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Updates
for 3-15
 Resident
Evil in theaters today
It's been a long hard road, but the
film that survival Horror gamers have been waiting on is finally
here, and better yet, it just may deliver!
The history of getting this picture
made has been sordid at best. It has gone through many
scripts, story ideas, directors etc. and when the dust settled, it
landed in the hands of Director Paul Anderson (Mortal Kombat)
and Milla Jovovich (The Messenger, The 5th Element). Things
looked grim, until we learned that both were actually big fans of
the games. Co-Star Michelle Rodriguez, is also a big fan,
and this team actually brought some interesting cards to the table
such as a fresh new cast of characters that you don't know the
future of, the origins of the Mansion and the Lickers, a
supercomputer with a holographic representation of what may be
little Alexia Ashford and more of an insight into Umbrella
Corperation.
Still have doubts? Are you a
die hard fan of the game who is still wary of such newness?
Well then we suggest you check out an article from the latest
Official US Playstation Magazine. After reading it we felt
MUCH better with all things involved in this film, from the stars,
to the Zombies. CLICK HERE to
check it out scanned super large for your reading pleasure, so
please allow load time..
Of course, we will offer our
thoughts after the weekend, but in the meantime, feel free to
discuss your opinions or read others on our
Message Board. -Russ 37
Behind
the scenes of 'Final Destination 2'
Part 1 of Coming Attractions' report
from the set of 'Final Destination 2' is located here.
- Bishop
James
Cameron gets involved in 'Alien 5,' Ridley Scott steps away
It's now confirmed that, according
to a recent comment from Ridley Scott in 'Total Film' magazine,
James Cameron is now involved in the fifth 'Alien' film. Just
how he is involved is currently unknown. Scott also announced,
sadly, that he has moved away from the project, which means that
his personal story ideas are no longer likely to be used. The
first tipoff came from Badism. - Bishop
Do
YOU have new Spawn?
Although we don't "Officially"
cover it (COUGH, Product Samples, COUGH) we thought we would let
you know, if you didn't already, that Spawn Series 21, Alternate
Realities, are now in stores and are the most amazing looking ones
to date. You would be hard pressed to find at least one you
didn't like.
We have also learned of a major
variation on the Alien Spawn 2. So far it has been reported
to us that he comes in at least 2 colors; Orange and Green.
Look for him along with Wings of Redemption, Raven, She 2, Pirate,
and Throne Spawn in your local stores. - Russ 37
'Red
Dragon' release date moves up; James Pickens Jr. joins the cast
list
The Hannibal Lecter prequel has
been bumped up to October 4th of this year. Additionally, James
Pickens Jr., best known as Deputy Director Alvin Kersh on 'The
X-Files,' has stated that he has a role in the film. Thanks to
Dark Horizons and Sci-Fi
Wire.- Bishop
Michael
Bay's 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' remake to be light on gore
Bay claims he's taking a cue from
films like 'The Others,' 'The Sixth Sense,' and 'The Blair Witch
Project.' That's why he says the new TCM remake will be low on
blood and gore. No doubt this related to the fact that Bay is
involved in a director's committee against film violence. New
Line subsidiary Fine Line Features president, Mark Ordesky, insists
that the film will still carry an "R" rating, however.
Thanks to Sci-Fi Wire
again. - Bishop
Special
effects scene descriptions available for 'House of the Dead'
Our first looked into the world
of that other zombie video game movie has been offered up by the
special effects house working on the picture. Now, you can see
descriptions
of three of their shots in the film, as well as summations
of the related scenes. Thanks to Moviefans.de. - Bishop
'House
of the 1000 Corpses' is rated R
That's pretty much all there is
to it. Straight from Rob Zombie himself, we know the film finally
got its MPAA rating, and it managed to squeeze into an "R."
No word yet on a potential release. Thanks again to Dark
Horizons. - Bishop
'The
Wicker Man 2' is coming
The Scotsman reports that
filming is scheduled to shoot in Scotland and Oklahoma at the
end of the year, under the title of 'The Riding of the Laddie.'
It will be directed by Robin Hardy, who also handled the original.
Thanks, yup, to Dark Horizons.
