If you have ever seen a JohnWoo 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...
In Part One of my interview with the diplomatic JohnWoo, the Hong Kong director extraordinaire discussed the premise behind his next film WIND TALKER, a movie he calls his `dream project,` and talked at length about MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2, based on the sho...
Talking about filmmaking opportunities in Hollywood, JohnWoo sounds like the proverbial kid in the candy store. Eyes lighting up with enthusiasm, the mainland Chinese-born, Hong Kong-raised director runs through the genres he'd love to tackle now that ac...
Paramount is hoping that JohnWoo (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 ...
One thing seems certain about JohnWoo. 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 ...
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 JohnWoo may be executive producing (and possibly directing) a new western horror called High Moon. If...
JohnWoo has signed Chow Yun-Fat, Ken Watanabe, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Taiwanese supermodel Lin Chi-Ling to star in his upcoming film THE BATTLE OF RED CLIFF.The film is set in the final days of the Han Dynasty in the year 208 and covers the war that est...
...g grace? JohnWoo`s unmistakable eye for action, which creates frenzied exaggeration by sometimes being flagrantly outrageous. As a choreographer, he knows how to manipulate his characters with smooth contrasting elements; he comprehends when to let ...
A scoop appearing at Latino Rveiew suggests that one of the possible candidates to direct Universal's SPY HUNTER action movie is JohnWoo. The website's reporter was on the set of The Rock's new movie, BE COOL, where the big guy mentioned that he has just...
JohnWoo has signed to direct and produce an untitled contemporary thriller set in China. Don MacPherson will write the script.The story centers on a visiting American who is inadvertently caught in a struggle between government officials and the secret u...
Not even 20 years have passed since director JohnWoo released his Hong Kong action film, THE KILLER , but a remake is still on the horizon, says the Hollywood Reporter. A new American take of the film, yet featuring a new Korean star, will be u...
Film director JohnWoo (PAYCHECK, WINDTALKERS) has optioned the movie rights to Nintendo's METROID video game franchise. Woo will produce the movie along with Suzanne Zizzi, Terence Chang and Brad Foxhoven, and he also could direct the film if he so choos...
JohnWoo, producer/director of the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, talked to SCI FI Wire about the project.
"We're still planning," Woo said. "I [will] work on this project as a producer with my partner, Terence Chang, as co-producer. The ...
VARIETY posts data on JohnWoo's deal with 20th Century Fox and Regency Television to deliver unspecified television dramas from concept to production via Woo's Lion Rock Productions.The deal includes at least one directing gig for Woo. 20th Century Fox T...
It has been announced that JohnWoo is directing his own action video game titled STRANGLEHOLD. Woo was inspired to create is own game after seeing how much his action style was being imitated. Woo formed Tiger Hill Entertainment with his producing partne...
JohnWoo is talking again about the developing TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE feature he's been tinkering with for awhile now. He's confirmed whatever new big screen adventure for the four junk food loving martial artists will see them fleshed out with CGI e...
JohnWoo is really starting to fill up his calendar. The FACE/OFF director has agreed to helm a remake of THE RED CIRCLE, a 1970 French thriller that was directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. The film was about a thief who had just been released from prison w...
With today's Variety comes the surprising news that director JohnWoo (MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2, FACE/OFF) has decided to shoulder the task of developing a computer generated version of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES. In a statement announcing the project, Woo...
Plot:
Chow Yun Fat takes the role of Inspector Tequila from JohnWoo’s film Hard Boiled. Set up as a shooter game, it runs through blights of the main character in the underground. Your job is to destroy the entire seedy underworld, while trying...
Fox 2000 has tapped JohnWoo to direct and produce "He-Man," a live-action pic based on the characters in Mattel's "Masters of the Universe" line of action figures. Adam Rifkin will adapt the screenplay.
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JohnWoo and Terence Chang have teamed up with France's StudioCanal to develop modern-day remakes of three French thrillers: HONOR AMONG THIEVES, RIDER ON THE RAIN, and THE PRONE GUNMAN.Currently the filmmakers plan to hire up-and-coming directors for the...
YAHOO! Entertainment News reports that JohnWoo will shift his Lion Rock production company from MGM to Paramount.The director is currently attached to direct PAYCHECK, an SF thriller set to star Ben Affleck, and will produce an all-CGI MIGHTY MOUSE for N...
