The Eva Mendes/Roxanne Thread

[Retroman]

From the SHH mainpage:
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Eva Mendes Joins Ghost Rider

Source: Robert February 4, 2005


Fox News reports that Will Smith's "Hitch" co-star Eva Mendes has just signed to play a role in writer/director Mark Steven Johnson's Ghost Rider. Nicolas Cage plays the title role in the Columbia Pictures comic book adaptation, with Wes Bentley playing baddie Blackheart.

The Marvel Comics property centers on a motorcyclist who makes a pact with dark forces, gets double-crossed and battles the bad guys to protect the woman (Mendes perhaps?) he loves.

The movie is being produced by Michael De Luca, Avi Arad, Gary Foster and Ari Arad. Johnson rewrote a Shane Salerno script. Shooting begins this month in Australia.

[TheDarkKnight]

She's hot as hell.

[Retroman]

You're damn right ;)

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[AmerikazMostWanted]

nooo look at that big ugly mole why coudlnt they pick a hotter girl she looks like a witch

[dpm07]

Eva Mendes is a total babe. She ranks high on my personal top 10 list.

[BIGGUN]

Eva Mendes is a total babe. She ranks high on my personal top 10 list.

you got that right :up:

EDIT: for more pics you guys can check out her site: http://www.evamendes.com/

[1985evs]

Seen the trailer to hitch , mmm mmm mmm Eva in a wetsuit.

[skorponok]

nooo look at that big ugly mole why coudlnt they pick a hotter girl she looks like a witch

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?

[GREEN =w= DAY]

She's hot as hell.
yeah she is

[Isildur´s Heir]

I never found Eva Mendes that hot :o

JUst hopes she up for the role of Roxanne, because she doesn´t like nothing that the character.

[Hollywood Ghost]

yeah, she aint so hot.

[WildCard]

hotty

[Kung Fu master]

tall glass of hotty-hot sauce :up:

I think she too well known not to get the part of Roxanne. She doesn't seem like she'd have good chemistry with Cage, though.

[Bathrat]

I don't like this casting choice at all.

She may be nice to look at, but I've never been impressed with anything I've seen her in. There are plenty other attractive actresses with more talent they could have chosen. This disappoints me even though I don't know what role she's up for.

[Darko]

Is anyone else bothered with these cast choices Marvel comes up with?

[Spider-Kurt]

tall glass of hotty-hot sauce :up:
.
Preach it!

[TheVileOne]

So...what character is she playing?

[BIGGUN]

So...what character is she playing?

Probably Roxanne Simpson....Blaze's girlfriend.

[DarkKnightJRK]

nooo look at that big ugly mole why coudlnt they pick a hotter girl she looks like a witch

Wow, you must be mentally insane. :up:

Anyway, I would sure tap that ass from here to Antartica. :up::up:

[BIGGUN]

Not a big deal but Hollywood Reporter just put up an article on Mendes joining the cast and confirms she will play Blaze's love interest (which was Roxanne Simpson in the comics).

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000789921

"Eva Mendes, who stars in the upcoming Columbia Pictures production "Hitch," is reuniting with the studio for "Ghost Rider," an adaptation of the Marvel Comics comic book. Mendes will play opposite Nicolas Cage, who stars as the title character, a former motorcycle stuntman who agrees to let his body become host to a vengeful spirit -- becoming a bike-riding demon in the process -- to secure the safety of his true love (Mendes). Mark Steven Johnson is directing. Shane Salerno wrote the original draft of the Columbia project. Marvel Entertainment's Avi Arad and Crystal Sky's Steven Paul are producing the project with Johnson's producing partner Gary Foster and Michael De Luca. Matt Tolmach, the studio's co-president of production, is overseeing the project. CAA-repped Mendes appeared in "Training Day." Other credits include "2 Fast 2 Furious," "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" and "Out of Time."

[nateslate8]

She has that "I'm a dirty hispanic prostitute who only goes out with guys in leather jackets" look about her, but her acting sucks. Oh well, she'll probably do decent in this particular film because the role won't be that much of a stretch.

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

She is SO fit, i cant believe there are people who dont find her attractive

[1985evs]

Eva -
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v151/Keanuillbe/firstkiss37.jpg



The only good film Nicholas Cage ever did was Con Air , Anyway Eva is a gr8! choice for this film , a) hottness b)good acting. WTF all the bums saying shes not right for the part , who the **** is the person shes playing , noone even cares.

[1985evs]

I know...*****

[1985evs]

(http://www.gyeah.com/ezine/ramblings/2001/Jan2001/images/ghostrider.jpg)

[RocketSauce]

Figured this thread could use a few more pics.

Eva Mendes - DAAAAMMMNNNNNN HOT!!!:p
http://www.evamendes.com/images/modeling/stills/lace/eva_mendes_dot_com844.jpg

[dos_acoustic]

Who could find her not attractive....thats insane

[mdm2005]

She has that "I'm a dirty hispanic prostitute who only goes out with guys in leather jackets" look about her, but her acting sucks. Oh well, she'll probably do decent in this particular film because the role won't be that much of a stretch

what do prefer then, the dirty white trailer trash whore that goes out with guys in leather jackets? You dumb net-nerd wouldnt know what to do if a girl that looked like Eva came up to you and started talking to you!

[KenK]

She has her good days and bad, but even on her bad days, I'd still got all up in dat!

[FlameHead]

I may go watch Hitch just to see how she looks on screen.

RocketSauce, that pic is damn hot. Man... I can't stop looking long enough to finish this pos....

[FLAME-ON]

I may go watch Hitch just to see how she looks on screen.

RocketSauce, that pic is damn hot. Man... I can't stop looking long enough to finish this pos....

go see Hitch you'll like what you see trust me she's hot as hell baby. Nice ass to!

[FlameHead]

Just watched it actually. Not a bad flick at all... and I have to say that Eva has a very nice screen presence. I don't know what her chemistry is gonna be like with Nic but she definatly had some with the cast of Hitch. She was fun to watch.

[KenK]

I never paid attention to the bum. . . until Hitch, that is. Very nice!

[FlameHead]

Stop calling Eva a Bum. I'm sure she's pretty wealthy and not living on the streets. Ha. I kill myself.

[FlameHead]

This is from the Empire Magazine (http://www.empireonline.co.uk/site/news/newsstory.asp?news_id=16579) interview. Nothin' New... Just wanted to keep it all together... ya know?

More after the article as well...

Eva Mendes Talks Ghost Rider

Exclusive on why she signed on for the superhero flick
23 February 2005

Empire had the good fortune yesterday to run into the astonishingly attractive Eva Mendes and – inbetween talking to her about her new film, Hitch, and trying not to stare at her cleavage – we asked her about her involvement in Mark Steven Johnson’s comic book movie/supernatural Western, Ghost Rider, which has already begun preliminary filming in Melbourne.

And although Mendes, who plays Roxanne – a reporter who becomes the object of affection and potential salvation for Nicolas Cage’s cursed stunt biker, Johnny Blaze – didn’t spill any huge plot points, she did so for a very good reason.

“We’re working on the script right now, just fine-tuning it a bit,” she revealed. “A new writer just came on board. We’re exchanging ideas and all that. But the concept art is amazing. When I saw that, I was like 'ohmigod, that is so cool!' It made me feel like a little kid.”

Empire, being the lucky little hellions that we are, has glimpsed some of the concept art for the $100 million movie, in which Cage’s Blaze is tricked by the Devil into becoming a flaming-skulled, bike-riding Spirit of Vengeance by night, and we can confirm that, if Johnson can get what’s on the page up onto the screen, this should be something pretty special.

It’s surprising, though, that a new writer has been brought onboard at this late stage, particularly given that Daredevil helmer Johnson is known to write his own scripts, but presumably with a couple of weeks to go on his biggest film yet, he’s brought someone in so he can concentrate on directing.

Mendes wouldn’t disclose the identity of the new scribe, though – she was too busy waxing lyrical over the main reason she wanted to make the film: her first meeting with Johnson – ace foosball and pool player, and one of the nicest guys in Hollywood.

“The first time we met each other, we sat down at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles which is a bit much, but we still wound up there because it is very convenient,” recalled Mendes.

“We were all very nice and it was very sweet, and we were looking at the menu. And there was Peekytoe Crab on the menu and neither of us had ever heard of Peekytoe crab. Now I see it everywhere! But we were trying to be polite and I ask him 'do you know what Peekytoe Crab is?' and we lose it! You know when you don't even hear sounds coming out of each other because you're laughing so hard? We were like that and after that we had to work with each other. We’re going to have a lot of fun.”

And then, just before she started scanning the menu of the Dorchester Hotel for more bloody Peekytoe Crab, Mendes had time to add one more sentence about her upcoming gig.

“One of the things that I really love too is that Nic Cage is really obsessed with Ghost Rider. Do you know this? He has a Ghost Rider tattoo on his arm,” she laughed. We did actually, but it would have been rude to mention it, so onwards… “So what that does for me is it provides me with much excitement, because when you're working with someone who's so passionate, especially someone at the level of Nic Cage - I've been wanting to work with him for so long, I think he's just genius – that’s exciting to me. This is somebody's dream, you know? It's great to be part of that.”

Ghost Rider – the latest Marvel Comic adaptation to hit the big screen – also stars Wes Bentley, Peter Fonda and Donal Logue, and will hit cinemas sometime in 2006. Needless to say, we’re all over this one like a peekytoe crab on, erm, a smaller sea creature.

Here's some wonderful pics of this lovely lady as well.

http://www.videomax.ro/Images/Actors/729_a_normal.jpg

http://www.chaucersonline.co.uk/images/tv857.JPG

http://www.celebstation.org/actresses/eva_mendez/eva_mendes-63.jpg

[FlameHead]

Oh... and I just came accross these pics as well. There was no way I couldn't share them with you. Boy oh boy... Look at these.. which were found HERE (http://www.al-b3.com/images/xgirls/Eva_Mendes/mendes.htm)

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There are much bigger (which means better) pics at the link above. I suggest getting a better look at the first one. It's my favorite anyway...

[BloodsuckaHunta]

I've always loved Eva. she makes some crappy movies tolerable, thats for sure! She's smokin' hot. I don't care that she doesn't fit the comic image of Roxanne. In fact I think she's better! Same goes for Alba!

[MarvelMovies]

Haha..

I clicked on FH's link of "Eva Pics" and my mom was like..

"WHERE ARE HER PANTS!"

Made me laugh...

I think that's definitely something to post on IGR!

[KenK]

Stop calling Eva a Bum. I'm sure she's pretty wealthy and not living on the streets. Ha. I kill myself.

Yes, Very Funny.

[FlameHead]

... I'm not responsible for the things that come out of my mouth... especially those incredibly stupid jokes.

Haha..

I clicked on FH's link of "Eva Pics" and my mom was like..

"WHERE ARE HER PANTS!"

Made me laugh...

I think that's definitely something to post on IGR!

LOL. I would have cracked too. Those are the things that parents just aren't meant to see. Of course, it could have been worse; Eva could have had no UNDERpants on...

[Jester J]

The cast is excellent, though Eva is my least favorite cast member so far. She's pretty hot, and I don't hate her or anything, but very different looking than the Rox in the comic. I hope they have her dye her hair blond for the role.

[BIGGUN]

The cast is excellent, though Eva is my least favorite cast member so far. She's pretty hot, and I don't hate her or anything, but very different looking than the Rox in the comic. I hope they have her dye her hair blond for the role.

Actually Roxanne had light brown or reddish hair...same as Eva's.
so hair is right....ethnicity is off of course but i dont have a problem w/ that.
Roxanne's skin/hair color isnt the issue...its her character which im more concerned with. if MSJ can keep true to the character in the book im cool w/ it

[FlameHead]

I don't think is a good idea to expect the character to look exactly as the do in the comics. You'll be disapointed if you do. The important thing is that she nails the character at heart.

[MarvelMovies]

The cast is excellent, though Eva is my least favorite cast member so far. She's pretty hot, and I don't hate her or anything, but very different looking than the Rox in the comic. I hope they have her dye her hair blond for the role.

*Faints from image of Eva in head with no Underpants*

;)

I think

[Guyverjay]

I don't think she's that attractive

[InVictus]

I don't think is a good idea to expect the character to look exactly as the do in the comics. You'll be disapointed if you do. The important thing is that she nails the character at heart.

That's right, anyway... maybe they want to mix Roxanne and Noble Kale's girl, wasn't she roma or latino?

[Jester J]

Actually Roxanne had light brown or reddish hair...same as Eva's.
so hair is right....ethnicity is off of course but i dont have a problem w/ that.
Roxanne's skin/hair color isnt the issue...its her character which im more concerned with. if MSJ can keep true to the character in the book im cool w/ it

True, I'm not that familiar with her acting abilities, but I suppose if she's into it and does a great job then it will be just that a great job. Which of course is fine. What I meant was that all the casting seems great, but if there were a weak link, my concerns would be with her first, before the rest of the cast.

Roxanne's hair was always blond(see first 20 or so issues of vol.1), now when she came back after untold years(end of vol.1 or Blaze limited series) it may have changed(cant rememeber), but she had always been blond. Besides Eva may look rather hot as a blond.

