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.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
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
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Three more join the cast for 'G.I. Joe'
Posted December 20, 2007 at 11:27 AM
By Tim Briscoe
Can you tell I'm excited about next year's G.I. Joe movie? I posted my casting picks and, whether you wanted it or not, I have informed you on the selections of Sienna Miller and Ray Park for the movie. Needless to say, I'm reliving my childhood right now.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, three more have signed on for the toy-turned-action flick. Rachel Nichols will suit up as Scarlett. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje will play Heavy Duty. Said Taghmaoui has been cast as Breaker.
The beautiful Nichols starred in TV's Alias and recently appeared in the thriller P2. She stars as the red-haired, crossbow-wielding Scarlett. Nichols has also been cast in this year's Star Trek.
Akinnuoye-Agbaje is best known playing Mr. Eko on TV's Lost. Heavy Duty is G.I. Joe's weapons expert.
Taghmaoui was on TV's Sleeper Cell. He's in the new movie The Kite Runner. Breaker is the communications specialist for the team.
There are rumors that Byung-hun Lee will be cast as Storm Shadow -- the yin to the yang of Snake Eye's Ray Park.
Even though I am (or, was) a big fan of the '80s comic, toys, and animated TV series, I had no idea G.I. Joe was an acronym. According to THR, it stands for Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity. Save that tidbit for your next grueling match of Trivial Pursuit.
G.I. Joe will be in theaters on Aug. 7, 2009.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
By Tim Briscoe
Can you tell I'm excited about next year's G.I. Joe movie? I posted my casting picks and, whether you wanted it or not, I have informed you on the selections of Sienna Miller and Ray Park for the movie. Needless to say, I'm reliving my childhood right now.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, three more have signed on for the toy-turned-action flick. Rachel Nichols will suit up as Scarlett. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje will play Heavy Duty. Said Taghmaoui has been cast as Breaker.
The beautiful Nichols starred in TV's Alias and recently appeared in the thriller P2. She stars as the red-haired, crossbow-wielding Scarlett. Nichols has also been cast in this year's Star Trek.
Akinnuoye-Agbaje is best known playing Mr. Eko on TV's Lost. Heavy Duty is G.I. Joe's weapons expert.
Taghmaoui was on TV's Sleeper Cell. He's in the new movie The Kite Runner. Breaker is the communications specialist for the team.
There are rumors that Byung-hun Lee will be cast as Storm Shadow -- the yin to the yang of Snake Eye's Ray Park.
Even though I am (or, was) a big fan of the '80s comic, toys, and animated TV series, I had no idea G.I. Joe was an acronym. According to THR, it stands for Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity. Save that tidbit for your next grueling match of Trivial Pursuit.
G.I. Joe will be in theaters on Aug. 7, 2009.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Mummy 3 Wraps in China
Rob Cohen, director of the upcoming The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, wrote on his official blog that production has wrapped in Shanghai. "After 91 days of shooting and 2,021 shots, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor has wrapped," Cohen wrote.
"I finished shooting the 'Imhotep's Nightclub' sequence with Isabella Leong slow dancing with Luke Ford and, across the dance floor, Brendan Fraser guiding Maria Bello through the steps in a very romantic ending quickly turning to comedy as, upstairs in the lounge, John Hannah gets caught skipping out of town on his partner Liam Cunningham." The production ended with a wrap party at Shanghai Studios, preceded by a fireworks display, Cohen said. Cohen praised his cast, which includes Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong, John Hannah, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Liam Cunningham and David Calder.
Cohen promised more news about the movie as it moves into post-production. "Rest assured, I will continue to update you on the post-production process, give you sneak peeks and take you right through to the world premiere in Beijing, China, on July 24, 2008," he said.
"I finished shooting the 'Imhotep's Nightclub' sequence with Isabella Leong slow dancing with Luke Ford and, across the dance floor, Brendan Fraser guiding Maria Bello through the steps in a very romantic ending quickly turning to comedy as, upstairs in the lounge, John Hannah gets caught skipping out of town on his partner Liam Cunningham." The production ended with a wrap party at Shanghai Studios, preceded by a fireworks display, Cohen said. Cohen praised his cast, which includes Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong, John Hannah, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Liam Cunningham and David Calder.
Cohen promised more news about the movie as it moves into post-production. "Rest assured, I will continue to update you on the post-production process, give you sneak peeks and take you right through to the world premiere in Beijing, China, on July 24, 2008," he said.
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