First Trailer for Tony Gilroy’s Duplicity November 26, 2008 5:56 pm
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The first trailer for Duplicity (March 20, 2009), written and directed by Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton), has been released. Watch the trailer below.
Synopsis
CIA officer Claire Stenwick (Roberts) and MI6 agent Ray Koval (Owen) have left the world of government intelligence to cash in on the highly profitable cold war raging between two rival multinational corporations. Their mission? Secure the formula for a product that will bring a fortune to the company that patents it first. For their employers-industry titan Howard Tully (Tom Wilkinson) and buccaneer CEO Dick Garsik (Paul Giamatti)- nothing is out of bounds. But as the stakes rise, the mystery deepens and the tactics get dirtier, the trickiest secret for Claire and Ray is their growing attraction. And as they each try to stay one double-cross ahead, two career loners find their schemes endangered by the only thing they can’t cheat their way out of: love.
You can also watch the trailer in High Definition at Apple
Empire Magazine Wolverine Cover + New Photo November 26, 2008 4:41 pm
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Empire Magazine visited the set of 20th Century Fox’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine and the film is featured on the magazine’s cover (pictured right–click to enlarge), plus there’s a new character photo inside the issue. Here’s a brief segment from the article:
“There’s a scene in the first X-Men movie,” said Jackman, “where Wolverine’s introduced in a bar, fighting in a cage, and you felt that he did this every night of his life. If this movie is successful, you should feel that this guy can walk straight off the end of this film and into that bar. “
Check out the rest of the article here. X-Men Origins: Wolverine hits theaters on May 1, 2009.
Source: Empire Magazine (Photo Source: ComingSoon.net)
Terminator Salvation Running Time 2 hours+ November 26, 2008 3:19 pm
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In an interview with a German newspaper, Terminator Salvation director McG revealed that the final running time for the film will be around 2 hours and 10 minutes. Good new for those of you nervous about these kinds of things.
Terminator Salvation hits theaters on May 22, 2009.
Wolverine Trailer Will Be Attached to The Day the Earth Stood Still November 26, 2008 2:57 pm
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ComingSoon.net has confirmed that the first trailer for X-Men Origins: Wolverine will hit theaters with 20th Century Fox’s The Day the Earth Stood Still on December 12th. The trailer will only be made available to studios and is not expected to debut online or on TV until some time later.
Looks like those of you unwilling to check out the The Day the Earth Stood Still in theaters will just have to rely on a leaked version of the trailer hitting the net.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine hits theaters on May 1, 2009.
Twilight Stars Get Big Pay Raise November 26, 2008 2:42 pm
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Twilight stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are in store for a huge pay raise of the recently greenlit sequel New Moon. The two stars, who were each paid $2 million for the first film, will be paid $12 million each for the sequel. Looks like the budget is going to be substantially increased for the sequel. Twilight was made for just $37 million.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
New Star Trek Trailer Features First Look at Leonard Nimoy November 25, 2008 1:25 pm
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AICN has a slightly edited version of the recently released Star Trek trailer. The big edit? The inclusion of Leonard Nimoy as Spock. Click the teaser image below to download and watch the trailer in high definition.
Terminator Salvation Flash Poster November 25, 2008 1:23 pm
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Check out this very cool flash-based poster for Terminator Salvation. Click the image below to view the animation.
Terminator Salvation hits theaters on May 22, 2009.
Tim Blake Nelson Talks Hulk 2 November 25, 2008 12:11 pm
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Tim Blake Nelson, who played Dr. Samuel Sterns in The Incredible Hulk, told Ain’t It Cool News that the plan is for his character to become the villain The Leader in a possible sequel:
Quint: Great well what about a potential HULK sequel? Gale Anne Hurd’s been going around talking about how you might be The Leader and the main villain of the next one.
Tim Blake Nelson: That’s the plan. That’s what they tell me, but I don’t know when that’s happening or what the details are but I am eager to do it and I hear that’s in the works. I would tell you if I knew more, but I honestly don’t.
Quint: Yeah, but you haven’t played a comic-book villain yet right?
