"Hey. How you doing? What you all doing?" WillSmith greets everyone with a smile and as he is introduced he begins clapping for himself and then takes a second and cracks up in a fit of laughter, which is contagious. "I'm really excited ...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Columbia Pictures has acquired the rights to the thriller Le Voyeur and will use it as a starring vehicle for WillSmith.The film, penned by Massy Tadjedin, centers on a man who returns to the Caribbean island of his y...
Johnny Depp has been added to the cast of I AM LEGEND. He will join WillSmith in the cast.Blackfilm.com writes, "When WillSmith was cast as the lead in the long-awaited adapted film version of Richard Matheson's I AM LEGEND, it was probably the worst k...
Yahoo reports that Fox has bought the rights to make a movie based on Isaac Asimov's short story collection, I, ROBOT and have signed WillSmith (MEN IN BLACK 2) to star. Smithwill play a detective charged with the task of finding out how robots could ha...
While at the press junket for I AM LEGEND, Ryan Rotten had a chance to talk shop with WillSmith on his "Robert Neville" character in I AM LEGEND. The film will hit theaters in a few days in both standard theaters and IMAX, giving Batman fans a ...
...adds that WillSmith is collaborating with the director along with likely playing the title role and Steven is currently looking for a writer to adapt the original film's story, which was based on the Manga by Nobuaki Minegishi.
Plot Concept:...
I had a discussion with a few readers via comments about a month or so ago regarding the question: Who is the biggest box office draw? That question was essentially put to rest over the weekend. WillSmith's latest film, Pursuit of Happyness...
The movie 'I Am Legend' was shot in New York City, which proved to be challenging to both the cast and crew, but also the residents who live there. Actor WillSmith recently spoke about turning the metropolis into a barren no-man's land.
"Sh...
MTV Splash Page chased down WillSmith to put a nail in the coffin of the rumor they'd starter: that the actor had been offered the role of 'Captain America'.
The rumor was floated by actor Derek Luke during an interview, but quickly debunked by Ain't it...
WillSmith has signed on to star in the upcoming film SEVEN POUNDS for Columbia Pictures. SEVEN POUNDS was written by Grant Nieporte and follows a man who is attempting to kill himself but falls in love with a woman instead.Smith just finished shooting T...
While doing press for today's MEN IN BLACK 2, WillSmith gave us some quotes about what audiences can expect from another sequel to one of his previous hits. The film? BAD BOYS 2, the sequel to the 1995 Michael Bay cop film which partnered Smith with fell...
There were rumors a few months back that Marvel Studios wanted a big name to lead their upcoming adaptation of Captain America. How big a name is WillSmith? Well, that's the latest rumor courtesy of MTV, which Maniacs JoeyBaloney and Flint sent my direct...
WillSmith
recently talked to Entertainment Weekly about
his upcoming comic book sequel Men In Black 2. Smith told
the magazine that his objective opinion is that the new movie will be,
"bigger than the first one."
Smith also
talked up Lara Flynn...
...rad Pitt, WillSmith, Jimmy Fallon and Adam Sandler for the role of Fletch," Smith told Variety. When he first mentioned his interest in doing a Fletch movie years ago, Smith said the man he wanted for the job was MALLRATS and CHASING AMY star Jason Le...
It took five long years to happen but finally a sequel to 1997's blockbuster MEN IN BLACK has arrived and MIIB star WillSmith says this one won't disappoint fans."[Before filming] we sat down and went through what we thought the overall feeling of the fi...
Universal Pictures has set WillSmith to star in the big screen adaptation of IT TAKES A THIEF TV series. David Elliot and Paul Lovett will write the script.Smithwill play a charming rogue who is blackmailed by the government into doing covert larceny fo...
MTV Splash Page blog drops an intriguing rumor this week regarding the 'First Avenger: Captain America' movie. The rumor comes from actor Derek Luke who stars in Spike Lee's upcoming WWII pic 'Miracle at Santa Anna'.
"I heard they offered WillSmith...
In a move that gives Warner Bros. a tent pole summer release in 2007, I Am Legend looks to be fast tracking production. I Am Legend is a movie about the last healthy man on earth in a post-apocalyptic world battling blood-sucking mutants in New York. Wil...
...Lassiter, WillSmith and Ken Stovitz. The script is being written by Chris Murphy, and the film will shoot next year in Beijing and other cities. While the new film will be set in that exotic locale, it will borrow elements of the original plot, wherei...
Columbia Pictures has signed WillSmith to star in TONIGHT, HE COMES. The studio also signed Jonathan Mostow to direct. The script is written by Vince Gilligan, based on Vincent Ngo's screenplay.The story centers on a disaffected and underappreciated su...
