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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Not So Beckinsale-less
8 January 2009 1:17 AM, PST
Just when we though the only leather-clad ass we'd be staring at in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans would be Rhona Mitra's, we are now told that Kate Beckinsale's Selene will be making an appearance or two.
Beckinsale To Appear in Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans
The good people at ShockTillYouDrop have learned that Kate Beckinsale's character Selene will be making an appearance in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. When asked if it was new footage, Screen Gems confirmed that the scenes featuring Selene will be canned footage from 2003's Underworld.
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Terese Palmer Another Sorcerer's Apprentice
8 January 2009 12:57 AM, PST
Disney already has its testosterone for The Sorcerer's Apprentice with Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel, so now it's time for some estrogen eye candy. In comes Teresa Palmer...
Teresa Palmer for The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Walt Disney Pictures has picked up Teresa Palmer to star opposite Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel in The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
Borrowing from the Mickey Mouse portion of Fantasia, the live-action feature centers on an apprentice (Baruchel) who is left to tend to a magic workshop when his sorcerer master (Cage) leaves it in his hands.
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Magnet Picks Up The Mutant Chronicles
8 January 2009 12:44 AM, PST
We've been following Mutant Chronicles for a long time. The cast sounded great, the early posters looked incredibly cool and then the trailer looked somewhat campy. Not exactly a bad thing -- maybe this could even become a cult sci-fi hit. Magnet Releasing is showing faith, as the company has acquired the Us distribution rights to the film and already has a theatrical release set.
Magnet to Distribute Mutant Chronicles
The Wagner/Cuban Companies. Magnet Releasing (www.magnetreleasing.com) announced today that it has acquired Us rights to the sci-fi/action epic, Mutant Chronicles. With an impressive ensemble cast, including Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, Devon Aoki and John Malkovich, Mutant Chronicles boasts incredible special effects and riveting, action-packed battle sequences in a painstakingly crafted post-apocalyptic landscape. An Edward R. Pressman production directed by Simon Hunter and written by Philip Eisner, the film is long anticipated by fans of the Mutant Chronicles intellectual property,
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DiCaprio to Beat the Reaper
8 January 2009 12:24 AM, PST
New Regency has it in mind to adapt Beat the Reaper as a starring vehicle for Leonardo DiCaprio. That is, if Leo is up for it.
Leonardo DiCaprio Sought for Beat the Reaper
If DiCaprio was to take the part, he'd play an emergency room doctor whose life becomes complicated when a mobster recognizes the doc from his former life as a hitman who went into the witness protection program.
Penned by Josh Bazell, the novel is just being published by Little Brown.
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Rourke and Rockwell for Iron Man Sequel!
7 January 2009 4:36 PM, PST
Two huge casting updates coming your way for the upcoming Iron Man sequel. First up is Mickey Rourke, who continues to land roles left and right. Rourke will play the film's villain, though which villain might still be under debate. Sam Rockwell has been picked up to play not exactly a villain, but a competitor to Tony Stark.
Rourke and Rockwell for Iron Man Sequel
According to THR, Mickey Rourke has been picked up to play a tattooed Russian heavy named Ivan who becomes Whiplash, a man with deadly, technologically enhanced coils. I've never heard of the character, but here's a brief description of him as provided by Marvel:
Mark Scarlotti was a brilliant engineer and weapons designer that had expert fighting skills with a whip and nunchakus. He was also a moderate hand-to-hand combatant.
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Judge to Decide Release and Distribution for Watchmen
7 January 2009 1:30 PM, PST
Now here's an interesting move. Though U.S. District Judge Gary A. Feess has been favoring 20th Century Fox since the beginning, Warner Bros. has decided to leave the fate of Watchmen in his hands. Considering that the other option was likely to be a prolonged jury case, this at least means we still have a chance of seeing the film come March 6th.
Judge to Decide Watchmen Fate
It all comes down to January 20th, when 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros. and Judge Feess will meet to discuss if Fox could block/delay Watchmen's theatrical release; something the studio has been going for this whole time.
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WGA Likes The Dark Knight for Adapted Screenplay
7 January 2009 1:15 PM, PST
The Writers Guild of America, which obviously focuses on screenplays, have announced their selections for best screenplays of the year. Picking up steam, The Dark Knight has received another positive nod.
