Sneak Peek at New Wolverine Trailer March 4, 2009 10:23 pm
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The final trailer for 20th Century Fox’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine will debut tomorrow, Thursday, at 12pm ET on MTV, but you can already get a sneak peak at the trailer courtesy MTV.
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Watchmen Has Already Broken a Record + New Uncensored Clip March 4, 2009 10:13 pm
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It hasn’t theaters yet, but Watchmen is already breaking records. The Zack Snyder-directed comic book adaptation will play in 3,611 theaters, the most ever for an R-rated film. Before going wide on Friday, the film will play at 1,600 locations on Thursday night. That’s substantially above Snyder’s last film, 300, which played 656 midnight shows, helping pull in $28 million for its first day of its $71 million opening weekend in March 2007.
That first day number for 300 was the second-highest ever for an R-rated film,below the $42.5 million tally that Warners The Matrix Reloaded took in in its first day back in 2003. ‘Reloaded’ is the previous widest release for an R-rated film with 3,603 theaters. It took in $91.8 million for its first weekend.
There’s also a brand new Watchmen uncensored scene and interview that aired on Cinemax HD which you can check out after the jump. (more…)
Broadcast TV Ratings for Tuesday, March 3, 2009 March 4, 2009 5:09 pm
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Full ratings and breakdown’s, including week-to-week comparisons, etc., follow after the jump.
Public Enemies Trailer March 4, 2009 2:42 pm
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Universal Pictures has released the full trailer for Michael Mann’s Public Enemies. The film has a terrific cast, led by Johnny Depp as outlaw John Dillinger and Christian Bale who plays the FBI’s top agent, Melvin Purvis, who’s on pursuit of Dillinger.
The trailer looks really good. We should be in store for an action-packed depression era crime drama.
Watch the trailer after the jump.
Leonardo DiCaprio Cast in Nolan’s Inception March 4, 2009 2:35 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Casting, Movies, News.Tags: Christopher Nolan, Inception, Leonardo DiCaprio
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Leonardo DiCaprio is set to star in Inception, the sci-fi action film directed and written by The Dark Knight’s Christopher Nolan, according to THR. An original project, Inception is described as a contemporary sci-fi action film set within “the architecture of the mind.”
Warner Bros. has set a July 17, 2010 release for the film.
Snyder’s Sucker Punch Cast Shaping Up March 4, 2009 2:25 pm
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With just a few days until the release of Watchmen, Zack Snyder is already lining up talent for an all-female cast for his next project, Sucker Punch.
THR reports that Amanda Seyfried is in negotiations to topline the project, while Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Evan Rachel Wood and Emma Stone are all in talks to star in the action fantasy. According to THR, Sucker Punch is set in the 1950s and follows a girl who is confined to a mental institution by her stepfather, who intends to have her lobotomized in five days. While there, she imagines an alternative reality to hide her from the pain, and in that world, she begins planning her escape, needing to steal five objects to help get her out before she is deflowered by a vile man.
Snyder, who will direct, also co-wrote the script with Steve Shibuya and describes the fantasy world as “‘Alice in Wonderland’ with machine guns.”
Snyder will be producing the project with his Cruel & Unusual Films partner and wife Deborah Snyder.
Megan Fox In Negotiations for Jonah Hex; Cast in Fathom March 4, 2009 2:15 pm
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Megan Fox is one busy lady these days. The Transformers star is in final negotiations to star opposite Josh Brolin and John Malkovich in Warner Bros.’ action Western Jonah Hex, which is based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The actress is also attached to star and develop Fathom, Fox Atomic’s comic book-based underwater adventures.
According to THR, Fox will play Leila in Jonah Hex, a gun-wielding beauty and love interest of Hex (Brolin), a scarred bounty hunter tracking a voodoo practitioner (Malkovich) who wants to raise an army of undead to liberate the South.
For Fathom, Fox will help develop and shape the adaptation and will produce in some capacity.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, March 2, 2009 March 3, 2009 4:48 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.Tags: Broadcast TV Ratings, Monday
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There’s no doubt that one of the biggest surprises of the TV season is the performance of The Bachelor and no where is that more evident than in the ratings for last night. The show’s season finale, it’s 13th, drew an impressive 15.46 million viewers and a 5.4 rating in the key A18-49. Not only is that an episode-to-episode increase in the double-digits, but that’s an improvement over the franchise’s weakened 12th season finale in May of last year by an extraordinary 75% in viewers and 69% in A18-49 rating.
If that wasn’t amazing enough, the 10pm special, After the Final Rose (which effectively served as hour #3 due to the Bachelor’s uneasieness with his original choice) grew, drawing a record 17.47M viewers and a 6.7 A18-49 rating (that’s growth of 5% among viewers and 12% in A18-49 from hour two of The Bachelor finale).
