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‘Conan’ Screenwriters Map Out ‘Uncharted’ Movie

23 November 2009 7:20 AM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune and its recent sequel are great adventure videogames that springboard off of Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider, with much more fluidity and cinematic flair than we’re usually accustomed to in gameplay. That said — it’s a videogame, and like all videogames, it will shine most brilliantly as something interactive, while a film will only diminish its value.

Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, the screenwriters behind A Sound of Thunder, the upcoming Conan, and Sahara have been tasked with bringing Uncharted to life on the big screen.

As an adventure film, this has plenty of potential — about as much as it stands to derive many of its qualities from the Indiana Jones franchise. However, that vacuum left by Indy’s last crusade has never been successfully filled by any successors; could Uncharted transcend the usual flaws of videogame adaptations and become a truly great action-adventure franchise? »

- John Cooper

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Rose McGowan Insists Red Sonja Isn’t Dead, Filming Next Year

20 November 2009 8:36 AM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

I gotta admit, as much as I don’t see Rose McGowan as Red Sonja, the fact that she seems completely gung-ho about making the movie happen come hell or high water sort of makes me want to see it. Surely, if the lead actress is this excited about a movie, it couldn’t be all bad — right? In any case, back in August McGowan tweeted that the movie was delayed, referencing “real life”, but didn’t really say what that meant. Now we know: she had injured herself, enough that it required surgery which is scheduled for later this year. Says McGowan: “I need one more arm surgery from nerve damage so I’m supposed to have that the beginning of December so if you see me anywhere I’ll be hobbling around with a cast. It’ll be very pretty. We’re hoping to start filming again in maybe a year. »

- Nix

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Rose McGowan Updates Red Sonja

20 November 2009 2:00 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

The fate of director Robert Rodriguez's live-action adaptation of the Red Sonja comic book was in doubt after the lead actress, Rose McGowan, was badly injured while performing a stunt for the movie. After McGowan initially said that she "pulled out" of the production, she quickly clarified her statement, saying that the movie was "delayed," but "not permanently."

At the recent Moca 30th Anniversary Gala, Fox News' Pop Tarts spoke with McGowan about her condition and the status of Red Sonja:

I need one more arm surgery from nerve damage so I'm supposed to have that the beginning of December so if you see me anywhere I'll be hobbling around with a cast. It'll be very pretty. We're hoping to start filming again in maybe a year.

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- BrentJS Sprecher

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Bette Midler Personally Making NYC Greener

11 November 2009 7:34 PM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

For as much as we hear about celebrities for all the scandal and negative things in which they find themselves entangled, it’s rather refreshing to hear about one of them doing something good.

One such celeb doing her part is music legend Bette Midler.

Back in 1995, Midler noticed a lack of upkeep in New York City parks and public spaces and decided to do something about it. This spurred her to start the New York Restoration Project.

The goal of the foundation is to plant one million trees in New York City by 2017. Midler is already on a roll with the project, having just recently planted her 250,000th tree. She also revamped a garden near Yankee Stadium.

And no, the singer isn’t just a name behind the foundation. Said Midler in an interview with Good Housekeeping, “I realized I needed to actually do something — even if it meant »

- Catherine

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‘Red Sonja’ director turns to new comedy ‘The Black Phantom’

20 October 2009 10:13 AM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

New writers Dave Lease and Megan Hinds have sold their spec script for The Black Phantom, a comedy in which a “double-crossed Caucasian mob hitman turns for help to an unlikely source: the title character, an African-American hitman who was hired to kill him.”

Newcomer Doug Aarniokoski will direct the feature with Will Packer producing.

Aarniokoski was the orginally supposed to make his debut with the ill-fated Red Sonja reboot but the production has drifted into limbo. In September, Rose Mcgowan, who was slated to play the fierce female warrior, tweeted the following:

“Just this once i’ll address questions about Red Sonja&others;i was meant to do in ‘08.”

