Tuesday, November 17

• New Avatar Featurette, Clip, and TV Spot

  With Avatar now just about five weeks from its much anticipated debut, the marketing tsunami has begun in earnest. First up this week is a featurette offering interviews with the cast and crew that continues to try and frame the movie for the widest possible audience. After all, they have to rake in half a billion dollars just to break even.

  With this marketing goal in mind, director James Cameron says he wants to avoid having audiences pigeon hole Avatar as science fiction. Instead, he says, it's more of an "action-adventure fantasy." Or as he puts it later, "kind of the Garden of Eden with teeth and claws." Avatar's featurette includes all sorts of new action footage to back up his spin.

  Next, we have a new clip showing Jake (Sam Worthington) testing out the powers of his new avatar body against a thanator. Doesn't seem like such a good idea, even if you are blue and nine-feet tall. Cameron earlier described this particular beastie as a creature that could eat an alien for dessert.

  If that's not enough, an extended fourth TV spot for the movie is now online, and it too features plenty of new footage, laying out the storyline in considerable detail.

  
  

  Posted 11/17/2009 by Bill

  Related: James Cameron | Sam Worthington | Avatar

Thursday, November 12

• Gemma Arterton Says Working on Prince of Persia Has Been "Brilliant"

  British actress Gemma Arterton has become the "it" girl of action movies recently. First, she starred alongside Daniel Craig as Strawberry Fields in Quantum of Solace, then she landed the role of Sam Worthington's love interest in Clash of the Titans, and soon she will be appearing as Princess Tamina opposite Jake Gyllenhaal's Prince Dastan in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

  In a recent interview with Coming Soon, Arterton discussed how working on such high-profile projects is changing her life.

  I'm really starting to feel it. Things have changed very quickly. Usually, I can kind of get on with my work and not think about it but it's actually having an effect on my life now and that's fine. I just have to kind of get used to it I suppose but it has been really, really quick and hey, why not, you know? If it's gonna happen, it's gonna happen and just deal with it, but yeah, it's mad what's happened. In a year, I think I've done eight films or something. I don't know how I've done it. I don't know how I have the energy but I do somehow.

  Like Gyllenhaal, who trained extensively for the movie, from weight trainging and sword fighting to learning Parkour, Arterton had to pick up a new set of skills to play Princess Tamina.

  I had to learn how to horse ride 'cause I'd never done it before in my life, and it's kind of become a real new sort of passion for me. Pretty much the whole cast went to Spain and learned to horse ride for two weeks, which was incredible to have that opportunity and then we all kind of continued it. Then I have to do loads of fighting but there isn't a particular style to my fighting. It's quite wild 'cause she's never really been trained to fight so it's just kind of go "aaaagh" like that, but just doing it with some sort of skill. Where I went to drama school I trained in stage combat quite heavily so I had quite a bit of experience before.

  Arterton said that she relishes the action and perhaps she "should have really been a stuntwoman."

  

  I really enjoy it even though sometimes you think, "Oh, God, there are actually people that are trained to do this and they're trained to get battered and bruised," but I've loved doing all of that and the fighting. It's gobsmacking the sets and the costume and the sheer scale of this film and then you're kind of put into into this completely different world and that is really, really fantastic. You don't have to really imagine much 'cause it's there designed right in front of you, and so that's been brilliant as well.

  
  
  Next Showing: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time opens May 28, 2010
  

  Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Trailer

  Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton star

  Posted 11/12/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Daniel Craig | Jake Gyllenhaal | Sam Worthington | Gemma Arterton | Clash of the Titans | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Wednesday, November 11

• Clash of the Titans Teaser Trailer Will Rock You

  Finally, we get a look at director Louis Leterrier's remake of Clash of the Titans. Fans of the original will recognize a few of the monsters, notably the scorpion and Medusa, but won't be familiar with the trailer's rockin' soundtrack. Enjoy Sam Worthington in action, as well as glimpses of Liam Neeson, Pete Postlethwaite, and Gemma Arterton below:

  
  
  Next Showing: Clash of the Titans opens March 26, 2010

  Posted 11/11/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Liam Neeson | Pete Postlethwaite | Louis Leterrier | Sam Worthington | Gemma Arterton | Clash of the Titans | Clash of the Titans

Thursday, November 5

• International Trailer and Commercial Unveil New Avatar Footage

  The latest international trailer for Avatar is a bit shorter than the U.S. version that was released earlier and is, for the most part, a remix of footage seen there. However, there are some new scenes — glimpses of some new creatures, a significant exchange of glances between Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana), and the firebombing of the Na'vi village. All that, plus some very dramatic sounding Japanese narration.

  A few more bits of new Avatar footage also pop up in a Coke Zero commercial that seems intent on suggesting that drinking this product will cause hallucinations of Pandora to bleed out of your computer. We saw a similar approach earlier in a weird Avatar-infused Japanese commercial for Panasonic. In any case, this time we get some pretty cool shots of Ney'tiri commandeering a Thanator.

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  Posted 11/05/2009 by Bill

  Related: James Cameron | Zoe Saldana | Sam Worthington | Avatar

• Johnny Depp in Talks for The Tourist

  Can't get enough Johnny Depp? If yesterday's news that he is still attached to play Tonto in a live-action Lone Ranger movie wasn't enough for you, now Variety is reporting that Depp may be saddling up with Angelina Jolie in The Tourist.

  Graham King's GK Films is producing The Tourist, which has gone through a number of major changes since it was first announced. Originally, Spyglass planned on developing the movie with Bharat Nalluri directing Charlize Theron and Tom Cruise. Cruise bowed out, to be replaced by Sam Worthington, who subsequently left the movie, as well. When Nalluri also left the project, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck came aboard to direct, bringing Jolie in to replace Theron. Since then, von Donnersmarck has also departed. Will shooting still begin in February 2010, as planned? Your guess is as good as ours.

  
  

  Posted 11/05/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Johnny Depp | Angelina Jolie | Bharat Nalluri | Charlize Theron | Graham King | Sam Worthington | Florian von Donnersmarck | The Tourist

Sunday, October 25

• Mad Max 4: Fury Road to Start Production in 2010

  Australia scores a big movie production just days after Green Lantern packed up its gear and headed to New Orleans.

  The Daily Telegraph reports that production will begin in Sydney and New South Wales on Mad Max: Fury Road, with director George Miller at the helm. Miller directed three previous installments — Mad Max, The Road Warrior, and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.

