Friday, September 30, 2011

'Puss in Boots' Opening per week Previously March. 28

DreamWorks Animation and Vital have increased the discharge of animated family film Puss in Boots by 1 week, from November. 4 to March. 28. The moving to Halloween weekend gives Puss in Boots more space before a crush of family photos debut round the Thanksgiving holiday. Directed by Chris Burns, the Shrek spin-off is definitely an roots pic concerning the popular feline voiced by Antonio Banderas. In March, the film was among the greatest hits of theater proprietors trade event CinemaCon, where footage was proven the very first time. Puss in Boots doesn't need to bother about serious competition in the new date (just like it didn't in the old). Another films opening on March. 28 are The new sony's Anonymous, Fox's Over Time, FilmDistrict's The Rum Journals and Universal's Johnny British Reborn. Puss in Boots' voice cast includes Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton and Amy Sedaris. Tom Wheeler composed the script basd on the story by John Lynch, Will Davies and Tom Wheeler. Andrew Adamson and Guillermo del Toro executive created, while Joe M. Aguilar and Latifa Ouaou created. Related Subjects

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Amy Baer exits CBS Films

BaerFour years after joining CBS Films, Amy Baer is ankling her publish as leader and Boss, and expects to segue in to a producer role.Her departure corresponds while using finish of her contract, which concludes within the finish of October. CBS topper Leslie Moonves, who created CBS Films just like a home for mid-budget mainstream game game titles, confirmed the departure utilizing a statement launched Thursday."We thank Amy on her behalf normal part in building CBS Films," he mentioned. "Continue, we remain fully dedicated to the division's focus on a particular slate of smart purchases and quality homegrown productions in many genres."CBS did not indicate who'll succeed Baer. A CBS Films insider indicated Thursday the present top professionals are needed to remain in position, including chief operating officer Wolfgang Hammer, V . p . of purchases Scott Shooman and distribution topper Steven Friedlander.In addition, the essential goal of CBS Films -- filling the area left with the majors for moderately listed game game titles with wide appeal -- isn't likely to alter. The business expects release a about six photos yearly about 50 % being produced internally and half being purchases.Baer's first role just like a producer will probably be on CBS Films' comedy "Last Vegas," with Jon Turteltaub pointing.CBS Films made the greatest acquisition within the Toronto Intl. Film Festival captured getting a $5 million deal for Lasse Hallstrom's "Seafood Fishing Inside The Yemen." The business may also be concentrating on horror thriller "7500," which will launch production the next month with Takashi Shimizu (''The Grudge'') pointing. It's developing "Hellfest," with Gale Anne Hurd creating, and spy thriller "American Assassin" with Edward Zwick pointing an adaptation in the Vince Flynn novel about counterterrorism agent Mitch Rapp.CBS Films' first released "Amazing Measures," which completed poorly, then "The Trunk-Up Plan," "Faster," "Beastly" and "The Car specialist." Furthermore, it acquired a reboot of "Gambit" and "Lady in Black," likely to be out Feb. 3.Baer needed the CBS Films job after serving among Sony's longest-serving professionals, rising to professional V . p . in 1998. Throughout her time in the new the new sony, she oversaw production on "My Best Friend's Wedding," "The Mask of Zorro," "SWAT," "Something's Gotta Give" and "The Mission for Happyness."Baer labored at TriStar Pictures from 1992-97. She appeared to become director of development at Guber-Peters Entertainment Co., where she aided develop "Jumanji" and "Single White-colored Female" and began her career at CAA in 1988 becoming an assistant for the late Jay Moloney. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com

Monday, September 26, 2011

Hathaway's Full Catwoman Garb Revealed

With added earsWe usually avoid paparazzi shots round here, but pending any type of official studio-approved reveal (a la Bane) we thought we'd get the best for Hathaway As Catwoman at night time Dark evening Increases. We view the goggled, leathered, Batpod-riding version already, nevertheless the ears this time around around leave undoubtedly, despite her still getting formally only been named as Selina Kyle, we are indeed talking about Catwoman...Under pointing the Jim Lee Hush version the goggles might have suggested then (or will be the "ears" the goggles being worn around the rear of her mind?), and surely in line with Christopher Nolan's Softball softball bat-world, because it's black and reasonably functional. Aside from the heels. No symbol of Michelle Pfeiffer's whip or Julie Newmar's whiskers though. Mwraow.Selecting a pap shots also features more Hathaway angles additionally to Christian Bale fully kitted out as Bats, and Gary Oldman as Jim Gordon: check out the comfort.The DarkKnightRisesco-stars MichaelCaine,Morgan Freeman, Marion Cotillard, Tom Sturdy and Ernest Gordon-Levitt, and, because you will be informed at this time, is going about this summer time 20 next season.

