Rachel Portman is no longer involved in the scoring of the upcoming Jodie Foster thriller FLIGHTPLAN, according to Music from the Movies. JamesHorner has taken over the project, hired by the producers who – according to a source at Walt Disney Pictures –...
...-issue of JamesHorner's BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS / HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP (GNPD 8075) because I was commissioned to write the liner notes for the release; in fact they are among the most inconsequential components of the package. But I do feel, quite ...
The Gorfaine-Schwartz Agency recently made a premature announcement of JamesHorner’s involvement in James Cameron’s new science fiction film, Avatar. A lot of fans noted the announcement on the Gorfaine-Schwartz Agency website: “Upcomin...
JamesHorner has been very busy lately. According to the Gorfaine-Schwartz Agency, after THE CHUMSCRUBBER, THE LEGEND OF ZORRO, FLIGHTPLAN and THE NEW WORLD, Horner will turn his attention to Steven Zaillian's new film, ALL THE KING'S MEN. Scheduled to ge...
Academy Award winning composer JamesHorner re-teams with directing legend Terrence Malick for the film THE NEW WORLD, and the soundtrack album will be released in early 2006 by old world label, Silva Screen Records of England. Horner remains one of the m...
Following his score for Mel Gibsons’ Apocalypto [see review in our Dec 14th Soundtrax column), JamesHorner’s next big epic is The Spiderwick Chronicles, based on the best-selling books by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi.
The 5-boo...
...orts that JamesHorner is back on the scoring schedule for Robert De Niro's upcoming drama THE GOOD SHEPHERD. The composer left scoring duties on the film temporarily, but Universal Pictures has confirmed to Film Music Radio been brought back to the pr...
... the Hat. JamesHorner's latest offering, THE MISSING, came to stores this week on Sony Classical SK 93093. The film, Ron Howard's taut thriller about a woman (Cate Blanchett) reuniting with her estranged father (Tommy Lee Jones) to rescue her dau...
You almost feel sorry for JamesHorner. Despite his Academy Award and the tons of money he gets for each plentiful score, the release of another Horner soundtrack is like seeing a gazelle being thrown to the lions. And those lions are slavering fans who l...
...TITANIC - JamesHorner 8. DANCES WITH WOLVES - John Barry 9. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA - Maurice Jarre 10. JURASSIC PARK - John WilliamsThe World Soundtrack Academy has announced their nominations for three categories in the World Soundtrack Awards: Soundtrac...
...pocalypto/JamesHorner (Hollywood Records)
JamesHorner’s music for Mel Gibson’s adventure drama about the decline of the Mayan Empire is compellingly environmental and atmospheric, avoiding the kind of large, bombastic and heroic flav...
...shioned." JamesHorner, who scored Petersen's last film, THE PERFECT STORM, has been signed as new composer. This makes at least the fourth Petersen film to have its score modified at the eleventh hour due to studio or test-screening demands Klaus Dol...
...week that JamesHorner has four major scores currently in the works. He recently recorded the score for Michael Tollin's RADIO, starring Cuba Gooding Jr., with a 100-piece orchestra and vocalizations by India Irea, and a dark score for HOUSE OF SAND AN...
...e work of JamesHorner and John Williams that continue to solidify the label's reputation as leading compilers of contemporary film music. All the tracks are performed by Silva's usual ensemble, the City of Prague Orchestra, under a variety Silva cond...
...P two of JamesHorner's earliest film scores, way before TITANIC and BICENTENNIAL MAN... way before STAR TREK II and III, for that matter finally see the light of laser playback this week in a new release from GNP Crescendo Records. The two scores ha...
...orts that JamesHorner has four (!) scores coming up in the near future. He recently recorded the score for Michael Tollin's RADIO, starring Cuba Gooding Jr, with a 100-piece orchestra and vocalizations by India Irea, and a dark score for HOUSE OF SAND...
...'S STONE, JamesHorner for A BEAUTIFUL MIND, Howard Shore for LORD OF THE RINGS and Randy Newman for MONSTERS INC. (Craig Armstrong's score for MOULIN ROUGE, which won the Golden Globe music award, was not eligible for an Oscar).John Ottman
THE ...
...ly clear. JamesHorner’s now-legendary score, used for just about every action film’s trailer since (and that's how complete this set is people: it's even acknowledged in here!), blares triumphantly as do the sound effects of the pulse rifles and the r...
...view with JamesHorner the magazine's first ever; and, given FSM's earlier history of dis'ing Horner whenever possible, is quite remarkable. Jeff Bond covers plenty of territory and elicits some intriguing remarks from the composer about his recent sc...
