JessicaSimpson keeps telling us she's going to be in a Marvel movie. An anonymous scooper who "appears reliable" told Superhero Hype that the movie in question is 'Mort, the Dead Teenager.'
BlackFilm.com had a chance to talk with JessicaSimpson during filming of THE DUKES OF HAZZARD. Simpson told them she wanted the part because "It was important for me to not go so far away from my persona and what people already knew me as and eventually ...
Is it corroboration or just a Irish paper picking up an internet rumor and running with it? The Irish Examiner is reporting that JessicaSimpson has landed the role of Dazzler in 'X3'. Take with copius salt.
A scooper writes that a Spokane Washington newspaper feature on JessicaSimpson claims she "is possibly auditioning for a role as a superhero called Dazzler," which may be a bit part in 'X-Men 3.' The article also declares 'Mort The Dead Teenager' a dead...
Variety has confirmed that pop singer and reality TV star JessicaSimpson has landed the part of Daisy Duke in THE DUKES OF HAZZARD feature film. She joins Johnny Knoxville (Luke Duke) and Seann William Scott (Bo Duke) in the picture. Broken Lizard comedy...
Simpson's...keeping her fingers crossed for a long-hinted-about Marvel Comics movie, the details of which she'd been keeping quiet about. Now, however, she's confirmed that she shot a screen test for "Mort the Dead Teenager," based on an adaptation of an ...
It all began last week with Dark Horizons. A week ago the Australian-based film website published a rumor that singer and emerging actress JessicaSimpson (MTV's NEWLYWEDS) had sent off an audition tape to the producers of X-MEN 3, in the hopes that a rol...
From MSN... according to JessicaSimpson's manager and father Joe Simpson, the singer has been cast in an upcoming Marvel Comics-based action adventure film, due for summer 2004 release.
That would suggest 'Punisher,' 'Blade: Trinity' or 'Spider-Man 2' a...
... (2005) - JessicaSimpson (I) House of Wax (2005) - Paris Hilton Undiscovered (2005) - Ashlee Simpson Worst Director Alone in the Dark (2005) - Uwe Boll Bewitched (2005) - Nora Ephron Dirty Love (2005) - John Asher Dukes of Hazzard, The (...
...op singer JessicaSimpson has auditioned for the part of Daisy Duke.THE DUKES OF HAZZARD movie has been in development at Warner Bros. for a couple of years now and this time it finally looks like it's going to happen. Broken Lizard's Jay Chandrasekhar...
...:30, NBC) JessicaSimpson and Nick Lachey host. Expect lots of laughs ... on MAD TV over on Fox. SUNDAY, JANUARY 18PENNY SERENADE/ARSENIC AND OLD LACE/NIGHT AND DAY/OPERATION PETTICOAT/MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE/BRINGIN UP BABY/NOTORIOUS/SUSP...
Yahoo! Movies is offering the trailer for Warner Bros.' THE DUKES OF HAZZARD. You can check it out here: http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/thedukesofhazzard.html The film stars Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, JessicaSimpson, Burt Reynolds, Willie Ne...
...rrorists. JessicaSimpson was there the day I was there - I'd heard later - she was auditioning for the role of the daughter. The film was going to be directed by John McTiernan.I had about three lines - or three to 'read' - that was essentially a bore...
...al guests JessicaSimpson and Justin Guarini lend credence to the rumor that their careers are failing by appearing on this. (Note: In deference to Middle and South East America the show will be listed as MRS. TEEN USA in those regions.)ACCORDING TO JI...
While news coverage was drawn to the flash of a 108-inch LCD TV at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show, a more significant story for home video enthusiasts was unfolding elsewhere. Last year’s dual launch of competing High Definition DVD ...
...d: Singer JessicaSimpson starred in the episode "The Collection," while Jonathan Davis of Korn reworked the original theme song as a rockin', guitar crunching jam for the opening titles.
...Scott and JessicaSimpson as the cousins Duke, Willie Nelson as Uncle Jesse and Burt Reynolds as Boss Hogg, will be released August 5. This is the second film Barr has scored for director Jay Chandrasekhar, the two previously collaborated on 2004's dar...
After earlier reports this week that pop singer JessicaSimpson was involved in an unspecified Marvel Comics film project, speculation begas as to what that project could be. One report printed by the Star newspaper led us to believe Simpson might be play...
...g actress JessicaSimpson (MTV's NEWLYWEDS) had sent off an audition tape to the producers of X-MEN 3, in the hopes that a role could be created for her in the film -- specifically, as the mutant singer called Dazzler. The story is credited by Horizons...
Maxim Magazine, the #1 best-selling men's general interest magazine in the country and the world, unveils their highly anticipated 5th annual Hot 100 list. The list is dotted with the women of the comics-to-film scene. C2F girls include: #1 Jessica Simpso...
Over the past two weeks a pair of sharp-eyed scoopers sent word of a interesting fragment of news found on E! Online: the mention that pop superstar JessicaSimpson has been apparently cast in a new Marvel Comics film project due out in the summer of 2004...
