MTV's put up an interview with S. DARKO star, Briana Evigan, about the Richard Kelly-less sequel to DONNIE DARKO.
The Q&A let loose a few gems, such as the following:
Calling the script "very twisted," the 21-year-old actress also said that "S. Darko" will interact with the events of the original film, à la the "Back to the Future" sequels. "We just come back [in time] and change what happened in the first one."
This will hardly mollify fans of the original who are already up in arms with the complete lack of involvement of Richard Kelly or Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
A new poster for G.I. JOE has been spotted over at the Cinema EXPO in Amsterdam. Featuring Channing Tatum as Duke, the ad reveals a potential full title of the film: G.I. JOE: RISE OF COBRA. Could this be a set up for future sequels or could it just be something for international markets? I'm sure we'll find out soon.
Credit to Film1.nl Blog for this. G.I. JOE (RISE OF COBRA?) opens August 7, 2009.
IESB has put up a new international banner for Rob Cohen's THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR. Gander at it below. The newest entry in the Mummy franchise opens August 1.
Sony has released the logo for the upcoming Seth Rogen vehicle, THE GREEN HORNET. The film focuses on the crime-fighting adventures of the titular character and his sidekick, Kato. Rogen is co-writing the film with Evan Goldberg.
Half of a billion dollars is a hefty amount of money and Rajesh Sawhney, president of Reliance Entertainment, of the challenges that lie ahead. "Scale is the second word in our corporate philosophy. The first one is ambition," says Sawhney.
That ambition has fueled Reliance's rapid growth into India's largest entertainment conglom -- with interests in film, post-production, multiplexes in India and the U.S., homevid and radio -- under the direction of CEO Anil Ambani.
Sawhney is among Ambani's top lieutenants at Reliance, which also is fortified by substantial holdings in the power, financial services and mobile telecom sectors.
Sawhney said Reliance's discussions with DreamWorks' Steven Spielberg and David Geffen are opportunistic, matching their need for capital, as they seek to start anew after a rocky run at Paramount Pictures, with Reliance's long-held plans to take a strategic position in a world-scale entertainment business.
"There is an opportunity emerging and the other partner needs to see the synergies too. It cannot simply be about financial relations. We are not a hedge fund," Sawhney said.
The comedian known for his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" has died of heart failure on Sunday. Carlin went into a Santa Monica hospital early Sunday afternoon after complaining of chest pains. He died a few hours later.
He produced 23 comedy albums, 14 HBO specials, three books, a couple of TV shows and appeared in several movies. Carlin hosted the first broadcast of "Saturday Night Live" and noted on his Web site that he was "loaded on cocaine all week long."
Carlin was born May 12, 1937 and grew up in the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan, raised by a single mother. After dropping out of high school in the ninth grade, he joined the Air Force in 1954. He received three court-martials and numerous disciplinary punishments, according to his official Web site.
While in the Air Force he started working as an off-base disc jockey at a radio station in Shreveport, La., and after receiving a general discharge in 1957, took an announcing job at WEZE in Boston.
"Fired after three months for driving mobile news van to New York to buy pot," his Web site says.
From there he went on to a job on the night shift as a deejay at a radio station in Forth Worth, Texas. Carlin also worked variety of temporary jobs including a carnival organist and a marketing director for a peanut brittle.
