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A Note from Joey et al

 
JoBlo, the Arrow and myself will be in NEW YORK CITY over the weekend for the FANGORIA CONVENTION at the New Yorker Hotel. Please note that the news will not be updated on Friday because of this, but we will be back strong on Monday morn'. BTW, if you do happen to be in town, why not drop by & do some glad-handing (and maybe even catch a glimpse of the JASON X trailer, baby!!) Just look for three guys who look like the logos below... :)
 

JoBlo	Arrow	Joey

More info on the FANGORIA CON here
                                              

April 5, 2001

Darren Aronofsky is hard at work writing a science fiction epic that he plans to direct with Brad Pitt "in serious negotiations to star" in the project. Aronofsky is working on this film with Warner Bros. with whom he is also prepping BATMAN: YEAR ONE with Frank Miller.  The plot of the film was not released as Pitt and Aronofsky are both looking to keep details on a need-to-know basis, and frankly we don't need to know. The director and the star have had several meetings about the project and are both looking forward to working together.
                                              

April 5, 2001

Christopher Walken has joined the cast of Disney's THE COUNTRY BEARS, which also stars a bunch of animatronic bears. Walken will play the film's villain (well, duh...how about we get Chris a role where he's not an evil villain?  I personally want to see the Christopher Walken romantic-comedy), Reid Thimple, a banker looking to demolish the Country Bear Hall,  presumably the place where the Country Bear Jamborees take place.  Haley Joel Osment and Charles Dutton are among the stars lending their voices to the aforementioned animatronic bears. The film began production last March and is gunning for a spring 2002 release date.
                                        

April 5, 2001

Sigggghhhhhhh. I really wish George Lucas would post the official title of EPISODE 2 on the STAR WARS website already and get all of this speculation over with! The latest reports come from the UK, where George Lucas was interviewed by the Movie Chart Show (interesting title ...) and didn't mention one thing about the title.  BUT, the host of the show said in his introduction to the taped interview that EPISODE 2 was "tentatively dubbed THE SHADOW FALLS." Harry at AICN was quick to hop on this story, reminding us all that he called this months ago.  Problem is that Harry's scoop was most likely the source of the host's information.  Another problem is that theshadowfalls.com and all related domain names are all available for purchase.

Discuss possible EPISODE 2 titles here...
                                              

April 5, 2001

Miramax is finally ready, after years of delays, to begin work on a big-screen version of the Broadway hit, CHICAGO.  The Weinsteins have a brand new script from Oscar winner Bill Condon and a deal with Rob Marshall (ANNIE) to direct.  Producers are looking at stars Catherine Zeta-Jones, Nicole Kidman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Lopez, Cameron Diaz and Madonna (is it me or does every producer look at these actresses to star in their movies?). CHICAGO takes place in the 1920s and revolves around Velma and Roxie, a vaudevillian and a chorus girl, who also happen to be murderers.
 

April 5, 2001

• Some pics from the set of OCEAN'S ELEVEN have popped up on the net that you can check out here
• It's good to see Howard Hesseman (HEAD OF THE CLASS) working again. He's just been added to the cast of ABOUT SCHMIDT.  Read more about this film here
• X-MEN leads the nominations for the Saturn Awards for achievement in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Film with a total of 10. Read more about the awards here

April 4, 2001

Coming Attractions reported a rumor a few days ago that WWF wrestler, The Rock (aka Dwayne Johnson), was being considered for the title role in the upcoming DUKE NUKEM movie.  They received conformation on Tuesday that not only was the rumor true, but that Rock was offered the part and he was currently mulling over the deal. I can't imagine he'd pass this role up, unless schedules conflict with his first starring role in the MUMMY prequel, THE SCORPION KING.
       

April 4, 2001

Steven Spielberg spoke with Fox News about the re-release of his classic film, ET: THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL, and said that the film would be seen in theaters once again on the twentieth anniversary of its release, in April, 2002.  Plans for the film include a restored print and previously deleted scenes.  And don't worry about the re-release not coming to a theater near you.  Spielberg insists that it will be as wide a release as a brand new movie would get.
                                        

April 4, 2001

A whole bunch of folks turned out in Leonardo, New Jersey, early Tuesday morning to watch the last scene of JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK being filmed at the Quick Stop. Fans turned out in droves to watch the cameras roll for the very last time on Dante, Randal, Jay and Silent Bob, since Kevin Smith is retiring the so-called "Askewniverse" he created.  There are numerous on-set reports (although curiously enough, not one from Joey Baloney, despite the fact I live about a half an hour away from Leonardo, sniff, sniff...) and pictures from the scene on the internet, most notably at News Askew and AICN.
                                              

April 4, 2001

The new TOMB RAIDER trailer will be available for download in QuickTime, Windows Media Player and Real Player formats today starting at 12 PM EST at the Official TOMB RAIDER website, www.tombraidermovie.com. CA is also reporting that the official site will soon relaunch, allowing visitors to visit sites from the movie, including The Croft Manor and the temple at Angkor Wat. The trailer will also be available here at JoBlo's Movie Emporium, the greatest website EVER created... :)

April 4, 2001

• The trailer for OSMOSIS JONES will premiere this Friday before POKEMON 3 reports Coming Attractions.
• Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Horatio Sanz (SNL) will team up as two straight men accidentally set sail on a gay cruise in BOAT MEN.  Read more here
• Allie Raye (THE PRACTICE) has joined the cast of MINORITY REPORT reports Counting Down here
• A picture of Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker has popped up on the web that you can check out here
• Tcheky Karyo out of BLADE 2?  That seems to be what screenwriter David Goyer says here                         

