WALL-E Takes An Early Lead!
Friday box office estimates are in! Wall-E has shot out of the gates with a cool $23.3 MILLION, while Wanted is close on his heels with $18.7 MILLION…! If they keep this up, I’m going to say that Wall-E will rake in $80 million this weekend, and Wanted will be in the upper $50 - lower $60 million! GREAT WEEKEND TO BE A MOVIE STUDIO!
Has anyone seen either of this weekend’s debuts, yet? Sound off below on your opinions of the movies!
Jeff Goldblum joins Law and Order: CI; Noth out
Hot off the news that NBC ordered sixteen new episodes of the show, Law and Order: CI has added Jeff Goldblum to the cast. And that means Chris Noth is out.
Goldblum will share lead duties with Vincent D’Onofrio on the USA Network show (new episodes air Sunday nights), and I’m not sure which actor is going to out-act the other. Both Goldblum and D’Onofrio are both well known for their rather quirky and/or intense acting styles. D’Onofrio does intense and explosive well, while Goldblum does strange and quiet well. No word on why Noth left.
This is really good news (that Goldblum is joining the show, not that Noth is leaving). I thought it was too bad that Goldblum’s last TV project, Raines, got cancelled by NBC only after a handful of episodes. It was actually an entertaining addition to the TV detective genre. No word yet on what character Goldblum will play, but wouldn’t it be all kinds of awesome if he reprised as role as Raines for the show (without the seeing of dead people bit)?
The Green Hornet Logo Revealed
Sony has launched a filler page for the upcoming Green Hornet movie written by and starring Seth Rogen. The film isn’t due for another two years, but they already have a logo. Why the long lead? I’m guessing they launched the preliminary website in advance of Comic Con next month, where Seth Rogen is already scheduled to appear to promote Pineapple Express. Will Rogen be answering questions regarding the masked crime fighter’s new adventure? We’ll keep you updated.
More Krofft movies on the way?
We already have Land of the Lost coming to the big screen next year starring Will Ferrell. Now two more Sid and Marty Krofft creations might be on the way.
Apparently, the shows Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and H.R. Pufnstuf will be getting the big screen treatment as well. Knowing Hollywood, the CGI gurus are probably already working on new character designs that are hip and cool (although thankfully they didn’t change the Sleestaks very much). Part of the appeal of the original 70’s programs were the actors in the silly costumes, but I guess one must adapt to the times.
The original shows were very psychedelic and a product of the time. There are rumors that the Kroffts created them under the influence. I just have two questions: First, will the lead child actor in Sigmund and the Sea Monsters sing a solo at the end like Johnny Whitaker? Second, would I be able to appreciate the movies more if I watched them while stoned?