... PM, NBC) JessicaSimpson and hubby Nick Lachey are hosts and G-Unit is the musical guest.SUNDAY, JULY 18U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS 2004 (7 PM, NBC) The build-up to the Summer Olympics broadcasts begin here as track and field athletes compete for a spot on Am...
...Lee while JessicaSimpson (Daisy Duke) stands alongside of the pair. The other photo will be of greater interest to any fans of Ms. Simpson.Go see the good ol' boys at JoBlo.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!
...Duke) and JessicaSimpson (Daisy Duke) are all still in the movie. The movie's last remaining major role, that of Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane, remains uncast.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!
Update: As mentioned in our Green Lantern story from earlier today, Jessica Biel is out of the running for WONDER WOMAN in the upcoming JLA movie. Entertainment Weekly is reporting the actress passed on the project. This may or may not be true. Biel might...
"They offered it to me and I turned it down at first. I said, 'I don't know about this? Blade 3, I don't know?' And then my agents were just like, 'You know, go meet David...' I went and met David Goyer and Lynn Harris and Peter Frankford and sat and had ...
Jessica Biel said she went through extensive training to play Abigail Whistler in the upcoming Blade: Trinity. "Two months of weightlifting and martial arts training and just keeping it up every day," Biel said as part of the lead story on the syndicated ...
Actress Jessica Alba says her "Fantastic Four" character is a wonderful role model for young women.
"She's intelligent. She is maternal. She keeps these boys in line," Alba said. "She has amazing power to have a force field, which basically protects pe...
Jessica Biel has joined the crime thriller adaptation of DIE A LITTLE, says Variety. The film will be based on Megan Abbott's novel of the same name with Biel handling a producing credit through her company, Iron Ocean Films. Marcia and Geoffrey...
Bennett Yellin and James Johnston have been hired by Paramount Pictures to write the remake of "Let's Scare Jessica to Death." The new story centers on a fearless young man at a college in Colorado who, while pledging a frat, must prove his allegiance to ...
A production decision in "Fantastic Four 2" to increase Jessica Alba's prominence as The Invisible Woman, led to the entire script being rewritten. Look for her to take a key role in most scenes - mostly at the expense of Michael Chiklis' Thing.
Jessica said: "The outfit was very tight. There was not a lot left to anyone's imagination.
"All the boys got to wear muscle suits underneath their outfits but I didn't have anything. My costume was so revealing. I just had to embrace it and walk proud...
Lionsgate is in talks to have Jessica Alba star in the upcoming remake of THE EYE. David Moreau and Xavier Palud are set to direct the film which will begin filming this coming winter.THE EYE follows a cornea transplant recipient who sees disturbing imag...
Comic Con 2007 in San Diego has listed their full lineup. I'll be posting the movie and television sections of the COMIC CON event.. This will include lots of information for you to judge on what to see if you happen to go to it.
Another thing, if ...
Jessica Stevenson joins HARRY POTTER 5According to Harry Potter Fan Zone, Jessica Stevenson has been added to the cast of the upcoming Warner Bros. film HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX.Stevenson will play Mafalda Hopkirk, a witch from the Improp...
According to WENN, Jessica Alba has signed on to star in the upcoming horror thriller, The Eye.The film, being made by Cruise/Wagner Productions, will follow Allison (Alba), a woman who received an eye transplant that allows her to see into the supernatur...
One of the most anticipated shows of the new television season is James Cameron and Charles Eglee’s Dark Angel, which debuts tomorrow night, Tuesday, airing on Fox, right across the airwaves from the WB’s Angel. Jessica Alba stars as Max, one of a dozen g...
Jessica Lucas (Cloverfield) is joining the cast of Sam Raimi's upcoming Drag Me to Hell, reports STYD. The site says the actress will be co-starring alongside the previously announced Justin Long and Alison Lohman. Sam and his brother Ivan developed the s...
Fox has released a new trailer for the upcoming film The Simpson Movie via Apple. You can find the trailer here. The plot of the film is relatively unknown at this point, but will be based on the characters made famous via the hit Fox TV show. ...
Sunday night I was desperately looking for something to watch so I decided to check out this lone new episode of The Simpsons. The Simpsons hasn’t been edgy for a long time but I did find the movie to be pretty entertaining so I had some hope t...
Jessica Alba will topline modern-day fable An Invisible Sign of My Own, reports Variety. The fable will be directed by Marilyn Agrelo (Mad Hot Ballroom), based on a screenplay by Pam Falk and Mary Ellis. Producers are Jana Edelbaum, Falk, Ellis and ...
So there I was, participating in this silly little `meet the authors` event last Friday night at a suburban shopping mall. It was organized by the alumni association of my alma mater, to give exposure (whatever that means) to those of us who (A) admit we ...
The Hollywood Reporter says Biel ('Texas Chainsaw Massacre') will play Abigail, the daughter of Whistler (Kris Kristofferson) who inherits the vampire-slaying duties that once belonged to Blade (Wesley Snipes) and teams up with Hannibal (Ryan Reynolds)
From Variety:
Jessica Biel is in talks to lasso up as Wonder Woman in Warner Bros.' all-star superhero film "Justice League of America."
