20th Century Fox has confirmed to Music from the Movies (www.musicfromthemovies.com) that composer JohnPowell (SHREK, THE BOURNE SUPREMACY, EVOLUTION) has been hired to compose the music for ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN for release in March next year. The seq...
X-MEN 3 will get an original score by JohnPowell (ROBOTS, SHREK, PAYCHECK). The prestigious assignment has been confirmed to Music from the Movies by 20th Century Fox. Powell, whose previous action scores include FACE/OFF, THE BOURNE IDENTITY and THE ITA...
X-Men 3, one of the biggest action films to come out next year, will get an original score by JohnPowell. The prestigious assignment has been confirmed to Music from the Movies by 20th Century Fox.
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"There was no point in reinventing it," composer JohnPowell says of his work on 'X-Men: The Last Stand'. "The series did not need it at all. But at the same time, obviously with Brett, there was a different vibe around the film. I tried to honor both sid...
JohnPowell, who has composed music for animated features such as SHREK, CHICKEN RUN and the upcoming HAPPY FEET, has been commissioned to write the original music for HORTON HEARS A WHO, an animated feature produced by 20th Century Fox for release in 200...
After several years of scoring comedies and family films like SPY KIDS, INSPECTOR GADGET, JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS, CATS & DOGS and PRINCESS DIARIES, a meaty assignment like THE SCORPION KING came as a welcome adventure for composer John Debney.Debne...
There’s a man named Martin and there’s a man named John. And there’s another man named Martin and another named John. And then… there’s another man named Martin and another named John. Creative TalentWriter...
...ppy Feet/ JohnPowell (Warner Sunset/Atlantic)
This is an astonishing score. Apart from a single, simple melodic phrase associated with the sense of family that runs throughout the storyline, JohnPowell’s music for Happy Feet is contin...
...st Stand (JohnPowell) B - FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR * Alexandre Desplat * James Newton Howard * Mark Isham * JohnPowell * Hans Zimmer C - BEST NEW COMPOSER OF 2006 * Caine Davidson (An Ame...
...ther with JohnPowell and scored the second one solo, will also compose the music for the third film, according to the Gorfaine-Schwartz Agency. In SHREK 3, scheduled to be released on May 18 next year, the voice cast featuring Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz...
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JohnPowell – “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who” – Blue Sky Studios
Max Richter – “Waltz With Bashir” – Sony Pictures Classics/Bridgit Folman, Les Films D’ici, ...
... music by JohnPowell and Harry Gregson-Williams (the team behind the music for ANTZ and CHICKEN RUN), other than the song CD, but there is word of attempts by at least one label, so hopefully news of a score CD will be recording soon. Powell’s score ...
...0634-7). JohnPowell and Harry Gregson-Williams gave ANTZ a rousing and devious edge, built around a martial theme for the ant colony, with plenty of wry satire in the music. Randy Newman’s delightful score for BUGS was more playful, from a rollickin...
...ncina and JohnPowell, who have seemingly defined the current approach to scoring action films, this rhythmic, very percussive/synth/orchestra sensibility. What was your approach to Turbulence in view of that?
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...o, a fake JohnPowell blog was unmasked. According to David Arnold, the Goldfrapp rumor originated from a fan-made CASINO ROYALE poster, featuring Goldfrapp's name, that was posted on the internet a while ago. "The internet is really quite amazing," Da...
...ions with JohnPowell on ANTZ, CHICKEN RUN and SHREK, he broke into his mainstream solo career with SPY GAME in 2001, which was quickly followed by blockbusters such as SHREK 2, MAN ON FIRE, and this year's KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. Each film Gregson-Williams...
...mposed by JohnPowell, on July 20th. Powell also scored the first film in the series, THE BOURNE IDENTITY, which was also released on CD by Varèse.Film Score Monthly's new limited edition CDs for June include one of the finest symphonic scores of the 1...
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...e trio of JohnPowell, David A Stewart and Mick Jagger for ALFIE. In the "Original Song" category, Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard were nominated for "Believe" from THE POLAR EXPRESS. Other Nominated Songs were "Million Voices" from HOTEL RWANDA, "The ...
This is an astonishing score. Apart from a single, simple melodic phrase associated with the sense of family that runs throughout the storyline, JohnPowell’s music for Happy Feet is difficult to pin down. It’s almost impossible...