  The production is a huge boost for Australia's movie industry with Premier Nathan Rees proclaiming that Mad Max 4 shooting in Australia "is a clear vote of confidence in Australian expertise" and "proves that Sydney is an international contender for major film production." All three of the Mad Max movies have been produced in Australia.

  No actor has been named for the iconic role of Max, made famous by Mel Gibson, who will not return. Rumors persist that Sam Worthington will play the role, though E!Online UK reports that Bronson's Tom Hardy is in talks for role, with Miller wanting Charlize Theron for the female lead. Hurt Locker's Jeremy Renner has screen tested for role, saying he's "fighting" for the part.

  Work has already begun on Fury Road, as Miller showcased some of the cars he's been putting together on ABC News in Australia.

  
  

  Posted 10/25/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Jeremy Renner | George Miller | Charlize Theron | Sam Worthington | Tom Hardy | Mad Max | Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome | Mad Max 4

Saturday, October 3

• New Clash of the Titans Images, Including Liam Neeson as Zeus

  

  Director Louis Leterrier's (The Incredibly Hulk) vision for his remake of the 1982 movie Clash of the Titans is finally coming into focus, thanks to the release of a batch of new movie stills and behind-the-scenes set images. Empire released several shots of Sam Worthington in action as Perseus and also revealed the hideous Stygian Witches.

  Likewise, the first shots of Liam Neeson in costume as the Greek god Zeus were revealed by Entertainment Weekly. Letterier told EW that Neeson's family was instrumental in him taking the role and that he "never complained" about the long hours he spent in costume during the sweltering shoot.

  Liam's sons were like, "You get to play Zeus, that's cool, Dad, do it!" That's why he took the job.

  
  
  Next Showing: Clash of the Titans is scheduled to open March 26, 2010
  

  Clash of the Titans - Trailer

  Trailer for the original Clash of the Titans from 1981

  Posted 10/03/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Liam Neeson | Louis Leterrier | Sam Worthington | Clash of the Titans | Clash of the Titans

Thursday, October 1

• Avatar: Footage Screened, Pictures Released, and Sequel Teased

  More footage from James Cameron's new sci-fi epic Avatar was screened at Fantastic Fest last night. While largely extended versions of scenes that were shown earlier at Avatar Day, there were two completely new clips. One of a chopper touchdown in the jungle and another of Neytiri (Zoe Saldana) and Jake (Sam Worthington) on the branch of one of the 1,000-foot trees that the alien Na'vi inhabit. For those not concerned about spoilers, MarketSaw has a detailed play-by-play.

  New hi-res photos from the movie, including some amazing close up shots of the Na'vi, have also been released. Some of the pics have been out there before, but not like this. You can see the pores in the skin. Pretty impressive, considering it's all CGI.

  Finally, during an interview with the French magazine Le Film, producer Jon Landau offered up a tantalizing hint about what might be in the sequel.

  If the public likes Avatar, [a sequel is] a possibility. After all, here we are exploring the surface of the planet Pandora. The interior remains to be seen.

  
  

  Posted 10/01/2009 by Bill

  Related: James Cameron | Zoe Saldana | Sam Worthington | Jon Landau | Avatar

Monday, September 28

• More Indirect Previews from the World of Avatar

  More footage of Avatar (the game) surfaced recently at the Tokyo Game Show. From what we can see in a 2-D version of the three-minute sequence that debuted there, the alien environment continues to be eye-poppingly alive with color — and danger. Not as deadly as for the human invaders, though, who are tasked with blasting all the beasts they encounter, much like in any other first-person-shooter game. Join the military, meet interesting creatures, and kill them. Hmm. Not exactly on message for the movie, which centers on Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) going native and championing the indigenous people at the expense of his former compatriots.

  Still, the movie and the game are being developed in tandem, so this footage should offer a pretty authentic preview of the movie's landscape. And the wildlife is hardly defenseless, as the game-player's encounter with a nearly unkillable rhinoceros-like creature demonstrates.

  More direct previews of the movie are reportedly coming soon. The second trailer is rumored to feature "more than three lines of dialogue," glimpses of a future earth, and scenes of Pandora's bio-luminescent night life. In the meantime, though, we will have to make do with a couple of new pieces of concept art.

  
  

  Posted 09/28/2009 by Bill

  Related: James Cameron | Sam Worthington | Avatar

Thursday, August 27

• First Look at Sigourney Weaver's Alien Avatar

  A bunch of scans from Empire's cover story on Avatar have popped up on line (via MarketSaw). They offer (among other things) a first look at Sigourney Weaver as a blue-skinned alien hybrid.

  After the trailer debuted last week, there had been some complaints that Sam Worthington's avatar didn't look enough like him. You can check out some stills of him from the magazine and decide for yourself. For Weaver though, the resemblance is not really in question, as is evident in side-by-side photos of her as human and alien. They also show off one more cool aspect of inhabiting an avatar: You get to be younger.

  You can also check out a couple of close-ups of Zoe Saldana as a Na'vi. No side-by-side comparisons though, since the character she plays is an alien native, not a human-Na'vi hybrid. And for those who just can't get enough, there is a second batch of photos as well, including a nice group shot in the jungles of Pandora.

  
  

  Posted 08/27/2009 by Bill

  Related: James Cameron | Sigourney Weaver | Zoe Saldana | Sam Worthington | Avatar

Wednesday, August 26

• Sam Worthington Takes Terminator Salvation Criticism to Heart

  SamWorthington may be one of the busiest actors working right now, but that doesn't mean he isn't paying attention, especially to criticism hurled at Terminator Salvation. Worthington, unlike many actors, admits he reads what the critics say and took it to heart:

  It's kind of humbling, the way that they describe your performance against Christian's [Bale], but we have no control over that. We just have to do the best character that we can do at that time.

  We don't necessarily have the bounce of a theater, but we have the critics online, we have our critics in the newspaper, so I do take it all onboard in order to kind of go, "Well, you know, they're the ones paying 12 bucks. I've got to kind of just step up my game, or Sam Worthington has to change this." Or I will [say], "F**k it, I'll change that or back up the criticism that I get thrown out." "Why did you do this?" Well I can now back up everything. Because that, to me, that helps my profession and links what I believe is, you know, what my job is. To entertain people.

  Worthington also claims the Terminator criticism will make him more cautious in the future:

  I can nitpick with the best of them, man, and kind of go down the list of things I saw on IMDB where they found holes in it, and go, "You are f**king right." If there was a big 10-ton robot coming outside that gas station, surely we would f**king hear it. And I missed that. So I'm going to be a bit better when I'm looking through my f**king scripts. So it raises my game a bit, because now I feel like an idiot for not saying it to [Salvation director] McG, you know?