[Jester J]

[QUOTE=MarvelMovies
I think[/QUOTE]

???

[BIGGUN]

Roxanne's hair was always blond(see first 20 or so issues of vol.1), now when she came back after untold years(end of vol.1 or Blaze limited series) it may have changed(cant rememeber), but she had always been blond. Besides Eva may look rather hot as a blond.


Yup, you're right...for the 1st few issues she was indeed blonde. been awhile since i looked at those comics but i found a few of them and she is blonde. from her early appearance in the Marvel Spotlight series to the early issues of GR vol 1. BUT i noticed in issue 24 she had light red/brown hair...definitely not blonde. in what issue the colorist started using light brown instead of blonde im not sure. maybe somewhere in one of the issues she dyed her hair? again im gonna have to pull those issues out and look them over again.

[MarvelMovies]

I think

???

I think I was going to type something else.. but never did I guess..

*Oops!*

:D

[FlameHead]

I'm pretty sure that Roxanne was depicted as a Redhead in the 90's as well. I remember her most from the Blaze: Legacy of Blood mini that was released, though she was around quite often after Blaze showed up in the universe again. I'll have to check out those issues again...

That's right, anyway... maybe they want to mix Roxanne and Noble Kale's girl, wasn't she roma or latino?

I don't think Noble Kale had a girl. Dan did though. And yes, I didn't know what you mean't. I'm just bein' an ass. Dan's chickie poo was named Stacy Dolan, who was a police officer. She was a brunette.

[BIGGUN]

I don't think Noble Kale had a girl. Dan did though. And yes, I didn't know what you mean't. I'm just bein' an ass. Dan's chickie poo was named Stacy Dolan, who was a police officer. She was a brunette.


Actuall Noble Kale did have a girl...or wife i believe. think she was a gypsy maybe? she did have dark hair and complexion though....much like a latino.
she was also pregnant if i remember correctly and was burned at the stake for being a witch.
there was a supporting latin female character later on the GR 90s series...but i dont think she hooked up w/ Dan though.

[InVictus]

Actuall Noble Kale did have a girl...or wife i believe. think she was a gypsy maybe? she did have dark hair and complexion though....much like a latino.
she was also pregnant if i remember correctly and was burned at the stake for being a witch.

Yup that one.

[FlameHead]

Actuall Noble Kale did have a girl...or wife i believe. think she was a gypsy maybe? she did have dark hair and complexion though....much like a latino.
she was also pregnant if i remember correctly and was burned at the stake for being a witch.
there was a supporting latin female character later on the GR 90s series...but i dont think she hooked up w/ Dan though.

Wow, I had no idea about that storyline. It must of happened in the issues past #62 (which I refuse to read past until actually owning the entire run. I can't wait to read the final 30 issues. I really can't. I only have about 10 issues in between to get). I guess she was introduced in developing Nobel's backstory... or was it in the current universe/time?

The second supporting character that you're talking about was probably Jennifer Kale, who was a witch (had her own 4 part series) and a decendant of Noble.

[BIGGUN]

Yup...i remember Jen Kale...but there was another supporting character who was latino. they didnt go much into her but from what i gathered a romantic relationship was only hinted at between her and Dan. cant even remember if they actually dated or not...again im gonna have to dig up those later issues.

Magdelina was Noble's wife's name i think...and she lived during the time when Noble was human. i think it could have been sometime during the same era as the Salem witch trials since she was burned at the stake for being involved in witchcraft. i dont want to go too much into in as it would spoil some of the "surprises" in that issue. :D

[FlameHead]

Thanks for the info BG. You certainly are a wealth of Ghost Rider info... and here I though you only know the Blaze version. Nope, you know your poop, my friend. I'm very jealous that you actually have the issues to research with...

I may have to just skip the issues I don't have and read on in the series. There are 20 or so comics in my GR II collection that I just have not read. Is that crazy? I think so but, so am I.

Magdalina? Interesting name they chose there...

[InVictus]

Magdalena showed up in the story arc with the Furies if i remember correctly.
That time GR art was done by Salvador Larroca, one of the last very talented artist to draw our blazing skull, sort of a second renaissance before Pop Mahn -_-;

[FlameHead]

Yeah, I haven't read anything dealing with the Furies yet. I just haven't reached that far in my collection. I only know about them from the various Ghost Rider pages on the net here.

[Abe]

I happened to catch the TV talk show Rove Live tonight, which just aired a segment between Rove McManus and Eva Mendez. After a fairly brief discussion on her fear of spider's and also her recently released film Hitch, I thought they would dicuss Ghost Rider. This was not the case. In fact they did not mention one word on the production. I was surprised to see she is now in the country however. Ole`!

[Speds]

I happened to catch the TV talk show Rove Live tonight, which just aired a segment between Rove McManus and Eva Mendez. After a fairly brief discussion on her fear of spider's and also her recently released film Hitch, I thought they would dicuss Ghost Rider. This was not the case. In fact they did not mention one word on the production. I was surprised to see she is now in the country however. Ole`!

Yeah I was hoping for just a tiny mention of Ghost Rider but alas there was nothing.

However she was freakin awesome, and funny, and as Abe said - just the fact that she's here in the country is exciting because its another step closer to a lap full of popcorn and a giant flaming skull on the screen in front of me.

[FlameHead]

It's sad she didn't mention anything at all but she probably entended on doing so. Those conversations are really at the mercy of the host. It can go in any number of directions depending on what the host wants to know.

Funny eh? She seemed very personable in Hitch, which was awesome... and she seems perfect for a go gettum reporter. Should be awesome.

[Abe]

rumour is that she'll be at lt lonsdale street doing a shot tomorrow (sunday), so i'm going to go down to check it out.
don't quote me on that rumour though, as i'm SO psyched for this film at the moment that everything else in my life has taken a backseat, honest! i could've just dreamt that i'd overheard it, for all i know! lol.

[FlameHead]

You and about 100 other guys will be there I would assume! All trying to get a closeup of that hottie.

[Abe]

rumour has it that the scene she's shooting at Little Lonsdale Street today is also going to be put into the credits at the end of the film.
nic cage is there as well, and i heard in the credits they'll be dancing "the monkey" as the credits role. and both will wear cowboy hats similar to cage's at the F1.
hahaha. man, that'd RULE!!! :)

[Mephisto]

Eva=skag

That's right; greasy, homely SKAG.

[Melb]

Guys, I saw Eva in person today. She looks exactly the same real life and in the movies.. she's really pretty. But Nic looks a lot better real life.. he is very tall and handsome!! and sweet!.. I got his autograph!

[Lethal Venom]

Guys, I saw Eva in person today. She looks exactly the same real life and in the movies.. she's really pretty. But Nic looks a lot better real life.. he is very tall and handsome!! and sweet!.. I got his autograph!
http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif Lucky you

[FlameHead]

Lucky you indeed... though I think you would have enjoyed it a lot more if you were male.

[Melb]

Originally Posted by FlameHead
Lucky you indeed... though I think you would have enjoyed it a lot more if you were male.

hahha... it's pretty obvious i'm a girl huh?? oh well.... Anyways..I'm telling you guys... I can fall in love with her anytime!

I let you guys in on a little hint... the trailers are parked at Victoria Market. Apparently... she hangs out there quite a fair bit... yesterday, she was giving out autographs.

[Riding Ghost]

I can fall in love with her anytime!


:eek: ...................... :joker:

[KenK]

Guys, I saw Eva in person today. She looks exactly the same real life and in the movies.. she's really pretty.

Did you get to smell her, or anything?!?!?

[Melb]

you guys are fantasizing man! I stood about 3 meters away from her. She was in a hurry so didn't get a chance to reallly talk to her.

[FlameHead]

Smell her? KenK... you may have just revealed a little too much about yourself. But... hey, whatever.

Melb, even if you didn't get to smell her, it's awesome that you saw her.

[RedIsNotBlue]

Source (http://www.comics2film.com/FanFrame.php?f_id=13430)

She’s scorching hot. She’s smart. She’s playful. This sexy Latina is every man’s fantasy, and soon Eva Mendes will star in the upcoming “Ghost Rider,” falling in love with a man possessed by the devil. (Hey, then maybe there’s hope for the rest of us.) It’s been quite a ride for Eva. Just a few years ago she had a small role in “Training Day,” and now she commands first-tier, A-List status in movies like “Hitch.” On the set of “Ghost Rider,” I talked to Eva about going from comedy to action, working with Nicolas Cage, and what it’s like to play her character, Roxanne Simpson.

Have you been having fun?

Eva: I've been having a great time, a lot of fun... too much fun.

How familiar were you with the comic?

Eva: To be totally and completely honest, I wasn't familiar with it at all. Then after I read Mark's script, I was really into it and the idea of it. The whole selling your soul to the devil thing is very interesting to me, probably because I work in Hollywood and feel like I do it a little bit everyday. So, then I started reading some of the comic books, I started getting into it and now I'm obviously very into it.

Can you talk about your character?

Eva: I play Roxanne Simpson. We start the movie when she's sixteen years old with Johnny Blaze, and she's so in love with him. We think we're going to run away together, and then the day he's supposed to pick me up and take me away, is of course the day after he sold his soul to the devil and that kind of complicates things when you do that. so he never shows up and he leaves me just heart broken forever. I try to go on with my life, try to put my energy into my career but its never the same. So when I have an opportunity to interview him 13 years later, of course I take it and then we become more in each other's lives again and this time I want answers - like every good woman does, I wanna TALK!!!

Why would someone have the opportunity to interview Johnny Blaze?

Eva: He's doing the biggest jump he's ever done - field goal to field goal. So I happen to be in Texas, basically I've made the decision that she's been following his career all along, and so when she hears about this she makes her way back to Texas where she's originally from and she kind of makes the situation happen. So that's how she gets the opportunity, its pretty cool.

How much has the character changed from the comics?

Eva: I haven't read that much of the comic books so I don't know exactly how much has changed but the first and most obvious change is that she's a blond girl and I'm not. She's got lighter skin than I do, and I thought it was really interesting that Mark didn't really care about that - he wanted the essence of Roxanne, and she's real kick ass and she's not some skinny little frail thing - she's got a woman's body, she's tough and not some little victim. He just wanted to keep the essence of her but he took a chance which I think in today's world is so great, he's reflecting what's really out there - especially in America - I'm really happy he did that.

How difficult is it to snap right back into work after laughing so much between takes?

Eva: You know what, it depends on how heavy the scene is. Sometimes I can't play around as much in between takes and joke around because I have to be really really focused but, today was more of a... it was the ending, the fighting's over, it's more of like the culmination of everything and so today we could play around a lot. On easier days like that it's easier, but it's hard not to cause... I know you guys talked to Nic, he's so strangely funny and I love his sense of humour. Mark is like funny in a different way, so between both of them and me - I'm just obnoxious - we're just like always laughing so its a really great chemistry on-set. It's probably... no, not probably - it is the best time I've ever had filming a movie, the actual process has been the best because of the company.

Has it been very physical?

Eva: It hasn't been that physical for me, but I got to shoot a shotgun the other day which was really fun, I really liked that. Then I was on wires and they flew me, and that was fun - it was like a Six Flags ride or something. It's been a little physical but not too much.

Nic seems very unpredictable in terms of his improvisations and his delivery of lines. What's it like working opposite that?

Eva: I like that because it keeps me on my toes and there's never a dull moment. He seriously is one of the best actors of our time, you see what's on the page and then you see what he brings to it and the chances that he takes. Its just how he twists stuff and his choices are so great that he makes it so interesting, and it's great because you don't know what's going to happen. For me it's great, I love it - I've never felt thrown off or anything. He did it to me a few times today and I was like - cool.

Would you call it a fun action film or would you call it something deeper?

Eva: I'm not sure. The way it feels, it feels like a fun action film but it has a lot of heart and it has a love story which is something I loved about Spider-Man. One of the reasons I loved "Spider-Man" was that it was true to its love story, and I think this is similar in that way that it's true to its love story - it's not just about some dude with a flaming skull - it's about relationships and what you do for love and where that takes you and how one little decision can affect the rest of your life forever.

Was it a conscious decision to go from a comedy to an action film?

Eva: No, I'd like to say it was all strategically planned but I had such a great time working with Sony on "Hitch", and I really love them as a studio and they had this and I just got right back into work with them. Then, after they presented me with the script I met with Mark and it was like - it's done. It's really about him, cause I just get along with him really well and I really trust him. The character wasn't that developed in the first script and he told me, and it's a really scary thing in our business, he says trust me I'm going to give her some meat. Anytime anyone says trust me in this business you kind of go 'Ugh' and tense up. I said you know what I do trust you and if you screw me over I'm coming after you - your dog, your bunny, no I'm kidding. I just trusted him and it worked out perfectly.

Did you make any suggestions about the revisions?

Eva: I make a lot of suggestions, I'm literally the kind of girl who's like in bed and can't fall asleep and literally get an idea about the character at 3 o'clock in the morning and Mark is so great because I have to call or else I forget and I get so excited. He's like "Hello [half asleep grumble]" and I'm like "what about the scene in which she meets Ghost Rider in the alley" and so I'm full of suggestions. I'm lucky enough to be working with him, he actually listens and really does incorporate into the script.

