Broadcast TV Ratings for Friday, February 13, 2009 February 14, 2009 4:24 pm
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Thursday, February 12, 2009 February 13, 2009 6:20 pm
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New X-Men Origins: Wolverine Photo February 12, 2009 9:57 pm
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20th Century Fox has released a brand new photo featuring Liev Schreiber as Victor Creed from the upcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Click the image above to head on over to ComingSoon.net to check out the photo in high resolution.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine hits theaters May 1, 2009.
The Taking of 123 Movie Trailer February 12, 2009 9:50 pm
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Columbia Pictures has released the first trailer for The Taking of Pelham 123, which stars Denzel Washington and John Travolta. based on the John Godey novel, which already was the basis for the 1974 film adaptation, the film is directed by Tony Scott. You can watch the trailer embedded below or watch it in high definition at Yahoo!
The Taking of Pelham 123 hits theaters on June 12, 2009.
Transformers 2 Release Moved Up Two Days February 12, 2009 9:40 pm
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Paramount Pictures has announced that Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will be released two days earlier than originally slated. The Michael Bay-directed sequel will now hit conventional and IMAX theaters on June 24, 2009.
Three 60-Second Wolverine Spots to Air on Fox February 12, 2009 9:30 pm
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20th Century Fox has announced that beginning on Sunday, February 15th, the studio will debut an exclusive, three-part reveal of X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
For this unprecedented promotional event – which is too big for one night – the studio has created three special 60-second spots that will air over the course of three nights on Fox. Together, with one spot leading into the next, the spots will form a narrative revealing the origins of Wolverine, and the epic revolution that pits him and other legends of the X-Men universe against powerful forces determined to eliminate them.
The first spot will air on Sunday, February 15 during an episode of Family Guy (which airs from 9:00-9:30 pm ET/PT), following by the second on Monday, February 16 during an episode of House (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT) and the third the following day, Tuesday, February 17, during an episode of American Idol (8:00-10:00pm ET/PT) on Fox.
If you don’t happen to catch the spots during their airing, don’t fret, all three spots will be released on Yahoo! following Tuesday’s final broadcast.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine hits theaters on May 1, 2009.
via ComingSoon.net
Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, February 11, 2009 February 12, 2009 6:14 pm
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USA Network Cancels The Starter Wife February 12, 2009 5:52 pm
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The USA Network has canceled the Debra Messing-starring drama series The Starter Wife. The show premiered last fall after a successful six-hour miniseries in 2007. The 10-episode first season had a lower than expected audience, drawing an average of just 2.4 million (low for a network whose top shows regularly pull in 4-6 million viewers).
USA tells Entertainment Weekly that the show was a “critical and creative success,” adding that the Dec. 12 season finale served as a “satisfying conclusion” to the franchise.
John Malkovich Starring in Jonah Hex February 12, 2009 4:45 pm
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John Malkovich has been added to the cast of Jimmy Hayward’s adaptation of the comic book Jonah Hex, co-starring with Josh Brolin. According to Variety, Malkovich will be playing Quentin Turnbull, a wealthy Southern plantation owner whose son is killed by Union soldiers during the Civil War. Hayward will be directing based on a script by Crank writers Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor.
Justin Marks to Re-write 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo February 12, 2009 4:38 pm
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Justin Marks has been brought on board to rewrite Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo. According to Variety, the remake will serve as an origin story of Nemo as he creates his warship, the Nautilus. The film, to be directed by McG, is being fast-tracked by the studio.
Samuel Bayer to Direct Nightmare on Elm Street Remake February 12, 2009 4:33 pm
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Samuel Bayer has been tapped by Platinum Dunes to direct the remake of Nightmare on Elm Street. Bayer’s background is that of a music video director, responsible for directing Nirvana’s award-winning Smells Like Teen Spirit. The film is being scripted by Wesley Strick (Arachnophobia).
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Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, February 10, 2009 February 11, 2009 9:52 pm
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CBS’s impressive procedural lineup of NCIS, The Mentalist and Without a Trace managed to push the network to first place for the evening among households, beating Fox by nearly one full rating point (10.9 vs. 10.0). Among viewers, the network was second, but just barely (17.39M vs. 17.49M).
Moving to Fox, American Idol declined from last week’s numbers but it was the numbers of Fringe that were more concerning. The show’s retention fell to below 50% among both viewers and adults 18-49 with week-to-week declines of 18% among viewers and 14% among adults 18-49.
Although in third place overall, NBC was competitive among adults 18-49, finishing in a tie for second place with CBS in the demo thanks in large part to another solid outing from the two-hour Biggest Loser and better-than-normal numbers from a special episode of Dateline.
