Wednesday, April 3, 2002

SPIDER-MAN MOVIE UPDATE

With the release of the Spider-Man movie one month away, director Sam Raimi said that he is already working on the sequel.

Raimi appeared at a Spider-Man press conference in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, along with Spider-Man stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Willem Dafoe

"I've signed up for the sequel," Raimi said. "So I'm already working on it, as of last night. I'm digging in on part two."

Maguire said he worked out extensively for the role.

"I was working out six days a week," Maguire said. "And I did a combination of gymnastics, martial arts, yoga, weight training, long bike rides and runs,"

Dunst said she feels she has been accepted by Spider-Man fans.

They were just concerned about if I was going to dye my hair red," Dunst said. "So I think after I did that, they were pretty OK with me playing the role."

E! News Live carried portions of the new conference and also noted that Dunst will be on the cover of the May issue of Vanity Affair.

"She actually thinks her head is too big, that she smiles too much in her comedies, that she has dark rings under eyes and that she's putting on weight," Vanity Fair's Michael Shnayerson told E!.

In the story, Dunst denies she is romantically involved with Maguire.

"She certainly is adamant they are just friends," Shnayerson said.

SMALLVILLE UPDATE

"Reaper," a new episode of Smallville is scheduled to air on The WB on Tuesday, April 23.

"Reaper" is the 17th episode of the first season of Smallville..

Above are 15 images from the episode. Look for more information on "Reaper" soon here in The Continuum.

Look for more on the "Reaper" episode soon here in The Continuum.

CROSSGEN COMICS FOR JULY -- UPDATED

The Continuum has updated the CrossGen Comics solicitations for July with cover art.

For a complete rundown, CLICK HERE.

NEW JEREMIAH EPISODE

Jake Busey guest-stars in Friday's new episode of Jeremiah on Showtime.

The episode, "The Bag," is written by Sam Egan and directed by Michael Robison.

Here's how the episode is described:

"Medical secrets are revealed when Jeremiah and Kurdy expose a fake doctor and discover that someone named Farralon has been trying to find a vaccine to cure the Big Death virus, exposing a dying youth named Jimmy to experimental therapy."

"The Bag" will premiere Friday at 10:45 p.m. An encore will air Sunday at 10:45 p.m. on Showtime Beyond.

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY UPDATE

Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics and Marvel Comics are contributing 1.46 million comics to Free Comic Book Day on May 4, according to Diamond Distributors.

In 29 countries around the world and in all 50 states, MORE THAN 2,000 retailers are preparing for Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) and the 2 Million free comics they will give away on May 4.

All of the FCBD comic books provided by these four publishers sold in the hundreds of thousands of copies, in quantities that exceeded that of any non-giveaway title offered in February. With the heat of the Spider-Man movie (opening the day before FCBD) behind it, Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man FCBD Edition topped sales for the FCBD editions. As they are intended for giveaway and feature no cover price, the FCBD editions have been categorized as promotional items and will not appear on Diamond's monthly Top 100 Comics chart to be published in the April edition of Dialogue.

Had these editions been categorized as comic books, they would have taken the top 4 positions, with Ultimate Spider-Man FCBD Edition ranking as the #1 comic of the month in terms of units sold, and with Dark Horse's Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones: A Jedi's Weapon FCBD Edition, DC's Justice League Adventures #1 FCBD Edition, and Image's Tomb Raider #1/2 FCBD Edition placing second, third and fourth respectively.

BRIEFLY

GIVE'EM A CLICK