Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Movie Poster December 16, 2008 4:09 pm
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UGO has a brand new poster for Screen Gems’ upcoming Underworld prequel Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. Click the image on the right hand side to enlarge.
Synopsis
The Underworld series gets the prequel treatment with this third outing that fleshes out the story of the ancient war between the vampiric Death Dealers and their werewolf counterparts, the Lycans. F/X technician Patrick Tatopoulos (Godzilla, Independence Day) steps out of the effects lab and into the director’s chair with this entry, which sees stars Michael Sheen and Bill Nighy returning, with series newcomer Rhona Mitra also joining the cast.
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans hits theaters on January 23, 2009.
Abrams Talks Star Trek + New Banner December 16, 2008 4:00 pm
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Abrams conducted a short interview with MTV where the Star Trek director discussed several aspects of the film, including its humor, Leonard Nimoy’s involvment and the difference between his ‘Trek’ and Trek films of the past.
Paramount also released a new banner of the crew, which you’ll find posted above. Click to enlarge.
Here’s some of the interview, click here to read the rest.
MTV: Having been fortunate enough to view a few scenes recently, do you think fans will be surprised by the amount of humor in the film? [Editor’s note: In one sequence, an allergic reaction to medication results in massive swelling of Kirk’s hands and face … think “Nutty Professor.”]
Abrams: It’s funny, because when you see a quarter of something or less, it’s easy to draw conclusions about what the whole thing is. The thing with the hands is probably the most extreme sort of borderline-silly thing that happens in the movie. But the humor in the movie is constant within the wit of the characters. And I think when you look at the original “Star Trek” show, there was actually a great deal of humor.
MTV: We’ve seen Nimoy delivering his classic “Live long and prosper” line in the trailer. Is he fundamental to the story line, or is it more or less a glorified cameo?
Abrams: No, it’s no cameo. He’s in the movie, and his role is critical. I always think “cameo” feels like a role that the movie could exist without. This is critical, emotional and also a story element.
MTV: When you look at the other “Star Trek” films, what are they missing that you wanted to bring to yours?
Abrams: There are a number of things that I think are unique to this movie. There’s a level of relevance that I think is really because of the actors playing the part. I didn’t want to just re-create or reset everything, I thought going back to those characters was important. [In previous films] when we met those characters, we met them pre-established. They’d already been working together, they already knew each other. They had this history. And for some reason, the origin of those relationships of those characters was something that probably would have helped me, at least, connect to them and understand why I should care about them and who they were.
So on those fundamental levels, none of the movies have had that before. But on a much more practical level, “Star Trek” has never had the opportunity, nor the resources, to be realized in this way. Things like the ships and the battles and the planets and the chases and the action sequences … and do them in a way that felt thrilling and terrifying and entertaining in a way that the show and the prior movies simply couldn’t afford to do. I feel we were able to bring to life, in a way we’ve never seen before, what it is to be a member of Starfleet. And that’s kind of cool.
Norrington to Remake The Crow December 16, 2008 3:52 pm
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Stephen Norrington (Blade) has signed on to write and direct a remake of The Crow, based on the comic book created by James O’Barr. Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Media is currently negotiating with produce Ed Pressman to acquire the film franchise and finance the film. Pressman produced the 1994 Alex Proyas-directed film.
Norrington told Variety: “Whereas Proyas’ original was gloriously gothic and stylized, the new movie will be realistic, hard-edged and mysterious, almost documentary-style”.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Trailer December 16, 2008 3:39 pm
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20th Century Fox has officially released the new trailer for X-Men Origins: Wolverine online. Watch it embedded below.
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You can watch the trailer in high definition at MySpace.
Synopsis
The gruff, steel-clawed Marvel superhero Wolverine strikes out on his own in this X-Men spin-off starring series regular Hugh Jackman. The film is set up as an origin tale for the character, and will find him sharing the screen with Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds), Gambit (Taylor Kitsch), John Wraith (will.i.am), Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Liev Schreiber), and Col. William Stryker (Danny Huston). Academy Award-winning director Gavin Hood (Tsotsi) films a screenplay penned by Troy scribe David Benioff (Troy). Daniel Henney and Lost’s Dominic Monaghan round out the supporting cast.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine hits theaters on May 1, 2009.
Terminator Salvation Sequel Moving Forward December 16, 2008 2:22 pm
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Variety is reporting that Halcyon Co. execs Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek are working with Terminator Salvation director McG on a fifth installment of the popular franchise.
Terminator Salvation was always planned to be the first in a new trilogy, but the announcement to move forward with another installment was originally expected to be withheld until the release of the film next summer, but positive studio, fan and media reaction to recently released footage of the film has encouraged Halcyon to move forward ahead of schedule:
“We feel the time is now to start shaping the next part of this,” Kubicek said.
