Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Travel channel's Bourdain hits EA Vancouver studio, lands role in Boll's Far Cryhttp://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/26/travel-channels-bourdain-hits-ea-vancouver-studio-lands-role-i/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/26/travel-channels-bourdain-hits-ea-vancouver-studio-lands-role-i/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/26/travel-channels-bourdain-hits-ea-vancouver-studio-lands-role-i/#commentsFiled under:


Anthony Bourdain is probably the flyest guy you've never heard of -- he's a life long student of the culinary arts, star of the popular show "No Reservations" on the unpopular Travel Channel, and is smarter and better-traveled than a handful of Ernest Hemingways. On top of a stack of best selling books and a successful culinary career, Bourdain now has a few more feats to tack on to his resume following his show's recent trip to Vancouver -- he's a special guest in EA Sports' FIFA Street 3, and and extra in Uwe Boll's next box office train wreck, "Far Cry".

Yes, during his trip to the Great White North, Bourdain not only had the opportunity to have a (hideous) character modeled after him at EA Vancouver's swanky headquarters, he also got to drop by the Far Cry set (check it out after the jump), where it seems he received a fairly cold reception from Boll. That's okay, though -- before taking the stage as "Dr. Gets Shot in the Chest", Bourdain added his own commentary about Boll's burgeoning career -- "Perhaps you know his work from such films as 'House of the Dead' and 'Bloodrayne'."

"And then," he says with a smug grin, "maybe not."

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]]>AnthonyBourdainBollBourdainFar-CryFarCryNoReservationsTravelTravelChannelUweUweBollGriffin McElroy2008-01-26T17:30:00+00:00Kristanna Loken dumps Uwe Bollhttp://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/09/kristanna-loken-dumps-uwe-boll/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/09/kristanna-loken-dumps-uwe-boll/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/09/kristanna-loken-dumps-uwe-boll/#commentsFiled under:

Infamous video game director Uwe Boll is going to have to find a new "star" to drag through the mud. Kristanna Loken, star of two Boll films -- BloodRayne and the as-of-yet unreleased In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale -- has thrown the "engaged to be engaged" ring back in Uwe's face and has decided to move on to bigger and better things. BloodRayne 2 is just not in the Hollywood stars for Loken. Good move, Ms. Loken, Uwe just isn't good enough for you.

Loken's official statement is that she's too busy working on Painkiller Jane, a Sci-Fi series. Replacing Loken as Rayne (and Uwe's next "fling") in BloodRayne 2 (the first one warranted a sequel?) is Natassia Malthe. After checking IMDB, we discovered that Malthe doesn't exactly have a stellar career of her own. We have to respectfully inform Ms. Malthe that those "Oscars" in Uwe's office are made of Papier-Mâchè.

Loken's excuse for not working on a third Boll movie and reprising her role as Rayne is questionable. Maybe Loken decided it was about time to get out of the acting gutter and start working on some better projects? In any case, that hasn't stopped Boll from wasting other people's money; working on future flops such as Postal, Far Cry, Alone in the Dark 2 (again with the sequels) and non-gaming IP Seed. Who knows, maybe BloodRayne 2 will turn out like Superman Returns as Uwe claims; a dull movie that somehow managed to make a profit.

(We are proactively denying any future boxing challenges Uwe Boll may deliver ... you fight too dirty, bro.)

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]]>Blood RayneBlood Rayne 2BloodRayneBloodRayne 2Bloodrayne2BollDungeon Siegedungeon siege taleDungeonSiegeDungeonSiegeTalefailureFar CryFar Cry movieFarCryFarCry movieFarCryMoviehack directorHackDirectorIn the name of the kingInTheNameOfTheKingkristianna lokenKristiannaLokenlokenpostalpostal moviePostalMovieRayneSeedSeed movieSeedMovieUweUwe BollUweBollJustin Murray2006-11-09T22:40:00+00:00