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Peter Jackson Updates The Hobbit and Tintin
25 November 2009 5:38 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
With his Lovely Bones opening next month, writer-director Peter Jackson spent some time talking with the British press about a few of his upcoming producing projects. One of the most-anticipated is The Hobbit, the sequel to Jackson's Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Jackson told In The News that an initial script has been delivered to the studio.
The Hobbit will be two movies and we've written the first script and delivered it to the studio who seem to be happy with it. We're now halfway through the second script and Philippa [Boyens], Fran [Walsh], Guillermo [Del Toro] and myself are doing the scripts and having great fun. It was an interesting experience because eight or nine years have passed since we wrote the Lord of the Rings screenplays and I was worried it'd be weird or hard or uncomfortable to go back there, but as soon as we started writing the scripts it was fun, »
- Ryan Gowland
Karl "Bones" Urban on Star Trek 2
20 November 2009 11:40 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
After a notable role as Eomer in the second and third chapters in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Karl Urban went on to star in the ill-fated Pathfinder, Marcus Nispel's Vikings-versus-Native Americans action film.
Urban followed up his little-seen Pathfinders starring role with the supporting role of Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy in J.J. Abrams' revamped Star Trek, a role that promised to put him back in the spotlight. However, Abrams' film focused primarily on the relationship between James T. Kirk (played by Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto), rather than on the the Kirk-Spock-Bones trinity that served as the basis for the original series. In a recent interview with IGN, Urban said that he hopes that his role gets beefed up for Star Trek 2, if only to pay homage to the original.
The structure [of the new film] wasn't really the traditional triumvirate that you've seen on the television show. »
- BrentJS Sprecher
Just What Kind of Monster Is Guillermo del Toro?
18 November 2009 6:49 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
While everyone else was trolling around for hints about whom he might pick to play Bilbo, The Hobbit director Guillermo del Toro dropped an unexpected casting bombshell: That he will appear in his own movie. As a monster, no less. Coming from someone who takes his monsters so seriously — heck, he even takes them home as decorations — this promises to be a treat.
Del Toro won't be one of the major monsters; certainly not the dragon Smaug, whom he has spent the better part of a year designing. Like Alfred Hitchcock, he will only make a brief cameo in his movie. Here's what he says about the part:
I had a hand on the design of the creature and I will personally sculpt the appliances that will be applied on my face and hands.... I will have a line or two and die quickly.
So with that in mind, what are the options? »
- reelz reelz
Disaster movie 2012 opens with $225m tidal wave at global box office
17 November 2009 4:37 PM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
The End Of The World proved to be a massive attraction for moviegoers as Roland Emmerich's 2012 opened this weekend with an earth-shattering $225million at the worldwide box office.
Ticket sales in the Us and Canada brought in $65million, with the foreign tally of $160million from 105 countries, led by France.
Sony's Columbia Pictures said the film scored the highest worldwide opening for an original film not based on an established franchise, brand or best-seller.
In global terms, it ranks No 9 for film openings, behind (from No1 to 8) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Spider-Man 3, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and The Da Vinci Code.
It surpassed June's worldwide opening for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen »
- David Bentley
Big Surprise: Top Grossing Movies of the Decade Are Basically All Franchise Films
17 November 2009 3:14 PM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Here's another list for you to digest as we approach the end of the decade. Jason Kottke [1] recently took a look at the list of highest-grossing films from 2000-2009 courtesy of Wikipedia [2], and makes the observation that only one movie in the top 20 is based on an original screenplay. The rest of the movies are all adaptations of books or sequels to existing franchises. Now, it's pretty easy to jump on this list and whine and moan about how it means there is nothing original in Hollywood anymore. While I agree that there is a problem with studios valuing brand over concept, don't forget, we are talking about the movies that made the most money here. Of Course familiar characters and titles are going to attract more viewers than strange and unfamiliar ones... doesn't that make sense? A lot of people don't even see movies at the theatre, so they »
- Sean
Top-Grossing Films of the Decade
17 November 2009 2:21 PM, PST | newser.com | See recent newser news »
Thanks to a Wikipedia contributor who put together a list of the 50 highest-grossing films of the decade, it’s easy to see Hollywood’s—and, apparently, America’s—obsession with rehashing old material. As The Wrap points out, only nine aren't sequels or adaptations, and you have to reach No. 15 before finding an original. Gawker says "only five are not terrible." The first 15: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: $1.12 billion Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: $1.07 billion The Dark Knight: $1 billion Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: $974.7 million... »
Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin to host Oscars
3 November 2009 12:58 PM, PST | Filmicafe | See recent Filmicafe news »
Oscar organizers on Tuesday named an unlikely pair of hosts for March's Academy Awards, comedian Steve Martin and "30 Rock" star Alec Baldwin, a past loser at the world's top film awards.The choice of Martin and Baldwin comes as a mild surprise on the heels of last February's Oscar telecast hosted by song-and-dance man Hugh Jackman. It earned some favorable reviews and higher viewership than the previous year.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which gives out the Oscars, had previously hired "Hairspray" director Adam Shankman to co-produce and, based on Jackman's success and Shankman's history making musicals, the betting had been that organizers might aim for another music-oriented telecast.But Martin is known as a stand-up comedian and comic actor, while Baldwin's reputation was built in theater and film dramas like 2003's "The Cooler," which earned him a best supporting actor nomination. »
John Rhys-Davies Has "Ruled Out" Playing a Dwarf in The Hobbit
1 November 2009 3:39 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
With all of the legal troubles MGM has been going through, it was beginning to look like The Hobbit, the prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, would never get made. However, in early October, MGM announced that it had secured funds from "key lenders" to move forward with the production and that filming would begin in Spring 2010.
Sir Ian McKellen has confirmed that the production is on track and that he will be returning as Gandalf, but said that "there won't be many of the actors going back." Now, at least one of those actors in question has said that he isn't interested in returning to Middle Earth. John Rhys-Davies, who played Gimli the dwarf, told Empire that he was asked about the possibility of playing Gimli's father, Gloin, but that he has "completely ruled it out." There's a sentimental part of me that would love to be involved again. »
- BrentJS Sprecher
Michael Jackson's This Is It takes on Lord of the Rings
12 October 2009 1:07 PM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
The power of Michael Jackson lives on - and it's proving enough to conquer the mystical might of the Lord of the Rings.
The late singer's upcoming concert movie Michael Jackson's This Is It has overtaken Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - the first film in Peter Jackson's trilogy - in a league table of films with the highest advance ticket sales of all time.
MovieTickets.com said This Is It had knocked The Fellowship of the Ring of the 25th place in the chart.
The Jacko film documents the star's preparations for his planned 50-date concert series and will be released on October 28. Sony Pictures edited hundreds of hours of rehearsal footage to create the movie after paying $60million for the film rights.
A Michael Jackson single and album with the same title are also set to be released.
The highest grossing concert film »
- David Bentley
Michael Jackson’s This Is It Enters the Top-25 Advance Ticket Sellers of All-Time
7 October 2009 2:00 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Three weeks prior to its October 28th release, Michael Jackson’s This Is It is now one of the MovieTickets.com Top-25 Advance Ticket Sellers of All-Time, bumping The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring from the Number 25 slot. At the same point in the sales cycle, Michael Jackson’s This Is It is on the heels of Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds, the highest grossing concert film of all-time. Here’s the updated Top-25: MovieTickets.com Top-25 Advance Ticket Sellers of All-Time 1. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince + IMAX + IMAX 3-D 3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (4) + IMAX 4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 5. The Dark Knight + IMAX 6. Twilight 7. Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Disney Digital 3-D 8. Harry Potter and the Order »
- Peter Sciretta
The Top 10 Most Influential Scores of the Past Decade: #4
4 October 2009 3:00 PM, PDT | SCOREcastOnline.com | See recent SCOREcastOnline.com news »
#4 - The Lord Of The Rings trilogy
Howard Shore's Oscar-winning, Golden Globe-nominated, and Grammy Award-winning score to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was just the beginning of an epic 12-hour long The Lord Of The Rings saga that would push Shore into the immediate consciousness of not only film music fans, but music lovers the world over.
