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Gilligan's Island Motion Picture in the Works ![]() Variety reports that the the 1960s tv series, Gilligan's Island, is headed to the big screen thanks to Warner Bros. and Atlas Entertainment. Variety says Charles Roven and Richard Suckle will produce and Brad Copeland will write the screenplay. The plan is for a contemporary spin on the tale. Characters have not been cast but the Variety story says Michael Cera was an early though for the Gilligan role. He does seem like a Gilligan. Arts Beat has a few good ideas, such as Zooey Deschanel as Mary Ann Summers and Christina Hendricks as Ginger Grant. Posted on March 9, 2010 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Josh Groban and Ellen DeGeneres team up for a duet honoring this year's Oscar nominees for Best Picture. Josh showed up dressed as a Naavi from Avatar: apparently no one told him that the skit had changed and a costume would not be needed. Blue or not, Josh sounds fantastic. Take a look: Posted on March 5, 2010 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Teaming Up Again Variety reports that Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are in talks over a first look producing deal at Warner Bros. The thesps -- who haven't yet named their new banner -- previously partnered as producers at Disney-based LivePlanet along with Chris Moore and Sean Bailey, who's now prexy of production for Walt Disney Studios. While at LivePlanet, Affleck, Damon and Moore produced the documentary series "Project Greenlight."It isn't clear what the new project will be called or what it will be about. Posted on February 17, 2010 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) ![]() The Nominees Luncheon was held for all this year's Oscar nominees. The nominees got a briefing on how it all works, and got tips for making thank you speeches. In this photo, the Best Actor nominees Colin Firth, Jeff Bridges, George Clooney, Morgan Freeman and Jeremy Renner sat for a group portrait. So who will win the Oscar? Jeff Bridges is the favorite for his turn in Crazy Heart, but there could be an upset. Todd Wawrychuk / © A.M.P.A.S. Posted on February 15, 2010 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) The Three Musketeers to Get Movie Reboot The Three Musketeers will ride again very soon. Producer Lionel Wigram, who helped Guy Ritchie re-imagine Sherlock Holmes, is the driving force behind the project. Wigram used to work at Warners where he oversaw the first three Harry Potter movies, so he knows something about creating blockbusters. Screenwriter Peter Straughan (The Men Who Stare at Goats will write the screenplay. Variety reports: "The Three Musketeers" tells the story of the hot-headed D'Artagnan as he joins forces with three veteran musketeers to stop the evil machinations of the villainous Cardinal Richelieu. Straughan's script will play up the action and sexier elements of the story much the same way that Wigram, who co-wrote and produced "Sherlock Holmes," reimagined the detective as a bare-knuckle boxing, martial-arts savvy sleuth molded by Robert Downey Jr.There have been many Three Musketeers movies: the last reboot by Stephen Herek's in 1993 starred Charlie Sheen and Kiefer Sutherland. No casting has been announced, but no doubt every young actor in Hollywood will be trying to audition. They'd better brush up on their fencing skills. Posted on February 11, 2010 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Variety reports that Steven Soderbergh has lined up quite a few A-list stars for his next film. The action thriller is called Contagion and will star Kate Winslet, Matt Damon, Jude Law and Marion Cotillard. Soderbergh's been developing the project -- not yet set up at a studio -- with producing partner Gregory Jacobs. The plan is to shoot the pic later this year. Michael Shamberg and Stacy Sher are producing through their Double Features banner; Participant Media's in talks to produce and co-finance.Soderbergh has turned his attention to thrillers lately. He is currently directing Knockout which stars Ewan McGregor and Antonion Banderas. Posted on February 8, 2010 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Bradley Cooper, Reese Witherspoon and McG Join This Means War According to The Hollywood Reporter, McG is set to direct This Means War, an action comedy which will star Bradley Cooper and Reese Witherspoon. Bradley Cooper and Reese Witherspoon are attached to star in the tale of two best friends, inseparable since childhood, who fall in love with the same woman (Witherspoon). The men's bond disintegrates, and their ensuing battle escalates to mammoth proportions.Bradley Cooper and Reese Witherspoon? That could work. Posted on February 4, 2010 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) 10 Best Picture Oscar Nominations ![]() Ten pictures are nominated in the Best Picture category this year. Here is the list:
