Terminator Salvation Production Start Announcement + Concept Art and Synopsis May 24, 2008 9:16 pm
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Warner Bros. has officially announced that production has begun for Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins. The film, which stars Sam Worthington and Christian Bale, began principal photography on May 5th in Alburquerque, New Mexico. Director McG also discussed the film in a new blog and released the first concept art from the film. Details after the jump.
Special Incredible Hulk-themed episode of American Gladiators May 24, 2008 9:08 pm
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A special Incredible Hulk-themed episode of American Gladiators will air on June 9th on NBC. The episode will feature guest star Lou Ferrigno sharing the arena with host Hulk Hogan. There will also be an exclusive 60-second preview from the June 13th release of The Incredible Hulk. [THR]
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, May 21, 2008 May 23, 2008 3:56 am
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The season finale of American Idol matched last year’s finale, leading Fox to a dominant first place finish on the evening.
Other finales that aired last night were Criminal Minds and CSI: NY on CBS, Law & Order on NBC and Boston Legal on ABC.
Continue reading for a look at the entire night’s ratings, including full season charts for the five shows that had their season finales.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, May 20, 2008 May 23, 2008 1:31 am
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Ratings for the final night of performances on American Idol were strong, with the series drawing just as many viewers from the year prior. Elsewhere on the evening, the season finale of Dancing With the Stars kept ABC in a competitive second place, while CBS was a close second place with two episodes of NCIS, including the season finale, and the season/series finale of Shark.
And lastly, The CW aired the season one finale of Reaper, which posted slight gains from the week prior.
Continue reading for a look at the nights complete ratings, plus full season ratings charts for the four show’s that had their season finales.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, May 19, 2008 May 21, 2008 5:07 pm
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James Cameron Talks Avatar May 21, 2008 4:25 pm
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Director James Cameron talked at the Microsoft Advance ’08 today about his upcoming sci-fi 3D film Avatar.
“‘Avatar’ will make people truly experience something,” said Cameron. “One more layer of the suspension of disbelief will be removed. All the syn-thespians are photo-realistic. Now that we’ve achieved it, we discovered CG characters in 3D look more real than in 2D. Your brain is cued it’s a real thing not a picture and discounting part of [the] image that makes it look fake.”
Casting Bites: Film and Television May 21, 2008 4:13 pm
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John Cusack and Chiwetal Ejioor have been cast in Roland Emmerich’s sci-fi film 2012. Shooting on the film begins in February 2009. [Variety]
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, the adaptation of the popular video game from Ubisoft, has found its lead. Jake Gyllenhaal will play the young pince Dastan. Gemma Arterton has also joined the cast. The actress will play Tamina. Mike Newell will be directing the film which is set to start production in July in Morocco and England. It’s scheduled to be released on June 13, 2009. [THR]
Christian Bale is signed on to star in all three upcoming Terminator films, beginning with Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins which is set to release on May 22, 2009. [BBCNews]
Continue reading for more casting announcements.
Mortensen, McKellen and Serkis Headed to The Hobbit? May 21, 2008 3:34 pm
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Pre-production on The Hobbit and its sequel are about to get underway and Variety is reporting that preliminary contact has already been made with at least three Lord of the Rings actors who also appear in The Hobbit: Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn), Ian McKellen (Gandalf) and Andy Serkis (Gollum). Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens are expected to write the scripts under the diretion of Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro.
Source: Variety
Sports Night 10th Anniversary DVD May 21, 2008 3:25 pm
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Sports Night fans take note, a new 10th anniversary of the short-lived ABC comedy is being prepped for release this September 30th. The new set will come packed with all 45 episodes from the show’s two seasons on 6 DVDs, plus two extra DVD’s that contain the special features. Check out the press release here.
Moffat Named new showrunner of Doctor Who May 21, 2008 3:18 pm
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Writer Steven Moffat has been named the new lead writer and executive producer of the BBC drama series Doctor Who. Moffat, who has written several episodes of the show, will replace Russell T Davies early next year when he steps down. Davies has been the showrunner of the series since it was revived in 2005. Doctor Who will be taking a break for a year in terms of its episodic nature, airing a few movies before it returns in 2010 for its fifth season. For more information about this news, head here.
