Friday, August 10, 2012
Scoop on Stephenie Meyer's New Movie The Host —Move Over, Twilight!
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But does The Host have what it takes to become as big as Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson's vampire franchise?
"I have no idea what people's sensibilities are, but Stephenie Meyer has a finger on a pulse of the youth of this country, of the world actually," Frances Fisher, who plays Saoirse Ronan's character's aunt Maggie in the movie, told us.
"When I started tweeting that I was doing this I was getting responses from France, South America and Russia," she said of the film's hype. "There's so many people already who are aware of The Host."
For those who don't know, The Host in an apocalyptic tale that follows Ronan's character Melanie and several others who are survivors of an alien attack on Earth. Fisher calls it, "psychological sci-fi."
Watch The Host teaser trailer!
"We're going to see amazing performances from Saoirse Ronan and William Hurt," Fisher teased of the cast, which also includes Diane Kruger and hot hunks Max Irons and Jake Abel.
While The Host is sure to be as big with Meyer's fans as the Twilight films are, Fisher says that's where the comparisons between the franchises ends.
"It's a whole other thing!" she laughed. "It's vampires versus aliens."
The Host is set to hit theaters March 29, 2013."
Channing Tatum updates
Sometimes, filmmaking is just that simple: Stars + writer + producers + personal experience = The indie ensemble comedy 10 Years, written and directed by Linden, and starring Tatum, Porter, and a who’s who cavalcade of young Hollywood. EW has an exclusive first look at the poster for the film, which opens Sept. 14 — check it out below:
As the poster implies, Tatum and Rosario Dawson play ex-high school sweethearts who haven’t seen each other for years. That particular shot of them together as teenagers was Photoshopped, but Linden says his cast shares a surprising amount of personal history. “There are pictures of Chris Pratt and Rosario from 10 years ago,” he says. “Kate [Mara] and [Anthony] Mackie have known each other for a long time. And Mackie and Oscar [Issac] went to Juilliard together with Lynn [Collins]. There’s all sorts of one degrees of separation with all the cast.” He chuckles. “‘Young Hollywood,’ for lack of a better term — that feels like something out of a Bret Easton Ellis novel — is kind of a small group. Everyone knows each other.”
Sunday, August 5, 2012
‘Dark Knight Rises’ Closes In on $36M Box-Office Three-Peat; ‘Total Recall’ Eyes $26M
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"Dark Knight Rises” has tightened its grip on the domestic box
office, taking in $10.4 million Friday to put itself on track for a $36
million weekend.
The final entry in director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, still in 4,242 theaters, has been No. 1 since opening on July 20. It has grossed $354 million in North America for Warner Bros., $570 million worldwide.
“Total Recall” grossed $9.2 million on its first day and looks on pace for a three-day total of around $27 million. Colin Farrell stars in Sony’s remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi classic, which is playing in 3,601 theaters.
Also read: 'Total Recall': What the Critics Are Saying
The showing of the top two films were in line with expectations, but the overall box office may still be feeling the effects of the Olympics and fallout from the Colorado shootings. It’s on a pace nearly 25 percent down from the same frame last year, when “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” drove the weekend with a $54 million opening.
Fox's tween-targeting “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days,” the weekend’s other wide opener, brought in $6 million Friday and will likely wind up with around $17 million for the three days.
Two other Fox films, “Ice Age: Continental Drift” and “The Watch," are battling for fourth place, on pace for weekends of $8 million and $6 million respectively.
Universal’s comedy “Ted” crossed the $200 million overall domestic gross mark in its sixth week and is looking at $5.5 million for the three days.
Summit's "Step Up Revolution" is on track to make $5.3 million in its second week.
Earlier ...
“Dark Knight Rises” will take a third-week victory lap at the North American box office this weekend say industry analysts, who predict a $37 million three-day haul. But the focus will be on the “Total Recall” remake starring Colin Farrell.
Sony, buoyed by a late surge in tracking, is looking for its redo of the 1990 movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger to open at $30 million or a little lower. The analysts, who set their projections earlier, see it bowing at around $23 million. That's dangerously close to the weekend’s other wide opener, Fox’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days,” pegged for $21 million.
Hard to imagine Arnold getting beat up by a wimpy kid, isn’t it? That's part of the intrigue going into the weekend, in which neither the Olympics' second weekend nor the lingering effects of the Colorado shootings aftermath are expected to be much of a factor.
The creative team and the marketing department at Sony faced the same conundrum with “Total Recall” all movie re-dos deal with: How do you offer a take fresh enough to attract new moviegoers without alienating devoted fans of the original?
Also read: 'Total Recall' Review: Over-Hyper Remake Will Make You Totally Recall Ahnuld's Version
It can be done. Fox scored with last summer’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” which opened to $54 million in the U.S."
The final entry in director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, still in 4,242 theaters, has been No. 1 since opening on July 20. It has grossed $354 million in North America for Warner Bros., $570 million worldwide.
