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)
NBC Moves Crusoe to Saturdays, Shifts Lipstick Jungle Up One Hour November 24, 2008 7:30 pm
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In order to move Lipstick Jungle up one hour from Friday’s at 10pm to Friday’s at 9pm, NBC is shipping off Crusoe to Saturday nights. Not at all a good sign.
Starting December 5th, Lipstick Jungle will move into the 9pm slot between Deal or No Deal and returning news magazine Dateline. The remaining three episodes will then air on December 12th, January 2nd and January 9th. Crusoe meanwhile will finish out its run starting Saturday, December 6th at 8pm.
Source: Variety
Hidden Message Found in New Lost Trailer November 21, 2008 5:17 pm
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ABC’s has released a new trailer for Lost, which features music from The Fray’s “You Found Me”, and the trailer features two flashes (1:35: 2:25, respectively) for a tie-in company called Ajira Airways, which can be visited at AjiraAirways.com (pictured above). The video features footage from last season and the upcoming season. Watch it below.
Lost season five premieres on Wednesday, January 21st from 9-11pm, preceded by a clip show from 8-9pm.
Source: ABC (via ComingSoon.net)
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
ABC Adds To Life on Mars, But Cancels Pushing Daisies and Two Others, While Setting Premiere Date for Scrubs November 21, 2008 4:42 pm
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ABC has decided to order more episodes of Life on Mars, but has decided not to pick up Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money and Eli Stone.
The network hasn’t officially canceled the three shows, however, leaving open the possibility of ordering new episodes in the future, although that seems very unlikely. All three shows remain on the schedule for the time being.
Life on Mars, meanwhile, which received an order for four more hours, bringing its first year to a full 17 episodes, will be put go on hiatus starting December 11th, when Private Practice moves into its time period. Mars returns with new episodes January 28th at 10pm, airing after Lost (which premieres its new season the preceding week).
And finally, ABC has set a premiere date for Scrubs. The former NBC series that the network picked up after it was canceled will premiere Tuesday, January 6th at 9pm. with back-to-back episodes for two weeks, before settling into its regular time slot at 9:30pm.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Chef Irvine Returning to Dinner: Impossible November 21, 2008 4:06 pm
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Chef Robert Irvine, who was let go from the Food Network series Dinner: Impossible over news that he exaggerated details in his resume, has been re-hired by the network to return to the hit show, replacing his replacement Iron Chef Michael Symon. Production on six new episodes starring Irvine will begin this month and will air in March 2009.
“Our audience has continued to demonstrate its interest in and support for Robert,” Welch said. “He has taken responsibility and made a conscious effort to clear the air, rebuild the relationship with Food Network and apologize for the earlier inaccuracies.”
“I am very excited to continue taping more episodes of ‘Dinner: Impossible’,” Irvine said in a written statement. “I am thrilled to further my relationship with the network and embark on more challenging episodes of this popular series.”
Source: AP (via Yahoo!)
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
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!)
The CW Ends Sunday Night Lineup with MRC November 21, 2008 3:08 pm
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Poor ratings have forced The CW to end its relationship with Media Rights Capital, the company that had been producing its Sunday night line-up. The contract was terminated after MRC couldn’t follow up with its payments to The CW. That was no doubt the case due to its extremely low ratings on Sunday night, some of the lowest ever for the network.
The three shows that aired on Sunday’s this season were In Harm’s Way, Valentine, Inc. and Easy Money.\
In the meantime, The CW will air repeats of the first season of the canceled CBS drama Jericho at 7pm and movie repeats from 8-10pm.
Source: NY Times
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
Lipstick Jungle Still Alive? November 21, 2008 2:18 pm
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Turns out Lipstick Jungle may not be canceled afterall (as was recently reported). An NBC staffer has e-mailed TV Squad informing the site that NBC was going to wait out the show’s Friday night “death slot” before making a decision.
Four more episodes of the show are left to air and NBC will make a decision after that 13-episode order is completed.
Source: TV Squad
Sho and Seth Make a Porno November 21, 2008 2:08 pm
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Zack and Miri Make a Porno co-star Seth Rogen and production partner Evan Goldberg are co-developing a new series for Showtime about three guys that run a, you guessed it, pornography shop. The as-yet untitled comedy series is being prepped for a 2009 premiere.
Mathew Bass, who worked as an assitant to both Rogen and Goldberg on Pineapple Express and Superbad will write the script and co-produce.
Source: Variety
‘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
60 Minutes Obama Sitdown Draws Largest Audience Since 1999 November 21, 2008 1:30 pm
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Last Sunday’s sit-down interview with President-elect Barack Obama (later joined by wife Michelle) on CBS’s 60 Minutes drew 25.10 million viewers. That’s the highest ratings the show has posted since 1999 as well as the first time since then that it has drawn more than 24 million viewers.
Full ratings for the episode:
- Household – 15.1/23 Rating/Share
- Viewers – 25,104,000 (8.7 Rating)
- Adults 18-49 – 8,325,000 (6.3/16 Rating/Share)
Source: Nielsen Media
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 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.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, November 12, 2008 November 13, 2008 7:03 pm
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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.
NBC Cancels My Own Worst Enemy and Lipstick Jungle November 13, 2008 6:02 pm
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NBC has pulled the plug on two of its shows: freshman drama My Own Worst Enemy and second-year series Lipstick Jungle, according to THR. NBC had high hopes for ‘Enemy’, but the series got out of the gate poorly and sunk to a very poor 1.8 A18-49 rating and 4.3 million total viewers on Monday night. Lipstick Jungle drew a weaker 3.3 million total viewers and a 1.2 rating among adults 18-49 on Friday.
It’s unclear at this time how NBC’s schedule will change. Production continues on the ninth, and final, episode of My Own Worst Enemy (four have aired) while Lipstick Jungle has all 13 episodes of its initial order complete.
Source: THR
Fox Cancels Mad TV November 13, 2008 5:54 pm
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After 14 seasons on the air, Mad TV is coming to an end. Fox confirmed on Wednesday that the Saturday night sketch series, which in the past has escaped cancellation, will end its run at the end of this season.
“There’s been great interest in recent years,” said exec producer David Salzman. “We’ve had a number of networks inquire as to whether the show was coming off Fox and saying that they’d be interested. We have not started to talk to them yet, but now is the time to begin those conversations. I think we have real prospects, but you never know, especially given the economy.”
Fox decided to inform the show’s producers of their decision now, rather than later in the season, in order to give them a chance to end the series with a proper sendoff:
“This will give us a proper sendoff, a chance to promote the finale and bring back old cast members,” Salzman said.
Source: Variety
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