CBS Picks Up Three Drama Pilots January 30, 2009 1:19 am
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CBS has picked up three drama pilots, the networks first such pickup this season. The three programs are Back, U.S. Attorney Project and Washington Fields.
Back: Follows a man who returns home only to discovery that he had been reported missing eight years earlier, following 9/11. He now has to reconnect with family and friends that have moved on without him.
U.S. Attorney Project: A legal drama about a team of federal prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan.
Washington Fields: About an elite FBI team that handles only the most critical cases out of the bureau’s DC office.
Source: Broadcasting & Cable
NBC Orders 12 More Episodes of Howie Do It January 30, 2009 1:09 am
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NBC has ordered 12 more episodes of the Howie Mandel-led reality series Howie Do It. After three weeks, Howie Do It has averaged a 3.7/6 HH rating/share, 6.20M viewers and a 1.8/6 A18-49 rating/share, a good deal higher than shows that previously held its Friday night timeslot (Crusoe and America’s Toughest Jobs).
Source: Variety
Madea Goes to Jail Final Poster + 2 New Images and TV Spots January 29, 2009 11:58 pm
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Lionsgate has released the final poster for Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail, which hits theaters on February 20th. Click to enlarge. I’ve also got two new images from the film, as well as two new TV spots. Check those out after the jump.
Synopsis
After a high-speed freeway chase puts Madea (Tyler Perry) in front of the judge, her reprieve is short-lived as anger management issues get the best of her and land her in jail. A gleeful Joe (Tyler Perry) couldn’t be happier at Madea’s misfortune. But Madea’s eccentric family members the Browns (David and Tamala Mann) rally behind her, lending their special “country” brand of support. Meanwhile, Assistant District Attorney Joshua Hardaway (Derek Luke) is on the fast track to career success. But Hardaway lands a case too personal to handle – defending young prostitute and former drug addict Candace Washington (Keisha Knight Pulliam)—and asks his fiancé and fellow ADA Linda Holmes (Ion Overman) to fill in on his behalf. When Candace ends up in jail, Madea befriends the young woman, protecting her in a “motherly” way as only Madea can. (more…)
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, January 28, 2009 January 29, 2009 8:17 pm
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Stallone: Another Rambo on the Way January 29, 2009 7:47 pm
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Sylvester Stallone told Extra that another installment of Rambo is definitely on the way: “Yeah, we are doing another ‘Rambo,’ but the conflict is whether to do it in America or a foreign country.”
Released last January, Rambo went on to gross $113.2 million worldwide from a budget of $50 million.
John Stevenson to Helm Masters of the Universe January 29, 2009 7:29 pm
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Variety has confirmed Latino Review’s report from back in November that Warner Bros and producer Joel Silver have tapped Kung Fu Panda co-director John Stevenson to make his live-action directing debut for Masters of the Universe, the studio’s re-imagining of the Mattel toy character and 1980s cartoon series and film He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
The film will revolve around He-Man, a prince who transforms into a warrior and becomes the last hope for a magical land being ravaged by the evil Skeletor.
Watch the Race to Witch Mountain Super Bowl Spot Early January 29, 2009 7:15 pm
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MTV has gotten their hands on Disney’s Super Bowl spot for Race to to Witch Mountain. Watch it embedded below.
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Click here to watch it in high definition
New Dragon Quest XI Screenshots January 29, 2009 7:06 pm
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Square-Enix has released a new batch of screenshots of the Nintendo DS game Dragon Quest IX, providing a look at the game’s previously announced “Treasure Map” feature, a new addition to the game series. I’ve included a few of the shots on this post, click here to view the rest.
New Starcraft 2 Screenshots January 29, 2009 6:38 pm
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Starcraftwire.net has eight brand new screenshots showing off single player missions and test missions for the upcoming video game Starcraft 2. I’ve included a few on this page, click here to check out the rest.
Nintendo DS Moving Closer to 100M In Lifetime Sales January 29, 2009 6:28 pm
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Nintendo has released their hardware sales figures for the April 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 period as well as life-to-date totals. The biggest bit of news from the report is that the Nintendo DS handheld is inching closer to 100 million sales worldwide.
The handheld has sold 25.67 million units in Japan, 31.93 million units in the Americas and 38.62 million in other territories for a total of 96.22 million units sold life-to-date.
Nintendo’s Wii is also doing incredibly well for the company, selling through 44.96 million units life-to-date (7.80 million in Japan, 20.40 million in the Americas and 16.76 million in other territories).