...core from JohnPowell, co-composer of SHREK, CHICKEN RUN, and ANTZ, which has just been released by Varese Sarabande. The music, an effective hybrid combination of a 90-piece orchestra with a lavish cornucopia of electronic and synthesizer material, is...
This Week's RecommendationsThe instrumental score CD for SHREK has finally appeared from Varese Sarabande (302 066 308 2) and it's a thoroughly wonderful release. The symphonic score was composed by Harry Gregson-Williams and JohnPowell (ANTZ, CHICKEN RU...
... composer JohnPowell. Powell, one of the most exciting names in film music today, is a newcomer to the X-MEN franchise but his scores for such hits as THE BOURNE IDENTITY, THE BOURNE SUPREMACY and THE ITALIAN JOB promise an interesting and inventive s...
...estri and JohnPowell, and he has also scored a number of films in his own right, including DRAGONHEART: A NEW BEGINNING, WARLOCK: THE ARMAGEDDON and BLIZZARD. McKenzie has also recently scored THE ULTIMATE GIFT, IN FROM THE NIGHT, and SILVER BELLS, th...
...BANG BANG.JohnPowell: MR. 3000 / ROBOTS.Trevor Rabin: EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING Edward Shearmur: SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW / WIMBLEDON / THE SKELETON KEY.Howard Shore: THE AVIATOR / KING KONG.Alan Silvestri: POLAR EXPRESS.John Williams: STAR...
John Ottman has risen to an impressive prominence over the last several years, while also avoiding that traditional Hollywood pitfall typecasting. He's managed to score a continual variety of films from scary horror films like URBAN LEGENDS: FINAL CUT a...
...protégé's JohnPowell and Harry Gregson-Williams wrote that score), his music was such an integral part of the WALLACE & GROMIT milieu that he couldn't very well be uninvited to the show, even with Katzenberg producing. I recently interviewed Julia...
'X-Men: The Last Stand' composer JohnPowell posted on his MySpace blog that he's in the early stages of piecing together his score for the adaptation of Alan Moore's Watchmen.
... original JohnPowell/Harry Gregson-Williams SHREK score into some levels, referencing it for places where they wanted the music to work similarly to the first film. "I loved the score to SHREK so it was great to hear the music in the game at different...
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...eamgirls, JohnPowell for Happy Feet, and Alexandre Desplat for The Queen.
The awards will be handed out at the Royal Opera House in London, UK, on February 11.
Nominated to the best film award are Babel, The Departed, The Last Kin...
...scored by JohnPowell (EVOLUTION, CHICKEN RUN, FACE/OFF). In the fourth film in the series, star Mel Gibson and director George Miller reunite for new post-apocalyptic adventures Down Under. The film is set to premiere next summer. See http://www.music...
...tion with JohnPowell), but SINBAD may be the composer’s most lavish and melodic work. There is still a heavy use of synth pads in some of the action sequences, but the overall tonality is one of rousing adventure and orchestral melody. His main title,...
...Returns), JohnPowell (X-Men: The Last Stand)
Best Costume: Judianna Makovsky (X-Men: The Last Stand), Sammy Sheldon (V For Vendetta)
Best Special Effects: John Bruno, Eric Saindon, Craig Lyn, Michael Vezina (X-Men: The Last Stand), Mark Stetson,...
...liams and JohnPowell for SHREK (that was nice recognition). We shall see what their musical memories result in come award night, February 24th.The score for Lion’s Gate’s MONSTER’S BALL, composed by Asche & Spencer (a commercial music and sound de...
...joined by JohnPowell, who is nominated for Ice Age: The Meltdown and Christian Henson, recognized for Severance.
Music for the small screen is also covered by the academy and this year Alex Heffes leads the competition with his music for Marc Munden...
...g Kong - JohnPowell Ice Age: The Meltdown 'Best Original Soundtrack of the Year' - Brokeback Mountain - Gustavo Santaolalla - King Kong - James Newton Howard - Munich - John Williams - Pride & Prejudice - Dario Marianelli - The Constant Garde...
...score, by JohnPowell and Harry Gregson-Williams (and additional music by James McKee Smith) will finally find a home on a CD release from Varese Sarabande on December 4. In addition to containing the original score featuring a 110-piece orchestra and ...
... composer JohnPowell (Ice Age: The Meltdown, United 93, X-Men: The Last Stand), who is also slated to score The Bourne Ultimatum and Horton Hears a Who.
