http://ift.tt/1tXm1xT 1. Michael Papajohn, who you may remember as Uncle Ben's killer in the first Sam Raimi Spider-Man film, has a small role as the limo driver of Dr. Ratha, played by Irrfan Khan 2. Paul Feig, director of Bridesmaids and The Heat, was asked by director Marc Webb to spend a bit of time working on some of the high school scenes in the film. When it comes to a convincing portrait of teenage life, Feig's your man. He also created Freaks and Geeks. 3. Other actors considered for the role of Peter Parker included Aaron Johnson, Logan Lerman and Jamie Bell. Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson even screen tested for the part 4. It was the first Hollywood movie to be filmed with the RED Epic camera. Since then, The Hobbit and Prometheus have also utilised the same technology. 5. During the initial casting process, Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino, went to Twitter to encourage followers to tweet #donald4spiderman. As a nod to this, there's a picture of him visible in Peter's bedroom. 6. In the original script, Curt Connors, aka The Lizard, had a family and his wife was set to be played by Annie Parisse, best known for Law & Order and The Following. 7. When Andrew Garfield first tried on the Spider-Man costume, it reduced him to tears. He still hasn't elaborated why, but we've decided it's either because of the grandiosity of the character and due to the suit being too tight. 8. Originally proposed to be the first in a new trilogy, the number of films was increased from three to four half way through post-production of its sequel. The number of films has increased even more, with three projected spin-offs in the works, bring the total number of Amazing projects to seven. 9. The film was released on the 50th Anniversary of Spider-Man's first comic book appearance created by Stan Lee - in Amazing Fantasy #15 in 1962. 10. In order to make the fight scenes and spidey's web-slinging more realistic, director Marc Webb insisted on more stunt men and less CGI. The stuntmen would be attached to rigs on the streets of Harlem, which in turn would be hundreds of feet long. 11. Rhys Ifans's Lizard was originally meant to be joined on screen by two other villains. The first, Big Wheel - a character only talked about in the franchises earliest stages, was left out completely. The second was to be Proto-Goblin. Although neither appear in the film, Dr. Rajit Ratha, the character poised to become Proto-Goblin, does. 12. A host of young actresses were considered for the part of Gwen Stacy. Mia Wasikowska, Anna Kendrick, Ophelia Lovibond and Lindsay Lohan were all at one time or another considered for the role which ultimately went to Emma Stone. 13. The film deals with specific plot elements taken from the first seven issues of the Spider-Man comic. These included the origins of his powers at Oscorp as well as a battle between Spidey and a villain at his high school. 14. Marc Webb stated at Comic Con that Andrew Garfield "became obsessed" with Spider-Man and Peter Parker's movement after the character is bitten by the spider. Webb said that "[Andrew] would spend hours developing poses and postures and even getting his knuckles and elbows to move in a certain position". 15. Real-life couple Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone originally met during her screen test for the movie. Garfield said "It was like I woke up when she came in… It was like diving into whitewater rapids and having no desire to hang onto the side. Throughout shooting, it was wild and exciting." |
Originally Posted by Dave McNary Warner Bros. and Michael Bay are gaining momentum on their “Cosmic Motors” project, tapping Kyle Ward to write the screenplay. Drew Crevello and Cate Adams are overseeing “Cosmic Motors” for Warner Bros. The project is based on Daniel Simon’s 2007 concept art book of the same name that features futuristic vehicle designs. Simon has worked in Hollywood as the lead vehicle designer on “Tron: Uprising” and “Captain America: The First Avenger” and as a concept illustrator on “Oblivion.” Ward is currently writing “Arabian Knights,” which was based on an original pitch, for Universal with Imagine producing, and recently wrapped work on “Underworld V.” Bay is on board to produce “Cosmic Motors.” He directed “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” the only 2014 movie to gross over $1 billion worldwide, and produced “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and “The Purge: Anarchy.” Ward is repped by WME and managed by Management 360. |