Fox Atomic has set JohnWoo to direct and produce the big screen adaptation of the game NINJA GOLD from Warren Spector. Terrence Chang will also produce. Spector will executive produce.
The story revolves around a ninja warrior, par...
In an article published today in Variety, the news magazine reports that director JohnWoo is attached to direct RAINBOW SIX, Ton Clancy's spinoff series following the adventures of CIA operative John Clark and his anti-terrorism squad. We first received ...
New Films International is teaming up with Terence Chang and JohnWoo's Lion Rock Productions to co-finance and co-produce BLOODY NUMBERS.The thriller centers on a woman who must come to grips with a strange supernatural gift in order to track down a seri...
As first announced in May 2005 and then again in February 2006 & November 2006, Midway Games and JohnWoo's an action game for PlayStation 3, which will include a hi-def copy of Woo's HARD BOILED, will finally be hitting the shelves.
The Blu-ray ...
Clive Barker's treatment for DEMONIK is being shopped around Hollywood by JohnWoo's Tiger Hill Entertainment. Barker and Woo will produce the film. There will also be a video game based on the film that will be put out by game developer Terminal Realit...
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...
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...
...f putting JohnWoo's cinematic effects into play. The eye candy is fantastic.
Packaging:
The packaging for this release of Ex Machina features Briareos, Deunan, and Tereus on the front cover. There are no inserts for this collection, which is a bu...
... that has JohnWoo as a producer and they\'ve taken the animation up a significant level.
Appleseed: Ex Machina isn\'t a movie that tries to really familiarize you with what\'s come before as it assumes you\'ve got the basics. Beyond a quick lead-up ...
Genre: Science Fiction. Studio: Paramount Pictures/DreamWorks. Production Company: Spyglass Entertainment. Project Phase: In Development.Who's In It: Ben Affleck (Jennings); Aaron Eckhart (Rethrick, in negotiations).Who's Making It: JohnWoo (Director); D...
Genre:Action/Adventure/Video Game Adaptation.Studio:Universal Studios.Production Company:Daybreak Productions/Prime Universe Productions.Project Phase:In Development.Who's In It:Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (Alec Sects).Who's Making It:JohnWoo (Director); M...
...ging from JohnWoo to Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. The films tell the story of a father and infant son who wander the Japanese countryside lending their skill as an assassin to help those in need while trying to avenge the death of their fam...
...n in this JohnWoo action thriller based on a short story by Phillip K. Dick. PAYCHECK proposes a near-future in which Jennings, who is brilliant at reverse engineering new products to produce knock-offs with superior innovations, can also have time sp...
...on genius JohnWoo takes over the directing reigns from Brian DePalma. This sounds like fun, but there have been reports of production problems that slightly dampen our enthusiasm. Anticipation scale: 8. Box office: $150-million.NUTTY PROFESSOR 2: THE ...
...DERBOLTS, JohnWoo on 100 BULLETS, and Alex Proyas do JOHNNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC. Well, they'd have to be better than HOWARD THE DUCK, anyway." Amen, brother - even a sharp blow to the trachea would be better for pure entertainment value than that mov...
...asting of JohnWoo, one of the worlds great action helmers. He brings his patented style of over-the-top fights, shoot-outs, and chase scenes, but he is unable to integrate them into what passes for the film’s screenplay (written by the once formidable...
... presents JohnWoo’s (Mission: Impossible II, Face/Off) first Anime production, Appleseed: Ex Machina, directed by Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed, Bubblegum Crisis) on DVD, HD DVD and Blu-Ray Disc. Order due date is February 5, 2008. This all-new orig...
... director JohnWoo and star Chow Yun-fat.(O) BLOOD ISLAND VACATION (Image) In the late 1960s, Independent International released a series of outrageous horror films made in the Philippines by the team of Eddie Romero and Gerardo de Leon, starring forme...
... Director JohnWoo creates a sense of chaos, pain and terrible unpredictability that puts us in the field with the men. We understand the violent rage that allows the soldiers to spray fire, not because it's exciting or even cathartic, but because lash...
JohnWoo would seem an unlikely champion to revive the moribund TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES franchise, but that's just what seemed to be happening in June.Out of nowhere, Woo announced that he was going to take on the TURTLES in a new film produced under...
