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Casting For ‘The Crow’ Reboot Has Begun
24 November 2009 9:54 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Ever since it was announced that Blade director, Stephen Norrington, was going to be writing and directing a reboot of The Crow franchise, there’s been speculation as to what shape his take on the classic comic and film character would be. At the time Norrington’s attachment was announced, it was revealed that the new version wouldn’t be, “gloriously gothic or stylized,” and this upset quite a few people who consider stylized goth to be the essence of The Crow story.
Norrington’s version is said to be, “realistic, hard-edged and mysterious,” which sounds like they’re trying to emulate the reboot success of Batman Begins with more brutality. That’s what I hope, anyway, although maybe that’s just wishful thinking on my part.
It was recently announced that the latest draft of Norrington’s Crow has been well received by studio Relativity Media, so much so »
- Ross Miller
The Crow Remake is Casting, But Who Should Play Draven?
23 November 2009 6:03 PM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
This is kind of like asking who should play the Joker if Chris Nolan decides to bring him back. We already know that Lxg director Stephen Norrington is rebooting Alex Proyas' The Crow, but hasn't cast anyone. Our friends at io9 talked with producer Ryan Kavanaugh who gave them some updates on the project. First he reiterates, "it's not a remake it's literally a relaunch of the franchise." Okay, but is it close to starting? "The Crow is definitely going to happen, we're just getting all the pieces together right now. It's not officially greenlit, but it's going to happen... I think in a couple months we could have the package together for sure." Kavanaugh obviously wouldn't say who they're looking at to play Eric Draven, the guitarist who is brought back from the dead to avenge his and his fiancée's murder. "We're looking. We're in discussions... I think »
- Alex Billington
Who Will Be The Crow?
23 November 2009 4:20 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Oh, The Crow! I loved you so! I had the poster, the comic book by James O'Barr, the T-shirt, and the unrequited crush on Brandon Lee, whose tragic death only fanned the flames of my teenage desire. I even went to see the sequel, The Crow: City of Angels, which featured the spectacularly bad line, "F*ck you, bird d*ck!" uttered by none other than Iggy Pop. (I did, however, forget to light a candle for its 15th anniversary earlier this fall. Sniff.)
As previously reported, there is a relaunch being written by Stephen Norrington, who will also direct, that might not even include Eric Draven, the main character (sacre bleu!). The last time that Norrington took a crack at directing a beloved comic book was the 2003 stinker The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but as io9.com reported, so far the script is getting good reviews. Meredith Woerner at »
- Jenni Miller
Sean Connery and Shirley Bassey reunite
19 November 2009 4:32 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Their distinctive tones, last heard in the same film in 1971's Diamonds Are Forever, will feature in an animated adventure about a vet attempting to rescue a beaver
It's a far cry from Goldfinger and Diamonds Are Forever. But animated tale Sir Billi the Vet, about the attempts of a retired Scottish animal doctor to rescue a fugitive beaver, will have one thing in common with the James Bond classics: the voices of Sean Connery and Shirley Bassey.
The veteran Scots actor has signed up to voice the lead, while Bassey takes singing duties on the title song, Guardian of the Highlands, according to the Hollywood Reporter. It's the first time their vocal talents have appeared in the same film since Diamonds Are Forever in 1971.
The husband and wife creative team behind the project, Sascha and Tessa Hartmann, always had Bassey in mind to sing the title track.
