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Year: 2009
Director: Stephen Sommers
Plot: Director Stephen Sommers (The Mummy, Van Helsing) adapts the beloved Hasbro G.I. Joe toy line with this Paramount Pictures production that pits the Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity against the evil forces of the organization known as Cobra. Dennis Quaid and Channing Tatum star as General Hawk and Duke Hauser, respectively, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marlon Wayans leading the rest of the cast, including Sienna Miller, Ray Park, Rachel Nichols, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Saïd Taghmaoui, and Asian film star Lee Byung-hun. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
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]]>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:09:58 GMTG.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra2009Stephen SommersDirector <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P___112124/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Stephen Sommers</a> (<a href="http://www.spout.com/films/133814/detail.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>The Mummy</a>, <a href="http://www.spout.com/films/226894/detail.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Van Helsing</a>) adapts the beloved Hasbro G.I. Joe toy line with this Paramount Pictures production that pits the Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity against the evil forces of the organization known as Cobra. <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P____58161/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Dennis Quaid</a> and <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P___419915/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Channing Tatum</a> star as General Hawk and Duke Hauser, respectively, with <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P____27836/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Joseph Gordon-Levitt</a> and <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P____75078/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Marlon Wayans</a> leading the rest of the cast, including <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P___367562/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Sienna Miller</a>, <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P___270267/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ray Park</a>, <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P___321622/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Rachel Nichols</a>, <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P____21084/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Christopher Eccleston</a>, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P___197998/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Saïd Taghmaoui</a>, and Asian film star Lee Byung-hun. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide9Taggedy Taggged (6-10)4822http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s346593.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/G_I_Joe_The_Rise_of_the_Cobra/346593/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/jj79/archive/2009/8/11/43476.aspx Post By: JJ79
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Body: "When all else fails, we don't." General Hawk (Dennis Quaid) utters that ridiculous line to Duke and Ripcord (Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans) early in G. I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra shortly before his highly trained special missions force gets their home base invaded, Hawk himself badly wounded and the first of three losing skirmishes against the minions of COBRA, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. I couldn't help but think to myself,"Yup, you win." After all, if you're going to make that kind of boast, you'd better be able to back it up.At the center of the world-dominating plan is a form of nanotechnology-small robots, in essence-which eats away at anything metal. The tech falls into the hands of COBRA and it's up to the Joe team to recover it. Sounds simple, right?One of the only things this first live action film based on the Hasbro toy line gets right is the way it introduces the concept of G. I. Joe to the audience. In nearly every summer spectacle flick designed to start a franchise, we have to watch the team be assembled, work through their kinks and ultimately emerge victorious as one unified group in the end. Here, the nuts and bolts of the team are already in place-Snakes Eyes (Ray Park), Scarlett (Rachel Nichols), Heavy Duty (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) and Breaker (Saïd Taghmaoui)-while the bad guys are more or less formed themselves. The script wisely saves times by jumping straight into the story itself. And the other thing it gets right? The