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Fox terminates relationship with Singer
by Doc on Aug.07, 2004, under Movies
Upset that Bryan Singer, best known as the writer/director of the X-Men movies, went over to Warner Brothers to direct Superman and Logan’s Run instead of working on X-Men 3, Fox Studios has terminated their production relationship with him, even asking him to vacate his office on the Fox Studios lot. The future of the X-Men franchise is even more murky now…
Ralph Fiennes to play Voldemort in Goblet of Fire
by Doc on Aug.05, 2004, under Movies
The penultimate villain of the Harry Potter Series, Lord Voldemort, makes a comeback in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and to play him in the movie that has already started filming they’ve tapped Ralph Fiennes (Red Dragon). Also added to the cast are Brendan Gleeson (The Village, Troy) as Mad-Eye Moody, and Miranda Richardson (Sleepy Hollow, The Hours) as gossip columnist Rita Skeeter.
Daleks will return to Who
by Doc on Aug.05, 2004, under Television
The BBC is reporting that the estate of the late Terry Nation and the BBC have have reached an agreement which will bring the Daleks back to TV on the new Doctor Who series. No word on why the about face, but Whovians are rejoicing…
Fantastic Four villain named
by Doc on Aug.03, 2004, under Movies
Dr. Doom will be the villain in the upcoming Fantastic Four movie, and will be played by Aussie Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck, Charmed). The heroes have also been settled – Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic is Ioan Gruffudd (Century City, the Britich Hornblower TV movies), Johnny Storm/The Human Torch is Chris Evans (Not Another Teen Movie), Susan Storm/The Invisible Girl is Jessica Alba (Dark Angel), and Ben Grimm/The Thing is played by Michael Chiklis (The Shield)
David Gerrold interview completed on TVShowsOnDVD.com; ST:TOS on DVD
by Doc on Jul.31, 2004, under General News
TVShowsOnDVD.com has posted the complete interview with TV/SF writer David Gerrold, where he talks about involvement – and non-involvement – with Star Trek, Land of the Lost, and more. Also, I’ve finally set up for the completed seasons of the original Star Trek on DVD over in the SciFi TV Store – you can now order Season 1, Season 2 (including the great Gerrold episode, “The Trouble with the Tribbles”), and Season 3, and even the Mega Set!!
Azkaban DVD info
by Doc on Jul.28, 2004, under General News
Muggle Net has a couple of news items regarding the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban DVD release. It is to be released on November 23rd, retail at $22.95, and include lots of goodies including extra footage, tours of Honeydukes and Lupin’s classroom, games, and more.
Official: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
by Doc on Jul.25, 2004, under Books
Lucasfilm announced the full title of the next Star Wars movie – Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith – at the San Diego Comic Con today. Other announcements include DVDs of the Droids and Ewoks series, and the two live-action Ewok TV movies and more. Nothing on the Star Wars Holdiay Special though… 🙂
Trailer online for A Sound of Thunder
by Doc on Jul.24, 2004, under Movies
SCI FI Wire has exclusive links to the online trailer for Warner Brothers’ A Sound of Thunder staring Ed Burns and Ben Kingsley, based on the Ray Bradbury story that shows even a slight change in the past can elicit massive changes in the present.
Steven Erikson Website and Online Appearances
by Doc on Jul.23, 2004, under General News
Wiley Saichek writes “Author Steven Erikson made his U.S. publication debut with GARDENS OF THE MOON (Tor Books, June 2004), the first book in his acclaimed Malazan Book of the Fallen series. Information about his work can be found online at his new website http://www.tor.com/erikson. Features include an excerpt and an author Q&A.
In other news, Steven Erikson is among the authors who will be chatting on Scifi.com on Tuesday, July 27, 9 PM EDT.
Erikson will also be chatting on Wavnutz.com on Wednesday, September 8, 9 PM ET.
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Wiley Saichek
Promotion Manager
The Book Report Network
Wiley@bookreporter.com”
Updated: More Trek tidbits
by Doc on Jul.22, 2004, under General News
A few more details have leaked about the future of Star Trek – first off, Shatner is indeed in talks to guest on Enterprise – as some “incarnation” of Kirk. Also mentioned in the article is T’Pol possibly getting married, the Temporal Cold War will be resolved, and the new season will be shot entirely on high-def video. In movie news, exec producer Rick Berman is talking with Jonathan Frakes (Cmdr. Riker from TNG), currently promoting Thunderbirds which he directed, about directing the next Trek film – and it won’t have any characters from or be based on any series.
Update 7/22: Original Trek theme composer Jerry Goldsmith, who also wrote severa of the other series and movie themes as well as for others (he won 5 Emmys and an Oscar for The Omen), died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer.