“Twilight” Photos July 23, 2008 8:39 pm
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Several new photos from this December’s vampire drama Twilight have been released online. Check them out after the jump.
Synopsis
Adapted from the best-selling novel by author Stephenie Meyer, Thirteen and Lords of Dogtown director Catherine Hardwicke’s supernatural teen drama Twilight tells the tale of Bella (Kristen Stewart), a 17-year-old girl who moves to a small town to live with her father and becomes enamored with a mysterious classmate (Robert Pattinson), who turns out to be a vampire.
Twilight hits theaters on December 12, 2008.
“Friday the 13th” Photos and Poster July 23, 2008 8:30 pm
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Several new photos, and a new poster, from the upcoming Friday the 13th remake have released online. Check them out after the jump.
Synopsis
Jason Vorhees returns to the big screen in this Platinum Dunes remake that nixes the original’s conceit that Mrs. Vorhees was the killer in order to give more screen time to her hockey-masked murderous son, who will once again haunt the cursed campgrounds of Crystal Lake. Freddy vs. Jason scribes Damian Shannon and Mark Swift penned the screenplay, with Pathfinder director Marcus Nispel handling the directing duties. Danielle Panabaker and small-screen star Jared Padalecki (Supernatural) head up the cast as the franchise’s newest scream queen and an investigator looking into the deadly going-ons at Crystal Lake.
Friday the 13th hits theaters on February 13, 2009.
Comic-Con 2008: Wednesday Preview Night July 23, 2008 6:56 pm
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Comic-Con 2008 kicks off this evening with a special first-ever Wednesday preview night. Tonight’s event features two pilot screenings for Fox’s sci-fi drama Fringe.
I’ll be reporting on all the big news that goes down during this year’s event. So far we’ve got a few snapshots from the show floor. Check them out at the following sites: ComingSoon.net/SuperHeroHype, ShockTillYouDrop and Cinematical.
Warner Bros. has also set up a feature where if you text COMIC to 58671 you can receive alerts for all WB-related Comic-Con events, free downloads and enter for a chance to win prizes.
Programming for each day of the event follows at the links below:
Thursday, July 24th (Plus Wednesday, July 23rd Preview Night)
“The Dark Knight” Video Clips and Online Game + News on Videogame July 23, 2008 6:45 pm
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Still craving Dark Knight content? Comcast has an online destination promoting the movie, which includes a set of exclusive video clips that you can watch here. While there, you can also scan through the various downloads, pictures and more. Including an online game titled Gotham City Street Chase. Here’s the premise behind the game:
The Joker has stolen a police car and you need to catch him! But first, you’ll have to get past his henchmen in vans while avoiding oncoming traffic – that’s no easy feat. Reload your ammo by picking up the crates.
Click here to play it.
And in other Dark Knight news, in an interview with G4, Gary Oldman revealed that a videogame based on the hit movie will be released on home consoles alongside the DVD/Blu-ray release of the film. Click here to watch the interview.
Lucas Looking Into Converting “Star Wars” I-VI Into 3D July 23, 2008 6:24 pm
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DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg is quoted as saying that George Lucas is looking into turning the six Star Wars films into 3D, as has been rumored in the past. ComingSoon.net reports:
Katzenberg told us that Lucas is very excited about it and that he’s got the technical resources to pull it off. “He isn’t going to put a product out, I think, that isn’t anything other than first rate,” Katzenberg said.
“The Dark Knight” Breaks Another Record: Quickest Ever to $200M July 23, 2008 3:41 pm
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Warner Bros’ The Dark Knight broke yet another record on Tuesday, as it became the the fastest movie ever to cross the $200 million mark, doing so in just five days. That crushes the prior record held by three films; Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Spider-Man 2 and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. All three films took eight days to reach the $200M mark.
The Dark Knight hit the mark thanks to $24.49M Monday and $20.87M Tuesday performances, pushing its domestic total to an impressive $203.77M. Even more impressive is the fact that when Wednesday tallies are included, the film will have grossed in just six days more than its predecessor, Batman Begins, grossed in its entire theatrical run ($205.34M)!
Including the limited numbers we have from overseas grosses, The Dark Knight has taken in $245.07M worldwide ($203.77M domestically and $41.3M overseas).
In just under one week in release, The Dark Knight has already broken 14–major–records (it’s probably broken more, but who’s going to count them all?). Here they are:
- Widest release (4,366 theaters)
- Midnight Opening ($18.49M)
- IMAX Midnight ($640,000–included in $18.49M figure)
- Opening Day ($67.16M)
- Single Day ($67.16M)
- Single Day – Friday ($67.16M)
- Single Day – Sunday ($43.60M)
- Opening 3-Day Weekend ($158.41M)
- Opening 3-Day Weekend IMAX ($6.21M–included in $158.41M figure)
- July Opener ($158.41M)
- PG-13 Opener ($158.41M)
- 4-Day ($182.90M)
- Fastest to $200M (5 Days – $203.77M)
- 5-Day ($203.77M)
And guess what? It’s already made more money in five days than the record holder for 6 days and 7 days, so those two records are also beaten.
“The Rocker” Release Date Moved to August 20th July 23, 2008 2:59 pm
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20th Century Fox has announced that the release date for The Rocker has been changed to August 20, 2008. The film stars Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Jeff Garlin, Josh Gad, Teddy Geiger, Emma Stone and was directed by Peter Cattaneo.
Check out the official site at therockermovie.com.
Synopsis
“The Rocker” is Robert “Fish” Fishman, the drummer for an eighties hair band. He’s living the rock n’ roll dream… until he is kicked out of the group. Twenty years later, the desperate rocker joins his nephew’s band, “A.D.D.,” finally reclaiming the rock-god throne he’s always thought he deserved — while taking his much younger bandmates along for the ride of their lives
‘Transformers 2’ Logo Revealed July 23, 2008 2:41 pm
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The official website for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has been updated with a new logo for the sequel to the hit 2007 film. Click the above image to enlarge.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen hits theaters on June 26, 2009.
“Ninja Assassin” Photos July 23, 2008 2:26 pm
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Two new photos from the James McTeigue directed/Wachowski Bros. supervised Ninja Assassin have been revealed. Check them out after the jump.
Synopsis
V for Vendetta director James McTeigue re-teams with that film’s producers Larry and Andy Wachowski for this action-packed tale of a skilled assassin who was trained by a mythical secret society, and patiently awaits the day he will avenge the death of his best friend. Swept off the streets as a young boy, Raizo (Korean pop star Rain) is transformed into an unstoppable killing machine by a secret society known as the Ozunu Clan. The Ozunu Clan is so proficient at keeping their existence a secret that most people think they are only a myth, but the moment Ozuno assassins kill Raizo’s friend, their days in the shadows are numbered. In the aftermath of that killing, Raizo manages to break free from the gang, subsequently biding his time until the day he can take the entire Ozunu Clan down.
Later, in Berlin, Europol agent Mika Coretti (Naomie Harris) discovers a money trail connecting multiple political murders to a mysterious network of elusive assassins from the Far East. While her superior Ryan Maslow (Ben Miles) orders Mika to back down and stop asking questions, she stealthily begins searching through classified agency files on a relentless mission to discover the truth about the murders. Singled out as a target as a direct result of her investigation, Mika is marked for death by lethal Ozunu assassin Takeshi (Rick Yune). Just as Mika is about to be silenced forever, Raizo saves her from certain death. But Raizo knows that Takeshi and the rest of the Ozuno Clan won’t stop until he and Mika are both dead. Now, as Raizo and Mika are hunted through the winding streets of Europe, their only hope for survival is to trust one another and stay alive long enough to bring the Ozunu empire crumbling to the ground.
Ninja Assassin hits theaters sometime in 2009.
“Witchblade” Director Chosen July 23, 2008 2:00 pm
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Platinum Studios Inc., has confirmed that 
Michael Rymer will be the director of the upcoming comic book adaptation of Witchblade. Rymer is most recognized as a television producer and director of several episodes of Battlestar Galactica. An actress for the lead role has yet to be announced.
Witchblade is scheduled to hit theaters sometime in 2009.
New “Dragonball” Poster + More Scans July 23, 2008 11:36 am
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A new poster from the upcoming videogame adaptation Dragonball has found its way online. Check it out after the jump. There are also a bunch of new magazine scans from the movie.
Synopsis
James Wong adapts the rich mythos of the Dragonball series that grew from a manga into various popular animated series with this 20th Century Fox production starring Justin Chatwin. The plot revolves around Goku (Chatwin), Earth’s greatest champion, who must defend the planet against an invading race of alien warriors hell-bent on dominating the universe. Wong directs from his own script, with Kung Fu Hustle’s Stephen Chow producing. Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s James Marsters co-stars as the film’s villain, Piccolo, with Jamie Chung playing Chi Chi and Emmy Rossum portraying Bulma. Hong Kong legend Chow Yun-Fat rounds out the cast as Master Roshi, Goku’s mentor in the film.