Jeffrey Tambor Believes Arrested Development Film Will Happen This Year January 29, 2009 4:03 pm
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The New York Daily News’ Gatecrasher is reporting that Jeffrey Tambor believes that Michael Cera, previously reported as the lone hold out for an Arrested Development film, is on board for the project and that the movie will happen this year:
If I have to call him up and say, ‘Get on set right now, young man,’ he’ll be there…The movie is going to happen this year, and Michael Cera is on board. Trust me.
Alex Proyas Updates Dracula Year Zero January 29, 2009 3:56 pm
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Director Alex Proyas (The Knowing) has provided an update to his proposed Bram Stroker origin story Dracula Year Zero.
Both are still in active development so either could be Proyas’ next project. “I’m working on a bunch of different things and the two projects I’m excited about are an adaptation of John Christopher’s The Tripod stories that I’ve co-written with Stuart Hazeldine, who is one of our writers on ‘Knowing’, and the Dracula project,” the Australian filmmaker told us. “Both are very exciting projects but at this stage, we’re still in the budgeting process for both, so I can’t really tell you much more than that.”
“I’m not a fan of remakes or sequels — I haven’t done any and I’m not really that excited by them usually,” Proyas said when asked about his decision to make a movie based on a character whose had an extensive life in film. “In the case of Dracula, the reason I got excited about the project is I read a particular script that puts the whole legend on its head in every conceivable way and comes out with something that is both a kind of an ode to Bram Stoker’s original Dracula, in that it’s kind of a prequel to that, but it also redefines the character to such an extent that I found it quite exciting, so that is very much a kind of reinvention of that character and it’s why I got excited about it.”
Source: ComingSoon.net
Universal Bringing Back The Thing January 29, 2009 3:52 pm
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Variety has confirmed that Universal Pictures is updating John Carpenter’s 1982 classic horror film, The Thing. Originally reported by Bloody Disgusting earlier in the month, Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. will direct the update from a script written by Battlestar Galactica writer/executive producer Ron Moore.
John Orloff Writing Ian Fleming Biopic January 29, 2009 3:42 pm
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John Orloff, who most recently wrote Paramount Vantage’s A Mighty Heart, has been brought on board to pen the screenplay for Fleming, a biopic about Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond.
The film, which will look at critical moments in the life of the colorful author and journalist, is being produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way at Warner Bros.
Source: THR
Matt Johnson to Adapt Comic Book Afterburn January 29, 2009 3:37 pm
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Relativity Media has tapped Matt Johnson to adapt the comic book Afterburn for Neal Mortiz’s Original Films and Toby Maguire’s Maguire Entertainment banner.
A sci-fi adventure based on books published by Red 5 Comics, Afterburn is set against the backdrop of a postapocalyptic Earth whose Eastern Hemisphere was destroyed by a massive solar flare, leaving what life remains mutated from radiation and fallout. The story revolves around a group of treasure hunters who extract such objects as the Mona Lisa, the Rosetta Stone and the Crown Jewels while facing rival hunters, mutants and pirates.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Simon Beaufoy Writing Leap Year January 29, 2009 3:33 pm
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Slumdog Millionaire scribe Simon Beaufoy has been tapped by Spyglass Entertainment to write the romantic comedy Leap Year, starring Amy Adams.
According to THR, Adams is playing an uptight woman who travels to Dublin to propose to her boyfriend on leap day, Feb. 29, following an Irish tradition in which women propose to men on that day and the man must say yes. When weather derails her trip, she enlists the help of a surly Irish innkeeper to make an unexpected cross-country trek to pull off the perfect proposal in time.
Harry Elfont and Deb Kaplan (Made of Honor) wrote the first draft that got the project greenlit and the attention of Adams.
Amanda Seyfried Cast in A Woman of No Importance January 29, 2009 3:07 pm
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Mamma Mia! star Amanda Seyfried has been cast in Myriad Pictures’ adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s comedy A Woman of No Importance. Seyfried will star opposite Annette Bening and Sean Bean. Donald Zuckerman is producing and Bruce Beresford is directing from a script written by Howard Himelstein.
Source: Variety
NBC Developing TV Version of Parenthood January 29, 2009 3:02 pm
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NBC has greenlit a pilot for Parenthood, an adaptation of the 1980s theatrical film of the same name. Friday Night Lights writer/executive producer Jason Katims is heading the project along with Brian Grazer and Ron Howard.
