emcj s peW Mark Tim iamill's latest Burton's dventure—why SCIENCE FICTION FILMS*TV«VIDEv enchanting catch he's directing ^AiHHHH^^H^HHHHIHfmSimTT BIG FISH -\ KTASTIC WON S'IZZLING INTERVIEW* ma Thurman www.starlog.com NUMBER 320 • MARCH 2004 • THE SCIENCE FICTION UNIVERSI INSIDE THIS ISSUE 22 THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE Jolene Blalock thinks there's still a Walter Koenig dreams up the Star Trek film he'd like to see great deal of life 26 THAT VULCAN LOOK left to Star Trek: Enterprise's Jolene Blalock sizzles in pointy alien ears Enterprise (see 30 HARMONY & ME page 26). Mercedes McNab is the bad girl, like, trying to be good 34 "I AM NO MAN!" In Middle-Earth, Miranda Otto utters Eowyn's battle cry 38 ENCHANTING ELF Liv Tyler forsakes immortality as the lovely Arwen Evenstar 42 TRULY KEECOLICIOUS Jake 2.0's Keegan Connor Tracy defines the term 46 UMA THURMAN IN ACTION She's picking up a Paycheck and stalking off to Kill Bill 53 WOLFE AT THE DOOR Howling in pursuit, Colm Feore is the big, bad guy 56 TRU FAITH Television's dead are still calling out to Eliza Dushku 60 TWO GUNS IN HAND That's how John woo made his latest kinetic thriller 65 MARK HAMILL DIRECTS He draws on his lifelong love for Comic Book: The Movie 70 FISHY BUSINESS Tim Burton reels in a tall tale of unrealities with Big Fish 74 NEVERLAND EXPRESS Writer-director P.J. Hogan brings Peter Pan to life 78 PETER PAN VS. 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POSTMASTER: Send change of address to STARLOG Subscription Dept., P.O. Box 430, Mt. Morris, IL 61054-0430. Printed in U.S.A. Photo: James Sorenson/Copyright 2003 Paramount Pictures Corp. All Rights Reserved. — Art: Bob Eggleton We mentioned Randy President/Publisher Jean-Marc Lofficier's Jules NORMAN JACOBS Vernesque graphic novel, Executive Vice President Robur the Conqueror: From FIRE RITA EISENSTEIN the Moon to the Earth (illus- Executive Art Director trated by Gil Formosa), several W.R. MOHALLEY issues ago. It has now been Editor QUOTE OF THE published in English (translat- MONTH DAVID MCDONNELL "They're like nerds. They're nerds gone ed from French) in its entirety wild. These are my people." in the December 2003 issue of Art Director HEINER FEIL —Jake Foley, Jake 2.0 Heavy Metal. Former STARLOG colum- Managing Editor STUPID MOVIE DECISION nist David Gerrold has trans- DRVID S6RROU) ALLAN DART OF THE MONTH formed his controversial, Contributing Editors Paramount. You know, when we think of unmade Star Trek: The Next ANTHONY TIMPONE Christmas, we seldom muse, "Hey, it's the Generation script "Blood and Fire" into At last, MICHAEL CINCOLD perfect time to see an ultra-action SF novel form as the finale of his Starwolf saga. David TOM WEAVER Gerrold IAN SPELLING thriller!" Wouldn't another release date for Now available, the resulting Blood and Fire JOE NAZZARO can tell his Paycheck have made for more memorable (BenBella Books, tpb, $14.95) also includes tale of Consultant box office returns? an introduction by Star Trek's D.C. Fontana Blood and KERRY O'QUINN and a Gerrold afterword explaining the orig- Fire. STUPID TV DECISION inal story's use of gay characters and an Financial Director: Deb Irwin OF THE MONTH AIDS-like disease—neither idea welcomed Executive Assistants: Dee Erwine, Phillip Cenessie, Dave Zeidler. The SCI FI Channel. For deciding to air by those then in charge of TV Trek. See the Correspondents: (LA) Kyle Counts, new TV series on Thursdays, 9-11 p.m. With website (www.benbellabooks.com). Pat Jankiewicz, Rhonda Krafchin, Bob Miller, Marc Shapiro, Bill war- all the hit network shows already broadcast ren, Dan Yakir,- (NYC) Dan Dickholtz, in those slots, are there enough eyeballs left WHATEVER HAPPENED Mike McAvennie, Maureen McTigue, over to study any cable offerings? TO... Keith Olexa; (Boston) Will Murray; (Chicago) Kim Howard Johnson; ABC's Wrinkle in Time TV movie??? We (Phoenix) Bill Florence; (Orlando) STUPID STARLOC know they shot it more than two years ago. Bill Wilson; (Canada) Peter Bloch- Hansen, Mark Phillips; (England) DECISION OF THE MONTH Did they air it when we were asleep or some- Anne Gay, Stan Nicholls; (Booklog) cartoons last issue and thing? We published 20 — Penny Kenny, Jean-Marc Lofficier, even more this time. Some people say that's Michael Wolff; (Toons) Alain "Big Bad Bubba" Chaperon, Mike Fisher, too many. But isn't it more fun (and less sad) FILM FANTASY CALENDAR Tom Holtkamp, Bob Muleady; (Pho- than publishing 20 obits this issue? Release dates are extremely subject to tos) Donn Nottage, Albert Ortega, change. Jo Beth Taylor. Special Thanks to: Jolene Blalock, BY OUR CONTRIBUTORS March: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Michael Broidy, Tim Burton, Kris- Lee Goldberg knows murder mysteries. Mind (3/19), Dawn ofthe Dead (3/19), Scoo- tine Cheren, Caroline Dhavernas, The former STARLOG contributor- by-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (3/26). Danielle Dorfman, Eliza Dushku, Colm Feore, Lucy Fisher, Siri Garber, turned-TV writer-producer was at the helm April: Home on the Range (4/2), Hellboy Dave Gardner, Lee Goldberg, Mark (with collaborator William Rabkin) of Diag- (4/2), Ella Enchanted (4/9), The Punisher Hamili, Jonathan Hogan, P.J. Hogan, (4/16). Jason Isaacs, Walter Koenig, Leah Krantzler, Mercedes McNab, Tahii Shrek 2 May: Van Helsing (5/7), Mendel, Miranda Otto, Armin (5/21), The Day After Tomorrow Shimerman, John Smith, Jeremy Sumpter, uma Thurman, Keegan (5/28), 13 Going on 30 (5/28). Connor Tracy, Liv Tyler, Jeff Walker, Holly Whldden, Doug Wick, John BOOKS OF NOTE Woo. images: Return: ©2003 New Shimerman, our favorite cover Armin Line Productions, Inc. The Lord of Ferengi, concludes his amazing the Rings, The Return of the King & Merchant Prince trilogy with the Capital the Names of the Characters, Offense Events, Items & Places Therein are f recently published Capita! Offense ends Trademarks of the Saul Zaentz (Pocket Star, pb, $7.99). Here's a Armin Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises really important Rule of Acquisition: Under License to New Line Produc- Shimer- tions, inc. All Rights Reserved; Kill Buy it today! man's Bill: ©2003 Miramax Films; Enter- Battlefield Earth author L. 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