Dragonball hits theaters on April 3, 2009.
“The Dark Knight” Opening Weekend: Breaks Midnight Record with $18.5M, Single Day with $67.2M and 3-Day with $158.4M. Also Breaks FRI, SUN and IMAX Records [CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED] July 21, 2008 4:30 pm
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UPDATED 7/21/2008 AT 4:30PM: Here are the final numbers: FRI – $67.165M, SAT – $47.650M, SUN – $43.596M = $158.411M. It beat all the records once held by Spider-Man 3, with the exception of the Saturday record, which Spider-Man 3 still holds ($51.337M).
UPDATED 7/21/2008 AT 2:00PM: Warner Bros. has released final numbers for The Dark Knight, and their estimate was lower than the actual number thanks to a bigger than expected Sunday take. The Dark Knight took in a record-breaking $43M. That pushes the movie safely past Spider-Man 3 for the all time 3-day record with an enormous $158.3M weekend. I’ll make another update once the Friday/Saturday/Sunday breakdowns are released.
Moving to critical praise, The Dark Knight is surprising still in first place at IMBd.com’s Top 250. It has a 9.5 rating with 69,135 votes. It’s still holding firm with a 94% Fresh rating at Rotten Tomatoes, increasing its fresh amount (now 195 Fresh), while no additional rotten reviews have been added (still at 12 Rotten).
UPDATED 7/20/2008 AT 11:45PM: DHD is reporting that The Dark Knight is doing better than expected business on Sunday, besting WB’s Sunday estimate. It looks headed for a record-breaking $40M+, with a high-end of perhaps $43M. That means the three-day record is all but guaranteed and it now looks like the Sunday record is going down. The list of records beaten has been updated.
UPDATED 7/20/2008 AT 12:57PM: Warner Bros. is now estimating a record-breaking $155.34M 3-day weekend for The Dark Knight. That figure includes an updated $67.85M Friday (that number just keeps getting larger and larger doesn’t it?), a $48.07M Saturday and a projection for a $39.42M Sunday. That means Spider-Man 3’s current Saturday ($51.34M) and Sunday ($39.94M) records are safe (at least for the time being, we’ll see what the Actuals show on Monday), but the single day, opening day, Friday and 3-day records appear to have been broken (with the Friday number being the safest).
The film also broke the IMAX weekend record (held by Spider-Man 3–$4.7M). It made an impressive $6.21M from 94 IMAX locations for an extraordinary $66,107 PTA (per theater average).
All record stats updated in the article below.
UPDATED 7/20/2008 at 12:28pm: Estimates put Friday’s gross at an even more impressive $66.4M, shattering the single day record once held by Spider-Man 3. Saturday’s gross is estimated at between $47.4M and $48M (short of the record set by Spider-Man 3).
Keep in mind that the $66.4M Friday figure includes all the midnight previews ($18.5M), so Friday’s gross (from 3AM and upward) was about $47.9M without the sneaks.
The movie should add another $38-43M on Sunday (Sunday record is $39.9M) and that should be enough to push the film over the prior 3-day weekend record, with current estimates putting the weekend figure at between $153M and $155.3M. The Dark Knight will also help the box office to its biggest 3-day weekend ever ($253M), well above the 218.4M set on July 7-9, 2006 when Disney’s Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest opened. Record stats updated below.
And updating the IMBd and Rotten Tomatoes watch, the movie has propelled itself to #1at the IMDb.com Top 250. The movie sits in that spot with a 9.5 rating with 23,611 votes. This is the first time The Godfather has been unsitted in a long, long time. At RT, it’s still sitting at a 94% Fresh Rating (184 Fresh/12 Rotten).
UPDATED 7/19/2008 at 8:35am: DHD is now reporting a $64-65M opening. Impressive. I’ll be out for most of the day, so be sure to check up on two main sites to keep informed: FantasyMoguls.com and DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com.
