Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
The new Dawn of the Dead premieres on March 19th and he buzz just keeps getting better and better. JoBlo just posted several new pics from the movie and I’m more jazzed than ever for it.
Take a look at ’em at see what you think.
I‘ve been a Mel Gibson fan since I first saw The Road Warrior at a drive-in movie theater over twenty years ago. It’s been cool following Mel’s career… and even cooler to discover what a talented director he is. Braveheart and Lethal Weapon are two of my all-time favorite movies.Mel‘s been taking a lot of heat for his latest movie, The Passion of Christ, but I have a feeling that, while it may not be a crowd-pleaser on the level of The Patriot, it is going to be very well done, moving and impressive.
Although it’s not yet on my “must see” list, I’m keeping my eye on I, Robot which stars Wil [Bad Boys II] Smith and is directed by Alex [The Crow] Proyas.It’s, of course, based on the classic Isaac Asimov story of the same name. Dark Horizons has posted several new pics from the film HERE.
On January 27th I posted that talks were underway to re-make John Carpenter‘s classic Assault on Precinct 13. According to The Hollywood Reporter and JoBlo.com, Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne have signed on to co-star in the retelling. This is interesting casting. Ethan Hawke surprised me with his excellent performance in Training Day.
It’ll be interesting to see how Fishburne plays the cool, ruthless killer Napoleon Wilson [a character that I would have loved to see Sylvester Stallone take a shot at].
The Day After Tomorrow is one of the movies that I’m really looking forward to based mainly on the cool trailer.This can be dangerous, because many times movies fail to live up to their trailers.
Troy‘s official website has opened up a flash section with a ton of photos, cast bios and info to get you up to speed on Homer’s The Iliad [which is the basis for Troy]. Wolfgang Peterson has directed some of my favorite movies [In the Line of Fire, Shattered] and I have hopes that Troy will join that list!
They just don’t make movie posters like they used to.
Drew Struzan is the king of movie posters. Drew is so good that sometimes his posters are even better than the movies he makes them for!
Well, can you guess who created the movie poster for Hellboy? That’s right, Drew did! In fact the picture to the left is a small version of it. If you want to see the larger version then head over to Chud.com.
But before you go, let me give you the bad news. The Drew poster will NOT be the official poster for Hellboy. Seems the people in charge of promoting the film decided that the photo poster is better.
Man, they just don’t make movie posters like they used to… or maybe it’s just that they don’t use them.
The second part of Chud.com‘s on set visit for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is up and it’s a great read. Man, I can’ t wait to see this movie!
I loved him as Snake Plisken in Escape From New York and Escape From LA.
And while not every Kurt Russell movie has been a favorite, I can truly say that even the bad ones have been made better because of him.
Kurt‘s latest is Miracle. And while it’s not high on my must-see list, I’ll bet it will be better because Russell is in it.
Another movie that I’m really looking forward to is Troy.It’s a classic story that I loved as a kid and recently re-discovered as I helped my son with some Greek mythology assignments.
Wolfgang Peterson is the director. Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom star. Sounds like a team that could put some people in the seats.
Still not convinced? Check out the trailer and then tell me what ya think!
Van Helsing is a movie that has a lot of potential. Any movie that has Frankenstein, the Wolfman, and Dracula has to be pretty good, right?
Right.
If. like me, you’re really looking forward to the release of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, then you’ll probably really enjoy this on set visit and interview with producer Jon Avnet from the good folks at Chud.com.
The buzz on the Halle Berry “Catwoman” movie has been bad.
After seeing Halle‘s Catwoman outfit I can understand why.
It just doesn’t look right. Note I didn’t say “good.”
Halle Berry could make a burlap sack look good.
Chud.com has a nice little interview with Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. Mike talks about a lot of different projects with an emphasis on the soon to be released Hellboy movie.If you’re wondering how close the movie will follow the comic, wonder no more.
Mike says, “The fact that it’s as close to the comic as it is and the fact that the personality of the main character is so close to the comic, it’s beyond anything I ever imagined.”
That’s just great news for Hellboy fans everywhere.
Dark Horizons reported today that “French director Jean-Francois Richet will helm the remake of the John Carpenter classic… Assault on Precinct 13… which starts filming April. Assault on Precinct 13 is one of my favorite John Carpenter films. I don’t know much about Jean-Francois Richet, but as long as he doesn’t stray from Carpenter‘s screenplay and they don’t screw it up in casting, it can’t go wrong.