Potential deal marks the first piece of casting to emerge from the DC Comics-based ensemble project, which is ex...
The Fox TV network has released details of two upcoming episodes of THE SIMPSONS as well as a new image from one of them.First, as previously reported, November 6th will see what will now be the de facto new season premiere of the series, with "Treehouse ...
This was supposed to be the week Claire meets her father, at least according to the promotions, but as is common for most ads for this series, it was inaccurate, to put it nicely. While the story did move forward for some characters, for some rea...
From MTV Movies Blog:
Asked what she'd like to see in 'Fantastic Four 3', the sexy 26-year-old actress Jessia Alba said she doesn't want new powers or gadgets. She wants to be a mom.
"[I'd like to see] little Franklin running around," she told MTV N...
With all the finales finally over, let's talk about what was good and what was bad this past TV season.So, what was good?- THE TICK, while it was on the air anyway; same for UNDECLARED and THE JOB- The musical episode of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER- HBO's SI...
Stop and ask your average individual over the age of five and under the age of 50 what the standard plot “rules” are within your average horror movie and chances are they’ll be able to rattle them off as if they were an extra from Scr...
THIS WEEK’S RECOMMENDATIONS
Nicely coinciding with the release of the second season DVD from the revived Doctor Who TV series is this soundtrack CD from Silva Screen, featuring Murray Gold’s wonderful music from the first two season...
Penguin Group USA unveils a powerful new anthology on hardcover featuring fantasy’s most prestigious character archetypes: the almighty, all-ass-kicking wizard. Neil Gaiman, Kage Baker, Orson Scott Card, and many other established fantasy authors ro...
Welcome to the second half of COMICSCAPE's last official love fest of 2004, the Ten Worst Titles of the Year! By the way, if two of the entries on this week's list make you think you're experiencing déją vu (or the aftereffects of too much eggnog), don't ...
I have seen the future and it's not that exciting.Yeah, so, I've been working my way through tapes of the new fall shows and, well, I'm kinda underwhelmed. So far, while watching these tapes, nothing has hit me as particular great. Nothing has made me sit...
It's safe to say that of the three opening salvos from Marvel's MAX line, only ALIAS has lived up to the promise of what a Marvel equivalent to DC's Vertigo line could really be. While U.S. WAR MACHINE relied heavily on gore, language, and racial themes f...
I imagine people reading my reviews this week will be wondering if there's anything I don't like, after praising J. Michael Straczynski and now setting out to do the same (as seemingly always) with Brian Michael Bendis. Maybe I should pick up a copy of MA...
The following is a conversation I witnessed between Socrates and my friend, Bob. Knowing it would be of interest to scholars in the future, I carefully transcribed the conversation and report it here so that others may learn the wisdom from what has trans...
While The Thomas Crown Affair starring Pierce Brosnan was a remake of its 1968 counterpart, the sequel will be traveling a different direction and instead be a remake of 1964's Topkapi. That's all that we have known about the project for about a year now....
Genre TV shows have always had trouble winning the big awards, not to mention mere nominations, at the Emmys, so it`s a pleasant surprise to see some of the newest as well as some of the most recognizable names in sci-fi and fantasy television get nominat...
Fifteen years before The X-Files made government conspiracy a way of life, there was Capricorn One. Born from post-Watergate angst and television’s increasing technological versatility, the film remains an effective thriller and adventure story, tightly-...
This was a very cool Halloween treat, especially since the eleventh annual `Treehouse` episode of The Simpsons didn`t air until November 1st! The `Intelli-Tronic Voice Activation` cemetery playset has sensors for three figures, and feature the gates to th...
When it comes down to it you have to ask yourself, “Which one do I buy?” Is it the DVD titled “Special Edition” or do I save a few bucks and just get the movie? How many times will I watch those special features? &nb...
Having already set the standard for television series on DVD with their X-FILES season-by-season box sets, Fox has upped the ante with their latest digital foray into TV: THE SIMPSONS: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON box set. The collection follows the X-FILES ...
Lionsgate has released some new screenshots of their upcoming remake of THE EYE, starring Jessica Alba. I'll put some down below but you can check out the full compliment right here. The horror film stars Alba, Parker Posey, Alessandro Nivola, Tamlyn Tomi...
It’s the last Weekly Book Buzz of the year, and even though this release schedule is for the first batch of SF, Fantasy, and Horror books coming out in 2008 I wanted to take a quick, clichéd look at the requisite lists of 2007 superlatives.
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Ah, there's nothing like having a week where news just pops out at you. The big story on everyone's lips is the announcement that Bang Zoom will be handling the dub for Pioneer's release of the second Card Captor Sakura movie. The first movie was the la...
Interviewer: Way Jeng
There aren't many shows that I give an unqualified recommendation. A show might be great, but there's almost always something that has to be noted. There might be a small but significant flaw that the audience will have to tolerate....
