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[MandaG]

Lol, I few things to say;

*Obviously you can go on imdb but Jake Gyllenhall (sp?) has been in tond of things now. Donnie Darko, The Day After Tomorrow are a couple more well known ones aswell as Jarhead and Brokeback Mountain. He is Magge Gyllenhall's brother (she's the Dark Knight femal lead for anyone who doesn't know). And on a personal note he's dating and rumoured to be moving in with Reese Witherspoon [oh so much crappy gossip!]

*Angelina Jolie - The article says that afetr wanted she has proved herself to be a leading action film actress? Tomb Raider anyone?
I've always liked her and it's quite sad that it's true that she will pull in more money than Tom Cruise. I may not agree with his beliefs and I don't want to offend anyone but it's not suprising his career is waning and it's his own fault.

*Transformers Club! The only ones I remember are Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Jazz and Megatront. I'm gonna have to watch the film again lol  

[Sunflower Peeps]

hmm, will just see !!!!  

[Zombie Mark]

hey here, Just thought I'd pass along some more Movie news I found.

Thought I'd pass along the follow up to the Cruse/Julie story first.

filmonic.com

Tom Cruise Attached To Food Fight

We recently heard that Tom Cruise had been replaced by Angelina Jolie in Edwin A. Salt, and now The Hollywood reporter have word that Cruise is loosely attached to Food Fight, a warmhearted comedy about a snooty New York chef who is forced to cook meals at a school cafeteria.

“Food Fight” would mark a departure for Cruise, who has made few comedies since his breakout role in 1983’s “Risky business”: His last such lead role was in 1996’s dramedy “Jerry Maguire.”

In “Tropic Thunder,” Cruise plays an overweight, over-the-top studio exec in what advance word has billed as a movie-stealing performance. Cruise has had other bit comedy parts over the years in films like “Austin Powers: Goldmember.”

Maybe Cruise has realised doing serious movies like Lions for Lambs won’t be getting him an Oscar anytime soon, so why not do a few comedies? After 5 years of us laughing at him he can then do another serious movie where he plays a disabled schizophrenic war veteran. Then he will finally get that Oscar. Perfect!

Here's something for Orlando Bloom fans. He is a good actor.

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Orlando Bloom Plans Sarajevo Siege Film

Orlando Bloom spoke to the BBC and revealed that he has plans to co-produce and appear in a film about the siege of Sarajevo of the early 1990s.

“I read the script and the very human story at the very core of this film spoke to me very clearly,” said Bloom.

“Hopefully we can get this movie to be made at the end of this year,” he told reporters. “To come here and shoot would be just wonderful.”

If made, the film will be directed by Andrucha Waddington and produced by the Elliott Lewitt. Crew members met this week with Sarajevo’s mayor, who promised financial and other support for the film.

From Wikipedia:

The Siege of Sarajevo was the longest siege in the history of modern warfare, conducted by the Serb forces of self-proclaimed Republika Srpska and Yugoslav People’s Army (later transformed to the Army of Serbia and Montenegro), lasting from April 5, 1992 to February 29, 1996.

It is estimated that of the more than 12,000 people were killed and 50,000 were wounded during the siege, 85% were civilians

Also, a short artical of Iron Man vs Batman?

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Robert Downey Jr. Is Not A Fan Of The Dark Knight

While on the rounds for Tropic Thunder, Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr. revealed to Moviehole that he isn’t too keen on The Dark Knight, or DC Comics for that matter.

“My whole thing is that that I saw ‘The Dark Knight’. I feel like I’m dumb because I feel like I don’t get how many things that are so smart. It’s like a Ferrari engine of storytelling and script writing and I’m like, ‘That’s not my idea of what I want to see in a movie.’ I loved ‘The Prestige’ but didn’t understand ‘The Dark Knight’. Didn’t get it, still can’t tell you what happened in the movie, what happened to the character and in the end they need him to be a bad guy. I’m like, ‘I get it. This is so high brow and so f–king smart, I clearly need a college education to understand this movie.’ You know what? F-ck DC comics. That’s all I have to say and that’s where I’m really coming from.”

Ouch.

I wonder if there has been some history between him and DC Comics? Could Downey be annoyed that The Dark Knight overtook Iron Man at the box office, making it the biggest superhero movie of the summer?

At least he speaks his mind and doesn’t spew out crap like most actors.

and, here is what I dread. I was looking at an artical when I see this mentioned. Now, I loved the movie. It was great, but really, can't it be taken too far?

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300 Sequel News

Collider spoke with 300 producers Mark Canton, Gianni Nunnari and Bernie Goldmann at the recent Saturn Awards and got them to reveal that not only are they working on a Blu-ray edition of the film but they’re also planning a sequel and/or prequel. Frank Miller is busy working on a brand new story and director Zack Snyder says that if they think it could work as a movie, they’re going to make it!

I know some people would prefer 300 to stay as a standalone film, however this is Hollywood. 300 was a surprise hit for Warner Bros, having septupled (x7) its budget, so it makes business sense to jump on the sequel bandwagon.

What are your thoughts?

Can't they just leave a instant classic like 300 alone? They made it historically accurate as we can truly know without a time machine. If they do this, they'll probably have where King Leonidas survive the battle and return home, only to find it destroyed and his wife and son dead, so he seeks out King Xerxes for vengeance or something stupid like that.  

[MandaG]

I never saw the film because I don't like war epic type film but wasn't 300 based on the last ever Spartans on the planet who got killed?

