We have again fallen behind the the video journals
for the upcoming remake titled Poseidon
[originally titled Poseidon Adventure]. Though I am extremely interested
in this upcoming 'action film', these video diaries lack the charm and humor
witnessed in from those of King
Kong and Superman
Returns.
Poseidon Journals
The latest Poseidon video journal, Journal
#7, is hosted by the good people over at Dark
Horizons. Before they dive into some of their encounters on
the set of the film, they first go ahead and explain how the set visits
for Poseidon are very unique.
Starting mid-August, Warner Bros. Pictures decided to try something a little unusual. Rather than doing a set visit all at once which would yield similar reports, duplicated interviews and a bar bill that would make Dennis Hopper blanche, they came upon the notion of a weekly series of reports directly from the set of "Poseidon" by nine different major online outlets. Each of us visited the set separately and did our own interview each with different members of the cast and crew. The result has been distinctly different coverage week by week that has so far encompassed pretty much every aspect of the production. Already six major sites have done chapters, and now it looks like I rolled lucky number seven.
Not only is this a cool way of getting a better
feedback from the online entertainment groups, but it also ensures that
readers don't encounter dozens of the same report on a single day.
While walking around the set, Dark
Horizons did point out a couple of details, including a scene
that was filled with dead bodies.
Moving on I noticed a couple of dead
bodies lying against a small building, looking like they had met a rather
fiery end. Slipping into Nancy Drew investigative mode, I went inside to
find a literal 'body farm'. Wall to ceiling were the make-up effects guys
hard at work on the cadavers that you'll see floating around in the wreckage
of various scenes. Made with a silicon base which was pre-tested to ensure
it'll all work for countless hours of use in the water, one couldn't help
but notice a vague familiarity to some of these faces. In fact many of them
involved taking discarded makeup molds of famous actors and altering them.
As a result I saw a black Lucy Liu, a Chinese Johnny Depp and an oddly erotic
transexual Mandy Moore.
To watch all of the 'Poseidon Journals', check out the Movie Page.
Poseidon comes to theatres on May 12th 2006.
For the video journals, synopsis and movie info, go to the Poseidon
Movie Page.
Poseidon Journal #7
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