“The larger field of view and powerful surround sound of an IMAX(R) theatre will completely immerse the audience in a way that cannot be experienced anywhere else.”
Beauty and the Beast to be updated in 3-D November 21, 2008 2:40 pm
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Disney is updating the classic animated film Beauty and the Beast. Producer Dan Hahn and directors Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale–the filmmakers behind the 1991 feature film—are using the original computer files to create a new Disney 3-D version of the film. The new version will be released in 2010. It will be the studio’s 11th 3-D feature set for release between 2009-10.
“By going back to the original animation files, which have been carefully archived for 17 years, and using the separate background, effects and character animation elements, we’re able to come up with a fun and unique 3-D experience for existing and new fans of the film,” Hahn said.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Poster November 21, 2008 2:29 pm
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ShockTillYouDrop.com has gotten their hands on a brand new poster for the Underworld prequel Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. Click 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.
Source: ShockTillYouDrop.com
Moon Poster November 21, 2008 2:24 pm
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Check out the first poster for Sam Rockwell’s upcoming sci-fi thriller Moon, which is scheduled to hit theaters sometime in 2009. As always, click to enlarge.
Source: IMPAwards
‘Narnia’ Screenwriters In Talks to Pen ‘Captain America’ November 21, 2008 2:01 pm
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Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, writers of both The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and its sequel, ‘Prince Caspian’, are in talks to write Marvel Studios’ The First Avenger: Captain America. Just last week Marvel had announced that Joe Johnston came aboard the project as director, so things are starting to move along.
The First Avenger: Captain America is scheduled to hit theaters May 6, 2011.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Gough and Millar Board Robotech November 21, 2008 1:55 pm
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Writers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (Smallville, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor) have been brought on board to write a script for Warner Bros.’ adaptation of the anime classic Robotech.
A sprawling sci-fi epic, “Robotech” takes place at a time when Earth has developed giant robots from the technology on an alien spacecraft that crashed on a South Pacific isle. Mankind is forced to use the technology to fend off an alien invasion, with the fate of the human race ending up in the hands of two young pilots.
A previous draft was written by ‘Raiders of the Lost Art’ writer Lawrence Kasdan. The film is still on track for a 2010 release.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Race to Witch Mountain Teaser Trailer November 21, 2008 1:40 pm
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The first teaser trailer for Walt Disney’s Race to Witch Mountain has been released online over at Yahoo! Movies. Watch it embedded below. This trailer by the way will debut in theaters with today’s release of Bolt!.
Synopsis
Walt Disney Pictures resurrects one of their time-honored franchises with Race to Witch Mountain, a family film that tells the story of two children (AnnaSophia Robb and Alexander Ludwig) with psychic abilities whose search for their origins gets them caught up in an adventure with a cab driver (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) and a UFO specialist (Carla Gugino). The original 1975 picture Escape to Witch Mountain was followed by the sequel Return From Witch Mountain, as well as a 1995 made-for-TV remake.
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Race to Witch Mountain hits theaters on March 13, 2009.
Little Fockers in Development November 21, 2008 1:07 pm
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FOX News is reporting that Ben Stiller is moving forward with a third Meet the Parents movie, a sequel to 2004’s Meet the Fockers titled Little Fockers:
In the natural progression of things, Robert DeNiro and Blythe Danner would return as grandparents to Ben Stiller and Teri Polo’s babies. Of course, Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand would have to return as well.
Both comedy’s in the franchise have been very successful for Universal, with the second grossing $516.6 million worldwide and the first (2000) grossing $330.4 million worldwide.
Source: FOX News
New Star Trek Movie Trailer Online November 17, 2008 3:14 pm
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The second trailer for the new Star Trek film from J.J. Abrams is now online. I’ve embedded the trailer below.
It’s safe to say this is a trailer that is best watched on the big screen, but watching it in High Definition (over at Apple.com) is a solid alternative for those not willing to watch it attached to Quantum of Solace.
Star Trek hits theaters on May 8, 2009.
New The Spirit Trailer November 14, 2008 8:30 pm
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Check out the new trailer for Frank Miller’s film adaptation of the Will Eisner graphic novel The Spirit.
