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Nikki Kruex ('Dead Reckoning', 'The Story of Annie Kellister')
14 November 2009 1:34 PM, PST | Pretty/Scary | See recent pretty-scary news »
Interview by Nic Brown
What can you say about someone whose list of interests include horror movies, anime, video games, guns and bows, serial killers, and kung fu movies? Well if you’re talking about Nikki Kruex, you can say that you’re just scratching the surface of this actress, model, musician, paranormal investigator and artistic Jill-of-all-trades...
In fact if you visit her website, www.nikkihomicidek.ws, you’ll find a page for just about every aspect of the entertainment industry. Somehow Nikki still manages to find time for fun and when she does you may find her doing anything from shooting a crossbow to playing Grand Theft Auto. Of course with multiple film projects, a new album coming out soon and a paranormal investigation show just waiting to take off, you won’t find her relaxing much. Fortunately, Nic Brown managed to pin down this creative tornado long enough »
- Superheidi
Play The Sherlock Holmes Flash Game
12 November 2009 7:45 AM, PST | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »
Play the official flash game 221b based on the upcoming film “Sherlock Holmes” by director Guy Ritchie (RocknRolla, The Gamekeeper) and starring Rachel McAdams (Morning Glory, The Notebook), Jude Law (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus), Mark Strong (Robin Hood) and Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man 2, The Avengers) as Sherlock Holmes. Click Here to play the game! Synopsis: Detective Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his stalwart partner Watson (Jude Law) engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie stills and more from “Sherlock Holmes” from director Guy Ritchie. »
- Brian Corder
Sherlock Holmes partners with VisitBritain for tourism campaign
12 November 2009 7:21 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
A month ago we reported VisitEngland’s prediction that England would become a hotbed of tourism thanks to its many upcoming big screen appearances in high profile movies such as Sherlock Holmes (see Related Content, right). And it seems this was no pie in the sky theory as none other than tourism agency VisitBritain has partnered with the Guy Ritchie-directed mystery to promote this fair isle. The campaign invites tourists to discover Holmes’s Britain, past and present, with the VisitBritain website offering an online movie map that charts places boasting a connection with the super sleuth (to be played by Robert Downey Jr.) and his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. »
‘I Am Legend’ director takes over ‘Sgt. Rock’ movie
11 November 2009 11:53 AM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence has replaced Guy Ritchie on the upcoming Sgt. Rock project for Warner Bros.
In May, producer Joel Silver told AICN that Ritchie would direct the comic book adaptation. “I’m going to make that. I’m going to make that very soon. With Guy Ritchie, I think,” Silver said.
Created in 1959 by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert, Sgt. Rock led a gritty fictional World War II Us Army infantry called Easy Company in multiple comics for DC. The Sgt. Rock movie will take the story in a new direction by bringing the character into the future.
Lawrence will work from the adapted script from Chad St. John (Ronin).
Ritchie is reportedly working on a DC Comics adaptation of Lobo. His latest, Sherlock Holmes, opens Christmas Day.
Source: Heat Vision
Food for thought: What if Sgt. Rock fought for the Soviet Union? Think about That! »
- Reel Loop News Staff
Review: Movie Triple-Bill
11 November 2009 8:44 AM, PST | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »
I’ve been busy. I packed in three films over the weekend, and rather than dedicate a single review to each (and since others at t5m have already covered 2 of the films in depth) I’ve cut down my response to the bare essentials. Energy-efficient reviewing is going to be the next big thing. Why not put it on your iPhone/BlackBerry? Have you even got time to go to the cinema? Do something productive! Dead Man Running Most of the funding for this film was put up by Rio Ferdinand and Ashley Cole. They are professional footballers, in case you didn’t know, and as you might imagine their taste in films is roundly reflected in this cockney gangster action flick. It’s an absolutely ridiculous romp* through the underbelly of London and eventually Manchester, with an ex-con forced to payback £100,000 to an American kingpin (played with surprising »
- Joe West
Lawrence replaces Ritchie on 'Sgt. Rock'
11 November 2009 6:28 AM, PST | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Francis Lawrence has replaced Guy Ritchie as the director on Warner Bros' Sgt. Rock, says The Hollywood Reporter. Created in 1959 by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert, the character led a fictional World War II Us Army infantry called Easy Company in various DC Comics publications. However, the planned movie will take the story in a new direction by bringing the character into the future. (more) »
- By Simon Reynolds
Sgt. Rock Adaptation Set on Fast Forward
11 November 2009 1:30 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Producer Akiva Goldsman is already involved in the production of four comic book movie adaptations, including Jonah Hex, The Losers, Lobo, and Swamp Thing, and now he's attached to a fifth. Goldsman is joining Joel Silver in his decades-long quest to bring DC Comics' WWII hero, Sgt. Rock, to the big screen.