Even though ABC had a dominant performance, there was still room for the night’s number two network, CBS. The always consistent comedy and CSI: Miami line-up put the network placed second in households, viewers and adults 18-49. Worth noting is that the season three premiere of Rules of Engagement saw only a slight loss of viewership (although its decline in A18-49 rating was slightly more concerning at low double-digits).
Fox finished in third with a special two-hour edition of 24. I’d say the results were mixed. The show did well, but it still shed a few viewers from the week prior. Let’s put it this way, when ABC did their special ‘movie event’ type Brothers & Sisters episode on Sunday night, it resulted in a double-digit increase for the program. So Fox no doubt were hoping for a slightly better performance.
Moving to NBC…boy, where to begin? The network is just struggling on Monday night’s. The once reliable and buzz-worthy series Heroes is a shadow of its former self. It just barely managed to draw over 7 million viewers for the second week in the row, teetering on series lows, and lost more steam in the key A18-49 demo, posting a 3.2 rating (down 6%). I think I’m going to go ahead and put together a feature on the show to be posted on the site later in the week. The show’s incredible loss of viewership, and in such a short amount of time, simply can no longer be ignored.
Medium did better (in terms of overall viewership), but was hurt by direct competition with Bachelor, shedding more than 1 million viewers from the week prior.
The CW closed out the evening with barely viewed repeats of Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill.
Full ratings and breakdown’s, including week-to-week comparisons, etc., follow after the jump.
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New Poster and Images for Public Enemies March 3, 2009 4:23 pm
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MSN has released a new batch of images as well as a new posetr for the Johnny Depp/Christian Bale headlined film Public Enemies.
Film Synopsis
In the action-thriller “Public Enemies,” acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann directs Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Academy Award® winner Marion Cotillard in the story of legendary Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger (Depp)—the charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoover’s fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis (Bale), and a folk hero to much of the downtrodden public.
No one could stop Dillinger and his gang. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone—from his girlfriend Billie Frechette (Cotillard) to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression.
But while the adventures of Dillinger’s gang—later including the sociopathic Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham) and Alvin Karpis (Giovanni Ribisi)—thrilled many, Hoover (Billy Crudup) hit on the idea of exploiting the outlaw’s capture as a way to elevate his Bureau of Investigation into the national police force that became the FBI. He made Dillinger America’s first Public Enemy Number One and sent in Purvis, the dashing “Clark Gable of the FBI.”
However, Dillinger and his gang outwitted and outgunned Purvis’ men in wild chases and shootouts. Only after importing a crew of Western ex-lawmen (newly baptized as agents) and orchestrating epic betrayals—from the infamous “Lady in Red” to the Chicago crime boss Frank Nitti—were Purvis, the FBI and their new crew of gunfighters able to close in on Dillinger.
Check out five more images after the jump. (more…)
Fallon Has Strong Return to Late-Night TV March 3, 2009 4:06 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in News, Nielsen TV Ratings, Television.Tags: Broadcast TV Ratings, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
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Jimmy Fallon’s return to late-night TV drew strong ratings last night. The Monday night debut of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon drew a 2.3/8 HH rating/share in metered-market households. That’s the highest rating for the franchise since January 2006.
In terms of previous performances, it was up 35% over the time slot’s previous season-to-date average (1.7 rating) and Fallon’s 55% retention from his Leno lead-in was slightly better than the 46% average lead-in for the season-to-date.
Also important, Fallon out-rated all his competition, including CBS’s Ferguson (1.7) and he beat Kimmel in the 12:30am head-to-head matchup (2.7 vs. 2.3 for Kimmel).
Source: TV Week
First Look at Angelina Jolie in Salt March 3, 2009 3:54 pm
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Principal photography for the Columbia Pictures production Salt began this week and the studio has released a first look at one of the film’s stars, Angelina Jolie. Check out one more image after the jump. (more…)
Third Narnia Set for December 10, 2010 March 3, 2009 3:48 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in 20th Century Fox, Movies, News, Walden Media.Tags: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treade
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20th Century Fox and Walden Media have announced that The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader will be released on December 10, 2010.
As of right now, the 12/10 date has no major competition, however WB’s Green Lantern will hit the following week along with Sony’s Smurfs update.
Source: Variety
Lifetime Television Renews Rita Rocks March 3, 2009 3:40 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Cable TV, News, Renewals.Tags: Lifetime Television, Rita Rocks
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Lifetime Television has picked up a second season of its original primetime comedy Rita Rocks. The network ordered twenty new episodes from Media Rights Capital.
