Michelle Pfeiffer will make a cameo in 'The Prince & The Pauper'
December 31, 2006

It looks like the last day of the year comes loaded of great news. As this new year will be released three new films starred by Michelle Pfeiffer, I Could Never Be Your Woman, Strardust and Hairspray, now we have to add a new release for this year, it is The Prince & The Pauper remake where Michelle will make a cameo accordig to MovieHole.net.

The movie produced by Sony Pictures is currently shooting in West Palm Beach, Florida, and will be until Christmas (according Imdb.com, the movie is already in post-production). It’ll be squeezed onto a 2007 release schedule shortly. The Executive Production is being done by Jonathan Krane who was behind the “Look Who’s Talking” movies, and it's being directed by James Quattrochi. Other big name associated with the project is executive producer Bobby Moresco, producer of the triple Oscar-winner Crash.

The film is inspired by Mark Twain’s vintage yarn about a prince and a beggar trading places and it's starred by the tiny twosome from Adam Sandler pic “Big Daddy”, siblings Cole and Dylan Sprouse (who are considered the male version of the more famous Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) as the prince and the pauper and co-starred by Ed Lauter (“Not Another Teen Movie”), Sally Kellerman, Vincent Spano (“Silence”), Dean Cain and Dedee Pfeiffer, Michelle's sister, who had already coincided with her in Into The Night, Frankie & Johnny and Up Close & Personal.

More info: Imdb.com, MovieHole.com and PalmBeachPost.com (page I and page II)
Thanks a lot Sean for the info

'Stardust' in 10 must-see films of 2007 list
December 30, 2006

According MovieHole.net Stardust is one of the main movies (it is placed on the second place) to see in 2007. Site-colaborator Clint Morris has done a list with the "10 MUST-SEE FILMS OF 2007", he writes:

"It’s funny, I’m always going on about my barefaced dislike for sequels, remakes, prequels and spin-offs, and yet here, on my ‘Must See’ List for 2007 are a bunch of ‘em.

I guess the difference – well, I hope so anyway – is that these sequels, things like “Spider-Man 3”, will actually deliver (judging by what we’ve seen on them so far, it seems they do) unlike things like “X-Men 3”, “Pirates of the Caribbean 2” and “The Grudge 2” which were all about as tasty as a satay chicken milkshake. And aside from the fact that there will always be an interest factor with such films (especially films like the “Halloween” remake), I’m also of the belief that this sequel/remake trend isn’t going anywhere, so I might as well accept it, and try and sort the gold from the bronze."

And so he has placed Stardust on the 2nd place behind Quentin Tarantino's Grindhouse: "#2. Stardust - Saw some footage of this recently, and I tell ya, this looks grand – “Princess Bride” grand. Neil Gaiman’s richly-coloured fairytale looks like it’s going to be a delight for the whole family, and with its all-star cast (Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes), I’m already betting it’ll be one of the big hits of 2007. Considering co-star Ricky Gervais has turned down a few hundred scripts since cracking it with “The Office”, this must be OK."

Read the full article, click here.
Thanks "Dennis" for the info.

Michelle Pfeiffer, one of the faces to watch in 2007
December 30, 2006

According USAWeekend.com in its the New Year special Edition, Michelle Pfeiffer will be one of the "Faces to watch in 2007", so it's titled the article.

Lorrie Lynch, the journalist, writes: "Dear readers: Every week, I keep you up-to-date on your favorite stars. This week, I bring you a look at some people you need to know in the coming year. Now, go dazzle friends with your knowledge at that New Year's brunch. And have a happy 2007. "

"Michelle Pfeiffer is back. She hasn't been seen onscreen in five years because she has been raising her two kids. But Pfeiffer, 48, is in three '07 films. First, there's a February romantic comedy, "I Could Never Be Your Woman," then a July fantasy, "Stardust," co-starring Robert De Niro, followed by the summer musical "Hairspray," with John Travolta."

BroadwayWorld.com launches the Teaser-trailer of 'Hairspray'
December 29, 2006

We can already watch the teaser-trailer of Hairspray movie. Although it doesn't show clips about the film, but it announces for the next July 2007 with the main names of the cast (Michelle Pfeiffer in the second place) as "something big".

The trailer has been published by BroadwayWorld.com, you can see the trailer and more about Hairspray in the site: more information and teaser-trailer.

