High School Musical 3: Filming Starts
This is exciting news for all you High School Musical Fans out there because filming has just started for High School Musical 3 which is said to be the final movie.
High School Musical stars Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale were spotted leaving LAX airport on Monday night, as they headed to Utah to meet up with Zack Efron and the other members of the cast.
Also it has been announced that two new stars are set to join Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens on High School Musical 3.
Mark Propkop and Gemma McKenzie beat out hundreds of other contestants for the roles. It is unclear what parts they will play in the third instalment of the series.
A source says “Gemma is 13 years old and beat out 600 girls from three countries.” Mark has previously appeared on episodes of Miley Cryus’ show ‘Hannah Montana’ and the sitcom ‘The Office.’
High School Musical 3 is set to be released in theatres on October 24.
James Gandolfini to play the mayor in The Taking of Pelham 123
It has been announced that James Gandolfini has signed up to take on the role as the mayor in the film “The Taking Of Penlham 123″.
He will be joining an all-star cast which already includes Hollywood heavyweights Denzel Washington and John Travolta.
James will find his character faced with a crisis when passengers on a packed subway compartment are held to ransom by a group of hijackers, led by John’s ruthless criminal.
Denzel will portray the transit cop who has to cope with the unfolding drama in the movie, due to hit cinemas in 2009.
The original film, ‘The Taking of Pelham One Two Three’, was released in 1974 and starred Walter Matthau as the transit cop and British actor Robert Shaw as the lead hijacker.
First BD-Live Sony Blu-ray’s: The 6th Day & Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
March 25, 2008
Filed under Electronics, Film News, High Definition
The first two BD-Live titles are being released from Sony and while I could think of many other Blu-ray movies I like more, the fact is the first two will be Arnold Schwarzenegger’s sci-fi thriller The 6th Day and musical Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.
The US release date will be April 8th, this fits just fine with the Sony PS3 2.20 firmware launch and gives millions of Playstation 3 owners the ability to use Profile 2.0 (internet connectivity and Blu-ray).
Although HD DVD lost, it did offer picture-in-picture and Internet connectivity while Blu-ray did not offer these with Profile 1.0. Now those owners of Profile 1.0 Blu-ray players may not be able to use these new features in Profile 2.0 without buying a new player. (Unless you own a PS3 that is).
What would your choice of been for the first two BD-Live Blu-ray discs?
Source: Read
British film director Anthony Minghella has died aged 54
British film director Anthony Minghella has died aged 54 after a short illness.
Anthony’s agent Leslee Dart said that he died from complications following surgery last week for cancer of the tonsils and neck.
Leslee said that “The surgery had gone well and they were very optimistic. But he developed a haemorrhage on Monday night and they were not able to stop it.”
The Prime Minister said that “I counted him as a great friend, as did Sarah and our family. He will be deeply missed, but his contribution to British culture will be remembered for many years to come.”
Anthony was married to Carolyn Choa and had two grown-up children, Max and Hannah.
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this time.
Speed Racer: new trailer for the live-action version of the 60s car-toon
This film is based on the classic 1960’s Japanese animated series chronicling the aspirations of a young race car driver as he attempts to obtain glory, with the help of his family and the Mach 5 which is the advanced car created by his father.
This film looks great and is one that I will go and see.
This films has some great actors in including Christina Ricci, John Goodman and Christian Oliver
The Release date in the UK is the 16th May 2008.
Check out the Trailer below and let us know what you think
Batman The Dark Knight to drive a Lamborghini Batmobile
Batman Begins without a doubt was the movie from the Batman movie franchise, and one of the stars of the movie had four wheels, that are right I am talking about the Lamborghini Murcielago. Well it seems as if the Lamborghini’s cameo in the movie hit the spot with the director as Batman The Dark Knight will see Bruce Wayne driving around in another Lamborghini, this time it will be the Gallardo LP560-4.
