Michelle Rodriguez, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Jordana Brewster -- the
stars of the original -- are back for the anticipated THE FAST AND THE
FURIOUS 4, ComingSoon.net reports.
It's set to hit theatres on June 5, 2009 and will involve Brian (Walker)
and Dominic (Diesel) teaming up again, going undercover to help the Feds
stop heroin importer Braga.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
DRAGONBALL PUSHED TO '09.
Manga movie DRAGONBALL has been delayed until April 3, 2009, according
to ComingSoon.net.
On its original August 15, 2008 release date, it was up against
anticipated flims THE INTERNATIONAL, STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, TROPIC
THUNDER and WILD CHILD.
It is the first to jump on April 3.
The 20th Century Fox project was written and directed by James Wong,
based on the manga by Akira Toriyama.
The story follows an alien sent to destroy Earth who has a change of
heart and decides to join the humans in their fight against the forces
of evil.
Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Eriko Tamura,
Joon Park, Chow Yun-Fat, Texas Battle, Randall Duk Kim and Ernie Hudson
star.
to ComingSoon.net.
On its original August 15, 2008 release date, it was up against
anticipated flims THE INTERNATIONAL, STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, TROPIC
THUNDER and WILD CHILD.
It is the first to jump on April 3.
The 20th Century Fox project was written and directed by James Wong,
based on the manga by Akira Toriyama.
The story follows an alien sent to destroy Earth who has a change of
heart and decides to join the humans in their fight against the forces
of evil.
Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Eriko Tamura,
Joon Park, Chow Yun-Fat, Texas Battle, Randall Duk Kim and Ernie Hudson
star.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
BAKUGAN TO DEBUT ON CARTOON NETWORK.
The hit anime series BAKUGAN will make its U.S. debut Feb. 24 on Cartoon
Network.
Airing first in Japan and Canada, the series follows the adventures of
Dan and his fellow Battle Brawlers as they use strategy and skill to
save the Earth from destruction.
BAKUGAN begins with kids around the world discovering cards with
different characters.
They create a battle game with them, not realizing the cards correspond
to an alternate universe called Vestroia, where Bakugan warriors are
waging war.
"Baku" in Japanese means "to explode" and "gan" means "sphere."
Bakugan are small spheres from a far-off universe that morph into
powerful warriors, sent to Earth when the war in Vestroia spins out of
control.
Now Dan and his friends must save both universes from destruction with
their Battle Brawling skills.
BAKUGAN is produced by Sega Toys Ltd., Spin Master Ltd., Nelvana
Enterprises, TMS Ent., Ltd., Japan Vistec Inc. and Sega Corporation,
with animation by Japan Vistec Inc. and TMS Ent., Ltd.
Network.
Airing first in Japan and Canada, the series follows the adventures of
Dan and his fellow Battle Brawlers as they use strategy and skill to
save the Earth from destruction.
BAKUGAN begins with kids around the world discovering cards with
different characters.
They create a battle game with them, not realizing the cards correspond
to an alternate universe called Vestroia, where Bakugan warriors are
waging war.
"Baku" in Japanese means "to explode" and "gan" means "sphere."
Bakugan are small spheres from a far-off universe that morph into
powerful warriors, sent to Earth when the war in Vestroia spins out of
control.
Now Dan and his friends must save both universes from destruction with
their Battle Brawling skills.
BAKUGAN is produced by Sega Toys Ltd., Spin Master Ltd., Nelvana
Enterprises, TMS Ent., Ltd., Japan Vistec Inc. and Sega Corporation,
with animation by Japan Vistec Inc. and TMS Ent., Ltd.
BOONDOCKS EPISODES PULLED FROM ADULT SWIM.
Cartoon Network's Adult Swim has pulled two upcoming episodes of THE
BOONDOCKS from its schedule, reports AD AGE. Recently, the two episodes
appeared on YouTube, making some wonder whether the move to yank the
episodes was done over content concerns or as part of a viral marketing
plan.
