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| by Andy Mangels |
UPCOMING FILM SCHEDULE
Con Air (June 6, Disney) In the first of two action films for this actor (this month alone!), Nicholas Cage is a prisoner who has to stop bad guys John Malkovich and Steve Buscemi when they hijack the plane that's transporting them to maximum security prisons. John Cusack also stars.
Speed 2: Cruise Control (June 13, Fox) Sandra Bullock returns to help new star Jason Patric stop villain Willem Dafoe from taking a superliner cruise ship on the waters to disaster.
Batman and Robin
(June 20, Warner) As if you need to be told, this film stars George Clooney
(Batman), Chris O'Donnell (Robin), and Alicia Silverstone (Batgirl) against
Arnold Schwarzennegger (Mr. Freeze), Uma Thurman (Poison Ivy), and Jeep
Swenson (Bane).
Hercules (June 27, Disney) From all expectations and preview trailer response, this will be Disney's biggest animated hit in years. The eclectic voice cast includes Danny DeVito, Charlton Heston, James Woods, Bobcat Goldthwait, Matt Frewer, Susan Egan, Paul Shaffer, and Rip Torn.
Face/Off (June 27, Paramount) John Woo's ultra-violent action picture stars Nicholas Cage as a terrorist who swaps bodies with FBI agent John Travolta.
Men In Black (July 2, Columbia) The trailer that's getting the
most buzz in theaters these days is this one, starring Tommy Lee Jones and
Will Smith as alien-controlling government men with really big guns. What
most people don't realize is that this was based on a comic book
series from a few years ago. The toy line is in stores now, and you can
expect an animated series on the WB Network this fall.
Contact (July 11, Warner) Based on Carl Sagan's novel, this film stars Jodie Foster as an astronomer who makes contact with beings from the stars. Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, Rob Lowe and Angela Bassett also star. Expect this to get lots of award nominations if early buzz is correct.
Mimic (July 18, Dimension) Mira Sorvino and Jeremy Northam star in this horror film comes with a very strange premise. Two years ago, geneticists created something new that helped combat a deadly contagious disease. Now, their discovery has come back with its own ideas on evolution. Expect some wild effects with humans that are really insects underneath their skin. The horror film also stars Josh Brolin and Charles S. Dutton, who also faced insect-like killers in Alien 3.
George Of The Jungle (July 18, Disney) The live-action remake of this animated series stars Brendan Fraser in the title role. John Cleese is the voice of Ape, George's mentor.
Air Force One (July 25, Columbia) Harrison Ford is the President, and Gary Oldman is the Russian psycho who kidnaps him and his family, aboard Air Force One, the Presidential plane. Glenn Close and Dean Stockwell also star.
Conspiracy Theory (July 25, Warner) Mel Gibson plays a New York cabbie who sees conspiracies everywhere he looks, and eventually he lands in the middle of one. He teams up with a Justice Department attorney (Julia Roberts) to figure it all out, but they're thwarted by a CIA psychiatrist, played by Patrick Stewart. Richard Donner directed the film.
Event Horizon (August 1, Paramount) Laurence Fishburne is the head of a recon team of astronauts sent to investigate a long-lost Russian spaceship that appears near Venus. Rather than admitting the similarity to Aliens, the producers are saying that the film is a haunted house story in space. Expect more blood and gore than SF elements. Sam Neill and Kathleen Quinlan also star.
Spawn (August 8, New Line Cinema) Todd McFarlane's dark superhero
arrives in live-action, with Michael Jai White doing the title role, John
Leguizamo playing The Clown, Martin Sheen as Jason Wynn, and more computer
generated effects than you can shake a stick at. The script sticks awfully
close to the comic book.
Steel (August 15, Warner) Basketball star Shaquille O'Neal stars as John Henry Irons, DC Comics' iron-clad hero who creates his super-suit to combat a bunch of roving gangs who've acquired a shipment of high-tech weapons. Judd Nelson is Nathaniel, and Annabeth Gish is Sparky, two of Irons' assistants in building weaponry. When an accident kills a Senator and leaves Sparky a wheelchair-bound paraplegic, Nathaniel goes underground to sell his technological secrets. Richard (Shaft) Roundtree is junkyard sculptor Uncle Joe, who helps Irons build a suit of armor to stop Nathaniel before it's too late. Charles Napier also stars, and Kenneth Johnson directed and wrote the film!