It's been five years, but we've finally got a sequel to the 1997 blockbuster MEN IN BLACK. MIIB, as the second film is called, stars WillSmith and Tommy Lee Jones once again as Agents J and K Earth-bound saviors and all around good guys. In this instal...
WillSmith's children have a new fantasy coming their way. Acting siblings Willow (I Am Legend) and Jaden Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness) are attached to star in Warner Bros. Pictures' adaptation of Kazu Kibuishi's Amulet, reports Variety. Akiva Goldsman...
The first set photos of the superhero gone wrong scenario, WillSmith's JOHN HANCOCK, has made its way online. The filming is shooting in Los Angeles and there are 10 photos of the sets which you view here. So, what's this movie about?
The stor...
Here's one we missed from last week's Variety:
WillSmith's kids Willow and Jaden ('The Pursuit of Happyness') are set to star in an adaptation of Kazu Kibuishi's graphic novel 'Amulet.'
The book tells the story of two children, Emily and Navin, whose...
With his new movie JERSEY GIRL opening in about a month, Kevin Smith has received the call to make the big screen adventures of THE GREEN HORNET his next mission. Smithwill write the script and direct the movie for Miramax Films as his next project, hopi...
Warner Bros. has signed WillSmith to a pay-or-play deal to star in I AM LEGEND.Adapted from Richard Matheson's novel, the story set in post-apocalyptic New York, centers on the last healthy man following the release of a virus that decimates the populati...
While talking up the coming release of MEN IN BLACK 2 to ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, WillSmith tried to spark wild anticipation by saying, "I think this is going to be one of those rare sequels that's bigger than the first one.""The old chemistry with Tommy Le...
Bringing the "slacker film" chapter of his career to a close, writer/director/actor Kevin Smith looks to usher the next of the FLETCH feature films to the big screen."[FLETCH WON] will happen, I just don't know if it will happen absolutely next," says Smi...
Filmmaker/comics writer Kevin Smith says that his new Marvel Comics mini-series will be called SPIDER-MAN/BLACK CAT: THE EVIL THAT MEN DO. As announced by Marvel last week, the mini-series didn't have Black Cat in the title. Smith says th...
What
do you talk about when you're sitting in a room with Tommy Lee Jones, WillSmith,
and Lara Flynn Boyle? Moviehole.net
had just that opportunity, and used it to discuss the upcoming Men In
Black II film.
Tommy Lee Jones
[Agen...
For a director who doesn't have a new movie coming out anytime soon, Kevin Smith sure has a lot going on. Not only is he consistently making news with his various forays into comic books (DAREDEVIL, GREEN ARROW, SPIDER-MAN) but he can be seen in the next ...
In an interview published by of Twentieth Century Fox about it's new comic book adventure DAREDEVIL, staring Ben Affleck and ALIAS' Jennifer Garner, genre favorite Kevin Smith (DOGMA) talked about his role in the new film, and his hopes for the project. S...
WillSmith (star of the new movie 'I, Robot') told Moviehole that he may pass on another 'Men In Black' sequel. (Of course, he said he'd never do part II...)
It seems we have another WillSmith-related item to report this morning though this one is a press release confirming Smith as not attached to star. Smith's production company Overbrook Entertainment and Columbia Pictures is taking on a new spec called Th...
Superstar WillSmith has played a variety of different characters throughout his career but he has yet to play an Egyptian God. That is until now. Variety reports Smith taking on The Last Pharaoh and Braveheart writer Randall Wallace set to pen the screen...
Columbia Pictures is in talks with WillSmith to star in "Tonight, He Comes" by Vincent Ngo. Jonathan Mostow is set to direct. Akiva Goldsman and Michael Mann will produce. Vince Gilligan has rewritten the script once and will do more work on it as Mostow...
Will 'Heroes' Ali Larter play 'Wynonna Earp' on the big screen? She will if creator Beau Smith has anything to say about it. Smith's online musings about casting the actress in the lead role of a movie based on his comic have lead to a fan-fun movement to...
Beau Smith tells
Comics2Film that he is still working to set his recent comic Primate
up as a movie. He and partner Kevin Bernhardt set the concept up to be developed
simultaneously as a comic and movie.
The comic was
published by Image back in Oct...
Yahoo News runs a Reuters story on the recent addition of Kevin Smith to the crew of SCARY MOVIE 3, which stayed at Dimension Films when the Wayans brothers accepted an offer to develop a sci-fi/fantasy spoof at Sony instead. Smithwill co-write and execu...
Maniac "Daforce" has attended the HEROES panel at the Comic Con where it was announced that director Kevin Smithwill be directing the first episode of the spinoff, HEROES: ORIGINS. This is the mid season spinoff which will let viewers and creat...