... And both JohnWoo and Ving Rhames have mentioned the high probability of a second sequel, Rhames adding that he would be up for a return.Scoop Feedback:May 31, 2000... Jukka gave us the following quote from Mission: Impossible 2 director JohnWoo: "To...
...o write a JohnWoo movie. Instead, Sam Mendes made The
Godfather out of it...but that's cool, too."
Every comic book that gets
turned into a feature film experiences some changes. What matters the most
is if the soul of the work remains. The spir...
...tunts and JohnWoo wannabe, two-pistol-firing pyrotechnics as out of place in the milieu as the anachronistic bits of rock music on the soundtrack. By the end of the comic-bookish opening set piece, in which Jesse and the boys take on half of the Union...
...t of like JohnWoo, minus the sense of a clash between the sacred and the profane). Director Mike Mendez, along with star Chaton Anderson, stood beside the screen during the footage, smiling broadly as the carnage played out, apparently quite pleased w...
... Wenders, JohnWoo, Monte Hellman, and Sam Raimi. THE GEORGE PAL MEMORIAL AWARDSAMUEL Z. ARKOFF(POSTHUMOUSLY)Samuel Arkoff was one of the great pioneers in low-budget genre filmmaking in the 20th Century. He co-founded (with James H. Nicholson) ...
...eces into JohnWoo-style frenetic thrill rides mostly fall flat. The characters blow through more than enough ordnance to get the audiences' ears ringing, but there's little sense of the characters' peril in the middle of it all. Creative twists are ra...
...film or a JohnWoo film than a classic TREK movie. I think - contrary to rumors - that this is very, very likely not going to be the last movie. If this one does well as I believe it will, it will be a mere matter of weeks - make that days - before Par...
There's a number of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES projects in development right now, including a new Saturday morning animated series, JohnWoo and Terence Chang's CGI feature film, as well as a live-action miniseries being developed for the Hallmark cable...
... upcoming JohnWoo film WINDTALKERS (due out Christmas 2001).The second disc is all extra features. “Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal” is a collection of five featurettes about the film’s development, production, make-up, music and public r...
...ation for JohnWoo, Quentin Tarantino, and many others). Two-disc set includes documentaries, interviews, trailers, galleries, etc.(O) REVENGE OF THE KUNG FU MASTER (Tai Seng) More of Donnie Yen’s great action TV series about Chinese hero Hung Hei-kwun...
...e project JohnWoo may be circling as his next film. We'll publish the remainder of our scooper's report tomorrow and reveal all then.Production Weekly was dead on when it broke the news six days ago that Spanish commercial director Jaume Collet-Serra ...
... director JohnWoo and screenwriter Dean Georgaris are ultimately much less interested in the psychological aspects of the problems faced by their hero (Ben Affleck) than they are in getting the clues to add up to cause for action.Affleck plays Michael...
...ng on the JohnWoo-directed WWII flick, Windtalkers) and composer Randy Newman (he of the Toy Story movies, of course). Here`s the official spiel from the organizers of the black-tie event: `Scott`s standards of excellence, entertainment values and box...
... 2. Part JohnWoo action, part dark fantasy, the game follows the adventures of an anti-hero named Dante who faces off against sadistic and demonic opponents. Dante must stop the Devil Emperor from escaping his prison and enslaving the world.Got a sc...
...rected by JohnWoo (MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2) and is based on a short story by science fiction author Philip K. Dick.Filming is scheduled to start in Vancouver in April.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!
... embraced JohnWoo, it wasn`t long before directors were directly ripping them off—let`s say inspired by. But it was obvious to anyone who`s seen those films. It`s visceral and kinetic. It`s impossible when dealing with martial arts not to have Hong...
... foe with JohnWoo-inspired gunplay. I really like that dynamic.
However, there are many troubling aspects to the series. As stated, the series does not open strongly enough to really grab new viewers. Beyond this, I would suggest the first episo...
...e like if JohnWoo ever directed comedy instead of action: Insane, over-the-top funny situations. Highly recommended.FeaturesJapanese Language,Interview Special with the original Japanese Voice Actors Review EquipmentPioneer DV-606D (Code Free) DVD Pla...
...y used in JohnWoo films.
Lupin fans will also be pleased to see that Kurokawa owns a little yellow car that gets almost as much of a beating as a long time favorite car of theirs.
Amusing fact: The English voice actress for Mikura had a voice double...
