... of strength and wisdom. He sacrifices his eye in exchange for knowledge.
Anthony Hopkins seems like the perfect choice all things considered. Hopkins was great in Beowulf in a similar role as a powerful ...
... addicted to 3D films? I’m not sure reality will ever match the hype, but I’m certainly keen to see how close it comes. The last 3D movie I saw, Robert Zemeckis’s excellent animated feature Beowulf , certainly ...
Last year we wrote with some optimism about Howard McCain's forthcoming Viking Sci-Fi adventure Outlander (or is it a Sci-Fi Viking adventure?). Back then it still had a projected release of early 2008, ...
... I’ll take what I can get. (SFFMedia recently had the opportunity to ask Neil if he was considering giving The Saga of the Volsungs the Beowulf treatment and he graciously humoured us with “I wouldn’t rule ...
... Belgian book series The Adventures of Tin Tin. Hopefully, like Zemeckis' 3D Beowulf released last year, these upcoming 3D movies will give the movie going public another reason to leave their living rooms ...
For all the differences with the Old English epic on which it is based, Robert Zemeckis’ 3D Beowulf is superb cinematic entertainment. Changes have been introduced, but they are fewer than you might ...
If you’re expecting a faithful rendition of the Old English poem, Beowulf , you will quickly discover that Robert Zemeckis’ movie is probably more concerned with demonstrating what wonders can be achieved ...
Hard and fast on the bloody trail of Beowulf in 3D comes the rumour of a 3D version of The Hobbit, in two parts to be directed by Peter Jackson. Wow... Peter Jackson IS Directing The Hobbit - In 3D! is ...
... in Howard McCain’s Outlander (2008).
Set in Norway, circa 709 AD, Outlander is a hybrid of two genres: ancient epic, Beowulf in this case, spliced with a science fiction rationalisation for the prowess ...
... biggest gun yet in Hollywood's growing arsenal of F/X". Most of the major studios have two or three 3D movies already in production.
A 3D version of Beowulf starring Angelina Jolie will test the waters ...
Beowulf , directed by Robert Zemeckis, will hack a bloody swathe through our cinemas this November. The latest in a long and otherwise uninspiring string of adaptations of the epic Anglo Saxon poem, ...
... Plissken, which is promising. Butler has more than redeemed himself with his ferocious performance as Leonidas in 300 after the dire Beowulf and Grendel.
And last, but not least, and most promising of ...
... Goldman
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Beowulf & Grendel (starring Gerard Butler, who is far more convincing in 300!!) based on Beowulf
Dune (David Lynch) based on Dune by Frank Herbert (I confess to liking this ...