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“Tim Allen superhero vehicle”??  Oh for the love of God NO!!!

I have the Blade premiere on Tivo, should be ineresting how that turns out.

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WONDER WOMAN, UNDERDOG, FANTASTIC FOUR 2, ZOOM: JUNE 29TH COMIC REEL WRAP

by Hannibal Tabu, Staff Writer

Posted: June 29, 2006

WONDER WOMAN

According to a report at Slice of SciFi, “Evidently Joss and company are in negotiations with actress Priyanka Chopra
to play the lead in his next big blockbuster comic-to-movie project. It
had been thought from the beginning that Morena Baccarin
(’Firefly’/'Serenity’) would get the nod. Morena, however, has since
signed on to do several guest spots on the hit TV show ‘Stargate: SG-1′
portraying ValaÕs daughter who is really a super-Ori. It is possible
that scheduling conflicts between the two projects have brought all
this about, or it could also mean that Baccarin was just one of many
serious candidates for the famous comic heroine.”

UNDERDOG

Superhero Hype
has a press release from Realscan 3D about their work in bringing the
cartoon favorite to the big screen. “Realscan 3D provided the
production with animation-ready precision digital doubles of the lead
character, ‘Shoeshine,’ Underdog’s alter-ego, and the heads and muzzles
of the cast dogs in the film. Realscan also created a digital double of
the film’s villain, Simon Barsinister, played by Peter Dinklage.”

FANTASTIC FOUR 2

Actress Kerry Washington talked to MTV
about the upcoming sequel. “It probably will be darker,” she said.
“They have handed in two different scripts, and they are trying now to
take the best of both. So we’re not exactly sure yet what it’s going to
look like.” She also discussed a certain major character, whose name
we’ll leave out in case you want to avoid spoilers. “You would think
that the [NAME REDACTED] would be its own movie franchise, because
people really love that character,” Washington said. “I think it’s
really exciting that they’re bringing that to ‘Fantastic Four.’ I think
it’ll be huge.”

ZOOM

Hollywood.com has a first look at the trailer for the Tim Allen superhero vehicle.

SUPERMAN RETURNS

We’ve got a fresh review of the film in IMAX 3D, as well as a poll gauging fan response to the Brandon Routh-fueled adventure. As well, ShowbizData
lists the first day tally for the movie at $21 million, the eighth
biggest opening on a Wednesday for any film. Finally, there was a very
informative interview with director Bryan Singer on KCRW’s The Treatment available for immediate download, discussing music in particular.

SPIDER-MAN 3

There’s a spoiler-filled blog that speculatively plays connect the dots with the teaser trailer released this week and plot elements in the movie.

SMALLVILLE

Kryptonsite has fresh spoilers about the season opener, with more Kryptonian goodness jammed in.

BLADE

What? You missed the
season premiere last night on Spike TV? Thank goodness for technology
– for one week, iTunes users can download the entire two-hour show for
free. Yes, free. Regular one-hour episodes start next Wednesday. At
presstime, the iTunes Music Store hadn’t been updated to include the
episode in its search function, but it can be found under the link for
TV shows.

YOU’LL NEVER WORK IN THIS TOWN AGAIN!

Here’s where you get in
on the action. Did you see a link we didn’t catch? Have you snuck into
a closed movie set, and have inside data? Maybe your cousin is dating
somebody who knows something, and they had to tell you? Whatever it is,
we wanna know it all — fire off an email
and let us know whether you want your name used or your contributions
to geekdom to go down anonymously. Broadcasting live from Los Angeles,
this is novelist/karaoke host/all-around lunatic Hannibal Tabu saying thanks for your time and indulgence, check for fresh comics reviews, and [tagline sent back to development hell until something hipper can be dreamed up].

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I am not sure that the comparison to Spider-Man 2 is a fair comparison. One it was a sequel to a very succesful film that was out only a few years back.  Second, gas prices weren’t as high as they are now.

SUPERMAN RETURNS OPENS TO $21M - NEWSARAMA

SUPERMAN RETURNS OPENS TO $21M

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Box office estimates for Superman Returns‘
Wednesday opening (including Tuesday evening showings that began after
10pm) are in and the Bryan Singer film took in an $21 million, making
it the 8th largest Wednesday opening ever, according to www.boxofficeguru.com.

For comparisons sake, Spider-Man 2, which also opened the Wednesday before the Fourth of July weekend two year ago, debuted to $40.4 million.

What affect the unusually long holiday weekend period (which many people taking Monday and Tuesday off from work) may have on up-front demand for the film will remain to be seen.

Look for more updates and more accurate weekend box office projections over the course of the weekend here at Newsarama.

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I can’t wait!!

http://www.themovieblog.com/archives/2006/06/kate_holmes_back_for_next_batman_dies.html

The guys over at Moviehole
have put up a VERY interesting comment about the upcoming Batman movie revolving
around the poster girl for “Waste of potential” Katie Holmes. Despite the fact
that almost NO ONE on the planet wants her in the next Batman flick, it appears
she will be there… but maybe that’s a GOOD thing! Here’s what he had to say:

Yep, Katie will indeed be reprising her role as Rachel Dawes for
the “Batman” sequel – as brief as her turn may be. Can’t say anymore without
being pummelled by David S.Goyer.

Ok, so this COULD be a good
news/Bad news situation. The bad news is obviously that Holmes will be back in
Batman (If you believe the story that is). However… saying it’ll only be a
small part… that COULD be FANTASTIC news. Think about it… why else have her
in there for a short time unless THEY’RE GOING TO KILL HER OFF!!! Oh man! Can
you imagine the cheers in the movie theaters across North America if that
happens! People want to see a “dark” batman? Imagine how “dark” they can make
him if his girl gets beaten to death by someone (probably the joker… but I’m
just guessing). Man, that would set up an AMAZING hate on between Bats and Joke.

So yeah, by all means bring Katie Holmes back… and then kill her. JOY!

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Hmmm interesting.  Let’s hope Galactus isn’t in a guy in a big rubber suit…

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Good stuff!

Read the rest of the article at the link below.

SUPER-SHOTS: A BEST SHOTS LOOK AT THE BEST OF SUPERMAN - NEWSARAMA

SUPER-SHOTS: A BEST SHOTS LOOK AT THE BEST OF SUPERMAN

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by the cast and crew of ShotgunReviews.com
Your Host: Troy Brownfield

S-Day is finally here! After a near two-decade absence from cinema,
Superman returns to the big screen. And to celebrate, members of the
Best Shots team have gotten together to recommend and speak on some of
their favorite Superman tales.

Up first, representing Texas, is Corey Henson.

When Troy asked me to write about my favorite Superman story, I had a
hard time figuring out what to write about. Would it be Joe Kelly’s
great “What’s So Funny About Truth, Justice and the American Way?” from Action Comics #775? Alan Moore’s “Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?” send-off to the Silver Age? Or that cool scene in JLA where the electric Blue Superman used his new powers to create an electromagnet and push the moon away from the Earth?

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Well this latest actress certainly has the uh….equipment to fill out the role.  But can she speak english?

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So who HASN’t been attached to the role of Wonder Woman?

Thursday June 29, 2006, 6:06 am