...(1991) to JamesHorner’s CASPER (1995).It was Elfman’s original score for Tom Burton’s BATMAN (1989) that set the stage for the tonality of much of the 1990s dark super hero adventure music, heard later in such notable super scores as Goldsmith’s THE S...
...ords.com/ JamesHorner will score his first film for director Brian DePalma, the adaptation of James Ellroy's noir novel THE BLACK DAHLIA, starring Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johanssen, Hilary Swank, and Aaron Eckhart. Horner has also scored the upcoming ...
...orts that JamesHorner has composed the music to a sequel of one of this best 1998 scores (THE MASK OF ZORRO) and the web site has even included some exclusive soundbytes from the new score for THE LEGEND OF ZORRO. The soundtrack to the film will come ...
...placed by JamesHorner, was one of the most controversial in recent years. Before that, Petersen threw out Randy Newman's adrenaline-pumping score for AIR FORCE ONE in favor of a more patriotic Jerry Goldsmith soundtrack. Let's see how things turn out ...
... or early JamesHorner territory, bringing back a beautifully passionate sense of melody into a field that in recent years has eschewed melody in exchange for rhythm in many ways. Say what you will about those various influences cropping into the work,...
... composer JamesHorner, supplied a nearly continuous soundtrack of the most intentionally maudlin music to be heard outside of a Steven Spielberg picture, making The Bicentennial Man not only a disappointment but a crime on assaulted tear ducts around ...
Colliding Reactions by Randall D. Larson (Interview transcription by Kelsey J. Larson) (Thu 01-05-2006)
... they buy JamesHorner. There are such great writers who are involved in film music nowadays that it's really interesting to go off and listen to it, like BLACK HAWK DOWN's got some wicked stuff on it. What turned me on a while back, we were playing in...
... composer JamesHorner is no longer on board Robert De Niro's film The Good Shepherd. For months now, Horner's status on the project has been shaky, with reports of him being on it, then off it, then finally back on it when he went to London to reco...
...taped the JamesHorner music off the TV and would hold WILLOW crying parties with my friends (Peter the stuffed lion and Tom the really creepy 40-year-old who lived next door). As things happen, I eventually grew tired of the film, but never lost my so...
...hn Barry, JamesHorner, Basil Poledouris and John Williams." Another notable documentary score just released on CD is Alex Wurman's MARCH OF THE PENGUINS (Milan M2-36131), accompanying a wordless National Geographic documentary. The music is poignant a...
Silva Screen Records in the UK have launched a new series of film music compilations entitled Film Music Masterworks. The first two albums will focus on the music by John Barry and Ennio Morricone, with subsequent releases presenting the music of James Ho...
...t choice, JamesHorner, hot off the heels of his work with the first two STAR TREK films, proved unavailable, Mancini was brought on board. Henry Mancini may best be recognized for his work with more lighthearted film fare, like BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S...
...ck Doyle, JamesHorner, Adrian Johnston, George S Clinton, Ramin Djawadi, Tyler Bates and Eric Serra. See: www.musicfromthemovies.com The Spanish film music web site, Scoremagacine, has posted (in English) a very good interview with one of the m...
...orts that JamesHorner is set to score Robert De Niro's CIA drama, THE GOOD SHEPHERD, APOCALYPTO, a 16th Century action/adventure directed Mel Gibson, and Steven Zaillian's ALL THE KING'S MEN. The announcement of these new projects comes days after Hor...
...rate with JamesHorner on the big band music in *BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED. This week's [IMG3R]new releases include a sparkling reissue of Basil Poledouris' ROBOCOP on Varese Sarabande.Howard Shore won a Golden Globe for Best Dramatic score for the final ...
...ties from JamesHorner on the upcoming JURASSIC PARK 3. Davis is also scoring four horror films slated for 2001 release: LONG TIME DEAD, VALENTINE, THE UNSAID (aka SINS OF THE FATHER), and the remake of the classic 13 GHOSTS. In Memory of Hoyt CurtinL...
In March of 2007 Casino Royale wasreleased on Blu-ray. It was the only James Bond film, out of the 20 that preceded it, to be released on the new format. This was not surprising to me. Having been raised on Bond and working at various video stores...
...orts that JamesHorner has scored THE CHUMSCRUBBER, a drama by debuting director Arie Posin and starring Ralph Fiennes, Glenn Close, Jason Isaacs and Carrie-Anne Moss. The film, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this week, is described as a...