Thanks Juanita for the info! ;-)

It is launched the Official site of 'Hairspray'
December 25, 2006

Well my dear pfans, finally New Line Cinema launches the Official website of Hairspray movie. You'll be able to see some movie stills, also on Michelle, which I've captured from the site.

At the moment, the features are that you can access to the Official Hairspray Blog where anyone can comment the movies and the latest news and also post pictures referred to the movie, so you already know, we must check it every time; and also since now you could be receive the E-mail Updates filling out the form with your facts.

To acess the site click on the image.
Thanks a lot Juanita for the info! Really you rocks!!

'I Could Never Be Your Woman' without release date nor distributor
December 20, 2006

Then a long wait to the release of the movie, now I Could Never Be Your Woman hasn't release date, it is unknown. March 2nd has been scrapped, and will not be moved back to Valentine's Day.

On the other hand the distributor has been changed from MGM to unknown.... really all this thing is too rare.

I guess all this can come from the latest troubles into Bauer Martinez company. The past December 13, I read some news, according Variety site, which said that just a year after Philippe Martinez opened his film company, Bauer Martinez Entertainment, and announced his intention to build the biggest indie studio in Hollywood, the company is downsizing: About 20% of the company's 35-person staff has been let go, the studio confirmed. It is ue to the poor box office performance of the company's last two films, "National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj" and "Harsh Times."

The pics were both released via MGM though a three-picture distribution pact Bauer Martinez has with the studio. Under the pact, MGM has the option to put up the P&A for the films, though confusion over those terms affected the marketing campaign for "Harsh Times." As reported, MGM had originally expected Bauer to pay for the film's marketing, but ultimately it was MGM that paid. That misunderstanding, as well as issues related to Bauer clearing the rights to the film, caused a delay in publicity.

And Variety also commented that MGM is also releasing the upcoming Bauer Martinez pic "I Could Never Be Your Woman," starring Michelle Pfeiffer. But after that film is released, it is not expected the two companies will continue to do business together.

So I don't know if finally the movie will be released by MGM or not. If we were so glad with the release of the wonderful movie trailer, now that happiness is being obscured for this news.

Thanks Juanita for the info; rest from Variety

Finally 'I could Never Be Your Woman' releases its trailer!!.
December 15, 2006

Hey Pfans, we can see the trailer of I Could Never Be Your Woman... I've just to do and really it is so so funny!! Enjoy!

Thanks Blondie18 for the info

'i Could Never Be Your Woman', new pictures
December 10, 2006

The first pictures of I Could Never Be Your Woman have alreay begun to be published. The picture-agencies have the first images to sell to magazines, newspapers... etc. It can mean that in the next months we could see these pics printed in magazines as advances of the movie.

At the moment it's been found several pictures in East News, a pictures website which provides to magazines and newsppers. You can see more on I Could Never Be Your Woman clicking the pictures. I hope we can get the pics soon scanning in magazines, or if smebody of you can get them and share with us, please let me know, you can send me a mail. Thanks!

Thanks "ABigPfan!" for the info

More about Michelle Pfeiffer in the 'Stardust' tests-screening
December 4, 2006

And today, a new review about the first 'Stardust' tests-screening has been published at Ain't It Cool News. Now it's Moriarty (one of the web-colaborators and who visited the filming set) who writes. You can read the fabulous full article clicking here.

The following part are the referred ones to Michelle in the review:

"Michelle Pfeiffer as the witch queen as also phenomenal. I truly enjoyed watching her, but who doesn’t? Though you recognize her immediately under all that makeup – as long as that woman has those phenomenal eyes, no makeup department in the universe will ever be able to fully disguise her – when she’s in scary witch mode she’s freakin’ terrifying. The way she pulled off her act of manipulation during the climactic battle was so cruel and perfect I wanted to stand up and applaud. One thing that was interesting is how she uses her entire body to convey balefulness when she’s in full-on witch mode. She hunched, swaggered, moved like a creature of immense power and arrogance. It was great. The only other time I remember her doing something similar was in one of those “Batman” movies."

Whe he talks about the relationships in the movie, about the witches he says: "The witch sisters, lead by Pfeiffer, convey a sense of competitive rivalry and intra-group duty that anyone who has siblings will recognize."