UPDATED 7/18/2008 at 10:30pm: Steve Mason over at FantasyMoguls.com is reporting via his sources that The Dark Knight has broken the single day/opening day record once held by Spider-Man 3. The movie is expected to gross an enormous $63 million today, moving it past Spider-Man 3 which had a $59.8 million opening day last May. It’s currently projected to reach $153 million for the weekend (which would also beat the record–$151.1M held by Spider-Man 3). Meanwhile, Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood Daily is reporting that the movie will do slightly less ($60M), yet still enough for the record. I’ve updated the record list below to reflect the performance in terms of the Friday number, but I’m going to hold off on making a statement on the weekend numbers, since we only have one day to work from currently.
On a different note, the movie has made its way to #3 on IMDb.com’s Top 250. It’s currently receiving a 9.1 rating with 7,041 votes. Over at Rotten Tomatoes, it’s holding steady at 94%.
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The Dark Knight broke the record for the biggest midnight opening, tallying up a massive $18.5 million in receipts from 3,040 theaters that previewed the movie (it will play in a record 4,366 theaters this weekend). That easily bests the prior record of $16.9 million set in 2005 by Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, which was previewed in 2,915 theaters.
What’s even more impressive is that these numbers don’t include the special 3am and 6am screenings of the show that were added. The movie also broke the IMAX record for a midnight opening with $640,000 of the $18.5 million coming from IMAX screenings. With a near sell-through of tickets for the weekend (and still impressive reaction from critics–94% on Rotten Tomatoes), the movie has a very good chance of breaking several more records before the weekend is over with. Here are the key ones that could be broken (updated as records are broken):
- 3-day opening weekend: Spider-Man 3 ($151.1M).
- July Opening: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest ($135.6M)
- PG-13 Opening: Spider-Man 3 ($151.1M)
- Opening Day: Spider-Man 3 ($59.8M)
- Single Day: Spider-Man 3 ($59.8M)
- Single Day (Friday): Spider-Man 3 ($59.8M)
- Single Day (Saturday): Spider-Man 3 ($51.3M)
- Single Day (Sunday): Spider-Man 3 ($39.9M)
- Conventional/IMAX Midnight Previews ($640,000 for IMAX): Star Wars Episode III – Revenge of the Sith ($16.9M)
- IMAX Midnight Previews: $640,000
- IMAX 3-Day Opening: Spider-Man 3 ($4.7M)
I saw the movie at one of the 12:01am showings (in a conventional, non-IMAX theater, unfortunately) this morning. Absolutely amazing. Ledger’s performance as the Joker more than lives up to the hype. Eckhart’s portrayal as Harvey Dent/Two Face was also quite strong. I hope his performance doesn’t go unnoticed. The story was amazing, the direction was amazing, the set pieces some of the best I’ve seen in a long time. It was long, but didn’t feel long. It was dark, yet at the same time had some comedy thrown in here and there. I’m not sure if it completely lives up to the hype (which was outrageously high), but it gets pretty damn close. This isn’t just one of the best superhero/comic movies I’ve seen in a long time, this ranks up there as one of the best movies I’ve seen in a long time.
I’ll continue to update this post throughout the weekend as the numbers come in. Feel free to chime in with your thoughts on the movie in the comments section below.
StarTrekMovie.com Updated With New Design and Downloads July 18, 2008 10:20 pm
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The official site for the upcoming Star Trek movie, StarTrekMovie.com, has been updated. The new look incorporates the recently revealed character teaser posters. At the newly designed site, you can download wallpapers (or icons) of each poster. Check it out here. I’ve included the high-res posters after the jump.
New “Watchmen”, “Harry Potter 6” and “Terminator Salvation” Photos July 18, 2008 7:39 pm
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Warner Bros. has released a batch of photos from Watchmen, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Terminator Salvation. The photos were all featured in this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly. Check out the photos after the jump.
“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Teaser Online July 18, 2008 5:50 pm
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The short, very short, 15-second teaser trailer of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that played before IMAX screenings of The Dark Knight can now be viewed online. Check it out below.
Suddenly I’m not so annoyed that it played only before IMAX screenings (since I saw the movie in a conventional theater). Could it have been any shorter!?
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hits theaters on November 21, 2008.