...hedule by JamesHorner, reflected the haste of its conception and proved to be bland and uninspired). See my July 8th, 2004, column for the gritty details. The tragedy is that Yared's extricated score was a magnificent, monumental epic full of exactly ...
... score by JamesHorner, is now out on RCA Victor.Soundtrax is our bi-weekly movie soundtrack column.
Trojan Horse by Randall D. Larson (Thu 07-08-2004)
...and hired JamesHorner, who composed a completely new score in a fraction of the time Yared had.A simple case of a rejected score? In this case, Yared took the unique step of posting a personal statement about the score, along with excepts of its music...
...Composer: JamesHorner. Production Design: Norman Reynolds. Robotic effects; Steve Johnson`s XFX. Old age makeup designer, Greg Cannom; old aga makeup creator, Keith Vanderlaan`s Captive Audience Productions. Visual effects, Dream Quest Images; visual ...
...dsmith or JamesHorner or another big name movie composer.`Snow went from the X-FILES feature into another feature film thriller called DISTURBING BEHAVIOR before returning to Ten Thirteen productions for the new season of THE X-FILES. Snow still finds...
...e said. `JamesHorner is edging into that, too. I admire Christopher Young; he is now breaking through into the highest echelon. I’m very proud of the HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II soundtrack. He was very touched when I gave him a big budget to remix th...
...o seminal JamesHorner film scores from his halcyon Roger Corman days, BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS and HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP (GNP Crescendo GNPD 8075). In 1978, the 26-year old composer created a brassy, heroic score for BATTLE which, despite derivations...
...s include JamesHorner for A Beautiful Mind,
John Williams for Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone, Howard
Shore for The Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring and
Randy Newman for Monsters, Inc.
...YMusic by JamesHorner and Lyrics by Cynthia Weil. Performed by Josh Groban & Tanja Tzarovska"You will be my Ain True Love" - COLD MOUNTAIN Music & Lyrics by Sting. Performed by Alisson KraussThe annual awards will be presented on October 9th 2...
...e another JamesHorner score in addition to the upcoming BEYOND BORDERS album. Horner's anticipated score for the film version of Andre Dubus III's bestselling novel HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG, starring Ben Kingsley and Jennifer Connelly, will be released b...
Music From the Movies reports that composer Gabriel Yared's score for TROY has been rejected and will not be used for the film. Instead, sources tell the website that JamesHorner will now write a new score for Wolfgang Petersen's historical epic, set for...
For years, James Bond fans bemoaned the seemingly endless cycle of `special edition` 007 laserdiscs. It seemed that, as soon as they bought a deluxe laserdisc of, say, From Russia With Love, yet another `special edition` would be announced. This annoying ...
Writer-director Mitch Marcus seems to have adjusted to the idea that his period adaptation of `The Ghostly Rental,` a story by Henry James (Turn of the Screw), has somehow been retitled The Haunting of Hell House for it`s recent video release on Roger Co...
Well after returning home to find that an imposter had given an interview in her stead, Divi was pretty upset. As it turns out the imposter is not only someone who knows Divi well enough to impersonate her but has also caused trouble in the past. With som...
Sony Pictures has hired Kevin James io star in the family adventure film MONSTER HUNTER. James will play "a child psychologist who can actually see the monsters that torment kids from closets and under beds. He uses that skill to vanquish the beasts until...
As Daniel Craig continues to take the Bond franchise by storm, it's easy to forget that 007 hasn't always been at his best. Sexism, racism, embarrassing cultural trends… the series' durability has preserved them all for future generations to point ...
The members of the International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) have announced the winners of the 3rd Annual IFMCA Awards, honoring achievements in film and television music in 2006.
Leading the pack with the most wins is James Newton ...
When Sideshow announced a year ago that they had obtained the James Bond license to make 12" action figures, toy-minded 007 fans around the world emitted a collective shriek of joy that would have paralyzed Ernst Blofeld himself. The James Bond franchise ...
Steve Carr has been picked to direct Kevin James in MALL COP, reports Variety. The trade says that Steve Pink (High Fidelity) wrote the most recent draft, while James penned an earlier version with Nick Bakay. Sandler's Happy Madison is producin...
When Timothy Dalton appeared in LICENCE TO KILL, which was destined to be his swan song as James Bond – with no one, not even the actor himself expecting Pierce Brosnan to replace him in the next film six years later – he was proud of what had been accomp...
If there was any one person who would be able to describe the world of James Bond, it would been the late screenwriter, Richard Maibaum. Beginning with the first 007 film, DR. NO, he had played an integral role in shaping the life of the super spy, having...
