Astroboy heads to theaters in 2009

Slated for worldwide theatrical release in 2009 from Summit Entertainment,
Astro Boy will feature the voices of Academy Award-winning actor Nicolas Cage, Scarlett Johansson, Donald Sutherland, Bill Nighy, Nathan Lane and Eugene Levy with Freddie Highmore in the title role. David Bowers is directing from a screenplay written by Timothy Harris, with Maryann Garger producing.

Astro Boy was created by the "god of manga", Japan's Osamu Tezuka, in the early 1950s. Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist. Our hero embarks on a journey in search of adventure in a netherworld of robot gladiators before he returns to save Metro City. Astro Boy is the second CG-animated feature film from Imagi Studios, following on the success of its 2007 box office hit, TMNT.

Special Effects Wizard Stan Winston passes away

Another Hollywood legend has left this world. Special-effects guru Stan Winston has passed away at the age of 62. The cause of death has not been released yet, but according to reports, Winston died on Sunday in Los Angeles.

Winston revolutionized the special-effects in film, designing effects on such iconic films as The Terminator, Aliens, Predator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Jurassic Park and most recently with Iron Man, just to name a select few.

Winston was also said to be working on Jurassic Park IV and Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins at the time of his death. Winston had won three Oscars for visual effects over his career, and was nominated for six other statuettes. He was only the second visual effects artist ever to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The man was a legend in the film business, and his magic will continue to live on.

Brad Pitt as Mighty Thor

We all know that Marvel is preparing to make Mighty Thor jump to the Silver Screen.

If there is any other perfect to play Mighty Thor, it would have to be Brad Pitt. Just take a look at these photo of Brad Pitt from the movie Troy. He really could play Mighty Thor to perfection. He has proven that he can be buff and it would be great seeing Brad Pitt holding that axe and wearing that Red Cape.

Although he can also play Captain America, but I believe that he is more perfect with Mighty Thor.

What about you ? Do you think that he fits the bill as Mighty Thor ?

It's Time for Gears of War

Len Wiseman has signed on to direct New Line's Gears of War, based on Microsoft and Epic Games' hit videogame.

Fanboys have been speculating for nearly a year that Wiseman may direct the project. The game was even featured in his most recent film, Live Free or Die Hard.

Gears of War revolves around a world reeling from an invasion by aliens known as the Locust, and a small team of elite soldiers who fight to retake the planet Sera and save its human inhabitants.

New Line had initially aimed for a summer 2009 release for the picture, but further development on the project now will likely delay that plan. No production date has been set.

I'll keep you updated in the coming days about this project.

Still Looking Sexy

Take a look at Ashlee in a figure-hugging, plunging brown dress as she flaunts the all natural benefits of being a pregnant while stopping by Ren-Mar Studios in Hollywood to attend a taping of his husband Pete Wentz's new MTV show.

Well I guess there’s nothing much to say I am going to keep this real brief so that guys can resume staring.

ROBOTECH as a LIVE ACTION MOVIE

Due to the box office success of TRANSFORMERS, producers are now turning to Anime' to make a new movie. This time it will be ROBOTECH.

Lawrence Kasdan, the noted screenwriter behind Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders Of The Lost Ark, has just had his name attached to Robotech. According to reports, Kasdan will be the new writer for the adaptation of the American cartoon based on three Japanese anime series.

The original cartoon of Robotech tells the story of a future Earth which comes under a series of alien invasions, and uses that alien technology to create transforming vehicles to fight back. The American series drew from three unconnected Japanese series, but somehow managed to make them into a coherent storyline.

Robotech is set to be developed by Tobey Maguire's Maguire Entertainment for Warner Brothers.

It's pretty obvious that Tobey Maguire will play the lead role, but were not sure yet, so will have to wait.

THE SPIRIT NEW POSTER

Check out this new character poster in support of Frank Miller's upcoming comic book adaptation Will Eisner's The Spirit. Showing in Christmas 2008.

This time out, Scarlett Johansson's sexy nurse is in full display. Check it out.

HUGH GRANT AND ZHANG ZI YI Together ?

Are you ready to see Hugh Grant and Zhang Zi YI together in one movie? Yes you’ve read it right, they’re going to do a movie together and the title will be “LOST FOR WORDS”.

