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mMMii < zzp-fimz'A 2oiti > -r;j^ scj^ai^ miftzmz INSIDE THIS ISSUE 23 DEATH: THE LIGHTER SIDE TV creator Bryan Fuller hands scythes to grinning Reapers 28 DOING LEGWORK Lovely Kristen Dalton reports on her days in The Dead zone 32 THE MADNESS OF MORPHEUS He whom the Matrix would destroy, they first make Laurence Fishburne 38 I'M WITH DONKEY Shrek, Fiona & pals amble into a new theme park attraction 42 SWASHBUCKLING STORIES Set sail with the cast & crew of Pirates of the Caribbean 46 PAINTED SEAS M Oscar winner Ralph Eggleston envisioned Nemo's colorful look 50 CRADLE OF LIFE Angelina Jolie leads the team to more Tomb Raider exploits 58 TERMINAL VISAGES Stan Winston unveils new images & familiar faces 60 LEAGUE OF ALTERATIONS En route to film, James Dale Robinson made lotsa changes 77 OF MUTANT WORDS X2 writers Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris unite for action J? Celebrate with Shrek and / 86 IT'S DYNA GIRL e Fiona. They're on Revealing her Saturday secret ; > their fairy-tale identity is Judy Strangis fl Br honeymoon—at Universal Studios Orlando (as well as NEXT ISSUE ON SALE Hollywood and Japan, SEPTEMBER 2 too). Let them eat cake! Join the party on page 38. STARLOC: science AFiction universe is published by starlog croup, inc., 475 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016. starloc and The Science Fiction The monthly Universe are registered trademarks of STARLOC GROUP, INC. (ISSN 0191-4626) (Canadian GST number: R-124704826) This is issue Number 314, September 2003. Content Is © Copyright 2003 by STARLOC CROUP, INC. All rights reserved. Reprint or reproduction in part or in whole—including the reprinting or posting of articles and graph- ics on any Internet or computer site—without the publishers' written permission is strictly forbidden. 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POSTMASTER: Send change of address to STARLOG Subscription Dept., D. Box 430, Mt. Morris, IL 61054-0430. Printed in U.S.A. President/Publisher ated Hanna-Barbera's Korg, NORMAN JACOBS 70,000 B.C. and produced the genre movies The Beast Executive Vice President RITA EISENSTEIN WGLines from 20,000 Fathoms and Beginning of the End. Executive Art Director (STARLOG #39-#40) W.R. MOHALLEY Anne Gwynne (March) Editor QUOTE OF THE MONTH Fred Freiberger: The actress seen in Flash DAVID MCDONNELL A rea/TV writer- Catherine: "I heard you got to play super- Cordon Conquers the Uni- producer. Art Director hero today." Black Friday ^ The HEINER FEIL Dr. Robbins: "I consider myself a super- Black Cat (1941), Weird Woman, House of hero every day." Frankenstein, Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome Managing Editor ALLAN DART —CSJ (as Tess Truehart) and Teenage Monster. (FANGORIA #115) Contributing Editors STUPID MOVIE DECISION Booker Bradshaw (April) The veteran ANTHONY TIMPONE MICHAEL CINCOLD OF THE MONTH actor who portrayed Dr. M'Benga in Star TOM WEAVER 20th Century Fox. Somehow we think all Trek's "A Private Little War" and "That IAN SPELLING JOE NAZZARO those early trailers and TV ads for The League of Which Survives." He also appeared in Skull- Extraordinary Gentlemen should have men- duggery and co-scripted episodic television Consultant tioned the characters' names. Mainstream audi- (Planet of the Apes' "The Horse Race"). KERRY O'QUINN ences may not instantly know Allan Quatermain, (STARLOG #206) Financial Director Dorian Gray or Mina Harker but, surely, they've Charles Barile (May) The gregarious, DEB IRWIN heard of Jekyll & Hyde, Captain Nemo and Tom honest publicist with whom STARLOG Executive Assistants Sawyer. This marketing misstep was eventual- worked since 1995 (at UPN and elsewhere). DEE ERWINE ly—in June—corrected, but the delay may have He helped arrange interviews for Roswell, PHILLIP CENESSIE wounded the movie's box-office chances. Must Buffy, Special Unit 2 and other shows. A pro. ANDREW SCHWARZ have been Professor Moriarty's idea! Gregory Peck (June) The legendary actor Correspondents: (West Coast) Kyle who starred in such movie classics as To Kill Counts, Pat Jankiewicz, Kim Howard STUPID TV DECISION a Mockingbird, Twelve O' Clock High, Roman Johnson, Rhonda Krafchln, Bob Miller, Marc Shapiro, Bill Warren, Dan Holiday and The Guns Navarone. His OF THE MONTH of Yakir; (NYC) Dan Dickholtz, Mike UPN & the WB: For their Wednesday genre efforts included two Alfred Hitchcock McAvennie, Maureen McTigue, Keith (Boston) will Murray; (Phoenix) night jam-up. UPN scheduled the new SF films (Spellbound, The Paradine Case), On Olexa; Bill Florence; (Orlando) Bill Wilson; show Jake 2.0 opposite the WB's Angel, the Beach, Marooned, The Omen and