Category: Movies

Will INDIANA JONES IV film digitally or not?
The Houston Chronicle interviewed Steven Spielberg about “Minority Report” and the subject of “Indiana Jones 4” being filmed digitally came up.
“My friend George Lucas is trying to get me to do Indy 4 digitally,” he said of the adventure film, to be set in the 1950s to keep pace with Ford’s age (almost 60). “But I don’t want to shoot digitally. There’s a mystery, a magic and a chemistry in film. Digital isn’t chemistry. It’s unfailing technology.”
The fourth Indiana Jones movie is said to be prepping now. There’s only rumours about what we can expect in terms of a storyline, but a recent report suggests Indy will have a son.

A Spice Girl Takes on MI6
Geri Halliwell, former Spice Girl, is in negotiations to play a female spy in a movie about life at Britain’s spy agency, MI6. The film, SEMPER OCCULTUS (MI6’s motto, which means “Always Secret”) could possibly see Sean Connery or Roger Moore as the head of MI6. Halliwell has apparently asked for a few script revisions first.

NO MYSTERY HERE
Warner Bros. announcing plans for a sequel to Scooby-Doo, following its surprisingly successful weekend debut. The studio is eyeing a 2004 release for the film.

MALL RAT
Filmmaker Kevin Smith has launched MoviePoopShoot.com, a Website designed to be one-stop news center for movies, music and comics.

Britney Races Ahead with Plans for Second Movie
Pop princess Britney Spears is moving full speed ahead with her movie career, signing a deal with NASCAR to star in a feature film set in the world of stock car racing, NASCAR officials said on Monday.
Writing and planning for the as yet untitled movie is still in its early stages but Spears is expected to play the fictional daughter of a successful NASCAR team owner who inspires a former driver to return to the sport.
Spears, who made a respectable screen acting debut in February in the girl road and friendship movie “Crossroads”, has formed her own production company — Britney Spears Productions — to develop and produce the project.
There are currently no plans for the 20-year-old pop star, who is now on a U.S. concert tour, to sing in the new movie which is expected to go into production in early 2003.
NASCAR (National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing) is the second-highest rated sport on U.S. television with a 75-million-strong fan base, particularly in the southern United States. The movie will feature real NASCAR drivers, tracks and competition.
NASCAR officials said they were attracted to the project because of Spear’s image as an all-American southern girl, with a strong sense of family.
Producer Ann Carli said the goal was to create a film that portrays the spirit of NASCAR. “It is not just about winning — it’s about family, perseverance and the belief that any dream is possible,” Carli said.
Spears and her father are both said to be big NASCAR fans.

Coyote Ugly is to have a sequel?
The original film starred Piper Perabo, Adam Garcia, Maria Bello and and Tyra Banks.
It became a surprise hit in America when it was released in 2000 and topped the US box office.
Gina Wendkos, who wrote the original, is to work on the sequel, reports Variety.
The first film was the tale of Violet ‘Jersey’ Sanford, an innocent singer who loses her inhibitions while working at an all-girl bar.

This Should Get The Internet Buzzing
A British tabloid is reporting that Angelina Jolie is ready to, and I quote, “strip it all off for ‘numerous’ scenes” in the Tomb Raider sequel. Eidos can and probably will put a stop to that though, as they don’t like seeing their flagship character in a “bad light”. If memory serves, the propagators of “Nude Raider” a few years back got quite the “cease and desist” order.

WALKEN IN
Christopher Walken has signed on to star with Ben Stiller and Jack Black in the comedy ENVY, directed by Barry Levinson and cowritten by Seinfeld cocreator Larry David.

Weekend Box Office Results
SCOOBY- DOO debuts at Number One.
Here are the stimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. Final figures will be released Monday.
1. “Scooby-Doo,” $56.4 million.
2. “The Bourne Identity,” $27.5 million.
3. “Windtalkers,” $14.5 million.
4. “The Sum of All Fears,” $13.5 million.
5. “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood,” $9.8 million.
6. “Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones,” $9.2 million.
7. “Spider-Man,” $7.4 million.
8. “Bad Company,” $6.1 million.
9. “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,” $5.5 million.
10. “Undercover Brother,” $4.6 million.

Oh, okay!
Three new films bow this weekend on the Summer Movie Season’s incredibly busy (and profitable) slate.
Up first is Scooby- Doo. This feature film version of the classic cartoon is aimed at kids. Young kids. VERY young kids. It was interesting, but I never thought it was great. Well, no, I guess that’s not totally true. I thought Linda Cardellini, who plays Velma, was great! Attractive, sexy and great! Nerdy chicks rule!
Windtalkers intended to rule the box office last November, but when the terrorist attacks took place, the film was delayed until now. All I have to say is, from start to finish, the movie rocks! The action lives up and goes beyond John Woo’s usual performance. The film has cheesy moments here and there, but overall I refer you to my above “rocks” comment.
If it wasn’t for the two other new entries this weekend Matt Damon’s action thriller The Bourne Identity would probably have ruled the roost. Even now, with it being a bit too stiff and stereotypical, it should do well. Plus it has Franka Potente, from RUN LOLA RUN, so that is cool, and so is she!
In retrospect, I enjoyed The Bourne Identity more than Scooby- Doo or Windtalkers but that might not be saying much.
And as for whether I enjoyed watching Linda Cardellini or Franka Potente more, let me just say that I enjoy them both for different reasons.
Enjoy the sexy, hot, delicious ladies, oops,… I mean Popcorn! Enjoy the popcorn and I’ll see you at the movies!