WGA Best Screenplay Nominees
For Original Screenplay, the WGA selected Burn After Reading, Milk, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Visitor and The Wrestler. I'm going to make an early prediction that either The Wrestler or Milk wins it.
For the Adapted Screenplay bracket, I believe the competition is a bit more fierce. Here you'll find The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Slumdog Millionaire, The Dark Knight and Doubt.
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First Stills for State of Play
7 January 2009 10:51 AM, PST
As part of their 2009 preview, Universal Pictures has sent over two new production photos for their upcoming thriller State of Play.
State of Play
Oscar winner Russell Crowe leads an all-star cast in a blistering thriller about a rising congressman and an investigative journalist embroiled in an case of seemingly unrelated, brutal murders. Crowe plays D.C. reporter Cal McCaffrey, whose street smarts lead him to untangle a mystery of murder and collusion among some of the nation's most promising political and corporate figures in State of Play, from acclaimed director Kevin Macdonald.
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First Look: Fast & Furious
7 January 2009 10:33 AM, PST
As part of their 2009 preview, Universal Pictures has sent over new media assets for Fast & Furious including new stills and an untagged poster.
Fast & Furious
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker reteam for the ultimate chapter of the franchise built on speed -- Fast & Furious. Heading back to the streets where it all began, they rejoin Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster to blast muscle, tuner and exotic cars across Los Angeles and floor through the Mexican desert in the new high-octane action-thriller.
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Garrett Hedlund Cast for Tron Sequel
7 January 2009 1:49 AM, PST
Just when I thought Garrett Hedlund was going to explode in popularity thanks to the Inheritance franchise -- which kicked off with Eragon -- that was sadly not the case. No matter, as it looks like the actor has been given a second shot.
Garrett Hedlund for Tron
Disney has picked up Garrett Hedlund to star in Tron, the sequel to the 1982 cult classic.
Directed by Joseph Kosinski, Tron will find Hedlund as the lead character, a man who finds himself pulled into the world of a computer and retracing the steps of a character from the original movie named Kevin Flynn.
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First Stills from Raimi's Drag Me to Hell
7 January 2009 1:36 AM, PST
As part of their 2009 preview, Universal Pictures has sent over the official synopsis and batch of stills for Sam Raimi's latest horror installment, Drag Me to Hell.
Movie Stills: Drag Me to Hell
Director Sam Raimi returns to the horror genre with Drag Me To Hell, an original tale of a young woman.s desperate quest to break an evil curse.
Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is an ambitious L.A. loan officer with a charming boyfriend, professor Clay Dalton (Justin Long). Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver) arrives at the bank to beg for an extension on her home loan. Should Christine follow her instincts and give the old woman a break? Or should she deny the extension to impress her boss, Mr. Jacks (David Paymer), and get a leg-up on a promotion? Christine fatefully chooses the latter, shaming Mrs. Ganush and dispossessing her of her home.
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First Photo of Funny People
6 January 2009 10:27 PM, PST
As part of their 2009 preview, Universal Pictures has sent over the first production photo from Funny People.
Movie Still: Funny People
Over the past few years, writer/director Judd Apatow has shown that nothing.not even losing your virginity or the miracle of childbirth.is sacred. About his third film behind the camera, he says, .I.m trying to make a very serious movie that is twice as funny as my other movies. Wish me luck!. Apatow directs Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann in Funny People, the story of a famous comedian who has a near-death experience.
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Mickey Rourke One of the Expendables
6 January 2009 10:11 PM, PST
The Sylvester Stallone-direction actioner The Expendables continues to become more ensemble with the inclusion of Mickey Rourke. Ensemble, as in a collection of action stars, but that could change shortly.
Mickey Rourke for The Expendables
Mickey Rourke will join Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Randy Couture and Dolph Lungdren as one of the title characters in The Expendables.
Rourke will play an unscrupulous arms dealer who becomes the go-to guy for a group of mercenaries planning to topple a South American dictator.
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Disney and McG to Go 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
6 January 2009 10:01 PM, PST
Big-budget remake alert: Disney has picked up McG to direct a 'family film' remake of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Coming off Terminator Salvation, Disney is hooking McG up with $8 million up front plus 7% against gross.
McG to Direct 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Remake
The 1954 original 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was the first live-action film made by Walt Disney, who famously bet his studio on a movie best remembered for the giant squid scene. It became the second-highest grossing film that year and won three Oscars.
