Maya ‘Disclosure documentary’ exposed as
fraudulent
The
producer of the much-hyped but yet to be released ‘Disclosure documentary’ Revelations
of the Mayans 2012 and Beyond has officially been exposed as
a fraudster. ‘Raul Julia-Levy’ (a.k.a. Salvador
Alba Fuentes) had been claiming since
2011 that his documentary was being produced with the full cooperation of the
Mexican and Guatemalan governments and that its content – based on previously
classified documentation provided by said governments – would “shake the world”.
Julia-Levy had repeatedly told the press that his
film would provide conclusive proof that the Maya had direct interactions with
an advanced extraterrestrial civilization. The documentary was originally
scheduled for release late last year, but was mysteriously stalled. Now we know
why...
“In April 2012, Julia-Levy suddenly stopped
production of the documentary, firing the crew and terminating an agreement
with a company that was hired to do postproduction. As a result of the action,
he was taken to arbitration at the Independent Film & Television Alliance
by his partner on the documentary, Elizabeth
Theriot.
The arbitrator [Gerald F. Phillips] who
wrote that he was the subject of an intimidation attempt by Julia-Levy during
the proceedings, also knocked down one-by-one all of Julia-Levy's assertions
that he was getting government assistance on the documentary beyond a permit to
film. There was no federal government order to deliver footage. There was no
proof that the governments had promised to provide security and transportation.
And certainly not last and least, there was no proof that the Mexican and
Guatemalan governments were supporting the revelation of evidence about a
contract between the Mayans and extraterrestrials.”
Phillips,
wrote: "[Julia-Levy] represented that he would produce actual artifacts,
tangible proof of an agreement between the Mayans and extraterrestrials. He
stated that he would produce archaeological papers, which he did. However
[Theriot] testified that she later learned that they were falsified."
And,
for the record, contrary to Julia-Levy’s claims, physicist Stephen Hawking was never involved
with the production. His office confirmed it.
For
more details on this story, read Jason McClellan’s report over at OpenMinds.TV
Independence Day sequel could start
shooting “within a year”
Actor
Bill Pullman last week told CraveOnline that plans are
being made to produce a sequel to Independence Day, with or without
the involvement of Will Smith.
“The Will Smith part of it may be ongoing," Pullman says, "but I think there’s strategies for both. I like what I have to do in both of them. I’m not in an old age home in a wheelchair being wheeled out for one more moment. It’s a very interesting conception of what happens to Whitmore between then and when it picks back up.”
Pullman also said that production on a sequel could begin "within a year" but that he remains cautious about the project's chances...
"Nobody’s holding their breath," he says, "because it’s been continually plagued.”
Christopher Nolan goes ‘Interstellar’
The Dark Knight Rises director
Christopher Nolan (above) is in talks to direct and produce Interstellar – a cerebral sci-fi epic
based on the work of renowned theoretical physicist Kip Thorne, who wrote Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein’s Outrageous Legacy.
The
movie has been in development for years now, with Steven Spielberg originally
attached to direct.
Interstellar is based at Paramount but would be made by both
Paramount and Warner Bros., where Nolan and his Syncopy banner are based.
The
plot has yet to be revealed, but the scope of Kip Thorne’s work leaves plenty
of room for ideas concerning extraterrestrial life. Certainly that would have
appealed to Spielberg. Interstellar is unlikely to hit
cinemas any time before 2015.
‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ TV series set post-alien
invasion
The
story for Marvel’s upcoming TV series S.H.I.E.L.D. has been confirmed as taking place after the
alien invasion that unfolded in The Avengers. S.H.I.E.L.D. is
essentially a quasi-governmental Men in Black-style organization with little or
no official oversight. Following the arrival on Earth of Thor and Loki,
S.H.I.E.L.D.’s activities in the Marvel movie universe began to include the
monitoring of extraterrestrial activity. It seems likely that ET-themed
plotlines will feature strongly in the upcoming TV series.
The
pilot episode for S.H.I.E.L.D. will begin filming this month and is
expected to air later this year. Clark Gregg will star as Agent Coulson, along
with Brett Dalton as Agent Grant Ward, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz,
Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Gemma Simmons, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May,
and Chloe Bennet as Skye.
Joss
Whedon will direct the pilot and co-write it with his brother Jed Whedon and
Maurissa Tancharoen.
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