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Tdk lights up iTunes
3 December 2008 2:19 AM, PST | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news
When it's released next Tuesday, you can be sure that The Dark Knight will break pretty much all available home video records. DVD, Blu-ray, sales, rentals...the whole magilla. But The Dark Knight has already set a pretty impressive record. Apple announced that the film is the best-selling downloadable movie on iTunes and it isn't even available for download yet. Based solely on pre-sales, Tdk easily beat the runners-up Wall-e, Kung-fu Panda, Iron Man and National Treasure 2. Pretty...
Mike Sampson
Bruckheimer talks Pirates 4 and The Lone Ranger plus More
5 November 2008 11:20 PM, PST | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has given an update on the status of the latest film installments of Pirates of the Caribbean and National Treasure as well as the upcoming version of The Lone Ranger: “We’ve sat with the writers and we’re working up the story and plotlines right now [for Pirates 4 and National Treasure 3]. They’re in the process of finishing The Lone Ranger so they’re working on both of those simultaneously, same set of writers, Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio, who did all three Pirates and worked on National Treasure 2. I think they’re pushing towards 2012.” Despite seeming like a long time, Bruckheimer may have no other option to wait due to Pirates director, Gore Verbinski, to finish two of [...]
Tessa
Goofy is Back With a New Animated Short
1 October 2008 9:52 PM, PDT | From Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news
In his first theatrical appearance in nearly 50 years, Disney has brought back Goofy for an all new animated short. Much like others in the "How To" series (such as How to Ride a Horse, How to Play Football, and The Art of Skiing), Goofy learns how to hook up a home theater in How to Hook Up Your Home Theater, released in theaters last Christmas.
Directed and co-written by Kevin Deters in his debut, the short was also voiced by Disney veterens Corey Burton and Bill Farmer with music by Michael Giacchino (Lost, The Incredibles). There are lots of nods to previous Disney favorites and it will bring you back to the last Goofy short you saw in theaters in Aquamania in 1961.
The short was partially produced using a new "paperless" production pipeline for Disney, the first major change in production technique for hand-drawn animation at Disney since the introduction of Caps,
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Matt Raub
New Goofy short
30 September 2008 3:42 AM, PDT | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news
If you're a fan of old school Disney animation like I am, you'll be happy to know that they've returned to 2-D animated shorts that will run before theatrical releases. The first in this new line was a return to the classic Goofy "How To" videos from the golden days, "How to Hook Up Your Home Theater." It originally premiered in front of National Treasure 2 but is just coming online now. For something so simple, I have to say I laughed out loud a few times. I'm sure...
Mike Sampson
Nicolas Cage Interview on Bangkok Dangerous
28 September 2008 7:52 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news
Watch the latest Inside Reel interview of actor Nicolas Cage on his latest film “Bangkok Dangerous” by directors Oxide Pang Chun (Storm Warriors) and Danny Pang (The Eye) starring Nicolas Cage (The Ghost, National Treasure: Book of Secrets), James With and Charlie Yeung. In this clip Joe played by actor Nicolas Cage narrowly escapes an adrenaline powered gun fight. Plot: The life of an anonymous assassin takes an unexpected turn when he travels to Bangkok Thailand to complete a series of contract killings. Joe (Nicolas Cage), a remorseless hitman, is in Bangkok to execute four enemies of a ruthless crime boss named Surat. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock TV for the latest Bangkok Dangerous movie clips and news.
Brian Corder
Helen Mirren goes for ‘Debt’
25 September 2008 9:17 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news
<p><span class="thumbnail-image-float-left"><span><img src="http://www.screeninglog.com/storage/news/helen-mirren-debt.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1222402919806"></span></span>Helen Mirren is set to star in John Madden’s thriller “The Debt,” a remake of the 2007 Israeli film “Ha-Hov,” according to <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992883.html?categoryid=13&cs=1">Variety</a>.<br><br>Assaf Bernstein’s original film follows three Israeli intelligence agents who catch a Nazi war criminal during the 1960s but never grant him an official trail.<br></p><p>But more than 30 years later, when their target’s escape threatens to expose their old cover-up, one of the agents is forced to track him down and eliminate him once and for all.<br><br>Mirren plays one of the Mossad agents in the project, which begins production next year.<br><br>Mirren, who won an Oscar for her performance in “The Queen,” was last seen in “National Treasure: Book of Secrets.” She will next star in Iain Softley’s adventure “Inkheart,” due in theaters Jan. 9, 2009.<br></p>
Franck Tabouring
Development of 'National Treasure 3' Confirmed
24 September 2008 6:49 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news
The buzz circulating around the making of "National Treasure 3" is no longer a mere speculation. IESB reported earlier that producer Jerry Bruckheimer, "National Treasure" star Nicolas Cage and Disney's Dick Cook have come out to confirm the development of the second sequel of the Walt Disney Pictures adventure franchise.
