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I don't see this movie being nominated, except maybe for Anne Hathaway's performance of Catwoman. She was awesome!

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"Love and Other Drugs" Trailer #2

This version of the trailer reveals more about the storyline.

Big Hobbit announcement coming August 21?

Could there be a big announcement coming August 21 about the Hobbit being green-lit?

Such is the speculation among Lord of the Rings fans on the Internet.

The whole thing started yesterday, August 8, 2010, when the Noldor Blog reported that some curious goings-on were happening at the Weta Cave. (Weta is the group that provided many of the props for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies,and the "Cave" is where many of the relics are stored and can be viewed by the public.)

Here is a run-down of reported events which seem to be more than coincidence:

The Weta Cave is shutting down five days for its annual refurbishment. (Last year this took only two days.)
On August 21, the Cave will again close for a private function, and employees are not being told the nature of that function.
Many Lord of the Rings related items are being hurriedly taken out of storage.
Add to these the speculation about the contract between Warner brothers and MGM. Rumors have it that MGM may lose their filming rights if they do not come up with at least part of the financing needed for the film.

Kristin Thompson, who writes the highly-thought-of Blog, The Frodo Franchise, speculates that because of the complicated issues associated with the filming and distribution rights for The Hobbit, the rumors may have validity. From her Blog:

Back in 1969, Tolkien unwisely sold both the production and distribution rights to LOTR and The Hobbit to United Artists, in perpetuity.... Saul Zaentz did not buy the Hobbit distribution rights in 1976, when he bought the LOTR production/distribution rights and the Hobbit production rights. Thus the distribution rights stayed with U.A. Since then, U.A. has shrunk to a shadow of its former self and is now a subsidiary of MGM.... The core of the deal between NL/WB and MGM is that Warner will distribute the Hobbit film in North America and MGM will do so abroad. Since MGM owns all the distribution rights, I suspect that its deal with Warner involved MGM becoming a co-producer of the film in exchange for Warner distributing the film in the U.S.

What this all means is that the studios might have indeed added a contingency clause which required MGM to come up with a certain percentage of the production money by a certain date or the deal would change.

A glimmer of hope for fans? or will this turn out to be much ado about nothing again? Two weeks form now we should know.

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The $200 million gamble on 'Battleship' film

Universal plays game of high risk, high reward.

As Universal's "Battleship" steams toward a start date this month, the pricey adaptation of the Hasbro board game is entering deep, treacherous waters. With a budget of $200 million or more and no major movie stars on board, the project is raising eyebrows among industry insiders who question whether this expensive gamble will pay off.

"It's a big bet like many, many big bets from many studios," Universal chairman Adam Fogelson acknowledged to THR. "We will be nowhere near the high point and nowhere near the low point of what people are spending."

But several huge questions hover over "Battleship," which begins filming in 15 days in Hawaii, that simply didn't apply to other big-ticket movies. In "Battleship," Universal has a director, Peter Berg, with some experience in action films, but he's not a brand name in the genre. And the concept is based on a board game that has sold more than 100 million units and raked in $1 billion-plus. This comes at a time when some studio execs are questioning whether the public is tiring of the presold concepts to which Hollywood has been clinging.

Another Movie About Aliens Coming to Destroy Us

SKYLINE TRAILER RELEASE!



Universal Pictures has debuted the trailer for Greg and Colin Strause's Skyline, hitting theaters on November 12. In the sci-fi thriller, strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, drawing people outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the earth. Skyline stars Eric Balfour, Donald Faison, Scottie Thompson and Brittany Daniel.

'True Blood' Actor May Play Superman Reboot!

IN DECEMBER 2012, a new Superman will soar on to the big screen, with Christopher Nolan producing and his brother Jonathan Nolan teaming up with David Goyer to write the screenplay.

True Blood actor Joe Manganiello, 33, have been campaigning for the role.

Manganiello (pictured right) has gone on record saying he'd love to put on the cape and tights. He said: "I'm from Pittsburgh so the Man of Steel - it's the City of Steel, so that would go a long way back home." Fans have started a Facebook page to try to land him the part.

Bookmaker Says Natalie Portman is Odds-On Favorite for Dragon Tattoo

You know that Sony and David Fincher eventually will need to cast a female lead for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, and so, as with anything, an enterprising bookie with a vague knowledge of trade rumors and actresses known to wear short hair has made a list of favorites worth betting on as Lisbeth Salander D-day approaches. Bring your rabbit’s foot (and a robust grain of salt) and meet me after the jump.

