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PLAYTHINGS Magazine

Reading yourself to sleep takes on new meaning thanks to Senario, Woodstock, Ill., which is expanding its Storybook Pillow line after positive reaction from the line's first designs. The assortment will include children’s favorites like Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer and comic book pillows under license from Marvel. Other highlights of pending products include a Fantastic Four blow-up ride-on that’s actually a plug ‘n’ play video game, and a board game where people search their iPods in order to answer questions.
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Source: http://www.playthings.com/article/CA6384224.html
 
COMICS INTERNATIONAL Magazine - Issue 200

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FRAME TO FRAME: Mike Conroy talks with Bryan Talbot about Luther Arkwright, considers Rex Mundi and looks at the latest on Fantastic Four 2.
PLUS... regular features Networks, Talking Shop, Comics Economics, Biff's Illuminations, Reviews, Comment, Q&A, Directory, etc...


Source: http://www.qualitycommunications.co.uk/ci/latest.htm
 
Retroman said:
EMPIRE MAGAZINE (UK) - Issue 212 February, 2007 (On sale Jan 2nd)

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Preview of the 2007 blockbusters


Source: http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=20170
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Official details on this new issue which just went on sale yesterday.

And, when it comes to blockbusting exclusives, he’s in good company. Not only do we have the world’s first report from the Transformers set, we also have Empire exclusives on Spider-Man 3, The Bourne Ultimatum, Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End, Grind House, Fantastic Four 2, Ocean’s 13, Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix, The Simpsons Movie and many, many more. Believe us, this year’s gonna be HUGE.
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Source:http://www.empireonline.com/magazine/

Anyone bought it yet? If so please post a scan here please.:yay:
 
New York Magazine - January 8, 2007 issue

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Trailer Mix: Summer ’07
Our reviews of this week’s previews.

By Logan Hill

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(Photo: Melinda Sue Gordon/Courtesy of Warner Bros.)

Ocean’s Thirteen
Tagline: “What are the odds of getting even?”
Translation: We’re going out with a smirk.
The Gist: This kicks off with Al Pacino threatening an offscreen actor with “people who really know how to hurt in ways you can’t even imagine”—and it hits its stride when George Clooney nyah-nyahs, “I know all the guys you hired to come after me; they like me better than you.” The rest is a cavalcade of celebrities in ludicrous getups (like Don Cheadle in a star-spangled outfit) capped by another inimitable Clooney eye roll. A near-perfect use of star power.


Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Tagline: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Translation: Since the four main characters were kind of blah, we brought in a ringer.
The Gist: This dull trailer sets up one action shot—the Torch chasing the mysterious Silver Surfer—and rides it until the end. But since we’ve seen better chases (and effects) before, there’s no payoff—especially since the Surfer looks so generic.


Spider-Man 3
Tagline: “Revenge is like a poison.”
Translation: Spidey goes dark.
The Gist: Sony nails three money shots that exemplify the franchise’s universal appeal: a romantic spiderweb, some horrific black goo, and web-slinging action. The only downside? The new baddie looks like the Mummy.


Transformers
Tagline: “Our world will be transformed.”
Translation: Hey, Toy Story, wanna fight?
The Gist: For a film based on the evergreen Hasbro toys, Michael Bay’s sci-fi pitch flaunts the graphics. Yes, they’re unreal. And they’re stunning. Without revealing too much (just glimpses of robots), the techno action summons the apocalyptic cool of the Terminator movies—especially Shia LaBeouf, who faces the end days in a Strokes tee.


Ratatouille
Tagline: Pixar
Translation: No, not just mice—Pixar mice.
The Gist: This trailer sells yet another toon about rodents—but this trailer does nothing to distinguish itself from the pack. Sure, the graphics are slick, but Pixar can’t trade on its name alone anymore.