The announcement that Kevin Smith had been hired to write SUPERMAN LIVES, following the ousting of the Jonathan Lemkin and Greg Poirier drafts of the script, seemed surprising to many. After all, Smith was an independent filmmaker whose writing credits ba...
...y enough) WillSmith and Johnny Depp. Nevertheless, if Liman can't find his replacements in short order this project may be deep-sixed by Regency Enterprises.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!
The eight issues collected in Daredevil Visionaries: Kevin Smith are the first eight of Daredevil vol. 2, and they serve less to reintroduce the Daredevil character as to salute him with a sort of medley of fictional themes. Thus we get writer Kevin Smith...
In the new Special Edition DVD of DOGMA, firebrand fan favorite Kevin Smith lobs a few verbal grenades at DOGMA costar Linda Fiorentino. In the commentary of the 1999 film, Smith refers to the actress as "the lovely and warm Linda Fiorentino,” and t...
Like the way Mystique looks in the X-Men movie? Think Wolverine`s claws are cool? You can thank Gordon Smith, X-Men`s makeup supervisor for all the magic. Smith, who spends a great deal of time in research and development, came up with a wide assortment ...
Just in time to celebrate the tenth anniversary of his first film, writer/director/star Kevin Smith has announced plans to make a sequel to CLERKS. The movie, titled THE PASSION OF THE CLERKS, is set ten years after the events seen in the first flick. It ...
Moviehole had a chance to talk with actor Michael Bailey Smith who is playing Pluto, originally played by Michael Berryman, in the remake of THE HILLS HAVE EYES. MH asked Smith if his role was an imitation or something new and he responded, "When I h...
MR. & MRS. SMITH director Doug Liman is planning a HEIST for NBC.The network has given the go ahead for an hour long comedy drama which Liman will direct. The script was written by Robb and Mark Cullen.The show will center on a group of thieves who'll sp...
After countless sci-fi related jokes within his movies, director Kevin Smith is finally moving into the world of sci-fi itself. HR reports the director behind Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is developing a futuristic outer space comedy. The indie-minded S...
Alright Maniacs, now that most of you wiped clean the thoughts "Who doesnt want Rosario Dawson in a porno?" or "That perv Kevin Smith!", I can carry on with the latest news. It seems that Kevin Smith has told MTV that he wrote his late...
For those unfamiliar with the Bone saga, the basic story is neatly summed up by creator Jeff Smith in his introductory text to nearly every issue: `After being run out of Boneville, the three Bone cousins—Fone Bone, Phoney Bone and Smiley Bone—are separat...
This is purely speculative but superstar WillSmith may be traveling back to Egypt in the near future for a spec called The Last Pharaoh. The reason we caution speculation here is because it comes from news by Sun Media that screenwriter Chris Hauty (Neve...
In what is looking to be another recent high profile reteaming effort, screenwriter Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend) is in early talks to adapt a new take on Park Chan-wook's 2003 Korean film Old Boy, which is currently being developed by WillSmith and dir...
Actress Maggie Smith has been talking a bit about the currently in production HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS.While talking to USA Today, Smith told the paper that she looking forward to being in all of the planned seven film series, saying, "I'm ...
Kevin Smith has given cheer to the hearts of DAREDEVIL fans everywhere by announcing on his site that he will make a cameo appearance in the live action movie based on the "The Man Without Fear.""[Director] Mark Steven Johnson was goodly enough to offer a...
According to Variety, Miramax has hired fashion photographer, Carter Smith, to direct the upcoming film, Come Closer.Tristine Skyler will write the screenplay for the film which centers on a woman who may be possessed by unseen forces or simply may be los...
ENTRAPMENT star Catherine Zeta-Jones is now the leading candidate to play the lady in MR. AND MRS. SMITH, a part that was once attached to Nicole Kidman. Kidman's schedule has gone all topsy-turvy due to the start of THE STEPFORD WIVES project getting pus...
It was announced just a few weeks ago that director Kevin Smith would be helming an episode of HEROES: ORIGINS for NBC-Universal. Apparently, he will be working on another genre project for the television property. In a recent interview with Aol Tv, he's ...
Universal Pictures has announced that the filmed adaptation of Mark Millar's supervillan epic 'Wanted' has been rescheduled to bow on June 27th of 2008, three months later than had previously been slated.
The new release date for the film will see it goi...
Miramax Films and Elton John's Rocket Pictures have set Kate Winslet to voice Juliet in GNOMEO AND JULIET. The CG-animated feature was originally set up at Disney but was recently dropped. The story is a twist on Shakespeare's classic that's set in the wo...
