“Dragonball” Poster and Promo Photos August 1, 2008 12:04 pm
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A high-res version of a previously released poster (pictured above) for Dragonball has been released, in addition to three new promo photos. Check those out below. As always, click to enlarge.
Sources: Movieland and MovieSoon (via ComingSoon.net)
“Guerrilla” Bootleg Trailer August 1, 2008 11:46 am
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A trailer for Guerrilla (formerly Che), Steven Soderbergh’s two part Che Guevara biopic has been leaked online. Check it out below.
Synopsis
Nearly 40 years after Che Guevara’s execution in Bolivia, director Steven Soderbergh retraces the life of the iconic Cuban revolutionary across the span of two feature-length films — The Argentine and Guerrilla. The Argentine begins on November 26, 1956, as Fidel Castro (Demián Bichir) sails into Cuban waters with 80 rebels in tow. Among those rebels is Argentine doctor Ernesto “Che” Guevara (Benicio Del Toro), a man who shares Castro’s dream of overthrowing corrupt dictator Fulgencio Batista. As the struggle gets under way, Guevara proves an indispensable part of the revolution due to his firm grasp on the concepts of guerilla warfare. Guevara is heartily embraced by both his comrades and the Cuban people, and quickly rises through the ranks to become first a commander, and ultimately a revolutionary hero. Part two of the saga, Guerrilla, begins with Guevara at the absolute peak of his fame and power. Disappearing suddenly, Guevara subsequently resurfaces in Bolivia to organize a modest group of Cuban comrades and Bolivian recruits in preparation for the Latin American Revolution. But while the Bolivian campaign would ultimately fail, the tenacity, sacrifice, and idealism displayed by Guevara during this period would make him a symbol of heroism to followers around the world. Though The Argentine and Guerrilla were screened together at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, they were set to be released separately in U.S. theaters later that same year.
“Prince of Persia” Pushed Back a Year July 31, 2008 5:09 pm
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Walt Disney Pictures has moved the release of the Jerry Bruckheimer-producer Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time has been pushed back a year. The film was originally scheduled to hit theaters on June 19, 2009 (just a week before Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) but will now hit theaters on May 28, 2010. The new date wil put the movie sandwiched between Shrek Goes Fourth (May 21, 2010) and Thor (June 4, 2010).
With the new move, it’ll have a four day opening weekend, thanks to the Memorial Day holiday.
Synopsis
Ubisoft’s popular video-game series of the same name gets adapted for the big screen in this sweeping fantasy adventure starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton. The setting is sixth century Persia. A nefarious nobleman covets the Sands of Time, a legendary gift from the gods that allows its possessor to turn back time. Whoever owns the Sands of Time has the power to rule the world, and this villainous lord would use that power to enslave all of humanity. The only person capable of defeating this tyrant and saving the world is Dastan (Gyllenhaal), a youthful prince. Now, with plucky princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton) by his side, Dastan will attempt to prevent the Sands of Time from falling into the wrong hands. Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) directs a script penned by Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, Jordan Mechner, and Boaz Yakin.
Source: ComingSoon.net
“Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li” Set Photos July 30, 2008 11:20 pm
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/Film got their hands on a new batch of set photos from Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li. As always, click to enlarge.
Click here for more.
“The Princess and the Frog” Teaser Trailer July 30, 2008 10:53 pm
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Walt Disney Pictures has released the teaser trailer for The Princess and the Frog, the studio’s return to 2-D animation. Check it out below.
Synopsis
After being summoned back to the Mouse House by Pixar founder John Lasseter in 2006, Alladin and Treasure Planet directors Ron Clements and John Musker join forces once again for this traditionally animated 2-D fantasy for the entire family, set in New Orleans. Former Dreamgirl Anika Noni Rose will voice the lead character Tiana, Disney’s first African-American heroine in their long heritage of fairy tale animated features. Also in the voice cast is Keith David, lending his baritone chords to the film’s villain, Dr. Facilier.
The Princess and the Frog hits theaters on December 25, 2009.
Warner Bros. Developing “Marvin the Martian” Movie July 30, 2008 10:38 pm
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Warner Bros. is developing a Marvin the Martian feature film that will blend live-action with CGI. The character, created by Chuck Jones, made his first apearance in a Looney Tunes cartoon in 1948. Steve Crystal, who will be producing the film through Alcon, pitched Warner Bros. a Christmas story with Marvin coming to Earth to destroy Christmas but being prevented from doing so when he’s trapped in a gift box. No writer or director has been signed yet.