"There was no persuading needed here, »
- Ben Child
Warriors Three Join the Cast of Thor
18 November 2009 8:51 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Thor will be the next Marvel comic book movie to head into production, with shooting expected to commence sometime in mid-January. The Kenneth Branagh-directed action fantasy flick is shaping up to be a little different from your average superhero adaptation, and already boasts an impressive cast that includes Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgard, Tom Hiddleston, Jaimie Alexander, Colm Feore, and of course, Samuel L. Jackson briefly reprising his role as Nick Fury. Now this week three more actors have been added to the roster. According to Variety [1], Stuart Townsend (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Queen of the Damned), Ray Stevenson (Rome, Punisher: War Zone) and Tadanobu Asano (Mongol) have signed on to play Thor's Warriors Three, a group of "Asgardian adventurers who fight alongside the Norse god". Their names: Fandral, Volstagg the Valiant, and Hogun the Grim, respectively. Just based on the names alone I'm excited! »
- Sean
Goldfinger’s Sean Connery and Shirley Bassey Re-unite After 35 Years for Sir Billi
17 November 2009 6:17 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Sean Connery hasn’t made a film since 2003’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen because apparently he wanted to go out on the lowest note possible. However, Connery is making a semi-return as he’s voicing the lead character in the animated film, Sir Billi. Connery is a producer on the project and has been heavily involved with its production. Today, THR reports that Shirley Bassey, who wrote the famous theme song of the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger, will sing the title song of Sir Billi, “Guardian of the Highlands.” Sean Connery helping to shepherd this indie animated feature through production and getting a legend like Shirley Bassey to sing the theme is all really positive and I’m glad to hear of his contributions. So what’s this movie about? From THR: The movie centers on a retired, skateboarding veterinarian who lives in a remote Scottish village and who »
- Matt Goldberg
‘Thor’ Gets His Warriors Three
17 November 2009 4:42 PM, PST | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
Ray Stevenson (Punisher: War Zone), Stuart Townsend (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), and Tadanobu Asano (Mongol) are set to play the Warriors Three in Marvel’s Thor, directed by Kenneth Branagh.
The Warriors Three are a team of Asgardian gods that play a supporting role to Thor, the God of Thunder. According to Variety, Townsend will play Fandral the Dashing, a dashing swordsman Stan Lee based on Errol Flynn. Stevenson is set as Volstagg the Valiant, an obese warrior with superhuman strength based on the William Shakespeare character Falstaff. Asano is Hogun the Grim, a maceman with a resistance to physical injury based on the characters of actor Charles Bronson.
I’m not particularly familiar with Townsend, but Stevenson was excellent in “Rome” before he tried to make it with another awful Punisher pic and Asano was brilliant in the epic Mongol, something you should check out if you enjoyed Braveheart. »
- Jeff Leins
Geek Gossip: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Pirates 4, Thor, Star Trek
17 November 2009 9:30 AM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Disney has put its remake of the 1954 Oscar-winning classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea into dry dock, reports Variety.
The project, titled Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, had been due to start filming in February.
But it has now been halted indefinitely and director McG is no longer attached to the project. He is instead working on a drama for Warner Bros, called Dead Man Running.
Rob Marshall says he is excited to be working with Johnny Depp on Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth film in the franchise. The director, who previously captained Chicago and Memoirs of a Geisha, told AICN: "It's something that I was offered and never in the world thought I would do but then I was like, why not?"
Depp had previously said his his keenness to return as Jack Sparrow had been diminished by the departure of Disney chairman Dick Cook, »
- David Bentley
Stuart Townsend, Ray Stevenson, and Tadanobu Asano Are the Warriors Three in Thor
16 November 2009 10:05 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
With its January start date soon approaching, the remaining pieces of Kenneth Branagh’s Thor are falling into place. While last month it was rumored that Dominic Cooper (An Education) may play one of the Warriors Three, a trio of Asgardians who got Thor’s back, today we have learned that while the Warriors Three are in the film, Cooper’s not one of them (although that doesn’t mean he’s not in the movie in some other role). Instead, the Warriors will be comprised of Stuart Townsend (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), Ray Stevenson (Punisher: War Zone), and Tadanobu Asano (Mongol). Hit the jump for more details on the actors and their characters.
While Variety does pair the actors with their character, I think we can fairly assume that Townsend will play “Fandral the Dashing” (Stan Lee based the character on ones played by Error Flynn), Stevenson will »
- Matt Goldberg
'Thor's' Warriors Three Have Been Cast
16 November 2009 9:20 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Thor fans, here are your Warriors Three:
Actors Stuart Townsend, Ray Stevenson, and Tadanobu Asano have signed on to play adventurers from the mythical realm of Asgard, who fight alongside the Marvel Comics character Thor in his upcoming movie. The news comes from Comic Book Movie, which has the lowdown on each member of the trio.