Jaden Smith, son of Will & Jada Pinkett Smith, has joined the cast of The Day the Earth Stood Still, says the Hollywood Reporter. The young star who debuted opposite his dad in Pursuit of Happyness will be appearing as the rebellious Jacob, the 8-year...
In addition to recruiting top creators from outside their ranks, Marvel proved today that they also value homegrown talent. Andrew Lis, formerly an Assistant Editor in the X-MEN family, has been promoted to Editor. Joining him in upward movement is Brian ...
...rad Pitt, WillSmith, Jimmy Fallon and Adam Sandler for the role of Fletch," Smith told Variety. When he first mentioned his interest in doing a Fletch movie years ago, Smith said the man he wanted for the job was MALLRATS and CHASING AMY star Jason Le...
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 ...
Kevin Smith answers questions about the Green Hornet in the Hornet Question and, in a separate topic revealed that it will not be his next movie. Instead he plans to film a "small project" and then go into production on 'Green Hornet.' More...
I AM LEGEND, the post-apocalyptic thriller which Arnold Schwarzenegger has had his eye on for years, has slipped through the action hero's fingers. However, as WillSmith and director Michael Bay (ARMAGEDDON, PEARL HARBOR) go forward at Warner Bros., Arno...
According to Variety, DreamWorks has hired Carter B. Smith to direct the upcoming horror thriller, The Ruins.The film, set in the Yucatan jungles, follows four American friends on vacation in Cancún who find themselves lost in the jungle after bein...
Kevin Smith hasn't talked about 'Green Hornet' yet this week. Watch Tech TV's "The Screensavers" this Wednesday night and maybe some new 'GH' news will come out. The show airs Wednesday night at 7 p.m. and Thursday at 12 a.m. and 8 a.m. All times eastern....
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Gregory Smith and Christopher Eccleston have signed onto the cast of the upcoming 20th Century Fox and Walden Media adaptation of The Dark Is Rising. They will join Alexander Ludwig, Amelia Warner, Emma Loc...
Want to have a chat with Kevin Smith (and not via the internet)? You
can have your chance on May 31st, when ACTOR (A Commitment To Our Roots)
organization will host an evening with the writer/director/actor Smith at the
Writer's Guild Theater.
"Parti...
"I will finish the 'Green Hornet' script by November 1st. Right now it's just f***ing vexing me," said filmmaker Kevin Smith at a recent press event. "And everybody keeps asking me about it. I'm 100 pages in. And my wife was just like, 'Well, great. So th...
Yahoo/A.P. covers the renaming of a street in Paulsboro, New Jersey after director Kevin Smith. Tyler Street became Kevin Smith Way in a ceremony attended by Smith. The filmmaker is shooting JERSEY GIRL in the community.Smith says, "Hopefully nothing nefa...
According to Variety, Kevin Smith has signed on to direct an upcoming pilot for The CW titled, Reaper.The show will follow a 21-year-old who finds out his parents sold his soul to the Devil and now must work as a bounty hunter retrieving souls for the Pri...
Both Dark Horizons and Empire Online are reporting that director Kevin Smith has gotten cold feet about helming THE GREEN HORNET movie he's attached to.Smith told a crowd of fans in the United Kingdom yesterday that he fired off an email to Miramax head h...
My initial reaction upon seeing the two-disc set AN EVENING WITH KEVIN SMITH at my local Blockbuster was probably the same as that of a lot of people who know nothing about the actor-director-comic book writer: "An evening wasted with Kevin Smith, more li...
On DAWSON’S CREEK, Kerr Smith plays a sensitive character, but when he had the chance for a change of pace, he leapt at it. In FINAL DESTINATION, he plays Jack, the insensitive lout who shows little gratitude when Alex (Devon Sawa) has a premonition that ...
Bad Boys II by Coming Attractions (Tue 07-01-2003)
Genre:Action/Adventure/Sequel.Studio:Columbia Pictures.Production Company:Jerry Bruckheimer Films.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:WillSmith (Mike Lowrey); Martin Lawrence (Marcus Burnett); Gabrielle Union (Sydney Burnett); Peter Stormare; Joe Pantol...
Kevin Smith has revealed more information on his upcoming horror project in a recent interview with Rotten Tomatoes UK.Here is an excerpt from an interview:In Topeka, Kansas, a controversial church group made largely of members of the Phelps family and ru...
In part one of CINESCAPE's Kevin Smith profile, the acclaimed indie filmmaker discussed the end of his "slacker" films or what have affectionately been dubbed the Jersey Chronicles. However, the conclusion of this chapter in his career does not come with...