very first scene centering on a very famous mask. (Had the rest of the movie continued in this vein, Rise of Cobra would have been an unqualified hit.)Director Stephen Sommers simply bites off more than he can reasonably chew, given where the characters and situation come from. He continually forgets G. I. Joe is a toy line, a comic book and a cartoon. This isn't Shakespeare or a New York Times bestseller adaptation. This is A Real American Hero. Good guys named Shipwreck and Lady Jaye and Barbecue. Bad guys known as Tomax and Xamot, Nemesis Enforcer and Serpentor. While it is admirable the writers wanted to give the characters depth and a back story, who cares? All the audience needs to know is Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow have been nemeses going back to childhood. And, for heaven sake, the story doesn't need the convoluted history between Duke and the Baroness, let alone the inclusion of the character known as The Doctor. This should have been a lean 90 minute flick. Instead, it balloons up to 118 minutes on the back of mundane flashbacks. Sommers leads the movie from one kung-fu action grip sequence to another, occassionally stopping to allow the characters to speak or move the plot along. Ah, the plot. Bad guys try to take tech from good guys. Explosion needless flashback explosion. Bad guys attack good guys and recover tech. Explosion needless flashback disguised as exposition explosion. Bad guys and good guys tangle. Bad guys win. Explosion explosion needless flashback. Bad guys and good guys tangle. Bad guys win. Explosion...well, you get the picture. It's as if the CGI-heavy sequences were supposed to advance the characters and plot in a meaningful way. They don't. Because, ya know, if the Joe headquarters actually had security, the whole movie would never have happened. (Yes, the Pit has ACME guards headed by Chief Wiggum and the Ministry of Magic guys from Harry Potter.)I can't help but feel the material contained in this movie would have been better used as a prequel comic, much like Star Trek Countdown laid the groundwork for the May's Star Trek. Flashback here, tell evil plot there, get the magic tech from point A to point B. Really, the signature characters of Cobra Commander and Destro don't even show up until the final five minutes of the film and only for a brief moment at that. The Rise of Cobra even has the gall to set up its own sequel, refusing to wrap up a subplot. One has to wonder what would have happened if the movie tanked and there was no sequel.Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Taghmaoui get virtually nothing to do, considering the movie is split pretty evenly between the two sides and the Wayans/Tatum pairing is pushed to the forefront. Interestingly, the Baroness is given much more to do here than in any episode of the TV series. I guess someone has a fetish for rail thin women in black leather. But it all comes down to this singular question: who cares? Big deal a bunch of stuff blew up and people yelled and the script got in a few jabs at the franchise ("knowing is half the battle" is brought up twice, "a real American hero" once, the Baroness uses a particle accelerator belonging to de Cobray). Why does any of this matter? To be honest, it doesn't. It's a passable ride for two hours, but nothing more. They could have at least inserted a Public Service Announcement at the end of the picture. Just because.
]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:16:03 GMTJJ79JJ79 Blog8/11/2009 12:16:03 PM"When all else fails, we don't." General Hawk (Dennis Quaid) utters that ridiculous line to Duke and Ripcord (Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans) early in G. I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra shortly before his highly trained special missions force gets their home base invaded, Hawk himself badly wounded and the first of three losing skirmishes against the minions of COBRA, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. I couldn't help but think to myself,"Yup, you win." After all, if you're going to make that kind of boast, you'd better be able to back it up.At the center of the world-dominating plan is a form of nanotechnology-small robots, in essence-which eats away at anything metal. The tech falls into the hands of COBRA and it's up to the Joe team to recover it. Sounds simple, right?One of the only things this first live action film based on the Hasbro toy line gets right is the way it introduces the concept of G. I. Joe to the audience. In nearly every summer spectacle flick designed to start a franchise, we have to watch the team be assembled, work through their kinks and ultimately emerge victorious as one unified group in the end. Here, the nuts and bolts of the team are already in place-Snakes Eyes (Ray Park), Scarlett (Rachel Nichols), Heavy Duty (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) and