Source: Variety
“Race to Witch Mountain” Teaser Page Online + “Friday the 13th” and “The Wolfman” July 30, 2008 9:41 pm
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Walt Disney Pictures has launched the official teaser page for Race to Witch Mountain (March 13, 2009) which includes the movie’s logo (as seen above–click to enlarge). Additionally, the teaser pages for Friday the 13th (here) and The Wolfman (here) are also online.
Comic-Con 2008: “The Wolfman Trailer” Footage + Rick Baker Interview July 30, 2008 9:31 pm
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Footage of the trailer that was shown at Universal’s panel on The Wolfman has been leaked online. Check it out below.
Also, ShockTillYouDrop.com has put up an interview with special makeup effects guru Rick Baker. Read it at this link.
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Teaser Trailer July 30, 2008 3:32 pm
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Warner Bros. has released the teaser trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Watch it embedded below, or in HD at Moviefone.
“Dark City Director’s Cut”: Blu-ray/DVD Review July 30, 2008 2:10 pm
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The critically-acclaimed triumph from visionary director Alex Proyas (I, Robot, The Crow) is back with a brand new directors cut featuring enhanced picture and sound, never-before-seen footage and three commentary tracks that take you deeper than ever before into the world of one of sci-fis most exciting and revered tales. When John Murdoch (Rufus Sewell) wakes with no memory at the scene of a grisly murder, he soon finds himself hunted by the police, a woman claiming to be his wife and a mysterious group of pale men who seem to control everything and everyone in the city. Starring Rufus Sewell (The Illusionist), Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind), William Hurt (A History of Violence) and Kiefer Sutherland (TVs 24).
Read my review of Blu-ray Hi-Def Disc after the jump.
“Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay”: DVD Review July 30, 2008 1:05 pm
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The hilarious kings of slack are back! After a case of mistaken identity aboard a transatlantic flight lands Harold and Kumar in Guantanamo Bay, they’re forced to break out and sneak back into the US. Now, suspected terrorists on the run from the law, the duo goes to wild extremes on a cross-country trip to prove their innocence.
Read my review of the 2-Disc DVD after the jump.
The Fallen Confirmed As Villain for “Transformers 2” July 29, 2008 4:53 pm
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Thanks to IDW Publishing, we’ve now gotten confirmation that the main villain of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (June 26, 2009) will indeed be The Fallen. The company announced a five-part prequel miniseries entitled Transformers: Destiny that will bridge the gap between the 2007 film and the 2009 sequel. Here’s what the company told MTV (emphasis mine):
“[We’re going to] explore the background of The Fallen — the main villain of the movie — as well as expand on the ‘Reign of Starscream’ story that we’re doing and tie everything in to what this next movie is going to be,” explained writer Chris Mowry, who partners on the book with artist Alex Milne. “The next movie starts out with just tons of action and there’s obviously going to be a lot of questions, so we’re hoping to answer some of those beforehand.”
Transformers: Destiny will be released this December.
Click here to read the rest of the interview.
Jack White Teams with Alicia Keys for “Quantum of Solace” Theme Song July 29, 2008 4:47 pm
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Billboard is reporting that Alicia Keys and White Stripes frontman Jack White are teaming up for the theme song to Quantum of Solace. The song will be titled “Another Way to Die” and will be the first duet in Bond soundtrack history. White wrote and produced the song and will also play drums.
The soundtrack is due in stores on October 28th (score by David Arnold), while Quantum of Solace hits theaters on November 7, 2008.
Comic-Con 2008: Sam Raimi Confirms “Evil Dead 4” July 29, 2008 4:44 pm
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While at a panel promoting his horror film Drag Me To Hell, director Sam Raimi announced another Evil Dead 4:
“I love working with Bruce Campbell… He’s super willing to do anything to make it right. He’s a very funny guy, but mostly he’s got this quality where he will physically do anything to get the shot done right, so I would love to work with Bruce again because I’d love to test those limits.
I’d love to make another Evil Dead picture. And actually that’s in the wheelhouse. I’d like to work on it with my brother Ivan [Raimi] when he comes up next week.“
Source: Geeks of Doom
Comic-Con 2008: Fox’s “Fringe” Panel July 28, 2008 11:35 pm
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J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, Bryan Burke, Jeff Pinkner, Roberto Orci, Anna Torv, Josh Jackson and John Noble were in attendance for Fox’s Fringe panel. Here are some highlights courtesy TV Squad:
- The presentation began with a screening of the show’s trailer.
