WillemDafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg will star in Antichrist, reports Variety. Director Lars von Trier leads production, based on a screenplay that he co-wrote with Anders Thomas Jensen. Production will begin this month in Germany. Plot Concept: In the ...
Is WillemDaFoe up for a fourth appearance in the 'Spider-Man' franchise? iF MAGAZINE spoke with the actor and put the question to him:
"It would depend on a lot of things not just on schedules that stuff can get worked out. It would depend on who i...
Actor WillemDafoe certainly likes playing a vampire. The thespian has been cast in the upcoming vampire horror-fantasy Cirque du Freak, says Shock Til You Drop. This would be his third vampire flick behind Daybreakers and Shadow of the Vampire. If true, ...
WillemDafoe has been talking briefly about what it was like playing the Green Goblin in the coming SPIDER-MAN movie.While talking to USA Today, Dafoe described getting into the sleek Goblin outfit as being akin to "putting toothpaste back into the tube."...
In part one of CINESCAPE's profile on SPIDER-MAN co-star WillemDafoe, the actor discussed his interest in playing Spidey's archenemy the Green Goblin. In part two he describes the challenge of performing in a full-faced Goblin mask and the film's elabora...
If there's one thing actors in comic book movies get asked a lot, it's if they're a "fan" of comics. Actor WillemDafoe, currently impressing comic book aficionados and casual moviegoers alike as the Green Goblin in this summer's eagerly anticipated big-s...
The sequel to XxX (XxX: STATE OF THE UNION is what it's being called) is starting to fill its slate of cast members, with the first supporting role going to WillemDafoe. The SPIDER-MAN star will play General George Deckert, the secretary of defense in th...
Q: You said that if Sam Raimi would ask you to do a cameo in "Spider-Man 2," you'd do it. Did Sam ask you to shoot for a day?
WILLEM: I ain't saying! (Grins) Next question...
... Smecker (WillemDafoe, who apparently modeled his performance after Gary Oldman in THE PROFESSIONAL/LEON), the brothers turn themselves in, where they are promptly freed, because, after all, it was self-defense.Later the MacManus boys have a similar d...
Genre:Action/Adventure/Sequel.Studio:Columbia Pictures.Production Company:Revolution Studios/Original Film.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Ice Cube (Darius Stone); Samuel L. Jackson (Augustus Gibbons); WillemDafoe (General George Deckert); Scott Speed...
...played by WillemDafoe) is a real-life vampire, and silent film auteur F.W. Murnau (John Malkovich) is a crazed artist, so obsessed with the creative process that he promises to let Schreck feast on the leading lady (Catherine McCormack) if he`ll first...
Sony has released promotional images from the coming SPIDER-MAN movie that focus on the film's heavy, the Green Goblin.Sony also gave some info on the green outfit WillemDafoe, playing Norman Osborne, dons for his nefarious activities.*The Green Goblin c...
OK, so we all know the wall-crawler's big screen debut was a monster smash, yadda yadda yadda. Thanks to the efforts of director Sam Raimi, stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, WillemDafoe and the many men and women behind the scenes of this summer's firs...
...r Norman (WillemDafoe). The main gnawing problem with the picture is the necessity of including so much of the latter subplot throughout – the story of how Norman Osborn becomes Spider-Man’s arch-enemy the Green Goblin has to be there, and compressing...
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Genre: Animated/Family/Fantasy.Studio: Walt Disney Pictures.Production Company: Pixar Animation Studios.Project Phase: Greenlighted.Whose Voices Are In It: Albert Brooks (Marlin); Ellen DeGeneres (Dory); WillemDafoe (Gill); Geoffrey Rush (Nigel); Richard...
... Depp and WillemDafoe to the mix. Milan will release the soundtrack on September 9th.Hammer music composer David Whitaker has had a compilation of non-Hammer film music issued in France in the Tricatel label. The David Whitaker songbook includes ...
...risingly, WillemDafoe as Norman Osborn and Cliff Robertson as Ben Parker, Peter's deceased uncle. Will they appear in flashback sequences or something different Raimi has in store for us?Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? S...