- Bishop
'The
Mothman Prophecies' DVD specs announced
It hits on 6/4, and it features
both anamorphic widescreen and full screen transfers along with
English 5.1 and English and French 2.0 surround tracks. Extras
include an audio commentary with director Mark Pellington, two
making-of featurettes, deleted scenes with optional commentary,
filmographies and trailers. Retail is $27.95. Thanks, DVDFile.
- Bishop
Have
you joined the Brotherhood?
It's long overdue, but I finally
got a chance to catch 'Brotherhood of the Wolf' at my local
theater and it is nothing short of amazing. How the academy
missed this one, I do not know, but it is wonderfully epic film
with plenty of action, plot, and intrigue for anyone.
Whether you have been debating, or just wanting to see something
different I highly suggest you check it out immediately. -
Russ 37
Updates
for 3-9
'Resident
Evil: Nemesis,' the sequel to the first film, being written
Banking on the success of the first
movie once it hits theaters, director Paul Anderson has already
started writing the sequel, tentatively titled 'Resident Evil:
Nemesis.' As the title suggests, the sequel script will involve
the Nemesis monster made famous in the third "Resident Evil"
Playstation game. The survivor(s) of the original film is/are
already signed to return. - Bishop
'Blade
3' pretty much a done deal
The primary creative team behind
'Blade 2' - director Guillermo del Toro, writer David Goyer, and
star Wesley Snipes - is unofficially set to do 'Blade 3.' According
to Goyer, “If we get our way in the third film, it’s going to
take place 25 years after Blade 2. Blade, because he’s half human/half
vampire, he ages more slowly – he would still be played by [Wesley
Snipes]. But when the third film opens... nobody’s seen Blade
for like 15 years. Nobody knows where he is. And the world has
changed and the vampires have actually taken over. In Blade 3,
the vampires are the status quo. They’ve imprisoned all the humans.
The humans are the slave force and are in concentration camps…
things like that. In a way, Blade 3 would sort of go the way of
'The Dark Knight Returns.' In the first 'Dark Knight' story, nobody’s
heard from Batman in 10 years and the world has kind of gone to
shit." - Bishop
New
trailer for 'The Scorpion King' online
The second trailer for the April
film is now available in QuickTime right
here. - Bishop
'American
Psycho 2: All-American Girl' images and reviews online
Check out this
page, with two reviews and a number of images from the direct-to-video
sequel. - Bishop
Entertainment
Weekly article on 'Red Dragon' available
Go behind the scenes of the newest
Lecter film in this
piece. wackyguy75 tipped us off. - Bishop
"Buffy
the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Second Season" DVD specs
Arriving on 6/11 comes the second
'Buffy' season set. Presented in full frame and 2.0 surround,
extras include audio commentary for the episodes "Reptile
Boy," "What's My Line?" (parts 1 &2), and "Innocence"
by writer and director David Greenwalt, co-writer Marti Noxon,
and writer and director Joss Whedon respectively; interviews with
Whedon on "Surprise," "Innocence," "Passion,"
"I Only Have Eyes For You" and "Becoming";
three featurettes on "Designing Buffy," "A Buffy
Bestiary" and "Beauty and Beasts"; still gallery
on the set designs and monsters and additional still photo galleries
totaling 150 stills in all; scripts for "Reptile Boy,"
"What's My Line?" and "Innocence"; 2 UK TV
spots, 6 domestic TV spots; "Angel" video trailer; season
2 "Buffy" DVD trailer; and updated cast bios. Retail
is $59.95. Thanks to DVDFile.
- Bishop
"Resident
Evil Zero" on GameCube gets a vague release date
Expect the newest game in the zombie
franchise this October. "Resident Evil 2" will be ported
over to the system in time for a release this November, too. Thanks
go to IGNCube. - Bishop
Updates
for 3-6
'Jason
X' director James Issac talks about the two-year delay
He speaks out on the whole mess,
and how little it bothers him, in this
Cinescape article. - Bishop
Stephen
Sommers set to write/direct 'Van Helsing'
The man behind 'The Mummy' films
is now going to do another favor for Universal's stable of classic
monsters. His next film is 'Van Helsing,' which focuses on the
old vampire hunter made famous by Bram Stoker's original "Dracula"
novel. 'Van Helsing' will take place in the 19th century, and
will deal with Helsing's trip to Eastern Europe to take on a triumverate
of monsters. Helsing will face not just Dracula, but also Frankenstein's
Monster and the Wolf Man in the film. All the monsters will be
updated with a combination of modern makeup and visual effects.
