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Michael Bay To Produce ‘Ninja Turtles’ Reboot
Deadline is reporting that Paramount and Nickelodeon have brought on Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form to produce the 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' reboot. TMNT, a co-production between Paramount and Nickelodeon, is an outgrowth of the $60 million acquisition made by Nick last October for global rights to the entire Turtles franchise. The film will be produced by Bay and the others under their Platinum Dunes banner. Past projects for the company include the Friday the 13th and A Ni...
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New on DVD: Week of May 31
After a couple of slow weeks for releases, we finally have a decent week. The two big names hitting stores are Alice in Wonderland, and The Wolfman. Neither scored particularly well in reviews even though both were released with quite a bit of hype. Clint Eastwood fans can look forward to two of his collections releasing in hi-def as well. Here is the full release schedule broken up by standard DVD and Blu-ray: (more…)...
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Weekly Take 1: May 30, 2010
This week's news included Mass Effect coming to the big screen, a Planet of the Apes prequel is in the works, a new Inception trailer, and Tommy Lee Jones joins Captain America. New ‘Scream 4′ Casting Details. Lake Bell, Ashley Greene, Hayden Panettiere and Rory Culkin to join cast. Mass Effect Coming to the Big Screen. To be produced by Legendary Pictures. James Franco Starring in Planet of the Apes Prequel. Rise of the Apes is currently slated for release on Jun...
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James McAvoy Joins ‘X-Men: First Class’
According to The Hollywood Reporter, actor James McAvoy (Wanted) has signed on to play 'Professor X' in the upcoming X-Men: First Class. McAvoy will portray the young Charles Xavier in the film, which will follow the early days of 'Professor X' and 'Magneto'. According to Fox, “First Class†will “chart the epic beginning of the X-Men saga. Before Charles Xavier and Eric Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for t...
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Top DVD Sales and Rentals for Week Ending May 23, 2010
The three most sold DVDs last week took quite a tumble in the rankings after just one week. The new victor was Valentine's Day. The romantic comedy topped all in sales and rentals. Below is the list of DVD sales and rentals for the week ending May 23, 2010: Rentrak Top 10 Selling DVDs: 1 Valentine's Day (Warner Bros.) 2 Invictus (Warner Bros.) 3 Avatar (Fox) 4 Edge of Darkness (Warner Bros.) 5 Legion (Sony) 6 The Spy Next Door (Lionsgate) 7 Daybreakers (Lionsgate) 8 Extraordi...
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Japanese ‘Inception’ Trailer
A new trailer for Christopher Nolan's Inception has hit the net. Actor Ken Watanabe, who plays Saito in the film, was interviewed on Japanese TV when the trailer debuted. The trailer features some new footage and is in English, even though the subtitles are in Japanese. Inception will hit theaters July 16th. ...
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New on DVD: Week of May 24
There isn't much releasing this week. The best movie hitting stores is probably The Road. I had the chance to see this and thought it was very good. The drama, which stars Viggo Mortensen, scored a 71% 'Fresh Rating' on Rottentomateos.com. Here is the full release schedule broken up by standard DVD and Blu-ray: (more…)...
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New ‘Scream 4′ Casting Details
The Hollywood Reporter has some new details concerning the cast of Scream 4. Apparently, Dimension is in negotiations with Lake Bell, Ashley Greene, Hayden Panettiere and Rory Culkin. If deals are concluded, Greene would play Campbell’s cousin Jill, essentially the heroine of the movie, and Panettiere would play her best friend, a nerdy film geek. Culkin would play a potential love interest for Jill. Bell is negotiating to play a police officer who knew Sidney (Campbell) from hig...
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