Though announcing that the third installment is indeed on the work, the threesome do not share out any official release date. However, words are this proposed flick may head to the theaters sometime during the holiday season of 2010. Previously, speculations over the third installment have been circulating around where the film will take place, one of which suggested New Orleans. Still, there is yet verification on the matter.
The previous "National Treasure" movie to have been released in theaters was "National Treasure: Book of Secrets". The sequel directed by Jon Turteltaub stood tall for three weekends in a row at
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AceShowbiz.com
Must Be the 'Season of the Witch' for Nic Cage
22 September 2008 3:11 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news
Briefly, it appeared as though Nicolas Cage regretted his post-Oscar losing streak with movies like Captain Corelli's Mandolin and Windtalkers. Oh, let's not forget the dire Snake Eyes and 8mm. Don't even get me started on City of Angels.
But between 2002 and 2006 he made six pretty good to very good films in a row: Adaptation, Matchstick Men, National Treasure, Lord of War, The Weather Man, and World Trade Center. And then, whoa daddy, did the wheels come off. The best movie he's made since then is probably....uh...National Treasure 2. Unless you're a big fan of Wicker Man or Next, that is.
The downward trend will continue, with Cage signing up for the supanatural thrilla Season of the Witch with director Dominic Sena. Sena directed Gone in 60 Seconds, which is probably a misdemeanor, at worst maybe you get some community service. But it's not a felony, really.>p>
Anyway,
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Colin Boyd
Bangkok Dangers Movie Review
14 September 2008 2:08 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news
Watch the latest Spill.com review of the Lionsgate Entertainment latest action thriller “Bangkok Dangerous” by directors Oxide Pang Chun (Storm Warriors) and Danny Pang (The Eye) starring Nicolas Cage (The Ghost, National Treasure: Book of Secrets), James With and Charlie Yeung. Plot: The life of an anonymous assassin takes an unexpected turn when he travels to Bangkok Thailand to complete a series of contract killings. Joe (Nicolas Cage), a remorseless hitman, is in Bangkok to execute four enemies of a ruthless crime boss named Surat. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock TV for the latest Bangkok Dangerous movie reviews, news and clips.
Brian Corder
'National Treasure 3' Possibly Heading South
4 September 2008 12:45 AM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news
Words are "National Treasure 3" is going to take place in the South. Fueling up the speculation over where the franchise's third installment will take place, Nicolas Cage, the leading man in both of the first "National Treasure" movies, has revealed to MTV News, "There's been talk about doing it in the South, maybe in New Orleans."
Though Cage has suggested a particular location place for Benjamin Franklin Gates' new adventure, the truth of the matter is still questionable. Previously, an article on JimHillMedia.com has lit up a possibility that Gates and his family may be exploring even further south as they are speculated to go to Easter Island and beyond to find the legendary Atlantis.
The last "National Treasure" flick to have been released in theaters was "National Treasure: Book of Secrets". Standing tall for three weekends in a row at the #1 box office chart, the sequel directed by
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AceShowbiz.com
Three more join Tarantino’s ‘Bastards’
31 August 2008 9:30 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news
The cast of Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglorious Bastards” is growing.
According to Variety, Diane Kruger, Christoph Waltz and Raul Rust are the latest to join the ultraviolent WWII drama.
Kruger, whose acting credits include "Troy," “National Treasure” and "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," plays German actress Bridget von Hammersmark, who’s somehow involved in a plot to sabotage the Nazis.
As for Waltz, he stars as Col. Hans Landa, the film’s main antagonist. Specific details concerning Rust’s role are unknown at this stage.
Also on board of the flick are Bard Pitt, Eli Roth, Mike Myers, Michael Fassbender and B.J. Novak. Simon Pegg was also in talks to play a British lieutenant, but he had to drop out because of scheduling conflicts.
I’m very glad to hear that the casting process is going so well. That way they can head into principal photography on time and get
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Franck Tabouring
Nicholas Cage gears up to ‘Kick-Ass’
22 August 2008 7:15 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news
Nicholas Cage is the latest to join the cast of “Kick-Ass,” Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming adaptation of Mark Millar’s violent comic book, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Aaron Johnson and Lyndsy Fonseca also boarded the project.
The story centers on a boring high school student (Johnson) who attempts to become a real-life superhero named Kick-Ass but runs into several troubles because of his poor physique. Cage stars as an ex-cop who struggles to bring down a local druglord.
Also on board is “Superbad” star Christopher Mintz-Plasse, who plays the aggressive son of a mobster who tries to uncover Kick-Ass’ identity.
Most of the major studios refused to develop the project because of the comic’s excessive violence, which is why Vaughn raised the budget for the flick himself.
