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THURSDAY, JANUARY 30

ASH---trailer released for the sci fi horror movie starring Eiza Gonzalez and Aaron Paul.

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FRANKENSTEIN---photo released of Oscar Isaac starring in the Guillermo del Toro/Netflix horror movie based on the novel.

WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY---photo released of Daniel Craig and Josh O'Connor starring in the Netflix murder mystery sequel.

HAPPY GILMORE 2---photo released of the Netflix sequel to the 1996 comedy golf movie that starred Adam Sandler.

AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY---Anthony Mackie claims Chris Evans is returning as Captain America for DOOMSDAY, “I learned that right there. My manager showed me. He’s like, ‘Oh, so I guess Chris is coming back.’ That’s all I know. I haven’t seen a script.” However, Evans commented on Mackie's statement, "That’s not true, though. This always happens. I mean, it happens every couple years—ever since Endgame. I’ve just stopped responding to it... Yeah, no—happily retired!"

ROMY AND MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION 2---the 20th Century sequel to the 1997 comedy movie is underway with Mia Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow in negotiations to return.

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE---Netflix is rebooting the 1970s tv series that starred Michael Landon. The synopsis says, “The reimagining will center around Charles, his wife Caroline and their daughters Laura and Mary as they leave Wisconsin to settle in Independence, KS. There will be Osage characters, as the first season is based on the book LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE."

THE FACULTY---remake underway of the 1998 Robert Rodriguez sci fi horror movie that starred Josh Harnett and Famke Janssen. Rodriguez is returning as the producer.

THE WHEEL OF TIME---synopsis released for Season 3, “At the end of Season 2, after defeating Ishamael, Rand reunites with his friends at Falme and is declared the Dragon Reborn. But in Season 3, the threats against the Light are multiplying: the White Tower stands divided, the Black Ajah run free, old enemies return to the Two Rivers, and the remaining Forsaken are in hot pursuit of the Dragon… including Lanfear, whose relationship with Rand will mark a crucial choice between Light and Dark for them both. As the ties to his past begin to unravel, and his corrupted power grows stronger, Rand becomes increasingly unrecognizable to his closest allies, Moiraine and Egwene. These powerful women, who started the series as teacher and student, must now work together to prevent the Dragon from turning to the Dark… no matter the cost.”

TRIVIA---Clint Eastwood's classic Western UNFORGIVEN won four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. However, Francis Ford Coppola was the original director of UNFORGIVEN and offered the lead role of ruthless gunslinger William Munny, who seeks redemption for his deadly past, to John Malkovich. Coppola was never able to raise financial backing and the project was shelved. Later, Malkovich said he was relieved because he felt he was not the right actor to play Munny.
One year after UNFORGIVEN, Eastwood starred in IN THE LINE OF FIRE where Eastwood played Secret Service Agent Frank Horrigan, head of John F. Kennedy's security detail, who is plagued by guilt because he failed to protect Kennedy when he was assassinated in Dallas. Horrigan, like Munny, eventually finds redemption when he saves a future President from being assassinated by ex-CIA hitman Mitch Leary---ironically played by John Malkovich.

In the Academy Award-winning UNFORGIVEN, Clint Eastwood played gunslinger William Munny, who was originally going to be played by John Malkovich, who finds redemption for his deadly past.

In IN THE LINE OF FIRE, Eastwood played Secret Service Agent Frank Horrigan, who finds redemption for his failure to save President John F. Kennedy, by saving a future President by stopping ex-CIA assassin Mitch Leary---ironically, played by John Malkovich.

 

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 31

THE RESIDENCE---trailer released for the Netflix White House murder mystery movie.

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LOCKED---trailer released for the thriller movie starring Anthony Hopkins and Bill Skarsgard.

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RUNNING POINT---trailer released for the Netflix comedy basketball movie starring Kate Hudson.

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THE ELECTRIC STATE---new trailer released for the Netflix sci fi movie starring Chris Pratt and Millie Bobby Brown.

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THE OLD GUARD 2---trailer released for the Netflix sequel starring Charlize Theron.