Posted on February 2, 2010 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Avatar has been a huge hit in China. In fact, it's such a big it that the Chinese government is pulling the film from 1,628 2-D screens. The government says that the film is being pulled to make way for a biography about ancient philosopher Confucius starring Chow Yun Fat, but other sources say that the real reason the film is being pulled is that it shines a light on the forced eviction of residents to make way for government projects. The L.A. Times reports: According to the Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily, the switch was made at the urging of propaganda officials who are concerned that "Avatar" is taking too much market share from Chinese films and drawing unwanted attention to the sensitive issue of forced evictions.Avatar was tops at the box office in the U.S. once again this past weekend. Posted on January 19, 2010 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Daniel Craig May Replace Robert Downey, Jr. in Cowboys and Aliens Robert Downey, Jr. had to drop out of director Jon Favreau's Cowboys and Aliens because of his commitment to do Sherlock Holmes 2. So now Daniel Craig is in talks to take over the lead. Variety reports: Craig has been offered the role of Jake Johnson in the pic, based on the 2006 graphic novel about a group of Apache Indians and Western settlers who resolve to patch up their differences when an alien spaceship crash-lands in their city.Craig's franchise role as James Bond is on hold until the financial problems are sorted out at MGM. That means he may have some aliens and cowboys in his future. Posted on January 13, 2010 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Avatar Wins Fourth Straight Week Avatar continues to add huge numbers to its already impressive box office total with each passing week. The film added another $50 million this weekend to bring its U.S. box office total to over $430 million. Worldwide the science fiction blockbuster has made over $1.3 billion. This means we will be seeing more 3-D films in theatres and hopefully more science fiction films as well. Take a look: Posted on January 11, 2010 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Bryan Singer to Direct X-Men: First Class Bryan Singer is returning to the X-Men franchise. He is set to direct X-Men: First Class which will deal with the early years of Xavier and Magneto and how they had a falling out. Variety reports; "This is the formative years of Xavier and Magneto, and the formation of the school and where there relationship took a wrong turn," Singer said. "There is a romantic element, and some of the mutants from 'X-Men' will figure into the plot, though I don't want to say which ones. There will be a lot of new mutants and a great villain."The script will be written by Josh Schwartz, and Singer says that production will be fast tracked. Posted on December 17, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Golden Globe Nominations Announced The Golden Globe nominations were announced yesterday. The nominees for Best Picture (Drama) are Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire, and Up In The Air. Meryl Streep was nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for both Julia and Julia and for It's Complicated. Sandra Bullock was nominated for Best Actress in a Drama for Blind Side and for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for The Proposal. Nine did very well with five nominations, including Best Actress for Marion Cotillard and Best Picture (Musical or Comedy). You can see the full list of nominees here. Posted on December 16, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) DiCaprio to Star in Mel Gibson's Viking Movie Variety reports that Leonardo DiCaprio is slated to star in Mel Gibson's planned Vikings period movie. There is no distributor at the moment, but Gibson and King often make their films outside the studio system and secure distribution later.Filming on Gibson's Viking film is expected to begin next year. Posted on December 14, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Recession Puts Crimp in Dubai's Hollywood Plans The credit crunch is wrecking Dubai's plans to become a major Hollywood player. With the global recession in full swing, funding for new projects is drying up as fast as the Sahara desert. Variety reports: Dubai plans to roll out a film-incentive program are on hold, key local execs involved in the media push have been ousted, and even Dubailand, the giant theme park complex in which a handful of Hollywood studios are involved, seems certain to be scaled back.Dubai World is falling apart and the city is riddled with expensive building projects that lack the funding to be finished. Foreigners are leaving in droves as jobs disappear. Dubai will have to pull back on some of its Hollywood dreams. Posted on December 11, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Leonardo DiCaprio Joins Cast of The Guardians Leonardo DiCaprio is going where he has never gone before: into an animated film. Leo is set to voice a character based on Jack Frost in the new animated film, The Guardians. DreamWorks Animation is producing. Variety reports: Just as DWA's "Shrek" offered a revisionist view of the fairy-tale universe, "The Guardians" reimagines five popular childhood heroes -- Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, the Sandman and Jack Frost -- as members of an elite superhero squad who join forces to fight an evil spirit named Pitch (which suggests there are at least five more juicy voice parts yet to be filled).The release date is November 2, 2012. The other parts have yet to be cast. But the director will be Peter Ramsey who directed the DreamWorks Halloween special Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins From Outer Space. This is his feature film debut. Posted on December 3, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) First Image of Josh Brolin as Jonah Hex ![]() The first publicity shot from Jonah Hex is out. It shows Josh Brolin as the comic book antihero Jonah Hex, a bounty hunter. Half of his his face is scarred. Megan Fox also stars in the film, according to the posters, but