Alice In Wonderland Getting IMAX 3D Release March 31, 2009 6:58 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in IMAX, Movies, News, Walt Disney Pictures.Tags: Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton
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Walt Disney Pictures also announced today, along with IMAX, that Alice in Wonderland, from director Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Anne Hathaway as the White Queen and Mia Wasikowska as Alice, will be released to IMAX theaters simultaneously with the film’s wide release on March 5, 2010. The full press release follows after the jump. (more…)
Disney To Release Toy Story/Toy Story 2 3D Double Feature in October March 31, 2009 6:36 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, News.Tags: Toy Story, Toy Story 2
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At ShoWest today, Walt Disney Pictures announced that 3D presentations of Disney-Pixar’s animated features Toy Story and Toy Story 2 will be released in theaters starting on October 2, 2009, for a limited two-week engagement. The double feature will play exclusively in 3D.
The double-feature will lead into an all new chapter the following year, when Walt Disney releases Toy Story 3 on June 18, 2010. The full press release follows after the jump. (more…)
Drag Me to Hell Poster March 31, 2009 5:26 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movie Posters, Movies, Universal Pictures.Tags: Drage Me to Hell
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Shock Till You Drop has a brand new one-sheet of Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell. Click the poster above to see the poster in higher res over at STYD.
Drag Me to Hell hits theaters on May 29, 2009.
Sam Raimi: Spider-Man 4 Script Will Be Ready by Summer March 31, 2009 5:19 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Columbia Pictures, Movies, Sony Pictures.Tags: Sam Raimi, Spider-Man 4
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Sam Raimi says that the script for Spider-Man 4, written by David Lindsay-Abaire (Inkheart), should be ready by summer: “Right now, David Lindsay-Abaire is working on a draft of the new picture,” Raimi told SCI FI Wire. “And he’s hard at work, and hopefully we’ll see something in about three months.”
Raimi, who’ll be directing the film, said that there is a rush to hit the scheduled May 6, 2011 release date:
“We have to make the release date, and on all of these pictures, the Spider-Man films—and I’m sure it’s the same as with many of the other bigger-budgeted films—they have release dates far in advance of a screenplay,” he said. “So it’s about getting it ready the best you can in time for the first day of production. That’s what we’ve always done, and that’s what we’ll try to do again.”
In regards to casting, Tobey Maguire is reportedly signed on to reprise the title role, and Raimi adds that while it’s still early to discuss other casting, he does plan to reassemble the core cast which includes Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane:
“At this point I do, but it’s really … all going to be dependent upon the script, and I’ll just have to wait and see,” Raimi said. “I don’t want to put the cart before the horse, but hopefully we can service the story in the screenplay, and whatever it demands, hopefully we’ll be its eager servants.”
And finally, Raimi declined to discuss possible villains for the fourth installment, telling SCI FI Wire that he thinks he should wait “till the finished screenplay, and then it’d really be up to Sony Pictures and the producers to determine when they want to release that information.”
Orci & Kurtzman Talk Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen March 31, 2009 5:05 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in DreamWorks, Movies, News, Paramount Pictures.Tags: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman recently spoke with SCI FI Wire to discuss what’s coming up with the new story, what robots we may see in it and the possibility of getting Leonard Nimoy to voice a character. Here are a few excerpts:
Talk about the process of deciding what robots to keep, what robots to add. There are so many of these characters that you have to pick from. How do you winnow them down, how do you add the new ones, integrate them?
Orci: Well, the easier one, obviously, is the fact that we inherit certain ones from the previous movie and from the fact that Prime and Bumblebee are kind of the two front-and-center relationships. … In terms of villains, it was again going back to all the source material. … We got a bunch of the comics again, we got a bunch of the old cartoons, and just started looking for kind of the most elemental bad guy that kind of jumped off the material, and we found one in the Fallen.
And you’ve got to bring Megatron back.
Orci: Exactly. But part of it, too, was because of the oddity of the strike, what happened before the strike is that Alex and I and Ehren wrote up kind of a 20-page treatment of … kind of, basically, the moves of the movie. And so many of the robots were selected there. But then many of them were also selected during the strike while we couldn’t do anything, as a matter of necessity, by Hasbro and by [director] Michael Bay for some of the action sequences. They literally had to start designing somebody. And they were prohibited by the law from calling us and saying, “Who should that other somebody be?” So it was a mixture of the characters that we had in our treatment and some of the characters that were designed specifically for the movie for production.
And here’s what Orci had to say about the possibility of Nimoy voicing a character in the film:
And you, Bob, were quoted as saying you were trying to get Leonard Nimoy to do the Fallen?
Orci: He originally was the voice in the animated movie, and at one of the conventions, Alex and I actually spoke to him about it, and he’s like, “Yeah, I’d be open to that.” But it’ll be Michael’s decision.
Have you talked with Michael about that?
Orci Oh, sure. … He’s like, “Hmm.” And we’re like, “You know you’re cousins, right?” [Nimoy’s wife is Michael Bay’s cousin.]
There was also some talk about Frank Welker, the original voice of Megatron, and whether he’d actually end up in the movie after all?
Orci: Exactly, and I think they’re in the middle of hashing that out. We’ll see who we get.
Read the entire interview over at SCI FI Wire.
Paramount Moving Foward on Star Trek Sequel; Writers on Board March 31, 2009 1:04 am
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, News, Paramount Pictures.Tags: Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci, Star Trek
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With just a little over a month before Paramount Pictures releases Star Trek (May 1, 2009), the studio is moving forward with a sequel and has hired Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman (who wrote the first film) and Damon Lindelof to pen the screenplay.
Director J.J. Abrams will be back to produce alongside his Bad Robot partner Bryan Burk, but no decision has been made yet on whether Abrams will return to direct the sequel. The three screenwriters will also be receiving producing credit for the sequel.
Read the rest after the jump, plus check out some new photos and high-res art of the final U.S. poster. (more…)
David Cronenberg Talks Eastern Promises Sequel March 30, 2009 8:22 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Focus Features, Movies, News.Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
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In a new interview with MTV, Eastern Promises director David Cronenberg said that he, star Viggo Mortensen, screenwriter Steven Knight, producer Paul Webster and the studio Focus Features, are planning on making a sequel to the 2007 thriller. Here’s a small excerpt from MTV:
“We are moving forward with it,” Cronenberg told MTV News. “We all are excited about the idea of doing a sequel.”
“We are going to have a meeting very soon between me, Steve Knight and Paul Webster to discuss what the script would be,” Cronenberg said. “I have some very strong ideas about what I would like to see, but I would like to hear what they have to say as well. And then after that, if all goes well, Steve goes away and writes a great script. If we all like it, we make it.”
Eastern Promises grossed just $17.3 million domestically, but did better in foreign markets, pushing its worldwide cume to $56.1 million.
Bruno Gets NC-17 Rating March 30, 2009 8:16 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 20th Century Fox, Movies, News.Tags: Bruno, Sascha Baron Cohen
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Sascha Baron Cohen’s latest film, Bruno, has received a NC-17 rating. The Wrap reports that the film got the rating, in part, due to a scene where the Baron’s character “appears to have anal sex with a man on camera. In another, the actor goes on a hunting trip and sneaks naked into the tent of one of the fellow hunters, an unsuspecting non-actor.”
This actually isn’t much of a surprise because Cohen’s last film, 20th Century Fox’s Borat, initially earned an NC-17 rating as well. That film was later re-edited and got the necessary R-Rating, en route to an impressive $128.9M domestically ($261.6M worldwide) on a budget of just $18M.
Bruno, from Universal Pictures, hits theaters on July 7, 2009.
New Star Trek TV Spot March 30, 2009 8:02 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, Paramount, Video Clips.Tags: Star Trek
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Paramount has begun airing a new trailer/TV spot for Star Trek. The trailer is attached to 2-D runs of Monsters vs. Aliens and was run during Friday night’s Kid’s Choice Awards on Nickelodeon. Check out the new spot after the jump.
Star Trek hits theaters on May 8, 2009. (more…)
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and Terminator Salvation Video Game Trailers March 30, 2009 7:53 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, Video Game Trailers, Video Games.Tags: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Terminator Salvation
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The trailer for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: The Video Game is now online, as well as the opening intro sequence for the video game based on Terminator Salvation. Check them both out after the jump (image above is a screen from the Terminator Salvation game, check out more screens at Crave Online). (more…)
Eight New Photos from X-Men Origins: Wolverine March 29, 2009 11:53 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 20th Century Fox, Images/Photos, Movies.Tags: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
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Updated on March 30, 2009 at 5:15PM: I’ve updated the post with non-marked high-resolution images courtesy SpoilerTV-Movies. Check them out after the jump.
Original article follows below.
X-MenFilms.net has eight brand new photos (well a couple look familiar, but these are high res) from 20th Century Fox’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Click the collage above to head on over to the site to check out the photos in high res.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine hits theaters on May 1, 2009. (more…)
First Look: Sherlock Holmes Poster March 29, 2009 11:11 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movie Posters, Movies, Warner Brothers.Tags: Sherlock Holmes
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While at ShoWest, LatinoReview snapped a photo of the teaser poster for Warner Bros’ Sherlock Holmes. See it in higher res by clicking the poster above.
The site also snapped a few shots of new posters for 500 Days of Summer, The Hangover and Easy Virtue. Head on over to Latino Review to check those out as well.
Sherlock Holmes hits theaters on December 25, 2009.
Final Star Trek Poster March 29, 2009 10:46 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movie Posters, Movies, Paramount.Tags: J.J. Abrams, Star Trek
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The final theatrical poster for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek has been released via MySpace. Click to enlarge. Also, several new international posters have been released over the past few days. In case you hadn’t seen them yet, I’ve included them all after the jump.