Brad Pitt will play the legendary bad boy of the old west, gunslinger Jesse James, in a movie based on the life and death of the outlaw. CHOPPER director Andrew Dominik will direct the movie and the screenplay will be adapted from the Ron Hansen novel THE...
If I may wax nostalgic for a moment, I can still recall the very first James Bond movie that I sever saw…actually the first three Bond movies…it was sometime in the late 60’s or early 70’s and my mom took me and my brothers to th...
"You have to do wire work and all of that stuff, but the experience of getting into character is the same," says actor James Franco of the commencement of filming on 'Spider-Man 3'.
"Yes, it's a comic book, but the people...aren't acting like they're ...
James Cromwell is set to walk the beat in Columbia Pictures' "Spider-Man 3" as Captain Stacy, the father of Bryce Dallas Howard's character. Sam Raimi is directing the movie, which is scheduled to roll this month.
"I had heard of the comic but I hadn't read it even though I am a big sci-fi fan. Also a Glaswegian wrote it [Mark Millar]. The thing that really got me excited about it is [director] Timur [Bekmambetov] because I had had [his previous film] Nightwatch th...
Director James Cameron plans to bring the Yukito Koshiro adaptation to silver screens and multiplexes in 2007. "It's going to be a mega-budget film shot in 3-D," Cameron said. "It's set in a post-human world in the distant future, and a number of the main...
It's been a while since we had an update on the long-awaited sci-fi epic Avatar so director James Cameron has answered the call and updated us all courtesy of George Stroumboulopoulos' "The Hour" on CBC. You can check out what the director of Te...
Twentieth
Century Fox kicked off the most exciting studio presentation at Comic-Con International
in San Diego with an appearance by king of the world James Cameron. Cameron
presented a clip from the upcoming film Solaris, which he is
producing for ...
"I was so pleased with the script that I called the last writer on the script, Alvin Sargent, and thanked him because I just thought it was so solid and he gave me so much to do," says James Franco of his role of Harry Osborn in 'Spider-Man 2'.
After this weekend's Spider-Man 2 junket, you'll probably be seeing lots of reports of Avi Arad announcing the looming production of X-men 3. About Action Adventure will have the Spider-Man 2 coverage in the coming weeks, but they also got a chance to tal...
'Cyclopes', the graphic novel by Matz (aka Alexis Nolent), has been sold as a film to Warner Bros.
Variety reports that James Mangold ('3:10 to Yuma') is up to direct the film, about a near future world where mercenary soldier's sport cyclopean helmets ...
IGN.com reports that, during the 'Wanted' panel at WonderCon, lead actor James McAvoy discussed the radical differences between Mark Millar's graphic novel and the resulting adaptation to film.
McAvoy is quick to point out that Millar himself likes the m...
A talking point surrounding the release of any new James Bond film is often the title song and this week it was announced that Chris Cornell, who was previously involved in groups such as Soundgarden and Temple of the Dog, has written and will perform "Yo...
The world is in danger from a power-crazed maniac with minions all over the world. The only one who can save mankind is the world’s greatest secret agent: a man who laughs at danger, is skilled in the deadliest of martial arts and comes armed with the mos...
In an interview with the TORONTO SUN given prior to an awards ceremony earlier this week, James Earl Jones speaks about his life, education, and about voicing Darth Vader.Jones is quoted concerning his projected return to the role: "George Lucas says 'Whe...
Here's news of James Cameron's latest project... and again this is not a story of his new directing gig five years after finishing TITANIC. The man who once brought us TRUE LIES, TERMINATOR 2 and THE ABYSS is now bringing us another documentary on the los...
In part one of CINESCAPE's James Wong interview, the director of THE ONE discussed the origins of the new Jet Li film as well as his views on the martial arts genre in general. Today, in our continuation of the interview, Wong talks about his past tenure ...
Producer Kevin McClory's latest attempt at legally wresting some control of the JAMES BOND franchise has been shot down. McClory, who came into partial ownership of the character due to a lawsuit settlement on his script collaboration with Bond creator Ia...
CNN.com covers James Coburn's passing at 74 on Monday. He died of a heart attack while listening to music at home. The actor won a 1998 Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his work in the film AFFLICTION.His first film role came in 1959's RIDE LONESOME and fi...
Stepping out onto the balcony of the 26th floor of the St. Regis Hotel in Century City, Calif., with James Cameron provides an enlightening moment. As the sun sets and the moon slowly rises in the distance, the sky is neither night nor day, and the TITANI...
For actor James Franco, research is key to immersing himself in his roles and with his new World War I aerial film FLYBOYS (opening Friday) he decided to get his own pilot's license. "I'm obsessive about research and I had signed on [to FLYBOYS] four mont...
