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Thor and Pirates of the Caribbean 4 Shuffle Release Dates
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It seems that Spider-Man 4's recent setback has left the studios scrambling to shuffle up their summer 2011 release deck, and now the cards have fallen into place. HitFix is reporting that Marvel Studios will move its summer 2011 tentpole Thor to the May 6, 2011 release date vacated by Spider-Man 4. When one film shifts its release date, though, there are usually others that follow. Thor was originally set for release on May 20, 2011 and now that slot is open, Disney announced on their Twitter page that Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides has taken the May 20 release slot. We'll be sure to keep you posted on any other release date changes as soon as we have more information. »
Universal Pictures and Rogue Pictures 2010 Sneak Preview
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Universal Pictures and their subsidiary Rogue Pictures have unveiled a sneak peak look at their upcoming 2010 release slate. The films include Leap Year, The Wolfman, Green Zone, Repo Men, MacGruber, Robin Hood, Despicable Me, Meet the Fockers Sequel, Your Highness, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, and Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang.Leap Year - January 8th Amy Adams and Matthew Goode star in Leap Year, a romantic comedy that follows one woman's determined quest to get married to the perfect guy...despite what fate has in store for her. When their four-year anniversary passes without a marriage proposal, Anna (Amy Adams) decides to take matters into her own hands. Investing in an Irish tradition that allows women to propose to men on February 29th, Anna decides to follow her boyfriend Jeremy (Adam Scott) to Dublin and get down on one knee herself. But airplanes, weather and fate leave Anna »
Bruce Davison Is President Wilson in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
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Bruce Davison Voices President Wilson Bruce Davison is no stranger to political office; at least not in a fictional situation. He's played an ambassador, senator, congressman and judge. Now Davison steps up in class with his first voiceover for animation as President Wilson in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, an all-new DC Universe Animated Original PG-13 Movie coming to both DVD and Blu-ray on February 23, 2010 from Warner Premiere, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation. In Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, a "good" Lex Luthor arrives from an alternate universe to recruit the Justice League to help save his Earth from the Crime Syndicate, a gang of villainous characters with virtually identical super powers to the Justice League. What ensues is the ultimate battle of good versus evil in a war that threatens both planets and puts the balance of all existence in peril. Davison's President Wilson is caught »
James Franco Set to Survive 127 Hours
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It seems director Danny Boyle has found the leading man for his film about an incredibly brave mountain climber. According to Production Weekly's Twitter feed, James Franco has signed on to star in 127 Hours. Franco will portray mountain climber Aron Ralston, who made national news in 2003 when he was forced to amputate his own arm that was crushed under a boulder for more than five days, while climbing in Utah. After the amputation, he had to climb a 65-foot wall of rock and hiked until he was discovered by a family and later rescued by helicopter. The film was said to start production at the beginning of March in Utah. »
Samsung, DreamWorks Animation and Technicolor Form 3D Trifecta
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Samsung Electronics America, Inc., DreamWorks Animation Skg, Inc. and Technicolor today announced that they have formed a global strategic alliance for the delivery of a complete 3D home entertainment solution in 2010. The three companies have joined forces to accelerate the worldwide deployment of in-home 3D to mainstream consumers. The solution includes a broad line-up of 3D-capable HDTVs from Samsung, its new 3D Blu-ray disc player, and an exclusive promotion that includes a first-time feature-length, 3D Blu-ray version of DreamWorks Animation's 2009 release, Monsters vs. Aliens. The disc will be created and produced by Technicolor, the leading innovator in entertainment technology. Samsung will provide customers several 3D selections, including a short entitled "Bob's Big Break" as well as trailers for 2010 DreamWorks Animation feature film releases How to Train your Dragon and Shrek Forever After on Samsung HDTVs with its Internet@TV feature. "We've continued to innovate and make significant investments in »
The Box Opens Up on DVD and Blu-ray on February 23rd
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You can bring home the latest mystery from Richard Kelly on DVD and Blu-ray next month. The Box will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 23. The standard DVD will be priced at $28.98 Srp and the Blu-ray, which will include a Digital Copy and a copy of the standard DVD, will be priced at $35.99 Srp. The film stars Cameron Diaz, James Marsden and Frank Langella. What if someone gave you a box containing a button that, if pushed, would bring you a million dollars...but simultaneously take the life of someone you don't know? Would you do it? And what would be the consequences? The year is 1976. Norma Lewis is a teacher at a private high school and her husband, Arthur, is an engineer working at Nasa. They are, by all accounts, an average couple living a normal life in the suburbs with their young son...until a mysterious »
The Lord of the Rings Animated Film Coming to DVD and Blu-ray on April 6th
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You can bring home this 1978 animated vision of J.R.R. Tolkein's precious novels on DVD and Blu-ray this April. Ralph Bakshi's animated The Lord of the Rings film will be released in a new Deluxe Edition DVD and Blu-ray on April 6. The standard DVD will be priced at $19.98 Srp while the Bd will be priced at $29.99 Srp. The film stars the voices of Christopher Guard, William Squire and William Hurt. A young Hobbit named Frodo (Christopher Guard) is thrown on an amazing adventure, when he is appointed the job of destroying the one ring which was created by the dark lord Sauron. He is assigned with warriors including Gandelf (William Squire), Aragorn (William Hurt) and Boromir (Michael Graham Cox). It's not going to be an easy journey for the Fellowship of the Ring, on the ultimate quest to rid Middle-Earth of all evil.Special Features:Forging Through The Darkness: »
