Monday News Round-Up (March 5) Potter 6 & 7, Spidey 3 & 4, NHL & 300
RADCLIFFE DECIDES ON POTTER 6 & 7
What with Daniel Radcliffe doing all grown-up, rudie-nudie roles on the boards these days, speculation has been rife as to whether he's going to part ways with the multi-billion dollar Harry Potter And The… franchise. Well wonder no more – he's in. It's been announced that Daniel will appear in both Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince and Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, the former of which will start shooting in September of this year. Tackle-in, we expect.
BUT MAGUIRE MIGHT NOT BE AROUND FOR SPIDER-MAN 4
In a press conference ostensibly about The Good German, Tobey Maguire has suggested that it might be the end of the road for himself and Peter Parker on the big screen. "To me it seems like this is a natural point for the team to break up," said the actor. "We have a lot of story conclusions that were going along for the main characters for the first two movies and we kind of tie almost everything up for the third movie… it feels like a trilogy to me and it feels like the end." Add this to director Sam Raimi's notion that he wouldn't be involved with the series forever, and this summer may herald the end of an era.
MEANWHILE: TOKYO FIRST UP FOR SPIDEY 3
Sony have confirmed that the first market to see Spider-Man 3 will be Japan. It's expected to open more than 400 screens (not that many in the greater scheme of things) in Tokyo on May 1, three days ahead of opening day in the U.S. If you're in the area of Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills on April 16, you might want to bagsie yourself spot next to the red carpet well ahead of time, and you just might get a word with Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco and the great Stan Lee at the world premiere.
BEST. CROSS-PROMOTION. EVER. MAYBE.
Zack Snyder's 300 has been embraced by the most appropriate modern-day equivalent, North America's National Hockey League. Some bright spark has come up with the idea of creating a 30 second ad for the film, which inter-cuts battle scenes from the movie with some bone crunching, on-ice action highlights from the league. It'll be seen on various U.S. networks, and there's a streaming version to look at here. At the very least it beats the crap out of The Mighty Ducks.
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is always shown on the channel NASN and is mainly used to not only promote 300 but the NHL playoffs (for the Stanley Cup) that are coming up!!
im a bit of an NHL buff :P ... Read More
comic/film/comic/film! Now get out till you can tell the difference!
Without maguire there isn't really a Peter parker and without peter parker there is no spiderman. yes artists draw spiderman differenly but thats because its an art form! And the main cast of the book has never changed, you can still recognise them! there isn't much point doing a 4th without maguire because (with the exception of james Bond films rarely work with a different actor! I'd rather they end it with three and not do one without maguire than get gylenhall or some one else in!
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Question is, will Jake Gyllenhall take up the reigns from Tobe, as per earlier hype prior to Spiderman 2 (when all the stories about Maguire losing the studios interest) and step into the webbed shoes? Webback Mountain anyone? And if we don't see it in 3, will we finally get to see The Lizard. And lets face it, Spiderman has more well known supervillains than any other superhero; here's looking forward to Mysterio, The Vulture, The Scorpion, The Wrecking Crew, Electro, Hydroman and Ravage (who i... Read More
save yourself the lack of direction - for the 300 cross promo, it's the Quest for the cup links you need to look at (wish someone told me this!!!) ... Read More
I agree, artists draw differently. Ditko's Spider-Man is clearly different from MacFarlane's arachnid mutant, so Spider-Man 4 could be an opportunity to further the genre, to expand the audience's acceptance of style. A complete reinvention could be a good thing- a new direction. Not neccessarily darker, but a new interpretation of Spider-Man on screen, with a new team behind it, without disregarding what has already been. It worked with Superman returns after 17 years, so why not Spider-Man? St... Read More
Well, the Potter series will be consistent then. As for Maguire, it depends on the succeeding actor. Afterall, comic book artists draw differently from one another. ... Read More
