The Weekly Ketchup: "300" Gets Positive Reaction, "Jaws" Gets Questionably Fifth Entry, "Iron Man" Has Grand Aspirations, And More!
In This Week's Ketchup, an exuberant reviewer praises an early screening of "300," "Jaws" may have a direct-to-video fifth entry, and "Iron Man" already seems to merit a trilogy.
Also, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" writer is fixing to pen a fourth, and Daniel Radcliffe seems to favor a grim fate for "Harry Potter." Read on.
This Week's Most Popular News:
Early (and Exuberant) Reaction to "300"
One of AICN's regular "scoopers" was able to squeeze his way into an early screening of Zack Snyder's "300" -- and it seems like the high-octane, mega-testosteroned action epic blew the kid's mind in a big way.
This Can't Be the Plot Synopsis for "Jaws 5," Can It?
I'll advise you to take this whole story with a few grains of salt, but let's just dive right in: There just might be a direct-to-video "Jaws" sequel on the way -- and if it's boasting the same plot divulged over at Filmrot.com, then we may be in for a flick on par with "Jaws: The Revenge."
"Iron Man" Will be a Trilogy
Not all that surprising, really, but cool nonetheless: Jon Favreau's upcoming "Iron Man" movie is intended to be the first flick in a series of three. Sounds good to me!
"Pirates of the Caribbean" Writer to "Try" to Pen a 3rd Sequel
With "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" only a few short months away, fans have started speculating about the possibility of a fourth "Pirates" adventure. Well, here's what screenwriter Terry Rossio has to say about that.
Does Daniel Radcliffe Have a Death Wish for "Harry Potter"?
Do anything long enough and it'll probably get a little tiresome -- even if that something is playing the world's most popular underage wizard.

Apparently, somebody finds scenes like this exciting.
In Other News:
Also, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" writer is fixing to pen a fourth, and Daniel Radcliffe seems to favor a grim fate for "Harry Potter." Read on.
This Week's Most Popular News:
Early (and Exuberant) Reaction to "300"
One of AICN's regular "scoopers" was able to squeeze his way into an early screening of Zack Snyder's "300" -- and it seems like the high-octane, mega-testosteroned action epic blew the kid's mind in a big way.
This Can't Be the Plot Synopsis for "Jaws 5," Can It?
I'll advise you to take this whole story with a few grains of salt, but let's just dive right in: There just might be a direct-to-video "Jaws" sequel on the way -- and if it's boasting the same plot divulged over at Filmrot.com, then we may be in for a flick on par with "Jaws: The Revenge."
"Iron Man" Will be a Trilogy
Not all that surprising, really, but cool nonetheless: Jon Favreau's upcoming "Iron Man" movie is intended to be the first flick in a series of three. Sounds good to me!
"Pirates of the Caribbean" Writer to "Try" to Pen a 3rd Sequel
With "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" only a few short months away, fans have started speculating about the possibility of a fourth "Pirates" adventure. Well, here's what screenwriter Terry Rossio has to say about that.
Does Daniel Radcliffe Have a Death Wish for "Harry Potter"?
Do anything long enough and it'll probably get a little tiresome -- even if that something is playing the world's most popular underage wizard.

Apparently, somebody finds scenes like this exciting.
In Other News:
- Best friends Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts will finally team up in "Nip/Tuck" creator Ryan Murphy's drama "Need."
- Tim Meadows is close to joining the cast of Judd Apatow's musician biopic spoof "Walk Hard." John C. Reilly will play the lead as a famous musician.
- Shawn Levy ("Night at the Museum") will direct the big-screen adaptation of John Grogan's bestseller "Marley & Me," with filming to start in April.
- Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer have acquired film rights to Mark Bowden's Atlantic Monthly article "Jihadists in Paradise," about the rise of the Philippine Islamic terrorist group Abu Sayyaf.
- Lionsgate has acquired U.S. distribution rights to "Butterfly on a Wheel," a crime thriller starring Pierce Brosnan, Maria Bello and Gerard Butler.
- Forest Whitaker, Kate Beckinsale, Guy Pearce and Dakota Fanning, will star in "Winged Creatures," the adaptation of Roy Freirich's debut novel, with Rowan Woods set to direct.
- ThinkFilm has acquired North American distribution rights to "The Last Confederate: The True Story of Robert Adams," a true account of Confederate Captain Robert Adams and his love of a northern woman during the Civil War. Julian Adams, a descendent of Capt. Adams directed, produced and co-stars in the film.
- George Tillman Jr. ("Men of Honor") will direct the coming of age drama "The Siege of Fulton Avenue" for DreamWorks Pictures.
- William H. Macy and Meg Ryan will team up for "The Deal," an adaptation of Peter Lefcourt's comedic novel about Hollywood.
- Finally, next to receive the music biopic treatment is Milli Vanilli, the notorious lip synching pop duo of the late 80s/early 90s. Jeff Nathanson will write the script for Universal Pictures, and reportedly will portray the duo in a sympathetic light.
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on Feb 16 2007 09:24 PM As for Harry Potter, they should just end the childhood part of his life. Then you could have a new series that follows the adult Harry, and have another movie series starring Christian Bale. (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 16 2007 10:29 PM 300...ASTONISHING REVIEWS!! yaaaa boy (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 17 2007 05:15 AM Another Jaws! Shit. Why do they have to do that. The first was brilliant then they go and fuck it all up. BASTARDS! (Reply to this) |
![]() on Feb 17 2007 07:18 AM [b]thn...thn...thn..thn... thnhhTHNtnh!!! (The Jaws m[/b] The Shark from Jaws comes back for one final round, showing than even GERIATRIC Sharks have yet one more round in them!! This time around, the Geriatric Shark of JAWS-5, tries to get out of it's hard life in the sea, and become a stock-broker in NewYork city... The Geriatric Shark's wife is stupid, weak and unsupporting... The Geriatric Shark tries to sell unwanted Xray machines as a Geriatric-Shark-salesfish... In NY, like in NY-- noone notices... But then one day... The Geriatric Shark gets a break--- and it becomes a succesful Stock-Broker in NYcity!! Yeah... JAWS-5 has got OSCAR written all over it!! Eat your heart out, Will Smith, you t (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 17 2007 01:12 PM Butterfly on a Wheel sounds promising. Nice to see that George Tillman Jr. is finally going to make another film. (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 17 2007 10:55 PM im still not getting too excited for 300, because aicn would give a rave to still shots of hot cheese. you can never trust any review from them. id say wait until some reputable sources come in. (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 18 2007 12:40 AM In reply to this comment (#856103) Harry Potter will be ending at the 7th book. I wouldn't be surprised if he died at the end of the book, thus not having to worry about any crappy spin-offs. I love Christian Bale and all, but for once, let's just let a series die when it should. (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 18 2007 02:06 AM I like how every post has bribios talking about Christian Bale. (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 18 2007 10:55 AM In reply to this comment (#856109) IGN also gave 300 a 5/5. (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 18 2007 07:30 PM mehh........ 300 looks like Gladiator, Troy and Xena mixed into one movie, I think I'll rent it. Hats off to the people who had to do all the compositing though, that's obviously a lot of work. (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 19 2007 10:29 PM 300 looks like Gladiator, Troy and Xena mixed into one movie? I thought it looked like a Fried Green Tomatoes and Ghandi. You Doosh Bag. (Reply to this) |
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