How effects intensive is your role and what was your biggest challenge?

Eva: The biggest challenge would be to be playing the girl if you know what I mean, and being okay with that. She's a career woman and not a victim, but she's 'the girl' and he saves me. A lot of times I have to remind myself that that's okay to be. You don't have to be some screaming victim, that you don't have to sound like a powerless idiot to be that. You can still be a strong woman, and allow your man to be there for you and literally save you which is actually a beautiful surrender. At first I was like I wanna kick ass, I wanna kill the Devil, I wanna save Johnny - it's like I need to relax, this is Ghost Rider not Eva Rider so I was like okay. So once I surrendered to that, it was easy.

Could you see yourself playing a superhero?

Eva: Absolutely, that'd be a lot of fun. But a clutzy one, a different kind of one - not a slick one, one that would like whoops - kill the wrong villain.

Could you see yourself being possessed by the devil?

Eva: Strangely enough yes, yeah I can.

When does your character discover Johnny Blaze is?

Eva: I find out almost halfway through the movie, so it gives me a lot of time to really figure stuff out but I don't believe it. Obviously it's like you're going to say that, you're just not going to... she's a sceptic anyway so she's like yeah right. Then she starts seeing very strange things and she starts believing it. I can't relate to it thank god.

Did you get to ride the Hellbike?

Eva: No. Can you guys complain about that, maybe they can add something in.

Tell us about your first meeting with Peter Fonda?

Eva: He stuck his tongue out at me and swirled it around (laughter) but thankfully he was about 15 feet away so there was no damage. I said "only cause your Peter Fonda am I going to let you get away with that" and that was it, beautiful. He's great, he can get away with so much - he's Fonda, and he knows that and he plays around with that a lot so its great.

How much CGI have you had to deal with, and has it been a new challenge?

Eva: That has been new for me, but it has been cool cause I have kind of a crazy imagination. The other day I had these spirit like things flying through and over me, and I really got into it like a lot - it was really funny. I really like that stuff, but then again I don't do it too much. I don't know if I could do a whole movie on green screen, but definitely what I'm doing is the perfect amount. The imagination can takeover, but still I'm opposite real people all the time and not some green background and orange tape, so its good.

GHOST RIDER IS DUE OUT SUMMER 2006

[Night]

I loved Eva in Hitch.. that's my favorite romantic comedy!

[Gilles de Rais]

I loved Eva in Hitch.. that's my favorite romantic comedy!

:unishr:

[Uncanny Orb]

She actually gives up quite a bit of info.

[Cole Burns]

Eva came in for a look around the comic book store I work in last Sunday. Sadly I didn't pluck up the courage to say hello but I also didn't really want to bother her. I'm just glad she was able to find the store, people who live here have a hard enough time finding it. Now between our 2 stores we're had visits from MSJ, Wes Bentley and Eva. I'll still hoping to have Nic Cage "in store" but rumor is he's close to the end of his shooting.

[Abe]

Cole Burns, your killing me here! Wes came into the store?
Geez!!!!!
As for Eva? DAMN! And me without my camera.

[Jolie_Desastre]

Great find man! I liked this interview, it did have quite a bit of spoilers in it, but it did give me infor on it even more so thanx!
And ofcourse i'm a fan of eva, but you guys didn't know that!
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[HighVoltage]

We need some pics of Eva.http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/icon14.gifhttp://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/icon14.gifhttp://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/ghostrider.gifhttp://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/ghostrider.gif

[Uncanny Orb]

Eva came in for a look around the comic book store I work in last Sunday. Sadly I didn't pluck up the courage to say hello but I also didn't really want to bother her. I'm just glad she was able to find the store, people who live here have a hard enough time finding it. Now between our 2 stores we're had visits from MSJ, Wes Bentley and Eva. I'll still hoping to have Nic Cage "in store" but rumor is he's close to the end of his shooting.
Dude you work there why didn't you ask if she needed any help. Hello, you're Eva Mendez right? Welcome to our store is there anything I can do to you? I mean for you? All while staring at her big boobs.

[Gilles de Rais]

And after reading these boards Eva Mendes never steps foot in a comic shop ever again...:p

[Abe]

my brother and i were wondering why she was there to begin with.... i mean it's not like she needs to bone-up on her character's current story. roxanne hasn't been in a comic in a while!
maybe she was going there to get the latest wonder woman comic? shall we start up a rumour she's next in line to play wonder woman?!?! :)
nevertheless i'm going to that store tomorrow and asking coleburns ALL about it!

[FlameHead]

Wow, what an explosion of information. Sounds like they're having a real blast making this one... which is only a good thing. The more fun you have making anything, the better the result. It's great the chemistry between them all is good and I love how they all view MSJ. Everyone has so much respect for this wonderfully kind man. It's awesome.

About Fonda; she said something about him sticking his tongue out at her and she was 15 feet away. I'm wondering if he has some sort of long forked tongue or anything. That's a Mephisto trait, is it not?

We need some pics of Eva.http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/icon14.gifhttp://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/icon14.gifhttp://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/ghostrider.gifhttp://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/smilies/ghostrider.gif

Check out this first thread about Eva. There were some really hot pics posted of there there.

http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showthread.php?t=159871

Go now.

[Gilles de Rais]

nevertheless i'm going to that store tomorrow and asking coleburns ALL about it!

While you're at it, ask him about the dirty thing he did to himself when got home.

If Eva Mendes did indeed walk into the shop, actually boning up on a character in a Ghost Rider comic is almost a total lost cause. His supporting cast always had the bare minimum of personality, and are almost all interchangeable.

But hell, I only like the gothic goofiness of the 70's GR comics anyway.

[Abe]

gilles de rais; watch it mate, cole burns is a personal friend of mine.

[Gilles de Rais]

gilles de rais; watch it mate, cole burns is a personal friend of mine.

Frankie Says Relax. :rolleyes:

[Jolie_Desastre]

We need some pics of Eva.

sure coming right up? there are a lot so do you want anything in particular?

[Jolie_Desastre]

well someone requested pix:
http://img15.echo.cx/img15/9846/mendeseva6i84jp.jpg

http://img264.echo.cx/img264/984/evamendesh710248ag.jpg

http://img264.echo.cx/img264/9786/evamendezffl10210248jv.jpg

there's a lot more where that came from...

[BIGGUN]

i approve of those pics :up: :D

[NYCfilmfan120#]

i approve of those pics :up: :D

Who wouldnt?

[Jolie_Desastre]

plenty where that came from....

[HighVoltage]

sure coming right up? there are a lot so do you want anything in particular?

Thanks Dude.:up::up::ghost::ghost:

[Jolie_Desastre]

http://img211.echo.cx/img211/1369/esquiremag039pz.jpg

http://img138.echo.cx/img138/4623/esquiremag022qu.jpg

http://img219.echo.cx/img219/3678/thumbsucker3eu.jpg

hopefully we'll get some more news soon!

[FlameHead]

Awesome pics people! Thanks for posting.

Did you all happen to catch this article? I find it really funny. I found it here: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-1632031,00.html

Prim Hollywood’s ‘digital boob jobs’
John Harlow, Los Angeles
HOLLYWOOD is downsizing its assets. Lindsay Lohan, teenage star of the forthcoming Disney movie Herbie: Fully Loaded, has become the latest actress to have her bustline digitally reduced to avoid offending audiences.

Lohan, 18, had finished work on the fourth sequel to the 1968 film The Love Bug, about a sentient Volkswagen Beetle, when reports from test screenings indicated that some parents felt she came across as somewhat sensual for a family-oriented film.

Disney technicians went though scenes showing the actress jumping up and down at a motor racing track and altered them with a computer program — reducing her bust by up to two cup sizes and raising the necklines on her T-shirts.

Lohan is said to have been amused by what technicians call her “digital boob job”.

“I don’t know how Renée Zellweger kept swelling and shrinking for Bridget Jones: it’s no fun,” she said recently. “Bring on the computer guys.”

Lohan is not the only actress to have had her body shape altered by Hollywood’s computer wizards. Angelina Jolie was “trimmed” in a scene from the forthcoming film, Mr and Mrs Smith, in which she slides down a rope.

“She did her own stunts, but that meant there was a bit of loose bosomry we had to tidy up and flatten down,” said a technician on the film, which opens next month. “Maybe the original shot will turn up on the DVD.”

Paul Dergarabedian of Exhibitor Relations, which gauges audience reactions to movies, said such cuts reflect growing uncertainty about the place of breasts in Hollywood, dating back to Janet Jackson’s “nipplegate” incident during last year’s American football Super Bowl.

“Breasts are fine in PG films providing they are discreet and no larger than a C-cup,” he said.

“Anything more formidable is reserved for films aimed at teenage boys, unless they are action heroines like Carrie-Anne Moss of The Matrix, in which case the women are supposed to be slim and athletic. There are a lot of mixed messages now.”

It is a dilemma facing Eva Mendes, who is filming the comic book adaptation Ghost Rider with Nicolas Cage. Both have faced “body challenges”, said an insider.

Cage had a Ghost Rider tattoo removed from his arm before he played his hero, while the buxom actress has been asked to “strap down” for action scenes. Mendes is said to have told the film-makers to “fix it in post-production”.

[RedIsNotBlue]

I think Lohan is training for a role in The Corpse Bride.

[Jolie_Desastre]

^^ lol, that article was funny. i heard about the whole lindsay lohan thing. the moms watching the screening for herbie fully loaded, were bugging that her chest was too distracting

[Uncanny Orb]

Fully Loaded!!!

[FlameHead]

Fully Loaded indeed. LoL

^^ lol, that article was funny. i heard about the whole lindsay lohan thing. the moms watching the screening for herbie fully loaded, were bugging that her chest was too distracting

It's the first thing I noticed when seeing the trailer. I was actually going to go see the movie because of it. hehe.

[Jolie_Desastre]

Ok I know it's a little late but they are rerunning it this whole week. The show sucked kinda, but I loved her Dolce and Gabanna dress.

hang on for pix

[Jolie_Desastre]

http://img160.echo.cx/img160/8184/05movieawards085la.jpg

http://img160.echo.cx/img160/3748/05movieawards065bt.jpg

why does lindsay look like paris?( just kidding hee hee i know, it's for a movie)

http://img178.echo.cx/img178/6204/05movieawards040pq.jpg

http://img178.echo.cx/img178/7183/05movieawards034nt.jpg

http://img178.echo.cx/img178/971/05movieawards027fc.jpg

http://img178.echo.cx/img178/4897/05movieawards016si.jpg

i love the fact that they announced her as ," from Ghost Rider, Eva Mendes."

[Abe]

she looks amazing in those photos. she should wear more dresses! :)

[BIGGUN]

they announced her w/ "from Ghost Rider" huh? thats pretty cool...
im sure there were alot of people going "from Ghost Rider? what the hell is that?! " heh

[Jolie_Desastre]

they'll soom find out :D

i thought she was one of the best dressed there. but ofcourse the mtv movie awards isn't exactly the oscars, so it doesn't matter if ya dress nice or not. but she did

[The Apatow Crew]

http://img160.echo.cx/img160/8184/05movieawards085la.jpg

http://img160.echo.cx/img160/3748/05movieawards065bt.jpg

why does lindsay look like paris?( just kidding hee hee i know, it's for a movie)

http://img178.echo.cx/img178/6204/05movieawards040pq.jpg

http://img178.echo.cx/img178/7183/05movieawards034nt.jpg

http://img178.echo.cx/img178/971/05movieawards027fc.jpg

http://img178.echo.cx/img178/4897/05movieawards016si.jpg

i love the fact that they announced her as ," from Ghost Rider, Eva Mendes." Her and Jessica Alba where the 2 best dressed woman there

[Abe]

anyone have any photos of jessica alba from the mtv awards?
jessiba was in melbourne on tuesday with dr. doom and the rest of the ff, promoting the movie. she looked great, and was very funny.

[Mr Nick]

Whoa! Thanks for those pics. She's lovely. There's a lot going on behind those eyes too. Ain't no bimbo, that's for sure.

She'll be a solid Roxanne, and I can certainly see her and Nic Cage as one very cool screen couple.
:cool:

[Retroman]

I'm so glad she's in the movie. Just look at her!

[FlameHead]

Wow, awesome pics indeed. She is a beauty.

It's awesome that she was annouced as "From Ghost Rider". Looks like the promotional push is starting. Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy.

Now, to look at those pics again before leaving the thread.

[Jolie_Desastre]

Abe there are plenty of pix on the f4 boards and at jmazone

but if ya just want to see em :p
i'll post some

[HighVoltage]

Wow.Cool Pics!!!!

Eva Mendes is so Beautiful.:up::up::ghost::ghost:

[Hunter Rider]

Nice work Jolie:D cool that they introduced her as they did

[antmanx68]

Alba is even more adorable in person. I wanted to hug the cuteness out of her when i saw her in February.

[That-Guy]

She's a goddess. On a side note, does anyone else think she'd make an AWESOME Ava Lord in Sin City 2?