What Wanted lacks in terms of originality, it more than makes up for with style and excitement. Based on the comic book series created by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones, the ultraviolent action thriller seamlessly channels the likes of JohnWoo and the Wachow...
... foe with JohnWoo-inspired gunplay. I really like that dynamic.
Visually, the animation is clean and consistent. While I found there was nothing new or truly cutting edge in the artistic direction of the series, it was very solid and enjoyable. ...
... director JohnWoo, and it's evident in not only the homages included in the story, but also in the pacing and intensity of the action. This is one of the best, more exciting action mangas ever published in the US. The cute girls and constant humor are...
Universal's SPY HUNTER is getting a new tune-up, this time from screenwriter Zak Penn. Variety reports that the X2 and BEHIND ENEMY LINES scribe is in contract negotiations to do a new draft of the action-adventure project for director JohnWoo. Before th...
...Spyglass, JohnWoo is attached to direct 'Caliber' for Johnny Depp’s Infinitum Nihil and Bryan Singer is on board to produce 'Freedom Formula' through his Bad Hat Harry Prods.
...our token JohnWoo film. It is a well-known fact that the average human body carries within itself about 5.5 liters of blood. The average Anime character carries over 16 liters. And no matter where you strike them, this blood erupts in an excessive and...
...nt era of JohnWoo and The Matrix. You just won’t see that much that’s new and different in this film, but if you thought Charlie’s Angels was too far over the top, The Sixth Day may be for you.The tech credits are all solid, with some very nice visual...
...nnounced, JohnWoo was supposed to be directing, and many fans were disappointed to learn that he’d been replaced by a virtual unknown. In this case, Munroe turns out to be a much better choice. His background as a cartoonist means he was more...
...yers like JohnWoo, Jenna Jameson, Ed Burns, Jonathan Mostow, Guy Ritchie and fan-fave Nicolas Cage. Several such properties have been optioned as movies.
As such, the company is said to be restructuring and will likely open offices in L.A. to quicken...
Toon Zone had a chat with Dan Berger, who maintains the official Mirage Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles website.
According to Berger, the CG Animated
TMNT Movie (which was to be produced by JohnWoo) attracted very little studio interest, and has been sh...
...Chang and JohnWoo are producers. Michael Yanover, Gotham Chopra, Caroline Macauley, Doug Segal and Kelly
Smith-Waite are named as executive producers.
Director JohnWoo might be chasing his "Face/Off" star Nicolas Cage to play the role of "Skeletor" in the recently announced "He-Man" film, reported China Radio International.
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...Nic Cage, JohnWoo, Terry Gilliam, Johnathan Mostow & Ed Burns.
Guy Ritchie is currently filming RocknRolla (which is said to be getting back into the style like his "Lock" and "Snatch" movies) for Warner Bros and Joel Silver.
...oduced by JohnWoo and Terence
Chang, starring Chow Yun-Fat? Initially I would have answered that by saying,
"By casting Stiffler (Sean William Scott) as Chow's sidekick." I would
have been wrong. In fact, the acting is one of the strong p...
...less of a JohnWoo thing going on with its visual direction which helps to separate it a lot from the Appleseed films. Vexille really does a solid job of standing on its own and it left me wanting more of what it did here. It’ll take more time fo...
According to different scoopers, Matt Le Blanc has apparently had meetings to star in the 'Green Hornet' for the Weinsteins and Fox are eyeing up 'Sex and the City' star Jason Lewis to tackle the dual role of Prince Adam/He-Man. JohnWoo has apparently b...
...less of a JohnWoo thing going on with its visual direction which helps to separate it a lot from the Appleseed films. Vexille really does a solid job of standing on its own and it left me wanting more of what it did here. It'll take more time for thes...
Warner Home Video announced today that they have secured the worldwide (excluding Japan) home video and television rights to the new Appleseed: Ex Machina produced by JohnWoo. Warner will be distributing the production in an array of home video formats ...
And it's not a remake of the JohnWoo classic. No, this would be an adaptation of Frank Miller and Geof Darrow's comic of the same name. The co-director of Sin City and The Spirit talked about being up for the job to MTV. A long time ago, WB wanted to ada...
... films of JohnWoo, but that’s only a small part of his influence. The initial trigger was an incident in which Tsukamoto was attacked by street thugs outside his studio, and the feelings that came out of the confrontation. TV commercial director Goda ...
