Constantine Release: February 18, 2005 Tagline/Plotline: Hell wants him. Heaven won't take him. Earth needs him. Based on the DC/Vertigo comic book Hellblazer and written by Kevin Brodbin, Mark Bomback and Frank Capello, Constantine tells the story of irreverent supernatural detective John Constantine (Keanu Reeves), who has literally been to hell and back. Cast: Keanu Reeves .... John Constantine Rachel Weisz .... Angela Dodson/Isabel Dodson Shia LaBeouf .... Chas Chandler Djimon Hounsou .... Midnite Max Baker .... Beeman Pruitt Taylor Vince .... Father Hennessy Gavin McGregor Rossdale .... Balthazar (as Gavin Rossdale) Tilda Swinton .... Gabriel Peter Stormare .... Satan Jesse Ramirez .... Scavenger Jos� Z��iga .... Detective Weiss (as Jose Zuniga) Francis Guinan .... Father Garret Larry Cedar .... Vermin Man April Grace .... Dr. Leslie Archer Suzanne Whang .... Mother Worthless Trivia: ~Originally, Tarsem Singh was attached to direct with Nicolas Cage to star. However, the director said that "With Cage, I can not make the film I had wanted to". Soon after Singh left the picture, Cage did as well. ~In the comic book "Hellblazer" on which the movie is based, the character of John Constantine is from Liverpool. In the movie, the character is from California. ~A character named Ellie, who was a demon Constantine dealt with early on, was completely cut from the film. Francis Lawrence stated that she was left on the cutting room floor because he wanted Constantine to be completely alone when he meets Angela. He also stated that an unrated DVD would contain Ellie's scenes. Ellie was played by Michelle Mognahan. ~Keanu Reeves bought the Holy Shotgun prop and gave it to Director Francis Lawrence as a gift. ~According to the director at the 2004 Wizard World Convention in Chicago, the decision to make John Constantine an American was made because Keanu Reeves was cast in the part and it was felt he couldn't play a convincing Brit. ~Although the movie Constantine is based on the comic book Hellblazer, the movie title was changed because it was too similar to Hellraiser. The comic book itself was actually meant to be called Hellraiser, but Clive Barker came up with the title first. ~The appearance of John Constantine in the comics was based on the singer, Sting. Rated R for violence and demonic images. Official Constantine Website
	AVP Release: August 13, 2004 Tagline/Plotline: During an archaeological expedition in Antartica, a team of archaeologists and other scientists find themselves caught up in a battle between the two legends. Soon, the team realise that only one species can win. Whoever wins... We lose. Cast: Sanaa Lathan .... Alexa Woods Raoul Bova .... Sebastian de Rosa Lance Henriksen .... Charles Bishop Weyland Ewen Bremner .... Graeme Miller Colin Salmon .... Maxwell Stafford Tommy Flanagan .... Mark Verheiden Joseph Rye .... Joe Connors Agathe De La Boulaye .... Adele Rousseau Carsten Norgaard .... Rusten Quinn Sam Troughton .... Thomas Parks Petr J�kl .... Stone Pavel Bezdek .... Bass Kieran Bew .... Klaus Carsten Voigt .... Mikkel Jan Pavel Filipensky .... Boris (as Jan Filipensky) Worthless Trivia: - Paul W.S. Anderson stepped down from directing both Mortal Kombat: Domination (2005) and Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) to write and direct this film, though he does remain as producer to the other movies. - Was rumored to be in development ever since a skull from the title characters in the Alien film series appeared in the spaceship trophy room in Predator 2 (1990). - The character played by Lance Henriksen, Charles Bishop Weyland, is a co-founder of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation. This is "the Company" referred to in the earlier "Alien" movies. The Bishop android from Aliens (1986), and Bishop II from _Alien3 (1992)_ were also played by Henriksen. - When Charles Bishop Weyland is sitting in his office on the ship, we can very briefly see him playing with his pen in a similar manner to the way the android Bishop (also played by Lance Henriksen) is playing with a knife in Aliens (1986). - The Alien Vs. Predator story crossed over virtually all forms of media before becoming a feature film. There was a successful comic book series, toy line, multiple video games, sound track (of the PC game) and even a card series. - The role of Max Stafford was written specifically for Colin Salmon - Screenwriter Peter Briggs wrote his original spec script for "Alien vs Predator" in 1991. The script sold overnight and made him the subject of numerous magazine and book "success story" articles. His version went adrift following studio politics in the wake of executive Joe Roth's departure from 20th Century Fox. - Screenwriter Shane Salerno was the last writer and "closer" on "Alien vs. Predator." He worked on the film for 15 months, including prior to production, through filming in Prague and all the way through post production without receiving the co-screenplay by credit that 20th Century Fox recommended him for to the WGA. Shane has a co-screenplay credit on the