Do you wanna be in pictures?

I love literature and music and theater and visual art, but the one artform that I love above all others is film. I love learning about the motion picture arts, although I lack the talent to become part of the industry (except, perhaps, building websites for upcoming movies). I even like keeping up with what projects are coming down the pipeline for artists that I admire.

Here are today's interesting tidbits:
This information is a little old, but I'll reiterate it here for posterity. The first Troy poster is out, featuring the golden god that is Brad Pitt. Now, I've seen Brad Pitt shirtless in many movies, Fight Club being clearest in my mind. Brad Pitt can best be compared physically to Edward Norton, who also goes shirtless in that film. Brad Pitt is marginally beefier than Edward Norton. Marginally. He's muscular but thin and wiry. Brad Pitt in the Troy poster looks beefier than the candids of Eric Bana (Hulk) from the same movie. That seems really wrong. This poster makes him look huge. Look at his neck! It's closer to Arnold (you know who) than Edward. His bicep is massive!

It makes me wonder what the other posters for Troy will look like.

Ariel Schrag, a name known within comic book circles for her autobiographical comics about life as a teenager, is going to adapt her material into a feature by Christine Vachon's Killer Films company. Woo! I encountered Ariel Schrag's comics by chance earlier this year when I picked up an issue of her work, Likewise at Midtown Comics. They are so true in their portrayal of high school emotions and relationships and it will be wonderful to see it on the big screen.

For all those Hellboy fans, check out the new poster. I can't wait for the other character posters. Also, David Hyde Pierce will voice the character of Abe Sapien. DROOL. Go BPRD!

Who will be Cho Chang?
11/20/2003 update:
The above link no longer works, so here is the information for posterity:
One of the most coveted young female roles up for grabs recently has been that of "Harry Potter" love interest Cho Chang in the fourth film production "Goblet of Fire" which shoots next year in England.

Thousands of hopefuls from around the world have been dying to play the part of the Hufflepuff Quidditch Keeper and the production office has been innundated with requests and tapes. Now it seems decisions have been made and apparently its down to three according to The Daily Telegraph.

In one corner 19-year-old New Zealand actress Michelle Ang, best known for her roles in Aussie soap "Neighbours" and the "Xena" series finale is one of them. The young lady quit her job on the soap recently and auditioned soon after.

She faces stiff competition though from Korean pop sensation Kwan Boa and British-born Californian model Jennifer Nguyen. Whoever wins the part will have the tough gig of landing a smacker on Daniel Radcliffe's lips.

Expect an official announcement sometime in the near future.

Some stills from Something's Gotta Give with Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson and... Keanu Reeves? I find the picture of Keanu with Diane strangely hot. Hmm.

The Polar Express teaser trailer is out.

I'll probably add more commentary later.