The Hardywood Holler! 02.22.06
Posted by David Hardy on 02.22.2006
New X3 posters, a look at the new Bond girl, the Bourne franchise lives on, and his name is KFed, but you can call him annoying instead!
Episode XXIII: Must See Hardy
Continuing with my top notch X-Men 3: The Last Stand coverage, I've got some posters for you! They're not the best quality, but they'll do for now. I hope to have so high res copies in the coming weeks. Anyway, take a peak:
Dayum! Look at Rogue and Jean Grey/Phoenix. They look damn fine this time around, don't you think? It's nice to see another picture of Beast, as I think they're doing a great job with him. Gotta give props to Angel too, as he also looks great. Hopefully they don't blow it with this flick!
Some big news this is week is that they FINALLY named the new Bond girl. Here it comes! The winner of the spot is...
Eva Green
Who?
Eva Green is a french actress who has only appeared in a handful of movies. Her most well known flick would probably be Kingdom of Heaven or The Dreamers, which is pretty pornorific. Now, I know you're asking where the links to this boob-tastic flick is, but I'm not going to be posting the link to the vids, due to the nature of them. Trust me, you wouldn't wanna see some of them. I will, however, give you a link to some pics from it right here.
Anyway, she's not too bad looking, here's a couple nice pics for your viewing pleasure.
I think it's cool that they got a relatively unknown to be the new Bond girl, especially after years of having big names playing the part. Halle Berry was totally lame in the last flick. That being said, I don't know how they can push this movie without having any bankable stars. Hell, the top stars so far in the movie are M and Q, played by Judi Dench and John Cleese, and they're just supporting characters. The new bad guy is Mads Mikkelsen, who, frankly, I've never heard of. I'm sad to say that this flick doesn't be on a very good looking track. I hope I'm wrong, but there you go.
Weekend Box Office
1. Eight Below - $19.8 million ($19.8 million)
2. Date Movie - $18.9 million ($18.9 million)
3. The Pink Panther - $16.5 million ($42.2 million)
4. Curious George - $11.2 million ($29.4 million)
5. Final Destination 3 - $10.1 million ($35.8 million)
6. Firewall - $9 million ($27.3 million)
7. Freedomland - $5.9 million ($5.9 million)
8. When A Stranger Calls - $4.9 million ($41.2 million)
9. Big Momma's House 2 - $4.4 million ($61.3 million)
10. Nanny McPhee - $3.7 million ($37.8 million)
I'm a bit surprised that Eight Below topped the box office list, but then again Disney family flicks usually have good opening weekends. Date Movie is certainly not worthy of an $18 million opening weekend. Freedomland had a bit of a disappointing opening weekend, but it wasn't promoted very much, despite having big stars like Samuel L. Jackson and Julianne Moore. Big Momma's House 2 has been a surprise, passing the sixty million mark, so I guess we can all expect another sequel for the series. It will more than likely be off the top ten next week.
Opening This Week:
Madea's Family Reunion
Doogal
Running Scared
Note: These news bits aren't really organized in any way, so don't think the top one is more important than a middle or bottom one.
Martin Lawrence Is A Hog The Story: Martin Lawrence has signed up for a role in "Wild Hogs" which already stars John Travolta and Tim Allen. The film is about a group of frustrated middle-aged suburban biker wannabes who hit the open road in search of adventure only to encounter a real Hells Angels group. Source: Hollywood Reporter
The Pink: I'm a big fan of Martin Lawrence and I think he'd fit in great in this movie. The combination of him, Travolta and Allen is a great one and will bring much star power and comedy to the show. I'm really looking forward to this one.
The Stink: I hope this isn't one of those movies that turns Hells Angels into nice, caring guys. They're badass creeps and should be portrayed that way.
Walken and Mendes Own The Night The Story: Christopher Walken and Eva Mendes have joined Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix in "We Own The Night," a new film written and directed by James Gray. The movie tells of a family of cops, where Walken will play the patriarch of a cop family. While one son followed in his footsteps, the other is a manager of a club controlled by the Russian mob. Mendes will play the love interest of the manager, who is caught up in the nightclub world. Source: Variety
The Pink: I love all four of these stars. This movie sounds genuinely intruiging and I'm quite looking forward to it. All the stars involved have great acting chops and the story sounds like a winner to me.
The Stink: This could play out as an average, run of the mill mob drama. Hopefully it will bring something fun and fresh to the table.
Scott Makes Crowe and Denzel Gangsters The Story: Ridley Scott will direct Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington in "American Gangster." Brian Grazer will produce. The movie will be done as a 1970s drama and tells of a Harlem drug kingpin (Washington) who figures out a way to smuggle heroin in the coffins of dead American soldiers returning from the Vietnam War. Crowe would play a cop investigating the operation. Source: Variety
The Pink: Ridley Scott is a great director and Denzel Washington is a great actor. Russell Crowe, I could care less about unless...
Hopefully Scott and Washington can carry this to something good.
The Stink: The story has been done before, a few times I believe. Kind of reminds me of the ecstasy smuggling in Bad Boys 2.
