The Avengers had an even better weekend than initially thought . The Academy sets up a new outdoor screening venue and it looks like Kick-Ass is getting a sequel . Those are among the spotlights in Monday afternoon’s Biz Break round up. Also in the mix, Arnold Schwarzenegger picks up a gig and actor Mark Ruffalo ‘s Twitter account gets hacked. Avengers Sails Passed $207M Marvel’s The Avengers took $207.4M at the North American box office over the weekend, higher than the $200,329,000 estimated Sunday morning . The film crossed the $600 million mark globally in just 12 days. Its worldwide cumulative count is now $654.8 million. Academy Announces Slate of Outdoor Events The Academy unveiled a new outdoor screening venue and a slate of summer movies set for June 15th through August 18th. The “Oscars Outdoors” series will devote every Friday night to classics and contemporary favorites aimed at adult audiences, and every Saturday night to family-friendly fare. The final Friday night presentation, on August 17, will be an “Audience Choice” selection, determined by fans who cast votes on www.oscars.org/outdoors. Most features will be preceded by surprise animated or live-action short subjects. Around the ‘net… Kick-Ass Sequel Set for Summer Shoot Kick-Ass comic series illustrator John Romita Jr. is promising a Summer 2012 start date for the movie sequel with a planned May 2013 release, Screen Rant reports . Action Thriller Ten to Team David Ayer and Arnold Schwarzenegger Open Road has picked up U.S. rights to action thriller Ten which David Ayer will direct and former CA governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will star. Deadline reports . Imelda Staunton, Miranda Richardson Board Maleficent Imelda Staunton and Miranda Richardson are joining Angelina Jolie in Maleficent , Disney’s live-action re-tell of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale. THR reports . Catfish Team Join for The Monkey Wrench Gang Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, the team behind the 2010 Sundance Film Festival documentary Catfish and Paranormal Activity 3 , will write and direct an adaptation of the Edward Abbey novel The Monkey Wrench Gang , Deadline reports . Avengers Star Mark Ruffalo’s Twitter Account Hacked The actor who plays Bruce Banner in smash hit The Avengers had his account taken over and even changed his username from @MRuff221 to @Mark_Ruffalo and proceeded to add some peculiar posts. “The women of Hollywood sure have some great boobs,” read one. E Online reports . Checking in with Debra Granik’s Latest Filmmaker Debra Granik earned four Oscar noms for Winter’s Bone , starring Jennifer Lawrence. Now she’s taking on a possible HBO project, This American Highlife , her film version of Russell Banks’ novel Rule Of The Bone and a doc about U.S. war veterans inspired by an actor in Winter’s Bone . Thompson on Hollywood reports . Culkin & Czuchry Take on Gabriel Rory Culkin ( Scream 4 ) and Matt Czuchry ( The Good Wife ) are set to star in indie project Gabriel by writer/director Lou Howe. Culkin will star as the title character, Variety reports . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
‘Ear candy coming your way,’ band writes on its website about first album in 11 years. By John Mitchell No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani Photo: R. Mickshaw/ Getty Images/ Fox No Doubt have finally set the release date for their long -in-the-works sixth studio album, the band’s first in 11 years. The still-untitled set will drop September 25. “We are incredibly excited to share the new music with you. Ear candy coming your way,” the band wrote on its website . “Thank you all so much for your support over the last 25 years. We’re really proud of our new album and we hope you love it as much as we do.” The band began initial work on the album in March 2008, after Gwen Stefani wrapped the tour behind her second solo album, The Sweet Escape. Songwriting on the effort reportedly got off to a slow start because, according to a post from Stefani , she was