News and Rumors!

[The It]

It was confirmed that there will be an Alien 5 and Possibly an Alien 6 comming somethime in the future. Heres some of the data I have recieved:


ALIEN 5


Release Date: The latest rumor on the Internet places the release date as some time in 2004, however, that seems unlikely with AVP being released that same year.

Rating: Restricted, presumably.

Released By: 20th Century Fox.

Produced By: Lastest rumors have the film being produced by Lynda Obst Productions, Bedford Falls.

Director: Ridley Scott (Alien) seems to be the most popular rumored director, but James Cameron (Aliens) and David Fincher (Alien 3) have also been mentioned. Although with his feelings for Alien 3, Fincher would be a longshot at best.

Writer: Joss Whedon (Alien: Resurrection) and James Cameron (Aliens) have both been rumored as story writers for Alien 5.

Producer: David Giler, Walter Hill, and Sigourney Weaver have all been rumored to have interested in being involved in the production.

Alien Design: H. R. Giger (Alien, Alien 3, Alien: Resurrection) has been rumored to have interest in involvement in the next film, if he and Fox can settle their long running feud.

Original Music: TBA. Goldsmith or Horner would be excellent choices but are still just rumors

Cast: Sigourney Weaver and Winona Ryder have both been rumored to be reprising their roles from Alien: Resurrection. You can probably bank on Weaver being involved in any version of a fifth film. Stellan Skarsgård (The Glass House, Deep Blue Sea, Ronin) was rumored to have signed a contract to start in Alien 5 late in 2002, nothing yet to confirm this. (Note From The iT: I Don't think Wynona Ryder would return after her arrest from Shoplifting)

Storyline: The most popular storyline rumor has Ripley discovering an Alien homeworld and traveling there for a final confrontation with the xenomorph species. Another plot has the Aliens infesting Earth and mankind battling against extinction. Latest reports have the Space Jockey's race planting xenomorph eggs on Earth so the human race will be overrun and used as hosts.


There is not musch Info I could find on Alien 6. If any filim was just a roumer it would be this:

ALIEN 6

Release Date: None yet mentioned.

Rating: Restricted.

Released By: None yet mentioned.

Produced By: None yet mentioned.

Director: None yet mentioned.

Writer: None yet mentioned.

Producer: None yet mentioned.

Alien Design: None yet mentioned.

Original Music: None yet mentioned.

Cast: Sigourney Weaver has stated time and again she is up for a fifth Alien film, so why not a sixth?!

Storyline: Rumored to be based on the Space Jockey's home world. They are apparently the evil genetic creators of the xenomorphs and must be stopped before they infest other planets. Ripley will go deep into the Alien hive and defect to the side of the Alien emperor. The Alien wars are just beginning.



There is not much else I could find. I will keep everone posted if any new news is to pop up.



All Information I found was at www.alienexperience.com

[Norcen]

The real question is not when, but why...

[Steely Dan]

I've known about this for close to a year. Personally, I loved all four of the Alien movies that have been made and can't wait for the fifth.

[Kaiju_Sensai]

<font color='#008080'>Well ever since I heard of the screen adaptation of Ray Bradbury's time travel/dinosaur book A Sound of Thunder was coming out, I was like Yah, now I won't have to go a whole year with no new dinosaur movies. Only problem is that the release keeps getting pushed back. It was orgiginaly slated for mid April but has now been pushed back to late August. Man that pisses me off. I mean 2005 is gonna be full of movies with dinosaurs. Dragonball Z, Jurassic Park 4, and King Kong will all be out, but I still need something in between then and now. I hope the release is pushed back up a little earlier.

[Goji Son]

Wait, there is going to be dinosaurs in the DBZ movie? &nbsp;Wait, there is going to be a DBZ movie? &nbsp;Wow, just... wow.

I am a little skeptical about this adaptation, I am seriously hoping this doesn't become the next 'Timeline'.

[Archaic_Avenger]

what do you guys think about Hidalgo? *it looks great!!! *the music is one of those powerful score's that sends chills up my spine because it's so cool and sounds so pure and noble. *it's gonna be a must own i bet. *what about you guys?

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[Melkor]

I am pretty sure this one will be a disaster. It's a little too early for me to be making predictions, but I have a gut feeling that 'A Sound of Thunder' is going to be a huge disappointment... I'd much rather spend my time watching 'King Kong', instead.

And DBZ is going to have dinosaurs in it?!?! WTF?!?!



Peace,



Melkor



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[Doctor Whu]

Two 4 disk volumes of the 1940s Universal Sherlock Holmes series, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigal Bruce as Holmes &nbsp;&amp; Watson were released on DVD last month.

The UCLA archive did an excellent job of restoring these classics for DVD. A lot of &quot;Holmes purists&quot; dont like these films as most of them have Holmes adventures set in modern times (1940) and fighting Nazis. &nbsp;Great acting, solid mysteries and nice action.

If you are a Holmes fan (and who isnt?) check them out!

[Kaiju_Sensai]

<font color='#008080'>Don't ya remember Gohan getting chased by a big T-Rex during his training with Piccolo. Not to mention the Apatasaurus Gohan tried to save, only for the Rex to kill it.

[Andross]

Well I for one didn't even know that they were making a DBZ movie. You won't find me within 100 miles of the movie theaters when that one comes around. I don't think I could deal with the seas of screaming 5 year olds.

[Raptor]

Black Sunday was one of many favorites spotted in the Wal-Mart DVD Bargain Bin for $5.88.

Anyone familiar with this film will probably remember it as the 1976 one where the Goodyear blimp is used in a terrorist plot to explode during the Super Bowl. It has excellent pacing, edge of your seat action and some great performances by Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern and Marthe Keller!

[THE ONE AND ONLY]

For those of you Web-Heads out there who can't wait to see Spidey II when it rolls before Return of the King, and before it gets to the proper Quicktime format, then get an eyeful of this. (http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/sony/spiderman2/) July 2nd will will make the the summer of '04 very hot indeed. http://www.rodansroost.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sly.gif

[THE ONE AND ONLY]

And for those of you who would like to see it clearly hit the following. Squeak. (http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/feature/spiderman2qt.html)

[monsterslayers]

Bloody-amazing. It sures does seem that Sam and the SPFX crew are becoming more familiar with the work needed to pull off the Spidey webbing sequences. They look totally more realistic. (Kristin Dunst is HOT!!!http://www.rodansroost.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

And not to mention Mr. Octopus looks bloody cool! Very realistic.

[imposterzilla_exe]

What's a space jockey? is that the type of creature that piloted the ship from the original alien?

[Morgoth]

Dr. Octopus! Otto Oktavius didn't graduate from evil doctor school just to be called Mr Octopus.

[CBright7831]

Someone on another forum I visit said the audience went estatic when the Spider-man 2 trailer came on (around the part where Peter rips open his shirt, puts on the mask, and zips up into the air).

Besides Doc Ock, Spidey/Peter Parker, and J. Jonah Jameson (sorry, I had to put him in there) I think another interesting character that will evolve into a bad guy overtime will be Harry Osbourne. I see him going to the dark side by Episode III.......opps! Wrong movie!

Anyway, I believe this movie will be much better than the first one.

To keep up on Spider-man 2 visit this site. (http://www.superherohype.com/spider-man/)

[Melkor]

Intriguing. I hated the first one, though I am looking forward to 'Spider Man II' just because it has Doctor Octopus in it. The teaser was okay, though it could've been better. And nice to see little Harry Osbourne becoming less of a goody-two-shoes [ my impression of him in Spidey I ] prep boy and more of a psycho villain. I hope the SPFX in this one are vastly improved, Spidey I had unbelievably poor effects, in my opinion.



Peace,



Melkor



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[monsterslayers]

According to &quot;PREVIEWS&quot; magazine, the 2003 remake of ZATOICHI will be coming out on DVD in Febuary 2004 by Media Blasters! No product page or nothin has been made, other then the brief synopsis and shipping date from the magazine.

Peace!

[Goji Son]

I heard this is one of Kitano's goriest films and I love the Zatoichi films so this is a big plus for me.

[Zillamon51]

Sounds like fanfic drivel to me. &nbsp;All of those ideas suck. &nbsp;It seems the awe and mystery of the original Alien is forgotten.

[Gorjirus]

<font color='#FF0000'>Who or what is the Space Jockey? I can't remember that term.

[Neo-Crucifer]

Quote[/b] (Gorjirus @ Dec. 30 2003,15:43)]Who or what is the Space Jockey? I can't remember that term.
The Space Jockey was the pilot of the spaceship containing the Xeno in Alien.

I agree with Zillamon. I mean, come on! Alien emporer? http://www.rodansroost.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/intears.gif

[Project Pimp]

Quote[/b] (Zillamon51 @ Dec. 28 2003,15:13)]Sounds like fanfic drivel to me. *All of those ideas suck. *It seems the awe and mystery of the original Alien is forgotten.
If they're going to do ANYTHING, they should do the aliens infest earth thing. That is, if AvsP isn't already taking place on earth--I haven't been paying attention.

Are they gonna put out an Alien Hectilogy? Maybe I should just wait. OR, maybe I should just go the smart man's route--just get the first two on DVD and let that be that. &nbsp;http://www.rodansroost.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

[mecha-kumonga]

I got Millennium Actress on DVD for Christmas from a friend of mine who thought I would like it. It is from Satoshi Kon the director of Perfect Blue and Toyko Godfathers.
The drama and heartache in the movie is very moving. So much I cried for the second time while watching a movie (the first was Saving Privite Ryan: bad spelling bad) It is an Anime movie yet its compeling enough were you forget that and get sucked into the story of his girl searching for her love through acting. It was in some cinimas at the same time Spirited Away was out. Saddly enough Spirited Aways' popularity shadowed this movie even though (in my opinion) Millennium Actress is a far better plot and acting wise.

[Goji Son]

I've heard nothing but good things about this movie. &nbsp;I might just give it a look if I can find it anywhere.

[Mothraleo]

Quote[/b] (darkside reject999 @ Dec. 31 2003,14:06)]Got some news.Somebody bhought the place that makes the Halloween flims,and they plan to do a remake of the orgianal Halloween:D http://www.rodansroost.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
<font color='#0000FF'>The offical Halloween movie site (http://www.halloweenmovies.com) hasn't reported it. Where did you find this info http://www.rodansroost.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/eh.gif

[Zeptron]

Dammit, when I become a Congressman (or Senator, whichever comes 1st), I'm gonna work on outlawing remakes! &nbsp;http://www.rodansroost.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif

[Emperor Violenjiger]

Quote[/b] (Mothraleo @ Dec. 31 2003,17:44)]First off... who bought it. Second... where is this information found? Fifty percent probability it's just a rumour, and nothing but....