The announcement was made at the Dubai International Film Festival, where McG was in attendance.
Christian Bale is already signed on for the role of John Connor in all three films.
Chris Weitz to Direct New Moon December 16, 2008 1:49 pm
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Summit Entertainment has confirmed that Chris Weitz has been hired to direct New Moon, the sequel to the studio’s highly successful film Twilight. Chris Weitz replaces Catherine Hardwicke, who Summit announced last week would not be continuing with the franchise. The announcement was made by Erik Feig, Summit’s President of Production.
“We love Stephenie Meyer’s fantastic ‘Twilight’ series. Thinking long and hard about how to turn ‘New Moon’ into the amazing movie we know it will be, and working with Stephenie Meyer to find the right candidate, we are thrilled to announce Chris Weitz as director of the film. Chris very much understands the world of ‘New Moon’ and has the skill set required to bring the book to glorious life as a movie. We think he will be an excellent steward of Stephenie Meyer’s vision.”
“I am honored to have been entrusted with shepherding ‘New Moon’ from the page to the screen,” said Weitz. “The extraordinary world that Stephenie has created has millions of fans, and it will be my duty to protect on their behalf the characters, themes and story they love. This is not a task to be taken lightly, and I will put every effort into realizing a beautiful film to stand alongside a beautiful book.”
Twilight has grossed an impressive $150 million domestically since its release, and has added another $35.3 million from overseas markets for a worldwide cume of $185.3 million. The film’s production budget was just $37 million.
Source: Summit Entertainment (via ComingSoon.net)
Frank Miller Provides Updates on 300 Spin-off And Sin City 2 December 16, 2008 1:20 pm
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Frank Miller recently sat down with Superhero Hype! to discuss his upcoming film The Spirit, but the director also chatted about other projects that he has in the works, including sequels to Sin City and 300.
Miller confirmed to the site that he has “written a story that’s not a prequel” to 300:
“It’s definitely a further story in the Greco-Persian Wars, and it involves some of the same characters but I’m not sure exactly how far along it’ll get and again, until it’s on a marquee, I don’t believe in it.”
Miller also spoke about plans to get moving on a second Sin City and responded to last week’s news that Mickey Rourke was hesitant on returning for the sequel due to long hours in the make-up chair: “He has a pretty big role. I hope Mickey plays it.” Miller also confirmed that although he directed The Spirit solo, he would prefer to once again team-up with Robert Rodriquez for the Sin City sequel:
“I hope to work with Robert. We’re talking it over and trying to work out the mechanics of actually getting it made. It’s always tricky with movies. I believe that a movie’s going to come out as soon as I see its name on a marquee.”
And finally, Miller hinted that he may publish a Sin City or 300 comic or graphic novel ahead of the release of either film.
Read the rest of the interview here.
Kenneth Branagh Talks Thor December 16, 2008 1:04 pm
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It’s been more than two months since news broke that Kenneth Branagh was Marvel’s choice to bring Thor to the big-screen and the director has been quite silent on the project. No more. While doing press for his upcoming film Valkryie, the actor/director spoke to MTV about the upcoming film:
“I am directing “Thor” or “The Mighty Thor’ as you might like to call it,” he said with a smile before clarifying what the title of the film will be. “I think it will be ‘Thor.’”
He continued excitedly, “There’s science fiction and science fact and fantasy all woven into one. It’s based on Norse legends which Marvel sort of raided in a brilliant way.
Branagh also spoke to the rumors that Kevin McKidd would be starring as Thor:
“There’s been lots of talk [about casting] — I sound like a politician — but we are too early at this stage. We’re getting the story and the visual effects together and all of that is very exciting. Someone sensational is going to play the part but it is early days.”
Thor is scheduled to hit theaters on July 16, 2010.
Hugh Jackman to host Oscars December 16, 2008 11:57 am
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Actor Hugh Jackman (“Australia”, “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”) has been tapped to host this year’s Oscar telecast on February 22, 2009. Laurence Mark and Bill Condon, producers of the awards show, called the Australian actor “a consummate entertainer and an internationally renowned movie star.”
“He also has style, elegance and a sense of occasion,” Mark and Condon said in a joint statement. “Hugh is the ideal choice to host a celebration of the year’s movies — and to have fun doing it.”
Jackman had the following to say in a statement:
“Thirty years ago when I was in Sydney watching Johnny Carson host the Oscars with my family, I never imagined that I’d one day have the chance to be up on that stage myself,” Jackman said. “I am very grateful to the Academy for giving me this opportunity. And, excited to be working with Larry and Bill on what I know will be a fun and memorable celebration.”
The 81st Annual Academy Awards will be broadcast on Sunday, February 22nd on ABC.
Knowing Movie Trailer December 16, 2008 11:41 am
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Summit Entertainment has released the first full-length trailer for Alex Proyas’ upcoming sci-fi thriller Knowing. Watch it embedded below.
Watch the trailer in high definition at Apple.com
Synopsis
Academy Award® Winner Nicolas Cage (National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Leaving Las Vegas) stars in KNOWING, a gripping action-thriller of global proportions about a professor who stumbles on terrifying predictions about the future—and sets out to prevent them from coming true. In 1958, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. But one mysterious girl fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead.
Fifty years later, a new generation of students examines the capsule’s contents and the girl’s cryptic message ends up in the hands of young CALEB KOESTLER. But it is Caleb’s father, professor JOHN KOESTLER (Nicolas Cage), who makes the startling discovery that the encoded message predicts with pinpoint accuracy the dates, death tolls and coordinates of every major disaster of the past 50 years. As Ted further unravels the document’s chilling secrets, he realizes the document foretells three additional events—the last of which hints at destruction on a global scale and seems to somehow involve Ted and his son. When Ted’s attempts to alert the authorities fall on deaf ears, he takes it upon himself to try to prevent more destruction from taking place.
With the reluctant help of DIANA WAYLAND (Rose Byrne) and ABBY WAYLAND, the daughter and granddaughter of the now-deceased author of the prophecies, Ted’s increasingly desperate efforts take him on a heart-pounding race against time until he finds himself facing the ultimate disaster—and the ultimate sacrifice.
Knowing hits theaters on March 20, 2009.
Two New Photos from Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds December 12, 2008 12:19 am
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Filmz.ru has two new photos from writer/director Quentin Tarantino’s remake of Inglourious Basterds.
Inglourious Basterds hits theaters in 2009.
Golden Globe Awards Announced December 11, 2008 11:59 pm
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association today announced their nominations for The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards. The awards will take place Sunday, January 11, 2009 on NBC starting at 8 PM ET. Check out the nominations for both movies and television, after the jump.
New Photo for Alex Proyas’ Knowing; Trailer In Theaters This Weekend December 11, 2008 11:49 pm
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Summit Entertainment has released a new still from Alex Proyas’ upcoming sci-fi thriller Knowing. Click to enlarge. A new trailer for the film is expected in theaters this weekend.
Knowing hits theaters March 20, 2009.
Source: /Film
New Dragonball Evolution Posters December 11, 2008 11:41 pm
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IGN has four new posters for 20th Century Fox’s Dragonball Evolution. Click the above image to check them out.
Dragonball Evolution hits theaters on April 8, 2009.
Joby Harold In Negotiations to Write Atlantis Rising December 11, 2008 7:09 pm
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Writer/Director Joby Harold is in negotiations to write the adaptation of the comic book Atlantis Rising for DreamWorks. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are producing for DreamWorks alongside Platinum Studios Chairman and CEO Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, who created the original Atlantis Rising five-part series.
“As a writer, Joby has an amazingly strong understanding of how to take genre seriously, which is prerequisite No. 1 for us when it comes to these kinds of movies,” said Kurtzman.
“In all the classic versions of this kind of movie, the threat is always from the stars,” Orci said. “The idea that it’s somehow our cousins who went off in a different path of evolution who have been here, literally, underneath our oceans. … That’s fascinating, the idea of secrets right under your nose.”
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry to Voice Enterprise’s Computer in Star Trek December 11, 2008 6:14 pm
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Majel Barrett-Roddenberry will be reprising her role as the voice of the Starship Enterprise computer in J.J. Abrams’ upcoming film Star Trek. Roddenberry has voiced the role in four of the six Star Trek television series and three films.
Star Trek hits theaters on May 8, 2009.
Source: Variety
The Dark Knight Sells 3 Million Units on DVD and Blu-ray December 11, 2008 6:06 pm
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In its first day of release this past Tuesday, 
Warner Bros’ The Dark Knight sold 3 million copies on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States, Canada and the UK. 600,000 of those copies were Blu-ray, the most ever for the format, beating the record previously held by Marvel/Paramount’s Iron Man, which sold 260,000 Blu-ray discs. That disc went on to sell 500,000 in its first week. The Dark Knight could be on pace to sell 1 million copies on Blu-ray by week’s end.
Sources: Video Business and The New York Times
New Terminator Salvation Photo December 11, 2008 5:51 pm
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The LA Times Hero Complex blog has a new photo from McG’s upcoming film Terminator Salvation. Click to enlarge.
