Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category
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Michael Shannon Cast as ‘Superman: Man of Steel’ Villain Zod
Director Zack Snyder's reboot of Superman now has its villain. Michael Shannon has been officially cast in the role of General Zod in Man of Steel. Zod comes from Krypton where he commanded the planet's armed forces, and was portrayed in the original Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980) by Terence Stamp. Snyder: “Zod is not only one of Superman’s most formidable enemies, but one of the most significant because he has insights into Superman that others don’t. Michael is...
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Four New Openers Fail to ‘Hop’ Into First Place at Box Office
It was a disappointing weekend at the box office as the animated family film Hop held onto the crown in easy fashion. The comedies Arthur and Your Highness disappointed while the action film Hanna and Christian-themed 'based on a true story' Soul Surfer performed well given expectations and smaller budgets. Hop collected another $21.7 million as it fell a reasonable 42% facing little competition in the targeted demographic. That will change with the release of Rio next week. Despite gener...
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The $30 Early Movie Rental Coming Close to Becoming Reality
Four of the big Hollywood movie studios have approved a plan to offer a premium video-on-demand service that will deliver films to homes after just 60 days of being in theaters. The service is set to debut in May on DirecTV with each movie going for $30. Warner Brothers, Fox, Sony, and Universal are all on board. Now that $30 charge may seem extreme at first but all things considered it is reasonable particularly in cases where more than one person will be viewing. Movie tickets these day...
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Netflix Nabs Mad Men Streaming Rights
The streaming library for Netflix has been in the news a lot lately. Starz has chosen to delay their content 60 days and Showtime pulled out completely. Working to recover from those hits and provide additional value for the service an original series from from David Fincher starring Kevin Spacey is on the way and Miramax struck a deal to have their films made available. Netflix will be making another addition with the heralded AMC series Mad Men. Beginning on July 27th the first four ...
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Trailer for Crazy, Stupid, Love
Warner Brothers has released the first trailer for the upcoming dramedy Crazy, Stupid, Love. The film stars Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling with the story centered on a father dealing with a marital crisis while managing his relationship with his children. Crazy, Stupid, Love is set to release on July 29th. Fortysomething, straight-laced Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is living the dream--good job, nice house, great kids and marriage to his high school sweetheart. But when Cal learns that his wife...
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Transporter To Become TV Series
Cinemax has given the green light to a new series based on the Transporter film franchise. A 12 episode agreement has been struck that has executive producer Luc Beeson on board. Production is expected to begin this summer with the series debuting sometime next year. Transporter, the series, will center on professional transporter Frank Martin, played in the movies by Jason Statham. Operating in a seedy underworld of dangerous criminals and desperate players, Martin can always be counted on...
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ThunderCats Footage from WonderCon
With the reboot of ThunderCats coming to Cartoon Network later this year the promotion has been ramping up over the past couple months. The first images of the characters was followed by the first trailer for the show. Now at WonderCon a new trailer debuted while the premiere date remains unannounced. The new “ThunderCats” will appeal to viewers who have loved the characters all their lives as well as young newcomers to the franchise. A sweeping tale combining swords and science...
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AMC and Starz Get Big Premieres Out of The Killing and Camelot
It seems lately with every launch of a new series on cable a ratings record of some sort is being broken. In the case of Starz it delivered Camelot to the highest ratings of an original series premiere for the network besting Spartacus. Over on AMC as the second biggest premiere for the highly regarded network it was The Killing which launched successfully and is being counted on to hold audiences over until Breaking Bad returns in the summer. Camelot is yet another retelling of the Ki...
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