Vaughn previously directed “Layer Cake” and “Stardust.” Cage most recently starred in “National Treasure: Book of Secrets.” He will next be
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Franck Tabouring
Exclusive: Dan O’Bannon Scripting ‘The Pain Clinic’
11 July 2008 4:00 PM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news
Dan O’Bannon is a legend in the realm of Sci-Fi and horror films: He’s the man behind Alien, Total Recall, Blue Thunder and Return of the Living Dead - and John Carpenter’s first film, Dark Star, which has helped to shape the face of genre cinema as we know it today. O’Bannon is currently finishing up scripting duties on an upcoming film, and we’re the first to break this story for you. The movie is called The Pain Clinic, a film that he co-wrote with Donald Grail.
I spoke with Brett Hart, who is attached to the film as the director.
He says that the movie is a physiological thriller in the mold of Misery, The Marathon Man, Rosemary’s Baby, Seconds and Coma.
Hart previously directed the low-budget thriller Bone Dry which starred Aliens‘ Lance Henriksen and current Hellboy 2 villain Luke Goss.
Here
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Niall Browne
Actress Coppola Expecting Her Own Little Treasure
26 June 2008 7:05 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
National Treasure: Book Of Secrets star Alicia Coppola is pregnant with her second child.
The actress, who turned 40 in April,, is expecting another daughter with husband Anthony Michael Jones in November.
The couple's first child, Mila Roselena, was born in 2002.
Rambo Muscles To The Top
5 June 2008 10:22 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
Rambo remained alive and hot at the video rental stores, pulling in $8.6 million in its first week of release -- a figure that represents 20 percent of what it took in domestically during its entire theatrical run, according to Home Media magazine. Rambo was also the top seller on the Blu-ray disc chart, while the new "Rambo Trilogy" set debuted at No. 3 on the high-definition list, according to Nielsen VideoScan. The Sylvester Stallone sequel came in at No. 2 on the primary DVD sales chart, however, behind National Treasure: Book of Secrets. No. 3 on the sales list was another DVD set, "The Adventures of Indiana Jones," consisting of the three original Indy movies.
Disney Indicates Strike Cut Costs, Spurred Profits
7 May 2008 10:46 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
The Walt Disney Co. is the latest media conglomerate to report stronger-than-expected quarterly results in the wake of the recent writers' strike. In fact, it said in its Sec filing Tuesday, net profit soared 22 percent from a year ago, coming in at $1.13 billion on revenue of $8.71 billion. Its ABC Studios contributed to a 14 percent growth in income for its media networks unit, largely because of lower production costs during the strike. Profits at its movie studios also shot up as a result of such hits as National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Enchanted, and Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds. But it was Disney's theme parks that surprised the most, delivering an amazing 33 percent jump in revenue. Analysts had forecast only a slight bump or even a downturn in attendance given the current recession. They attributed much of the boost to the fact that the Easter holiday arrived in the second quarter this year -- it usually occurs in the third quarter -- and the surge in overseas visitors seeking to take advantage of the depressed American dollar.
Superbad Leads The Way At 2008 MTV Movie Awards
6 May 2008 9:09 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Teen comedy Superbad is leading the nominations for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards after picking up five nods, including Best Movie.
The high-school comedy, directed by Greg Mottola, also scooped nominations for the film's stars Jonah Hill and Michael Cera, who will compete in the Breakthrough Performance category along with their co-star Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Hill is also up for Best Comedic Performance.
But Superbad will be going up against Oscar-winning Juno - which Cera also stars in - for the Best Movie prize, while the actor is also recognised for his efforts in the teen pregnancy film with a nomination for Best Male Performance.
Meanwhile, the big-screen adaptation of Transformers is nominated for three gongs: Best Movie, Best Male Performance for Shia LaBeouf and Breakthrough Performance for Megan Fox. And Enchanted star Amy Adams also received a trio of nods for the Disney film - Best Female Performance, Best Comedic Performance and Best Kiss for her smooch with Patrick Dempsey.
The winners for the 17th Annual MTV Movie Awards will be unveiled on 1 June at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California.
