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Prequels Are Risky: So How Did Underworld Do?

24 January 2009 3:00 PM, PST | From PopStar | See recent PopStar news

Prequels are nothing new in the world of Hollywood. However, they've always had mixed results. Few can deny that the most popular prequel has to be from the Star Wars universe. We all watched with glued eyes as Anakin Skywalker went from an innocent kid in Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace to the dramatic transformation into Darth Vader in Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith. There have been others. Hannibal Rising, Batman Begins, Carlito's Way: Rise to Power; the list goes on. So when it was announced that Underworld was going to have its own prequel, well, I was a bit intrigued, but not overly-excited. After seeing Underworld: Evolution, I simply lost all interest. The first movie was great; the second, absolutely terrible. So how did the third installment in the franchise, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, stand up

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Samuel L. Jackson May Be Nick Fury No More

13 January 2009 11:10 PM, PST | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

Despite making a cameo appearance as Nick Fury at the end of "Iron Man", Samuel L. Jackson may no longer be seen as the S.H.I.E.L.D. director in the future installments of Marvel's superhero films. Breaking out the speculation was Jackson himself when talking to Geoff Boucher of the Los Angeles Times blog, Hero Complex.

Suggesting that he probably won't tackle the part in "Iron Man 2", "The First Avenger: Captain America" and "The Avengers", the 60-year-old pointed out that there has been a negotiation break-down. "There was a huge kind of negotiation that broke down," he stated. "I don't know. Maybe I won't be Nick Fury. Maybe somebody else will be Nick Fury or maybe Nick Fury won't be in it."

The actor who starred as Jedi Master Mace Windu in "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" further explained, "There seems to

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