novelization of the film, dozens of magazine articles, and many of the original theatre posters. - At one stage Peter Weller was attached to do a cameo as John Yutani, the other half of the infamous "Weyland-Yutani" Company from the Alien (1979) films. - This is the first Alien film, and also the first Predator film, to get a rating other than R. - The character of Verheiden was named after comic book writer Mark Verheiden, creator of the first "Aliens vs Predator" comic series and first story ever involving both species (which predates the brief "cameo" of the Alien skull in Predator 2 (1990)). - The drawings that Paul W.S. Anderson used for his original presentation to 20th Century Fox were done by Patrick Tatopoulos. - First Predator movie to feature a left-handed predator. - The black & white movie playing in the beginning of the film is another popular monster face-off, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943). - The heroine calling an Alien an "ugly mother..." is a reference to the two Predator films, where both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Glover refer to the Predators as such. - The first film in the "Alien" franchise to not feature Sigourney Weaver, who has said in interview the idea of the crossover "sounded awful". - At the beginning of the film in the satellite control station, the technician has a 'drinky drinky' bird among the Tweety Pie dolls. These are the same birds that were seen on the dining room table in Alien (1979). - The read out of the predator ship at the beginning of the film, is shown reflected in the visor of the predator mask, as the readouts of the Nostromo in Alien (1979) were reflected on the space helmets. - The shot of the team approaching the top of the pyramid, with their flashlights, taken from inside it references the shot of the of the Nostromo's expedition team walking up to the entrance of the derelict. - The design in the centre of the floor in the sacrificial chamber is almost identical to the artwork of the _Alien3 (1992)_ poster. Rated PG-13 for violence, language, horror images, slime and gore. Official AVP Website
	Troy Release: May 14, 2004 Tagline/Plotline: An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the siege of Troy by the united Greek forces. Cast: Julian Glover .... Triopas Brian Cox .... Agamemnon Nathan Jones .... Boagrius Adoni Maropis .... Agamemnon's Officer Brad Pitt .... Achilles John Shrapnel .... Nestor Brendan Gleeson .... Menelaus Diane Kruger .... Helen Eric Bana .... Hector Orlando Bloom .... Paris Siri Svegler .... Polydora Lucie Barat .... Helen's Handmaiden Ken Bones .... Hippasus Mark Lewis Jones .... Tecton Garrett Hedlund .... Patroclus Sean Bean .... Odysseus Julie Christie .... Thetis Peter O'Toole .... Priam James Cosmo .... Glaucus Nigel Terry .... Archeptolemus Trevor Eve .... Velior Owain Yeoman .... Lysander Saffron Burrows .... Andromache Luke Tal .... Scamandrius Matthew Tal .... Scamandrius Rose Byrne .... Briseis Vincent Regan .... Eudorus Tyler Mane .... Ajax Louis Dempsey .... Aphareus Joshua Richards .... Haemon Tim Chipping .... Echepolus Frankie Fitzgerald .... Aeneas Worthless Trivia: - The impending war in Iraq forced the production to move from Morocco to Baja California Sur, Mexico in February 2003. The movie was originally scheduled to use Malta as well as Morocco and other African countries for filming. - Director Wolfgang Petersen left the proposed Batman Vs. Superman project to direct, and cast member Brad Pitt left The Fountain. - George Camilleri, a keen bodybuilder who won the title of Mr Malta in 1989, broke his leg while filming an action sequence at Ghajn Tuffieha, Malta on 30 May 2003. He was operated on the following day but suffered complications and died on 17 June 2003. - Brad Pitt, who plays Achilles had a mishap during the production - he tore his left achilles tendon. - While filming in Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico, the production had to deal with two hurricanes in less than a month; the last hurricane came the last week of production, when everything was pretty much wrapped. - Wolfgang Petersen rejected Gabriel Yared's score for Troy for being too "old-fashioned". - Brad Pitt claimed the filming was torturous for him due to the fact that he had to quit smoking. - Brad Pitt and Eric Bana both did their own fighting scenes. They also made an agreement that they would pay for every hit they accidentally made. The costs were $50 for a lighter blow and $100 for a hard blow. Brad Pitt ended up paying $750 to Eric Bana, who didn't have to pay Brad Pitt anything. - Brad Pitt trained for six months to get into shape for the role. - On set, many stagehands would faint from the 100+ degree weather.(+38 degrees Celsius) - The character Boagrius does not exist in Greek Mythology nor in any collected editions of Homer's Iliad. Boagrius was a river. - Wolfgang Petersen dropped the various Greek Gods from the storyline (Zeus, etc) claiming them to be "silly" and unnecessary to the plot. Rated R for graphic violence and some sexuality/nudity.