Mr. & Mrs. Smith Unrated Collector's Edition is coming to stores on June 6, 2006. The DVD stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as an emotionally distant married couple who discover they're each leading secret lives as assassins.The DVD will be available in...
...Kline and WillSmith save the United States from a massive weapons platform. Sean Connery has a similar assignment in NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN, his 1983 return as James Bond, on Fox Family at 8:00 p.m. At the same time, AMC will rebroadcast THE GODFATHER....
By Madeline ColeI know I\'m a day or so late, but I was recovering from that god awful
Funimation Lupin dub\' but more on that later! Well, I\'m sure what everyone
wants to hear is the industry news \' so here it is, in order of appearance:
Oh,...
Batman Begins by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 02-28-2005)
Genre:Action/Comic Book Adaptation/Sequel.Studio:Warner Brothers.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne/"Batman"); Michael Caine (Alfred); Katie Holmes (Rachel); Liam Neeson (Henri Ducard); Morgan Freeman...
Shark Tale by Corona's Coming Attractions (Tue 10-12-2004)
Genre:Animated/Family.Studio:DreamWorks Pictures.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Released.Type of Animation:Computer Generated Imagery.Whose Voices Are In It:WillSmith (Oscar); Angelina Jolie (Lola); Robert De Niro (Don Lino); Renee Zellwegger (...
Angela Bassett and Keith David have joined the cast of MR. AND MRS. SMITH. The pair will play the bosses of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's married contract killers couple. Variety reports that the Doug Liman-directed romantic action comedy is nearing the ...
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The opening ceremonies for Anime Boston took place in a grand theatre room. Crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling and an upper level let some special guest sit from above and watch the people who were seate...
...Alongside WillSmith, Angelina Jolie, Renee Zellweger and Martin Scorsese, Black will voice the young character Lenny in a tale about an undersea mob and the trouble they get in to.Fans also know Black as the lead singer of the rock-folk comedy group T...
Anna Nicole Smith was pronounced dead Thursday in a South Florida hospital after she was found unconscious by a private nurse and bodyguard."I can confirm that she is deceased. It's as shocking to me as to you guys," Smith's attorney, Ronald Ral...
To call Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob creations the next "it" comedy duo may be reaching, but the two have certainly impressed some Hollywood's hottest clientele. So much so, in fact, that when the director decided to base an entire film on these norma...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS This is definitely a week of must-haves in soundtrack new releases. Despite having had only five weeks to conceptualize, compose, orchestrate, record and mix the score after stepping in to replace Howard Shore as composer, Jame...
Nobuhiro Watsuki
WARNING! The last question listed at the bottom of this page contains a major Kenshin spoiler. Do not read past question number 31 if you haven\'t seen the second Kenshin OVA series
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No matter what holiday you celebrate there’s always one constant during the winter season: terrible gifts. Because of a schedule / travel conflict with the fam I happened to celebrate Christmas early this year. Did I get Subterranean Press’ li...
According to Variety, Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes) and Lauren Lee Smith have signed on to start in the upcoming thriller, Pathology. They will join Johnny Whitworth and Alyssa Milano in the cast.The film, to be directed by Mark Scholermann, follows a g...
...voices of WillSmith, Robert de Niro, Renée Zellweger, and Angelina Jolie.The film opens on 1st October 2004. Another animated adventure follows when Zimmer scores DreamWorks' OVER THE HEDGE, the next project from SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS direc...
After pulling out all the stops for BONE#50, you might think Smith won't have any excitement left for the final installment of the saga five issues later, but Smith had always expected the story to have a quieter conclusion - an approach similar to that i...
Release Date: TBA Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony) Director: Not Available Screenwriter: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg Cast: Seth Rogen Genre: Action, Adventure Plot Summary: "The Green Hornet" made his debut on January 31, 1936 on WXYZ Detroit...
So, the networks are announcing their new fall schedules this week.I've got a couple of shows whose fate I'm really concerned about, but I learned a long time ago that the shows I love are usually the ones that get cancelled.For every SIMPSONS that surviv...
.hack//SIGN - Koichi Mashimo
Koichi Mashimo (President of Bee Train, director of .hack and Noir), Ken Iyadomi (Bandai Ent. VP & panel host), and another Japanese guest (who didn\'t say much) were present at the panel.
This is one of the more interestin...
...Kline and WillSmith have similar goals in WILD, WILD WEST on Cinemax when a madman threatens to blow up the country.FARSCAPE makes an unusual Saturday night appearance with "Meltdown," in an episode reported to feature a guest appearance by INVISIBLE ...
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Hi everyone! Quick report until the show gets going in an hour. The opening ceremonies o...
