Gary Oldman as Sirius Black in HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (2004).
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Mania on this Day: Potter's Oldman, Halo Scripting & Indy Snubs!

After another long week of the daily grind, it’s time for the Saturday edition of Mania Time Warp! Here’s the place where we take our tricked out De Lorean up to 88 mph and travel back in time. Unlike old Doc Brown and Marty though, we’ll try not to screw up the space-time continuum because we know how disastrous that can be, don’t we?

So sit back, relax, and here we go…

 

Sirius Black (Gary Oldman) in HARRY POTTER & THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX.(2007)

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Link: OLDMAN As Harry Potter’s Sirius Black?

Overview: Back in the realm of Mania 5 years ago, we were discussing fantasy matters long before Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire and last year’s Order of the Phoenix hit theaters. The Matrix sequel had hit theaters a month earlier and on this day, the world of entertainment news were pondering whether Gary Oldman would take on the role of Sirius Black for the upcoming Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban adaptation. You already know what happened but check out the link above to see what was said.

 

A new shapshot of Microsoft's upcoming HALO 3(2007).

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Link: HALO Script Goes out to Studios

Overview: Despite the fact that 3 years have passed, we still don’t have a Halo movie and the fact that Peter Jackson had the best shot at it and is currently overseeing the Hobbit films, we have to wonder if we’re going to be talking about this 3 years from now in a future Mania Time Warp article. Still, back three cycles of the sun in the realm of Mania, the trades were reporting that Microsoft was paying scribe Alex Garland $1 million to pen a screenplay of the best-selling video game series. Want to know what was happening? Click the link above.

 

Sean Connery and Harrison Ford in INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE(1989).

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Link: Connery Says “No” To Indiana Jones IV

Overview: The smash hit that is Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has been out for a few weeks now but that didn’t stop it from being a headline 1 year ago today at Mania.com. At the time, eager fans were wondering if Sir Sean Connery would come out of retirement to provide a cameo in the fourth installment. If you’ve seen the latest installment, you know the answer but to hear Sean Connery’s thoughts, click the link above.