‘The Greatest American Hero’ Gets Fox Remake With Phil Lord & Chris Miller by Nellie Andreeva EXCLUSIVE: A Steven J. Cannell cult classic is getting a reboot at Fox. The network has given a put pilot commitment to The Greatest American Hero, a new take on the 1981 sci-fi dramedy, which is being shepherded by The Lego Movie writers-directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller and 20th Century Fox TV. Lord and Miller will executive produce the horlong action comedy alongside Cannell’s daughter, television director Tawnia McKiernan. Written/exec produced by Rodney Rothman, the new Greatest American Hero will chronicle inner-city teacher Isaac’s adventures after his discovery of a superhero suit which gives him superhuman abilities. Unfortunately for Isaac, he hates wearing the suit, and has to learn how to use its powers by trial and error because he quickly misplaces the suit’s instructions. He also has to deal with a government handler who has very different objectives than him and struggles as to whether should use his newfound gifts to help others or just himself. The original series, created by TV legend Cannell and starring William Katt and Robert Culp, aired for two seasons on ABC. Here is montage to the show’s popular theme song, Believe It Or Not. |
Originally Posted by Wikipedia Jerry Lee Lewis (born September 29, 1935) is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist. He is known by the nickname "The Killer" and is often viewed as "rock & roll's first great wild man." An early pioneer of rock and roll music, in 1956 Lewis made his first recordings at Sun Records. "Crazy Arms" sold 300,000 copies in the South, but it was his 1957 hit "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On" that shot Lewis to fame worldwide. Lewis followed this when he recorded songs such as "Great Balls of Fire", "Breathless" and "High School Confidential". However, Lewis's rock and roll career faltered in the wake of his marriage to his 13-year-old cousin when he was 22. |
Originally Posted by Wikipedia Antoine "Fats" Domino Jr. (born February 26, 1928) is an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter. Domino released five gold (million-copy-selling) records before 1955. He also had 35 Top 40 American hits and has a music style based on traditional rhythm and blues ensembles of bass, piano, electric guitar, drums, and saxophone. Domino first attracted national attention with "The Fat Man" in 1950 on Imperial Records. This song is an early rock and roll record, featuring a rolling piano and Domino doing "wah-wah" vocalizing over a strong back beat. "The Fat Man" sold one million copies by 1953.[4] Fats Domino released a series of hit songs with producer and co-writer Dave Bartholomew, saxophonists Herbert Hardesty and Alvin "Red" Tyler and drummers Earl Palmer and Smokey Johnson. Other notable and long-standing musicians in Domino's band were saxophonists Reggie Houston, Lee Allen, and Fred Kemp, Domino's trusted bandleader. Domino finally crossed into the pop mainstream with "Ain't That A Shame" (1955), which hit the Top Ten, though Pat Boone characteristically hit No. 1 with a milder cover of the song[5] that received wider radio airplay in a racially-segregated era. Domino eventually had 37 Top 40 singles. |
OniKira: A Lesson In Translating Devil May Cry’s Combat To A 2D Game. August 27, 2014 . 6:00pm OniKira: Demon Killer is a new 2D, side-scrolling beat ‘em up being developed for PC and consoles by Irish studio Digital Furnace Games. It’s set in fantasy feudal Japan and has you playing a samurai fighting demons from the Japanese underworld to prevent them from breaking into the world of the living. The game is scheduled to release in 2015 for Windows, and will be coming to consoles afterwards. The studio is also hoping to bring it to PlayStation Vita. Siliconera got in touch with OniKira designer Andrew O’Connor to ask a some questions about the game’s frantic, Bayonetta -influenced combat system, and what demonic surprises will appear across its twisted but beautiful world. O’Conner also revealed why Digital Furnace decided to change the game’s title from HonourBound to Onikira: Demon Killer. You’ve made it clear that the focus of OniKira is the combat system. Could you describe how you’ve designed it, and what other games would you compare it to? Andrew O’Connor, designer: We’ve tried to make the combat system flexible in the sense that it allows you to fight in different styles, without explicitly making boxes for those styles. We have four different weapons (Katana, Naginata, Kama Blades (cool sickle like blades attached to gauntlets on your forearms), and Tetsubo), and each weapon has its defining traits along the axes of weak to powerful, and slow to fast, but the combat system lets you mix it up. You can instantly cancel switch from any weapon to any other, with some special cancel branches where switching at the right time will let you go down combo branches that aren’t accessible