The Simpsons Movie
Tagline: “In 2-D.”
Translation: Dumb as ever. Funny as ever.
The Gist: Mocking Pixar-style graphics, this trailer smartly avoids 3-D and the social satire you might expect. Instead, it distills the appeal of The Simpsons into one slapstick joke: Homer carefully aims for a nail, and just when you think he’s going to hammer his finger, he gouges his eye out instead. It hardly matters that you—“D’oh!”—know the punch line already.
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Source: http://nymag.com/movies/features/26029/
http://nymag.com/nymag/toc/20070108/index.html
 
Retroman said:
No one have Empire magazine?:huh:
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I don't have it, but I just flicked through it in a store over here. I don't have the money to buy it right now though. It is the picture of the four walking that was released recently in a foreign magazine. Couple of bits from the article.... from memory. Wait for full confirmation until someone scans or types this up.

* Tim said that he hopes to win fans back with this movie, and that the Silver Surfer will be really cool. He said that all of the Surfer's surroundings will be reflecting off of him throughout the movie.

* The magazine also says that Tim revealed that Doom would be back with three looks. Hmmm.... Not sure what that could mean.
 
TNC9852002 said:
Whoa....How did I miss this thread?

-TNC
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Welcome TNC.:D
J Alba's Lover said:
I would get it buti don't like in the Uk.
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They sell it overseas as well only more expensive. Its more than 8 euros here. 2 times what it costs in the UK.
mattc said:
I don't have it, but I just flicked through it in a store over here. I don't have the money to buy it right now though. It is the picture of the four walking that was released recently in a foreign magazine. Couple of bits from the article.... from memory. Wait for full confirmation until someone scans or types this up.

* Tim said that he hopes to win fans back with this movie, and that the Silver Surfer will be really cool. He said that all of the Surfer's surroundings will be reflecting off of him throughout the movie.

* The magazine also says that Tim revealed that Doom would be back with three looks. Hmmm.... Not sure what that could mean.
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Thanks matt!:) :up:
 
TV GUIDE Magazine (USA) - 2007 Preview Issue

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Tuesday, January 9, 2007

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Stan Lee and His Mosaic

Stan Lee Previews His Latest Work, Plus the New Spider-Man and Fantastic Four!
by Anthony Layser

Having celebrated his 84th birthday on Dec. 28, comic-book legend Stan Lee is still as exuberant and industrious as ever. In 2005, the man responsible for creating or cocreating Spider-Man, X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk and dozens of other Marvel characters formed POW! Entertainment with partners Gill Champion and Arthur Lieberman. The company's first release is the animated tale Mosaic, arriving in stores today on DVD. It's the story of a teenage girl (voiced by Anna Paquin) who's given the responsibility of saving the world after being transformed into a chameleon-like creature.TVGuide.com recently spoke with Lee about his plans for POW! and about the upcoming season of the Sci Fi Channel's Who Wants to Be a Superhero?

TVGuide.com: What does Mosaic have in common with countless other fantasy stories you've put out during your career?
Stan Lee: Well, they're all highly imaginative, and they all have an element of fantasy. I just look for human interest — if in some way, even though it's a fantasy story, the characters can be believable and you can be empathic to them. That's all I really care about. You've got to be interested in the characters and in what happens to them. Otherwise, it's meaningless.

TVGuide.com: Is Mosaic representative of what you guys set out to do with POW! Entertainment?
Lee: We set out to make a lot of money. [Laughs] No, what we wanted to do is what I've done all my life — come up with stories that are colorful that we can sell to movies or television or video games, or mobi-sodes for your cell phone. It's called POW! Entertainment because we want to entertain.

TVGuide.com: I heard you have a POW! project with Ringo Starr. What's that all about?
Lee: Well, after Mosaic, we have one called The Condor or El Condor that features a Latino superhero, because I felt we have a need for more of those. After that, our next one will be Ringo. I was talking to Ringo the other day, and I said, "You know, I feel it's my duty to make you more famous." So it's my attempt to make Ringo more famous. He'll kill me when he hears this.

TVGuide.com: You're going to make a Beatle more famous?
Lee: Sure. The world doesn't know he's a great adventurer, who has saved civilization many times. They will learn that when they see our little DVD. He's going to do the voice and the music.

TVGuide.com: It's not going to be anything like Caveman, is it?
Lee: No. It's going to be like that movie out now with the three singing girls....