According to Variety, the new title for the latest James Bond book is Double or Die. The title was voted upon after readers chimed in with a nationwide ballot. Names that got rejected were Nemesis and The Deadlock Cipher.The book, written by C...
At Cannes James Franco briefly spoke about 'Spider-Man 3,' which is expected to arrive in 2007, he said, "I've met with (director) Sam Raimi a few times and we're planning on filming in January. I thought the second one was better than the first, and I th...
James Horan only appeared in one episode of HIGHLANDER, but his portrayal of pre-Roman warrior Grayson in "Band of Brothers," and his ferocious swordfight with Adrian Paul's MacLeod, made an indelible impression on many fans. Horan talks about Grayson's t...
Genre:Adventure/Romance/Biography.Studio:20th Century Fox.Production Company:Lightstorm Entertainment.Project Phase:Pre-script Stage.Who's In It:Unknown.Who's Making It:James Cameron, Rae Sanchini, Jon Landau (Producers); based upon the autobiography writ...
According to Variety, Bill Pullman, Julia Ormond and Pell James have all signed on to the upcoming supernatural thriller, Surveillance. They will join Ryan Simpkins, French Stewart and Cheri Oteri in the cast.The film, to be directed by Jennifer Lyn...
James Franco "yes" when asked if the cast of 'Spider-Man 3' had already done a script reading. He then mentions that principal filming will begin next week.
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James Marsters, formerly Spike of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, said he is enjoying the clarity of Professor Fine/Brainiac, who he is playing in the upcoming season of The WB's Smallville.
"The thing I really love about this role, is that I have...
Concept artist James Clyne (War Of the Worlds, Fountain, Minority Report) is working on X-Men 3 designs for director Brett Ratner and production designer Ed Verreaux.
Sources deemed reliable have told Latino Review that 'Superman' director Bryan Singer has settled on his leading man, an unknown actor named Brandon James Routh...
During a panel at Wizard World: Los Angeles, actor James Marsen spoke about working on the "X-Men" films, the development hell that is "Preacher" and other news. Marsden was joined by "X2" screenwriter Mike Doughrity and E.P. Tom DeSanto.
Oscar winner make-up artist Matthew Mungle on his newsletter lists among his works, that he designed and created the make-up concept and appliances for James Franco in 'Spider-Man 3' to be applied by Luisa Abel.
"I am so gonna sucker Clark. It's not just Kryptonite that's his vulnerability, it's his own naiveté at this point in his life, and I'm going to go after that," reports actor James Marsters, who has joined the cast of 'Smallville' as the villainous Braini...
"We send them our outlines, they give us notes on it. They have approval power over characters and stuff. And if there's something that feel that doesn't fit right with the Legion, they'll tell us," says 'Legion of Superheroes' showrunner James Tucker. "W...
Check out the concept art by Production artist James Clyne which he created for X-Men: The Last Stand. featuring some visuals scenes that didn't make the final cut of the movie.
Fans won't just see a new 'Spider-Man 3' trailer with 'Casino Royale' on November 17th, but Sony Pictures is probably attaching another trailer with 'Ghost Rider' as well on February 16th. Look out for new 'Spider-Man 3' posters around the release of the ...
"That's actually much ado about nothing about some test screenings that never took place, and the fact that there wasn't a lot of action -- that was all boloney," says actor James Franco of rumors swirling the filming of 'Spider-Man 3'.
"Scott Summers is this very straight-laced, 'do the right thing, by the book, calculated, measured' character," says James Marsden of his 'X-Men' character, contrasting with his 'Superman Returns' role. "Richard is much more like a Kennedy, he's great guy...
James Marsden, aka Cyclops in the X-Men movies, told Sci Fi Wire that 'X-Men 3' is in the works and the producers have expressed interest in his reprising the character.
Comics2film recently sat down for a discussion with actor James McAvoy, who stars in the new movie 'Wanted', opening in theaters today. Check out what he had to say about depression, firearms and speaking with an American accent in part one of our Q &am...
"...the graphic novel is very labyrinthine and I think like with any great adaptation there are always things you'll have to leave out," says 'V for Vendetta' director James McTiegue. "What you hope to do in the end is to get the essence of the graphic n...
"There's a bit of role reversal between Logan and I in this movie, where I actually become a little more irresponsible and emotional and he's a little more responsible. It was fun," says actor James Marsden of 'X-Men: The Last Stand'.
