OCT 31: Sixth Sense: Has raked in a whopping $250M and is still in the top 10 at the box office. OCT 31: Willis & S. Jackson teamed: They will teamup the Sixth Sense Sequel. Writer Shyamalan was paid a record $5M for the script. Filming begins in Philly April 2000. OCT 31: Jack of all Trades: has signed BRUCE CAMPBELL (Army of Darkness) to the half-hour action series, from the producers of Hercules. (imagine that). A 1700's swashbuckling James Bond-like series. Begins shooting in November in New Zealand. it will team up with Cleopatra 2525 to fill the void left where Hercules has departed. OCT 31: UPN Out?: With Viacom set to own CBS and UPN industry, analysts predict UPN may shortly cease to exist. Seven Days, the Strip and Voyager may be done as well. OCT 31: Voyager Toast: With UPN possibly on it way out Voyager may be cancelled mid-way this season or at the conclusion of the current season. There is a possibility of transition to CBS. But that is unlikely. OCT 31: Braga Leaving: Voyagers producer Brannon Braga may be leaving mid-season or at the end of this season to begin work on the new Star Trek season. When it pours, it rains. OCT 30: Harsh Reality: Harsh Realm became the first casualty of the season with FOX pulling the plug after just three episodes. Even though the show started slow, three episodes is not a fair chance to prove its worth, ala Mercy Point and Strange World. Who's next... Relic Hunter? Beastmaster? Both shows stink. So much for Carters new project to replace X-Files. OCT 30: Black Knight: Chris Tucker's new time travel comedy. Tucker is a medievil theme restaurant employee who is tranported to the past & Chivelrous times. Directed by F. Gary and Darryl Quarles scripted. Release date? Don't know. OCT 30: Battlefield Earth: Still on schedule for a summer 2K release. Reportedly the main characters have sequel clauses in their contracts. It will take two movies to complete the long story arc. Still geared to be a blockbuster hit next year. OCT 30: Disney goes DVD: I was wrong, the new DVD releases by Disney will be in their Theatrical formats, but it is unknown as to whether or not they will be anamorphic. AND... each video will only be available to purchase for 60 days.. SRP will be $29.95 to $34.95. Pinochio will be first on DVD as it was on VHS. Others will follow. The first is due out today. OCT 29: The MUMMY 2: Sommer has completed a deal with Universal which will hopefully have the sequel in theatres for the summer of 2001. OCT 29: Star Trek X: Stewart, Burton, Dorn and Spiner have stated publically that they think it is time for the Next Generation crew to retire. (hey, stop signing on then.) Paramount revealed recently that there will be a new movie in about two years. Viacom has sent down word though that the Movie franchise needs to be reimagined and made cheaper as well. OCT 29: Total Recall 2: which is waiting on Arnold is now undergoing rewrites aimed at reducing the budget. Seems most studios are trying to stay within the $60M for a movie these days. OCT 29: Matrix Sequels: Reportedly Keanu Reeves salary offer has been raised to $40M for the two picture deal. OCT 28: Iron Rusting: Iron Giant only collects about $20M at the box office. But the Studio is hopeful on big video sales. SRP... VHS $22.95 and DVD $24.98. OCT 28: Robocop Prime Directives: The 8 hour miniseries, four movies, is still looking for a US Distribution deal. The mini-series will air on Canada's City TV in 2K. Series will feature a young cast of relative unknowns. (cost effective idea) OCT 28: DVD news: Star Trek, the original series has been released on DVD. But who really cares when they stick two episodes on a disc when they could get five or six episodes on one tape. And charge a decent price for cryin' out load. The series has been around since 66'. OCT 28: DVD update: new boxed sets of James Bond and Robocop get boxed sets. Bond gets a 7 disc set, retail price $199 (cheaper if you shop around.) And the Robo Trilogy $59.98. Bond titles are, Goldfinger, Thunderball, Live & Let Die, For Your Eyes Only, License to Kill, Goldeneye, and