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Captain America Has $4 Million Midnight

Good news for Marvel and the team behind Captain America: The First Avenger : The summer’s latest major comics-hero tentpole also had the genre’s best midnight showing of the season with $4 million. That exceeds the previous best of X-Men: First Class ‘s $3.4 million and hints at a better-than-expected three-day total near $60 million. Drop by Movieline this weekend for more box-office dispatches as events warrant… [via THR ]

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Bill Condon Clarifies: Will Stephenie Meyer Continue the Twilight Saga with More Books?

Yesterday in San Diego, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn director Bill Condon mysteriously hinted that Stephenie Meyer could have more Twilight spin-offs left in her. Movieline caught up with Condon for a chat overlooking the Convention Center (full interview to come) and asked him to clarify: Is Stephenie Meyer planning to write more Twilight stories?

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Steven Spielberg Says Jurassic Park 4 May Happen in ‘Two to Three Years’

Some fairly big news dropped by first-time Comic-Con’er Steven Spielberg during the panel for The Adventures of Tintin moments ago: there’s a writer for Jurassic Park 4 , and he or she is working on a script treatment. “Hopefully we will make Jurassic Park 4 in the next two to three years.” Sounds good, Steve! Meanwhile, head over to Movieline’s day two Hall H liveblog for all your Tintin -related needs.

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8 Milestones in the Evolution of Justin Timberlake

Here’s one way to make yourself a screen sensation: star in as many movies in a row as possible! Justin TImberlake is so ubiquitous as a film presence right now that it’s bizarre how only a year ago, his casting as Sean Parker in The Social Network felt like a questionable anomaly. Now, there’s no denying Timberlake’s panache as a romantic lead, comic actor, and serious thespian talent. And to think it all began with Mickey ears and a failed trial with Ed McMahon. Let’s reinspect nine moments in the evolution of Justin Timberlake.

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Steven Soderbergh Apparently Not Retiring After All

This just in from the reportedly outgoing Oscar-winner Steven Soderbergh, answering questions at Relativity Media’s panel at Comic-Con : “Matt Damon is apparently as discreet as a 14-year-old girl. I had this drunk conversation with him while shooting Contagion and four days later, I read about it in the paper. And he read it verbatim. Nobody in this economy wants to hear about someone quitting a good job. That kind of got blown out of proportion. And that’s Matt’s fault.” Aha! Cue “Blamin’ Damon” headlines in 3… 2… (And check out all of Movieline’s Comic-Con 2011 coverage here .)

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Steven Soderbergh Apparently Not Retiring After All

Steven Soderbergh Apparently Not Retiring After All

This just in from the reportedly outgoing Oscar-winner Steven Soderbergh, answering questions at Relativity Media’s panel at Comic-Con : “Matt Damon is apparently as discreet as a 14-year-old girl. I had this drunk conversation with him while shooting Contagion and four days later, I read about it in the paper. And he read it verbatim. Nobody in this economy wants to hear about someone quitting a good job. That kind of got blown out of proportion. And that’s Matt’s fault.” Aha! Cue “Blamin’ Damon” headlines in 3… 2… (And check out all of Movieline’s Comic-Con 2011 coverage here .)

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Katharine McPhee and David R. Ellis on How Shark Night is Like Arachnophobia and The Birds

In David R. Ellis’s Shark Night 3D , American Idol star-turned-actress Katharine McPhee plays Beth, a “tough chick party girl” who, with a group of fellow co-eds, heads to a summer beach house one weekend only to find the waters infested with hungry, deadly sharks. It’s scary stuff, she and Ellis, say, but don’t go in expecting the usual boobs ‘n’ blood exploitation-fest.

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Comic-Con Hall H Live-Blog (Day 1): From Breaking Dawn, Apes and Beyond

Movieline will be live-blogging each day’s major panels from Hall H at Comic-Con , updating with footage highlights, breaking announcements, and celebrity appearances throughout each day. Thursday, Day 1, begins with the highly anticipated Breaking Dawn panel, continues with FilmDistrict’s Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark and Drive , Fox’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes , In Time , and Prometheus , and more. Join us!

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Comic-Con Hall H Live-Blog (Day 1): From Breaking Dawn, Apes and Beyond

SLIDESHOW: Comic-Con Day 1 in Photos

Comic-Con is up and running, and that can mean only one thing: Photos of your favorite stars and filmmakers interacting with fans at the San Diego Convention Center. Ahead, a gallery of images from day one of ‘Con, featuring many of your favorite Breaking Dawn co-stars, with cameos from Carey Mulligan, Guillermo Del Toro, and… the Free Hugger of San Diego?

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Watch Ryan Gosling in the Redband Comic-Con Trailer for Drive

Be still, my Nicolas Winding Refn -loving heart! The redband trailer for the Ryan Gosling -starrer Drive that debuted today at Comic-Con has hit the web, providing a taste of the taut, gorgeous crime thriller-romance that Refn co-panelist Guillermo del Toro went bananas over today in Hall H. Do yourself a favor and watch this, already!

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