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As Promised: New Watchmen Featurette!
6 January 2009 7:31 PM, PST
I was wondering when we'd get around to these guys. We've seen them in the trailers and in their very own photo (above), and now the latest featurette for Watchmen takes a look at all the Minutemen.
Watchmen Featurette Looks at the Minutemen
For those of you already planning your 2009 Halloween costumes, there are quite a few options to be seen here. Since the Minutemen came before the Watchmen, their costumes are obviously a little more low-budget, but still somehow geeky-cool.
The featurette introduces us to all the Minutemen, most of which who don't exist in the latter parts of the story. I think one might even die right at the beginning...
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Killshot Gets a Poster
6 January 2009 7:14 PM, PST
Since I had forgotten all about Killshot, receiving the first official poster for the film didn't seem like that big of deal. Then it hit me tha this film was supposed to be released back in 2006 and I could only conclude, "finally!"
Killshot Poster
From Academy Award® nominated director John Madden comes Hossein Amini's wry adaptation of Elmore Leonard's best-selling crime novel. The beautiful Carmen Colson (Diane Lane) and her husband Wayne (Thomas Jane) become entangled in a scam with a bumbling, small time con artist (Joseph Gordon Levitt) and his over-the-hill hit man partner the blackbird (Mickey Rourke). Ultimately, it all comes down to one wife, one husband, two killers... and one lethal killshot.
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More on That Monsters vs. Aliens Super Bowl Spot
6 January 2009 2:24 PM, PST
Want to hear more about that Super Bowl spot for Monsters vs. Aliens? Though we've covered it twice already, DreamWorks has sent over just enough encouragement to cover it again. Besides the official announcement direct from the studio, we've also received a new image for the film and a photo of what the booths will look like handing out those nifty glasses. Oh - And don't throw them away, as you can use them to watch an entire episode of Chuck in 3D.
Monsters vs. Aliens Super Bowl Spot Info
DreamWorks Animation Skg, Inc. (Nyse: Dwa) and PepsiCo.s SoBe Lifewater today announced that they have joined together with Intel Corporation and NBC to create a first-of-its kind, nationwide .Monstrous. 3D event for Super Bowl Xliii. This first-ever all 3D Super Bowl commercial break event will mark the debut of DreamWorks Animation.s premier 3D movie trailer for its upcoming feature film,
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Japanese Watchmen Trailer Shows New Footage!
6 January 2009 1:41 PM, PST
Just when I was about to begin bitching and moaning about a slow news day we've been alerted to a new -- cough* Japanese *cough -- Watchmen trailer that provides a nice selection of new footage.
Japanese Watchmen Trailer
One aspect of the Watchmen graphic novel that has been given too much detail in the past trailers is the whole global conflict aspect. Yes, we see bits and pieces of Vietnam and a tank getting blown to bits, but what about the present-day story? Okay okay, the film isn't exactly present day -- note Nixon -- but it doesn't touch on anything such as the Cold War. This Japanese trailer for Watchmen does take us around the globe a bit more -- notice shots of Mother Russia -- and does give the character Nixon some more attention.
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Potter and Weasley Get Close in This New Photo from Half-Blood Prince!
6 January 2009 12:52 AM, PST
Quick update coming your way for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. As shown in the recent issue of Entertainment Weekly, Warner Bros has sent over a new movie still featuring two unlikely characters very close to snogging one another.
Movie Still: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Yes - Having read the books (repeatedly), I do know that seeing Ginny Weasley and Harry Potter this close shouldn't come as a surprise. Do they end up snogging? If you don't know the answer to this question you might as well smack yourself. You need to read these books! I know, I sound like a super-geek pushing a franchise such as this, but the books are really that good.
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Jonah Hex Gets (Horton) Director
6 January 2009 12:33 AM, PST
ow this is different. After losing duo Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor over creative differences, Warner Bros. has responded by hiring Jimmy Hayward to direct Jonah Hex, the adaptation of the DC comic.
So who is Jimmy Hayward?
Jimmy Hayward to Direct Jonah Hex Don't be too surprised if you haven't heard of him in the live-action circuit, as Jonah Hex will be Hayward's live-action debut. The helmer recently directed Horton Hears a Who.
The character of Hex, known for having the right side of his face disfigured and wearing a Confederate army uniform
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