Tim Blake Nelson: No, but I had a great time doing HULK, so if they want me for HULK 2 I’m there, it certainly was the plan going into HULK 1. When I met with them they said this is where it’s headed so I’m eager to do it.
Source: Ain’t It Cool News
Details and Promotional Image for Star Trek Prequel Comic, Countdown November 25, 2008 11:53 am
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IDW Publishing is teaming with Paramount Pictures, J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, Kurtzman/Orci Productions and CBS Consumer Products to publish a four-issue comic book series tied to next summer’s Star Trek. The first comic in the series, Star Trek: Countdown #1, will be released in January 2009. The story is written by Mike Johnson (Superman/Batman) and Tim Jones, featuring art from David Messina (Star Trek: Mirror Images). Messina will also be providing the covers for the series. Check out a promotional image on the right hand side (click to enlarge).
“There was a lot of back and forth about doing this project, how to do it, what it would be about, but what all parties agreed on was that we needed the right story and that it needed to matter. It had to count both on its own merits and when read in conjunction with the new movie,” said series editor Andy Schmidt. “I couldn’t be happier with the project and what it means to the overall Star Trek franchise!”
“‘Star Trek: Countdown’ lays the groundwork for what happens in the movie,” said Roberto Orci. “It’s our way of passing the baton from the ‘Next Generation’ characters and their movies to the new film.”
Source: IDW Publishing (via ComingSoon.net)
New TV Spot for The Spirit November 25, 2008 11:37 am
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Yahoo! Movies has put up a new TV spot for Frank Miller’s upcoming film The Spirit. Click the image below to watch the video.
The Spirit hits theaters on December 25, 2008.
Source: Yahoo! Movies
Star Trek in IMAX? November 25, 2008 11:25 am
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FirstShowing.net is reporting that J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek will be released in IMAX theaters next year. The site reports that the film will be converted to 70mm for projection on IMAX screens, since Abrams didn’t use IMAX cameras to shoot the film. That means it’s just going to be a straight large-screen conversion, with no additional features. That contrasts with other high-profile IMAX releases including The Dark Knight, which had a few segments shot with IMAX cameras and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which will have several minutes of bonus footage.
It’s going to be a crowded summer 2009 for IMAX. Here’s what’s currently in store for the large screen format:
- Star Trek (May 8, 2009)
- Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (May 22, 2009)
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (June 26, 2009)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (July 17, 2009)
Source: FirstShowing.net
Hulu Expands HD Content November 25, 2008 11:19 am
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Hulu’s HD section of its website will no longer be relegated to trailers. Beginning this week, the site will begin adding full length 720p high definition content in its HD Gallery. The move is part of Hulu’s “Hulu for The Holiday’s”, which is set to showcase new movies, TV shows and features every day until December 26th.
The first programs made available in HD are NBC shows, including the latest episodes of 30 Rock, The Office and Heroes. Joss Whedon’s web-feature Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is also available to watch in high definition. So far, only 10 full-length shows are available, and Hulu is not setting a time table as to when they may roll out more.
“Ultimately, Hulu is committed to leveraging and developing innovative technologies that deliver the best possible online video viewing experience,” said a Hulu spokesperson. “To that end, the Hulu HD gallery is the first step in making HD quality videos available on Hulu.”
Source: Broadcasting & Cable
Twilight Grosses $69.6 million; Summit Announces New Moon Sequel November 25, 2008 10:36 am
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After an impressive opening weekend for Twilight–$69.4 million–that beat industry expectations, Summit Entertainment has officially announced that they are moving forward with its sequel, New Moon. The studio may also decide to film New Moon and its sequel Eclipse back-to-back to save on costs.
Author Stephenie Meyer: “I don’t think any other author has had a more positive experience with the makers of her movie adaptation than I have had with Summit Entertainment. I’m thrilled to have the chance to work with them again on ‘New Moon.'”
Twilight is also broke the record for biggest opening gross in history for a female director (Catherine Hardwicke).
Stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart left this thank you note for fans:
Source: Summit Entertainment (via Deadline Hollywood Daily)
Avatar Concept Art [UPDATED] November 21, 2008 7:16 pm
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UPDATE: Turns out the photos weren’t legitimate concept art from Avatar and I’ve removed them from the site. The original artist left the following note in the comments below:
I’m Jonay Bacallado, the author of the images. They are part of my artwork, my personal artwork, and it has nothing to do with the actual concept art of the film. The interview has been removed from http://www.plansiete.com as well, I’ve spoken about his incident with responsibles of the program, because information it’s not accurate, and things can be misunderstood. Please, I have to ask you to remove this information, because the images shown are part of my own portfolio, no one has asked for authorisation, and of course,and most importantly, those designs have nothing to do with the real concepts and designs. I spoke during the interview about my experience, images were taken from my website, and they asume they are real concept art, but is not. The editing odf the video is quite confussing and may lead people to think it’s the real concept art done, but it’s not!!! Just to emphasise what I’m trying to explain mention that the design of characters have been done by another team, and we only get invlolved in costume, and as I said before, Avatar is far from this personal creation of mine included in my portfolio. This would get me into trouble, and without a reason, because this is NOT AVATAR CONCEPT ART. So please, people who follows Avatar news deserve to know that this concepts are FAKES, they are my creation, but have nothing to do with the work done in pre-production. Thank you, Jonay Bacallado.
Original Article
MarketSaw (here and here) got their hands on several concept art photos of the Na’vi from James Cameron’s upcoming 3-D Sci-FI film Avatar. The designs are all from concept artist Jonay Bacallado. As always, click to enlarge.
Avatar hits theaters on December 25, 2009.
New Star Trek Posters November 21, 2008 6:40 pm
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Paramount has released two new character posters for J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek film. The two posters feature Uhura and Nero. Click to enlarge. They’re done in the same style as the Kirk and Spock posters released several days ago. Since I missed out on posting those, I’ve included them below.
Star Trek hits theaters on May 8, 2009.
Twilight Rakes in $7 million from Thursday Midnight Shows November 21, 2008 5:05 pm
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It appears Summit Entertainment is in store for a very big opening weekend for Twilight, the vampire-themed film based on the best-selling book series by author Stephenie Miller. Current forecasts have pegged the film at making between $60 million to $65 million, a range that could be easily exceeded if the midnight gross is any indication.
Twilight is currently No. 3 on Fandango.com’s list of top advance ticket sales. Only Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and The Dark Knight sold more.
Source: Variety
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Posters November 21, 2008 4:54 pm
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Paramount has released two official posters for David Fincher’s upcoming The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The film’s release is just a little over a month away, so I’m not sure what took Paramount so long to get these posters officially out (they’ve been spotted at several multplexes). Oh well. As always, click to enlarge.
Synopsis
“I was born under unusual circumstances.” And so begins ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,’ adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story, set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man’s life can be. Directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett with Taraji P. Henson, Tilda Swinton, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas and Julia Ormond, ‘Benjamin Button,’ is a grand tale of a not-so-ordinary man and the people and places he discovers along the way, the loves he finds, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button hits theaters on December 25, 2008.
Source: First Showing
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Movie Poster and Trailer November 21, 2008 4:32 pm
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20th Century Fox has released a new trailer and movie poster (pictured on the right–click to enlarge) for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. Check it out below, or click here to watch it in high defintion.
Synopsis
‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,’ to be fully produced in 3-D, is the latest installment to the hit ‘Ice Age’ franchise, which has grossed more than $1.2 billion around the world. ‘Ice Age 3’ will be directed by Oscar-nominated Carlos Saldanha, who directed ‘Ice Age: The Meltdown’ and co-directed ‘Ice Age.’ The film is being produced by Academy Award-winning Blue Sky Studios, the creative force behind all the ‘Ice Age’ films and ‘Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hears a Who.’
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs hits theaters on July 1, 2009.
Lost Season Five Poster November 21, 2008 4:10 pm
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Check out this season five poster for ABC’s Lost, which premieres on January 21, 2009. As always, click to enlarge.
Wolf Man Delayed? November 21, 2008 4:03 pm
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The horror site Fangoria Online is reporting that Universal is delaying Joe Johnston’s The Wolfman from its previously announced April 3, 2009 debut to sometime next fall:
Fango just heard through the grapevine that we may have to wait a little longer to see Benicio Del Toro get hairy. Word is that Universal is delaying THE WOLFMAN from its previously announced April 3 debut to sometime next fall.