Source: guardian.co.uk
Jackson and Spielberg may jointly direct third Tintin movie May 20, 2008 1:54 am
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Out promoting his latest film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, director Steven Spielberg revealed that he and Peter Jackson may jointly direct the third installment in the planned Tintin movies:
“We are going to make three Tintin movies back-to-back. I’ll direct the first one, Peter will direct the second one. We’ll probably co-direct the third one.”
Production on the first film is expected to begin in September. A theatrical release could come as early as 2009.
Source: stuff.co.nz
The Happening International movie poster May 20, 2008 1:43 am
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A new international trailer for M. Night Shymalan’s first R-Rated film The Happening has found its way online. Check it out after the jump. The Happening, starring Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel and John Leguizamo hits theaters on June 13th.
MTV Movie Awards Presenters Announced May 20, 2008 1:34 am
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MTV has announced a first set of presenters for the upcoming 2008 MTV Movie Awards. The network says that Lindsay Lohan, Anne Hathaway, Jack Black, Steve Carell, Robert Downey Jr., Seth Rogen, Megan Fox, Jennifer Hudson, Mark Wahlberg, James Franco, Rumer Willis, Brendan Fraser and Danny McBride are the first wave of presenters for the awards show, which will be broadcast Live on Sunday, June 1st, beginning at 8pm ET.
Source: MTV
More Battlestar Galactica TV movies may be on the way May 20, 2008 1:13 am
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BSG fans take note, the SCI FI channel may be looking into a way to bridge what’s expected to be a long gap between the two halves of the show’s fourth, and final, season. Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune is reporting that NBCU, who produces the show, is looking into producing up to three Battlestar Galactica TV movies (in the vein of the recent TV movie “Razor”):
“Executives are now doing number-crunching for these proposed films, and any deals for these movies are far from done. However, it would make sense to make more “Battlestar” TV movies while the show’s creative team and actors are still all in one place, as it were.”
Ryan also notes that series co-creator/executive creator Ron Moore is currently writing the series finale and that the three films would be made this summer. And lastly, a new set of webisodes, linking the first and second halves of season four, is being prepared.
Read all of Ryan’s story here.
Considering the last TV movie only drew a 1.2 rating, I’m frankly surprised NBC would be so interesting in doing more. Does the prospect of more of these prequel type TV movies excite you?
Source: Chicago Tribune
Soundwave confirmed for Transformers 2 May 20, 2008 12:56 am
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Screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci have confirmed that Soundwave, who was rumored to appear in the original as an MP3 player, has been included in the script for Transformers 2.
“We had to get Soundwave in there,” Orci told IGN. “You know, we had Ravage in an early draft of the first movie and Soundwave, and we couldn’t do it right and I think this time hopefully we’ll have the ability to do it.”
The two writers also promised fans that the sequel will be more appealing to hardcore fans. To read what the two had to say about that, continue after the jump.
George Lucas has an idea for Indy 5 May 20, 2008 12:48 am
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The fourth installment isn’t even in theaters yet, but George Lucas is already talking up a potential fifth installment in the Indiana Jones franchise. In an interview with FOXNews, the director revealed that he has an idea to make more Indy films, but with a twist, Mutt Williams (Shia LaBeouf) would be the lead character:
“I haven’t even told Steven or Harrison this,” Lucas told FOXNews. “But I have an idea to make Shia [LeBeouf] the lead character next time and have Harrison [Ford] come back like Sean Connery did in the last movie. I can see it working out.”
For his part, LaBeouf wasn’t against the idea as he expressed interest, though with some reservations, to MTV:
“I don’t think a Mutt spinoff would be as big as Indiana Jones,” LaBeouf told MTV. “[But] fingers crossed!”
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull hits theaters this Thursday. Reviews are starting to trickle in and, thankfully, they’re mostly positive (It’s sitting at 81% currently at RT). So who else is excited for Indy?
New Dark Knight Joker Poster May 20, 2008 12:37 am
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A new poster featuring the Joker for The Dark Knight has been released. Check it out after the jump. Directed by Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight, starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman and Maggie Gyllenhaal, hits theaters on July 18th.
Punisher: War Zone Movie Poster May 20, 2008 12:25 am
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The first movie poster for the upcoming Punisher sequel Punisher: War Zone has been released. Check it out after the jump. Punisher: War Zone, starring Ray Stevenson as the title character Frank Castle/Punisher, hits theaters on December 5, 2008.
