Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, December 26, 2008 December 27, 2008 6:49 pm
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The Dark Knight Will Not Be Released in China December 27, 2008 1:10 am
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Instead of fighting with Chinese censors, Warner Bros. has opted to forgo a Chinese release of The Dark Knight:
“Based on a number of pre-release conditions that are being attached to ‘The Dark Knight’ as well as cultural sensitivities to some elements of the film, we have opted to forego a theatrical release of the film in China.”
With just a little under a month left before the film’s re-release (January 23, 2009), The Dark Knight’s worldwide cume stands at $996.8 million ($530.8 million domestically and $466 million overseas).
Source: Variety
Judge Rules in Favor of Fox in Watchmen Suit December 27, 2008 1:01 am
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Bad news for Warner Bros. In a surprise, and early, ruling, Los Angeles court judge Gary A. Feess has ruled that because 20th Century Fox acquired the rights to the graphic novel in the late ’80s before shevling a planned film, they own a copyright interest in the Watchmen film and have the right to distribute the film themselves. Feess suggested that the studios work on a settlement or an appeal rather than going to trial.
Read more on this at New York Times.
Watchmen is currently scheduled to hit theaters on March 6, 2009, but this new development could certainly complicate things.
Golden Globes Poster December 27, 2008 12:53 am
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has unveiled the official poster for The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards, which will be broadcast live on NBC on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 8pm. Click to enlarge. Also, click after the jump to read the full press release.
Disney Pulls Out of Third ‘Narnia’ December 27, 2008 12:40 am
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It was hinted at in the past, but now it’s confirmed. Walt Disney and Walden Media have announced that due to budgetary and logistical reasons, Walt Disney will not be exercising its option to co-produce and co-finance the third film in the ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ franchise, ‘The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’.
According to THR, Walden plans to shop the film in hopes of finding a new partner and the trade adds that the most likely candidate at the moment is Fox, who distributes other Walden properties under the Fox Walden banner.
Behind-the-scenes Avatar Photo December 27, 2008 12:27 am
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The Los Angeles Times has a behind-the-scenes photo of James Cameron and Sam Worthington on the set of Avatar. Click to enlarge.
Synopsis
A paraplegic ex-marine war veteran is unwillingly sent to establish a human settlement on the distant planet of Pandora, only to find himself battling humankind alongside the planet’s indigenous Na’vi race in this ambitious, digital 3-D sci-fi epic from Academy Award-winning Titanic director James Cameron. The film, which marks Cameron’s first dramatic feature since 1997’s Titanic, will be shot on the proprietary FUSION digital 3-D cameras developed by Cameron in collaboration with Vince Pace, and will offer a groundbreaking mix of live-action dramatic performances and computer-generated effects. Australian actor Sam Worthington stars as the reluctant human settler Jake Sully, with actress Zoe Saldana signing on to portray the local woman who enters into a romantic affair with the hero. The revolutionary motion-capture system created for the film allows the facial expressions of actors to be captured as a virtual camera system enables them to see what their computer-generated counterparts will be seeing in the film, and Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning Weta Digital visual effects house has been hired to supervise Avatar’s complex visual effects. Wes Studi, Sigourney Weaver, CCH Pounder, and Michelle Rodriguez round out the cast.
Avatar hits conventional and IMAX theaters–in both 2D and 3D–on December 18, 2009.
New Monsters vs. Aliens Trailer December 27, 2008 12:12 am
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DreamWorks Animation has released a new trailer for their upcoming animated film Monsters vs. Aliens. Watch it embedded below.
You can watch the trailer in high definition at MSN
Monsters vs. Aliens hits conventional and IMAX theaters on March 27, 2009.
International Teaser for From Paris With Love December 27, 2008 12:08 am
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An R-rated international teaser for the Pierre Morel-directed From Paris With Love, which stars John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, has been released. Watch it below.
via ComingSoon.net
Stephen Chow Might Not Be Kato Either? December 27, 2008 12:03 am
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Last week it was announced that Stephen Chow had dropped out as director of Columbia Pictures’ The Green Hornet, but was expected to stay on to play Kato. Now comes news that the actor may not be playing the Hornet’s sidekick afterall, telling the Associated Press that his schedule will determine whether or not he’ll play the character.
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