distracted by her second pregnancy, though she was certain at the time that “this could be the most inspired No Doubt record so far.” Energized by being back together in the studio for the first time since recording 2001’s multiplatinum Rock Steady, the band decided to take a break from recording to hit the road for a wildly successful summer 2009 greatest-hits tour. The band reconvened at bassist Tony Kanal’s personal studio in Hollywood after the tour concluded and spent the majority of 2010 writing and carefully polishing several demos. In January 2011, No Doubt guitarist Tom Dupont posted a message letting fans know that the group transitioned to the Santa Monica studio of producer Mark “Spike” Stent, who also worked on Rock Steady, to officially begin tracking the effort. Last summer, Rolling Stone visited Stent’s studio and sampled several songs the band had recorded. Of the 12 tracks announced at that time, the magazine lavished particular affection on “Settle Down,” calling it a “party-ready reggae blast,” and “One More Summer,” which “updates the band’s ska-pop sound with pounding dance beats, arena-size guitars and a beyond-catchy chorus.” A month after Rolling Stone ‘s studio visit, in late July 2011, the band teamed up in the studio with Major Lazer , the recording name for hip-hop/dance producers Diplo and Switch (Usher, M.I.A., Beyonc
Rest easy, Justin Bieber fans. Yes, Rachel Barnes gets to cozy up to this singing sensation in his Boyfriend music video , but the lucky young woman tells TMZ that life does not imitate art in this case: she’s married! Indeed, Barnes and Bieber may be scorching the Internet these days, but the back-and-forth is “only for work,” the former says, adding: “Justin and Selena are adorably inseparable and I, myself, am already married. I’m a Belieber, but he’s not my boyfriend.” Hear that, fans? Please – pretty, pretty please – keep those death threats at bay. They are not deserved in this case. They are not deserved in any case, even when directed at Kim Kardashian .
The Real Housewives of New Jersey celebrated the Summer Solstice by trying to open up their third eye chakra on last night’s episode. Yeah, we don’t know what that means either but we break it all down here in THG’s +/- recap! Teresa is excellent … at placing blame. On taking responsibility, not so much. First off she’s still upset about her husband’s black eye which of course is all Richie’s fault. Minus 12 . I’m sure poor Joe was just an innocent bystander in that scuffle. Who is she kidding? But in usual Teresa fashion she can’t let it go. She even tells Rich he could have poked his eye out.
General Jack Keane (Retired), the former Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, told Mike Huckabee tonight that Barack Obama knew about Osama Bin Laden’s hideout since the summer of 2010. But Barack Obama refused to act for several months. … Continue reading → Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Gateway Pundit Discovery Date : 06/05/2012 02:54 Number of articles : 2
C’mon, you didn’t think Scarlett Johansson would unzip her catsuit for The Avengers , did you? Alas, our Whack-It Bracket champion Scarlett is as skingy as she is sexy, so we’re just going to have to make do with that skin-tight costume. (Or those leaked nude pics of her. You know the ones.) ScarJo’s Black Widow may be criminally covered up, but not all of the sexy stars of this summer’s blockbusters have been so skingy. See Skin Central’s picks for this summer’s superheroes of skin after the jump!
Scarjo is skingy in The Avengers , so we’re celebrating the skin superheroes of these upcoming movies: June 1, Charlize Theron plays an evil queen in Snow White and the Huntsman , but check out The Devil’s Advocate for her two dwarfs and enchanted forest. On July 20, Anne Hathaway stars as Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises , but we like her saucers of milk in Love and Other Drugs . Finally, Jessica Biel doesn’t peel in Total Recall, but you may totally recall her kinky striptease in 2009’s Powder Blue .