in any other way. We have minimal defensive mechanics, pretty much just dashes with invulnerable frames, but nailing the dash is really important to your continued existence. I think one of the coolest moves is a metered power mode when using the Katana where multiple enemies can be tagged before releasing a **** storm of rapid slices through all of them. We’re totally leaning towards fairly frantic, speedy gameplay. The game is maybe comparable to Devil May Cry or Bayonetta (and I can only hope at least half way as good). Where it’s different is how we’ve combined high-level combat mechanics into a 2D platformer. We’ve tried to make mastery of combat translate directly across into mastery of level traversal, so you only have one core set of skills to learn.  Are there are any chances for the player to customize the character or their fighting style? Perhaps they’re able to upgrade the character as they progress through the game? There is a tree of unlockable moves for each weapon so you can totally concentrate on maxing out your favourite one, or spreading your hard-earned currency across all four evenly. Some moves might require you to have unlocked certain branches of another weapon first though, so think ahead! We’re really putting most of our effort into the combat so there aren’t really any RPG elements to the game. Honestly, when I play fighting games, I just want to kill things, and look good doing it. Too many games these days try and squeeze in more content by giving you fairly meaningless upgradable characters that don’t really do anything to enhance that. As a small team, we would have to sacrifice some of the core fighting experience to add that stuff, and that doesn’t seem like a good trade-off. Could you describe the world of OniKira and explain what players will encounter as they fight across it? There seems to be a gigantic demon in the gameplay video? The game is set in a fantasy version of feudal Japan that’s been split into four territories. Each territory is home to a single united clan, defined by martial ability and a single dominant weapon and fighting style. During the course of the game, the player will visit each of the four clans, unlocking a new weapon in each. Unfortunately for the clans, the world is being overrun by a twisted dead emperor, intent on returning from Yomi (the Japanese underworld) to the world of the living. The giant guy in the video is one of the first demons sent across. A complete automaton, these guys have a giant eyeball in their torso that the dead emperor uses to peer out from Yomi through and control the demons body, and uses them to convert living people into vessels that can be possessed by the twisted spirits of their ancestors. He’s a fun guy! VIDEO-CLick to Watch!:http://ift.tt/VR213n What methods are you using to tell the game’s story? Super gorgeous motion comic style cutscenes, and in game sequences. Mostly the former. In a perfect world, we’ll have some amazing voice over for the cutscenes. Why did you change the name from HonourBound to OniKira: Demon Killer? We all liked the name, but somebody beat us to the punch and released a different game called HonourBound. It’s not at all similar, but it is doing pretty well and we didn’t want to have to fight them with sticks, which is clearly what would have happened. And anyway, OniKira probably has a bit more personality to it. Read more stories about Interviews & OniKira: Demon Killer & PC & PlayStation Vita & PS4 & Xbox One on Siliconera. |
Final Fantasy Explorers Will Let You Transform Into Cloud And Other Final Fantasy Heroes. August 28, 2014 . 5:20am During this morning’s Final Fantasy Explorers livestream, Square Enix revealed a little more on the game’s “Trance” feature, which lets you transform into characters of past Final Fantasy titles. The character they revealed was Cloud, but they mentioned that you’ll be able to transform into several other main character-type characters of past games. While the time will be extremely limited, the “Legend Character” transformation will also have their BGM themes, like Final Fantasy VII music for Cloud. He’ll also be able to use his Omnislash Limit Break move.  You can read a little more about the Trance feature in our earlier report. Read more stories about Final Fantasy Explorers & Nintendo 3DS on Siliconera. |