Spider-Man 4 Script Turned in + Spidy 4 and 5 to be shot back-to-back? May 20, 2008 12:12 am
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Apparently James Vanderbilt (Zodiac) has turned in a working draft of Spider-Man 4, but that’s not the big news. Cinematical has received a scoop that “his story arc has encompassed two films, making Spider-Man 5 shootable at the same time. The studio saw dollar signs and is in the process of reworking his deal to snatch up the story arc.” The site notes that nothing is expected to be announced anytime soon as both sides are still trying to negotiate a deal.
So what do you think? Shooting films back-to-back seems like all the rage these days, but is it the right move with Spider-Man, especially out of that weak third installment?
Source: Cinematical
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, May 18, 2008 May 19, 2008 7:06 pm
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The two-hour season finale of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and two episodes, including the fourth season finale, of Desperate Housewives put ABC well ahead of the competition Sunday night, despite not being able to quite match last year’s finales. CBS saw okay results from its lineup of 60 Minutes and The 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, which drew more viewers and adults 18-49 from last year’s edition.
Fox followed up in third place led by the season finales of The Simpsons, King of the Hill and American Dad, though all three shows were off a good deal from their year-ago season finale numbers.
NBC was even from the week prior, while The CW rounded out the pack in last place, as the network aired its season finales of Everybody Hates Chris, Aliens in America and The Game.
Continue reading for season ratings charts for the eight shows that ended their seasons last night plus a full analysis of the night’s programming.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, May 16, 2008 May 18, 2008 10:09 pm
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CBS’s trio of finales (Ghost Whisperer, Moonlight, and Numb3rs) led the network to an easy Friday night victory, out-drawing its closest competitor ABC (who itself stayed afloat thanks to a finale of its own via America’s Funniest Home Videos) by nearly 2 million viewers and 23%.
Elsewhere on the evening, The CW got a rare reprieve from the bottom, as its WWE Smackdown pulled the network into third place among households and viewers (tied for third among adults 18-49).
Continue reading for a look at the entire nights ratings, including my full analysis of the nights programming, PLUS ratings charts for the entire season’s of the three scripted series that had their season finales last night.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, May 15, 2008 May 16, 2008 1:43 pm
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Because so many shows (7) had their season finales last night, I’ve included ratings charts (for the entire season) of each show, and you’ll find the decline/increase from the year ago numbers in parentheses below (HH= Households, V= Viewers and A18-49= Adults 18-49). Don’t forget to click through the jump for even more analysis.
CBS took households and viewers on the strength of the season finales of CSI (Households: -12%, Viewers: -13%/2.72M, Adults 18-49: -24%) and Without a Trace (HH: -2%, V: +2%/0.23M, A18-49: -8%), but the network fell to third place among adults 18-49. That left ABC in first among A18-49 courtesy original episodes of its lineup, while NBC managed to just sneak into second among A18-49 courtesy the season finales of My Name Is Earl (HH: nc, V: +3%/0.19M, A18-49: nc), The Office (HH: +4%, V: +2%/0.19M, A18-49: +5%), and E.R. (HH: -14%, V: -12%/1.12M, A18-49: -8%). Fox stayed consistent in fourth place with its gameshow lineup, while The CW saw slight gains from the week prior courtesy season finales of Smallville (HH: nc, V: -9%/0.38M, A18-49: -6%) and Supernatural (HH: +6%, V: +8%/0.21M, A18-49: nc).
Mummy 3 Teaser Trailer + New Poster May 16, 2008 1:30 pm
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Universal has released the official teaser trailer for Stephen Sommers’ The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. A new poster has also surfaced for the film. The third in the franchise, ‘The Mummy 3’ hits theaters on August 1st and stars Brendan Fraser, Jet Li and Maria Bello. Check out the trailer and new poster after the jump.
New Hellboy 2 Poster May 16, 2008 1:21 pm
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Universal Pictures has released a new movie poster for Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy II: The Golden Army. The poster features a new tagline (“Believe it or Not, He’s the Good Guy”) and I must say, it looks pretty awesome. The film hits theaters this August 11th. Check out the poster after the jump.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, May 14, 2008 May 15, 2008 4:57 pm
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American Idol grew 1.39 million/6% among viewers and 10% among adults 18-49 to lead Fox comfortably past the other networks, while in season finale news, The CW’s America’s Next Top Model posted slight growth from the week prior, but was still well off from the year prior numbers. Continue reading for a look at the nights complete ratings, plus a ratings chart for season 10 of ‘Model’.
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