2005December 30, 2005: Ron's film "Missing in America" swept the boards at the Monaco International Film Festival, and will be available to buy on VHS and DVD in the USA from January 10, 2006. Details here.
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December 28, 2005: There is a great review of the "GUN" video game at cinweekly.com, which describes it as "the bestest Western game in town. " Read the full review here.
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December 20, 2005: Ron has teamed up with fellow actor Ray Liotta and director George Gallo yet again to make "The Poison Rose," which is the story of a broken down private eye who must go back to the city he ran from to solve a case and face his demons.
Ron plays a character called Vance Taggart, while Liotta plays Miles Stander. "The Poison Rose," which was filmed in Texas, also stars James Woods, Sarah Ann Schultz, and David Paymer, and is scheduled for release in November 2006.
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December 18, 2005: A review of Relic's first Xbox 360 video game, "The Outfit," in which Ron voices the character of Tommy Mac, can be found at xbox360.ign.com.
A video clip of Ron describing his character is available at the Official site for "The Outfit." Click on 'Game Overview,' go into 'Behind the Production' and click on 'Voice-over Actors.' An age statement is required for this site.
_______________________________________________________________________________________December 1, 2005: The trailer for "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale" is now available at fantasticfilmsinternational.com (Quicktime 7 is required)
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November 27, 2005: Reviews of the "GUN" video game, in which Ron voices the character of Mayor Hoodoo Brown, are available at Games First.com and Team Box.com
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November 10, 2005: Ron is scheduled to star with Terence Stamp in a new movie called "Streetlight." The film will be directed by Nicolas Van Pallandt, and will be filmed in London, UK.
Synopsis: Streetlight is a dark, atmospheric modern thriller set in the wet and deserted cityscapes of night-time London. A musicology student, Mena, finds her whole world shattered when she witnesses the murder of a friend for what would appear to be a music CD. Hunted by the killers and suspected by the police, she is compelled to go on the run and to try and solve the mystery herself. She discovers a code hidden in the music that leads to something considered so unique that people have devoted their lives to finding it; something they would kill for; something they would die for…
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November 10, 2005: IDT Entertainment has licensed animation rights to Hellboy from Revolution Studios and is starting production on a DVD premiere feature and series. IDT, a telecom giant that has moved into digital animation in recent years, is in talks with a cable network to debut the series in late 2006 or early 2007. The feature, which will be distributed on DVD by IDT-owned Anchor Bay, will likely see release in 2007.
Selma Blair and Ron will do voice work for the animated feature and the series. No other cast members have been announced yet.Guillermo del Toro and Mike Mignola will consult as creative producers.
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November 6, 2005: Uwe Boll has told Sci Fi Wire, that "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale," will not be released in two parts after all. The director said that Peter Jackson's decision to release "King Kong" as a three-hour film persuaded him to keep his own movie in one piece. The theatrical version of "Dungeon Siege" will run for about two hours and 40 minutes, and the longer version will be available on DVD.
Boll said that initially he thought that releasing two 105-minute films could work, but it wasn't written as a two-part movie, and it doesn't work as well that way, but it's something that could be shown over two nights on television.
Read the full article here.
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October 29, 2005: Director Uwe Boll has announced that his $60 million adventure movie "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale," which is four and a half hours long, will be split into two parts. According to the Hollywood Reporter the first installment of the $60 million film will hit theaters on November 3rd, 2006, with the conclusion following on December 1st, 2006.
Boll is quoted as saying the film will be "a huge epic adventure, and to support the exhibitors who can't accept a movie so long, we decided to split the movie in half."
More details can be found at: gamespot.com
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October 19, 2005. Ron has signed on to voice Conan of Cimmeria for Swordplay Entertainment's "Conan: Red Nails," the first animated film featuring the mythic barbarian. Marg Helgenberger and James Marsden also are joining the voice cast, which includes Clancy Brown, Cree Summer and Mark Hamill. The film will be directed by Victor Dal Chele, with a screenplay by Steve Gold and Timothy Dolan.