[SpaceGamera]

Quote[/b] (Lord Khandejifer @ Dec. 31 2003,15:48)]Quote[/b] (darkside reject999 @ Dec. 31 2003,13:06)]Got some news.Somebody bhought the place that makes the Halloween flims,and they plan to do a remake of the orgianal Halloween:D http://www.rodansroost.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Some company bought Dimension Studios? Why waste their time with a remake that would fans would hate when they could make Pinhead X Mike Myers. http://www.rodansroost.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
I haven't heard news of the acquisition of Dimension Films on the sites I visit, so it's more than likely false. The sites I visit would have surely had the news, and they don't.

BTW, Pinhead X Michael Myers was very close to being made, but it was shot down. We won't be seeing this fight of the icons.

[kpa]

That's odd. Miramax had already announced a 6/4/2004 US theatrical release for ZATOICHI.

[C-R-V]

<font color='#000F22'>^ Ya, thats what I heard.

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[kpa]

Henshin Buffy starring in Sam Raimi's JU-ON remake! See Henshin!Online's Eastern Front http://www.henshinonline.com/front.html for details.

[Emperor Violenjiger]

I seen a trailer for the upcoming film, The Butterfly Effect starring Ashton Kutcher from That 70s Show. Now this film looks like one hell of a good and interesting movie. I am definately going to have to go see this film when it comes to theatres.

[Goji Son]

The premise is interesting but towards the end of the trailer it started to look like your average thriller type movie. &nbsp;Final Destinationist aimed at teens. &nbsp;I think I'll pass.

[C-R-V]

<font color='#000F22'>Ashton Kutcher in a serious dramatic role, I dont think so.

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[Emperor Violenjiger]

Quote[/b] (Goji Son @ Jan. 04 2004,22:22)]The premise is interesting but towards the end of the trailer it started to look like your average thriller type movie. &nbsp;Final Destinationist aimed at teens. &nbsp;I think I'll pass. I haven't seen Final Destination, and the second one looked like it was crap, but this film looks like it might actually be good. But I hope it isn't a movie aimed at teens... that would suck.....

Quote[/b] (C-R-V @ Jan. 04 2004,23:46)]Ashton Kutcher in a serious dramatic role, I dont think so. Not even going to give it a try because of an actor?

[Varan101]

I have to admit it is very interesting, but in the end it just has that &quot;made for teens&quot; feeling about it.

[Darth Gigan]

<font color='#000080'>Anything with Ashton Kutcher automatically sucks.



End of story....



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[imposterzilla_exe]

or is hilarious.

[Emperor Violenjiger]

Quote[/b] (Varan101 @ Jan. 05 2004,22:34)]but in the end it just has that &quot;made for teens&quot; feeling about it.
Ah.. quit it! You're making me feel more ashamed of my age then I already have been for the past few months.

[kpa]

I just found out that Media Blasters is NOT releasing Kitano's film, but the last film with the original Zatoichi, the late Shintaro Katsu. It was released in 1989 by Shochiku.

[Goji Son]

The still need to release Zatoichi Challenged, and Zatoichi and the Fugatives on DVD.

[monsterslayers]

Oh well...I just reported what the magazine said....sorry...

[kpa]

Quote[/b] (Goji Son @ Jan. 07 2004,19:08)]The still need to release Zatoichi Challenged, and Zatoichi and the Fugatives on DVD.
More than just those two... there are still a dozen or so Zatoichi movies that aren't out on US DVD yet.

DVD to buy on Tuesday the 13th: a message from the angry goalie:
http://veepers01.budlight.com/service....E514682 (http://veepers01.budlight.com/service/RetrieveCard?id=424EDBC4-4384-11D8-9B9B-E3635E514682)

FvsJ DVD hits stores tommorow!

[monsterslayers]

Yeah, I just found this:

http://www.amazon.com/exec....5490516 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001610RU/thedigitalbit-20/102-9613245-5490516)

And the cover art:

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/miscgfx/covers3/zatoich1989dvd.jpg

[monsterslayers]

Also, &quot;Zatoichi the Outlaw&quot; is coming out in March!

http://www.amazon.com/exec....5490516 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001610OS/thedigitalbit-20/102-9613245-5490516)

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/upcomingdvdart/0309/zatoichioutlawdvd.jpg

[C-R-V]

<font color='#000F22'>I got this info on Zatoichi DVDs from www.thedigitalbits.com

Quote[/b] ]We've said it before and we'll say it again. It's the little things that make life grand. The little pleasures... like steaming hot rhubarb pie, killer klowns, spaghetti westerns or a good giant robot flick. But nothing, and we mean nothing, is better than watching a blind samurai kicking all kinds of *** in the comfort of your own home theater. Todd knows it's true, I know it's true... we've even gotten Matt to see the light recently.

Of course, there's only one blind samurai worth his salt... the legendary Zatoichi, as only the late, great Shintaro Katsu could play him. Several Zatoichi films are now available on DVD, and if they're not part of your video library already... well, that's why we're your friends here at The Bits. It's our responsibility to remind you of the importance of such things, so your other so-called friends don't shake their heads in sadness and just give up on you.

Anyway, as I was saying, several Zatoichi films are now available on DVD, and more are on the way from both Home Vision and AnimEigo. So here's a freshly updated list of the DVD release status of the 26 films in this series.

1 - The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
2 - The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
3 - New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
4 - The Fugitive (1963)
5 - On the Road (1963)
6 - Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
7 - Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
8 - Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
9 - The Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)
10 - Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
11 - Zatoichi and the Doomed Man (1965)
12 - Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965) - coming 5/18 from Home Vision
13 - Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966) - coming 5/18 from Home Vision
14 - Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966) - available on DVD in R2, R1 distributor/status unknown
15 - Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967) - coming 5/18 from Home Vision
16 - Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
17 - Zatoichi Challenged (1967) - coming in late 2004 from Home Vision
18 - Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968) - coming in late 2004 from Home Vision
19 - Zatoichi the Samaritan (1968) - coming in late 2004 from Home Vision
20 - Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
21 - Zatoichi at the Fire Festival (1970) - coming 12/19 from AnimEigo
22 - Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971) - coming 4/19 from AnimEigo
23 - Zatoichi at Large (1972) - coming 1/5 from AnimEigo
24 - Zatoichi in Desperation (1972) - coming 3/8 from AnimEigo
25 - Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973) - coming 3/31 from AnimEigo
26 - Zatoichi (1989) - coming on 2/24 from Media Blasters

Z1 - Zatoichi Monogatari (1974-1979) - Japanese TV series/100 hour-long episodes - status unknown
Z2 - Zatoichi (2003) - film remake by Beat Takashi - coming in 2004 from Miramax
Z3 - The World of Zatoichi (2003) - hour-long Japanese TV documentary - R1 status unknown

As we've shown in the list above, Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966) is currently available in Region 2, but not in Region 1. We do not know who holds the DVD release rights in R1.

We've learned that Media Blasters has obtained the DVD release rights to Zatoichi (1989) and plans to release it on DVD on 2/24, in anamorphic widescreen video (1.85:1). Audio will be Dolby Digital in Japanese with English subtitles. Extras will include a photo gallery and liner notes by Inside Kung-Fu columnist and Martial Arts Movies author Ric Meyers. That comes straight from Media Blasters president Carl Morano. All of the other titles coming soon from Home Vision and AnimEigo will be released in anamorphic widescreen video, and all of the currently available DVD are anamorphic save for The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) and The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962). We'd love to see those remastered in anamorphic at some point by Home Vision, as they are (to our knowledge) available in Japan in 16x9.

In addition to the original 26 films, there was a Japanese TV series in the 1970s, featuring Shintaro Katsu as Zatoichi, we believe called Zatoichi Monogatari. Some 100 hour-long episodes in all were aired from 1974 to 1979. VHS copies of the TV series episodes are occasionally available on eBay, although the legality of these is probably dubious at best. We'd like to see restored, legal copies of the series released on DVD for all to enjoy.

More recently, a new &quot;remake&quot; film has been shown in theaters in Japan, called simply Zatoichi. It's written and directed by Takeshi Kitano (also known as Beat Takeshi), and stars him in the title role. We have learned that Miramax has obtained the U.S. theatrical and DVD rights to the film, and will release it in theaters on 6/4 (with a DVD likely to follow later in the year). The film is already set for DVD release in Region 2 (from Bandai) on 3/11 as a 2-disc set. If you're interested in this film, there's a great article on how Kitano got involved in the project at Time Asia online.

In conjunction with the new film, an hour-long documentary on the Zatoichi films was shown on TV in Japan, called The World of Zatoichi (a.k.a. Zatoichi no Sekai). It's available in Japan on DVD (Region 2), but unfortunately is not subtitled in English to our knowledge. We have no knowledge of a U.S. release. A series of three, limited edition Zatoichi Collection (Zatoichi Zenshu) DVD box sets is also currently available in Japan (Region 2). They each contain 6 films from the series remastered in anamorphic widescreen, but are again not subtitled in English to our knowledge. Together the three sets contain 24 films from the series, save for (we believe) Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966) and Zatoichi (1989). Each box also contains the documentary. Again, there is no planned U.S. release for these sets.

If anyone out there knows who holds the Region 1/U.S. DVD release rights for Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966), and the Zatoichi Monogatari TV series, please let us know. In addition, anything you can tell us about the Japanese documentary and the three Japanese DVD box sets would be greatly appreciated.

While we're on the subject, here's a little trivia for you. Star Shintaro Katsu himself directed Zatoichi in Desperation and the final film in the series, Zatoichi, but he choreographed nearly all of the sword fights in the films himself. He also produced several of the films, and he produced the popular Lone Wolf and Cub series of films as well, which starred Katsu's older brother, Wakayama Tomisaburo. It may surprise you to learn that Katsu was originally to have played the title role in Akira Kurosawa's 1980 Kagemusha (the role was written for him). It was eventually played by Tatsuya Nakadai, when Katsu and Kurosawa were unable to resolve a conflict in their work methods. Another long time Kurosawa collaborator, Toshirô Mifune, starred with Katsu in two films: the 1970 Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (produced by Katsu, in which Mifune reprised his role from Kurosawa's original 1961 Yojimbo) and the unrelated Incident at Blood Pass (which Mifune produced). For those who may be interested, both the Lone Wolf and Cub series and Incident at Blood Pass are distributed in the U.S. by AnimEigo, and will eventually be released on DVD.