Terminator Salvation hits theaters on May 22, 2009.
Daniel Craig on the Future of James Bond December 11, 2008 2:29 pm
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Daniel Craig says he’s ready to begin work on another Bond film. In an interview with ComingSoon.net about his next film, Edward Zwick’s Defiance, Craig opened up about the reception to Quantum of Solaceand his plans for another installment. Here are some highlights from the interview:
ComingSoon.net: The critical reaction to “Quantum of Solace” was somewhat different than that for “Casino Royale.” Did that surprise you?
Daniel Craig: No, because “Casino Royale” was based on a novel and we’re always going to have that. When you do a movie like that, where the basis of a story is really strong and also the momentum of it, everyone thought that it was going to be sh*t. So when it wasn’t, they were all just completely surprised. I think that “Quantum of Solace” is as good a movie as “Casino Royale.” I think that the difference is that last time people were surprised by the fact that they enjoyed it. The fact is that we get reviews in newspapers that we’d never had reviews in before. Certainly with the Internet we get seven and a half million reviews, which are all worth looking at, obviously.
CS: Do you think that calls to go to work on the next one will come a little quicker after the huge success of “Quantum?”
Craig: I haven’t heard anything – but then I’m not answering my phone.
CS: What more do you want to do with Bond? What other parts of him would you like to explore?
Craig: Well, I genuinely think we’ve got a blank page now. We’ve finished this story off. “Quantum of Solace” was exactly the right thing to do. We started something with “Casino Royale” and we wrapped it all up with “Quantum of Solace.” We’re ready to begin again and we can do what we want.
Quantum of Solace is performing on-par with Casino Royale and has grossed $510.6 million worldwide ($152.7 million domestically and $357.9 million overseas). Casino Royale grossed $594.2 million worldwide–$167.4 million domestically and $426.8 million overseas–when it was released in 2006.
Dragonball Evolution International Trailer December 11, 2008 2:11 pm
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The international trailer for 20th Century Fox’s Dragonball Evolution has been released online. Watch it embedded below.
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Dragonball Evolution hits theaters on April 8, 2009.
Shyamalan’s Cast for The Last Airbender December 11, 2008 2:05 pm
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Entertainment Weekly is reporting that M. Night Shyamalan has found his cast for The Last Airbender, his live-action adaptation of the popular Nickelodeon series:
After an open casting call in Texas, Shyamalan discovered karate star Noah Ringer and offered him the part of Airbender’s 12-year old hero, Aang, an Avatar with superpowers who must stop the Fire Nation from destroying the world. Twilight’s Jackson Rathbone has been asked to play Aang’s pal Sokka, while Nicola Peltz (Deck the Halls) will star as his sister Katara. Genial singer Jesse McCartney, meanwhile, is negotiating to play against type in the role of the Fire Nation’s evil prince Zuko.
The Last Airbender hits theaters on July 2, 2010.
New Photo from Kick-Ass December 11, 2008 1:03 pm
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AICN has a report from the London set of Matthew Vaughn’s big-screen adaptation of Mark Millar’s comic book series Kick-Ass and the report includes the first official photo of Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Red Mist. Click the image for a closer look, and to read AICN’s set report.
Release Date Changes for Universal’s Fast and Furious and Nottingham December 11, 2008 12:56 pm
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In addition to pushing back The Wolfman from April to November (click here for related story), Universal Pictures has announced that they’ve also moved two other upcoming films. Justin Lin’s Fast and Furious will now be moving from its original June 12th release up to The Wolfman’s former date of April 3rd, while the studio has moved Ridley Scott’s Nottingham out of 2009 entirely and into a TBA 2010 slot.
Source: Variety
Terminator Salvation Trailer #2 December 10, 2008 2:27 am
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And here’s the new domestic trailer for McG’s Terminator Salvation. Turns out that this is indeed different cut than the Japanese/International one. While both are awesome, I prefer this one a little more. One thing’s for certain, this film is looking really, really good. Watch the trailer embedded below.
Watch the trailer in high-definition at Apple.com
New Terminator Salvation (Japanese) Trailer December 9, 2008 8:41 pm
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Warner Bros.’ has released a brand new Japanese trailer for Terminator Salvation. It’s unclear if this is the same trailer that will be shown on Entertainment Tonight (and later released online), but some of the scenes were present in the ET preview released last week. Regardless, you can watch the trailer embedded below.
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Synopsis
In the highly anticipated new installment of “The Terminator” film franchise, set in post-apocalyptic 2018, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet’s operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.
Terminator Salvation hits theaters on May 22, 2009.
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