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SUPERMAN---the estate of Superman co-creator Joseph Schuster has filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery and DC Comics which would not allow the upcoming movie to be released in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Ireland because they do not have the foreign copyrights to do so. The lawsuit claims, “Shuster died in 1992 and Siegel [co-creator Jerry Siegel] in 1996. By operation of law, Shuster’s foreign copyrights automatically reverted to his estate in 2017 in most of these territories (and in 2021 in Canada). Yet Defendants continue to exploit Superman across these jurisdictions without the Shuster Estate’s authorization—including in motion pictures, television series, and merchandise—in direct contravention of these countries’ copyright laws, which require the consent of all joint copyright owners to do so.”
Warner Bros. Discovery released a reply to the lawsuit, “We fundamentally disagree with the merits of the lawsuit, and will vigorously defend our rights."

RIP---photo released of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck starring in the Netflix movie about cops who find millions of dollars left in an abandoned stash house.

THE ODYSSEY---John Leguizamo and Ellliot Page have joined the cast of the Christopher Nolan Greek mythology movie that stars Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson and Anne Hathaway.

DEN OF THIEVES 3---the next sequel is underway with Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson, Jr. expected to return.

SCREAM 7---Scott Foley and Matthew Lillard are returning for the latest sequel.

TRIVIA---in MAGNUM, P.I., the iconic opening credits scene shows a smiling Thomas Magnum giving snorkeling lessons to a woman. Shirley Rogers, a local surfer and photographer, claimed she was the woman in the scene. But credible sources say Debbie Bonfiglio, a full-time crew member and stunt double with a more curvaceous body than Rogers, actually played the snorkel woman. Shortly after the scene was shot, Debbie suffered a brain injury and was unaware Rogers was claiming she appeared in the scene, but she has since set the record straight.

In the MAGNUM, P.I., iconic opening credits snorkel lesson scene, Shirley Rogers is shown with Tom Selleck.

However, Debbie Bonfiglio, a full-time crew member and stunt double with a more curvaceous body than Rogers, actually played the snorkel woman.

 

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3

CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD---new tv spot released for the Marvel superhero movie.

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M3GAN 2.0---teaser trailer released for the sequel.

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COBRA KAI---trailer released for Season 6, Part 3.

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STAR WARS---a "reliable insider" claims Henry Cavill is in talks to play a villain in the Simon Kinberg STAR WARS trilogy.

THE BEATLES---Anna Sawai (SHOGUN, MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS) is reportedly a candidate to play Yoko Ono in the Sam Mendes biomovies.

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON---James Norton will play Ormund Hightower, who is described as, “Otto’s nephew, Alicent and Gwayne’s cousin, and the Lord of Oldtown. He is presently leading the Hightower host in a march on King’s Landing to support his house against Rhaenyra.”

GODZILLA x KONG---Dan Stevens is in negotiations to return as Trapper for the untitled sequel.

MATCHBOX---John Cena and Danai Gurira will star in the live-action movie based on the Mattel toy car line whose synopsis says, “The story is described as an action-packed, globetrotting adventure that centers on a group of childhood friends who must work together to stop an impending worldwide disaster and rediscover their friendship along the way.”

THE SANDMAN---Netflix cancelled the series with Season 2 being the last season because of allegations of sexual misconduct against co-creator Neil Gaiman. Also, Disney shelved his THE GRAVEYARD BOOK movie, Darkhorse Comics dropped him and his CORALINE musical was cancelled.

APEX---Charlize Theron, Eric Bana and Taron Egerton will star in the Netflix thriller survival movie whose synopsis says, “Described as FREE SOLO meets SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, the film follows a rock climber who finds herself being hunted in the wild."

LUCKY---Anya Taylor-Joy, Annette Bening and Timothy Olyphant will star in the Apple TV+ miniseries. The synopsis says, “The miniseries follows a young woman who left behind the life of crime she was raised in years ago, but must now embrace her darker, criminal side one final time in a desperate attempt to escape her past."

TRIVIA---in MINORITY REPORT, two people named Cameron have cameos in the commuter train scene where Precrime Captain John Anderton (Tom Cruise) is trying to escape.
Cameron Crowe, who directed Cruise in JERRY MAGUIRE and VANILLA SKY, plays the passenger reading a newspaper who recognizes Anderton sitting nearby. Cameron Diaz is the woman sitting behind Crowe.

 

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS---teaser trailer released for the reboot movie.

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HURRY UP TOMORROW---trailer released for the movie starring Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan.

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THE LAST OF US---photos released from Season 2. Showrunner Craig Mazin said, “I think it’s pretty likely that our story will extend past a Season 3. How far past? I can’t say. And that’s not to say that there are not other stories that could be told, but this story is the one that Neil and I are telling."

JUST CAUSE---Universal Pictures movie underway based on the video game with Aaron Rabin (JACK RYAN) writing the screenplay.

BLACK PANTHER 3---Marvel Studios Vice President Nate Moore commented on rumors the role of T'Challa will be recast for the sequel after Chadwick Boseman's death, “The truth is, there’s no truth to those rumors. Never say never to anything, we haven’t really had a lot of creative conversations with Ryan Coogler yet, because he’s finishing his film SINNERS, which comes out this year. We’ll get into it later this year, but everything you read online is not true, if for no other reason than we just haven’t started [working on it]."

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER---Sarah Michelle Gellar is reportedly in "final talks" to return for the Hulu pilot sequel which is close to approval.

STAR CITY---Apple TV+ is developing a FOR ALL MANKIND spinoff series from the Soviet Union perspective with Rhys Ifans starring as the Chief Designer for the Soviet space program.

HOSTAGE---Zac Efron and Will Ferrell will star in an untitled Amazon MGM Studios comedy movie about a convict just released from prison, seeks revenge on the reality court tv judge who ruined his life by take the courtroom hostage.

AUDITION---US remake movie underway based on the 1999 Japanese horror movie. Christian Tafdrup (SPEAK NO EVIL) is the director.

TRIVIA---the GILLIGAN'S ISLAND theme song "The Ballad of Gilligan's Island" was written by the show's creator, Sherwood Schwartz, and George Wyle, and is one the most famous tv themes in tv history. However, the original theme song used on the show's pilot episode was written by Academy Award-winning composer John Williams (STAR WARS, JAWS, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK), but it was replaced by "The Ballad of Gilligan's Island" when the show premiered.


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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5

JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH---trailer released for the sequel.

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STAR WARS: NEW JEDI ORDER---writer George Nolfi (THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM) commented on the NEW JEDI ORDER, “The way I approach it is, you look at what’s come before you, you look at the broad ideas of what they want to do. Meaning: Lucasfilm, Disney, Sharmeen [Obaid-Chinoy], the director, and then you do what a writer does, and try to try and put beats of a story together. Try and imagine characters, and then you present that with an understanding that it needs to honor, obviously, a long, incredible tradition.
If you think about George Lucas, the six movies that he did, and the universe that he created, it’s actually very steeped in broad notions of politics. It’s not talking about today, per se, but there’s the Empire’s Nazism slash Roman Empire.
The democracy of the Roman Empire collapsing and becoming an empire and the perennial story of human beings organizing themselves and against chaos, and then the tools that help human societies tamp down on chaos becomes oppression.
So that is really very core to what I think George Lucas was trying to talk about. And one of the wonderful things about science fiction and Star Wars – which is more almost science fantasy or space opera – is that you can raise the deepest issues without it feeling like a philosophy class, or a political science class, or something I read in the newspaper today.”

INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY---Harrison Ford said he has no regrets about the disastrous sequel, “Sh*t happens. I was really the one who felt there was another story to tell. When [Indy] had suffered the consequences of the life that he had to live, I wanted one more chance to pick him up and shake the dust off his ass and stick him out there, bereft of some of his vigor, to see what happened. I’m still happy I made that movie.”

DUNE: PART THREE---Denis Villeuve commented on PART THREE, “Chani’s heart is broken. And it’s the beginning of the Holy War.” Villeneuve said it is set 12 years after PART TWO.

THE GUNFIGHTER---Ethan Hawke will co-write and possibly direct the remake of the 1950 Western movie that starred Gregory Peck.

F*CK VALENTINE'S DAY---Marisa Tomei and Virginia Gardner will star in the romantic comedy movie which is described as, "The film follows Gina (Gardner), born on the most celebrated day of love, Valentine’s Day, which she detests immensely. She is determined to stop her boyfriend from popping the question on a birthday getaway in Greece, home of her vivacious mother (Tomei). Enlisting fellow vacationers, the handsome Johnny Giovinazzo and his brassy sister Mickey, Gina hopes to delay the proposal, leading Gina to discover that she just might be with the wrong guy."

CARRY ON---the thriller movie starring Taron Eggerton is No. 3 among Netflix's Top 10 Most Popular Movies of All Time with 162.7 million views.
Director Jaume Collet-Serra said a Netflix sequel is“not in the cards”, but he added, “I would like to definitely make another one. When we started with the movie, it certainly felt like one unique story in a moment in time with a set of characters. If an idea comes to us that feels like we can do something that is as original as the first one, and that can connect with the audience in the same way, then we’ll explore that.“

ANOTHER SIMPLE FAVOR---the sequel to the 2018 Paul Feig dark comedy movie A SIMPLE FAVOR is underway with Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick, Henry Golding and Allison Janney returning.

THE EMPRESS---Netflix renewed the series for Season 3 which will be the last season.

TRIVIA---in the 1960s cult classic sci fi tv series LOST IN SPACE (Guy Williams, Bill Mumy, Jonathan Harris), the voice for Robot B-9 was provided by voice actor Dick Tufeld ("Danger, Will Robinson! Danger!").
Tufeld returned to voice the Rambler-Crane Robot in the 1998 LOST IN SPACE movie (William Hurt, Gary Oldman, Matt LeBlanc) based on the original tv series.
In the Netflix 2018 LOST IN SPACE remake tv series (Toby Smith, Molly Parker, Parker Posey), Liam Tufeld was a member of the 24th Colonist Group to Alpha Centauri and the love interest for Penny Robinson. Liam Tufeld was a tribute to Dick Tufeld.

In the 1960s cult classic sci fi tv series LOST IN SPACE, the voice for Robot B-9 was provided by voice actor Dick Tufeld ("Danger, Will Robinson! Danger!").

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Tufeld returned to voice the Rambler-Crane Robot in the 1998 LOST IN SPACE movie based on the original tv series.

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In the Netflix 2018 remake LOST IN SPACE tv series, Liam Tufeld was a member of the 24th Colonist Group to Alpha Centauri and the love interest for Penny Robinson. Liam Tufeld was a tribute to Dick Tufeld.

 

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6

PLANKTON: THE MOVIE---trailer released for the Netflix animated spinoff movie.

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THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS---the trailer for the Marvel Studios reboot movie set a Marvel record of 202 million views in its first 24 hours for a non-sequel movie. The sequels DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE had 365 million views and SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME had 335 million views in their first 24 hours.

THE WHISPER MAN---Robert De Niro will star in the Netflix movie based on the Alex North novel about a crime writer who teams up with his estranged father, who is a retired police detective, to find the writer's kidnapped eight year-old son which may be connected to the serial killer known as The Whisper Man.

ANIMALS---Ben Affleck will star in and direct the Netflix movie also starring Gillian Anderson in which a Los Angles mayoral candidate and his wife must resort to any means to find the money to pay the ransom for their kidnapped son.

BUCKING FASTARD---sisters Kate and Rooney Mara will star in the Werner Herzog movie based on the true story of British identical twins Freda and Greta Chaplin who became romantically obsessed with a truck driver neighbor who was forced to get a court restraining order to keep them away.

OLD PALS---Brian Cox, Henry Winkler, Emma Roberts and Evan Rachel Wood will star in the comedy movie whose synopsis says, "The film follows comical opposites and recent widowers, Ira (Winkler) and Jimmy (Cox), who are forced to become friends by their conspiring daughters (Roberts & Wood). Their initial stubbornness gives way to a hilarious journey of unexpected friendship, proving that family has a way of bringing even the most unlikely people together.”

KILL YOUR DARLINGS---Julia Roberts will star in the movie based on the upcoming novel whose synopsis says, “Thom and Wendy Graves have been married for over twenty-five years. They live in a beautiful Victorian on the north shore of Massachusetts. Wendy is a published poet and Thom teaches English literature at a nearby university. Their son, Jason, is all grown up. All is well…except that Wendy wants to murder her husband.
What happens next has everything to do with what happened before. The story of Wendy and Thom’s marriage is told in reverse, moving backward through time to witness key moments from the couple’s lives—their fiftieth birthday party, buying their home, Jason’s birth, the mysterious death of a work colleague—all painting a portrait of a marriage defined by a single terrible act they plotted together many years ago.
Eventually we learn the details of what Thom and Wendy did in their early twenties, a secret that has kept them bound together through the length of their marriage. But its power over them is fraying, and each of them begins to wonder if they would be better off making sure their spouse carries their secrets to the grave.”

BAD BOY---Ke Huy Quan and Lili Reinhart will star in the movie about a woman held in the basement of a serial killer who must depend on the killer's beloved dog to help her escape.

