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[ top ]   Turning Down Advert Millions Added May 22, 2004 Mr Caviezel has been quoted in several places, including the World Entertainment News Network, as saying that he had been approached by several advertisers to partner with them as a spokesperson. One advertiser, a T-shirt manufacturer with the brand name of ‘Heavenly’ was named in particular. Mr Caviezel says: “I think if I had given way on just one scheme, I would have been tempted to do more. It would have been the easiest thing in the world to make that kind of money quickly. That sum would secure your future, but I would never be able to forgive myself.” He adds, “I could see the humor in it...but I think I would have upset a lot of people who got something special from the film ‘Passion’.” Some have rated his potential advert earnings at US$75 million. [ top ]   Rumours of New Films April 8, 2002 Gawain and the Green Knight From the same interview, this rumour comes apparently from the interviewer, Charlotte O’Sullivan. Terrence Malick, with whom Mr Caviezel made “The Thin Red Line” is planning a film about Gawain and the Green Knight, which in fact is the name of a Middle English poem. “Sir Gawain, or Gawayne. One of the principal knights of the Round Table, in the Arthurian cycle of romance. He appears first in Geoffrey of Monmonth as Walwaiu (Gallicized Gawayne), and then in nearly every one of the romances. He is known as ‘the courteous’. Chreatien of Troyes gives him the first place among the knights. The poem Sir Gawayne and the Grene Knight, from the French metrical romance of Percival, is assigned to about the year 1360: it has been republished by the Early English Text Society. There was another knight of this name who served under Amadis of Gaul and achieved great deeds."         --The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, Volume IX, Proper Names (c)The Century Company, 1894. Here with agree with Ms O’Sullivan: who better to play Gawain? [ top ]   Princess of Paradise Park Note  April 7 clarifying update from MJS. We first found mention of this story in September 2000. Then, last January, 2001, BPI Entertainment Newswire stated that production was due to begin April 15, 2001. Since the status of this story is unknown, nothing about its future is certain. Apparently Michael Seitzman, scriptwriter and producer, will direct from his script. The project is for Franchise Pictures (also participant company for “Angel Eyes”). [ top ]   Presenting The Dove Awards Added April 24, 2002, Archived May 5, 2002 Mr Caviezel was listed as a presenter for the 33rd Annual Dove Awards, which were broadcast in America on the PAX network on Thursday the 25th of April. Explore the site for links to local listings and for replay dates and times. From Spinhouse Public Relations April 24, 2002 Additional Broadcast Partners for the 33rd Annual Dove Awards are: PAX-owned and operated TV stations plan rebroadcasts of the Dove Awards on late night Saturday, April 27 at 1 a.m. ET and late night Friday, May 3 at 1:30 a.m. ET. (check your local listings for the PAX owned and operated station in your city) · FamilyNet will also air re-broadcasts of the Dove Awards on May 1 at 8 p.m. and 12 a.m. ET and on May 4 at 7 p.m. and 12 a.m. ET. · INSP, a cable network on 1,600 cable systems and in more than 16 million households, will re-air the show on May 25, time to be announced. · Touch Canada Broadcasting has partnered with Vision TV to broadcast the Dove Awards live coast to coast in Canada. · American Forces Network, which provides news and entertainment programming to more than 1,000 outlets in more than 175 countries and U.S. territories, and on board U.S. Navy ships, will televise the Doves on a date and time to be announced. Mr Caviezel appeared with the group 4HIM to present the top female singer award, about 75 minutes into the program. His brief appearance served to underscore his 10-year long friendship with the members of the 4HIM group. [ top ]   Angelus Awards Chair Added June 13, 2002, Archived August 7, 2002, article evaporated as of May 25, 2003 Mr Caviezel is set as honorary chair of this film competition, and shares committee responsibilities with several other storytellers, including Matt Damon, Harrison Ford, Andy Garcia, Anjelica Huston, Penny Marshall, Frank Oz. Christopher Reeve, Gary Sinise, and several others. thanks to AB for correcting our spelling! Submissions should not exceed 90 minutes and must have been completed between June 2000 and July 2002 while the film maker was an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited film school or university. Entry fee is $25 and submissions must be postmarked by July 1, 2002. Read more details and find a submission form using www.angelus.org. [ top ]   Kings College Commencement Speech, 2003 Added May 20, 2003, thanks to HS, corrected June 3, 2003, thanks to CV, updated June 11, thanks to DE, updated again July 12, 2003, archived August 4, 2003, updated February 25, 2004 A story covering Mr Caviezel’s commencement speech to the Kings College graduates in Pennsylvania yesterday underscores his conviction as to the value of faith in life. [Please note that the recipient of the rosary was actually Mrs Malick, according to interviews you can read on the ReelCaviezel ‘Thin Red Line’ page. ed.] We’re in the process of requesting an electronic copy of the speech, or a link to it. Stay tuned. On July 8, we received word from the publicity office at Kings College that there would not be any copies of the speech made available. On February 25, 2004, The Citizens Voice writes about why Mr Caviezel was chosen to deliver this commencement address. [ top ]   High Crimes Publicity Archived April 22, 2002 The “High Crimes” trailer does not focus on Mr Caviezel, nor is he featured in the print adverts or posters. We predict that the follow-on media products, such as DVD editions of this film, may feature Mr Caviezel as he continues to earn recognition for his work. In truth, Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd do share a long history of storytelling together. With she