Throughout our "Most Influential Scores of the Past Decade" series, a lot of discussion has been raised about the importance of "themes". Well, if themes is what you want, then look no further than Shore's Lotr music, because there are over 40 themes fleshed out in the series. The three main themes (the ones you'll hear incessantly in trailers, TV commercials, and even during pre-flight instruction videos for Jet Blue Airlines) are the Fellowship, Rohan, and Shire themes, but there are so many variants on these »
- noreply@blogger.com (SCOREcast Admin)
Ice Age Now Third Highest-grossing Movie Overseas
16 September 2009 1:22 PM, PDT | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »
With $667 million in overseas ticket sales, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs has become the third highest-grossing movie of all time behind only Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Over the weekend, the animated feature overtook Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The movie has performed far more robustly on the foreign market than it has on the domestic, which it has grossed almost $195 million. Its combined domestic/overseas gross of $667 million puts it at No. 18 on the all-time worldwide chart. »
'Ice Age 3' Climbs to Lofty Foreign Milestone
15 September 2009 5:56 PM, PDT | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »
On the foreign front, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs has officially become the third highest-grossing movie of all time. The animated comedy edged out Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to rank behind Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Worldwide (which combines both foreign and domestic grosses), it currently stands at No. 18 on the all time chart, just shy of Finding Nemo, which it will soon surpass. The third Ice Age has made over $667 million thus far, accounting for a whopping 77 percent of its $862 million worldwide total. That's the greatest foreign ratio for an American blockbuster on record, exceeding such foreign favorites as the Harry Potter and The Da Vinci Code movies. Based on its domestic run, Dawn of the Dinosaurs may seem like an unlikely contender for any all time chart. Despite the ticket price boost of its 3D presentations, its domestic gross is under $195 million, »
- Brandon Gray
Fan-Made, Fake Posters For ‘The Dark Knight Returns’ or ‘Untitled Batman Project’
12 September 2009 1:50 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – There was talk of a sequel even before “The Dark Knight” hit theaters and obliterated box-office records. That’s all we still have at this point, but we also have a pair of decent, fan-made posters for “The Dark Knight” sequel.
Though IMDb lists the poster above in its entry for the next “The Dark Knight” film, which is
currently being called “The Dark Knight Returns” or the “Untitled Batman Project,” this image
is a fan-made creation and can be found in this GameSpot discussion thread on Aug. 30, 2008.
Image credit: GameSpot discussion thread
Though so much of the project is still up in the air and unofficial, what’s currently being called “The Dark Knight Returns” (which may or may not be the sequel’s actual title) or the “Untitled Batman Project” (as it’s now listed on IMDb) has a fan-made poster above that dates back at least to Aug. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Ice Age 3 is Third Biggest Foreign Film Ever
9 September 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros were the highest-earning studios of the summer, while 20th Century Fox was third on the list, even though it had more than double the amount of entries than its competition. Fox performed so poorly in theaters that having the third highest foreign grosser of all time was still not enough to take first place. You might be asking what did Fox make that became such a hit. Well... According to the latest box office numbers, "Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" took in $657.5 million in international ticket sales. That's $200 million more than "The Dark Knight" earned. And in a few days, the only two films that will be ahead of "Ice Age 3" are "Titanic" ($1.24 billion) and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($742 million). The only other big summer releases Fox had were "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and "Night at the »
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 50 Passes to ‘9’ Screening in Chicago From Tim Burton
3 September 2009 8:44 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – In our latest animated edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two passes up for grabs to the Chicago screening of the new animated film “9” from producers Tim Burton of “Beetlejuice” and Timur Bekmambetov of “Wanted”.