Aaron McGruder, who created the show and the comic strip on which the
show was based, has long been critical of BET, and in the two yanked
episodes he turns his satirical eye toward BET execs. In the episodes,
the show's protagonist Huey goes on a hunger strike in an effort to
force top BET execs to commit Japanese-style ritual suicide to atone for
"their destruction of the black people." BET CEO Debra Lee is portrayed
as Dr. Evil-like Debra Lee-vil, while her lieutenant, based on BET Ent.
president and BOONDOCKS exec producer Reggie Hudlin, plans to expand the
network's original lineup by only producing MTV retreads cast with black
people.
AD AGE did not hear back on the matter from McGruder, Hudlin, Lee or
Cartoon Network Chief Content Officer Bob Sorcher. However, Cartoon
Network spokesman James Anderson, wrote to the trade pub stating, "The
two episodes you were asking about are not scheduled to air on Adult
Swim. We really have no further comment, but you should know that
neither Turner nor Adult Swim were contacted by BET, Ms. Lee or Mr.
Hudlin."
BOONDOCKS from its schedule, reports AD AGE. Recently, the two episodes
appeared on YouTube, making some wonder whether the move to yank the
episodes was done over content concerns or as part of a viral marketing
plan.
Aaron McGruder, who created the show and the comic strip on which the
show was based, has long been critical of BET, and in the two yanked
episodes he turns his satirical eye toward BET execs. In the episodes,
the show's protagonist Huey goes on a hunger strike in an effort to
force top BET execs to commit Japanese-style ritual suicide to atone for
"their destruction of the black people." BET CEO Debra Lee is portrayed
as Dr. Evil-like Debra Lee-vil, while her lieutenant, based on BET Ent.
president and BOONDOCKS exec producer Reggie Hudlin, plans to expand the
network's original lineup by only producing MTV retreads cast with black
people.
AD AGE did not hear back on the matter from McGruder, Hudlin, Lee or
Cartoon Network Chief Content Officer Bob Sorcher. However, Cartoon
Network spokesman James Anderson, wrote to the trade pub stating, "The
two episodes you were asking about are not scheduled to air on Adult
Swim. We really have no further comment, but you should know that
neither Turner nor Adult Swim were contacted by BET, Ms. Lee or Mr.
Hudlin."
AZARIA TO ESCAPE FROM THE SMITHSONIAN.
Hank Azaria will portray all-powerful Egyptian pharaoh Kah Mun Rah in
Fox's NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2: ESCAPE FROM THE SMITHSONIAN, joining Ben
Stiller in the follow-up to the 2006 hit NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM.
Amy Adams and Dick Van Dyke are also set to appear in the sequel,
according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
Shawn Levy will direct, Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon and Scott Frank
wrote the script and Levy's 21 Laps Entertainment and 1492 Pictures'
Michael Barnathan and Mark Radcliffe will produce.
Fox's NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2: ESCAPE FROM THE SMITHSONIAN, joining Ben
Stiller in the follow-up to the 2006 hit NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM.
Amy Adams and Dick Van Dyke are also set to appear in the sequel,
according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
Shawn Levy will direct, Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon and Scott Frank
wrote the script and Levy's 21 Laps Entertainment and 1492 Pictures'
Michael Barnathan and Mark Radcliffe will produce.
G.I. JOE VILLAIN CAST.
British actor Chris Eccleston is set to play villain Destro in the
big-screen adaptation of G.I. JOE, directed by Stephen Sommers, with the
latest script by Stuart Beattie.
Eccleston has most recently been seen as invisible man Claude on NBC's
HEROES.
Ireland native David Murray had been cast in the role, but had to
withdraw because of visa problems, reports THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
G.I. JOE also stars Channing Tatum, Dennis Quaid and Sienna Miller.
big-screen adaptation of G.I. JOE, directed by Stephen Sommers, with the
latest script by Stuart Beattie.
Eccleston has most recently been seen as invisible man Claude on NBC's
HEROES.
Ireland native David Murray had been cast in the role, but had to
withdraw because of visa problems, reports THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
G.I. JOE also stars Channing Tatum, Dennis Quaid and Sienna Miller.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
New Knight Rider Has Transformers Vibe
Justin Bruening, who stars in NBC's upcoming Knight Rider movie and backdoor pilot, told SCI FI Wire that the show will have some Transformers-like elements.
