Kristen Bell Gathering Veronica Mars Movie Support
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Warner Bros, Rumors,
Although Kristen Bell has a slate of upcoming films she’ll have to promote, the actress is still talking about an old project: Veronica Mars.
Earlier this year, creator Rob Thomas told Entertainment Weekly that a big screen version of the TV show was still a possibility. Five months later, the program’s star is still trying to keep that dream alive.
“mars fans-can we bug @wbpictures & tell em the must do a VM film?? new tactic. bombard em w/tweets, theres evidence of fans they cant ignore,” Bell wrote on her Twitter account last week. “#veronicamars fans send petitions & any obsessive behaior u have 2 @wbpictures & demand the film. they c no audience 4 it? i beg 2 differ.”
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Getting Into Character: Rihanna in Battleship
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Universal, Action, Adaptation, Drama, Science Fiction, Casting, Upcoming Releases,
What could possibly get Rihanna to wear so much clothing? Her acting debut, of course.
The hit singer is seen here on the set of Battleship, a big screen adaptation of the popular Hasbro game. The film, which is currently filming in Hawaii, will center on naval officers fighting against an alien invader known as The Regents.
Universal’s actioner, directed by Peter Berg, will also feature Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights), Alexander Skarsgård (True Blood) and model Brooklyn Decker. It will set sail on May 18, 2012.
Read More | Just Jared
In Theaters This Weekend: September 3, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, FOCUS, Lionsgate, Sony, Warner Bros, Action, Animation, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Language, Music, Romance, Comedy, Sports, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases, Trailers,
Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:
- The American (R): starring George Clooney, Thekla Reuten, Paolo Bonacelli (directed by Anton Corbijn) **open now**
- Going the Distance (R): starring Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Christina Applegate (directed by Nanette Burstein)
- Machete (R): starring Danny Trejo, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba (directed by Ethan Maniquis, Robert Rodriguez)
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Piranha Producer vs. James Cameron: The Insults Continue
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Horror, Remakes, Celebrity Gossip, Celebrity Controversy, Technology, Upcoming Releases,
James Cameron, famed director-turned household name after the success of Avatar, wants to hold 3D movies to a high standard. So high, in fact, that he’ll go out of his way to insult 3D movies which aren’t up to the same standard, apparently, as Avatar.
Cameron was uncomplimentary of Piranha 2 in a recent Vanity Fair interview, saying “I tend almost never to throw other films under the bus, but [Piranha 2] is exactly an example of what we should not be doing in 3D. Because it just cheapens the medium and reminds you of the bad 3D horror films from the 70s and 80s, like Friday the 13th 3D.” Cameron previously worked on the movie, but not for long. He explained: “I worked on Piranha 2 for a few days and got fired off of it; I don’t put it on my official filmography. So there’s no sort of fond connection for me whatsoever.”
But producer Mark Canton isn’t about to let the insult go by. He fired back on Tuesday with this: “Cameron consistently celebrates himself out as though he is a team of one. His comments are ridiculous, self-serving and insulting to those of us who are not caught up in serving his ego and his rhetoric.”
Ouch.
Read More | Hollywood Reporter
Box Office Breakdown: Takers Takes the (Close) Win
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Miramax, Lionsgate, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Drama, Family, Horror, Romance, Satire, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,
Although early reports had The Last Exorcism in first place this weekend, the final numbers told a different story. When the dust finally settled on Monday, Lionsgate’s Takers had squeaked out a slim lead. (Less than $200,000 separated the two films.)
Exorcism, though, did not walk away a loser. The movie “documenting” a priest’s final exorcism earned just over $20 million—and it only cost $1.8 million to produce. The PG-13 flick also surpassed The Unborn‘s 2009 debut ($19.8 million), though it did fall short of The Exorcism of Emily Rose. (That 2005 release opened to $30 million.)
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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: August 31, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, IFC Films, Lionsgate, Sony, Action, Adaptation, Drama, Family, Foreign, Foreign Language, Horror, Satire, Science Fiction, Comedy, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases,
Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:
- 9th Company: DVD, Blu-ray
- Apache Rifles: DVD
- Beatdown: DVD, Blu-ray
- Brainjacked: DVD
- Carnivorous: DVD, Blu-ray
- The Evil Dead (Limited Edition): Blu-ray
- Harry Brown: DVD, Blu-ray
- Marmaduke: DVD, Blu-ray
- Oss 117: Lost in Rio: DVD
- Red Riding Trilogy: DVD, Blu-ray
- Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too?: DVD, Blu-ray
Make sure to also check out the TV-on-DVD options for this week.
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Quote of the Day: Robert Rodriguez on Alba’s Spy Kids Role
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Adventure, Family, Sequels, Casting, Celeb News, Upcoming Releases,
“I was so inspired, seeing her on [the Machete] set trying to be beautiful for the camera and yet having to [run off] to change her baby’s diaper. I thought, ‘You know what, that would be great as a spy mom, I’ve got to write that in.’”
-Machete director Robert Rodriguez on why he’ll be working with actress Jessica Alba once again, this time on Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World.
(Make sure to check out other notable quotes.)
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I Love You Phillip Morris Gets New Release Date
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Comedy, Upcoming Releases,
If you’re anything like me, you thought this day would never come—the day when I Love You Phillip Morris got an actual release date.
Although Phillip Morris was originally slated to debut in the spring, the dark comedy starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor faced numerous delays. Now, it appears the film about cellmates-turned-lovers may have been saved from indefinite hold.
According to Roadside Attractions, the movie with a possible marketing problem will now be released on December 3, 2010. “Jim and Ewan once again prove themselves to be among the rare group of A-list actors who take the risks, embrace them and wildly succeed,” the studio’s co-president stated.
“This is a film that everyone has been talking about, and we’re thrilled it became available again, as we had been in hot pursuit of it at Sundance and were disappointed it was one that got away.”
Read More | New York Post
Katie Holmes: Adam Sandler’s Latest Young Wife
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Columbia Pictures, Comedy, Casting, Celeb News, Upcoming Releases,
For her next film, Katie Holmes will play wife to someone slightly younger than her real-life hubby.
The 31-year-old Romantics actress has just signed on to Jack and Jill, a comedy that will feature a 43-year-old Adam Sandler in two roles.
Sandler, who’ll be wed to Katie’s character, will pull a Nutty Professor-eseque stunt when he stars as both Jack and his visiting sister Jill.
The Thanksgiving-set film will also feature Al Pacino, who’ll be playing himself.
Frequent collaborator Dennis Dugan (Happy Gilmore, Grown Ups) will work with Sandler once again for this project.
Read More | E! Online
Getting Into Character: Sean Penn as Wild-Haired Rock Star
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Independent, Thrillers, Casting, Celeb News, Upcoming Releases,
The two-time Oscar winner is seen here with caked-on makeup and teased-up hair for This Must Be the Place, a drama about an “aging rock star” (Penn) seeking to find the Nazi who “tormented his father in a concentration camp.”
The production – also starring Frances McDormand and Eve Hewson - will shoot in both Ireland and the United States.
Read More | Just Jared
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