News Roundup

Alright, sorry I've been a bit behind on this. I've been really busy lately. And there hasn't been much in the way of really awesome news, so here's a roundup. Be prepared, it's gonna be a little long.

There's a trailer up here for An American Haunting. This movie looks really scary. It's the true story of the only documented case of a spirit taking a human life (this is validated by the State of Tennessee). Looks really cool.

Ocean's 13 is good to go. This one has our favorite band of classy robbers doing something in a Casino again. I know this because they're turning one of the soundstages in Hollywood into a fully functioning Casino for the production.

Farce of the Penguins, an obvious spoof of March of the Penguins, has signed on Samuel L. Jackson to do the narration. Hmmm. I'm really curious to see what they're gonna do with this.

Will Smith has signed on to star in It Takes a Thief, a convert of the TV series of the same title.

Smith will produce and star in the film playing the role Robert Wagner starred in from 1968-1970. As you might expect, the concept will be updated to modern times with Smith playing a thief co-opted by the CIA to run some covert ops.

Shrek the Third.

SHREK THE THIRD finds Shrek and Fiona reluctantly reigning over Far, Far Away. But if they can find the heir to the throne and bring him back, they can return to their swamp. While Shrek, Donkey and Puss in Boots are in search of the heir, Fiona holds off a coup d’etat by Prince Charming.

'Nuf said.

Winona Ryder gets naked in A Scanner Darkly, but it really isn't her. Instead what you're seeing is some computer geek like you or me starting out with footage of Ryder in a sports bra, converting that to the uber-cool animation effects for the movie, then adding in the details solely from imagination. So don't get to excited out there, unless you're into fake porn pics. If that's your case, then I guess this is your lucky day.

If you haven't seen Jack Black's Nacho Libre Confessional, then you should check them out. They're mildly amusing, and Jack's just weird.

Evan Almighty, sequal to the Jim Carry comedy of a similiar title, has started production. This one sees Steve Carell's character becoming a Congressman, and God asking him to build a giant ark. Freeman will, of course, play God. You couldn't have this movie and have a different God.

Apparently the producers are so sure that their new Bond movie is going to be a hit, they've already reached an agreement with Craig to reprise his role as 007, and even sketched a rough storyline for the next installment.

Finally, Blade has a new live-action television show coming how soon. I just don't know how much one can expect withough all the violent awesomeness that made the R-rated movies what they were.