Rounding out the rest of the evening, ABC was in fourth place with two ‘Charlie Brown‘ specials, each of which performed poorly, back-to-back episodes of Scrubs (which has unfortunately not been able to capture any significant audience) and True Beauty, which away from normal lead-in The Bachelor, performed very poorly. The CW’s lineup of 90210 and Privileged failed to break even 2 million viewers. My full analysis of the night’s ratings follow after the jump.
Wachowski Brothers Taking on Superman Reboot? February 11, 2009 8:16 pm
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Check out this very, very interesting rumor. AICN was sent in a scoop from a reader who had seen an interview with V for Vendetta director James McTeigue on a Berlin telvision station, and the director revealed that the Wachowski brothers’ next project, Plastic Man (of which he was scheduled to do some 2nd-unit shooting) has been put on hold at Warner Bros.
The bigger news, however, has to do with what the scooper has to say about the Superman franchise:
Bryan Singer has refused to undertake a re-boot of the Superman franchise and has left the Executives at WB with no choice but to takea fresh creative direction.
He stated the Wachowski Brothers had been approached to re-boot the franchise as a trilogy and they are currently reviewing their options as its like being asked to take the final play in a superbowl final. Says if they do agree, he will likely either succumb to providing second unit support on the movie or will champion the directorship of Plastic Man – He started to giggle as he stated its like a young child for the Brothers and they wont give that up easily.
Christopher Nolan Directing Inception February 11, 2009 8:07 pm
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Christopher Nolan’s next project will not be a ‘Dark Knight’ sequel, instead, the director is taking on an original screenplay he wrote called Inception for Warner Bros. Nolan hopes to shoot the sci-fi action film in the summer for a release during summer 2010.
“Chris Nolan is a visionary filmmaker who continually raises the bar with each movie he makes,” Warner Bros. Pictures Group president Jeff Robinov said. “We are thrilled to be collaborating again with him and Emma on this exciting new motion picture.”
According to THR, Inception is described as “a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind.”
Inglourious Basterds Teaser Trailer February 11, 2009 8:00 pm
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The teaser trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s WWII drama Inglourious Basterds has been released. The film is a remake of the 1978 Italian film from director Enzo G. Castellari. I think Weinstein has crafted an effective, and most importantly, entertaining trailer. Watch it embedded below.
Inglourious Basterds hits theaters on August 21, 2009. Watch the trailer in high definition at Yahoo! Movies.
Showtime Renews The United States of Tara February 11, 2009 7:45 pm
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Showtime has renewed its freshman series The United States of Tara for a 12-episode second season. The half-hour drama, starring Toni Collete as a woman with dissociative identity disorder (also referred to as multiple personality disorder) premiered with an impressive 2.67 million viewers, the best for the network since 2004, and has performed well in subsequent weeks.
“It has been pure pleasure working with Diablo Cody, Toni Collette, Steven Spielberg and everyone at Dreamworks on United States of Tara,” said Showtime entertainment chief Robert Greenblatt announcing the pickup. “This show is a perfect fit for our premium brand and we’re thrilled that critics and audiences have responded to this groundbreaking show so well. I look forward to many more alternate personalities emerging from this unique series.”
Diablo Cody will be returning as a writer and executive producer for season two, which begins production this summer for an early 2010 premiere. Steven Spielberg, Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank also serve as executive producers.
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Angels & Demons Movie Trailer February 11, 2009 7:40 pm
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Columbia Pictures has released a new trailer for the upcoming ‘Da Vinci Code prequel, Angels & Demons based on the novel by Dan Brown. Directed by Ron Howard, the film stars Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgard, Pierfrancesco Favino, Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Armin Mueller-Stahl. Watch the trailer embedded below
You can watch the trailer in high definition at MSN.
Angels & Demons hits theaters on May 15, 2009.
EA To Release Video Game Based on G.I. Joe February 11, 2009 7:30 pm
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Electronic Arts today announced that development on a video game based on the G.I. Joe brand is underway. The game will be released in summer 2009 to coincide with the theatrical release of G.I. Joe August 7, 2009. The game will be released on all major console and handheld platforms.
The full press release follows after the jump.
ABC Picks Up Superhero Comedy February 11, 2009 7:20 pm
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ABC has greenlit No Heroics, a single-comedy pilot based on the British series of the same name. No Heroics is about a group of superheroes with less-than-formidable powers who hang out at a bar. The pilot was co-written by Will & Grace alum Jeff Greenstein and original show creator Drew Pearce. Greenstein and Pearce are executive producing for ABC Studios with Andrew Zein of Tiger Aspect, which produces the British series for ITV.