Synopsis
Inspired by the classic Universal film that launched a legacy of horror, ‘The Wolfman’ brings the myth of a cursed man back to its iconic origins. Oscar® winner Benicio Del Toro stars as Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father (Oscar® winner Anthony Hopkins), Talbot sets out to find his brother…and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself.
Lawrence Talbot’s childhood ended the night his mother died. After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget. But when his brother’s fiancé, Gwen Conliffe (Emily Blunt), tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search. He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable bloodlust has been killing the villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline (Hugo Weaving) has come to investigate.
As he pieces together the gory puzzle, he hears of an ancient curse that turns the afflicted into werewolves when the moon is full. Now, if he has any chance at ending the slaughter and protecting the woman he has grown to love, Talbot must destroy the vicious creature in the woods surrounding Blackmoor. But as he hunts for the nightmarish beast, a simple man with a tortured past will uncover a primal side to himself;
one he never imagined existed.
Source: Fangoria Online
Final Poster for The Spirit November 21, 2008 3:56 pm
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Lionsgate has released the final poster for Frank Miller’s upcoming film adaptation of the Will Eisner graphic novel The Spirit. As always, click to enlarge.
The Spirit hits theaters on December 25, 2008.
Source: ComingSoon.net
Astro Boy Movie Trailer November 21, 2008 3:51 pm
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Summit Entertainment has released a teaser trailer for the film Astro Boy, which hits theaters on October 23, 2009. Check it out below, or click here to watch it in high definition.
Vodpod videos no longer available.
Synopsis
A thrilling tale of a true hero, ‘Astro Boy’ is an all-new, feature film full of action, adventure, humor and heart. It will be brought to life on the big screen in breathtaking CGI animation on October 23rd, 2009.
Set in futuristic Metro City, ‘Astro Boy’ is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist named Tenma (Nicolas Cage). Powered by positive “blue” energy, Astro Boy (Freddie Highmore) is endowed with super strength, x-ray vision, unbelievable speed and the ability to fly.
Embarking on a journey in search of acceptance, Astro Boy encounters many other colorful characters along the way. Through his adventures, he learns the joys and emotions of being human, and gains the strength to embrace his destiny. Ultimately learning his friends and family are in danger, Astro Boy marshals his awesome super powers and returns to Metro City in a valiant effort to save everything he cares about and to understand what it takes to be a hero.
Terminator Salvation Game Announced November 21, 2008 3:25 pm
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, in association with Equity Games Production and Halcyon Games, have announced that they will be releasing a new third-person shooter entitled Terminator Salvation – The Videogame in conjunction with the film’s release.
“‘Terminator Salvation – The Videogame’ allows players to battle for survival against Skynet enemies utilizing an incredibly fluid and realistic control set,” said Cos Lazouras, President of Halcyon Games. “The player will be led through a visceral story with extremely polished production values to create a fully interactive Terminator experience.”
“Building on the incredibly strong franchise, ‘Terminator Salvation – The Videogame’ will be a cinematic gaming experience that complements the upcoming film,” said John Quinn, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “Working with Halcyon and Equity Games, we will expand on the Terminator universe on next generation consoles with action packed gameplay and detailed environments.”
Terminator Salvation hits theaters on May 22, 2009.
Source: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (via ComingSoon.net)
Nicole Kidman May Retire from Acting November 21, 2008 3:20 pm
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First Joaquin Phoenix, now Nicole Kidman? At a press conference promoting her new film Australia, which she co-stars with Hugh Jackman, the actress revealed that she is thinking about retiring from acting:
In terms of my future as an actor and stuff, I don’t know. I am in a place in my life where … I’ve had some great opportunities and I may just choose to have some more children. I’ve no idea what is in my future but I am very at peace with where I want to be…There are many things I want to do besides act.
Source: Reuters (via Yahoo!)
New Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian Photos November 21, 2008 2:51 pm
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USA Today has a new batch of photos for Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian. As always, click to enlarge.
More at USA Today.
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian hits theaters on May 22, 2009.
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