Oh, also: Keep your mouth free of coffee, tea, vodka and/or other popular morning-time drinks, lest the resultant spittake soak your monitor: Natalie Portman is hilarious enough at 11-4 odds (the role famously requires nudity that Portman has already said she plans to avoid going forward), but Emma Watson as the runner-up? Newly shedded locks aside, I’d want a little better than 4-1 payoff to accurately bet Watson would jump into another franchise right out of Harry Potter (especially an R-rated one) when she has higher education to pursue. Or maybe this is just the palate cleanser she needs! Either way, again, grain of salt.

French actress Lea Seydoux is a legit front runner… Kristen Stewart, no… Katie Jarvis (Fish Tank) is actually a great call, though Sony wants someone who can open at least a little… Ellen Page, no… so on and so forth, all the way down to Salander’s Swedish originator Noomi Rapace at 50-1. I’m not quite sure what the bookmakers’ criteria are besides a little fast publicity (efforts to contact Paddy Power, the prolific Irish bookmaker responsible for the odds just sent Movieline’s way, were unsuccessful), but just in case you felt like starting an office pool on this, here’s somewhere to start:*


11/4: Natalie Portman
4/1: Emma Watson
6/1: Lea Seydoux
8/1: Kristen Stewart
8/1: Katie Jarvis
10/1: Ellen Page
10/1: Sarah Snook
12/1: Rooney Mara
14/1: Evan Rachel Wood
14/1: Carey Mulligan
16/1: Emily Browning
20/1: Mia Wasikowska
20/1: Keira Knightley
25/1: Anne Hathaway
25/1: Eva Green
25/1: Olivia Thirlby
33/1: Franka Potente
40/1: Michelle Ryan
40/1: Scarlett Johansson
50/1: Noomi Rapace

source: movieline

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Manchester's Northern Quarter to be used as 1940's NYC for Captain America

America's First Avenger will battle his foes on the streets of Manchester and Liverpool during filming on the big-budget superhero film.

Manchester's Northern Quarter is to be transformed into 1940s New York for a dramatic car chase in Captain America: The First Avenger.

It has been chosen by Hollywood studio Marvel Productions for the company's first film shoot outside the US.

US actor Chris Evans, who was also in Fantastic Four, plays the title role.

Producers chose the Northern Quarter to recreate New York because of its towering buildings and pre-war architecture.

The location was organised through the Vision+Media film office, based at Mediacity in Salford Quays, which brought the big budget production of Sherlock Holmes to Manchester and Liverpool.

Susan Williams, drama liaison manager, said the company was approached by the studio, which is also behind the successful Spider Man and Hulk films, in February.

"Manchester's Northern Quarter is one of our most popular filming locations in city, thanks to its versatility," she said.

"The area was a convincing Victorian London in Sherlock Holmes last year and more recently it became 1980s Soho for the BBC's Worried About The Boy drama.

"We suggested the area to Marvel as its wide streets, towering buildings and pre-war architecture will make the perfect 1940s New York."

Residents, local businesses and Manchester City Council have all been consulted about the production, which will last about two weeks from mid September.

"We believe that projects such as this provide significant financial benefits for the region, providing opportunities for hotels, catering outlets and the regions talented production crew," Ms Williams added.

Previous filming in Greater Manchester has brought in an estimated £23m to the local economy, she added.

Details of scenes due to be filmed at Liverpool's Stanley Dock are yet to be finalised.

The big-budget film will tell the origin of Captain America, one of Marvel's most iconic superhero comic book characters.

The story follows a young soldier called Steve Rogers, who volunteers to undergo a series of experiments and is transformed into a human weapon, known as Captain America.

According to the official synopsis, the super hero "earns his way into the hearts and souls of every American, bringing hope and justice to a war-weary nation".

Other stars billed to appear in the film include Samuel L Jackson, who plays Nick Fury, head of the shadowy Shield organisation and Lord of the Rings star Hugo Weaving, who plays a villain called The Red Skull.

Source: BBC

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Charlie St. Cloud: "The religio-kitsch version of a TV tragedy-of-the-week."

Zac Efron may be the prettiest young actor in movies today — he's like a preppy update of Shaun Cassidy in his teen-dream prime — but he also demonstrates that looks will get you only so far. As the title golden boy of Charlie St. Cloud, Efron plays a small-town competitive sailor whose beloved little brother, Sam (Charlie Tahan), gets killed in a car crash. (Charlie was at the wheel.)