The (Canada) Peter Bloch-Hansen, Mark already established in that 9 p.m. time slot Boys from Brazil. Phillips; (England) Anne Cay, Stan Nicholls; (Booklog) Penny Kenny, (bad news for both). And the moved its William Marshall (June) The imposing WB Jean-Marc Lofficier, Michael Wolff; red-hot Smallville to 8 p.m. against UPN's Shakespearean actor who will live forever as (Toons) Kevin Brockschmidt, Alain Chaperon, Mike longtime slot occupant Enterprise (bad news a famed 1970s vampire (in Blacula and "Big Bad Bubba" Fisher, Tom Holtkamp, Bob Muleady; series Scream, Blacula, Scream). also exorcised for Star Trek). All four seemingly He (Photos) Donn Nottage, Lisa Orris, appeal to the same core audience, who will Abby and appeared in Skullduggery and Albert L. Ortega, Jo Beth Taylor, Glenn & Scott Weiner. now be forced to choose or to learn how to Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (two TV episodes Special Thanks to: Eric Bana, Chris program a VCR (bad news for fans). combined as a movie). He invented Star Barrie, Steve Begg, Orlando Bloom, Undoubtedly, this is another fiendish plan Trek's "The Ultimate Computer" (as Dr. Jasin Boland, Michael Broldy, Jerry Bruckheimer, Gerard Butler, Sam conceived that evil genius Moriarty! Richard Daystrom) and guested on The Man by Calvin, Kristine Cheren, Holly Clark, from U.N.C.L.E. ("The Vulcan Affair" pilot, Chris corbould, Carol Cundieff, Kris- STUPID STARLOC DECISION "The Maze Affair"). And he will rule always ten Dalton, Sue d'Arcy, Jack Daven- port, Jan de Bont, Johnny Depp, OF THE MONTH at Pee-wee's Playhouse as the King of Car- Michael Dougherty, Beth Dumont, Barbarella we like. Vampirella we love. toons. (STARLOG #255) Ralph Eggleston, Ted Elliott, Kevin Feige, Laurence Fishburne, Jason But...Stripperella? Maybe we should have Alex Gordon (June) One of our own. And Flemyng, Peter Freiberger, Bryan spiked the idea of covering (or uncovering, as a very nice guy. This London-born film buff Fuller, Howard Green, Dan Harris, the case may be) her. We blame Moriarty! parlayed a lifelong love affair with movies Karen Hartquist, Hal Hickel, Ciaran Hinds, Kelly Hu, Angelina Jolie, Kelra into a Hollywood career producing such early Knightley, Leah Krantzler, Lloyd Levin, THE LAST FAREWELLS AIP fare as Day the World Ended, The She James Marsden, Michael McLane, John Murdy, Kirk Petruccelli, science fiction universe sadly salutes Creature and Voodoo Woman and other com- Tom The Phillips, Chris Reichert, James Dale these amazing talents who died this year. panies' The Atomic Submarine and The Robinson, Josselyn Salter, Kevin Anthony Eisley (January) One of the Underwater City. Also a friend of Ed Wood, Sanderson, Gina Soliz, Judy Strangis, Carolyn Sudeth, Noah Taylor, Jeff heroes of TV's Hawaiian Eye. He guest he co-wrote the camp classic Bride of the Walker, Beth Wilson, Stan Winston, starred on The Outer Limits ("The Brain of Monster (including Bela Lugosi's immortal Marc Scott zicree. Colonel Barham"), The Invaders and The "I heff no home" soliloquy). He penned "The Cover images: Lara Croft: Alex Bai- ley/©2003 Paramount Pictures. Tomb He's best to fantasy Pit the Pen" column for several years in Wild Wild West. known & Raider & Lara Croft are Trademarks of fans for such B-movie fare as The Wasp FANGORIA. Core Design Ltd.; Matrix Reloaded: ©2003 Warner Bros. & Village Road- Woman, The Navy vs. the Night Monsters, show Film Ltd.; Hulk: ilm/©2003 Uni- Journey to the Center of Time and Dracula vs. versal Pictures/Character Likeness: Frankenstein. (FANGORIA #66) Trademark & ©2003 Marvel Charac- ters, inc. All Rights Reserved. Fred Freiberger (March) The prolific TV For Advertising Information: writer-producer who was brought in to super- (212) 689-2830. FAX (212) 889-7933 vise the controversial, later seasons of Star Advertising Director: Rita Eisenstein Classified Ads: Phillip Genessie Six Million Dollar Trek, Space: 1999, The west Coast Ads: The Faust Co., 24050 Man and The Wild Wild West. He also wrote Madison St. #101, Torrance, CA 90505 373-9604. FAX (310) 373-8760. for Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Superboy, (310) international Licensing Rep: Robert Super Friends and Scooby-Doo, Where Are J. Abramson & Associates, Inc., 720 You and produced Beyond Westworld. He cre- post Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583. 6 STARLOG/September 2003 THG YEAR'S BGST SHORT STORIGS IN THIS OR RNY OTHGR—WORLD NGW IN THE LOCUS AWARD-WINNING SGRIGS THE YEAR S BEST f s Best Science Fiction SCIGNCG Twentieth Annual Collection FICTION EDITED BY GARDNER DOZOIS MORE THAN 250,000 WORDS OF FANTASTIC FICTION EDITED BY GARDNER DOZOIS 'The book that has to be read every year.