Tomorrow Never Dies. (titles are available individually) (Best Buy selling the boxed set at $179 & $120 at Price Costco, $120 at REEL.com) OCT 28: Cleopatra 2525 news. Jennifer Sky (general hospital & Xena) will play the protagonist of the upcoming Hercules replacement "Cleopatra 2525". Her other co-heroines will be Gina Torres and Xena's Victoria Pratt. OCT 27: Dinotopia: Simon Moore who scripted NBC's new Tenth Kingdom will adapt James Gurney's Dinotopia. The mini series will be a six hour heavy FX movie targeted for a 2001 release in MAY for ABC. OCT 27: SeaQuest Actor: Edward Kerr is now a member of the cast of SNOOPS. Wonder if anyone is watching that one. OCT 27: New Gadget of the month : EPSON Stylus printers... High quality at a reasonable print. You want photo quality? Then the epson line of printers is what you want. OCT 26: ANGEL: Star David Boreanaz has filed for divorce of his wife of two years, Ingrid. Nice effort guys. (e online) OCT 26: AMAZON: Peter Benchley's new series is doing a decent return in the ratings beating out Earth Final Conflict & the Profiler while being right on the heels of ST: Voyager. OCT 26: Carpenter's "Ghost of Mars" feature film will be the first release under Sony's new label 'SCREEN GEMS'. The movie takes place 200 years in the future. Human colonists must be rescued from mars after they are possessed by Martian Ghosts. Shooting begins early 2K. Film is produced by John Carpenter. OCT 25: Harsh Realm: May be sued by comic creators Paquetter & Hudnall because they aren't getting screen credit for the idea the series is based on. Oh, they want a bigger paycheck too. The royalties checks aren't big enough for them. OCT 25: Shatner's Wife Update: Nadine's death has been ruled accidental. Her blood alcohol level was .28, over three times the California's legal limit, and they found valium in her system. OCT 24: Supernova: Superbomb: MGM wants to sell off the international distribution rights of the troubled scifi film. They will be screening the $60M flop for potential buyers in the coming weeks. After 2 directors during filming and F.F. Coppola coming in to re-edit this guaranteed gem. OCT 24: Lord of the Rings Confirmed: New Line Cinema issued an official release announcing the start of Peter Jacksons "LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY". A movie making first... All three films are being done concurrently. It is being treated as a gian motion picture. OCT 24: Highlander 4: Shooting has commensed as of Oct 20. Panzer & Davis are pleased with the story and will say that fans can expect some spectacular action sequences in the film. (Matrix opened many new ideas) OCT 23: X-Men update: D.SCOTT is out as Wolverine. Unknown Hugh Jackman, australian actor, has been signed to now portray the mutant. Dougray Scott has dropped out since MI2 has gone into an extended shoot. Jackman has already been fitted for his costume and initial filming has begun. OCT 23: SW:Episode 1: has suckered in over $400M in overseas ticket sales. Great money, not so great movie. OCT 23: Timeline: Michael Crichton's boring, expensive to make novel That no hollywood studio wants is now being offered Free of charge to any studio willing to make the movie as a 2K summer release. OF COURSE extra guarantees are required by the studio. $15M off the top gross for Crichton, $10M for Donner to direct. And produce rights at $3M. And... Crichton gets to write the script. So it is free to any studio for $28,000,000. What a deal! Any takers? Anyone... anyone? OCT 23: XENA's, Lucy Lawless gave birth to her 2nd child on Sat. Oct 16. Child was named Julius Robert Bay Tapert. OCT 22: Westworld Remake: This one is in development too. Looks like we are running out of original ideas in Hollywood these days for fresh movies. OCT 22: Men In Black Sequel? Robert Gordon believes there will be and it working on it. Neither of the original stars has been signed or even talk to about it. OCT 22: Get Smart Movie?: A new movie is in development. And it is rumored to be intended for Jim Carrey. Imagine that. OCT 21: PRETENDER: Hope you