Dear Brian Michael Bendis,I hate you. I hope you get hit by a car. You keep leaving all your best books. First, you jump off of ALIAS for THE PULSE. You actually made me read a book with a chick talking about her feelings and moping a lot, and then you ju...
Welcome to another edition of Superficial Slobber. This week has much the same of any other week in which Paris Hilton is still an idiot and Rosie O’Donnell is still an annoying crack job. Yes, all in all, it’s always those same celebs that...
The first teaser has appeared online for the Jessica Alba starring horror film, THE EYE, courtesy of Yahoo Trailers & Clips. This is a remake of the 2003 Hong Kong horror film by the same name and it stars Jessica Alba, Parker Posey, Alessandro N...
Any fan who spends enough time watching anime eventually learns how to classify new shows into any one of several categories. Some shows are difficult to label and never admit to any one sub-genre. Others are relatively easy and fit a niche with minimal f...
Since the monster known as Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End hits theater screens this weekend, I thought “Why Not?” Let’s talk about him. In fact, I’m close to putting up a *Fan boy Alert* advisory along side this Sta...
Wow am I tired of the poor marketing for this series. The ads said in this episode “she will meet her dad…” speaking of Claire meeting her biological father after finally finding her real mother. Well needless to say, tha...
I've heard a few people making remarks about THE PULSE, saying that it's not fair to put Spidey on the cover when he's not actually in the book. (They must've missed the last issue, I guess, when Spidey did indeed put in a short appearance.) But finally, ...
Genre:Comedy/Drama.Studio:Columbia Pictures/DreamWorks SKG.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Post-production.Who's In It:Ewan McGregor; Albert Finney; Billy Crudup; Jessica Lange; Danny DeVito; Helena Bonham Carter; Steve Buscemi; Robert Guillaume;...
OPINION: Fair warning: to get in all the great responses I got this week and to close this topic, I've had to go the SOUTH PARK route and make it bigger, longer, and uncut. (Probably not the wisest phrase to use in a column primarily about women, but ther...
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Genre:Adventure/Thriller.Studio:MGM.Production Company:Mandalay Pictures.Project Phase:In Development.Who's In It:Paul Walker; Jessica Alba; Ashley Scott; Josh Brolin.Who's Making It:John Stockwell (Director); Matt Johnson (Screenwriter).Premise:A group o...
Fans of James Cameron's dystopic sci-fi action/adventure TV series DARK ANGEL get their wish today: all of the episodes from the show's first season are now on DVD. DARK ANGEL - THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON hits store shelves today from Twentieth Century Fo...
Sitting down to interview Michael Clarke Duncan who stars alongside Tom Hanks in The Green Mile, the first thing I notice is his jovial, garrulous manner. He`s friendly, open, and extremely happy to talk about the biggest role of his acting career. Big. T...
By the end of the penultimate chapter of "The Underneath" which reintroduced both Jessica Drew, the original Spider-Woman, and Speedball, late of the New Warriors (remembered the one but not the other, didn't ya? Which one you remembered I'm sure tells ...
This month's issue of THE PULSE feels more like an issue of ALIAS than any other in the series' entire run. ALIAS was the short-lived adults-only series that introduced Jessica Jones to the Marvel Universe. She ran a private investigation business; sort...
Why do I bother reviewing this series each week? I’m starting to run out of ways to say “this episode was awesome!” The endgame is afoot and those that have played out their parts are being whittled away. There were three ...
After converting the bulk of our DVD collection to thinpaks in order to conserve space, we ended up with a huge stack of empty art boxes. Rather than just have them laying around here or being put in storage...
Jessica Jones has been hired by the families of murder victims who believe that the Purple Man killed their relatives. Her main purpose is to get him to confess to these crimes. Problem is, the Purple Man is the main reason she quit the superhero biz for ...
Fifteen years ago, a nerdy young girl named Jessica had a crush on a nerdy young boy named Peter. Her chances at asking him out were cut short, however, when a car accident involving an army jeep carrying hazardous material killed her family and put her i...
It really seems like this series has been gone forever. I’m starting to like the idea that LOST and BSG won’t be back until January but when they come back they’ll run to completion with no weird breaks or winter hiatus. ...
CELLULAR has a pat premise, a number of coincidences and some whopping improbabilities. However, there is something so breezy and engaging about its execution, filled with playful grace notes and deftly paid-off plot points, that it turns out to be really...
Jessica Jones was hired to find a missing girl. When she found the girl, she also discovered Captain America's true identityand not long after that, the girl was found strangled. After some searching, her estranged friend Carol Danvers has found that the ...
As many comic book readers are aware, this fall sees the launch of a new line of Marvel Comics specifically designed to appeal to mature readers. The MAX titles will feature frank subject matter, cruder dialogue (presumably where appropriate), and a darke...
J. Jonah Jameson makes Jessica Jones an offer she can't refuse. He's concerned that his superhero slamming is hurting the DAILY BUGLE, so he's starting a special section called THE PULSE, and he wants Jessica to work on it with reporter Ben Urich. With a ...