“‘Rita Rocks’ is the first original comedy that Lifetime has launched in 10 years, so you can imagine how delighted we are to welcome it back for a second season,” said JoAnn Alfano, executive VP for entertainment at Lifetime. “It’s smart, it’s funny, and it appeals to anyone who has ever tried to carve out a little time for herself.”
Source: TV Week
New Terminator Salvation Trailer March 2, 2009 11:30 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movie Trailers, Movies.Tags: Terminator Salvation
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The second theatrical trailer for Terminator Salvation has debuted at Yahoo! Movies. You can watch it embedded after the jump.
Just to note, this trailer will be attached to this weekend’s Watchmen. So yeah, just in case watching Watchmen wasn’t enough reason to head out to your local cinema, you’ll also be treated to new trailers for Terminator Salvation and Star Trek. Nice. Trailer after the jump. (more…)
Watchmen: 10-Minute Interactive Trailer March 2, 2009 11:22 pm
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Warner Bros. has debuted a new website, 6MinutesToMidnight.com, and released a new 10-minute interactive trailer for Watchmen. Just visit the site (click the image above), enter your name and decipher the Rorschach ink blots to unlock and watch trailer.
ABC Cancels Life on Mars March 2, 2009 11:15 pm
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ABC has notified the producers of Life on Mars that they won’t be ordering any additional episodes beyond the 17 currently in the works for the season, effectively canceling the show, reports TV Week. While the news will certainly disappoint fans, the early decision by ABC (who could have waited until as late as May) means that the producers will be able to write and film a worthy ending to the series.
Production is actually expected to continue for at least a few more weeks and the season finale is expected to air no later than early April.
“We felt it was the right thing to do for the producers and the fans and creatively,” ABC Entertainment Group President Steve McPherson said.
Wonder Woman: DVD Review March 2, 2009 10:30 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Blu-ray, DVD, Movies.Tags: DVD Reviews, Wonder Woman
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Wonder Woman begins on the mystical island of Themyscira, where a proud and fierce warrior race of Amazons resides. They have raised Princess Diana, a daughter of stunning beauty, extraordinary strength and incredible fighting prowess. Diana possesses a host of super human powers granted to her by the gods and goddesses of Olympus and her strength and stamina are unparalleled. When Air Force fighter pilot Steve Trevor crash lands on the island, the rebellious and headstrong Diana defies Amazonian law by accompanying Trevor back to civilization. Meanwhile, Ares (the God of War) has escaped his imprisonment at the hands of the Amazons and has decided to exact his revenge by starting a world war that will destroy them all. It is up to Princess Diana to save her people and the world by using her gifts to become the ultimate Wonder Woman.
Read my review of the two-disc DVD after the jump. (more…)
Watchmen Character Profile: Rorschach March 2, 2009 10:28 pm
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The second exclusive Watchmen character profile (discussed in this post) for Rorschach has aired on NBC during the network’s telecast of Heroes and is now available to watch online at http://www.nbc.com/watchmen/.
RORSCHACH
Motivated by a traumatic childhood and an unwavering sense of right and wrong, Walter Kovacs became the costumed hero Rorschach, wearing a trench coat, a fedora, and a mask with a shifting, mirrored pattern of black shapes on a white background. Highly skilled in physical combat and able to turn almost anything to hand into a makeshift weapon, Rorschach worked as a team with the second Nite Owl until costumed vigilantes were outlawed. Nite Owl retired, but Rorschach refused to follow suit, operating illegally and becoming increasingly paranoid. His journal is the regular record of all of his activities and his increasingly misanthropic musings.
Click the image below to watch the character profile clip.
Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, March 1, 2009 March 2, 2009 8:11 pm
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Watchmen Character Profile: Dr. Manhattan March 1, 2009 10:54 pm
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The first exclusive Watchmen character profile (discussed in this post) for Dr. Manhattan has aired on USA during the network’s telecast of the film National Treasure and is now available to watch online at http://www.nbc.com/watchmen/.
DR. MANHATTAN
In the late 1950s, ordinary man Jon Osterman was ripped into particles in a science experiment gone horribly wrong. But his consciousness lived on, and he managed to reassemble himself as a true superhuman, a glowing blue model of physical perfection, able to see the future and alter matter all the way down to the subatomic level. His presence profoundly affects not just his fellow heroes, but also global scientific and geopolitical affairs. However, his growing detachment from humanity has frequently left him indifferent to the world and the people around him.
Click the image below to watch the character profile clip.
New Terminator Salvation Posters and Photos March 1, 2009 9:36 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Movie Posters, Movies, News, Photos.Tags: Terminator Salvation, WonderCon 2009
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In anticipation of the premiere of the new Terminator Salvation trailer tomorrow on Yahoo! Movies (4pm PT/7pm ET), the site has unveiled some new posters and some new production photos from the film. I’ve included a few on this page. Head on over to Yahoo! Movies to check out the rest.