[Compi716]

Check out IGN Filmforce (http://www.filmforce.ign.com).

[MarvelMovies]

Yup..

Just posted a "Highlight List" at www.IGR.notlong.com - Internapse Ghost Rider...

My favorite answer was the summary of the movie through Roxanne's eyes.. really gave a lot of information and insight..

Granted, the whole interview was quite a read.

[Jolie_Desastre]

i loved the interview. she sounds like she really enjoyed doing this movie

[FlameHead]

Hmmm... isn't this the same interview that we read a while ago? It seems like I read that one before... and discussed it here: http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showthread.php?t=178396

There may be some new stuff in it... I'm not sure.

[1985BucketHead]

http://img178.echo.cx/img178/4897/05movieawards016si.jpg
http://img178.echo.cx/img178/971/05movieawards027fc.jpg
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Post any pics of Eva in this thread.

[Doomed Hero Rising]

why are we doing this?

[DarkKnightJRK]

why are we doing this?

Why NOT? :o

[1985BucketHead]

Ye Why not bum..and if you dont like it ....you can get out

[FlameHead]

Play nice now folks.

[Carter-SL]

When she was filming at the axa building in the city (melbourne) I was lucky enough to meet her, she stopped for a few photo's & autographs. she's so beautiful & down to earth.

[totalpackage59]

My daughter was also lucky enough to have he photo taken with Eva, & your right she's looks so much better in person photo's don't do her justice, if MSJ hadn't called her to go back to unit base with him I think she would have stayed with a lot longer.

[FlameHead]

You guys are very lucky to have met her... to have even seen her really. She's such a beautiful woman and she seems very sweet from her interviews and such.

[happy]

I never found Eva Mendes that hot :o

JUst hopes she up for the role of Roxanne, because she doesn´t like nothing that the character.
what, as in she's not white? :rolleyes:

[U.S War Machine]

I would like to slap some barbaque sauce on her

[Reaper]

what, as in she's not white? :rolleyes:

why you gotta go there :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

she also got no blondhair

his observation and concern is valid

.....she is hott though ;)

[BIGGUN]

why you gotta go there :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

she also got no blondhair

doesnt matter....Roxanne was drawn w/ brown/red hair for most of the series.

[FlameHead]

Looks do not matter folks... it's the essence of the character that counts.

[Mr Nick]

Eva's a lovely, cool and talented lady. Personally, I'm very happy she's playing Roxanne.

And, Eva, if you're reading this, I am single.

:up:

[Punisher 04]

Did you guys see her on the Tonight Show, Wed. night. Wow, not only did show look good, she also mentioned Ghostrider. :ghost:
http://www.popspage.de/gallerie/m/mendes_eva/Mendes%20Eva%203.jpg

[FlameHead]

I never seen it but I am curious as to what she said about the movie? Anything specific?

[Oldguy]

Ahhh....thanks fer the photos guys, saved me alot of time.

[Riding Ghost]

I never seen it but I am curious as to what she said about the movie? Anything specific?

I saw it too, she was on for about 15min. total and all that was mentioned was when Leno brought up that she has recently returned from Australia she said- yeah been filming a movie called Ghost Rider with Nic Cage its due summer 2006, its one of those big great comic book movies- then immediately started talking about when she got drunk and ate worms and kangaroo tail :eek: with some of the local tribes of women she encountered during a week off from filming in Australia.

[YJ1]

Yeah, she mentioned that Ghost Rider will be a huge hit next summer. She's absolutely adorable but I don't know why she was so eager to point out that she keeps backing out of her garage with her car before actually opening the garage door. I guess she crashes in to things a lot. Leno had a good line, "didn't the fact that it's dark in the garage give you any clues."

Still, it's good to know Ghost Rider is in the can and has a year to get the post-production right.

[FlameHead]

Yeah, a year in post is unheard of. I love it!

It's too bad that she didn't mention more about Ghost Rider... but then again, they probably aren't aloud to talk about it too much yet.

Thanks for the info guys.

["_____"]

she might be the only reason i see this movie cause she hot, i mean look at the fake looking rug on nic cages head.

[Mr Nick]

Oh no, not that old chestnut again. Cage is good and Ghost Rider's cool. Give it a chance, my unnamed friend.:rolleyes:

[Kal-El 8]

From the SHH mainpage:
http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/new_line_cinema/all_about_the_benjamins/eva_mendes/benjaminpre7.jpg http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/toronto/toronto_film_festival_2003_photos/eva_mendes/toronto7.jpg
Eva Mendes Joins Ghost Rider

Source: Robert February 4, 2005


Fox News reports that Will Smith's "Hitch" co-star Eva Mendes has just signed to play a role in writer/director Mark Steven Johnson's Ghost Rider. Nicolas Cage plays the title role in the Columbia Pictures comic book adaptation, with Wes Bentley playing baddie Blackheart.

The Marvel Comics property centers on a motorcyclist who makes a pact with dark forces, gets double-crossed and battles the bad guys to protect the woman (Mendes perhaps?) he loves.

The movie is being produced by Michael De Luca, Avi Arad, Gary Foster and Ari Arad. Johnson rewrote a Shane Salerno script. Shooting begins this month in Australia.

:eek: Damn I wish I was Johnny Blaze, Eva is Hot Babe. :p

[FlameHead]

Yes, yes she is... and she seems very nice too. Quite personable and fun according to the audio interview that was recently released.

["_____"]

im not saying cage is a bad actor... i just think that rug on his head looks pretty bad

[AmerikazMostWanted]

that rugs on fire rugburn so who cares

[FlameHead]

Why are we talkin' about Cage's hair, when this thread is for discussin' this... I mean her.

http://www.celebstation.org/actresses/eva_mendez/eva_mendez.jpg

[FlameHead]

An update from here; http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0508/20/ghostrider.htm

Question: Eva, you get to play a lot of strong women in your roles. How does that compare to his role?

Mendes: What's really cool is about this role -- aside from the obvious, working with these right guys here and Nic and being part of the Ghost Rider in general -- is that the original Roxanne in the comics is my antithesis physically. She was blonde, white, and I'm not. I'd like to thank Mark for going outside the box and doing something different.

I didn't know about Ghost Rider, and I started going through the comic books, and I realized that she was a little bit victimy. She was like, "Johnny, no!" and a lot of tears and all that stuff. A conscious thing that Mark and I did was we though, "Let's make her a little badass. Let's make this contemporary."

Women now, we can juggle a lot of things. We're not just girlfriends or love interests. So that's really great to not just make her the chick and give her something to do.
Question: Eva, how did you like being in this movie, compared to others?

Mendes: Well, I'll you, I had the best time of my life making this movie. It sounds so corny, but you're out there filming in Australia and these people became my family. And we got along, and Mark was so supportive.

I'm the kind of actress that I'll get crazy ideas in the middle of the night. And I'd call him up a 3 or 4 in the morning and say, "Mark, what is Nic Cage calls me Roxie instead of Roxanne?" And I'd think I'd invent something really amazing, which is really silly of me. And I'm sure he's on the other end just rolling his eyes, going, "OK, all right."

Question: Will you have an action figure?

Mendes: Can I say? I don't think so.

Johnson: Did you get cyber-scanned?

Mendes: That's a personal question. (laughs). I did get cyber-scanned, but I'm not sure. I do want one.

[FlameHead]

This isn't much but we're pretty desperate. It's not about the movie directly but does give insight a little into Eva's technique.

Souce: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17031432%255E16947,00.html

Where's your motivation?
Sophie Tedmanson
October 29, 2005

ON a stiflingly hot weekday, dozens of people are sitting in a small theatre in a converted heritage-listed church, writing the same sentences over and over on pieces of paper: "I need you to love me , I need you to protect me [blank]." The blanks are to be filled in with whoever pops into mind: lovers, family members, friends, enemies. There is silence but for the scratching of pens and pencils on paper, and the concentration is as thick as the heat in the air.

The exercise, writing an "emotional diary", is part of the Chubbuck Technique, created by Hollywood acting coach Ivana Chubbuck.

Chubbuck, who cites Halle Berry, Charlize Theron, Jim Carrey, Brad Pitt, Radha Mitchell and Kate Bosworth among her present and former students, is in Australia to conduct a week-long masterclass for 32 actors and many more observers at the Sydney Actors Centre.

No Shakespeare or Arthur Miller works are recited. Instead, scenes from well-known movies - including Closer, Monster, American Beauty and Pulp Fiction - are read by pairs of students and analysed by Chubbuck, who deconstructs the emotional make-up of the students in confronting ways.

These acting classes defy the cliches: they are not about learning lines and saying them loudly enough for people to hear in the back row, or acting like a tree to conjure up a character.



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At one point, Chubbuck makes the room blush in unison when she asks one student to imagine her scene partner - whom she has met less than an hour before - in her sexiest fantasy. Other times she urges the actors to reveal their innermost fears and emotions in order to pour their feelings into the character, to use their own pain "to win their character's goal".

It feels more like eavesdropping on a therapy session than watching a class in progress. One actor cries while talking about her bad relationship with her mother; another discusses his relationship with his abusive father; a third relates a frightening sexual encounter with some men in Japan. It's an uncomfortable yet fascinating experience. They must feel exposed.

"No, it's not confronting for me," says Jemma Wilks, a 20-something yoga and qigong instructor who has sung in musicals and played a martial arts-trained assistant in the 2003 Nick Giannopoulos comedy, The Wannabes. With her scene partner, Felicity Jurd, Wilks was the first to read in front of Chubbuck on the first day of the course and was reduced to tears after five minutes of questions about her family relationships.

"It's OK, because that's who I am, I'm an actor, and I'm not afraid to actually talk about myself," she says. "It was probably cathartic."

Chubbuck's technique is detailed in her new book, The Power of the Actor, which has just been released in Australia. Subtitled "The 12-step acting technique that will take you from script to a living, breathing dynamic character", the book is full of easily assimilable dot-pointed guidelines.

In the book, Chubbuck describes her method as helping actors to "find a way to psychologically personalise and feel their character's drive as if to win their own".

Most acting techniques are derived from the method created by Russian acting master Constantin Stanislavski. He created the famous approach known as "the Method" at the turn of the 20th century, challenging traditional stage techniques and encouraging actors to take their own personality and experiences on to the stage during a internal process of character development.

The Stanislavski method inspired the methods of many other famous acting teachers, including Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler, Sanford Meisner, Uta Hagen and Michael Chekhov. In the 1950s, film actors such as Marlon Brando, James Dean and Paul Newman - who had all studied at Strasberg's Actors Studio - brought the approach to the moody Hollywood new wave. The lineage can be traced to many acting schools - including Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art - that now teach a mixture of these and other European approaches, encouraging students to try different techniques and settle on one, or a mixture, that suits them.

"We always take from the best of them and we go from there," she says. "It's like Jung was a student of Freud's, and he started off with a base of Freud and then created his own thing. There's always going to be a base of a previous master or masters that you use, and I think there's good stuff that comes from them, including Chekhov, Meisner and Uta Hagen. When I first came to LA, I was an actor so I was trying different classes and I was learning all sorts of different things."

Her students - including Australia's Anthony Wong, who was in The Matrix: Revolutions among other films and attended Chubbuck's workshops in LA and Sydney - say they prefer the Chubbuck technique because it's a much more rounded approach.

"What I like about Ivana's approach is it brings all the other techniques together in the one place," Wong says. "Some of the others are really strong about how to elicit emotions, or how to analyse script, but [this] works because it's drawing on our own life experience and your own emotions, and it's readily available."

Chubbuck says her background in psychology and behavioural science, which she studied at university, helps bring a more anthropological approach to her teaching.

"In order to recreate human behaviour, you have to go to the source of what makes a person behave," she says. "I use that as my background, to look at the psyche of the character and figure out how that person, and the script, negotiates life.

"It's a pragmatic approach; it's an absolute way of getting to the place that you want to get to ... instead of a cosmic approach, which I find doesn't work."

Chubbuck, who began teaching 25 years ago, lives in Los Angeles with her film director husband, Lyndon Chubbuck, and teenage daughter Claire. She won't reveal her age, but, according to an old report, she could be in her early 50s.

Her hair is neatly coiffed and she is usually immaculately dressed in typical actor's style - dark jeans, dark top, and a sweater tied loosely around her slim waist. She talks loudly and has a crude sense of humour; she was the singer and tambourine girl in a political rock band, White Trash, in Detroit in the 1970s.

Now she is motherly, nurturing her students, yet she doesn't hold back when, for example, she says someone is acting woodenly. She brings her own experience of life into her lessons, referring to her dysfunctional father and her physically and emotionally abusive mother, which immediately earns the students' trust. They, in turn, can reveal their own demons.

On stage and off, her conversation is littered with references to her famous students. There's the story about how she helped Elisabeth Shue find her connection with Val Kilmer in The Saint: "A terrible film but they had great chemistry." Or how her 30-hour intensive workshop with Halle Berry, in preparation for the 2001 drama Monster's Ball, helped her win an Oscar for her performance; the actor thanked Chubbuck in her acceptance speech after winning the best actress award for the role.