Thanks to Hollywood
Reporter. - Bishop
First
footage from 'Red Dragon' screened
Market researchers for Universal
have been testing out their first trailer for the movie on a few
select people. Want to read about what this early cut of the trailer
shows? Scroll down to the bottom of this
page from Coming Attractions. - Bishop
'Ginger
Snaps' set to receive two sequels
Production company 49th Parallel
is planning to shoot 'Ginger Snaps 2: The Curse' and 'Ginger Snaps
3: The Addiction' back to back this October. ComingSoon.Net
had the news. Rassputin provided the tipoff. - Bishop
First
cast member for 'House of the Dead' announced
And his name is Will Sanderson.
He's probably best known for his role on the short-lived-but-soon-returning
series 'Wolf Lake' and for his recent guest appearance on the
"Leech" episode of 'Smallville.' - Bishop
'Undead'
documentary available for download
Check out the
official site for the Australian zombie movie to check out
a documentary about the film. - Bishop
'Wolf
Lake' returns on UPN
As mentioned in passing two stories
previous, the CBS series werewolf series 'Wolf Lake,' which was
canned after only five episodes, is coming back to the air. It
will air on the UPN after 'Enterprise' some time this spring.
Details are still pending, but UPN will be showing all nine filmed
episodes, including four never-before-seen entries. So if you
need your fill of lycanthropy, check it out. - Bishop
Updates
for 3-5
First
look: Moribundi from Tortured Souls 2
Yesterday Brad and Drew from
McFarlane released a couple of design sketches for the as yet
unrevealed member of the Tortured Souls 2 line.
In these early sketches you can get
a good feel of what the final product may look like. It is
controversial, but also one of the most innovative figures
McFarlane has attempted to produce. We are excited at seeing
the final product, and as soon as we do, we will bring it to you
as well.
Store
Report:
We have made some interesting finds
over the last few days, the best of which is at your local
KB Toys/Toy works/Toy Liquidators
who had the following figures at the following prices.
Movie Maniacs
Series 4-$5.99
McFarlane Anime
Series 2-$4.99
Dark Ages
Samurai Spawn Series-$4.99
Mezco's Popeye
Series 1-$4.99
Mezco's 10 inch
Popeye-$9.99
We also dicscovered that Series 1
of the Angel figures, composed of Angel, Cordelia, and Faith the
Vampire Slayer are now in stores. Try looking for them at
your local Media Play, Suncoast, Tower records and other stores.
For a look at them Click Here.
Updates
for 3-2
McFarlane
is listening!!!
Sorry it has taken SO long to get
this news to you, but we wanted to let you know that McFarlane
staff member Drew Hutchinson posted a thread on the McFarlane Toys
message board, asking fans who they would like to have seen in
Maniacs 5.
There are a few ground rules
everyone should read before posting, but the thread will run until
Monday afternoon and afterwards the list will be given to Todd
McFarlane, possibly for consideration of future lines, so if there
was ever a time to let your voice be heard, it's now!
Just CLICK
HERE to check out the thread and cast your votes today.
'The
Exorcist' prequel script review online
Until now, we have known next to
nothing about the new 'Exorcist' film, which stars Liam Neeson
and Ryan Phillipe. That all changes today, with the
first-ever script review of the 'Exorcist' prequel. Unfortunately,
the site that hosts it, 13th Street, posted this as one of their
final stories. But it's quite the scoop. Only very minor spoilers
lie within. - Bishop
Go
behind the scenes on 'Dreamcatcher'
You can download clips from the
set of this new Stephen King adaption thanks to Cinescape. Just
go here
and choose your format. - Bishop
Updates
for 3-1
'Legend'
DVD box art
Here's the newly-redesigned cover
of the DVD release, as originally shown to us by Creeper Fan.
- Bishop
A
few 'Terminator 3' script pages online
Thanks to Filmjerk.com, we now have
a tiny taste of what to expect from the third Terminator film.