WonderCon 2009: Green Lantern Animated Movie Hits DVD and Blu-ray in July [Update] March 1, 2009 9:20 pm
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UPDATED: I’ve updated the article with a higher resolution version of the box art (click to enlarge) and the official press release.
Warner Bros. has announced that Green Lantern: First Flight, the next DC Universe animated PG-13 film, will be released on July 28th. Head on through the jump to read the full press release. (more…)
WonderCon 2009: Description of Asto Boy Clip March 1, 2009 9:12 pm
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Summit Entertainment, the studio behind Astro Boy, was on hand at WonderCon 2009 to debut a new clip from the film. Here’s the description of it, courtesy SCI FI Wire:
The clip began with Astro Boy falling (apparently out a window), plummeting quickly towards earth. As he falls, flames shoot out of his feet. He has a bit of difficulty adjusting to his new power, but quickly masters it (it will remind you of the scene from Iron Man when he first tries out his suit). He flies all over town, the flames from his feet cooking an underdone steak at a restaurant. As he bursts through the clouds (in a scene that recalls another superhero film about a man in a cape) and revels in his new ability, he says, “Wow! This is cool! I have to show Dad.”
WonderCon 2009: Terminator Salvation Panel March 1, 2009 9:09 pm
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Here are some highlights from the WonderCon 2009 panel for Terminator Salvation, courtesy io9, AICN, ComingSoon.net and /Film. Director McG led the panel discussion and premiered two new clips and trailer for the film. Here’s a description of the trailer, courtesy io9:
You see some machines, and then a Terminator skull, and the word “2018.” John Connor’s voice says: “We’ve been fighting a long time. We’re outnumbered by machines. Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you’re listening to this, you are the resistance.” During all this, there are postapocalyptic scenes of nastiness, including people penned up in huge enclosures, and Connor talking on the radio and shooting a skeletal T-600 under his crashed helicopter, with people jumping out of the helicopter behind him. “Something has changed,” says Connor as a Harvester rips an old lady out of a gas station through a hole in the roof. Skynet is “taking human prisoners, and replicating human tissue.”
Then there’s a sequence in the trailer which deals with Marcus Wright, who’s clearly revealed to be a machine. Marcus is dragged into the rebels’ headquarters, and Bryce Dallas Howard says, “Let’s see what we’ve got here.” They examine Marcus, realize he’s part metal, and then Common bashes Marcus in the head (we see the head-bashing from Marcus’ point of view.) “This thing is something we’ve never seen before.” And then John Connor is looking at a chained-up Marcus, who says “My name is Marcus Wright.” “You think you’re human,” Connor says. “I am human,” Marcus insists. And then Connor loosens the chains on Marcus’ head enough to let him look down and see his own metal body. Marcus screams.
And then there are machine legs marching, and a T-600 shooting at people. The T-600 attacks Marcus, and then we see Marcus telling Connor he can help (more on that below). There’s bombing and explosions, and then Marcus throws a stool at a glass wall, breaking out of a facility somewhere. Connor screams, “If we don’t stay the course, we are all dead!” And then a partly machine-faced Marcus says, “I’m the only hope you have.” There are more explosions and then the thing of the cityscape exploding and turning into a skeleton face (from the motion poster.)
Click through the jump to check out a description for the two clips shown, as well as other panel highlights plus news about the possible Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton cameos. (more…)
WonderCon 2009: Watchmen Panel March 1, 2009 8:38 pm
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Here are a few highlights from the WonderCon 2009 Watchmen panel courtesy AICN and io9. The panel discussion included director Zack Snyder, illustrator Dave Gibbons and stars Malin Akerman (Silk Spectre II), Billy Crudu0p (Dr. Manhattan), Jackie Earle Haley (Rorschach), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Comedian) and Patrick Wilson (Nite Owl II).
- The studio originally had an idea of doing an Ocean’s Eleven type cast, comprised of huge movie stars, but that ended up not happening. Snyder talked to Tom Cruise for a while, but he was busy with Valkyrie, and Snyder was never sure what role Cruise would play.
- Snyder said he would not be doing a sequel: “No. Not with me, anyway.”
- Snyder called the movie Depression-era cinema… It’s like a regular movie with 40 more minutes at no extra cost!
- Patrick Wilson was the first person cast, Billy Crudup the last.
- The movie’s “director’s cut” is three hours and ten minutes, and will hopefully have a theatrically run in July.
- Included in the cut will be extra violence, more blue nudity, Hollis Mason’s death, and some other “bits and bobs.”
- The original script that the studio gave Snyder, when he first agreed to do the movie, ended with Nite Owl killing Ozymandias by crashing the Owl-ship into him via remote control. Nite Owl even says a cool catch phrase immediately afterwards.
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