"The Transformers aspect is that the car actually morphs into different colors and actually morphs into an attack mode," Bruening said in an interview on the show's set on Jan. 14, adding: "It grows a spoiler and becomes more aerodynamic than a stock Shelby Cobra."
The "car" is the new K.I.T.T., or Knight Industries Three Thousand, a computer-enhanced, 540-horsepower black Mustang Shelby GT 500 KR. SCI FI Wire got a look at the armored version of the vehicle during shooting in the remote Castaic area of Los Angeles County on Monday, where producers were filming the aftermath of a climactic crash between K.I.T.T. and a minivan. The "attack mode" K.I.T.T. had "armored" louvers over the grill, a large spoiler on the back deck, black rims on the wheels and other enhancements.
Adding a morphing capability to the car is only one of the ways producers are updating the 1980s series for a new generation, former soap star Bruening said. "It's got a lot of Bourne Identity kind of stuff," he added, referring to the 2002 Matt Damon thriller movie that freshened up the action-spy genre.
The show is a sequel to the 1980s TV classic that made a star of David Hasselhoff and featured a souped-up Pontiac Trans Am. Bruening plays Mike Tracer, a former Army Ranger and Iraq War vet who has fallen on hard times when he's called to help out Sarah Graiman (Deanna Russo), the daughter of Charles Graiman (Bruce Davison), inventor of K.I.T.T., who has gone missing. Sydney Tamiia Poitier stars as an FBI agent. Hasselhoff has a cameo as Michael Knight, the original Knight Rider
Sharing a scene with "The Hoff" was "amazing, actually," Bruening said. He added: "I watched the original show, and I was a huge fan when I was a kid. And that was the first day of filming, and standing there, you know, I was already nervous just filming in general, and here comes this 6-foot-4 giant that I used to idolize as a kid. And ... it was just surreal, and getting to work with him was just so much fun. It's one of those moments that you get to tell your grandkids, I guess." Knight Rider airs as a two-hour movie on Feb. 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. (NBC is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM.) --Patrick Lee, News Editor
"The Transformers aspect is that the car actually morphs into different colors and actually morphs into an attack mode," Bruening said in an interview on the show's set on Jan. 14, adding: "It grows a spoiler and becomes more aerodynamic than a stock Shelby Cobra."
The "car" is the new K.I.T.T., or Knight Industries Three Thousand, a computer-enhanced, 540-horsepower black Mustang Shelby GT 500 KR. SCI FI Wire got a look at the armored version of the vehicle during shooting in the remote Castaic area of Los Angeles County on Monday, where producers were filming the aftermath of a climactic crash between K.I.T.T. and a minivan. The "attack mode" K.I.T.T. had "armored" louvers over the grill, a large spoiler on the back deck, black rims on the wheels and other enhancements.
Adding a morphing capability to the car is only one of the ways producers are updating the 1980s series for a new generation, former soap star Bruening said. "It's got a lot of Bourne Identity kind of stuff," he added, referring to the 2002 Matt Damon thriller movie that freshened up the action-spy genre.
The show is a sequel to the 1980s TV classic that made a star of David Hasselhoff and featured a souped-up Pontiac Trans Am. Bruening plays Mike Tracer, a former Army Ranger and Iraq War vet who has fallen on hard times when he's called to help out Sarah Graiman (Deanna Russo), the daughter of Charles Graiman (Bruce Davison), inventor of K.I.T.T., who has gone missing. Sydney Tamiia Poitier stars as an FBI agent. Hasselhoff has a cameo as Michael Knight, the original Knight Rider
Sharing a scene with "The Hoff" was "amazing, actually," Bruening said. He added: "I watched the original show, and I was a huge fan when I was a kid. And that was the first day of filming, and standing there, you know, I was already nervous just filming in general, and here comes this 6-foot-4 giant that I used to idolize as a kid. And ... it was just surreal, and getting to work with him was just so much fun. It's one of those moments that you get to tell your grandkids, I guess." Knight Rider airs as a two-hour movie on Feb. 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. (NBC is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM.) --Patrick Lee, News Editor
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