You've got to give it to Sal Ciavarello. He wrote a script, got together a bunch of friends, a trio of actresses and made a movie. Rather than farm it out to a company for distribution, Ciavarello has taken matters into his own hands and released HARDCORE...
Do you remember the original TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE? Of course you do. Do you remember the girl sitting at the dinning table screaming and screaming...it seemed like the screaming would never stop and yes it scared me to death. As Tobe Hooper has stated ...
After accidentally discovering Captain America's secret identity on a stakeout, Jessica Jones returns to the scene of the crime, only to find that a much worse crime has happened since then, and she's one of the prime suspects. Even her powers can't get h...
Genre:Action/Science Fiction.Studio:Columbia Pictures.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Josh Lucas; Jessica Biel; Jamie Foxx; Richard Roxburgh; Sam Shepard; Joe Morton.Who's Making It:Rob Cohen (Director); W.D. Richter (Screenw...
The vibe has been there for the past several months, and Dark Angel has more than lived up to the expectations of everyone involved. Taking place 20 years in the future, when America’s technology has been rendered virtually useless by the explosion of a n...
While fanboys the world over eagerly await director Sam Raimi’s big-budget SPIDER-MAN (calm down kids – we’ve got another year to go on that one), the creator of the ever-popular EVIL DEAD series is seeing his most recent effort, the mature and distinctly...
Executive Producer Robert Halmi, Sr. has made himself a near patron saint to fantasy lovers. His previous works The Odyssey, Merlin and Alice in Wonderland have been ratings winners and, on the most part, some of the best of television-fantastique to hit...
This issue of THE PULSE features Robbie from The Daily Bugle stating outright what should be obvious to everyone by now: "He is the most powerful man on earth running the most powerful organization on earth. If he wants something to stay secret it must s...
Genre:Adventure/Comic Book Adaptation.Studio:20th Century Fox.Production Company:1492 Pictures.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Ioan Gruffudd (Reed Richards/"Mr. Fantastic"); Michael Chiklis (Benjamin J. Grimm/"The Thing"); Jessica Alba (Susan "Sue" Sto...
This reviewer totally missed THE DUKES OF HAZZARD in the entirety of its famed television run, so there was nothing for the feature film adaptation to live up or down to, apart from expectations engendered by the slim premise. By all accounts, the DUKES O...
Yahoo! TV has teamed up with the WB to sneak preview the first episode of the new series SUPERNATURAL. The show stars Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki.The story is about Sam Winchester (Padalecki) who has done his best to escape his family's eerie histo...
Jodie Foster's FLIGHTPLAN stayed at the top of the box office for a second week with a take of $15 million in ticket sales.Joss Whedon's SERENITY opened at number two with $10.1 million and TIM BURTON'S CORPSE BRIDE went to number three with $9.8 million ...
Contactmusic is reporting that John Glover has been signed to play Skeletor in the HE-MAN feature film. (This is unconfirmed at the moment.)John Woo is directing and producing the film. Adam Rifkin wrote the script.Thanks to Jessica for the heads up.
I love Wednesdays. Every single week, I feel childlike anticipation as I watch the clock at work until lunch. At 12:30, I drive to More Fun Comics on Oak Street like a kid running downstairs on Christmas morning. Then, I see the total at the register and ...
Varese Sarabande Records has announced a March 29th release date for the soundtrack CD to SIN CITY, the new live-action film based on Frank Miller’s dark graphic novel series. Co-directed by Miller and Robert Rodriguez (featuring guest direction from Quen...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Italy's Digitmovies has scored another coup with their 2-CD release of EUGENIE DE SADE '70 (CDDM030) Bruno Nicolai's surrealistic score for Jess Franco's stylishly disturbing scond take on the Eugenie saga (it little resembled...
Jessica Pare and Johnny Lewis are in talks to star in DARK REACHES.The teen horror film centers on five teens who stumble upon an eerie cave and get trapped inside, only to discover unspeakable horrors.Cherry Road Films and Double Edge Entertainment will ...
You dug the DVD giveaway contest I announced in last week's column so much that I'm going to let it simmer another week before announcing winners. Here's the details again on how to enter to win an APPLESEED DVD: Just email me your valid mailing address t...
Welcome back, and a happy Fourth of July to all my fellow crazy, explosives-happy Americans out there. I hope you're all enjoying yourselves as you float on lakes or guzzle alcohol or blow off various appendages with illegal fireworks. In the words of P...
Given the widely reported, tangled history of this production, it's sort of impressive that the version of FANTASTIC FOUR that made it to the screen is respectably coherent and moderately enjoyable. Director Tim Story, credited writers Mark Frost and Mich...
Greetings, COMICSCAPE faithful. This is my last column before San Diego Comic Con. After the con, I'll have a lot to write about, depending on what I catch while there. Most of the time, I'll talk to publishers about my own proposed miniseries (IMMORTALS)...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Kate Beckinsale has signed on to star in the upcoming Screen Gems horror thriller VACANCY, replacing Sarah Jessica Parker. She will join Frank Whaley and Luke Wilson in the cast.The film will feature Beckinsale and Wi...