...nevitable WillSmith hip hop/rap tune. Elfman's tunes twist and surge and undulate with the same insistently seething quality as Sirleena's wiry tendrils, accentuated here and there by a refreshing "duh-da-duh" from female chorus over electric bass, or...
With Tommy Lee Jones and WillSmith reportedly looking for $20 million each to do MEN IN BLACK 2, this new series of novels by sci-fi author Dean Wesley Smith (STAR TREK, SPIDER-MAN, X-MEN, ALIENS, PREDATOR, SHADOW WARRIOR, etc) might be as close as we ge...
...OBOT, the WillSmith sci-fi thriller which is based on Isaac Asimov's book. Beltrami came onboard the project late in the process and only had seventeen days to write approximately 90 minutes of music for the film, which will premiere on July 16th. The...
Blizzard Entertainment unleashes their first novel surrounding the Ghost assassin Nova, Paul Kearney and James M. Ward blend good old-fashion magic with maritime warfare, and Mercedes Lackey debuts another novel in the Scepter’d Isle sequence wi...
... II stars WillSmith and Tommy Lee Jones. Still, despite the fact that such huge box office figures were at stake, Jones explains that he and his co-workers didn't have many worries regarding living up to the original film."It was easy and fun to reuni...
I've collected comics in one form or another since 1982. It started with a weekly trip to the local Magic Mart and later moved to a little comic book specialty store called Gulf Coast Comics. I think it's safe to say I have a bit of an affinity for the ...
Adam Brody (THE O.C.) has just been cast in MR. AND MRS. SMITH), the romantic comedy/thriller by director Doug Liman (GO, THE BOURNE IDENTITY). Brody will play a supporting character called Hector in the film, a man who is kidnapped in the first act and t...
Last time, we began our look back at 12 years of BONE, Jeff Smith's cartoonish fantasy saga. It remains one of the few prominent comic book titles not overrun by spandex-wearing, pituitary cases, and Smith sees the series as one of the serious alternative...
`They say there`s no devil, Jim, but there is, right out of hell -- I saw it,` Commodore Matt Decker told Captain James T. Kirk in the classic episode `The Doomsday Machine.` The titular devil, a massive weapon that powered itself by destroying planets, w...
...dblum and WillSmith may reprise their roles. Since it's been so long since the duo discussed their concepts for a sequel shortly after the first ID4 opening, we're unsure if they're discussing the same ideas we first reported about on this page back i...
...rmance by WillSmith, who can no longer be considered as just “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” The film makes little attempt to tell Ali’s life, instead offering a series of vignettes from a specific period of his life. Director Michael Mann draws excell...
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...rence and WillSmith?
Rumor: Whispers of a possible prequel have been passed around by the trades the past few months. The rumors kicked into overdrive this week as director Francis Lawrence confirmed that a prequel was indeed in the wor...
The Hanging Lake tunnels in Glenwood Canyon will be used as a shooting location for MR. AND MRS. SMITH, the upcoming Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie action/romantic comedy/thriller movie. According to a report issued by the Associated Press, scenes for the movie...
...Lee Jones-WillSmith movie of the same name. In the animated world, J still isn`t allowed to drive the LTD, Zed still rules the agency with a gruff, rough iron fist, and Agent L has become comfortably settled as the main researcher. `You just can`t kil...
You’re either a part of the “Askew” experience or you're not, a die hard Kevin Smith fan said to me once. My answer was, well, I guess I’m not. When the original Clerks came out, I didn’t really like the film. ...
It's the end of an era for writer/director/actor Kevin Smith. The 31 year old filmmaker who has redefined modern day pop culture with his gorilla-style filmmaking, witty dialogue and reliance on "dick and fart jokes" brings closure to the "slacker" chapte...
It's recently made a big splash in the industry by forging alliances between some of the comic book community's heavy hitters, and now the new non-profit organization known as ACTOR (A Commitment To Our Roots) will hold a high profile auction at this year...
The time is near when the television shows we watch will go dark due to the shortened seasons caused by the WGA/AMPTP Strike. In some cases, depending on your preferences, that moment has already occurred. BIONIC WOMAN wrapped up...
... Hancock (WillSmith). With great power comes great responsibility – everyone knows that – everyone, that is, but Hancock. Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic, and misunderstood, Hancock’s well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and s...
...tting the WillSmith movie in theaters. Read the press release below for times and locations.Moviegoers eager for their first look at Quantum of Solace, the highly anticipated MGM/Columbia Pictures release of EON Productions' 22nd James Bond adventure,...
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...
Dark Horse Comics announced that former Image artist Tony Daniel (The Tenth, Adrenalynn and F5) will be launching a new series named Silke with the company in January 2001. The title will launch as a four-issue mini-series, although it may expand to more ...