TVGuide.com: Dreamgirls?
Lee: Yes. This is like a masculine version of Dreamgirls, only it features just one man.

TVGuide: That's kind of hard to visualize, but OK.... So are you ever surprised that movies based on your comic-book creations have enjoyed such success?
Lee: No. I'm surprised that they aren't even more successful. Why should I be surprised?

TVGuide.com: Well, movie studios are sinking hundreds of millions of dollars into productions based on your creations, from Spider-Man to X-Men. That's not even a little overwhelming?
Lee: No, and wait until you see this summer's Spider-Man [3] and the Fantastic Four [Rise of the Silver Surfer]. It's going to be the best summer yet. And wait until you see my cameos. They're the best yet as well. Then there's Ghost Rider, and there will be Iron Man, and on and on. They can only get better and better.

TVGuide.com: With Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, 20th Century Fox is hoping to revive the franchise after a critically and commercially disappointing first film. Do you think the sequel will be able to do that?
Lee: Absolutely. But actually the [original] Fantastic Four didn't do badly. It didn't do as well as Spider-Man, but it was still a hit. It made good money, but wait until you see the second one. With Silver Surfer and my cameo, whoa!

TVGuide.com: Also, Who Wants to Be a Superhero? is returning to the Sci Fi Channel this summer. What made you want to come back for a second season?
Lee: I was drafted. They said, "You've got to be back for Round 2," and I said, "Damn right, because I love it." They did six episodes last year, and they're going to do 10 this year, so that, of course, is a good sign. I think we'll be starting [production] in a few weeks. I'm waiting for the network to make up their mind as to how they want to do it.

TVGuide.com: Might there be some format changes?
Lee: They may want to give it a little more thought and tweak it a little bit. I'm not sure exactly what they're going to do, but they're going to make it the best damn version of the show they can get, and I'm with them all the way.

TVGuide.com: Can you look back over your entire career and pick a favorite creation?
Lee: It's impossible. I love them all. It's embarrassing to say this, but I'm my biggest fan, and I really love everything I do. So basically, whatever story I'm working on at the moment is my favorite creation.

TVGuide.com: Spider-Man doesn't have a special place in your heart?
Lee: Spider-Man has been the most successful and most famous of all of them. So I guess if I had to pick my favorite, it would have to be Spider-Man, because I go where the money goes. [Laughs]

TVGuide.com: You don't have any difficulty reconciling the capitalist with the artist, do you?
Lee: Let me put it this way — I joke about the money, but it really is [about] the satisfaction of the work. I really hate to start writing, but the minute I sit down to write, I'm so impressed with myself and the fact that everything turns out so good. I read what I'm writing and I'm like, "That's great. Did I think of that? That's terrific!" So I'm having a great time, and if I can also get paid, that's nice. But if someone says to me, "I read such and such, and it was terrific," that's what really makes my day. That's all the payment I need.
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Source: http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/I...osting={AF4784C2-6160-4838-954F-BA395E072338}
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TIME Magazine (USA) - January 15, 2007

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The Year of The 3quel
By RICHARD CORLISS
Thursday, Jan. 04, 2007​

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Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightley and Johnny Depp have relieved viewers of $1.7 billion.
BUENA VISTA

In very ancient Greece, Homer had a surprise hit. The Iliad was boffo, thanks to a strong revenge story mixing love, war and some fabulous poetic effects. So of course he thought of a sequel, spinning off one of the characters, Ulysses, into his own traveling adventure. Homer called that one The Odyssey, and it was an even bigger smash. Then, deciding he had exhausted the saga, he stopped.

That's the difference between Homer and Hollywood, where two is never enough--not if the original movie and its first sequel happened to be blockbusters. Intoxicated by the grosses of such threepeats as the final episodes of The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, both of which improved on the take of their immediate predecessors, the studios look prayerfully to this May. It's a perfect storm of threequels--three of them, natch--as some of the most lucrative series ever find out whether third time's the charm.