“Major personal &private;reasons I pulled out.Starting 2 want to work again. Sometimes real life f*cking sucks.That’s all. God bless us survivors.”

“To clarify press reports: Red Sonja is delayed. I pulled out of doing it in ‘09. Not permanently. »

- Reel Loop News Staff

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McGowan And Rodriquez Split?

30 September 2009 1:21 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Actress Rose McGowan has reportedly split from her moviemaker fiance Robert Rodriguez.

The director proposed to the Charmed actress in 2007, and has since cast her in a string of his projects, including films Machete and Red Sonja.

But the pair has decided to end its relationship, according to Radaronline.com.

It was reported earlier this year that they had gone their separate ways, but Rodriguez dismissed the reports by confirming his engagement to his Planet Terror star.

Representatives for the couple had not commented on the latest split rumour as WENN goes to press. »

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Rose McGowan Ends Engagement to Robert Rodriguez

29 September 2009 7:34 PM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

Wedding is no longer in the card for Rose McGowan and Robert Rodriguez as it has been reported that the actress has called off her engagement to the film director. Breaking news on the pair's separation is Radar Online based on the information given by an inside source.

The reason that prompts the break-up isn't disclosed though. Representatives for both Rose and Robert also haven't immediately responded to request for confirmation.

Rose McGowan and Robert Rodriguez started dating after working together in 2007 movie "Grindhouse". Speculation of them getting engaged sparked in October the same year after the movie beauty was spotted sporting a diamond ring on her engagement finger while was out and about in L.A. However, it wasn't until last year that she officially confirmed her engagement to Robert, telling reporters he proposed to her in September and they were planning a 2009 wedding.

Most recently, Rose has been »

- AceShowbiz.com

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Red Sonja Cost Rose McGowan Part of Her Arm

9 September 2009 7:00 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

Rose McGowan (Grindhouse) spoke to FoxNews about her upcoming "Red Sonja" movie that will re-team her with director Robert Rodriguez. One reason, she said, the project came a standstill is because she injured her arm while performing numerous stunts. "I had wrist and elbow surgery and they took part of my elbow out," said McGowan. "I had really bad nerve damage from doing stunts - I do a lot of my own stunts. I could no longer use my arm, but now I can hold a fork and drive so we're working our way up. It'll probably be another six months of rehab, but it's the price you pay for being really limber and being able to do back flips." Knowing this, her previous Twitter statement now make sense. "To clarify press reports: Red Sonja is delayed," she recently wrote. "I pulled out of doing it in '09. Not permanently. »

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Rose McGowan injured her elbow on set of Red Sonja

9 September 2009 4:18 PM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »

According to Fox News, actress Rose McGowan lost part of her elbow whilst in-training for her new role as the title character in the Red Sonja remake.

"I had wrist and elbow surgery and they took part of my elbow out. I had really bad nerve damage from doing stunts - I do a lot of my own stunts," McGowan recently told Tarts. "I could no longer use my arm, but now I can hold a fork and drive so we're working our way up. It'll probably be another six months of rehab, but It's the price you pay for being really limber and being able to do back flips!"

The news site says that production was brought to a standstill, though principal photography has not yet started. The word is the shoot will be put back for at least six months. More here.

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- Paul

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Buzz Break: Scissor Kicks

9 September 2009 1:15 PM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »

· Can a poster be deemed "cheeky" by coyly referring to its already-notorious scene of sexual mutilation? If it can be, Antichrist's is!

· I hadn't realized that Robert Rodriguez had actually begun shooting Red Sonja with Rose McGowan, but no matter, because they're not anymore.

· Does the Sex and the City sequel find Stanford and Anthony tying the gay knot in Connecticut?

· "Cute Casey Wilson and glamorous Michaela Watkins have concurrently left [Saturday Night Live]," says the Washington Post's Tom Shales, adding, "Watkins may have been just too classically pretty to be hilarious." Sure, that's a thing.