From a press release:
CULVER CITY, CALIF. (August 28, 2008) – Two-time Academy Award nominee WillSmith (Best Actor: 'Ali', 2002; 'The Pursuit of Happyness', 2007) is not your average superhero in the summer blockbuster 'Hancock', debuting on DVD, ...
... PM, NBC) WillSmith is a guest and I'm betting he'll have a clip to show from I, ROBOT. THURSDAY, JULY 8FRIENDS (8 PM, NBC) "The One Where Zombies Kill Them All". Don't I wish. (Repeat)STEPHEN KING'S KINGDOM HOSPITAL (9 PM, ABC) Peter Rickman has...
According to Variety, Bridgette Wilson and martin Henderson have both signed on to star in the TV pilot version of Mr. & Mrs. Smith. They will join Jordana Brewster in the cast.The pilot picks up about six months after the end of the film, and f...
...ent and a WillSmith music video.EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS failed to find sufficient two-legged freaks who were willing to pay to see it during its brief theatrical run earlier this summer, but hopes are that it will perform better on home video, where star ...
Release Date: July 2, 2008 Studio: Columbia Pictures Director: Peter Berg Screenwriter: Vy Vincent Ngo, Vince Gilligan Cast: WillSmith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Eddie Marsan Genre: Action, Comedy Official Website: Hancockmovie.com
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...voiced by WillSmith in the film (and an amazing sound-alike in the game). The story revolves around Oscar being mistaken as a shark killer by the Shark Mafia and what happens after that (obviously the movie is geared to both parents and kids).The game...
In watching "Saved," it's easy to see how far the television version of THE DEAD ZONE has evolved from its literary antecedent. The notion of Stephen King's Johnny Smith doing anything but putting a bullet in Greg Stillson's head is completely alien to th...
We're proud to kick off our new monthly column in the comics section, a no-holds-barred round-up covering all the titles you should be reading and perhaps a few that you shouldn't. It's all compiled by stalwart correspondent Tony Whitt, so take it away, T...
Actor WillSmith was on the Ellen Degeneres Show and surprisingly, the clip they showed (as they normally show something for talk show interviews) revealed some spoiler details about the misguided superhero Hancock. I'll warn you here in case you don...
...nbsp; and WillSmith.
Which takes nothing away from Christian Bale's nomination for FAVORITE LEADING MAN. He'll have to hold off Brad Pitt and Mark Wahlberg.
The two super guys also battle WillSmith for FAVORITE MALE ACTION STAR honors.
Bale...
From the gentle rhythms of K-PAX to the brooding, eclectic textures of THE ILLUSTRATED MAN, and the minimalist Gothic chorale of CANDYMAN, this week poses some notable releases for the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror soundtrack aficionado, including the long-...
If you've been following 24 this season (and I certainly hope you have, since it's been such an improvement over last season), you probably saw the Kiefer Sutherland public service announcement that aired during the episode a few weeks back. If you didn't...
... psychos, WillSmith, a bucket of blood and a pair of amazing voyages. Now, if you’ll excuse me, it’s getting late, and I’ve got overdue tapes to return.
...liams and WillSmith are waiting for the script.DO YOU EVER EXPECT YOUR PICTURES TO BE REMADE?God, I hope so--because that`s just more reviews saying how good the original was!DO YOU APPROACHING AN ADAPTATION DIFFERENTLY FROM AN ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY?May...
...te of the WillSmith movie out of my mouth.James writes: "Yes, this is a week late. But I had Bird Flu and you gave an extension…TV I'd love to see on DVD:ROBIN HOOD - aired on PBS in the last 80's, early '90's. Probably a BBC import. But it wa...
...g advisor WillSmith tries to school dunce Kevin James. Includes featurettes and gag reel. (O) HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS (Sony) Very pretty wuxia action and adventure. Includes featurettes. (O) THE TERMINATOR (Sony) Cyborg killer from the future tries ...
Brian Smith, Editor of the new Marvel Mangaverse titles and co-creator of that line's GHOST RIDERS, wasn't a huge anime/manga fan before he began working on the project devoted to translating the classic Marvel Universe into a manga reality, but things ha...
... honoring WillSmith, Bill Condon, Helen Mirren, Forest Whitaker, and Al Gore. – via soundtrack.net
Official site: http://findingkraftland.com/
FILM MUSIC BOOKS
Not too many new books about film music came out in 2006,...
The
Fourth of July is drawing near, and once again it's time for WillSmith to save
the world. Smith and his co-star Tommy Lee Jones have been making rounds promoting
Men in Black 2, which opens nationwide July 3rd. Dark
Horizons Correspon...
