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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

THE SMASHING MACHINE---trailer released for the MMA fighter Mark Kerr biomovie starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.

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NOUVELLE VAGUE---trailer released for the Richard Linklater/Netflix movie.

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LIZARD MUSIC---THE SMASHING MACHINE team of Dwayne Johnson and director Benny Safdie will reunite for the movie based on the novel whose plot is described as, "When a boy left to his own devices stumbles upon a secret late-night broadcast of lizards playing otherworldly music, a hidden door to the extraordinary swings open. His search for answers leads him to the eccentric and whimsical Chicken Man and his beloved companion, a 70-year-old chicken named Claudia — two kindred spirits who have also glimpsed the impossible. United by this shared vision, they set off on an adventure that begins as a hunt for a hidden society but blossoms into something far greater: a voyage through invisible worlds, unexpected harmonies, and the unbreakable bond between lost souls who discover magic not only in what they find, but in each other."
Johnson confirmed he has lost a lot of weight for LIZARD MUSIC.

THE LAST WITCH HUNTER 2---Vin Diesel is returning in the sequel to the 2015 movie and Michael Caine is in negotiations to come out of retirement to also return. The original movie did not do well at the box office, but it is among Netflix's five most-watched movies.

FURY---Guillermo del Toro said he is reuniting with his FRANKENSTEIN star, Oscar Isaac, for a new movie, “I’m writing it right now, and it’s called FURY and essentially it’s going back to sort of thriller aspects of NIGHTMARE ALLEY — very cruel, very violent. Like MY DINNER WITH ANDRE but killing people after each course.”

TWO AND A HALF MEN---Charlie Sheen commented on his being fired from the comedy tv series in his memoir THE BOOK OF SHEEN, "It didn't go as planned. What I chose not to quit was the testosterone cream that I was slathering on in mind-altering gobs like a f---en Pond's commercial. After all, it was 'legal.' I'd been using it to get my body back into shape, not knowing that at the same time I was being shape-shifted.
That drug is known to metabolize into the identical psych profile an anabolic steroid will produce. Anyone who bore witness to the raging demon I melded with will hopefully glean some clarity for what my state of mind was up against.
Not making excuses or asking for a pass. Just putting it out there there as a detail that may have been confused with a laundry list of other potential suspects.... I've heard great things about the drug when used responsibly, but let's keep it real — drugs and responsible are two words I never made of habit of cramming into the same sentence."

DELILAH DIRK AND THE TURKISH LIEUTENANT---Daisy Ridley is in negotiations to star in the movie based on the graphic novel about a female adventurer.

ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING---Martin Short said he wants a Season 6, “We believe we’re doing another season; we think so. But you have to live season by season. And even if it was canceled tomorrow, we would have to say, ‘We had a great, great run.’ … We loved what we were doing. It was a great way to spend five, six years.”

LEANNE---Netflix renewed the series for Season 2.

TRIVIA---September 8, 2025 was Star Trek Day to celebrate the first STAR TREK episode "Man Trap" which aired on September 8, 1966. In "Man Trap", Francine Pyne played 'Nancy III'/Salt Monster. The third episode was "Where No Man Has Gone Before" which aired on September 22, 1966 and co-starred Gary Lockwood as Lt. Cdr. Gary Mitchell and Sally Kellerman as Dr. Elizabeth Dehner.
Ironically, Francine Pyne, Gary Lockwood and Sally Kellerrman appeared in the the KRAFT SUSPENSE THEATRE episode "Connery's Hands" which aired on July 1, 1965 where Pyne played Marie, Lockwood played Frank Connery and Kellerman played Jean Severin.

In the first STAR TREK episode to air, "Man Trap", Francine Pyne played Nancy III/Salt Monster.

In the third episode to air, "Where No Man Has Gone Before", Gary Lockwood played Lt. Cdr. Gary Mitchell and Sally Kellerman played Dr. Elizabeth Dehner.

Ironically, Francine Pyne, Gary Lockwood and Sally Kellerman appeared in the the KRAFT SUSPENSE THEATRE episode "Connery's Hands" which aired on July 1, 1965 where Pyne played Marie, Lockwood played Frank Connery and Kellerman played Jean Severin.

 

[dragon53]

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

THE RIP---trailer released for the Netflix movie about corrupt cops starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.

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SONG SUNG BLUE---trailer released for the movie about a Neil Diamond tribute band starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson.

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ALIEN: EARTH---trailer released for Episode 7.

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JURASSIC WORLD 4---movie insider Daniel Richtman said Universal Studios is developing a new sequel starring Scarlet Johansson, “A new Jurassic World movie with [Johansson] as the lead again is already in the works.”

GOOD BOY---poster released for the horror movie from a dog's perspective.

ED---John Travolta stars in this sci fi movie about the creator of an AI chauffeur android who must stop the escaped android from killing reckless drivers.

FLORIDA TASK FORCE---BOSCH creator Michael Connelly and Paramount Television are developing an untitled tv series based on Connelly's career as a crime reporter for several Florida newspapers.

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY---Tom Holland said he has been paying attention to the fans for BRAND NEW DAY, “For me, I want to do justice to Peter Parker’s character. I want to bring the fans something that’s really worthy of their time, and I’m very grateful for their investment in our franchise. I don’t mean financially, I mean the time to go to the cinema three times. That’s a big ask.
I did a lot of sneaky research online – looking at what people were saying in the interim between SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME and now SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY. I really just kind of put together a vibe of what people were looking for and went to Marvel and said, ‘This is what I think we should be doing.’
I think that’s exactly what we are doing. So, it’s been a really fun process developing the movie. It’s the first time I’ve ever been allowed in that part of the process, and it’s definitely a stressful experience. But I think where we’ve got to, now that we’re shooting, we are shooting absolute gold.”

THE CONJURING---HBO Max tv series underway based on the horror movie franchise.

LICE---photo and synopsis released for the horror movie starring Justin Long and Emile Hirsch, "A gruesome death. A sealed-off high school. Something crawling beneath the skin. When a student’s terrifying breakdown shocks a classroom, an almost invisible parasite spreads through the halls, instantly twisting teens into maniacs. Locked inside with no escape, students and staff spiral into violence and hysteria. Amid the chaos, Principal Van (Justin Long) struggles to maintain control, drowning his anxiety in alcohol before losing his grip on reality – and his head. Burned-out science teacher Mr. Shanker (Emile Hirsch) steps up as the only adult trying to make sense of the madness, uncovering traces of a government experiment gone wrong. Outside the quarantined halls, Detective Sikorski (Kevin Connolly) races to contain the outbreak before it consumes the entire town. The real horror isn’t what’s under your skin – it’s what it makes you do."

MY HERO ACADEMIA---Netflix is developing a live-action movie based on the manga with the script being written by Jason Fuchs (WONDER WOMAN).

HEATHER OF THE VALLEY---Zooey Deschanel and Michelle Buteau will star in the comedy movie about two ex-high school classmates who are obsessed with the tv series SCOTLANDER and whose plot is described as, "A twist of fate catapults them from the San Fernando Valley back in time to a hilariously gritty, historically accurate version of 18th-century Scotland. And what should have been a romantic escape from their lives turns into a violent, foul-smelling, and dangerously real nightmare — forcing the women to survive sword fights, scheming aristocrats, and the indignities of the past armed only with modern-day sass, resourcefulness… and the occasional Britney Spears dance routine."

TRIVIA---two James Bond movie stars, Maud Adams (THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN, OCTOPUSSY) and George Lazenby (ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE) appeared in the 1988 exploitation movie HELL HUNTERS in which a former Nazi scientist has developed a formula from spiders venom that will turn Los Angeles into a city of zombies.
In HELL HUNTERS, Maud Adams played Nazi hunter Amanda, who is trying to track down Nazi scientist Dr. Martin Hoffman (Stewart Granger), who has been hiding in the jungles of Paraguay since World War II. Dr. Hoffman, and his Nazi partner, Heinrich (George Lazenby), want to put a formula Hoffman developed from a rare South American spider into the Los Angeles water supply which will turn the city's residents into zombies.

In HELL HUNTERS, THE MAN WITH GOLDEN GUN and OCTOPUSSY star Maud Adams played Nazi hunter Amanda.

ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE star George Lazenby played Nazi Heinrich, who will help Nazi Dr. Martin Hoffman (Stewart Granger) put a formula developed from a rare South American spider into the Los Angles water supply that will turn the city's residents into zombies.

 

[dragon53]

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

TRON: ARES---trailer released for the sequel starring Jared Leto and Jeff Bridges.

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CHRISTY---trailer released foe the Christy Martin female boxer biomovie starring Sidney Sweeney.

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CLAYFACE---a poster on the set advertises The Flying Graysons which may mean Robin is in the movie. Dick Grayson was a member of The Flying Graysons, a family trapeze act in a circus before being adopted by Bruce Wayne.

THE MAN OF TOMORROW---James Gunn commented on the movie's plot by saying it is, “a story about Lex Luthor and Superman having to work together to a certain degree against a much, much bigger threat.”

STAR WARS---Jim Cummings, voice of Hondo Ohnaka in STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, said he might be returning, “I think you’re gonna have to stay tuned, because Hondo is not done yet. He’s one of my favorites, because he’s a lovable rogue. You could probably actually trust him… He looks out for Ezra, and he looks out for the younglings, as they call them, and he won’t do anything to harm anybody. But I wouldn’t want to play cards with him.”

STAR TREK 4---Zachary Quinto commented on the status of the fourth movie in the JJ Abrams franchise, “I would absolutely love to do another STAR TREK movie. I don’t understand why we haven’t done one yet, but hopefully now that the Skydance and Paramount merger is moving forward, Skydance was the financier of all the STAR TREK movies that we’ve done so far, and have been great partners in those films, and I would love to revisit it."
He added, “I actually just emailed J.J. this week to say, ‘Hey, this would be really exciting.’ I think fans would be really open to it and really welcome a final movie. I think it would be really great to do a fourth movie, and let’s make it happen.”

HANNIBAL---Bryan Fuller said he wants to develop a miniseries revival of the tv series that ran from 2013-2015 starring Mads Mikkelsen, “My dream project is to do a limited series of SILENCE OF THE LAMBS with Mads and Zendaya as Clarice Starling. If I could put anything out into the universe, I would put that into the universe.”
Fuller added, “It’s complicated now because Martha De Laurentiis died and she had a certain section of the rights, and now, Thomas Harris is trying to get the rights all under one umbrella. And I think that’s going to take a couple of years of straightening out...But the entire cast wants to come back: Mads, Hugh, Lawrence, Katie, Caroline – like everybody’s in. It’s just a matter of: Will the rights be able to be figured out again?”

THE HOUSEMAID---photo and synopsis released from the thriller movie starring Sidney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, “But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous — a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal and power. Behind the Winchesters’ closed doors lies a world of shocking twists that will leave you guessing until the very end.”

ALCHEMISED---Legendary Entertainment reportedly paid over $3 million for the movie rights to the upcoming fantasy novel whose plot is described as, “Set in an alternate world of necromancers and corrupt guild families, the story centers on an alchemist and healer named Helen Marino, who may hold forgotten secrets in her mind. She is sent to the crumbling estate of one necromancer who is to probe her forgotten memories and, as the book jacket teases, ‘Helena’s fight — to protect her lost history and to preserve the last remaining shreds of her former self — is just beginning. For her prison and captor have secrets of their own … secrets Helena must unearth, whatever the cost.’“

TRIVIA---Eric Pierpoint played Detective George Francisco in the ALIEN NATION sci fi tv/tv movie franchise based on the 1988 movie that starred James Caan and Mandy Patinkin. Pierpoint is the son of CBS White House correspondent Robert Pierpoint. Robert Pierpoint was a close associate of legendary newsman Edward R. Murrow and was considered to be one of the "Murrow Boys".

Eric Pierpoint played Detective George Francisco in the ALIEN NATION sci fi tv/tv movie franchise based on the 1988 movie that starred James Caan and Mandy Patinkin.

Eric Pierpoint is the son of CBS White House correspondent Robert Pierpoint.

 

[dragon53]

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE---trailer released for the sequel to THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE.

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AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY---Marvel Studios released artwork for Dr. Doom (Robert J. Downey, Jr.).

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY---a photo of Tom Holland and Zendaya wearing a hoodie led to fan speculation that Zendaya has dyed her hair red to match the comic book.

THE MANDALORIAN---Mark Hamill commented on why he returned for THE MANDALORIAN, “The reason I did MANDALORIAN was that Luke had a beginning and an end. There was no middle. It was like making a trilogy about James Bond as a young boy who first became aware of the Secret Service and wanted to be a part of it. Part two was him training to be an agent. Part three is earning his license to kill — The End. No FROM EUSSIA WITH LOVE, DR. NO or GOLDFINGER. You never got to see Luke as a Master Jedi at the peak of his powers.”
He added, “He was the most idealistic character in that series. He was someone who would take adversity and double down and come back and counter his setbacks. We didn’t see any of that. So when I got the chance, I thought, ‘Geez, this is wonderful.’ I think Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, boy, do they get STAR WARS. They get it. They’re speaking the same language that George did in a way that I questioned in the sequels.”

PRESUMED INNOCENT---Season 2 will be based on the upcoming novel DISSECTION OF A MURDER and stars Rachel Brosnahan (SUPERMAN) and Matthew Rhys (PERRY MASON). The novel's synopsis says, “When Leila Reynolds (Brosnahan) is handed her first murder case, she’s shocked at how high-profile it is: the murder of a well-respected, well-known judge. This shouldn’t be the kind of case she’s leading; it’s way beyond her expertise. But the defendant, Jack Millman, is clear. He wants her, and only her.”

THE WALKING DEAD: DARYL DIXON---Norman Reedus commented on he will return after DARYL DIXON's last season, “I don’t know. That’s not a decision I make. It was kind of told to us. We kind of perpetuated that it was always the plan, but that really wasn’t the plan. It was kind of the plan in the end. It might just be this version of this. I don’t know what’s happening. I don’t know where we’re going. I’m happy with what we’ve done and where we’re at, but who knows. I have no idea. I didn’t know the main show was going to go past Season 2”

F9---NBCUniversal executive Donna Langley apologized for the "space car" in the FAST & FURIOUS sequel, “I’m sorry that we sent them into space. We can never get that genie back.”

VICIOUS---Dakota Fanning will star in the horror movie whose synopsis says, "When Polly (Dakota Fanning) receives a mysterious Box from an unexpected late-night visitor, it comes with a simple instruction: place three things inside: something you need, something you hate, and something you love. What begins as a strange ritual quickly unravels into a waking nightmare. Trapped in a terrifying world where reality bends and memory betrays, Polly must navigate a series of impossible choices. As time slips away, she’s forced to confront the darkness not just around her, but within her—before it consumes everything and everyone she’s ever known."

MIDNIGHT 3---a new sequel to the 1982 slasher movie is underway by Dustin Ferguson (NEMESIS 5).

FOUNDATION---Apple TV+ renewed the series for Season 4.

TRIVIA---Rod Taylor commented on his 3,200 avian co-stars in Alfred Hitchcock's THE BIRDS, "All the seagulls, they'd feed them whiskey and wheat. Of course, it's illegal now...The only reason they were staying still was because they were half-pissed [drunk]...They'd put raw meat in the lens and these huge ravens would swoop into the lens...It was weeks and weeks and weeks working with these bloody birds. I was poo-pooed on by every seagull in Northern California."
Taylor added that one bird named Archine in particular hated him, "Every morning, if we were on the set together, he'd come over and bite me. I hated him and he hated me."

 

[dragon53]

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE---trailer released for the Bruce Springsteen biomovie.

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THE BEAST IN ME---trailer released for the Netflix miniseries starring Claire Danes.

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MONSTER: THE ED GEIN STORY---trailer released for the Netflix serial killer Ed Gein series.

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THE WITCHER---teaser trailer released for Season 4.

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HEAT 2---World of Reel reports that Leonardo DiCaprio has been involved in "weeks of negotiations" to star in the Michael Mann sequel to the 1995 heist movie that starred Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Val Kilmer.

THE BATMAN: PART II---Matt Reeves commented on the status of the sequel, “We’re beginning. We’re staffing up. We’re starting to get our crew back together. We’re getting ready. We’re basically entering [pre-production]. We’ll be making the movie in the spring… super excited.
Because of what the first movie was and what [PART II] is, which is so much a detective story, the idea of trying to protect the secrets of the movie is super important because it’s a mystery.
That would be an extra level of heartbreak if that part of it started getting out. You wanna keep the surprise so the fans… can have the fun experience that I always love going to the movies, which was to go and be surprised.”
Reeves said about Robert Pattinson, “He’s Batman, so if he doesn’t like it, not good. So, I was super excited because I thought that he really would [like it] because the things that it does for his character, for Batman, and for [Bruce Wayne] has never been done before in this way. And I had a feeling he would respond in this way, the fact that he did was incredibly encouraging.”
Reeves added that Cristin Milioti is not in the sequel.

AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY---Marvel Studios released the synopsis for the sequel starring Robert Downey, Jr. as Doctor Doom, "Doctor Doom has officially arrived in the MCU. This villain, a master of cutting-edge science and powerful magic, will unleash a cascading crisis across the entire multiverse."

MOVIE FRANCHISES---VARIETY published a scorecard of the top eight movie franchises based on commercial potential and creative health.
DC Studios scored well thanks to James Gunn's SUPERMAN. One movie executive said, “Gunn did the most important thing: The first movie he made was really good. If Batman and Superman are humming at the same time, there’s no limit to what they could do.”
Marvel Studios also scored high, but a Hollywood agent said, “I don’t have as many clients asking to do one as they were five years ago.” A movie executive said Marvel's two AVENGERS are "bulletproof', but “the standalone movies are in trouble, because you feel like you can miss it now."
The STAR WARS franchise had one producer saying, “It should be the biggest franchise of all time...They stopped making it special; nothing makes me more mad. The sky’s the limit if they could get it right.” A movie executive added, “When you don’t have a film to show for seven years, that’s just not healthy."
The James Bond movies scored high with Denis Villeneuve directing the new 007 movie, but a lot depends on who will play the new James Bond.
Insiders commented on the JURASSIC franchise with one screenwriter saying, “They are just remaking the same movie over and over. It’s almost like a CBS procedural of a blockbuster.” Another filmmaker said: “The quality’s been all over the map and it doesn’t affect it at all" and a producer added, "They’ve [Universal Studios] done the most with the least, partly because they’ve made it scarce."
The STAR TREK franchise scored at the bottom with one Hollywood veteran saying, “I’m so sad they [Paramount Pictures] haven’t done anything with it. If David Ellison is smart, this will be a priority.” A top movie executive added, “Someone’s going to have to have a disruptive approach for it to be relevant again.”

THE PENGUIN---Matt Reeves said he has talked to showrunner Lauren Lefranc about a Season 2, “We’ll see. We’re just in the beginning of thinking about it. But obviously, we’re super excited about what we’re able to do, and if we can do more, if it can be as good or better than the last season, which is I think a tall order given the incredible work we already did. We definitely would love to...We’re in discussions. Lauren is thinking hard and we’re talking, so we’ll see.”

GOD OF WAR---top candidates to star in the Amazon Prime tv series based on the video game are reported to be Henry Cavill,
Jason Momoa, Davie Bautista, Travis Fimmel, Winston Duke, Joe Manganiello, Christopher Judge, Paul Levesque, Oliver Ritchers and Manu Bennett.

INSIDIOUS 6---Lyn Shaye and Amelia Eve will star in the latest sequel.

TRIVIA---in the classic Vietnam War movie APOCALYPSE NOW, Martin Sheen played Capt. Willard, who is assigned to kill a renegade Army officer.
In THE OUTER LIMITS episode "Nightmare", Sheen had one of his first acting roles as Pvt. Dix, an Earth POW tortured by the alien Ebonites during an interstellar war. The POW torture is really a sadistic experiment by Earth military officers, one of whom is ironically played by character actor Willard Sage.

In APOCALYPSE NOW, Martin Sheen played Capt. Willard, who is assigned to kill a renegade Army officer.

In THE OUTER LIMITS episode "Nightmare", Sheen had one of his first acting roles as Pvt. Dix, an Earth POW tortured by the alien Ebonites during an interstellar war. The POW torture is really a sadistic experiment by Earth military officers, one of whom is ironically played by character actor Willard Sage (bottom photo-right).

 

[dragon53]

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

DOLLY---trailer released for the horror movie starring Seann William Scott.

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ONE SECOND AFTER---Josh Holloway (LOST), Mary McDonnell (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA) and Famke Janssen (X-MEN) will star in the J. Michael Straczynski movie based on the novel about a small town in North Carolina that must survive after an EMP. Holloway will play John Matherson, McDonell will play his mother-in-law and Janssen will play Mayor Kate Lindsey.

ANACONDA---photo and synopsis released of Paul Rudd and Jack Black starring in the comedy remake of the 1997 movie that starred Jennifer Lopez and Jon Voight, "The film follows 2 best friends who go to the rainforest to remake their favorite movie, the original ANACONDA, but are put in danger when an actual giant anaconda appears."

GUNDAM---"multiple sources" claim singer Benson Boone is in talks to co-star with Sydney Sweeney in the live-action sci fi movie.

GAME OF THRONES---HBO Max announced that HOUSE OF THE DRAGON might premiere in June, 2026 and A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS will premiere in January, 2026.

HOPE---poster released for the South Korean sci fi movie starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander set in a South Korean town near the DMZ during an alien invasion.

RAMBO---Sylvester Stallone commented on his cancelled AI prequel movie, "I wanted to do the first AI… not retroactive… but I wanted to rewrite history of the earlier Rambo because I wanted Rambo to be the nicest guy in the school, the valedictorian, the prom king, and all that stuff.
And when he goes to Vietnam, he thinks it's going to be a three-week hit-and-run, and you see him being tortured and captured, his friends murdered, one thing after another, and [his] life in Saigon. And that's how I became the way I became, but originally I was bon vivant–that kind of thing. And I thought, “We could do this with AI,” but [we] procrastinated too long and they took it over and, I hope, you know, good luck."
Another prequel, JOHN RAMBO, starring Noah Centineo is underway.

FROZEN 3---synopsis released for the Disney sequel, "In this new chapter, witness the wedding of the century in Arendelle as Queen Anna walks down the aisle and joins Elsa on a new magical journey filled with unknown challenges. And what’s even more exciting: the royal family is about to welcome a mysterious new member!”

VISION---Mary McDonnell has joined the cast of the Marvel/Disney+ tv series in an undisclosed role.

TRIVIA---William Read Woodfield was a photographer/magician who became famous for his nude photographs of Marilyn Monroe from what would have been her last movie, SOMETHING'S GOT TO GIVE. The photographs appeared on magazine covers worldwide.
Woodfield later turned to writing and received an Emmy Award for the tv series MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE. His other tv credits include LOST IN SPACE, VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, COLUMBO, the tv movie SATAN'S TRIANGLE (Kim Novak, Doug McClure) and others.

William Read Woodfield became famous for his nude photographs of Marilyn Monroe from what would have been her last movie, SOMETHING'S GOT TO GIVE.

Woodfield later turned to writing and received an Emmy Award for the tv series MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE. His other tv credits include LOST IN SPACE, VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, COLUMBO, the tv movie SATAN'S TRIANGLE (Kim Novak, Doug McClure) and others.

 

[The Katzie Kid]

Any one else having trouble logging on to "Small Scale Military Headquarters"?

 

[Fullyautomatic]

Any one else having trouble logging on to "Small Scale Military Headquarters"?

Wow that's a blast from the past. Did not know that site was still a go. Like this forum there were some very talented builders on there especially when 3-D printing started.

 

[dragon53]

I also asked about SSHQ on another forum and nobody knew anything about it's technical problems.

 

[dragon53]

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

ANACONDA---trailer released for the comedy remake movie starring Paul Rudd and Jack Black.

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THE HOUSEMAID---trailer released for the thriller movie starring Sydney Sweeney.

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TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: DEATHWATCH---trailer released for the Netflix animated spy tv series starring Liev Scheiber.

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ALIEN: EARTH---trailer released for Episode 8.

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VICIOUS---trailer released for the Paramount+ horror movie starring Dakota Fanning.

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STITCH HEAD---trailer released for the animated horror movie based on the novels.

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HIGH SIDE---THE NEW YORK TIMES stated that Timothee Chalamet will be paid $25 million to star in the movie about a heist involving superbike riders. This would make Chalamet the highest-paid young actor since Jennifer Lawrence.

NOVA---movie insider Jeff Sneider said Terry Matalas, showrunner on STAR TREK: PICARD and VISION, might be the showrunner for Marvel's NOVA tv series, “I’ve heard that VISION is great. And that the showrunner, Terry Matalas, I heard that he may end up working on NOVA. He may end up getting an overall deal at Marvel.”

THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB---director Chris Columbus commented on a possible sequel to the Netflix murder mystery movie, “Oh, God, completely, we realized that these books were incredibly popular with people, not only in the UK, but around the world. I read every book that was available. I knew exactly where those characters were going...they could read those and bring that to the character...everything that was done in the first film is really a setup for subsequent films to come.”
He added, “Certain people who read the book were a little concerned that Bogdan got arrested, and they were talking about the fact, ‘Well, he comes back in book two and three, and he’s such an essential character.’ Never, it was never our intention to keep Bogdan out of those films. Of course, he’s going to come back.”

DEATH STRANDING---producer Allan Unger gave a status update on the movie based on the video game, "It's in active development. So, like all these things, it's always something can't really talk about. But I will say that it's moving in a very positive direction."

THE NIGHT DREAMER---Josh Lucas and Charlotte Kirk will star in the movie about a traveling salesman who is pursued and framed for murder by a psychotic killer.

DISCRETION---Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning will star in the lawyer tv series set in Dallas.

THE MORNING SHOW---Apple TV+ renewed the series for Season 5.

TRIVIA---6' 9" Ted Cassidy is best known for playing Lurch on the tv series THE ADDAMS FAMILY. He is also known for playing android Ruk in the STAR TREK episode "What Are Little Girds Made Of?" and "Kid Curry" Logan in BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID.
Cassidy's first movie role was the the 1959 sci fi movie THE ANGRY RED PLANET where he was the voice of the Martian warning Earthlings not to return to Mars or mankind will be destroyed.

Cassidy's first movie role was the the 1959 sci fi movie THE ANGRY RED PLANET where he was the voice of the Martian warning Earthlings not to return to Mars or mankind will be destroyed.

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WQTYb36Cew

 

[dragon53]

They're baaaaack!

LINK: https://www.warbird-photos.com/gpxd/index.php?sid=1402da344842ec47bbb027e4e297ad71

 

[dragon53]

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

GOOD BOY---trailer released for the horror movie from a dog's perspective.

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PRISONER OF WAR---trailer released for the World War II movie starring Scott Adkins.

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NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON'T---trailer released for the sequel.

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THE LAST FRONTIER---trailer released for the tv series starring Jason Clarke.

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THE DIPLOMAT---trailer released for Season 3.

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STAR WARS: STARFIGHTER---photo released of Ryan Gosling and Flynn Gray starring in the Shawn Levy movie.

THE ASTRONAUT---synopsis released for the sci fi movie starring Kate Mara and Laurence Fishburne, "When astronaut Sam Walker (Mara) returns from her first space mission, she’s found miraculously alive in a punctured capsule floating deep off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. General William Harris (Fishburne) arranges for her to be placed under intense NASA surveillance in a high security house for rehabilitation and medical testing. However, when disturbing occurrences begin happening around the property, she fears that something extraterrestrial has followed her back to Earth."

ALIEN: ROMULUS 2---Fede Alvarez said he will not direct the sequel starring Cailee Spaneny, “I don’t think I was ever going to [the sequel]. We always knew right when we finished that this is one of those things where you come in and you do one, and get out… All those directors I love [James Cameron, David Fincher], they just went, did one, [and] they left. Ridley, obviously, he created it, so he has the right to make a bunch of them.
But we did want to write it. Mostly it’s because we love the characters we created, so we want to make sure no one kills them right at the beginning of the next one…They went and killed Hicks and Newt just like that, and we were like, ‘Hey, let’s not let that happen.’ So we wrote it and made sure they stayed alive, and now we can let someone else make it.”

THE TULSA KING---Paramount+ renewed the series for Season 4.

WE WERE LIARS---Amazon Prime renewed the series for Season 2.

THE MUPPET SHOW---Seth Rogen is developing a tv special that might serve as a pilot for a new THE MUPPET SHOW.

TRIVIA---Ridley Scott commented on movie critic Paul Kael's review of BLADE RUNNER in which she described Ridley Scott's classic sci fi movie as a "creepy, oppressive vision...suspense-less thriller" and "unpleasant [and] ugly". Scott said, “Pauline Kael in THE NEW YORKER killed me stone dead with her BLADE RUNNER review. It was four pages of destruction. I never met her. I was so offended. I framed those pages and they’ve been in my office for 30 years to remind me there’s only one critic that counts and that’s you. I haven’t read critiques ever since. Because if it’s a good one, you can get a swollen head and forget yourself. And if it’s a bad one, you’re so depressed that it’s debilitating.”
He added, “I think [it’s] terrific — go f-ck yourself, Pauline.”

 

[dragon53]

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

THE RUNNING MAN---featurette released for the remake movie starring Glen Powell.

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THE LOST BUS---trailer released for the Apple TV+ fire survival movie starring Matthew McConaughey.

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ANEMONE---trailer released for the movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis.

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THE CHAIR COMPANY---trailer released for the HBO comedy tv series.

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QUEENS OF THE DEAD---trailer released from the zombie movie from Tina Romero, daughter of George A. Romero.\

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WHAT HAPPENS AT NIGHT---Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence will star in the Martin Scorsese movie based on the supernatural novel whose synopsis says, "An unnamed American couple travels to a strange, snowy European city to adopt a baby. It’s a difficult journey that leaves the wife, who is struggling with cancer, desperately weak, and her husband worries that her illness will prevent the orphanage from releasing their child.
On arrival, the couple checks into the cavernous and eerily deserted Borgarfjaroasysla Grand Imperial Hotel where the bar is always open and the lobby populated with an enigmatic cast of characters ranging from an ancient, flamboyant chanteuse to a debauched businessman to an enigmatic faith healer. Nothing is as it seems in this baffling, frozen world, and the more the couple struggles to claim their baby, the less they seem to know about their marriage, themselves, and life itself."

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY---Jon Bernthal posted a photo of what may be his Punisher look for BRAND NEW DAY.

SLEEPAWAY CAMP---Robert Hiltzik is returning to write and direct a remake of his cult classic 1983 summer camp slasher movie known for its surprise ending.

GRAVE ENCOUNTERS---Justin Long and Kate Bosworth will star in the remake of the 2011 found footage horror movie about the crew of a ghost hunter reality tv show who investigate an abandoned mental hospital.

SLIME---John Boyega, Willow Smith, John Cho and Scott Mescudi will star in the animated sci fi movie whose synopsis says, “Set in a too-near future, Slime follows Muna (Smith), an optimistic but broke young woman who signs up for a paid clinical trial, only to be injected with a mysterious creature’s slime that unleashes destructive powers she can’t control. On the run, she kidnaps Glenn (Mescudi), the lab worker who injected her, and the two set out on a perilous odyssey through a crumbling dystopian world in search of refuge and a cure. But as the clock runs out, is Muna transforming into humanity’s worst nightmare or its last, unlikely savior?”

PEACEMAKER---James Gunn said that Season 2 will “see one more character from SUPERMAN.”

INSIDIOUS 6---Brandon Perea (TWISTERS, NOPE) will star in the latest sequel in the horror movie franchise.

DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN---Marvel Studios renewed the series for Season 3.

DAN DA DAN---Netflix renewed the series for Season 3.

TRIVIA---the spoof movie sequel THE NAKED GUN 33 1/3: THE FINAL INSULT was based on the tv series POLICE SQUAD! created by Jerry and David Zucker and Jim Abrahams. In THE FINAL INSULT scene when Lt. Frank Drebin goes undercover in a sperm bank/fertility clinic, the nurse was played by the Zuckers' mother, Charlotte. The patient reading the tabloid newspaper was played by the Zuckers' father, Burt.

 

[dragon53]

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU---trailer released for the spinoff movie.

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THE CARPENTER'S SON---teaser trailer released for the Jesus Christ horror movie starring Nicolas Cage.

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LAZARUS---trailer released for the Amazon Prime miniseries starring Sam Claflin.

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MAD MAX: THE WASTELAND---George Miller is reportedly developing an HBO Max tv series based on the cancelled prequel movie THE WASTELAND which was about Max Rockatansky before FURY ROAD. The plot has Mad Max working for others in order to obtain parts for a new Interceptor and will have Chumbucket and Scabrous Scrotus returning. The writer is Shaun Grant (NITRAM).

HARRY POTTER---movie insider Daniel Richtman gave an update on the tv series casting for Lord Voldemort, "For the Harry Potter show, they’re auditioning both men and women for Voldemort, so it’s possible we could see a female Voldemort in the series."

DCU---James Gunn commented on who will play Batman, “I have guys I like. I have guys that are at the top of the list. One actor in particular… a pretty big star, wants to be Batman. We’ve talked about it, but I don’t think that’s the case.” He also commented on if the actress playing Wonder Woman will be under 5' 9", “I don’t think extreme height is the most important factor in casting WW. That’s all I said earlier as well. I never said I didn’t feel good about her being taller than Superman – I just said that would never be what I considered most important in her casting.”

MARVEL ZOMBIES---Marvel Studios streaming head Brad Winderbaum said the upcoming Disney+ miniseries might have a Season 2 with a “blueprint for a potential second season...Please, like, people have got to subscribe to Disney+ and watch this show. If that happens, they will get more. And we are excited. We’re ready.”

MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING---Julia Roberts confirmed she is in talks to return for a sequel to the 1997 movie and director Luca Guadagnino said he would return “in a second”.

LOGAN REIGN---Gina Carano will star in the tv series about a Las Vegas legal assistant who moonlights as a crime fighter.

AILEEN: QUEEN OF THE SERIAL KILLERS---Netflix documentary about serial killer Aileen Wuornos who killed seven men in Florida. She was played by Charlize Theron, who won an Academy Award, in the 2003 movie MONSTER directed by Patty Jenkins.

TRIVIA---characters actors Whit Bissell and Bing Russell (father of Kurt Russell) appeared in two classic Western movies. In GUNFIGHT AT THE O.K. CORRAL, Bissell played John P. Clum and Russell played the saloon bartender. In THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, Bissell played the undertaker who won't bury Sam, an Indian, on Boot Hill and Russell played the friend of the traveling corset salesman who paid to have Sam buried. Two gunslingers, Chris Adams (Yul Bryner) and Vin Tanner (Steve McQueen) offered to take the Hearse wagon up to Boot Hill for the funeral.

In GUNFIGHT AT THE O.K. CORRAL, Whit Bissell (center) played John P. Clum and Bing Russell played the saloon bartender.

In THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, Whit Bissell play the undertaker who won't bury Sam, an Indian, on Boot Hill and Bing Russell played the friend of the traveling corset salesman who paid pay to have Sam buried.

Two gunslingers, Chris Adams (Yul Bryner) and Vin Tanner (Steve McQueen) offered to take the Hearse wagon up to Boot Hill for the funeral.

 

[dragon53]

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

ROBIN HOOD---trailer released for the MGM+ tv series.

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PLURIBUS---teaser trailer released for the Vince Gilligan/Apple TV+ sci fi series.

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AFTER THE HUNT---trailer released for the Amazon MGM Studios movie starring Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield.

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MAN OF TOMORROW---James Gunn posted a photo of the screenplay's second draft with cover art that appears to suggest that Brainiac is the movie's villain.

THE BOY IN THE IRON BOX---Rupert Friend, Kevin Durand and Jaeden Martell will star in the Netflix movie based on the six-novella series written by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. The novellas' synopsis says, "A group of mercenaries on an unsanctioned mission survives a plane crash in whiteout conditions in the Tian Shan mountains. The men are accustomed to danger. Now they’re growing accustomed to fear.
Team leader Liev and his band of survivors are stranded in the bitter winds with little hope of rescue—or outlasting the wolves that have scented blood. In the distance is the apparent sanctuary of an abandoned stone fortress. That an ancient bulwark even exists on this forsaken summit is beyond comprehension. So is what lies on the other side of its walls."

WEAPONS---Zach Cregger confirmed an Aunt Gladys prequel is underway, “It is real and I’ve been talking to Warner Bros. about it. There’s a story and I’m pretty excited about it. It’s not bullsh-t. I was ready. I had it kind of in my pocket before the movie came out.”

BARB WIRE---Pamela Anderson and her sons are developing a tv series based on her 1996 movie which was based on the comic book.

THE WITCHER---FORBES reports that Season 4 will cost $221 million/$27 million per episode. By comparison, the other seasons cost:

Season 1 – $92.1 million total/$11.5 million per episode
Season 2 – $176.3 million total/$23.4 million per episode
Season 3 – $175 million total/$21.8 million per episode
BLOOD ORIGIN – $95.7 million total/$23.9 million per episode


MISS NELSON IS MISSING---Melissa McCarthy will play Miss Nelson/Viola Swamp in the Netflix live-action movie based on the children's book.

TRIVIA---Walter Matthau and Dick O'Neill co-starred in two 1974 movies. In THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE, four gunmen hijack a New York subway car and demand a ransom of $1 million or they will kill the hostages. Matthau played New York Transit cop Lt. Zachary Garber and O'Neill played subway dispatcher Correll. In THE FRONT PAGE, Matthau played CHICAGO EXAMINER Managing Editor Walter Burns who tricks his top reporter, Hildy Johnson (Jack Lemmon), into covering a major execution, although Hildy has already quit the newspaper to get married. O'Neill played rival reporter McHugh.

In THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE, Matthau played New York Transit cop Lt. Zachary Garber and O'Neill played subway dispatcher Correll.