This news item is from comingsoon.net
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October 12, 2005: I'm delighted to report that the fantastic audio CD, "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: OF LOVE AND HOPE," is being re-released on November 8, by Amazon.com, price $17.98. This unique CD, which is a feast for the senses, features Ron as Vincent reading poetry by Robert Frost, William Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Byron, and Shelley, accompanied by some of the beautiful music from the series.
Copies of this wonderful CD can be pre-ordered at Amazon.com
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October 8, 2005. We now have a price for the Mag 7 DVD. Recommended retail price is $29.95, but many online stores will be selling it for around $20. You can find links to some of these stores at tvshowsondvd.com
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September 27, 2005. At last "The Magnificent Seven" is being released on DVD! Well, the first season anyway. Sony/MGM announced yesterday that the 9 episodes of first season, including the 2-hour pilot, will be available from December 6, 2005. So perhaps with luck, if the sales do well enough, season 2 will follow in the not-to-distant future.
This news item is from tvshowsondvd.com
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September 25, 2005. Ron took part in the 7th Annual Wendie Jo Sperber Celebrity Golf Classic at Glen Annie Golf Course, 405 Glen Annie Rd, Santa Barbara, on Saturday, September 24, 2005.
The event was hosted by actress Wendie Jo Sperber, the founder and CEO of the 'weSPARK' Cancer Support Center based in Sherman Oaks.
Thumbnail photos at: filmmagic.com
More information on 'weSPARK' support center can be found at: wespark.org
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September 21, 2005. Ron's film "Missing in America" (formerly "The Woodcutter") will be shown at the San Diego Film Festival on Sunday, September 25 at 4PM.
For more details visit the official San Diego Film Festival website.
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September 12, 2005. Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) announced today that its critically acclaimed Super Hero game from Sierra Entertainment, "The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction" is now shipping to retail stores worldwide.
To read the full article click here.
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August 25, 2005. One of Ron's most recent voice-work projects, the video game, "The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction,"has been described by Karter Yu of Xbox World as impressively powerful, and action-packed, but Yu goes on to say that "for an action title, "Ultimate Destruction" maintains a simple comic book style plot that never resorts to cheap tricks like introducing a dozen random villains in order to keep things lively, instead, it centers on a small cast of characters and their escalating conflict."
Ron voices the character of Emil Blonsky, Bruce Banner's arch-enemy in this game.
Yu's indepth review also includes a number of game screenshots, and the final score given by Xbox World for "The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction," was a whopping 90 out of 100!
The full review can be found at xboxworld.com
And on the subject of video games, The new X360 "The Outfit,"which is due for release Christmas 2005, has received the thumbs up from Hexus Gaming after a preview of the WWII game with David Takwei Cheong from Relic Entertainment.
Over the years we've come to recognize Ron's trademarks of a cigar and sunglasses, and his character Deuce Williams in "The Outfit," sports both, plus a tin hat and full combat gear.
The full report plus lots of action-packed screen shots are at gaming,hexus.net
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August 17, 2005. Filming on "Dungeon Siege" in Canada has moved from Vancouver to East Sooke. Filming is now taking place at the Beecher Bay Indian Reserve at East Sooke, and is expected to continue into the first week of September.
Read the full news article at sookenewsmirror.com
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August 15, 2005. More info on "Dungeon Siege" which is now filming in Canada. There's an update on the movie from its Director, Uwe Boll, at insomniacmania.com
To a question on humour in the movie, Boll replied: "Matthew Lillard is the great and funny Duke Fallow. Ron Perlman has a lot of dry humor "HELLBOY" lines."And over in Canada, Steve Tilley of the Edmonton Sun has been talking to Chris Taylor, founder of Gas Powered Games, and developer of "Dungeon Siege."
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August 11, 2005. Ron has recently been in Louisianna working on a movie called "LOCAL COLOR, " which stars Ray Liotta. "Local Color" is directed by George Gallo, and filmed in Covington and New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Shooting is due to finish tomorrow, August 12.