It doesn't take long to figure out that Charlie dies too — at least in spirit. Instead of heading off to Stanford to realize his dream of becoming a sailing champion, he stays home, going to work at the local graveyard. He's so ruled by guilt and despair that he imagines he's talking to ghosts — like that of his late brother, whom he ''keeps alive'' by meeting him every day at the exact same clearing in the woods to play baseball.

The surreal thing is, Zac Efron can't do despair. He plays it by staring. Blankly. And by not smiling. Blankly. Those sky blue eyes of his may be moody, but in Charlie St. Cloud they have only one mood — a fake-profound, lost-idol tranquillity. Instead of making you weep, he puts you in a coma. Charlie St. Cloud is as wholesome as a Miley Cyrus movie, only without the energy. It's like the religio-kitsch version of a TV tragedy-of-the-week.

Charlie starts to hang out with a girl tailor-made for him (Amanda Crew, who's like a text-generation Anne Hathaway), but he can't be with her until he lets go of the past and says goodbye to his ghosts. Efron, you can tell, is trying to get beyond his past, but one or two more movies like this one and High School Musical 4 will be beckoning. C-

Joss Whedon Is The 'Right Thing' For 'Avengers,' Marvel Boss Says

'We hire directors who have the potential to do great things,' Kevin Feige tells MTV News.

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For comic book fans, and those who love comic book movies in general, Marvel studio's major "Avengers" announcement and cast unveiling at last week's San Diego Comic-Con still has heads reeling. From the unveiling of Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye to seeing director Joss Whedon smiling with his star-studded cast — there was a lot to take in.

When MTV News caught up with Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige during our Comic-Con live stream, no one was more excited to talk about the highly anticipated film and, specifically, the qualifications of fan-favorite director Joss Whedon. We asked him how they made the decision to hire Joss despite his having only directed one feature film (2005's "Serenity").

"I've known Joss for many years. We were looking for the right thing and he came in and met on it," Feige explained. "As you've already heard him say on his panels, he's incredibly intelligent, he's got great things to say about it, and if you look at the directors we've worked with, we hire directors who have the potential to do great things and we want our film to be that great thing."

Feige cited "Thor" helmer Kenneth Branagh and "Iron Man" director Jon Favreau as perfect examples of Marvel's hiring decisions. "Whether it's Branagh who of course has done some great things, whether it's Favreau, who did some fun movies prior to 'Iron Man,' we want to find a director that's on the verge of doing something great, as we think Joss is."

"The Avengers," starring Samuel L. Jackson, Clark Gregg, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner is slated for release in 2012.

Jeffrey Kurland (of Inception) talks about the customes!

Clothes on Film, Chris: Was it your intention to give each character a signature look, e.g. Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Arthur in 3pc suits, or Ellen Page’s Ariadne nearly always wearing patterned silk neck scarves?

Jeffrey Kurland: I set out, as I always do, to design all of the costumes for Inception to best serve the emotional and physical needs of each of the characters.

If a signature look for each character emerged, it was not through a pre-designated plan but through the physical development of that character.

The costumes, i.e. the suits, coats, dresses, etc in Inception were all designed by Jeffrey Kurland. They were made to order.

COF: The first time we see Marion Cotillard as Mal she is encircled in an angular upturned collar, somewhat like a wicked witch. What was the purpose behind her look and how did it evolve throughout the story?

JK: When we are first introduced to Mal we wanted to stir the audience’s curiosity with a sense of mystery. As the film proceeds we find that Mal is femme fatale, mother, wife, architect and the emotional center of Cobb’s world. All of these character traits combined became the basis for her character’s design and palette.

The fabrics for all the costumes, including the majority of ties, were collected from many sources both in the United States and abroad.

COF: How much does costume reflect the inner machinations of the plot, particularly in a film such as Inception? For example, Cobb’s children are wearing the same clothes at the end of the story as they are in his dream ‘memory’ throughout the film. Is there something to be interpreted here?

JK: Costume design reflects greatly on the movement of the plot, most significantly through character development. Character development is at the forefront of costume design. The characters move the story along and with the director and the actor the costume designer helps to set the film’s emotional tone in a visual way. In a more physical sense the costumes’ style and color help to keep the story on track, keeping a check on time and place.

On to the second part of your question, the children’s clothing is different in the final scene … look again…

Each costume was cut and assembled by talented artisans: tailor Dennis Kim, dressmaker Mary Ellen Fields of Hargate Costumes, shirt maker ANTO Beverly Hills, and an army of seamstresses and finishers. Ager dyers and fabric specialists added to the mix.

COF: The male characters’ suiting is very up to date, even forward thinking, such as the peaked lapels on Ken Watanabe’s single breasted suit, or the Nehru collar and popper studs of Michael Caine’s shirt. Was your intention to create a pseudo-futuristic vibe?

JK: Not wanting to date the film, I was trying to create an upscale world of business and intrigue with architecture being a constant metaphorical thread running throughout… definitely forward thinking, without being futuristic. That enabled me to travel from reality to dreams and back, keeping a certain amount of stylization that would serve all the situations presented in the script.

Most of the footwear for the film was purchased, although some of the shoes were custom made.

COF: Ken Watanabe as Saito wears a Nagajuban under his lounge jacket at one point, a subtle blurring of East and Western culture. How detailed was your research into Asian dress traditions?

JK: I did research traditional Japanese dress thoroughly, knowing that I wanted that influence in Saito’s first costume. The scene being in a mysterious and unidentifiable place was the perfect setting to introduce a highlighted reality. Being a powerful Japanese businessman in what was eventually revealed to be a dream; I wanted to show an adherence to and a respect for the old, but still showcasing him as contemporary and cutting edge.

Tom Hardy’s watch as Eames was an antique piece.

COF: How involved was director Christopher Nolan in how the characters should dress?

JK: Director Chris Nolan was very involved, and extremely collaborative in every aspect of this film and its look. His fingerprint is everywhere. Happily, the costumes were no exception.

COF: What was the significance of Arthur and Leonardo DiCaprio’s character Cobb both wearing leather jackets for the initial ‘Inception’ sequence?

JK: Arthur’s character was a cab driver in this dream and Cobb’s character was a kidnapper/thug. To be true to the scene and convincing to Robert Fischer (Cillian Murphy’s character), they were dressed accordingly. Their leather jackets were different in fit and style but still kept a cohesive look respecting the architect and the dream.

In an early scene Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Arthur wears a green raincoat. This was an original design by Jeffrey Kurland.

COF: How important was your use of colour and texture in the film, particularly with regards to the high quality 65 mm shooting format showing up every detail?

JK: All of the costumes and the fabrications for Inception were carefully chosen for their texture, patterns, and colors. Each character had a palette that was symbiotic with their character and style. I especially enjoyed working with director of photography Wally Pfister whose light and shadows complimented and defined the patterns and colors in the costumes.

Official Eye-Popping Poster for ‘SAW 3D’

Here is your exclusive first look at the official poster (static & motion) for SAW 3D, the seventh film in the franchise.The official one-sheet for Saw 3D takes their brand new tagline literally: “in eye-popping 3-D!”

Final Five for Fincher's 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'

Clockwise: Browning, Lowe, Mara, Snook.

Forget those other names for the much sought-after American remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Sony, producer Scott Rudin and director David Fincher are zeroing in on who will play bisexual hacker Lisbeth Salander. They are screen-testing five young up-and-comers, all relative unknowns.

The final five Sony tested this week for Salander include three Australian actresses, one American and one French (unidentified). The Aussies are: Emily Browning, Browning,
who stars in Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch ; Sophie Lowe ; and Sarah Snook.
The American is The Social Network star Rooney Mara.

And Daniel Craig, who is the studio’s first choice to play muckraking journalist Mikael Blomkvist, could fall out if the studio can’t live with his availability issues. Both Craig’s still-delayed James Bond sequel and Cowboys & Aliens can demand his services whenever they want him. And he needs to be ready and able if The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo does well enough to spur two swift back-to-back shooting of The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.

Sony is setting a December 2011 release for an R-rated film.

"Star Trek" sequel to begin filming in January

The crew of the Enterprise will blast off the new year in style.

In an interview with Hollywood.com, Bruce Greenwood revealed that Paramount plans to begin principal photography on the 'Star Trek' sequel in January. The actor was being interviewed at the red carpet premiere of Paramount's 'Dinner For Schmucks' when he shared the news.

"I just know that the plan is to film it in January, more than that, I don't know," he said.

Greenwood played the role of Captain -- and later Admiral -- Pike in 2009's 'Star Trek.' However, it is unknown whether his character will be returning for the sequel.

Director J.J. Abrams will once again be plotting the course for the 'Star Trek' adventure, with most of the Enterprise's crew set to return, including Chris Pine (Kirk) and Zachary Quinto (Spock). Details of the sequel's plot are, of course, being kept under tighter wraps than most matters of national security.

The untitled 'Star Trek' sequel will hit theaters on Jun. 29, 2012.