Starship Troopers 3 Planned
November 30th, 2006
It seems that Starship Troopers is back for a third outing - hopefully to make amends after the awful sequel from 2004. Edward Neumeier is back, once again, on screenplay duties and will also be taking the directorial chair this time too, leaving Phil Tippett completely out of the equation. Starship Troopers never looked like a series and it seems that Ed Neumeier is alone in thinking that his crappy individual outings are any good. But, Empire have reported that he is trying to ensnare Casper Van Dien in his plot to revive the Troopers, so maybe there is some hope for the prophecy yet. When contacted for a quote, Van Dien said “I’m doing my part!”. Read the rest of this entry »
Following reports that Peter Jackson will not be involved in the big-screen adaption of The Hobbit, are rumours that Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Spiderman) may be linked with the project. Of course, however exciting and interesting a prospect that may prove to be, petitions are still being sodomized at rate of knots as fans of the LotR movies attempt to persuade New Line (who own the rights) to get Peter Jackson back in for one more bite of Tolkien’s apple, so to speak. Even Sir Ian Mckellen wants Jacko back: “I’m very sad” said Mckellen on his official site. “I should have relished revisiting Middle Earth with Peter again. It’s hard to imagine any other director matching his achievement in Tolkien country.” Sam Raimi? Peter Jackson? Either would do, just please don’t let Ron Howard near it. 
I’ve been so busy that I actually missed this completely, a shameful oversight I know. That aside, Warner Bros have released a minuscule snippet of action from the 5th Harry Potter film (Order of the Phoenix) showing Daniel Radcliffe, in all his hair-cropped glory and Dumbledore delivering a bit of of one of his usual, influential speeches. The teaser is pretty brief (hence it being a ‘teaser’) but will no doubt cause gushing palates all-round amongst the countless online HP communities, who would probably wax lyrical even if it looked crap. Anyway, you can still check the trailer out over at the 
Sacha Baron Cohen (Ali G, Borat) has joined the cast for the Dreamwork’s/Warner Bro’s flick Sweeney Todd. Cohen has signed up for the role of Signor Adolfo Pirelli (as far as I know he’s not remotely Kazakh), who - as Variety put it - is the “nemesis” barber of the infamous Sweeney Todd. The project will be led by the eccentric fingertips of Tim Burton and is due to begin shooting in London during February next year. It’s sure to be a barberous affair…(don’t lie, you chuckled at that). 
Bond’s latest offering is nearly upon us and it seems that the critics are kneeling down and laying the red carpet as opposed to raining on the parade. Almost all the reviews I have come across over the past few days have been predominantly positive and I am yet to find one which condemns Casino Royale as a boring and generic affair. 4 stars from Empire, full thumbs up from The Hollywood Reporter and Variety, 4 stars from the BBC, the list goes on. After the farce that was Die Another Day (who really bought the invisible car gadget?), a return to form for Bond would be like the triumphant comeback of Batman or Middle Earth after the ring ran it’s course, in other words, sweet sweet restitution. Head on over to 
Thanks to the good folks over at Optimum, Fresh Visual is giving you the chance to win a copy of the new double disc special edition of Akira Kurosawa’s legendary Ran. Alongside the film itself is a nice kitty of extras including a 71 minute documentary which follows the creation of the movie, from Kurosawa’s mind’s eye to it’s final release over 10 years later. Please read on for full terms and conditions and details on how to enter.