Breaker (Sa&iuml;d Taghmaoui)-while the bad guys are more or less formed themselves. The script wisely saves times by jumping straight into the story itself. And the other thing it gets right? The very first scene centering on a very famous mask. (Had the rest of the movie continued in this vein, Rise of Cobra would have been an unqualified hit.)Director Stephen Sommers simply bites off more than he can reasonably chew, given where the characters and situation come from. He continually forgets G. I. Joe is a toy line, a comic book and a cartoon. This isn't Shakespeare or a New York Times bestseller adaptation. This is A Real American Hero. Good guys named Shipwreck and Lady Jaye and Barbecue. Bad guys known as Tomax and Xamot, Nemesis Enforcer and Serpentor. While it is admirable the writers wanted to give the characters depth and a back story, who cares? All the audience needs to know is Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow have been nemeses going back to childhood. And, for heaven sake, the story doesn't need the convoluted history between Duke and the Baroness, let alone the inclusion of the character known as The Doctor. This should have been a lean 90 minute flick. Instead, it balloons up to 118 minutes on the back of mundane flashbacks. Sommers leads the movie from one kung-fu action grip sequence to another, occassionally stopping to allow the characters to speak or move the plot along. Ah, the plot. Bad guys try to take tech from good guys. Explosion needless flashback explosion. Bad guys attack good guys and recover tech. Explosion needless flashback disguised as exposition explosion. Bad guys and good guys tangle. Bad guys win. Explosion explosion needless flashback. Bad guys and good guys tangle. Bad guys win. Explosion...well, you get the picture. It's as if the CGI-heavy sequences were supposed to advance the characters and plot in a meaningful way. They don't. Because, ya know, if the Joe headquarters actually had security, the whole movie would never have happened. (Yes, the Pit has ACME guards headed by Chief Wiggum and the Ministry of Magic guys from Harry Potter.)I can't help but feel the material contained in this movie would have been better used as a prequel comic, much like Star Trek Countdown laid the groundwork for the May's Star Trek. Flashback here, tell evil plot there, get the magic tech from point A to point B. Really, the signature characters of Cobra Commander and Destro don't even show up until the final five minutes of the film and only for a brief moment at that. The Rise of Cobra even has the gall to set up its own sequel, refusing to wrap up a subplot. One has to wonder what would have happened if the movie tanked and there was no sequel.Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Taghmaoui get virtually nothing to do, considering the movie is split pretty evenly between the two sides and the Wayans/Tatum pairing is pushed to the forefront. Interestingly, the Baroness is given much more to do here than in any episode of the TV series. I guess someone has a fetish for rail thin women in black leather. But it all comes down to this singular question: who cares? Big deal a bunch of stuff blew up and people yelled and the script got in a few jabs at the franchise ("knowing is half the battle" is brought up twice, "a real American hero" once, the Baroness uses a particle accelerator belonging to de Cobray). Why does any of this matter? To be honest, it doesn't. It's a passable ride for two hours, but nothing more. They could have at least inserted a Public Service Announcement at the end of the picture. Just because. http://www.spout.com/blogs/hautecritique/archive/2009/8/8/43453.aspx Post By: hautecritique
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Post Date: 8/8/2009 3:01:59 AM
Body: Studios regularly release movies without screening them for critics. Usually these are in the ‘B’ movie category, not their Mega-Hits. When it is a blockbuster, no screening pretty much always means it is a huge steaming pile. This time, however, Hasbro had an explanation. It seems they blame the fact that Transformers was a full load delivered in an adult diaper on the critics. Just to show the critics who’s boss, no advance screenings for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. So, I pack up and head to the multiplex on a Friday morning. A heart full of dread for the horror about to be photon torpedoed into my retina. And honestly, I found it isn’t nearly that bad. But time is a-wastin’, so lets get straight into exactly how bad it is…. That’s what you’re here for, after all. Transformers may have been more than met the eye, but G.I. Joe was the Grande Dame of pithy sayings. For the first bit of the movie, it would seem that knowing them was half the screenplay… er, battle. They Kung-Fu grip the Government Issued cliches