... see in a JohnWoo film. Though, I was always wondering where Mireille managed to keep her extra clips in that outfit. There are some great character moments also that may not have tied into the Soldats plot but allowed them to gain depth b...
... director JohnWoo, and it's evident in not only the homages included in the story, but also in the pacing and intensity of the action. This is one of the best, more exciting action mangas ever published in the US. The cute girls and constant humor are...
Dan Merger told Toonzone that "Plans for this John-Woo-produced CGI project have been shelved, although the possibility of a fourth TMNT feature film, just not CGI, is still being shopped around"
...ill) and
JohnWoo (Windtalkers) frequently cite as an influence.
The
ultra-violent movie is largely viewed as unsuitable for mainstream, American,
post-Columbine audiences.
The premise
involves a near-future Japan, plagued by economic and social...
...pielberg, JohnWoo and Peter Jackson.Warner Bros. is making two downloadable games tied to Snyder’s upcoming adaptation of Watchmen, while Brash Entertainment is doing one based on 300.
...ntino and JohnWoo, but mixes it with a hip-hop sensibility for a really unusual blend of styles and narrative flavors."
With a love of American hip-hop culture, internationally acclaimed manga artist Santa Inoue is famous for hyper-real urban action ...
...FF helmer JohnWoo. When that project was originally announced back in April of this year it was hoped to be ready for a 2006 release.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!
Confirming earlier reports that he was interested in the project, today's Hollywood Reporter states that PAYCHECK helmer JohnWoo is in talks to direct Universal's SPY HUNTER movie. If a deal can be struck Woo and his longtime partner Terence Chang would ...
...on master JohnWoo. They have always wanted to work with Woo and think he's the best man for the job. "Also, my spies tell me that Stallone is looking at his biggest payday with this film said to be as high as 30 million. These were the guys (Kassar &...
... inspired JohnWoo to make A BETTER TOMORROW. Not that the plot of RETURNER is all that original it draws together ideas from THE TERMINATOR, INDEPENDENCE DAY, and even E.T., then throws in plenty of gun fu inspired by Woo and bullet time so it's unf...
...EAD meets JohnWoo meets total nonsense, I made it through the first blood soaked hour. (Although I must admit my description makes it sound pretty good.) Shot in a forest (for obvious budgetary reasons), VERSUS had a few good editing and stunt tricks ...
... Cameron, JohnWoo, Stan Lee and much more. Needless to say, there will be plenty of genre related activity for those of you who want to attend the event. It's being held from December 6-16 at both the Shrine Auditorium and the Los Angeles Theatre. Che...
... fun with JohnWoo and Chow Yun-Fat’s seminal THE KILLER, before providing some very arbitrary text lists such as “The Best Fight Movies Ever” and “Greatest Martial Artists.”Altogether, it’s a pretty good package of scenes, even if some of the choices ...
... director JohnWoo. In addition to `PK Tech Girl,` Tilse has directed `Till The Blood Runs Clear` and `Vitas Mortis.` His visual style can be seen in the cliffhanger `Family Ties,` `A Bug’s Life` and `The Way We Weren’t.` He introduced Chiana (Gigi Edg...
...cally for JohnWoo, but it`s just kind of a shame as a viewer—to see his skills not needed. It`s brilliant to dust off his old tricks in the service of something totally boring and predictable, like MI2. It`s kind of depressing, as well as being borin...
Director JohnWoo is returning to his Asian roots with a new epic called RED CLIFF, based on the legendary Battle of Red Cliff from Chinese history. The upcoming action-adventure stars Chow Yun-Fat (Hard Boiled, The Killer), Tony Leung and Chang...
... a movie. JohnWoo is
attached to produce.
Seldin
said part of the slowness with the project is the fact that it is one of
many that has been on Woo's list to direct. "We're hoping JohnWoo will do
it after the one h...
A refreshing vacation from BULLET IN THE HEAD - JohnWoo’s epic action drama of friendship and terror during the Viet Nam War – this follow-up is a lightweight heist adventure, which reunites the director with his favorite leading man Chow Yun-fat.A team ...
... Director JohnWoo and Writers Mike Werb and Michael Colleary, 7 Deleted Scenes - Including an Alternate Ending (with Optional Commentary), The Light And The Dark: Making Face/Off, JohnWoo: A Life In Pictures, Original Theatrical Trailer.