Megan has said she really just has a cameo. In any event, Jonah looks mighty grumpy. The film is set to be released in June, 2010. Via Den of Geek Posted on November 28, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Jennifer Hudson to Play Nelson Mandela's Ex Wife in Winnie Variety reports that Jennifer Hudson will star in Winnie a film about the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela. Hudson will play Winnie Mandela in a film that begins production May 30 in the South African locations of Johannesburg, Capt Town, and the Transkei and Robben Island where the future president spent 18 of his 27 years in prison.The film is based on the biography by Marie du Preez Bezdrob called Winnie Mandela: A Life. The film will examine the heroic side of Winnie in which she was jailed for fighting for her husband's release and standing against apartheid, but it will also examine the dark side of her life. Winne was jailed for fraud and was associated with a bodyguard who murdered a 14-year old alleged informer. Jennifer says she is looking forward to playing such a complex woman. Posted on November 17, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Stephenie Meyer Talks Rob Pattinson Stephenie Meyer talked to Oprah Winfrey about the first time she met Robert Pattinson and why he's the perfect Edward. For one thing, Stephenie said he doesn't look like everyone else. She said he looks like the Edward she had in her mind when she wrote him. She also says Rob is very different in real life from his Edward Cullen character. Take a look: Posted on November 16, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) MGM is For Sale MGM is officially up for sale, according to Variety. Bondholders have given the company a month and a half to come up with a new cash infusion or a buyer before more debt payments are due.
According to sources close to the company, MGM's investment bankers Moelis & Co. are overseeing the sales process, while current management will remain in place with feature development and production continuing. MGM's lenders had agreed previously to let the studio forgo three interest payments until Dec. 15.MGM has $3.7 billion in debt. Bondholders have allowed MGM to forego interest payment three times already, but their patience is fraying. MGM management says its open to various ideas for solving its financial problems, but an outright sale seems the most likely outcome, with some kind of restructuring of the debt. Posted on November 13, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) 2012 Debuts Tomorrow Roland Emmerich's disaster epic 2012 starring John Cusack opens tomorrow and studio heads are hoping that the film decimates the competition at the box office. Emmerich's The Day After Tomorrow, which was released in 2004, took in a whopping $357.5 million overseas and $186.7 million domestically. Sony expects to dominate the worldwide box office this weekend as Roland Emmerich's latest disaster spectacle, "2012," opens across all territories, looking to match the mammoth foreign success of the helmer's "The Day After Tomorrow."We see no reason why the film won't do very well indeed. The special effects look amazing and the idea of indie king John Cusack headlining an action disaster flick is quite intriguing. Posted on November 12, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Trailer: Extraordinary Measures Here's the new trailer for Extraordinary Measures, which is based on a true story. Brendan Frasier, Keri Russell and Harrison Ford star in a story about a father's search for a cure for his little girl's terminal illness. Take a look: Posted on November 11, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) First Kick-Ass Trailer Released Kick-Ass is a film based on the Marvel comic book written by Mark Millar and illustrated by John Romita, Jr. The story follows a high school student who is inspired by comic book superheroes to become a superhero himself. He is joined by others including a young girl named Hit-Girl who carries a sword. The film will arrive in theatres next April. Here's the first trailer for the film. Posted on November 10, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Johnny Depp to Star With Angelina Jolie in The Tourist There have been so many cast and director changes to the upcoming thriller The Tourist that it's been hard to keep track. But according to Variety, things are finally shaping up nicely with Angelina Jolie starring as the Interpol agent who must track down a former lover and Johnny Depp starring as an American who gets caught up in the intrigue. Johnny is still in talks, but his surprise involvement has thrown some real buzz behind the project. The move comes after Avatar star Sam Worthington exited along with director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, both over creative differences. Already, directors are circling the plum gig, including Alfonso Cuaron.Johnny was supposed to make Pirates of the Caribbean 4 for Disney, but it looks like that may not be happening after all. Johnny was very unhappy when studio chief Dick Cook was forced out and since then his enthusiasm for another pirate move has waned, according to The L.A. Times. Posted on November 4, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Tom Selleck, Ted Danson and Steve Guttenberg Reunited For Third Film Tom Selleck, Ted Danson and Steve Guttenberg are said to be returning for a third "Three Men" movie. This one will be called Three Men and a Lady. Steve Guttenberg reportedly leaked news that Disney is developing the film.