There are month-long waiting lists for Chubbuck's classes, which are attended by up to 400 students a week. In between classes she gives guest lectures; earlier this month, she spoke at the famous Juilliard School in New York. She is also producing her husband's next film, October Squall, which is to star Berry.

Chubbuck gives private lessons to her better-known students, often on set, which takes her all over the world, including Australia.[B] Earlier this year she coached Eva Mendes on the Melbourne set of Ghost Rider, then flew to Sydney to help Kate Bosworth become Lois Lane in Superman Returns. And while conducting her Sydney masterclasses earlier this month, she was also helping Australian Calvin Klein-model-turned-actor Travis Fimmel and his co-star, Stephen Moyer, on the set of Guests.

Now she is back in LA and has taken former Destiny's Child singer Beyonce Knowles under her wing, helping her prepare for her role as a Supremes-style singer in the upcoming musical feature Dreamgirls.

Asked if she finds it surprising that Oscar-winning actors such as Berry still call on her for help, Chubbuck shakes her head. "It was Jon Voight who told me, 'An actor never stops studying'," she says. "Pacino, De Niro ... all these people are constantly doing it. You never stop learning."

[Mr Nick]

Maybe I'll check that book out.
Ta.

:ghost:

[Uncanny Orb]

Ask Men, 2004: (excerpt from article)

What was your experience like while filming the movie Urban Legends: Final Cut? Did you actually get scared at any point?
No, I didn't get scared, but I got excited. I had my first "girl on girl" screen kiss. Now that was fun.

Do you have anything in common with your character Vanessa?
Yes, we both have attitude, distinct style and love women.

How do you feel about on-screen sex? Are you looking forward to doing a love scene in the future?
On-screen love scenes are nerve-wracking! I've had to do those kinds of scenes with guys before and, honestly, it's uncomfortable. But doing them with girls is totally different. It's fun! It goes back to the play yard mentality: guys can be yucky, and girls are sweet, soft and smell good.

http://www.clublez.com/movies/lesbian_celebrities/tidbits/eva_mendes.htm

http://cityrag.blogs.com/main/2005/11/eva_on_eva.html

I had no idea.

[Mr Nick]

Oh boy. I'm all hot now.

:eek:

[NDX]

I was expecting something else from that title, but I enjoyed this too.

[RedIsNotBlue]

Uhhh this has NOTHING to do with Ghost Rider...lol.

[FlameHead]

LOL. Nope, nothin' at all.

I'll probably get this one merged with Eva's thread in time.

[RedIsNotBlue]

Chubbuck gives private lessons to her better-known students, often on set, which takes her all over the world, including Australia. Earlier this year she coached Eva Mendes on the Melbourne set of Ghost Rider, then flew to Sydney to help Kate Bosworth become Lois Lane in Superman Returns. And while conducting her Sydney masterclasses earlier this month, she was also helping Australian Calvin Klein-model-turned-actor Travis Fimmel and his co-star, Stephen Moyer, on the set of Guests.

[FlameHead]

Yeah, I posted that in Eva's thread a while back. Way to be on the ball Red.

I kid, I kid.

[RedIsNotBlue]

Hey Flamehead you having problems clicking the HTML and Picture buttons when making a post? It won't let me so I couldn't post a source.

[FlameHead]

Hmm... I haven't tried it yet. One sec.

[FlameHead]

Nope. Seems to work fine for me.

[RedIsNotBlue]

For some reason I it won't let me click on them.

[FlameHead]

Hmmm... strange. Post the question in the new addition features thread to see if anyone else is havin' troubles.

http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showthread.php?t=208336

[RedIsNotBlue]

Thanks.

[FlameHead]

No problem. I hope you figure it out.

Hey, you know what's funny. You replied to my post in Eva's thread about this Ivanna chicky. hehe.

[RedIsNotBlue]

I did?? I can't even find an Eva Mendes thread...honestly. Jesus my whole system is screwed up.

[FlameHead]

What browser are you using?

This Eva thread...
http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showthread.php?t=159871

[FlameHead]

Nevermind, I see you in the features thead now. Do what Joseph tells ya.

[RedIsNotBlue]

Yeah everything is straightend out now. And how do you expect me to read something in that thread?? :o

[FlameHead]

Why, what's wrong with that thread?

[RedIsNotBlue]

Why, what's wrong with that thread?

Nothing. Just that my eyes are busy doing something else. :O

[FlameHead]

You're eyes... or your hands? Ha.

[Retroman]

Edit

[Retroman]

Thanks for the info.
She's got quite a resume this lady. I'm looking forward to Eva's performance even more now.:)

Where's your motivation?

Sophie Tedmanson
October 29, 2005

ON a stiflingly hot weekday, dozens of people are sitting in a small theatre in a converted heritage-listed church, writing the same sentences over and over on pieces of paper: "I need you to love me [blank], I need you to protect me [blank]." The blanks are to be filled in with whoever pops into mind: lovers, family members, friends, enemies. There is silence but for the scratching of pens and pencils on paper, and the concentration is as thick as the heat in the air.

The exercise, writing an "emotional diary", is part of the Chubbuck Technique, created by Hollywood acting coach Ivana Chubbuck.

Chubbuck, who cites Halle Berry, Charlize Theron, Jim Carrey, Brad Pitt, Radha Mitchell and Kate Bosworth among her present and former students, is in Australia to conduct a week-long masterclass for 32 actors and many more observers at the Sydney Actors Centre.

No Shakespeare or Arthur Miller works are recited. Instead, scenes from well-known movies - including Closer, Monster, American Beauty and Pulp Fiction - are read by pairs of students and analysed by Chubbuck, who deconstructs the emotional make-up of the students in confronting ways.

These acting classes defy the cliches: they are not about learning lines and saying them loudly enough for people to hear in the back row, or acting like a tree to conjure up a character.

At one point, Chubbuck makes the room blush in unison when she asks one student to imagine her scene partner - whom she has met less than an hour before - in her sexiest fantasy. Other times she urges the actors to reveal their innermost fears and emotions in order to pour their feelings into the character, to use their own pain "to win their character's goal".

It feels more like eavesdropping on a therapy session than watching a class in progress. One actor cries while talking about her bad relationship with her mother; another discusses his relationship with his abusive father; a third relates a frightening sexual encounter with some men in Japan. It's an uncomfortable yet fascinating experience. They must feel exposed.

"No, it's not confronting for me," says Jemma Wilks, a 20-something yoga and qigong instructor who has sung in musicals and played a martial arts-trained assistant in the 2003 Nick Giannopoulos comedy, The Wannabes. With her scene partner, Felicity Jurd, Wilks was the first to read in front of Chubbuck on the first day of the course and was reduced to tears after five minutes of questions about her family relationships.

"It's OK, because that's who I am, I'm an actor, and I'm not afraid to actually talk about myself," she says. "It was probably cathartic."

Chubbuck's technique is detailed in her new book, The Power of the Actor, which has just been released in Australia. Subtitled "The 12-step acting technique that will take you from script to a living, breathing dynamic character", the book is full of easily assimilable dot-pointed guidelines.

In the book, Chubbuck describes her method as helping actors to "find a way to psychologically personalise and feel their character's drive as if to win their own".

Most acting techniques are derived from the method created by Russian acting master Constantin Stanislavski. He created the famous approach known as "the Method" at the turn of the 20th century, challenging traditional stage techniques and encouraging actors to take their own personality and experiences on to the stage during a internal process of character development.

The Stanislavski method inspired the methods of many other famous acting teachers, including Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler, Sanford Meisner, Uta Hagen and Michael Chekhov. In the 1950s, film actors such as Marlon Brando, James Dean and Paul Newman - who had all studied at Strasberg's Actors Studio - brought the approach to the moody Hollywood new wave. The lineage can be traced to many acting schools - including Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art - that now teach a mixture of these and other European approaches, encouraging students to try different techniques and settle on one, or a mixture, that suits them.

"We always take from the best of them and we go from there," she says. "It's like Jung was a student of Freud's, and he started off with a base of Freud and then created his own thing. There's always going to be a base of a previous master or masters that you use, and I think there's good stuff that comes from them, including Chekhov, Meisner and Uta Hagen. When I first came to LA, I was an actor so I was trying different classes and I was learning all sorts of different things."

Her students - including Australia's Anthony Wong, who was in The Matrix: Revolutions among other films and attended Chubbuck's workshops in LA and Sydney - say they prefer the Chubbuck technique because it's a much more rounded approach.

"What I like about Ivana's approach is it brings all the other techniques together in the one place," Wong says. "Some of the others are really strong about how to elicit emotions, or how to analyse script, but [this] works because it's drawing on our own life experience and your own emotions, and it's readily available."

Chubbuck says her background in psychology and behavioural science, which she studied at university, helps bring a more anthropological approach to her teaching.

"In order to recreate human behaviour, you have to go to the source of what makes a person behave," she says. "I use that as my background, to look at the psyche of the character and figure out how that person, and the script, negotiates life.

"It's a pragmatic approach; it's an absolute way of getting to the place that you want to get to ... instead of a cosmic approach, which I find doesn't work."

Chubbuck, who began teaching 25 years ago, lives in Los Angeles with her film director husband, Lyndon Chubbuck, and teenage daughter Claire. She won't reveal her age, but, according to an old report, she could be in her early 50s.

Her hair is neatly coiffed and she is usually immaculately dressed in typical actor's style - dark jeans, dark top, and a sweater tied loosely around her slim waist. She talks loudly and has a crude sense of humour; she was the singer and tambourine girl in a political rock band, White Trash, in Detroit in the 1970s.

Now she is motherly, nurturing her students, yet she doesn't hold back when, for example, she says someone is acting woodenly. She brings her own experience of life into her lessons, referring to her dysfunctional father and her physically and emotionally abusive mother, which immediately earns the students' trust. They, in turn, can reveal their own demons.

On stage and off, her conversation is littered with references to her famous students. There's the story about how she helped Elisabeth Shue find her connection with Val Kilmer in The Saint: "A terrible film but they had great chemistry." Or how her 30-hour intensive workshop with Halle Berry, in preparation for the 2001 drama Monster's Ball, helped her win an Oscar for her performance; the actor thanked Chubbuck in her acceptance speech after winning the best actress award for the role.

There are month-long waiting lists for Chubbuck's classes, which are attended by up to 400 students a week. In between classes she gives guest lectures; earlier this month, she spoke at the famous Juilliard School in New York. She is also producing her husband's next film, October Squall, which is to star Berry.

Chubbuck gives private lessons to her better-known students, often on set, which takes her all over the world, including Australia. Earlier this year she coached Eva Mendes on the Melbourne set of Ghost Rider, then flew to Sydney to help Kate Bosworth become Lois Lane in Superman Returns. And while conducting her Sydney masterclasses earlier this month, she was also helping Australian Calvin Klein-model-turned-actor Travis Fimmel and his co-star, Stephen Moyer, on the set of Guests.

Now she is back in LA and has taken former Destiny's Child singer Beyonce Knowles under her wing, helping her prepare for her role as a Supremes-style singer in the upcoming musical feature Dreamgirls.

Asked if she finds it surprising that Oscar-winning actors such as Berry still call on her for help, Chubbuck shakes her head. "It was Jon Voight who told me, 'An actor never stops studying'," she says. "Pacino, De Niro ... all these people are constantly doing it. You never stop learning." Source: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17031432%255E16947,00.html

[Mr Nick]

Fellas, I think it's rather shabby we haven't discussed the lovely Ms. Mendes for ages. So, I'm dusting off this thread and bumping it to front and centre.

We love you, Eva!!


http://www.billig-housing.de/gallery/albums/psburo/eva_mendes_dot_com850.sized.jpg

So, anyone have anything Eva-related to say?

I just read she's writing a children's book and would have liked to have been an interior designer.

Did anyone actually pluck up the courage to try that phone number MSJ gave? Somehow I doubt it was hers, but I'd like to be sure (and don't forget to send me it as a private message if it was kosher).

Finally, I'd like to say she was born exactly 9 days after me which, according to ancient druidic forecasting, means she's destined to marry me.

Sorry, chaps.

:hyper:

[screenamesuck]

We tried the number lastnight, but it doesn't work. :(

[Mr Nick]

Disappointed!!

:mad:

[screenamesuck]

i'm sure we can find it on google lol

[Riding Ghost]

I called when it was posted, just for curiosity sake of course :)
MSJ has a great sense of humor

[Uncanny Orb]

I called when it was posted, just for curiosity sake of course :)
MSJ has a great sense of humor
And?

[Riding Ghost]

Hehheh, oh, sorry 'bout that

It was an official rejection line. It said (paraphrasing):

-The person you recieved this # from has officially rejected you.
Please press 1 to be connected with a phycologist to help you learn to deal with this.
Please press 2 to get info on group workshops in your area helping similarly rejected people
There were 3 or 4 other options that were very funny as well.

[Mr Nick]

Ha ha. Nice.

:D

[FlameHead]

LOL. That's hilarious!

[Mr Nick]

Here's some nice paper of Miss Mendes.

Stare at it. Lovingly.

Ahhhhhhhhh.

:) :) :)

http://www.desktopexchange.com/gallery/albums/Eva-Mendes-wallpaper/Eva_Mendes_14.jpg

[FlameHead]

Great pic Nick!