Only, Rock and his "Easy Company" are not going to be slogging through the trenches fighting Nazis in war-torn Europe. According to THR, the Sgt. Rock movie will be set in the future. Previously envisioned as a Dirty Dozen-esque "authentic" war film, the change of time period and locale is said to be reflective of the lack of interest by moviegoers in period war films.
Silver had previously enlisted Guy Ritchie to script and direct Sgt. Rock, but Ritchie has moved on to direct Lobo with Silver so Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend) has been brought in to front the film. »
- BrentJS Sprecher
Sherlock Holmes - Third trailer and a TV spot embedded.
10 November 2009 10:54 PM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Check out a third trailer as well as a TV spot from Warner Bros. Pictures' "Sherlock Holmes," starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan, Kelly Reilly, James Fox, James A. Stephens, William Hope, Hans Matheson, David Garrick and Geraldine James. The action crime film opens on Christmas day and is directed by Guy Ritchie. Michael Johnson, Lionel Wigram, Simon Kinberg write the screenplay based on the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson created by Arthur Conan Doyle. In a dynamic new portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous characters, "Sherlock Holmes" sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on thei latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills... »
Sgt Rock marches into the future and on to the screen
10 November 2009 4:47 PM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Since Warner Bros set up a DC Entertainment unit to oversee adaptations of characters from DC Comics, fans have been eagerly waiting for news of which crimefighting crusader will next be heading to the big screen.
If you were hoping for an announcement on Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Arrow or any of the other big names, think again.
Today came the news that a long-planned film based on DC's Second World War hero Sgt Rock is moving forward. And it will instead be set in the future.
According to Heat Vision, I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence is to helm the movie while Chad St John is penning the screenplay.
Producer Joel Silver, who has for nearly 20 years been trying to get Rock on to the screen, is teaming with Akiva Goldsman, who has just come on board as a co-producer, to finally get the film made for Warner Bros. »
- David Bentley
Francis Lawrence Goes to War with ‘Sgt. Rock’
10 November 2009 3:30 PM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
Director Francis Lawrence, who’s previous credits include I Am Legend, Constantine and TV’s Kings has picked up another directing gig. He will take on the big screen adaptation of DC’s comic character Sgt. Rock for producers Joel Silver and Akiva Goldsman. The film, who’s previous director Guy Ritchie left to take on DC’s Lobo adaptation, will be scripted by relative newcomer Chad St. John.
Another change announced for this project is the shift from a WWII setting, where in the comics Sgt. Rock leads his “Easy Company” team of soldiers against the Nazis, to the future where, reportedly, the producers feel the film will be more universally accepted due to the comic’s current “pro-America” stance. Plus, the producers are worried about the relative box office success of a big budget WWII action film, Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds notwithstanding.