Composer Philip Glass has some new scores lined up. First, he is set to score Stephen Hopkins' THE REAPING, in which Hilary Swank plays a former Christian missionary who lost her faith and has since become a world-renowned expert in disproving religious p...
An email was sent out to StalloneZone from Larry at slycentral.com reporting that James Brolin has been signed to star in RAMBO 4. He will play Corporal Keating. The script written by Jeb Stuart, Sylvester Stallone and Danny Lerner. It follows John Rambo ...
Apparently, Peter Parker knew a guy named Charlie Wiederman in high school. He was an even bigger nerd than Peter, and to take the heat off himself, Parker joined his classmates in tormenting him, albeit quite a bit less. Thus J. Michael Straczynski onc...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Beau Garrett and Andre Braugher have both signed on to play roles in the upcoming 20th Century Fox sequel FANTASTIC FOUR: THE RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER. They will join Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Mich...
Novalux and their partners in Australia Arasor have unveiled what could be the next generation in High Definition TV monitors. The new laser TV is claimed to have twice the color range and use half the power of existing LCD and plasma monitors, with a bri...
Diamond Select Toys has announced their latest exclusive item their Marvel Select Black Spider-Woman.The Black Spider-Woman depicts the second Spider-Woman, Julia Carpenter. After receiving her powers through secret experiments by the Commission on Super...
PitofHorror.com recently caught up with Robert Englund to talk about his upcoming projects. And in the interview Englund revealed some updates on a NIGHTMARE prequel and the rumored FREDDY VS. JASON VS. MICHAEL MEYERS project. In regards to a NIGHTMARE pr...
Greetings, fellow crack addicts. Yes, I just said you were all addicted to crack-cocaine. Metaphorically speaking, we all are. I assure you, the guy behind the counter at your comic shop is a half-step above the schmuck pushing dope at the public high sch...
If you can accept AQUAMARINE for what it is a fantasy squarely aimed at teen and preteen girls who watch Nickelodeon you can see that it's a good one of its kind. Young best friends Claire (Emma Roberts) and Hailey (Joanna "JoJo" Levesque) live in a sea...
A lot of voices in the news the past week. Isaac Hayes, the voice of "Chef", has decided to quit the cast of SOUTH PARK over a recent episode criticizing Hayes' chosen religion, the Church of Scientology. When the episode, which goes into detail about the...
The trailer for the new, upcoming BLADE TV Series has been posted on line by a couple of sites. It was premiered at Wizard World LA convention this past weekend. As previously repored the stars Kirk "Sticky" Jones, Jill Wagner, Neil Jackson, Nelson Lee a...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS Howard Shore's latest composition is a broad orchestral and choral score for the new South Korean Webzen computer game, SOUL OF THE ULTIMATE NATION (aka SUN), has been released on a splendid soundtrack CD by Sony/BMG of Korea (...
Revolution Studios has set Jessica Biel to co-star in NEXT. She joins a cast which already includes Nicolas Cage and Julianne Moore.The sci-fi thriller centers on a man with the unique ability to see future events and affect their outcome. Pursued by the...
As was promised last week, New Line Cinema has informed us that the trailer for BLADE: TRINITY is now online and available exclusively from MSN. To get you in the mood for the return of the Daywalker, New Line has provided us with this official synopsis o...
TWISTED is an average which is to say, proficiently made and narratively farfetched big studio thriller, elevated primarily by a strong and surprisingly persuasive performance by Ashley Judd as a San Francisco cop and handsome, brooding cinematography f...
With the final episode of HBO's hit comedy-drama series SEX AND THE CITY airing this coming Sunday evening, the show's creators already have started working on a story that would bring Carrie Bradshaw and her three cougar friends to the silver screen. A s...
The last two months here in Tinsletown have been absolutely crazy. Award Show after Award Show...premiere after premiere. This next week Cinescape will catch you up on some of the events that have been happening. First up is the 10th Annual Screen Actors ...
In the commentraks and other extras on New Lines Platinum Series Special Edition DVD of 2004's TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, producer Michael Bay and others keep repeating how important it was that their remake reproduce the raw, immediate feel of the 1974 Tob...
DARK ANGEL actress Jessica Alba is in talks to join the ensemble cast of Robert Rodriguez's SIN CITY, now shooting in Austin, Texas. If Alba joins the team she'll play the part of Nancy, an exotic dancer. (Yes, let's wait a moment while we let out male re...
OPINION: I hope everyone has survived that drear and miserable holiday known as Valentine's Day - and that, if you're in my city celebrating Mardi Gras, you're surviving as best you can. You should pop me an e-mail if you'd like to meet for a drink, too, ...
OPINION: First off, my thanks to Justin Campbell, who wrote in to tell me that the silent classic THE GOLEM has indeed been released on DVD. I'll have to get Brian Thomas to review that sometime... On the subject of parallel continuities, or the idea that...
