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The Dark Knight Rises Most Watched YouTube Movie Trailer: Biz Break

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The Batman finale was the most watched movie trailer on YouTube, though it actually placed only third overall. Also in Thursday’s round-up of news, the Palm Springs International Film Festival sets its lineup including opening and closing titles; Sundance unveiled its competition juries; and release dates are set for Arnold Schwarzenegger ‘s Ten and Paramount’s Anchorman sequel. The Dark Knight Rises Most Watched Movie Trailer in 2012 The film ranked highest of any film related trailer, placing third followed by Skyfall (4th), Ted (5th) and Hunger Games (6th). The top two spots in the rankings, based on how many times a cop was viewed, how long people stayed on the clip and how many times people searched for a clip instead of clicking on an ad, were two video games: Activision’s Call of Duty Black Ops 2 , Deadline reports . Blancanieves to Open Palm Springs Film Festival The film, directed by Spanish filmmaker Pablo Berger, is a re-imagining of the Snow White fairytale, will open the Palm Springs fest January 3. The festival will close out January 13 with Paul Andrew Williams’ Unfinished Song starring Terence Stamp and Vanessa Redgrave. As usual the festival will host a large number of Best Foreign Language Oscar contenders. In all the event will screen 180 films from 68 countries, Deadline reports . Sundance Film Festival Sets Juries Sundance Institute named its 19 members in five separate juries for the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Former Fox head Tom Rothman, filmmaker Ed Burns, Waiting for Superman filmmaker Davis Guggenheim, 1998 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Liz Garbus ( The Farm: Angola, USA ), director Brett Morgen ( Crossfire Hurricane ) and Participant Media exec Diane Weyermann. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Action Thriller Ten Set for January 2014 Schwarzenegger stars as the leader of an elite DEA task force that manages to neutralize a cartel safe house, but after the raid, the ten members of the group start getting eliminated. End of Watch ‘s David Ayer will direct, THR reports . Paramount Sets Anchorman Sequel Release Date Anchorman 2 is the follow up to the 2004 cult comedy that grossed $85 million domestically. Paramount will bow the pic December 20, 2013. The feature stars Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner and Christina Applegate with Adam McKay directing, THR reports .

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‘The Hobbit’ Tracking $70 Million-Plus At Weekend Box Office: Biz Break

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Peter Jackson ‘s initial Hobbit is looking to match its Lord of the Rings brethren. Also in Wednesday’s news round-up, Joel Edgerton is eyeing to star in next Natalie Portman pic; Andy Samberg is set to take on the Spirit Awards ; Top Gun is flying toward IMAX; and Hobbit mock-buster gets a new title. The Hobbit Tracking for $70 Million Opening Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey looks like it will take in $70 million-plus at the box office this weekend, putting the 3-D pic on par with the Lord of the Rings franchise. On the same weekend in 2003, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King opened to $72.6 million in North America, THR reports . Joel Edgerton Eyes Jane Got a Gun Edgerton is in talks to join the Lynne Ramsey-directed Western action pic Jane Got a Gun , which stars Natalie Portman and Michael Fassbender. The film revolves around Jane Hammond (Portman), who reaches out to her ex-lover (Fassbender) to help her when her outlaw husband becomes the target of a violent gang, Deadline reports . Andy Samberg to Host 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards The Saturday Night Live veteran will host the 28th annual event in February, which honors the best in the indie film world. The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards will take place in Santa Monica on February 23rd, LAT reports . Top Gun Aims for IMAX in 3-D The 1986 Tom Cruise feature has been remastered in 3-D, which the late director Tony Scott supervised. Top Gun will head back to the big screen for a six-day IMAX engagement beginning February 8th followed by the latest Blu-ray release in a 3D/2D two-disc set coming February 19, Deadline reports . Age of the Hobbits Set for Cambodian Release Under New Title Backers of the mock-buster who were stopped by a Federal judge Monday from releasing their film with the title saying it could be confused with Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey , will now release the pic under the title, The History of Mankind in its native Cambodia, THR reports .