Poseidon Hits the Blue Seas on Blu-ray on April 6th
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You can bring home an action-packed adventure at sea home on Blu-ray this April. Poseidon will be released on Blu-ray on April 6. The new Bd disc will be priced at $24.98 Srp and you can take a look at the cover art below. The film stars Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Richard Dreyfuss and Emmy Rossum. It's New Year's Eve on the Poseidon. Partying voyagers toast the future. The future comes in a rush: a 150-foot rogue wave flips the cruise ship over...and a struggle to survive begins. Director Wolfgang Petersen returns to the sea with a thrill-packed, cutting-edge screen adaptation of Paul Gallico's novel The Poseidon Adventure. Josh Lucas, Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, Emmy Rossum and more play passengers who must rely on each other as they seek safety through the water, flames and wreckage of an upside-down world.Special Features:Poseidon: A Ship on a Soundstage: The »
Exclusive Video: Brand New Breaking Point Deleted Scene
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We have a brand new exclusive deleted scene from the brand new DVD Breaking Point, which will be released on DVD on January 12. Click below for this exclusive deleted scene featuring the rapper/actor Sticky Fingaz.Exclusive: Deleted Scene - Gorgeous View Steven Luisi (Tom Berenger), a once prominent criminal defense attorney is attempting to come back to the profession after a struggle with drug addiction and a family tragedy. Steven stumbles into a complex, high profile murder case. While trying to solve the case Steven teams up with an ex-athlete turned gang member, Richard "Beanz" Allen ("Sticky Fingaz" Jones). Together they seek to reveal the truth and bring about justice in the court and on the street. Steven and Allen go head to head with the murderous Bowen (Busta Rhymes), a vicious Gang leader and Steven's old drug dealer. With Allen's help, Steven discovers that there are deep connections between Bowen, »
Overture Films Sets Let Me In for an October Release
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Overture Films is pleased to announce the release date of Let Me In as October 1st, 2010. Currently shooting in New Mexico, the film directed by Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) stars Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road), Chloe Moretz (Kick-Ass) and Oscar nominee Richard Jenkins (The Visitor). The studio has also released the official synopsis of the film, which you can see below.An alienated 12-year-old boy befriends a mysterious young newcomer in his small New Mexico town, and discovers an unconventional path to adulthood in Let Me In, a haunting and provocative thriller written and directed by filmmaker Matt Reeves (Cloverfield). Twelve-year old Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is viciously bullied by his classmates and neglected by his divorcing parents. Achingly lonely, Owen spends his days plotting revenge on his middle school tormentors and his evenings spying on the other inhabitants of his apartment complex. His only friend is his new neighbor Abby (Chloe Moretz »
New Alice in Wonderland Photo Gives Us the Mad Hatter!
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Walt Disney Studios has unveiled the first official image of Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland, which will be released in standard and 3D theaters nationwide on March 5. Click on this image below to access our photo gallery of images from Tim Burton's highly-anticipated film.Alice in Wonderland stars Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Michael Sheen, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Crispin Glover, Christopher Lee, Matt Lucas, Timothy Spall, Marton Csokas, Jemma Powell, Tim Piggot-Smith, Lindsay Duncan, Geraldine James, Leo Bill, Paul Whitehouse, Barbara Windsor and will be released in theaters everywhere on March 5. »
Warner Bros. and Netflix Come to a New Deal
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group and Netflix, Inc. today announced new agreements that will continue to make Warner Bros. new release DVD and Blu-ray titles available to Netflix members while adding to the selection of direct to video titles and Catalog movies available to be streamed instantly to TVs and computers. New release titles on DVD and Blu-ray will be made available to Netflix members after a 28-day window, giving Warner Bros. the opportunity to maximize the sales potential of those titles and Netflix the benefits of reduced product costs and significantly more units and better in-stock levels four weeks after street date. At the same time, a renewed and expanded license for Warner Bros. streaming content will allow Netflix to offer its members more movies they can watch instantly. "These new agreements build upon the strong relationship we have had with Netflix for nearly 10 years," said Ron Sanders, president, »
Keisha Castle-Hughes to Guest Star on Legend of the Seeker
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Academy Award nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider) will guest star on an episode of the nationally syndicated series Legend of the Seeker, it was announced today. Castle-Hughes, who begins filming the episode in her native New Zealand this week, will portray a beautiful and powerful young woman claiming to be the Creator, the living embodiment of a God. When she demonstrates extraordinary power, unraveling the mystery of her true identity becomes a matter of life and death for Richard (Craig Horner), Kahlan (Bridget Regan) and Zedd (Bruce Spence). Combining elements of fantasy, adventure, magic, mystery and romance with state-of-the-art visual effects and a high level of action, Legend of the Seeker is an adaptation of internationally best-selling author Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth book series. Castle-Hughes is best known for her role as Paikea "Pai" Apirana in the 2002 film Whale Rider for which she was nominated an Academy Award. »