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"I have a great time with ['Spider-Man 3 director Sam Raimi]...there is part of me that would miss that and [Toby Maguire]," says actor James Franco on the prospect of ending his Harry Osborn run with the third movie. "You know it is funny cause when we b...
In spite of his first-look deal with 20th Century Fox, James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment is part of a deal to produce a film called THE HANGING TALE for Revolution Studios.Revolution snagged the pitch by Danny Rubin (GROUNDHOG DAY) as a producing v...
Q: Nowadays you're a producer on Justice League Unlimited. What are your duties? Do you have a specific area that you are in charge of?
James Tucker: I pushed for Ultra-Humanite to be included in the show. As our resident DC fanboy, I try to push to ge...
James McAvoy has landed the starring role in Universal Pictures' "Wanted," a sci-fi actioner that will mark the English-language debut of Russian filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov. "Wanted" is based on a comic book series by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones published...
One of the keys to the Saturday morning series' success has been producer James Tucker, whose name may not be familiar to you, but whose work is most definitely etched in your memory. "I was thoroughly prepared to stay away from the message boards for the...
James McAvoy and Emily Blunt are in negotiations to play the title roles of Gnomeo and Juliet, a CGI-animated Shakespeare adaptation from Miramax and Elton John's Rocket Pictures. Kelly Asbury will direct from an original script by Rob Sprackling and Joh...
James Cameron's next sci-fi epic has been in development for quite sometime and the director has had plenty of time to fine tune the technology that he wanted for this upcoming mix of CG animation and live-action. In the latest update on Avatar, Cameron h...
We last saw Marsters's character, Dr. Milton Fine (aka Brainiac), in Smallville's fifth season finale.
While it's unclear exactly how James is returning, I can tell you he's reprising the exact same character, he's returning to set very soon and his ep...
"He's an arsehole," says actor James McAvoy of the character he's set to play in the big screen adaptation of Mark Millar's 'Wanted'. "A complete geek [at this moment the cordon rope topples over]. There you go! He does things like that! He's a complete a...
"Superman's gone for a while. He comes back to find, in Bryan Singer's words, Lois Lane with somebody who's very Superman-esque. There's a lot of similarities, so Lois Lane is engaged to this guy. They have a child together," says actor James Marsden of h...
...l release JamesHorner’s latest on September 17th. Shekhar Kapur’s ambitious retelling of A.E.W. Mason’s oft-filmed epic of colonial Africa, THE FOUR FEATHERS (SK 89744), merges Horner’s orchestral leanings with celebrated Qawwali singer Rahat Nusrat F...
...releases: JamesHorner's score for the Schwarzenegger film, COMMANDO, Ennio Morricone's THE ISLAND, and a two-CD collector's expanded edition of Alfred Newman's venerable score to THE ROBE. All releases can be ordered now but won't be shipped till Dec ...
...ROJECT X (JamesHorner), and a drama, MARIE WARD (Elmer Bernstein). For info see www.varesesarabande.comJohn Williams has begun work on scoring STAR WARS: EPISODE 2 - ATTACK OF THE CLONES.Inside sources at Paramount report that, while Jerry Goldsmith i...
What They SayBased on a hit video game. The planets are on the brink of war, but the only thing hard-woring, hard-drinking, all-American cargo hauler James Links wants is to reconcile with his estranged family, but when he discovers a fearsome weapon aboa...
Hannibal Tabu's Comic Reel @ CBR confirms that James Cameron is hard at work on 'Battle Angel Alita'.
Writer Yukito Kishiro says, "I made an agreement about film adaptation of '[Battle Angel Alita]' with the movie director James Cameron. I can't tell ...
It is starting to seem as if everyone who worked on THE X-FILES TV series is doomed to make a bad horror movie. So far, we have THE X-FILE movie, which involved most of the show’s cast and crew, and of course there was also DISTURBING BEHAVIOR, which was ...
Is Austin Powers teaming with James Bond? Technically, no, but...According to the UK's Daily Express, Pierce Brosnan may be on board the coming AUSTIN POWERS 3: GOLDMEMBER project. The actor is said to be set to play a role that parodies 007, though one w...
Today Variety is reporting that Oscar-winning director James Cameron (TITANIC) is almost ready to make his next feature. The man who gave us ALIENS, THE TERMINATOR and THE ABYSS told a TERMINATOR 2 audience this week that his next movie will be a "big-bud...
Composer James Dooley will score WHEN A STRANGER CALLS for Screen Gems and director Simon West (LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER, CON AIR). Starring Camilla Belle, Katie Cassidy and Tommy Flanagan, the film opens February 3. WHEN A STRANGER CALLS is a retelling of...