I guess both of those things make sense. »
- Joe Gillis
Francis Lawrence Taking DC Comics' Sgt. Rock Into the Future
10 November 2009 12:29 PM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
A movie based on DC Comics' WWII hero Sgt. Rock has been stuck in development hell for quite some time and last we heard was Guy Ritchie might be at the helm until he became attached to Lobo. But that was over a year and a half ago, and THR's Heat Vision now says that Francis Lawrence (who last directed I Am Legend) is attached to direct a script from newcomer Chad St. John with super-producers Joel Silver and Akiva Goldsman guiding the project for Warner Bros. However, Sgt. Rock will be lifted from the period fight in World War II into the future to avoid feeling dated and out of tune with contemporary issues. While hardcore fans of the comics might be aghast at this shift into the future, this is probably best for the film to reach a bigger audience. Heat Vision points out, "Inglourious Basterds notwithstanding, »
- Ethan Anderton
Francis Lawrence Takes ‘Sgt. Rock’ to the Future
10 November 2009 9:54 AM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Borys Kit over at Heat Vision is reporting today that the long-gestating Sgt. Rock movie is being given to a new creative team by producer Joel Silver. Silver, who is producing through is company Silver Pictures, had originally set up Sherlock Holmes director Guy Ritchie to work on the script and direct, but has since moved him to the DC Comics adaptation of Lobo. Now, Silver is bringing in I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence to direct Sgt. Rock, with scribe Chad St. John on to work on the script. Up to this point, the Sgt. Rock project has retained the World War II setting of the original DC Comic, in which Sgt. Frank Rock is the leader of the infantry unit known as Easy Company. But now according to this new report, Silver and Co. are looking to move the project to a futuristic setting. The success of Inglourious Basterds notwithstanding, period »
- Neil Miller
Sgt. Rock Movie Gets a New Director… and a New Time Period
10 November 2009 9:08 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Producer Joel Silver has been struggling to bring WWII comic book hero Sgt. Rock to the big screen for almost 20 years now, with the script undergoing a ton of rewrites and people like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis once under consideration to star. This week it looks like he has finally managed to convince Warner Brothers to back the movie, although he may be forced to make some compromises in order to get it off the ground. Heat Vision [1] reports that I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence has signed on to helm the film, taking over for Guy Ritchie who was previously attached [2] (he has since moved on to direct Lobo). The latest draft of the script was written by Chad St. John, who also penned the upcoming remake of Outland. Akiva Goldsman will co-produce with Silver. Now, here's the thing that's going to worry Sgt. Rock fans: apparently they »
- Sean
'Sgt. Rock' Movie To Be Set In The Future, New Writer & Director Attached
10 November 2009 7:44 AM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Guy Ritchie's attachment to "Sgt. Rock" was immediately put in question once the filmmaker was announced for "Lobo," but now the question has been answered—Ritchie is out and a new team is in for the DC war hero's big-screen debut.
"I Am Legend" helmer Francis Lawrence is the latest director attached to the long-developing "Sgt. Rock" film, based on a new screenplay from Chad St. John. Joel Silver and Akiva Goldsman, two names with plenty of comic book connections, are producing the picture. Despite the departure of Ritchie, the addition of a new director-writer team means that fans of the classic World War II hero can hope to see Rock on the big screen before too long.
Except that Sgt. Rock won't be a World War II hero in this version—instead, he's heading into the future.
The Hollywood Reporter notes that the surprising decision to jettison the »
- Josh Wigler
Rachel McAdams to Play Black Cat in Spider-Man 4?
10 November 2009 7:33 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Looks like the reports about Spider-Man 4 having just one villain [1] may not have been entirely accurate. According to Mania [2], casting for the film is now underway, and producers are looking to introduce at least two additional major characters: one male and one female. The female role is believed to be Felicia Hardy aka Black Cat aka Spider-man's version of Catwoman (I know, I know... Black Cat actually came first). While this role may or may not be considered a "villain" per se, the male role is being described as such. So who is under consideration to play these new roles? Well, right now there are two possibilities being talked about for the role of Felicia Hardy. The first, and most well-known, is Rachel McAdams. While she hasn't done much in the way of action before, it appears that she has probably been involved in more than a few stunts »
- Sean
'Sgt. Rock' Looks to the Future with Francis Lawrence
10 November 2009 6:45 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Once upon a time, Sgt. Rock was in the hands of Guy Ritchie, and many an Easy Company fan was upset. But you'll undoubtedly wish that Ritchie and Joel Silver had made it to the finish line, because Sgt. Rock will not make it to the big screen in a form you'll recognize. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he has a new director in Francis Lawrence and a whole new space-time continuum. Joel Silver is still on board as producer, and he's bringing Akiva Goldsman on board to help. They've hired newcomer Chad St. John to pen the script.
