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Report: Frank Miller in talks to write/direct “Buck Rogers” for the big screen…

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“The Spirit” director Frank Miller, just maybe the man to write/direct the “Buck Rogers” movie to the big screen. Frank Miller and Odd Lot Entertainment, are trying to take the rights of “Buck Rogers” from Nu Image/Millenium, who currently owns the rights to the legendary character.

Frank Miller’s “The Spirit” will hit theaters everywhere on Christmas Day.

The Hollywood Reporter reports:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i8cb71d29182efee6d6f7618b9ddcc5af

I love the Buck Rogers character and Frank Miller is a perfect choice for the project. I’m also looking forward to seeing “The Spirit” which I will see sometime after Christmas.

Kev

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Report: Writer for fifth Jack Ryan movie found, Hossein Amini, will pen next flick…

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Paramount Pictures has announced they found a writer for the fifth Jack Ryan movie soon to be in the works. Writer Hossein Amini, has been signed by Paramount to write the script for the next Jack Ryan flick. Hossein Amini is the writer of the film “The Four Feathers” that starred the late Heath Ledger as the leading role.

Director Sam Raimi was attached and confirmed to helm the next Jack Ryan flick, but Raimi pulled out due to a busy schedule. Now the film has no director as of yet.

No actor has been casted for the Jack Ryan role, but Harrison Ford has recently picked up interest in playing the character again, so it wouldn’t surprise me if Paramount gets him.

The Hollywood Reporter reports:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i8cb71d29182efee64edd7054be2ce22f

Kev

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Report: Tim Robbins rumoured to play Howard Stark, Tony’s dad in “Iron Man 2″…

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Actor Tim Robbins is rumoured to be casted as Howard Stark, Tony Stark’s father in “Iron Man 2”. It’s been said that Tim Robbins will only play a small flashback scene where he brings together “The Avengers” and “Captain America”.

For those who has forgotten who Tim Robbins is, he has starred in movies such as “The Shawshank Redemption”, “Antitrust”, “Mystic River”, “War of the Worlds”, etc.

More on it here:

http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-scoop-the-player-may-join-stark-industries-5873

Lets hope this rumour is true. Tim Robbins is a brilliant actor and he would make a good cast addition to the “Iron Man” series.

Kev

Celebrity/musician deaths, movies

RIP: Majel Barrett-Roddenberry 1932 – 2008

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Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, the widow of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, has passed away due to leukemia, she was 76. She died at her home in Bel-Air, California where she was surrounded by family and friends. She was known as “The First Lady Of Star Trek” since she was married to Gene Roddenberry.

She has done voice over work for the Star Trek computers in the original Star Trek, The Next Generation, Voyager, Deep Space Nine and most of the Star Trek movies. She recently did voice over work as the Star Trek computer for J.J. Abrams new “Star Trek” movie as well.

Other than doing her voice over work for the Star Trek computer, she had an on screen acting role playing the character of, Lwaxana Troi, who is the mother of Counselor Deanna Troi, on the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” series.

The Associated Press reports:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5je7I8T2di7PvaK8GamP14iZzuqhgD955BPH81

Kev

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Pics of “The Wrestler” premiere in Los Angeles…

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Actor Mickey Rourke, the main star of “The Wrestler” poses for the camera.

Actress Marisa Tomei attends the premiere…

The gorgeous Rachel Weisz is not in the movie, but she attends the premiere to see it herself…

Rapper 50 Cent attends “The Wrestler” premiere in Los Angeles…

Wrestling hall of famer and actor Rowdy Roddy Piper poses with Mickey Rourke…

Piper looking cool…

Marilyn Manson’s ex-girlfriend, Rachel Evan Wood, shows up at the premiere…

30 Seconds to Mars, frontman Jared Leto attends the premiere…

WOOOOOoooooo!!! Ric Flair styling and profiling at “The Wrestler” premiere with his wife Tiffany.

