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See the Doctor Who skit from the 2011 Children In Need special
by Doc on Nov.18, 2011, under Television
Catch the Doctor Who sketch from this year’s Children In Need special, where the Doctor literally gives the shirt off his back to raise money…(courtesy DoctorWhoTV)
Dwayne Johnson signs on to The Monster Hunter’s Survival Guide
by Doc on Nov.18, 2011, under Comics, Movies
Dwayne Johnson (a.k.a The Rock) has signed on to star in an adaptation of [asin=0982750781]The Monster Hunter’s Survival Guide[/asin], a comic book miniseries created by John Paul Russ.
Johnson has a been a very busy boy lately…after some apparent time off, he’s revived both his Hollywood and wrestling careers, currently working on G.I. Joe 2 and is headlining Wrestlemania XXVIII.
The Monster Hunter’s Survival Guide is being produced by Simon Kinberg (Elysium, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) under his Genre Films shingle.
Fincher, Walker to team up again for 20,000 Leagues
by Doc on Nov.18, 2011, under Movies
David Fincher (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), who was attached last year to direct the long-developing Disney 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea prequel movie about Captain Nemo and his creating of the Nautilus, looks to be teaming up with his Se7en screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker (The Wolfman) to take the latest pass on the script.
The project has been in development for years, as Disney has been trying to find a way to bring back Captain Nemo, whether it be a remake of its own classic film or a new story. Disney had previously scuttled a version being developed by McG.
Being Human sneak peek: “Epic Buzzkill”
by Doc on Nov.18, 2011, under Television
Here is a new sneak peek for the upcoming second season, Being Human, called “Epic Buzzkill”. We see Aidan burying someone or something and in the next shot it appears that Aidan has gone back on his oath not to feed upon humans. Sally, now able to interact with other physical objects, begins to “experiment” with her new found ability, while Josh informs her that the three of them can’t just go around doing whatever they want just because it feels good, to which Sally calls him an epic buzzkill. A montage of scenes from the upcoming season follows with a central theme of temptation for everyone involved.
Being Human returns on Syfy on January 16th at 9PM ET.
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Sanctuary preview: “Icebreaker” plus questions answered
by Doc on Nov.18, 2011, under Television
Catch a preview below for tonight’s episode of Sanctuary, “Icebreaker”, and then see the actors answer questions on their favorite moments in Season 4!
Henry and a team from the UK Sanctuary are investigating why the original crew on an icebreaker in the Bering Sea seem to have killed one another when suddenly, they hear noises coming from outside. The team readies their guns then Magnus and Will burst through the door. Will goes off on a lecture about Magnus and her flying skills after an apparently bumpy ride to the icebreaker. Ending his lecture, he notices the bodies and Henry fills them in on the details. We also learn that the Abnormals on the ship tore each other apart as well. Tune-in to the all new episode this Friday and watch as the team split up and decide to search the whole ship for clues.
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Rumors of possible The Six Million Dollar Man remake with Singer and DiCaprio
by Doc on Nov.17, 2011, under Movies
File this FIRMLY under rumors for now, but according to a report from Latino Review (warning – some potentially offensive language), Bryan Singer, who is developing a Battlestar Galactica movie, is looking to revive yet another 70s TV franchise as a feature film, this time it’s The Six Million Dollar Man, and Leonardo DiCaprio is being lined up to star.
Supposedly The Weinstein Company (who they claim are nearly bankrupt) is partnering with Universal for the production, which will be based on the same original story as the original TV series ([asin=0345316207]Cyborg by Martin Caidin[/asin]), and will be retitled The Six Billion Dollar Man (inflation, after all…)
A feature version of Steve Austin has been in development for a long time – we first reported on it in 2002 – and it’s morphed a number of times over the years, mostly into a comedy starring Jim Carrey, and in the late 90s Kevin Smith wrote a script which at one time had Chris Rock associated with it.
Is this just random rumors, or is there substance? Not sure yet. But given that I’ve learned about a remake of The Munsters, I’m firmly convinced “new ideas” are generated by looking randomly through old TV Guides.
Dueling Snow White movie trailers: Snow White and the Huntsman and Mirror Mirror
by Doc on Nov.16, 2011, under Movies
There are two Snow White-based movies coming out soon – Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman and Relativity Media’s Mirror Mirror (the title was just released two weeks ago). And now their are trailers out for both.
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Review of Horror Films of the 1990s at The Thunder Child
by TheThunderChild on Nov.15, 2011, under Movies
Author John Kenneth Muir has brought his unique talents to Horror Films of the 1970s and Horror Films of the 1980s, and he has now tackled Horror Films of the 1990s, in a new book for McFarland.
In addition to hundreds of horror films, he also covers suspense and science fiction.
The Thunder Child has reviewed this book at: http://thethunderchild.com/TheMirrorofEveLeQinu/HorrorFilmsofthe1990s.html
A rebooted Doctor Who on the big screen, with Harry Potter director Yates at the controls?
by Doc on Nov.14, 2011, under Movies, Television
We knew that there has been discussions for a long time about a feature film version of Doctor Who – but always in the context of being within the current franchise. Now Variety is reporting that a Doctor Who film is in the works, but it is going to be a reboot of sorts, and David Yates, who directed the last four Harry Potter films, is in charge.
According to Yates, they will NOT follow the current series. “Russell T. Davies and then Steven Moffat have done their own transformations, which were fantastic, but we have to put that aside and start from scratch,” he said. And neither Davies or Moffat are at this time involved at all. Not sure how this will fly with the current fanbase.
Doctor Who was re-imagined once before, in a pair of movies starring Peter Cushing in 1965/1966, which were adapted from the serials, “The Daleks” and “The Dalek Invasion of Earth”. However Cushing’s Doctor was human, not a Time Lord, whereas Yates mentions the Doctor being a Time Lord specifically. Once pre-production gets going and there is a script, we may find out more just how much of the mythos we are familiar with will get rebooted.
Watch the full trailer for The Hunger Games
by Doc on Nov.14, 2011, under Movies
The trailer debuted on Good Morning America this morning, but now it is available worldwide and you can see it right here!
In an attempt to preserve the anticipation and mystery that fans are relishing, the trailer only shows footage from the first half of the film, chronicling events leading up to but not including the Games themselves. After giving fans their first look at all of the book’s beloved characters brought to life, giving viewers who haven’t read the book vital information about the world of Panem, the trailer ends with an electrifying cliffhanger right as Katniss enters the arena.