A movie referred to internally as “Justice League of America,” originally said to be for next summer, was planned as one of the studio’s major releases. With that film, starring a superhero team, Warner hoped to spark interest in DC characters like Green Lantern who haven’t yet attained the level of popularity of Batman. But script problems, among other things, have delayed the movie.
Warner Bros. also put on hold plans for another movie starring multiple superheroes — known as “Batman vs. Superman” — after the $215 million “Superman Returns,” which had disappointing box-office returns, didn’t please executives. “‘Superman’ didn’t quite work as a film in the way that we wanted it to,” says Mr. Robinov. “It didn’t position the character the way he needed to be positioned.” “Had ‘Superman’ worked in 2006, we would have had a movie for Christmas of this year or 2009,” he adds. “But now the plan is just to reintroduce Superman without regard to a Batman and Superman movie at all.”
Four years after his character Richard B. Riddick last graced the silver screen, and some years after telling reporters that there would be another Riddick film in his future, Vin Diesel told MTV News that he no longer thinks there will one day be a Riddick sequel.
He now thinks there will be two.
“David Twowy right now is writing the scripts. The only question is whether we take a page from the ‘Lord of the Rings’ guys and try to shoot the two chapters at the same time. There are two more in mind,” he said of Riddick…
Source: a dream
updated @ 7:43 CST 08.23.08
I actually woke up from a dream that OBAMA had picked HILLARY CLINTON and I was like hmm… I wonder if he sent out the text message yet.
I’m pretty sure BIDEN trashed OBAMA on his inexperience during the Dem debates last year. (confirmed by the official response of the MCCAIN campaign below)
All in all a good pick even if you get the feeling the ticket should be reversed.
The MCCAIN camp has wasted no time in adding their two cents on Obama’s running mate choice:
Source: http://www.myspace.com/metallica
The new single from METALLICA, “The Day That Never Comes”, has been posted on the bands Official Myspace page.
A full listing of METALLICA Fall and Winter tour dates can be found HERE.
Twentieth Century Fox said on Monday it will seek an injunction to block release of the Warner Bros movie “Watchmen” after a Los Angeles court ruled a copyright lawsuit against Warner can go forward.
Oct. 18 – Mexico City, MEX – Motrokr Festival Foro Sol
Oct. 19 – Guadalajara, MEX – Motrokr Festival VFG Arena
Oct. 21 – Monterrey, MEX – Arena Monterrey
Oct. 23 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
Oct. 25 – New Orleans, LA – Voodoo Festival City Park
Oct. 28 – Orlando, FL – UCF Arena
Oct. 29 – Jacksonville, FL – Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Oct. 31 – Nashville, TN – Sommet Center
Nov. 01 – Greenville, SC – Bi-Lo Center
Nov. 03 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Nov. 05 – Charlottesville, VA – John Paul Jones Arena
Nov. 08 – Manchester, NH – Verizon Wireless Arena
Nov. 09 – Worchester, MA – DCU Center
Nov. 11 – Ottawa, ON – Scotiabank Place
Nov. 12 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Nov. 14 – Hamilton, ON – Copps Coliseum
Nov. 15 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
Nov. 17 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
Nov. 18 – Fort Wayne, IN – Memorial Coliseum
Nov. 20 – Cedar Rapids, IA – US Cellular Center
Nov. 21 – Columbia, MO – Mizzou Arena
Nov. 22 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
Nov. 25 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
Nov. 26 – Council Bluffs, IA – Mid-America Center
Nov. 28 – Rapid City, SD – Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Arena
Nov. 29 – Billings, MT – MetraPark Arena
Dec. 01 – Saskatoon, SK – Credit Union Centre
Dec. 04 – Kelowna, BC – Prospera Place
Dec. 05 – Victoria, BC – Save On Foods Memorial Centre
Dec. 07 – Portland, OR – Rose Garden Arena
Dec. 08 – Nampa, ID – Idaho Center
Dec. 09 – Missoula, MT – Adams Center
Dec. 12 – Sacramento, CA – Arco Arena
Dec. 13 – Las Vegas, NV – Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
Oct. 19 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
Oct. 20 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House Of Blues
Oct. 22 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA
Oct. 23 – Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head
Oct. 25 – New York City, NY – The Fillmore
Oct. 26 – Boston, MA – Paradise
Oct. 28 – Montreal, QC – Le Medley
Oct. 29 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix
Oct. 31 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews
Nov. 01 – Chicago, IL – Metro
Nov. 02 – Milwaukee, WI – The Eagles Club
Nov. 04 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Nov. 05 – Kansas City, KS – Beaumont
Nov. 07 – Denver, CO – Ogden
Nov. 08 – Salt Lake City, UT – Murray Theatre
Nov. 11 – Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Events Center
Nov. 12 – Calgary, AB – MacEwan Ballroom
Nov. 14 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
Nov. 15 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SODO
Nov. 16 – Portland, OR – Roseland
Nov. 22 – Phoenix, AZ – Marquee
Nov. 24 – San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit
Nov. 25 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
Nov. 26 – Houston, TX – House Of Blues
Source: Access Hollywood, ComingSoon.net
A three and a half minute deleted scene from IRON MAN, which will be included on the DVD release, has been posted HERE.
