The Kevin Greutert directed ‘SAW VI’ will hit theaters on October 23rd, 2009 and stars; Costas Mandylor, Mark Rolston, Betsy Russell, Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Peter Outerbridge, Shauna MacDonald, Devon Bostick, Marty Moreau, Karen Cliche, Shawn Mathieson, Melanie Scrofano, James Gilbert, Shawn Ahmed, Janelle Hutchison, Gerry Mendicino, Caroline Cave and Ginger Busch.
Source: SciFiWire.com, IMDB
KATE VERNON (who played Ellen Tigh) on what to expect from her character in ‘THE PLAN’:
“…they’ve written me with more heart and more compassion, and this intention to bring some enlightenment and peace, and I got to expand a character, just show a deeper side of myself.”
On her interest in reprising her role (if offered) in the BSG ‘CAPRICA’ spinoff series:
“I’d love to see where Ellen is at emotionally during the Caprica era.”
Read the entire interview HERE and watch the teaser trailer and several quickie interviews with producers and cast below.
The Cast of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
Directed by EDWARD JAMES OLMOS, ‘BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE PLAN’ will air on the Sci Fi channel sometime in November 2009 and stars; Edward James Olmos, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park, Callum Keith Rennie, Dean Stockwell, Michael Trucco, Kate Vernon, Aaron Douglas, and Michael Hogan.
IMDB does not list Mary McDonnell (President Laura Roslin), Jamie Bamber (Captain Lee ‘Apollo’ Adama), James Callis (Dr. Gaius Baltar), or Katee Sackhoff (Captain Kara ‘Starbuck’ Thrace) as being involved in this movie and that might be most weird in the case of Thrace who ran across Anders in the first place. Then again, the series finale covered some fairly detailed back-story on the above characters so the absence is understandable since there’s always a lot of ground covered in Moore’s stories.
Source: Collider.comEmpireOnline.com
Movie is still in script mode and shooting won’t begin until 2010 at the earliest.
Watch the video interview with Sam Mendes (REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, ROAD TO PERDITION, AMERICAN BEAUTY) HERE.
For additional background on the PREACHER story itself go HERE.
THRALL WORLD believes PREACHER would best be served as a 2-3 year 10 episode per season series on HBO or SHOWTIME. A two hour movie will leave lots of interesting twists and turns from the 66+ issue series out. We remain optimstic of the potential movie based on the strength of Garth Ennis’ fantastic story.
And LANCE HENRICKSEN as THE SAINT OF KILLERS please? The role was written with CLINT EASTWOOD in mind but Clint’s pretty busy these days. We’ve always liked HENRICKSEN, particularly in the MILLENNIUM series.
Source: SciFiWire.com, IMDB
MICHAEL TRUCCO (who played Samuel Anders) on what to expect from ‘THE PLAN’:
“It doesn’t extend the story beyond what we saw in the finale. It actually picks up the story between season one and season two. It’s actually prequel to the entrance of Anders, my character, and Cavil, Dean Stockwell’s character. The movie is told from that perspective.”
On whether his character might show up in the prequel series ‘CAPRICA’:
“The Cylons, once we saw them in Battlestar, we realized, ‘Oh, they’ve been around for a long time.’ So it’s certainly possible, and it would be kind of cool.”
On whether or not BATTLESTAR GALACTICA might return as a series, mini-series, or in another movie:
“Ron [Moore] was pretty adamant about not resurrecting the series…
…he said this was the end of the show.”
Read the entire interview HERE and watch the teaser trailer and several quickie interviews with producers and cast below.
The Cast of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
Directed by EDWARD JAMES OLMOS, ‘BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE PLAN’ will air on the Sci Fi channel sometime in November 2009 and stars; Edward James Olmos, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park, Callum Keith Rennie, Dean Stockwell, Michael Trucco, Kate Vernon, Aaron Douglas, and Michael Hogan.
