Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category
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Weekly Take 1: May 16, 2010
This week's news included talk of a Kick-Ass sequel, trailers for a handful of new movies, and FlashForward gets the axe. Brad Bird to Direct M:I4. Release date has been pushed back from May 27th 2011 to December 16th 2011. Early Rumors of Kick-Ass Sequel. “Kick-Ass 2: Balls To The Wall” has been scheduled for production in 2011 for a 2012 cinema release. Apatow & Rudd Teaming Up For New Comedy. Role Models writers Ken Marino and David Wain will also work on t...
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Trailer for The American
Focus Features has released the first trailer for The American. The movie stars George Clooney as an assassin hiding out in Italy for his final assignment. Anton Corbijn, with a background of primarily music videos, directs. The American is slated to release on September 1st. ...
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Napoleon Dynamite Animated Show Being Developed
According to MediaBistro an animated TV series is being developed based on the Napoleon Dynamite movie. Most of the original cast including Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite), Efran Ramirez (Pedro), and Jon Gries (Uncle Rico) would be on board to voice the characters. The 2004 film was made on a budget of just $400K and became a cult hit grossing $44 million and going on to sell well on DVD....
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True Blood Season 3 Trailer
HBO has released the first trailer for the third season of True Blood which is set to premiere on Sunday June 13th. This is expected to be the first of several trailers that will be released as the premiere nears. I won't go into some of the things I noted in the trailer at the risk of spoiling events that have taken place for those who haven't seen the first two seasons. However there are definitely some interesting developments hinted at within it and I'm hopeful that Eric will be a primary ...
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ABC Renews V, Cancels FlashForward
FlashForward and V debuted with the expectations of being the successors to Lost. One has already been canceled and the other was lucky to get a second season. FlashForward has been axed while V will return for 13 more episodes. FlashForward had a terrific premise and debuted to big ratings but then consistently fell from week to week. Production was delayed at one point and the return after the holidays was pushed back months, the series lost multiple showrunners along the way, and through...
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SHIELD Movie Coming After The Avengers?
Samuel L. Jackson signed on to a nine picture deal as Nick Fury in the Marvel movies. So far he has appeared in the two Iron Man films, will show up in Captain America, and will be a big part of The Avengers. In an interview earlier this week he broke some news though by revealing plans for a S.H.I.E.L.D. movie which is something that Marvel has not made any mention of previously. According to Jackson it could release in 2013. The Avengers should start shooting some time next year, and then s...
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The Latest Series Renewal Rumors
The network "upfronts" are just a few days away...that is where each announces their slate of shows for next season. Here are a few of the latest rumors on shows that may or may not be coming back. Chuck: NBC may be picking up a fourth season for a standard 13 episodes with an option for a back nine. Chuck's ratings have not been great but they have been steady and the show carries a passionate fan base. Given the situation at NBC that made the show good enough to consider for renewal. Chuc...
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Top DVD Sales and Rentals for Week Ending May 9, 2010
For the second straight week, Avatar is the top selling DVD. It also managed to sack The Blindside , which was the most rented DVD last week, and take over the top slot in that category as well. Below is the list of DVD sales and rentals for the week ending May 9, 2010: Rentrak Top 10 Selling DVDs: 1 Avatar (FOX) 2 Tooth Fairy (FOX) 3 It's Complicated (Universal) 4 The Blind Side (Warner Bros.) 5 Leap Year (Universal) 6 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel (FO...
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