April 3, 2001

Our scooper 'Big Daddy Don Bodine' who sent along a batch of pictures from the short film series THE HIRE (with directors like Ang Lee and John Frankenheimer and produced by David Fincher), is back with more pics and an interesting news tidbit.  Here is a list of the four films in the series and their directors:

Film 1: AMBUSH by John Frankenheimer
Film 2: CHOSEN by Ang Lee
Film 3: THE FOLLOW by Wong Kar-Wai
Film 4: STAR by Guy Ritchie

STAR is the big news out of that bunch as the last I heard, there were only three films in the series. Our scooper says Guy Ritchie has just been signed to direct the final film and it will star none other than.....you guessed it.   Madonna.  The films will premiere later this month on the website www.bmwfilms.com.  Check out pics from the set of THE FOLLOW below:

April 3, 2001

A report from the set of OCEAN'S ELEVEN turned up on Dark Horizons on Monday giving readers a more detailed look at the production and overall feel of the movie. The scooper says the film has a MISSION IMPOSSIBLE and CHARLIE'S ANGELS feel to it with "lots of very high tech toys."  Check out this scene description and prepare to get excited about this film: "Matt Damon who is the pick pocket, has to steal the code key from the one guy who has it, and get into the vault before an hour because the codes change every hour, then pass a retina scan when only a real eye will do, then get in a vault that is filled with moving laser beams, that will trip an alarm. Guards everywhere, and video monitors as well. And seizmic monitors that pick up a car going over a speed bump 100 feet up."  Sweeeeet.
                                        

April 3, 2001

Harry has gotten his nubby fingers on three hot scripts based on Marvel comics; DAREDEVIL, IRON MAN and THE INCREDIBLE HULK.  Mr. Knowles reviewed two of the scripts, DAREDEVIL and IRON MAN, and posted them here and here, respectively.  Also interesting to note is that Harry says his scooper is deep within the offices of Marvel and could get their hands on any Marvel script in production.  Looking forward to what X-MEN 2 has to offer....
                                              

April 3, 2001

• Out as Stifler's Dad in AMERICAN PIE 2 is Bill Paxton and to replace him we get Chris Penn. Read here
• Molly Shannon and Carmen Electra join Ashton Kutcher and Tara Reid in THE GUEST. Read more here
• There are all kinds of movies in the works based on the TV shows of Sid and Marty Krofft. Find out all about them here
• A movie based on the Marvel comic MAN-THING?  No, it's not an April Fools joke. Read all about it here

April 2, 2001

Yes, that's right boyz & girls, the puuurfect woman to slip into the CATWOMAN outfit, according to Warner Bros, is none other than the sexy lady better known as Ms. Ashley Judd. I'm sure many of you remember how delectable Michelle Pfeiffer looked in that black, leather outfit back when the BATMAN movies were good (BATMAN RETURNS), and now here comes news from Variety that the WB is hoping for more franchise power, as Ashley Judd has officially signed on to star in the "rapidly developing" CATWOMAN movie. No word on who the director will be, her co-stars or any starting date.
 

April 2, 2001

MATRIX 2 set report & blurry pics here

Cool clear MATRIX 2 pics here

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April 2, 2001

You might not know it, but even before its grand weekend box-office opening of $27 million, the sequel to SPY KIDS had already been greenlit by the Weinstein brothers of Miramax. Writer/director Robert Rodriguez said of the film:

"I wrote the sequel by accident," says Rodriguez. "The truth is I wrote a real long first movie where the kids had a robot dog. It was even more about the kids becoming spies. I had to take half the ideas out for this first movie, so I was left with the sequel. It has been green lit, and I want to go before the strike. I just promise you one thing. It won't be 'Spy Kids Go to Vegas.' It's got imagination. It will be a hybrid world. Sort of like James Bond meets Willy Wonka."

He also mentions how he wanted to direct ZORRO, but things just didn't gel, and that he actually turned down directing SUPERMAN LIVES, X-MEN and PLANET OF THE APES (although he admits that he would have taken SPIDER-MAN, had he been offered).
                                               

April 2, 2001

Rapper Dr. Dre is heading back into film with a role in TRAINING DAY, opposite Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. Dre will play a cop working under a veteran detective, Washington, in DAY, which will be directed by Antoine Fuqua (THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS). The film will also have cameos by Dre’s pal Snoop Dogg and Macy Gray. At one point, Eminem was considered for a role in this film, but eventually passed on the part.
                                              

April 2, 2001

See Willem Dafoe in Green Goblin costume here

Spider-Man Teaser poster here

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April 2, 2001

Almost Academy Award winning actress Kate Hudson and director Barry Sonnenfeld will team up for the romantic comedy, LAST CALL. The film was pitched by BOSTON PUBLIC writers Daniel Cohn, Jeremy Miller and Alicia Martin and follows the tale of two angels sent to pick up a shock jock whose time has come. The two accidentally save the man’s life and now must concoct a way to kill him. The angels (on a 70s actress, the other a 40s con man) begin to fall in love and instead of killing the man, wind up changing his life for the better. Talk about a complicated story, sheesh!
                                              

The Schmoes' Top 49 Movie Moments!

In case you missed the final list as chosen by the schmoes, you can check them all out below

The Schmoes' Top 49 Movie Moments