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Paranormal Activity 3 Scares Off Competition
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Buena Vista, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Drama, Family, Horror, Music, Period, Remakes, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Distribution, New Releases
Even though its predecessor received mixed reviews, Paranormal Activity 3 still managed to come out on top this past weekend, bumping last week's robot-packed action film Real Steel down to the #2 spot.
The sequel prequel horror film took in $54 million for its first week, which established the new record for largest Fall opening (September and October). Real Steel came in second at $11.3 million while the Footloose remake raked in $10.8 million, down one spot from its debut. Summit's The Three Musketeers pulled in $8.8 in its first week as George Clooney's film The Ides of March rounded out the top five at $4.9 million.
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Russell Brand Ready to Rock New Film
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Adaptation, Music, Comedy, Casting, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases
Forgetting Russell Brand just isn’t possible anymore. When the British-born comedian hosted MTV’s VMAs in 2008, he was relatively unknown. Now, he’s cropping up in star-studded comedies and pulling in huge bucks at the box office. He’s playing himself in Hop, the biggest movie hit of the year, and next week he’ll lead Arthur to the theaters.
Now, we’re hearing Brand is returning to his movie roots: he’ll be playing a rock star in an upcoming film role. He played eccentric star Aldous Snow in both Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him to the Greek, to much success. Rumor says that Brand is negotiating a role in Rock of Ages, a big screen adaptation of the Broadway hit of the same name. The plot centers on a 1980s rock bar in LA owned by a washed-up rocker (Alec Baldwin). Happening star Stacee Jax (Tom Cruise) will headline a concert sponsored by the bar. Reportedly, Brand will play Lonny, the bar’s operator.
Mary J. Blige and Julianne Hough are already attached to the film, a gossip says that Amy Adams is in talks for another role.
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Quote of the Day: Matt Damon on Kissing Michael Douglas
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Warner Bros, Biopics, Drama, Music, Romance, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Scripts, Upcoming Releases
"I never thought I would get to kiss Michael Douglas."
-- Matt Damon, upon pointing out that there is more than one scene in the upcoming Liberace biopic script that call for him to plant a wet one on two-time Academy Award winner Michael Douglas.
(Make sure to check out other notable quotes.)
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Online Casting Call For Tupac Role
Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Biopics, Drama, Independent, Music, Casting, Upcoming Releases
Morgan Creek Prods. is holding an online casting call for an unknown actor to play the role of enigmatic rapper and personality, Tupac Shakur. The biopic will be directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, Brooklyn's Finest) and exec produced by Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur. If you think you can draw on the spirit of Tupac, go to the In Search of Tupac website where all the details are included. Audition reels are being accepted now until the end of April.
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Jennifer Aniston Going the Gwyneth Paltrow Route
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Biopics, Music, Casting, Celebrity Gossip, Filmmaking, Rumors, Upcoming Releases
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We didn’t forget about Jennifer Aniston’s movie project The Goree Girls, though we’ve received no word on it for two years, and it turns out the actress hasn’t forgotten, either. Aniston is still planning on starring in the film that will depict her as a country-western singer. A similar role landed Gwyneth Paltrow tons of attention, so why not Aniston?
Few things about the project are certain (like whether or not Jen will sing in it), but we do know it revolves around the real-life 1940s singing group The Goree Girls, who came together while incarcerated in a Texas prison. We also know that Kelly Rowland is co-starring, so chances that somebody's going to sing are pretty good.
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Willow Smith to Star in Annie Remake
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Family, Music, Musicals, Remakes, Casting
Somebody cue Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons, because we just discovered the Worst. Remake. Ever…and, it hasn’t even been made yet. Take a good look at Will Smith’s pretty daughter Willow. Now, imagine her with red hair.
Actually, the red hair is probably the first thing that’s going to go in the new Annie remake, and that’s only one of the reasons this is the worst idea we’ve ever heard. Willow Smith will take on the iconic role in a new film that’s being produced by -- guess who? -- her daddy’s company Overbrook Entertainment.
Our knee-jerk dislike of the remake idea (the original film, made in 1982, has long been filed in our Untouchable Classics category) probably won’t affect the Smiths, who may soon officially change their surname to Midas. After Jaden Smith raked in more than $300 million in his Karate Kid remake that featured absolutely no actual karate, there’s nothing this family can’t pull off.
Annie is the story of a redheaded orphan whose life is changed when she is adopted by the fantastically rich Daddy Warbucks. Carol Burnett defined the role of the mean orphanage owner who helps concoct a scam to steal Annie back from Warbucks, which eventually fails. The movie, like the Broadway musical that preceded it, is peppered with sensational songs.
And perhaps now, Willow’s “Whip My Hair.” Re-using old scripts is awesome.
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Aretha Franklin: Halle Berry Should Be Me
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Biopics, Music, Casting, Rumors
Aretha Franklin has been very vocal in her wish that Halle Berry should play her on the big screen. When asked about the role, Berry said she was very flattered by Aretha’s wish, but that she can’t sing a note. Franklin, however, doesn’t care.
“I never expected Halle to sing,” Aretha reportedly told a source. “She’s an actress, not a singer. Many actors have portrayed vocalists by lip-syncing to the artist’s original recordings.”
Faking it is a time-honored tradition in Hollywood (see: Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady), but we’d like to offer Franklin two more names she ought to consider: Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson. Both women are accomplished actresses, and both could certainly belt out an Aretha song for the big screen.
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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: January 25, 2011
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Lionsgate, Sony, Universal, Weinstein Company, Action, Adaptation, Animation, Biopics, Drama, Family, Foreign, Horror, Music, Period, Romance, Sequels, Comedy, Sports, Thrillers, Home Entertainment, Lists
Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this week:
- A Beautiful Mind: Blu-ray
- Broadcast News: DVD, Blu-ray
- The Color Purple: Blu-ray
- Enter the Void: DVD, Blu-ray
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Blu-ray
- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest: DVD, Blu-ray
- Nowhere Boy: DVD, Blu-ray
- Open Season 3: DVD, Blu-ray
- Red: DVD, Blu-ray
- Saw: The Final Chapter: DVD, Blu-ray
- Secretariat: DVD, Blu-ray
Make sure to also check out the TV-on-DVD options for this week.
Read More | Amazon
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Beyonce: Clint Eastwood’s New Star
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Warner Bros, Drama, Music, Remakes, Casting, Upcoming Releases
A remake that's been talked about for some time now is finally being developed -- and it comes with a big surprise.
It was announced on Thursday that Beyonce Knowles has officially been cast in A Star is Born, a film that has already been made a number of times before. (Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson starred in the 1976 version.)
Although it had been rumored that Russell Crowe would star opposite the singer, no male lead has been announced at this point.
So what's the big shocker? The man chosen to be at the helm. Deadline.com reports Academy Award winner Clint Eastwood will both produce and direct the project.
Filming on the movie iis expected to being in the fall.
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Box Office Breakdown: Weak Showing for Country Strong
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Fox Searchlight, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Weinstein Company, Action, Adaptation, Animation, Drama, Family, Music, Remakes, Sequels, Comedy, Sports, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists
Gwyneth Paltrow's appearances on Glee, the Country Music Awards and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon couldn't help her film's performance at the box office.
Country Strong's first week in wide release strummed up less than $10 million over the past three days. The good news? The film only cost approximately $12 million to produce. In comparison, True Grit -- another film in its third week -- finally rode past Little Fockers for a first-place finish.
Meanwhile, Season of the Witch, the only other new entry in the Top Ten, fired up $10.6 million. That was enough to give the Nicolas Cage feature a third place debut.
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