The Book of Eli - Photos from the Hughes Bros' Post-Apocalyptic Western

USA Today have these new photos from The Hughes Brothers‘ The Book of Eli.

It tells the story of a lone man (Denzel Washington) who fights his way across America in order to protect a mysterious sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. The film is set in the future after the sun has exploded, leaving earth to rot.

Gary Oldman plays the villain of the piece.

Albert Hughes said "We had one scene where Denzel had to kill off one of his enemies. Right after he kills the guy, a little dust storm picks up and blows right over them. It was eerie. We're going to have people thinking an effect was computer-generated, when really it was just from shooting out here."

Washington, who shed 55 pounds for the role, recalls storms so rough that crews had to don goggles just to see what they were filming. "There's a reason there's nothing growing out here," he says. "It's land no one wants."
This film is looking good, but part of me is worried that this could end up like some kind of Waterworld.

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Atlantis Rising - As a result will we see a Namor or Aquaman film?

"After more than a thousand years of peaceful coexistence, Atlantis and the surface world are on the brink of war with the fate of both civilizations hanging in the balance."

Mr Kate Beckinsale or Len Wiseman, (Underworld, Live Free or Die Hard) has jumped on board to direct an adaptation of the comic Atlantis Rising for DreamWorks. First though he has to get through Motorcade. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (Eagle Eye) will be producing the project . No writer has been attached yet.

I've not actually read the comic yet but it does sound rather good. Atlantis Rising is a five-part miniseries published by Platinum Studios. It was created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg.

The tale begins when seismic disturbances at sea force the military to investigate the deepest part of the ocean, where an underground civilization emerges to engage in war with planet Earth. Seems a bit unreasonable of the sea people. Check out the website for the comic and drunkduck.com have the first four issues posted so you can read them for free.

Big fantastical sea based films of recent years haven't done that well - Waterworld and The Abyss spring to mind (although I do think The Abyss is excellent) - but effects have moved on so this could be good.

Have you read the comic book? Does this intrigue you?

If this is a success could it mean we will eventually see Namor and / or Aquaman on the big screen? Do you say aye shiver me timbers or am I just walking the plank? (Oh that was a stinker of way to wrap up this post!)

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Waterworld The Musical

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Waterworld - Longer than ever

Universal Home Entertainment will be releasing a new, extended DVD version of “Waterworld” November 4, 2008. The disk will come with both the theatrical release of the movie (which runs 136 minutes) and an extended version, which will run 177 minutes. As of right now, there is no other details about the disk ala extras, commentaries, etc.

It stars Kevin Costner, the little girl is the girl from Napolean Dynamite and Dennis Hopper is the bad guy. I really like the first part of the movie but then it all goes a bit pants. From what I remember it cost an absolute fortune to make and kind of destroyed much of the credibility Kevin Costner got from the whole Dances with Wolves.

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