Disney Records will release Hans Zimmer’s score to Pirates of the Caribbean: At Wor...
...s Zimmer, JohnPowell-Elton John & Tim Rice (Music) - THE ROAD TO EL DORADORichard Stone, Steve Bernstein, Julie Bernstein, Gordon L. Goodwin & Timothy Kelly (Composers) - STEVEN SPIELBERG PRESENTS WAKKO`S WISHRichard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman (Wo...
In our DVD Shopping List Prize Closet this week we have some terrific classic Hong Kong action titles, courtesy of Dragon Dynasty. Two winners will get both Shanghai Express and Above the Law, and all you have to do to win is send an email which includes ...
Here we are the season finale, more ex-Deadwood actors and more weirdness. Do we know anymore about the story? Well, no not so much. Do we really know anything about what we’ve spent the last ten weeks watching? Again, no, not so...
John from Cincinnati continues to easily be the strangest show on TV. Sometimes it is legitimately bizarre and other times it feels a little like it’s trying really hard to be strange. This week many of the characters finally start to catc...
John Carpenter`s résumé is top-heavy with such genre classics as Halloween, The Thing and Escape from New York, and yet lately the director`s name conjures more groans than cheers. Who didn`t walk away from Village of the Damned or Vampires with a sour ta...
I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before, but I have to ask it again here; when does the ambiguity go too far? This series has asked tons of questions and set up plenty of vague and surreal situations but so far very little has been explained....
I'll say this first: for next week, send in your responses to this column and your rants about other comic-to-film changes. If you still hate Spider-Man's organic web-shooters or find yourself incensed that Mystique wasn't Rogue's mom, e-mail me here or ...
Palisades Toys has added a section for its upcoming DIE HARD PALz at PalisadesToys.com.The DIE HARD Trilogy features a New York Cop named John McClane who always seems to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. In fact, on three separate occasions, McCla...
Sometimes one element is enough to keep a film alive when all of its vital signs seem to be failing, and such is the case with Denzel Washington's heartfelt performance in the otherwise creaky melodrama JOHN Q. This health care-themed riff on DOG DAY AFTE...
Is it possible for a film to be both good and overrated? If we ever had any doubts, they were answered with a resounding `yes` with the release of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT - a film that deserved praise but not the universal accolades it received. Not to be...
It`s been 22 years since Michael Myers broke out of the loony bin, commandeered a government vehicle and then terrorized his hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, but the trail of dead bodies left in his wake is pretty easy to follow. Without John Carpenter`...
This particular award show may end up ultimately being the award show for 2007 films and television shows. As you know, the WGA denied requests for waivers to the Globes and Oscars. In fact, the WGA plans to picket the Globes, which has a lot of insi...
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....
In Part 1 of CINESCAPE's exclusive John Carpenter interview, the famed director discussed getting his latest jaunt into the sci-fi/horror genre, GHOSTS OF MARS, off the ground and out of the hands of intrusive studio executives. In our continuing coverage...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONJohnPowell (THE BOURNE IDENTITY, ICE AGE 2: THE MELTDOWN, SHREK) has composed a magnificent, melodic, and powerfully reverent score for X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, released last week by Varese Sarabande Records. The music has plenty ...
For many years now, William Stromberg and John Morgan have been highly respected names in restored film scores from Hollywood’s Golden Age. Through an outstanding series of Classic Film Scores on the Marco Polo label, restored musically by Morgan and perf...
Visitors Invited To The VIZ Media Manga Café And Lounge To Sample An Array Of Animation And Manga
San Francisco, CA, February 5, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, an...
Here is a list of Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy Oscar Winners. Included are both obvious genre films and borderline efforts perhaps more commonly thought of as dramas (e.g., HAMLET, SONG OF BERNADETTE). Inevitably, this kind of judgment call leaves...
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Genre: Horror/Comic Book Adaptation.Studio: Warner Brothers.Production Company: Shuler Donner/Donner Productions.Project Phase: Released.Who's In It: Keanu Reeves (John Constantine); Rachel Weisz (Angela); Tilda Swinton (Gabriel); Djimon Hounsou (Papa Mid...