IMDB does not list Mary McDonnell (President Laura Roslin), Jamie Bamber (Captain Lee ‘Apollo’ Adama), James Callis (Dr. Gaius Baltar), or Katee Sackhoff (Captain Kara ‘Starbuck’ Thrace) as being involved in this movie and that might be most weird in the case of Thrace who ran across Anders in the first place. Then again, the series finale covered some fairly detailed back-story on the above characters so the absence is understandable since there’s always a lot of ground covered in Moore’s stories.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
STAIND, SHINEDOWN, CHEVELLE and HALESTORM “Stimulate This” tour dates:
Jul. 01 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center
Jul. 02 – St. Paul, MN – Harriet Island*
Jul. 04 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
Jul. 07 – Roanoke, VA – Roanoke Convention Center
Jul. 09 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
Jul. 10 – Gilford, NH – Meadowbrook US Cellular Pavilion
Jul. 12 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center*
Jul. 14 – Boston, MA – Bank of America Pavilion
Jul. 16 – Wallingford, CT – Chevrolet Theatre
Jul. 17 – Asbury Park, NJ – Asbury Park Convention Hall
Jul. 21 – Pikeville, KY – Eastern Kentucky Expo Center
Jul. 22 – Corbin, KY – Southeastern KY Agricultural & Expo
Jul. 24 – Evansville, IN – Roberts Stadium
Jul. 25 – Dubuque, IA – Dubuque County Fair*
Jul. 26 – Brookings, SD – Swiftel Center
Jul. 28 – Rapid City, SD – Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Arena
Jul. 29 – Billings, MT – MetraPark Arena
Jul. 31 – Rochester, MN – Mayo Civic Center*
Aug. 10 – Ridgefield, WA – The Amphitheatre at Clark County
Aug. 13 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore Auditorium
Aug. 14 – Rio Rancho, NM – Santa Ana Star Center
Aug. 15 – Lubbock, TX – Lonestar Amphitheater
Aug. 18 – Laredo, TX – Laredo Entertainment Center
Aug. 28 – Toledo, OH – Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre
Aug. 30 – Philadelphia, PA – Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing
* July 2 and July 31 with STAIND, CHEVELLE and HALESTORM only
July 12 all four bands part of WHRL Big Day Out festival
July 25 with STAIND and SHINEDOWN only
Source: TheHuntForGollum.com
40 more minutes of LORD OF THE RINGS for you to check out if you’re like us and still haven’t gotten enough of TOLKEIN’s epic and can’t wait for THE HOBBIT films.
Plot synopsis: Strider must hunt down Gollum to keep the Ring secret.
Directed by CHRIS BOUCHARD, THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM stars; Adrian Webster, Pat O’Connor, Arin Alldridge, Gareth Brough, Rita Ramnani, and Max Bracey.
Made by fans on a shoestring budget for free release on the internet.
Plot synopsis: A vampire named Saya, who is part of covert government agency that hunts and destroys demons in a post-WWII Japan, is inserted in a military school to discover which one of her classmates is a demon is disguise.
'BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE' Movie Poster
Directed by CHRIS NAHON, ‘BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE’ hits theaters on May 29th, 2009 and stars; Gianna Jun, Allison Miller, Masiela Lusha, JJ Feild and Koyuki.
Watch a new trailer HERE and a different trailer below:
Plot synopsis: Will Ferrell stars as has-been scientist Dr. Rick Marshall, sucked into one and spat back through time. Way back. Now, Marshall has no weapons, few skills and questionable smarts to survive in an alternate universe…
'LAND OF THE LOST'
The Brad Silberling directed LAND OF THE LOST will hit theaters on June 5th, 2009 and stars; Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, Anna Friel, and Jorma Taccone.
Universal is developing a modern retelling of the classic novella “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” with Keanu Reeves attached to star and Justin Haythe, writer of “Revolutionary Road,” penning the script.