  Worthington will appear next in Avatar, which opens December 19.

  
  

  Posted 08/26/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Christian Bale | McG | Sam Worthington | Terminator Salvation | Avatar

Thursday, August 20

• Avatar Trailer Premieres

  After all the waiting, the trailer for James Cameron's Avatar is finally here. It's hard to tell from the 2-D version just how much of the hype is justified, but what we can see is pretty amazing. Right off the bat there's a pretty clear difference between seeing a production still of Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) coming face to face with his avatar and seeing footage of the same thing.

  The trailer starts out focusing on images of the human invaders and their world, their robots, their machines, etc. Next we get some shots of the process of linking a human and the hybrid avatar. Then finally the trailer brings in some action sequences from the jungle moon Pandora itself. One real standout is a totally amazing scene of a nearly naked alien Na'vi climbing onto the back of a colorful but menacing winged creature and riding off into the sky. Definitely a trailer worth watching more than once.

  
  

  Posted 08/20/2009 by Bill

  Related: James Cameron | Sam Worthington | Avatar

• New Pictures (and Foam Noodles) from Avatar

  As part of the drum roll for the main event on "Avatar Day," its studio has released a batch of new photos from the movie. We get a look at a fleet of futuristic airships angling across an alien sky, along with a series of character shots of the humans in the film including picutures of Sigourney Weaver as Dr. Grace Augustine, and Sam Worthington as Jake Sully.

  It's in the alien jungle scenes on Pandora, though, where all of the really cutting edge special effects work takes place. In an interview with io9, motion capture actor Reuben Langdon explained just how little there was to work with before all the layers of special effects were added. It was all just bare stage, tennis balls and foam noodles:

  What you see on-screen is pretty much exactly what happened without all of the environments. ... Some of that awesome, craziness of Jake running through the woods being chased by the thanator was actually in a hall, a stage with grey sticks as placements for trees and things. And there's really no jungle at all, it's just an empty room and running from imaginary guys making puppets. Not even guys with puppets, but guys making noises like "Rawr" with a tennis ball at the end of a stick, while he's waving it badly and you're like [makes a face], running away....

  Very different from what's actually on the screen, the looks. But the motion, the physical motion that's all that we're concerned about ... we're in a big room just running through sticks, or those pool foam, what do they call them? Those pool foam things ... foam noodles. They're being bombarded by foam noodles.

  Clearly, in this movie at least, one of the most important qualifications for an actor is a really good imagination.

  
  

  Posted 08/20/2009 by Bill

  Related: Sigourney Weaver | Sam Worthington | Avatar

Saturday, August 15

• James Cameron Discusses Avatar's "Uncanny Valley"

  When James Cameron introduced footage of his new 3-D sci-fi film at the San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), he said that the idea for Avatar had been in his head for more than 14 years. However, he waited a decade to begin developing the project because he had to wait until technology caught up with his imagination.

  The footage shown featured many scenes of the Navi, feline-esque denizens of the planet Pandora, rendered in incredible photorealistic CGI. Cameron, tight-lipped about Avatar until SDCC, recently admitted that creating realistic characters was the "biggest challenge of the film."

  No matter how much art and technology we threw at this thing, if it wasn't in the eyes of the characters — if you didn't see a soul there — it would just be a big clanking machine.

  We've seen movies never quite get out of the uncanny valley. That's a reference to a negative effect that is created when something approaches human (in appearance) but isn't quite there; it creates this creepiness. Our goal right from the get-go is that we had to get over the uncanny valley. These characters have to be real, they have to be alive. And what the actors do has to come through 100%.

  Cameron is offering the public a free screening of 16 minutes of Avatar on August 21 at 101 IMAX theaters in the United States and Canada. The event, dubbed "Avatar Day," will feature an introduction by Cameron and new footage not shown at SDCC.

  
  
  Next Showing: Avatar opens December 18

  Posted 08/15/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: James Cameron | Zoe Saldana | Sam Worthington | Avatar

Friday, August 14

• Sam Worthington Confronts His Alien Alter Ego in Photo from Avatar

  Up till now, we've seen some enticing concept art and an alien face on a poster, but finally fox has released the first official photo from James Cameron's Avatar. In it we see Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) with his human-alien hybrid avatar floating in a tank behind him like some sort of fetal elf in the womb. The image is from a scene early on in the movie where he's introduced to his avatar for the first time.

  While inhabiting this new body, Sully, a former Marine paralyzed from the waist down, will be able to walk again, finding freedom and a tempting new life on the alien moon Pandora. Of course, there's a catch. He gets into the avatar through a mental link, and the link is only temporary.

  
  

  Posted 08/14/2009 by Bill

  Related: James Cameron | Sam Worthington | Avatar

Wednesday, August 12

• McG Talks About Updating 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

  McG recently announced that he will be making Terminator 5, but before he does, he'll finish his 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. McG's been working hard on the remake of Disney's first live-action movie — scouting locations all over the world has to be exhausting. Recently, he described the changes he has in store, which includes being more politically correct than the 1954 original.

  It's a bit of a departure from the [Richard] Fleischer movie, and much more in keeping with the spirit of the novel, as far as what Aronnax is up to, and the becoming of Nemo, and how the man became at war with war itself. So there's a little bit more meat on the bone in regard to the genesis of the Nemo character than you're given in the '50s movie that Disney made. And also, it's a little more contemporary, because in that movie, there were... You know, I love that movie, but there were two female characters, they were both prostitutes. And there were a couple of black people in the film, and they were all electrocuted. So nowadays, I think we need to progress a little bit beyond that.

  One way of showing that "progress" is casting Will Smith as Nemo, something McG was trying to accomplish in January, though now he claims he's hoping to cast Sam Worthington in the role. Whoever does get cast as Nemo will have to prepare himself for a workout.

  It will be a great deal of action, because I mean, let's face it, the guy is an adventurer. And I think that's the intention of [Leagues author Jules] Verne. The idea is getting up and then going around the world, living under sea, doing what no one does. And it's the spirit of the adventure that I want to capture.

  There's no release date yet for Leagues but production is supposed to begin this year.

  
  

  Posted 08/12/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Will Smith | McG | Sam Worthington | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Tuesday, August 11

• McG Plans to Put "Fun" Back Into the Terminator Franchise

  At Thursday's Television Critics Assocation awards, controversial director McG confirmed that he would be returning to the Terminator franchise that he helped relaunch with this year's Terminator Salvation. Salvation under-performed at the box office, and McG admitted that his film was missing an essential ingredient that original Terminator director, James Cameron, added to the mix.