the protagonist and he the foil, indeed, this is their characters’ story to tell. [ top ]   Pure Speculation Batman v. Superman Added July 16, 2002 We found a fair amount of commotion around casting for two characters, namely Batman and Superman, apparently for an upcoming Wolfgang Petersen film. Mr Caviezel’s name appears with strong support. As of July 11, 2004, this link is no longer available. Variety notes that Petersen “...is seeking actors who can offer complex emotions as well as six-pack abs”. Petersen also said that “everything after September 11 is different. You want to change the image of these superheroes”. Click commotion, above, and in the new window, click the message boards link at the end of the short story, and on the boards page, search for Caviezel. Added August 14, 2002 Well, that was fun wasn’t it? Petersen announced today that he found The Iliad a more compelling story to tell than Batman v. Superman, so the franchise match up is temporarily shelved, according to Entertainment Weekly. [ top ] Site Corrections Added May 5, 2002 "Luminaria" Note  Tip from lilly April 9 Updated May 3, 2002 by 7adman, Archived May 5, 2002, article evaporated as of May 25, 2003 We found a mention of Mr Caviezel in this 2000 article from the LA Times, which has now evaporated. We believe that we misread this item from the LA Times, so have archived it under this topic. Added April 28, 2002, Archived May 15, 2002 On an American cable channel, American Movie Classics, we understand that a regular feature, “Behind the Scenes” playing the week that begins April 28, 2002, contains a section about the making of “High Crimes”. We watched the first playing of this program on Sunday evening, and alas, there was no mention of either ‘Crimes’ or Mr Caviezel. We apologize for any inconvenience we generated. [ top ]   April [2002] Stock in Trade Archived May 6, 2002 Here’s what we are finding on various Web sites that perhaps can contribute to this kind of rise in [HSX stock] value. Mr Caviezel speaking about filming nude scenes in Reel Deals on January 22, 2002. His position apparently repeated in the UK celebrity magazine Now, in the issue Dated April 17, 2002 His inclusion—only a mention, really—in an Atlanta Journal and Constitution article titled “Star Search: Hollywood celebrities and newcomers, looking for more in life, turn to God”, posted in late March 2000. (Article available in their paid archive.) Film reviews of ‘Crimes’ that include photos of Mr Caviezel in popular print media, including People, Entertainment Weekly, and the American newspaper USA Today. The nice long legs of ‘Monte Cristo’, which is now past 87 days in wide release in North America, ranking it the 12th most popular film this year. Its US performance means that it remains active in more than 200 theatres across North America, grossing nearly US$54 million to date. Finally, its opening in Europe and at least Argentina in South America and pending May release in Australia bode well for his reputation. [ top ]   2002 Updates April Archived May 22, 2002 In case you missed any of our April updates, you can navigate directly to the new material we added from this list: ‘Count’: new interviews, an on-set peek behind the scenes—series of videos, new Tidbits section and new Extras section ‘Crimes’: new Tidbits section “Madison”: new story details, a Sundance 2001 Film Festival review, and a Pre-Release section “Angel Eyes”: premier Webcast video ‘Forward’: a pop quiz ‘Ride’: a script note ‘Thin’: a commentary and new facts In Print: many publications Meet: a new interview, and a new play What’s New: Indy 500 participation, Dove Awards [ top ] May Updates Archived June 10, 2002 In case you missed any May updates, you can navigate directly to that material from this list: Most of May’s updates concerned Mr Caviezel’s participation in the Indianapolis 500 race. A new interview, international premier dates, and DVD news all added to ‘Count’. We also added production notes. International premier dates added to the ‘Crimes’ page. We added a new review to the ‘Forward’ page. Several major updates to “Madison” including the latest news on its release date, more details about the making of the film, testimonial from Mr Caviezel’s hydroplane driver stunt double, and a little history about the hydroplanes used in the film. Other updates include several showings of “Madison”. We added at least four new interviews to the ‘Meet’ page, and rediscovered a working link to the lovely “Resurrection” video. We made several additions to the ‘Print’ page, which we hope you find useful. We added a series of interviews to the ‘Thin Red Line’ page. June-July Updates Archived August 7, 2002 Here are pointers to the updates we made during June and July. ‘Count’ updates included adding the Red Carpet interview and confirming the release date for the DVD. ‘Crimes’ updated with the release date for the DVD. "Angel Eyes" updated with a new, undated interview, and news about its ranking as it played on a US cable station. Indy 500 page updated with a synopsis of the live interview with Patty Spitler. “Madison” updated with added hydroplane material and details about a benefit for the Madison Regatta to be held sometime before wide release. “Rebels updated with notice of our inability to find details about its progress. Other 2002 Updates Added November 21, 2002 Warning! These pix look potent! Here’s an interesting pointer for new pix and some speculative news about what Mr Caviezel might be doing once his participation in ‘Passion’ is complete. Added November 23, 2002 thanks to Jules X Here are more details that speculate about an upcoming project for Mr Caviezel. Finally, we are deeply humbled again! that another site has chosen Reel Caviezel as a partner, this time Francesco who publishes the unofficial ‘Passion’ page on his Web site. Thank you Francesco! (You can find a link to his page on our ‘Passion’ page.) [ top ]   FAQ Question How can I tell you about news you don’t already have? Answer Yes, please! Do send us tips about news we should add to the site. You can find our address at the bottom of the page. [ top ]