Ric Flair and his wife, chatting it up with Mickey…

Marlan Wayans, just showing up and looking cool…

Roddy Piper and his wife Kitty at the premiere…

It was a huge celebrity turn out “The Wrestler” premiere in L.A. Of course, many legendary wrestlers came out.

More premiere pics to come as I find ’em!!

Kev

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Pics of “The Wrestler” premiere in Los Angeles…

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Actor Mickey Rourke, the main star of “The Wrestler” poses for the camera.

Actress Marisa Tomei attends the premiere…

The gorgeous Rachel Weisz is not in the movie, but she attends the premiere to see it herself…

Rapper 50 Cent attends “The Wrestler” premiere in Los Angeles…

Wrestling hall of famer and actor Rowdy Roddy Piper poses with Mickey Rourke…

Piper looking cool…

Marilyn Manson’s ex-girlfriend, Rachel Evan Wood, shows up at the premiere…

30 Seconds to Mars, frontman Jared Leto attends the premiere…

WOOOOOoooooo!!! Ric Flair styling and profiling at “The Wrestler” premiere with his wife Tiffany.

Ric Flair and his wife, chatting it up with Mickey…

Marlan Wayans, just showing up and looking cool…

Roddy Piper and his wife Kitty at the premiere…

It was a huge celebrity turn out “The Wrestler” premiere in L.A. Of course, many legendary wrestlers came out.

More premiere pics to come as I find ’em!!

Kev

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Report: “Watchmen” trial date pushed back to Jan. 20th…

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A Los Angeles federal judge moved the Twentieth Century Fox vs. Warner Bros. “Watchmen” trial back to Jan. 20th. The reason is, Judge Gary Allen Fees announced, he had to handle a criminal matter on Jan. 6 which was the original trial date for “Watchmen”.

For those who had forgotten what this war is about, Twentieth Century Fox claims they own the rights to the “Watchmen” graphic novel written by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons so Fox can make it into a movie themselves. Too late, Warner Bros. already made the movie and Warner Bros. claim they own the copyrights, not Fox. Fox filed a federal suit aagainst Warner Bros., demanding that Warner Bros. not make the film and not release it at all. Meaning that Fox wants to destroy Warner Bros. “Watchmen” project forever.

Zack Snyder, the director of “Watchmen” has never backed down, they are still moving forward on releasing the film even if they have a lawsuit on their hands. “Watchmen” has already released another trailer and more posters, and the release date for the film is still March 6th, 2009. Warner Bros. continues to fight for their copyrights of the film.

Variety Reports:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997498.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

See the new trailer for “Watchmen” here:

http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/

I’m still feeling that Warner Bros. will win this battle all the way, so they can release “Watchmen”. Warner Bros. will be victorious. Hang in there, Warner Bros., keep fighting. FOX are a bunch of greedy assholes anyway.

I bought the “Watchmen” graphic novel by Alan Moore, a while back but haven’t read it yet because I’m still reading the “Twilight” series. I will start reading the “Watchmen” graphic novel soon though before the movie comes out. I want this film to be released. It would be sad if Twentieth Century Fox wins and if FOX took “Watchmen” away from us, I will never watch a film by Fox again if they win the battle. Warner Bros. has my support.

Kev

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Report: “Watchmen” trial date pushed back to Jan. 20th…

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A Los Angeles federal judge moved the Twentieth Century Fox vs. Warner Bros. “Watchmen” trial back to Jan. 20th. The reason is, Judge Gary Allen Fees announced, he had to handle a criminal matter on Jan. 6 which was the original trial date for “Watchmen”.

For those who had forgotten what this war is about, Twentieth Century Fox claims they own the rights to the “Watchmen” graphic novel written by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons so Fox can make it into a movie themselves. Too late, Warner Bros. already made the movie and Warner Bros. claim they own the copyrights, not Fox. Fox filed a federal suit aagainst Warner Bros., demanding that Warner Bros. not make the film and not release it at all. Meaning that Fox wants to destroy Warner Bros. “Watchmen” project forever.