Variety broke the news today that TITANIC director James Cameron has a new project: a biopic focusing on the accomplishments and relationship between Francisco "Pipin" Ferreras and his wife Audrey Mestre. Both were world-class champions at the extreme spo...
With TITANIC, director James Cameron created one of the most enduring romantic films of all time and it was set against the sinking of a ship.With SOLARIS (which Cameron produced and Steven Soderbergh directed), love is on Cameron's mind again as a diffe...
In an exclusive interview with CINESCAPE's Scott Collura, writer-director James Wong touched upon his fast moving remake projects with partner Glen Morgan: WILLARD and DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK.Wong revealed that the WILLARD project has actually been wr...
Best known for his roles in such films as 'Atonement' and 'Last King of Scotland', James McAvoy takes quite a different turn as Wesley Gibson in the action film adaptation of Mark Millar and JG Jones' graphic novel 'Wanted'.
The role is very much a dep...
James Franco who plays Harry Osborn in 'Spider-Man' and '2' is back for vengeance in 'Spider-Man 3'. So what was it like coming back for a third time? "Until I actually saw it I didn't realize how special these movies are and the heart Sam (Raimi) would i...
Electronic Arts announced that it has closed a deal with MGM Interactive that will see the video game publisher be able to use the James Bond license all the way through to 2010. The deal allows EA to make Bond video games based on any of the pre-existin...
The upcoming science fiction film I Am Legend, starring Will Smith and based on the classic Richard Matheson science fiction story (previously filmed as The Last Man On Earth and The Omega Man), will get an original score composed by James Newton Howard. ...
Writer-director James Wong and his THE ONE star Jet Li might be roughly the same age, but Wong has no illusions about the differences between himself and the Hong Kong superstar."I think he was already a Wu Shu master, or a prodigy I guess, [at age 11]," ...
Since the stratospheric success of his Oscar-winning 1997 film TITANIC, the name of director James Cameron has been attached to wide variety of projects in development: AVATAR, TRUE LIES 2, TERMINATOR 3, ALIEN 5, PLANET OF THE APES, Anne Rice’s THE MUMMY,...
JAMES BOND 20, not the film's official title as you can imagine, may very well have a villain. According to a piece in Britain's Daily Express (bounced to here through DarkHorizons.com) Brit actor Nigel Havers (EMPIRE OF THE SUN) has been cast as so...
Actor James Purefoy will going from one period epic to another in the near future, says producer Samuel Hadida. The actor who recently wrapped up his stint as Emperor Mark Anthony on Hbo's Rome has been selected by the producer for the role of SOLOMO...
Avi Arad told the audience at Wizard World today that he hopes to have James Marsden reprise his role as Cyclops in the next installment of the mutant series. Arad says that James Marsden called him and said that he read about this on the internet and sai...
The estate of Ian Fleming is honoring the fiftieth anniversary of the first James Bond book, CASINO ROYALE, by creating a new award for thriller writing named after the iconic British author. Starting later this year, the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award wi...
Actor James Marsters (best known to genre fans as "Spike") is returning to the role he began in season 5 of SMALLVILLE, says Kristin at EOnline. The man who filled the shoes of Dr. Milton Fine aka "Brainiac" will be returning for a 4-e...
Hitting video stores across the country last week was ROD STEELE: YOU ONLY LIVE UNTIL YOU DIE, a James Bond spoof whose title character is dubbed as follows: "More class than Bond... More hip than Powers... And dumber than Smart." Today, writer-director R...
This week brings an assortment of intriguing scores just released or near due – and the death of a horror film music icon. On the soundtrack front, from sci-fi comedies like EVOLUTION to England’s female version of Austin Powers, MODESTY BLAISE – and a sp...
JAMES BOND 20 now looks to be starting up relatively soon, and contrary to recent rumors, will star Pierce Brosnan.Regarding rumors of actor Gerard Butler being up for the role of 007, Eon has dashed them, with a spokesperson for the production company de...
If there is a gold standard for James Bond films it has to be Goldfinger. It is the quintessential James Bond in which all others are held in comparison. It has the guns, gadgets, villains and babes that will forever be the benchmark for James Bon...
Director Jay Russell has confirmed that he has signed James Newton Howard to score his fantasy adventure The Waterhorse, starring Emily Watson, Ben Chaplin and David Morrissey. The movie is about a lonely boy who discovers a mysterious egg that ...
"See, that's a- - I obviously can't talk about it but it's weird. Everyone asks me about the Hobgoblin because actually Harry Osborn never became the Hobgoblin. He became the second Green Goblin," says James Franco. "But I think Marvel and Sam and everybo...