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Terrence Howard Takes ‘Prisoners’: Biz Break

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Terrence Howard joins a slew of stars in a cop caper. Also in Friday’s round-up of news, the weekend is not shaping up to be a kind one for Playing for Keeps at the box office; James Marsden is strolling toward a Walk of Shame with Elizabeth Banks ; Hyde Park On Hudson , In Our Nature and California Solo are among the weekend’s Specialty Release newcomers; and Rubberneck & Redflag head to theaters via Tribeca Film. Terrence Howard Joins Chain Gang in Prisoners Also starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Melissa Leo, Viola Davis, Maria Bello and Paul Dano, the film follows a small-town carpenter (Jackman) whose daughter and her best friend are abducted. The cops cannot find them and he takes the law into his own hands. In the process, he comes into contact with a detective (Gyllenhaal) who oozes confidence, Deadline reports . Weekend Box Office Preview: Playing for Keeps Likely a Flop Gerard Butler’s soccer romantic comedy Playing for Keeps with Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Dennis Quaid may only open in the $6 million range, THR reports . James Marsden Strolling a Walk of Shame Marsden will join Steven Brill’s Walk of Shame with Elizabeth Banks. Banks plays a news anchor who has a wild night out and is locked out on the street without money, phone, ID etc and has a series of misadventures while winding a path to the most important job interview of her life, TOH reports . Specialty Release Preview: Hyde Park on Hudson , In Our Nature , California Solo & More Oscar hopeful Hyde Park on Hudson with Bill Murray as Franklin Delano Roosevelt is this weekend’s highest profile debut in the specialty market. There’s also In Our Nature with Jena Malone and John Slattery, and Robert Carlyle headlines California Solo in a role written with him in mind. The late Ernest Borgnine stars in The Man Who Shook The Hand Of Vicente Fernandez in a role that turns the idea of celebrity upside-down, Deadline reports . Rubberneck and Red Flag Head to Theaters via Tribeca Rubberneck revolves around a workplace obsession gone wrong. Boston scientist Paul lusts after a co-worker and though at first it’s polite flirtation at first, things go south when the co-worker begins to date someone else on the job. Red Flag centers on a solipsistic filmmaker takes his independent film on tour. Hoping to escape the pain of his recent breakup. Tribeca Film picked up both films directed by Alex Karpovsky and will be released theatrically in February.

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Twilight’s Kellan Lutz Eyes Next Gig: Biz Break

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The Twilight actor will star in Tatua based on an original script. Also in Tuesday’s round-up of film news, John August is eyeing an adaptation of Wonder . Ang Lee is set for a Sound Editors fete and more. Twilight ‘s Kellan Lutz to Star in Tatua The Twilight Saga ‘s buffets vampire has signed on to star in indie genre film Tatua , based on an original concept. The story revolves around a man with a rare blood type that can handle being tattooed with a powerful ink that allows him to pull weapons straight off his skin allowing him to be an effective covert assassin, Deadline reports . John August Eyes Wonder Adaptation Lionsgate is in final negotiations to pick up rights to R.J. Palacio’s debut novel Wonder and is in talks with Frankenweenie writer John August to adapt the pre-teen story about a 10 year-old boy whose facial deformity prevents him from attending a mainstream school. The story explores the theme of bullying and told from multiple points of view, Variety reports . Ang Lee to be Honored by Sound Editors The Life of Pi filmmaker will receive the 2013 Filmmaker Award from the Motion Picture Sound Editors at the group’s 60th MPSE Golden Reel Awards on February 17th in Los Angeles. Lee won an Oscar for Best Director in 2006 for Brokeback Mountain , THR reports . Larry Hagman Remembered Privately Two private services will take place in Dallas and L.A. for the actor best known for playing J.R. Ewing in Dallas . He played the scheming oil tycoon on the popular television series beginning in 1978 through the ’80s. He took up the character in a Dallas reboot 20 years later. His film roles include Fail-Safe, Nixon and Primary Colors , BBC reports . R.I.P. Marty Richards The producer and philanthropist died at 80. His Broadway credits include Chicago, Sweeney Todd, La Cage aux Folles , and Crimes of the Heart . His film credits include Chicago , The Boys From Brazil, Fort Apache, The Bronx, and the Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining , Deadline reports .