Coming to every theater near you on May 4: Spider-Man 3. (The first two films about the Marvel Comics kid with the gooey arms took in $1.6 billion worldwide.) Then on May 18, Shrek the Third. (Total gross of the first two chapters: $1.4 billion.) And a week later, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. (The first two earned more than $1.7 billion.) That's close to $5 billion for the six movies, not including the really easy money in DVD revenue. How big the bucks for Take 3 in each of the gigan-chises?

"The standards are sky high for this trio," says industry analyst Gitesh Pandya, editor of Boxofficeguru.com "At a minimum, each needs to break $300 million in North America to be considered a success, and they all have the potential to get close to $400 million. These films tend to do 60% of their biz overseas, so with worldwide b.o., DVD sales and TV rights, each film should earn at least $1 billion."

That--rather than the itch of some gifted writer or director to make an original statement--is the reason these movies get made. Audiences don't demand art here, just terrific entertainment. The first Shrek served that up in style; so did the first Pirates. But the second and third time around, the studio's need for a sure thing is matched by the moviegoer's desire for a familiar one. For all the skills on display, sequels are made primarily to satisfy the consumer's addiction for the same old, some new. Isn't that called TV?

In its pre-TV glory days, Hollywood made a few series--Andy Hardy, The Thin Man, the Bob Hope-- Bing Crosby Road comedies, and horror films with the whole Frankenstein family. But these were middling fare. The big-ticket items were singular sensations. Nobody made a sequel to Gone With the Wind, Casablanca or Ben-Hur. The industry didn't think in roman numerals until The Godfather, Part II in 1974. But with the triumph of special-effects fantasies like Star Wars, sequels became a smart way to print money. Now they are needed to turn bad years into good ones. The difference between the box-office slump of 2005 and the rebound last year can be attributed to one film: Pirates 2. That's why the trifecta of threequels is crucial to Hollywood's health.

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Look at the numbers. Of the top 10 worldwide box-office champs as tabulated by Boxofficemojo.com all except the No. 1 Titanic are franchise movies, and seven of those nine are sequels--episodes of Star Wars, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean and Shrek. (That's in actual figures. In inflation-adjusted dollars, 1939's Gone With the Wind is still the all-time winner, and no sequels make the top 10.) Dead Man's Chest, last year's second installment of Pirates of the Caribbean, was only the third film in history, after Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, to earn more than $1 billion in theaters.

More threequels are in store after Spidey, Shrek and Captain Jack have fleeced you. On June 8, Ocean's Thirteen, with George Clooney heading an all-star cast in the heist series that so far has cadged $814 million. And on Aug. 10, Rush Hour 3, the Jackie Chan-- Chris Tucker action-comedy whose predecessors have grossed $592 million.

If it works three times, keep on cloning. That's why Friday the 13th begat nine sequels, A Nightmare on Elm Street had six, the two franchise villains faced off in Freddy vs. Jason, and James Bond has saved the world in 23 hits since 1962. Meanwhile, the Harry Potter series is headed for a Proustian seven. The first four film adaptations of J.K. Rowling's epic rank fourth, ninth, 10th and 17th on the all-time box-office list. The fifth, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, will be calling all wizards on July 13.

The Potter series was launched with high hopes. But some films are out-of-nowhere hits. Says Pirates producer Jerry Bruckheimer: "You take a movie based on a theme-park ride about pirates, and you had not very high expectations. After we had such an unexpected hit with the first Pirates movie, there was pressure to do something bigger and better, which we somehow did." Prudently, Bruckheimer shot the second and third Pirates films simultaneously, reducing the overall budget. Yet each sequel cost in the $200 million neighborhood, 50% more than the price of the original.

That's one of the many challenges for threequels: everybody's fee goes up, again. "We always want to get paid more," Bruckheimer says. "That's understandable." And no one's salary rockets higher than the stars'. "They are the face of their franchises," Pandya says. "Whatever compensation Johnny Depp gets, he's a bargain for Disney." The leads also lend emotional continuity to the new episodes. "I really don't think you can change the actors," says Brett Ratner, director of the Rush Hour films. "Without Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, Rush Hour 3 would not exist. There's no Jet Li-- Chris Rock version."

