Peter Jackson took to the interwebs to usher in Tolkien Week – currently underway, natch – announcing a new trailer for December’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey that will drop Wednesday the 19th. (Mark your calendars, wizards!) And for good measure, USA Today debuted a new batch of exclusive Hobbit pics for your viewing pleasure. Gollum is ready for his close-up. Click right here or on Gandalf’s wise old mug for over a dozen images from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey , in theaters (and 3-D and IMAX) on December 14. [ USA Today ]
The Weinstein Co. has unveiled a batch of new images from Quentin Tarantino Christmas Western Django Unchained , including shots of Jamie Foxx as the former slave-turned-bounty hunter Django, Christoph Waltz as his German comrade in arms Dr. King Schultz, and Leonardo DiCaprio as the evil plantation owner Calvin Candie. But it’s the image of Foxx sidled up to a bar next to Franco Nero — the original Django — that gets bonus points for film nerdage. Click here for the full gallery of new images from Django Unchained . Set in the South two years before the Civil War, DJANGO UNCHAINED stars Academy Award®-winner Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Academy Award®-winner Christoph Waltz). Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. The unorthodox Schultz acquires Django with a promise to free him upon the capture of the Brittles – dead or alive. Success leads Schultz to free Django, though the two men choose not to go their separate ways. Instead, Schultz seeks out the South’s most wanted criminals with Django by his side. Honing vital hunting skills, Django remains focused on one goal: finding and rescuing Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), the wife he lost to the slave trade long ago. Django and Schultz’s search ultimately leads them to Calvin Candie (Academy Award®-nominee Leonardo DiCaprio), the proprietor of “Candyland,” an infamous plantation. Exploring the compound under false pretenses, Django and Schultz arouse the suspicion of Stephen (Academy Award®-nominee Samuel L. Jackson), Candie’s trusted house slave. Their moves are marked, and a treacherous organization closes in on them. If Django and Schultz are to escape with Broomhilda, they must choose between independence and solidarity, between sacrifice and survival…’ Written and directed by Academy Award®-winner Quentin Tarantino, DJANGO UNCHAINED is produced by Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone. The executive producers are Harvey and Bob Weinstein, Michael Shamberg, Shannon McIntosh, and James Skotchdopole. DJANGO UNCHAINED will be released in the U.S. by The Weinstein Company on December 25, 2012, and internationally by Sony Pictures. Django Unchained is in theaters December 25.
The French Riviera got a triple dose of star power as Brad Pitt breezed into town for his Killing Me Softly premiere, where the goofy Pitt got snap-happy with the paparazzi. The Andrew Dominik debut was followed by another star-studded to-do as Twilight ‘s Kristen Stewart and her On the Road co-stars hit the red carpet, joined by Robert Pattinson (who will unveil his own Cannes flick, David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis , on Friday). Check out Movieline’s updated Cannes gallery for pics from the fest! Click on Brad’s beautiful mug to launch the gallery.
Between Johnny Depp , Tim Burton , and the reliably bizarro fashion statements of Helena Bonham Carter , the Dark Shadows premiere promised a veritable feast of eccentricities. But guess what? The best and weirdest photo ops from last night’s to-do came not from the aforementioned mavens of macabre (granted, HBC was M.I.A.), but from the bizarre antics of an unlikely duo whose red carpet shenanigans made Burton and his cast of lovable weirdos look downright… mundane. Unexpected smooches, yoga poses, the good ol’ bunny ears photo bomb — if it was slightly awkward or distracting, premiere guests Cloris Leachman and Steven Tyler were involved. Who knew they’d make such an electrifying couple? To quote the film’s tagline, “Strange is relative.” Indeed . But don’t take my word for it. Browse Movieline’s gallery from the Dark Shadows premiere to see Depp, Burton, co-stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Moretz, and composer Danny Elfman smile for the photogs as Hurricane ClorVen (Stevris? Leachler?) steals the spotlight. Even Alice Cooper didn’t seem to know what to make of it, and that’s saying something. Click for images from the Dark Shadows premiere.
St. Patrick’s Day was not exactly lucky for Nicolas Cage, whose aromatic new thriller Seeking Justice bowed in 231 theaters to a gravely underwhelming $260,000 . That would make for a per-screen average of $1,125 and change — by far the worst opening of Cage’s 30-year career. The PSA “beats” that of last year’s little-seen disaster Trespass , which nabbed $1,682 in 10 theaters. (N.B. That one remains co-star Nicole Kidman’s worst-ever opening.) Were it not for the comic-book sequel he recently debuted to $22,000,000, we might be spending this afternoon eulogizing Cage’s movie-star status
Amid the hustle and bustle of last weekend’s WonderCon , Movieline’s camera caught the assorted superheroes walking among us giving into those utterly human moments we all share: There was Supergirl seeking respite from the chaos in the powder room; Silk Spectre tagging that one Jedi padawan on Facebook; even that rascally Deadpool photobombing Body-Paint Batman as he posed for a paparazzi shot on the convention floor. After the jump, browse Movieline’s gallery for these and more moments at WonderCon that remind us that beneath the superpowers and spandex and tights, superheroes — like celebrities — really are just like us. Click to launch the gallery Superheroes, They’re Just Like Us Read more from WonderCon 2012. [Photo credit: Movieline]
The champagne’s been tippled, the winners are all celebrating, and somewhere Uggie ‘s getting a LOT of sausages. So let’s relive the highlights of the 2012 Academy Awards show! Click through for Movieline’s gallery and name your favorite moment from the big night. Was it Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer ‘s emotional acceptance speech? Or Descendants co-scripter Jim Rash’s impromptu Angelina Jolie impersonation? Those bits and more in vivid photographic detail after the jump! Click to launch the Oscars 2012 gallery . Miss the show? Relive the best (and worst) of the 2012 Academy Awards in Movieline’s liveblog .
From Meryl Streep to Martin Scorsese and awards season juggernaut The Artist , Hollywood’s finest came out in full force Sunday in London for the 2012 BAFTA Awards. ( Get the full list of BAFTA winners here .) Hit the jump to see who dazzled on the red carpet and celebrated backstage at the last big hurrah before the Oscars. Launch the 2012 BAFTA red carpet gallery!
Couldn’t make last night’s Los Angeles premiere of the latest sprawling, holiday-themed Garry Marshall rom-com New Year’s Eve ? (I’m talking to you, Robert De Niro and Sarah Jessica Parker.) No need to worry — Movieline has photos from the red carpet event so that you can catch up on all of the unexpected canoodling and Ludacris photo ops that you missed on Monday.
Happy Halloween, you incorrigible ghouls! Since we’ve already covered the legitimately scary side of film, let’s spend Halloween thinking about those movie characters that don’t mean to be scary, but very much are. I get the chills thinking about my picks. What’s yours?