Source: AltPress.com
GREEN DAY, FRANZ FERDINAND tour dates:
8/09 Houston, TX — Toyota Center
8/10 San Antonio, TX — AT&T Center
8/11 St Louis, MO — Scottrade Center
8/12 Kansas City, — Sprint Center
8/13 Omaha, NE — Qwest Center
8/15 Denver, CO — Pepsi Center
8/16 Salt Lake City, UT — Energy Sol Arena
8/18 San Jose, CA — HP Pavilion
8/20 San Diego, CA — Cox Arena
8/21 Las Vegas, NV — Mandalay Bay
8/22 Phoenix, AZ — US Air Arena
8/24 Sacramento, CA — Arco Arena
8/25 Los Angeles, CA — The Forum
Click HERE for the full GREEN DAY U.S./UK touring itinerary and info on their upcoming SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE appearance for May 15th.
Currently filming, the JON FAVREAU directed IRON MAN sequel has a release date of May 7th, 2010 and in addition to Downey Jr. stars; Mickey Rourke, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sam Rockwell, Don Cheadle, Garry Shandling, Kate Mara, Paul Bettany, Jon Favreau, and Clark Gregg.
Source: SFGate.com, IMDB, IAFD
SASHA GREY on the challenge of playing her character:
“[Director] Steven [Soderbergh] wanted a very natural feel to the film and have me bring in my personality — I had to find a way to do that while also creating a character.”
Interesting reveals in the article such as how Soderbergh filmed ‘The Girlfriend Experience’ in 16 days on a $1.7 million budget, largely improvised and with non-professional actors.
A drama set in the days leading up to the 2008 Presidential election, and centered on a high-end Manhattan call girl meeting the challenges of her boyfriend, her clients, and her work.
Directed by Steven Soderbergh (SEX LIES AND VIDEOTAPE, TRAFFIC, SOLARIS, SYRIANA, MICHAEL CLAYTON, ERIN BROCKOVICH, OCEAN’S ELEVEN) and scheduled for a May 22nd release. The movie stars porn star SASHA GREY in her mainstream acting debut. Also stars Chris Santo and Peter Zizzo.
Source: MNUSpreadsLies.com
Check out an updated ‘DISTRICT 9′ trailer on a new viral site we just found HERE. Towards the end of the trailer, the aliens, which were previously shown blurred out, are shown unblurred and you can get a better peek at them.
Directed by NEILL BLOMKAMP, ‘DISTRICT 9′ hits theaters on August 14th, 2009 and stars Sharlto Copley and David James.
An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly find a kindred spirit in a government agent that is exposed to their biotechnology.
Check out the ‘District 9′ Official movie site HERE.
Also, check out “ALIVE IN JOBURG” below which is a short made several years ago by the same creative team:
From Google:
This short by Neill Blomkamp depicts a fictional world where extraterrestrials have become refugees in South Africa. Producers: Neill Blomkamp, Simon Hansen, Sharlto Copley, Shannon Worley.
With no lead officially cast in Martin (Casino Royale) Campbell’s take on the DC Comics superhero Green Lantern, Warner Bros. has decided to push the Emerald Knight’s big screen debut back six months to June 17, 2011 from its original scheduled date of December 17, 2010. No word whether this will affect the plans to start shooting in Australia in September or whether the move is to give Campbell more time for post-production and special FX.
Casting for the lead has included Chris Pine from the upcoming STAR TREK movie and BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN (TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES, BEVERY HILLS: 90210) but nothing is confirmed yet.
Fox has thrown into development a spinoff featuring Deadpool, the wise-cracking mercenary played in the film by Ryan Reynolds.
Reynolds is attached to reprise the character for what for now is simply being called “Deadpool.” Lauren Shuler Donner and Marvel Studios would act as producers.
The Deadpool and Gambit scenes were the only thing interesting in the Wolverine movie. Conflicting reports on whether FOX or MARVEL STUDIOS will be producing the movie. With any luck it won’t be FOX whose track record on big budget comic book movies (FANTASTIC FOUR and its sequel, DAREDEVIL, ELEKTRA, X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN) is in the toilet.