- Fandral the Dashing is a swashbuckler who will run headlong into danger. He is also described as something of a ladies man, despite only moderate success on that front.
- Hogun the Grim is a fierce warrior as well as master and collector of different weapons. His ancestors were killed off by someone called Mogul of the Mystic Mountain, leaving Hogun in a mostly-foul mood.
- Volstagg the Valiant is actually based on the character of Falstaff. Throughout his comics history, Volstagg was given to boasting, but often shown as causing more problems than he solved. »
The Geek Beat: Rated M For Mature
10 November 2009 6:45 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Due to it being a quiet news week thus far, I decided it might be fun to discuss a little ruckus that's been brewing in Lexington, Kentucky. Two library workers became obsessed with Alan Moore, and not in the way familiar to those who found him via Swamp Thing or Watchmen. It seems the Jessamine County library got a copy of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume IV: Black Dossier as many self-respecting libraries have. Employees Sharon Cook and Beth Boisvert saw it (it's not clear how) and decided it was unfit for public consumption.
After challenging its shelf place and failing, they debated "spilling tea on it" before taking the less destructive measure of checking the book out. Ms. Cook kept it out of circulation for an entire year until one library patron said "Holy crap, my library has Volume IV! I shall check it out immediately!" and put it on hold. »
- Elisabeth Rappe
Alan Moore To Write Rock Opera For 'Gorillaz' Duo
10 November 2009 12:31 PM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Legendary comic book writer Alan Moore is set to write the lyrics for the next opera by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, the duo behind the popular “The Gorillaz" virtual band.
In an interview with Mustard Magazine, Moore stated "[Albarn and Hewlett] came down to Northampton last week because we're planning for me to do the libretto on their next opera." Albarn and Hewlett's previous “circus opera” was “Monkey: Journey to the West” which received critical acclaim in 2007 and led to a series of animated promos for the 2008 Olympics on BBC.
Moore also revealed that Albarn and Hewlett will be contributing to “Dodgem Logic”, a bi-monthly underground magazine founded by Moore that will debut later this month in the United Kingdom.
"[For the third issue] we've hopefully got [The Gorillaz] onboard," Moore said. "Being an opportunist, I asked them if they'd be prepared to contribute some pages to 'Dodgem Logic.' Rather than just doing an interview, I thought »
- Blair Marnell
Stephen Moyer, Sam Neil and Frances O'Connor topline distaster epic Ice
4 November 2009 2:31 PM, PST | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »
Vampire Bill, dino expert, Dr. Alan Grant, and that mom from A.I. fighting against the dangers of a second ice-age? Bring it on!
From the producers of the 13-part network series, Crusoe and the upcoming 2-part modernization of Day of the Triffids comes an adaptation of James Follett's 70's post-apocalyptic disaster novel, "Ice."
Synopsis:
Ice sees the destructive effects of climate change cause unimaginable devastation and panic worldwide as the human race finds itself contemplating the dawn of a new ice age.
It is 2020. Findings by environmental scientist Professor Thom Archer suggest that Halo, the corporate energy company drilling on the Greenland Glacier are causing it to melt.
Archer's warnings are ignored, so he heads to the Arctic to find indisputable evidence. Upon arrival, he realises humankind is under immediate threat, and races home to save hisfamily.