The trio played bachelor pals forced to raise a baby together after she's left on their doorstep by desperate mum Nancy Travis in the 1987 original. The reteamed three years later for the follow up, Three Men and a Little Lady. Now, 19 years later, studio bosses at Disney are planning to reunite the trio for their movie daughter's wedding.The premise of this film is that the baby girl from the last movie is now a young woman and she is about to get married. The article doesn't say if Nancy Travis will be returning. Posted on November 3, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Halcyon Putting Terminator Rights Up For Auction Halcyon is putting the Terminator franchise on the auction block. Variety reports that the bankruptcy court will have an auction in January to sell off the rights to future Terminator movies, television series, DVDs and merchandise. An exec with FTI Capital Advisers, retained by Halcyon, issued a bullish outlook Monday, saying there's been strong interest building since the investment bankers began sending out materials last week to prospective buyers. "This is a unique asset -- the only Hollywood tentpole asset that's not owned by a studio," said Kevin Shultz, senior managing director of FTI Capital Advisers.It seems quite likely that there will be a next Terminator movie; how that sorts out depends entirely on who buys the rights. Posted on November 2, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) This Is It Grosses $20.1 Million Worldwide in Opening Day The Michael Jackson documentary This Is It grossed $20.1 million worldwide on opening day, according to Variety. "This Is It" grossed $20.1 million in its first day at the worldwide box office -- a solid, but not glowing, start for Michael Jackson's final act. The Sony release grossed $7.4 million from 3,481 theaters at the domestic B.O., including $2.2 million from Tuesday night shows.The film is expected to top the box office this weekend, barring some kind of upset due to the Halloween factor. Posted on October 31, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Theater Owners Scramble to Add More 3-D Screens For Holiday Films Theater owners are working hard to ensure they have enough 3-D screens in time for the holiday movie fare, such as James Cameron's hotly anticipated SF film Avatar. Theater owners are scrambling to make sure they have enough 3D screens to make it a happy holiday season. This past year, moviegoers have proved their willingness to pay extra coin for a 3D ticket -- particularly in foreign markets. So exhibs around the globe have been adding screens as fast as they can before the Nov. 6 release of Disney's "A Christmas Carol," starring Jim Carrey, and the Dec. 18 bow of James Cameron's "Avatar," from 20th Century Fox.The return of 3-D has been one bright spot in the movie business during the recession. The higher prices that theaters can charge for 3-D has made the screens very appealing. The 3D screen count for "Monsters vs. Aliens" was only 20% of the total, but those screens yielded 43% of the gross box office receipts. Posted on October 30, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) This Is It Makes $2.2 Million on Opening Day The Michael Jackson documentary This Is It grossed $2 million in its opening day. Sony held 18 premieres all over the world, with the biggest premiere happening in Los Angeles. The movie has gotten rave reviews from critics. The film was distilled from 80 hours of rehearsal footage from what would have been Michael's comeback concert series starting in London. The global preem was held Tuesday in order to line up with foreign territories' usual opening days -- films typically bow on Wednesdays in France, for example. The 6 p.m. Tuesday start time in Los Angeles translated to 2 a.m. Wednesday over most of Europe, meaning thousands of fans flocked to screenings in the middle of the night.The behind the scenes look at how Michael worked and supervised every minute detail of the show gives a never before seen look into the King of Pop's work ethic. It shocked many people how good a shape Michael was in during the grueling rehearsals. Overseas grosses are expected to be high. Posted on October 28, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Matt Damon, Josh Brolin Have True Grit The Hollywood Reporter reports that Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges and Josh Brolin are in talks to star in a remake of True Grit. Paramount Pictures and the Oscar-winning writer-director team are moving fast on their re-adaptation of the Charles Portis novel, first reaching out to Jeff Bridges, and now Damon and Brolin, to potentially star. Damon would take on the Glen Campbell role of a Texas Ranger tracking an outlaw along with a gruff U.S. marshal originally played by John Wayne, who won an Oscar for his role in the 1969 Western.Another remake, what a surprise. And this time, some actor will trod in John Wayne's Oscar-winning shoes. Here's an idea: use an original script and do something different. Posted on October 26, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Tyler Perry Talks Film Criticism There's no question that Tyler