Star Trek hits theaters on May 8, 2009. (more…)
Harold Ramis Talks Ghostbusters 3 March 29, 2009 10:12 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, News.Tags: Ghostbusters 3, Harold Ramis
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Harold Ramis spoke with MTV recently about the third Ghostbusters. Ramis revealed that he’s still waiting on a first draft of the script from The Office-scribes Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, but that he, along with Dan Aykroyd and original director Ivan Reitman, have been consulting on the project. The biggest news, however, was that Ramis confirmed that all the original core players will be part of the film, including Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd:
“We’re all going to be in it in different kinds of roles,” Ramis said. “We’re going to be the sage mentors. There are going to be young Ghostbusters.”
Two New Clips and Two New Featurettes for Disney/Pixar’s Up March 29, 2009 9:59 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, Pixar, Video Clips, Walt Disney Pictures.Tags: Up
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Disney has released two new video clips for the upcoming Pixar CG-animated film Up. Watch one below, and click through the jump to check out one more, plus links to two brand new featurettes about the film.
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Up hits conventional and 3-D theaters on May 29, 2009. (more…)
New Angels & Demons TV Spot March 29, 2009 9:05 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, Video Clips.Tags: Angels & Demons
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Columbia Pictures has released a brand new TV spot for Angels & Demons. Check it out after the jump.
Angels & Demons hits theaters on May 15, 2009. (more…)
Watch the First Five Minutes of Mutant Chronicles March 29, 2009 9:01 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, Video Clips.Tags: Mutant Chronicles
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Hulu has posted the first five minutes of Simon Hunter’s Mutant Chronicles. The film, starring Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, Ddevon Aoki and John Malkovich, hits theaters on April 24th. Watch the clip after the jump. (more…)
First Look: Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel and Teresa Palmer in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice March 29, 2009 8:54 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Images/Photos, Movies, Walt Disney Pictures.Tags: Jay Baruchel, Nicolas Cage, Teresa Palmer, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
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Shooting on Disney’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is currently underway in New York City and thanks to JustJared and Celebrity-Gossip, we’ve got our first look at the film’s cast: Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel and Teresa Palmer. Check out more images of Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel at JustJared, and more of Teresa Palmer at Celebrity-Gossip.
ABC To Air Ben Hur Miniseries March 27, 2009 12:56 am
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in ABC, Movies, News, Television.Tags: Alan Sharp, Ben Hur, Steve Shill
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ABC will be airing a new four-hour Ben Hur miniseries. The $22.5 million production hails from Alchemy Television Group and Spain’s Drimtim Entertainment. Steve Shill (Rome) is on board to direct from a script penned by Alan Sharp (Rob Roy). Production is set to begin in May in Spain, Morocco and Canada. Casting is still underway.
The project will be presented by ABC as a limited series. No air date has been set yet.
Source: Variety
Six New Harry Potter 6 Character Posters March 27, 2009 12:49 am
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movie Posters, Movies, Warner Brothers.Tags: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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MSN has debuted six new character posters for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The posters feature Harry Potter, Albus Dumbledore, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy and Severus Snape. Click the image above to check out all six individually.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hits convetional and IMAX theaters on June 17, 2009.
Where the Wild Things Are Trailer March 25, 2009 6:55 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movies, Warner Brothers.Tags: Spike Jonze, Where the Wild Things Are
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The first trailer for Where the Wild Things Are has been released. Watch it after the jump.
Where the Wild Things Are, based Maurice Sendaks’ book of the same name, is directed by Spike Jonze and hits theaters on October 16, 2009. (more…)
Sean Penn Set for The Three Stooges March 25, 2009 6:46 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Casting, Movies, News.Tags: Benicio Del Toro, Jim Carrey, Sean Penn, The Three Stooges
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MGM and the Farrelly brothers have settled on their cast for The Three Stooges. Variety has confirmed an earlier report that Sean Penn is set to play Larry, while negotiations are underway with Jim Carrey to play Curly and Benicio Del Toro being targeted to play Moe.
Jim Carrey is expected to gain 40 or so pounds to approximate the physical dimensions of Curly.
Variety reports that the film is not a biopic, but rather a comedy built around the antics of the three characters that Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Howard played in the Columbia Pictures shorts.
How to Train Your Dragon Promotional Image March 25, 2009 6:17 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in DreamWorks Animation, Images/Photos, Movies.Tags: How to Train Your Dragon
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Animatoons has posted the first promotional image or DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon.
The Peter Hastings-directed animated film hits conventional and IMAX theaters on March 26, 2010.
via ComingSoon.net
New Trailer for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs March 25, 2009 3:22 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 20th Century Fox, Movie Trailers, Movies.Tags: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
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20th Century Fox has released a brand new trailer for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. You can watch the trailer over at MSN.com by clicking on the image above.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs hits theaters on July 1, 2009.
Two New Angels & Demons Posters March 25, 2009 3:17 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Columbia Pictures, Movie Posters, Movies.Tags: Angels & Demons, Ron Howard, Tom Hanks
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Filmsactu.com has unveiled two new posters, one domestic and one international, for Columbia Pictures’ Angels & Demons. The prequel to the 2007 hit The DaVinci Code, Angels & Demons stars Tom Hanks and is directed by Ron Howard. Check out the other poster after the jump.
Angels & Demons hits theaters on May 15, 2009. (more…)
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