Former LIMP BIZKIT/current BLACK LIGHT BURNS member Wes Borland has joined MARILYN MANSON as the group’s new guitarist. The news was announced by Manson himself at a press conference earlier today ahead of his band’s appearance tomorrow (Friday, August 15) at the ETP Festival in Seoul, Korea.
Manson said, “We have a new guitar player that’s gonna play for the first time tomorrow; it’s the first time we’ll play on stage [together]. His name is Wes Borland and he used to be in a really terrible band that he left because he felt that it was a destructive force in art, and he has his own band, BLACK LIGHT BURNS, but now he is in MARILYN MANSON. We don’t know how permanent that is, but starting tomorrow will be the first step. So this will be the most indestructible MARILYN MANSON.”
Source: De Los Santos Productions, www.hanzelundgretyl.com, www.myspace.com/hanzelundgretyl
HANZEL UND GRETYL will anchor the 2008 HOLLYWOOD ROCK CONVENTION’s live lineup this Friday, August 15th at the KEY CLUB located on the World Famous Sunset Strip. The 5 day event will feature panels, seminars, and symposiums from some of the top minds in the music business followed by nightly concerts at The Key Club from August 13th-17th.
Upcoming HANZEL UND GRETYL tour dates:
Aug 15 2008 West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club
Aug 29 2008 Clifton, NJ @ Dingbatz
New York City’s time traveling teutonic twosome, Kaiser Von Loopy and Vas Kallas, will be touring in support of their METROPOLIS Records masterwerk, “2012: ZWÄNZIG ZWÖLF“, a concept album based on the existing Mayan belief that the world will end in the year 2012. “2012: ZWÄNZIG ZWÖLF” was released on February 5th, 2008.
A perpetually touring underground favorite, Hanzel Und Gretyl have released 6 full length albums and EPs since 1995 and have toured worldwide with the likes of Ministry, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Marilyn Manson, Cradle of Filth, Rammstein, Slipknot, Rob Halford, The Genitorturers, Prong, Bella Morte, and Clutch.
Sep. 06 – Providence, Rhode Island, Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
Sep. 07 – Poughkeepsie, New York, The Chance
Sep. 09 – Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
Sep. 11 – Norvolk, Virginia, Norva
Sep. 12 – Richmond, Virginia, The National
Sep. 13 – Allentown, Pennsylvania, Crocodile Rock
Sep. 14 – New York, New York, Roseland Ballroom
Oct. 02 – Porto Alegre, Brazil, Pepsi on Stage
Oct. 04 – Buenos Aires, Argentina, Estadio Pepsi Music (Pepsi Music Festival)
Oct. 07 – Curitiba or Brasilia, Brazil, [to be announced]
Oct. 08 – Sao Paulo, Brazil, Credicard Hall
Oct. 10 – Recife, Brazil, [to be announced]
Oct. 11 – Fortaleza, Brazil, Ceará Music
Oct. 21 – Glendale, AZ @ Jobing Arena
Oct. 23 – Albquerque, NM @ Tingley Coliseum
Oct. 25 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
Oct. 26 – Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena
Nov. 01 – Portland, OR @ Rose Quarter
Nov. 03 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Energy Solutions Arena
Nov. 04 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
Nov. 06 – Omaha, NE @ Qwest Center
Nov. 08 – Moline, IL @ iWireless Center
Nov. 09 – Columbus, @ OH Schottenstein Center
Nov. 17 – St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
Nov. 18 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
Nov. 20 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
Nov. 22 – Little Rock, AR @ Alltel Arena
Nov. 23 – New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Arena
With LAMB OF GOD and THE SWORD:
Dec. 01 – Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
Dec. 02 – Vancouver, BC @ GM Place
Dec. 04 – Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
Dec. 07 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
Dec. 12 – Ontario, CA @ Citizens Bank Arena
Dec. 13 – Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
Dec. 15 – San Diego, CA @ Cox Arena
Dec. 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
Dec. 20 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
With MACHINE HEAD and THE SWORD:
Jan. 12 – Milwaukee, WI @ Bradley Center
Jan. 13 – Detroit, MI @ Joe Louis Arena
Jan. 15 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
Jan. 17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Center
Jan. 18 – Boston, MA @ TD Banknorth Center
Jan. 26 – Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena
Jan. 29 – Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
Jan. 31 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails has been in talks in with HBO about making a two-season maxi-series out of “Year Zero,” the dark future tale that Reznor has chronicled in his music as well as in a celebrated Alternate Reality Game (ARG) with the same title that was created by 42 Entertainment.