...character WillemDafoe played in CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER) that viewers may wind up wishing he were the protagonist instead of Affleck's befuddled spy-next-door Ryan.While much of SUM's action/suspense material is routine stuff for the genre, Robinson ...
...film with WillemDafoe playing Clark. Clark is an ex-CIA man who creates an elite anti-terrorist organization called "Rainbow", with none of the niceties of traditional military and/or police techniques. Besides giving details of the organization, the ...
...he son of WillemDafoe,
an actor he resembles in this movie. "I think he's an incredibly striking
man. If I bear a resemblance to him, that's a compliment," Franco said.
However, he adds that the family resemblance was a bit manufactured.
...
...en Dunst, WillemDafoe, director Sam Raimi, Spidey creator Stan
Lee and many others, give you the complete guide to the season's biggest
blockbuster."
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...uire; and WillemDafoe (Green Goblin, a.k.a. Norman Osborn). As if by fate, when actor James Franco (Harry Osborn, Parker`s roommate) attempts to step up onto stage, the slap-dash stairs collapse, making Franco do a live version of the old `tripping o...
...atu, with WillemDaFoe as Max Shreck. Very well done. Cecil B. DeMented is kind of fun, too.` It just seems that the kinds of films that he and his readers enjoy don`t get the types of releases they used to. `Pecker didn`t get a wide release, but it wa...
... Barillo (WillemDafoe), a wanted U.S. criminal (Mickey Rourke), a former F.B.I. agent (Ruben Blades), a hired thug (Danny Trejo), a wily information broker (Cheech Marin) and a sexy law officer (Eva Mendes) takes what feels like a goodly amount of ti...
With the biggest film of her career just a few weeks away, Kirsten Dunst the child star is a thing of the past. Though she first made her mark at age 11 alongside Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE, and then segued into lightweight roles...
...rtson and WillemDafoe have gotten steady work in spite of having died in the first movie.
Raimi also talked about the Dylan Baker, who has been a bit of an elephant in the room for parts 2 and 3. Baker plays Dr. Curt Conners, who fans know well trans...
"Ancient History," an episode of Justice League Unlimited featuring the return of Hawkman, makes its premiere on Cartoon Network on Saturday at 10:30 p.m.
The first Spider-Man movie -- starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and WillemDafoe -- will pre...
ames Franco, who reprises the role of Harry Osborn in the upcoming sequel 'Spider-Man 3', told SCI FI Wire that his character takes the next steps toward replacing his late father, Norman (WillemDafoe), as the villainous Green Goblin. It's been a slow bu...
...guire and WillemDafoe. It ends on Monday May 14th, 2001 with the
last day of shooting on the film.
In between Dunst details
many behind the scenes facts about the film. Dunst was amazed at the huge
press conference on January 4th. The actress writ...
...return by WillemDafoe either. Norman Osborn has been ressurected in the comics, so why not on film as well?
And hey, is it too far-fetched to imagine some version of the clone saga happening with Tobey in a dual (quadrupal) role? Yes...yes we hope it...
...ma Hayek, WillemDafoe, and Ken Watanabe. Subsequent manga volumes will release every three months.
“I absolutely LOVE the manga adaptation of Cirque du Freak!” exclaimed Darren Shan, creator of the twelve original novels publishe...
... a “WillemDaFoe with hot flashes” and declared that Sarah Jessica Parker was the “least sexy woman in a group of very unsexy women” they elicited a universal cheer from men everywhere. For this reason I had to mention Maxim&rsq...
...am Neill, WillemDafoe, Claudia Karvan, Michael Dorman & Vince Colosimo. Peter Jackson's Weta Workshop is handling the special effects for the Lionsgate film.
Plot Concept: It is 2016, and it has been 10 years since the plague...
...guire and WillemDafoe on their moves.
Jeffreys reveals
that the fighting style he developed for the movie was intentionally not in the
style of martial arts. "I'm trying to make a style of fighting for
Spider-man, a style of fighting for the Green...
... Maguire, WillemDafoe and Kirsten
Dunst. C2F journo Dave Richards tells us that Dunst was enjoying a little
pre-birthday celebration. She turns 20 today. Richards knows because it's his
birthday too!
Also
photographed by LaughRaven's camera were ...