- Abrams told the audience that the goal of Fringe is to create an series that doesn’t have the complex mythology of Lost or Alias. Shows like The Twilight Zone and The X-Files inspired him to write Fringe.
- You can hope into the series at any point and not worry about getting lost in what’s happening.
- There won’t be a continous storyline, though there will be “something” there.
- Someone asked if the pilot for the show was purposely leaked or marketing to drum up interest. Abrams was very serious in saying that the leak was definitely not intentional.
- Abrams said yes to a possible comic book.
- Asked about how much of the show he has “fleshed out”, Abrams said that he has what he calls an “internal ending” to the show (just an overall direction, not necessarily a way a show will end). Nor does he have a set amount of years he’d like to see the show run.
- Pinkner said he found feedback from online groups helpful and necessary.
Other topics, not related to Fringe, touched on included a Cloverfield sequel and Star Trek. You can read the panel’s thoughts on those two topics in a prior post I wrote on the site at this link.
Two New “Righteous Kill” Photos July 28, 2008 11:20 pm
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ComingSoon.net got their hands on two new photos from Jon Avnet’s Righteous Kill (starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino). Click the above image to see the photos in high resolution.
Synopsis
Jon Avnet’s thriller Righteous Kill stars Al Pacino and Robert De Niro as a pair of Big Apple police officers investigating a series of murders committed by a serial killer. Carla Gugino co-stars as a crime-scene investigator who has romantic ties to De Niro. 50 Cent, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Dennehy, and John Leguizamo co-star.
Righteous Kill hits theaters on September 12, 2008.
“Star Wars: The Clone Wars” TV Clips July 28, 2008 11:15 pm
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Two new TV clips for Star Wars: The Clone Wars have been released. Check them out below.
Comic-Con 2008: David Goyer On “The Invisible Man” July 28, 2008 11:13 pm
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While at Comic-Con, ShockTillYouDrop.com got the opportunity to talk with writer/director David Goyer, and Goyer provided the site with an update on his The Invisible Man project, his sequel to H.G. Wells novel and 1933 film.
“I’m writing it right now,” Goyer told STYD. “I got Universal to hire some conceptual artists for me so they’re working tandem with me writing. The main guy is Jamie Rama, Aaron Sims did some pieces too. Rama is a great conceptual artist who worked on Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, he’s one of the primary conceptual artists who worked on the Bat suits.”
Goyer added that the film would pick up months after the events of Wells’ novel (it’s a period piece) and that his take is loaded with historical figures, including WIlliam Melville, head of Scotland Yard and founder of MI6: “He instituted fingerprinting and was friends with Harry Houdini. He’s were the ‘M’ comes from in MI6. In my story, he’s the one who captures the Invisible Man in my story and says, ‘Listen, we want to turn you into a secret agent and send you into Imperial Russia.'”
Click here for the rest of the interview.
George Lucas on “Indy 5” July 28, 2008 2:40 pm
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has taken in an impressive $743.7M worldwide. To that end, talk of another installment is a given. George Lucas was asked if he, Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford would be up for a fifth film. Here’s what he told The Sunday Times:
“We were hoping for box-office figures like that, which is, ultimately, with inflation, what the others have done, within 10%,” Lucas explains. “So, we squeaked up there. Really, though, it was a challenge getting the story together and getting everybody to agree on it. Indiana Jones only becomes complicated when you have another two people saying ‘I want it this way’ and ‘I want it that way’, whereas, when I first did Jones, I just said, ‘We’ll do it this way’ — and that was much easier. But now I have to accommodate everybody, because they are all big, successful guys, too, so it’s a little hard on a practical level.
“If I can come up with another idea that they like, we’ll do another. Really, with the last one, Steven wasn’t that enthusiastic. I was trying to persuade him. But now Steve is more amenable to doing another one. Yet we still have the issues about the direction we’d like to take. I’m in the future; Steven’s in the past. He’s trying to drag it back to the way they were, I’m trying to push it to a whole different place. So, still we have a sort of tension. This recent one came out of that. It’s kind of a hybrid of our own two ideas, so we’ll see where we are able to take the next one.”
Source: The Sunday Times
Comic-Con 2008: “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” Trailer Leaked Online July 28, 2008 2:40 pm
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UPDATED on July 28 at 11:15pm: Added two new links to the videos after the jump.
The trailer for X-Men Origins: Wolverine that was surprisingly screened at Fox’s panel for the film at this year’s Comic-Con has been leaked online. You can check it out, courtesy TrailerAddict, in two parts: Click here for part one, and click here for part two.
