Zack Stentz Writes NoFateCon into His Calendar!

My writers sense is tingling!

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Man I am so damned excited now if all things work out I’ll finally get to meet ZACK STENTZ!

Heck maybe…nah…well maybe…there I go thinking out loud again.

Zack wrote imho some of the very best episodes of T:SCC and he’s still writing for television and movies with writing partner ASHLEY MILLER.

Perhaps you saw a tiny movie called THOR or another little flick called X-Men First Class?

Yeah…that’s my dudes right there.

Don’t forget to check out The NoFateCon Website where you can find out more about this excellent event!

Go team SCC!

Ross Out

New MEG Trailer for MEG ORIGINS!

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This is breaking as i only got to my e-mail today and foun a new news update from the awesome Steve Alten author of many books in his case focusing on the MEG series.

It seems he’s released a new E-Book called MEG: ORIGINS.

That’s kickass!

Here’s the trailer for the book…I can’t wait for the MEG movie to emerge from the Abyssal Plain that is Hollywood!

Congrats Steve thanks for keeping us up to date!

Ross Out!

James Bond!! SKYFALL!! Nov. 9, 2012!!

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It’s official.

Daniel Craig is back as 007 in SKYFALL which is slated to hit theaters stateside on Nov. 9, 2012.

The short and sweet logline reads as follows:  “Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.”

I am going to say that it is being directed by Sam Mendes (Road to Perdition) and the lead villain is being played by Javier Bardem!

Below I link you to DigitalSpy’s coverage of the Press Conference to announce the film (some second unit stuff is being shot today) full on shooting begins the 7th of November. The full press conference is fun seeing as how they can’t answer much, but it’s a great thing to listen to the banter…and you’ll find some things I haven’t spoiled for you in this article.

Since I’m a huge Bond fan expect me to cover film news as it breaks.

Ross Out.

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Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol BTS Footage!

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We all know Tom Cruise likes to do his own stunts…and now a Sizzle Reel of BTS scenes footage has been released of Tom Cruise gettinghis stunt on dangling from the worlds tallest building the Burj Khalifa.

Check it out here!

If I find it on youtube I’ll update this post.

A new trailer is said to be hitting tomorrow…it’s getting close folks and I can’t wait for M:I Ghost Protocol!

Ross Out

NoFateCon Says Yes Please and former SCC Writing Pair Take On Another Hot Property!

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“Where is John Connor!?” queried the T-1000.

At the increasingly awesome NOFATECON that’s where!

That’s right the planners of NOFATECON are pleased to announce that Thomas Dekker SCC’s John Connor will be attending. This happens to be much better news than it first appears as I happen to know that this might very well make way for a veritable glut of announcements in the upcoming weeks…and certainly months.

For more information regarding the Terminator Sarah Connor Chronicles Convention please visit: Latest News on NOFATECON!

After the break find out what Terminator:SCC writing team are taking on a hot new film!

Looking Back to: Face/Off

Ah 1997.

I had two jobs.

A certainty of a roof over my head, and Judgment day was right around the corner. However before the bombs fell we were about to be treated to Director John Woo’s domestic masterpiece Face/Off!

I’ve been a follower of John Woo for a very long time, I at one time or another have owned copies on VHS or DVD all of his better known Hong Kong films. A Better Tomorrow, A Better Tomorrow 2, Once A Thief, The Killer, and his magnum opus Hard Boiled which I still own on Dragon Dynasty’s 2-Disc Set. I’m also a huge defender of the sometimes maligned Windtalkers and Broken Arrow and Mission Impossible 2 I’d throw on the dvd player at any time.

However Face/Off is the closest the John Woo ever came to his Hong Kong brand of film making one that even garnered its own term for the balletic blood soaked battles that for the life of me isn’t coming to mind at the moment. However, the story itself has a few similarities to his previous works, and the trailer certainly grabbed my attention on first viewing. Let’s check it out…then after the break we’ll discuss some of the more awesome aspects about the film.

Digital Restoration Project: Jurassic Park: New Dawn Part One

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I am a huge Jurassic Park fan and I have been since I read the original way back when, was it really 1994 I honestly can’t remember when I first read it….I’ve enjoyed the films to differing degrees as well. The original Jurassic Park film was brilliant, The Lost World: Jurassic Park  much less so, and JP3 was a step back in the right direction IMHO.

Not long after JP3 I began to explore ideas for a further sequel and as a huge fan of the series I had to choose a story line that would do justice to the series in its entirety. There was a lot of back story in the books that was simply not touched and left to rot, like the majority of the Lost World novel, you have the rival biogenetics company BioSyn, you have a host of interesting characters and scenarios that could easily be explored to great effect. In effect there was a lot more to mine and build on to make a sequel that was fitting to the original.

In this first post for the Digital Restoration Project I’m going to share with you old art, and the story ideas behind my sequel idea for Jurassic Park 4…which I titled Jurassic Park: New Dawn.

Coming Soon! The Digital Restoration Project

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So what exactly is the Digital Restoration Project?

Let’s just say that I’ve been going through some boxes full of old stuff and finding old pictures, and drawing books full of old art from multiple unfinished projects.

So I decided to take digital pictures of all these things because I don’t have access to a scanner and I’m going to be sharing them with you all through the Digital Restoration Project.

You’ll be seeing a LOT of photos of Terminator 3 stand-ins, and some truly awesome shots of me from the very day Terminator 3 premiered in theaters- including the only shots of me in character as John Connor…scar and all!

There will also be concept art from my original T3 Fanscript T3: Final Retribution, Deep Pulse, Jurassic Park: New Dawn and even more!

So get ready for a blast from the past…and a look into the future!

Ross Out

Portal 2 Screenwriting Video Playthrough

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I had a bit of spare time lying around so I chose to make a video play through of one of my favorite games with a twist. Instead of commenting on what i was doing in the game I would comment on screenwriting and writing in general and in and around the Portal Universe.

I only have the first two parts up at the moment and I’ll put the first one in the post itself.

It’s possible I might have the whole thing all uploaded by tomorrow.

I hope you enjoy and find it informative.

Ross Out

Ahoy There Matey’s…it’s Awesome trailers for Arrrrdman Animations Pirate’s: Band of Misfits!

Trailer 1

Trailer 2

“Can we get there?”

“Yes but there’s this dirty great sea monster in the way.”

“I think they just add those things for decoration.”

 

I am SOLD!

Ross Out