Final Fantasy Explorers Reveals The Dark Knight As The Latest Job. August 28, 2014 . 6:32am During Square Enix’s livestream for Final Fantasy Explorers , after providing the latest look at its multiplayer gameplay, the game’s developers shared a glimpse at the latest job with the Dark Knight. Dark Knights are considered to be technical characters that will be tough to use, but once you learn how to use them, they’ll be one of the strongest damage dealers in the game.  Their attacks will be familiar to those of you who’ve played the Dark Knight in past Final Fantasy games, where they sacrifice their health for more damage, and absorb health from enemies. Dark Knights use weapons like swords, but also have access to others like the axe, which was demonstrated during the party play session featuring the Dark Knight class. The Dark Knight job is shown with various attacks and abilities like “Genocide,” “Berserk,” “Smash,” “Tomahawk,” “Catastrophe,” and many others. Most of their self-buffs seem to revolve around all kinds of attack and critical hit increases. While their attack might be high, they really seem to take a lot of damage whenever they get hit, so it looks like Dark Knight users will have to keep a close eye on the monster and tank, then attack whenever there’s a good opening. Prior to the reveal, Square let fans vote between Dark Knight and Dragoon, for which one they wanted to see revealed and in motion, so it sounds like we might hear more about Dragoons in the near future. Final Fantasy Explorers is in development for Nintendo 3DS. Read more stories about Final Fantasy Explorers & Nintendo 3DS on Siliconera. |
Square Enix will share the latest footage for their upcoming multiplayer action RPG, Final Fantasy Explorers for Nintendo 3DS during a livestream today. This presentation will feature the voice actor Katsuyuki Konishi, who happens to be a big fan of Final Fantasy, and will participate in party battles and a fight against a summon monster. Director Atsushi Hashimoto, project manager Takahiro Abe, and others will also be present to share some more information on the upcoming game. Siliconera will provide updates based on the livestream after it begins up at 21:00 JST (5am PST/8am EST). Once the stream has ended, we will embed the archived video in this post once it is available. Read more stories about Final Fantasy Explorers & Nintendo 3DS on Siliconera. |
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 Announced For PS3, PS4 And Vita. August 28, 2014 . 5:34am Mere days after the release of Hyrule Warriors, Koei Tecmo are and Bandai Namco have announced the next Warriors spin-off. Bandai Namco have revealed One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 for release in Japan. The game is in development for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Vita. (Thanks, Game Jouhou ) Pirate Warriors 3 will be at the Tokyo Game Show, which runs from September 18 – 21st. Read more stories about One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 & PlayStation 3 & PlayStation 4 & PlayStation Vita on Siliconera. |
FX's Zach Galifianakis, Louis C.K. Clown Comedy 'Baskets' Ordered to Series 2:00 PM PDT 8/27/2014 by Lesley Goldberg The 10-episode single-camera comedy will debut in 2016 FX is firming up its 2016 lineup. The cable network has picked up to series Baskets, a comedy starring Zach Galifianakis co-created by the Hangover star, Louis C.K. and Jonathan Krisel, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. FX has ordered 10 episodes of the single-camera comedy, with production set to begin in 2015 for a series debut in 2016. The comedy follows Bakersfield man Chip Baskets (Galifianakis) as he pursues his dream, against all odds, to be a respected clown only there's a catch. After an unsuccessful enrollment at a prestigious clowning school in Paris, the only job he can find is with the local rodeo. Galifianakis, C.K. and Krisel (Portlandia, Saturday Night Live, Man Seeking Woman) co-wrote the pilot. Emmy-nominated writer Krisel will serve as showrunner and also directed the FX pilot, which will also be exec produced by Galifianakis, C.K., Blair Breard, Dave Becky, Marc Gurvitz and Andrea Pett-Joseph. "To say Zach's portrayal of the lead character Chip Baskets is hilarious/unique/riveting/fascinating would be an understatement," FX president of original programming Eric Schrier said. "We can’t wait for the world to meet him." Baskets, picked up seven months after the pilot was first announced,marks the first project to come from C.K. and his Pig Newton banner's overall deal with FX Productions. Baskets joins an FX/FXX comedy lineup that includes C.K.'s Emmy-winning comedy Louie, Archer, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, You're the Worst, Married, The Comedians and Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll. The show is the fifth comedy series FX has picked up this year, joining The Tracy Morgan Project (FXX), The Comedians (FX), Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll (FX) and Man Seeking Woman (FXX), bringing its roster to 11 series across both cable networks. For Galifianakis, the FX comedy marks his latest TV foray. His small-screen credits include Bored to Death, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job and appearances on Comedy Bang! Bang, Kroll Show, Brody Stevens: Enjoy It and hosting Between Two Ferns, among others. Galifianakis is represented by CAA, Brillstein and Jared Levine; C.K. is with 3 Arts, and Krisel is with UTA; Krisel is with CAA. |