This snippet
of the script is being used to in auditions for the John Connor
role. It only shows part of a single scene, but offers a chance
to get to know the adult John Connor. HellNet provided the tipoff.
- Bishop
'House
of the Dead' begins filming in May
On May 3rd, that OTHER video game
franchise centered around zombies will finally get itself a film.
'House of the Dead' will start filming under music video director
Uwe Boll at that point. The writers say it's going to be "smart,
scary and gory." You can read plenty more about their feelings
on the project in this
piece from Cinescape. - Bishop
'From
Hell' comes to DVD
And not in some shabby bare-bones
edition: This movie's getting a 2-disc special edition on 5/14.
Start with an 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer, Dolby Digital
and DTS 5.1 tracks, add an audio commentary by the Hughes brothers,
the HBO special "A View from Hell," and another feature
titled "Jack the Ripper: 6 Degrees of Separation." Mix
vigorously with a "making of" and behind-the-scenes
with Hughes Brothers and 23 deleted scenes and an alternate ending
interactive documentary. Stir the mini-documentary "Tour
of the White Chaple," into the broth, and sprinkle in the
film's "original" making-of featurette, a behind-the-scenes
featurette with the Hughes Brothers, a still gallery, storyboard
comparisons, and trailers. Serves one DVD horror fan at $24.95.
Thanks to DVDFile. - Bishop
Updates
for 2-26
'Halloween:
Resurrection' is the new title of the Halloween 8, coming July
19th
The title and release date news came
originally from Dark Horizons.
Maniac Ash tipped us off first, then Biancafan2 got confirmation
from star Bianca Kajlich. Thanks to all. - Bishop
Another
two 'Jason X' reviews
Uno,
a low-spoiler one from Dark Horizons -- the last that they're
going to post before the film is released. Dos
from Skedoozy.com, which is filled with MAJOR spoilers. - Bishop
'Legend'
gets another DVD release date
The oft-delayed DVD set of 'Legend,'
the film which features Darkness from Movie Maniacs 5, has gotten
yet another release date in Region 1. It may finally arrive in
stores on 5/21. The Region 4 version has also been recently announced.
Assuming that both have the same features, expect to find the
following on your 'Legend' two-disc set: The first disc has a
new 1 hour, 54 minute director's cut on disc one with DTS and
Dolby Digital 5.1 surround tracks, French and Spanish subtitles,
and a new audio commentary with director Ridley Scott. Disc 2
features the original 1 hour, 30 minute theatrical cut with an
isolated score by Tangerine Dream (that's the score from the American
version of the movie), the new "Creating A Myth: The Making
Of Legend" documentary, some deleted scenes, still galleries
with storyboards and publicity photographs, the Bryan Ferry "Is
Your Love Strong Enough?" music video, trailers, TV spots,
and some as-yet-unknown ROM features. Thanks to DVDFile.
- Bishop
Updates
for 2-22
Buffy
goes Online
We have opened up the Buffy section
finally with detailed scans of the Series 4 figures which include,
Drusilla, and 2 of the Gentlemen.
We will be working to scan the rest
of the figures to complete the section soon as well as letting you
know all the variants for each series. In the meantime,
CLICK HERE to check out the
newest additions.
Queen
of the Damned in Theaters Today
The newest chapter of Anne Rice's
best selling 'Vampire Chronicles' hits screens today. Not so
much a sequel to Interview with the Vampire, the movie focuses
again on the life of The Vampire Lestat who is now a modern day
Rock Star.
Want to hear some opinions on the
film before seeing it? Just check out our
BOARD.
Updates
for 2-21
'Alien/Predator'
box set to have light-up eggs
It seems the rumors are true, and
Action Figure Times has
the evidence. AFTimes put up the picture you see above, which
comes straight from the McFarlane Toys showroom and shows that
the eggs in the Alien/Predator box set do, in fact, light up.
Thanks are due, naturally, to AFTimes.