So there you go... everything you need to know about Zatoichi on DVD. When we learn more about those titles that remain in question, we'll post it here. I think maybe our next DVD book needs to have a special chapter called &quot;Zatoichi Kicks ***&quot;. What do you think? ;-)

Stay tuned...


man i love that site....

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[Desu-Goji]

A comic book hero known as Hellboy is gonna be turned into a movie. How did I know this? well, i work as Janitor with my dad at a place called ComputerCafe here in Santa Maria, CA, they make Special Effects for movies such as: The Hulk, Blubber, Panic Room, Halloween: Ressurection, Gothika, and many more. check out there website!

ComputerCafe.com

[Project Pimp]

Saw the preview today before Torque, looks god-awful. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen for retards.

[Project Pimp]

Quote[/b] (Goji Son @ Jan. 18 2004,11:36)]Says the guy who saw Torque? *Oh the irony.
I didn't say it was good yo! The action scenes rawked though. And so does Ice Cube. &nbsp;http://www.rodansroost.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

[Jet Jaguar]

Lord Of The Rings actor Sean Astin plans to make his directing debut on the long-awaited Fantastic Four movie - if studio bosses give him the go- ahead. The 32-year-old star hopes to film the Marvel comics adaptation, despite facing competition from Traffic director Steven Soderbergh with George Clooney as Fantastic Four leader Reed Richards. Astin says, &quot;I'm a friend of George Clooney too. I think he would make a perfect Reed.&quot; Although the ambitious actor remains cagey about exact details, he confirms that he under consideration to direct the mega-budget film. He adds, &quot;Yes. I'm in the running to direct this $100 million to $130 million movie which the studio wants to release in 2004. I've got a meeting scheduled but I can't talk about it yet.&quot;

Think Sean can pull it off? Or should Soderbergh get the go-ahead?

[Saruman]

I dont see any reason for Sean not to get a shot at doing this, everyone deserves a chance at what they want to do. He seems to have a good head on his shoulders, and has proably learned quite a lot about directing from his time with Peter Jackson. The only reason I could see for them not to let him direct the FF movie is that its a big time marvel title and they may want a much more well know director handling the film, which I could understand. But what the hell I say let Sean have a go at it, whats the worst that could happen, it could suck. not like there havent been a long list of sucky Superhero movies already.

[Aqualla]

I definitely think Sean Astin should get it. *He has done a lot more than just act.

Directorial Roles

On My Honour - Short film about an American soldier and a Vietnamese soldier who are caught in a trap and must work together to egt out

Kangaroo Court - Short film that he directed and co-produced with his wife, Christine. *Was nominated for an Academy Award

The Long and Short of It - Short film, again! *premiered at Sundance 2003

All of these were weel-recieved by those who saw them,

He has optioned the rights and intends to direct a major film based on Erik Larson's Isaac's Storm.

Has directed episodes of Perversions of Science, 100 Good deeds for Eddie McDowd, Jeremiah and Angel

He is a member of the Directors Guild of America

As he has an interest directing and producing, he will have probably picked up a few pointers from some of his 25+ films and television series.

Quite a lot for someone that younger people seem to only know as Samwise Gangee!

[Cam Eleon]

There have been posts about what's in the script of this movie all over a bunch of different comic book message boards. Sean or no Sean, it's still gonna suck....

[Jet Jaguar]

Couldn't be any worse than the Roger Corman fiasco......

[Cam Eleon]

Wanna bet? At least in that film they got the costumes and most of the origin right. Word has it that this film will be a 'seriocomic' take on the FF with Reed being more of a nutty inventor type like in 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'. Oh, and Johnny won't be able to change his whole body into flames, just his arms. He'll also be able to control the shapes of his flames. (Gee, doesn't that sound an awful lot like Pyro from X2? Originality, people...) Maybe one day, someone will make an accurately adapted superhero film (and on that day, Satan will be buying ice skates...)

[Saruman]

I just cant see them doing that to the Fantastic Four, not to mention I could never believe that Marvel would let them alter those characters so drastically. That doesnt even sould like the FF, but some really crappy comic. I can understand them altering them a little bit, like they have done so far with the current crop of Marvel Hero Movies, but doing that to the FF would just be down right atrocious. I sure as hell wouldnt want to be the director of that movie if it happens like that, the poor sap could be brutally killed and it would be deserving.

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[Raptor]

Universal Studios Home Video has announced the Region 1 DVD release of three Monster Legacy Collections for April 27, 2004 with a retail price of $26.98 each. They are the Dracula, Frankenstein and Wolf Man Legacy Collections, each offering several classic horror movies on two discs.

Each set features the original classic films that inspired the forthcoming epic adventure film VAN HELSING and are being released in the wake of said film's theatrical release. On each collection you will find an exclusive look at how these classics inspired the director, along with completely remastered audio tracks for each film in DD2.0 Mono and additional bonus features.

Dracula: The Legacy Collection includes Dracula (1931), Dracula (Original Spanish Version), Dracula's Daughter, Son of Dracula and House of Dracula with the following bonus features:
&quot;The Road to Dracula&quot; original documentary.
Feature film commentary from film historian David J.Skal.
New score by composer Philip Glass, performed by the Kronos Quartet and more.

Frankenstein: The Legacy Collection includes Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, Son of Frankenstein, Ghost of Frankenstein and House of *Frankenstein with the following bonus features:
An original documentary on the making of the Frankenstein films.
Additional commentary from film historian Rudy Behlmer.
&quot;The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster&quot; an original *documentary by David J. Skal and more.

The Wolf Man: The Legacy Collection includes The Wolf Man, Werewolf of London, Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman and She-Wolf of London with the following bonus features:
&quot;The Wolf Man&quot; making of documentary.
Feature film commentary from film historian Tom Weaver and more.
For the collector, Universal will also be releasing The Monster Legacy DVD Gift Set which includes all three Collections and exclusive hand-painted busts from the award-winning Sideshow Collectibles creative team. Retail is $79.98.

-- As reported on DVDTimes.com

[MechaV]

A Sound Of Thunder is far to short to make a full movie out of it. Oh boy, another story gets raped up the ***!

[Raptor]

From the Wal-Mart Bargain Bin:

AMC Monsterfest Collections
BAD MOON
CAPTAIN KRONOS: VAMPIRE HUNTER
FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL
GINO
About 8 different Godzilla movies
LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK
RODAN

GOOD HUNTING! &nbsp;http://www.rodansroost.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

[Raptor]

Quote[/b] (Cam Eleon @ Jan. 22 2004,13:49)]Word has it that this film will be a 'seriocomic' take on the FF with Reed being more of a nutty inventor type like in 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'. Oh, and Johnny won't be able to change his whole body into flames, just his arms. He'll also be able to control the shapes of his flames. (Gee, doesn't that sound an awful lot like Pyro from X2? Originality, people...) Maybe one day, someone will make an accurately adapted superhero film (and on that day, Satan will be buying ice skates...)
I've always been a big fan of Ben Grimm in particular and enjoy the Corman effort at various points. &nbsp;Now we see the direction the script is going in and start worrying if yet another CLASSIC is going to end up so much HASH instead of bringing the original idea to even greater heights of amazing ENTERTAINMENT.
The comics used to be non-stop action from beginning to end. Now it looks like the film version is opting out for some stupid super-powered family hijinks concept, like the TV show &quot;Friends&quot;, only with super powers. &nbsp;http://www.rodansroost.com/ikonboard/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif

[Archaic_Avenger]

i've never read a comic book, so i dont know much about the characters, i know they're four fantastic people who do fantastic stuff, one's a rock, one stretches, now i know that one lights on fire, and the girl does...something, i just cant remember. &nbsp;but i'll go see the movie:D

Rodan2000

[kent]

I can't wait until Aliens Vs. Predator comes out this August (I believe it will be released then)! Personally, Aliens was really the only Alien movie I liked out of the trilogy. Alien was decent, Alien 3 was decent as well, Alien Resurrection was some God awful crap! Don't really know why they went with a 4th film in the series! Wasn't worth it!
The Predator movies were okay. Both were actually better than the other 3 Alien movies I didn't care for.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse is supposed to be out this year as well! Anticipating that release!

[Cosmos]

<font color='#0000FF'>Many of you have probably seen stuff about Sky Captain and the world of tomorrow. When I saw images fromt his movie I nearly wet myself.
Once I found out the title (which I adore!http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif I became very excited about the potential of this movie.
I love this aesthetic.

Official Site (http://www.skycaptain.com/home.html)

See!...Giant robots invade the earth!

Sense!... the Romance, between Ace pilot, and Ace reporter

Witness!.... Daring feats performed in the sky!

When you see the SKY CAPTAIN and the WORLD OF TOMORROW!!!

can't wait.

[Cam Eleon]

The creators of the film have also dropped hints of cameo appearances by 'famous monsters' such as Harryhausen's Ymir during the film, too. There will also be several different types of giant robots in the movie. These guys have already got my ticket sale.....

[Archaic_Avenger]

monsters too?! booyah! &nbsp;something more to look forward to this year!

Rodan2000

[Jet Jaguar]

Quote[/b] (Saruman @ Jan. 22 2004,17:45)]I just cant see them doing that to the Fantastic Four, not to mention I could never believe that Marvel would let them alter those characters so drastically. That doesnt even sould like the FF, but some really crappy comic. I can understand them altering them a little bit, like they have done so far with the current crop of Marvel Hero Movies, but doing that to the FF would just be down right atrocious. I sure as hell wouldnt want to be the director of that movie if it happens like that, the poor sap could be brutally killed and it would be deserving.

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Well that poor sap may be SAMWISE Sean Astin if he gets his way.
I hope that was just a rumour about the changes.
And while I may deride the Corman FF film, I gotta admit it does have it's charms.
And the THING and DR.DOOM suits were kinda cool

[Kaiju_Sensai]

<font color='#008080'>Heres whats up for 2004

Alone in the Dark
Van Helsing
Godzilla 1954
Godzilla: Final Wars
The Punisher
Alien vs Predator
The Chronicles of Riddick
A Sound of Thunder

Man there's a whole lot of great movies coming in 2005. Lets see here we got:

Star Wars- &quot;Rise of the Empire&quot;
Jurassic Park 4
Indiana Jones 4 (the outcome is looking bleak at the moment)
Dragonball Z
King Kong
Transformers
GI Joe
Evangelion
Batman
Fantastic 4
Iron Man
Ghost Rider

Also other possible releases[U]

Onimusha
Gamera 4

[WitchKing667]

<font color='#000F22'>You musn't forget Kill Bill Vol. 2!