...UPREMACY (JohnPowell) Varese Sarabande 302 066 592 2THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT (Michael Suby) La-La Land LLCD 1014THE FOG OF WAR (Philip Glass) Orange Mountain omm0010HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (John Williams) Warner Bros 83711-2HELTER SKELTER...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION Marco Beltrami has composed a guttural undulation of darkness for the opening moments of UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION, the sequel to the 2003 hit depicting an ongoing war between the vampires and the werewolves. The first film containe...
During an interview for his latest Disney animated project, TREASURE PLANET, producer Roy Conli (HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME) discussed how Goo-Goo Dolls frontman John Rzeznik became involved with the project. Rzeznik composed and performed two songs for the ...
The magical, adventurous world of Harry Potter was well defined by composer John Williams in HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE. With his characteristic flair for melody, effervescent action scoring, and musical depictions of fantasy and suspense, John...
...sal Focus)JohnPowell, Harry Gregson-Williams SHREK (Dreamworks SKG)Howard Shore THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (New Line Cinema)John Williams A.I.: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (Warner Bros.)Nancy Wilson VANILLA SKY (Paramount) ...
Danish/American progressive metal band Royal Hunt has issued the following statement: "Royal Hunt and John West [vocals] have decided that at this time (after numerous albums and concert tours) they are no longer able to contribute cr...
In Part 2 of CINESCAPE's exclusive John Carpenter interview, the famed director discussed the process behind his unique brand of movie making. In the final installment of our coverage, the filmmaker looks into the future: what projects lie ahead, what pro...
John Carter of Mars (Sci-fi)Current stage: DevelopmentDescription: A Civil War veteran retreats into a cave to avoid capture by Apache Indians takes an otherworldly turn as he's transported via time portal to the planet of Barsoom and taken prisoner by 1...
Salden comes from a world with higher gravity and a thicker atmosphere, a world where the terrorist Gundor Gorrok wreaks havoc. Gorrok has killed Salden's wife and plans to steal the prototype Time/Space Bender to escape. Salden fights his way aboard the ...
A second Rated-R trailer of JOHN RAMBO has appeared online. A few months ago, a redband look at the upcoming installment of the returning Vietnam vet hit the web featuring some dialogue in the film and culminating in some gruesome kills from Rambo himself...
Genre:Action/Science Fiction/Animation/Sequel.Studio:Unknown.Production Company:Production IG.Project Phase:In Development.Who's In It:Kurt Russell (Snake Plissken).Who's Making It:Mamoru Oshii (Director); Corey Mitchel, William Wilson (Screenwriters); Jo...
For those of us who just saw John Buscema one of Marvel's greatest living illustrators at the San Diego Comic-Con this past July, there was no real indication that anything was amiss. Unfortunately, CINESCAPE has learned that Buscema is facing a very di...
This week, I’m going to talk about something near and dear to my own inner child. It’s going to be about someone in our Hollywood scene who has been a personal favorite of mine since I was a kid and it’s someone who made an impact in ...
If you have ever seen a John Woo film and read most of what`s written about them, you`d think that they`re about guns. Hands lovingly caressing revolvers or stroking pump-action shotgun barrels, Woo`s heroes tap dance upon the fence between psychotic rel...
While the uproar over last week's shameful awarding of the Oscar for best Musical Score (ignoring two fantastically progressive John Williams scores, MUNICH and MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA in favor of Gustavo Santaolalla's simplistic guitar interludes for BROKEBA...
"Retirement" is a common threat director John Carpenter issues at the end of his films, but the man who made a name for himself with the independent chiller HALLOWEEN and garnered Jeff Bridges an Academy Award nomination for his performance in STARMAN say...
"I want reality. I never want the audience to say, I don't believe that."When director John Frankenheimer unexpectedly passed away June 6th, even the hype-ridden world of Hollywood had to stop and offer a moment of recognition to a master. Frankenheimer's...
OK, we’re officially at the halfway point for this season and things are finally starting to happen. The things that are wrong with the show are still wrong this week (Rebecca De Mornay’s character) but the things that are right, are at t...
The 2007 incarnation of Joe Satriani's popular G3 tour will kick off on March 14 in Phoenix starring Satriani, John Petrucci and Paul Gilbert. The tour will play selected dates in North America throughout March and April. The 2007 tour mar...
Ben Browder, on his way to his last, official second-season shooting day for the series Farscape is feeling, well, sad. Fans in the United States have only seen eight episodes of the second season so far, and the show has been picked up for a third. Still...