like real American heroes. Go Joe?! I remember the cartoons through a haze, but a few nuggets stuck. There was the cast of characters that came across like rejects from The Village People. Gung Ho, Roadblock and Rock n’ Roll. Baby blue camo, Epicurean machine gunner and dude with bushy bushy blonde facial hair. The females. Lady Jaye, a little older. Scarlet, the sharp, girl next door type (one friend rubbed all the color off her action figure boobs). And The Baroness, a bit like Natasha from Rocky and Bullwinkle. And last, but not least, Snake Eyes. When little boys gathered to play ‘G.I. Joe’, Snake Eyes was the only Joe everyone wanted to be. All others were second best. Enough memory lane. It’s time for Holly-fuckin’-wood. It’s time to bring the Boom-Boom! And they do. Not nearly to the magnitude of Transformers: ROFL, but once we leave Three Musketeers era France, destruction happens. Not enough to satiate my inner teenage ‘blow shit up’ lust, but enough to let me know it still exists. This restraint seems odd, however, considering how many times I cringed away from onscreen gruesomeness. That incoherence was a theme repeated throughout the film. Bad guys brutally lay waste to every nameless Joe in sight. Disemboweling them without any concern. With the same blade in front of a named character, it becomes the three stooges (and not in a funny way). A poke and a tickle, then move along. I don’t want to get fanboy on this whole thing, but I will say, that the whole movie would have been much better if Duke had been decapitated by a helicopter in his first scene. His headless torso would have performed the part nearly as well and would have been much less annoying. In fact, the good guys were mostly forgettable. Other than Marlon Wayans, it was a full crew with very little spark. Snake Eyes was very effective and poised, but more like an olympic gymnast, focusing on not being deducted tenths of points by the judges. Turn the page and his nemesis, Storm Shadow, is completely badass. If I were suddenly 8 years old, I would gladly choose Storm Shadow over Snake Eyes based on this movie. And not just him, The Baroness gets a serious upgrade too. It is almost enough to make me understand the allure of skin tight leather. At least for the first 3/4 of the movie she is Femme Fatale. And she whoops ass too! Head to head, she slaps Scarlet around like they forgot the safe word. Without fancy technology, The Baroness surely would have had a new sub. When The Baroness and Storm Shadow combine, the glee of evil and murder swells. I found myself praying that these two would pair up and put all of those bitches (i.e. pretty much every other person in the film) in their place. Of course that doesn’t happen. The movie is never able to turn the dial past six or seven (except with gross out visuals that will be giving tikes nightmares for years to come). Even with the herbal aides, it just can’t break through to the other side. While it is bad, it isn’t mind blowingly craptacular like Transformers: ROFL, If your goal is to see a mediocre action movie, G.I. Joe will fit the bill, but if you want a transcendentally terrible experience, you still need to go for the gold standard and hit Transformers: ROFL. Related posts:Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Originally posted on:The Haute Critique
]]>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:01:59 GMThautecritiqueThe Haute Critique on Spout8/8/2009 3:01:59 AMStudios regularly release movies without screening them for critics. Usually these are in the ‘B’ movie category, not their Mega-Hits. When it is a blockbuster, no screening pretty much always means it is a huge steaming pile. This time, however, Hasbro had an explanation. It seems they blame the fact that Transformers was a full load delivered in an adult diaper on the critics. Just to show the critics who’s boss, no advance screenings for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. So, I pack up and head to the multiplex on a Friday morning. A heart full of dread for the horror about to be photon torpedoed into my retina. And honestly, I found it isn’t nearly that bad. But time is a-wastin’, so lets get straight into exactly how bad it is…. That’s what you’re here for, after all. Transformers may have been more than met the eye, but G.I. Joe was the Grande Dame of pithy sayings. For the first bit of the movie, it would seem that knowing them was half the screenplay… er, battle. They Kung-Fu grip the Government Issued cliches like real American heroes. Go Joe?! I remember the cartoons through a haze, but a few nuggets stuck. There was the cast of characters that came across like rejects from The Village People. Gung Ho, Roadblock and Rock n’ Roll. Baby blue camo, Epicurean machine gunner and dude with bushy bushy blonde facial hair. The females. Lady Jaye, a little older. Scarlet, the