There's also a Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe film in production, Weta will be doing the special FX, along with Kong and Evangelion. We probably won't be seeing live action Eva until at least 2006.

[Goji Son]

Batman:Beginnings (Looks like it's going to be awesome, Christian Bale as the Dark Knight, Ken Watanabe as Ras Al Ghul, Viggo Mortenson as The Reaper, and many others under the direction of CHRIS NOLAN!!!http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Kill Bill Vol. 2

King Kong

The Village

Ladykillers

[SuperXAsh]

Remakes, making more moola off of someone else's already used idea.

Dawn of the Dead's obviously the most recent one in a huge rash of remakes lately.

But they're never going to end. Which can be seen as either a very bad thing, or a very interesting thing.

-Upcoming Remakes---
-Amittyville- So Far, or at least from my resources, no plot has been presented yet. But the original movie was about a family moving into a house that's haunted by former owners who were brutally murdered. This version can be seen as a more &quot;Suspenseful and Tense&quot; horror movie rather than a &quot;Throw Buckets of Gore Atcha&quot; horror movie. Mainly cause you had no idea what the house would do next.

This could be a cool remake, seeing as they can probably really go all out with the effects now. And even without CG-aided sfx, this, if made, will probably have alotta cool physical stunts with the actors.

-Bride of Frankenstein- Geez... shoulda seen this one coming. The original movie was about THE Doctor Frankenstein (and another doctor aiding him, Igor's dead by this time) making one last monster, a bride for his first one.

This direct remake's gonna apparently be what I'd call.. the &quot;CatWoman&quot; approach (yes talking about the upcoming movie starring Halle Berry). Basically having apparently no ties to a previous movie (last Frankenstein movie was Mary Shelly's Frankenstein), this one centers around a college girl in a contemporary Gotham setting, having suffering from someone else's memories. She's gonna eventually find out that she may have already lived once before. AKA: She's died once already.

Again, this could be an interesting idea, but then why call it Bride of Frankenstein? Unless there's more to this plot than what was given.

-The Fly- Yet another remake. The first remake was pretty damn cool (mainly for the transformation make-up techniques), but is a second remake even needed?

The story, if you somehow don't know, is about a scientist testing out teleportation-ish technology and getting his molecules switched around with a fly's. Now the first movie had the human get the fly's head and one of it's claws, while the said insect got his human head and arm (which leads to the creepy, not to mention disturbing ending. &quot;HELLPP ME!!!&quot;). The remake had an apparent combination of the two and gradually the poor schmuck transforms into a shambling shadow of a former man whose more of a fly now, with lotsa gore added in. Only difference in this one apparently is that the Fly will probably actually FLY in this one.

I'm not holding my breath.

-Invasion of the Body Snatchers- YET ANOTHER Remake of this flick. What is this? the third or fourth remake now?

The original story's about a small town being slowly overtaken by creatures from another world that take on the form of their victims. Basically meant to be a parallel about the Red Scare and how you couldn't know if your neighbor was really your friend or a dirty communist. Knowing ####### movie directors, this'll probably be a perspective on the Homeland Security thing currently going on.

Again, I'm not holding my breath, more like wishing they'd stop remaking THIS MOVIE.

-It's Alive- Something &quot;new&quot;. The original was about a mutant baby monster with a natural appetite for killing.

This could use a bit of a make-over, I remember seeing pictures from the first one. Maybe finally have what they originally intended this little ebil rugrat to look like.

But of course it'll probably suck.

-Pet Semetary- Based on the Stephen King Book about an indian burial ground that brings back alive those (human or animal) buried in it. Only with the slight side-effect of making them PURE EVIL!! BOOGA BOOGA!!! http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/skull.gif

Course King's been making some remakes lately of his past book-to-film movies. So I'm not surprised he/they'd make one off of one of the more successful movie adaptations of King's books.

-Prom Night- Yep... probably have Jamie Lee Curtis in some kind of role in this. Long shot would have Leslie Neilson in some role too.

Prom Night's one of the better remembered slasher flicks, and like Halloween and Psycho, it gets nods and homages and parodies made of it as well in later movies.

Basically, the original story's about the repurcussions of four friends actions that resulted in someone's murder and the obvious pact made to hide the truth. Yes, I Know What You Did Last Summer is a rip-off of this movie, even has a prom queen in it too *http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/dozingoff.gif .

-The Wicker Man- The original was about a police investigator finding himself stuck on an island ruled by a pagan society. It's one of the more original horror movies of it's time.

It's remake is apparently going to be about a policeman (so far being played by Nicholas Cage) finding himself on a small island ruled by a matriarchal society run by women who are direct descendants of pilgrims. *http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/eh.gif *Weird.

Extra News-----

The proposed Creature from the Black Lagoon remake is currently in development LIMBO. It's either been put on the back burner or gonna be cancelled.

I'd personally would have liked to see this one, an updated Gill-Man would look pretty cool. Specially when we were told Todd &quot;Spawn Creator&quot; McFarlane was doing the concept art for the creature. Anyone whose seen his Sea-Creature figures know that he has a keen eye for making cool fish-monsters.

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[THE ONE AND ONLY]

Actually SuperXAsh, I Know What You Did Last Summer was loosely based on a Young Adult horror novel of the same name by Lois Duncan. Personally I wouldn't mind seeing them remake Prom Night, not really a classic, and doesn't have that good a reputation amongst the horror community.
&nbsp;
One particular horror flick of the 80's rumored to be on the remake slate according to creature-corner.com is the vampire flick, FRIGHT NIGHT. According to that site a New Zeland film studio is doing it. No other details on it as of yet.

[Kaiju_Sensai]

<font color='#008080'>Actually I read on some site that they are in the middle of writing a script for a CREATURE remake right now. Its gonna be slightly altered though, having not just one but a variety of prehistoric creatures in the film.

[Jet Jaguar]

Why remake FRIGHT NIGHT? It STILL works! http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif

[Project Pimp]

They're remaking THE HILLS HAVE EYES, but I know absolutely nothing about it, aside from that the poster appeared in THE EVIL DEAD. FRIGHT NIGHT is one of those flicks that seemed to have gained a lot of noriety on the VHS format. I really think remaking a film like that is just going too far. What's the point? I saw the second one not too long ago, and was pleasantly suprised with the way it tied into the original. Meh, too bad I fell asleep....

[zorak]

They really need a remake of Ammityville. I saw it on AMC and was dissipointed. http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/spacegodzillasmilie.gif

[Archaic_Avenger]

Creature From the Black Lagoon? &nbsp;woot!

Rodsn2000

[kritaya]

Quote[/b] (SuperXAsh @ Mar. 13 2004,23:25)]-Bride of Frankenstein- Geez... shoulda seen this one coming. The original movie was about THE Doctor Frankenstein (and another doctor aiding him, Igor's dead by this time) making one last monster, a bride for his first one.
This would be a second remake. &quot;The Bride&quot; from 1985 starred &nbsp;Jennifer Beale and Sting as Baron Frankenstein.

[Mecha-Rodan]

Hmm, this is a few days late, but rather then start a new topic, I'll post my must sees for this years (and next years, now that you mention it) movie releases.

2004

Hidalgo
Godzilla against Mechagodzilla (DVD)
Hellboy
Van Helsing
Shrek 2
The Day After Tommorow
Around the World in 80 Days
Spider-Man 2
King Arthur
Catwoman (Common, it's Halle Berry people! )
Alien vs. Predator
A Sound of Thunder
Alexander
Ocean's Twelve
Meet the Fockers
Godzilla, Mothra, Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS (I would think it'll be released in America this year...)

2005

Godzilla: Final Wars
Jurassic Park IV
Star Wars Episode Three
Batman Begins
Fantastic Four
Bond 21
King Kong

[THE ONE AND ONLY]

It looks like possibly in 2006 we'll be seeing a remake of the 1953 sci-fi classic, The War of the Worlds from director Steven Spielburg, and screenwriter David Keopp(Jurrassic Parks 1 &amp; 2, Spider-Man, Secret Window), with Tom Cruise starring and producing the film.

[Kaiju_Sensai]

<font color='#008080'>Creature from the Black Lagoon remake info.

T H E * S C O O P *
A remake of the 1954 classic monster movie about a half-man/half-fish creature which is captured by scientists, but breaks free and kidnaps the fiancée of one of its captors.

R E L E A S E * D A T E *
Release date to be determined.

C A S T * A N D * C R E D I T S
Starring: To be decided.
Directed by: Guillermo Del Toro (Blade 2, Cronos, Mimic)
Produced by: Gary Ross (Big, Pleasantville), Arthur A. Ross (Brubaker, The Great Race)
Distributor: Universal Pictures

N O T E S
After scoring a major success with resurrecting The Mummy, Universal Pictures decided to remake the 1954 film Creature from the Black Lagoon, regarded as the last classic Universal monster movie. Through his production company, Larger Than Life Prods., Gary Ross (Big, Pleasantville) is co-producing the film with his father, Arthur A. Ross (Brubaker, The Great Race), who was one of the writers on the original film along with Maurice Zimm and Harry Essex. According to Ross, &quot;The story my father wrote embodies the clash between primitive men and civilized men, and that obviously makes it a fertile area for re-examination. Plus, I'm thrilled to be working with my dad.&quot; Larger Than Life Prods. also teamed with producer Marc Platt (Legally Blonde, Josie and the Pussycats) to remake the classic musical Bye Bye Birdie.
The original film, starring Richard Carlson and Julia Adams, features a half-man/half-fish creature which is captured by scientists. The creature breaks free and kidnaps the fiancée of one of its captors, with whom it has fallen in love. The classic film was originally presented in 3-D, and is renowned for its seamless creature design and splendid underwater sequences. Universal released the original Creature From the Black Lagoon to reclaim its glory days from the 1940s when it had a hand in classic monster flicks such as Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolf Man, Mummy, and Phantom of the Opera. But after the 1948 release of Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, jaded audiences were demanding something new.