“Total Recall” grossed $9.2 million on its first day and looks on pace for a three-day total of around $27 million. Colin Farrell stars in Sony’s remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi classic, which is playing in 3,601 theaters.
Also read: 'Total Recall': What the Critics Are Saying
The showing of the top two films were in line with expectations, but the overall box office may still be feeling the effects of the Olympics and fallout from the Colorado shootings. It’s on a pace nearly 25 percent down from the same frame last year, when “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” drove the weekend with a $54 million opening.
Fox's tween-targeting “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days,” the weekend’s other wide opener, brought in $6 million Friday and will likely wind up with around $17 million for the three days.
Two other Fox films, “Ice Age: Continental Drift” and “The Watch," are battling for fourth place, on pace for weekends of $8 million and $6 million respectively.
Universal’s comedy “Ted” crossed the $200 million overall domestic gross mark in its sixth week and is looking at $5.5 million for the three days.
Summit's "Step Up Revolution" is on track to make $5.3 million in its second week.
Earlier ...
“Dark Knight Rises” will take a third-week victory lap at the North American box office this weekend say industry analysts, who predict a $37 million three-day haul. But the focus will be on the “Total Recall” remake starring Colin Farrell.
Sony, buoyed by a late surge in tracking, is looking for its redo of the 1990 movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger to open at $30 million or a little lower. The analysts, who set their projections earlier, see it bowing at around $23 million. That's dangerously close to the weekend’s other wide opener, Fox’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days,” pegged for $21 million.
Hard to imagine Arnold getting beat up by a wimpy kid, isn’t it? That's part of the intrigue going into the weekend, in which neither the Olympics' second weekend nor the lingering effects of the Colorado shootings aftermath are expected to be much of a factor.
The creative team and the marketing department at Sony faced the same conundrum with “Total Recall” all movie re-dos deal with: How do you offer a take fresh enough to attract new moviegoers without alienating devoted fans of the original?
Also read: 'Total Recall' Review: Over-Hyper Remake Will Make You Totally Recall Ahnuld's Version
It can be done. Fox scored with last summer’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” which opened to $54 million in the U.S."
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Box Office Report: 'Total Recall,' 'Dark Knight Rises' in Close Friday Race
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It's possible that Total Recall -- headlining Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel -- could win the Friday race and even cross $11 million, but most observers believe Dark Knight Rises will pull ahead on Saturday and stay atop the domestic box office for a third weekend in a row.
Total Recall, based both on the 1990 Paul Verhoeven film and the short story by Philip K. Dick, is expected to earn in the high-$20 million range for the weekend, while Dark Knight Rises is slotted to gross $31 million to $34 million. Some believe Total Recall also could cross $30 million, though.
The weekend's other new entry is Fox's family pic Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days. The threequel is expected to gross $6.5 million to $7.5 million on Friday for a weekend debut north of $17.5 million.
VIDEO: 'Total Recall' Star Jessica Biel Says 'There Was Nothing Girly' About Fight Scene with Kate Beckinsale
Research tracking firm NRG continues to advise studios that 20 percent of the moviegoing audience remains skittish about going to see a movie in the wake of the Aurora theater shooting during a midnight screening of Dark Knight Rises on July 20. And the London Olympics are proving a huge draw.
Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Rises, from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, has earned north of $600 million worldwide in its first two weeks, a massive number even though the film continues to pace behind its 2008 predecessor The Dark Knight.
Overseas, Universal's Ted is making headlines as it opens in another 10 markets, including Germany, where it grossed $1.2 million on Thursday to top the box office. And in the U.K., the R-rated comedy from writer-director Seth MacFarlane earned a stellar $5.3 million in its first two days of previews.
Ted has been rolling out slowly overseas, earning an impressive $54.5 million to date."
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Christopher Nolan's final Batman pic is expected to edge past the "Total Recall" remake for the weekend and stay at No. 1; Fox's threequel "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" off to solid start.
Sony's sci-fi action epic Total Recall is in a close race with holdover The Dark Knight Rises at the Friday box office, with each pic on track to gross in the $9 million to $10.5 million range.
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Total Recall, based both on the 1990 Paul Verhoeven film and the short story by Philip K. Dick, is expected to earn in the high-$20 million range for the weekend, while Dark Knight Rises is slotted to gross $31 million to $34 million. Some believe Total Recall also could cross $30 million, though.
The weekend's other new entry is Fox's family pic Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days. The threequel is expected to gross $6.5 million to $7.5 million on Friday for a weekend debut north of $17.5 million.
VIDEO: 'Total Recall' Star Jessica Biel Says 'There Was Nothing Girly' About Fight Scene with Kate Beckinsale
Research tracking firm NRG continues to advise studios that 20 percent of the moviegoing audience remains skittish about going to see a movie in the wake of the Aurora theater shooting during a midnight screening of Dark Knight Rises on July 20. And the London Olympics are proving a huge draw.
Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Rises, from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, has earned north of $600 million worldwide in its first two weeks, a massive number even though the film continues to pace behind its 2008 predecessor The Dark Knight.
Overseas, Universal's Ted is making headlines as it opens in another 10 markets, including Germany, where it grossed $1.2 million on Thursday to top the box office. And in the U.K., the R-rated comedy from writer-director Seth MacFarlane earned a stellar $5.3 million in its first two days of previews.
Ted has been rolling out slowly overseas, earning an impressive $54.5 million to date."
Whitney Houston's Final Performance Teased in 'Sparkle' Trailer (Video)
"Cee-Lo Green’s rendition of "I’m a Man” serves as a backdrop for a quick look at the late singer's role in the film.
A well-coiffed Cee-Lo Green is the focus of the latest Sparkle trailer, but the latest glimpse of Whitney Houston’s final big screen performance may be the reason to watch.
The trailer teases footage of Houston’s character—a former singing
star—performing in a church choir, while Green sings "I’m a Man."
PHOTOS: Whitney Houston's Death and the Grammy Awards Scramble: Timeline of a Tragedy
The Sony film, which hits theaters Aug. 17, features Houston as a single mother of a promising singer, Sparkle, played by Jordin Sparks, and two other daughters. Though the girls are the ones who try to make it big as a singing group, Houston will get her own time to shine, when she sing's the gospel song "His Eye Is on the Sparrow.”
A previous Sparkle trailer included a short audio excerpt of Houston’s vocal performance in the film. The late singer served as an exec producer on the Sony Pictures movie.
PHOTOS: Whitney Houston 1963-2012: The Iconic Singer's Life and Career in Pictures
She died in February, the victim of an accidental drowning in the bathtub of her room at the Beverly Hilton.
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PHOTOS: Whitney Houston's Death and the Grammy Awards Scramble: Timeline of a Tragedy
The Sony film, which hits theaters Aug. 17, features Houston as a single mother of a promising singer, Sparkle, played by Jordin Sparks, and two other daughters. Though the girls are the ones who try to make it big as a singing group, Houston will get her own time to shine, when she sing's the gospel song "His Eye Is on the Sparrow.”
A previous Sparkle trailer included a short audio excerpt of Houston’s vocal performance in the film. The late singer served as an exec producer on the Sony Pictures movie.
PHOTOS: Whitney Houston 1963-2012: The Iconic Singer's Life and Career in Pictures
She died in February, the victim of an accidental drowning in the bathtub of her room at the Beverly Hilton.
Catching Fire casting go now
"The second film in a super-popular trilogy, "Catching Fire", is now
in pre-production and casting calls for the film's extras have now gone
out. Casting has been underway in Los Angeles for new co-starring and
supporting roles. The day players, extras, photo doubles, and stand-ins
will be hired in the Atlanta, GA area where shooting take place.
Additional casting will take place on the Hawaiian Islands of Oahu and
Kauai, and possibly in North Carolina. The production company of
"Catching Fire", GGX Productions, filed corporation papers with the
North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State in April, 2012. GGX
Productions, Inc now has an office in Raleigh, NC.
The first film in this Suzanne Collins trilogy, "The Hunger Games" used the working title of "Artemis". According to the Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Commission, "Catching Fire" is using the working title "The Idiom". A working title is the temporary name of a film used during its development. Working titles are used primarily for two reasons - the first being that an official title has not yet been decided upon and the working title is being used as a filler for naming purposes, the second being to intentionally disguise the production of a high profile film.
Vienna, Austria born filmmaker Francis Lawrence will direct "Catching
Fire" from an adapted screenplay being rewritten by Academy Award
winner Michael Arndt (from original drafts by Simon Beaufoy). Lawrence
took over directing duties from Gary Ross, who co-wrote the screenplay
and directed "Artemis". Ross stated that he would not have the time
needed to write and prep the movie the way he would have wanted to
because of the fixed and tight production schedule. Ross has stayed on
board as one of the producers.
Details on how talent can submit for acting roles, and casting call information for extras can be found on the following auditions and extras casting post:
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" Acting, Crew, and Extras Casting Calls"
The first film in this Suzanne Collins trilogy, "The Hunger Games" used the working title of "Artemis". According to the Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Commission, "Catching Fire" is using the working title "The Idiom". A working title is the temporary name of a film used during its development. Working titles are used primarily for two reasons - the first being that an official title has not yet been decided upon and the working title is being used as a filler for naming purposes, the second being to intentionally disguise the production of a high profile film.
Jennifer Lawrence will film "X-Men: Days of Future Past" immediately following "Catching Fire".
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Details on how talent can submit for acting roles, and casting call information for extras can be found on the following auditions and extras casting post:
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" Acting, Crew, and Extras Casting Calls"
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