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Terminator Salvation star Christian Bale told Total Film that his trust was violated by the person who leaked his by-now well-known on-set rant: "There is an essential trust, and it's not a tacit one, it's a verbal one, a spoken one, which is [that] every sound guy says, 'We are not only not recording, we're not even listening.' So, well, there goes that."
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Director Robert Zemeckis confirmed to MTV.com that he's been "buzzing" about a sequel to Who Framed Roger Rabbit: "I'll tell you what is buzzing around in my head now that we have the ability—the digital tools, performance capture—I'm starting to think about Roger Rabbit," he said.
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Thor director Kenneth Branagh confirmed to IGN.com the rumor that his Wallander co-star Tom Hiddleston is in the running for the title role: "Tom Hiddleston is a great actor, and he, amongst a number of others, has been part of the group we've spoken to, and all that's still a work in progress."
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Jeffrey Katzenberg and Leonard Nimoy will get special kudos at this year's Saturn Awards, according to The Hollywood Reporter; Katzenberg will receive the Visionary Award for his role in spearheading 3-D and his long career in animation, while Nimoy will get the Lifetime Achievement Award in ceremonies on June 24 in Burbank, Calif.
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Tommy Wirkola, the Norwegian director of the Nazi-zombie movie Dead Snow, is developing Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, exploring how things played out for the poor siblings 15 years after that whole gingerbread house incident, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Harry Potter: The Exhibition opens today at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. It will give fans a look inside the boy wizard's magical world, showcasing more than 200 authentic costumes and props from the Potter movies.
By FresnoTimelord at 4:53 AM ON 04/30/09
Roger Rabbit Sequel?? Hmm.
Dunno!
See..the thing bout roger rabbit. it was like the first of its kind. Like Tron was. To use New Animation, to spiify up Roger Rabbit might ruin it.
Like them wanting to Use all new CGI in TRON 2.0..It might ruin the appeal.
I have having mixed feelings about it!
By chris von danger at 7:40 AM ON 04/30/09
Bale is nothing but an overgrown crybaby whos lucky he gets acting work. He should be a professional and know a hot mic is always running on a set.
By DarkHawke at 8:20 AM ON 04/30/09
Christian Bale is a human being, and like all the rest of us has had a day when he just went nuclear. Unlike most of us, though, he's an extremely high profile actor, whose job is necessarily to be very public and have his work viewed by millions of people. So when we lose our spit because someone dropped that last straw on us, we may have an embarrassing, even humiliating memory and LOTS of apologizing to do, Bale has to deal with the entire world hearing the end result of HIS worst day at work till the end of time. I'm not saying cry him a river or anything; he's a very well paid professional and part of being a successful actor is an accompanying loss of privacy. What I am saying is cut the poor S.O.B. some slack, let it go and move forward.
Now if this happens again, hey, I'll bring the cross if you pick up some nails! ;)
By budgethero at 9:35 AM ON 04/30/09
well, im similar on the roger rabit thing, but also, Who Framed.. was a book first. is there a sequel book?i guess Robert Zemmicks wouldnt take any old script but i love Roger Rabbit. i how it would be good. also, if they make roger and all the other toons 3d i shall spew fire and brimstone to cover Hollywood in apocalyptic fire. ..well that wouldnt make me that mad. but i'd still be invariably PO-ed. ill save my fire and brimstone. i may need it for something else.
By GoblinRevolution at 10:22 AM ON 04/30/09
I say we take off and nuke Hollywood from orbit; it's the only way to be sure that they stop making movies.
By Bludston at 10:25 AM ON 04/30/09
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters....hmmmm....I might actually wanna see that one...if it's done right...
By phoenixjf at 11:58 AM ON 04/30/09
The fact that someone recorded his rant and released it, to me means that he'd done this kind of diatribe before. It means that he had built up a large enough body of ill will with people on set, that he got the comeuppance he deserved.
If you treat people well, they're not going to record you and release it for the world to hear. IMO, he wasn't doing so.
By BlakOpal at 4:23 PM ON 04/30/09
I don't know about Tom Hiddleston as Thor. All I can see on IMDB is a head shot, but he just looks too wirey to me.
By mredder4 at 4:32 PM ON 04/30/09
BlakOpal, I completely agree. Is this supposed to Thor or The Young Thor Adventures? The guy from Rome/Journeyman was the perfect option, IMO. The only real actor, at least, not some wrestler-turned-actor.
By The Dark F00l at 7:47 PM ON 04/30/09
I nominate Angelina Jolie as Jessica Rabbit!
By scifi-ED at 4:16 AM ON 05/01/09
Nomination rejected. Angelina Jolie, with red hair?
Secondly, Angie just doesn't do it for me any more.
Why not find a naturally gorgeous red head?
By budgethero at 11:00 AM ON 05/01/09
heeey, Lana Turner can still act. it's just a matter of voice.
By AngryJonny at 4:09 PM ON 05/02/09
When is Dead Snow coming out on DVD? I saw the trailer months ago and it looked great.
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