Synopsis
A resurrected cop does battle with a villain whose quest for immortality threatens an entire metropolis in Sin City creator Frank Miller’s adaptation of Will Eisner’s acclaimed graphic novel. When a rookie cop is brutally killed and mysteriously brought back to life, he assumes the guise of The Spirit (Gabriel Macht) — a masked crime fighter who prowls the shadows of Central City on a supernatural mission to keep the urban landscape safe. Upon discovering that his arch nemesis, The Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson), is determined to live forever even if it means wiping out the entire population of Central City, The Spirit must race to stop the diabolical villain from achieving his cold-blooded plan. But even with his unique powers, the brave masked crusader will face a series of deadly challenges as a bevy of treacherous beauties including deceptively sweet girl next door Ellen Dolan (Sarah Paulson), spitfire secretary Silken Floss (Scarlett Johansson), wraithlike siren Lorelei (Jaime King), seductive policewoman Morgenstern (Stana Katic), and French black widow Plaster of Paris (Paz Vega) set out to seduce or consume him at every turn; even The Spirit’s one true love, a volatile jewel thief named Sand Saref (Eva Mendes), could ultimately destroy our hero before he accomplishes his mission of saving Central City.
The Spirit hits theaters on December 25, 2008.
New Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Trailer November 14, 2008 3:18 pm
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Warner Bros has released a new trailer for the sixth installment in the Harry Potter franchise, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Watch it below.
Synopsis
Adolescent wizard-in-training Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for another year of schooling and learns more about the dark past of the boy who grew up to become Lord Voldemort in this, the sixth installment of the film series that originated from the writings of author J.K. Rowling.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hits theaters on July 17, 2009.
New Watchmen Trailer Released November 13, 2008 7:56 pm
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The second theatrical trailer for Zack Snyder’s Watchmen has been released. Watch it below, or you can watch it in high definition via Yahoo! Movies.
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Watchmen hits theaters on March 6, 2009.
Academy Disqualifies The Dark Knight Score November 13, 2008 6:31 pm
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Because the films music cue sheet lists five names as composers, the soundtrack to The Dark Knight
Sources inside the committee said that the big issue was the fact that five names were listed as composers on the music cue sheet, the official studio document that specifies every piece of music (along with its duration and copyright owner) in the film.
Zimmer said, in an interview with Variety prior to this week’s Acad action, that listing multiple names on the cue sheet was a way of financially rewarding parts of the music team who helped make the overall work successful. (Performing-rights societies like ASCAP and BMI use the cue sheet to distribute royalties to composers.)
Source: Variety
2012 Teaser Trailer November 13, 2008 6:19 pm
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Sony Pictures has released the teaser trailer for Roland Emmerich’s upcoming disaster film 2012. Check it out embedded below, or watch it in High Definition at Moviefone.
Synopsis
Roland Emmerich delivers another large-scale disaster picture with 2012, a Sony Pictures Entertainment production detailing the year when many ancient scribes predicted that the world would end, with John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Amanda Peet, Thandie Newton, and Oliver Platt filling out the cast. The director co-wrote the script with his 10,000 B.C. writer/composer Harald Kloser.
2012 hits theaters on July 10, 2009.
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First Look at Resident Evil: Degeneration November 13, 2008 6:12 pm
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The first eight minutes and an age-restricted clip from Sony Pictures and Capcom’s Resident Evil: Degeneration have been unveiled online. You can watch the clips below. The CG-animated film hits DVD and Blu-ray Disc on December 30, 2008.
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Watchmen Trailer Online This Evening (Thursday, November 13th) November 13, 2008 6:07 pm
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A new trailer for Watchmen will debut online this Thursday, November 13th at 8pm ET on Yahoo! Movies. This is the same trailer, by the way, that will be attached to prints of Quantum of Solace this Friday.
Watchmen hits theaters on March 6, 2009.
Star Trek Enterprise Revealed November 12, 2008 4:03 pm
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Entertainment Weekly has revealed the first full photo of the Enterprise from director J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek. Click to enlarge. The magazine also spoke with Abrams:
Abrams wanted to take the original TV series Enterprise and the movie franchise Enterprise and fuse them together into a new yet familiar Enterprise. His ambition was a ship that felt very realistic, that could “stand up” to today’s f/x standards—and beyond. “If you’re going to do Star Trek there are many things you cannot change. The Enterprise is a visual touchstone for so many people. So if you’re going to do the Enterprise, it better look like the Enterprise, because otherwise, what are you doing?”