I had trouble determining exactly what bothered me about An American Haunting. Sure, it has some obvious flaws in the narrative, but it also has good acting, a solid sense of place and time, and many effective sequences. Fortunately, director Courtney...
The Walt Disney Studios unveiled a diverse and ambitious slate of 10 new animated feature films from Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios to be released through the year 2012 at a New York press conference held today by Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt ...
...ve score. JohnPowell's visit to ICE AGE 2: MELTDOWN, is a musical riot, a manic assortment of cartoonlike musical images that, rather than developing the themes and motifs created by David Newman in the first film, create an entirely new musical setti...
You most likely had a glimpse at the two Rated-R trailers for Lionsgate's upcoming installment of JOHN RAMBO which we published last Saturday. Now, we have an official release date thanks to Lionsgate. Rambo will be declaring war on January 25, 2008 in th...
Ryan Rotten has alerted us to a myspace blog from actress Jordan Bayne, which revealed an interesting little project on the horizon. It seems that John Woo may be executive producing (and possibly directing) a new western horror called High Moon. If...
Plus Anime Expo, kids activities in Japan, contests, & Auroranote in episode 69!
GRIMES, IA, June 20, 2008 - Anime producer and mega-online anime retailer Right Stuf, Inc. is pleased to welcome John Thomas - the translator of Dark Horse's Blood+ novels a...
Lionsgate has given a new title to the upcoming John Rambo flick featuring the return of Sylvester Stallone in his iconic role. The new title seems to have been given in accordance with the violence/gore of the trailers & footage we hav...
Is there a series on television right now that has as many offbeat characters as this one? I don’t think so, and in the end, that’s why I came back for week two of the series. The series opener didn’t do much story-wise. I...
One thing seems certain about John Woo. The man knows all about certain caliber bullets and guns from such movie experiences as Hard Boiled and The Killer. Well, Variety's reporting that the director will be taking that and incorporating it into the 19th ...
According to The Hollywood News, Sam Elliot has signed on to play a role in the upcoming Rambo sequel, John Rambo.The film, which stars Matt Marsden, Sylvester Stallone, Kim Dickens and James Brolin, will see Rambo fighting to save Christian missionaries ...
This week, composer John Ottman was at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Brothers, recording his score to the new sci-fi thriller, The Invasion. Directed by award-winning German director Oliver Hirschbiegel (The Experiment, Downfall), the film stars Ni...
Disney and Pixar are in final negotiations to acquire the film rights to the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel series John Carter of Mars. The series tells of a Civil War officer named John Carter who is transported to Mars and finds himself a captive of the ...
Director John Moore's (The Omen) schedule continues to fill up recently. Last week, he was tapped to direct the adaptation of the VIRULENTS comic, a story based around vampire zombies fighting soldiers in Afghanistan. Now, Variety is reporting the directo...
John Ottman returned to the Newman Scoring Stage at 20th Century Fox a few days ago. His mission: record the score to the Marvel superhero flick 'Fantastic Four' in five days. With over 90-minutes of score to record, Ottman used a 94-piece orchestra, and ...
In an interview with screenwriter John Rogers, the writer talks about his involvement with the ill-fated 'Catwoman' movie as well as the 'Global Frequency' TV project.
Popcorn Taxi is proud to present this special evening with the Composer/Editor of Superman Returns, and the forthcoming remake of Logan's Run, John Ottman on Wednesday, August 17th, 2005 - 7:30pm. The program - featuring clips and an extended interview an...
John Ottman's detailed thoughts to his Fantastic Four soundtrack are now up online.
"I distinctly remember the moment I stumbled across the basic thematic chords for Fantastic Four. It was one of those spontaneous doodles on the keyboard that actually ...
"[Lionel Luthor has] been in love with [Annette O'Toole's Martha Kent] for a long time," says 'Smallville' actor John Glover. "This has been coming for a while. They teased with us last year, then it never came to fruition. Annette and I are tickled pink,...
John Schneider and Margot Kidder spoke about their respective 'Smallville' characters at the 2005 Superman Celebration in Metropolis, IL this weekend. Among the topics: Schneider's expectations for the show's future as well as his own character's fate; Ki...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, John Stockwell is in negotiations to direct the upcoming thriller Villain.The script, written by Joshua Zetumer, follows a forest-fire spotter with a secret who is visited by his crazy brother in the remote, frozen wil...
