Val Kilmer and Xzibit are joining Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes for Werner Herzogs remake of Bad Lieutenant Kilmer will be playing partner to Cages motorcycle-riding avenger FBI agent downtrodden cop Xzibit who may mainly be thought of as the pimper of rides will be a new nemesis named Big FadeDespite the recycling of Cages range of three maybe four facial expressions any production with Xzibit on board has got to be a good start At least the cars will be cool Yet can Cage follow in the original footsteps of Harvey Keitels original Lieutenant Anna DimondMore Movie News149 Meet the New Sherlock and Watson Baron Cohen and Ferrell149 Josh Holloways Cool New Movie Role149 VIDEO 007s New Quantum of Solace Trailer
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You'd swear that Comic-Con International was the TCA press tour the way news poured out of it over the weekend. The highlights: • Lost genius J.J. Abrams confirmed that he's cast Heroes' Zacharo Quinto as a young Spock in his upcoming Star Trek prequel — and has signed the Vulcan's original portrayer, Leonard Nimoy, to appear in the film as well. The New York Post adds that William Shatner is in talks to cameo as Cap'n Kirk. • An HD-DVD collection of Star Trek: The Original Series is being released on Nov. 20 in a set of 10 two-sided discs. (The high-def version of the classic series will be on one side of the discs, with the standard version on the other.) Extras include the new visual effects, CGI and re-recorded score that are currently being featured in the syndicated version of the show, plus a 3-D self-navigated shuttle tour of the NCC-1701, a "Starfleet Access" interface with on-screen icons that offer additional data, the ubiquitous trivia, new video interview...
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Send your movie questions to FlickChickSee Maitland McDonagh and Ken Fox review this weeks new flicks in Movie TalkHear Maitland on the weekly TVGuide Talk podcastQuestion What do you think of Weinstein Company releasing Death Proof and Planet Terror on separate discs a month apart Im disappointed It was great seeing the films back-to-back with trailers and advertisements Do you think there will be a bigger edition coming out a few months later as studios often like to do Do you think its a good move JasonFlickChick I love Grindhouse witness my review and frankly I think its really going to find its audience on DVD I truly believe that a big part of the reason it did so poorly in theaters is that people werent willing to commit to spending three hours in a movie seat That problem goes away when youre at home and can pause to get a drink stretch your legs use the bathroom or whatever In real grindhouses you could at least take a break during the traile
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Per Variety, Nicolas Cage is in talks to star in Brian De Palma's The Untouchables: Capone Rising, a prequel chronicling Al's rise to power and his relationship with nemesis Detective Jimmy Malone.... Maria Bello is replacing Rachel Weisz as aventuress Evelyn O'Connell in the third Mummy movie.... Guy Ritchie will return to his Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels roots with Rocknrolla, an action comedy about "a dangerous crime lord, a sexy accountant, a corrupt politician and a band of petty thieves".... Per the Hollywood Reporter, Gary Cole is an estranged hubby and father trying to reconcile with his boozing wife (Jennifer Coolidge) and their daughter (Agnes Bruckner) via a cross-country RV excursion in Say Hello to Stan Talmadge.
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Career janitor Eugene Gerkin and his pals have a plan: Let's rob Mick Jagger! That'd make for a nifty sitcom title, you say. And it did... for a minute. Now named after Eugene's "criminal organization," ABC's The Knights of Prosperity (airing Wednesdays at 9 pm/ET) must "steal itself" for the return of Idol. Do the crafty Knights have a countermeasure in place? TVGuide.com asked ringleader Donal Logue for an overview of what's ahead.
TVGuide.com: You must feel like you've been doing press for Knights of Prosperity forever.Donal Logue: Yeah. [Laughs] There's been a lot of it!
TVGuide.com: I have to say, you got me with the tag in the pilot, where we see that beyond the keyhole in Mick Jagger's door is fortress-like, multilayered security.
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