More parallels...
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litheraFrom an article about the strike by Thania St. John, WGA member.
"Sometimes peace is born from struggle. And sometimes resentment is born from compliance. There is nothing wrong with wanting a fair share of something that you have helped build. And there’s nothing wrong with revisiting a contract every three years, especially when there is a changing marketplace involved. Not making any gains for the sake of peace is the same as sealing up a pot of water and turning the flame on low. Eventually something’s gonna blow. (Like the size of my check, for example.)"
As an update, the contract is being voted on right now. There are a lot of people saying the strike is over but it isn't over until the contract is agreed on by the body of those voting. While I don't think they're going to reject it, it is a good thing to remember. They're also voting whether or not to keep striking while the contract is ratified. Lots of variables out there still.
In other news, The CW canceled WWE Smackdown. Currently the show is being shopped to MyNet and NBC.
Two Hasbro-related live-action movies are scheduled to be released in 2009 — Transformers 2 and G.I. Joe, based on the Hasbro action figure starts shooting today.
Paramount Pictures and Lucasfilm Ltd. officially announced today that the first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Indiana Jones adventure Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford in the title role, will debut in theaters across the globe on February 14, 2008. The trailer will air exclusively on ABC's "Good Morning America" that morning between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Immediately thereafter, the footage will be available at the film's official site IndianaJones.com, Yahoo! Movies and in motion picture theaters.
Julie Taymor has cast Jim Sturgess as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Evan Rachel Wood as Mary Jane Watson in the upcoming "Spider-Man" musical.
MTV reports that, in a conference call on Thursday, Activision announced we'll be seeing a new "Spider-Man" game in 2008, as well as a sequel to Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Which is totally sweet because how could you not after a cliffhanger like MUA? I just hope there is a way to keep the choices you made in the first game...
The World's Finest reports that Nathan Fillion will provide the voice of Steve Trevor in the direct-to-DVD Wonder Woman animated film. He'll be joining Keri Russell, who voices Wonder Woman, in the film scheduled to hit stores in late 2008/early 2009. Nathan Fillion good. Keri Russel... Ummmm. I don't know.
"Sometimes peace is born from struggle. And sometimes resentment is born from compliance. There is nothing wrong with wanting a fair share of something that you have helped build. And there’s nothing wrong with revisiting a contract every three years, especially when there is a changing marketplace involved. Not making any gains for the sake of peace is the same as sealing up a pot of water and turning the flame on low. Eventually something’s gonna blow. (Like the size of my check, for example.)"
As an update, the contract is being voted on right now. There are a lot of people saying the strike is over but it isn't over until the contract is agreed on by the body of those voting. While I don't think they're going to reject it, it is a good thing to remember. They're also voting whether or not to keep striking while the contract is ratified. Lots of variables out there still.
In other news, The CW canceled WWE Smackdown. Currently the show is being shopped to MyNet and NBC.
Two Hasbro-related live-action movies are scheduled to be released in 2009 — Transformers 2 and G.I. Joe, based on the Hasbro action figure starts shooting today.
Paramount Pictures and Lucasfilm Ltd. officially announced today that the first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Indiana Jones adventure Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford in the title role, will debut in theaters across the globe on February 14, 2008. The trailer will air exclusively on ABC's "Good Morning America" that morning between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Immediately thereafter, the footage will be available at the film's official site IndianaJones.com, Yahoo! Movies and in motion picture theaters.
Julie Taymor has cast Jim Sturgess as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Evan Rachel Wood as Mary Jane Watson in the upcoming "Spider-Man" musical.
MTV reports that, in a conference call on Thursday, Activision announced we'll be seeing a new "Spider-Man" game in 2008, as well as a sequel to Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Which is totally sweet because how could you not after a cliffhanger like MUA? I just hope there is a way to keep the choices you made in the first game...
The World's Finest reports that Nathan Fillion will provide the voice of Steve Trevor in the direct-to-DVD Wonder Woman animated film. He'll be joining Keri Russell, who voices Wonder Woman, in the film scheduled to hit stores in late 2008/early 2009. Nathan Fillion good. Keri Russel... Ummmm. I don't know.
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Date: 2008-02-11 07:49 pm (UTC)Yay for Nate Fillion!
Spider-Man musical, what the hell?
I dug Across the Universe, I really did. I dug the dance sequence -despite alternate opinions- in Spidey 3. But I'm not sure Taymor can pull this off and if she's using U2 stuff, this automatically repels me.
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Date: 2008-02-11 07:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-11 09:07 pm (UTC)It boggles the mind. At least Taymor rocks.
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Date: 2008-02-11 09:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-12 01:15 am (UTC)I hope they keep Spider-Woman and Ms. Marvel and Elektra as playable characters. [Yes, can you guess who I played with for most of the game? :)] Also, if they added Black Cat as a playable, that would be awesomes.
I think Keri Russell would be good for voicing Diana, though I think my favourite Diana voice will always be Susan Eisenberg.