	Freaky Friday Release: August 6th, 2003 Plot Summary: A daughter and mother switch bodies to learn how they each survive through the day Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis .... Tess Coleman Lindsay Lohan .... Annabell Coleman Harold Gould (I) .... Grandpa Janet Choi .... Dr. Mary Ann Smyth Chad Murray .... Jake Mark Harmon .... Ryan Worthless Trivia: ~ Kelly Osbourne agreed to play the role of Anna's best friend, but backed out before shooting began. ~ Annette Bening was originally slated to play Tess Coleman. She backed out shortly before filming and was replaced by Jamie Lee Curtis. ~ 'Marc McClure' reprises his role of Boris Harris from the Freaky Friday (1976). ~ Tom Selleck was originally slated to appear but dropped out. Rated PG for mild thematic elements and some language.
	Tomb Raider Release: June 15, 2001 Plot Outline: Video game adventurer Lara Croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts. Cast: Angelina Jolie .... Lara Croft Jon Voight .... Richard Croft Iain Glen .... Manfred Powell Noah Taylor .... Bryce Daniel Craig .... Alex West Richard Johnson .... Distinguished Gentleman Chris Barrie .... Hillary (as Christopher Barrie) Julian Rhind-Tutt .... Mr. Pimms Leslie Phillips .... Wilson Robert Phillips .... Julius, Assault Team Leader Rachel Appleton .... Young Lara Worthless Trivia: ~ Lara Croft uses an Ericsson Bluetooth Headset and an Ericsson R310 mobile phone. ~ Was filmed at Pinewood Studios in England where James Bond films are made. ~ Lara Croft's father is played by Angelina's real life father, actor 'Voight, John' . ~ Laura's training robot is named Simon, which is named after this film's director 'West, Simon' . ~ The little alien characters that appear on the "Game Over" screen during a failed attempt to activate the robot Simon are originally from the late 1970s arcade game Space Invaders. ~ The item up for auction while Laura is talking to Alex at the auction house is the dagger of Xian. You can just hear the auctioneer announce that at the beginning of the conversation. The artifact that Laura was searching for in Tomb Raider II, the viedo game. ~ Apart from normal jumping, the only move Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) does in the movie which can also be done in the games is when she jumps over the living statue and rolls in the air. ~ Lara Croft's butler in the video game was much older than "Hillary" in the movie. The butler's name in the video game series is "Winston", which was a working name that the game developers at CORE Design gave him. It was not until the fifth game of the series, "Tomb Raider:Chronicles", did they officially use this name in an in-game video sequence. ~ Lara Croft's father's name, as noted in the CD insert in the original "Tomb Raider" game, is listed as "Lord Henshingly Croft", not "Richard Croft" as shown in the movie. Presumably Lara Croft inherited her father's title after his death in the movie. The video game series never states that Lara Croft's parents are dead, though that is how the Tomb Raider comic books chooses to tell the story this way. Lara was disowned by her aristocrat parents for choosing her adventurer lifestyle, which suggests that her parents did not die when Lara was a child. ~ Angelina Jolie wore pads to make her bust appear larger on film. ~Lara's pistols are 9mm Heckler & Koch USP MATCH. ~ The Illuminati is a real-life secret society with origins dating back to at least the 1700s if not earlier, though it is a matter of debate whether it still exists. Many novels - factual and science fiction - have been written about this legendary group, the best known being the "Illuminatus!" trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. Rated PG-13 for action violence and some sensuality.
	Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Release: July 25th, 2003 Plot Outline: Lara Croft is on a quest to save Pandoras box. Credited cast: Angelina Jolie.... Lara Croft Gerard Butler.... Terry Sheridan Chris Barrie.... Hillary Worthless Trivia: Rated PG-13 for action violence and some sensuality.
	Johnny English Release: July 18th, 2003 Tagline: He Knows No Fear. He Knows No Danger. He Knows Nothing. Credited cast: Rowan Atkinson.... Johnny English John Malkovich.... Pascal Sauvage Natalie Imbruglia.... Lorna Campbell Ben Miller (II).... Bough Douglas McFerran.... Vendetta Tim Pigott-Smith.... Pegasus Worthless Trivia: ~ The Johnny English character is based on a cowardly, incompetent spy played by Rowan Atkinson. The character first appeared in a series of television commercials for Barclaycard with his assistant, Bough. ~ The "poison dart pen" sequence while English is waiting outside Pegasus' office was first used in the Barclaycard averts that spawned the character. In the advert, Atkinson's character shot himself in the leg with the pen. ~ Two of the writers of the screenplay (Neal Purvis and 'Robert Wade' ) worked previously on the two James Bond films - Die Another Day (2002) and World Is Not Enough, The (1999) ~ The band playing in the background at Sauvage's party are called Bond. Rated PG for comic nudity, some crude humor and language.
	League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Release: July 11th, 2003 Tagline: Prepare for the Extraordinary Cast overview, first billed only: Sean Connery.... Allan Quartermain Naseeruddin Shah.... Captain Nemo Peta Wilson.... Mina Harker Tony Curran.... Rodney Skinner (The Invisible Man) Stuart Townsend.... Dorian Gray Shane West.... Tom Sawyer Jason Flemyng.... Dr. Henry Jekyll aka Mr. Edward Hyde Richard Roxburgh.... Mycroft Holmes(M) Max Ryan.... Dante Tom Goodman-Hill.... Sanderson Reed David Hemmings(I).... Nigel Terry O'Neill(I).... Ishmael Rudolf Pellar.... Draper Winter Ave Zoli.... Eva Robert Willox.... Constable Dunning Worthless Trivia: ~ Based on the comic book created and written by Alan Moore. ~ This is the second movie based on a comic book created by Moore, Alan, the first being From Hell (2001). Jason Flemyng has starred in both. ~ Monica Bellucci was originally cast as Mina Harker, but had to drop out due to schedule conflicts. ~ Filming was delayed due to the summer 2002 floods in Prague, Czech Republic which destroyed more than $7 million worth of sets. ~ There were widespread rumors that Jason Isaacs was to play the part of British Agent Campion Bond. However, in an interview Isaacs revealed he hadn't even read the script and that all reports of him in the role were, in fact, fabricated. ~ The last scenes filmed were for the trailer, which will be the first scenes publicly seen. ~ Due to rights issues, the name of the Invisible Man has been changed from Dr. Hawley Griffin in the original H.G. Wells novel. ~ With this film, Richard Roxburgh becomes the second actor ever to play both Sherlock Holmes and his brother Mycroft, after Christopher Lee. In both cases, the actor played Sherlock first. ~ English comedian Eddie Izzard read for the part of Rodney Skinner/the Invisible Man. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of fantasy violence, language and innuendo.