Third Star Trek Trailer Will Be Released on March 6th February 11, 2009 7:14 pm
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As if we needed another reason to go check out Watchmen on March 6th. Paramount Pictures yesterday announced that they will be debuting a third trailer for J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek film in theaters attached to Watchmen on March 6th. The trailer, which will feature new footage, will also be available online on Apple.com in HD starting on the morning of March 9th.
Star Trek hits theaters on May 8, 2009.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, February 9, 2009 February 10, 2009 11:53 pm
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The 8:00pm hour featured the first press conference of President Barack Obama. Airing on all four major nets, the conference averaged a 23.4 household rating, 36.94 million viewers and a 12.4 rating among adults 18-49. ABC drew the largest portion of that audience (11.49 million viewers and a 4.1 A18-49 rating) while Fox drew the smallest share (5.92 million viewers and a 2.2 A18-49 rating). Here’s the breakdown:
ABC: 7.5/11 HH rating/share, 11.49M viewers, 4.1/10
CBS: 6.2/9 HH rating/share, 9.78M viewers, 3.0/8
NBC: 6.0/9 HH rating/share, 9.75M viewers, 3.1/8
FOX: 3.7/6 HH rating/share, 5.92M viewers, 2.2/6
Elsewhere on the evening, The Big Bang Theory posted series high ratings airing out of an original episode of Two and Half Men. The second-year comedy managed to retain an impressive 98% of its lead-in’s A18-49 demo rating and 88% of its viewers. CSI: Miami then closed the night for CBS as the evening’s second most-watched program, rounding out another solid Monday night lineup for CBS.
Following in second place for the night was ABC, which as noted above, was paced by President Obama’s press conference. The Bachelor, airing one hour later than normal, managed to retain nearly all of its viewers and adults 18-49 rating from the week prior (-1 and -2 percent, respectively).
NBC finished in third this week, one spot better than last week’s outing, but the network saw disappointing ratings from both Heroes (which is now back to where it was before its post-Super Bowl episode) and Medium. Both shows were off by upper single digits.
With no lead-in support an original episode of 24 dipped by 7% among viewers and 8% in adults 18-49 rating, falling slightly below its more usual numbers.
And rounding out the night, The CW decided to run repeats of both Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill.
My full analysis follows after the jump.
H2 Teaser Poster February 10, 2009 8:12 pm
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Dimension Films has released the teaser poster for Rob Zombie’s H2, the sequel to the director’s 2007 remake Halloween. Click to enlarge.
H2 hits theaters on August 28, 2009.
Rob Thomas on Veronica Mars Movie: “It’s close” February 10, 2009 8:05 pm
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Very good news for Veronica Mars fans. Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello is reporting that series creator/writer Rob Thomas is preparing to pitch the show to Warner Bros.:
“I’m preparing the pitch now — literally now,” Mars’ main man, Rob Thomas, told me this morning. “I hope to go in and talk to [executive producer] Joel Silver and [Warner Bros.] in the next week or two to see if they’re interested.”
Thomas says he still has a couple things to figure out, specifically the final act: “I haven’t figured it out yet,” he says of the final act. “That’s what I’m working on now. It’s close. A few key details left to solve.”
As EW notes, Thomas is quick to caution that the possible film is still in the very early stages:
“I have some fear that Veronica Mars fans believe that the chief hurdle in getting the movie made is my writing it,” Thomas confesses. “Unfortunately, that’s only one of several hurdles. I’m going to give it my best shot and let the chips fall where they may.
“It’s entirely possible I won’t have an answer at the end of the pitch,” he continues. “They will want to consider [the pitch], look at some numbers — whatever it is people on the business side do — and then they’ll give me some sort of response. Then, if they want to move forward, there’s the deal-making that’ll need to go on.”
Cartoon Network Renews Star Wars: The Clone Wars For Second Season February 10, 2009 7:28 pm
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The Cartoon Network has given a second-season renewal to its hit animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
“‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ is like nothing else on television and has delivered for us on all levels,” said Stuart Snyder, President/COO Turner Animation, Young Adults & Kids Media. “It has helped us launch a great new night of action-adventure on Fridays and build on our dominance with boys. We look forward to continuing what has been a great relationship with George and everyone at Lucasfilm.”
The first season finale airs on Cartoon Network Friday, March 20th at 9pm ET/PT.
The full press release follows after the jump. (more…)
Crank: High Voltage Poster February 10, 2009 7:19 pm
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Lionsgate has released a new poster for the studio’s upcoming film Crank: High Voltage. Click to enlarge.
Crank: High Voltage hits theaters on April 17, 2009.
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