“It’s the most exciting thing on the horizon, it’s the thing that when I wake up in the morning it makes me say, ‘God it would be cool if that happened,” Reznor told me this week while sitting backstage before a Nails concert in Toronto. “This is my grand ambition. Will it happen? I don’t know. It was fun sitting and telling [the HBO] guys and watching them shake their head and having writers on board and producers that are in to it. It’s been a fun thing.”
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH headlining tour dates with IN THIS MOMENT, BURY YOUR DEAD and ANOTHER BLACK DAY in support.
Sep. 29 – Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep (FFDP only)
Sep. 30 – Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep (FFDP only)
Oct. 03 – St. Louis, MO – Pop’s
Oct. 04 – Grand Rapids, MI – Orbit Room
Oct. 05 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
Oct. 07 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Small’s
Oct. 08 – Louisville, KY – Headliners
Oct. 10 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
Oct. 11 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Oct. 12 – Waterloo, IA – Electric Ballroom
Oct. 14 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
Oct. 17 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
Oct. 18 – Detroit, MI – Emerald Theater
Oct. 19 – Toronto, ON – Opera House
Oct. 20 – Albany, NY – Northern Lights
Oct. 23 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
Oct. 25 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
Oct. 28 – Norfolk, VA – Norva
Nov. 01 – Odessa, TX – Dos Amigos
Nov. 02 – Lubbock, TX – Tequila Jungle
Nov. 03 – San Antonio, TX – Scout Bar
Nov. 05 – Birmingham, AL – Zydeco
Nov. 07 – Tampa, FL – The Ritz
Nov. 08 – Ft. Lauderdale – Revolution
Nov. 10 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
Nov. 12 – Nashville, TN – The Cannery
Nov. 13 – Little Rock, AR – The Village
Nov. 14 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
Nov. 15 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
Nov. 20 – Los Angeles, CA – House of Blues
Nov. 21 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
Nov. 22 – Fresno, CA – Crest Theater
Nov. 23 – San Francisco, CA – The Grand Ballroom*
Nov. 26 – Seattle, WA – Showbox Market*
Nov. 30 – Salt Lake City, UT – Salt Air*
Dec. 03 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues*
Dec. 04 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues*
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Japan’s DIR EN GREY North American headlining tour dates.
Nov. 05 – Revolution – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Nov. 07 – The Club @ Firestone – Orlando, FL
Nov. 08 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
Nov. 10 – Rams Head Live – Baltimore, MD
Nov. 11 – The Theatre of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 12 – Wilbur Theatre – Boston, MA
Nov. 14 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY
Nov. 15 – Le Medley – Montreal, QC
Nov. 16 – Kool Haus – Toronto, ON
Nov. 18 – Clutch Cargo’s – Pontiac, MI
Nov. 19 – House of Blues – Chicago, IL
Nov. 20 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
Nov. 22 – The Eagles Club – Milwaukee, WI
Nov. 23 – Pop’s – Sauget, IL
Nov. 25 – House of Blues – Houston, TX
Nov. 26 – Palladium Ballroom – Dallas, TX
Nov. 28 – Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ
Nov. 29 – The Wiltern LG – Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 30 – Warfield Theatre – San Francisco, CA
Dec. 02 – Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
Dec. 03 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA
Dec. 05 – Gothic Theatre – Englewood, CO
SCI FI Channel today announced an all-new “Battlestar Galactica” special event, set to air in 2009 following the conclusion of the series and then released on DVD by Universal Studios Home Entertainment shortly thereafter. Directed by series star Edward James Olmos and written by “Battlestar Galactica’s” Jane Espenson, the two-hour event will begin shooting in Vancouver at the end of this summer. The cast includes Michael Trucco, Aaron Douglas and Dean Stockwell, with more to be announced in the coming weeks.
Starting before the events of the miniseries, our story focuses on familiar characters including Cylon Number One, known as Cavil (Stockwell), Resistance Leader Sam T. Anders (Trucco) and Chief Galen Tyrol (Douglas). In the beginning, the Cylons had a plan, but it didn’t account for one thing: survivors. During the chaotic aftermath of the destruction, two powerful Cylon agents struggle with plots and priorities on the human ships that got away, and among the resistance fighters who were left behind.
The series is from Universal Cable Productions and is executive produced by Ronald D. Moore and David Eick.
The final 10 episodes of “Battlestar Galactica” will begin airing on SCI FI Channel in 2009.