  I think the film missed some of the fun that Jim brought to the early pictures. I'm a disciple of Jim ... and clearly I didn't do a good enough job on that picture and I didn't satisfy the fanbase to the degree that I would expect to satisfy them. And I take that very seriously and I just work that much more diligently to make sure I do that in the next one.

  McG also said that he realized that the film's storyline suffered because of the lack of a central antagonist and the fact that the story was too divided between Christian Bale's character, John Connor, and Sam Worthington's character, Marcus Wright.

  We want to put more meat on the bone because we have the great Christian Bale, but I take a lot of satisfaction in playing a role in breaking the great Sam Worthington, who I think is one of the best actors out there.

  McG enjoyed working with Worthington so much that he teased that he might cast the Aussie actor in his upcoming film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: "I might cast him as Nemo if it's in the cards. We'll see."

  Correction: We originally listed McG as having made this announcement at Sunday's Teen Choice Awards.

  
  

  Posted 08/11/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: McG | Sam Worthington | Terminator 5 | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo

Wednesday, August 5

• Sigourney Weaver on the Lightness of Being an Avatar

  In James Cameron's Avatar, Sigourney Weaver plays Dr. Grace Augustine, a veteran botanist who mentors the protagonist, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), during his introduction to the alien moon Pandora. Like Sully and all the other humans, she has to inhabit an avatar, i.e. a human-alien hybrid, in order to survive the deadly environment they encounter there.

  Weaver explained in an interview with IESB that getting into her avatar was more than just a matter of changing her look:

  One of the fun things about my character is that she's so unhealthy. She's so driven. She never sleeps. She chain smokes. She doesn't eat. When she's on Pandora, she has this light, young body, and she can jump from tree to tree. She's free. She has no aches or pains. One of the things that I worked on was the impact of coming back into your human body, when it's not in great shape. That's something that Jim and I discussed, coming out of the link, having been such a free and physical spirit, and then going back to your body, which is falling apart. That was very humbling, each time. Grace was very aware that she was running out of time.

  The contrast turns out to be even more overwhelming for Sully, who is paralyzed in his human form, and is eventually confronted with a choice that may mean abandoning his avatar forever.

  
  

  Posted 08/05/2009 by Bill

  Related: James Cameron | Sigourney Weaver | Sam Worthington | Avatar

• Sam Worthington Replaces Tom Cruise in The Tourist

  

  Sam Worthington continues his meteoric rise to fame by replacing Tom Cruise in The Tourist, a remake of the French thriller Anthony Zimmer. Worthington can already be seen in the upcoming Avatar on December 18, Clash of the Titans on March 26, 2010, and recently signed on for the remake of The Candidate.

  The Tourist will co-star Charlize Theron and be directed by Bharat Nalluri (Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day). Worthington will star as an American tourist in France used by an Interpol Agent (Theron) as bait to trap a criminal who is also her former lover.

  The Tourist starts shooting this January, making The Candidate the next next movie Worthington will make. Cruise is skipping out on The Tourist to shoot Wichita, a comedy from director James Mangold and co-starring Cameron Diaz.

  
  

  Posted 08/05/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Tom Cruise | Bharat Nalluri | Sam Worthington | Anthony Zimmer | Clash of the Titans | Wichita | The Tourist

Thursday, July 30

• A Gun and a Message from Avatar

  Empire has posted a new on-set photo of director James Cameron testing out one of the airship guns from his upcoming sci-fi epic Avatar. The gun certainly looks cool, though oddly this contradicts the movie's anti-technology message. As Sam Worthington, who plays one of the humans invading and destroying the alien moon Pandora, put it:

  It's a movie about bullies ... the humans have come to tear into the Na'vi planet and stripmine it. We're telling a story that's relevant now. It's filled wtih typical James Cameron messages, especially technology overrunning us all, which is what nearly all his movies are about.

  Certainly the aliens that they encounter are not impressed by the weaponry.

  
  

  Posted 07/30/2009 by Bill

  Related: James Cameron | Zoe Saldana | Sam Worthington | Avatar

Saturday, July 25

• Sam Worthington to Keep Working Indefinitely

  With Terminator Salvation and the upcoming Avatar already under his belt, Sam Worthington is currently at work on Clash of the Titans and has a new project lined up: a remake of the Danish thriller The Candidate. Worthington will play a defense attorney who is hunting a group of blackmailers when he is accused of murder.

  Playwright Beau Willimon will adapt the script, however no director is currently attached. Worthington will also produce, adding even more work to his busy schedule.

  The Candidate won't be Worthington's first thriller, having already finished the upcoming The Debt, directed by John Madden (Shakespeare in Love). Worthington also has a romantic drama on the way with Last Night, where he co-stars with Keira Knightley.

  Not bad for an Australian actor whose pre-Terminator work was fighting crocodiles in the horror movie Rogue.

  
  

  Posted 07/25/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Sam Worthington | Terminator Salvation | Clash of the Titans | Avatar | Rogue | Last Night | Shakespeare in Love

Friday, July 17

• Preview of Comic-Con Avatar Footage

  

  Gerrad Hall is a correspondent for ReelzChannel TV's Movie News and occasionally shares stories from the field.

  We just got to see nine scenes from director James Cameron's HIGHLY anticipated Avatar along with several other members of the press. Bottom line? Pretty damn stunning! And understandable why he's taking his time to make this a ground-breaking movie.

  Cameron wrote the script before filming Titanic and has kept details of the storyline quiet. Here's what we can tell you: Sam Worthington (Terminator Salvation) plays Jake Sully, a 20-something, paraplegic ex-Marine. When presented the opportunity, he goes to work for a corporation that wants to mine a material called Unobtainium on the planet Pandora. Problem is the planet's inhabited by the Na'vi — 10'-tall, skinny, blue, alien-like creatures. The natives refuse to help mine the material, so the corporation creates hybrids using DNA from humans and the Na'vi. These are the avatars. Sully's estranged identical twin brother had enrolled in the program years earlier, but died. Because he has the same DNA, the corporation recruits Sully to activate and control the avatar that was created for his brother.

  From here, it's an incredible journey on Pandora, which is full of monstrous creatures — one had the nose of a hammerhead shark and the body of a rhinoceros, others are amped-up, fierce versions of what seem like dogs and tigers — along with floating jellyfish-like creatures, mid-air suspended waterfalls, and vibrantly colored plants and flowers. Avatar's alternate world is a sight to behold.