The premise of the film was developed by producer William Alland, who was inspired by tales heard from film crews about piranha-like creatures lurking along the Amazon River. Alland selected director Jack Arnold, who had just wrapped the 3-D movie It Came From Outer Space, to helm the film. Bud Westmore, head of Universal International's makeup department, was hired to create a compelling monster outfit, and he credited co-workers Jack Kevan, Chris Mueller, Milicent Patrick and Bob Hickman with the final design. While location shooting for the original film was in the Amazon, the remake is being shot in Queensland, Australia.

The Creature role in the original film was first offered to Glenn Strange, who had portrayed the Frankenstein Monster in some Universal movies, but he passed because he thought the part required too much swimming. Instead, the role went to Ben Chapman, although Ricou Browning did all the underwater stunt work. Two sequels followed, featuring Tom Hennesy as the Creature in Revenge of the Creature and Don Megowan in the role in 1956's The Creature Walks Among Us, with Ricou Browning continuing to do the stunt work in both sequels. Unlike actors portraying monsters in the 1930's and 1940's such as Karloff, Lugosi and Chaney, the folks who portrayed the Creature never achieved fame because the studio opted not to credit them in order to promote the myth of a real creature.

[Emperor Violenjiger]

&quot;Yo Joe!&quot;

Cannot wait for the G.I. Joe Live-Action Movie. It's going to be a prequel to the television series/cartoon.

[Melkor]

Here is the new Batman logo:

http://batmanbegins.warnerbros.com/images/logo1.jpg

Looks kinda plain if you ask me, though the more I see of it, the more I'm beginning to like it!



Peace,



Melkor



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[SuperXAsh]

Quote[/b] (Mecha-Rodan @ Mar. 16 2004,21:29)]Catwoman (Common, it's Halle Berry people! )
???? Have you seen or read the plot? *http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/eyebrow.gif

This movie's gonna probably be like that STEEL movie, but with T&amp;A.

I'm pretty sure this is gonna bomb... I'll still go see it for the sole fact that there'll be T&amp;A (and at times not even the mighty T&amp;A can save a bad movie)... but other than that... looks like Lil' Ms. Oscar Winner is going to probably be more willing to be in future X-Men movies after this stinker premieres.

She's fighting an EVIL COSMETICS empire, sounds more like the kind of plot you'd expect to find in a Legally Blonde sequel than a comic book-based movie.

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[Archaic_Avenger]

Around the World in 80 Days? &nbsp;that's a great book! &nbsp;i'd love to see it as a movie! &nbsp;also, the blockbuster around my house just got Godzilla X MechaGodzilla, saddly after i got it on DVD when it wont work on my computer. &nbsp;http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

Rodan2000

[Dark Warrior]

Movies I am looking out for:

Kill Bill Volume 2(I still think the first one was best film of 2003)

The Punisher

Casshern(Should be out 2004/05 I'm guessing)

Would look foward to Batman,but the 2 latest ones have.....well,put me off them.But,new director whos ace,Christian Bale and a host of great actors,I guess my fears are unfounded(Well,i hope they are).

And thats really all I'm looking foward to.Ive got a feeling EVA is gonna fall flat on its face and my interest in most other things is so-so.

[Jet Jaguar]

I just watched the original PUNISHER movie with Dolph Lundgren
OMG I hope the new one is better

[Zigra]

<font color='#0000FF'>For those of you who haven't heard, Steven Spielburg is planning to make another &quot;War of the Worlds&quot; movie. This apparently will NOT be a remake of the 1953 movie, but rather a complete re-telling of the original book, set in 1898 (just like the book is).

I'm not sure I like this news. The '53 movie version of WotW was quite possibly my all-time favorite alien invasion movie, and another WotW movie might upstage it.

[Baran-no-goji]

I heard something about that years ago. Curiously when I read about it, spielberg was niot on the project but actor Michael caine was set to be one of the stars. Curiously, the film wouldve been rated NC-17!!! I forget the source I got this from (years ago) but maybe you can find the links at Yahoo movies or greg's upcoming previews or something.

[Super Angillas]

Well lets hope Speilberg isn't going to be no guns on this one. &nbsp;Ok sure the common cold does the Martians in, but let's at least see people try to shoot them!

[Zigra]

Quote[/b] (Cole Deschain @ Mar. 22 2004,20:05)]Well, if the movie's any good at all, I'll like it...
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Quote[/b] ]Well lets hope Speilberg isn't going to be no guns on this one. *Ok sure the common cold does the Martians in, but let's at least see people try to shoot them!

He'll probably have people shooting at them with walky-talkies http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/intears.gif

[Kaiju_Sensai]

<font color='#008080'>It moment sci-fi/DVD fans have waited for is about to arrive. Coming this September for the first time ever on DVD, the classic Star Wars. That right! As of Current information the DVD will be available in September, unless they push it back that is. Looks like they may throw a special preview of Episode Three in there if we're lucky. Here's a link to the DVD news

Star Wars DVD (http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?style=MOVIE&pid=6712848&cart=182335998)

[Morgoth]

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[Melkor]

Actually I posted that in the 'Your DVD Collection' thread days ago, so there. http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif j/k

I'll probably get one just for the heck of it, and call me crazy, but I think the packaging for the Fullscreen edition looks a LOT better than the Silver/Platinum cover for the Widescreen version [ it's Gold, by the way ]. The second cover is also nice, it's a silhouette of Darth Vader's helmet, although it looks 'disfigured' and as I've said, better in Gold. And a preview for Episode III? I sure hope it's not all Anakin related mush, if anything, it should be more on General Grievous, even if his name is WORSE than anything I could ever think of [ I heard from another website that Ep. III is gonna be called 'The Creeping Fear'... If that's true, then I am seriously going to rethink my views on GINO ].



Peace,



Melkor



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[mecha-kumonga]

<font color='#008080'>Hey we need to add &quot;The Pink Panther&quot; starring Steve Martin to 2005's list of great movies. Its going to be as good at PJ's Kong just on a comdey platform.

[mecha-kumonga]

<font color='#008080'>Come now. SS movies are not that bad, well there better than D&amp;E. War of the World is my favorte book. It better match the books not that long and could be adapted into a movie quite easerly for that reason. LET IT BE THE COMMON COLD MANS MACHINES ARE WEAK AND POWERLESS NATURES MACHINES ARE DEADLY!!!!

[Dark Warrior]

Another film I'm looking out for is Shaun Of The Dead.Looks funny and ace at the same time.

Trailer if you wanna watch it:http://www.uip.co.uk/films/shaun_of_the_dead/video/trailer_05.html

Me,personally,I find it funny,but thats just me.

[Gothmog]

<font color='#FF0000'>I`m looking forward to AvP. I can`t say I`m expecting it to be a good movie or Oscar winner, but it should provide some fun.
GMMG is a must-see. If just Universe would hurry up....
The new Batman movie should, like AvP, provide some fun. I can`t say I really fell for the earlier ones, though they were packed with celebrities and some humor.

[Shadow]

<font color='#0000FF'>i think Van Helsing will be a cool movie. the special effects look awesome in it.

[Kaiju_Sensai]

<font color='#008080'>I just hope they put both the original and Special Edition versions on there together.

[Saruman]

They wont, its just going to be the SE version which sucks, because GL only cares that its his vision of what the movie should have been in the first place and thats what he wants.

I hope it doesnt sell well so that maybe we can get the original unaltered SW Ep.4 on DVD.

[kpa]

The current issue of FANGORIA, # 231- (HELLBOY cover), features an extensive look at the two JU-ON: THE GRUDGE theatrical films, including an exclusive &quot;on the set&quot; report and cast/crew interviews by Norman England. Highly recommended!

[Kappa the water imp]

I've read this on saturday in my sci fi-horror shop, it looks realy piss pants scary. They have Godzilla reveiws also.

[Da_Jinx]

The trailers for The Punisher looks pretty good. It might not do as well as Spiderman but I think it can be a sleeper hit. As Marvel comic fan, this is a must see! * http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

[Jet Jaguar]

As long as it's better than the first Punisher movie with Dolph Lunkhead! http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

[SuperXAsh]

Just as long as they have NO shots of Thomas Lane's bare naked *** in this one... I'll be happy. *still has bad memories of that from the first one* http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/dontgetit.gif

This version does look good... oh yes... looks like it'll kick ***. http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/nod.gif

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[Kappa the water imp]

The girl(zombie) or demon what ever , looks like the green monkey , in Hypnosis.

[Cam Eleon]

Don't forget Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, coming June 11 to theatres. Famous monster cameos, a bad guy with a *fleet* of evil giant robots and Angelina Jolie, people! What more do we need?

[mecharodan]

<font color='#FF7F00'>http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/spacegyaossmilie.gif Some need remakes, others don't. &nbsp;http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hypergyaossmilie.gif &nbsp;http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/meltdowngojismilie.gif &nbsp;http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/spacegodzillasmilie.gif

[Archaic_Avenger]

oh, they're remaking Tron.

Rodan2000

[THE ONE AND ONLY]

Just read yhis bit of info on the C.H.U.D. Message Boards. Apparently there is now serious talk of remaking the gangsta tale, Boys&quot;N&quot;The Hood. http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hmmm.gif

[Project Pimp]

Oh, you guys hear about the possible BLOB remake? A script was apparently made or something, eh it's on Creature Corner somewhere.

Sad as it is too say, my current generation is just the right stupidity to enjoy the stupidity coming out of Hollywood. http://www.kaijuphile.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

[kent]

You forgot WAR OF THE WORLDS which is being made by Speilberg and has a release date sometime in 2006

[SuperXAsh]

Oh god... spielberg's gonna probably bring his ##### pacifist views to a classic tale... unless he manages to pull it off... I'll be checking H.G. Wells' grave to see if he's spinning yet.

Why remake the Blob again? Like the Fly... the remake that was made is pretty damn good already.

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[UltraGojira]

I'm surprised nobody post this! Coming soon to a... well, a limited theatre near you:

GODZILLA: The original uncut re-release film!

Coming May 14 in LA.

I live in California, so I should be able to see that film.

Okay, so it's not technically a new film, but it's coming soon to limited theatres. I can't wait!

[Raptor]

On Netflix are several Hammer Horror classics to be released on DVD April 27th for the first time! Among the titles are:

FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED - This is a rather dark and psychotic tale involving the good Doctor not only extorting a poor girl and her fiance but also taking indecent liberties with her with impunity. He is 100% evil and the real villian.

DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE (1968) - Christopher Lee's third appearance as Dracula. Drac is accidentally thawed out and begins wreaking vengence and havoc. Christopher Lee is top notch. It is interesting, well written and you can see the writers are pushing the edges of the ratings board tolerence.

TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA (1969) - Yanks will finally be able to see the uncut version of this one! (Not to be confused with &quot;Blood of Dracula&quot;, a '50s B/teen movie in which an outcast girl falls prey to an evil lady scientist and is turned into a vampy campus vampire.) There's a bordello scene with a snake charmer and brief nudity that was missing in the US release.

Also, Paul Naschy's HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB (1972) was pushed back to 4/27. Check out the LATARNIA Forums (http://www.latarnia.com/) for more info. &nbsp;Three versions will be included: &nbsp;An uncut version more complete than the Brentwood DVD; the &quot;clothed&quot; TV version most of us saw on our favorite Horror Host show and a widescreen version! &nbsp;And it will retail for about $12 or less. The same company is also doing several other Eurocult favorites, such as NIGHT OF THE SORCERERS and A CANDLE FOR THE DEVIL.

There could be more releases also...

[UltraGojira]

Coming on the May 14-18 weekend, there is something special coming, waiting for us to buy it...

WALT DISNEY TREASURES WAVE THREE

These four new DVDs are coming soon with a special tin cover. These four DVDs are...

MICKEY MOUSE IN LIVING COLOR VOL. 2: This DVD features all the Mickey Mouse shorts from 1939-1995 including two short features and a special. This DVD also includes deleated animation from &quot;The Sorcerer's Apprentice&quot;. Suprisingly, the shorts are digitally remastered.

THE CHRONOLOGICAL DONALD: This DVD features all Donald Duck cartoons from 1934-1941 with a special bonus feature &quot;The Man Behind The Duck&quot;.

WALT'S TOMORROWLAND: This DVD features includes all the futuristic shorts, including Epcot TV. It also features bonus materials, including the Publicity Gallery.

ON THE FRONT LINES: This powerful DVD features epic shorts of War. This DVD not only includes shorts, but a feature length film called, &quot;Victory Through Air Power&quot;.

All of those DVDs are coming soon to a rare store near you on the week of May 14-18.

[THE ONE AND ONLY]

THE LOST BOYS, one of my favorite horror flicks of all time, will be rereleased in a Special Edition two-disc DVD set August 10th.

[SandwormPhish]

Just thought some would like to know, the first volume of Invader Zim hits DVD on the 11th.

[Cole Deschain]

<font color='#0000FF'>All I can say is, &quot;Why?!&quot;

The original os one of the most brilliant, disturbing, nightmarish things to come out of the Cold War.

And now we're making a &quot;contemporary&quot; one.

Somebody must have been hallucinating when they thought this would be a good idea...

[Morgoth]

Kinda like remaking 'Psycho'. I tell you, the amount of talent in Hollywood these days would fit on the head of a pin. I hope this fiasco blows up in their faces.

[PyrasTerran]

so, can someone clue me in on what this film is all about? I'm afraid I had no clue what was going on when i saw the trailer.

[Cole Deschain]

<font color='#0000FF'>Watch the original film. Most video stores worth their salt will have a copy.

It will be worth both your time AND your money.

[PyrasTerran]

Alright then.

[Melkor]

I have to agree with what's been said, remaking 'The Manchurian Candidate' has got to be the most pompous, idiotic thing I've heard so far this year. Why the need to remake a nightmarishly brilliant film for a contemporary audience? The original still stands as one of the best films ever made-- though I cannot say the same for the remake. We all know what happened when they attempted to remake Godzilla for a 'contemporary' audience...



Peace,



Melkor



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[PyrasTerran]

Eh.. I don't think we should automatically brand it to be a horrible remake just yet..

[THE ONE AND ONLY]

The bane of Melvin Smiley's existence comes to DVD September 7. Yes, I'm talking about KING KONG LIVES.

[Kaiju_Sensai]

<font color='#008080'>Both The Guyver &amp; Guyver 2 come out in mid August to DVD.

[Kaiju_Sensai]

Just learned that the Mummy, Invisible Man, & Creature Legacy Collections will be availble October 19th.

[Bagoth]

Kinda like remaking 'Psycho'. I tell you, the amount of talent in Hollywood these days would fit on the head of a pin. I hope this fiasco blows up in their faces.

I have a question to Mr. Morgoth, I have heard bash the actors, directors, and writers of movies all over the forum. Now I don't really have a problem with, but I would like to ask a question. Could you do better? Could act better then the actors nowadays, direct better then the directors we have better, and write better then the writers we have now a days?

[Raptor]

From MONSTER NEWS ONLINE (http://www.themonsterclub.com/):

The Astounding B-Monster (http://www.bmonster.com/index.shtml) reports that Cheech Marin will direct SENOR DRACULA, about an off-screen romance that occurred during the filming of a Spanish version of Dracula.

SCI FI Wire (http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/) reports that a live action adaptation of the 1967 Rankin & Bass animated classic, MAD MONSTER PARTY is on the way. John Pardee and Joey Murphy have been tapped to pen the script in which Baron Von Frankenstein summons movieland's classic monsters for a meeting to announce plans to hand over their leadership to his nephew.

Rue Morgue (http://rue-morgue.com/) announces Herschell Gordon Lewis' return to movie directing after a 30-year absence. The new horror entertainment company BLOODWORKS (http://www.bloodworks.net/) will finance and produce GRIM FAIRY TALES: WIN, LOSE OR DIE of which Lewis is tapped to direct. The film will mark the first in a series of offerings to be produced by the company. BLOODWORKS plans to release three to four movies a year for theatrical and direct-to-video/DVD. Of note: a sequel to 2001 MANIACS is also on their to-do list.

According to Fangoria.com (http://fangoria.com/), it looks like sequels to MY BLOODY VALENTINE and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME are in early scripting stages (outlines so far). The original HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME is being released by Columbia TriStar on October 26.

Some horror DVDs to look for this September include:
THE PROGENY, THEY NEST, DAWN OF THE DEAD, THE FUNHOUSE, GHOST STORY, ISLAND OF THE DEAD, KING KONG LIVES, THE LEGACY, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 1968 SE, THE SENTINEL, SSSSSSS, TERROR TRAIN, BODY PARTS, I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE, CHILDREN OF THE CORN, CHRISTINE SE, CREEPSHOW 2 SE, ELVIRA'S BOX OF HORROR (which includes HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, CARNIVAL OF SOULS and DEMENTIA 13). ELVIRA'S HORROR CLASSICS consists of HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL and NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD.

HORROR! CD COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK by Dave Baker
A real treat for British horror fans! From Silva America records (SSD 1060)
comes a compilation of horror movie themes. The Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Kenneth Alwyn, performs 11 movie themes and overtures in high-super-bit digital sound. The CD comes with a 16 page full-color booklet that gives a short synopsis of each movie, along with some fantastic color photos of the movie posters. The front cover is an incredible painting of the demon from "CURSE OF THE DEMON" and the back is a vivid rendition of Oliver Reed as the Werewolf from "CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF".

Tracks include:

HORRORS OF THE BLACK MUSEUM
1.) Overture
THE HAUNTING (1963)
2.) The History of Hill House
CORRIDORS OF BLOOD
3.) Prelude
NIGHT OF THE DEMON
4.) Overture
THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN
5.) Main Title
WITCHFINDER GENERAL
6.) Prelude / Romanza
THE CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB
7.) The Tomb / The Desert
KONGA
8.)Overture
FIEND WITHOUT A FACE
9.) Main Title / Love Theme
THE DEVIL RIDES OUT
10.) The Power of Evil
CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF
11.) Prelude
12.) Pastorale
13.) The Werewolf at Bay & Apotheosis

The CD is available at Spec's Music and on eBay.

[BS Digital Q]

Well, I've been getting a huge load of news that will please everyone, so instead of posting seperate topics, I'm just going to collect all the news I can get my claws on into one thread. How does that sound?

Anyway, here's my first tidbit, about Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash:

http://craveonline.com/scifi/stories.php?sid=344

[kent]

I'm sorry, but I am still not completely sold on Ash being in this type of film. For me, personally, having Ash in the film with Freddy and Jason just seems to sour the film.

[The Great MM]

I'm sorry, but I am still not completely sold on Ash being in this type of film. For me, personally, having Ash in the film with Freddy and Jason just seems to sour the film.

Why? Ash is a horror legend like Jason and is comedic like Freddy.

[BS Digital Q]

And on today's bulletin....

"Dinos in JP4 to have feathers?" http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=6677

"X-Men 3 to be written by Simon Kinberg" http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=2054

"Possible Hulk 2?" http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=2076

"Superman's identity a mystery?" http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=2056

"'Narnia' moves along" http://comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=6598

"Arnold not in T4?" http://comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=6489

"'It's Alive!' again!" http://comingsoon.net/news.php?id=6701

"'Doom' boom!" http://comingsoon.net/news.php?id=6702

"'Backwater' movie a dippin'" http://comingsoon.net/news.php?id=6691

"A look inside 'Area 51'" http://comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=6212

"In the 'Darklight'" http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=1983

"'War of the Worlds' going home?" http://craveonline.com/scifi/stories.php?sid=452

"'War of the Worlds' of fans" http://craveonline.com/scifi/stories.php?sid=402

"Abuzz over 'Green Hornet'" http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=2050

"'He-man's he movie" http://comingsoon.net/news/topnews.php?id=6627

"Hunting for 'Spyhunter'" http://www.comingsoon.net/news/spyhunternews.php?id=4796

"Even 'Lady Death' can't be dead" http://www.craveonline.com/comics/stories.php?sid=441

"'Fantastic Four' script review" http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=1982

"Rumors of a 'Supergirl'" http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=2080

[The Great MM]

"Possible Hulk 2?" http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=2076


NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BS Digital Q]

"Possible Hulk 2?" http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=2076

:darklord: :darklord: :darklord: :darklord:

[Raptor]

A Wal-Mart DVD bonanza:

IT, The Terror from Beyond Space
"X", The Man with the X-Ray eyes
The Angry Red Planet - wierd monsters like the bat/crab/spider and the ameoba.
Reptilicus - The "Danish Godzilla".
The Monster that Changed the World
The Man from Planet X
Attack of the Puppet People
I Bury the Living
At the Earth's Core
The Dunwich Horror
The People That Time Forgot
Empire of the Ants
Donovan's Brain
Die, Monster, Die!
Twice Told Tales
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Mars Needs Women
War Gods of the Deep
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine - Pure fun! Not only does have Vincent Price but also Susan Hart and Playmate China Lee!! "Super sexbots... built to kill!"
Count Yorga, Vampire
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Morons from Outer Space
The Beast Within - an '80's classic!
Beach Blanket Bingo
Bikini Beach (with Boris Karloff in a small part as an art dealer)
How to Stuff A Wild Bikini
Pajama Party (with Elsa Lanchester)
The Pit and the Pendulum
Theatre of Blood - Vincent Price. 'Nuff said!
Village of the Giants
The Thing with Two Heads - Another classic.
Strange Invaders
There may have been a couple of others, found in a shallow cardboard bin in the Electronics section for only $5 each.