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Lindsay Lohan’s Peeps Stop Her Barbara Walters Interview; Twilight Fans Pack Camp Ahead Of Monday Premiere: Biz Break

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Also in Friday’s early round-up of news briefs: Oscar winner Javier Bardem gets a Hollywood Honor ahead of Skyfall release; A Royal Affair , Chasing Ice and Starlet are among this year’s look at new Specialty Releases; And Harold & Kumar writers are eyeing their next gig. Twilight Fans Set Up Tent City for Monday’s Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Premiere Distributor Summit is offering camping spots to 2,200 Twi-hards, making this the franchise’s largest camp to date and almost double last year’s. The final Twilight premiere takes place at LA Live on Monday, Deadline reports. Lindsay Lohan’s Barbara Walters 20/20 Interview Stopped By Lohan’s New PR Team Dissatisfied with “the direction ABC wanted to take the interview,” Lohan’s new PR reps, Rogers & Cowan, have said that the actress will not appear on 20/20 for an interview with Walters on a scheduled slot set to air November 16th, Deadline reports. Specialty Release Preview: Chasing Ice , Citadel , Coming Up Roses , In Another Country , A Royal Affair , Starlet Bernadette Peters and French actress Isabelle Huppert will open their latest respective films Coming Up Roses and In Another Country ,. Starlet with Dree Hemingway has a San Fernando Valley adult film industry bent, while Citadel won SXSW Festival’s Audience Midnight section prize. Film sales outfit Submarine releases the climate-change documentary Chasing Ice via its distribution label Submarine Deluxe, scoring talk show attention as a result of Hurricane Sandy’s devastation, while Magnolia’s A Royal Affair will get a traditional theatrical rollout, Deadline reports. Javier Bardem Nabs a Hollywood Star Academy award-winning actor Javier Bardem has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Bardem, who plays villain Silva in the latest Bond movie Skyfall , was joined by his female co-stars Naomie Harris and Berenice Marlohe. Bardem received a best supporting actor Oscar for his role in the Coen brothers film No Country for Old Men in 2008, BBC reports. Harold & Kumar Writers Set to Direct Cherries The story centers on three dads who come together to stop their daughters from fulfilling their sex pact to lose their virginities on prom night. Cherries would be a reunion of several key Harold & Kumar behind the camera talent, THR reports.

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Tim Robbins, Michelle Pfeiffer Eye ‘Man Under’; Matt Damon To Take On Climate Change Doc Series: Biz Break

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Also in early Thursday’s round-up of news briefs: Rachel Weisz is a possible go for a David Cronenberg project; Tarzan gets new life; And the Dubai International Film Festival rounds out its 2012 program. Tim Robbins, Michelle Pfeiffer and Chloe Moretz Board Man Under Robbins will also direct the dysfunctional family comedy. The film follows a Yonkers family whose lives go haywire when NYC’s Museum of Modern Art displays photos of them in an exhibit, turning them in celebrities, Deadline reports . Matt Damon Eyes Showtime Climate Change Doc The actor will take part in an eight-part documentary series for Showtime from James Cameron and Jerry Weintraub. The program will show the human element of climate change. Damon is an active environmentalist and philanthropist. Damon’s upcoming movies include HBO’s   Behind the Candelabra , which stars Michael Douglas as Liberace; and Promised Land , directed by Gus Van Sant, THR reports . Rachel Weisz Eyes David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars Robert Pattinson, who starred in Cosmopolis , and Cronenberg regular Viggo Mortensen have already been linked to the Hollywood-set film that also has Rachel Weisz coming on as a possibility. The story reportedly is a dark comic look at Hollywood excess, Deadline reports . David Yates Eyes Warner Bros.’ Tarzan The director of the last four Harry Potter films is likely on board to direct a big-screen version of Edgar Rice Burrough’s Tarzan at Warner Bros. The project has been in development with producer Jerry Weintraub for years, Vulture reports . Dubai International Film Festival to Screen Cloud Atlas , The Master Roger Michell’s Hyde Park on Hudson starring Bill Murray, Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut Quartet  with Maggie Smith and Wayne Blair’s musical drama  The Sapphires also joins the lineup at the Gulf State festival. The ninth edition of the Dubai International Film Festival runs Dec. 9 – 16, THR reports .

