Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category
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Poster for Captain America
Marvel today released the teaser poster for the upcoming Captain America: The First Avenger. The film stars Chris Evans as Steve Rogers aka Captain America, Haley Atwell as love interest Peggy Carter, Sebastian Stan as James "Bucky" Barnes, Stanley Tucci as Dr. Abraham Erskine, Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Chester Phillips, Hugo Weaving as The Red Skull, and is directed by Joe Johnston. Hopefully this poster reveal leads into the trailer making its way out soon. Captain America is slated to releas...
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Trailers for Kobe Bryant’s Short Film The Black Mamba
On February 19th a short film (six minutes in length) produced by Nike starring Kobe Bryant as The Black Mamba will premiere online. The film is actually directed by the esteemed Robert Rodriguez (Desperado, Sin City) and features cameos from the likes of Bruce Willis, Danny Trejo, and the acting debut of Kanye West. The release coincides with NBA All-Star weekend and now two trailers have made their way out to start building anticipation. ...
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt In Talks for The Dark Knight Rises
Ever since Joseph Gordon-Levitt landed a prime role in Inception he has been linked to Christopher Nolan's next project The Dark Knight Rises. Rumors have placed with characters such as The Riddler or even taking over as The Joker...all of which have not panned out. Now though comes credible information that JGL is in the process of officially joining the project. Deadline reports that he is currently in talks to join The Dark Knight Rises which is set to begin filming in the spring as it h...
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Final Destination 6 and 7 Being Planned
Remember when The Final Destination, the fourth entry in the series, was supposed to be the last? Not only is a fifth film set to release this August but now there is talk about the sixth and seventh movies being filmed back-to-back. Those would go into development should Final Destination 5 perform well at the box office. Final Destination has remained profitable with every release because the budgets are relatively low. That is largely due to casting of newcomers or relative unknowns. ...
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Henry Cavill Cast as Superman
Warner Bros. has announced that British actor Henry Cavill has been cast in the iconic role of Clark Kent in the upcoming Superman reboot. He was reportedly was in consideration for the role back when Superman Returns was being cast and has also been amongst the finalists to play Batman and James Bond. Cavill is probably best known for his roles in Stardust and the Showtime series The Tudors. Superman is directed by Zack Snyder and written by David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight) on an idea t...
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Fringe Continues Strong Friday Performance
In its second week after having been moved to Friday nights the Fox series Fringe delivered a 1.9 rating in the 18-49 demo. That matches the rating it earned with its debut in the time slot and makes it once again the top rated show of the evening. The number is in line with what it had been getting in its previous Thursday night slot where it faced incredibly tough competition. Friday night is typically a ratings graveyard because the 18-49 demo is less likely to be home watching TV. High ...
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Trio Cast for Charlie’s Angels Reboot
The upcoming reboot of Charlie's Angels for ABC has found its crime-fighting trio. Minka Kelly (Friday Night Lights), Rachael Taylor (Transformers), and Annie Ilonzeh (General Hospital) are all either locked in or entering final negotiations for the roles. Kelly will play Marisa, who is described as a former U.S. Marine and hand-to-hand combat expert as well as a neat freak. Taylor will be Abby, the youngest and an expert con who is skilled in Krav Maga. Ilonzeh as Kate is an ex-police offi...
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Will Smith Developing Remake of Annie
Will Smith's production company Overbrook Entertainment has announced plans to remake the classic family story Annie with his daughter Willow Smith in the lead role. This follows a similar path taken with the Karate Kid remake that was a vehicle for his son Jaden. That movie was a smashing success and likely influenced getting this new project off the ground with plans for even more remakes in the future. Also partnering with Will Smith will be Jay-Z who will work on music for the film. The t...
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