The following plot summary from the IMDB is written by George Gallo.
A successful artist looks back with loving memories on the summer of his defining year, 1974. A talented, but troubled eighteen year old art student befriends an elderly alcoholic genius painter who has turned his back on not only art, but life. The two form, what appears to be at first a tenuous relationship. The kid wants to learn all the secrets the master has locked away inside his head and heart. Time has not been kind to the old master. His life appears pointless to him until the kid rekindles his interest in his work and ultimately gives him the will to live. Together, they give one another a priceless gift. The kid learns to see the world through the master's eyes. And the master learns to see life through the eyes of innocence again. This story is based on a real life experience.
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July 31, 2005. Ron's film "Missing in America" (formerly known as "The Woodcutter") made its New England Premiere on Saturday July 30, at the Woods Hole Film Festival. The screening was attended by director/producer/writer, Gabrielle Savage Dockterman, and co-writer Nancy Babin.
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July 20, 2005. Disappointing news from Lilja's Library.com. According to Director, Mick Garris, although the Stephen King movie, "DESPERATION" is 100% finished, the ABC network probably won’t air it until May 2006.
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July 18, 2005. An interesting piece of info came to light via comingsoon.net in regard to the "The Chronicles of Narnia" panel at the San Diego Comic con this year. Included in the panel's guests were Richard Taylor and Ben Wooten, who designed and created all of the creatures from the film, and to quote comingsoon.net:
"Richard and Ben talked about the design of the creatures, while showing slides of paintings, concept sketches and maquettes of some of the creatures, including the satyrs, a sprite, centaurs, a maugrim and a mermaid, as well as a few pictures of Aslan and Ron Perlman as a minotaur. "
So far, I've not found any confirmation of Ron's appearance in this movie.
For anyone who enjoys this type of film, the official website is definitely worth a visit. (Flash is needed).
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July 16, 2005. This info comes from the website of the Boston Globe.
STARS HELP OUT
Tony Shalhoub and Jason Bateman are the latest actors to throw their support behind former ''Cheers" star John Ratzenberger's ''CVS Newport Under the Stars," a benefit for Boston's Joslin Diabetes Center planned for September in Newport, R.I.Others who've committed to the event include: Angela Bassett, Matt Damon, Michael Chiklis, James Woods, Cheech Marin, Ron Perlman, Anne Heche, and cast members from ''That '70s Show," ''Malcolm in the Middle," ''Queer Eye," and ''7th Heaven."
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June 30, 2005. Ron is scheduled to star with Burt Reynolds and Jason Statham in the movie version of the pc video game "Dungeon Siege," which will be produced and directed by Uwe Boll.
"Dungeon Siege" tells the story of Farmer (Jason Statham), an embittered hero on a mission to save his wife and child. Ron will play Norick, Farmer's friend and constant companion. Filming is due to begin this summer.
More details at MTV.com
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June 22, 2005. VU Games has announced the voice cast for its upcoming third-person action game, "The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction."
Neal McDonough will provide the voice of Bruce Banner, and actor Richard Moll will be Devil Hulk. Ron will play Hulk's rival, Emil Blonsky, aka the Abomination.
The game is set for release this August on the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube.
More details can be found at:
xbox.ign.com
gamesmainframe.com
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June 15, 2005. Ron provides the voice of Kago in the new animated Disney movie, "TARZAN II," which was released on DVD in the USA on June 14th. "TARZAN II" is produced by Walt Disney Animation, and distributed by Buena Vista Home Video.
Extract from a movie synopsis at comingsoon.net
This story focuses on Tarzan's early years which were glossed over in the theatrical film. That time period is great territory for establishing new adventures about the maturing superhero. Tarzan II introduces a new group of gorillas. The dysfunctional family is led by Estelle Harris (George's mom on Seinfeld) as Mama Gunda. Any time you need a loud and obnoxious mother figure, Harris certainly fits the bill. Playing the brothers are Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond) as Uto and Ron Perlman (Hellboy) as Kago. Uto is just plain stupid while Kago has violent tendencies. The three act as the heavies in the story and provide a lot of comic relief, especially in a 'Home Alone' kind of sequence towards the end.UK release date: August 8, 2005.
