- Feb '01
- <Anthony Zerbe reads Matrix>
- <Everybody was Kung-Fu fighting>
ANTHONY ZERBE READS MATRIX >Source: Dark Horizons
Veteran actor Anthony Zerbe, best known to sci-fi audiences as the traitorous Admiral Doherty in "Star Trek: Insurrection" visited a Wyoming college and, almost in passing, the announcer mentioned Zerbe was going to Los Angeles for "initial readings" for the two Matrix sequels.
MATRIX VIDEOGAME LICENSE >Source: ComingSoon.net
Irvine-based Interplay Entertainment has been awarded the videogame license to "The Matrix," one of the hottest movie licenses and the crown jewel of Warner Bros. Properties. Variety reports that the terms of the multimillion-dollar licensing deal are not known, but they are expected to rival fees paid by Electronic Arts for "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter," which were in the $8 million - $10 million range. The deal is expected to allow Interplay to create several game titles based on "The Matrix" franchise.
Laguna Beach-based Shiny Entertainment, which has a publishing and distribution agreement with Interplay, is developing at least one next-generation videogame based on the license. The Wachowski brothers, writers-directors of "The Matrix," apparently visited Shiny's headquarters on numerous occasions last year to oversee development of the game, reports the trade. They are expected to continue to do so now that shooting has begun on the two sequels in and around an old naval base in Oakland.
EVERYBODY WAS KUNG-FU FIGHTING >Source: Coming Attractions
According to Coming Attractions, actress Francoise Yip (Rumble in the Bronx) is now in discussions for the role that was originally slated to go to Jet Li, then after he turned it down, Michelle Yeoh. Yip has already previously starred in two Joel Silver productions, Romeo Must Die and Freedom. But this is in no way a done deal. The Kung-Fu Soap continues...
AALIYAH IN MATRIX SEQUELS >Source: Cinescape
R&B singer turned actress Aaliyah has signed on to the quickly approaching Matrix sequel productions. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Aaliyah will take on the role of a woman named Zee in the films. Zee will appear in the second film, but will play a more prominent part in the saga in the third installment. The actress, who has been in Joel Silver's Romeo Must Die, just wrapped work on Warner Bros./Village Roadshow's Queen of the Damned. Aaliyah had the title role.
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