  Co-producer Jon Landau introduced the material, explaining why Cameron waited to make Avatar until the technology was right: He didn't want to use motion-capture (like that in Beowulf and Disney's upcoming A Christmas Carol) because he felt it lacks the letter "E" emotion. Rather, image-based technology was used here. And Cameron shot with a virtual camera, so when looking through the view-finder he would see a low-resolution version of the characters — not the actual actors.

  Gotta say, we had no idea what to expect of this movie. Given the release-date extensions, and knowing the attention to detail Cameron puts in his work, we hoped not to be let down. And what we saw did NOT disappoint.

  If you're going to Comic-Con, be ready to be amazed!

  
  

  Posted 07/17/2009 by reelz

  Related: ReelzChannel Movie News | James Cameron | Sam Worthington | Jon Landau | Avatar

Wednesday, June 24

• First Screening of Avatar Footage Wows Audience

  James Cameron unveiled the first footage from his highly anticipated sci-fi epic Avatar for a select audience of 1000 or so at the CineExpo in Amsterdam, and the hype just isn't going away. What had everyone so worked up in anticipation is a revolutionary new type of 3-D technology that the movie will be showcasing.

  The word from a 3-D skeptic over at Coming Soon is that it was "a jaw dropping experience." He describes a scene in which Jake (Sam Worthington) and Norm (Joel David Moore) mentally link with the human-alien hybrids (avatars) they will use to explore the moon Pandora, which is poisonous to humans.

  It's the third scene where my heart begins to pound like crazy. Jake and Norm will inhabit their Avatar for the first time. They enter some sort of capsule and – flash – their mind enters the blue creatures, now lying on hospital tables. And not before long Avatar Jake wakes up. And it took my breath away. I thought – just like you guys – that I've seen it all with Gollum, or The Hulk, but Cameron has done it again. These creatures seem so real, that within minutes you forget you're watching an enormous and very blue CGI character. Even the eyes are totally convincing. The characters have real personalities and a soul.

  And that's the reaction of a 3-D skeptic. Others are even more lavish with their exclamation points. The cheerleaders of the 3-D revolution over at MarketSaw are suggesting that the audience witnessed something historic that they can tell their grandchildren about.

  So when will the rest of us be getting a peek at this amazing new world that Cameron has created? Well, there are intriguing photos from the after-party including a shot of the bioluminescent forest on the moon Pandora at night. The resolution on the pictures is not quite good enough though to give a full impression of what the audience saw. And of course they are not in 3-D.

  The next public showing of Avatar footage is rumored to be at the San Diego Comic-Con at the end of July.

  
  
  Next Showing: Avatar hits theaters December 18, 2009

  Posted 06/24/2009 by Bill

  Related: James Cameron | Sam Worthington | Avatar

Thursday, June 18

• Another Picture from Clash of the Titans Surfaces

  Fans of Sam Worthington have already seen two photos of the actor in full costume as Perseus from the Clash of the Titans shoot, and now a photo of Worthington's love interest, Io (Gemma Arterton), have surfaced on an Arterton fansite.

  Arterton's character of Io is a new addition for the remake/reboot, and a role Arterton previously described as "the coolest." Arterton also revealed that this version of Clash of the Titans will delve more into the personal life of Perseus than the 1981 original.

  Clash of the Titans opens March 26, 2010, and stars Liam Neeson as Zeus, Ralph Fiennes as Hades, and Danny Huston as Poseidon, with direction from Louis Leterrier.

  
  

  Posted 06/18/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Danny Huston | Liam Neeson | Ralph Fiennes | Louis Leterrier | Sam Worthington | Gemma Arterton | Clash of the Titans | Clash of the Titans

Tuesday, June 16

• Terminator Salvation Still #1 at the (Overseas) Box Office

  For the second week in a row, Terminator Salvation has dominated the box office in almost every country but the United States. Even against the two-time, domestic box office winner The Hangover, Terminator Salvation finished first. This brings its international total to $165.5 million after two weeks, compared to $114 million in the U.S. after nearly four weeks.

  So why has Terminator Salvation not performed better in the U.S.? Perhaps changing the original ending was a mistake. Director McG revealed Salvation's initial ending to Entertainment Weekly (WARNING: SPOILERS):

  [John] Connor (Christian Bale) dies, okay? He's dead. And Marcus (Sam Worthington) offers his physical body, so Connor's exterior is put on top of his machine body. It looks like Connor, but it's really Marcus underneath. And all of the characters we care about (Kyle Reese, Connor's wife Kate, etc.) are brought into the room to see him and they think it's Connor. And Connor gets up and then there's a small flicker of red in his eyes and he shoots Kate, he shoots Kyle, he shoots everybody in the room. Fade to black. End of movie. Skynet wins. F--- you!

  Bale loved the ending. The studio signed off on it. So why the change? "In the end, it just felt like too much of a bummer," McG explained, before pausing. "Maybe we blew it."

  Well, not in most of the world.

  
  

  Posted 06/16/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Christian Bale | McG | Sam Worthington | Terminator Salvation

Monday, June 8

• Avatar to Follow a Pocahontas Narrative

  Up until quite recently, all the secrets of James Cameron's Avatar had been sealed up tight, but now the floodgate really have begun to open. Most of the news has focused on the highly anticipated new type of 3-D experience the movie is expected to deliver. Now, on top off all this, /Film got a chance to talk to filmmakers at length at the recent E3 gaming conference and has come up with what appears to be, more or less, the complete story line for the movie. Here's a short version.

  Whereas Cameron's Titanic was built around a kind of Romeo and Juliet narrative, Avatar is a bit more Pocahontas with the alien Na'vi standing in for Native Americans, according to producer Jon Landau. One key difference, of course, is that Avatar is set on the distant moon Pandora, a place so alien and poisonous to human life that people can only enter and exploit the environment vicariously by linking their consciousness to a human-alien hybrid called an avatar.

  In avatar form, the movie's protagonist Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) manages to survive in the hostile environment and overcome the species barrier with the aid of a female Na'vi (Zoe Saldana) who saves him from one of the moon's native predators. She then teaches him to appreciate the alien world and its native people.

  This sets up a major conflict for Sully, who is dependent on his human colleagues for access to his avatar hybrid. Since he is controlling the avatar remotely, he can't stay connected with it forever. Thus joining the natives in their attempt to repel the invaders means that he has no way to return to Pandora or to the Na'vi he has come to love.

