Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category
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Andrew Garfield Cast as Spider-Man
Sony Pictures has made an announcement via Twitter that Andrew Garfield has been cast as Peter Parker in the Spider-Man reboot. The list of rumored candidates from the start included Garfield along with Logan Lerman, Josh Hutchinson, Anton Yelchin, and Jamie Bell. Those and a few others screen tested for the role which has now officially been given to Garfield. Andrew Garfield will be 27 in August which could bring into question how good of a fit he will be as a high school age character no...
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Twilight: Eclipse Breaks Opening Wednesday Record
Twilight: Eclipse has captured the record for a Wednesday opening having collected $68.5 million. $30 million of that came from midnight showings representing yet another record. Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen had previously held the Wednesday record with its $62 million opening last year. Eclipse did not, however, break the record for largest single day gross. That title will remain with the last film in the Twilight franchise as New Moon opened on a Friday to $72 million on the way...
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Adam Brody Joins ‘Scream 4′ Cast
According to The Hollywood Reporter‘s Heat Vision blog, Adam Brody, Marley Shelton and Erik Knudsen have joined the cast of Scream 4. Brody will play a cop recently graduated from college who was raised on the “CSI” TV series. Shelton will play a deputy who knew Campbell’s character in high school. Lake Bell had been in negotiations for the role. Knudsen will have a role similar to the one played by Jamie Kennedy in the first two installments, a character wh...
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Apatow Developing Pee-wee Herman Movie
Variety is reporting that Judd Apatow is developing a new Pee-wee Herman movie, news of which was confirmed by Pee-wee (Paul Reubens) himself on Twitter. This will not be a project that Apatow directs however he will be on as a producer. It has been 22 years since the last Pee-wee film was in theaters. "Let's face it, the world needs more Pee-wee Herman," Apatow told Daily Variety. "I am so excited to be working with Paul Reubens -- who is an extraordinary and groundbreaking actor and wri...
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Starz Cancels Party Down
The news that Party Down will not see a third season comes as little surprise but for fans of the series it will still be disappointing. Starz has officially decided to cancel the show. Prospects for a third season were never encouraging even before the axe came down. Ratings were poor (the recent season two finale got 74,000 viewers on its first airing) despite critical love and passionate fans and star Adam Scott was only contracted for another three episodes if there were to be another seas...
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Hulu Starts Rolling Out Subscription Service Hulu Plus
Today Hulu soft-launched their Hulu Plus service though it has not been made available to everyone just yet. For $10 a month Hulu Plus can be used on computers, the PS3 (360 early next year), the iPhone and the iPad. Hulu Plus provides the full library of episodes for the current season, or in some cases even all seasons, of the shows they have licensed instead of just the last five episodes which is available to everyone for free. Currently Fox, ABC,Ă‚Â NBC, USA, and FX are amongst those ...
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Theatrical Trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
Earlier this month the first trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I arrived via the MTV Movie Awards but it was just a brief look at the film. Now Warner Brothers has released the first official theatrical trailer! The first half of the final chapter in the Harry Potter series is slated to release on November 19th. Voldemort’s power is growing stronger. He now has control over the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione decide to finish Dumbledor...
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