Target also has some treats:

The following DVD bargains can be obtained for ONE DOLLAR EACH
(2 movies and a short)!

Pkg 1 - Silent Horror Classics:

NOSFERATU
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD (animated short)

Pkg 2 Silent Scream:

THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI

And for fright fans in England, on Febuary 7th, the BBC will launch their cult classic range of DVDs as follows:

The Nightmare Man on the 7th, followed by on the 21st by The Day of the Triffids (1981).
The Invisible Man (not sure which version yet), Adam Adamant Lives (the complete box set) and the Quatermass (1953-59) box set follow.

Sendit already has Triffids, AAL, Nightmare Man and Invisible Man up for pre-order. dvd.co.uk has Quatermass (but with no information) and the rest but no Quatermass on Sendit yet. The Adam Adamant retails at around £33 and Quatermass around £29. The others might be around the £9.99 mark.
By the way, dvd.co.uk apparently does not ship to the US but you can check out http://www.moviemail-online.co.uk/scripts/frontpage.pl which is recommended.

[BS Digital Q]

NEWSFLASH

1) The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed earlier reports that filmmaker Chris Columbus will direct and produce this Marvel Comics property for Universal Pictures. Avi Arad will produce for Marvel, Kevin Misher for Misher Films, Columbus and his 1492 Productions. The testy aquatic superhero, Prince Namor, a half-man/half-amphibian creature from the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, first appeared in 1939, when Marvel was known as Timely Comics, then reappeared in Fantastic Four adventures in the 1960s. Screenwriter David Self has adapted the comic for what is described as 'an epic film that will highlight various cultures, species and worlds beneath Earth's oceans.' Columbus will begin production on Sub-Mariner once he has completed filming an adaptation of the Broadway musical Rent.

2) "New Line Cinema and Marvel Studios, a division of leading global entertainment company Marvel Enterprises, have signed Nick Cassavetes ("The Notebook," "John Q") to direct the highly-anticipated big screen adaptation of Iron Man, based on the legendary Marvel Super Hero. The film is scheduled to be a 2006 tentpole release.

The project, which is being produced by Marvel Studios' CEO Avi Arad (Spider-Man, X-Men) and Angry Films' Don Murphy, is based on a script by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and David Hayter. The studios will begin casting immediately.

"This is an ideal situation because Nick is a tremendous talent with a passion for the material, and we have had such incredible success working with both him and Marvel in the past," said New Line production president Toby Emmerich. "Teaming up again to launch a franchise as promising as 'Iron Man' is very exciting."

Arad added, "Being able to work with such an acclaimed writer/director as Nick Cassavetes to bring one of our pre-eminent Super Hero franchises to the big screen is really special. Nick grew up reading 'Iron Man' and personally loves the character. He shares our vision of how to bring 'Iron Man' to life in a way that will appeal to a mass audience as well as the core Super Hero fan base. This deal with Nick marks the perfect way to launch our second big Marvel franchise with New Line, a studio that we have enjoyed a great relationship with in building the Blade character into a Hollywood heavyweight."

Based on the long-running Marvel comic book series, Iron Man tells the story of Tony Stark, the enigmatic heir to the Stark Enterprises fortune. A driven inventor and executive who seems to have it all, Tony is haunted by his dark side. Though he commands his empire by day, by night he secretly becomes "Iron Man," the living embodiment of decades of defense spending and innovation. Strapping on billions of dollars worth of state-of-the-art armor and weaponry each night to fight crime, terrorism and corporate espionage, Tony begins to crack under the strain of his fractured lifestyle and must ultimately confront the one enemy he can never beat -- himself.

Iron Man marks the continuation of New Line's successful relationship with Marvel, which was initiated with the studio's hit adaptation of Blade in 1998. New Line built on the initial film's success with the release of Blade II in 2002, and is set to release the third installment of the franchise, Blade: Trinity, on Dec. 8.

Cassavetes' relationship with New Line has also proved to be a profitable one in recent years. His last directorial effort, "The Notebook," was one of this summer's biggest hits at the box office. He also directed the 2002 hit film "John Q" for the studio and is currently in production on the drama "Alpha Dog," which features an ensemble cast including Bruce Willis, Justin Timberlake, Sharon Stone and Emile Hirsch.

Marvel has an impressive track record when it comes to translating its renowned Super Heroes to the big screen with such blockbusters as Spider- Man, Spider-Man 2, X-Men, X-Men 2, Daredevil, and The Hulk. The company is also currently in production on the much buzzed about adaptation of Fantastic Four, which hits theaters July 1, 2005.

Emmerich is overseeing Iron Man for New Line along with the studio's senior vp production Stokely Chaffin, vp George Waud and creative executive Jeff Katz. Spearheading the production for Marvel Studios are Kevin Feige and Ari Arad"

Got both of these off of Hulkmovie Forums.

[BS Digital Q]

More stuff from SuperHeroHype Forums:

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[BS Digital Q]

http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=20383Its a bit old, but I didn't see any threads for it...

But I sure hope it doesn't get made though.

[Evil alla Pure]

If it is true I'm not really worrying. That series has already been shot to Hell when it should have stayed one movie and everything would be ok.

[Figment]

Is this the one where we see the Shark's annoying and funny personality, or is that being saved for the special special edition of the original(borrowing a gag from Robot Chicken.)

[Solar_Behemoth]

Jaws 5? Why would it be Jaws 5?
You would think it would be Jaws 2, since no sequels were ever made and they are just figments of imagination. ;)

[Mecha74]

Is this the one where we see the Shark's annoying and funny personality, or is that being saved for the special special edition of the original(borrowing a gag from Robot Chicken.)

Yes, yes, lets see the Robot Chicken version, it's pretty much a guarantee it'll be more entertaining than all the sequels put together.:laugh:

[biochemitra]

Jaws 5? Why would it be Jaws 5?
You would think it would be Jaws 2, since no sequels were ever made and they are just figments of imagination. ;)
The truth hurts boy! Wheter anyone likes it or not, jaws 2, 3 and 4 do exist.

Personally, Although some of the sequals werent as good as the original-and some were better- I wont say anything more on this until I see it.

[Kiryu goji]

In my humble opinion, JAWS should have been a stand alone film. Personally, I think the sequals get progressivley worse and worse. Jaws 2 was OK, 3 was bad, and 4 was virtually unwatchable. It doesn't leave much hope for 5.

[Gorjirus]

Now, I would be happy to just see the original planned Jaws 3. It was going to be National Lampoon's Jaws 3, People 0.

[Gothmog]

Disregarding the fact that there already is a Jaws 5, making one would just be dumb. As everyone else noted, Jaws was great, 2 was at least watchable, 3(D)was totally crap and 4 isn't worthy of being part of a civil conversation.

[Gorjirus]

There is? I thought Revenge was the fourth Jaws movie.

[Gothmog]

There is? I thought Revenge was the fourth Jaws movie.
Revenge is the fourth, though there is an unoffical(-ish)sequel made by Bruno Mattei in -95 called Jaws 5:Cruel Jaws. It is basically a huge rip-off of Jaws featuring a lot of shark scenes lifted from Jaws, Jaws 2, Deep Blood and The Great White.
I believe it is illegal to sell it in the US(but don't quote me on that)because of the huge amount of stock footage in it taken without permission.

[kent]

Even though the sequels were never as good as the first, I still found some entertainment value in them. But I do agree it should have only been just Jaws; or even Jaws and Jaws 2 since it wasn't too far off from what the first one was. There really shouldn't be any sequels on animals like sharks because once you've done it, there isn't much you can do. All you would be doing is recycling the same tactics, deaths, etc. Sharks swim, bump, and bite. You can't expect people to come out of the film with something new. All those sequels tried to do was to make money off of the name. Plain and simple.
To be quite honest, I hope they do not make it. But I have no power of say as to whether they should make it or not. If they do...oh well.

[Gojira2000]

Even though the sequels were never as good as the first, I still found some entertainment value in them. But I do agree it should have only been just Jaws; or even Jaws and Jaws 2 since it wasn't too far off from what the first one was. There really shouldn't be any sequels on animals like sharks because once you've done it, there isn't much you can do. All you would be doing is recycling the same tactics, deaths, etc. Sharks swim, bump, and bite. You can't expect people to come out of the film with something new.
I agree. The first film should have been a stand alone. But it isn't, and we have to live with that. I actually thought that Jaws 4 was better then some other sequels... *goes and hids*

But a Jaws5? Hmmm... Truthfully, it's a domb idea. But with its original creators invold, I think we'll get a kind of JP3 type movie; entertaining, new, and stupid. Either way I'm happy.

[Burkion]

THERE IS NO JAWS SEQUALS OR JP3! They are horrfic lies, created by the devil! Like Star Wars Episode One and Two! Or Minya! *Goes back to watching Alien Resserection.*

[SuperXAsh]

That's OLD NEWS buddy, been saying that for years now... almost a decade now. I don't think a J5 will materialize (course the same could have been said for Spider-Man, The Hulk, AVP, etc. at one time :sarcasm:). The closest thing we're gonna get to a "Jaws 5" is the upcoming video game.

But if one MUST be made, then I highly suggest that they take the "Godzilla '84 Route" and pretend that every sequel before it "never happened" and maybe... MAYBE continue the story ELSEWHERE as in NOT AMITY. Sure I'd love to see how the Brodys coped with the aftermath of the first shark (since this version ignores previous Jaws sequels), but the idea of ANOTHER GIANT KILLER MAN-EATING SHARK attacking the SAME beach... really stretches it. So why not continue this "New Continuity" elsewhere, like... with the expeditions of shark expert Matt Hooper? (Though it'd be impossible to get Dreyfuss to work in this)

Also, and this is something that i've been drumming upon for a long long time and it's the apparent truth about the movie industry.

