A Chat With The Windtalkers
May 31, 2002
From CHUD: Nick Nunziata interviews
director John Woo and actors Christian Slater and Roger Willie about the
upcoming WWII film "Windtalkers".
Anderson Denies Practice Role
May 31, 2002
From Sci Fi Wire: Former
X-Files star Gillian Anderson is
denying the rumor that she'd appear in the TV series The Practice next
season. The rumor first appeared on the Lycos website.
Matrix Reloaded Release Date Changes
May 31, 2002
From Cinescape: The
Matrix Reloaded has been moved
up in the schedule. The sequel will debut on May 15, 2003.
From Hell DVD Review
May 30, 2002
From CHUD: The site reviews
the DVD, movie and added features for the Hughes Brothers movie starring
Johnny Depp, Heather Graham and based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and
Eddie Campbell.
Buffy Trolls For Emmy
May 30, 2002
From Sci Fi Wire: Buffy
producers are placing
DVD copies of "One More, With Feeling" into subscription copies of
Variety as part of a promotion for the Emmy Awards. Previous episodes such as
"Hush" and "The Body" have failed to win at the awards show.
Become An XBox Live Beta Tester
May 30, 2002
From Beta News: Microsoft
will be testing
the XBox Live online subscription service over the summer. For more
information read the entire article or go to the XBox
Live Beta Page.
Stewart Says Star Trek: Nemesis Is Not The Last
May 29, 2002
From Cinescape: Patrick
Stewart is
optimistic about the continuation of the Next Generation Trek film
franchise. Though he admits that the film does have a sense of closure to it.
Ellis Talks Matrix Chase
May 29, 2002
From Sci Fi Wire: David Ellis,
the 2nd unit director on the Matrix sequels talks
about the massive freeway chase sequence filmed in Northern California last
year.
Clones Behind Phantom Menace
May 29, 2002
From ComingSoon!:
Starting Tuesday the latest Star Wars prequel, Attack of the Clones, has
fallen behind it's predecessor The Phantom Menace in total box-office
revenue.
Lucas Sets Out Indy 4 Timeline
May 28, 2002
From Cinescape: George
Lucas gave
out some info and hints about the upcoming Indiana Jones film. He said that
a writer was soon to be chosen and gave a possible date for filming to begin.
Also hinted were some casting of characters and the time period in which the
film would be set.
The Sets of The Matrix
May 28, 2002
From CHUD: Smilin' Jack
Ruby reports
from the sets in Sydney, Australia of the Matrix sequels. SJR gives a photo
tour of locations used in the original Matrix film.
Harry Potter Book 5 Date Set
May 28, 2002
From Cinescape:
Scholastic Publishing has apparently set the
new release date for J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix" as June of 2003.
Spielberg In The Twilight Zone
May 27, 2002
From Wired: Director
Steven Spielberg takes
on the Philip K. Dick story "Minority Report", sidesteps his
typical happy ending, talks about our technological responsibilities, about the
problems with filming digitally and the subtle use of visual effects in his
latest film.
Lucas On Original Star Wars Trilogy DVDs
May 27, 2002
From ComingSoon!:
George Lucas discusses whether or not the original versions of the trilogy will
be included on the DVD along with the special editions. He also answers why the
droids don't recognize Darth Vader and Natalie Portman's new scenes added to
Return of the Jedi.
Reeves Teases Matrix Sequels
May 26, 2002
From Sci Fi Wire:
Keanu Reeves tells
that his character in The Matrix sequels will be facing some stiff
competition. Also, producer Joel Silver brags that the special effects sequences
are so great that they'll "never be copied".
Freakylinks Showrunner To Oversee Angel
May 26, 2002
From Ain't
It Cool News: David Simkins, a writer/producer with a less than stellar
track record will replace David Greenwalt on Angel. Greenwalt is leaving the
Buffy spin-off series to work on the ABC paranormal series "Miracles".
Chris Columbus Out of Harry Potter 3?
May 26, 2002
From ComingSoon!:
It seems director Chris
Columbus is out of the Harry Potter film franchise after Harry Potter is
released. The article names his likely replacement for the third film and gives
an update on the status of the fifth book.
Lucas Defends Star Wars Symbolism
May 26, 2002
From Cinescape:
George Lucas defends
the use of symbolic and mythic elements in the latest Star Wars prequels.
Admits that fans of the original trilogy might have been put off by aspects of
the story like Anakin's miracle birth and the midichlorians.
Professor X Gets New Students
May 26, 2002
From CHUD:
Two actors have been added
to the cast of Bryan Singer's X-Men sequel. The Mutants Nightcrawler and
Pyro will join Wolverine, Storm and the others for X-Men 2. The sequel is
expected to begin filming in Vancouver starting next month.
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