There is only one known photo of Finke — until now Nikki Finke, an elusive media figure in the Hollywood trade world, has been “exposed” in more ways than one. A group called the Committee for Decency in Journalism launched a website Wednesday, NikkiStink.com, which not only details specific instances she has “threatened and bullied the Hollywood community,” but unveils the current appearance of the notoriously camera-shy founder of Deadline Hollywood. “You will be a decent journalist or you will not be treated decently yourself. Get your head out of the sand and act like a human being. If not, as you can see, we are going to fight back – aggressively and relentlessly. This set of photos is only the beginning.” the site writes. “There is much more. A lot more. We are motivated and have unlimited resources to see this through to the end.” The group followed a string of clues — including a tweet from*Bret Easton Ellis*— to track down where Finke lived, and then captured her leaving the West Hollywood apartment building on camera and video. The website posted pictures of the blond,*former editor-in-chief of Deadline*and declared, “GOTJA,” a riff on Finke's tendency to boast to readers: “TOLDJA!” The site, whose founders remain anonymous, lists 78 people in Hollywood (including the founder of this site, last on the list), who have been “needlessly hurt” by her, including*Robin Williams, former NBC chief Ben Silverman, former Universal chairman Marc Shmuger, another former NBC chief Jeff Zucker, former Deadline publisher Lynne Segall,*Lena Dunham,*Oprah Winfrey*and dozens of others. The letter cites her barb-tongued comments about each. “We are tired of you Nikki. *Your threats and bullying will stop today. *Your greatest weapon has been your reclusiveness, which allows you to attack others without their opportunity to see the real you,” the site reads. “You hide behind your computer screen. *Dark, elusive, and mysterious. *No more Nikki. *We have now taken that away from you. *For many many months, day and night, we have been watching you and waiting for the right moment to pierce the veil of secrecy surrounding you and your appearance. *Our hard work and patience has paid off.” The Penske Media Corporation bought Deadline in 2009, but tensions between CEO Jay Penske and Finke ran high in summer of 2013. Sources told*TheWrap*that*Penske planned on firing her*then, but Penske denied the claims. Months later, however, Finke*went public with her frustrations, and eventually announced she*planned on leaving the company*and launching NikkiFinke.com after lawyers “disentangle” her from Penske Media. PMC finally officially confirmed the split in a November post on Deadline Hollywood, the website she founded in 2006. “Despite attempts by all to have it go otherwise, Nikki Finke will no longer be leading Deadline Hollywood, and she will not be writing weekend box office or filing stories going forward. This is an emotional and painful parting of the ways for us,” wrote Deadline co-editors Mike Fleming Jr. and Nellie Andreeva wrote at the time. Subsequently, Finke went silent while she waited out a non-compete clause on her contract before launching her own websiteNikkiFinke.com*earlier this year. Finke admitted on her new site thatshe had been “terminated” by Penske. Finke went dark again Aug. 11 after filing a post on the death of*Robin Williams, which*according to a BuzzFeed report*was potentially her last on the self-titled site. Finke has been clashing with Penske ever since her launch. Final resolution in the legal battle between between the two has not yet been reported or disclosed. Finke and PMC have not yet responded to TheWrap's request for comment. |
In a Los Angeles Times interview, Christine Yano, curator of an upcoming exhibit on Hello Kitty at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, said Sanrio considers its billion-dollar icon to be a human girl. As she put it: “I was corrected — very firmly. That’s one correction Sanrio made for my script for the show. Hello Kitty is not a cat. She’s a cartoon character. She is a little girl. She is a friend. But she is not a cat. She’s never depicted on all fours. She walks and sits like a two-legged creature. She does have a pet cat of her own, however, and it’s called Charmmy Kitty.” Cue the collective—and understandable—”What?!?!?!” on social media. We reached out to Sanrio for comment, and will update this story if we hear back. |