Last week in COMICSCAPE, I somehow accidentally characterized FABLES: THE LAST CASTLE as yet another collected edition of previously published issues. More fool me. Turns out that THE LAST CASTLE is a one-off issue telling a completely new story from the ...
What we have here is an origin episode. I was afraid that we may be getting our first “filler” episode. You know, that episode that really doesn’t have a lot to do with the main storyline. In a way it was a filler ep...
Actress Ashley Scott (BIRDS OF PREY) will be going under the waves for her next role in MGM's INTO THE BLUE, joining Paul Walker and Jessica Alba in the action-adventure thriller. BLUE is about a group of scuba-diving friends who discover the crashed wrec...
Got a lot of DVDs? So many that it's starting to be difficult to keep them organized? Me, too. For years I've been looking for some decent software to help out, but all the ones I've tried either don't have the features I want or are all-inclusive databas...
Actor Josh Brolin has joined the cast of INTO THE BLUE, joining Paul Walker, Jessica Alba and Ashley Scott in the action/thriller. Brolin plays the boss of Alba's character.The film is about a group of scuba-diving pals who discover the underwater wreckag...
Music From the Movies reports that there will be two composers working on the film score to Rob Cohen's STEALTH action-adventure film. Randy Edelman (CONNIE AND CARLA) and electronica musician BT (MONSTER) will collaborate on the score for Columbia Pictur...
The latest casting addition announced for Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller's SIN CITY movie is TERMINATOR 3 star Nick Stahl. The actor is in final talks to play the parts of Junior and the Yellow Bastard, players in Miller's SIN CITY tale titled THAT YEL...
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT reporter Maria Menounos has won a small part in Fox's FANTASTIC FOUR film, playing a nurse that catches the eye of Johnny Storm/The Human Torch. The movie is underway in Vancouver, Canada and stars Chris Evans as the Torch, Ioan Gruf...
...tle more, JessicaSimpson's hubby, Nick Lashey, makes his guest appearance as a love interest for Phoebe.And that'll do for another seven days. Until then, stay sane.
USA Today has published the first look of a member of the FANTASTIC FOUR in their superhero costumes. Jessica Alba, a.k.a. Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman, is the heroine featured in the newspaper's exclusive image. The costume that Alba is wearing is simil...
Continuing their spy coverage of the FANTASTIC FOUR movie while it films in Vancouver, Hollywood North Report has a new series of photos up showing the production shooting at the Plaza of Nations, an outdoor venue that's usually the site for concerts. The...
Leonardo DiCaprio will star in and produce an untitled action thriller about mercenaries for hire, and their employment by corporations and governments for war. Writer Scott Burns has been hired to pen the screenplay for the new project which isn't set up...
Maxim Online has posted an exclusive clip from New Line Cinema's BLADE: TRINITY online shoiwing Abigail Whistler (played by Jessica Biel) kick some undead ass. First shown at last month's San Diego Comic Convention to fans, the clip shows off Abigail goin...
OPINION:The results are in, and it looks like I should leave the predictions game to the experts. Out of the eleven categories I made predictions about, I was only right about seven of them and at the college I teach at, 60% or thereabouts would be a D....
The cast for Robert Rodriguez's SIN CITY just keeps getting bigger and better. Now we have Oscar-winner Benicio Del Toro (THE HUNTED) and Clive Owen (KING ARTHUR) joining the ensemble, still filming in Austin, Texas. The pair join the already impressive c...
OPINION: While it's too soon to say whether the X-Men "ReLoad" event will be a success, it's equally true that it's too soon to say (to paraphrase Douglas Adams) it has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. Reactions to M...
The fellows at The Movie Box were obviously watching the broadcast of this year's MTV Movie Awards and they must have liked the preview clip from BLADE: TRINITY an awful lot. We know this to be a fact because the site is now hosting the MTV segment in its...
Both The Hollywood Reporter and Variety break word today that three of the FANTASTIC FOUR have been cast. They are:Ioan Gruffudd, probably still best remembered for playing Horatio Hornblower in a number of A&E movies, has landed the role of brilliant sci...
The official website for the San Diego Comic Con International has finally posted the programming schedule for this year's event. Beginning on Thursday, July 22 and running until Sunday, July 25, Comic Con will host hundreds of panels featuring profession...
BLADE: TRINITY is the third film about vampire-hunting "Daywalker" half-vampire Blade (Wesley Snipes). Based on the Marvel Comics character created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan, the BLADE movies have always been more action than horror-oriented (di...
What They Say\"Bein\' human, havin\' your health...that\'s the most important thing.\" -Arumi Asahina
Try telling that to twelve-year-old Sasshi Imamiya. He\'s lost his home, lost the toy collection that defined his very geekdom, and he\'s about to lose...
Penelope has ostensibly only one actual fantasy element, though this propels the plot – the Wilherns, an old and rich British family, has been cursed so that the daughter born to the line will have the face of a pig, a curse that can only be broken ...
Welcome to the latest edition of Top Maniacal Rumors of the Week, where we cover genre entertainment buzz ranging from wild speculation to straight from the horse’s mouth. Today we’ll cover everything from Lex Luthor putting on Freddy’s ...