SLEEPWALKER---Hayden Panettiere will star in the movie whose synopsis says, “Panettiere portrays Sarah, a grieving mother who is haunted by the tragic loss of her daughter in a car accident that left her abusive husband in a coma. As she battles a surreal descent into darkness, her sleepwalking episodes intensify. Plagued by haunting visions of her husband inside their home, she grapples with the blurred lines between reality and nightmare.”

EDGE OF TOMORROW---in the Tom Cruise sci fi movie, Major William Cage is a soldier who must repeat his death in battle endlessly during an alien invasion of Earth until he finds a way to survive and defeat the aliens. Cage never mentions how many repeats he endured, but Sergeant Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt) says she has witnessed Cage die 300 times.

 

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7

CASINO ROYALE---Henry Cavill's 2005 audition for the James Bond role in the remake of CASINO ROYALE was posted on YouTube.

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NOVEMBER 1963---John Travolta will play Chicago Outfit mobster Johnny Roselli in the John F. Kennedy assassination movie whose plot is described as, “NOVEMBER 1963 unfolds within the intense 48-hour period surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The film sheds light on crime group the Chicago Outfit’s alleged involvement in the assassination and draws directly from first-hand accounts, including insights from the family of crime boss Sam Giancana." Mandy Patinkin will play Chicago Outfit head Anthony Accardo and Dermot Mulroney will play Chuckie Nicoletti, Sam Giancanna's bodyguard. Roland Joffe (THE KILLING FIELDS) is the director. The screenplay was written by Nicki Celozzi, nephew of Sam Giancana.

UFO---Steven Spielber's movie that is reportedly about UFOs has the title of DISCLOSURE. The cast includes Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colin Firth and Wyatt Russell.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE--THE FINAL RECKONING---director Christopher McQuarrie commented on if THE FINAL RECKONING will be the last movie in the Tom Cruise franchise, "It is, I hope, the satisfying conclusion to a 30-year story arc. I’m pretty confident that people are going to feel that the title was appropriate."

DEADPOOL---Deadpool comic book co-creator Rob Liefeld said he has ended his relationship with Marvel Studios after a long-simmering feud with Marvel. Liefeld said the latest incident occurred when he and his family were invited to the New York premiere of DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE, but they were not invited to the afterparty, and he was ignored by Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige on the red carpet. Liefeld said, “Kevin Feige does not treat comic book creators well. That is my personal experience.”
He later added,” Not so much as a single handshake. Classless.”

THE RAGE---Matthew McConaughey will star in the Paul Greengrass movie about the Peasant's Revolt in 1381 England.

ALIGNMENT---movie underway about an AI company's program begins to manipulate global markets causing international conflicts and the company's board member and a software engineer team up to stop it. Joe Wright (DARKEST HOUR) is the director.

COYOTE VS. ACME---Will Forte commented on Warner Bros. shelving the animated movie, “My thoughts were that it’s f*cking bullsh*t. It is such a delightful movie. It deserves so much better than it got. I can’t tell you possibly why the decision was made to not release it. But it makes my blood boil.”
He added, "... I like talking about the movie because I don’t want people to forget what [Warner Bros.] did to this. I appreciate them letting us make it, but don’t let us make this thing that we fall in love with and then not show it. I would understand if the thing sucked, but it’s really good. Maybe somehow we get to see it at some point. I hope people do. I was really proud of it.”

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER---Sarah Michelle Gellar commented on why she changed her mind about a revival series and is now in negotiations to return, “I have always listened to the fans and heard your desire to revisit Buffy and her world, but it was not something I could do unless I was sure we would get it right.
This has been a long process, and it’s not over yet. I promise you, we will only make this show if we know we can do it right. And I will tell you that we are on the path there.
I feel so lucky to be on this journey with these four unbelievably talented women, all of whom love Buffy as much as I do. And as much as you do. Thank you to all the fans who never stopped asking for this. This will be for you.”

NOVA---Xolo Mariduena (BLUE BEETLE) commented on rumors he will star in the Marvel Studios tv series, “[NOVA] would be cool, too. Look, yeah, that’d be great. Sh*t, I’m ready for whatever work is coming my way, bro. I’ll hit up some push-ups for whoever wants me to do some.”

BAKUGAN---live-action movie underway based on the toyline. Brad Peyton (SAN ANDREAS) is the director.

