May 10 2004

This seems to be an extremely unstable premise, but Buffy.nu has received a tip from a supposed insider
at NBC who says that the Peacock is looking to pick up ANGEL.  "It has come to our attention that there
has been a vast public interest to see a return of this series," said the source. "A forthcoming series is in
negotiation, and NBC will go ahead with a sixth season if the public response is strong enough."

The Magic Box has new screen shots of the direct-to-DVD sequel to the landmark FINAL FANTASY VII
video game, FINALY FANTASY VII: ADVENT CHILDREN. The new shots reveal sequences involving Tifa
Lockheart (The well-endowed contender for the main character's affections in the game) and Vincent
Valentine (a secret but extremely popular character), as well as three new villains.

THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST will hit stores everywhere on August 31. No details are available about the
DVD, but it's believed that this will be a no-frills version, with few, if any, extras. The DVD is being priced
at a hefty $29.98.

As E3 begins this week in Los Angeles, Microsoft Game Studios announced today a specific release date
for its highly anticipated sequel to HALO. HALO 2 is now scheduled for release on November 9, 2004.

To celebrate, Microsoft will release a special limited edition version of HALO 2 packaged in a metal box.
This version will hold a second DVD containing bonus features such as a documentary showing the
making of HALO 2; featurettes on the game's design, animation, music and more; "deleted" material
showing cinematics and HALO 2 characters that were cut from the game; an art gallery; commentaries
from the development team; and more. The limited edition of HALO 2 will be shortly announced for
pre-orders.

We have been hearing whispers from other sources that Dimension Films may be quietly dusting off the
RAMBO franchise and giving a proposed third sequel consideration once again. A tip was published last
weekend on Dark Horizons that also described the same thing: something's happening on RAMBO over
at Dimension Films.

Listen to what this scooper had to say to us and file it away as a possible future career direction for
Sly, as well as who the producers may want to direct the new movie...


"RAMBO IV is ready to be fast tracked with Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna back at the helm as
producers. It seems Dimension Films and the C2 honchos are close to reaching an agreement that
would give Dimension half of the worldwide box-office of the film as well as dvd/vhs sales.


"The movie has a tentative production start date of May/June 2005 for a summer 2006 release. But all
that is not the interesting news. The director that Kassar and Vajna are after is none other than action

master John Woo. They have always wanted to work with Woo and think he's the best man for the job.


"Also, my spies tell me that Stallone is looking at his biggest payday with this film said to be as high as
30 million. These were the guys (Kassar & Vajna) who paid governor Schwarzenegger 30 million to
blow things up in TERMINATOR 3!


"The plot of I hear being thrown around has something to do with Rambo and nuclear weapons that
were somehow lost. Guess who the president wants to hunt them down?!"