In an interview with Ain't It Cool News, screenwriter John August discussed the long-in-development "Barbarella":
"I need to go back and do another draft. The one thing we do know is that we're very happy with the story, and what it's going to be. It's ...
John Glover spoke to SCI FI regarding his scene with Christopher Reeve in the April 14 episode. Glover also mentioned a previous encounter on stage with Reeve.
There is no cooler feeling than picking up your phone and hearing "Hi, it's John Schneider." Man, he's Bo Duke from The Dukes of Hazzard! But of course, Mr. Schneider has no desire to rest on the laurels of his famous southern good ol' boy. Now, he is pla...
Smallville's John Glover was recently interviewed on "The Hot Morning Show." In the interview he discusses his role of Lionel Luthor (some spoilers within) and his connection to some other DC Comics-related projects. He also talks a little about the new S...
John Dykstra, who is returning as visual effects supervisor, said the tentacles are a combination of presentations.
List of the Kids' WB!'s new Saturday morning lineup, beginning Jan. 17
Snake Plissken, one of the '80s greatest cinematic outlaw heroes - as played by Kurt Russell in the cult classic, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK - is back in an all-new comic book incarnation. Seems that his creators, producers John Carpenter and Debra Hill, have d...
Over the course of his nearly 30-year career, John Travolta has played a wide-ranging series of characters, from a moronic student (TV`s WELCOME BACK, KOTTER) to a disco king (SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER), criminal with dreams of stardom (GET SHORTY), and a coup...
The Internet has become an amazing source of information on past, current and upcoming films, but, the net’s very nature has also made it a breeding ground for gossip and misinformation, particularly for actors and filmmakers with strong cult followings. ...
Though GHOSTS OF MARS hasn't hit theater screens yet, director John Carpenter is at work on his next movie project. But he's choosing to stay quiet about what it is.While talking to syndicated columnists Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith, Carpenter revea...
Welcome to the first in a series of exclusive columns written for CINESCAPE by some of the best and brightest in the comic book industry. SEQUENTIAL THOUGHTS gives these talented creators a chance to write about anything they wish and bring their thoughts...
The wheels are beginning to turn at Storm King Productions, home of director John Carpenter (HALLOWEEN) and his producer-wife Sandy King (VAMPIRES). An official announcement is expected soon for a now tentative spring 2000 production start on Carpenter`s ...
Jon Voight and John Turturro are two incredibly gifted actors with long track records of impressive work in film. Now, they are both starring in Transformers. It sounds odd I know, but these guys were absolutely fantastic in it.
In these interviews, at the Krypton Fan Podcast, John Ottman discusses his work on Superman Returns, and touches on the 2009 sequel. Mark Snow discusses his work on Smallville, the upcoming episode titled "Justice", and even makes mention of possible spin...
"I can pretty much assure you he's never heard of the project. And we've never discussed him. We've never seriously discussed anyone," says screenwriter John August of rumors that Jake Gyllenhaal is a contender for the lead in 'Shazam!'
"After several ...
While promoting his new movie, 1408, John Cusack told MTV News he'd like to be part of the 'Watchmen' movie.
MTV: You can't Google your name without getting a hit for 'Watchmen.' Everyone wants you to be in this movie.
Cusack: I'm in. Talk to Zack [...
John Logan, screenwriter for GLADIATOR and the upcoming STAR TREK: NEMESIS, had to think for about five seconds when offered the chance to adapt the classic H.G. Wells' SF novel, THE TIME MACHINE, for Dreamworks. Offering a new take on the original novel ...
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER has announced that John Travolta (SWORDFISH, DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE) is in negotiations to star in Intermedia Films' JOE'S LAST CHANCE. Andrew Bergman (STRIPTEASE, HONEYMOON IN VEGAS) will direct. Following in the ANALYZE THIS vein, L...
Award-winning composer John Williams has had a rather fruitful year. He wrote his final STAR WARS score. He scored a Steven Spielberg summer action movie (WAR OF THE WORLDS). He scored a period drama (MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA). To finish off the year, he score...
Composer John Frizzell scores STAY ALIVE. Written and directed by William Brent Bell and starring Frankie Muniz (MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE), the film tells the story of a group of teens who stumble upon a new video game called Stay Alive. The game details the...
In one of the most prestigious composer assignments this year, Sir John Tavener has been engaged by Universal Pictures to compose original music for Alfonso Cuarón's upcoming film THE CHILDREN OF MEN. Tavener, one of the most respected composers of contem...
