With less than 10 minutes in the film, Rooney Mara was the emotional core of David Fincher’s The Social Network. It wasn’t surprising when the legendary director selected her to lead The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, but the actress might climb even further.
Opponents of 3D, be ready to rejoice inside for a couple seconds. Sony has become the first studio to announce it will no longer do theaters the courtesy of providing funds for 3D glasses, which will pass that cost responsibility on to movie theaters.
A sequel to 2008 suprise hit Wanted seemed highly likely for Universal at the time, and word soon after its success was that original scriptors Derek Haas and Michael Brandt had been asked to write it. After the project disappeared, three years later it appears as if the same pair are in fact still wanted.
Zombies continue to show little sign of slowing down. The video game Dead Island, having been released earlier this month to mixed reviews (but strong sales), is getting the big screen treatment. Lionsgate announced their acquisition of the game’s film rights earlier today in the following release.
London, UK, September 27, 2011– LIONSGATE® (NYSE: LGF), a leading global entertainment company, today announced that it has optioned film rights from Deep Silver to develop a feature inspired by Dead Island, which became a viral media sensation when its haunting, artful trailer launched in February 2011. The announcement was made by Lionsgate’s co-COO and Motion Picture Group President Joe Drake.
With significant roles in several high-profile pictures this year, including awards contenders like The Help, Take Shelter, and The Tree of Life, Jessica Chastain boasts a fine reputation for her cinematic omnipresence. What’s more, she’ll soon share the screen with a major star.
Ben-Hur is often cited as a classic epic movie, winning 11 Oscars and becoming one of the influence on Ridley Scott’s Gladiator. It is still a highly regarded movie and it is Player Affinity’s Recommendation of the Week. This DVD and Blu-ray box-set has five discs containing documentaries, commentaries and even the 1925 silent movie.The other major DVD and Blu-ray releases are the mega blockbuster
Transformers: Dark of the Moon and the full six hour cut of Carlos. For
you music fans, there is concert movie Nirvana: Live at the Paramount and
horror fans have Mimic and Basket Case to look forward to.
Coming just a week after a boatload of bad PR, Netflix has just inked a deal with DreamWorks Animation, replacing the company’s long-standing deal with HBO. This marks the first time a major studio has opted to go with an exclusive agreement with a streaming web service over pay-TV.
Simba once again lead his
pride to victory at the box office, narrowly beating out two strong debuts from
Moneyball and Dolphin Tale while two new action releases, Abduction and Killer Elite,
saw wimpy debuts in fourth and fifth.
Many of you might be wondering about Marvel Studios’ post-“Avengers” plan for Captain America. While out doing press for his new film Puncture, star Chris Evans has voiced his speculation on when we will see the next solo feature for the Star-Spangled Kid.
Despite names such as Natalie Portman, Emma Stone, Mia Wasikowska and Anne Hathaway all crossing paths with the project in one form or another, “Zombies” has yet to find a leading lady. Now, Blake Lively has met with director Craig Gillespie and is being considered for Elizabeth Bennet.
