Paul W.S. Anderson is coming back to the Resident Evil franchise. The fourth installment intitled Afterlife begins shooting in September. Here's the storyline: With most of the world's population either dead or undead, Alice (Milla Jovovich) narrowly escapes from Captain Wesker and the evil Umbrella Organization to find a small outpost of normal people eking out an existence in a fortress-like L.A. prison. Re-united with Claire, Alice joins forces with LUTHER, ANGEL, CRYSTAL and CHRIS as they fight to stay alive and tunnel out of the prison in an effort to stay just one step ahead of the voracious undead... Who are these new characters? Luther: Early 30s, African American, over six feet tall with the looks and physique of a star athlete (he was in fact an NBA superstar), Luther is one of the leaders of a small group of survivors who's holed up in one of L.A.'s maximum security prisons. Smart, brave, charming, genuine, a natural leader with charisma, Luther is immediately impressed with Alice's matter-of fact toughness and her calm in a crisis, and a flirtation sparks up between them. Once the undead start burrowing up from the ground, Luther is an invaluable team member who helps get everything ready for their escape through the sewer tunnels to the sea--even though at first he seems to be overtaken himself by the undead… Angel: 20s-30s, Latino, tough, big muscles, powerfully built, with a military bearing, disciplined, smart, likeable, Angel is a natural leader who, along with Luther, oversees the protection of the small group of survivors holed up in an L.A. prison. An expert mechanic who handles the group's "observation and communications," Angel is a team player who briefs newcomer Alice on their situation and later does his part by making sure their escape vehicle is ready to go, all the while keeping the belligerent Bennett in line... Crystal: Mid 20s, attractive, young, buxom, Crystal came to L.A. to be an actress, and has found refuge with the small group of survivors in the prison. Crystal is the cook for the group, and cheerfully dishes out plates of watery powdered eggs. She also reveals that she was a swim champ in high school ("No one could hold their breath longer") and courageously insists on accompanying Alice and Chris as they venture into the underground floors of the prison, now almost entirely underwater... Chris: Male, early 30s, powerfully built, with hard, calculating eyes, and roguish good looks, not entirely trustworthy, Chris is a captive in the L.A. prison where Luther, Angel and their little band have found refuge from the undead. On a military crew that emptied the prison when the undead outside got out of hand, Chris claims that he was jumped, knocked out, and abandoned by his unit, ending up in a jail cell from which no one wants to release him. Ultimately released when it's revealed that Chris knows where there's a hidden weapons stash as well as an armored vehicle, Chris turns out to be a valuable team member...
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Casting call sent out today: THE GREEN HORNET
Columbia Pictures
Executive Producers: Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg
Producer: Neal Moritz
Director: Michel Gondry
Writers: Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg
Location: Los Angeles
Start date: September 2009
BRIT REID/GREEN HORNET - SETH ROGEN (set)
[KATO] ALL ASIAN ETHNICITIES, Male, 20's - early 40's. Brit Reid's manservant/chauffeur by
day and Green Hornet's martial arts-skilled sidekick by night. Actor doesn't have to have Martial
Arts experience. PLEASE NOTE on submission current location of actor and any martial arts
experience. Stephen Chow is officially out of this project. That's a shame...
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Here's a review from our friend 'Grave Robber': Julie & Julia is the chick flick of the summer. Directed by a usually-mediocre Nora Ephron, this movie is surprisingly better than her latest efforts. But that is not saying much, as the movie runs 125 minutes, but feels well over 3 hours long...
Here's the story of Julie Powell, a twenty-nine year old happily married woman with a job that depresses her. Her so-called friends don't help much as they either glamorize their successes aloud to the point Julie feels like a pure nobody next to them, otherwise use her as part of their success. She has written few unpublished books and claims she is horrible at writing. This is where her husband Eric, played by Chris Messina, convinces her that she is a great writer and should start up a blog. As she thinks about what to write next, food comes up to her mind. She decides she has 365 days to learn the entire recipe-book of her idol Julia Child.
Throughout the movie, the story jumps back and forth to Julie's blogging, and Julia's road to success. Julia is a determined and fearless woman, who has a fantastic husband that would do just about anything for her. They are living in Paris for the next four years, as Paul, Julia's husband, has an assignment to finish. But Julia is jobless, and she doesn't want to be like every other french woman, living in Paris, as a housewife. Instead, she decides to become a cook, where people doubt her skills. Nothing stopped Julia from becoming the woman she became, because she didn't let it happen.
Focusing on Julie's pre-midlife crisis and Julia's road to success, the movie runs far too much longer than it should. Julia's story is the essence and the backbone to this movie. That part alone could have stood on its own. But instead, Nora Ephron decided it was best to have included Julie Powell's story, as told in the book Julie & Julia. The result for Julie's story is a bland and unbalanced mix of past-cliches, and what a bore it was for the most part. Without Adams and the whole hoopaloo of characters on her side, the movie would have been far more solid, and better paced.
The leads, Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, share almost equal amount of time on their parts. While Amy Adams was nothing special but a filler, like all other supporting actors on her part of the story, Streep has once again proven that she can steal any scene and make the movie her own. Stanley Tucci, playing Child's husband, is also a scene-stealer and one hilarious supporting actor. What a joy it was to see Streep and Tucci dominate the screen together. Jane Lynch, who plays Child's sister, plays in a few unforgettable hilarious scenes in the limited amount of time she has.