The film is about a British actor (Grant) who is offered a role in a movie directed by a Chinese filmmaker (Zhang). Although he’s first attracted to the director’s flirtatious translator, he soon realizes he has stronger feelings for the filmmaker instead.

Susanne Bier, who recently directed the movie “Things We Lost in the Fire”, is directing a script written by Jamie Curtis and Dan Mazer (‘Borat”)

Last time we saw Hugh Grant on the big screen was in last year’s “Music and Lyrics.” While Zhang last seen at TNT the movie.

I really can’t wait to see this movie. I’m wondering right now what’s going to be like seeing them in one movie? Will they look good together? But one thing for sure this will make us laugh and fall in love again.

SMURFS ON THE BIG SCREEN

Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation have obtained film rights for The Smurfs, a live-action/animated project for the bigscreen.

Best known in the United States for the long-running Hanna-Barbera cartoon, the Smurfs were created in 1958 by Belgian cartoonist Pierre Culliford, known throughout the world as Peyo. The Smurfs, originally called "Les Schtroumpfs" in French, were created for a Belgian series of comic books, first as minor characters. The villagers, known for their blue skin and small statures, spawned a line of statuettes, games, toys, theme parks and a hit TV series, which ran as part of NBC's Saturday-morning lineup from 1981-90.

I used to loved it when I was a kid, this might be the right time to introduce them to the new generations.

Action Icon Rudy Fernandez Passes Away

Filipino Action Icon Rudy Fernandez passes away. This is another sad news to the Philippine Entertainment World. It was only recently that Ace Vergel, another Action Icon, passed away.
Fernandez has long been suffering from periampullary cancer and was no longer visible in the Philippine movieworld the last few years.

Periampullary cancer is an enlargement of the ducts from the liver and the pancreas where they enter the small intestines.

Daboy as was Rudy Fernandez was fondly called by media people, was first diagnosed with cancer in 2006. Ever since the Philippine Movie struggled, Rudy Fernandez have no any big movie. He was last seen in GMA-7 television series ATLANTIKA and NOW AND FOREVER.

In the late 70's BABY AMA was the first big movie of Rudy Fernandez and him a blockbuster star. From then on he made more action packed movies which resulted in blockbuster hits.

My condolonces to his family.

Seth Rogen as the Green Hornet

Sony plans to move forward with an unusual seeming superhero film starring Seth Rogen. Rogen will star in (and co-write) The Green Hornet.The star of Knocked Up is writing the script with frequent writing partner Evan Goldberg.

The Green Hornet is actually Britt Reid, a playboy who inherits his father's newspaper and then fights crime with his sidekick Kato. In an unusual move, the Hornet is considered by both the authorities and members of the underworld to be a crime boss himself, which allows Reid to pursue some crime-fighting tactics closed off to most vigilantes.

The character was created by Fran Striker and George Trendle, who also created The Lone Ranger. Originally conceived for radio, The Green Hornet has been adapted to film, television and comics.

At the present, no director has been signed for the film, nor has a casting announcement been made for Kato (though Rogen has mentioned wanting Stephen Chow for the role). What has been announced is a release date. Expect to see The Green Hornet on June 25, 2010.

Seth Rogen should lose weight in order to make it real or unless the film is a comedy, Seth should just stay as cute as himself.

Voices of The Simpsons seals Deal

The Simpsons cast has sealed a four-year deal and solidifies the animated hit's 20th season.

According to Variety, production on the show has been delayed for several months as voice actors and 20th Century Fox TV hammered out a deal. The new pact bumps the stars' salaries up to about $400,000 an episode; they previously made somewhere in the mid-$300,000 range.

The deal was firmed up over the weekend, and means most of the key cast members -- Dan Castellaneta (Homer), Julie Kavner (Marge), Nancy Cartwright (Bart), Yeardley Smith (Lisa), Hank Azaria (Moe) and Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns) -- will be back to work and attending the show's first table read of the season this morning.

As part of his deal, Castellaneta has been named consulting producer on the series. He'll now serve as a writer in addition to continuing as a voice performer.

Although the voice actors are now locked through the next four years, it doesn't necessarily mean The Simpsons will be back beyond season 20. Gracie Films' deal with 20th expires at the end of this season, and Fox hasn't renewed the show beyond this upcoming year.

Of course, we don't want The Simpsons to be off the air right, so there will still be more season to come. Yeah !!!