6 articles from 2008
17 August 2008 6:25 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Blade: Trinity filmmaker David Goyer is steering clear of any Heath Ledger controversy in his new Green Arrow movie - his Joker won't even appear in the film.
Instead, Goyer's colourful villain will simply be referenced on a prison cell door.
The respectful director scrapped any visual reference of the real Joker after Ledger, who plays the bad guy in the new Batman movie The Dark Knight, died from an accidental drugs overdose at the beginning of the year.
Goyer tells MTV News, "You don't actually see him, just his name on a cell... That's one cross-pollination we would stay away from."
But the director's Green Arrow: Escape From Super Max will feature at least one classic comic book baddie - Superman's arch-foe Lex Luthor. An unknown will be cast to portray the character who has been played by Gene Hackman and Kevin Spacey on the big screen.
14 August 2008 2:06 PM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news
The whole blogosphere has been going nuts lately, trying to predict which villains and story lines will make it into the next installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins franchise, following the monster success (numbers never lie) of The Dark Knight.
We’ve all heard the rumors, such as “Angelina Jolie is going to star as Catwoman!” or “Johnny Depp is going to be the Riddler!” But unless some of us have developed precognitive vision, it’s all been a lot of wishful thinking, at best, blatant propagandizing at worst. (Count me among the guilty in the latter case.)
Well, there’s one man who definitely isn’t letting all the Internet uproar get him in a tizzy–and ironically enough, he’s the man who truly matters in this case: David S. Goyer, the red-hot screenwriter of both Batman Begins and The Dark Knight will have his plate nicely
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Kofi Outlaw
22 July 2008 12:50 PM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news
David Frank knows more than you. Care to disagree? Congratulations Christopher Nolan. You just delivered the best comic-book film ever. And creeping hell, it happens to be one of the all-time great sequels too. And did I mention it just shattered box-office records like a sledgehammer on a potato chip? What are you doing next.after going to Disney World of course? Oh yes, you might just attempt to break the dreaded comic-book film trilogy curse. Good luck mate, succeeding with that will make your accomplishments on The Dark Knight seem down-right pathetic. After witnessing the cholesterol reducing* genius of The Dark Knight this weekend, a weird thought struck me. Do we need a third entry in Nolan's Batman trilogy? Don't get me wrong, we all want to see one. But should Nolan (who's technically not signed on for a third film, but I'd be shocked if he passed) risk
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David Frank
16 June 2008 5:11 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson has denied reports she is supporting presidential candidate Barack Obama because she has "a crush" on him.
The 23-year-old star has long voiced her support for Obama in his race for the White House in the upcoming U.S. elections - but Johansson was recently accused of favouring the politician because of his good looks and not focusing on his policies.
But a source tells the New York Daily News that the rumours are just not true: "She is a surrogate (Obama campaigner). They're not exchanging love letters. Everyone seems to be forgetting that she's engaged.
"Kal Penn (actor and Obama supporter) is also a surrogate, and no one says he has a crush on Obama."
Johansson is currently engaged to Blade: Trinity actor Ryan Reynolds.
15 May 2008 5:06 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Actor Ryan Reynolds told pals of his engagement to Scarlett Johansson by sending a text message.
Reynolds' Definitely, Maybe co-star Elizabeth Banks says the couple wanted to send a message, rather than call their pals.
She tells Usmagazine.com, "I texted him to say, 'Are you really engaged or is this a joke?' And he said, 'Yes, we're really engaged!'"
Johansson and Reynolds have been dating since February 2007, shortly after Blade: Trinity star Reynolds broke off his engagement to singer Alanis Morissette.
They announced their engagement earlier this month.
5 May 2008 7:02 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Scarlett Johansson has announced her engagement to actor boyfriend Ryan Reynolds.
The couple has been dating since February 2007, shortly after Blade: Trinity star Reynolds broke off his engagement to singer Alanis Morissette.
The actress's representative Marcel Pariseau confirmed the news to People.com, revealing, "They're both thrilled." He added that no wedding date has been set.
Johansson, 23, and 31-year-old Reynolds will step out for the first time as husband-and-wife-to-be at New York's Metropolitan Museum Costime Institute Gala on Monday night (5May08).
Johansson famously keeps her private life under wraps, but previously dated actor Josh Hartnett from 2004 to 2006.
The media frenzy surrounding the impending nuptials comes at a great time for Johansson, who is promoting her new debut album of Tom Waits covers, entitled Anywhere I Lay My Head.
6 articles from 2008