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Tim Robbins, Michelle Pfeiffer Eye ‘Man Under’; Matt Damon To Take On Climate Change Doc Series: Biz Break

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Also in early Thursday’s round-up of news briefs: Rachel Weisz is a possible go for a David Cronenberg project; Tarzan gets new life; And the Dubai International Film Festival rounds out its 2012 program. Tim Robbins, Michelle Pfeiffer and Chloe Moretz Board Man Under Robbins will also direct the dysfunctional family comedy. The film follows a Yonkers family whose lives go haywire when NYC’s Museum of Modern Art displays photos of them in an exhibit, turning them in celebrities, Deadline reports . Matt Damon Eyes Showtime Climate Change Doc The actor will take part in an eight-part documentary series for Showtime from James Cameron and Jerry Weintraub. The program will show the human element of climate change. Damon is an active environmentalist and philanthropist. Damon’s upcoming movies include HBO’s   Behind the Candelabra , which stars Michael Douglas as Liberace; and Promised Land , directed by Gus Van Sant, THR reports . Rachel Weisz Eyes David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars Robert Pattinson, who starred in Cosmopolis , and Cronenberg regular Viggo Mortensen have already been linked to the Hollywood-set film that also has Rachel Weisz coming on as a possibility. The story reportedly is a dark comic look at Hollywood excess, Deadline reports . David Yates Eyes Warner Bros.’ Tarzan The director of the last four Harry Potter films is likely on board to direct a big-screen version of Edgar Rice Burrough’s Tarzan at Warner Bros. The project has been in development with producer Jerry Weintraub for years, Vulture reports . Dubai International Film Festival to Screen Cloud Atlas , The Master Roger Michell’s Hyde Park on Hudson starring Bill Murray, Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut Quartet  with Maggie Smith and Wayne Blair’s musical drama  The Sapphires also joins the lineup at the Gulf State festival. The ninth edition of the Dubai International Film Festival runs Dec. 9 – 16, THR reports .

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‘Innocence of Muslims’ Filmmaker Gets One Year In Prison − Though Not For Movie

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Mark Basseley Youssef , the California man behind Innocence of Muslims , is going to prison, although not for the Islam-goading movie he made. The Associated Press (via the New York Daily News ) is reporting that U.S. District Court Judge, Christina Snyder, sentenced Youssef — who’s also been identified in media reports as Nakoula Basseley — to one year in the big house after he admitted to four of eight alleged probation violations stemming from a 2010 bank fraud conviction, including obtaining a fraudulent California drivers license. None of the violations had to do with the content of “Innocence of Muslims,” a film that depicts Mohammad as a religious fraud, pedophile and a womanizer. The movie sparked violence in Libya and other parts of the Middle East, killing dozens. Although a film as amateurishly made as Innocence of Muslims should be a crime, Youssef’s inflammatory film is protected under the First Amendment.  As George Clooney told Movieline ,  the film excerpt that appeared on YouTube “made me mad and I’m not Muslim,” adding: “The simple truth is that in order to make [democracy] work, the idiots get to have their say, too. Read more of Movieline’s coverage on Innocence of Muslims : After Innocence Of Muslims, 2 Possible Muhammad Pics On The Way Innocence of Muslims Filmmaker Nakoula Basseley Unmasked By New York Tabloids Was Inflammatory Innocence Of Muslims Film Directed By Karate Cop, Happy Hooker Schlock Veteran? Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

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‘Man Of Steel’ Heads To 3-D And 2-D; L.A. Voters Pass Porn Condom Measure: Biz Break

