Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
Someone with a lot of time on their hands has redone the LOTR movie scripts with Monty Python quotes. The site appears to be down right now but is archived here.
Frodo: Odd, the ring is cool though it has been touched by the flames… and strangely heavier.
Gandalf: Look for writing, Frodo… do you see any?
Frodo: Yes! Here… along the inside… it says “Orodruin Jewlers 10-Karat.”
Superman has been cast, according Dark Horizons – Brandon James Routh, who you may have channel surfed by on One Life to Live and MTV’s Undressed. Rumor says that Topher Grace (yay!) and Mischa Barton (ugh!) are up for Jimmy Olson and Lois Lane, respectively. Between this movie and Smallville, Fametracker is gonna get a week of Two Stars, One Slots. In older news, AICN has an interview with director Bryan Singer.
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell has been optioned. In related news, my copy of the book nearly killed the cat the other day.
Zooey Deschanel (Trillian) says that The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is faithful to the book. They all say that, hon.
Sarah Michelle Gellar battles the shadow of Buffy. Here’s some advice: go back to your natural hair color.
Miscellany
– Ben Affleck swears off Daredevil. Millions sigh in relief.
– More pictures from Batman Begins.
– They’re making another Zorro movie?!?
– Set pictures from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
– Tehanu visits The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
– Peter Jackson builds a castle.
– Spiderman’s next baddie still unknown.
LOTR.net has a short previewfor the Return of the King: Extended Edition. Great Eowyn and Faramir scene!
Kevin Smith thinks we can learn to love Ben Affleck again. Hmm. Not holding my breath.
More interesting is what he has to say about “Green Hornet”, the “Clerks” sequel, and the SW TV series.
And, yes, you read that correctly — “Clerks” sequel. “The Passion of the Clerks”. Love this man!
Christopher Reeve, star of the popular Superman films of the late 70’s/early 80’s, as well as numerous other films, died on Sunday from complications of a wound infection.
Following a riding accident in 1995, Reeve became more known for his work in paralysis research founding the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation. However, he still won acclaim in the film world for his directing and acting work following the accident.
Fans of Smallville were particularly fond of his recent work with this generation’s superman as the mysterious Dr. Swann.
The full trailer for Alexander is up – the effects shots look quite impressive, but watch out for Angelina Jolie chewing up the scenery. IESB has stills.
Coming Soon visited the set of the Narnia film and attended a press expo – they have some intriguing information about the filming of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe and future plans for the series.
The third X-Men movie has a writer – Simon Kinberg, who’s responsible for several movies that… aren’t out yet, including Marvel stablemates Fantastic Four and Elektra.This is less than encouraging news for those of us who hoped Joss Whedon would take up the reins. They’ve also hired David Benioff (Troy) to write a Wolverine movie. Whee!
Also… He-Man? Does the world really need another He-Man movie?
Ewan McGregor seems determined to sprinkle more family fare into his acting resume.
The first trailer for his upcoming animated adventure Robots has been released.
His neutral American accent keeps getting better and better! But watch out for him to be overshadowed by Robin Williams. Looks amusing, though!
Mel Brooks has no more luck than George Lucas staying away from a franchise. He has plans to make a sequel to Spaceballs, his Star Wars spoof from the late 80’s.
May the Schwartz be with you!
The extended edition of Return of the King is scheduled for release on December 14th. It features, among other things, a in-character comment track from Gollum and Smeagol.
Superheros! Bryan Singer on Superman; David Goyer on Batman Begins; first pics of the Fantastic Four. And then there are spoof rumors.
Rumor Mill: Sean Connery may give voice to Aslan in the The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe film.
The official site for the Series of Unfortunate Events movie is up, and Coming Soon has a look at the preview poster.
Karrdes may enjoy these pictures of Natalie Portman in her latest film, Closer. Our little Amidala’s all grown up…
Fan site Kong is King has a video production diary from Peter Jackson on the set of King Kong. Directors and fansites working together? What strange land is this?
Casting news for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: the Patil twins and Gabrielle Delacour.
X-Files 2 rumors again, this time from the lips of Robert Patrick (John Dogget.)
Dougray Scott might be the new James Bond. Tidbit: He was cast as Wolverine in X-Men, but dropped out to do Mission Impossible 2. Huh.
The Fantastic Four are set for three films. The linked article focuses on Chris Evans, who will play Johnny Storm and is currently starring in Cellular.