This supercar will not be Batman’s Batmobile, however it will still be able to transform and can cause some major damage. If you want to see what this car looks like, then check out the video below.
Horton Hears A Who Tops The US Box Office
Horton Hears A Who, the Jim Carrey/Steve Carrell animation was a huge hit at the box office this weekend and flew straight to the top of the box office. The film took a respectable $45.1 million and is set to make back it’s $85 million budget in the coming weeks.
Roland Emmerich’s prehistoric adventure, 10,000 B.C., suffered a huge 54% drop from its first week, taking just $16.1 million. The film has earned just $61 million so far.
Never Back Down, the movie with a $25 million budget and a vaguely recognisable cast, done surprisingly well taking the number 3 spot with $8.6 million.
Unfortunately, Doomsday had a bit of a rough ride. One of the new entries, Neil Marshall’s first film since The Descent raked in just $4.7 million.
For more box office news, click here.
Rupert Friend Joins Michelle Pfeiffer On Stephen Frears’ Cheri
Rupert Friend, best known for being Keira Knightley’s boyfriend, has signed on to star in what could end up as his break-out role. He’s set to star alongside Kathy Bates and Michelle Pfeiffer in Stephen Frears’ Cheri.
Friend will play Cheri a young man who is sent by his mother (Kathy Bates), a well-known courtesan in 1920s France, to be taught the ways of women by her courtesan friend Lea de Lonval (Pfeiffer). Cheri inevitably falls for de Lonval and the two embark on a six-year affair which is ground to a halt when he has to marry a wealthy young woman.
More on this when we get it.
Comparison: Old Hulk vs. New Hulk
Someone has made themselves a compare video of the old Hulk movie from 2003 and the new Incredible Hulk film of 2008. I remember the 2003 movie and I hated the CJI, so it is nice to see that they have improved the big green guy.
I can see that the 2008 Incredible Hulk movie is set to be such a huge improvement on the old movie. The video is a little jumpy; however it is still cool to see.
The Incredible Hulk 2: new movie teaser trailer
Well people it is here, the first movie teaser trailer for the Incredible Hulk 2 starring Ed Norton and the sexy Liv Tyler. The new movie promises to be an improvement on the first movie, and with Norton as the title character it is of to a good start.
However I am still not convinced with these Incredible Hulk movies, as I think that there is way too much CGI going on. So let us hope that those CGI guys manage to make our green superhero more realistic.
The Forbidden Kingdom featuring Jet Li & Jackie Chan: April 18 release date
Check out this movie trailer of The Forbidden Kingdom which stars two of the best martial arts people in the business Jet Li & Jackie Chan. The movie will be released on April 18, and will also star Michael Angarano and Yifei Liu.
Forbidden Kingdom centers around a young boy who is obsessed with martial arts especially kung fu. He finds himself transported back in time to ancient China; he then joins a band of warriors and hopes to free the Monkey King who has been placed in prison.
Source - Trans World News
A Righteous Kill Trailer with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro
If the idea of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino playing badass cops in a new movie sounds good to you, then you will want to watch the A Righteous Kill movie trailer below. Check it out below and let us know what you think of A Righteous Kill.
Lost Boys 2 The Tribe: watch premiere of film’s first trailer and Corey Feldman talks III
We reported earlier today that Lost Boys 2 or known as “The Tribe” was getting a premiere for the film’s first trailer today on MTV, well this has now happened and we have the video embedded below on this page.
Lost Boys: The Tribe was shown in an extended chat with Corey Feldman and MTV, but what is interesting in this video is what’s in store for Part III and not II…lots to come. The video below might only work in the United States.
Incredible Hulk 2 trailer and Lost Boys The Tribe launch Today
Today will see the launch of two brand new movie trailers, the Incredible Hulk 2 trailer will be shown on seven networks at approximately 9:56 p.m. EDT/6:56 p.m (CMT, Nick at Nite, Spike TV, VH1, MTV2, MTVU, MTV and PDT).