Have you Hulu’d yet? If not, then you definitely should because surprisingly it’s pretty much all it was hyped to be. Many months ago much was made of NBC pulling all of their programming from iTunes. The word was that Apple was...
Last summer's sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer may have been the last in that particular franchise, so says co-star Chris Evans. While we've had quotes about the confidence of a third film from co-stars Jessica and Michael in terms of what...
Snoot Entertainment has signed actor Ron Perlman to star in their hybrid martial arts movie BANRAKU.
The story is set in a hyperstylized universe and draws from a mixed bag of genres, including puppets, origami, comic books, video games and German e...
Eightieth Academy Awards® telecast producer Gil Cates and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis today announced the presenters and performers who will participate in the February 24 Oscar® telecast.At a press conference h...
No new major genre releases to discuss in this weekend’s box office report but the two new films which debuted landed in the top two spots. Leading the pack is the romantic-adventure Fool’s Gold from Warner Bros. The film, starring Matthew McC...
Jericho star Skeet Ulrich is returning to the big screen in the upcoming thriller ARMORED, says the Hollywood Reporter. Trade says that Ulrich will play "Dobbs", a member of the team looking to rob the truck of its 10 million dollars. The thespi...
If you're a sucker for watching silly teenagers die horrible deaths and you plan on seeing One Missed Call this weekend, we've been told you're likely going to see the trailer for the remake of Prom Night beforehand. Sony Screen Gems has ordered the first...
With the film hitting theaters in just a week, the marketing aspect for Cloverfield is now wrapping up and what a marketing machine it has been. Paramount has now released two new (and possibly last) spots for the monster movie online, which I'll pla...
With the start of 2008 comes news of the next round of book-to-screen translations, and if you’re like me this news is usually met with equal doses of boyish hope and fearful skepticism. Because as all of us readers know the translation of a book in...
Milo Ventimiglia is the latest to join the upcoming heist-action flick Armored, reports Variety. The "Heroes" star will help heist a bank truck alongside Skeet Ulrich, Matt Dillon, Columbus Short, Laurence Fishburne, Jean Reno and Fred Ward. Dir...
CBS Films has preemptively bought pitch THE ETERNALS by Chris Hauty. Jeff Wadlow (CRY_WOLF) is attached to direct and Craig Baumgarten will produce.
The story is being described as a romantic supernatural thriller set on a college campu...
John Moore will direct a remake of the 1978 conspiracy thriller Capricorn One, reports Variety. Peter Buchman penned the screenplay for New Regency. The original cult hit was penned and directed by Peter Hyams and starred Elliot Gould, James Brolin and O...
What They SayYes, the producers of the most demented anime ever produced are getting desperate, so in order to keep up the ratings, Excel and Hyatt find themselves facing new, Highly Merchandisable Characters, gimmick episodes and even SEXUAL JEOPARDY (I\...
What They SayThe Review!Cover Art: n/a
Audio Rating: B+
Video Rating: C+
Packaging Rating: C (Jewel case)
Menu Rating: C+
Content Rating: B+
Value: A
Story: Japan-Age of the Samurai-
Eight warriors are destined to meet and put a stop to an evil army lead...
What They SayThe moment small town girl Misaki Suzuhara arrives in Tokyo, she is thrust into the excitement of Angelic Layer-a high-tech, fast-paced game where dolls called Angels are controlled by the thoughts of their operators, also called Deus.
Twelv...
What They SayWelcome to Wonderland! The gateway to another world appears suddenly one day and with its coming awaken two mysterious beasts of astonishing power. The monsters appear to destroy each other and then vanish-leaving behind only the inexplicable...
Fox Home Entertainment released the third season of THE SIMPSONS on DVD this past Tuesday, giving fans of the long-running animated series cause for celebration. As the show prepares to enter its unbelievable fourteenth season this fall, the DVD sets of S...
We\'ve gotten caught up again on this contest (and will have more boxes to add to it soon for upcoming weeks) and this morning have picked three new winners. Eddie Brown, Ed Grimsley and Jessica Kim have each won the Neoranga, Texhnolyze and Rahxephon TV/...
Congratulations to Jessica Lang who won this weeks prize of the Wedding Peach art box from us. We\'ve kicked that contest over to the next box as our boxes continue to dwindle. Up this week is the Angel Tales empty art box.
A couple of things worth noting today from ADV Films. First, they\'ve posted a press release on their site regarding their involvement with NewType USA. It\'s also worth noting that the panel for that at Anime Expo got pushed up from Friday to Thursday. H...
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has picked up U.S. distribution rights for the CG-animated Planet 51 with TriStar Pictures set to release the film, reports Variety. The upcoming Sci-fi film will star Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, S...
Janice Williams of ADV Films has posted the final cast list for their upcoming release of Rune Soldier:
English Title: Rune SoldierJapanese Title: Mahou Senshi Riui (Rune Soldier Louie)
ADR Director: Jacqueline Goldenberg
Louie - Jason DouglasMerrill - ...