A ‘lost’ 1995 interview with late Apple guru Steve Jobs and the expected $100M opener of Avengers are among Wednesday afternoon’s round up of news in Biz Breaks. Also, Disney ‘s former chief Michael Eisner is raising big cash for a new venture, Gary Ross is in talks for Houdini and more. Magnolia Nabs Rights to Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview Robert Cringely filmed the candid, in-depth interview with Jobs in 1995, Jobs discusses at length his early days, career battles, and vision for the future. Small portions of the piece were used for a television series at the time, but the vast majority was shelved, and for 17 years thought to be lost. Recently unearthed, it is being presented in its unedited entirety. Magnolia will open the film theatrically May 11th with DVD and VOD to follow this summer. From around the ‘net… This Weekend’s $100M Opening? Disney’s release of Marvel’s The Avengers is poised for a $100 million plus opening weekend boosted by IMAX, which is already contributing big time to the film’s overseas numbers. But only 20 films have ever opened to more than $100 million in North America. Hollywood.com takes a look . Michael Eisner Raising $800M for Launch Film/TV Company The former Disney chief has been focused on producing digital content through Tornante. Eisner has not, however, reentered the business of making movies or full length television series for distribution over broadcast or cable after leaving Disney in 2005, CNBC reports . Hunger Games Director Gary Ross Appears Before Houdini With The Hunger Games cashing in, Gary Ross is in talks to direct Summit’s Houdini . The project is an adaptation of The Secret Life of Houdini, The Making of America’s First Superhero , a biography of Harry Houdini by William Kalush and Larry Sloman, THR reports . Sharlto Copley Set for Open Grave and Spike Lee’s Oldboy Copley will head off to Hungary to begin shooting on Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego’s Open Grave and will play the villain in Lee’s Oldboy , a remake of the 2003 revenge thriller by Park Chan-wook, Deadline reports . DC Entertainment to Offer Readers 6 New Titles Among the six titles appearing at comic shops Wednesday is a contemporary take on its vintage war comic, G.I. Combat , A.P. reports .
Wednesday morning’s news roundup includes a fire at Tyler Perry’s studios in Atlanta, an AMPAS celebration for Gene Kelly’s centennial and a rare screening of the first Oscar-winner, Wings . The Hunger Games partners form a new label, Fandor plans a new indie news site and Justin Bieber’s manager joins a doc spotlighting America’s school dropout crisis. First Oscar Winner Wings Set for Screenings A restored version of the 1927 World War I drama Wings , the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, is set to hit screens for a rare presentation, exhibitor Cinemark Holdings said. Produced by Paramount for an whopping $2 million, the film explores the devastating effects of war through the story of two men who go off to battle and the woman they both leave behind. This historic piece of cinema stars Clara Bow, Charles “Buddy” Rogers and Richard Arlen, and also features Gary Cooper in one of his first feature film roles. A fully restored version of the feature will be presented May 2 and 16 at select Cinemark locations . Academy to Fete Gene Kelly The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a two-night celebration of the life and career of dancer, director and choreographer Gene Kelly on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Film clips, personal remembrances and an exploration of the technology Kelly used to change the look of dance on film will be featured May 17 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, and Friday, May 18 at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. Both programs will be hosted by Kelly’s widow, film historian Patricia Ward Kelly. Around the ‘net… Tyler Perry’s Atlanta Studios Catch Fire A 4-alarm fire broke out at 9pm last night at Tyler Perry Studios, AP reported Tuesday night. The complex includes a 200,000 square-foot studio and other buildings. No injuries were reported. Justin Bieber’s Manager Boards Doc About Public School Dropout Crisis Scott ‘Scooter’ Braun, who manages an array of musical acts including Justin Bieber, will produce director Adam McKay’s look at the scourge of American school dropouts, Deadline reports . Hunger Games ‘ Joe Drake Partners on New Film Label Longtime partners Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane have launched a new full-service motion picture financing, production and global sales company, Good Universe. It will kick off its upcoming slate with films in Cannes, Deadline reports . Mad Men Actress Climbs Kilimanjaro Actress Abigail Spencer will star opposite actor Brian Geraghty ( Hurt Locker ) in indie drama Kilimanjaro , which will be directed by Walter Strafford. The story revolves around Geraghty’s character who dreams of climbing the mountain, Africa’s highest. THR reports . Fandor Launches Digital Film Magazine Keyframe Online film service Fandor is backing a new site dubbed Keyframe , which will “provide in-depth coverage of the art, craft and business of the film world.” San Francisco-based Susie Gerhard will serve as editor-in-chief. She formally headed website SF360, initiated by Indiewire and the San Francisco Film Society, Market Watch reports .
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