· Then again, alleges E!, perhaps Wilson was simply too heavy for television. Certainly their looks is what we should be analyzing right now! »

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Rose McGowan loses part of her elbow after film stunt accident (IrishCentral)

9 September 2009 12:47 PM, PDT | IrishCentral | See recent IrishCentral news »

Rose McGowan has revealed that part of her elbow had to be taken out after she suffered from nerve damage after performing stunts for her upcoming film “Red Sonja.” The Irish-American actress is starring in the comic book adaptation under the direction of her fiancé Robert Rodriguez, and her willingness to kick butt has proved to be dangerous. “I had wrist and elbow surgery and they took part of my elbow out. I had really bad nerve damage from doing stunts – I do a lot of my own stunts,” McGowan told Fox News. “I could no longer use my arm, but now I can hold a fork and drive so we’re working our way up. It’ll probably be another six months of rehab, but it’s the price you pay for being really limber and being able to do back flips!” Production has ground to a halt and »

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Rose McGowan Reveals Red Sonja-Related Injuries

9 September 2009 12:39 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

The production of a new remake has hit a new snag recently. According to Fox News, star Rose McGowan has suffered an injury on the set of Red Sonja. Here's a snippet from the story.

"I had wrist and elbow surgery and they took part of my elbow out. I had really bad nerve damage from doing stunts - I do a lot of my own stunts," McGowan recently told Tarts. "I could no longer use my arm, but now I can hold a fork and drive so we're working our way up. It'll probably be another six months of rehab, but It's the price you pay for being really limber and being able to do back flips!"

The article went on to say that the production was stopped, but since a concrete shooting date hasn't been announced as of yet, it seems McGowan could've been either in training or rehearsal for the film. »

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McGowan 'injured on Red Sonja set'

9 September 2009 11:35 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Rose McGowan has reportedly been injured on the set of forthcoming action film Red Sonja. The 36-year-old was announced as taking on the part of the comic book heroine last year. The Death Proof star apparently suffered serious damage while performing a stunt for the update, which required her to undergo surgery. She told Fox News: "I had wrist and elbow surgery and they took part of my elbow out. "I had really bad nerve damage from doing stunts - I do a lot of my own stunts. I could (more) »

- By Tim Parks

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'Red Sonja' Costs Rose McGowan Part of her Arm

9 September 2009 11:25 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Only two months ago, Robert Rodriguez said that Red Sonja was still in the works, and that although money problems were plaguing the production, the Double R still wanted to make it. Fast-forward two months and star Rose McGowan seriously injured her arm doing her own stunts. The actress told Fox News' Pop Tarts:

I had wrist and elbow surgery and they took part of my elbow out. I had really bad nerve damage from doing stunts -- I do a lot of my own stunts. I could no longer use my arm, but now I can hold a fork and drive so we're working our way up. It'll probably be another six months of rehab, but it's the price you pay for being really limber and being able to do back flips!

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- Monika Bartyzel

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Rose McGowan's Elbow Terror!

9 September 2009 8:55 AM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »

We've heard of tennis elbow, but this is ridonculous. Rose McGowan is on the mend after suffering a serious on-set injury while shooting Red Sonja that required...well, let Rose explain: "I had wrist and elbow surgery and they took part of my elbow out. I had really bad nerve damage from doing stunts—I do a lot of my own stunts," McGowan tells Fox News' Pop Tarts. "I could no longer use my arm, but now I can hold a fork and drive so we're working our way up. It'll probably be another six months of rehab, but it's the price you pay for being really limber and being able to do back flips!" Production on the comic-book adaptation, helmed by fiancé Robert »

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Rose McGowan Loses Part Of Her Elbow Doing 'Red Sonja' Stunts

