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there seems to be alot of cin3matic rumblings today…woo. ign posted today about the new villain for the third star wars movie, general grievous, whos been added recently to the star wars databanks. hes described as a part non-humanoid alien, part custom droid…and looks either really sad or really mad. poor dude. they also linked to the concept sketches by joe corroney thats gives a better look at the villain.
HOWLS MOVING CASTLE
ign also posted a coo article on hayao miyazakis next movie, howls moving castle, which is loosely based on diana wynne jones’ book of the same name. the story revolves around sophie, a girl who, after being cursed by a sorceress and becomes an old woman, takes refuge in a giant walking castle belonging to a wizard named howl. the walking castle is actually powered by a fire demon, calcifer, who resides in its hearth and is bound to howl. when the demon meets sophie, he makes a deal with her…he’ll break her curse if she can find a way to break his. the visuals look pretty crazy (check the castle), and it is miyazaki…who can do no wrong (except for that movie about tanukis and their balls). ign also has a link to a short teaser for the movie on online ghibli, which briefly shows the moving castle in action. craziness. the movie is set to be released in japan this fall…and with any luck, maybe the u.s. as well.
I, ROBOT (STILL SUCKS)
theres a new trailer up for alex proyas’ movie adaption of isaac asimovs i, robot. more action, more will smith-talk, more of those bulbous white robots with the freaky freaky faces. i still dont like will smith, and the robots definitely still look like gelatinous poo. no good, no good.
AZKABAN AND GOBLET OF FIRE
there was a mention on cinescape of the abc azkaban special on may 9th that was posted about yesterday. they did however throw in that the fourth potter movie, goblet of fire, has an anticipated release date of november 18th, 2005. wooha…thats just about a year and a half after azkabans release. wow, fast-track.
WILDCATS
and this last bit of news isnt movie-related, but i still thought it worth noting. wildstorm comics has announced that they are cancelling the comic series wildcats. while i want to say that this is poo, i havent really followed the series…or comics for that matter, in a long time. for those who arent familiar with wildcats, it was one of the flagship comic books released by image comics in 1992 (along with spawn, youngbloods, shadowhawk, and the savage dragon) after its founders broker away from marvel. its artist and creator, jim lee, was (and still is) in my mind, probably the best american comic book artist ever. i still have issues 1 thru…something, of the original wildcats…when it was still just your typical superhero ass-kicking comic. its since evolved into a covert ops-themed comic geared primarily towards adults…and jim lee hasnt drawn for wildcats in a long time. but itll still be missed.
> general grievous info (via ign)
> howls moving castle (via ign)
> howls moving castle clip
> new i, robot trailer (via cinescape)
> azkaban special and goblet release date (via cinescape)
> wildcats cancelled (via cinescape)
