, reports ‘Variety’.De Line will produce the live-action feature with Denise Di Novi, who hasbeen developing the comedy project for well over a decade, working with astring of writers. The storyline will be based on the popular animatedHanna-Barbera TV show about a futuristic family similar to The Flintstones.
20,000 LEAGUES’New Line Cinema’ has bought Craig Titley’s pitch for an updated version ofJule Verne’s novel 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. Director Sam Raimi(Spider-Man) and Josh Donen will make the movie through their ‘Buckaroo’production company, says ‘Variety’, although it’s not expected that Raimiwill direct the movie himself.
The film will look into the background of Captain Nemo as well as that ofhis prisoners aboard the Nautilus.
I AM LEGENDThe movie has been stuck in development hell for years now, but things havefinally taken a step forward. Will Smith, who has been linked to the moviebefore, has confirmed his involvement in the movie adaptation of RichardMatheson’s classic story, previously filmed as The Omega Man. DAN’S MOVIE DIGEST BLOG (DMDB) –Dan Owen.blogspot.com
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TRAILERS Casino Royale – Teaser 1(click here for trailer)
Sounds fancy.
It’s the first James Bond adventure with Daniel Craig in the lead.
Sounds familiar.
It was the first book written by Bond scribe Ian Fleming.
Back to basics, is it?
Yep! Perhaps prompted by the recent Batman rethink, the Bond producers arerestarting the franchise with a story that effectively outlines how Bondbecame Bond, James Bond.
I see. So how does it look?
Very cool. It begins in classic black-and-white, evoking memories of oldfilm noirs and 60’s espionage thrillers, before slamming into the Bond themein full colour. Lots of great-looking stunts and gorgeous women, all set toa conversation between Judi Dench’s M and Craig’s 007.
Hopefully this will get the Bond series back on-track after theincreasingly convoluted and silly Brosnan era.
Yes, the producers are obviously paying attention to the success of JasonBourne and Jack Bauer with the public, and this looks like a great mix ofold and new that should please fans and bring those who left the franchisepost-Goldeneye.
Pirates Of The Caribbean II – Dead Man’s Chest – Trailer 2(click here for trailer)
A-har, me hearties!
Ye-es, o-kay…
‘Tis I, Cap’n Jack Sparrow!
Yes, Johnny Depp and company return for more sea-faring supernaturalaction. If you liked the first one, you’ll go nuts for this.
Excellent! What’s in the trailer?
Plenty of sword fights, cool ships, Cap’n Jack on fine form, a wonderfulpirate crew that are half sea creatures, and an attack by a giant squid!
Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!
Shut up now.
Superman Returns – Trailer 1(click here for trailer)
Finally!
Yes, the trailer has been a long time arriving, hasn’t it!
Okay, we all know what this is. So spill it.
It looks fantastic – great visuals, a playful Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor,Kate Bosworth looks suitably do-able, Routh really impresses visually (Ihope his acting is up to task, too), while everything else looks just fine.There are only some minor nit-picks — the John Williams theme is thankfullyused, but badly edited just when it’s about to kick into top gear, and there isn’tmuch emphasis on plot just yet. But, hey, this is still a wonderful glimpse!
US TOP 10 (CINEMA)All figures are weekend box-office gross.
- 1. RV ($16.4m)
- 2. United 93 ($11.5m)
- 3. Stick It ($10.8m)
- 4. Silent Hill ($9.34m)
- 5. Scary Movie 4 ($7.81m)
- 6. The Sentinel ($7.79m)
- 7. Ice Age 2: The Meltdown ($7.2m) (total to date: $178m)
- 8. Akeelah and the Bee ($6.01m)
- 9. The Wild ($4.8m)
- 10. The Benchwarmers ($4.39m)
UK TOP 10 (CINEMA)
- 1. Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (£1.10m)
- 2. 16 Blocks (£0.77m)
- 3. Silent Hill (£0.68m)
- 4. Scary Movie 4 (£0.54m)
- 5. American Dreamz (£0.51m)
- 6. Slither (£0.48m)
- 7. The Inside Man (£0.31m)
- 8. She’s The Man (£0.29m)
- 9. Take The Lead (£0.25m)
- 10. Eight Below (£0.19m)
** IN THE PIPELINE **All the following are U.K. release dates, and are subject to change.
- 5th May 2006: Mission Impossible 3, Black Sun, Street Life, Three, Love + Hate, The Magician, Confetti, The Devil and Daniel Johnson, Russian Dolls, Three, In the Mix
- 12th May 2006: When a Stranger Calls, Quo Vadis, Baby?, Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, Prime
- 19th May 2006: One Day in Europe, The King, Once in a Lifetime, The Da Vinci Code, Waiting…
- 26th May 2006: X-Men: The Last Stand, Friends With Money, Curious George, Thief Lord, The Wild, Down in the Valley, Hoot
- 2nd June 2006: Wah-Wah, Things To Do Before You’re 30, The Benchwarmers, Poseidon, Ask the Dust
- 9th June 2006: Pretty Persuiasion, RV
- 16th June 2006:Imagine Me & You, Stay Alive, Thank You For Smoking, An Unfinished Life
- 23rd June 2006: Ultraviolent, The Lake House, Half Light, The Empty Building, Aquamarine, Fearless
- 30th June 2006: Reeker, Over the Hedge, Little Manhattan, Forty Shades of Blue, Innocent Voices
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Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.