Around the Town
By Lucian
Dining At The Hype Diner
The Hype Diner is one of HTG’s quirkier restaurants. Remiscient of Hollywood Café it serves up diner fare along with a healthy does of advertising. Sadly, the ads are out of date. I’m sure Jurassic Park: Evolution is pleased about the extra popularity though.
The current menu includes Burger Platters (Barry Sonnenfeld – 7.0, Ben Stiller — 6.2, Joaquin Phoenix — 6.27, David Cronenberg – 5.0, Michelle Pfeiffer – 4.5) Fries, Rings & sides (Meryl Streep — 4.0, Alexander Payne — 4.0, Emilio Estevez – 4.0, Lindsay Lohan – 3.35, David Caruso – 3.0) Specialty Milkshakes (Harry Connick Jr – 2.72, Warwick Davis – 2.5, Jim Sheridan – 2.5, Sean Astin – 2.5, Mila Kunis - 2.35) and Beers and Cocktails (Tori Spelling – 1.5, Steve Coogan — 1.5, Zach Galifianakis – 1.0, Gary Coleman – 1.0, Nick Cannon – 1.0) . With a flat admission price of 3 million you currently have a better than even chance of recouping atleast your investment while dining there. And really isn’t Gary Colman or Tori Spelling worth 3 million for the chance to use?
Hype Diner also offers some nice clothing and merchandise at only $2 million a piece with each piece offering a $100,000 discount (non-stackable) on all future visits. Clothes collectors may want to check out the Evolution Fanny Pack which is in limited supply.
The real question of course is whether the Hype Diner is still active. With Flip Brothers Pizza out of stock there are few dining choices left in HTGtown and it would be sad to learn this one was closed. Inquiries have been made and hopefully we’ll be able to confirm the Hype Diner as open soon!
Judgment Day
Four films open June 30th and one of them is based on the comic franchise Judge Dredd. Specifically, subtitled Dreadd vs. Death. the film promises action, horror and science fiction all in one. With a solid action cast led by Ron Pearlman (Hellboy) as Judge Joseph Dredd and Hugio Weaving (The Matrix, Lord of the Rings) as Judge Death. Other key roles are filled by Naomi Watts, Karl Urban and Diane Lane.
Random has taken on the script writing duties with Alex Proyas set to direct. And with studio giant Flip Brothers (fresh off their exclusive deal with returning producer Cassy) have high hopes of winning the weekend.
The plot takes us the dark days of the 22nd century where the legal system has been boiled down to its essentials. Gone are juries and trials, judges now dispense instant justice. Most respected, or perhaps feared, among them is 40 year veteran Judge Dredd a man who has sacrificed much for his chosen profession. In the story he tangles with a Death Cult intent on reviving the spirits of 4 of Dredd’s most deadly foes The Dark Judges. Nothing like a ghood apocalypse to motivate an action hero, eh? And toss in a load fo zombies and vampires (but no ninjas, sadly) and we should be looking at a story chock-a-block with knuckle whitening action.
When asked if he expected to win the weekend studio head RS replied: I fully expect the weekend to be the “battle of the summer” and one of the closest weekends of the year. I can tell you this though, if the main stars of each film were to get into a fight, Judge Dredd would be the one to come out on top! What’s that tell you? 
What indeed.
Cassy’s First Film Revealed
It’s going to be a blockbuster June with a whopping eighteen films now set to open. Eighteen you ask? Well we’ve just been given exclusive details on Cassy’s first film now set to open June 23rd!
The film is titled “Never Dump A Vengeful Alcoholic” and Cassy describes the dark comedy as “the bastard child of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas, Bad Santa, and Adventures In Babysitting”. With a parentage like that it’s certain to be a shocker. This is Cassy’s first release since signing an exclusive long-term deal with Flip Brothers so obviously they will release the film.
Also on the slate for June 23rd are Bad Moon Rising, Arthur: Damn of a Legend, and A Christmas Tale. The next weekend is no break either as five films open! June may be the hottest month in the history of HTG!