Man, wouldn't it be so intimidating to talk to her in person? She's one of those people that I would fear talking with because I'm afraid it be drooling the entire time or something.

Ya know what I mean? Not that I'd ever get the chance to meet her or anything...

[Mr Nick]

My suave turn of phrase would probably be something like this:

"Hi Miss...M-M. I mean...How..Ha..Er...Ha ha. CANIHAVEYOURAUTOGRAPHPLEASE???"

:supes:

[FlameHead]

LoL. That sounds about right yup.

[The Apatow Crew]

don't all guys turn into bumbling fools when talking to gorgeous girls thy like? i'd know i do the same thing if i ever meet JA. but i will say eva is quite the hottie. shes one of my top 5 hollywood latinas.

[FlameHead]

Yup, guys turn into bumbling fools around sexy ladies. It's a power that these ladies have... most ladies actually.

[Advanced Dark]

http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1534340/06142006/story.jhtml?rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler


Movie File: Eva Mendes, Winona Ryder, Meagan Good, Bryan Singer, 'Resident Evil' & More



Mendes still voluptuous in 'Ghost Rider'; Ryder reunites with 'Heathers' director; Good steps it up.

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http://www.mtv.com/sitewide/images/spacer.gifThe film stars Nicolas Cage as the undead biker and "Hitch" star Eva Mendes as the object of his affection. "She's different [than in the comic book] because she looks like me," a laughing Mendes said of her character, Roxanne Simpson. "In the comic book, Roxanne is very blond and voluptuous. I'm voluptuous but I'm not blond, and I'm a little more exotic. But she'll still kick ass and still be a really strong female." The actress added that while she teamed with Cage for numerous action scenes in the film, she was lucky to avoid an epic sequence that has the flame-headed hero doing battle underwater. "No, thank God. I remember it — that was a long shoot," she grinned. The film rides into theaters February 16. ...

[zer00]

yeah that must be the wallow fight

[Advanced Dark]

I heard about an underwater scene early on from Avi when he was trying to explain it but never realized it was one of the "Epic" scenes in the film. That should be visually stunning.

[webhead731]

Yep. It's Wallow.

Some of it was in the old trailer. Not much but some. I'm looking forward to it.

[Advanced Dark]

^ Oh yeah when the bike is coming out of the water. Forgot about that. :)

[webhead731]

Also when Ghost Rider was sitting on the bike and Wallow jumped out of the water and pushed him in with him.

[FlameHead]

We also seen some underwater Wallow action in the old comic con footage as well. Seen him swimming towards the camera in all his frightful glory. I'm really lookin' forward to this fight. Fire in Water should be awesome to see!

[webhead731]

There was Wallow footage? Can I find it on Youtube?

[FlameHead]

hmmm... I think the comic con footage is there yes. If not, it's on MM's IGR site for d/l.

[webhead731]

It was actually Wallow?

[FlameHead]

Yup.

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/7740/2374ur.jpg

[webhead731]

Yeah that was in the old trailer.

Nice shot.:D

[FlameHead]

That's what I was talkin' about, the old comic con footage.

[webhead731]

So all it is is the trailer? I was thinking it was a scene from the movie with Wallow.

I just saw the game footage on that site. Why haven't we gotten anything at IGN?! I want a Ghost Rider game.

[FlameHead]

Found an video interview with Eva from the Con and figured it was a good time to bump this thread:

http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=42

If you haven't look through this thread in a while, it's totally worth the time...

[BIGGUN]

thanks FH....but that f#$%ing fly ad is driving me nuts!!!
trying to find a way to shut that thing off....man whoever made that ad needs to be shot in the kneecaps :mad:

Edit:
alright...it didnt pop up this time...they must have heard me....lol

[FlameHead]

It's funny cuz I don't have a clue what you're talking about. I didn't see a fly ad...

[BIGGUN]

interesting...didnt know she was Cuban. my sister in law's family is from Cuba...pretty cool.

[BIGGUN]

It's funny cuz I don't have a clue what you're talking about. I didn't see a fly ad...


heh...its one of those interactive ads where you try and shoot this animated fly...while its buzzing around making this highly annoying buzzing sound.
....or maybe i just forgot to take my medication today..:p

[FlameHead]

I'd say the latter is more acurate. LoL.

That was a pretty good interview. Just watched it for the first time as I couldn't when I first posted it due to roommates already watching videos on their computers. Bastards! Then I forgot about it... till now.

She seems so awesome eh? Down to earth, fun, smart, gorgeous...

[FlameHead]

Here's a little piece w/ Eva talkin' about wantin' powers...

http://movienews.virgin.net/Virgin/Lifestyle/Movies/virginMoviesNewsDetail/0,15384,1370994_movies,00.html

Mendes seeks super powers

Actress Eva Mendes has revealed that her role in up and coming comic book adaptation 'Ghost Rider' has left her yearning for real super powers.

The gorgeous Latino actress stars as Roxanne Simpson in the up and coming Marvel Comics adaptation.

Simpson is the love interest of lead character Johnny Blaze, portrayed by Nicholas Cage.

And now Mendes has revealed that she would love extraordinary powers of her own, remarking: "I just need something, some kind of power. Give me some kind of cool visual power. I would love that."

[Mr Nick]

She already has the power to make guys bump into lampposts and fall down manholes whenever she goes out.

[Mr Nick]

Bumpin' our lovely Eva cos, well, she's lovely.

http://www.imagazine.net/pictures/eva-mendes/eva_mendes1.jpg


And here's a little snippet about her role as Roxanne.

Eva talked about her role in Ghost Rider saying, "I play Roxanne Simpson. We start the movie when she's sixteen years old with Johnny Blaze, and she's so in love with him. We think we're going to run away together, and then the day he's supposed to pick me up and take me away is, of course, the day after he sold his soul to the devil, and that kind of complicates things when you do that (laughs), so he never shows up and he leaves me just heartbroken forever. I try to go on with my life, try to put my energy into my career, but it's never the same. So when I have an opportunity to interview him 13 years later, of course I take it, and then we become more in each other's lives again and this time I want answers - like every good woman does, I wanna talk!"

Sure hope we see some of her performance in the next trailer.

:heart:

[FlameHead]

Nick. Thank you very much for the breath of fresh air man.

Mm, Mmm.

[FlameHead]

And to keep Eva's thread moving....

From the front page: http://www.superherohype.com/news/featuresnews.php?id=4964

SHH!: How much about Ghost Rider did you know about?
Eva Mendes: I didn't know a thing about it except Nicholas Cage was doing it and I've been dying to work with him and that Mark Steven Johnson, who I've also been a fan of, is writing it and directing it so I went ,ummm. Sony just happens to be my favorite studio so those three things combined I just figured.

SHH!: What a suck up.
Mendes: No, I promise you it's not. I'm not your suck up kind of girl. At first, I was a little worried that Roxanne in the script that she wasn't…I had a meeting with Mark and I was like "Mark, I love the idea. I love the comic book" because I obviously did my research and looked at the comic book. I love the idea of selling your soul to the devil because I kind of feel like I do it a little everyday in this business or every other day. I sat down with him. It was hysterical. We just had a really great time. I said, "ok now that all the laughs are over I know I love you as a person, but this character, I just don't want her to be the girl. I want her to be something and I want her to have a real struggle and stuff" and he's like "it's not there right now, but I promise you it's going to be there."

SHH!: How much input did you have into developing the character?
Mendes: None. Not much. But, I took his word for it. I totally trusted him which is something you shouldn't do too often with men in Hollywood. I trusted him and it turned out great. He created a really beautiful love story within this amazing visual comic book movie so it has heart.

SHH!: Were you a fan of comic books?
Mendes: Not so much of comic books, but I'm a fan of the idea of good verses evil. Like that simplicity. Just breaking it down and being like good verses evil and obviously always having good prevail.

SHH!: Have you had much interaction with the hardcore fans?
Mendes: I went to Comic Con. I've been there twice now actually. It's so cool. I love it. I love when people are passionate about something like that. I love people dressing up their little kids. It's so cute.

SHH!: How have they responded to you playing the character?
Mendes: So far so good because they really haven't seen the movie. So I hope after they see it, they're still good. I think it's a great time because in the comic book, Roxanne is a blond-hair, blue-eyed woman, which I'm obviously not. I was really worried that the hardcore fans don't think "who is this exotic little creature playing Roxanne Simpson? It doesn't make sense." So I realized that in the comic book, Roxanne is also very voluptuous and has massive boobs. I don't know if you can tell by those scenes, but I actually added a little weight and grew in the fun areas. I said I'm going to get to the hardcore fans one way or another. So I let myself go a little bit more voluptuous and it was very easy because I just skipped the gym and ate.

SHH!: Was it fun doing that?
Mendes: Yeah, I didn't let myself go, I just allowed myself to have more fun and not be like oh it's time for work I have to go to the gym or I can't have that pizza. I'd be like yeah I can have that pizza.

SHH!: Are you involved in any of the action sequences in the film?
Mendes: I am involved in the action sequences. I get tossed around once which was really fun. I was put up in this harness and I was scared at first and the like first 60 foot toss, I was like "can I do that again?" They're like "yep" so we kept doing that again. I did suffer from superhero envy because I don't have any superhero powers.

SHH!: What was it like getting to work with Cage after you've been wanting to for so long? What did you expect?
Mendes: I expected the unexpected and that's what I got. As an individual, he's so unique and it comes through in his work. You prepare for a scene and you getting ready for that next day and you obviously go and you have your line memorized. You have an idea of what you want to do, but obviously you stay open or I stay open and you see what happens. Every time he would get me because he does this great thing where he turns things upside down and he doesn't play it the obvious way. He doesn't play the line or the scene in the obvious way which really kept me on my toes and I was like "oh cool, what are we doing today?" He just kind of flips it. Then he can make the most mundane sentences sound really heavy. I was like how do I do that? I actually made heavy sentences sound mundane. I was like I need to reverse that.

SHH!: Can you talk about being reactive to something that isn't really there? Do you have a creative imagination?
Mendes: I do have a really really massive major imagination. I relied on that for this. Towards the end of filming, things got crazy. It got really bad. As far as my imagination, I would just take stuff home with me. You can see the film is pretty dark. It's very entertaining. I think one of the great things is it has not only great visuals, but it's got a darkness to it that you can really get caught up in. It's intense. The last three weeks were night shoots and you're working at night, you in a cemetery kind of like this and it's 4AM, 5AM and you're going home alone after work. It got a little creepy. But, that's good because I allowed that in.

SHH!: Mark spent the night in a cemetery. You didn't do that?
Mendes: No. Hell no. Absolutely not. I don't see the point. It think it's great, but no.

SHH!: Can you elaborate on your character's struggles and what Mark added that sparked your interest more?
Mendes: Basically, I wanted every woman to be able to kind of relate to her. I think we did that because not too many people sell their soul to the devil like that and have their head on fire, but there are problems in relationships and I think people can, women can a lot of times feel, well men as well, there's just so many obstacles that can complicate a relationship and when people aren't honest or too honest in how we deal with that, I just wanted to bring that human nature into it and represent women and what we go through sometimes. The way we did that was just to be as realistic as possible. I play a reporter and I play a career, but I play such a girl. I love that in a sense. I say she's still like that 15-year-old girl [who] is still inside of her waiting for him in the rain. It's a heart breaking scene in the beginning. It's that girl who believes in such true love and that girl who just went on and did her thing as a career woman and still wants to believe in love.

SHH!: Is that kind of like you?
Mendes: Yeah I think so. Yeah I do. I know I can be a cynic and can act like a smart ass at times, but I'm actually really super overly sensitive and I'm very much a bit of a romantic.

SHH!: How much of the film have you seen before tonight?
Mendes: I've seen a lot of it. Have probably seen about 70% of it and I love it, but I've seen it chopped up because for different reasons whether we were at Comic Con. So I've seen it not in its sequence.

SHH!: What was it like seeing it at the cemetery?
Mendes: It was rad. It was really cool.

SHH!: What else are you up to in your busy professional life?
Mendes: I've had a really great year you guys. I think I've kind of stepped it up creatively. I finished a film a few months ago with Joaquin Phoenix and Robert Duvall and Mark Wahlberg called "We Own the Night," which is my first real dramatic role. I've played dramatic roles before, but not in lead situations.

SHH!: Who do you play in that?
Mendes: I play Joaquin Phoenix's love interest. A girl named Amanda. It's a really really heavy film which I'm really excited to see actually. That should be coming out next year and then I produced my first independent and I starred in it. Fingers crossed. It's really interesting. It's called "Live". It's a commentary on where we are going with reality television. I play this executive hired at a network to bring the network back up and kind of compete with those other networks that are kicking our butt because of the trash they have on TV. I come up with a way to put Russian roulette on television. I find this loop hole like legally. It's actually really well written and really cool. It makes a major statement which I'm really excited about. Hopefully we'll be doing the whole film festival circuit next year. It's a really interesting topic to me because I feel pretty passionately that we're dumbing down of America. We're deep into that.

SHH!: Have you done a lot of green screen work before?
Mendes: Never.

