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Box Office: Hangover Buzz Doesn’t Slow Ticket Sales
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Disney, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Sequels, Comedy, Box Office, New Releases
Critics have widely panned The Hangover, Part II, but that didn’t deter holiday weekend moviegoers. The comedy sequel earned massive bucks for Warner Bros., and surpassed box office earnings for its parent flick.
So who cares what critics say, anyway? The ensemble comedy earned $137.4, after enjoying the biggest-ever Thursday opening for a film ($31.6 million).
Kung Fu Panda 2 fell far short of the first-place mark, earning $62.2 million during the three-day weekend. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides racked up $50.4 million in third place. Bridesmaids earned $21 million, and Thor finishes off the top five with $12 million. Maybe some bad reviews would boost their box office mojo?
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Tomb Raider Coming Back Without Angelina Jolie
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Remakes, Thrillers, Casting, Celeb News, Upcoming Releases
Tomb Raider is coming back to the big screen, but this time Lara Croft won’t be played by Angelina Jolie.
No writer has been hired, no cast has been named and the release is scheduled for some far-away date in 2013, but we do know this: producer Graham King is going in a whole new direction. He hopes to “create daring new adventures for the young and dynamic Lara Croft.” According to previous reports, the Lara Croft origin story will be re-explored and tweaked in the rebooted version of the franchise.
Read More | Yahoo! News
VIDEO: X-Men First Class Trailer Released
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: 20th Century Fox, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Sequels, Trailers, Upcoming Releases, Videos
The dramatic trailer for X-Men: First Class is here, and it’s awesome.
The attention-getting clip focuses on the young Professor X (James McAvoy) and the young Magneto (Michael Fassbender). Other familiar X-Men present in the trailer include Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) and Beast (Nicholas Hoult).
Read More | JoBlo
Miley Cyrus Lands Another Movie Role
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Action, Comedy, Casting, Upcoming Releases
Miley Cyrus has signed on to play the lead in So Undercover, a new action comedy flick.
In the film, Miley will play an undercover private investigator hired by the FBI to infiltrate a college sorority. Production is scheduled to begin next month.
Tish Cyrus, Miley’s mom, will help co-produce the project. “So Undercover is a fun mix of action and comedy and has a powerful female lead that Miley was drawn to playing," she says.
Currently, no studio has stepped up to distribute the movie.
Read More | E! Online
New Action Duo: Joey Lawrence and Wesley Snipes
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Action, Independent, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases
Joey Lawrence, otherwise known as the gorgeous (but stupid) brother on Blossom, and Wesley Snipes, otherwise known as a bit of a has-been action star, will pair up in the new film Havana Heat.
Havana Heat revolves around a Homeland Security agent who gets murdered.
Lawrence has been most recently seen on ABC Family, where he stars in a sitcom with Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch). The series is aptly named Melissa & Joey. Meanwhile, Snipes was in Brooklyn’s Finest.
Although Snipes has been sentenced to three years in prison for tax evasion, the studio is hopeful the matter will be resolved. Shooting on Havana begins in November.
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Jake Gyllenhaal: Prince of Persia Will Please Fans
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Disney, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Upcoming Releases
Jake Gyllenhaal believes fans of the Prince of Persia games will like the movie version.
Jake, who stars as lead character Prince Dastan in the adaptation, claims the movie has kept true to the original game while also making it relevant for a new audience by “elaborating” on the story.
“I’ve no doubt there will be a whole mix of ideas about the movie because everybody plays the game. The great thing about video games is you get to do it yourself, and this is another person’s version of it,” he told ComingSoon.net.
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Zac Efron Thinks Action Role Could be Kiss of Death
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Action, Musicals, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip
Have no fear, Shia—Zac Efron thinks it would be “weird” if he starred in an action movie (despite already having the body for it).
The High School Musical star, who became a teenage heartthrob after appearing in the Disney movie franchise, would love to try his hand at as a screen hero but fears his career could be over if the role wasn’t perfect.
“I would love to try an action film at some point, but not too soon. I think that can be a kiss of death. There’s got to be a real role that I can bring something unique and specific to, a way for me to do it believably. Until then, I think it would just come across as weird.”
The 22-year-old star also revealed he is in awe of actor Leonardo DiCaprio, despite disliking him when he was growing up: “I think Leonardo DiCaprio’s done a great job. I was dead set against the guy when I was growing up, kind of force-fed his image from Titanic. Since then, through very hard work and incredible performances, he’s done a complete 180. Now he’s one of my favorite actors. He’s at the top of his game.”
Ashley Greene Calls Eclipse Guy Friendly
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Action, Adaptation, Drama, Romance, Sequels, Filmmaking, Rumors, Scripts, Upcoming Releases
Of the third installment of the Twilight saga, Eclipse, actress Ashley Greene assures us that it is “guy friendly.”
Pointing to the fact that director David Slade, who helmed both 30 Days of Night and Hard Candy (I know what you’re thinking), wants to take the Twilight film in a darker direction.
“I think it’ll be different.I think it’s going to be a battle between the studio and the director, and it’s going to be a hard balance, ‘cause I think he’s… a little more focused on it being real and maybe it being gorier and a little dark and kind of dramatic.”
She went on to describe how the first film centers on love, whereas Eclipse will focus on the vampire-werewolf drama, hence leading to more action sequences.
“The first one was very focused on this love story and really sweet and it was beautiful, but it didn’t have a lot of stuff that guys would go, ‘Yeah, I want to go see that.’ There’s going to be a lot more focus on [action], and the fight scene will have more emphasis on it. I definitely think it will be a little more guy-friendly.”
The film is slated for a June 30, 2010 release.
Read More | Splash News
George Clooney to play assassin in A Very Private Gentleman
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: FOCUS, Action, Adaptation, Drama, Casting, Upcoming Releases
George Clooney is preparing to play the role of an assassin in his next film, A Very Private Gentleman. Clooney has signed to appear in this film, the latest from Anton Corbjin, director of Control. A Very Private Gentleman, based on a novel by Martin Booth, will see the Clooney’s character move to rural Italy, where he works as an artist painting miniature butterflies. He soon makes friends, including one of the local prostitutes, and gives confession regularly at the local church, and eventually realizes someone is following him. The film is being written by Rowan Joffe, who also wrote 28 Weeks Later, and is set to begin production this fall. There are no other casting announcements at this time.
The Latest Incredible Hulk Trailer
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Universal, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Science Fiction, Trailers, Upcoming Releases
While I think this trailer for The Incredible Hulk is definitely an improvement over the earlier version, I still don’t think there’s anything they could do to make that green guy look less cheesy.
And am I the only one who thinks they they should have kept that other ugly thing under wraps?
Edward Norton‘s version of The Incredible Hulk storms into theaters on June 13.
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