Variety reports that the show will retain the tone of the movie — but with new characters, and with storylines that center on the modern challenges that come with raising kids in this post-Facebook, post-iPod world.
Boom Blox Bash Party Coming This Spring January 29, 2009 2:28 pm
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Electronics Arts and Steven Spielberg last night announced that a sequel to the Nintendo Wii title Boom Blox, is hitting the console sometime this Spring. Boom Blox Bash Party’s focus will be on polishing the experience and offering new features, such as new blocks, new tools, new actions, new multiplayer modes and new characters.
Here’s what Steven Spielberg said about the announcement:
Boom Blox Bash Party is a wild social gaming experience. We know families and friends really enjoyed playing the original Boom Blox together, so we designed more explosive multiplayer experiences with Boom Blox Bash Party.
Source: Reuters
Ghost Rider Sequel in Development January 29, 2009 2:16 pm
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Bloody Disgusting has confirmed that Columbia Pictures is moving forward with a sequel to Ghost Rider, having actively begun seeking a writer for the film. Star Nicolas Cage is already signed on to reprise his role as Johnny Blaze.
Ghost Rider, released in 2007, grossed $228.7 million worldwide, but the film’s budget of $110 million left a lot to be desired in terms of proftability, with the studio having to rely mostly on DVD sales and other ancilliary sources.
Fox and Walden Partner for ‘Voyage of the Dawn Treader’ January 28, 2009 11:45 pm
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When Walt Disney decided not to exercise its option to co-produce and co-finance the third film in the Chronicles of Narnia franchise, most assumed that a likely new partner for Walden Media would be Fox, who already distributes Walden properties under the Fox Walden banner. And that’s exactly what has happened.
Variety is reporting that Fox and Walden will split production and P&A costs for The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, which it reports is projected to cost $140 million, a good deal below the $215 million budget of last year’s ‘Prince Caspian’ and 2005’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ($180 million).
The hope is to shoot the film at the end of summer and release it holiday 2010.
New Wonder Woman Images + Q&A With Nathan Fillion January 28, 2009 6:27 pm
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This week’s Wonder Woman update features a set of new images as well as a brand new Q&A with actor Nathan Fillion, who voices Steve Trevor in the straight-to-video film. Click through the jump to read the Q&A and see a few more images.
Official Plot Synopsis:
Produced by the multiple Emmy® Award winning animation legend Bruce Timm, Wonder Woman is an origin– story and features a stellar celebrity voice cast including Keri Russell (Waitress, Felicity), Nathan Fillion (Desperate Housewives), Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2), Virginia Madsen (Sideways), Rosario Dawson (Sin City), Oliver Platt (The West Wing) and David McCallum (NCIS). Wonder Woman begins on the mystical island of Themyscira, where a proud and fierce warrior race of Amazons resides. They have raised Princess Diana, a daughter of stunning beauty, extraordinary strength and incredible fighting prowess. Diana possesses a host of super human powers granted to her by the gods and goddesses of Olympus and her strength and stamina are unparalleled. When Air Force fighter pilot Steve Trevor crash lands on the island, the rebellious and headstrong Diana defies Amazonian law by accompanying Trevor back to civilization. Meanwhile, Ares (the God of War) has escaped his imprisonment at the hands of the Amazons and has decided to exact his revenge by starting a world war that will destroy them all. It is up to Princess Diana to save her people and the world by using her gifts to become the ultimate Wonder Woman.
http://www.wonderwomanmovie.com
Wonder Woman hits DVD and Blu-ray Hi-Def on March 3, 2009. (more…)
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, January 27, 2009 January 28, 2009 5:46 pm
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New Watchmen Poster and Images January 28, 2009 4:15 pm
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Yahoo! Movies has posted a brand new movie poster (the final one) for Warner Bros’ upcoming Zack Snyder-directed film Watchmen. The site also has some images that I personally haven’t seen before, not sure if they’re new but I’ve included them regardless. Click to enlarge.
More images after the jump. (more…)
World War Z Concept Art January 28, 2009 3:50 pm
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Artist Daniel LuVisi has posted tryout concept art (pictured above, click to enlarge) for the upcoming adaptation of Max Brooks’ World War Z. From the artist:
This is the image I did, to get on the film World War Z with Marc Forster, director of Quantum of Solace. Can’t say whats going on or what the outcome is right now, but it’s not in the negative zone : )
This was one of the most difficult images I’ve ever done. Incredibly challenging to the point where I wanted to quit. But through thick and thin I forced myself to complete it.
Source: Deviant Art (via io9)
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