sharp, girl next door type (one friend rubbed all the color off her action figure boobs). And The Baroness, a bit like Natasha from Rocky and Bullwinkle. And last, but not least, Snake Eyes. When little boys gathered to play ‘G.I. Joe’, Snake Eyes was the only Joe everyone wanted to be. All others were second best. Enough memory lane. It’s time for Holly-fuckin’-wood. It’s time to bring the Boom-Boom! And they do. Not nearly to the magnitude of Transformers: ROFL, but once we leave Three Musketeers era France, destruction happens. Not enough to satiate my inner teenage ‘blow shit up’ lust, but enough to let me know it still exists. This restraint seems odd, however, considering how many times I cringed away from onscreen gruesomeness. That incoherence was a theme repeated throughout the film. Bad guys brutally lay waste to every nameless Joe in sight. Disemboweling them without any concern. With the same blade in front of a named character, it becomes the three stooges (and not in a funny way). A poke and a tickle, then move along. I don’t want to get fanboy on this whole thing, but I will say, that the whole movie would have been much better if Duke had been decapitated by a helicopter in his first scene. His headless torso would have performed the part nearly as well and would have been much less annoying. In fact, the good guys were mostly forgettable. Other than Marlon Wayans, it was a full crew with very little spark. Snake Eyes was very effective and poised, but more like an olympic gymnast, focusing on not being deducted tenths of points by the judges. Turn the page and his nemesis, Storm Shadow, is completely badass. If I were suddenly 8 years old, I would gladly choose Storm Shadow over Snake Eyes based on this movie. And not just him, The Baroness gets a serious upgrade too. It is almost enough to make me understand the allure of skin tight leather. At least for the first 3/4 of the movie she is Femme Fatale. And she whoops ass too! Head to head, she slaps Scarlet around like they forgot the safe word. Without fancy technology, The Baroness surely would have had a new sub. When The Baroness and Storm Shadow combine, the glee of evil and murder swells. I found myself praying that these two would pair up and put all of those bitches (i.e. pretty much every other person in the film) in their place. Of course that doesn’t happen. The movie is never able to turn the dial past six or seven (except with gross out visuals that will be giving tikes nightmares for years to come). Even with the herbal aides, it just can’t break through to the other side. While it is bad, it isn’t mind blowingly craptacular like Transformers: ROFL, If your goal is to see a mediocre action movie, G.I. Joe will fit the bill, but if you want a transcendentally terrible experience, you still need to go for the gold standard and hit Transformers: ROFL. Related posts:Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Originally posted on:The Haute Critique http://www.spout.com/groups/FRESH/Were_these_Superbowl_2009_movie_trailers_worth_3/75/40154/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: rjsprague
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Post Date: 2/2/2009 2:45:43 PM
Body: Each of these films' trailers aired during Superbowl XLIII (that's 43). Was the $3 million price tag worth it? Tell us what you think! (Click "Add to discussion" to post in this thread without quoting a post.) &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1335631/" &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Of the films whose trailers had an ad spot during the 2009 Superbowl, which trailer was actually worth the $3 Million fee? (Select all that apply)&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br/&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; (&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href ="http://www.polldaddy.com"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; polls&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;)&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Angels & Demons Angels and Demons Trailer on Spout Duplicity Duplicity Trailer on Spout Fast and Furious G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra Land of the Lost Monsters vs. Aliens Monsters vs. Aliens Trailer on Spout Race to Witch Mountain Race to Witch Mountain Trailer on Spout Star Trek XI Star Trek XI Trailer on Spout Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Trailer on Spout Disney Pixar's Up Up Trailer on Spout Year One