- Bishop
'Terminator
3' has a T-X
The newest terminator is now called
the "T-X" and is set to be played by Kristanna Loken,
probably best known to genre fans for playing Taja, one of the
three lead kung-fu-fightin' characters on the series 'Mortal Kombat:
Conquest.' If you want tons more pictures of this new Terminator,
you can find them at Kristanna
Loken - Actress & Supermodel. - Bishop
Mulder
will return to 'The X-Files'
The Official
Site for the series broke the news that Duchovny is coming
back for the two-hour series finale, as well as directing another
episode prior to that, based on a story concocted by himself,
Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz. - Bishop
'Undead'
official site now open
A zombie film from Australia, 'Undead,'
has opened its official site, and has a teaser trailer up. Thanks
to Dark Horizons. -
Bishop
Look
at the 'Resident Evil' set
Again, it's Dark
Horizons that posted about this,
a set of 40 individual Quicktime VR files that let you look at
various sets used in the upcoming zombie picture.
'Jurassic
Park 4' storylines being bandied about
Sam Neill has apparently already
been approached with one potential outline for 'Jurassic Park
4.' If you want to know what it is, you'll have to read this
article from Cinescape. - Bishop
'Queen
of the Damned' movie was finished up without Aaliyah
It seems that the young singer/actress
did not get a chance to finishing looping all of her dialogue
before her untimely death. The solution to this problem can be
discovered by reading this
piece from Cinescape. - Bishop
Updates
for 2-17
Why
No Creeper?
Reasons came to light yesterday
over at
Creature Corner, explaining why no Creeper figure could be
found in the McFarlane showroom.
according to Spawn.com editor Dion
Bozman "they were not able to acquire the rights to it."
We'll keep you posted on any
further happenings with the Creeper.
Be sure to check out
Creature
Corner for daily great Horror news.
Workshops
New and Old
Staff Member Bloody Thumb has used
his mighty skill to bring us the latest edition of The Workshop
featuring the best of the best of the Zombie world and their need
to be plasticized.
We have also remastered and
digitally enhanced the old workshops of the past, complete with
Deleted Scenes, Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound and DTS.
To view all this in more, just
click Jaws over there to your left.
Updates
for 2-16
Ridley
Scott offers the latest on 'Alien 5'
Is he or isn't he? Take what you
will from this quote, said by the man at a Sydney press conference
two days ago -- "You know Ithought it'd be nice. I'd do it.
It really is entirely dependent on the take on the material. It's
all about material. I've been asked about Alien 5 and I said of
course. We've started a script meeting. I mean, I've started it
off so I may as well close the door - if in fact this is meant
to be the last one." Thanks to Dark
Horizons, per usual. - Bishop
'Queen
of the Damned' clips available for download
You can find them at The
Queen of the Damned Movie Cast Site. - Bishop
A
' Halloween 8' review goes online
This
one, from AICN, dramatically contradicts previous reviews
of the film. Were they lying, or is this one the liar? Who can
say? Beware of MAJOR SPOILERS. - Bishop
'Cut
2: Deeper' gets a little bit '80s
The Aussie sequel to the Aussie slasher
is now set to reunite '80s teen stars Andrew McCarthy and Molly
Ringwald, according to FilmInk.
- Bishop
'The
X-Files: The Complete Fifth Season' DVD artwork revealed
You can now see the silkscreen on
each individual disc, plus the look of the box. Just click on
the image for a much larger picture. - Bishop
'The
Others' DVD gets a release date
The two-disc set of last year's hit
will arrive in stores on 5/14. Final specs are still pending.
- Bishop
'Eternal
Darkness: Sanity's Requiem' for the GameCube gets a release, too
The oft-delayed survival horror title
is now set to finally hit the shelves on 6/24. - Bishop
Updates
for 2-15
Toy
Fair Section now Online
Toy Fair has come to a close, so we
thought we would leave you with a last look at some of the stuff
to come. CLICK HERE to check it
out.
Are
McFarlane's new 'Souls' too Tortured?
We have filled in the blank on the
new line of Tortured Souls by adding "Moribundi"
to the section in the only
form we have seen him in so far, a McFarlane Silhouette.
This figure is so controversial it couldn't be photographed at Toy
Fair and was left off of McFarlane's online catalog. We
don't have the greatest feeling about it from the description, but
keep watching the page for info nontheless.