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Also in Wednesday evening’s round-up of news briefs, Norway’s Oscar entry is headed to U.S. theaters; Skyfall is tracking ahead of its predecessor at the box office; and Doc NYC opens in New York with Academy Award hopefuls. Oscar Entry Kon-Tiki Heads to U.S. Theaters Norway’s submission for Best Foreign Language Oscar consideration tells the real-life adventure of Thor Heyerdahl’s world-famous seafaring voyage. It had its U.S. premiere this week at AFI Fest. The film opened to huge numbers in Norway in August, and the box office is continuing to climb past $13.4 million as it holds strong in theaters.  The Weinstein Company, which picked up U.S., Canadian, U.K. and Italian rights to the feature, plans to release the English language version of the film in 2013. Around the ‘net… Man of Steel Heads to 3-D and 2-D Director Zack Snyder’s upcoming action adventure Man of Steel will be presented in 3-D in select theaters, as well as in 2-D and IMAX, so fans of the iconic superhero will be able to experience the movie in their format of choice. The film stars Henry Cavill in the role of Superman/Clark Kent, alongside three-time Oscar-nominee Amy Adams, Oscar-nominee Michael Shannon, Academy Award-winner Kevin Costner, Oscar-nominee Diane Lane and Oscar-nominee Laurence Fishburne. Warner Bros will release the pic June 14, 2013, Deadline reports . Skyfall Selling Ahead of Last Bond Pic on Fandango The site said the Sony/MGM movie is selling twice as many tickets as its predecessor, 2008′s Quantum Of Solace , sold at the same point in the film’s sales cycle. That film grossed $168.4M during its U.S. run and $586.1M globally, Deadline reports (http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/skyfall-fandango-online-ticket-sales/). L.A. Voters Pass Condoms in Porn Measure Measure B passed 56 to 44 per cent, mandating all male adult actors use condoms. It also requires adult film producers to apply for permits from the L.A. County Department of Public Health before shooting sex scenes and will subject them to random inspections. Critics say it will drive business out of the state where such regulations don’t exist, THR reports . Doc NYC Opens with Oscar Hopefuls The non-fiction festival is opening with two opening night films, Artifact and Venus and Serena , which premiered amidst controversy at TIFF. Director Bartholomew Cubbins’ Artifact , making its US premiere, follows Jared Leto’s band Thirty Seconds to Mars, while Maiken Baird and Michelle Major Venus and Serena grants audiences unprecedented access into the lives of the tennis world’s famous Williams’ sisters. The festival will close with Ken Burns’ The Central Park Five . The third Doc NYC takes place November 8 – 15 in New York, TOH reports .

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Harrison Ford Might Return As Han Solo − And Die Happy

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Yes, Mara Jade, it’s possible for Harrison Ford to be “open to the idea” of reprising his role as Han Solo in Disney’s  Star Wars Episode VII  and still hate the character, as Movieline noted back in 2010 . The key here is that the actor may finally get the opportunity to kill off the character that has bedeviled him throughout his auspicious career, which is something he wanted back in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.   A “highly placed source” told EW.com  that  “Harrison is open to the idea of doing the movie and he’s upbeat about it,” but the story also notes, “don’t be surprised if his contract includes a mandatory death scene for the sly old space smuggler.” Now, there’s a reason to be upbeat!  Ford gets to chew some scenery in a death scene and   cut his ties — symbolically, psychically, joyously — to the role he can’t seem to shake, or love. Even though, two of the video clips seemed to have suddenly been pulled from Movieline’s 2010 post,  Ford’s not-so-fond feelings for the space cowboy character that made him a box-office boss have  been pretty apparent over the years. As EW also reported, Ford said in a 2010 ABC interview that Han Solo “was not so interesting to me” and that  “I thought he should have died in [Episode VI] to give it some bottom.” I also would have much preferred a Solo death scene instead of watching Ewoks dance. So, I hope Ford gets his wish. Then, the next time a talk-show host asks him about his iconic role, he can finally say:  “Han Solo — he’s dead.” Related Stories: Harrison Ford’s Long History of Hating Star Wars Luke Skywalker & Princess Leia Knew Of More Star Wars Stories; Surprised By LucasFilm Sale Disney Buying LucasFilm For $4.05 Billion, Promises New Star Wars in 2015 (UPDATED) Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter. 

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