Exclusive: Full House Cast and Producers Mulling a Revival Michael SchneiderAug 26, 2014 01:33 PM ET by Michael Schneider Could a Full House return be in the works? The family sitcom, which aired on ABC from 1987 to 1995, is still a ratings juggernaut via repeats on Nick at Nite. Now Warner Bros. TV is mulling a new take on Full House, with some of the original cast intact. Leading the charge is John Stamos (Uncle Jesse) — who has an ownership stake in the show, which gives him good reason to champion the new series. Original executive producer Bob Boyett and creator Jeff Franklin (who's writing the new version) are actively involved. Candace Cameron Bure (D.J.), Jodie Sweetin (Stephanie) and Andrea Barber (Kimmy) are on board, while Bob Saget (Danny) and Dave Coulier (Joey) are also involved in some way. The cast has remained tight-knit and some of the actors have let it slip in the past that they'd like to see Full House return. Stamos, Coulier and Saget appeared in a yogurt commercial earlier this year, and also showed up on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon dressed as their Full House characters. Appearing on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live this past winter, Stamos hinted that a Full House revisit was being pondered: "We're sort of working on a twist on a sequel," he told host Andy Cohen. "But we don't know if it's going to happen yet or not." In 2009, Stamos also told the press that a Full House movie had been developed. But another comedy from ABC's family-friendly "TGIF" lineup, Boy Meets World, was recently revived on Disney Channel as Girl Meets World. Such a revival would make perfect sense given the timeless popularity of Full House. According to Nick at Nite, repeats of the show in primetime average 1.5 million viewers, up 7 percent from last year. Episodes are also average a 0.4 rating in the key 18-49 demo, up 8 percent from a year ago. The show even has a healthy teen fan base, a demo that wasn't even born when the show ended. Full House was routinely a Top 25 show during its original run, but ABC canceled it in 1995 as the sitcom became too expensive to continue and tastes changed. Staffers offered to cut their pay in order to keep the show going, but to no avail. Insiders say the studio pitched a Full House revival last year that would have been set up like FX's Anger Management, in which the network that airs it must pick up a 90-episode slate (produced at an accelerated pace) if the initial 10 episodes hit a certain rating. Ultimately that idea didn't pan out, but as new generations continue to discover Full House, there's no doubt a reboot would generate loads of interest. |
Report: Full House Revival In the Works With Original Cast Members Attached By Andy Swift / August 26 2014, 12:26 PM PDT Wondering what the Full House gang is up to, 20 years after the ABC sitcom wrapped its eight-season run? You might be getting your answer sooner than you think. A revival of the classic comedy is currently in the works, according to a report from TVGuide.com, with several of the show’s original producers and cast members attached. John Stamos (Jesse), Candace Cameron Bure (D.J.), Jodie Sweetin (Stephanie) and Andrea Barber (Kimmy) are all reportedly game for the new series, while Bob Saget (Danny) and Dave Coulier (Joey) have also shown interest. The project would be written for Warner Bros. Television by Full House creator Jeff Franklin, who would be joined by original executive producer Bob Boyett. To be fair, this isn’t a complete surprise. Much of the cast — save for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who have been busy running their fashion empire or solving mysteries or whatever — have staged televised reunions over the years, including a memorable 2014 Tonight Show skit in which Bob Saget, Dave Coulier and John Stamos reprised their Full House roles for a performance of “Teddy Bear”: And who could forget when Lori Loughlin locked lips with former TV husband Stamos (in-character with Jesse and the Rippers) on Late Night in 2013? OK, time to weigh in: Do you think a Full House reunion is a good idea? While some revivals have fared well in recent years — Girl Meets World, Hawaii Five-0, Dallas and even 90210 — there have also been plenty of flops. (Bury my heart at Melrose Place.) |
Originally Posted by Memory Alpha Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Movie Hurley TNG Movie script Hurley's TNG movie script A draft of this never-produced 'first' TNG film was developed by Rick Berman and Maurice Hurley in 1993. A draft of this untitled film was writted by Hurley in October 1993, but the project never moved forward. Berman published an image on Twitter of the drafted script in August 2014. |
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