RealD Teams Up with Toshiba to Bring 3D to Your Living Room
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Toshiba Corporation and RealD today announced that the companies will cooperate in bringing 3D technology to Toshiba TVs, including support for the stereoscopic RealD Format, as Toshiba advances development of Regza TVs able to deliver HD quality 3D content. The companies will also work together on technology for active eyewear compatible with Toshiba 3D-enabled displays. "Toshiba plans to introduce 3D into our Regza line-up of Full-hd LCD TVs in 2010, and we are delighted to work with RealD, the clear leader in the industry," said Masaaki Osumi, President and CEO, Digital Media Network Company, Toshiba Corporation. "Home viewing is fast moving toward the total immersion offered by 3D, and Toshiba is determined to be in the vanguard in delivering this experience." "3D is opening new opportunities for home entertainment and we look forward to collaborating with Toshiba to bring an unmatched 3D experience to their products," said Michael V. Lewis, Chairman and CEO of RealD. »
7 Finalists for Visual Effects Oscar Announced
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that seven films remain in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 82nd Academy Awards. The films are listed below in alphabetical order:AvatarDistrict 9Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceStar TrekTerminator SalvationTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen2012 On Thursday, January 21, all members of the Academy's Visual Effects Branch will be invited to view 15-minute excerpts from each of the seven shortlisted films. Following the screenings, the members will vote to nominate three films for final Oscar consideration.82nd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 5:30 a.m. Pt in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide. »
ABC Picks Up Two New Comedy Pilots
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The pilot season keeps moving forward with ABC securing two new comedy pilots. According to The Hollywood Reporter, ABC has picked up two new, untitled comedy pilots, with Carlos Mencia set to star in one and Cedric the Entertainer to topline the other. The Mencia project, written by Mitchel Katlin and Nat Bernstein, will be based on Mencia's own life and his stand-up routines. It was said that the series will have Mencia stuck in the middle of his very large, multi-cultural family. Cedric the Entertainer's was written by Al Higgins and Devon Shepard and features Cedric as a retired baseball player that has become a radio analyst that has to reevaluate his life when he reconnects with his son and granddaughter. »
Shawn Ryan's Ridealong and Matt Tarses' True Love Pilots Get Greenlit
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Pilot season is in full swing, with two networks greenlighting new pilots. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox has greenlit the latest pilot from The Shield creator Shawn Ryan, entitled Ridealong, while CBS has picked up Matt Tarses' pilot True Love. Ryan's Ridealong will follow the trials and tribulations of a Chicago cop who tries to clean up his violent and corrupt city. Ryan created the pilot and will executive produce, which adds to his already-full slate of executive producing and showrunning the Fox series Lie to Me along with his new FX series, Terriers. Tarses' True Love will follow a group of four friends in New York as they search for love. It was said that, while the show will technically be a multi-camera comedy, it will look and feel like a single-camera show. »
Michael Mann and David Milch Pair Up for Luck
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The man who brought Deadwood to HBO has returned to the network with a modern gambling series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Deadwood creator David Milch is teaming up with filmmaker Michael Mann for a new HBO pilot entitled Luck. The network handed out an order for the pilot, which Milch wrote and Mann will direct the pilot episode. The pilot will delve into the world of gambling and horse racing, centering on the many diverse characters that can be found at a race track. Milch and Mann will executive produce the pilot along with HBO entertainment president Carolyn Strauss. No production schedule or casting information was given on the pilot. »
Taylor Lautner Joins Tom Cruise in Northern Lights
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One of the young stars of The Twilight Saga: New Moon will be taking to the skies with Tom Cruise in his next film. Deadline Hollywood Daily is reporting that Taylor Lautner will be joining Tom Cruise for the aerial adventure Northern Lights. While it wasn't clear which characters Lautner and Cruise will play, the film is centered on a talented aerobatics pilot who tries to balance dealing with his wealthy father and falling in love with a young female pilot. John Moore (Max Payne) will be directing the film, which was said to start production on April 1. We reported last year that Chuck Russell was writing and directing the film, and it isn't clear if he is still involved in the production. »
Kick-Ass Selected as South by Southwest's Opening Film
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The 2010 South by Southwest will kick off its film programming in a big, superhero way this year. The festival announced that Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass will be the opening film at the 2010 South by Southwest film line-up. The film portion of the festival starts on March 12 and runs through March 21. The film, based off the comic book by Mark Millar and John Romita, stars Nicolas Cage, Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloe Moretz and is set for a theatrical release on April 16. In addition to the opening film, the festival also announced the five films following Kick-Ass as well. Aaron Katz's Cold Weather, Sebastian Gutierrez's Elektra Luxx, which stars Carla Gugino, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Timothy Olyphant, Emmanuelle Chriqui and Malin Akerman, Tony Myers' documentary Hubble 3D, the rock documentary Lemmy about the legendary Motorhead singer and Saturday Night, a documentary directed by actor James Franco that takes us behind »
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