The...
Reader Jessica S. sent us a link to China News which published a report that allegedly came from China Radio International and which reveals which two actors director JohnWoo wants for his MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE movie.According to the site/radio report,...
...SCOOP 1: "JohnWoo is directing Tom Clancy's RAINBOW SIX."Woo has been developing a RAINBOW SIX movie for about a year now. A script is complete but the director hasn't made an announcement that he wants to do RAINBOW as his next film. The last we hear...
The Hong Kong shoot ‘em up is a highly stylized and precisely perfected subgenre of action films made most famous by the films of JohnWoo including near classics such as Hard Boiled. These aren’t martial arts films. If there e...
...emed like JohnWoo’s Face Off was a really big, big, moment for you.
JA: It was, and again, like Death Race, I remember, because, obviously JohnWoo is all about action; John is a wonderful, lovely man. All the domestic scenes meant a tr...
...ed on the JohnWoo movie "Hard Boiled," the graphics are incredible, he jumps, flies and shoots in slow-mo, very JohnWoo, very cool. I feel a little shy to tell him I'm playing him on a video game, to tell him how cool it is!
Speaking of ha...
...including JohnWoo, Roger Yuan, Ronny Yu, Lau Kar-Leung, Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Cheng Pei-Pei, David Carradine, Corey Yuen, Roger Yuan, Kara Hui, Raymond Chow, McG, Donnie Yen, Kirk Wong, Cynthia Rothrock, Ang Lee, and Mang Hoi – is interspersed with...
The writing team of Maurice Chauvet and Christopher Vail have been tapped to write the script for the MIGHTY MOUSE CGI animated movie. Nickelodeon Films is developing the project with JohnWoo (yes, that same JohnWoo who directed FACE OFF and THE KILLER...
...ssive was JohnWoo, with FACE/OFF, a wonderful science fiction action-adventure film. And just when you thought Hong Kong itself had dried up as a source of entertaining imports, along came STORM RIDERS, a classic example of the Fant-Asia form, mixing ...
...ameron or JohnWoo, who know that action is character-how a character behaves under duress or in danger is as much a part of storytelling as what he says when alone with another person.With the attempt at drama thus undercut, the film`s pace drags woef...
...rected by JohnWoo (WINDTALKERS...sorry John, but it is on your resume) and is due out at the end of the year.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!
...aramount) JohnWoo action thriller starring Ben Affleck as a man trying to find out what he did on a top secret contract. Uma Thurman helps. Widescreen or fullscreen editions include two commentraks, deleted scenes and featurettes.(O) PRESIDENTIAL...
... suits in JohnWoo movies – the better to show the blood.The creepiest scene by far is the Hell House capper “The Decision Room,” in which a threatening preacher puts each group on the spot, inviting them into a back room to sign up with a Trinity volu...
... director JohnWoo and producer Terence Chang, or Nicolas Cage & Christian Slater, or actor Roger Willie & Navajo consultant Albert Smith. Plus much more: multiple making-of featurettes, multi-view feature on battle scenes, galleries, etc.[ ]&n...
Mighty Mouse by Coming Attractions (Thu 03-06-2003)
Genre:Animated/Cartoon/Action.Studio:Unknown.Production Company:Nickelodeon Films.Project Phase:Development Hell.Who's In It:Unknown.Who's Making It:Maurice Chauvet, Christopher Vail (Screenwriters); JohnWoo, Terence Chang (Producers).Premise:Unknown.Rel...
...ther than JohnWoo, has been shelved because of lackluster studio interest. This news comes from Dan Berger, who runs the official MUTANT TURTLE website, so he ought to know. Damn it. But supposedly the new animated series is still going full, and is s...
...tyle from JohnWoo and Sam Raimi, and stacks them so high that they border on parody. At times the film's momentum is almost swallowed by its desperate need to look cool, but for the most part, it's one long, exhilarating action scene. Kung fu, samurai...
...vorite of JohnWoo has been done to death, but Yuen makes the midpoint duel between Mok and Shu one of those highlights that makes you stand up and cheer. While the first half is full of glamour shots of the stars firing guns in slow motion, the darker...