Zack Snyder, the director of “Watchmen” has never backed down, they are still moving forward on releasing the film even if they have a lawsuit on their hands. “Watchmen” has already released another trailer and more posters, and the release date for the film is still March 6th, 2009. Warner Bros. continues to fight for their copyrights of the film.

Variety Reports:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997498.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

See the new trailer for “Watchmen” here:

http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/

I’m still feeling that Warner Bros. will win this battle all the way, so they can release “Watchmen”. Warner Bros. will be victorious. Hang in there, Warner Bros., keep fighting. FOX are a bunch of greedy assholes anyway.

I bought the “Watchmen” graphic novel by Alan Moore, a while back but haven’t read it yet because I’m still reading the “Twilight” series. I will start reading the “Watchmen” graphic novel soon though before the movie comes out. I want this film to be released. It would be sad if Twentieth Century Fox wins and if FOX took “Watchmen” away from us, I will never watch a film by Fox again if they win the battle. Warner Bros. has my support.

Kev

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My final Oscar award nomination for “Best Picture” prediction here…

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I did this before in the past, but this is my final prediction of what will get nominated for the Oscars in Feb. of 2009 for “Best Picture”. Usually there are 5 films nominated every year for the “Best Picture” award and this is my pick.

I have only seen a few of these movies, but the ones I haven’t seen yet, I know will get nominated due to the hype…

Here’s my final predictions below:

“The Dark Knight”

“Wall-E”

“Frost/Nixon”

“Changeling”

“Milk”

Everybody knows why “The Dark Knight” will definitely get in. “Wall-E” will definitely get it no matter what happens. “Frost/Nixon” will definitely get in because of Ron Howard. “Changeling” will get it no matter what happens ’cause it rings Clint Eastwood everytime he’s at the Oscars every year with a new film. “Milk” starring Sean Penn will get it because they know that the film about a real life gay politician will create controversy in the media if it got nominated.

Out of this list, I only saw “The Dark Knight” and “Changeling” but the other three films looks really great. Mark my words, these five films will get the nomination. I don’t think films like “The Wrestler”, “Valkyrie” or “Benjamin Button” will get nominated at all.

I would be very surprised if “Valkyrie” got nominated for Best Picture all of a sudden, since it’s a WW II Nazi flick about Hitler, and it would be a shock if “Valkyrie” got the nomination and if it even wins. I would even be surprised if Tom Cruise wins for Best Male In a Leading Role nomination for “Valkyrie” as well. While “Valkyrie” does look really good, I don’t think it’s Oscar worthy.

Eastwood’s other film “Gran Torino” looks amazing as well, but I think “Changeling” will get the nomination instead of “Gran Torino”.

We’ll just wait until the official Oscar nominations come out to the press, to see if I got my predictions right.

Kev

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Report: Harrison Ford set to star in JJ Abrams comedy titled, “Morning Glory”…

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Not too long ago, MTV News reported that Harrison Ford hinted, he will work on a comedy with JJ Abrams. Here are the details. The film is simply titled, “Morning Glory”, the film will be directed by Roger Michell. The film is produced by JJ Abrams film company, Bad Robot.

Aline Brosh McKenna wrote the script, she is also the writer for the movie, “The Devil Wears Prada”. This film will be made through Paramount Pictures, the same studio where Ford last worked on “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”.

Actress Rachel McAdams is set to star alongside Ford in “Morning Glory”.

Rachel plays an aspiring news reporter who tries to save a failing morning show by getting control of it’s feuding anchors. Ford is set to play one of those anchors she is feuding with.

Variety Reports:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997467.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Will there be jokes making fun of Indiana Jones or Han Solo for laughs in this film? I hope not. Leave Harrison’s other characters out of this film.

Seems like everytime Harrison tries to do a comedy, it fails in the box office. This one can be a hit if done right and hope they do make it a funny one.

Kev