Category: Celebs

Paul Walker – R.I.P.

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Paul Walker, the actor best known for his role in the Fast and Furious movie franchise died today in a car crash.  He was 40 years old.

Although best known as Brian O’Conner in the Fast and Furious series, I thought his best work was in Running Scared.  Walker played a low-level criminal given the task of disposing of  a gun used in the murder of a dirty cop.  Things go terribly wrong and Walker finds himself in a race against time, the cops and the mob.

Walker had just left a charity event when the crash occurred.  He had been home for the holidays on a break from filming Fast 7.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Paul Walker’s family, friends and fans.

“Sin City” TV Series Coming?

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According to this article in the New York Times, Bob Weinstein is…

…hoping to quickly follow the August release of the film “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For,” directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez, with a “Sin City” television series from Mr. Miller and Mr. Rodriguez.

Man, I hope that comes to pass.  A Sin City  television series, especially if overseen by Miller and Rodriguez could be so cool.

I’d hope that the series would be an anthology of overlapping stories and characters rather than just follow one or a couple of the characters.  This would open up the series which already has so much potential.

I’ll post more news as it becomes available.

Source: Coming Soon.

Mike Torrance and the Demolition Man Cast

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Mike Torrance aka The Krayola Kidd is back and he’s brought Sly and the cast of Demolition Man with him!  Mike often surprises me with his commissions.  Sometimes it is an extra character, placing Sly in a role you wouldn’t expect or upgrading a sketch card to include the entire major players.

You can see more of Mike’s art at his Deviant Art site. Mike is available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable.  I’m ready to order a new batch… perhaps he’ll have a Black Friday sale.  ; )

 

Schwarzenegger is Back Thanks to “Sabotage”

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Schwarzenegger is back!

I know.  I know.

You’ve heard that before.  But believe me, Arnold is back this time.  Check out this trailer to Sabotage.

 

Sabotage  looks good, doesn’t it?  That’s one of the reasons I think it’s safe to say, “Arnold is back.”

Another reason is that Sabotage is not a typical Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. Sabotage has an ensemble cast.  Take Arnold out and the movie would still be one fans would want to see since it looks like a good action film.

David Ayer Sabotage.  Ayer was the screenwriter on Training Day, Harsh Times and End of Watch.

Ayer also directs Sabotage .  This isn’t Ayer’s first directing rodeo.  He also helmed Street Kings, Harsh Times and End of Watch.  Ayer creates a gritty sense of realism that most Hollywood action movies miss.

Yeah, we’re in for a great ride with Sabotage.  Arnold will, in Sabotage, keep the promise he made in The Terminator.  He’s back, baby!

Source: IMDB and Yahoo! Movies.

Michael Chiklis to Star in “Pantheon”

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Doesn’t that guy kind of look like Michael (The Shield) Chiklis?

Yeah, I thought so too.

It’s probably a good thing since Chiklis is set to star in the adaptation of Pantheon which was a mini-series written by  Marc Andreyko with art by Stephen Molnar.

What makes this even more  interesting is that Chiklis co-created the concept with Anny Simon Beck.  IDW published the mini-series and IDW Entertainment is bankrolling the development of Pantheon with the hope of a network sale.

Sources: CBR.com and ComingSoon.

Win a “Homefront” Prize Package!

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As regular readers know, I am really looking forward to the premiere of Homefront on November 27th!

Homefront stars Jason [“The Expendables” franchise] Statham, James [“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”] Franco, Winona [“Black Swan”] Ryder, Kate [“Superman Returns”] Bosworth, Frank [“The Grey”] Grillo and Clancy [“Highlander”] Brown in a screenplay written by Sylvester Stallone [based on the novel by Chuck Logan] and directed by Gary [“Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead”] Fleder.

HOMEFRONT is an action movie about a widowed ex-DEA agent who retires to a small town for the sake of his 10-year-old daughter. The only problem is he picked the wrong town.

I was contacted by the folks at Open Road who are promoting Homefront and asked if I would like to put together a contest for a special prize pack including a Homefront poster signed by the cast along with a copy of the book that inspired the film signed by author, Chuck Logan.  Of course I was in.

Here are the details…

  • The screenplay for Homefront was written by Sylvester Stallone based on Chuck Logan’s best selling novel of the same name and stars Jason Statham.  What other property [novel, short story, play, comic, tv show, etc.] would you like to see Sly adapt into a screenplay and who would you have star?
  • To enter the contest, simply post your response at this link:  http://craigzablo.proboards.com/thread/25187/win-homefront-prize-package
  • The contest runs from when this post goes up until 8:00am E.S.T., November 23rd.
  • I will use a random number generator to select the winner.
  • I will post the name of the winner and he/she will have 24 hours to e-mail me their real name and address. I will then forward the information to Open Road who will ship out the prize package.
  • The prize package can be shipped within the United States only, and not to a post office box.
  • I am running the contest, but Open Road is providing the prize package.
  •  Good luck to all!

best,

Craig

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“Almost Human” Almost Here

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I really hope that Almost Human is really good.

J.J. Abrams (“Star Trek” and “Mission: Impossible” franchises) and J.H. Wyman (“Fringe”), are behind it.  Karl Urban ( “Star Trek”, “Riddick Chronicles”, “Dredd”) and Michael Ealy (“Sleeper Cell”) co-star in the futuristic action series.

The year is 2048. Meet Detective JOHN KENNEX (Urban), a cop who survived one of the most catastrophic attacks ever made against the police department. After waking up from a 17-month coma, he can’t remember much – except that his partner was killed, he lost one of his legs and he is now outfitted with a highly sophisticated synthetic appendage.

Suffering from depression, mental atrophy, and more Kennex returns to the force but now teamed with an andoid partner…

Humiston’s Jack Carter Gets a “Thumbs Up”

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This is Erin Humiston’s first appearance in my Stallone Sketch Gallery.

I met Erin a couple of years ago at a MegaCon Convention.  I liked Erin’s animation style and thought it would be cool to see his take on a Sly character.

Erin did a sketch of Sly from Paradise Alley.  I actually thought I had shared it earlier, but in checking today see that I didn’t.  I’ll fix that and post it in a week or two.  In the mean time we have Erin’s take on Sly as Jack Carter.

You can see more of Erin’s art at his website and Facebook page.