Information
found In January 2004
The palette below was
custom ordered by Ve
Neill for
use on the movie, "The Chronicles of Riddick" staring
Vin Desil. Filming in Vancouver was completed in August
2003 and the film is scheduled for a winter release. Ve
said the Riddick palette saved her crew countless hours of
trailer time and she's looking forward to getting another custom
palette for her new feature, "Constantine". (thanks to VX for
finding this)
Article Here
According
to
The
Dark Horizon's Website
Chronicles of Riddick: An animated prequel series
(ala the Matrix) that
explains some plot points is rumoured to be in the works with actor
Nick Chinlund voicing the key parts.
VU Games' 2004
lineup
(Thanks to Azsue)
List
briefly leaked on
Vivendi's site offers sneak peek at its games division's plans for the
coming year.
Yesterday,
Vivendi Universal
briefly revealed its games division's release slate for 2004. The list
was displayed for several hours on the financial section of Vivendi's
Web site, but had been taken down by the evening.
While the list
contained no major shockers, it did contain several previously
unannounced titles, including a two more as-yet unnamed games based on
Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth and a tie-in
game for the June Pitch Black prequel, The Chronicles of Riddick.
Another title, called "Krusty's Demon," might possibly be
misspelling
of a game adaptation of the death-defying Crusty Demons of Dirt
motocross video series. (That or a comedy-horror about The Simpsons'
wacky clown becoming possessed.)
One item
of note on the list
was the inclusion of Syberia II, the third-person fantasy adventure
from French-Canadian developer Microïds. Previously, it was
thought Microids would be self-publishing the game. While not
definitive proof, it does indicate that VU has struck a deal to
distribute the game, perhaps similar to its agreement with Bard's Tale
developer inXile.
More
surprising was the
inclusion of the tantalizingly vague "Unannounced Pandemic console
title." Pandemic already has two major titles--Full Spectrum Warrior
and Star Wars: Battlefront--due out this year, but has listings for two
other games--Project Y and Project Z. It’s a good bet one of those
titles will be distributed by VU later this year.
Article
Here
The Marketing Eye:
The Super Bowl Picture for Films Becomes More Muddied
Written
01-12-2004 by ChrisFaile
With the Super
Bowl now only
three weeks away, Advertising Age has come out with its list of those
companies that have bought ad time. Do we have a better idea of who
will be on? Not really, as there looks to have been some steps
backwards for CBS, as the article reports that “some large advertisers
either dropped out or cut 60-second spots down to 30 seconds
Since our last
article on
November 24, it was said that more than 80 percent of the slots have
been filled; the current number stands at 54, out of 62 (87 percent).
The average cost for a 30-second ad has already decreased to $2.25
million from its then-stated “between $2.3 and $2.4 million” cost.
Still, there’s no
doubting the
appeal of the game, as ad prices jumped 7% to a new high. As Ray
Warren, the managing director of Omnicom Group's OMD, is quoted as
saying, "The Super Bowl is bigger than television…The game is a
national holiday. It's the only place to put 100 million people in
front of a commercial."
So what’s the latest on the
films will be running Super Bowl ads? FilmJerk.com breaks it down by
studio:
Columbia
Pictures: The studio is
confirmed to have bought two spots already, with Advertising Age
stating that the likely films to be featured are “Spider-Man II” and
“50 First Dates.” We were told by our sources in November that the next
installment of the “Spider-Man” franchise was a lock, but the choice of
“50 First Dates” mystifies us, even though those most closely watching
the game would be a good fit with star Adam Sandler’s demographics.
“Hellboy,” which the director earlier said would get an ad at the
event, is missing; perhaps they’ve secured a spot pre- or post-game,
which makes more sense for the film. In our earlier report, several
sources said the film advertising during the Super Bowl was “low,” so
we may be talking semantics here. Low risk, high reward might be the
motto for “Hellboy.”
Touchstone
Pictures: The Mouse
House’s Touchstone division looks to have decreased its order from two
spots to one. They had earlier said that it would likely be for “The
Alamo,” which Advertising Age also has down. This is a good move by the
studio, as the best possibilities on both Touchstone and Walt Disney
Pictures don’t come out until the fall.
Universal
Pictures: They’ve reserved two spots for the Bowl, and there are three
possibilities listed there— “Van Helsing” (which we have been told is a
lock to appear), “The Chronicles of Riddick,” and “The Bourne
Supremacy.” Because of its higher cost, we’ll give the edge to
“Riddick” for the latter spot. We were earlier told that “Dawn of the
Dead” would be a possibility, but that now looks unlikely to happen
because it may be a tad too intense for a portion of the game’s
audience.
Warner Bros.: I
sense a trend of
twos. WB has bought two advertisements for the game as well, with the
studio unset as to which five films they will feature. Of the studios
listed, we’ve been told they are the most likely to swoop in for
another spot should the placement be good enough and the cost low
enough. Advertising Age reports that the possibilities at this point
include “Starsky & Hutch,” “Scooby Doo II,” “Catwoman,” “Troy” and
“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.” I don’t think the first two
would be a good match for the game, although it would be a powerful way
for “Hutch” to finally begin its campaign. I’d give the best odds to
“Troy” and “Catwoman.”
Of the above list, I’m
most
amazed that 20th Century Fox, which was targeting a purchase for “The
Day After Tomorrow,” is not listed. But there is still a great deal to
sort out between the 8 spots left (Will some of the studios playing
chicken?) and the already-purchased ad slots that have not yet been
nailed down to a specific film. This is nothing new from past years,
but there seem to be a larger percentage of films not yet locked in.
The ads that will be shown are delivered to CBS by the Tuesday before
the game (January 27) so that its network affiliates have a copy of the
spots…so we still have time.
Article
Here
The Sew Chicks From The Chronicles
of Riddick (Thanks to Ban Fiennidi for the
link) Click Here
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