November 2007 News Archive (Page 4)

Hilary Angelo stars alongside Tom Hanks in Charlie Wilson's War, opening on Christmas Day.

Actually, Hilary Angelo seduces Tom Hanks in Charlie Wilson's War. She recently talked about the role with Movie Web:

You are co-starring in Charlie Wilson's War. Can you tell me about the character you play in this film?
Hilary Angelo: I play a woman named Kelly. She is a stripper in Vegas. It is a true story, this movie. I am in the first fifteen minutes of the film. Kelly more or less tries to seduce Tom Hanks, who is playing Charlie Wilson. They are over at Caesar's Palace, and it is a crazy party.

She is trying to get to know Charlie in a hot tub, but he is not paying attention to her. He is more interested in Dan Rather on television. A couple of "things" later, I'm still trying to get his attention. But he is much more interested in politics. Which I think is interesting.

You would think he'd be more interested in a stripper. It sort of introduces Charlie as a playboy guy who hangs out with people of this ilk. And he is a politician. Now, all of a sudden, he has taken an interest in Afghanistan. It all has to do with being in the hot tub and watching Dan Rather.

So, it really is the launch of the film. I don't want to give away too much. Charlie in real life gets in trouble for hanging out with strippers in hot tubs. He did get in trouble with congress in the 80s for doing that.

To read the full interview, click here.

Take this as a rumor, but we've heard the following about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

To celebrate Close Encounters of the Third Kind's 30th anniversary, Steven Spielberg has dusted off those rubber Extraterrestrial dummies for a cameo appearance in the final (we assume) installment of Indiana Jones.

This may sound ludicrous, but Harvard lecturer Dr. Marc Zender makes it seem as though aliens may play a role in the film.

He explains that crystal skulls were once displayed in museums across the globe as proof of ancient Mayan grinding technology, but they're actually all fakes, most likely manufactured in late 19th-century Germany.

Can you imagine aliens popping up in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull?

"These things are big crystals, and people started thinking of them as these super computers of past civilizations," Dr. Zender said. "If a silicon chip can hold tons of information and data, imagine what a gigantic 11-pound crystal can hold. So maybe this skull has stored all of the lost knowledge of the Mayans or Atlantians, or ET."

The role of Bulma in the new Dragon Ball live-action movie has been cast cast - and it belongs to Mexican actress Camila Sodi.

Sodi is a major star in her native Mexico; she starred her own music show, has modelled for men's magazines and starred in Gabriel Garcia Bernal's directorial debut Deficit.

Can you see Camila Sodi as Bulma? 

Bulma - who appears in Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z - is the nagging and temperamental daughter of Dr Briefs and is a gifted inventor in the series.

Dragon Ball is set to hit screens on August 15, 2008.

Lauren Ambrose will be voicing one of the title roles in Spike Jonze's fantasy film Where the Wild Things Are. The movie, of course, is based on the wildly popular book by the same name.

In the feature adaptation of Maurice Sendak's children's tale, Ambrose will play KW, one of the giant creatures in the land of the Wild Things. When a young boy named Max visits their strange world, KW and company turn him into their king.

Ambrose is replacing the previously cast Michelle Williams. According to a production source, the filmmakers enjoyed working with Williams, but her voice didn't match their original vision of how the Wild Thing should sound.

Daniel Craig is a busy man these days.

With The Golden Compass hitting theaters in two weeks - and filming set to begin on Bond 22 - the actor found time to speak with Comingsoon.net about the pair of projects:

CS: I read somewhere you're going to inject a bit more humor into the next movie.
Craig: I was lying. I said, "Yes, it's going to be funny." I don't remember saying that, but if I did, I'm not going to shy away from the fact the occasionally there should be humor. I just don't like gags. I don't like written gags. That's not the way I've ever liked working and I don't think that's funny myself.

CS: "Casino Royale" marked a welcome return to the style and sensibilities of the earlier Bond movies, rather than the jokey more recent movies.
Craig: The idea of having jokes in Bond I don't think is completely wrong, but I think the jokes to need to come out tension. There needs to be moments of humor because we've all been sitting on the edge of our seat. I don't think you should write gags in Bond.

CS: I understand there's already a script for a sequel to "The Golden Compass." Have you read it yet?
Craig: There's an outline. It's a pretty good outline. I haven't looked at it. I've seen bits of it, but haven't looked at it.

CS: Assuming Golden Compass is a hit and they make a second film, and you're already signed up to do the next Bond, are you looking ahead to work both into your schedule?
Craig: That will be the plan, but it just depends on how well we do here. I try not to count chickens. I really do because there's no point. You'd go crazy. We're in good shape and I'm very happy with the way this is working out. I'd love to get involved with it. If they do another movie, I'd love to do it. We'll fit it in. It's not my job to make that work. I pay people fortunes to make that.

Click here to read the full interview.

Here's a brief preview of Semi-Pro.

The film stars Will Ferrell as a basketball player from the 1970s, replete with afro and misguided sense of ability.

Need you know any more in order to see it?

We all know Christian Bale will be flying high on the big screen next summer in The Dark Knight.

But it also now sounds like the intense actor will be starring in the fourth Terminator movie.

Sources state that Bale will appear in Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins. It's unclear, however, if he'll be taking on the role of John Connor or a new Terminator.

We'll keep you apprised as we learn more.

The female lead in the X- Men spin-off Origins: Wolverine will reportedly be the Silver Fox, who, like Wolverine, was a member of the CIA's mutant covert ops unit called Team X.

According to sources, the actress who will fill that role is bad ass Maggie Q.

Maggie Q has also appeared in Balls of Fury and Mission: Impossible III. She'll co-star with Wolverine himself, Hugh Jackman, in the forthcoming thriller The Tourist.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine is slated to begin filming shortly.

Here is a special look inside The Dark Knight.

Read no further if you don't wanna read any spoilers regarding the plot of the next Batman installment:

Gang warfare is ravaging Gotham City, ast three separate factions come to the forefront:

1. One is led by "The Chechen."
2. Another is led by Sal Maroni (played by Eric Roberts)
3. Finally, there's a gang of "street toughs" run by Gambol (Michael Jai White).

These groups are attacking each other to gain control of the city's underworld.

Meanwhile, negotiations between the different criminal factions break down following the disappearance of institutionalized mob boss Carmine Falcone (Tom Wilkinson) from Arkham Asylum.

During this period, Harvey Dent is an Assistant District Attorney. His tip line for citizens to report dirty cops is attacked by the acting D.A. as a "cynical act of political opportunism."

Soon after, Two Face is born...

Check out this new clip with behind-the-scenes footage, along with scenes/interviews, with the Sweeney Todd cast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Sacha Baron Cohen and director Tim Burton.

Sweeney Todd will open nationwide on December 21st.