As you may or may not know, Sgt. Rock is a WWII soldier. He's always fought in WWII. The poor guy has never even gotten to leave the European theater. (It was rumored in Swamp Thing that he was transferred to the Pacific, but never confirmed.) Any attempt at a movie »
- Elisabeth Rappe
'Sgt. Rock' Won't Be Set in World War II
10 November 2009 6:26 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
No, this isn't what we need: Sgt. Rock is heading to the future. The Hollywood Reporter says the DC Comics series, in various stages of non-development for quite a while, is getting a fresh start with I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence.
At one point, Guy Ritchie was in talks for this one, but producers Joel Silver and Akiva Goldsman have settled on Lawrence, who will be working from a script by newcomer Chad St. John. It's not immediately clear if a move to the future means just bringing Sarge out of World War II and into a contemporary environment or if this will actually be futuristic in some way. Regardless, it's the wrong approach. »
- Colin Boyd
Francis Lawrence And Chad St. John Report For Duty With Sgt. Rock
10 November 2009 6:00 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
It seems that the WWII comic-book hero Sgt. Rock is no longer in a hard place, with the long-simmering film looking closer to a greenlight with I Am Legend's Francis Lawrence attached to direct and Chad St. Johnfuriously scribbling a script.
Joel Silver , who has been championing the project for nigh on two decades has joined forces with fellow super-producer Akiva Goldsman to get this mo-fo made for Warner Bros.
And although the comic was firmly rooted in the conflicts of World War II, the film will be transported to the future in a bid to make it a more attractive prospect for audiences who have lost interest in the less dramatic takes on the historical war genre - as pointed out by the tepid response to this year's Inglourious Basterds.
Guy Ritchie was originally attached to direct the project but has since moved on to DC Comics' Lobo. »
Is Sgt. Rock Finally Happening?
10 November 2009 12:40 AM, PST | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Benjamin Franklin once said, “The only things certain in life are death and taxes.” Well, if the former Us President had lived to see the present day, he doubtless would have added one more thing to the list: “…and Joel Silver trying to make Sgt. Rock.”Silver has been trying to get an adaptation of the DC Comics’ World War II-based, cigar-chewing, bullet-spewing tough guy hero off the ground for as long as Empire can remember. So long, in fact, that Arnold Schwarzenegger was tipped to play Rock for a long time, and virtually every action writer worth a damn in Hollywood has taken a crack at the script, from Brian Helgeland to Steven E. DeSouza to John Milius. And all to no avail.Most recently, Guy Ritchie, of all people, took a stab at it, attaching himself to direct, before moving onto another comic book for Silver, Lobo.But »
Sgt. Rock is Back … But Not in WWII
9 November 2009 8:50 PM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
It seems like everyone with some action movie clout has tried to make a “Sgt. Rock” movie at one point or another in Hollywood, with each big name eventually falling by the wayside. The latest stab at bringing the tough Sergeant and his merry killing men to the big screen comes courtesy of Warner Bros., who has attached “I am Legend” director Francis Lawrence to lead the charge. The catch? Forget WWII, the boys are done fighting Nazis. The movie will be based on the D.C. Comic that starred Sgt. Frank Rock, the Thompson-armed leader of Easy Company, who first appeared in a 1959 issue of “Our Army at War” before it was renamed “Sgt. Rock” in 1977. The comic ran until 1988, and usually featured Rock and his Easy Company doing impossible missions behind enemy lines. The last director attached to the project was Brit Guy Ritchie, but he’s since »
- Nix
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