Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Superman (low) Returns! That's can't be right?

I'll be honest, I am amazed that Superman Returns has not exactly set the box office tills on fire. In fact, I'm not just azaed, I am stunned. It's a superb film and (pretty much) everything that you could want from a summer blockbuster... so what's the deal people? Anyway, that's the question I'm going to be asking Bryan Singer, Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth and Kevin Spacey tomorrow. I'm going to talking to them ahead of the film's London premiere on Thursday. I just don't get it... that film kicks ass! Anyhow, according to this article, there might not be a sequel if box office takings don't pick up.

Regardless, as a tribute to the film and Kevin Spacey's baldheaded Lex Luthor - and due to the fact that I've been slowly losing my hair since the day I was born... DAMN YOU FOLLICLES, DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL! - I have finally take the plunge and shaved almost all my hair off. Not quite a chromedome, but two grades away from it. To be honest, it works for me... to be even more honest, I don't have much choice , so even if it didn't I'd just have to suck it up.

Meanwhile, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest had a crazy insane opening weekend at the box office. There's just no justice in the world! It's not a terrivbel film - some parts were hugely enjoyable - but I just thought that Superman Returns was the better movie. Anyway, that's just my opinion...

In other news, here's a link to the trailer for Rocky Balboa... I can't yet decide whether or not it's a good idea, but to be honest I'm not going to tell Sly that because even at almost 60 he could still royaly kick my ass. Other trailers you should check out include Borat and Clerks 2.

I had another exclusive on comingsoon.net - this time it's to do with Narnia... or rather the sequel, Prince Caspian. Sweet deal either way...

Okay, I gotta run. Loads of stuff to do...

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

What a week! I've had exclusives coming out the wazoo!

First off, to my US readers, Happy Independence Day! ... and to any Canadian readers, Happy Canada Day! ... and to any British readers, Sweaty enough yet? Man, the UK is having a heatwave right now... well, in most places...

Okay, so last night I was at the London premiere of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'. A long, hot evening but I got some great lines. Keira gave me a few nice lines and I got this scoop for a favourite site of mine - comingsoon.net. Thanks for the credit guys! Also at the premiere, I caught up with Anna Popplewell from the Narnia movie, Jerry Bruckheimer and the cast of Lost including the extremely sweet Maggie Grace. Worth the wait! Oh, and the so-called "exclusive" that everyone seems to be hammering now about Keith Richards being confirmed for a cameo in the third Pirates movie - wake the hell up! I had that last night!

Also, a few days back I mentioned my Hasselhoff exclusive. Well, here it is . I had the story last Thursday and by Sunday it was freakin' everywhere! On a side note, thanks to everyone who carried it and sourced me and my company... you can guess what I think about everyone who nicked the story and didn't credit us... shame on you! By the way, The Hoff has a new single out in Australia. You can check out the video by clicking here now.

I saw Superman Returns on Sunday. Very impressive - you might have heard me talking about it with S & J on WGN on Monday morning. I thought Brandon Routh was superb as Superman and there was just the right mix of action, light relief, romance and back story to make it all gel. Spacey was great as Lex Luthor - that man makes a great villian. If you haven't seen it already then make time to go and catch it at the movie theatre. And to all those doom merchants that say it's a "flop" because it only made $50M plus on it's first three days - that is far from a flop in anyones books. Less than expected, but not a flop.

Here are a few more of my stories from the recent past - Micha Barton likes dirty jokes apparently; Superman star Brandon Routh is proud to be a nerd and the guys from Angels And Airwaves have drawn up a celebrity sex list. How could I forget these two? Here is the pilot for Buffy The Vampire Slayer that was never aired - take a look! Just in case you haven't seen it, check out the new teaser trailer for the new Transformers movie.

Also, keep your eyes out for another exclusive I'm working on to do with a huge music star - it'll be hitting the wires on Friday hopefully.

I'm starting to make a few waves but I need to up my international game a bit more. Spread the word...

Okay, I'm done, have a great day - Independence, Canada or any other kind... and if you have any comments please feel free!

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