Kull The Conqueror (August 29, Universal) Robert E. Howard's other barbarian hero comes to the screen, starring Hercules hunk Kevin Sorbo in the title role. Shot in Slovakia, the film also stars Tia Carrere as Akivasha, a witch that has been asleep for three thousand years, and who is the only one who can depose King Kull. To save his throne and defeat the witch, the ex-mercenary Kull teams up with a slave girl (Carrina Lombard) and a priest (Litefoot). Thomas Ian Griffith and Harvey Fierstein also star. John Nicolella directed the film, from Charles Pogue's script.
An American Werewolf In Paris (August 29, Buena Vista) The sequel to the 1981 cult classic stars Julie Delpy as the daughter of Jenny Agutter and David Naughton's character in the original An American Werewolf In London. When she travels to Paris, she discovers that her hormones carry a lot more in them than sexual urges. Largely filmed in Luxembourg and Paris, look for scenes at the Louvre, as well as a bungee jump off the Eiffel Tower! This is written and directed by Anthony Waller, and co-stars a largely unknown cast, including Tom Everett Scott, Julie Bowen, Vince Vieluf, and Phil Buckman.
Rugrats: The Movie (Summer, Nickelodeon) The first animated feature film for Nickelodeon's gaggle of kids.
Prince Valiant (Summer, Paramount) Shot in Europe by Neue Constantin, the film tells the tale of Hal Foster's mythic comic strip adventurer. From all reports, it is remarkably faithful to the original strips. Anthony Hickox is the director and screenwriter, and the cast includes Stephen Moyer, Katherine Heigi, Thomas Kretschmann, Ron (Beauty and the Beast) Perlman, Udo Kier, Warwick (Return of the Jedi) Davis, and Joanna Lumley.
Dark City (September 19, New Line) Director Alex Proyas brings us yet another gothic vision in this film starring William Hurt, Rufus Sewell, Richard O'Brien, and Keifer Sutherland.
I Know What You Did (October 24, Sony) A new horror film from Kevin Williamson, the writer of Scream. This one stars Freddie Prinze, Jr., Jennifer Love-Hewitt, and Ryan Filippi.
Prophecy II: Ashtown (October, Miramax) Look for the sequel to this quietly creepy film from last year. Christopher Walken returns as a murderous archangel, and Flashdance star Jennifer Beals plays the female lead, with Verotika publisher and rock star Glenn Danzig making an appearance as well.
Full Tilt Boogie (Fall, Miramax) Can't wait for the prequel or the sequel to Quentin Tarantino's From Dusk Till Dawn ? While you won't have to wait long, you can catch this documentary by director Sarah Kelly, on the making of the original blood-soaked vampire film. It features interviews with all of the original stars, including Tarantino, George Clooney, Juliette Lewis, Harvey Kietel, and writer Robert Rodriguez. And what's up with the other two movies? The prequel, From Dusk Till Dawn: The Hangman's Daughter will be written and directed by Rodriguez, and will spotlight Santanica, the female vampire queen. The sequel, written and directed by Tarantino, will focus on a group of Texas bank robbers who head back to the vampire bar for a drink or two (wasn't that the plot of the first one?).
Starship Troopers (Fall, Columbia) In a crowded summer, expect this one to get pushed back in release yet again. This is Paul Verhoeven's space story that hopes to do for giant insects what Jurassic Park does for dinosaurs. It stars genre vet Michael Ironside, Dina(Dragonheart) Meyer, and Jake (The Frighteners) Busey.
Alien: Resurrection (Fall, Fox) Sigourney Weaver's back, and she's got Winona Rider along for the ride in the fourth film of the franchise. Genre vets Ron Perlman and Brad Dourif also star.
Space Truckers (Fall?) This science fiction action-comedy keeps wandering about the film schedules like a trucker who doesn't have a map. The film's been long complete, and it has an all-star cast: Dennis Hopper headlines, with roles by George Wendt, Debi Mazar, Stephen Dorff, Charles Dance, Stuart Gordon directs, from a script by Ted Mann. The story is about a trucker who agrees to smuggle a load of genetically-engineered pork back to Earth, but he hasn't been told all the facts; he's actually transporting Bio-Mechanical Warriors (BMWs) who plan to take over the world for Interpork!
The Flood (Fall, Paramount) Morgan Freeman and Christian Slater star in this water-logged disaster movie, alongside Ed Asner, Randy Quaid, and frequent X-Files guest player Wayne Duvall. Delayed from its May premiere, this action film is about a small midwestern town that's flooded. The action comes from a gang which plans an armored car heist worth $3 million; the only problem is, the guard's driver has already escaped with the money!