New
Nav
Hey, noticed anything new on the
page? Just look to your left! We have replaced the old
index buttons with newer ones to reflect the varied series of the
line. We hope you like our choices.
Updates
for 2-14
'Terminator
3' - Details on the "T-1G"
If you're willing to know the details
on what the T-1G, the new female terminator, can do, then check
out this
article from AOL. Minor spoilers are involved. -Bishop
'Amityville
Horror' set for rebirth with a new sequel, TV series
Writer Daniel Farrands, the man behind
the original script for 'Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers,'
is attempting to write a new sequel to the classic 'The Amityville
Horror,' which would ignore all previous sequels and pick up from
the original film. Details are on this
page, but that's not all. A TV series based on the franchise
is also being developed, which would feature a Buffy-esque "Scooby
Gang" living in the haunted house, attempting to unravel
its mysteries. Check out this
page for the full details. Thanks to Coming
Attractions and Test
Pattern. - Bishop
Two new actors join 'Final Destination 2'
Michael Landes of the program "Special
Unit 2" has signed on to play a police officer who cheats
death. Additionally, A.J. Cook from 'The Virgin Suicides' will
be the female lead in the sequel. Thanks again to Coming
Attractions. - Bishop
Fourth Romero 'Dead' film to be 'Dead Reckoning'?
That might be the title of the much-hoped-for
fourth 'Dead' film, if GoreZone.net is right. The story is available
in this
AICN article. - Bishop
'Alice' film gets writers
The screenwriters aren't well-known,
but even so, Erich and Jon Hoeber, the guys behind the Australian
film 'Montana,' have been hired to pen the script. Dark
Horizons had the news. - Bishop
'Ripper' and 'Buffy: The Animated Series' on indefinite hold
Both shows have halted their pre-production
attempts as Joss Whedon focuses his efforts on the sci-fi series
'Firefly' for Fox. It is unknown when he will return to work on
these two newest Buffy spinoff shows. - Bishop
Updates
for 2-13
Why No Jason???
We, like many if you were crushed
when there was no mention of an 18 inch classic Jason at Toy Fair.
Namely, because we want one really really bad, and secondly, it's
the only thing we announced that didn't come to light, therefore
giving the naysayers ammo to use against us. Well, we found
out that we weren't totally wrong in our announcement.
McFarlane's own Drew Hutchinson
confirms to us that 18 inch Jason WAS planned! Then ,apparently,
the Jersey boys made the suggestion, and when Todd found out the
scissors would move in a cutting manor, it was a go..
I am assuming this means automated, which would make the figure
slightly more appealing. In the end though, we would still
prefer the man behind the mask.
Updates
for 2-12
Arnold or Bust
An Anonymous source writes in from
Toy Fair 2002 to let us know about a very interesting detail with
the 18 inch T-800 figure. Some of you may have noticed that
there is an Extra head next to the figure in the Virtual Showroom
Tour from the official website. Here is a Screen Grab in
case you missed it.
Well, apparently McFarlane plans to
pursue and obtain the likeness rights to make this figure as real
a possible. If they cannot get permission to use Arnold's
likeness, they plan to replace the figure in the line, possibly
with an 18 inch version of the Endoskeleton, making it the first
time in the lines's history the regular size and 18 inch version
of the same figure were released in the same line.
We'll keep you posted on what we
find out, but we salute McFarlane for their passion and Attitude
about getting this figure right!
Sections
Updated
Just in case you haven't been to
McFarlane's Online Catalog, we now have updated the
Movie Maniacs,
Tortured Souls,
and Monsters Sections to
reflect the new pictures an line. All pictures are courtesty
of McFarlane Toys and can be found also on their online catalog by
Clicking Here.
Mezco
to produce Horror Mez-Its
So what the F#*! is a Mez it?
It's the hottest new trend in the action figure market; Mini, lego
style representations of your favorite characters. Art
Asylum has Minimates, Playmates has Blockos, and Medicom Toys'
Kubricks line started the ball rolling.
Now hot new rookie company Mezco
ads Mez-It's to the fold debuting several new lines from Run DMC
to Austin Powers. They will also be producing mini versions
of Freddy Jason and Leatherface for the line. We will have
pics up soon so keep watching the page.