THERE'S NO SUREFIRE WAY TO STOP A SEQUEL FROM HAPPENING, OR THE POSSIBILITY OF ONE. Don't believe me? Watch Beneath the Planet of the Apes, with it's pretty final conclusion... then go rent it's SEQUEL, Escape from the Planet of the Apes and the following sequels after that.

Don't try and tell me that old "Then we can just not go to, or buy, them and they'll stop making sequels" B.S., because apparently that hasn't dawned on the makers of all those stupid Leprechaun movies.

[BS Digital Q]

This is in my first post...

Its a bit old, but I didn't see any threads for it...
So yeah, I already knew it was old news to begin with.

[Kiryu goji]

On what Kent is saying, I agree whole heartedly. Its not like monster movies that involve 'made-up' monsters (EG: Virtually ALL Kaiju films, the Alien Quadrillogy, Tremors, Predator ect..). In those movies,its easy to make a sequal (or quite a few sequals). You can add things to the creatures or change the creatures to make an original sequal. But if you try to do that with a shark, the movie will look ridiculous and it will no longer be scary or even startling, just plain dumb. So what do they do? The exact same movie over and over with little twists here and there to prevent it from looking like a complete rip-off or remake (eg: New characters, putting the shark in Sea World, ect..) and call it a sequal. I think the series has allready been thrown to the dogs, and a fifth movie would just make its situation worse.

[The Great MM]

Ah, forget Jaws 5...I wanna see...


ORCA 2!!!!!!!!!


:p

[bloodyarts]

^
For this, you rock.

Orca was an awesome film.

[Kaiju_Sensai]

Jaws 2 wasn't all that bad.

[Raptor]

Ah, forget Jaws 5...I wanna see...


ORCA 2!!!!!!!!!


:pYES! If you all haven't seen ORCA, I strongly suggest it. JAWS may have put these type films in the public eye but this is one exciting fish story that often slips below the radar. Actually, I see more plausibility in it than with some of the shark stuff.
Oh, don't worry about going in the water.... :p

[darthzilla99]

"That would be jaws!"
"No Mr.Conery, and it must be in the form of a question!"
"Alright, what is jaws? who is jaws?

Just had to quote saturday night live's celeprity jeorperdy.:p

Let them go and make this jaws and make them lose lots of money.

[Gfantheheroman]

Why would they even think of making a new Jaws movie? The worse of the Jaws movies was on AMC the other day. 3 and 4. God help me. They just released a new 30th Anniversery edition of the REAL Jaws. Look freak'in sweet. I want to get it.

[Kevzilla]

I don`t known if this turn, but Adem Sandler is talking about remaking ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES!

[BS Digital Q]

Via an interview with James Cameron at AICN:

QUINT: I remember before Paul W.S. Anderson did ALIEN VS PREDATOR it came out that you kind of made an offer to do another ALIEN film with Ridley Scott...
JAMES CAMERON: Yeah. Ridley and I talked about doing another ALIEN film and I said to 20th Century Fox that I would develop a 5th ALIEN film. I started working on a story, I was working with another writer and Fox came back to me and said, "We've got this really good script for ALIEN VS PREDATOR and I got pretty upset. I said, "You do that you're going to kill the validity of the franchise in my mind." Because to me, that was FRANKENSTEIN MEETS WEREWOLF. It was Universal just taking their assets and starting to play them off against each other.

QUINT: Milking it, totally.

JAMES CAMERON: Milking it. So, I stopped work. Then I saw ALIEN VS PREDATOR and it was actually pretty good. (laughs) I think of the 5 ALIEN films, I'd rate it 3rd.

QUINT: Ummm...

JAMES CAMERON: I actually liked it. I actually liked it a lot.

QUINT: You know, I hate it when movies don't abide by the continuity of their series...

JAMES CAMERON: When they make up their own rules.

QUINT: Exactly. They did that a lot with the alien incubation time, where from egg to chestbuster it happened...

JAMES CAMERON: In minutes, yeah...

QUINT: That kind of stuff really pissed me off with the movie...

JAMES CAMERON: Well, it starts to become a video game. It's like, "Okay, that can be in him and that can show up over here..." It becomes more metaphorical or more comic book. I don't mean comic book in a negative way, I just mean that it's working at a kind of mythic, metaphoric level as opposed to really trying to immerse you in reality.

I mean, I felt when I was making ALIENS I think the same thing Ridley was doing with ALIEN, which is... "I'm going to make you think this is real." Even though it is completely ridiculous deep space adventure. We were going to make you feel like it's real. It's a question of does the film take itself seriously or not.

KRAKEN: So you still thinking about doing something with it?

JAMES CAMERON: No.

[Mecha-Rodan]

Ah, oh well. If Cameron and Scott were both working on it, then it might have actually been pretty good. Hmm... It doesn't say anything about whether Scott has dumped the idea though...

[Solar_Behemoth]

Ouch... James Cameron liked Alien vs. Predator?
Eh, well he liked Terminator 3 so I shouldn't be surprised.

[Zigra]

To be fair, AvP may not have been very good, but it was better than Alien 3 or Alien Resurrection.

It's too bad Cameron won't be working on the next Alien movie. Frankly, I would have prefered his involvment over Scott's (I like "Alien", but it's dated, and "Aliens" turned out to be a superior movie, IMO). That, and Cameron would have tried his best to rectify the nonsense that started with A3.

[godzillamoviemaster]

AVP was good in my opinion, but for the reason that it is a senceless action movie. However, even so, it wasnt that good. However on a quality basis, AVP was horrid. Nothing will beat ALIENS though. That I own (I dont own AVP and probably never will) and LOVE just about as much as GFW as one of my favorite movies ever. Aliens had characters I cared about. It had quality (thats why it won alot of Academy Awards). Plus on top of that, it was kickass.:cool:

I have 350 posts on here now? Wow....

[Morgoth]

Amen there. I'm hard pressed to pick between 'Alien' and 'Aliens' (say what you will, Zigra, I don't think the original is dated at all. Did you see it in theatres recently when it was re-released?), they are both really strong, really well made movies. The rest of the franchise, however, is pretty forgetable, or downright bad in the case of Alien 3 (killing off Hicks and Newt off camera is something no movie-goer should excuse, and far worse than any of the inanity in Resurrection).

[Zigra]

(say what you will, Zigra, I don't think the original is dated at all. Did you see it in theatres recently when it was re-released?)

Perhaps I should have thrown in the word "slightly". "Alien" does hold up well today.........but just not quite as well as "Aliens" does, IMO.

[Doc Ock]

Alien and Aliens are both fantastic movies. 3 was ok, and Resurrection was pretty bad. But AVP was ungodly in terms of how bad it was.

Anyway, yeesh, Cameron sounds kinda like a prick in that interview. How could the guy like AVP and T3?:crazy:

[godofPH]

Anyway, yeesh, Cameron sounds kinda like a prick in that interview. How could the guy like AVP and T3?:crazy:

Its called a personal opinion. Everyone I know has, at some point, thrown adoration towards something that others think is bad.

[Zigra]

I wouldn't call him a prick just because he likes a movie that many others don't. Now, if he said something like "I like "Alien vs. Predator", and if you guys don't you're a bunch of dumbasses!", then he'd be a prick.

[Mecha74]

To be fair, AvP may not have been very good, but it was better than Alien 3 or Alien Resurrection.


Shhh.... Those films don't exist, remember?;)

[BS Digital Q]

Just some selected news piecesfor y'all:

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=7&id=34562

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=7&id=34207

[godzy]

Good grief! People are really running out of ideas.

[godofPH]

Hulk 2 a direct-to-DVD eh? Well, I don't care. Give me Abomination for a villain and I won't complain.

[Mecha74]

Interesting, I am glad that it is Myers instead of Ash(*waits for angry Campbell fanboys to suddenly storm in and lynch me with chainsaws*), IMO he just fits the film better. As to how in the Hell they are going to bring everyone together and make it work I haven't a clue.

As for the Hulk, I'm really not sure what to think yet. But the fact that it is going strait to DVD could spell trouble for the budget, I guess we'll have to wait and see.

[Morgoth]

They'd really have to pull out all the stops to make it suck worse than the theatrical one. Yeah, you heard me. Ang Lee, wtf were you thinking?

[kritaya]

They'd really have to pull out all the stops to make it suck worse than the theatrical one. Yeah, you heard me. Ang Lee, wtf were you thinking?

I have to agree. Ang Lee really stumbled. The real WTF goes out to the studio for signing him, though. Lee's made some good films, IMO, but Hulk needed a fan to direct it, like Raimi with Spiderman.

[godofPH]

Ang Lee, wtf were you thinking?

That same thought came across my mind when the *** cowboy love story Brokeback Mountain came out....

[Goji Son]

That same thought came across my mind when the *** cowboy love story Brokeback Mountain came out....

You mean the film that has garnered him the most acclaim and awards than any other filmmaker this year? Yeah, what a talentless, nut job.

:sarcasm:

[goji04]

Yo guess what, they are makin AVP 2 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758730/ let's hope it's better than the first, and it wasnt that bad u know way better that pred2 or al3 & 4 (of course these dont exist right) and seriously u dont need to trash it that bad, it's as good as it gets guys

[Godzilla Ghidorah]

I found a new list of movies that will come out soon here is the list.

1. Dark Knight
2. Saw 4
3. Iron Man
4. Harold and Kumar 2
5. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
6. Transformers 2
7. Aliens vs. Predator 2
8. HALO
9. John Rambo
10. Jurassic Park 4
11. Spider-Man 4
12. The Forbidden Kingdom
13. Pink Panther 2
14. Indiana Jones 4
15. National Treasure 2
16. Freddy vs. Jason 2
17. The Incredible Hulk
18. Cloverfield
19. Walk Hard
20. Beowulf




Alien vs Predator 2 is in bold because I found this new movie list on
http://www.planetavp.com/ If you dont think im telling the truth then here is the list.

[Mecha74]

Since there isn't a Spiderman 4 thread and the film is still a decent ways off from appearing I decided to post this here.

http://www.dwscifi.com/news/2070-sam-raimi-to-helm-spider-man-4