JK Rowling, Stephen King, and John Irving were at Radio City Music Hall in New York City for a charity reading. While answering questions, it became clear that Irving and King wanted Harry Potter to survive the final book of the HARRY POTTER series. Row...
It's a sad time in horror movie history when the gaming industry has a better idea how to scare the crap out of its target audience, while big studio horror flounders with incomprehensible dreck like BOOGEYMAN, VENOM and HIDE AND SEEK. And with the releas...
VARIETY notes the passing of Glenn John McQueen, a veteran animator for Pixar. Mr. McQueen passed away on October 29 at 41 in Berkeley of melanoma. McQueen worked on TOY STORY, his first film at Pixar, and went on to contribute work to TOY STORY 2, A BUG'...
Paramount is hoping that John Woo (WINDTALKERS, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II) will bring his thrilling directorial style to their adaptation of PAYCHECK, based on sci-fi author Philip K. Dick's short story. VARIETY reports that Woo is currently in negotiations ...
VARIETY reports that writer, director, and producer John Meredyth Lucas passed away of leukemia on October 19 in Los Angeles at age 83. Lucas' career stretched back to the infancy of television, and was marked by long involvement with genre projects, incl...
ANANOVA points out that funny, funny man John Cleese will be scripting a SUPERMAN tale for DC to be titled "True Brit", concerning the interesting hijinks that would follow on should Supes have happened to land in England.DC Comics editor Mike Carlin, spe...
According to Variety, John Moore is in negotiations to direct the Regency Enterprises film PILGRIM, formerly titled 'Splinter Cell'.The script, written by William Wisher, follows the story of a former CIA agent who, haunted by the murder of his mentor, ac...
Iranian reaction to 300 has been in the news lately, and they aren't taking too kindly to the hit flick. John Stewart smooths things over via The Daily Show.
According to reports John Leguizamo will star as the lead character, Bruce Lombardo, in an adaptation of the illustrated screenplay 'Crisis', created, written and illustrated by Star Wars artist Matt Busch. The project is currently in development at Rebel...
John Ottman talks about how he would like to get the chance to expand on his themes from X2. Also, it looks like the X3 people are keen on getting Ottman back.
John Glover talks about some of the acting challenges of the last season, including being Clark Kent. "What I found, because I play so many kind of neurotic, psychotic characters that the problem I had right at the beginning was I kept doing too much ... ...
To help raise money to battle Alzheimer's disease, 'Smallville's Lionel Luthor, John Glover, is selling many autographed items from the cast of the show and several unique items. A few items are posted now, but check back frequently - among the upcoming i...
Sony's hugely successful Spider-Man franchise is the latest hit on the résumé of John Dykstra, but it isn't the first time this visual effects supervisor has been in a position to push filmmaking technology into new terrain. More...
"I'm frikkin' ecstatic," screenwriter John Rogers said of the pilot commitment for 'Global Frequency'. "This is the 'Global Frequency' I'd want to watch as a fan of the book."
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Writer/Executive Producer John Rogers and DC Comics' Senior VP Gregory Noveck talk at length about taking Warren Ellis' "Global Frequency" from the comic stands to television.
"There was a huge advantage in already having digital material on hand from the first Spider-Man movie. For us, though [the two Spider-Man] movies were separated by a couple of years, there was a real harvest of ideas and techniques that we got to use fro...
"I told [Tyrese] he ain't getting [the part of 'Luke Cage'] unless he works out. I was like, 'You need to work out' to make sure you get it," said director John Singleton at a recent press outint for 'Four Brothers'. Singleton has long been attached to di...
KryptonSite seems to have quashed the rumor that Smallville's John Glover will be playing Skeletor in a big-screen "Masters of the Universe" adaptation. The actor "knows nothing about" the project.
Actor John Frederick claims to have played Superman in 18 unaired episodes of the 1950s "Adventures of Superman" series as a way to pull George Reeves into line.
In a somewhat surreal bit of television last week, John Stewart and Roger Ebert jumped from talking about Stewart hosting the Oscars this weekend into a full blown discussion debating the various weapons of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
L.A. Times Blog talks with screenwriter John August, who they say is skipping Comic-Con so he can work on first draft of 'Shazam!' for New Line Cinema.
"I've never been to Comic-Con. I'm sure I will be going down the road. I hear it's pretty intense, p...