Updates
for 2-11
New Lines
Revealed; Toy Fair Begins
Well, Toy Fair has begun and we can
now see all the new lines that will be released this year by
McFarlane and other companies.
McFarlane toys 2002 catalog has
just gone online and you can view it by
Clicking Here.
There are some impressive entries
this year so check them out and then come back to discuss them on
OUR
BOARD.
OFFICIAL
CONFIRMATION: MOVIE MANIACS SERIES 5
Well, it has now been officially
confirmed by McFarlane, but it's no surprise to you if you are a
regular reader of ours. For the 4th year running,
MovieManiacs.Net has broke the news on just who is in the new
line. Here is the official listing from McFarlane.
The Djinn from "Wishmaster"
Jason X from the
upcoming "Jason X"
The Lord of
Darkness from "Legend"
The Tooth Fairy
from the upcoming "Don't Peek"
Sarah Conner
from "Terminator 2"
Endoskeleton
from "Terminator 2"
DELUXE BOXED
SET
Alien And
Predator from "Alien" and "Predator"
18 Inch
Figures
T-800 Terminator
from "Terminator 2"
Edward
Scissorhands from "Edward Scissorhands"
As we say every year though we will
always be the first to admit when we are wrong, and, through
information from various sources, we heard it was Jason't time to
shine as an 18 " figure, but he is seemingly replaced by Edward
Scissorhands in the lineup. We will try to get more info on
the reasons behind this so keep watching the page. As a fan,
I must say this is Massive dissapointment in the 18 inch arena
this year. Edward seems more of a candidate for the 12 inch
arena and The T-800 was a Bittersweet figure last year due to the
loss of realism due to likeness rights and I would be lying if I
said I wasn't surprised at the decision to give him the 18 inch
treatment.
Updates
for 2-9
All-new
'Blade 2' theatrical trailer is available for download
Get it from this
French site, in QuickTime format. - Bishop
Could
Lance Henriksen return in 'Terminator 3'?
Henriksen may think so. In a scoop
that initially appeared at The
Arnold Fan, the following was stated - "As James Cameron
had helped as an additional writer to the T3 script, Henriksen
informed me Cameron was toying around with the idea of having
detective Vukovich return in a wheelchair with some battle damage.
As we never do see detective Vukovich die, but only rather an
implied death, many Henriksen fans would love to see a return."
Given that it has never been suggested until now that Cameron
was involved with the movie (in fact, he supposedly has "let
go" of the franchise entirely), there's a possibility that
someone's leg is being pulled here. - Bishop
Will
'The Chronicles of Riddick' really be a 'Pitch Black' sequel?
Originally, it was reported many
times over that 'The Chronicles of Riddick' would be a prequel
delving into the backstory of the criminal Riddick, played by
Vin Diesel. Now, Ja Rule is saying that he is going to be in the
film, and that the movie is actually not a prequel, but a true
sequel to 'Pitch Black' with the nocturnal creatures returning
for more. Rule says that "'Riddick' is, ... it's not scary,
but it's like a creature movie," says the rapper-turned-actor.
"It's like Pitch Black 2. We're on another planet and it's
crazy. These creatures come out only in the dark, and we can only
see in the dark." This implies that Rule's character has
the same "shine job" as Riddick, providing him with
night vision. Rule also mentioned that 'Riddick' will film in
Australia, the same location as the original movie. Thanks to
Dark Horizons. - Bishop
Jonathan
Mostow hoping to direct 'House at the End of the Street' after
T3
It's a horror movie. We don't know
what it's about. Apparently, Mostow intends to follow 'Terminator
3' with this flick. At least we've got a title. Thanks to Creature
Corner. - Bishop
'Texas
Chainsaw Massacre' remake starts production this spring
Yup, the movie will start production
that soon according to Screen International magazine. Also, the
film is not being called a remake now, but rather a "reconceptualization,"
for whatever that's worth. - Bishop
Early
reviews for 'Queen of the Damned' and 'Jason X'
There's a heavy SPOILER-filled review
of 'Queen of the Damned' here
at AICN. As for 'Jason X,' here's
a review from Bloody Digusting which is brief and spoiler-free.
