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Feige on THE PUNISHER

Punisher? I Don't Even Know 'Er! In our efforts to stay on top of the mildly anticipated new adaptation of The Punisher, we tracked down Kevin Feige, executive vice president of Marvel Studios. We then grilled him on the movie, which stars Thomas Jane as Frank Castle, a vigilante with more firepower than most Afghan warlords.
First, know this: They're shooting it this summer, and we'll see a teaser very, very soon. "It's not going to be New York," Feige tells us. "We've [already] got a lot of heroes in New York, but it will be in an atmosphere where one would expect the Punisher."
Hmmm. What else? "There's a teaser coming out that I swear is going to bring the house down, whether you know who the character is or not," he says. Which movie will it precedes? Huh, huh? Will he ever tell us?
"Hulk," Feige says.
So, is this a trend, then, lower-budget comic-book adaptations like The Punisher instead of mega-bucks flicks like Hulk and Spider-Man?
"It all depends on what studio you're doing the movie with, what the star is, what the expectations are for the character," he says, adding that Ghost Rider (currently set to star Nicolas Cage as a skinless, chopper-ridin' skeleton) will be a big-money affair, while The Punisher gets done on the cheap. Or cheaper, at least. "He's not a traditional Marvel hero and doesn't have a costume, doesn't have a mask, doesn't require an immense amount of CG to pull off what he does," Feige says. "It's one of the best scripts we have, and it'll be made for a price."
Sounds like Death Wish to us. Will the Punisher be channeling Charles Bronson and other '70s vigilante avengers? "I'd say it will owe a lot to those films and to some of the actions and attitudes of those films, while at the same time being uniquely Frank Castle--both the '70s-origin Frank Castle and some of the more recent, popular Punisher series," Feige says.
You mean like writer Garth Ennis' brilliant "Welcome Back, Frank"-type stuff?
"Yeah!"

Devlin Wants More ID4

Producer Dean Devlin has announced that he and director Roland Emmerich are working on a sequel to INDEPENDENCE DAY. "Roland and I are writing it, so hopefully it’ll come out good," Devlin said. "If not, we’ll bury it." About the chance to get the original cast back, Devlin said, "I think if we had a good script, everyone would want to come back. If the script’s not good, then they’ll probably tell us to go our own way."

More LIZZIE MCGUIRE On The Way

Walt Disney is in negotiations with Melissa Gould to potentially write a sequel to THE LIZZIE MCGUIRE MOVIE, should it prove a success. While Gould did not right the first installment, she has written for the tv show.

Hasselhoff is in the RIDER's Seat

Former Knight Rider star David Hasselhoff told SCI FI Wire that he's still executive producing a feature-film version of the 1980s TV show and is also developing a new TV series. Formerly known as Super Knight Rider 3000, the feature film is now simply called Knight Rider: The Movie and is in development at Revolution Studios.

Hasselhoff added that he is in talks to produce the new TV series. "Right now it's in this land of 'Which way are we going with it?'" Hasselhoff said in an interview. "I think for the film, we're going to go one way, and for the television series another way." Hasselhoff said that he hopes to have an acting role in both the film and the series. "I figure James Bond's about my age, so I could still be Michael Knight." No start date is announced for either project.

Boreanaz, Reid and Hopper Join THE CROW 4: WICKED PRAYER

David Boreanaz (ANGEL), Tara Reid (AMERICAN PIE) and Dennis Hopper (SPEED) have all agreed to star in Dimension Films' THE CROW 4: WICKED PRAYER. The story centers on ex-con Jimmy Cuervo and his girlfriend Lily (Emmanuelle Chriqui). The pair are murdered by Luc Crash (Boreanaz) and his satanic gang as part of a ritual for Crash to become an immortal demon. Cuervo is resurrected as The Crow to take revenge, of course. Reid will play Lola, Crash's love interest. Hopper will play El Nino, the man who marries Crash and Lola.

EXORCIST Pulled

Warner Bros has apparently pulled the EXORCIST prequel from its July 18th release date. It will probably hit in the Fall or early 2004.

Butler Offered PHANTOM Role

Joel Schumacher has reportedly offered Scottish actor Gerard Butler (REIGN OF FIRE) the lead role of the Phantom in his film adaption of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Anne Hathaway (THE PRINCESS DIARIES) and Emmy Rossum reportedly are Schumacher's top contenders to play Christine. Andrew Lloyd Webber is producing.

Thats all for now..enjoy the movies

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