Perry has made a lot of money at the box office. However, Tyler Perry also gets heavily criticized for some of his characters like Madea. Tyler says the criticism pisses him off. He says his characters are bait for genuine messages. Tyler Perry says his characters are "Disarming, charming, make-you-laugh bait so I can slap Madea in something and talk about God, love, faith, forgiveness and family." Take a look: Posted on October 24, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Ridley Scott Wants Angela Jolie for Gucci Dynasty Movie Ridley Scott is determined that Angelina Jolie play the lead in his upcoming film about the murder, mayhem and extravagant living of the Gucci family dynasty during the 70s and 80s. Angie would play Patrizia Gucci, who was sentenced to 29 years in jail for plotting the murder of her ex-husband, Maurizio Gucci. The studio is about to hire a scribe to rewrite the drama that recaptures the glamorous days of the Gucci family dynasty in the 1970s and 80s, when the family was selling $500 million in product annually. Squabbles hobbled the clan until Maurizio, the grandson of founder Guccio Gucci, came out on top of a power struggle to run the family business. Just when he was about to reestablish the brand name by debuting a line designed by newcomer--and now film director--Tom Ford, Maurizio was gunned down in front of his Milan apartment in 1995.Angelina Jolie and Leonardo DiCaprio: that's an interesting pairing. But it sounds like Leo hasn't signed on the dotted line. It's a juicy role, no question. Posted on October 20, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) 24 Director John Cassar to Direct Feature Film John Cassar, co-executive producer and director for 24, is inking a deal for his first feature film. The film is called Motorcade and is being produced by DreamWorks. Ryan Reynolds is rumored to star in the secret service thriller. The studio hopes to get the picture into production by late summer or early fall 2010, and DreamWorks is eyeing Ryan Reynolds to play the disgraced Secret Service agent who happens to be in the wrong place at the right time when the U.S. president is kidnapped in New York.The script is being revised by Billy Ray. Ryan Reynolds' career is super hot right now; we think an action thriller would be perfect for him. Although we loved him in The Proposal. He is so great at comedy. Posted on October 6, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Disney Begins Restructuring of Miramax Variety reports that Disney is beginning its restructuring and downsizing of Miramax films and that big layoffs are coming. The Mouse House began the overhaul of its film operations Friday with word that it will restructure Miramax Films, consolidating operations and reducing the number of films it releases annually. Meanwhile, it's considered a fait accompli that Disney Channels Worldwide prexy Rich Ross will soon be elevated to a role overseeing at least the Disney-branded portion of the Mouse's studio operation.Disney has not revealed how many films Miramax will be allowed to produce each year. It produced eight films in 2007 and eight in 2008. So far the studio has only produced five films this year. Posted on October 2, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Jessica Alba to Join Cast of Third Meet the Parents Movie Jessica Alba is in talks to join the cast of the third Meet the Parents movie. Variety reports: Alba will play a key role alongside Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner, and Owen Wilson. Jane Rosenthal and Jay Roach are producing. John Hamburg rewrote an original script by Larry Stuckey.The third movie in the franchise will be directed by Paul Weitz. There's no word yet of what exactly Jessica's role will entail. Posted on September 29, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Barbie Heads to the Big Screen Barbie is ready for her close up. The 50 year old iconic doll will soon have her own feature film. This won't be another cartoon or direct to DVD deal. This will be a real live action movie with a decent budget. "Barbie is the most famous doll in history, a unique cultural icon in the world of brands," said Universal Pictures chairman Marc Shmuger. "So many representations of Barbie frequent pop culture, but never before has she been brought to life in a motion picture. We're grateful to Mattel for entrusting us with this extraordinary opportunity."Universal wants a piece of the family-friendly pie and has decided that Barbie is the way to get it. It could work. But it will be tricky to get it right. For one thing, there is no actress alive today that has Barbie's measurements. If Barbie were a human, she would be 7' 2" tall, weigh 101 pounds, wear a size four dress and a size five shoe. She would have a 39" bust (FF cup), 19" waist, and 33" hips. Posted on September 23, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Justin Timberlake Cast in Facebook Movie Justin Timberlake has been cast as the co-founder of Napster in the new film about the formation of Facebook. David Fincher is directing the film which features a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin.