]]>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:45:43 GMTrjspragueFRESH2/2/2009 2:45:43 PMEach of these films' trailers aired during Superbowl XLIII (that's 43). Was the $3 million price tag worth it? Tell us what you think! (Click "Add to discussion" to post in this thread without quoting a post.) &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1335631/" &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Of the films whose trailers had an ad spot during the 2009 Superbowl, which trailer was actually worth the $3 Million fee? (Select all that apply)&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br/&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; (&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href ="http://www.polldaddy.com"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; polls&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;)&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Angels &amp; Demons Angels and Demons Trailer on Spout Duplicity Duplicity Trailer on Spout Fast and Furious G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra Land of the Lost Monsters vs. Aliens Monsters vs. Aliens Trailer on Spout Race to Witch Mountain Race to Witch Mountain Trailer on Spout Star Trek XI Star Trek XI Trailer on Spout Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Trailer on Spout Disney Pixar's Up Up Trailer on Spout Year One http://www.spout.com/groups/Comic_Con/Movies_screening_at_Comic_Con_2008/611/31426/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: lopezdash
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Post Date: 6/19/2008 2:26:29 PM
Body: Although the final schedule is still not yet determined, IESB has a list of what to expect from each studio. Warner Bros. will be featuring RocknRolla, Ninja Assassin, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Terminator: Salvation, Watchmen and Friday the 13th. Christian Bale, Zack Snyder and the cast of Watchmen, Jared Padalecki are rumored. Paramount will have a Tropic Thunder screening. We have heard there might be something for G.I. Joe and Star Trek. No guests rumored. The Weinstein Company will showcase Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno and possibly premiere the highly anticipated film from Kyle Newman, Fanboys. Kevin Smith, Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Kyle Newman and Jaime King are rumored. Lionsgate will only focus their attention on Frank Miller's The Spirit and maybe show a little from their upcoming reboot Punisher: War Zone. Frank Miller, Jaime King, Eva Mendes, Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson are rumored. 20th Century Fox will have a little something from the City of Ember, Mirrors and the Day the Earth Stood Still. No word if X-Men Origins: Wolverine will have any presence. Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kiefer Sutherland, Amy Smart and Alexandre Aja rumored. Sony/Screen Gems will have Quarantine, Underworld 3: the Rise of the Lycans and we have been hearing rumors about a little something from the Quantum of Solace. Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Jennifer Carpenter, Chris Brown, Jay Hernandez rumored. Universal will have Death Race. There is a good possibility of having Land of the Lost and Rob Cohen's The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Jason Statham, Paul W.S. Anderson, Rob Cohen, Brendan Fraser, Danny McBride, Will Ferrell rumored. Summit will be bringing the cast of Twilight for a panel and autograph signing. Catherine Hardwicke, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Cam Gigandet, Rachelle LaFevre, Edi Gathegi, Taylor Lautner and author Stephenie Meyer confirmed. On the TV front NBC will be showcasing Heroes and Fear Itself. Plus, we are hearing Fox will be showing of a bit of J.J. Abrams’ Fringe. Complete cast of Heroes rumored. Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and J.J. Abrams rumored.
]]>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:26:29 GMTlopezdashComic-Con6/19/2008 2:26:29 PMAlthough the final schedule is still not yet determined, IESB has a list of what to expect from each studio. Warner Bros. will be featuring RocknRolla, Ninja Assassin, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Terminator: Salvation, Watchmen and Friday the 13th. Christian Bale, Zack Snyder and the cast of Watchmen, Jared Padalecki are rumored. Paramount will have a Tropic Thunder screening. We have heard there might be something for G.I. Joe and Star Trek. No guests rumored. The Weinstein Company will showcase Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno and possibly premiere the highly anticipated film from Kyle Newman, Fanboys. Kevin Smith, Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Kyle Newman and Jaime King are rumored. Lionsgate will only focus their attention on Frank Miller's The Spirit and maybe show a little from their upcoming reboot Punisher: War Zone. Frank Miller, Jaime King, Eva Mendes, Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson are rumored. 20th Century Fox will have a little something from the City of Ember, Mirrors and the Day the Earth Stood Still. No word if X-Men Origins: Wolverine will have any presence. Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kiefer Sutherland, Amy Smart and Alexandre Aja rumored. Sony/Screen Gems will have Quarantine, Underworld 3: the Rise of the Lycans and we have been hearing rumors about a little something from the Quantum of Solace. Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Jennifer Carpenter, Chris Brown, Jay Hernandez rumored. Universal will have Death Race. There is a good possibility of having Land of the Lost and Rob Cohen's The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Jason Statham, Paul W.S. Anderson, Rob Cohen, Brendan Fraser, Danny McBride, Will Ferrell rumored. Summit will be bringing the cast of Twilight for a panel and autograph signing. Catherine Hardwicke, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Cam Gigandet, Rachelle LaFevre, Edi Gathegi, Taylor Lautner and author Stephenie Meyer confirmed. On the TV front NBC will be showcasing Heroes and Fear Itself. Plus, we are hearing Fox will be showing of a bit of J.J. Abrams&rsquo; Fringe. Complete cast of Heroes rumored. Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and J.J. Abrams rumored. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/4/18/27476.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 4/18/2008 4:00:52 PM
Body: Is it just me, or does Dennis Quaid look completely out of place in his G.I. Joe costume? It appears that he’s unsure of himself, too. It’s like they took a photo of him while he was saying, “are you guys sure this looks cool?” Fortunately, he can now receive the answer: no, Dennis, it doesn’t. But it’s fine, because most of the internerds are too busy drooling over the Rachel Nichols “Scarlett” images to pay much attention. Plus, the four shots of Quaid as “General Hawk” (none of which make him look any cooler than the one to the right), are, along with the rest of the ton of G.I. Joe cast photos, being taken down all over the place. But for now you can still find the pics, which include Quaid, Nichols, Channing Tatum (”Duke”), Karolina Korkova (”Cover Girl”), Marlon Wayans (”Ripcord”), Byung-hun Lee (”Storm Shadow”), Sienna Miller (”The Baroness”) and Ray Park (”Snake Eyes”) over at What Would Tyler Durden Do? The site is claiming an exclusive on the pics, which may explain Paramount’s request of removal elsewhere, but something tells me they might just have been leaked. Check them out while you can, just in case. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:00:52 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com4/18/2008 4:00:52 PMIs it just me, or does Dennis Quaid look completely out of place in his G.I. Joe costume? It appears that he’s unsure of himself, too. It’s like they took a photo of him while he was saying, “are you guys sure this looks cool?” Fortunately, he can now receive the answer: no, Dennis, it doesn’t. But it’s fine, because most of the internerds are too busy drooling over the Rachel Nichols “Scarlett” images to pay much attention. Plus, the four shots of Quaid as “General Hawk” (none of which make him look any cooler than the one to the right), are, along with the rest of the ton of G.I. Joe cast photos, being taken down all over the place. But for now you can still find the pics, which include Quaid, Nichols, Channing Tatum (”Duke”), Karolina Korkova (”Cover Girl”), Marlon Wayans (”Ripcord”), Byung-hun Lee (”Storm Shadow”), Sienna Miller (”The Baroness”) and Ray Park (”Snake Eyes”) over at What Would Tyler Durden Do? The site is claiming an exclusive on the pics, which may explain Paramount’s request of removal elsewhere, but something tells me they might just have been leaked. Check them out while you can, just in case. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/2/21/25415.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 2/21/2008 11:00:53 AM
Body: As if Toy Fair 2008 wasn’t reminding us enough about the intermingling of Hollywood and the toy and game industry, Hasbro and Universal had to go and announce a six-year partnership, which will result in at least four (mostly) board-game-inspired feature films. It wasn’t that surprising, considering the success of Transfomers and the anticipated success of G.I. Joe, both of which are based on Hasbro properties, and the still-shocking news from last summer that Ridley Scott is developing a Monopoly movie (not to mention that Hasbro had previously announced its intentions while switching from CAA to William Morris last year). Plus, this comes as a perfect follow-up to the recent Mattel/CAA team-up. Personally, I’m wondering why the deal is so exclusive against brands that aren’t board games (Stretch Armstrong being the exception). I would love to see movies based on Mr. Potato Head, Lincoln Logs and Easy-Bake Oven. And as far as the games that aren’t getting any love, I’d be interested in movies based on Guess Who, Mouse Trap, Jenga and Risk (the Australians take over the