The lucky producers are the ones who make animated films like Shrek. Mike Myers gets paid handsomely for a few days' work as the green ogre's voice, but the creature himself doesn't demand profit participation. Thus Shrek the Third could cost less than $100 million. In sequel land, that's practically a Sundance-movie number.

Cost management aside, threequel makers need to serve up the familiar product but in a larger size. "The third one is about giving more,"says Ratner, who has also directed third films in the X-Men and Hannibal Lecter series. "More action if it's an action film, more laughs if it's a comedy, and all without compromising or changing the characters."

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The more ambitious sequels want their characters to grow. Avi Arad, producer of Spider-Man 3, explains the arc: "The first Spider-Man was about the reluctant hero learning about his power. No. 2 was the kid learning to handle this awesome responsibility among other aspects of life, like love. No. 3 is, Does it go to his head? Once you master your ability and everybody applauds you, do you believe your own publicity?"

The industry hopes--prays--that audiences believe all the hype for these threequels. Movie people know that for every Spider-Man, there's a thudding Hulk; for every Shrek, a wildly off-orbit Treasure Planet. They also fret that with so many seen-it-before films clogging the May-June release schedule, sequel fatigue may set in. Pandya suggests this could hurt the June 15 opening of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, a follow-up to the 2005 film Fantastic Four.

What may really hurt these sequels, however, is that they are simply machines, designed to replicate themselves forever. None are organic, like The Lord of the Rings and the first two Godfather films, in which a complex story unfolded in lavish detail and made audiences gasp in fear and wonder.

But there's a reason it's called show business. Look, if the moguls had been Greeks, they would have given The Odyssey another title: Iliad II--better brand recognition. And they would surely have pressured Homer to come up with a threequel. Maybe Ulysses could go up against Hercules in a real battle of the titans. Why, it could outgross Freddy vs. Jason.

With reporting by Rebecca Winters Keegan/Los Angeles
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Source: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1574141-1,00.html
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/0,9263,7601070115,00.html
 
CINEMANIA Magazine (Spain) - January, 2007

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The January issue of Cinemanía also reports on all the news from the world of international and Spanish cinema in its new and improved Pop Corn section, which includes the first images from The Fantastic Four 2, Letters from Iwo Jima, and Fast Food Nation, together with all the regular sections of Reviews, Letters and a complete guide to Home Cinema, focusing on new DVD releases.


Source: http://www.prisa.es/articulo.html?xref=20070110prsprsnot_1&type=Ten&anchor=priprenot
 
Retroman said:
Another magazine to look out for. I hope someone may be able to get their hands on it.

2D ARTIST Magazine - December, 2006

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4 fabulous artists this month all pouring their souls out for you lot! Concept Artist & Snowboarder Thierry Doizon, Concept Artist & ‘Fantasticar’ designer Tim Flattery, Movie Poster Artist Tom Arthur Opasinski & Veteran Matte-Painter & Digital Artist Jean-Marie Vives


Source: http://www.2dartistmag.com/mainFrame.htm
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I think this interview is available here: http://www.newtek.com/lightwave/profiles/TimFlattery/index.php
 
TORO Magazine (Canada) - Winter, 2006

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By Patrick Sisam
Photographs by Alex Freund


Click here to view more web-exclusive photos of Beau Garrett

Beau Garrett hates publicity. I know, this is hard to believe coming from an ascending Hollywood starlet, but despite today’s online-dominated world, where actors are tripping over their yoga instructors in a rush to bolster Google resumes, there’s precious little Internet fodder on this magnetic model-turned-actor.

Fuelled by her scene-stealing (and award-winning) guest performance as the meditating, dope-smoking beauty on Entourage, Beau has made the jump to the big screen, recently running around the jungles of Brazil, trying to hold onto her liver, in the thriller Turistas. Charming, sarcastic, and – dare I say – a little flirtatious, the twenty-three-year-old actor is wise beyond her years. She’s eating lunch in her trailer, just outside Vancouver on the set of the new Fantastic Four flick, when I catch up with her by phone. I, on the other hand, am in Toronto, glad I don’t happen to be living in a trailer.