Beauty & The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (November 11, Disney) So, technically this is a video release rather than a theatrical, but it was big enough news for us to note its release here. This video sequel to the smash hit (and Broadway show) will reunite the original cast members in a story which flashes back to when the Prince was still the Beast.
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (November 21, New Line) Filmed in London and Thailand, this sequel includes most of the cast from the original film, with lots of fighting and special effects. Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman, the guys behind NBC's excellent Dark Skies, did the script.
The Little Mermaid (November 21 or 26, Disney) A rerelease of the popular film, not available on video for years.
Anastasia (November, Fox) Don Bluth's musical animated film is a big question mark, with a pre-Thanksgiving release date planned.
The Quest for Camelot (November, Warner) The release date might be delayed until Summer 1998, partially due to delays in production, and partially to avoid the glut of animated films this Fall. Based on Vera Chapman's novel, The Queen's Damsel, the story is about a young woman's quest to find the Holy Grail and return it to Camelot to save the life of her sister. Lending their vocal talents to the animated film are Christopher Reeve as King Arthur and Monty Python star Eric Idle returning to the Middle Ages, as well as Jane Seymour, John Gielgud, Gary Oldman, Bronson Pinchot, Don Rickles, Jessica Hathaway, Adam Pascal, and Andrea Corr. David Foster and Carole Bayer Sager wrote the songs.
The Absent-Minded Professor/Flubber (November, Disney) Starring Robin Williams as a professor at Medfield College, who invents the gravity-defying substance known as "flubber" (flying rubber) and uses it to thwart the efforts of a villain (Raymond J. Barry) who plans to replace the college with an amusement park. Marcia Gay Harden is Williams' love interest. There's also an amorous flying robot sidekick named "Weebo."
Scream 2 (December, Dimension) The sequel to last year's surprise horror hit (still playing in theatres) will reunite almost everyone from the first film (except for the dead ones). Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, and David Arquette are back, as well as writer Kevin Williamson and director Wes Craven. Filming starts June 15th.
Titanic (December 19, Paramount) James Cameron's huge-budget film about the sinking of the legendary ship is delayed from its anticipated July opening, to Christmas. Stars include Bill Paxton, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, and Frances Fisher. The film will be a little over three hours, and appears headed safely into at least one port: it will be the most expensive movie ever made.
The Mask of Zorro (December 19, Sony) Antonio Banderas is Alejandro Murietta, the latest man to take up the mantle of the sword-swinging hero. He's coached by Anthony Hopkins as Don Diego de la Vega, the previous Zorro. Catherine Zeta Jones plays his daughter, Elena de la Vega, who falls in love with Banderas' character. Stuart Wilson is the villain, Montero. Martin Campbell directed, from a script by Terry Rossio, Ted Elliot, and John Eskow.
Upcoming TV
SERIES | Title | Air Date | Tidbits |
| ADVS. BATMAN & ROBIN (WB) | Blind As A Bat | June 6 (R) | Penguin blinds Batman |
| SPIDER-MAN (FOX) | Kraven The Hunter | June 6 (R) | Spider-Man becomes the prey |
| SUPER FRIENDS (CART) | Village Of Lost Souls | June 6 (R) | Legendary SF episode |
| SUPER FRIENDS (CART) | Secret Origins of SF | June 6 (R) | Challenge of SF episode |
| SAVAGE DRAGON (USA) | Loose Cannons | June 6 (R) | She-Dragon joins police |