Jesse Eisenberg will play founder Mark Zuckerberg, Justin Timberlake will play Sean Parker, the Napster co-founder who became Facebook's founding president, and Andrew Garfield will play Eduardo Saverin, the Facebook co-founder who fell out with Zuckerberg as the social network became a financial juggernaut.Production on the film will begin in October in Boston, and then will move to Los Angeles. Justin Timberlake is determined to be a triple threat, but so far his film career hasn't taken off. Will this be his breakthrough role? Posted on September 22, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Trailer: Valentine's Day It seems that everyone in Hollywood is starring in the next big ensemble romantic comedy called Valentine's Day. Julia Roberts and her 18-year-old niece, Emma, are both in the film. Bradley Cooper plays Julia's boyfriend, who is actually gay. The cast also includes Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Garner, Jamie Foxx, Patrick Dempsey, Jessica Biel, Topher Grace, Eric Dane, Ashton Kutcher, Taylor Swift, Queen Latifah and Shirley MacLaine. And we've probably left someone out. Take a look: Posted on September 18, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Megan Fox, Karyn Kasuma, Diablo Cody Discuss Jennifer's Body SyFy talked with star Megan Fox, director Karyn Kusama and writer/producer Diablo Cody about the creative ideas behind the new film, Jennifer's Body. Megan likes the dark, inappropriate humor and Karyn talks about the terror that underlies seduction. Take a look: Posted on September 16, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart Talk Love Happens Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart talked to E! about their new film, Love Happens. The film is about a widower (Eckhart) who is reinvented into a charismatic self-help guru after his book about grieving turns him into a phenomenon. When he arrives in Seattle to teach a sold-out seminar, he unexpectedly meets and falls for a florist (Aniston). Jen and Aaron talk about how much fun they had doing the film, and how one day they were "out of control." Take a look: Love Happens opens nationwide September 18. Posted on September 15, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) 2009 Summer Box Office Breaks Records Variety reports that this past summer was the biggest ever at the worldwide box office. Overall box office receipts were $10 billion. Overseas box office numbers were a whopping $5.8 billion, which is 7% higher than the summer of 2007 which was a huge winner for the studios. Domestic box office revenues officially surpassed 2007 levels on Wednesday, when ticket sales reached $4.20 billion vs. $4.16 billion two years ago. That's a 1% uptick, but with Labor Day weekend still to come, that gain will increase. Studios say the increase at the foreign B.O. is especially noteworthy considering that exchange rates no longer favor American companies, as they did before last fall's economic collapse.Up, which is also in 3-D has already grossed $156.6 million to date and G-Force has already made $67 million overseas. The biggest winner of the summer was Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince which made $907.7 million worldwide. Posted on September 4, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Guy Ritchie to Direct Live Action Film Adaptation of Lobo Variety reports that Guy Ritchie has signed on to direct the live action feature film adaptation about Lobo, the DC Comics interstellar bounty hunter. Akiva Goldsman and Andrew Rona will produce and Don Payne wrote the script. Production on Lobo begins early next year. The character originated in 1983 in Omega Men written by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen. Lobo has had several comic incarnations. In the film, he is a seven-foot tall, blue-skinned, indestructible and heavily muscled anti-hero who drives a pimped out motorcycle, and lands on Earth in search of four fugitives who are bent on wreaking havoc. Lobo teams with a small town teenaged girl to stop the creatures.Lobo will be Guy's next film after Sherlock Holmes which premieres Christmas Day, 2009. We wonder who he has in mind for Lobo. It's going to have to be someone who doesn't mind six hours in a makeup chair every day. Hey, aren't the aliens in James Cameron's Avatar also seven feet tall with blue skin? It must be a new fashion trend. Posted on September 2, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Taylor Lautner Flips ![]() The director of Eclipse, David A. Slade posted this picture of Taylor Lautner mid-backflip. David says, "Taylor Lautner Pic from set, yes that is him mid backflip. He does it from standing still." Posted on September 1, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Fox to Reboot Fantastic Four Fox has decided to reboot The Fantastic Four film franchise. Variety reports that Akiva Goldsman has been hired to oversee the project as its producer. Michael Green (Heroes) will write the screenplay. The 2005 "Fantastic Four" and 2007 sequel "Rise of the Silver Surfer" were directed by Tim Story and starred Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Michael Chiklis. Since the deals for the reboot are just getting made, it is unclear if any of them will return.This is a bit confusing. It seems a bit soon for a total reboot of the franchise with all new