New “Star Trek” Movie Poster July 18, 2008 5:46 pm
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In this week’s edition of Entertainment Weekly (which is fantastic, so be sure to pick it up if you haven’t already), a new poster for Star Trek was unveiled in their Comic-Con ’08 Preview Section (read it online here). The poster showcase’s the film’s four main characters: Kirk, Spock, Uhura and Nero. It actually consist of four mini-posters that when put together form the Star Fleet Federation logo. Visitors to this year’s San Diego Comic-Con will receive one part of the poster. Paramount will have other Trek related material at the convention but haven’t indicated what exactly will be shown. (click the poster on the right to enlarge)
EW Comic-Con ’08 Preview: Star Trek
Last year at Comic-Con, Abrams (creator of TV’s Lost) touted his big-screen Trek reboot — which will follow the early adventures of Captain Kirk (Pine) and his boldly going Enterprise crew. So this year, with the movie 10 months away, Abrams is bringing…almost nothing? ”Sorry,” Abrams says. ”But hopefully when [fans] eventually do see more, it will be that much more exciting.” (Hits theaters May 8, 2009)
The magazine also has some new photos from Terminator Salvation, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Watchmen which Warner Bros. has released hi-res versions of. Check them each out by clicking on the above links.
“Twilight” Movie Trailer July 18, 2008 4:15 pm
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The second teaser trailer for Twilight has been released. Check it out after the jump.
Synopsis
Adapted from the best-selling novel by author Stephenie Meyer, Thirteen and Lords of Dogtown director Catherine Hardwicke’s supernatural teen drama Twilight tells the tale of Bella (Kristen Stewart), a 17-year-old girl who moves to a small town to live with her father and becomes enamored with a mysterious classmate (Robert Pattinson), who turns out to be a vampire.
Twlight hits theaters on December 12, 2008.
“Watchmen” Teaser Trailer Released July 18, 2008 4:02 pm
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The movie trailer for Zack Snyder’s upcoming adaptation of Alan Moore’s 1980’s graphic novel series, Watchmen, has been released. The trailer was also attached to The Dark Knight. Check out the trailer after the jump.
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.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, July 16, 2008 July 17, 2008 7:16 pm
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“The X-Files: I Want To Believe” Movie Poster July 17, 2008 6:21 pm
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A new poster, from the UK, for The X-Files: I Want To Believe has been released. Check it out after the jump.
Synopsis
David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprise their roles as Fox Mulder and Dana Scully with this long-delayed big-screen continuation that revives the series six years after it headed off the air in 2002. Creator Chris Carter returns to direct, co-writing the script with series veteran Frank Spotnitz for 20th Century Fox. Billy Connolly, Amanda Peet and rapper Xzibit co-star in the stand-alone sequel.
The X-Files: I Want To Believe hits theaters on July 25, 2008.
“24” TV Movie Trailer July 17, 2008 6:06 pm
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The trailer for 24: Exile, Fox’s upcoming two-hour TV movie, has been released. Check it out after the jump.
Movie Trailer: “House of Lies” July 17, 2008 5:56 pm
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An international trailer for Ridley Scott’s Body of Lies, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, has been released. Check it out after the jump.
Synopsis
CIA operative Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) uncovers a lead on a major terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of Jordan. When Ferris devises a plan to infiltrate his network, he must first win the backing of cunning CIA veteran Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe) and the collegial, but perhaps suspect, head of Jordanian intelligence.
Although ostensibly his allies, Ferris questions how far he can really trust these men without putting his entire operation — and his life — on the line.
Body of Lies hits theaters on October 10, 2008.
“Quantum of Solace” Movie Poster July 17, 2008 5:38 pm
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Sony has released a new teaser poster for Quantum of Solace. I like how this is basically a continuation of the first teaser poster relelased for the film, which showed the shadow of Daniel Craig’s Bond holding a gun. Check it out the new poster after the jump.
Synopsis
A devastating betrayal sends James Bond from Australia to Italy and South America on a mission of vengeance that pits the suave super-spy against a powerful businessman with diabolical intentions. Betrayed by Vesper, 007 (Daniel Craig) suppresses the urge to make his latest mission personal as he teams with M (Judi Dench) to interrogate Mr. White (Jesper Christensen). It soon becomes apparent that the organization behind the blackmailing of Vesper is more powerful than Bond and M had previously anticipated, and after discovering forensic evidence that links an MI6 traitor to a bank in Haiti, Bond immediately sets out to gather more intelligence.
