Mar
10

ACCESS hollywood asked Russell Brand about last year’s rumor that he will have a role in PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN 4. His response?
“There’s been some talk of doing a ‘Pirates’ movie,” Russell told Billy Bush for AccessHollywood.com and “The Billy Bush Show.” “But, I’ve got eight other things to do [including] ‘Get Him To The Greek’ with Judd Apatow… So I don’t know if there’ll be time to be a pirate, I’ve got enough of that in me private life.”
In “Greek,” Brand would reprise his character Aldous Snow from FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL
The latst thing we heard about the fourth “Pirates” film was in November, 2008, when producer Jerry Bruckheimer said they were targeting a 2012 release.
Mar
10
In an interview with GAMESPOT talking about the upcoming “The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena” game, Vin Diesel hinted at a third movie in the “Chronicles of Riddick” franchise.
“Maybe we’re too tight-lipped about the next ‘Chronicles of Riddick’ film, and I think circa the release of [Dark Athena] that’s probably when you’ll start hearing more about the next ‘Riddick’ film,” Diesel said. “It is underway and I almost think it’s a coincidence that we haven’t heard anything, that there hasn’t been a lot of public stuff on the ‘Riddick’ movie.
Diesel added that David Twohy, who wrote and directed Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick , is finishing up the script.
“Assault on Dark Athena” hits stores on April 7th.
Sep
13
Fox has picked up Doomsday Protocol, an original spec script by Shane Salerno, says The Hollywood Reporter.
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but it is known to be an epic sci-fi adventure in the vein of The Seven Samurai involving a group of aliens and humans with various abilities who are brought together to save Earth.
Fox’s Alex Young developed the project with Salerno and will oversee.
Salerno’s credits include Alien vs. Predator: Requiem, Ghost Rider, Shaft and Armageddon.
Jul
18

Sorry guys that i took the summer off but i promise to be back with lots of updates in AUG 2008
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May
26
NBC unveils the Fall 2008 series premiere dates for new programs and returning favorites including a three hour launch of the hit drama “Heroes” on Monday, September 22, the Thursday night debut of the new comedy “Kath & Kim” (9:30-10 p.m. ET) on October 9. “America’s Toughest Jobs,” the new extreme competition series, will debut with a two-hour premiere this Fall on September 12 (8-10 p.m. ET). In addition, the new drama series premieres include “Knight Rider” on September 24 (8-9 p.m. ET), “My Own Worst Enemy” on September 29 (10-11 p.m. ET) and “Crusoe” on October 17 (8-10 p.m. ET).The announcements were made by Ben Silverman, Co-Chairman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios.
On April 2, NBC previously announced Fall, Winter and Summer nightly schedules for the 2008-09 broadcast year, allowing the advertisers to plan their media strategies for the 52-week schedule.
The eagerly anticipated return of “Heroes” launches with three hours in primetime on Monday, September 22 (8-9 p.m. ET) with an hour-long compilation show that will lead into a spectacular all new, two-hour premiere (9-11 p.m. ET). Second-year drama “Chuck,” starring Zachary Levi as an unlikely security risk, returns on Monday, September 29 (8-9 p.m. ET) preceding the series premiere of the new drama “My Own Worst Enemy” (10-11 p.m. ET), starring Christian Slater as a seemingly simple man with a radically split personality.
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May
12

IRON MAN
dominated the international box office this weekend, adding $39 million from 7,500 theaters in its second weekend..Following its $98 million debut, IRON MAN posted the second-largest weekend gross of 2008 despite a 60% decline.IRON MAN saw its foreign total hit $165 million in 12 days, lifting the worldwide total to $342 million so far.
May
7
Shortly after USA Today debuted a new photo of villain Asajj Ventress in Star Wars:CloneWars,the official website revealed the official new poster, which you can see below (click for a hi-res version), as well as an additional new photo!
To repeat from last night’s item, the first theatrical trailer will premiere exclusively across the Turner Networks, including Cartoon Network, TNT, TBS, CNN, and Boomerang All on Thursday, May 8 at 7:58pm in all U.S. time zones. The trailer debuts in theaters on Friday, May 9, along with the poster.
May
6
MTV has announced the nominations for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards. Here is the full press release:Nerds, pirates and robots take over as MTV: Music Television today announced the nominees for the “2008 MTV Movie Awards.” Dominating the pack is “Superbad” with 5 nominations followed by “Juno” with 4 nods. Also vying for the much sought-after popcorn statue is “Enchanted,” “Transformers,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” and “Knocked Up” with 3 nominations each. The 17th annual awards show will be executive produced by Emmy Award® winning producer Mark Burnett. Hosted by Mike Myers, the “2008 MTV Movie Awards” will be broadcast LIVE from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA on Sunday, June 1st at 8pm/7c. Performers and presenters for the “2008 MTV Movie Awards” will be announced at a later date.“As someone who had his nose rubbed up against a locker or two, it’s great to see my cinematic nerd brothers get their just rewards,” said Van Toffler, President, MTV Networks Music, Logo and Films Group. “It’s our audience that has made these movies huge box office hits and they’ve clearly spoken by nominating films with strong characters they can all relate to.”
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Apr
29

Get back! It’s a Sleestak attack!
Fans of the kitschy adventure series Land of the Lost will remember these villainous lizard creatures with the single horn and giant eyes. The latest evolution of the species is preparing to menace Will Ferrell in a big-screen remake.
The Land of the Lost film is now shooting on multiple sound stages at Universal Studios, and the Sleestak surface in a temple where Ferrell’s character and his two companions (comedian Danny McBride, Pushing Daisies‘ Anna Friel) are hoping a giant crystal will return them to their own dimension.
The plot involves three adults (not a dad and two kids as on TV) accidentally thrust into a realm ruled by dinosaurs, monkey-men called Pakuni and the murderous Sleestak.
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Apr
24
Guillermo del Toro has officially signed on to direct the New Line/MGM’s The Hobbit and its sequel, reports Variety.The widely expected announcement came Thursday afternoon jointly from executive producers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, New Line president Toby Emmerich, and Mary Parent, newly named chief of MGM’s Worldwide Motion Picture Group.
Del Toro’s moving to New Zealand for the next four years to work with Jackson and his Wingnut and Weta production teams. He’ll direct the two films back to back, with the sequel dealing with the 60-year period between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the first of the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy.
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