The full list of nominees is as follows:
Best Movie:
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Best Comedic Performance:
Amy Adams - Enchanted
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Jonah Hill - Superbad
Seth Rogen - Knocked Up
Adam Sandler - I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry
Best Male Performance:
Michael Cera - Juno
Matt Damon - The Bourne Ultimatum
Shia LaBeouf - Transformers
Will Smith - I Am Legend
Denzel Washington - American Gangster
Best Female Performance:
Amy Adams - Enchanted
Jessica Biel - I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry
Katherine Heigl - Knocked Up
Keira Knightley - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Ellen Page - Juno
Breakthrough Performance:
Nikki Blonsky - Hairspray
Chris Brown - This Christmas
Michael Cera - Superbad
Zac Efron - Hairspray
Megan Fox - Transformers
Jonah Hill - Superbad
Christopher Mintz-Plasse - Superbad
Seth Rogen - Knocked Up
Best Fight:
Alien vs. Predator - Alien vs. Predator: Survival of the Fittest
Hayden Christensen vs. Jamie Bell - Jumper
Matt Damon vs. Joey Ansah - The Bourne Ultimatum
Sean Faris vs. Cam Gigandet - Never Back Down
Tobey Maguire vs. James Franco - Spider-Man 3
Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan vs. Sun Ming Ming - Rush Hour 3
Best Villain:
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Angelina Jolie - Beowulf
Denzel Washington - American Gangster
Best Kiss:
Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey - Enchanted
Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman - Step Up 2 the Streets
Shia LaBeouf and Sarah Roemer - Disturbia
Ellen Page and Michael Cera - Juno
Daniel Radcliffe and Katie Leung - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Best Summer Movie So Far:
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Sex and the City: The Movie
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Movies Get Off To Their Best Start in Years
31 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
Hollywood got off to a roaring start in January with the domestic box office reporting ticket sales up 18 percent over January 2007. According to media-measurement firm Rentrak, total sales for the month came in at $773.4 million vs. $657.9 million a year ago. The box office also reported higher earnings than in 2006 ($703 million) and 2005 ($648 million). Particularly auspicious was the fact that three films crossed the $200-million mark in January, including 20th Century Fox's Alvin and the Chipmunks, Warner Bros.' I Am Legend, and Disney's National Treasure: Book of Secrets. Perhaps just as surprising, the Fox Searchlight movie Juno crossed the $100-million mark, an achievement that few independent films can boast about.
Rambo Meets the Spartans, Loses
28 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
The low-budget Meet the Spartans, a spoof of last year's 300 from Warner Bros., earned as much as it cost to produce at the domestic box office over the weekend, taking in an estimated $18.7 million and edging out Rambo, from Lionsgate and the Weinstein Co., which finished in second place with about $18.2 million, according to box-office trackers Media by Numbers. The two films knocked last week's winner, Cloverfield to fourth place. After grossing $44.3 million over the four-day Martin Luther King Day holiday, Cloverfield garnered just $12.7 million in its second weekend, a 72-percent drop. It was beaten by the film it trounced a week ago, 20th Century Fox's 27 Dresses. Debuting in fifth place was Sony's Untraceable, which took in a better-than-expected $11.2 million. Continuing to amaze was Fox Searchlight's Juno, which passed the $100-million mark an upped its gross from last week despite losing some 100 theaters. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers: 1. Meet the Spartans, $18.7 million; 2. Rambo, $18.2 million; 3. 27 Dresses, $13.6 million; 4. Cloverfield, $12.7 million; 5. Untraceable, $11.2 million; 6. Juno, $10.3 million; 7. The Bucket List, $10.2 million; 8. There Will be Blood, $4.9 million; 9. National Treasure:Book of Secrets, $4.7 million; 10. Mad Money, $4.6 million.
Moviegoers Flock to Theaters on Martin Luther King Day
23 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
The box office posted solid results on Monday, the Martin Luther King Day holiday, with the top 12 movies recording $27 million in ticket sales, according to final figures released Tuesday by Media by Numbers. Paramount's Cloverfield led the pack with a gross of $6.09 million. It also set a record for the four-day holiday with a total of $46.1 million. It's three-day total of $40 million set a weekend record for January, erasing the previous record of $35 million set by Star Wars (Special Edition) in 1997. Paramount says that the total budget for Cloverfield was just $25 million, although it was assumed that the studio spent far more than that to promote it. In a successful effort at counter-programming, Fox's 27 Dresses came in second with $27.4 million for the holiday, $4.43 million of which was earned on Monday. The top ten films over the four-day Martin Luther King Day holiday weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. Cloverfield, Paramount, $46,146,546, (New); 2. 27 Dresses, Fox, $27,442,040, (New); 3. The Bucket List, Warner Bros., $16,664,347, 5 Wks., $44,223,780; 4. Juno, Fox Searchlight, $11,966,082, 7 Wks., $87,092,615; 5. National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Disney, $9,606,326, 5 Wks., $199,489,171; 6. First Sunday, Sony Screen Gems, $9,504,908, 2 Wks., $30,170,510; 7. Alvin and the Chipmunks, Fox, $9,433,049, 6 Wks., $198,813,230; 8. Mad Money, Overture Films, $9,273,645, (New); 9. I Am Legend, Warner Bros., $5,905,443, 6 Wks., $248,482,867; 10. Atonement, Focus, $5,528,377, 7 Wks., $32,653,183.
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