The other trailer will be Lost Boys: The Tribe, this will be shown today for the first time at 8 a.m. on MTV.com. Let us know what you think of the trailers. I have watched both of the previous versions of these films and loved them both, although Incredible Hulk was a little weak.
Maria Bello Confirms More Mummy Movies
Maria Bello has revealed that there will be at least one more Mummy movie after The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Although Universal would probably prefer to see how the third film does at the box office before any mummy 4 talk.
Bello has said,
“I don’t know when, but it’s going. [There will] absolutely be The Mummy 4″.
Are you a fan of the Mummy movies?
Great New Dark Knight Picture and Christopher Nolan Interview
Fancy a Dark Knight treat? Well how about a picture of Batman and the Joker together for the first time? This little gem was tucked away in a New York Times interview with Christopher Nolan so we though it’d only be fair to bring them to you.
This photo goes to show that the Dark Knight is going to be the film of 2008. Well, tied with Indiana Jones 4, Iron Man, Hellboy 2 and Wall-E of course! It’ll be bittersweet seeing Heath Ledger rock the role of the Joker but I can’t wait. Check out the picture below.
You can read the interview with Christopher Nolan here.
All DreamWorks movies will be in 3D: backing the digital revolution
Jeffrey Katzenberg, Chief Executive from DreamWorks has said that he is backing the 3D digital revolution. Katzenberg has invested $30 million a year in the hope that he can help bump up the movie audience by offering 3-D films.
DreamWorks Animation is using this kind of technology in the movie Monsters vs. Aliens, which is due for release on March 27, 2009. Jeffrey said that the 3-D technology being used now is far more advanced than had been used in the past.
Jeffrey Katzenberg has also said that all future films that he makes s will be in the 3-D format.
Source - NZ Herald
First Lionsgate film getting Apple iTunes treatment is Rambo 2008 on May 27
Lionsgate and Apple are working together to bring more titles to iTunes thanks to Apple’s Digital Copy for iTunes. We are also hearing that the first Lionsgate film getting Apple iTunes treatment will be Rambo 2008 and that will be made available on May 27th.
What’s cool about Digital Copy for iTunes is the ability to copy your Sony Blu-ray or DVD movie to your iTunes library, although this will only be available on select discs. This movie can then be viewed on your Apple TV, iPhone, iPod with video and Mac computer.
Source: Read | Via SlipperyBrick
Doomsday Director Neil Marshall Lines Up Next Project
With Doomsday about to hit theaters very soon, Neil Marshall has revealed his next project. The Brit director is set to stay in the horror genre for his next film, Sacrilege.
Marshall is keeping details about the horror flick close to his chest, but he did reveal to Variety that the film,
“is set during the Gold Rush, a time remembered for incidents like the Donner Party. It is meant to be a pitch-black, gritty, period horror movie.”
Now, although the Donner Party sounds like a group of people who appreciate the art of a fine kebab, it was far from it. The Donner Party are actually a group of American settlers in the 1840s who, when there was very little food during the winter in the Sierra Nevada, began to eat each other. Marshall continued to add, “It’s Unforgiven by way of H.P. Lovecraft, with that grim, gritty setting and a horror element nobody has seen before.”
It sounds like this could be a really petrifying horror film.
Heath Ledger’s movie farewell: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
It has been announced by director Terry Gilliam that Heath Ledger will appear in the film ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’ that he was shooting before his death.
As we know the filming on the project was halted after Heath was found dead in his New York apartment.
Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell will appear as Heath’s character Tony, as he travels between realms in the fantasy adventure.
Terry said: “We want the film to touch people’s hearts and souls as Heath was able to do. I am grateful to Johnny, Colin and Jude for coming on board and to everyone else who has made it possible for us to finish the film. I am delighted that Heath’s brilliant performance can be shared with the world.”
Terry added that production had now resumed in Vancouver, Canada, “with the blessing and support of Heath Ledger’s family”.
It is thought the movie will be released early next year