characters. Now that Disney has bought Marvel for $4 billion, we expect there will be quite a bit of scrambling to bring more comic book franchises to the screen. Posted on August 31, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Spielberg to Film Michael Crichton's Last Book, Pirate Latitudes ![]() Steven Spielberg is going to bring Michael Crichton's last book, Pirate Latitudes to the big screen. The movie will be based on Crichton's last book, an adventure story set off the coast of Jamaica in 1665. DreamWorks Studios describes the novel, set for release Nov. 24, as the story of "a daring plan to infiltrate Port Royal, one of the world's richest and most notorious cities, and raid a Spanish galleon filled with treasure."Screenwriter David Koepp is set to write the script. Koepp adapted Crichton's novels Jurassic Park and The Lost World for the film. Steven Spielberg will produce the film and may even direct it. Posted on August 28, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Susan Sarandon Joins Cast of Wall Street 2 ![]() Variety reports that actress Susan Sarandon has joined the case of Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps which will be directed by Oliver Stone. Susan will play the mother of Shia LaBeouf's character who is a Wall Street trader who falls under the spell of Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas). Shooting begins next month in New York. Posted on August 26, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Anna Wintour is Revealed in The September Issue Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue magazine, wields enormous power in the global fashion industry. What she likes ends up in magazines and in stores. What she does not like may never see the light of day. In the new documentary The September Issue viewers can follow Anna and her staff as they create the huge September issue from last year. We can't wait to see it. Lots of celebs showed up at the film's premiere to support Anna. Take a look: Posted on August 21, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Inglourious Basterds Opens Big in Europe Quentin Tarantino's new World War II film, Inglourious Basterds, starring Brad Pitt and Diane Kruger, is getting rave reviews and excellent box office in its European openings. German critics especially loved film, saying it was a paradigm shift for World War II movies. European audiences are liking what they see. "Inglourious Basterds" is off to a good start in Europe, scoring the best opening day ever in France for a Quentin Tarantino pic with a Wednesday gross of $1.4 million from 499 playdates.Nikki Finke reports that the film made $800,000 in Germany in its opening and is looking like a record breaker for Tarantino film openings. It opened last night (Wednesday) in three territories -- Belgium, France, French-Switzerland -- and scored the highest Tarantino opening ever in those three markets. "The results are great. We opened No. 1 in all three markets and grossed: Belgium $143K at 63 locations, biggest Tarantino opening day; France $1.4M at 499 locations, biggest Tarantino opening day; French-Switzerland $61k at 24 locations, biggest Tarantino opening day," an insider tells me.So, what will American audiences think about the revenge fantasy? We'll find out soon enough: Inglourious Basterds opens tomorrow in the U.S. Posted on August 20, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Jay Chou is the New Kato Taiwanese actor Jay Chou has signed on to play Kato to Seth Rogan's Green Hornet in the feature film version of the comic book. Chou replaces Hong Kong actor Stephen Chow in the role, originally made famous by Bruce Lee in the 1966-67 TV series. Col made the announcement Friday. "Hornet," directed by Michel Gondry, is slotted for a summer 2010 release and the project's moving ahead for a fall start date. "Jay is incredibly unique and charming and fights like a wild dog!" Gondry said.Variety reports that the studio wants Nicolas Cage to play the villain and Cameron Diaz to play a journalist who is Rogan's love interest. And we're still not sure why Seth Rogan is the Green Hornet. He's getting his big chance to be an action hero; it will be interesting to see if he can pull it off. Posted on August 7, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) Zachary Quinto Talks Star Trek Sequel Newsarama reports that actor Zachary Quinto told them they have started working on the screenplay for the Star Trek sequel. Quinto also says he expects the Star Trek cast members will all be there once production starts.
"I think the great thing about the experience with the first film is that it really was an organic evolution. And I think that it was rooted in a real sense of creative collaboration and excitement and enthusiasm and support. And I think they want to make sure any subsequent film is rooted in that same territory, in that same landscape," he said. "So I don't think anybody's rushing anything. And I think that's actually really smart. And I have implicit trust in all those guys creatively and professionally."Zachary Quinto also says he is back for the fourth season of Heroes as Sylar. A new villain has also been cast this year to be played by Robert Knepper. Posted on August 3, 2009 Permalink | Subscribe | | | Comments (View) |
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