SHH!: So what was that like for you?
Mendes: It was so weird. It was so weird you guys. You're not looking at anything. It literally is a green screen. I didn't know. I thought that was just something they called it. I got there and was like oh you are green and it's bright. You have just a frame of reference like you know "there he is behind you" and "there he is coming up." It's kind of cool because I got caught up kind of like old school. I kind of thought this was like what they had to do back then, just pretend. I kind of got into that whole thing, really in my mind. But, it's interesting.

SHH!: What is a tennis ball on a stick type thing?
Mendes: Yes, there were some tennis balls on sticks. Then there was some tape as well.

SHH!: Were your nightmares worse than the ones you saw on screen?
Mendes: Yeah they were. Well because they felt more real and Mark wasn't in my dreams saying "cut." They were in my dreams doing weird stuff.

SHH!: Do you believe in something like the devil?
Mendes: I think it more exists in…No, I don't. I was trying to be like creative right now and be philosophically. No, I don't believe in that. I believe people can be evil.

SHH!: Are you religious?
Mendes: What are you talking about? I don't talk religion or politics because I'm not the brightest girl around. I tend to get myself into trouble so I make a choice, no politics or religion.

SHH!: You seem to have a cynical view of Hollywood.
Mendes: I think it's realistic. I think I just watch out for the wolves. There's a lot of them, but there's a lot of great ones as well. I've actually never had a bad experience, but I've heard about them and I've seen them with other people so I steer clear away from them. Sometimes you can't help it, but you put out there what you attract. You attract what you put out there.

SHH!: Have you turned down a project based on that?
Mendes: That's a really good question. Yes, I did. It hasn't come out yet. It's been in the can for two years. It's like cool. Not cool for them, but cool for me that my decision was based on something.

SHH!: Where did that instinct come from?
Mendes: I don't know. I think we know. We can see smoke signals. I think we choose to ignore them sometimes. I think we know and I have a really great team that is very protective over me as well. I've been fortunate to have that.

SHH!: Is it frustrating waiting for this movie to come out? You finished shooting awhile ago.
Mendes: A little bit, yeah. I was so excited about it coming out earlier because I do love this movie. It means so much to me. The whole experience shooting it meant so much and the actual story. I just became so involved emotionally with this movie it's kind of like come on already. Come on. I want people to see it. I want to take my nephews to see it. I want my family to see it.

SHH!: How would you classify this film? Part horror? Part action? Obviously there's some romance in it.
Mendes: Yeah I think for me it's a little bit of everything because it's funny at times too. I love that it doesn't take itself too seriously. Nic is so great at making fun of himself. I think it's such a visual treat with emotional connection. I don't even know how I would go about labeling it. It would be unfair to the movie.

SHH!: Would you do another film like this?
Mendes: Yes, but I would have to have some kind of superhero power.

SHH!: What kind of power?
Mendes: Oh I don't know. Anything. Maybe they would let me fly. I could be anything, but with some kind of power.

SHH!: Have you signed on to do a sequel yet?
Mendes: I don't know. Did I?

SHH!: You don't know if you've signed a contract?
Mendes: No, good question. I should find out.

SHH!: So there's been no mention of a sequel yet?
Mendes: No, I don't think so. I'm not sure. Maybe they've got someone else. Yeah I'm going to look into that. You guys are making me paranoid. Did they shoot the sequel already? What, what?

SHH!: Since you play a reporter, did you do any research?
Mendes: I did some research, but one of the things that really got to me was when I am reporting I have to get that reporter voice on.

SHH!: What voice?
Mendes: You know, oh gosh it's been like a year and a half. I'm so up and down. I can get a little whiny. I don't like my voice at all. I can get a little whiny especially when I get excited. I'm like, "come you guys let's just." You're like, "oh shut up." So I have to be really careful about my voice and my cadence once I was reporting. So that was my big thing.

SHH!: Do you remember any specific moments that were funny or off the cuff with Nic?
Mendes: This is the first time we've done these interviews so I'm like wait. There were many fun moments. Where did they go? Where did they fly off to?

SHH!: What about when he's on the ground screaming when he's transforming? It must be hard to take that seriously when there's nothing happening?
Mendes: That's funny.

SHH!: Did Nic have a humor about that too?
Mendes: I think he's so into what he's doing. He's such a professional. That was kind of funny to me because I'm like I know this is going to look amazing, but there's no bike. This is weird, but I just had to grow up and that's where I just become really silly. The thing that I would do is I would start laughing and me and Nicolas called it "giggleromma." We would go into giggleromma mode and I just couldn't stop. You remember that moment when you're in church or something. Any moment where you have to be serious and quiet. He's talking to me as Ghost Rider and it would be funny sometimes. I would let it go and he would start laughing.

SHH!: Did he wear anything different when he was Ghost Rider?
Mendes: yes, he wore a bra and panties. They were white lace. He went opposite.

SHH!: Not black?
Mendes: Yeah not black, he went white lace. Totally kidding.

SHH!: His flame turns blue when he sees you so is there a moment where you have to kiss a skull?
Mendes: There is a moment. There is a really cool scene where I do smooch the skull.

SHH!: Isn't that against fire safety rules?
Mendes: Yes, but its fun to break the fire safety rules. Just kidding. There's going to be a little kid setting something on fire, "Eva Mendes said I could do this." So yeah it was a really beautiful actually.

SHH!: Were you kissing a tennis ball then?
Mendes: Yeah, what is that weird? I was actually kissing Nicolas. He wasn't on fire, but you had to kind of pretend you were going through flames which is fun. I'm not going to complain about kissing Nicolas.

SHH!: Was there a hoodie or something over his head?
Mendes: He did, but not when I was kissing him. He did have a hood, but when I was kissing him that one time through the flame thing, which I hope Mark doesn't get mad at me for telling you that because it was kind of a special moment, he would but at that point he didn't have it. When he would be the Ghost Rider, he actually had this mask over his head.

SHH!: So how surprised are you when you see everything come together in the film?
Mendes: Yeah, it's really cool. You're really happy that you have faith and that's where actually going to class, I study religiously with my acting coach of years and that's where all of our inner work really pays off. You're acting opposite some stunt guy and a green screen and with a tennis ball and that's where it's like thank God I studied so much and I do this work I just don't show up and go "where's my cute little outfit to wear?" I actually prepare for my characters. That's where I'm really thankful so when I see it, I'm like oh gosh and I remember what I'm really thinking in that scene because there was nothing else.

SHH!: And what about the screaming?
Mendes: I can scream. I'm great. I'm Cuban you guys so I get obnoxiously loud.

SHH!: How did you like shooting in Australia?
Mendes: I loved it. Amazing restaurants. Amazing people. I love Australians and I'm not just saying that because you're here. You guys are really just the best kind of people. My kind of people. They have this whole thing that they say all the time. "No worries." I love that. It's so like alright, cool. We're all cool. We're all ok. We just need to have a beer and just sit back.

SHH!: Do you mind not being at home?
Mendes: No, I love being away. I love it because you get more caught up in it. You don't go home and talk to mom and pick up your nephew and be like you know.

SHH!: How was the Australian crew?
Mendes: Amazing. Russell Boyd was the DP. I think that was his last movie you guys. I think he actually retired, but he did "Master and Commander." You know Russell Boyd. He's like a genius.

SHH!: Did you force him into retirement?
Mendes: Yeah, that's how bad it got some mornings.

SHH!: There's a lot of the biker culture in the movie. Did you get into that?
Mendes: No, no.

SHH!: Well because you've got Peter Fonda in the film.
Mendes: Oh, I have a really cool Peter Fonda story. I never got into motorcycles, but I like guys that dabble. I don't like guys that totally go out because I would be a freak of a girlfriend. But, I like a little edge. Oh, here's the great Peter Fonda story. So we're all hanging out. I didn't have many scenes with Peter so I didn't get to really know him that well at the beginning. He was talking about "Easy Rider." The three of us were hanging out on set. He said something and I stayed quiet. He referenced the movie and I stayed quiet because I was so embarrassed I'd never seen the movie, but I knew it was a huge part of American culture. So I was like, "oh my God, please don't ask me anything. I'm so embarrassed." Somehow it came around and a question came up and I said "you know what, I'm so embarrassed to admit this, but I've never seen 'Easy Rider.'" He looked at me said, "well we're going to have to change that." So he planned a very intimate private viewing at Mark's apartment in Melbourne. There were about eight people there and the movie and Peter himself was sitting there next to me narrating "Easy Rider." That's one of those moments in life where your like holy s**t, it's cool to be an actress right now. Oh my God this is amazing. It was such a moment. We'd look at each other and it was just really cool.

SHH!: Did you like the movie?
Mendes: I love the movie. He'd literally be pressing day and be like that day, that's what we were on on that day and wait until you see this next. It was a piece of American movie history.

SHH!: Are you signed up for anything else besides what you told us about earlier?
Mendes: Yeah I've got a couple things going, but I'm so superstitious. I don't talk about it until I'm on set. Literally like with my own family I'll be like, "oh mom I'm going to New York tomorrow to start a movie." She's like, "what?" "So yeah if you want to come by and say goodbye, come over I'll be here packing." For instance, the trades have reported things out before their time. Things fall apart so much, it just hurts too much to deal with disappointment and I'm just so superstitious.

[FlameHead]

Hey SHH mods, if you're around. Any chance of getting this thread title changed to something like "Official Eva Mendez Thread" or something?

[WiscoD]

Bumpin' our lovely Eva cos, well, she's lovely.

http://www.imagazine.net/pictures/eva-mendes/eva_mendes1.jpg


And here's a little snippet about her role as Roxanne.

Eva talked about her role in Ghost Rider saying, "I play Roxanne Simpson. We start the movie when she's sixteen years old with Johnny Blaze, and she's so in love with him. We think we're going to run away together, and then the day he's supposed to pick me up and take me away is, of course, the day after he sold his soul to the devil, and that kind of complicates things when you do that (laughs), so he never shows up and he leaves me just heartbroken forever. I try to go on with my life, try to put my energy into my career, but it's never the same. So when I have an opportunity to interview him 13 years later, of course I take it, and then we become more in each other's lives again and this time I want answers - like every good woman does, I wanna talk!"

Sure hope we see some of her performance in the next trailer.

:heart: How did i ever miss seeing this pic!!!!

[Canadian Rider]

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/BigDog5652004/movieimage8693ws9-1.jpg

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http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/BigDog5652004/ghostrider090105.jpg Eva is funny, beautiful, vivacious and is dedicated to her man in real life. How lucky we are that she is Roxanne. Thanks MSJ! :ghost: 70 to go ... Whoo hoo!

[Neto Magnus]

Ghost Rider Gave Eva Nightmares

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/3648/evamendes001ps7.jpg

"Sexy Latina EVA MENDES endured countless sleepless nights while making new comic book movie GHOST RIDER, because the creepy film kept giving her nightmares. The actress became so tired she called in a doctor to help her make it through the night. She says, "I was having nightmares at the end of this. I was in bad shape. I was immersed in this role. "We were shooting nights, which is the entire night - until six in the morning when the sun comes up. I was in a bad space and it got a little creepy for me and I was having these awful nightmares. "I remember seeing a doctor who told me I was freaking myself out."

SOURCE (http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/evas%20ghost%20rider%20nightmares%20keep%20her%20f rom%20sleeping_1016862)

[Mr Nick]

Awww. She should've called me! I'm sure a jolly good hug was all she needed.

:woot:

[FlameHead]

Seems kinda weird to me that we're only hearing about these nightmares things now. I mean, I don't not believe it or anything but... it's good marketing too...

[Advanced Dark]

Eva Sexes up Ghost Rider

http://celeb-update.com/celebrity/2007/01/13/eva-sexes-up-ghost-rider/


(http://tinypic.com/)http://i14.tinypic.com/2q0m7v8.jpg (http://tinypic.com/)
Eva Mendes gets sexy on the cover of the February issue of
(http://tinypic.com/)Maxim wearing nothing but boots and a smirk? Eva will be out soon to promote her new film Ghost Rider. In the article she talks about her new movie, her sexy co-stars and her friend Cameron. Here’s highlights:
On her Ghost Rider character Roxanne:
“I wanted to make comic book fans happy. The original Roxanne was blonde and blue-eyed, but she also had huge bajoongas. If I gain weight it goes to my boobs and my butt. I figured since I can’t be blonde and blue-eyed, I’ll at least have her bra size. So the bajoongas got big. They were out of control.”
On the tough characters she often plays:
“In real life I’m not tough. I’m more of a cuddle bug than a tough sex goddess. I may look like a bad girl, but I’m just built that way. I’m actually a good girl.”
On her leading men:
“I’ve been lucky. All the guys I’ve worked opposite are amazing.

I’d be blind as a bat not to have chemistry with Johnny Depp, Will Smith and Denzel Washington.”
On working in Hollywood:
“I feel like I sell my soul a little bit every day in the business. It’s a barter system. You take certain role you don’t want on the assumption that it will pay off somewhere down the line.”
On friend Cameron Diaz:
“I love Cameron. If I were a guy I’d ask Cameron to marry me. She’s got the greatest spirit, and she has the cutest, tightest butt. Her butt is so cute I can’t take it.”
Wonder what those bad roles were she’s talking about. Could she be referring to Urban Legend II?

[Vartha]

oooooowow might pick that up! :D

[xwolverine2]

cameron has no butt...

[WiscoD]

Eva Sexes up Ghost Rider

http://celeb-update.com/celebrity/2007/01/13/eva-sexes-up-ghost-rider/


(http://tinypic.com/)http://i14.tinypic.com/2q0m7v8.jpg (http://tinypic.com/)
Eva Mendes gets sexy on the cover of the February issue of
(http://tinypic.com/)Maxim wearing nothing but boots and a smirk? Eva will be out soon to promote her new film Ghost Rider. In the article she talks about her new movie, her sexy co-stars and her friend Cameron. Here’s highlights:
On her Ghost Rider character Roxanne:
“I wanted to make comic book fans happy. The original Roxanne was blonde and blue-eyed, but she also had huge bajoongas. If I gain weight it goes to my boobs and my butt. I figured since I can’t be blonde and blue-eyed, I’ll at least have her bra size. So the bajoongas got big. They were out of control.”
On the tough characters she often plays:
“In real life I’m not tough. I’m more of a cuddle bug than a tough sex goddess. I may look like a bad girl, but I’m just built that way. I’m actually a good girl.”
On her leading men:
“I’ve been lucky. All the guys I’ve worked opposite are amazing.

I’d be blind as a bat not to have chemistry with Johnny Depp, Will Smith and Denzel Washington.”
On working in Hollywood:
“I feel like I sell my soul a little bit every day in the business. It’s a barter system. You take certain role you don’t want on the assumption that it will pay off somewhere down the line.”
On friend Cameron Diaz:
“I love Cameron. If I were a guy I’d ask Cameron to marry me. She’s got the greatest spirit, and she has the cutest, tightest butt. Her butt is so cute I can’t take it.”
Wonder what those bad roles were she’s talking about. Could she be referring to Urban Legend II? :wow: Why wont my eyes blink???:wow:

[FlameHead]

LoL. Too funny!

Thanks for postin' AD. I may have to pick up that issue as well. I was a MAXIM fan once apon a time (subscriber and all) but haven't read an issue in years...

[ultimatefan]

You have to love a woman who refers to her boobs as "bajoongas"

[Canadian Rider]

running out to store to buy a copy of Maxim for the first time ever ... love the bajoongas quote too!

[MaskedManJRK]

Eva Sexes up Ghost Rider

http://celeb-update.com/celebrity/2007/01/13/eva-sexes-up-ghost-rider/


(http://tinypic.com/)http://i14.tinypic.com/2q0m7v8.jpg (http://tinypic.com/)
Eva Mendes gets sexy on the cover of the February issue of
(http://tinypic.com/)Maxim wearing nothing but boots and a smirk? Eva will be out soon to promote her new film Ghost Rider. In the article she talks about her new movie, her sexy co-stars and her friend Cameron. Here’s highlights:
On her Ghost Rider character Roxanne:
“I wanted to make comic book fans happy. The original Roxanne was blonde and blue-eyed, but she also had huge bajoongas. If I gain weight it goes to my boobs and my butt. I figured since I can’t be blonde and blue-eyed, I’ll at least have her bra size. So the bajoongas got big. They were out of control.”
On the tough characters she often plays:
“In real life I’m not tough. I’m more of a cuddle bug than a tough sex goddess. I may look like a bad girl, but I’m just built that way. I’m actually a good girl.”
On her leading men:
“I’ve been lucky. All the guys I’ve worked opposite are amazing.

I’d be blind as a bat not to have chemistry with Johnny Depp, Will Smith and Denzel Washington.”
On working in Hollywood:
“I feel like I sell my soul a little bit every day in the business. It’s a barter system. You take certain role you don’t want on the assumption that it will pay off somewhere down the line.”
On friend Cameron Diaz:
“I love Cameron. If I were a guy I’d ask Cameron to marry me. She’s got the greatest spirit, and she has the cutest, tightest butt. Her butt is so cute I can’t take it.”
Wonder what those bad roles were she’s talking about. Could she be referring to Urban Legend II?

I want...I WANT...:wow:

[MaskedManJRK]

Eva Sexes up Ghost Rider

http://celeb-update.com/celebrity/2007/01/13/eva-sexes-up-ghost-rider/


(http://tinypic.com/)http://i14.tinypic.com/2q0m7v8.jpg (http://tinypic.com/)
Eva Mendes gets sexy on the cover of the February issue of
(http://tinypic.com/)Maxim wearing nothing but boots and a smirk? Eva will be out soon to promote her new film Ghost Rider. In the article she talks about her new movie, her sexy co-stars and her friend Cameron. Here’s highlights:
On her Ghost Rider character Roxanne:
“I wanted to make comic book fans happy. The original Roxanne was blonde and blue-eyed, but she also had huge bajoongas. If I gain weight it goes to my boobs and my butt. I figured since I can’t be blonde and blue-eyed, I’ll at least have her bra size. So the bajoongas got big. They were out of control.”
On the tough characters she often plays:
“In real life I’m not tough. I’m more of a cuddle bug than a tough sex goddess. I may look like a bad girl, but I’m just built that way. I’m actually a good girl.”
On her leading men:
“I’ve been lucky. All the guys I’ve worked opposite are amazing.

I’d be blind as a bat not to have chemistry with Johnny Depp, Will Smith and Denzel Washington.”
On working in Hollywood:
“I feel like I sell my soul a little bit every day in the business. It’s a barter system. You take certain role you don’t want on the assumption that it will pay off somewhere down the line.”
On friend Cameron Diaz:
“I love Cameron. If I were a guy I’d ask Cameron to marry me. She’s got the greatest spirit, and she has the cutest, tightest butt. Her butt is so cute I can’t take it.”
Wonder what those bad roles were she’s talking about. Could she be referring to Urban Legend II?

I want...I WANT...:wow:

[Canadian Rider]

With Thanks to JAL ...

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:woot:

[Canadian Rider]

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/BigDog5652004/ghostrider_l2.jpg

Just Cause she is in it!

:woot:

[halfapple]

With Thanks to JAL ...

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/BigDog5652004/4hb7imv.jpg

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:woot:

Shes so dam fine!

I just hope this film is good and not a let down.

Eva is definately one Hot & Sexy woman!

[The Apatow Crew]

Here's the over in a bigger size. All i gotta say is DAMN!!!!!!!!!!:wow: :woot:
http://i14.tinypic.com/2nbwrcj.jpg

[Vartha]

lol Watch JAL's screen name change to EML lol

[Canadian Rider]

or mine ...


:ghost:

[Vartha]

YOU'd get in trouble lol he wouldn't

[Canadian Rider]

true enough ... true enough ...





still searching for audio ...



:ghost:

[The Apatow Crew]

lol Watch JAL's screen name change to EML lolNo i like it how it is. But she is smoking hot though.

[MaskedManJRK]

With Thanks to JAL ...

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/BigDog5652004/4hb7imv.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/BigDog5652004/2di3iqa.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/BigDog5652004/2mdm3yp.jpg

:woot:

Flippin' gorgeous, mate! :wow: :woot:

[Canadian Rider]

Oy ... bump for Eva ... :ghost:

[Neto Magnus]

If only she appeared in the movie in this costume...

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3199/maximmagazine01122489loik4.jpg

[The Apatow Crew]

If only she appeared in the movie in this costume...

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3199/maximmagazine01122489loik4.jpgWell if you wanna see her in this suit. there's always training day.

[Uncanny Orb]

I'd love to see her pose in Blaze's original leather biker suit. MMMMM leather.

[roony]

With Thanks to JAL ...

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/BigDog5652004/4hb7imv.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/BigDog5652004/2di3iqa.jpg

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:woot:

I think I just wanna go to my room and orgasm about 100x a second for several hours at a time after viewing these. Also, I went to Barnes & Noble today, saw this magazine, hid it inside of a PS3/PSP magazine that had an article for GR, and read it like a dirty old man. That was nice. Very nice.

[FlameHead]

Here's a little article about Eva...

http://www.cinematical.com/2007/01/22/eva-mendes-gives-us-sneak-peek-at-ghost-riders-quality/

Eva Mendes Gives Us Sneak Peek At Ghost Rider's Quality

Posted Jan 22nd 2007 12:02PM by Chris Ullrich
Filed under: Action & Adventure, Drama, Newsstand, Comic/Superhero/Geek

In a new article over at Sci-Fi Wire, super-hot Eva Mendes describes her experiences working with co-star Nicholas Cage on the upcoming Ghost Rider film based, of course, on the Marvel comic of the same name. Some of you may have read a previous post or two by me wherein I express my skepticism that the movie version of Ghost Rider will be much more than a steaming pile of art. To help you see things my way, let me give you a little taste of how Eve Mendes describes working with Nic Cage on the film. "He would have the script, and he would come to the set and do the opposite of what was on the page," said Mendes in the article. That sounds like a positive working environment, no?

But wait, it gets better. Mendes also added this tidbit: "He just kind of flips it. Then he can make the most mundane sentences sound really heavy. I think he's so into what he's doing. He's such a professional." Hmm, that's a pretty good way to describe the script your working with, Eva: mundane. Sounds promising. And I just have to wonder about calling Cage's behavior "professional." I tend to think actually working with the script and following it while shooting would be the professional way of doing it. Discarding the script completely and doing whatever the heck you want? Man, is this movie gonna be great!

[InVictus]

A really smoking hot babe!
(sorry for the pun:D)

[batboy99]

eva is soo damn hot!anyone think she would make a good catwoman?mmm eva in tight leather*drools*

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http://www.hotcelebshome.com/eva-mendes-ghost-rider-photocall-in-madrid/

http://img45.imagevenue.com/loc216/th_72724_MaD_HQCB.net_Eva_Mendes_01_122_216lo.jpg (http://img45.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=72724_MaD_HQCB.net_Eva_Mendes_01_122 _216lo.jpg)http://img174.imagevenue.com/loc77/th_72698_MaD_HQCB.net_Eva_Mendes_02_122_77lo.jpg (http://img174.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=72698_MaD_HQCB.net_Eva_Mendes_02_122 _77lo.jpg)http://img156.imagevenue.com/loc145/th_72857_MaD_HQCB.net_Eva_Mendes_03_122_145lo.jpg (http://img156.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=72857_MaD_HQCB.net_Eva_Mendes_03_122 _145lo.jpg)

http://img43.imagevenue.com/loc213/th_72809_MaD_HQCB.net_Eva_Mendes_04_122_213lo.jpg (http://img43.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=72809_MaD_HQCB.net_Eva_Mendes_04_122 _213lo.jpg)http://img7.imagevenue.com/loc190/th_72961_MaD_HQCB.net_Eva_Mendes_05_122_190lo.jpg (http://img7.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=72961_MaD_HQCB.net_Eva_Mendes_05_122 _190lo.jpg)http://img18.imagevenue.com/loc187/th_72993_MaD_HQCB.net_Eva_Mendes_06_122_187lo.jpg (http://img18.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=72993_MaD_HQCB.net_Eva_Mendes_06_122 _187lo.jpg)

ALL PICS ARE CLICKABLE THUMBNAILS. :)

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http://img18.imagevenue.com/loc46/th_72911_MaD_HQCB.net_Eva_Mendes_07_122_46lo.jpg (http://img18.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=72911_MaD_HQCB.net_Eva_Mendes_07_122 _46lo.jpg)http://img146.imagevenue.com/loc159/th_73077_MaD_HQCB.net_Eva_Mendes_08_122_159lo.jpg (http://img146.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=73077_MaD_HQCB.net_Eva_Mendes_08_122 _159lo.jpg)http://img16.imagevenue.com/loc227/th_72951_MaD_HQCB.net_Eva_Mendes_09_122_227lo.jpg (http://img16.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=72951_MaD_HQCB.net_Eva_Mendes_09_122 _227lo.jpg)http://img175.imagevenue.com/loc117/th_74615_evamHQCB3_122_117lo.jpg (http://img175.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=74615_evamHQCB3_122_117lo.jpg)http://img150.imagevenue.com/loc173/th_74761_evamHQCB2_122_173lo.jpg (http://img150.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=74761_evamHQCB2_122_173lo.jpg)http://img16.imagevenue.com/loc138/th_74674_evamHQCB1_122_138lo.jpg (http://img16.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=74674_evamHQCB1_122_138lo.jpg)

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http://img172.imagevenue.com/loc205/th_74748_evamHQCB4_122_205lo.jpg (http://img172.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=74748_evamHQCB4_122_205lo.jpg)http://img138.imagevenue.com/loc11/th_74687_evamHQCB5_122_11lo.jpg (http://img138.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=74687_evamHQCB5_122_11lo.jpg)

If these turn into all red x's then see link 2 posts above. Or right click on the red x to get the indi link.

[FlameHead]

I seen those today as well. Just posted a link in the pics thread. You beat me to postin' a few here. LoL.

[Advanced Dark]

He he he. No worries here. If things overlap it's cool cause it's better than not having it at all. These pics should be in both threads anyways right?