Friday, September 23, 2011

Sigourney Weaver on Abduction, Studying Twilight, and Ghostbusters 3

Twilight idol Taylor Lautner may be new to the action hero game — well, at least as a young adult, now that his Shark Boy days are long gone — but he had a seasoned vet by his side on the set of John Singleton’s Abduction: Ellen Ripley herself, Sigourney Weaver. As a therapist to Lautner’s thrill-seeking teenager, who stumbles into the spy game after discovering the truth about his own childhood, she shows her young co-star how it’s done, effortlessly and with grace. But it wasn’t Lautner who studied Weaver’s body of work for pointers; instead, Weaver admitted, it was she who studied Lautner’s work — his work in the Twilight movies. “I play a vampire in Amy Heckerling’s Vamps, so I tried to watch the whole oeuvre — the vampire world,” Weaver told Movieline. “And I enjoyed them very much.” Her verdict on Lautner, the actor? “He didn’t need any pointers from anybody.” Read on for more with Sigourney Weaver as she talks choice character roles, working with Taylor Lautner, the latest on Ghostbusters 3, and more. The Abduction premiere was a little nuts, wasn’t it? Yeah! You know, it’s like an old-time premiere. The masses of Twilight fans there to see Taylor Lautner probably made it feel even more surreal than usual. It was great! It’s part of the Hollywood tradition, screaming fans. [Pauses] And Justin Bieber was there, too. There was a lot of screeching and screaming. I was a Beatles fan, I understand! Do you get the whole Twilight phenomenon and the recent obsession with vampires? I play a vampire in Amy Heckerling’s Vamps so I tried to watch the whole oeuvre, the vampire world. And I enjoyed them very much. That’s how I knew who Taylor was when [aAbduction] came up, because I had seen him play that part, I thought very well. How did Abduction come about up for you? I think this role was actually written for a man, so I think it was pretty cast and they sent it to me. I was a big fan of John Singleton’s and I liked the part — I thought it was really interesting. I’ve been fortunate to play some very big parts but I actually find the smaller parts to be more challenging. You don’t have too much time to establish things. I kind of want that. So in this case, to try and make the audience think, absolutely, it’s this, and fifteen minutes later I have to make them think absolutely, it’s this — I thought that was cool. Is it also appealing to take a smaller role because it demands less time in your schedule? Well, not really. I think to me, growing up seeing lots of movies and lots of plays — I think of this as like a James Mason part, who I adored. I saw him onstage, live. You get someone who has a certain kind of chops to come in and set something up. I really thought about him a lot, what he would do. I love James Mason. He’s just so good. He brings such heart and soul into it. And to me, he’s an example of the saying, “There are no small parts,” because he still imbues the film with whatever he’s brought. You having been in many iconic action films and Taylor in his action hero debut, was there any advice you gave him? [Laughs] He didn’t need any pointers from anybody. He hit the ground running and I thought he did such a great job. It’s a very interesting character, Nathan. Everything he thought was one way is another way. And then the action, to me — I think we all knew he could do the action — as it’s part of the film, is secondary. The acting of that young man — he did it beautifully. Lily [Collins] too, who I didn’t know. It was really fun to work with them. I thought it was a very interesting relationship. When this was first presented to you, was the genre absurdity of it all part of the pitch? You know, I haven’t seen many films in this