| EWOKS (SCIFI) | Hard Sell / Warrior & Lurda | June 6 (R) | Ill storekeeper & training |
| SLIDERS (FOX) | Murder Most Foul | June 6 (R) | Fantasy camps rejuvenate |
| SABRINA (ABC) | Mars Attracts! | June 6 (R) | Skiing on Mars |
| MILLENNIUM (FOX) | Kingdom Come | June 6 (R) | A killer stalks priests |
| OUTER LIMITS (SHO) | Revelations of Becca Paulson | June 6 | Housewife kills self |
| POLTERGEIST: LEGACY (SHO) | The New Guard | June 6 (R) | Derek shoots himself too |
| SPAWN (HBO) | Dominoes | June 6 | Spy stalks Wanda |
| SUPER FRIENDS (CART) | The Shamon U | June 7 (R) | First season episode |
| SUPERMAN: TAS (WB) | The Last Son of Krypton Part III | June 7 (R) | Supes comes to Metropolis |
| SPIDER-MAN (FOX) | Turning Point | June 7 (R) | Green Goblin kidnaps MJ |
| X-MEN (FOX) | Cold Comfort | June 7 (R) | Iceman guest-stars |
| MYSTERY S.T. 3000 (SCIFI) | Parts: The Clonus Horror | June 7 | |
| LOIS & CLARK (ABC) | Toy Story | June 7 | Toyman returns to town |
| EARLY EDITION (CBS) | The Wrong | June 7 (R) | Ex-boss is stalked |
| PRETENDER (NBC) | The Paper Clock | June 7 (R) | Jarod becomes a lawyer |
| SPY GAME (ABC) | June 7 | Canceled series returns | |
| PERVERSION OF SCIENCE (HBO) | Trilogy | June 7 | Series premiere! |
| ULTRAFORCE (USA) | Primal Scream | June 8 (R) | Prime's in trouble |
| SAVAGE DRAGON (USA) | Star | June 8 (R) | A new hero arrives |
| THE SIMPSONS (FOX) | Lisa's Date With Density | June 8 (R) | Lisa has crush on bully |
| KING OF THE HILL (FOX) | Luanne's Saga | June 8 (R) | Chuck Mangione guests |
| THE X-FILES (FOX) | Herrenvolk | June 8 (R) | The end of "X" |
| SUPER FRIENDS (CART) | The Seeds Of Doom | June 9 (R) | Legendary SP episode |
| SUPER FRIENDS (CART) | The Giants Of Doom | June 9 (R) | Challenge of SF episode |
| EWOKS (SCIFI) | The Season Scepter | June 9 (R) | The Ice King freezes Endor |
| NEW ADV. ROBIN HOOD (TNT) | The Arabian Knight | June 9 (R) | Evil sultan in Sherwood |
| LA FEMME NIKITA (USA) | Choice | June 9 (R) | Nikita's affair & drug lord |
| MAD TV (FOX) | "When Harry Met Willy" | June 9 (R) | New half-hour rerun format |
| BUFFY, VAMPIRE SLAYER (WB) | Welcome to Hellmouth Pt I | June 10 (R) | Buffy comes to new school |
| SUPER FRIENDS (CART) | The Ghost Ship | June 10 (R) | Legendary SF episode |
| SUPER FRIENDS (CART) | Revenge Of Gorilla City | June 10 (R) | Challenge of SF episode |
| EWOKS (SCIFI) | Prow Beaten/Baga's Rival | June 10 (R) | Fish carving & unicorn |
| THE SIMPSONS (FOX) | Marge Be Not Proud | June 10 (R) | |
| THE SIMPSONS (FOX) | June 10 (R) | Gambling casino opens | |
| HOMEBOYS IN OUTER SP. (UPN) | Trading Faces | June 10 (R) | Ty impersonates Emperor |
| THE BURNING ZONE (UPN) | Elegy For A Dream | June 10 (R) | Flesh-eating bacteria |
| SUPER FRIENDS (CART) | Darkseid's Deception | June 11 (R) | Legendary SP episode |
| SUPER FRIENDS (CART) | Swamp Of The Living Dead | June 11 (R) | Challenge of SF episode |
| EWOKS (SCIFI) | Horville's Hut/Tragic Flute | June 11 (R) | Carnival & Latara's trouble |
| THE SENTINEL (UPN) | Second Chance | June 11 (R) | Druglord kidnaps daughter |
| STAR TREK: VOYAGER (UPN) | False Profits | June 11 (R) | Two Ferengi are demigods? |
| BIONIC EVER AFTER? (CBS) | Wedding of bionic couple | June 11 (R) | Steve & Jaime do wild thing |
| PRIMETIME LIVE (ABC) | Batman & Robin Special | June 11 | Set visits and interviews |
| SUPER FRIENDS (CART) | The Fear | June 12 (R) | Batman's origin! |
| SUPER FRIENDS (CART) | Conquerors Of The Future | June 12 (R) | Challenge of SF episode |
| EWOKS (SCIFI) | Just My Luck/Bringing Lorky | June 12 (R) | Bad luck & spoiled brat |