TRIVIA---William Shatner starred in hit the classic sci fi franchise tv series STAR TREK and other hit tv series including BOSTON LEGAL and TJ HOOKER, but he made it into the Guinness Book of World Records "Most Expensive Kidney Stone" when he sold his kidney stone for a record $75,000 to online casino GoldnPalace.com in 2006 and donated the money to Habitat for Humanity.
Shatner said, "I turned down their initial offer of $15,000. I turned it down knowing that my tunics from STAR TREK have commanded more than $100,000. And it went from $15,000 to $25,000, and then, when this thing got to Calgary, I said, 'Look, even Calgary's talking about it, give me $75,000.'"
He added, "I said to [GoldenPalace.com], look you're getting more publicity than you ever imagined. And they upped it to $75,000. It's amazing. And then with the $20,000 that the [BOSTON LEGAL] cast had raised as a Christmas gift, it gave us $95,000, which is enough to buy an entire house for Habitat for Humanity, and they're constructing it at the lot. They're going to send us pictures of developments on the way and then eventually of the family that will be residing there."

 

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10

JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH---Super Bowl tv spot released for the sequel.

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THUNDERBOLTS---Super Bowl tv spot released for the Marvel superhero movie.

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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE---THE FINAL RECKONING--Super Bowl tv spot released for the sequel.

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F1---Super Bowl tv spot released for the Brad Pitt racing movie.

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LILO & STITCH---Super Bowl tv spot released for the animated movie.

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HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON---Super Bowl tv spot released for the fantasy movie.

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THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU---Sigourney Weaver commented on her role in the spinoff movie which is reportedly a New Republic Colonel, “I get to have scenes with a little Grogu which is probably why I did the movie. And he’s a little badass too. It’s going to be wonderful for people to see what Grogu is up to now because he’s grown up a little bit and is capable of much more than maybe we think just watching the series.
I play a wonderful character who is, you know, in a position of authority, and I have to send the Mandalorian out on a mission on the Outer Rim where all the bad stuff happens.
I admire [STAR WARS], but I don’t sit around wishing I was in another franchise, because I’ve been so lucky to be in some wonderful ones. But at the time, when I was offered it, I was delighted. I’m a great fan of Jon Favreau. I was already a great fan of The Mandalorian.”

THE GOONIES 2---Ke Huy Quan commented on the status of the sequel to the 1985 movie, "That’s on all of our minds. I’ve spoken to everybody, and especially our head Goonie, Steven Spielberg, who also wants to do one. We are all on board. And like you just said, because it’s such a beloved movie, we want to make sure that we have a really good script that can live up to the original. Honestly, it seems like every few years without fail, there’s always a GOONIES rumor.”

THE ALTO KNIGHTS---photo released of Robert De Niro starring in the movie in which he plays rival New York mobsters Vito Genovese and Frank Costello. De Niro said, "The idea of playing the two different characters was intriguing to me. They're like two different sides of the same coin. One is more rational, more diplomatic. That's the Costello character. The Genovese character is more erratic, more impulsive."

SHOGUN---co-creator Justin Marks commented on Season 2, “We’re coming out of the writers room now. We’re also done with the ten episodes and we have our finale now. That’s allowing us to start figuring out how we’re going to shoot this. But we’re very excited about the plan.
I think the thing to take away, more than anything, is how, I hope people are going to be surprised with some of the big ideas as soon as the first episode of part two. So, we’ll start there and see where it takes us for future stories. But we’re really excited about it, especially for [Hiroyuki Sanada].”
He added, “In Season 1, [Toranaga--Hiroyuki Sanada] didn’t become a Shōgun yet. So, I’d like to see him become the leader of Japan. That is my hope.”

WILD GAME---Miles Teller and Casey Affleck will star in the thriller movie whose synopsis says, “When Fish and Game officer Jack Irigaray joins a routine poacher arrest in the Black Rock Desert, a deadly encounter with renegade Claude Dallas shatters his reality and propels him into a relentless quest for vengeance — one that blurs the line between justice and obsession.”

HARRY POTTER---a rumor for the HBO tv series claims Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been offered the role of Harry Potter's Aunt Dursley.

X-MEN---a rumor claims Denzel Washington might play a villain the latest movie in the franchise.

RUNNER---Owen Wilson will co-star with Alan Ritchson in the movie about a high-end courier who must deliver an organ to a seven year-old girl transplant patient as a criminal syndicate seeks to steal the organ first.

TRIVIA---in the opening scene of Alfred Hitchcock's NORTH BY NORTHWEST, the attractive woman who walks in front of Cary Grant is Donna Douglas, who later played Elly May Clampett on the classic tv comedy THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES.