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Baker: Wolfman maker

Posted 19 years ago

Benicio del Toro will get excessively hairy as the titular shapeshifter of the upcoming remake of Universal’s THE WOLF MAN. But who’ll make him monstrous? Apparently it’s precisely the guy you’d want for the job: multiple Oscar-winning FX guru Rick...

Street Fighter guy

Posted 19 years ago

Here’s a dilemma: There’s a talent strike supposedly on Holllywood’s horizon, you have the rights to the STREET FIGHTER videogame property, and Paul WS Anderson and Uwe Boll don’t have room on their schedules. Where the hell do you turn?...

Claudius costs cash

Posted 19 years ago

If you had two million bucks, you might’ve won the bidding war for the Roman Empire historical book I, CLAUDIUS. But you don’t have that kinda disposable income, which is why veteran producer Scott Rudin now holds the pricey property...

Iron Man cometh

Posted 19 years ago

If hearing the heavy buzz about the IRON MAN footage from Comic Con got your batteries juiced, it’s been a painful wait to see it for yourself. Director Jon Favreau says you won’t have to wait much longer to see...

X-Men Origins?

Posted 19 years ago

It doesn’t seem like a possible X-MEN 4 is any sort of studio priority at Fox, but could the upcoming WOLVERINE and MAGNETO solo prequels serve as part of a whole new series in the X-franchise? The X-Men Films Blog...

Saw blood drive poster

Posted 19 years ago

Aside from putting Shawnee Smith back on the big screen and making work for FX guys, one of the more positive things to come from the eternal SAW franchise is their tie-in promotion with the Red Cross, which has extracted...

Latchkey at TIFF

Posted 19 years ago

I always try to show support for independent filmmakers — especially if it’s someone I know, and they make something groovy. My Canadian chum Troy Nixey has done that with his short film LATCHKEY’S LAMENT, a bizarre yet touching tale...

More bloody Beowulf

Posted 19 years ago

Tired of all the slightly different teaser clips for BEOWULF? Feel like you need a little more… meat? How about Grendel tearing high holy hell out of a bunch of medieval dudes? Maybe more glimpses at a near-nekkid CG Angelina...

The Hidden West

Posted 19 years ago

The remake of the classic western 3:10 TO YUMA is saddled up and ready to ride into theaters on Sept. 7th, with A-list talent Russell Crowe and Christian Bale donning the dusters and strapping on the sixguns for director James...

Stopping Power stops

Posted 19 years ago

It seems like Fate really despised SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL (and THE HAUNTING and TOMB RAIDER 2). Just before director Jan de Bont was ready to roll on his new action flick STOPPING POWER, the project has apparently crumbled due...

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