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June 12, 2005. It seems that Ron has been signed up for more voice work for XBOX video games. Gamedaily.com announced that THQ and developer Relic are bringing World War II to the Xbox 360 in "THE OUTFIT," which is due for release in November this year.
Videos and images can be found at ign.com including a video interview with producer, Adrian Crook, who revealed that Robert Patrick, Ron Perlman and TC Carson are signed on to be the voices of the Heroes.
(On a side note, after checking out the videos and images, I noticed that one of the main characters wears shades and smokes a large cigar! Could this be Ron's character I wonder?)
Game Description (from gamesdaily.com)
The Outfit allows players the option to choose from three playable squad leader personalities, each with their own specific skills and abilities. With their squad leaders, players will guide two squads of battle-forged soldiers on missions ranging from reconnaissance-and-rescue to search-and-destroy across immensely destructible battlefields. Players can switch between squads at any time and can strategically use squads separately, in tandem or as one super-unit. By engaging in combat with the enemy, players will earn action points that can be used to upgrade their arsenal, order in tanks and many other vehicles, build machinegun nests and anti-tank emplacements or call for air or artillery strikes._______________________________________________________________________________________
June 3, 2005. According to the NORWICH BULLETIN, Ron will be producing his movie, "WOODEN LAKE," with Utopia Studios of New York, and has been scouting several potential backdrops in eastern Connecticut, including Yantic Falls in Norwich.
The report also disclosed that Ron would serve as an executive vice president at the performing arts college which will be part of Utopia’s proposed $1.6 billion entertainment complex for the former Norwich Hospital property._______________________________________________________________________________________
May 21, 2005. Ron played in the 34th Annual LAPD Celebrity Golf Tournament on Saturday, May 21. Photos of this event are available at wireimage.com
_______________________________________________________________________________________May 3, 2005. Jake Garber and Matt Rose of Cinovation and Mike Elizalde of Spectral Motion won the Best Makeup Award at the 31st Annual Saturn Award Ceremony for their work on "HELLBOY." Congratulations to all three. They did a terrific job!
During these Awards Ron spoke to SCI FI Wire about "Hellboy 2" and other projects.
Photos of Ron at Saturn Awards.
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April 30, 2005.Ron played at The Mark & Brian Lexus Celebrity Golf Tournament in Southern California on Saturday April 30, 2005.
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April 21, 2005. "The Last Winter," which Ron has been filming in Iceland since the beginning of March, is now in post-production.
An interview with Ron on the set can be found at: Twitchfilm.net
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April 9, 2005. According to horror.about.com, Stephen King’s 'Desperation' is all set to air on ABC's sweeps this coming November. A first sneak-peek viewing of the first 15minutes of the movie was shown by director, Mick Garris, at the World Horror Con in New York City on Saturday, April 9th. To read a detailed report of that first 15 minutes, click HERE.
_______________________________________________________________________________________April 6, 2005. Guillermo del Toro announced on the message board of his official website Del Toro Films, that a deal has been finalized with KONAMI for a 'HELLBOY' video game based on the movie version of the characters and world. Del Toro said that he and 'Hellboy' creator, Mike Mignola are now in discussions to come on board as consultants, and that new monsters, new villians (and the return of one of our favorite ones) and a new storyline can be expected.
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April 4, 2005. According to Comics Continuum Ron provides the voices of Killer Croc in 'Swamped,' an upcoming episode of 'The Batman' animated series. Apparently, Ron gives Croc a Bayou accent. 'Swamped' is written by Tom Pugsley and Greg Klein and is directed by Brandon Vietti.
Ron also does the voice of Slade in 'Teen Titans.'
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March 24, 2005. Ron spoke to E! Online at the Independent Spirit Awards a few weeks ago, and when asked about 'Hellboy 2,' Ron said he thinks they will start shooting in the fall. He didn't divulge which characters would be returning for the sequel, but in regard to a possible 'Hellboy 3,' Ron said, "You know, you make them one at a time, but I would say that if there are more Hellboys in the future, then I'm very blessed, because he's a guy I could play every day for the rest of my life and never grow tired of."
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February 26, 2005. Ron attended the 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on Saturday, Feb 26th. Photos
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February 24, 2005. Comments on "Desperation" from Stephen King.
"I ordinarily don’t comment far in advance on films based on my work, especially TV films, but in the case of "Desperation" I am going to make an exception because my old partner in crime, Mick Garris, has produced an extraordinary piece of work, and the ensemble cast is outstanding. Ron Perlman as Collie Entragian will haunt your dreams. You might want to consider making time in May (tentative) for this one, which is when ABC plans to run it."One word of warning: this is TV and it’s impossible to tell in advance how much of a given piece of work will be cut. The version of "Desperation" I saw was graphic and very frightening. This may make the network uneasy."
Stephen King. Posted 23 February 2005This info is from lilja's-library.com
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February 18, 2005. Ron attended the Launch Party for Bluefish Concierge's new luxury lifestyle publication, "Blue Magazine," at the Concorde Lounge in Hollywood, CA, on Saturday, February 5, 2005. Photos.
_______________________________________________________________________________________February 11, 2005. I'm delighted to report that "HELLBOY" has been nominated for FOUR awards at 31st Annual Saturn Awards which will take place on Tuesday, May 3, at the Universal City Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, Ca.The 3 nominations are for:
Best Fantasy Film
Best Makeup (Jake Garber, Matt Rose)
Best Costume (Wendy Partridge).
Best DVD Special EditionClick here for the full list of nominations.
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January 27, 2005. Fangoria reports that Stephen King's "DESPERATION, "in which Ron plays small town cop, Collie Entragian, will be released on video and DVD on July 12 by Lions Gate Home Entertainment, following the ABC premiere during the May sweeps.
Thanks to Lilja's Library -The World of Stephen King, for passing on this information.
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January 25, 2005. Sadly, Hellboy didn't get a nomination after all. The 3 films nominated for this year's Oscar for makeup are:
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Passion of The Christ
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January 13, 2005. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the seven films being considered for Achievement in Makeup for the 77th Academy Awards.
The films in consideration are:
The Aviator
De-Lovely
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Hellboy
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Passion of The Christ
The Sea InsideAny nominated films will be announced along with nominations in 24 other categories on Tuesday, January 25, at 5:30 a.m. PST.
Source: comingsoon.net
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January 7, 2005. MTV.com have placed 'HELLBOY' at number 5 in their choice of the 8 best films of 2004.
5. "Hellboy" Director Guillermo del Toro ("Blade II") really does this comix transplant up right. The movie's a riot of furious action, luscious color, wildly imaginative set design, and — the icing on the gargoyle — scum-sucking Nazis, too. Ron Perlman, as the wise-cracking, stogie-smoking Hellboy, a hulking behemoth who's switched his demonic allegiance to the fight against evil, gives one of the year's most original performances — he manages to project heart and soul from beneath a ton of prosthetic makeup. A fantasy classic.
For the full list, click here.
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January 6, 2005. Channel 4.com gives 'HELLBOY' an excellent review in readiness for its UK release of the 2-disc Special Edition DVD on January 10.
Read the review here.
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January 3, 2005. Hamptonroads.com has placed the "Hellboy" Director's Cut DVD at number 8 in their list of 10 Top DVD's for 2004.
8. “Hellboy: Director’s Cut” fans, genre junkies and Ron Perlman devotees rejoice: Columbia has released a three-disc set, with 13 extra minutes of footage and enough extras to keep you glued to the couch for a week. Director Guillermo del Toro plants his surly title character into a dead-on comic book world that completely sucks the viewer into the fight between good and evil. Features three commentaries, a well done 2½-hour documentary, a slew of stupendous behind-the-scenes featurettes and more. This release totally rocks.
To read the full list click here.