In THE FRONT PAGE, Walter Matthau played CHICAGO EXAMINER Managing Editor Walter Burns and Dick O'Neill played rival reporter McHugh.

 

[theBaron]

I'll stick to watching "Big Bang Theory" reruns on TBS.
And "The Rookie" and "Blue Bloods on UpTV.
Otherwise, TV is crap.

Prost!
Brad

 

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

IT: WELCOME TO DERRY---trailer released for the HBO Max prequel tv series.

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THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE---trailer released for the Hulu remake of the 1992 movie.

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WICKED: FOR GOOD---new trailer released for the sequel.

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THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR---trailer released for the Netflix murder documentary.

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FORTITUDE---the CON AIR team of Nicolas Cage and director Simon West will reunite for the World War II movie whose synopsis says, “With historical consultation from Joshua Levine (DUNKIRK, BLITZ), the film follows the brilliance of British Army officers Dudley Clarke and Thomas Argyll ‘TAR’ Robertson, who deployed an elaborate web of deception campaigns, including fictitious armies, fake military equipment, and a network of double agents to mislead Nazi Intelligence. Among them was Yugoslavian playboy Dusko Popov, a real-life double agent. He laid the blueprint for James Bond, turning real-life espionage into legend, which ultimately inspired Ian Fleming’s novels.”

BAYWATCH---Fox reboot of the 1990s lifeguard tv series is underway with the synopsis saying it “will feature adrenaline-fueled rescues, tangled relationships, complicated chemistry, and beachside heroics that defined the original — now with an entirely new cast donning the show’s signature red swimsuits, contemporary trappings, tensions and challenges, and a renewed mission to protect Southern California’s shoreline.”

ALIEN: EARTH---Noah Hawley commented on a possible Season 2, “We’re certainly having conversations about it, and I’ve been thinking on the creative front. It was very encouraging, the success of the show globally, and FX is very deliberate in their process.”

DRILLER KILLER 2---sequel underway to the 1979 movie about a serial killer who uses a drill to kill homeless people. The sequel will star Eric Roberts and Beverly Rudolph and will include Denzel Washington using film footage “in one of his earliest on-screen roles, restored and revealed for the first time in DRILLER KILLER 2.”

CATFISH: THE TV SHOW---MTV cancelled the series.

TRIVIA---the 1959 low budget sci fi B movie THE HIDEOUS SUN DEMON was about a scientist who turns into a hideous monster after being exposed to a radioactive isotope. In 1983, a redubbed/reedited version of the movie titled WHAT'S UP, HIDEOUS SUN DEMON? (REVENGE OF THE SUN DEMON) was released. It was inspired by Woody Allen's comedy movie WHAT'S UP TIGER LILY? which was an English-redubbed version of the Japanese spy movie KOKUSAI HIMITSU KEISATSU: KAGI NO KAGI. WHAT'S UP, HIDEOUS SUN DEMON? was about scientist Dr. Ishmael Pivnik, who turns into a hideous monster after drinking an experimental suntan lotion-----Dr. Pivnik's voice was by Jay Leno.

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THE HIDEOUS SUN DEMON.

In WHAT'S UP. HIDEOUS SUN DEMON?, Dr. Ishmael's voice was by Jay Leno.

Woody Allen's WHAT'S UP, TIGER LILY?

 

[dragon53]

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH---trailer released for the sequel.

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THE BRIDE!---trailer released for the Frankenstein movie starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale.

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A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE---trailer released for the Netflix movie starring Rebecca Ferguson and Idris Elba.

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STRANGER THINGS---featurette released for the last season.

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SPACEBALLS 2---Amazon MGM Studios posted a sequel photo and announced the cast includes Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Mel Brooks, Josh Gad, Lewis Pullman, George Wyner and Keke Palmer.

JAMES BOND---Denis Villeneuve is seeking an "unknown...fresh face" to play the next James Bond, who will be a British male in his late 20s to early 30s. This eliminates rumored candidates including Timothee Chalamet, Glen Powell, Jacob Elordi, Austin Butler, Henry Cavill, Tom Hardy, Idris Elba, Aaron Taylor-Young and Jack Lowden.

MARVEL ZOMBIES---the Marvel Studios miniseries received lukewarm reviews with a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 65% and an audience score of 84%. The MetaCritics critics score is 60/100 and an audience score of 5.0/10.

JASON BOURNE---director Edward Berger (ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT) commented on the status of the new sequel, “That’s all in the stars. I’d love to do it, but it depends on the script — whether we can find something for Matt Damon to play that he hasn’t before, and something that I don’t feel Paul Greengrass or the other directors have done.”
He added, “[Bourne] has such a legacy. You don’t want to make a film where people say, ‘Ah, it’s not as good as the others.’ There are many hurdles.”

PERFECT---Millie Bobby Brown is in negotiations to star in the Gia Coppola/Netflix biomovie about Olympic gymnast and Gold Medalist Kerri Strug.

TRIVIA---September 25, 2025 is the 81st anniversary of the end of Operation Market Garden, the disastrous British-led invasion of Holland that was supposed to end World War II early.
Terence Young is best known for directing Sean Connery in the James Bond movies DR. NO, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE and THUNDERBALL.
In World War II, Young was a tank commander in Operation Market Garden and was wounded when his tank was hit by German fire near the Dutch town of Arnhem. He was taken to the Arnhem hospital for medical care where he recovered from his wounds.
Twenty-three years later, Young directed Audrey Hepburn in WAIT UNTIL DARK in which a blind woman is terrorized by three sadistic thugs who are looking for heroin hidden in her apartment. The movie was a big hit with Hepburn being nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Ironically, one of the nurses who treated Young in the Arnhem hospital was then 16-year-old volunteer nurse Audrey Hepburn. During filming, Young joked to Hepburn that his tank unknowingly had fired cannon shells at his future star.

Terence Young is best known for directing Sean Connery in the James Bond movies DR. NO, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE and THUNDERBALL.

In World War II, Young was a tank commander in Operation Market Garden and was wounded when his tank was hit by German fire like this scene in A BRIDGE TOO FAR.

Twenty-three years later, Young directed Audrey Hepburn in WAIT UNTIL DARK and, ironically, one of the nurses who treated Young in the Arnhem hospital was then 16-year-old volunteer nurse Audrey Hepburn.

 

[dragon53]

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

THE ASTRONAUT---trailer released for the sci fi movie starring Kata Mara and Laurence Fishburne.

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GREENLAND 2: MIGRATION---trailer released for the sci fi movie starring Gerard Butler.

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STAR WARS: VISIONS VOLUME 3---trailer released for Season 3.

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TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: DEATHWATCH---trailer released for the Netflix animated spy series.

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IN YOUR DREAMS---trailer released for the Netflix animated movie.

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VIOLENT ENDS---trailer released for the crime movie starring Billy Magnussen.

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SUPERMAN---a fan asked James Gunn a question about Lex Luthor's pocket universe, “Are the prisoners in Lex’s pocket universe watching each other go to the bathroom or do they get some privacy?” Gunn replied, “No privacy. Those things in the back left corners of each cell are toilets."
Gunn added, "Into the bottom of the toilet and there are slots where the waste can be removed (likely by Mr. Handsome, and probably not often). You might think we don’t think about this stuff but we really do.”

DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN---Marvel Studio's Brad Winderbaum said a new season will premiere every other year in March.

MISTER---Josh Brolin will star in the action comedy movie whose synopsis says a man “wakes up in a strange house covered in blood and comes to realize his true identity while fighting off contract killers from his past—including everyone from his exes to his best friend....[he] teams up with his estranged daughter who has also ended up in the family business, but they will need to repair their relationship in order to survive.”

THE LADY---Natalie Dormer (GAME OF THRONES) will not promote the ITV miniseries in which she plays Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson, and she will donate her salary to charity. Dormer's actions were in response to a recently-released 2011 email showing Ferguson apologized to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after she had broken off contact with him when he was sentenced to prison in 2008. Dormer said, “When I agreed to take the role in ‘The Lady,’ I knew portraying the script’s Sarah Ferguson would require nuance. People are layered, their journeys are full of highs and lows, and as an actor, my job is to lean into those elements and bring them to life with honesty and empathy. Since completing the project, new information has come to light that makes it impossible for me to reconcile my values with Sarah Ferguson’s behavior, which I believe is inexcusable. For that reason, I will not be taking part in the promotion of the project.”
The miniseries is about ex-royal dresser Jane Andrews, who worked for Ferguson, and was convicted for the murder of her boyfriend.

GOLDENEYE---Pierce Brosnan's first James Bond movie will return to theaters in a 4K version for its 30th anniversary on October 3.

THE WALKING DEAD: DEAD CITY---Jimmi Simpson (WESTWORLD) will play Dillard in Season 3.

THE BEEKEEPER 2---Yara Shahidi has joined the Jason Statham sequel in an undisclosed role.

TRIVIA---Pedro Pascal's sister, Javi, said Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige gave Pedro the creepy doll from POLTERGEIST as a gift, "He has it in his house. He's crazy---it's so scary!"

 

[dragon53]

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

JAY KELLY---trailer released for the Netflix movie starring George Clooney, Adam Sandler and Laura Dern.

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TRON: ARES---film clip released from the sequel.

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ZOOTOPIA 2---trailer released for the Disney sequel.

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STAR WARS: STARFIGHTER---John Rocha of The Hot Mic reported details of the movie starring Ryan Gosling and Amy Adams, “The main kid is Force-sensitive. His mom is being played by Amy Adams. She seems to be a Jedi. Gosling is not a Jedi, but he’s helping his nephew escape two evil bad guys who are chasing him across the stars. He has a mission he’s on, given to him by Adams.”

MIAMI VICE---Glen Powell and Michael B. Jordan are in negotiations to star in the Universal Pictures movie based on the 1980s cop series that starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Hall. Joseph Kosinski (TOP GUN: MAVERICK) is the director and Dan Gilroy wrote the screenplay. The 2006 movie based on the tv series starred Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx.

AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY---Shane Black (IRON MAN 3) said Robert Downey, Jr.'s Doctor Doom will “singlehandedly reinvigorate the entire comic book movie industry. I mean, it seemed like at first a cynical idea, you know, ‘Oh, let’s just go back to the well of the one guy that seems to always save us.’ But it’s going to work. It’s really going to work. And he’s brought to it… I’m not at liberty to say anything, not that I know. I’m thrilled because I’m first in line to see that. I haven’t seen all the Marvel movies. I’ll see that one first.“


SCRUBS---ABC released a revival photo of photo of creator Bill Lawrence and the returning cast of Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, Zach Braff, Judy Reyes and John C. McGinley.

DOGS OF WAR---art released for the World War II horror movie whose plot is described as, "DOGS OF WAR plunges a crack squad of British commandos into a Nazi-infested forest, in the depths of winter on the Eastern Front during WWII. Tasked with delivering a vital secret weapon to their allies, the soldiers soon discover that what lurks in the forest is far more terrifying than their German foe. Forming an uneasy alliance with their sworn enemy, and joining forces with legendary sniper Lady Death, survival quickly becomes the only victory for the embattled soldiers."

TILLY NORWOOD---Eline Van der Velden, creator of the AI actress Tilly Norwood, commented on criticism of the AI actress after agents reportedly expressed an interest in representing Norwood, “To those who have expressed anger over the creation of my AI character, Tilly Norwood, she is not a replacement for a human being, but a creative work – a piece of art. Like many forms of art before her, she sparks conversation, and that in itself shows the power of creativity
I see AI not as a replacement for people, but as a new tool, a new paintbrush. Just as animation, puppetry, or CGI opened fresh possibilities without taking away from live acting, AI offers another way to imagine and build stories. I’m an actor myself, and nothing – certainly not an AI character – can take away the craft or joy of human performance.”
...It takes time, skill, and iteration to bring such a character to life. She represents experimentation, not substitution.”
Among the actors who criticized Norwood are Melissa Barrera, Kiersey Clemmons, Lukas Gage and Toni Collette.

TRIVIA---on GILLIGAN'S ISLAND, while stranded on a remote Pacific island with six other castaways, the Professor's inventions include: electric generator, X-ray machine, Geiger counter, nitroglycerine, radio transmitter, telegraph, hot air balloon, lie detector, battery charger, jet pack fuel, washing machine, sewing machine, popcorn machine, record player, Ferris wheel, barometer, water purifier, shark repellent, roulette wheel, pool table and others.
The Professor's academic background are a Bachelor of Arts (USC), Bachelor of Science (UCLA), Master of Arts (SMU) and a Doctor of Philosophy (TCU).
One thing the Professor could not do was repair the SS Minnow, so the castaways could sail back to civilization. In an interview, Bob Denver explained the Professor's apparently sole deficiency by saying the Professor, "had no talent for boat-building."