French site Mad-Movies.com says that John McTiernan will be tapped to direct the new adventures of 'Conan' the barbarian. The does does not name sources but firmly states that this is "neither a joke nor a rumor of geek" (translation by Google)....
"It's always been a fantasy of mine to follow up something I've previously scored with a sequel, so I'm excited about it," said composer John Ottman of the prospect of returning to score the 'Fantastic Four' sequel. "I can't say that the themes were inten...
"There's no Lionel [Luthor] in the Superman mythology - he's just pure imagination," actor John Glover says. "He doesn't have to end up anywhere, as anything, and he can go in so many directions."
"That's been very freeing, for both the writers and me,...
John Bruno, visual effects supervisor on X3, tells Total Film what it's really like working with Brett Ratner, handling the tight schedule and a he also gives away a possible dvd extra.
There are few characters from the business side of comics that are more deserving of a biopic than William M. Gaines, the man who created 'Tales from the Crypt' and 'Mad Magazine', and railed against the censors who devastated the comics industry in the 1...
Columbia Pictures has Terminator Salvation screenwriters Michael Ferris and John Brancato in mind to flesh out the script for their next franchise installment of XXX: The Return of Xander Cage, which will feature Vin Diesel back into the top role. The wri...
At his Wizard World panel, Kevin Smith said that about possibly working with Ben Affleck on "Daredevil 2," he was flattered by Affleck's comments but doesn't want to work on "Daredevil." For the same reason he had a hard time working on "Green Hornet." He...
"I'm just playing truly that Lionel has had a change of heart," says 'Smallville' actor John Glover of his character Lionel Luthor, who was born again after being saved from a mortal illness last season. "I think that is the only way to go. Like when I wa...
A new Starburst magazine interview with actor John Glover (Lionel Luthor) talks about former Superman Christopher Reeve, inspiration from co-stars, and more. Click for some highlights.
According to an anonymous scooper, Sony is working on another draft of "Luke Cage" with John Singleton, who will direct the comic adaptation about a wrongly imprisoned gang member whose participation in a medical experiment leaves him with super strength ...
Fans of Excalibur and The Emerald Forest will be pleased to hear that British director John Boorman is ready to travel back in time to relive the life of Roman Emperor Hadrian, the man most known for building the wall between England and Scotland. Boorman...
TV Guide recently interview John Glover,
the Tony winning actor who plays Lionel Luthor on Smallville.
Glover talked about his much younger cast mates, and what drew him to the show
in the first place.
"It's when all the Superman characters ...
Anonymous scooper reports that actor Bill Paxton made an appearance on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' and allegedly mentioned that his dad, John Paxton, has a part in 'Spider-Man 2.'
Paxton played the Osborn's houseman in the first film and apparent...
In this video interview composer John Debney says Robert Rodriguez has mentioned that he expects him to also come back and work on the 'Sin City' sequel.
Debney's also in talks to work on 'X-Men 3' (although nothing solid there) and would love to wor...
"I was vaguely aware of the character growing up, but it wasn't until the character's recent resurgence in the DC Comics universe that I started paying attention," says screenwriter John August of 'Shazam!' his attachment to which was announced today. "No...
An unsourced report claims that John Dahl is in "major talks" to helm the sequel to the 2004 pic, which was one of Artisan's last features before being acquired by Lionsgate. In addition, the script in place now purportedly features Jigsaw as the killer....
Recent reports had 'You Kill Me' director John Dahl in talks to helm the 'The Punisher 2'. Dahl now says that he was interested in the movie, but definitely is not doing it.
Says Dahl:
Yeah, I met on that because I liked the idea of a brutal action ...
Sir Elton John bid £40,000 for a walk-on part in the next Superman movie - but was beaten to it by retail boss Sir Philip Green. Sir Philip paid £50,000 and gave the cameo role to his wife Tina.
While Clark, Lana, Lex and the rest of the Smallville "kids" ride their own romantic merry-go-round, something is quietly percolating between two of the elders, no less than Lex's dad and Clark's mom. To best ascertain Lionel's intentions toward the widow...
The latest X-Men movie looks set to deliver amazing set-piece scenes and incredible combat sequences, and SFX spoke to Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor John Bruno about how these will be achieved.
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John August gives the IESB an update on the upcoming film Shazam! Is the script complete? Do they have casting in mind? All these questions and many more answered in IESB's exclusive!