Though the movie may be hard to sit through for the entire 125 minutes of runtime, it is never truly unsatisfying to the point we want to stand up and walk out. While it could have trimmed a lot (maybe even just cut out the entire Julie Powell story), thank god for Streep and her wonderful impersonation of Julia Child, and the supporting roles in that part. This movie screams out chick-flick from the very start of the movie. Which man would honestly go out and watch a cooking movie, unless it's animated (Ratatouille)?
The only real off-putting detail of this movie that will leave many wonder what happens next is when [spoilers]Julie Powell finds out that Julia Child isn't impressed by her, and is not a fan of her blog.[/spoilers] There seems to be no answer or clear explanation to why it is what is said, but then again it kills the entire structure in a way the movie was forced to be built upon.
Few scenes will have people jumping out of the seats in complete laughter, like the one where a Julia Child impersonator "cuts" his own hand and pretends to cook and talk on screen as if nothing, as blood spurts out everywhere, or when Julia's sister Dorothy marries a man two heads shorter than her. The movie is ultimately a mixed bag, who fortunately, delivers more good than bad.
PS: Wait before the credits start rolling, after some text is translated on screen, where an obvious statement is written on screen: "The book successfully became a movie." Well no shit it did, unless what the *beep* did I see for the past 2 hours? 7/10 (Review sent by 'Grave Robber'.)
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So I see that it's been a couple months since I've updated this blog on my writing project. It's not done yet. But in a shocking twist for me, I haven't started trying to write anything else either.
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Casting info on SEX AND THE CITY 2: [ERIN] 20's, Irish Nanny, attractive, genuine, sweet, sexy, with amazing breasts. [SHIEKH KHALID] 50's, Middle Eastern Shiekh, Dignified, Emminent. A flatterer, he loves to be
surrounded by stars and glamour. [MAHMUD] 50, an elegant, diplomatic Middle Eastern man. Shiekh Khalid’s right hand man. [ANNESHA] 40's, A chic Middle Eastern woman visiting New York. [GUARAU] 40, East Indian, the head butler at an upscale Palm Beach hotel. Warm, intelligent. He
loves his wife very much. [RIKARD SPIRT] Danish, 40's, very sexy. An Architect. Definitely not American.
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 Mia Wasikowska has joined the cast of THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT. The indie film starts shooting tomorrow in New-York City. The young actress just finished playing the lead role of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. She was also one of Gabriel Byrne's patient in the first season of IN TREATMENT.
Written and directed by Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids are All Right tells the story of Nic and Jules (Annette Bening and Julianne Moore) who have raised two smart and wonderful kids, Joni (Mia Wasikowska) and Laser (Josh Hutcherson). When Joni turns 18, she and Laser meet their biological sperm donor father, Paul (Mark Ruffalo), and his presence in their lives causes friction within their family.
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Hey kids. Harry Barber here, back with a really unusual look at a script. What's unusual is that you've probably already seen the movie. It's Star Trek, that nifty J.J. Abrams movie that hoovered up cash like no Trek movie in history. What I have here is a shooting draft of the script from the current kings of the big budget blockbuster, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. And that's of interest because I can talk to you about all the stuff that didn't make the final cut of the flick.
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Selma Blair, Amy Smart, Kevin Pollak and Giovanni Ribisi have joined George Gallo's COLUMBUS CIRCLE. Jason Shuman, William Sherak and Chris Mallick are producing the indie film. Storyline: In this layered tale of deception a young heiress is targeted by a bitter family employee and two hired con artists in an effort to divest the vulnerable young woman of her fortune...
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Everyone thought LAND OF THE LOST was the first bomb of the summer. I've heard it's nothing compared to the suckfest of next weekend's YEAR ONE. The film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Jack Black and Michael Cera is so awful that it's already the leading contender for this year's Razzie Awards. Expect the press to bash it over the course of the upcoming week once the review embargo is lifted. Apparently, it's a great movie for those who enjoy fart joke cinema... (Scoop sent it anonymously.)
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I don't really comment on Wrestling news, but this was too nice to pass on... A casting notice was sent today from the WWE, they're looking for someone who has perhaps appeared on AMERICAN IDOL or MAKING THE BAND:
[FEMALE] WWE is looking for a young, attractive female (open to all ethnicities) to sing the anthem and be our regular ring announcer every week, for one of our most popular TV shows
(WWE is estimated to be seen in 500,000,000 households in 150 countries/30 languages). This is a great breakout role for any talented young singer.
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They're looking for some guest-stars: [CALEB] 28 - 30 years old, good looking, very masculine gay publicist that works with "Ella"(Katie Cassidy). GUEST STAR RECURRING. TOP OF SHOW. Please submit all ethnicities.
[AMIR] Mid to late 20s, Persian, a fast talking, Beverly Hills native with deep connections to the underworld. GUEST STAR RECURRING.
[JASPER BARNES] Mid 20s, the hot British star of the latest blockbuster movie a la "Twilight." Prefer British or Australian actors. MUST HAVE WORK PAPERS. GUEST STAR
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