C.S. Lewis’ stepson, Douglas Gresham, recently had an interview with Narnia Fans about how the production of The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian is coming along.According to the interview, they are pretty far along in pre-production. Concept realization is about done, location choices are being settled, set design is under way. Even the cast is … Continue reading
A casting sheet has come out for the sequel to the 2004 hit Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle, and it reveals a bit of interesting information. Will America’s two favorite stoners be making a trip Amercia’s capital? Let’s take a look, shall we? But be warned, spoilers are ahead.President George W. Bush: Late … Continue reading
Good on ya, Daniel Alter, you precocious and hulking mogul, you! Daniel Alter first became a "friend of CHUD" [which is like a "Friend of Dorothy" only more sexy] back in the day when we were tight pals with the original Corona’s Coming Attractions crew of Patrick Sauriol, John "Widget Walls" Robinson, and Suni Sidhu. … Continue reading
Does the Ghost Rider have a catchphrase? Something he says when he turns from Johnny Blaze, stunt bike rider, into a flaming skulled demon? I know “Flame on” is taken, but you would think that a 1970s Marvel Comics character would have a catchphrase of some sort. I only ask because the site for the … Continue reading
Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto, starring a bunch of nobodies who speak only in Mayan with subtitles, ended up being much more of a standard Hollywood movie than I had anticipated. What wasn’t standard was the film’s production, which was self-financed and shot on location in Mexico. If the DVD of Apocalypto contains a frank behind the … Continue reading
Hardcore fanbases creep me out. Whether it’s the Browncoats or Star Wars nerds or the socially stunted emotional infants who get upset about changes to the designs of Transformers, I have time and again decried these easy targets and ridiculed their possibly birth defect-related levels of obsessive love for marginally interesting entertainment properties. But none … Continue reading
I have not run a weekend box office report for the last two weeks for two reasons – one, I have been away from the computer for large chunks of the last two weekends doing junkets and other things (which will continue next weekend, by the way). The other reason was that box office reporting … Continue reading
The screenwriter for Deadman, based on the very strange DC Comics undead superhero, has been announced – it’s newbie Gary Dauberman. He caught the attention of producers Don Murphy and Guillermo del Toro with a spec script he had done for a zombie Western, and now he’s chronicling the origin of Boston Brand, a murdered … Continue reading
Howdy folks! Welcome to this week’s edition of The Trailer Round Up! We got some cool new stuff this week, so let’s begin!MR. BEAN’S HOLIDAYStarring: Rowan Atkinson, Antoine de Caunes, Willem DafoeTrailer: http://www.workingtitlefilms.com/trailers/beansholiday_large.htmSummary: Bean packs up his suitcase and camcorder to head to Cannes for some sun on the beach. But his trip doesn’t go … Continue reading
It’s not unusual for prettyboy actors to try and ugly themselves up for credibility. Brad Pitt chipped a tooth on purpose for Fight Club. Jared Leto gained a bunch of weight for Chapter 27. Marlon Brando became a grotesque slob for every role after the mid-70s. I’m not pretty, but I can imagine the frustration … Continue reading