Catherine Hardwick Talks Twilight Sequel, New Moon December 5, 2008 8:12 pm
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Twilight director Catherine Hardwick chatted with ShockTillYouDrop.com about the followup to the successful film, New Moon. Here’s a little bit of what she had to say:
Shock: Is there an element of the second book you’re especially intrigued or excited by, as far as bringing it to life on screen?
Hardwicke: New Moon’s really taking a whole other leap with this new story and there’s really a lot of new characters in it. There’s the werewolves which is pretty crazy. All the wolves. Then there’s also going to Italy in the second book and there’s motorcycle riding and cliff-jumping and diving. I love jumping off of cliffs. So it’s kind of up my alley – into water, yeah.
Twilight’s box office now stands at $125.4 million domestically and $21.3 million overseas for a worldwide cume of $146.7 million, an impressive tally for a film that cost just $37 million to make.
You can read the entire interview here.
Len Wiseman to Direct Atlantis Rising December 5, 2008 8:01 pm
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Underworld and Live Free or Die Hard director Len Wiseman has been tapped by DreamWorks to helm a big screen adaptation of the apocalyptic sci-fi comicbook Atlantis Rising.
Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci brought the project to DreamWorks back when the company was within the Paramount fold by and will produce, according to Variety.
Atlantis Rising is a five-part miniseries created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg. The story kicks off when seismic disturbances at sea force world militaries to investigate the deepest part of the ocean, where an underground civilization emerges to engage in war with planet Earth.
ABC Family Harry Potter Special Weekend Details + New Photo December 5, 2008 7:20 pm
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USA Today has posted an article online discussing a special Harry Potter weekend that will kick off this evening on ABC Family. In addition to airing all four films (including the worldwide premiere of the extended edition–10 extra minutes–of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), other footage related to the franchise will also be shown.
“There were scenes that got cut in the interest of keeping the length down that were really fun and good,” says producer David Heyman.
The deleted scenes include extended segments with Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and his buddy Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and their respective flirtations, as well as a scene with Mad Eye Moody (Brendan Gleeson) and Barty Crouch (Sam Hazeldine) following the underwater sequence of the Tri-Wizard Tournament.
Footage from the sixth film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (July 17, 2009) will also be shown, including a look into the tortured past of Lord Voldemort/Tom Riddle–pictured above.
“It’s different than the other films,” says Heyman. “It’s not the non-stop action that some of the others are, although there is some action. It’s more of an emotional film. We follow multiple stories: Harry’s relationship with Ginny Weasley, Ron’s relationship with Lavender Brown. … There also is Hermione’s discomfort with Ron’s relationship with Lavender. There’s Draco Malfoy’s story. And then there’s Harry’s relationship with (Hogwarts headmaster and professor) Dumbledore. We’re following these multiple stories that enrich the canvas.”
Read the rest of the article here.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone airs Friday (7:30 p.m. ET/PT) and Saturday (1:30 p.m. ET/PT). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets airs Saturday (5 p.m. ET/PT) and Sunday (12:30 p.m. ET/PT). Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban airs Saturday (9 p.m ET/PT) and Sunday (4:30 p.m. ET/PT). The extended version of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire will have its world television premiere Sunday (7:30 p.m. ET/PT).
Source: USA Today
Sigourney Weaver Talks Ghostbusters December 5, 2008 7:15 pm
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Sigourney Weaver, who played Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters I & II, told MTV that she is well aware of the new Ghostbusters film that is under development and is “supposed to get in touch with Bill [Murray] next week.”
Weaver called Murray’s potential inolvment in the film “great” and added that she wasn’t sure there would be a place for her in the story, but it hopeful that at least one member of the Venkman family would get a spot: “I would hope that my little Oscar would be one of the Ghostbusters even if I’m not in it!”
Reeves Not Interested in Speed 3, But Would Consider Bill & Ted Sequel December 5, 2008 7:10 pm
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Earlier in the week, a report surfaced on AICN that said 20th Century Fox was looking to make a third Speed movie, and that they wanted the original star, Keanu Reeves, to reprise his role as Jack Traven.
Now, Reeves has debunked the rumors, telling IGN “I honestly don’t know anything about it”, adding “I don’t know if they are going to make another one, and if they are it won’t be with me…honestly!”
Meanwhile in a separate interview with IGN, Reeves did say that he would be interested in revistiting the Bill & Ted’s franchise: “Well you know, never say never…Maybe we could do it with them both grown up — they haven’t saved the world and they’re just living their lives as middle-aged men. That sound’s quite funny.”
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