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What's New With Hugh
July 14 - August 13, 2003 13 August 2003
Breaking the Code Dirk Pitt may have slipped through his fingers, but is another hero of popular fiction on Hugh's horizon? Novelist Dan Brown tells the New England Seacost News that Hugh would be his top choice to portray protagonist Robert Langdon in an adaptation of his best-seller The Da Vinci Code, the rights to which were recently purchased by Sony. A script is in development. [Thanks, Lisa!] Catching Up with Gollum 12 August 2003
More of the Boy working the queue... Manhattan's NY1 cable network has video footage of Hugh greeting fans last week, as well - follow the link to watch! [Thanks, Daisy!] Double the mutants for your dollar! 11 August 2003
Music to our eyes and ears: Seems a certain croonin' curly-headed cowboy (say that ten times fast!) is coming to a living room near you. Yeppers, folks, OKLAHOMA! hits the streets October 14th, in region 1 format, retailing for $24.99. Those living in the US and Canada will finally be able to enjoy Hugh's amazing performance in this classic Rogers and Hammerstein musical. The site doesn't have a complete list of DVD contents, but you can read a bit more here (enter OKLAHOMA! in the keyword search box.) and at Playbill.com. [Thanks, Jenda and Jenn!] Good Buzz: "People are sick of these big, bloated, empty blockbusters," he said, adding that "smarter" movies, such as the horror movie Van Helsing, which stars Australian trio Hugh Jackman, Richard Roxburgh and David Wenham, may up the quality next year. Isn't it good to know VH is generating two thumbs-up this far in advance? Read the full article. Click and scroll down for another VH tidbit. 8 August 2003
Video Alert! - ET on repeat... Missed Hugh greeting fans at the BFO box office on Entertainment Tonight? You can catch bits of the segment right here: For hi-bandwidth (cable-DSL) and lo-bandwidth (dial-up), respectively. [Thanks, Mel!] Gallery Update: New additions include another fantastic fan art portrait, this one of Hugh as Curly in Oklahoma, in the Fan Art gallery; two hi-res stunners in Magazines & Portraits; and one of our favorite pictures of Hugh and the missus yet in Deb & Others. [Many thanks to Patsie & Lucia!] And that's another week in the can - see you Monday, folks! 7 August 2003
The Boy from Oz makes bank! Well, it seems Hugh is off to a great start on Broadway. First day of sales, according to news.co.au amounted to $230,000 (AUD we're assuming)!! Wow! Pat yourselves on the back for that little feat! [Thanks, Annie] Second time around Did you miss Hugh's appearance on ET the other day? Never fear, ET has it up on their web site. But better grab it quick! Never know when it might *poof* disappear! [Thanks, Tammy and Ing!] 6 August 2003
Somebody better ask Wolvie to carve... Just in time for Thanksgiving - after you stuff yourself on turkey, loosen that belt buckle and hit the couch to overdose on mutant mayhem: X2 is to be released on Region 1 DVD and NTSC video on November 25th. You can pre-order the disc now at Amazon; details of the extra features are still forthcoming, and we'll add the item to our Charity Bazaar later this week. UPDATE: OK, it now appears that Amazon has removed the release date and the pre-order option. Getting ahead of themselves apparently. Sorry about that, folks; we'll keep watching this until they resolve it. [Thanks to the Hype!!] Well hellooo, dancing boy! Prepare yourselves before popping your head into the Boy From Oz gallery today, and make sure your resolution is set to "enormous"; we've got a gorgeous scan of the photo currently up on the Imperial Theater marquee! [Many, many thanks Joe!] [Thanks, Alaina!] 5 August 2003
 GALLERY
UPDATE!: We've got excellent pics from yesterday's BFO ticket
sale appearance in Miscellaneous as
well as the Fan Photos section (scroll
down to the second row of Maya's photos!). Plus, more spectacular
fan art, this time of Hugh as Stanley in Swordfish and Leopold
in Kate & Leopold has been posted in the Fan
Art gallery.[Patsie, Maya and Lucia - thanks for sharing!] Battle of the Bods! Even across the pond at Empire magazine they're reporting on E!'s best bodies in showbiz poll, in which Hugh came in fifth overall. (But three of the top five were women, so as far as the blokes go he came in second behind Brad Pitt!) Need a pad in Blighty? You can pick one up from Hugh for a cool £1.5 million; according to the Sunday Times of London, he and Deb have put their two-bedroom flat in the Pimlico district on the market. 4 August 2003
FOURTH UPDATE:
Boy, it's a good thing we've got some free time on our
hands today! Photos from Hugh's signing appearance this morning
are now available on Broadway.com! The Envelope Please...Congrats to four special folks who hold Ph.D.'s in Wolvie-trivia: Janet, Marzena, Miki and "Notmanos." Each will be receiving a JL prize package containing mags and photos of you-know who. Thanks to all who entered and a very special hug to Mel for creating the quiz. This has been such fun, we'll simply have to do it again! "If You Ask Me"...They did and she
dishes. Join writer, Libby Gelman-Waxner, as she considers the attributes
of X-Men in Premiere (on newsstands now): 1 August 2003
Look, Ma! It Unzips!! Designs for the new X-Men action figures have been released, and get a gander at this guy!! Not only does that zipper look functional, but there are two sets of interchangeable hands. With and without the claws. *Snikt!* [Many, many days would it take to thank you Nic] Tell it like it is Liz In Liz Smith's July 31st Column: "CAROLE BAYER SAGER - composer and Joan Collins/Elizabeth Taylor look-a-like - arrives in New York any second. She'll be taking a look at what's happening with "The Boy From Oz." This is the $11-million musical, produced by Robert Fox, about the late composer Peter Allen, which opens in October. "Oz" features a dozen Allen-Bayer Sager tunes. (Hugh Jackman is Peter, which must be making the ghost of the talented Australian, who died too young, spin with pleasure in heaven.)" [Thanks, Mel and Karen!] That's it from this corner of the world! Have a great weekend everyone! 31 July 2003
So, what are you doing Aug 4th? 25 lucky ticket purchasers will walk away from the ticket booth with more then their tickets for the forthcoming Boy From Oz show. Playbill.com announced that Hugh himself would be on hand the morning of Aug 4th to sign autographs on BFO posters for the first 25 ticket buyers at the Imperial Theatre box office. The box office opens at 10 am, so if you're planning on taking advantage of this fantastic opportunity, be prepared to get there early. For those of you still wondering, the Imperial is located at 249 West 45 Street. Good luck!! 30 July 2003
Tall, dark and...deadly? 29 July 2003
Another sit-down with the wonderful Mrs. Jackman From someone who should know! X2 DVD update: A sleuthy reader wrote
in to tell us that her local Hollywood Video has a release date
of November 24th for X2 as well. (That'd be Region 1, folks!)
Still waiting on the official announcement from Fox. 28 July 2003
A woman with priorities: "I'd like to look at scripts when Hugh finishes on Broadway (in Boy from Oz), but being mum is the most important role." Writer Chris Beck shares more about Hugh's wonderful lady in From the Shadow of Wolverine. Two thumbs-up" Liza, Peter Allen's ex,
has given Hugh her seal of approval to play the late, great
Peter Allen. For those interested in a NY Theater deal, the
Tennessean/Travel New York Theater Flight has been slated for late
October. Natch, BFO is part of this
exclusive package. Hugh-Lovely Blog Gallery: Take a gander
at some additional
snaps from the recent ComicCon event. These are absolute beauties,
folks. Photography buffs might enjoy reading technical
details --could be helpful next time you want to try your hand
at capturing an event. 25 July 2003 Comic-Con just keeps on truckin'… Sing it loooouuuuddd! The disc everyone's talking about… 24 July 2003
Deb's in the limelight: "Hugh's doing his work . . . and I am playing mum and doing my own creative stuff. It doesn't affect us, but it seems to affect everyone else," Furness notes in a recent SRO article, Film Wives Step Forward. [Thanks, Krin!] James Bond = Hugh Jackman? It will if
fans have their way! With rumors continuing that the able Pierce
Brosnan's Bond days are numbered, fans have spoken.
Ten guesses as to who came in number
one. 23 July 2003
 The
time-honored art of snarling at old ladies...Hugh mugs it up in Standing Room Only, which Deb appeared on Rove Live in Australia to promote recently. (The film screens this weekend at Melbourne). We've now got more screen caps from the film so we've created an SRO page in the Film, Stage & TV gallery; also, the captures from the recent Extra segment have been moved to this page. Still working on confirming any TV dates... [Excellent work, nug!] ComicCon, take three: The gang at CHUD have joined the chorus with their take on the Van Helsing preview footage; also, The Movie Box have added photos of both arrivals and captures of the Van Helsing panel, including nearly the whole cast. [Thanks Char!] 22 July 2003
The Boy From Oz is on his way! Run straight over to Broadway.com for a glimpse of Hugh, Stephanie Block, Isabel Keating and the cast of The Boy From Oz on their first day of rehearsals in New York! [Thank you, Kathy and Linda!] More ComicCon updates: We've got a few more great pictures in the Miscellaneous gallery. AICN has updated w/ their reporter Quint's reaction to the Van Helsing panel, including a picture of Hugh, Kate Beckinsale and Richard Roxburgh. Also on the X3 front - Hugh clarified at the con that he is not contracted for the second sequel yet. But he is signed for two more Van Helsing installments. Meanwhile, The Movie Box has video footage of Hugh singing at the con! Cheeky monkey. [Thanks Kelli, Mel, Naif and Junkyard!] X2 DVD news: The
Digital Bits has updated w/ art for the Japanese Region 2 version
of X2; no word on whether this will match the R1 artwork,
but it's possible. Demon barber days? Introducing the Fan Art gallery! 21 July 2003
Third Update: COMIC CON PICS! You want 'em? You got 'em - go over to Miscellaneous in the gallery right now to see 'em! (Wow, it's amazing Hugh and Kate Beckinsale didn't break the camera with their combined beauty...) [Patsie, there are NO words. You are a godsend!] Second Update: Good old reliable Garth - over at Dark Horizons right NOW you can read the first summary of the footage of Van Helsing shown at the con on Saturday. (*gasp* Loincloth? Oh, my...) [Thanks, Mel!] Hungry for more Wolverine? As usual,
one source sometimes says one thing that conflicts with another,
but we all know given the financial success of X2 [over$200 million
domestic], X3's a sure thing! In fact, our Colorado newspaper ran
an article noting X2 is considered the ONLY successful sequel
this season. Kudos to Bryan, cast and crew! Hugh and Halle
were chatting up the next installment over the weekend at ComicCon.
Although Bryan
Singer hasn't signed to direct X3, he's written the treatment
upon which a script will be created -- happily, the treatment's
more Wolvie-based than X2! Music to our ears! Speaking of ComicCon...We're on the prowl for additional news and will update with pics as soon as we have them! If you were there and saw Hugh, let us know what you thought! 11 days and counting...That's right, the X-Men trivia contest will end on July 31st! Enter for a chance to win mags and clippings! 18 July 2003
Van Helsing footage at ComicCon Yup, you heard it right. VH producer, Bob Ducsay, rushed clips of the movie so that he could wow the crowed at ComicCon (which started today and will run through Sunday). The presentation will be on Saturday. [All props go to Comingsoon.net] Gallery Update: New picture of Hugh and Da Ahnald in the Deb and Others section. That's it for this week! To all our friends going to ComicCon, have a ball! 17 July 2003
Bring on the Jackman! Countingdown.com's Van Helsing page is running a little poll about the most anticipated feature of the upcoming monster movie. For a kick, stroll on over and check it out! [Thanks, Mel!] The best thing, is Hugh Curious about the back story of The Boy from Oz? Well then, check out this interesting little piece on Broadway.com's website. It's nice to hear they feel so strongly about Hugh playing the lead. Bodes well for his Broadway debut! [Great catch Lynn!] When come back, bring metrosexual Hugh, according to The Guardian, is a metrosexual man. What, one might ask,is a metrosexual man? Well, "A metrosexual, according to New York's finest marketing men, is 'a guy who is definitely straight, but has embraced the worlds of grooming facials, shopping with women and ... their feminine side'." Really. Now, that's interesting. Check out the link for the rest of the story. [Go Nic.. it's your birthday! Well, actually that was yesterday. We were going to sing, but... Hope it was happy!] 16 July 2003
From the news desk - in brief! No, not in briefs, you silly ones. ;-) Just a couple of minor mentions in the news - first, this article on award winning Broadway costume designer William Ivey Long features a potential sneak peek at Hugh's flamboyant wardrobe in The Boy From Oz (see the last photo, at right). Meanwhile, the Ventura County Star features the toy company who has been contracted to work on Van Helsing merchandising. (Action figures - woohoo!!!) 15 July 2003
Want the bash? Need the cash. Of course, it's well worth it for such a fabulous cause! The Actors' Fund auction is now open! - if you're in the bidding mood (and how!), go now for your chance to bid on opening night tickets for The Boy From Oz and a pass to the after party. [Thanks Anniekins, Linda, and 'c!] Southern hospitality?! Gallery Update: Three more stunners from
an older photo session in the Magazines
& Portraits gallery. 14 July 2003
Head's-up Aussies: If you've hankered to see Standing Room Only, get thee hence to the Melbourne Film Festival. Read on for info on screening dates, times, etc. Director: Deborra-Lee Furness Country: UK Between the wish and the thing, life lies waiting, goes the saying. Deborra-Lee Furness directs a stellar cast (including husband Hugh Jackman, Joanna Lumley, Sophie Dahl, Michael Gambon and Mary-Elizabeth Mastrantonio) to create a poignant, stylish meditation on this sentiment. Screenings-- Session Code: Date : Time : Venue : 1016 7/26/2003 7:00pm Village 1028 7/28/2003 7:00pm Village To book for sessions call (03) 9662 3722 and have your credit card and session codes available or buy online at http://tickets.melbournefilmfestival.com.au/. Click the link for more info on the festival: http://www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au/. [Awesome find, Nic! And, Deb--best of luck from the JL gang!] Drool-worthy: Based on this
article, it's highly likely Hugh recently recorded a pre-Boy
from Oz CD of Peter Allen songs. When, where, and IF it
will be released prior to Hugh's Broadway debut is anyone's guess,
but isn't the anticipation delicious? Back to News |
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