BG: Sorry I’m chewing – I only have a few minutes for lunch.

PS: What are you eating?

Bread pudding.

Disgusting.

Are you kidding? It’s the best.

Horrible.

We would never make it.

What do you think of Vancouver?

I’ve been up here for a month and just moved into a loft in Gastown. It’s a bit edgy, but I love it.

Are you a heroin junkie?

Yes! So the neighbourhood is great for me – I can score whenever I want.

You know what I like most about this interview so far?

The bread pudding?

No, your sarcasm. We might make it after all. So, you’re an L.A. girl?

Yeah, born and raised in Topanga. It’s this kind of a modern-day hippie town in the Santa Monica Mountains. It’s beautiful. And you can escape all the Hollywood bull****.

What do you think of Hollywood?

Well, there’s the passion of the film industry that’s real, and there’s the art of film, which I love. But the media behind young Hollywood is just – well, I don’t like to do publicity too much because I don’t want to do things just to get my face out there.

I was actually surprised how little I could find about you online, though I did discover that you won an “Anatomy Award” from MrSkin.com for your role on Entourage.

Yes – for my butt!

It actually said best “buns.” Did you have to make an acceptance speech?

[laughing] I didn’t, but if I did, it would have said something like: I’d like to thank my parents, my mom especially, and all the food I’ve eaten. Oh, and lunges!

What’s Turistas about?

It’s about these kids travelling on a bus in Brazil and the bus breaks down . . .

Of course.

. . . and they end up going to this tiny, little town and being drugged and getting their organs harvested.

Where did you shoot the movie?

Brazil.

Really?

Yes, we actually shot a movie that takes place in Brazil, in Brazil.

Why not Vancouver?

[laughing] They couldn’t find enough jungle.

Or Portuguese-speaking organ harvesters?

[laughing] Exactly!
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Source: http://www.toromagazine.ca/1206/beaugarrett/index.html
 
Here's some online hype:

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Sequels, action flicks dominate 2007 releases

Kaitlyn Yeager

Issue date: 1/31/07 Section: Arts&Entertainment
2007 appears to be the year for the movie buff and the sequel-lover. Over the course of the next year, many largely anticipated movies will be released. According to MTV.com, these are the movies that everyone should keep their eyes on during the upcoming year.

"Transformers," to be released July 4, is about an intergalactic war between transformers (robots that can change their shape). The movie is based on the popular toys and will feature a combination of live action and CGI graphics.

"Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," with a release date of June 15, is setting out for a larger audience than its predecessor. In this sequel, the Four battle it out against the Silver Surfer, a super-being that has come to destroy the earth.

"National Treasure: The Book of Secrets" will be released Dec. 21. In this sequel, treasure hunter Ben Gates turns his eyes to the Civil War era, trying to find out the truth about Abraham Lincoln's murder by finding the missing pages from his assassin's diary.

"Evan Almighty," set for a June 22 release, features Evan Baxter, the anchorman from "Bruce Almighty." In this sequel, Evan is told by God that he needs to build an ark to escape a second great flood.

"His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass" is set to be released Dec. 7. It follows Lyra Belaqua, a young girl in Oxford, as she journeys to save her uncle and her best friend from the evil Mrs. Coulter, while encountering many strange people and experiences.

"Live Free or Die Hard," also set for a July 4 release, is the next movie in the "Die Hard" series. It follows John McLane as he attempts to bring down a terrorist organization based within the Internet.

"The Bourne Ultimatum," set for Aug. 3, is the final movie in the "Bourne" trilogy. In this installment, Bourne tries to finally figure out his past, all the while dodging agents that want him dead.

"Spider-Man 3" will be released May 4. Spider-man finds himself faced with three new enemies: the new Green Goblin, Venom and Sandman. In addition to this, something happens to his suit that turns it black and also makes him become a darker person.

"Pirates of the Caribbean: at World's End," with a release date of May 25, is the final film in the "Pirates" trilogy. Will, Elizabeth and the newly reintroduced Captain Barbosa have to sail to the end of the world to find and rescue Jack after his fate at the end of the previous movie.

