Mike Sampson

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Favorite Movies: The Shawshank Redemption, Jaws, Boogie Nights, Goodfellas, The Jerk, Raiders of read more the Lost Ark, The Untouchables (recent) 21 Grams, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Anchorman

Likes: German women, the VX-980 hair blower, my chest hair, fighting beach read more crime, my talking black Trans-Am...oh wait, that's David Hasselhoff

Scott takes Passage

Posted 19 years ago

Fox has acquired the rights to the upcoming vampire novel THE PASSAGE for Ridley Scott to produce and direct. The book was written under the pseudonym “Jordan Ainsley” but the real author is Hemingway Award winner Justin Cronin. The film...

T4 hits a snag

Posted 19 years ago

I’m not sure if any of you out there were really looking forward to a TERMINATOR 4 that wouldn’t include Arnold Schwarzenegger, but if you were, prepare to be disappointed. Halcyon Co., the company that owns the rights to the...

Pics of Tom as Nazi

Posted 19 years ago

If you ever wondered what Tom Cruise might look like as a one-eyed Nazi, today’s your lucky day. The first official pics from Bryan Singer’s VALKYRIE are online today that show Cruise in full regalia as well as a shot...

Kate tells the Truth

Posted 19 years ago

Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Vera Farmiga and Edie Falco will star in the upcoming political thriller NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH for director Rod Lurie (THE CONTENDER). In the film, Beckinsale will play a journalist who outs a CIA agent (Farmiga)...

Fox bails on Con

Posted 19 years ago

Were you that one guy who was looking forward to seeing footage from ALIENS VS. PREDATOR 2 at Comic-Con this year? Sorry buddy – no can do. Fox has abruptly cancelled their planned presentation at this year’s Comic-Con just one...

No Homer for Conan

Posted 19 years ago

When THE SIMPSONS MOVIE was first announced, I thought to myself, “Self, they better collect some of the finest writers from that show’s history to work on the script.” That would include a now-famous writer who has his own talk...

Saw V, VI and ZZZ

Posted 19 years ago

As you might have expected from the swift production of SAW IV, there are other sequels in the works. Specifically SAW V and SAW VI already have a director. Bloody-Disgusting is reporting that David Hackl, one the man to direct...

Howard’s new Children

Posted 19 years ago

Despite an already busy schedule, Ron Howard has added another film to his list of movies to direct. He has signed on to direct the Universal adaptation of Claire Messud’s novel THE EMPEROR’S CHILDREN. While Howard goes off to direct...

Chuck & Larry a ripoff?

Posted 19 years ago

There are rumors starting to circulate around the web that I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY is a ripoff of an Australian film titled STRANGE BEDFELLOWS. The rumor spread after an article by Garry Maddox in the Sydney Morning...

Leguizamo w/ M. Night

Posted 19 years ago

John Leguizamo has signed on to co-star with Mark Wahlberg in the upcoming M. Night Shyamalan thriller THE HAPPENING. Not a feature adaptation of “What’s Happening Now?,” the Shyamalan film will feature Leguizamo as Wahlberg’s best friend who joins him...

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