genre. It’s a genre I enjoy as an audience member, but I don’t really know much about. In fact, I do another one that’s coming out in April called Cold Light of Day, with Henry Cavill, where again I’m playing a CIA person. It’s interesting to be in them. They’re challenging, because you have to really know your stuff as a CIA person to tell the story well. There’s a lot of establishing certain things, and they’re very, very specific, which I adore as an actor. I noticed a mini-trend in your recent film roles, playing psychologist types, in Red Lights and in this, although in Rampart you play a district attorney. Even in Rampart, from a recent clip released in which you share a scene with Woody Harrelson, your character seems like she’s picking apart his psyche. That’s a scary idea! [Laughs] She probably is, but she’s a district attorney so she’s not necessarily on his side. He’s a troublemaker. Why do you think you get offered these kinds of roles now — psychologists, CIA types, people in positions of authority? I don’t know. I know that some of these parts were written for men and they sent them to me, which I think is great because I think our world has changed since I started making movies. Now there are many more fields that have a lot of women of authority in them. Women of strength and directness. And I love playing women like that, who I perceive in the real world to be doing just that. It makes sense to me; to me, it’s more realistic, in this movie, is Gerry [her Abduction character] is a woman. I think it’s more reflective of the way things actually are, and that makes a better movie. I got a kick out of the scene in which you tell Taylor to get his shit together. What was your favorite moment? [Laughs] I think that scene in the car… You know, she says a lot of tough things to him. And in the span of about two minutes. Yes. I think that was the most challenging scene that I had and probably the reason I did the movie, because she suddenly turns everything on its head and instead of being the nurturing person she just says, ‘Get your shit together.’ And she means it, and we know he has to in order to pull this off. Also, ‘Leave the girl!’ [Laughs] You’re better off alone. I enjoyed all the scenes with Taylor; I liked ‘rescuing’ him in the hospital with all the wretched balloons, which made so much noise for the poor sound people. They’re mylar; they’re a nightmare for sound! But it was a good ploy. It’s funny to see your face popping out of a bunch of balloons. [Laughs] I know, it’s very silly. We play a game at Movieline called My Favorite Scene. Take us through one of your favorite movie moments! One of my favorite movies would clearly be Notorious — the scene where Cary Grant [visits Ingrid Bergman]. Just seeing how ill she is… to me that was such a hard picture. Such a steely picture. And then there’s this amazing soft center in the picture which is that she’s almost dead and he clasps her in his arms and talks to her. It’s like the whole movie turns into a different organism. You know, we talked a lot about Hitchcock for this movie. John is such a film buff, he knows everything. And I know nothing, because I never took a film course. But he would talk about these different elements, and you’d have to talk to him, but so many of the shots he did were an homage to a great movie that he loved. What’s the latest on Ghostbusters 3? I don’t know! I get more stuff from you guys. Have you read a script yet? I’ve gotten a couple of phone calls. I think they’re still working on the script because they don’t know if Bill [Murray] is going to be a part of it or not. I can’t imagine us doing it without him, so fingers crossed. We’ll see.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Exclusive: Josh Jackson Heads to the Fringe of Comic Books