"['Superman Returns' is] one of these gigantic movies. It takes an eternity to finish—we started in March," says actor James Marsden, who plays the father of Lois Lane's child in the movie.
The actor also talks about returning to the role of Cyclops in...
A source deemed "very reliable" stats that James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer will travel to London next month to begin writing the score for 'Batman Begins'.
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In this an admittedly brief interview with Legion of Superheroes producer James Tucker emphasizing that the series owes its existence to the Man of Steel and the fact that Superman Returns was coming to theaters.
There is no doubt that James Cameron has a love for the ocean. Ever since Titanic it seems that we can't get him off a boat. But that is going to change in the next couple of years when he tackles Battle Angel Alita.
"We're going to do 'Avatar' first, and we're in active pre-production on it right now," director James Cameron said of his comeback as a director. "I'm directing it; I'm directing all these films.
"And with 'Battle Angel,' also, we'll do the same thing...
"The next thing I'm shooting?" series star James Franco said over the weekend. "Re-shoots on 'Spider-Man.' "
Revealing that director Sam Raimi has put out the call for "more action," Franco said he's being called back to the set of the blockbuster. "Pr...
Electronic Arts and James Bond have ended their relationship. MGM and EA had a deal which was supposed to run through at least 2010, but have instead decided to call it quits.Activision is set to take the place of EA and become the publisher of one of th...
"They want me to do as much as I can anyway. There's a lot of free running and Parkour and all that kind of stuff," says actor James McAvoy, who will play the lead in the filmed adaptation of Mark Millar's 'Wanted'. "A lot of driving and guns and all that...
"In the past, I've been a co-producer with Bruce Timm, and then Dwayne McDuffie and Bruce Timm on Justice League Unlimited. The division of labor was different then," says 'Legion of Superheroes' showrunner James Tucker. "Bruce was in charge and we all ki...
"I knew. That me and my team's idea. We knew that Fantastic Four was being made. I know [Fantastic Four director] Tim Story. My manager and agents discussed it, we said 'Let's ask them if they will go black for Alicia.' We went to the studio and asked the...
After having spent the past several years on IMAX documentaries, filmmaker James Cameron is jumping back into the feature film world with 'Battle Angel,' based on the manga 'Battle Angel: Alita'.
While not much is being leaked about the film, it will f...
"Bryan is a great friend and has been very, very helpful with my career and its 'Superman' and I love Bryan as a director and I think that he is going to give people exactly what they want," says actor James Marsden, of director Bryan Singer, who he's wor...
According to Variety, Rogue Pictures has signed a deal with James Cameron to co-write and produce Cameron's upcoming live-action drama SANCTUM.The film will revolve around a deep-sea diving team headed by a father and son. When the team heads to uncharted...
According to the British tabloid Sunday Mail, James McAvoy is likely to be given the role of Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the upcoming J.J. Abrams film, Star Trek XI."[The studio] thinks [McAvoy] could form a brilliant double act with Matt ...
James Cromwell and Eddie Izzard have signed on to join the cast of Fox's 24 for season six.Cromwell will recur this season as Phillip Bauer, the estranged father of Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland), while British actor/comedian Izzard will portray a villain...
James Marsden on 'X-Men 3': "If I had to guess, and I know the writers very well, and this would be purely speculation, that they would probably go into the Dark Phoenix Saga."
and on 'Preacher': "I'm still kind of going through my deal, but we're suppos...
James McAvoy has signed on to star in the upcoming Universal Pictures film WANTED. The film will be directed by Russian director Timur Bekmambetov.The sci-fi action film will follow a put-upon young man who discovers that his long-lost father is an assas...
Danny Graydon over at Variety has tried to squeeze some answers out of EON, Sony, and the creators for details of JAMES BOND 22. While they've kept mum on the exact story details for the upcoming sequel, they did talk about the character itself and what w...
According to various reliable sources and news publications, James Cameron and Simcha Jacobovici have produced a documentary which claims to have found the remains of Jesus of Nazareth.They claim to have put together DNA and archaeological evidence, as we...
Director James Gunn (Dawn of the Dead, Slither) gave an update on the status of his projects now that the WGA strike is in full gear. While explaining to his fans why he had to lay down his pen for the PETS project, a sci-fi comedy about a man abducted by...
James Franco didn't have much to do in Spider-Man. Just look good, brood, fight with his father and be a little sexist to MJ. But comic fans all knew that this was all build up, and Spider-Man 2 starts to realize the Harry Osborn character's potential.