  
  

  Posted 06/08/2009 by Bill

  Related: James Cameron | Zoe Saldana | Sam Worthington | Jon Landau | Avatar

• New Photos of Sam Worthington in Clash of the Titans

  Previously, pictures of Sam Worthington on the set of the Louis Leterrier remake were of the unofficial variety, clearly taken by someone working on the movie. Now Warner Bros. has finally released two official photos of Worthington in his full costume as hero Persueus. The pics show Worthington in action, holding a shield and sword, though what action he is involved in is unknown.

  From the looks of the photos, Worthington could be tracking down Medusa, or entering an arena to fight Russell Crowe. Time will tell.

  
  
  Next Showing: Clash of the Titans opens March 26, 2010

  Posted 06/08/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Russell Crowe | Louis Leterrier | Sam Worthington | Clash of the Titans

Tuesday, June 2

• James Cameron Reveals Details, Images of Avatar

  At a press conference organized by the video game developer Ubisoft, James Cameron revealed all sorts of new details about the nature of the world of Avatar and how it came to be.

  Ubisoft has been involved in creating some of the CGI for the movie, and has also been developing an Avatar video game. Some images from the game, which have a very similar look to the recently released concept art, are now on line.

  In his talk, Cameron outlined the decade-long process of developing the project, which involved creating whole new cameras and got an inspirational push from the Lord of the Rings. About the movie, itself, he indicated that it takes place in the 22nd century on the earth-like moon Pandora. The air on the rain forest moon is not breathable by humans, so people have developed a hybrid between humans and the native Na'vi that can control various sorts of robots by "jacking" their nervous systems into them.

  Conflicts arise between these technologically dependent hybrids and the more natural and primitive Na'vi, who are described as being 10-feet tall and striped like a tiger. Sam Worthington's character develops sympathy with the Na'vi and is forced to choose sides at the end when everything comes to a climax in what Cameron describes as a huge, amazing fight scene.

  Another central theme of the movie parallels the technology used to make it: learning to see things from a different perspective. If the finished product lives up to even half the hype surrounding it, that is one thing audiences will definitely take away from the experience.

  
  

  Posted 06/02/2009 by Bill

  Related: James Cameron | Sam Worthington | Avatar

Wednesday, May 20

• Terminator Salvation's Bale Wants to Know the Future but Not McG and Worthington

  In the "Information Age," what is more valuable than insight? Imagine the possibilities if you could see the future. But would you really want that knowledge?

  The stars of Terminator Salvation were recently asked if they would like to know the future and some of their answers were surprising:

  The film's star, Christian Bale, said:

  Of course I would want to hear about it. I'm not sure how I'd be able to handle it, but who wouldn't? I would, actually. I would love to hear it.

  Sam Worthington, who plays a human-Terminator hybrid in the film, said:

  Not particularly, no. I think the best thing about living on this big ball of mud is that we don't know what's going to happen. We don't even know why we're here. So having that kind of knowledge of what's to come, I think, is quite frightening. I like seeing where this adventure takes me.

  Director McG said:

  I would not want to know the future. I think it would take the mystery out of life. And I like being surprised. And you take your lumps. And you take your victories. And you keep on rolling. I think that's part of what makes the joy of every day.

  Terminator Salvation also stars Anton Yelchin as a young Kyle Reece, Bryce Dallas Howard as Kate Connor, and Moon Bloodgood as Blair Williams.

  
  
  

  Terminator Salvation - Trailer

  Christian Bale Stars - Releasing May 21, 2009

  Posted 05/20/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Christian Bale | McG | Sam Worthington | Terminator Salvation

• Moments of Revelation in New Clips from Terminator Salvation

  Amid the avalanche of clips, trailers, and TV spots that have been released in recent weeks, it might be hard to believe that anything really new would be coming from Terminator Salvation before it hits theaters tomorrow. But it has. Two new clips showing key moments of discovery, when the human resistance comes to realize more about who, or rather what, they are up against.

  In the first, we see John Conner (Christian Bale) getting a glimpse of what's so new about the new model T-800 Terminator.

  The second provides the lead-up to the moment when the resistance first realizes that there is something a little different about Marcus (Sam Worthington).

  
  

  Posted 05/20/2009 by Bill

  Related: Christian Bale | Sam Worthington | Terminator Salvation

• 5 New Photos from Clash of the Titans Remake

  Some of these early images are only interesting to the hardcore fan, but if you're into this kind of thing, we've got 5 images of Sam Worthington in a potato sack.

  They are the first photos from the set of Clash of the Titans, a remake of the 1980's movie. And thanks to our friends at CraveOnline, we can now see Worthington boarding a boat as the Greek hero Perseus.

  Obviously he is off to some far flung adventure -- is he sailing to confront the Gorgon? Unfortunately, these pics aren't that revealing. Although, there is one shot up Worthington's skirt.

  And no photos, yet, of Liam Neeson, who will step into Laurence Olivier's shoes as Zeus.

  
  

  Posted 05/20/2009 by Jim

  Related: Liam Neeson | Sam Worthington | Clash of the Titans | Clash of the Titans

Tuesday, May 19

• Bradley Cooper Not Playing Green Lantern

  Several names have been mentioned to play DC's emerald hero, most recently Sam Worthington (again).

  But apparently there's one name to cross off the list: Bradley Cooper. While not directly quoting the actor, LatinoReview reports that Cooper revealed he had not auditioned for Green Lantern and that all speculation was Internet rumors.

  Who do you think should play the part? Drop us a comment below.

  
  

  Posted 05/19/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Bradley Cooper | Sam Worthington | Green Lantern

Tuesday, May 12

• The Resistance vs. the Harvester in Terminator Salvation Featurette

  It is not a terminator, but it's certainly no less intimidating. The harvester's primary function is to reap a crop of human captives and take them back to Skynet.

  The harvestor is also director McG's main entry in his giant robot competition with Transformers director Michael Bay. And it's definitely impressive. Standing about 60 feet tall, and towering over the landscape, the harvester shoots out powerful energy bursts to sweep away the resistance, and gathers up the survivors with its claw-like pinchers.

  As you can see in this new clip, the resistance -- Kyle Reese (Anton Yelchin) and Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington) -- are determined to take it on and take it out.

  In an effort to make it feel as real as possible, McG kept the CGI to a minimum and concentrated on really blowing things up. A lot like an episode of Mythbusters but with a giant robot and even bigger explosions.