Beyond the Fringe, DC Comics He may have evaporated at the end of last season, but that doesn't mean Fringe's Peter Bishop is a man of leisure out in the ether. While Cortexi-fans have been waiting to see just how Peter plays into the new season (starting this Friday at 9/8c on Fox), his portrayer, Josh Jackson, has been busy working in an alt-world of a different kind: Comic books. Photo Gallery: Exclusive first look at the latest Fringe comicJackson recently penned "Beyond the Fringe" for the latest issue of the show-inspired comic book, which is available for digital download at the DC Comics website or their mobile app starting today at 2pm ET. But if the idea of waiting 'til then has you twitchier than a shapeshifter after a plate of jalapenos, we have exclusive previews of the cover and two pages from Jackson's animated effort for you right here! And while there may not be any dialogue included on these pages, there are a few things that seem to hint at what may have gone down while Petey was strapped into that doomsday machine. Have a gander here.Like what you see? Tell us below and we'll pass on the info to Walter and Liv... if they even remember who Peter is.Link to download via DC Comics app oniTunesLink to download via DC Comics app onAndroidSubscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

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Monday, September 19, 2011

Emmy Rankings Lower Among Audiences But Steady in More youthful Demo

Kevin Winter/Getty Images The 63rd Primetime Emmy Honours located by Glee's Jane Lynch held steady one of the 18-49 demographic year-over year, however it was lower 8 percent among total audiences. Based on Nielsen, 12.4 million audiences viewed the live telecast on Fox. This Years Emmy telecast, that was broadcast August. 29, 2010 on NBC, was viewed by 13.5 million audiences. But this season's Emmys were on componen one of the 18-49 demographic, having a 4.2 rating. This Year, theJimmy Fallon-located Emmy show, gained a 4.one in the 18-49 demo, that was steady with 2009. It had been something of the reversal for that Emmy show, which in fact had been in an uptick among total audiences going back couple of years -- this year's telecast drawn in 13.47 million audiences. As always, the Emmy telecast had an National football league game to compete against. And NBC's Sunday Evening Football game between your Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta Falcons drawn in 21.5 million audiences having a 9.2 demo rating from 8:30-11 p.m. RELATED: PHOTOS: Emmys 2011: Red-colored Carpet Arrivals PHOTOS: Emmy's Red-colored Haute Mamas PHOTOS: Emmy 2011 Nominees STORY: Emmy Those who win React STORY: Complete Listing of Emmy Those who win Emmy Honours Jane Lynch TV Rankings Emmys 2011

Friday, September 16, 2011

Magnolia acquires 'The Hunter'

Magnolia Pictures has tracked down ''The Hunter,'' acquiring US rights to the wilderness drama after its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. Deal was announced Friday in Toronto, where the pic -- directed by Daniel Nettheim and written by Alice Addison -- had drawn a significant level of interest following its Sept. 9 preem.''The Hunter,'' based on the novel by author/filmmaker Julia Leigh, stars Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, and Frances O'Connor. Vincent Sheehan (''Animal Kingdom'') of Porchlight Films produced.Magnolia is planning a release next year via its Ultra VOD program.Pic was shot in Tasmania. Defoe portrays a mercenary hired by a bio-tech firm to track down a rare, possibly extinct animal called the Tasmanian Tiger in the remote and untouched wilderness."The Hunter" is Magnolia's third acquisition at TIFF, following the deals for Michael Dowse's "Goon" and Bobcat Goldthwait's "God Bless America" for its genre arm, Magnet.The deal was negotiated for Magnolia by SVP of Acquisitions Dori Begley, Director of Acquisitions Peter Van Steemburg and Head of Legal and Business Affairs Chris Matson. UTA Independent Film Group and eOne negotiated on behalf of the filmmakers. eOne is handling worldwide sales outside Australia and has acquired the pic for Canada. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

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'Star Wars' Blu-Ray Brings Jawas To Occasions Square

Whenever you work in the middle of Occasions Square each day, you are certain to see some strange stuff. Naked cowboys? Check. Edgy emcees hanging on traffic lights? Absolutely. But for this seriously devoted "The Exorcist" fan, the Manhattan staple's latest visitors were a little freaky to behold today. Discover for yourself... You heard right, three Jawas as well as an Imperial Stormtrooper. No, they are not around to pitch a brand new sitcom -- climax one I'd watch religiously, actually -- but rather to peddle copies from the new "The Exorcist" Blu-ray collection striking stores tomorrow (September 16). If you notice these men about the roads today, stop and say hi, maybe purchase a Blu-ray or two... just do not buy some of their droids they are not those you are searching for.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Exclusive First Look: Sarah Michelle Gellar Returns to All My Children

Sarah Michelle Gellar All My Children will soon end its staggering 41-year run but not before one of its most famous grads drops in to say goodbye. Ringer star Sarah Michelle Gellar, who won a 1995 Daytime Emmy as Kendall Hart, the wicked, sexually audacious daughter of Erica Kane, will return to the ABC soap September 21. Gellar approached the show herself, specifically asking not to play Kendall since the role is now owned by Alicia Minshew - so instead she's going to play a delusional patient at Pine Valley Hospital who thinks she's Erica's daughter! The first person Gellar's character encounters - and recognizes - is Dr. Maria Santos Grey, played by fellow AMC alum Eva La Rue (CSI: Miami). Says the soap's exec producer Julie Carruthers: "It was a great pleasure to welcome Sarah back to Pine Valley and especially fun to have her character wink to the audience with fun lines that referenced her previous character." Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

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