Mother Theresa Hilton!? The Story: Indian film director T Rajeevnath has contacted Paris Hilton about having her star as Mother Theresa in an upcoming film about her life. "My agents in California have contacted Paris Hilton." "Although there are several actresses willing to play the role of Mother Teresa, the most widely respected and loved person, the history of the actress who is finally chosen for the role would have to be analysed thoroughly before she is chosen," he added. The English-language film will be mostly shot in West Bengal and overseas. Source: Ananova
The Pink: Screw off.
The Stink: Screw off!
Rudd Calls Reno 911! The Story: Comedy actor Paul Rudd ("The 40 Year-Old Virgin", "Wet Hot American Summer") has joined the cast of "Reno 911: Miami", a big-screen version of the popular cable TV series. He'll apparently play a big-time coke dealer. Currently shooting in the Los Angeles area, the film focuses on the not-so-brave men and women of the Washoe County Sheriff's Department as they attend a law-enforcement convention in Miami and end up becoming unlikely defenders against a bioterrorist attack. Director Ben Garant recently said "For people who haven't seen the show, we'll explain how the Washaw sheriff's department has signed away its rights to have a documentary crew follow it all the time. It's somewhere between Reno 911! and The Thin Blue Line: a straight two-camera documentary, all handheld, no lights, and runnin' around in cop cars. But this time we have palm trees in the background". Source: Moviehole
The Pink: I love Reno 911! and Paul Rudd will be awesome as part of the movie cast. Rudd was a standout in the 40 Year Old Virgin and will surely have no problem fitting in and letting loose when teamed with the Reno 911! crew. I'm really looking forward to seeing this and I hope it stays in the same style as the television series.
The Stink: They might turn alot of fans off if they change the style that made the TV show popular. I hope that they don't ruin it, because it's a great show and deserves a great movie.
The Bourne Franchise Continues! The Story: Producer Frank Marshall recently told MTV that he doesn't expect the upcoming "The Bourne Ultimatum" to be the last film in the highly successful spy series. "It's kinda up to Matt [Damon]. Maybe to five [films] ... At some point, he's gotta find out who he is" says Marshall who added about 'Ultimatum' that Julia Stiles' character will "be a central character in this. So will Joan Allen and some of the other characters from the last movie" The third film is scheduled to start shooting on August 1st and whilst the title is the same as the Robert Ludlum book, only the first film in the series bares any real resemblence to the original novel. Writers therefore will have to come up with storylines for future sequels, though it seems likely a fourth 'Bourne' will use the title "The Bourne Legacy" after the recent Eric Van Lustbader novel which continues Ludlum's trilogy. "Ultimatum" will be directed by Paul Greengrass and is expected to hit theaters in the summer of 2007. Source: Dark Horizons
The Pink: Frickin' sweet! The first two Bourne movies were top notch, and proved Matt Damon has what it takes to be an action star. His performances were just amazing and he deserves much credit for them. Also, the plot and action scenes have been excellent. I would completely love for them to make more Bourne movies, and five would be perfect. Heck, I could even see them turning it into an ongoing franchise like Bond.
The Stink: I'm a bit worried that if they make more Bourne movies, they might end up being rehashes and decreasing in quality. They have to make sure each flick has a great script and crew involved.
Movie Reviews... In Haikus!
Eight Below Nice family flick
The huskies are beautiful
I hate Paul Walker
Date Movie Spoof tries way to hard
And ends up falling on face
Mostly waste of time
Freedomland Average thriller
But with Sam and Julianne
Should have been better
Annoying Celebrity Of The Week
Britney Spears AND Kevin Federline!
I'm sure everyone and their dog has seen this by now:
That's Britney driving. With one hand. With no seatbelt. With her baby in her lap. At 45 MPH.
She claims that she was in a panic to protect her child. She's protecting her child like that!? If she crashed that baby would have been completely crushed by her and an airbag! And if there was no airbag, he would have either smashed into the steering wheel, or flown through the windshield! And she says she was in too much of a hurry to put her child in a proper baby seat. According to her, her child was in danger from the EVIL PAPARAZZI!!!!
Boo hoo. I hope she gets in major hot water for this. She's obviously unfit to be a parent and should have her child taken away from her. As for K-Fed? Just read this brain dropping from him:
"Sure, there'll be initial shock and awe," he tells (Newsweek) about his upcoming debut album, which he plans to release this spring. "But they've already said so much shit about me, it can't get worse." Though his single, 'PopoZão,' was savaged by critics, he got 2 million hits in eight days after releasing it on his Web site. Federline says that proves there's interest in his songs: "If my album has even half that attention, watch out."
Hey Kevin, not all attention is good attention! Does this assclown really think that people are going to his site because they LIKE him!? Hell no, people are going there for to laugh at the loser. This guy is a completely waste of life, and an idiot to boot. He thinks it's good that everyone has bashed him so much, so now they can't get any worse. Brilliant. Just foking brilliant. Kev, do us a favor and go drive yourself and your trailer trash wife off a cliff. The world will thank you.