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" will be released July 13. This fifth Potter film follows Harry into darker times in the wizard world, now that Voldemort has been resurrected. Everyone has suddenly become anxious and wary, and Harry is faced with the added burden of people's disbelief of his version of recent events.

With so many anticipated blockbusters hitting the big screen, 2007 will undoubtedly be an exciting year for movies.
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Trailer Stash: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2005's unnecessary take on the Fantastic Four was fun anyway. But this is a film that deserves a sequel? Flame on!
By Sara Brady
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I must confess, I deeply enjoyed 2005's Fantastic Four, I really did. Obviously, it was idiotic, and one of my friends walked around shouting "Flame on!" every forty-seven seconds for about a month afterward and Jessica Alba is almost the least necessary actress on planet Earth, but the movie, with all of Julian McMahon's shamelessly evil mugging and Ioan Gruffudd stalking around with his jaw clenched pretending he was actually on the deck of the H.M.S. something-or-other and this is just a momentary setback, was insanely entertaining. And Michael Chiklis was awesome. But is this a film that deserves a sequel? Apparently.

Click here to watch the trailer for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
The trailer for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer opens with a silver blur streaking through space before segueing into Mr. Fantastic and Invisi-Girl's wedding. Jessica Alba still has that awful blonde hair that looks like complete crap on her. I don't understand why Fox keeps inflicting such indignities on her after the spectacular mess that was the first film's premiere. Anyway, she smiles beatifically at Ioan Gruffudd, Chris Evans smirks hotly, and the Thing dabs at his eyes. Chiklis, again, was the best part of the first movie, mainly because, as with Bill Nighy's great performance in Pirates of the Caribbean II: Now With More Parrots, you could actually see the acting going on underneath the pile of prosthetic junk on his face. I want him to do a Commish reunion dressed as the Thing.
But lo, there is a disturbance in the wedding force. There seems to be a shadow over the proceedings, a shadow cast by... that rather small silver blur streaking through the sky. Sure, that obeys the laws of, like, shadows. Mr. Fantastic panics, because that's what he does. Torchy protests, "I just bought this tux," thus reigniting the debate from the first film: What happens when the Human Torch is extinguished? His clothes, they seem to be consumed by his flaming. When he stops flaming, is he nekkid? Or does he just wear his superhero suit under all his clothes, à la Clark Kent? Or does he have some sort of automatic, back-up nekkidness-obscuring mechanism, like the Incredible Hulk? Discuss.
Johnny jumps off the side of the building shouting "Flame on!" and combusting as soon as he's out of frame. I love it when he does that. Then we learn that the Silver Surfer can blur his way through solid objects. It's nice to see Robert Patrick getting work. "Aw, that is cool," Johnny says, still en fuego. Silver Surfer slides down the front of a building, doubtless enraging the Window-Washers' Local 106, setting off a bunch of car alarms and enraging every New Yorker in earshot, before buzzing into the Lincoln Tunnel, with Torchy in hot pursuit. This might be a good time to note that Doug Jones, who was memorably amphibian in Hellboy and had creepy eyeballs in his palms in Pan's Labyrinth, plays the Surfer. Bendy little sucker, isn't he. They exit the tunnel, whizzing by a tollbooth attendant who, if Johnny were actually flammable, would now look like Nicolas Cage in Ghost Rider.Blazing over a mysteriously wooded section of New Jersey, they fight, and Silver decides to launch them both into the upper atmosphere and then into outer space, which abruptly extinguishes Johnny (because there is no fire in space, Jerry Bruckheimer), causing him to fall back through the Earth's atmosphere. Where he would burn up... if he weren't already made of fire? This movie's physics makes my head hurt.
And that is it. Like The Devil Wears Prada's first trailer, this teaser used a full scene from the beginning of the movie rather than sewing together clips, and I think I like the strategy. But next time, more Thing! Less ugly blonde hair! Thanks!

http://www.premiere.com/previews/3487/trailer-stash-fantastic-four-rise-of-the-silver-surfer.html

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