And about the movie in fact he says: "'Stardust' is a fun movie. It’s romantic in a way that is not irritating, it has a huge sense of adventure, it’s not boring, the acting is great. When the special effects are in, it’s going to be even cooler. You can safely put this on your list of things to see once they’re done with it. But if you’re a fan of the book, don’t go in expecting to see the book."

Thanks Juanita for providing the info.

Good reviews for the 'Stardust' first tests-screening
December 3, 2006

Ain't It Cool News site has got two reviews of the Stardust's test-screening. The two guys who write saw an early cut of the giant Fantasy Epic and that this is far from being the version we'll see in theaters next July and both of the reviews the site has so far are positive.

You can read the full two reviews at Ain't It Cool News web. Here, you can read the parts I've saved where they referred Michelle Pfeiffer. It seems Michelle could steal the show again!

According the first review, it says:

"There's not much I can negatively say about this film. They called it a 'rough cut,' but other than the unfinished effects, this film looked ready for theatres."

"Basically, this feels like a close cousin to Princess Bride, only with a decent budget. That same tongue-in-cheek spirit is at play here, but it never takes away from the suspense."

"There was a great balance of humor and action and it all came across very organically."

When he describes the plot, he says about Lamia, "played by an over-the-top Michelle Pfeiffer"

"The casting was top-notch, and there are no real 'look, there's so-and-so' moments. Sure, De Niro, Danes, Gervais, and Pfeiffer are all big names, but they're so pitch-perfectly cast that they own their characters. The chemistry is everywhere it should be, between Yvaine and Tristan, between Tristan and Dunstan, between Lamia and her sisters, and between Septimus and his brothers. This movie reignited my crush for Claire Danes, who was everything a star should be: sharp and radiant. The big surprise was Charlie Cox, whom I'm not familiar with. He carried this film splendidly, and his transformation from kid to hero was gradual and very believable. He was likeable, and easy to root for. Mark Strong carried a strength and menace as Septimus, and Michelle Pfeiffer pulled off the wicked and sinister Lamia. But it wasn't just the principals, but everyone, who made this movie work, and at no point did I think, 'So-and-so would've been much better for that part.'"

"I think I've rambled on long enough. It's safe to say that I loved the film and hope that they don't touch the cut I saw, just polish it a little. The tone is perfect Gaiman, and the movie will appeal to kids and their parents without either feeling out of their realm. There's nothing dumbed-down about this film, despite its family-friendliness. This is my favorite fantasy offering since Lord of the Rings and I'll be standing in line the day it comes to theatres."

The scond review sorter also talks about Michelle:

"Michelle Pfeiffer as the evil witch Lamia chews scenery throughout most of the film, though the early scenes in which she exposits on the plot with her two equally witchy sisters goes on for far too long and should be cut"

I hope it has been enought interesting to don't be able to wait to see the film!
Thanks Dennis for providing us the info.

New Release date for 'I Could Never Be Your Woman'
November 30, 2006

How many changes of date has had I Could Never Be Your Woman? The last one was sheduled for the Valentines' Day, February 14, 2007. Now, according Boxofficemojo.com, the new release date has been put off for March 2, 2007.

Let's hope it is the definitive date, and we can see the movie finally!

Thanks Juanita for providing us the info. The pic from Gorgeous Pfeiffer.

GWEN STEFANI GOES ON THE STYLE OF PFEIFFER FROM SCARFACE
November 26, 2006

MICHELLE GAME
Stefani says her latest stylistic muse is Pfeiffer's drug-addled bombshell from Scarface

As it was said in the last September, Gwen Stefany inspired on Michelle Pfeiffer's Scarface Elvira for her latest fashion collection presentation.

And now Gwen comes back to use the look of Michelle on the movie for the cover of her new CD, The Sweet Escape, in stores the next December 5.

When Stefany was asked why does the cover find her dressed in the style of Michelle Pfeiffer's drugged-out gangster's moll, Elvira, from Brian De Palma's blood-drenched 1983 classic, Scarface?

The answer to this conundrum is connected to the clean-living, gym-frequenting, new-mommying Stefani's obvious delight in being ever-so-slightly naughty. (She repeatedly uses the phrase ''coke whore'' to describe her newfound fashion muse — and does so with a mischievous smirk.) But, more specifically, the idea came to the singer early last year while shooting the video for her single ''Cool'' in Lake Como, Italy. Also on hand: Tony Kanal, 36 — No Doubt's bassist and, many moons previously, a teenage Gwen Renee Stefani's first boyfriend — and Kanal's current steady, Erin Lokitch. ''She had on this long, peach, polyester dress,'' Stefani recalls. ''I was looking at her silhouette going, 'You look so hot.' It was probably a late-'70s dress, and I started thinking about Michelle Pfeiffer and how amazingly styled she was [in Scarface].''