...by-way-of-JohnWoo gun ballet, he presents a surprisingly realistic, chaotic world in which the bullets flying around really look like they might hurt somebody.Unfortunately, Costner's enthusiasm for the material leads him to again indulge his most tro...
A reader sent in a scoop this weekend regarding the status of a HE-MAN live action movie. It read:CANMAG.com report that the proposed live-action version of "He-Man" has been put on hold, because director JohnWoo has opted instead to do some projects ba...
...n maestro JohnWoo will direct. The movie is now targeted for a 2006 release.Click on either of our two links above to see the goods!Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!
... film had JohnWoo attached as a producer and Adam Rifkin (Underdog) attached as the writer. Fox2000 was set to produce and distribute the movie.Got a scoop, question or gripe? Email scoops@mania.com
...he way of JohnWoo, doves-flying-in-slow-motion poetry, SHIRI's punchy pacing assures that it never gets dull.Dramatically, things are less explosive for the most part, with the generic heroes spouting just enough comic book dialogue to get them to the...
...e a whole JohnWoo style shootout in the cantina. Now, on to the Prize Closet, you lucky Readers. We have only two copies of NANNY McPHEE to give away, courtesy of Universal but one of them could be yours. You know the rules. You can win if you send o...
...ding guns JohnWoo style and wearing leather and shades as if we were supposed to revere this ultimate comic creator bad-ass. Sheesh.#2) "Our Worlds at War" crossover (DC) Never have so many given so much and entertained so little. Attempting to craft...
...ERS (MGM) JohnWoo Director's Cut edition includes 3 commentraks and more. (O) ZOMBIE SOLDIERS 2-FER (Blue Underground) DEATHDREAM and UNCLE SAM. I always thought this would make a good double feature. HD-DVD CORNER (O) APOLLO 13 (Universal) (O) DOOM (...
JohnWoo and Terence Chang's Lion Rock Produtions has teamed up with Wiley Publishing, creators of the For Dummies series of bestselling books, to hatch an idea for a DUMMIES movie. ESPIONAGE FOR DUMMIES is a screen story about a high school vice principa...
JohnWoo has the power of Castle Greyskull behind him now.Fox 2000 has signed the director of PAYCHECK, FACE/OFF and BROKEN ARROW to both produce and direct a live-action feature adaptation of HE-MAN, based on the line of MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE Mattel ac...
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...
JohnWoo is on board to direct the filmed adaptation of Radical Comics' 'Caliber', according to today's Variety.
The comic, written by Sam Sakar, is an update of the Arthurian legend, retold as a western.
According to the Radical wesite: "The Knigh...
...IRECTORS--JOHNWOO, YOU, ROLAND EMMERICH--IS THERE JUST A NICHE IN HOLLYWOOD FOR THEM?Just means [they] probably can’t find decent American directors to direct the action.DO YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN RETURNING TO MAKE A DUTCH FILM?Yes, absolutely, but th...
Only days after word that JohnWoo was exploring bringing back the TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES to the big screen via computer generated FX, TURTLES co-creator Peter Laird has provided a glimpse of what the shelled heroes might look like.
Backlit C...
...potential JohnWoo movie script, Laird says, "I will be working with the writers on the movie plot and I expect to do some tweaking of the script." Laird also noted that he had bought out Kevin Eastman's interest in the TURTLES, and that his old partne...
...we see in JohnWoo film and The Matrix and Jet Li films.’ Less is more, in this case. It is about the pain of loss and the tragedy of violence, of a love affair that’s struck down just as it’s starting to blossom. Which is the thing that grounded me. H...
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...
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 ...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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`...
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 ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Min-Woo HyungTranslated by:Youngju RyuAdapted by:What They SayThis slipcased volume uses special printing techniques and high-quality paper to present the artist's work as it was meant to be viewed. It includes never-before-se...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Troma has joined the ranks of video labels offering iPod video downloads on Troma.com. So far, their slate of programming includes lessons from Lloyd Kaufman's film school in a box MAKE YOUR OWN DAMN MOVIE and edited, serialized version of Trey Parker &am...
Constantine by Coming Attractions (Mon 03-15-2004)
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...
The boyfriend from Hell!Creative Talent Writer/Artist: YoungHee LeeTranslated by: Jackie OhAdapted by: Jackie OhWhat They SayEveryone dreams about Seung-Ha, the perfect prince and shining star of the school. Chasing after someone so perfect is definitely ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...