FILMS
Jennifer Lien is departing Star Trek: Voyager. A longrumored and just-as-often-denied move, it is official. Insiders suggest thst despite such well-received episodes as "Warlord" and "Before & After," the writters were uncertain what to do with her character. It is unclear how Kes would be written out of the show or whether Lien would return to film a few episodes resolving the character's fate.
Say farewell to Kes.
Antonio Banderas, currently heroic under The Mask of Zorro, will next star in the film version of Crichton's fantasy odyssey Eaters of the Dead. John (Predator) McTiernan directs. William (T2) Wisher scripts.
Crichton's new novel Airframe is also readying for a movie launch. Crichton produces, McTiernan directs and Wisher scripts. Déja vu!
Meanwhile, Crichton's old novel Sphere is before the cameras after a delay. Barry Levinson is directing a cast led by Dustin Hoffman and Sharon Stone.
Development of the Peter Jackson/Universal Pictures version of King Kong has slowed. And sadly, its no longer targeted for summer 1998 bow. However Jackson may do a liveaction film version of J.R.R Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings before Kong.
The sucess of the Star Wars: Special Edition releases has solified plans for the theatrical bow this fall of Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Ultimate Edition. This version of the film would include material from the old film, 1980's CE3K: Special Edition (which featured new footage and FX) and the TV version (which differs from both). Also being mulled by the studios for future anniversary theatrical re-releases: ALIEN, E.T. and 2001: A Space Odyssey. No Indiana Jones films, guys?
Actually, it will be Casper Von Dien --- soon to be seen in Starship Troopers --- who plays the Jungle Lord in Tarzan and Jane, not Sean Bean.
The new James Bond movie now has a title. After flirting with numerous possibilites (including the bizzare Avatar), Bond 18 is now officially Tomorrow Never Dies. And yes, Desmond Llewelyn will return once again to play Q.
JULY
SHORE LEAVE 19
July 11-13
Marriott's Hunt Valley Inn
Towson, MD
STAT
P.O. Box 6809
Towso, MD 21285-6809
(410) 821-5563
Guests: Ethan Phillips, Peter David
G-CON '97: CHICAGO
July 12-13
Radisson Hotel
Arlington Heights, IL
Daikaiju Enterprises and
Productions
890 East 14th Street
Suite 4B
Brooklyn, NY 11230
(718) 253-8649
Guests: Dore Krause, Jack Shindo, Guy Tucker
MONSTER BASH
July 18-20
Ramanda of Historic Ligonier
Ligonier, PA
Haunted Hollywood
P.O. Box 213
Ligonier, PA 15658
(412) 238-6426
E-mail: bat@b4futures.net
Guests: Forrest J Ackerman, Sara Karloff, Bela Lugosi Jr. , Ron Chaney
CONTINUUM V
July 25-27
Holiday Inn
Cape Girardeau, MO
Continuum V
1617 Lyndhurst
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
(573) 334 4386
E-mail: jmcgaugh@semovm.semo.edu
Guests: Peter Jurasik, Keith Birdsong, Andrew Robinson
NOVACON 7
July 26-27
Westpark Hotel
Tysons Corner, VA
One Trek Mind Productions
P.O.Box 3363
Merrifield, VA 22116
(703) 280-5373
E-mail: novacon@juno.com
http://members.gnn.com/novacon
Guests: Gates McFadden, Jason Carter, Dennis Bailey, David McDonnell
AUGUST
CREATION
August 2-3
Masonic Center
San Francisco, CA
Creation
411 North Central Avenue
Suite300
Glendale, CA 91203
(818) 409-0960 x225
Guests: Nichelle Nichols, Terry Farrell, Ethan Phillips
FILM FANTASY CALENDER
All release dates should be considered extremly subject to change.
July: Men in Black, George of the Jungle, Contact, Mimic
August: Spawn, An American Werewolf in Paris, Event Horizon,
Kull the Conqueror
September: Dark City, Gattaca
October: Tentacle, Rocket Man, Virus, Phantoms
November: Starhip Troopers, The Mask of Zorro, The Little Mermaid (re-release),
Anastasia, Flubber, ALIEN: Resurrection, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
December: The Postman, Mr. Magoo, Sphere, Tomorrow
Never Dies, Tarzan & Jane, Titanic
Spring 1998: Eaters of the Dead, Lost in Space, My Favorite Martian, Blade
May 1998: Godzilla, Deep Impact
June 1998: Mulan
July 1998: Armageddon
Summer 1998: Mighty Joe Young, The Quest for Camelot, Superman Reborn, The
Silver Surfer, The Lone Ranger Movie, Inspector Gadget,
Doctor Doolittle, Manhattan Ghost Story, The Avengers, Planet
of Apes, What Dreams May Come, Species II
Christmas 1998: Prince of Egypt, Bugs, Gargoyles, The Secret Life of
Walter Mitty, X-Men
May 1999: Tarzan, Star Wars I
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