Source: EW.com - Entertainment Weekly web

Gaiman answers your questions about 'Stardust'
November 22, 2006

You have Stardust questions?
Author Neil Gaiman has the answers.

Stardust, based on the bestselling graphic novel by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess, sends audiences on an adventure that begins in a village in England, and takes us to a world that could only exist in Neil Gaiman’s imagination.

Now, Paramount Pictures and Neil Gaiman give fans the chance to ask Stardust’s creator how Tristan’s journey toward a shooting star really began.

Please submit your questions to Questions@StardustMovie.com and, every month, Paramount will select five questions that Neil Gaiman will personally answer.

Look for his answers at www.StardustMovie.com.
Unlocking the secrets behind Stardust is only a question away!

Michelle walking in Toronto
November 7, 2006

Here a new picture of Michelle Pfeiffer walking.

The picture has been provided by Juanita. According to her, the picture could have been taken in Toronto a couple days ago.

So I guess she must be filmming Hairspray still.

Thanks Juanita for the pic! ;-)
To see the picture into a bigger resolution click over the picture.

"StaRDUST": CHANGE OF DATE OF RELEASE
November 7, 2006

According Boxofficemojo.com, the new date of release fore Stardust will be July, Friday 27, 2007. Let remember it was March 9, 2007 untill now.

Stardust will compete now with the big screen version of The Simpsons, the comedy Lars and the Real Girl with Ryan Gosling and distributed by MGM but into a limited release.

Actually I prefer this date to release. I Could Never Be Your Woman will be released in February 2007, and March would be a date too near, so I think it is the best option.

Thanks Juanita for the info.
You can change of date in the page of Boxofficemojo.com clicking here.

TRAVOLTA AND PFEIFFER filmed the grand finale of "Hairspray".
October 30, 2006

A thrilled and exhausted John Travolta finally finished filming his role as Edna Turnblad in the big screen version of Hairspray in the early hours of Saturday morning, October 28.

The Grease star spent the past week filming the grand finale, "You Can't Stop The Beat" with Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken and newcomer Nikki Blonsky.

While that scene caps Travolta's involvement, the film's shoot continues through early December and it is expected in theaters next summer.

Travolta had to endure four hours of prep time before putting in eight hours of performing in padding and silicone prosthetics to play the generously proportioned Turnblad. He says, "When you have all that dancing to do and a level to live up to, you just go for it and forget the suit. But when that number is over, you're gasping. It may be called You Can't Stop the Beat, but I call it You Can't Find Your Breath." Travolta is thrilled to be able to get back to his normal routine adding, "You feel like you are coming out of a prison. It's such a relief to get air again to the skin and breathe again. The discomfort level was astonishing. The effect that I caused is fun and all, but it's a lot of work, man!"

Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess interviewed in the Comic-on
October 23, 2006

ComingSoon.net's Superhero Hype! had a chance to sit down with Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess at this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego to discuss Stardust and the other projects on which they've been working. You can see the whole article cliking here. And here, in PfeifferTheFace you can see the quotes reffered to the movie and Michelle Pfeiffer:

About the right time for Stardust to be made into a movie, Gaiman answered, "I think partly because we've actually entered a world in which studios are not quite as scared of fantasy as they used to be. They're still not entirely comfortable with it. As recently as two or three years ago, I had the head of a major studio explaining to me and believing what he was saying that people don't like fantasy films. And I said to him, "But hang on. What about Lord of the Rings? The Harry Potters? If you list down the top 15, top 20 biggest grossing films in history. Shrek? They're all as I would think of as fantasy films". And he said, "Well, no, that's not fantasy. They're just their own things". I think we're now actually at the point where people and major studios are a lot less scared just of the idea of fantasy. In all honesty, I don't think that the viewing public has ever had a problem with fantasy. I don't think of Stardust as being any more of a fantasy than the original Disney "Snow White," in terms of what it demands from an audience. You need to understand that some witches can be wicked. You need to understand that you have some young princess that are heirs to the throne who are trying to kill each other, and that everyone's out to get a fallen star, who happens not to be a lump of meteoric metal, but to be a very beautiful young lady with a broken leg and a foul temper, who has no desire to be dragged half way across the world and presented to anybody's girlfriend. At the end of the day, it's a love story and it's an adventure and all of those things. I don't know that it would of ever been made though, if it wasn't for the fact that Matthew Vaughn read it, loved it, wanted to make it, went out to the investors who put the money into "Snatch" and "Lock, Stock" and "Layer Cake" and said 'I'm going to make a big budget fantasy movie now. Trust me'."

