Monthly Archives: June 2009
‘Barbarella’: ‘Legally Blonde’ director Robert Luketic to helm remake
Last week, hopes for a remake of the 1968 erotic sci-fi classic seemed to vanish like, um, Jane Fonda’s space suit in the original film’s sexy opening credits, when Sin City director Robert Rodriguez turned down the project. (The reported reason: Universal wanted to shoot the picture in Germany, while Rodriguez wanted to stay in [...]
Read moreNatalie Portman Joining Your Highness
Natalie Portman is joining the cast of the Universal Pictures comedy “Your Highness”, which will also star Danny McBride and James Franco and is being directed by David Gordon Green (”Pineapple Express”). Scott Stuber produces through his U-based banner. Jon Mone and Andy Davis are executive producers of the project. McBride, who wrote the script [...]
Read moreJames Cameron’s Avatar Gets Revealed in Video Game Screenshots
The game has been in development alongside of the movie for two and half years and is just now being unveiled. So, before we get a trailer, poster, or even a photo, our very first look at the world of Avatar comes in the form of a video game. The first screenshots from the game [...]
Read moreTodd Field to adapt “The Creed of Violence”
Universal has set Todd Field to adapt “The Creed of Violence,” the Boston Teran novel that the studio acquired last fall in a significant pre-emptive deal made when the book was being shopped to publishers. Michael De Luca has signed on to produce the Western epic. Field has committed only to write at this point, [...]
Read moreA Perfect Getaway (2009) Trailer
Trailer For a thriller “A Perfect Getaway” directed by David Twohy(writer & Director of “Pitch Black”, “Below”, “The Chronicles of Riddick”) starring Milla Jovovich, Steve Zahn. Opens on August 14th 2009 in US.
Read morePandorum, 2009 — Trailer
The Trailer Forfor Christian Alvart’s Sci-Fi “Pandorum”, which opens September 4th,2009 Starring: Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster Plot Outline: From the producers of the Resident Evil film franchise comes Pandorum, a terrifying thriller in which two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they’ve been asleep, or [...]
Read moreTwilight Saga: The New Moon, 2009 Trailer
In conjunction with the MTV Movie Awards, which are pushing the series like mad, the full trailer for The Twilight Saga: New Moon has debuted online at MySpace. This is the first good look
Read moreEminem/Bruno stunt at MTV Movie Awards was staged
Sources close to MTV and Sacha Baron Cohen tell EW that the infamous stunt on the show between Eminem and the Bruno star was staged, with Eminem’s consent and participation. The sources confirm rampant speculation that the rapper simply must have known that the comedian, dressed in a thong and angel’s wings as his flamboyantly [...]
Read more2009 MTV Movie Awards – Winners
BEST MOVIE Twilight The Dark Knight High School Musical 3: Senior Year Iron Man Slumdog Millionaire BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE Angelina Jolie – Wanted Anne Hathaway – Bride Wars Kate Winslet – The Reader Kristen Stewart – Twilight Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button BEST MALE PERFORMANCE Christian Bale – The Dark [...]
Read moreDisney/Pixar’s “Up” soared over rivals to dominate US weekend box office with an estimated $68.2 million
Fantasy adventure Up became its third highest grossing opening ever, behind The Incredibles ($70 million) and Finding Nemo ($70.2 million). It’s surely been aided by the 1500 3-D screens that cost a premium ticket price. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian grabbed the number two slot, holding incredibly well considering the competition was [...]
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