world!!). Like me, the rest of the blogosphere has gone ga-ga for alternate ideas. Also, a lot of bloggers have been overly critical of the deal and have had some harsh responses to the list of properties that were optioned for the partnership. Check out some of my favorites after the jump. (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:00:53 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com2/21/2008 11:00:53 AMAs if Toy Fair 2008 wasn’t reminding us enough about the intermingling of Hollywood and the toy and game industry, Hasbro and Universal had to go and announce a six-year partnership, which will result in at least four (mostly) board-game-inspired feature films. It wasn’t that surprising, considering the success of Transfomers and the anticipated success of G.I. Joe, both of which are based on Hasbro properties, and the still-shocking news from last summer that Ridley Scott is developing a Monopoly movie (not to mention that Hasbro had previously announced its intentions while switching from CAA to William Morris last year). Plus, this comes as a perfect follow-up to the recent Mattel/CAA team-up. Personally, I’m wondering why the deal is so exclusive against brands that aren’t board games (Stretch Armstrong being the exception). I would love to see movies based on Mr. Potato Head, Lincoln Logs and Easy-Bake Oven. And as far as the games that aren’t getting any love, I’d be interested in movies based on Guess Who, Mouse Trap, Jenga and Risk (the Australians take over the world!!). Like me, the rest of the blogosphere has gone ga-ga for alternate ideas. Also, a lot of bloggers have been overly critical of the deal and have had some harsh responses to the list of properties that were optioned for the partnership. Check out some of my favorites after the jump. (more…) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2007/11/20/21854.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 11/20/2007 11:01:48 AM
Body: Suddenly, G.I. Joe became the Summer 2009 movie to avoid — not intentionally, of course, but we all know Sienna Miller, like her ex- Jude Law, is a bit of a box office kiss of death. Yet, Paramount has cast her as “the female lead” anyway. Don’t think she’ll be playing good-girl “Scarlett”, either; Miller’s character is apparently Baroness, the black-leather-clad femme fatale who works for COBRA. Two more high-profile films have been delayed thanks to the WGA strike. This time it’s Mira Nair’s Shantaram, which is being produced by and is to star Johnny Depp, and the next Rob Marshall musical, Nine, which is partially based on Fellini’s 8 1/2. These films join previously postponed Angels & Demons and Pinkville. At least strike talks are set to take place next week. John Singleton will never get another shot at Oscar with this kind of thinking, but at least he’ll have the honor of giving us yet another alien-invades-a-small-town movie. I may be the only one, but I am indeed looking forward to Final Destination 4, which is a little late in being the 3-D installment. Typically, and obviously, they make more sense as the third in a series. Whatever, as long as they have cooler kills than #3, and not just because they look neat with the technology. Yeah, I’m probably thinking too highly of the franchise. I don’t care. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:01:48 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com11/20/2007 11:01:48 AM Suddenly, G.I. Joe became the Summer 2009 movie to avoid — not intentionally, of course, but we all know Sienna Miller, like her ex- Jude Law, is a bit of a box office kiss of death. Yet, Paramount has cast her as “the female lead” anyway. Don’t think she’ll be playing good-girl “Scarlett”, either; Miller’s character is apparently Baroness, the black-leather-clad femme fatale who works for COBRA. Two more high-profile films have been delayed thanks to the WGA strike. This time it’s Mira Nair’s Shantaram, which is being produced by and is to star Johnny Depp, and the next Rob Marshall musical, Nine, which is partially based on Fellini’s 8 1/2. These films join previously postponed Angels & Demons and Pinkville. At least strike talks are set to take place next week. John Singleton will never get another shot at Oscar with this kind of thinking, but at least he’ll have the honor of giving us yet another alien-invades-a-small-town movie. I may be the only one, but I am indeed looking forward to Final Destination 4, which is a little late in being the 3-D installment. Typically, and obviously, they make more sense as the third in a series. Whatever, as long as they have cooler kills than #3, and not just because they look neat with the technology. Yeah, I’m probably thinking too highly of the franchise. I don’t care. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/evil/MemberTagFilms.aspxevil
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