Once in Haiti, a case of mistaken identity leads Bond into the company of the ravishing Camille (Olga Kurylenko), a dangerous beauty with her own vendetta. It’s Camille who leads Bond to a ruthless businessman named Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), who is soon revealed to be the mastermind of a powerful but clandestine organization. Greene is conspiring to corner the market on one of the world’s most precious natural resources, and in order to make that happen he has forged a deal with an exiled general named Medrano (Joaquin Cosio). By enlisting the aid of his many associates and using his vast resources to force contacts within the CIA and the British government into bending to his will, Greene plans to overthrow the current regime of a Latin American country and hand control over to General Medrano in exchange for a parcel of land that appears barren on the surface, but actually houses a natural resource that will make Greene the most powerful man on the planet. But Bond’s mission to uncover the culprit who blackmailed Vesper and prevent Dominic Greene from exerting his will on the entire world won’t be easy, because now everyone from the CIA to the terrorists and even M are out to get him.
Quantum of Solace hits theaters on November 7, 2008.
J. Michael Straczynski: No More Babylon 5 Projects, But Interested in Feature-Film July 17, 2008 4:43 pm
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Babylon 5 creator, J. Michael Straczynski, has written a note on his moderated newsgroup (and his official site) that he is no longer interested in making any more straight-to-DVD movies. JMS basically feels that the DVD movies do more harm than good, saying that they take away some of what made the original TV series so special. However, he’s not against the idea of doing more Babylon 5 material, it’s just that he will no longer doing any more low-budget DVDs, TV movies or computer games and that he’d only be interested in a big-budget feature-length movie. JMS notes that the budget was only $2 million and that they did the best they could with it.
It’s hard to fault him really, I mean $2 million is not nearly enough to do justice to the series. Heck, the two SG-1 direct-to-DVD movies had considerably larger budgets ($7 million each).
Here’s JMS’s complete note to fans on the subject:
One final note re: recent discussions on TMoS and more Lost Tales.
B5:TLT was commissioned at a $2 million budget to, yet one more time, “test the waters” for B5. We did what we could with that, and that was that. As we did with Rangers, which also suffered from not having a lot of money because of concerns about “is there really a B5 audience?” Which is, of course, a foolish question from a studio that has never really understood what it has in B5.
Of late, there have been more discussions from WB about doing more DVDs, again at a low cost, or a cable thing, again with minimal investment.
So for the last few months, I’ve been giving this whole subject a lot of quiet thought. And I’ve come to a conclusion.
B5 as a five year story stands beautifully on its own. If anything else is to be continued from that story, it should be something that adds to the legacy of B5, rather than subtracts from it.
As well intentioned as Rangers and TLT were, as enticing as it was to return to those familiar waters, in the end I think they did more to subtract from the legacy than add to it. I don’t regret having made them, because I needed to go through that to get to the point where I am now psychologically, but from where I sit now, I wouldn’t make them again.
So I’ve let everyone up here know that I’m not interested in doing any more low-budget DVDs. I’m not interested in doing any low-budget cable things or small computer games. The only thing I would be interested in doing regarding Babylon 5 from this point on is a full- featured, big-budget feature film.
It’s that or nothing.
And if it’s nothing, I’m totally cool with that because the original story stands on its own just fine. I’m not lobbying for it, I’m not asking fans to write in about it (nor should you) because such campaigns never really have much impact…that’s simply the position I’ve taken up here. Lord knows I don’t lack for other things to do these days. I’m busier on more prestige projects with terrific people and great film-makers than at any other time in my career.
At the end of the day, for me, it’s not just a matter of getting more B5. It’s a matter of getting more *good* B5 that respects what came before it and doesn’t have to compromise visually or in terms of
action. The original show deserves better than that, the surviving cast members deserve better than that, and the fans who have supported it over the years definitely deserve better than that. A lot better.
So I’ve drawn that line in the sand, and I’m happy living on whichever side of that line the universe puts me. Just thought you should know, ’cause it’s your show too.
jms
Source: J. Michael Straczynski
“Terminator Salvation”: Teaser Trailer July 16, 2008 5:11 pm
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The teaser trailer for Terminator Salvation has been released. Check it out after the jump.
Synopsis
The fourth installment of the Terminator series follows an adult John Connor (played by Christian Bale) as he attempts to organize a human resistance force which could prove to be humankind’s last true hope for survival in the war against their intelligent robot overlords. Aussie Sam Worthington portrays Marcus, an early version of the Terminator robot, with Anton Yelchin filling Michael Biehn’s shoes as a young Kyle Reese in what is planned to be a new trilogy from director McG (Charlie’s Angels).
Terminator Salvation hits theaters on May 22, 2009.
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