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Michael Clarke Duncan dead at age 54
Actor Michael Clarke Duncan has passed away at the age of 54, from complications suffered from a heart attack he had in July.
Known for his big build and deep voice, Duncan was in the prime of his life. His first movie role was in 1995's Friday, and he had several small parts playing bouncers and muscle men. It wasn't until 1997's Armageddon that he had a meatier role with more lines, playing one of the rough-and-tumble drilling crew drafted into blowing up an approaching asteroid.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Al Pacino wants to be King
The actor that has delivered to us such unforgettable lines as "Say hello to my little friend," or "Cause she's got a great ass...and you got your head all the way up in it!" is going to be playing the Bard's biggest royal role. That's right my friends, none other than Al Pacino himself will be playing William Shakespeare's King Lear in a movie based on the classic play.
Add a comment (0)Platinum Studios and Sony Pictures partner for new toons
Reported in the pages of Variety this morning is the story that Sony Pictures has a new deal with Platinum Studios, a comic book publisher that has a thousand different properties but not much in the way of actual books in comic books stores. Sony is developing an as-yet unnamed animated feature based on a Platinum property. So what's the property?
Add a comment (0)Cupid gets his own movie
Prolific Hollywood machine man Garry Marshall (The Princess Diaries, Georgia Rule and about a million otherdirecting, writing and acting credits) has his next project lined up: it's a comedy called Valentine's Day set to go at New Line Cinema.
Add a comment (0)Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Star Trek's new Kirk deemed Hollywood's future star
The new captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise is meeting with the approval of theater owners nationwide. Chris Pine has been selected as the Male Star of Tomorrow by the members of ShoWest, the annual gathering for the National Association of Theater Owners. Pine will accept his award on April 2.
Bourne again on game consoles
Expect to play more video games based on the creations of Robert Ludlum, writer of The Bourne Identity. Electronic Arts has struck a deal with Ludlum Entertainment that allows the software developer/distributor to make games based on Ludlum properties.
Add a comment (0)Monday, February 2, 2009
Carpenter goes to The Ward next
John Carpenter's next will be part psychological thriller, part ghost story. The original Halloween helmer has signed on to direct The Ward, scheduled to start filming come May. Amber Heard (Alpha Dog) toplines the movie as a beautiful young woman who, while incarcerated in a mental institution, is haunted by a ghost.
Add a comment (0)Bill Murray lowering himself for new role
Bill Murray, Robert Duvall, Sissey Spacek and Lucas Black are signed to star in Get Low, a new thriller to be directed by Aaron Schneider.
Add a comment (0)Slap Shot set to score again
31 years after Paul Newman led his team on the screen to hockey infamy Universal Pictures is getting ready to drop the puck on a remake of Slap Shot.
Add a comment (1)Sunday, February 1, 2009
Slumdog star joins Shyamalan's Airbender
The actor who rose to worldwide fame as Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire has landed his next acting job in M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender. Dev Patel will play one of the Airbender's allies, a member of the Fire Tribe named Zuko.
Add a comment (3)Scorsese has three circling Silence
Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will be Blood), Benicio Del Toro (The Wolf Man) and Gael Garcia Bernal (Blindness) are in negotiations to star in Martin Scorsese's next film, an adaptation of the novel Silence.
Add a comment (0)Saturday, January 31, 2009
Watchmen's Tales of the Black Freighter DVD artwork and specs
Here's the cover art for the Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter DVD scheduled to go on sale come March 24. Available on regular DVD as well as Blu-ray format, Warner Home Video has given us the details on what sort of content will be on each version.
Add a comment (5)Wednesday, January 28, 2009
New writer boards Bond creator biopic
Screenwriter John Orloff has been hired to rewrite Fleming, a movie about the creator of James Bond that's been in development with Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way production company.
Add a comment (2)Director confirmed for new Thing movie
Just like its alien brethren that crashed thousands of years ago at the South Pole, Universal's sequel to the classic 1982 horror film The Thing is beginning to stir to life after a long frozen nap.
Add a comment (3)Fox steps in to make third Narnia
After being dismissed by Walt Disney Pictures, Walden Media has found a new partner in the form and shape of 20th Century Fox. That studio will now help make the third Narnia movie Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
Add a comment (9)Day One gets an order for one show (so far)
NBC is hoping to strike gold by mining the sci-fi vein by ordering a pilot for Day One, a new project created by Heroes writer and producer Jesse Alexander.
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