9 September 2009 6:07 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

At this time last year, Rose McGowan told us how excited she was to be kicking butt and working under the direction of her fiancé Robert Rodriguez in the she-devil comic book adaptation "Red Sonja", but it turns out a serious injury has brought the production to a standstill. "I had wrist and elbow surgery and they took part of my elbow out. I had really bad nerve damage from doing stunts - I do a lot of my own stunts," McGowan recently told Tarts. "I could no longer use my arm, but now I can hold a fork and drive so we're working our way up. It'll probably be another six months of rehab, but It's the price you pay for being really limber and being able to do back flips!" »

- foxnews.com

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Rose McGowan's Injury Puts 'Red Sonja' on Hiatus

9 September 2009 2:24 AM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

The production of "Red Sonja" has apparently been halted because lead actress Rose McGowan was seriously injured during a stunt. Fox News' Pop Tarts brought the matter into attention following a recent interview with the star of "Grindhouse" herself about the extent of her injury.

"I had wrist and elbow surgery and they took part of my elbow out. I had really bad nerve damage from doing stunts - I do a lot of my own stunts," the 36-year-old confessed. "I could no longer use my arm, but now I can hold a fork and drive so we're working our way up. It'll probably be another six months of rehab, but it's the price you pay for being really limber and being able to do back flips!"

In late August, McGowan has taken it to her Twitter account to clarify speculations surrounding "Red Sonja". On the post dated August 28, she wrote, »

- AceShowbiz.com

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Rose McGowan’s ‘Red Sonja’ to wait on ‘Conan’

2 September 2009 1:25 PM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Grindhouse hot stuff Rose McGowan gave an update on the beleaguered and nearly disbanded Robert Rodriguez production of Red Sonja via her Twitter account.

“Just this once i’ll address questions about Red Sonja&others;i was meant to do in ‘08,” she typed. “Major personal &private;reasons I pulled out.Starting 2 want to work again. Sometimes real life f*cking sucks.That’s all. God bless us survivors.”

So is Red Sonja dead? McGowan followed up her original sentiments and said, ‘“To clarify press reports: Red Sonja is delayed. I pulled out of doing it in ‘09. Not permanently.Hopefully will follow Conan.”

Two months ago, producer Joe Gatta said the Red Sonja project was delayed due to the economy.

The reboot of Conan will be helmed by Friday the 13th director Marcus Nispel after Brett Ratner walked away from the project in June. The film is expected to arrive in theaters in 2010.

Twitter Worthy? »

- Erik Buckman

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Rose McGowan Tweets Some “Red Sonja” Updates

1 September 2009 2:18 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

It seems like anyone waiting to see Rose McGowan wield a giant sword in Red Sonja will have to wait a while longer - haven’t we said this before?

The Robert Rodriguez produced / Douglas Aarniokoski directed film has been chugging along in development for quite some time now, and it was recently put on hold due to the economic downturn. It looked like McGowan might not suit-up (or should that be suit down) to play the titular heroine, but now the actress has taken to Twitter to soothe fans fears.

Although having said that, the film is over a year away at the very least. Wwill the actress’ schedule hold out?

 

McGowan’s first post on Twitter said:

“Just this once i’ll address questions about Red Sonja & others; i was meant to do in ‘08. Major personal &private; reasons I pulled out. Starting 2 want to work again. Sometimes real life f***ing sucks. »

- Niall Browne

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Rose McGowan Confirms 'Red Sonja' Shoots in 2010

1 September 2009 1:50 AM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

Red Sonja was delayed a bit thanks to, of all things, the bad economy. The poster image we're using here debuted at Comic Con over a year ago, and still there's not a frame of film to show for it.

But it's still on, apparently. Rose McGowan recently Tweeted that she's "still contracted to do Red Sonja. Saying it should shoot next year, McGowan mini-blogged, "I pulled out of doing it in '09. Not permanently. Hopefully will follow Conan."

The reason, of course, is simple: It's the same group of producers. Conan is scheduled to go into production soon, so that schedule is certainly the best option since Conan begat Red Sonja in the comics. »

- Colin Boyd

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