About how he has been involved with the film, he said, "I was very involved in that the most important thing that I did was I went out and I found a writer who I liked and trusted and put her together with Matthew. I don't really believe that a writer ought to barbeque their own babies. We get precious. We miss the things that are important and strain on the things that aren't, and also, we know why we did that the first time, and we can't always see another way around."

Then they asked to Charles Vess: And how about yourself, Charles? You obviously have a very distinctive art style, and I wasn't sure how that might translate to real people, but then I saw the picture of Michelle Pfeiffer on the chariot pulled by goats, and he said, "I've been trying to figure out how to put it into words, but the best thing is that Stardust is a very large world and I built my Stardust over there, and they built their Stardust over here, and they both co-exist, but they're different visually. It's got the same spirit. It made me very happy to see what they've done. It had some very talented people working on it, and I don't see any problem with re-interpreting anything as long as you've got really keen minds on it." also Gaiman answered, "I don't really mind that she [Lamia] doesn't have black hair and a red dress. Now she has blonde hair [Pfeiffer] and a green dress. It's fine. You don't look at her going, "Oh my God. Why isn't she drawn the way that Charlie's was." You look at her going, "There's Michelle Pfeiffer and she's amazing, and she's the scariest thing I've ever seen on screen!"

Source: Superherohype.com

Costello Tagliapetra would like dress to Michelle Pfeiffer
October 23, 2006

Brooklyn's Jeffrey Costello and Robert Tagliapietra are two fashion designers, they have just completed their fifth and most intricate collection to date. From their Carroll Gardens studio, they wax poetic on inspirations from The Smiths to Anne Sexton.

In an interview to Style.com they answered to the question "who would you like to dress that you haven't yet?": They said "Michelle Pfeiffer is our dream girl, hands down! who demonstrates the fluidity of a jersey dress while singing atop a piano in The Fabulous Baker Boys."

Read the whole interview at Style.com

The new Scarface: the Videogame
October 6, 2006

Creating the videogame adaptation of Brian De Palma's gangster-film classic Scarface presented one major problem: how to get players interested in a story in which the main character dies at the end. Which is why the game's developers hired screenwriter David McKenna (Blow, American History X) to concoct a somewhat preposterous scenario that has Tony Montana surviving the movie's climactic shootout with Sosa's henchmen and ultimately rebuilding his Miami empire, taking down his enemies, and — if he accumulates enough money — purchasing the urns containing the ashes of Manny and Gina. Seriously. So it's back to the streets for Tony...

Fortunately, the gameplay rises above the storyline. And so what if Scarface's F-bomb-laden mix of open-world driving and shooting takes a page from Grand Theft Auto? Much of GTA's best elements are seemingly ''inspired'' by the 1983 film. The game shines in its attention to details: The licensed music from bands like Blondie and AC/DC sets the right tone, and the game's difficulty and pacing will appeal to both hardcore and casual players. Also notable is the ''Balls Meter,'' an on-screen gauge that builds as Tony taunts various ''cockroaches'' after taking them down. Once the meter tops off, he goes into an invincible first-person rage mode that replenishes his health. This is a game that almost giddily earns its M rating.

Still, there were a few problems as noticeable as Michelle Pfeiffer emerging from a glass elevator. (Just so you know – she's not in the game.) Some missions can quickly turn repetitive, while others (like those involving the boat) seem tacked on. And in a somewhat puzzling move, Scarface is only available for the Xbox and PS2 — which means that the graphics can look dated when compared to next-gen games like Saint's Row.

To sum up, Scarface does more to refine than redefine the open-world-game genre. Still, fans of the film and Grand Theft Auto-style gameplay will want to say hello to this not-so-little game.