guys are watching this underrated television show. It has already given us three great seasons and season 4 is still doing it. Jarod and the Centre are on Saturdays at 9pm. Check you local listings for channel. OCT 21: Total Recall 2 update: Director Jonathan Frakes (trek series, and movies) is still waiting for Swartzenegger to get freed up. They have a script from the first movie writer, and are fine tuning it. And they are waiting for Dominsion films to release the cash to begin preproduction on the movie. OCT 20: Matrix Special Edition DVD: will include alternate camera angles, and audio commentary. OCT 20: Disney to DVD: After finally deciding to embrace the format, they will be releasing 9 titles by the end of the year. Disney doesn't believe in the letterbox format releases, so don't expect any widescreen/ltbx DVD's. OCT 19: Sixth Sense Sequel: After breaking the $140M mark a sequel seems likely and is in development. OCT 19: Highlander 4: Preparations are running smoothly for a fall production date with a new director on board (third one). One report is suggesting that while there is a huge following here in the US, Highlander 4 may be a European release only. And not only that, but soley on VIDEO (PAL format) xpose' oct 99. OCT 18: Ensign RO: Michelle Forbes will/is co-starring in ABC's mid-season drama "BELLEVUE" OCT 18: TAKEN: Spielberg's Alien Abduction min-series has been delayed. Don't know why yet. OCT 17: RIPTIDE: A new treasure hunting adventure film by the X-Files movie Director, Rob Bowman. Movie is based on a recent novel by "RELIC" authors Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child. Jon Cohen is adapting. OCT 17: X-Men News Again: Due to heavy questioning from X-Fans, producer Tom Santo tells they have plans for BEAST & GAMBIT but NOT in this movie. SEQUELS... OCT 17: Lord of the Rings: Christopher Lee will play "Saruman". Liv Tyler is the Elf Princess "ARWIN" OCT 16: Matrix 2 & 3: NO prequel. They will be shooting back to back in the fall of 2K.. There will be two follow-ups to the first. The two movies will be shot on a 250 day shedule. The first sequel will be a cliff-hanger and the conclusion will have a spectacular finish. OCT 16: Crow:STH update: Was
the third rated new syndicated show last season before the Polygram/Univeral merge killed
the show. OCT 16: DUNE mine-series: is scheduled to begin production this fall OCT 15: INDY on DVD!!!: Paramount is releasing "the complete adventures of Indiana Jones" which will include the 3 digitally remastered theatrical releases, and ... 12 of the Young Indiana Jones TV Movies. The movies will be available individually at $14.95 each. The set of three will be available at $44.95. Nothing on how much the complete set will cost. FINALLY! OCT 15: SPOCK: has been selected as number 6 in the top 50 Greatest TV Characters ever. "Live Long And Prosper". OCT 15: X-Men News: Famke Janssen (Deep Rising) is now playing Jean Grey (aka Pheonix). X-Men has been rescheduled from the Holiday 2K to an earlier summer 2K. Shooting is underway. OCT 14: Marina Sirtis: of ST:Next Generation will be making an appearance on the scifi series Earth Final Conflict this season along with her venture to Voyager. OCT 14: DUNE 2000: is a... Soon to be released Sony Playstation game. OCT 13: Making T.R.A.X.: FOX has ordered a pilot episode for Renny Harlin's half-hour supernatural TV series idea. The series is based on the video game with the same name. OCT 13: Crichton OUT! : No Hollywood studio is interested in the rights to Micheal Crichton's new Novel, "TIMELINE". Most studios feel it would be to expensive to film. OH, they also think the story is BORING too. OCT 12: X-Men Update: Dougray Scott may be out as Wolverine if he is not released from the heavily delayed filming of Mission Impossible 2 by Oct. 18. FOX may recast the role at that time. OCT 12: STAR TREK TOYS: maker Playmates will stop production of the toys DEC 31, 1999. Paramount says the quality of the toys has steadily decreased over the last few years. OCT 11: Starship Troopers : Animated Series: If you are into animated