Thanks to the anonymous tipster who informed us of the 'Jason
X' review. - Bishop
Updates
for 2-7
Part
of the Djinn figure revealed
It's just a tiny piece of the wish-granting
baddie, but this provides our first small glimpse of a Maniac
prototype. It was originally posted by Brad over at the Spawn.com
message boards. If you want to see the original post over there,
read it right
here. - Bishop
'Jason
X' gets another review still
Tons of major SPOILERS in this
Dark Horizons review, so beware. - Bishop
Jodie
Foster talks a bit about leaving Clarice behind in 'Hannibal'
She wasn't in 'Hannibal,' but everyone
expected her to be. Julianne Moore took up the mantle, but now,
in this
article at Cinescape, Foster is ready to talk a little bit
about it. - Bishop
A
little insight into the future of 'The X-Files'
There's no spoilers in this
article, which is written by a longtime source of 'X-Files'
spoilers and known Hollywood journalist. Yet it provides an interesting
and unique insight into how 20th Century Fox views 'The X-Files'
franchise right now, the future of the series in movies, and where
David Duchovny stands in the eyes of the company executives. -
Bishop
Updates
for 2-5
New
'Buffy' magazine on shelves now
Thanks once again to Biancafan2,
we now know that the same people who have released the new X-Files
magazine has also released a new Buffy magazine. And, despite
the obvious lack of copy editors working for the publication (they
incorrectly spelled "Marsters" right on the cover),
it's on shelves now. Click on the cover image above for a larger
version, or check out the table of contents pages, here
and here. Thanks again to Biancafan2 for
scanning in all of the images. - Bishop
'Blade
2' Super Bowl ad online
And here it is in numerous formats.
RealVideo and Windows Media are here.
A clearer QuickTime edition is here.
- Bishop
'The
Scorpion King' Super Bowl ad, plus reshoots
You can get the Super Bowl ad for
The Rock's first starring role here,
in Windows Media and RealVideo formats. In other TSK news, the
cast and crew are doing reshoots for the next two weeks, because
the final edit of the film clocked in at 70 minutes. They're hoping
to add enough material to get the movie up to somewhere around
100 minutes. Thanks to Dark
Horizons. - Bishop
'Saving
Private Toxie: The Toxic Averger Part 5' is in pre-production
At the premiere of the fourth film
in Toronto, Lloyd Kaufman confirmed that the fifth Toxie movie,
with the title mentioned above, is in pre-production. Thanks once
more to Dark Horizons.
- Bishop
'Vampires:
Los Muertos' impressions and status report online
Moviehole has a report on the current
status of the sequel to John Carpenter's film. To read it for
yourself, along with the scooper's feelings on the film, go here
and scroll down to the February 2nd updates. - Bishop
Updates
for 2-4
Resident
Evil: Series 2
We now have our patented Uber Scans
up of Series 2 of the Resident Evil figures. They are quite
impressive and are very well done by Palisades Toys and, well they
really speak for themselves so
CLICK HERE to check em out.
also hitting stores recently was
Series 2 of American McGee's ALICE figures, we managed to grab
some shots of them as well, so check them out
HERE. We hope to
complete series 1 soon.
We will be adding many new lines to the site in the coming
weeks, so let us know
what you'd like to see.
Updates
for 2-1
The
Rock talks about 'The Scorpion King'
Dark Horizons has this
exclusive interview in which Dwayne Johnson himself talks
up the new spinoff of 'The Mummy' franchise. - Bishop
Michael
Bay's 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' remake has Tobe Hooper's involvement
Bay's "Platinum Dunes"
production company is getting ready to work on its first film,
the remake of the horror classic 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.'
Tobe Hooper and his co-writer from the original film, Kim Henkel,
are writing the script. No word yet on a director, but Bay will
not be it, as he only wants to produce the film. Thanks to Cinescape
and Creature
Corner. - Bishop
'Resident
Evil' film site opens up, poster winner announced
A couple of days ago, the winner
of the Resident Evil Poster Contest was announced and put up on
the official
site. You can still see it there, but now, you'll also find
a lot more, as the site has fully opened. After hitting "Enter
Site," just wait a few seconds on the next menu and Red Queen
will offer you a new menu, with "secrets of the Umbrella
Corporation." - Bishop
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