	Pirates of the Caribbean Release: July 9th, 2003 Tagline: Prepare to be blown out of the water. Cast overview, first billed only: Johnny Depp.... Jack Sparrow Geoffrey Rush.... Barbossa Orlando Bloom.... Will Turner Keira Knightley.... Elizabeth Swann Jack Davenport.... Norrington Jonathan Pryce.... Governor Weatherby Swann Lee Arenberg.... Pintel Mackenzie Crook.... Ragetti Giles New.... Murtogg Angus Barnett.... Mullroy David Bailie.... Cotton Isaac C. Singleton Jr..... Bo'sun Kevin McNally (I).... Joshamee Gibbs (as Kevin R. McNally) Treva Etienne.... Koehler Zoe Saldana.... Anamaria Worthless Trivia: ~ On August 10, 2002, a fire started on the soundstage where the movie was shot. Nobody was hurt and the damage was estimated to be $350,000. ~ The movie is inspired by, and takes its theme from, the popular Walt Disney theme park ride of the same name. ~ The title was originally just "Pirates of the Caribbean" but the name was changed in the hope that it would do well at the box office and a sequel could be made. ~ The first movie under the official Walt Disney Pictures banner to receive a rating higher than PG in the USA (this one being rated PG-13). ~ The movie's world premiere was located at Disneyland Park at the Disneyland Resort in California, home to the original Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, on June 28, 2003. This was the first ever movie premiere at Disneyland. Rated PG-13 for action/adventure violence.
	Hulk Release: June 20th, 2003 Tagline: The inner beast will be released Cast overview, first billed only: Eric Bana....Bruce Banner Jennifer Connelly...Betty Ross Sam Elliott... Ross Josh Lucas.... Talbot Nick Nolte.... Father Paul Kersey.... Young David Banner Cara Buono.... Edith Banner Todd Tesen.... Young Ross Kevin O. Rankin.... Harper (as Kevin Rankin) Celia Weston.... Mrs. Krensler Mike Erwin (II).... Teenage Bruce Banner Lou Ferrigno.... Security Guard Stan Lee.... Security Guard Regi Davis.... Security Guard Craig Damon.... Security Guard Worthless Trivia: ~ Lou Ferrigno who plays the Head of Security in this film, was The Hulk in the original TV series _"Incredible Hulk, The " (1978). ~ Mychael Danna was originally hired to write the musical score, but later replaced by Danny Elfman. ~ Ang Lee turned down Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) to direct this film. ~ Billy Crudup was reportedly Ang Lee's first choice to play Bruce Banner, but the actor declined the offer. ~ Cameo: [Stan Lee] Leaving the BioTech Institute when we first see Bruce Banner going to the lab. ~ When the project was in the works in the mid-'90s, Johnny Depp was the top choice to play Bruce Banner. ~ Ang Lee performed the Hulk himself using motion capture technology. ~ Bruce's dad's name in the movie is David Banner, a nod to the TV show, "Incredible Hulk, The" (1978) where Bruce Banner had been renamed David Bruce Banner (in the comic book series, Bruce's father's name was Brian Banner). ~ When Bruce Banner's dad first bombards himself with gamma rays, the "mimic" powers he displays are an homage to "The Absorbing Man",a villain from the Hulk Comics. When he bites the electric cable, his powers mimic "Zzzaxx", another villain from the Hulk Comicbook. ~ Ang Lee's son designed the "hulk dogs" that attack the Hulk. ~ The house used by Betty Ross was also used in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). ~ To show the cast where Hulk would be standing (after being added by CGI), a cardboard cutout was used. The cut-out was nicknamed "Elvis on a stick" by the cast and crew. Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, some disturbing images and brief partial nudity.
	The Last Samurai Release: December 5, 2003 Tagline/Plotline: In Japan, Civil War veteran Captain Woodrow Algren trains Emperor Meiji's troops in the way of the gun as they prepare to defeat the last of the country's samurais. But Algren's passion is swayed when he is captured by the samurai and learns about their traditions and code of honor. Cast: Tom Cruise .... Nathan Algren Billy Connolly .... Sgt. Zebulah Grant Tony Goldwyn .... Col. Benjamin Bagly Shin Koyamada .... Nobutada's son Timothy Spall .... Simon Graham Ken Watanabe .... Katsumoto Hiroyuki Sanada .... Ujio Koyuki .... Taka Shichinosuke Nakamura .... Emperor Seizo Fukumoto .... Silent Samurai Shun Sugata .... Nakao Masato Harada .... Ohmura Worthless Trivia: None Rated R for strong violence and battle sequences.