From a press release
Friday, December 14th at South Street Seaport
WHAT:
It’s not the end of the world, but pandemonium may erupt as Warner Bros. returns to the streets of New York in support of the upcoming film I AM LEGEND, starring WillSmith!...
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WillSmith is Marvel Studio’s New Captain America?
Rumor: Let’s start this weekly wrap-up with the hottest bit of rumor mongering that hit the web this week, which is clearly the news that WillSmith was up the role of Captain Am...
In the midst of preproduction announcements on Paramount’s and Peter Berg’s upcoming Dune remake, Frank Herbert’s God Emperor of Dune is getting the audiobook treatment from Macmillan Audio. Read by Simon Vance, Scott Brick and Katherine...
Spider-Man has the hot hand in Hollywood
- he's been spotted everywhere. The town loves a sure thing and has been
hopping on the webhead's bandwagon in droves. The character's presence can
be felt in sitcoms, talk shows, and even on the architecture....
...riously). WillSmith's muscles have certainly expanded post-ALI. The car chases and shootouts are so much bigger that they're of an entirely different order of magnitude. The running time stretches to such an epic length (147 minutes) that we start to ...
... Roberts, WillSmith, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow, the Dixie Chicks, Clint Eastwood, Faith Hill, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Tom Petty, Paul Simon, Robin Williams, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, Amy Brenneman, Ray Romano, Dennis Franz, Sela Ward,...
Picking up where we left off, here's the rest of the best!#7) Elektra - Proving that not all bad girls are irredeemable demons bathing in blood or writhing in the fires of Hell (how Chaotic), Elektra Natchios is a complex woman with some serious issues. A...
...person of WillSmith, who has to have a rap song in every movie he's in, whether it fits or not - fundamentally changing a great original concept. But I digress. Lord, do I digress.) The studio comes in, asks for a few "minor alterations," and the resu...
Disney’s Wild Hogs overtook the other biker this weekend and continued down that open road to box office success. The comedy shot into first with a very nice 38.0 mil opening debut. Wild Hogs (starring John Travolta, William H. Macy, Tim Allen...
...software; WillSmith reported cocky. ALIAS (8 PM CST, ABC) "Tuesday." Sloane and company wind up quarantined, and Marshall is Syd's only hope. Also, if the ads are any evidence, somebody on the writing staff is a fan of KILL BILL, VOL. 2. LAW & ORD...
...voices of WillSmith, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese. Smith plays Oscar, a fish that, through a twist of fate, is believed to be the killer of the shark son of a mob boss. Taking credit for the deed and basking in the fame that goes...
... starring WillSmith bringing in a 13 mil in 2nd place for the weekend. Considering they took a chance with an actor who seemed to make most of his success from popcorn summer thrillers in years gone bye, they shouldn’t be too sad about seeing th...
So what does the Hollywood horror world have in store for us? Well, it ranges from the good to the bad and finally to the just plain why. Here's a selection of the recent scoops and rumors buzzing around the water cooler about what scares you can expect i...
The New World by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 08-02-2004)
Genre:Historical/Drama.Studio:New Line Cinema.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:Greenlighted.Who's In It:Colin Farrell (John Smith); Christopher Plummer (Captain Christopher Newport); Christian Bale (John Rolfe); David Thewlis (Captain Wingfeld); ...
Director Barry Sonnenfeld has been talking about reuniting WillSmith and Tommy Lee Jones for the currently shooting MEN IN BLACK 2. While talking to SCIFI.COM, the director spoke of the need to bring the team back together again, saying, "How do you make...
...nfeld and WillSmith cannot recreate the MIB magic in this lackluster TV show-inspired film. 1776 (8 pm, UPN) Musical retelling of the creation of the Declaration of Independence has more than a few supporters - it has 17, which is certainly more...
In an overloaded release schedule of sci-fi, horror and fantasy book debuts a few reduxes by renowned authors George R.R. Martin, Robert A. Heinlein, Philip K. Dick, and Naomi Novik stand out amongst dozens of new titles.
The month of July has se...
Did you think Disturbia winning 1st place last week with only 13 mil in receipts was something hardly worth talking about? Well, it’s worse this week. The winner, Disturbia, doesn’t even in pull in 10 mil. Yep, you heard me. In a box office...
So we've already talked about the confusion that might ensue when moviegoers head to their local comic shop seeking an arachnid fix. But one thing is certain - they won't find just a few Spider-titles on the stand. There will be a plethora of comics, one-...
It seems only fitting to talk about Stephen King in the first Book Buzz column of October. Turned 60 last month, the American horror guru has written over 50 bestselling novels and won countless literary awards. His patented brand of disturbing, psycholog...