Comic-Con 2008: Eight “Watchmen” Character Posters July 28, 2008 2:20 pm
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Warner Bros. released eight new character posters for Watchmen at Comic-Con. Check them out below. For higher resolution images head over to Omelete.
“The Dark Knight” Adds $65.6M From Overseas Markets July 28, 2008 2:06 pm
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Over the weekend, The Dark Knight not only dominated the domestic box office, but it dominated the international box office as well. Variety reports that the blockbuster took in $65.6M from 7,143 theaters in 43 markets, pushing its overseas cume to $126.3M.
Added on its domestic receipts, the film has a worldwide gross of $440.5M in 12 days. This all while still not opening in several key markets including France, Germany, Japan, South Korea and Spain (August openings).
“W.” Teaser Trailer July 27, 2008 7:55 pm
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The teaser trailer for Oliver Stone’s W. is now online. Check it out after the jump.
Synopsis
Josh Brolin stars as George W. Bush in this Oliver Stone biopic that traces the head of state’s rise to power from a privileged alcoholic to a born-again Christian whose belief in religious destiny helped move him to the top ranks of political power. Co-written by Stanley G. Weiser, Bush is produced by fellow Stone collaborators Moritz Borman and Jon Kilik, with Elizabeth Banks co-starring as the first lady, James Cromwell as the elder President Bush, Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Bush and Richard Dreyfuss as Vice President Dick Cheney.
W. hits theaters on October 17, 2008.
“The Dark Knight”: $314.2M In Just 10 Days (Biggest 2nd Weekend Ever) July 27, 2008 7:20 pm
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The Dark Knight is continuing to tear up the box office as the movie took in an astounding record-breaking $75.63M over the weekend (according to estimates) bringing its 10-day cume to an extraordinary $314.25M, making it the highest grossing movie of the year. In addition to countless other records, it also now claims the records for the best 10-day, 9-day, 8-day, 7-day and 6-day (I reported on the others in a prior post) grosses. It’s $314.25M tally is a remarkable $55.88M ahead of where prior 10-day record holder Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest was and that movie ended up with $423.32M over its entire box office run so just imagine where The Dark Knight will end up. It also became the fastest movie to hit $300M, doing so in 10 days (six days faster than ‘Dead Man’s Chest‘).
Overall, the movie has grossed $355.55M worldwide, and that includes just $41.3M overseas from just three territories (it’s just now opening internationally, and won’t open in several large territories for several more weeks).
It’s showing no signs of slowing down any time soon, making many wonder if the film could possibly challenge Titanic’s domestic ($600.79M), international ($1.24B) and worldwide ($1.84B) records.
Comic-Con 2008: “Friday the 13th” Panel (Teaser Poster Revealed + Teaser Trailer Shown) July 27, 2008 6:34 pm
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UPDATED 7/28/2008 AT 8:10am: /Film has put up their report of the panel. Read it at this link.
The Friday the 13th panel which included Brad Fuller, Andrew Form, Amanda Righetti, Jared Padalecki and Derek Mears. Here are some highlights of the panel courtesy ShockTillYouDrop.
- The teaser poster was revealed (pictured right–click to enlarge).
Teaser footage was shown. Here’s the summary:
Features Righetti and boyfriend lurking through a dilapidated cabin where they find a bed. On the bed post reads “Jason” – further along they find a hole. The boyfriend peeks in and a machete suddenly tears through the floorboard beneath his feet!
The boyfriend is jerked down into a hole and Righetti goes nuts, screaming her head off. This scene descends into a hellish montage of violence.
Back to the panel highlights:
- Someone asked if they’d ever see Freddy get back together with Jason for a sequel to Freddy vs. Jason. They said they’ve love to do something with Wes Craven.
- Asked if there are plans to extend the remake into a trilogy, Fuller said that the ending they have seems finite and that the movie will stand on its own.
- Derek Mears was asked if he’d want to play Jason again after this movie, responding with an obvious “yes”.
- Gotta love the Bay haters: Will there be explosians because “Michael Bay is directing it?” (jeers from the crowd).
- Asked about other horror properties, Fuller said he’d like to do another Friday the 13th and he mentioned their upcoming remake of The Birds and said that was “pretty much it” but that they’re always looking for “great horror properties to remake”.
- Mentioned they’re trying to get a deal to remake Nightmare on Elm Street but “they haven’t made the deal yet.”
- Fuller confirmed that the movie explores Jason’s childhood.
- The goal is for the movie to clock in at 90 minutes.
- No cameos from earlier Friday the 13th movies because, according to Fuller, they didn’t want to take audiences out of the movie.
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