  
  

  Posted 05/12/2009 by Bill

  Related: Anton Yelchin | McG | Sam Worthington | Terminator Salvation

Monday, May 11

• Sam Worthington Talks Clash of the Titans

  With shooting underway for director Louis Letterier's Clash of the Titans remake, the first set photos from the Spanish Canary Islands location have surfaced online. Sam Worthington took some time out to discuss his role as Perseus to discuss the movie:

  We've been filming it for two weeks now and I'm more bruised and battered than I was on Terminator [Salvation]. We've taken on Medusa, we've taken on the witches, and then we just kill everything else. It's a bit more brutal. There's no togas, or there's very little togas. I said, "I'm not wearing a toga. Bugger that!" You can't look manly in a toga, I'm sorry. I couldn't do it. Louis is a very good action director, so it's going to be exciting and big, and my job is to bring the heart.

  Worthington leads a growing star-filled cast, with recent additions Danny Huston as Poseidon, Liam Neeson as Zeus, and Ralph Fiennes as Hades.

  
  

  Posted 05/11/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Danny Huston | Liam Neeson | Ralph Fiennes | Louis Leterrier | Sam Worthington | Clash of the Titans | Terminator Salvation

• Green Lantern, Sucker Punch Get New Release Dates

  Warner Bros. has decided to delay two upcoming movies, moving possible superhero franchise Green Lantern to June 17, 2011, while Zack Snyder's Watchmen follow-up, Sucker Punch, has been moved from October 2010 to March 25, 2011. The change for Sucker Punch may have come from the recent cast changes, but Green Lantern is now poised to compete with Marvel's big summer, opening a month after Thor and Spider-Man 4, but a month before First Avenger: Captain America.

  Clearly, Warner Bros. is feeling confident about Green Lantern, and perhaps they wanted to give director Martin Campbell more time to cast the lead role. With rumors of Bradley Cooper surfacing, Latino Review reports that Shawn Roberts has "auditioned several times" for the part. Roberts just wrapped Campbell's Edge of Darkness, but it may be long-rumored choice Sam Worthington, who has not only Terminator Salvation and Avatar opening this year, but Clash of the Titans in 2010, that Campbell may be holding out for. Worthington told Moviehole:

  I've been talking to Martin Campbell about [Green Lantern]. It's one of those things where they're still doing the script. I said, "Give me a script. Let me have a look at it." I like Martin a lot. I met him on the Bond stuff, and I like his work, but the second step is, "Is it a movie that I'd go and see?"

  Moving Green Lantern to 2011 sure gives Worthington some time to think about it.

  
  

  Posted 05/11/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Bradley Cooper | Shawn Roberts | Martin Campbell | Sam Worthington | Zack Snyder | Clash of the Titans | Thor | First Avenger: Captain America | Avatar | Green Lantern | Sucker Punch | Watchmen | Spider-Man 4

Wednesday, May 6

• Bradley Cooper to Play Green Lantern?

  Chris Pine and Sam Worthington have something in common other than their respective movies Star Trek and Terminator Salvation opening in May: they have both been mentioned as possible candidates for the lead role in Green Lantern. While no final decision has been made yet, HitFix reports that Bradley Cooper (Wedding Crashers) is a strong contender to wear the green power ring and is pretty close to landing the coveted role.

  While some fans may question the choice of the relatively unknown Cooper for a $150 million budgeted blockbuster movie, Cooper may rocket to stardom if his upcoming The Hangover succeeds at the box office this summer.

  
  
  Next Showing: The Hangover opens June 5
  

  Reelz Clip

  From the Director of Old School - Releasing June 5, 2009

  Posted 05/06/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Bradley Cooper | Chris Pine | Sam Worthington | Green Lantern | The Hangover

Monday, May 4

• The Fine Line Between Human and Machine in New Terminator Salvation TV Spots

  Two new TV spots with new footage and plot details from Terminator Salvation explore the difficulty of telling human from machine in a world where machines have clearly been thinking a bit too much.

  "What should I tell them when I find out you're gone?" John Connor (Christian Bale) is asked in the first of the spots. His answer, of course, is "I'll be back."

  The first time we heard that line though, it wasn't coming from a human, so it is only natural that in the second spot, Connor ponders the question "What is the difference between us and the machines?" It is hardly an easy or abstract question for him or others in the Resistance. He confesses, "I looked in its eyes and it believes that it is human." And the issue is an even more intensely personal one for the "it" in question, Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), as we see him struggle with what he is and who (or what) did it to him. Along the way are also some first glimpses of Wright's complex relationship with Blair Williams (Moon Bloodgood), who helps make the case for his humanity.

  
  

  Posted 05/04/2009 by Bill

  Related: Christian Bale | Moon Bloodgood | Sam Worthington | Terminator Salvation

Tuesday, April 7

• Terminator Salvation Toned Down for PG-13 Rating

  The fourth film in the Terminator franchise will debut in theaters in just under two months, yet there is still no official rating for the film…or is there? Director McG has lobbied hard for an "R" rating in the past, citing the original films as precedent, but the producers of the film have been pressuring McG to cut certain scenes so that the film could receive a "PG-13" rating, which, they hope, will help broaden the fan base for the film.

  

  In an interview with Movies Online, McG said:

  "We want to make the best film possible. We just don’t care about the rating. We don’t aim for the rating and we’ve been given the freedom by the head of the studio to just make the best picture possible. That’s very, very freeing. We’re just going to make the movie."

  However, the decision to tone down the sex (reportedly, Moon Bloodgood, who plays Blair Williams, a tough human pilot with a Terminator crush, filmed a topless scene) and violence may have already been made. According to the Pizza Hut cross-promotional site, the latest film in the Terminator franchise has a "PG-13" rating. Is this a screw-up or has McG lost the "war of the (corporate) machines" and edited his film for the younger set? Due to this slip-up, the answer is likely to be forthcoming,

  Terminator Salvation synopsis courtesy of Warner Bros.:

  "Terminator Salvation" is set in post-apocalyptic 2018, where John Connor (Christian Bale) is the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future that Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet’s operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind."

  
  
  Next Showing: Terminator Salvation bursts into theaters May 23, 2009

  Posted 04/07/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Christian Bale | Moon Bloodgood | Sam Worthington | The Terminator | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Wednesday, April 1

• Clash of the Titans is Going All Bond-y

  Louis Letterier's (The Incredible Hulk) remake of The Clash of the Titans is adding some actors to its cast that will be quite familiar to James Bond fans. Casino Royale villain Mads Mikkelson is joining the cast as Draco, a leader of the Praetorian Guard that follows Perseus (played by Terminator Salvation's Sam Worthington) during his quest.