How are they supposed to make a film based on then after that? Typicall Hollywood ruining everything just so they can laugh their way to the bank.  

[Zombie Mark]

MandaG

I never saw the film because I don't like war epic type film but wasn't 300 based on the last ever Spartans on the planet who got killed?

How are they supposed to make a film based on then after that? Typicall Hollywood ruining everything just so they can laugh their way to the bank.

No, the 300 was on the last stand of the 300 in the Battle of Thermopylae.

wiki

In the Battle of Thermopylae (as detailed almost entirely by Herodotus), which occurred in 480 BC,[1] an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian Empire at the pass of Thermopylae in central Greece. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the Persians for three days in one of history's most famous last stands. A small force led by King Leonidas I of Sparta blocked the only road through which the massive army of Xerxes I of Persia could pass. After three days of battle, a local resident named Ephialtes is believed to have betrayed the Greeks by revealing a mountain path that led behind the Greek lines. Dismissing the rest of the army, King Leonidas stayed behind with 300 Spartans, 700 Thespian volunteers, 400 Thebans who had been pressed into service, and 900 Helots.

The Persians succeeded in taking the pass but sustained losses disproportionate to those of the Greeks. The fierce resistance of the Spartan-led army offered Athens the invaluable time to prepare for a decisive naval battle that would come to determine the outcome of the war.[6] The subsequent Greek victory at the Battle of Salamis left much of the Persian Empire's navy destroyed and Xerxes retreated to Asia, leaving a force in Greece under Mardonius, who was to complete the subjugation of the Greeks. The Spartans assembled at full strength and led a pan-Greek army that defeated the main Persian force at the Battle of Plataea. This battle ended the Greco-Persian War and with it, the expansion of the Persian Empire into Europe.[7]

The performance of the defenders at the battle of Thermopylae is often used as an example of the advantages of training, equipment, and good use of terrain as force multipliers,[8] and has become a symbol of courage against overwhelming odds.[8]

 

[Sunflower Peeps]

I loved 300 I really think they should make a sequel, I hate prequels....  

[MandaG]

Ah. My bad, but now I've learned somthing 3nodding

So, for my small trivia - Did you guy know that Mark Whalberg's brother Donnie used to be in New Kids On The Block? (he's also with them for their new get-together thing).

I personally didn't listen to them but was like 'eh?' when I read it.

Also, in "Heroes" the dog Mr Muggles was named in a reference to Harry Potter because Claire was adopted by a family without special abilities.  

[Zombie Mark]

Just thought this was intresting.

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Shia Back Filming Transformers

Shia LaBeoufEntertainment Tonight and Film School Rejects are reporting that Shia LaBeouf will be returning to the set of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen today following his recent accident. It was originally though that his injury would prevent him from filming Transformers 2 for a month.

Shia and his passenger/co-star Isabel Lucas were hit in the early morning hours of July 27 by another driver who had run a red light in Los Angeles. LaBeouf underwent surgery on his hand to repair damage caused by the accident. Reports in late July said that it would take a month before LaBeouf would be back on set, but that appears not to be the case.

There has been talk that Michael Bay would somehow work the injury into the script, so we will have to see if that is the case.

 

[Sunflower Peeps]

MAn, You guys are just the movie informents.... I like !!!!

You go guys..... heart heart heart  

[MandaG]

Lol! I could totally be a spy rofl blaugh rofl 4laugh blaugh

Here's the proof of that -

*I've been locked out of my house and had to 'break in' I think 4 times now...it could be 5. To do this I find a twig/stick of some kind in my back garden and use it to jimmy the safet catch on my window - it won't go open after a little bit so kids can't fall out but in case of a fire or something you can lift this latch and open it all the way. Anyway, to jimmy it I have to almost break my arm, I contort it so much. I then find something such as a bike to lean against the wall and hop into my room.

I found out I could do this once when I was a about 14/15 and have done it at least 3 times drunk. Luckily my bed was under my window, although one time my blinds came down on top of me and broke.

*Tonight I came home from work and my front door was locked (no surprise there). I went to open the fence door to get into my back garden because I get in the back way and it wouldn't open. My brother denies this but he locked the fence door so I ended up climbing over the thing. I probably looked like I was theiving but at least I got in!  

[Sunflower Peeps]

LOl. I would be laughing my butt off.... Thats funny but not.. I bet your were pis+ Off !!!! lol lol lol


Hehehehehehehehehe, I would love to see that... If I ever need to break in to something I will call you...


YOU SO ROCK GIRL....... GO GIRL GO................ heart heart heart heart heart heart heart  

[MandaG]

Lol. Nah I did find in amusing. When the blinds fell on me I was all dazed from flopping onto my bed and was just like "gah!"

Last night I found it funny once I was inside. There was a moment where I had one leg over each side and I'm praying my neighbours don't see where I'm like "so....how do I get down withour breaking a leg?"  

[Sunflower Peeps]

Maybe you should be a stunt Double !!!!

Hehehehehehehe, Did you know that in DEathproof the blond hair Austrailian in the second story was a stunt double for Quentien Terintino and he just one day asked her to be in the film................ And play a part in it..... biggrin xd biggrin  

[MandaG]

Lol, ace. You can see him doing something like that too.

I haven't actually seen 'Deathproof' because they were released seperately over here (making the hype I heard about 'two films in one' worthless and made me sad), but I did see Planet Terror. I didn't think it was that great tho and seeing QT in that film has scarred me eek  

[vincent_enigma13]

i dont like them i like Dust till dawn and Kill Bill Vol I&II by him but that is all