“9” features the voices of Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer, Crispin Glover and Martin Landau from director Shane Acker (an animator for “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”), writer Pamela Pettler (Tim Burton’s “Corpse Bride”) and producers Tim Burton (“Beetlejuice”) and Timur Bekmambetov (“Wanted”).
To win your free pass to the advance screening of “9” in Chicago courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is answer our question below. That’s it! The screening will be held on Sept. 8, 2009 at 9:09 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter this Hookup and immediately win can be found beneath the graphic below.
The movie »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Top 15 Films of the New Millennium
19 August 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
IMDb has the famous Top 250 page that lists the highest-rated films of all time, according to the site's users. To make it a bit more interesting, IMDb put together the top 15 movies of the new millennium (since the year 2000). The list is quite interesting, containing four foreign films, two Pixar entries, and arguably the most depressing movie of all time. And coming in at No. 1 is "The Dark Knight." Take a look full list below and let us know if you agree or disagree with some of the film that made it into the top 15. 1. The Dark Knight 2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 3. City of God 4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 5. Up 6. Memento 7. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 8. Wall-e 9. Amelie 10. The Departed 11. The Lives of Others 12. The Pianist 13. Spirited Away 14. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 15. Requiem »
Report Card: Movies of 2009 Get a 2.15 G.P.A. So Far
11 August 2009 4:14 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
I was recently prompted to take a look back at my reviews of 2009, average out the grades and see how things shaped up. However, once I got done with that I began wondering how this year stacked up to earlier years and my first days reviewing films back in 2003. Of course, I dreaded the prospect. For those of you that are either new to the site or don't read all of my posts, you may not know how I feel about my early movie reviews back when I started RopeofSilicon.com. Perhaps you think I am awful right now, and if that's the case, I cringe at the thought of what you would think of my writing back then. As for this little experiment, I have listed the overall grade point average for my reviews on a per-year basis, the total number of reviews, the best and worst reviewed movies »
- Brad Brevet
'G-Force' Takes Cake, 'Potter' Plummets
26 July 2009 1:12 PM, PDT | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »
Though G-Force and The Ugly Truth opened well, it was another down weekend at the box office. Driven by less compelling new and recent releases, business as a whole was down from last year for the third weekend in a row. With around $149 million, the drop was 18 percent from the $181 million of the same timeframe last year, when The Dark Knight was in its second session and Step Brothers debuted.
Following the playbook for the perennially popular talking animal sub-genre, G-Force scooted to an estimated $32.2 million on approximately 5,200 screens at 3,697 sites, grossing a bit more out-of-the-gate than Bolt, Beverly Hills Chihuahua and Cats & Dogs, though it was far from the next Alvin and the Chipmunks. In its marketing, the picture looked like it was stitched together from past like-minded movies, from the scatological and cutesy humor of Alvin and the Chipmunks to the gizmos of Cats & Dogs and others. While »
- Brandon Gray
Russell Crowe is Considering Master & Commander 2
19 July 2009 7:32 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
Russell Crowe is in early negotiations to reprise his role as Jack Aubrey, the British captain in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Crowe has never been a part of a movie sequel.
The 2003 movie was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won two (cinematography and sound effects editing). It was released the same year as The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, which swept all 11 of its nominations leaving only two remaining awards for the Crowe starrer. It earned $212 million worldwide during its theatrical run.
The first movie was based on several books from the 20-novel series written by Patrick O’Brian based on adventures at sea during the Napoleonic Wars. A script has been written for another film based on the eleventh book “The Reverse of the Medal.” Discussions are taking place to acquire the rights from the owner (O’Brian died in 2000).
“The Reverse of Medal, »
- Jeff Leins
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