The glacier collapses, with devastating consequences. Astonishing weather patterns emerge and »
Librarians fired over Alan Moore comic
28 October 2009 6:37 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Two Kentucky librarians have claimed that they were fired after refusing to lend an 11-year-old an Alan Moore graphic novel. Sharon Cook and Beth Bovaire of Nicholasville, Jessamine county removed The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen from the girl's hold list after deeming it unsuitable, according to local TV stations. Cook described the book as "pornography" in her interviews. "Residents in Jessamine county do not realise (more) »
- By Hugh Armitage
Alan Moore comic dubbed 'pornographic'
23 October 2009 10:24 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's classic graphic novel The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen has been dubbed pornographic by two Us library attendants. Beth Bovaire and Sharon Cook, from Nicholasville, Ky, refused to allow an 11-year-old girl to borrow the book on the grounds that it contained inappropriate material. Both employees were dismissed over the incident, but have stood by their actions. "If you give children pornography, a child, a 12-year-old, cannot understand and process the same way a 30-year-old can," Cook told a local television news station. Bovaire (more) »
- By Mark Langshaw
Stephen Norrington's The Crow Remake is Moving Forward?
21 October 2009 6:28 AM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Nearly a year ago, it was officially announced that Stephen Norrington, of the train wreck that was The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, would be returning to directing after some 5 years to remake Alex Proyas' The Crow. Considering the history surrounding that film, fans were in an uproar, but Norrington insisted it was his passion project. We haven't heard anything since then, but Mania.com has an update from a "source close to the production" who tells them that Norrington has turned in a script to Relativity Media and that it was "very well received." With that approval, it's now moving forward into the casting stage. If this update is accurate (it seems legit), it looks like we'll actually be getting a Crow remake, reboot or whatever you want to call it, whether you like it or not. Need I remind you that The Crow was actually based on a »
- Alex Billington
New reboot of ‘The Crow’ is ready for casting
21 October 2009 5:56 AM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
The Crow reboot is still moving forward and the relaunch of the James O’Barr graphic novel will reportedly move towards casting.
Writer-director Stephen Norrington is still on board with the project and his script for the new Crow is believed to be “very well received” by the project’s production company Relativity Media. The firm will now work on casting. No word when this step will actually begin.
Norrington’s Crow won’t be a direct remake of the 1994 Alex Proyas film starring Brandon Lee, who died while filming the movie. Instead, the film will move away from the grim Gothic styles to present a “realistic, hard-edged and mysterious, almost documentary-style,” Norrington says.
Since 2003’s dismal The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Norrington has been in relative obscurity and has only worked in the effects department on a few features.
Source: Comics2Film
Related posts:The Crow to Fly Again: »
- Reel Loop News Staff
Shane West Cast in Two Wolves
20 October 2009 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
ShockTillYouDrop.com reports that Shane West ("ER," The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ) will star in Two Wolves , to be directed by Alex Wright from a script by Chris Freeman. The film tells of a disfigured guide-dog trainer living at a secluded school for the blind who becomes the prime suspect in a string of violent murders. The site adds that the two other major rolls are currently close to being cast. »
West the First Cast in Two Wolves
20 October 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
Shane West is the first to join the cast of Two Wolves , the werewolf flick we howled about last week. Alex Wright rolls cameras next month from a script by Chris Freeman. We're told two other major rolls are currently close to being cast. West's credits include The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Red Sands . Two Wolves tells of a disfigured guide-dog trainer living at a secluded school for the blind who becomes the prime suspect in a string of violent murders. »
Will Sean Connery be Lured out of Retirement for Indiana Jones 5?
22 September 2009 7:36 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
On the scale of cataclysmic mistakes, Sean Connery’s decision to spurn the role of Gandalf in “The Lord of the Rings” ranks prodigiously high. As well as pivoting away from the potential to earn up to $400 million – 15% of the trilogy’s earnings – because he didn’t “get” the story, he also missed a chance to breath new life into his career as an action star that was already well-rounded. Instead, he decided to play Allan Quatermain in “The League of Extraordinary Gentleman” and only starred in one movie ever again. Now Digital Spy is reporting that studio execs are attempting to coax the 79-year-old Connery out of retirement to reprise his role as Professor Henry Jones for Indiana Jones 5, a role which he had played previously in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”. According to one source: “Steven Spielberg has been working on a script with George Lucas »
- Jacob
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