shows, this one is great! The computer animation is extremely eye catching. Might be a saturday morning show but adults may find this one entertaining as well. It is part of the Bohbot Kids Network. The show is extremely action oriented using 3D imaging to intensify the realism. DON'T MISS THIS ONE! OCT 11: Who's First?: After the debut of the new shows it would appear that "the Beastmaster" would be the first casualty. This show was terrible. Bad acting, no action, little drama... boring! Relic Hunter isn't that far behind though. OCT 10: 101 Dalmation Sequel: Disney has signed Glenn Close and Gerard Depardieu to the sequel. Shooting is to begin around November 28th. OCT 10: Pokemon: is due to hit the theatres in November. Pokemon is based on the Nintendo game. God help us all... OCT 9: Morgan Freeman: will reprise his role as Dr. Alex Cross from "Kiss the Girls". The movie will be titled, "Along Came a Spider". Shooting begins in January. Director Lee Tamahori is near a deal to direct the film. OCT 9: Barbarella Remake: Warner Brothers will remake. Drew Barrymore will star in the new movie. This one is promised to be a serious action/scifi flick. OCT 8: Leonardo DeCaprio will star in Micheal Mann's new flick. Leo will portray the young billionaire Howard Hughes. The will be about Hughes early years. OCT 8: Shaft News: Richard Roundtree will play Samuel L. Jackson's uncle in the new version. He will be passing his street smarts and wisdom on to his private eye nephew- SHAFT OCT 7: Highlander Update: World Without End is due to commence filming mid-October. Adrian Paul and others in the film are currently in LA doing intense training for fight sequences that have never been scene before. They may be taking a page from "The Matrix". Let's hope so. OCT 7: The Fugitive Series: Yep, the series is set to air in the fall of 2K. Neither lead role has been cast yet. OCT 6:Charlies Angels News: Big Screen Movie will star Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz. The third angel is still yet undecided. Angelina Jolie is at the top of the list though. The film is due in theatres in the summer of 2000. OCT 6: Dr. Who Movie?: Looks like it may happen. Rumors are reporting that Laurence Fishburne and Patrick Stewart are candidates for the title role. Paul Anderson is slated to direct. OCT 6: Stephen King: buys the van that struck him down. He is reportly going to take a sledgehammer to it. Wow, what a guy. OCT 5: Mel Gibson, will star in "The Patriot" as the Swamp Fox. Hey, where is Mad Max? OCT 5: Superman Search: While Nicolas Cage wants to portray the superhero many names are circulating as to whom will get the role. Here are the names being discussed. David Duchovny, Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, James Woods (too old), Peter Weller, Norman Reedus, Eric Lutes, Chris Isaak, Carl Weathers (too old), John Schneider, and Ed Begley Jr. (isn't he to old too?) OCT 4: the Mummy "DVD WARNING!!!": DVD collectors edition was released in PAN & SUK format as well as widescreen. Make sure you get the one you want. OCT 4: Rollerball Remake: Die Hard director John McTiernan is after Nicolas Cage to take over James Caan's role. The film will probably shoot in Canada. Movie will be geared toward a younger audience. What else is new. OCT 4: Incredible Hulk: World is not enough script master Micheal France will pen. OCT 2: Pee Wee Herman's Return?: Yes, a movie is in development. Story will be about the bizarre fictional character's rise and fall in Hollywood. Title? The Pee Wee Herman Story. Paul Ruebens should be starring. OCT 2: Mission Impossible 2: Movie release has been delayed from the planned Dec. 17 to May 2K OCT 1: Marvel's Fantastic Four: Home Alone 3 director Rata Gosnell has been approached to helm the project. OCT 1: Marvel Comic Movie News: Talks are underway with myriad production companies concerning pictures for Captain America, Dr. Strange, Iron Man, and Daredevil. OCT 1: Laserhawk: SciFi Channel movie starring Mark Hamill as Bob. Premieres Saturday, Oct 9.
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