- A bunch of new Indiana Jones pics pop up online. Wait, is that Shia saving Indy with a SNAKE!?! (Official Pix)
- New “Incredible Hulk” trailer highlights fugitive aspect of character, TV show theme, Zak Penn’s name under screenwriter. (Apple)
- Not so heavenly. Has filming stopped on Peter Jackson’s “The Lovely Bones”? (Flicks)
- Teresa Palmer reportedly cast in “Transformers 2.” (Courier Mail)
Posted 4/1/08 5:26 pm EST by Shawn Adler in News
For viewers who gaped at his vision of Lothlorien, who were left awed by his realization of Helms Deep, or who stood slack-jawed in amazement at the details of Minas Tirith – get ready to be blown away again, insists AJ Michalka, who says the next place Peter Jackson takes you will have you thinking of heaven. Literally.
"I think it’s going to be stunning," Michalka said of Jackson's vision for heaven, a major set-piece in his upcoming adaptation of "The Lovely Bones.” "There's going to be this beautiful gazebo involved, I know that. He’s doing a lot of stuff with blue screen, which if going to be insane, unbelievable. It’s going to be her own little world in heaven."
The "her" in this case is Susie Salmon (Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan), a 14-year-old who watches her family and friends from the afterlife, observing them as they struggle to cope with her brutal rape and murder. Read More...
Posted 11/8/07 11:10 am EST by Shawn Adler in Behind The Scenes, News
Adultery, death, child molestation: Centering on the brutal rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl, Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones" is one grief filled set-piece after another. Except it's got Susan Sarandon laughing all the way to the suburbs.
"I play kind of the comic relief," Sarandon said of her role as Grandma Lynn in the upcoming production. "She's [a] drinking, hard shooting, smoking [old lady] cutting across all of the pain, pain, pain. Whenever I possibly can blow smoke in someone's face I'm doing it!"
It's a mixture of tones that's indicative of the overall production, Sarandon said, insisting that fans who only know Jackson for "Lord of the Rings" and "King Kong" are going to be "surprised." Read More...
The Hollywood news wagon rolls on as Mos goes lead, Leo snags Crowe, New Line eyes "Conan" and more.
- Oscar-nom Ryan Gosling signs for Peter Jackson's "Lovely Bones" alongside Rachel Weisz. (Hollywood Reporter)
- Indy rumored to interrupt football game this Saturday. The nerve. (ReelzChannel)
- Mos Def turns romantic, will produce/star in "Bobby Zero." (Variety)
- New Line inches towards "Conan" option. (Variety)
- "24” beauty Elisha Cuthbert joins Tim Allen's "Six Wives of Henry LeFay." (Cinematical)
- Crowe to reteam with Leo for Ridley Scott's spy yarn "Body of Lies." (Hollywood Reporter)
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