...ss", WillemDafoe for
"Best Supporting Actor", the song "Hero" for "Best
Song" and David Koepp for "Best Screenplay." The movie also got
nods for "Best Soundtrack" and "Best Visual Effects....
Justin Haythe's script for the kidnap drama THE CLEARING attracted stellar talent like Robert Redford, WillemDafoe, and Helen Mirren, so you'd expect him to know a good turn of dramatic phrase. Fox 2000 certainly expects such -- they've brought him on to...
...urnau and WillemDafoe as Max Schreck, is due for US release on December 29th.*SuperTracks (www.supercollector.com) will soon issue on CD the orchestral soundtracks otherwise ignored by the big commercial labels, from SCARY MOVIE (David Kitay), ROCKY A...
...s Murnau; WillemDafoe plays actor Max Shrek, who starred as the silent screen vampire Graf Orlock (alias Count Dracula). Anticipation scale: 8. Box office: can`t imagine Murnau`s a bigger draw than Whale, so this should do about what GODS AND MONSTERS...
IFC has purchased the North American distribution rights for the serial killer vehicle Anamorph, says the Hollywood Reporter. The new thriller will star WillemDafoe, Scott Speedman, Peter Stormare and Clear DuVall.
Plot Concept: The story rev...
...ovich and WillemDafoe about the making of the 1922 German silent horror-movie, NOSFERATU (the first major adaptation of DRACULA to hit celluloid). Following the concept of such behind-the-scenes films as GODS AND MONSTERS and RKO 281, the film dramat...
... Maguire, WillemDaFoe, and Kirsten Dunst. The next day saw filming officially begin with a scene involving Peter Parker in disguise taking on a wrestler, played by Macho Man Randy Savage, for a cash prize. In the days to follow, pictures taken covertl...
...Jameson), WillemDafoe (Green Goblin) and Randy Savage (Bone Saw McGraw). Also attending from the film were Jason Padgett, Elizabeth Banks, director Sam Raimi, executive producers Stan Lee and Avi Arad, and composer Danny Elfman.Joining the Spider-star...
...n Osborn (WillemDafoe), who, under enormous pressure to perfect a "performance enhancer" drug in time to meet a Pentagon deadline, opts to test the formula on himself. The drug seems to have the desired effect of increasing his physical abilities, but...
...t Sutter (WillemDafoe) thinks he has just the plan to make the Prez seem like a man of the people: book him as guest judge on the finale of the hit TV talent show "American Dreamz" (think AMERICAN IDOL, with virtually no changes). Producer/host Martin...
...y Martin (WillemDafoe), the diffident successor to his recently deceased father, is having a creative crisis. Should they stick with the tried and true tales that aren't exactly packing in the audience, or should they risk heresy and adopt newcomer Ni...
...s father (WillemDafoe), the Green Goblin, lose his memory in a battle with Spidey, regain his memory and carry out a plan to destroy Parker. We see the alien symbiote Venom from outer space attach itself to Peter in the form of a black costume, turnin...
...ench (M), WillemDafoe, John Cleese (Q), Richard Kiel (Jaws), Heidi Klum, Mya and Shannon Elizabeth.Players can explore, shoot and travel to exotic locations in the third-person game as well as use the newest gadgets supplied by Q Division and race spo...
...e us that WillemDafoe is Norman Osborn - the Green Goblin.
So far, fans have reacted
quite enthusiastically to any glimpses of the upcoming film. Last year was quite
a different story with Marvel's other heavy-hitter - The X-Men.
Many of the initi...
...
co-star, WillemDafoe, who plays the villainous Norman Osborn (a.k.a. The Green
Goblin), agrees.
"He's a
very present actor," Dafoe said. "What comes off him for me, maybe
it's because he's so there, is a strength of character that you don't usual...
...en Dunst, WillemDafoe and James Franco (along with producers Ian Bryce and Laura Ziskin, FX wiz John Dykstra and Marvel Comics honcho Avi Arad) were all on hand to answer reporters` questions. Raimi kicked things off by explaining the large set where ...