| SUPER FRIENDS (CART) | The Wild Cards | June 13 (R) | Legendary SF episode |
| SUPER FRIENDS (CART) | The Final Challenge | June 13 (R) | Challenge of SF episode |
| SAVAGE DRAGON (USA) | Star | June 13 (R) | Star vs. Skullface |
| EWOKS (SCIFI) | Battle of the Sunstar | June 13 (R) | Star Destroyer arrives! |
| MAKING OF BATMAN & ROBIN (SCIFI) | June 13 | Go behind-the-scenes | |
| SLIDERS (FOX) | Sole Survivors | June 13 (R) | Zombies a go-go |
| SABRINA (ABC) | June 13 (R) | Sabrina's clone goes naked! | |
| MILLENNIUM (FOX) | Loin Like A Hunting Flame | June 13 (R) | Porn video killer |
| OUTER LIMITS (SHO) | Dark Rain | June 13 (R) | Chemical warfare |
| POLTERGEIST: LEGACY (SHO) | Lullaby | June 13 | Spirit wants lost daughter |
| MYSTERY S.T. 3000 (SCIFI) | The Incredibly Strange ... | June 14 (R) | |
| LOIS & CLARK (ABC) | The Family Hour | June 14 | Series Finale! Pregnancy! |
| PRETENDER (NBC) | The Better Part Of Valor | June 14 (R) | Jarod becomes a fireman |
| ULTRAFORCE (USA) | Everything That Rises Must | June 15 (R) | Battle on the moon |
| SAVAGE DRAGON (USA) | Ceasefire | June 15 (R) | Horde strikes |
| 3rd ROCK FROM THE SUN (NBC) | Dick Jokes | June 15 (R) | Dick tries stand-up comedy |
| THE X-FILES (FOX) | The Field Where I Died | June 15 (R) | Mulder explores past lives |
| SUPER FRIENDS (CART) | Brainchild | June 16 (R) | Legendary SF episode |
| SUPER FRIENDS (CART) | Fairy Tale of Doom | June 16 (R) | Challenge of SF episode |
| EWOKS (SCIFI) | Party Ewok/Malani, Warrior | June 16 (R) | Kneesa's party / elephants |
| BUFFY, VAMPIRE SLAYER (WB) | Welcome to Hellmouth Pt II | June 16 (R) | Buffy faces Master's minion |
| LA FEMME NIKITA (USA) | Charity | June 16 (R) | Homeless & child slavery |
| SUPER FRIENDS (CART) | Death of Superman | June 17 (R) | Legendary SP episode |
| SUPER FRIENDS (CART) | Doomsday | June 17 (R) | Challenge of SF episode |
| DROIDS (SCIFI) | The White Witch | June 17 (R) | Artoo and Threepio return |
| SUPER FRIENDS (CART) | Escape From Space City | June 18 (R) | Legendary SP episode |
| SUPER FRIENDS (CART) | SF: Rest In Peace | June 18 (R) | Challenge of SF episode |
| DROIDS (SCIFI) | Escape Into Terror | June 18 (R) | On Sise Fromm's ship |
| SUPER FRIENDS (CART) | Wanted: Super Friends | June 19 (R) | Challenge of SF episode |
| SUPER FRIENDS (CART) | History Of Doom | June 19 (R) | Challenge of SF episode |
| DROIDS (SCIFI) | The Trigon Unleashed | June 19 (R) | Droids pilot superweapon |
Syndicated Shows (Airing the Week of Dates Listed)
SERIES | Title | Air Date | Tidbits |
| L.A.O. HERCULES | Mummy Dearest | June 9 (R) | Herc must get stolen mummy |
| XENA: W.P. | Girls Just Wanna Have Fun | June 9 (R) | Joxer & Orpheus vs. Bacchus |
| STAR TREK: DS9 | In The Cards | June 9 | Jake & Nog in trouble |
| BABYLON 5 | The Face Of The Enemy | June 9 | War between telepaths |
| F/X: THE SERIES | Gemini | June 9 (R) | SF movie serial killer |
| HIGHLANDER | The Valkyrie | June 9 (R) | A killer of dictators |
| TARZAN: THE EPIC ADVS | The Moon God | June 9 (R) | Pirates steal golden icon |
| FLASH GORDON | Vandals From The Void | June 9 (R) | UFOs attack Mongol |
| L.A.O. HERCULES | The Lady and The Dragon | June 16 (R) | Fire-breathing dragon |
| XENA: W.P. | Xena Scrolls | June 16 (R) | Archeologists in the future |
| STAR TREK: DS9 | A Call To Arms | June 16 | Finale! Wedding and War! |
| BABYLON 5 | Intersections In Real Time | June 16 | Sheridan is interrogated by Earthgov |
| HIGHLANDER | Comes A Horseman | June 16 (R) | The apocalypse rider returns |
| TARZAN: THE EPIC ADVS | The Forbidden City | June 16 (R) | Ashar & legendary diamonds |
| FLASH GORDON | Ambush In Arboria | June 16 (R) | Dale joins Prince Baran |