  Quantum of Solace's Gemma Atherton will play Io, a part she described as "the coolest" to Emipre. "Io’s not in the original film," Atherton continued. "Perseus falls in love with her and then [Empire censors a "tiny spoiler"]. It’s a really great part.”

  While the movie is still a remake of the 1981 original, Atherton claims the script is "very different" and while the story may be similar, the remake is "more about Perseus’ mission, and how he deals with being the son of Zeus."

  
  

  Posted 04/01/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Mads Mikkelsen | Louis Leterrier | Sam Worthington | Quantum of Solace | Terminator Salvation | The Incredible Hulk | Clash of the Titans | Casino Royale

Wednesday, March 25

• Chris Pine May or May Not Be The Green Lantern

  Last week, IESB reported that Star Trek actor Chris Pine, Captain Kirk 2.0, is on a short list of candidates for the role of Green Lantern. LatinoReview confirmed the rumor, calling it "LEGIT" but with Pine neither accepting or declining the role.

  Meanwhile, Collider disagrees, saying that their source told them no offer is out to Pine for the Green Lantern role and that their source "would know."

  Well, if it's not Pine, then who is it going to be? So far, the studio's top choices Ryan Gosling and Sam Worthington are either not interested or too busy, and the Anton Yelchin casting rumor was ironically debunked by Collider and Yelchin himself. Who do you think should be cast?

  
  

  Posted 03/25/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Chris Pine | Ryan Gosling | Anton Yelchin | Sam Worthington | Green Lantern

Thursday, March 12

• Terminator Salvation Stars to Swap Batman Role?

  Rumors about the third Batman movie are nothing new, and with director Christopher Nolan hard at work on his sci-fi thriller Inception, it's hard to believe anything written about a Batman 3 until Nolan or Warner Bros. make an official announcement. However, the Herald Sun reports that instead of Christian Bale returning as Batman, it could be his Terminator Salvation co-star Sam Worthington in the black cowl for the next movie.

  Why Bale would require replacing is curious, but the Herald Sun speculates that Bale's angry, expletive-filled, on-set outburst may have damaged his profile, necessitating a change. Of course, Worthington, like the Herald Sun, is Australian, so perhaps they're just creating a rumor to help boost what could be their country's next breakout star, with Worthington not only opening Salvation this May but also James Cameron's Avatar in December.

  What do you think? Should Bale get replaced?

  
  

  Posted 03/12/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Christian Bale | James Cameron | Christopher Nolan | Sam Worthington | Avatar | Batman 3 | Terminator Salvation

Tuesday, March 10

• Avatar to Let You See Through Alien Eyes

  There have been reported sightings of clips from James Cameron's 3D sci-fi epic Avatar at a toy fair in Germany and at a promotion for a company working on the photorealistic environment for the movie. Word is that it is "like Aliens, but from the POV of the Aliens." What they saw is rumored to be part of the standout visual effects piece of the film, a 12-minute sequence seen through the eyes of Jake (Sam Worthington) in avatar form running though, among other places, an alien jungle with trees the size of skyscrapers. Whether or not it will "melt your mind" remains a matter of some debate and probably has nothing to do with "a huge mushroom with a crystal in the middle" spotted in one of the clips. But everyone who saw it seems to have come away suitably impressed.

  
  
  Next Showing: Avatar hits theaters December 18, 2009

  Posted 03/10/2009 by Bill

  Related: James Cameron | Sam Worthington | Avatar

Wednesday, March 4

• Terror and Trust in New Terminator Salvation Trailer

  Turns out Terminator Salvation director McG hasn't been wasting too much time dallying over whether to include a glimpse of Moon Bloodgood's breasts in the theatrical release of the movie. The new trailer for Terminator Salvation really delivers the robots -- the giant (take that Michael Bay), the medium, and the all-smashed-up. It also serves up some smoking scenes of life after one apocalypse and heading into another. At the center of it all is the enigmatic Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a key potential ally for the human resistance who, as this trailer makes clear, has a bit more to him than initially meets the eye. There are obviously gonna be some trust issues here.

  
  

  Posted 03/04/2009 by Bill

  Related: Moon Bloodgood | Sam Worthington | Terminator Salvation

Tuesday, March 3

• Still No One Cast as Green Lantern

  With fan favorite actor Ryan Gosling turning down the role of Hal Jordan, otherwise known as the Green Lantern, and rumored second choice Sam Worthington too busy with Clash of the Titans to accept as well, LatinoReview reported last week that Terminator Salvation and Star Trek star Anton Yelchin was being considered for the role. Fans called for blood over the news, however Yelchin tells SciFiWire that there's no reason for alarm:

  I had no idea about that. I think I'm probably too young. I mean, no one's approached me, no one's said anything to me. So I imagine I'm just too young. I mean, it's a great character, but I don't know anything about it. ... I haven't heard anything about it.

  However, with Green Lantern set for a December 17, 2010 release, a casting decision should be made soon. Producers are apparently going back to Gosling to see if he will reconsider the role. Who do you think should be cast?

  
  

  Posted 03/03/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Ryan Gosling | Anton Yelchin | Sam Worthington | Green Lantern

Monday, December 22

• Two 90's Comic Book Hero Movies Return

  Hollywood loves a mulligan. When it comes to a possible franchise, this is called a "reboot." It worked for Batman Begins and The Incredible Hulk, not so much for The Punisher: War Zone, and now it looks like Judge Dredd and The Phantom are going to give it a try.

  According to the 2000 AD Forums, they and DNA Films, Danny Boyle's company, announced that a new Judge Dredd is going into production in 2009. No word on whether this will be a true reboot or a sequel recast with a new star, but it's doubtful much will be kept from the Sylvester Stallone 1995 original, considering its lack of success. No, not even Rob Schneider.

  The Phantom originally graced movie screens in 1996, with Billy Zane playing the first masked comic superhero. Not returning to The Phantom: Legacy, it will be a true reboot, focusing on what it means to be The Phantom and the concept of destiny. The movie will be set in the present day and will be shot entirely in Australia next. It's from a script by Australian writer Tim Boyle, who's now possibly set to direct as well and hopes to cast Sam Worthington (Terminator Salvation) as the Phantom.

  
  

  Posted 12/22/2008 by Ryan

  Related: Danny Boyle | Sam Worthington | Tim Boyle | Judge Dredd | The Phantom