...rmance by WillemDafoe. Bigelow's solo feature directorial debut, which she co-wrote, was the oft-imitated 1987 NEAR DARK, in which a young man (Adrian Pasdar) is reluctantly inducted into a band of vampires (headed by Lance Henriksen and Bill Paxton) ...
...r Norman (WillemDafoe) not knowing that Norman was the dreaded Green Goblin and not knowing that best pal Pete is Spider-Man arranges for Peter to interview one of his heroes, scientist Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina). Peter and the genius hit it off ...
...ctors are WillemDafoe, Scott Speedman and newcomers Nona Gaye, Sunny Mabrey and Michael Roof. Lee Tamahori (DIE ANOTHER DAY) will begin shooting the sequel next month.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!
...up led by WillemDafoe that is conspiring to overthrow the U.S. Government in the nation's capital.XXX: STATE OF THE UNION is slated for a May 13, 2005 release.Got a scoop? Know something that you need to tell us about? Send it to us!
.... Whereas WillemDafoe infused Goblin with a tortured Freudian conflict, Von Doom takes a generic "it's good to be evil" route. But the character follows the same screwed-CEO-takes-revenge-with-new-evil-powers route. No points for originality there. Wh...
...ene where WillemDafoe is talking in the mirror to himself, and it’s before he really knows that he’s the Goblin. It was that weird, twisted quality that he gave to the conversation that gave me the Goblin’s theme.” Of the Spider-Man Theme, Elfman desc...
...ive Owen, WillemDafoe and Christopher Plummer. Widescreen and fullscreen editions include director commentrak, deleted footage, interviews, Making-Of and more. (O) KAZUO UMEZZ'S HORROR THEATER 2 (Media Blasters) Episodes 3 & 4. (O) NIGHT OF THE BLOO...
...ons while WillemDafoe is also in the picture. Shooting is expected to begin this coming July. While the first film in the action franchise starred Vin Diesel as a extreme sports star-turned-NSA agent, he won't be back in the second film; instead, the ...
...nny Depp, WillemDafoe, Mickey Rourke and Cheech Marin all show up for the party. Includes commentrak, featurettes, deleted scenes, trailers and a DVD-ROM Lotteria game. Also available bundled with DESPERADO.(O) PUNK’D: The Complete First Season (Param...
...tion with WillemDafoe, Donnie Wahlberg, and Michelle Forbes.[ ]CARNOSAUR / CARNOSAUR 2 (New Concorde) The original beat JURASSIC PARK into theaters, which is about all that can be said for Roger Corman's lame dino-monster series.[ ]CHALLENGE OF THE SU...
...nnear and WillemDafoe, and a third with producers Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski and writer Michael Gerbosi. Plus, making of, deleted scenes and trailer. [ ] BLONDE FURY aka FEMALE REPORTER (Tai Seng) Undefeated middle...
...urns from WillemDafoe as a Moorish idol angelfish, Geoffrey Rush as a helpful pelican, and Barry Humphries, Eric Bana and Bruce Spence as a trio of sharks who have formed their own unique version of a 12-step program for deep-sea carnivores. Director ...
...lover and WillemDafoe go to Viet Nam aboard a bomber.(O) GANGS OF NEW YORK [IMG5R](Buena Vista) A Martin Scorsese gangster picture? What a novelty! Marty shows us that gangs have always ruled New York – his next feature w...
...ctronics. WillemDafoe splendidly recites an updated version of "The Raven," given Reed's own modernistic sensibility to the melancholy classic. "Vanishing Act" underscores Reed's grave singing with a pleasant, meandering piano and string arrangement. ...
...I thought WillemDafoe's characterization was right on the money, but I wasn't a huge fan of the "battle armor" costume. True, the green and purple outfit from the comic series would've looked even goofier, but even still...)Aaron Quanbeck came up with...
Todd
McFarlane's ride toward fame began with his work on Spider-Man in the late
80s. Entertainment
Weekly recently sat down with McFarlane to get his perspective
on The Spider-Man film.
McFarlane enjoyed the film,
"I was pleasantly surprised,...
...a hero.
WillemDafoe as
the Green Goblin was also another bit of inspired casting. Dafoe plays sinister
like few other actors can, and his Norman Osborn is absolutely chilling at times.