Source: Entertainment Weekly
Watchmen Character Posters November 12, 2008 3:54 pm
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Warner Bros has released a new batch of character posters for Watchmen. As always, click to enlarge.
Source: Warner Bros
Joe Johnston to Direct The First Avenger: Captain America November 11, 2008 2:36 pm
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Marvel Studios has signed Joe Johnston to direct The First Avenger: Captain America. The film is set to hit theaters on May 6, 2011, just two months before the release of Marvel’s The Avengers (July 15, 2011). Casting for the film, including the lead role, is still underway, as well as screenwriters.
Valkyrie Featurette November 11, 2008 2:32 pm
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MGM, via MSN Video, has released a new Valkyrie featurette focusing on the film’s director Bryan Singer. Check it out below.
Valkyrie hits theaters on December 26, 2008.
Teaser #2 For Disney’s Up November 11, 2008 2:32 pm
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Disney has released teaser trailer #2 for Pixar’s Up.
Up hits theaters on May 29, 2009.
New Watchmen Poster November 11, 2008 2:31 pm
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Yahoo! Movies has premiered a new movie poster for Zack Snyder’s Watchmen. As always, click to enlarge.
Synopsis
300’s Zack Snyder brings Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ critically acclaimed comic book Watchmen to the big screen, courtesy of DC Comics and Warner Bros. Pictures. Set in an alternate universe circa 1985, the film’s world is a highly unstable one where a nuclear war is imminent between America and Russia. Superheroes have long been made to hang up their tights thanks to the government-sponsored Keene Act, but that all changes with the death of The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), a robust ex-hero commando whose mysterious free fall out a window perks the interest of one of the country’s last remaining vigilantes, Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley). His investigation leads him to caution many of his other former costumed colleagues, including Dr. Manhattan, Night Owl (Patrick Wilson), Ozymandias (Matthew Goode), Sally Jupiter (Carla Gugino), and her daughter, The Silk Spectre (Malin Akerman). Heralded for bringing the world of superheroes into the literary world, Watchmen gave the super-powered mythos a real-life grounding that had been missing in mainstream comics to that point. The film adaptation had languished in one form of development hell or another for years after the book’s release, with various directors on and off the project, including Terry Gilliam, David Hayter, and Darren Aronofsky, as well as Paul Greengrass, whose eventual dismissal stemmed from budget conflicts with the studio.
Watchmen hits theaters on March 6, 2009.
The Pink Panther 2 Trailer November 11, 2008 2:30 pm
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MGM has released a new trailer for The Pink Panther 2.
Synopsis
Hollywood funnyman Steve Martin returns to the role made famous by Peter Sellers in this high-concept sequel to the 2006 comedy hit The Pink Panther. Jean Reno and Emily Mortimer reprise their roles from the first film, with John Cleese taking over acting duties from Kevin Kline as Dreyfuss, Clouseau’s hot-headed boss. Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina, and the Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai co-star in this Columbia Pictures production.
You can watch it in high definition at Yahoo! Movies.
New Monsters vs. Aliens Trailer and Featurette November 11, 2008 2:27 pm
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DreamWorks Animation has released the official trailer for Monsters vs. Aliens. The film, directed by Rob Letterman (Shark Tale) and Conrad Vernon (Shrek 2), is the marks theatrical debut of DreamWork Animation’s Ultimate 3-D, the studio’s proprietary production process of authoring its animated films in 3-D from star to finish. Watch the trailer embedded below, or click here to watch it in HD over at Yahoo! movies.
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WiReD Magazine also has a new featurette from the film.
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Monsters vs. Aliens hits theaters on March 27, 2009.
Avatar Will Be Released in 3D IMAX November 11, 2008 2:27 pm
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Although it was never in doubt, 20th Century Fox has officially announced that James Cameron’s Avatar will be released in IMAX 3D along with conventional theaters on December 18, 2009.
New Watchmen Featurette November 11, 2008 2:26 pm
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There’s a new Watchmen featurette out titled “Girls Kick Ass” which takes a look at two girls from the film: Malin Akerman (Laurie Juspeczyk/Silk Spectre II) and Carla Gugino (Sally Jupiter/Silk Spectre). Watch the video below.
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