The Green Goblin costume worked better on film than ...
The sequel to the cult hit, THE BOONDOCK SAINTS, is set to begin production. The cast is all set to return, excluding WillemDafoe.A box office flop and critical bomb, THE BOONDOCK SAINTS was written and directed by Troy Duffy. The film found a cult fol...
...by bomber WillemDafoe. (O) A STATE OF MIND (Kino) Revealing documentary on modern North Korea. With director interview and more. (O) STEVE MARTIN COLLECTION (Paramount) Includes LEAP OF FAITH, OUT-OF-TOWNERS and PLANES TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES. (O) 13...
... Cube and WillemDafoe. Of bond's previous recordings, The Los Angeles Daily News commented; "bond shakes, stirs and sexes up the string quartet" by "putting spice into their classical music" and the Newark Star Ledger noted the band "transcends genres...
...erviewees.WillemDafoe and Christopher Walken star in THE NEW ROSE HOTEL (IFC, 8:30 p.m.), an adaptation of William Gibson's cyberpunk short story. It's not that great a film, but I'll be watching it for co-star Asia Argento (hotand I mean hotoff XXX)....
...nger, and WillemDafoe.
Thursday
POST IMPACT (SCIFI, 7:00pm PST)
Dean Caine stars in one of his new series of SCIFI Channel films. This time he plays a survivor after a massive meteor strike on Earth who tries to connect with other sur...
SPIDER-MAN,
eh?
Is there anyone
reading this right now that's actually going to make a decision about going
to see the Spidey flick based on what I - or any other reviewer/writer - say?
I mean, seriously. If you're a Spider-Man fan, you'...
...e mask of WillemDafoe's Green Goblin, the sequel required filmmakers to match Molina's actual face in the movie, which is now playing in IMAX theaters.
It's official, now... Spider-Man is a hit. Fans
love it, critics are praising it, and most of the "ORGANICS SUCK" fanboys
have come around. Even I, who only months ago feared this movie to be a farce,
am now eating my words. But, in all of ...
Plot: The ultimate origin story of how Peter Parker (Maguire) went from nerdy high school photographer to web-spinning crime fighter facing off against the father of his best pal (Franko), otherwise known as the Green Goblin (Defoe). Then there's the litt...
...f Raimi.
WillemDafoe,
who plays the movie's villain, adds, "Here's a guy that loves
Spider-Man. Here's a guy that has lots of style, has
a very personal way of looking at things."
For actor James
Franco, having Raimi at the helm was
a...
Seriously, Ethan Hawke doesn't exactly go out of his way to endorse his own movies. While talking to MTV, he had some interesting things to say about his upcoming vampire movie DAYBREAKERS in which he stars alongside Willem Defoe and Sam Neill. The movie ...
... screen.
WillemDafoe
chews scenery with the best of them, and really brings out the bifurcated
insanity that is the Norman Osborn/Green Goblin relationship. You can see it in
his eyes, the instant he transforms from Osborn to the Goblin. You can f...
...racters.
WillemDafoe
does an amazing job of capturing the struggle of Norman Osborn. You never really
feel sorry for him because Norman is not likeable before he becomes the Goblin,
but you know where he's coming from. Once the transformation take...
... redhead.`WillemDafoe and James Franco add this about their on-screen ties. Dafoe immediately explains that he sees his role as Norman Osborn first, and that the Green Goblin grows out from one aspect of Norman. `Norman is an interesting character b...
When Cartoon Network debuts Mo Willem`s Sheep In The Big City later this week, understand that you are looking at a classic piece of what`s called New York style animation. `Yes,` concurs Willems, who`s main studio is in Gotham`s East Village. `The stereo...
...e past by WillemDafoe's Green Goblin: business mogul caught in an experiment gone wrong, loses his company to "the board" and takes it out on the good guys.
Much of the movie is hampered by this kind of unmotivated behavior, spinning the characters...
Last winter, this column ran a very popular poll to find out which TV series readers most want seasoned on DVD. Well here's a progress report. While SEINFELD, MILLENNIUM, QUANTUM LEAP and the animated BATMAN and SUPERMAN series have started to arrive, cer...
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...