A photo of a banner ad shows off the Na’vi aliens in James Cameron’s “Avatar” which is getting a special presentation at the upcoming San Diego Comic Con. With the screens in the 6,000-seat capacity Hall H being made 3D compatible this year, there’s talk the footage from the film that screened in Amsterdam will be shown.
Posters for GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra, Carriers, Precious, Surrogates.
A script review is up for the upcoming “Tron” sequel.
Further plot details on “I Am Number Four” that Michael Bay and Dreamworks are developing are up at Film Drunk.
“Richard Wenk (”16 Blocks,” “Just the Ticket”) has sold a twist-laden untitled heist pitch to Overture Films. George Tillman Jr., Richard Arlook and Robert Teitel are producing…” (full details)
“Rooney Mara, who is currently playing Nancy Thompson in the A Nightmare on Elm Street reboot, will be that character in two more films if they are made…” (full details)
“Zack Snyder (”300,” “Watchmen”) has confirmed that he’s trying to tone down his upcoming female insane asylum-set thriller “Sucker Punch” from an R to a PG-13…” (full details)
“‘Flying Conchords’ star Jemaine Clement will to star in the comedy heist film “Predicament” based on the novel by Ronald Hugh Morrieson…” (full details)
“Jonathan Abrams has sold his romantic comedy script “The Wedding Doctor” to Relativity Media. The story follows a nervous bride with cold free who seeks the help of a relationship analyst to make sure she’s marrying the right person. Trouble is he decides that he is the one she should be marrying…” (full details)
“Ramon Rodriguez, the comic college roommate of Shia LaBeouf and one of the few brights spots of the awful ‘Transformers’ sequel, will likely have a bigger part in the sequel according to director Michael Bay…” (full details)
“A road comedy with “Knocked Up” star Seth Rogen and legendary songstress Barbra Streisand in the leading roles? That unexpected pairing may just happen in a film called “Mother’s Curse”…” (full details)
“Robert Rodriguez has confirmed that Nimrod Antal (”Vacancy,” “Armored”) is set to direct the reboot of the “Predators” franchise which will involve “a very intense group of people stranded on a Predator planet”…” (full details)
“The world premiere of footage from director Matthew Vaughn’s “Kick-Ass” will be presented at Comic-Con in San Diego on Thursday, July 23rd…” (full details)
Universal Pictures has won the film rights to the classic 1979 video game “Asteroids” says The Hollywood Reporter.
The game featured a spaceship that had to shoot down incoming asteroids to avoid collision, that’s about it which means there’s no backstory and a lot of creative freedom for Matthew Lopez who is adapting the script.
Lorenzo di Bonaventura will produce. No other names or schedule dates have yet been set.
Piper Perabo has landed the lead role in the spy thriller “Covert Affairs” for USA Network says The Hollywood Reporter.
The story centers on Annie Walker (Perabo), a CIA trainee who speaks six languages and excels at any endeavor she undertakes.
Walker joins the CIA while still reeling over a mysterious ex-boyfriend who appears to be of particular interest to her new bosses.
She vows never to let herself be hurt again, but that proves to be a tall order. Matt Corman and Chris Ord penned the script.
‘Zephyr’ here with some release date changes regarding March 2010 as well as some comedic tentpoles in the Summer:
Taking Woodstock The Ang Lee-directed ode to the legendary festival has been delayed from August 14th, which would have been the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, to August 28th.
Shanghai The Mikael Hafstrom-directed period drama starring John Cusack and Ken Watanabe has been moved from September 4th 2009 to an undetermined date.
Hard 10 The Paramount feature has been scheduled for March 12th 2010. Hardly anything is know about it, with no listings on imdb.com or Dark Horizons.
Season of the Witch The Dominic Sena-directed medieval thriller starring Nicholas Cage and Ron Perlman has been scheduled for March 19th 2010, a similar date to Cage’s recent mid-level hit Knowing.
Grown Ups The all-star ensemble comedy starring Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James, Rob Schneider, David Spade, Maya Rudolph, Salma Hayek, Steve Buscemi, and Norm McDonald has been upgraded from a March 12th 2010 release to a summer release, now coming out June 25th 2010.
The Green Hornet The Michel Gondry-directed action adaptation starring Seth Rogen has been delayed two weeks from June 25th 2010 to July 9th against Robert Rodriguez’s Predators and Despicable Me to make room for Grown Ups.
Dinner for Schmucks The Jay Roach-directed remake starring Steve Carrel and Paul Rudd has been scheduled for July 23rd 2010 as counter-programming against Columbia’s Salt.
Resident Evil: Afterlife The long-rumored fourth feature in the video game franchise, which will shift the story to Tokyo, has been scheduled by Screen Gems for September 17th 2010. Whether Milla Jojovich will return for the film remains to be seen.
Rapper The Game (”Street Kings,” “Waist Deep”) is the frontrunner to play B.A. Baracus in Joe Carnahan’s “The A-Team” remake at 20th Century Fox says Blackfilm.
The Game would join Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper have already been cast as John ‘Hannibal’ Smith and Templeton ‘Faceman’ Peck. The Baracus role was originally played by Mr. T on the 80’s TV show.
A June 11th 2010 release is planned.
Christian Slater will replace former “Spooks” star Rupert Penry-Jones in the lead role of ABC’s new Bruckheimer-produced series “The Forgotten” says The Hollywood Reporter.
The mystery drama revolves around a group of amateur detectives led by a former cop (Slater) whose 11-year-old daughter was kidnapped three years before.
Brit Penry-Jones played the lead in the original shot pilot, he and a female castmember are being recast for a new version to begin filming shortly.
‘Forgotten’ premieres 10pm Tuesdays starting September 22nd.
Happening now: Marion Cotillard attends the Public Enemies French premiere at Cinema UGC Normandie in Paris.
For the star-studded affair, the 33-year-old Oscar-winning actress donned a dusty rose frock and what can only be described as a pair of sequined t-strap space boots.
Love or leave the look?
Like they say, it’s all fun and games until someone tattoos an eye out!
Rihanna enjoyed an evening out last night (July 1) in New York CIty when she was joking around with friends and wound up tattooing three of the artists at East Side Ink with umbrellas and the letter R.
It now appears that the singer was breaking the law by picking up a pen because she’s not a licensed tattoo artist and could be hit with three misdemeanors.
The NYC Health Department plans to investigate.
Brad Pitt found himself in a sticky situation today (July 2) when his vintage motorcycle broke down in a residential area near the Franklin Village in Los Angeles.
Left with few options, the 45-year-old actor decided to bum a ride off a helpful paparazzo and left his prized motorcycle on the street!
Meanwhile, Brad and Angelina Jolie reportedly disagree on whether to expand their brood of 6. In a recent interview, Angie said they definitely want more children.
According to sources, Brad was angry about the comments because he doesn’t want any more kids. “He was stunned with he saw the interview. Brad’s been very clear with Angie that they need to appreciate what they have for a while before diving into any more adoptions or trying for another biological child,” an insider claims. “As far as he’s concerned, they have a huge, sometimes overwhelming responsibility to look after their kids and their relationship is such a disaster at the moment.”
The unmarried couple otherwise known as Brangelina currently have three adopted children and three biological children.
Doing her best to keep a low profile, Kate Hudson hid under an umbrella as she walked through New York’s Greenwich Village today (July 2) with a coffee and some shopping bags.
The actress was en route home after spending the night at Alex Rodriguez’s NYC condo last night.
Speculation continue to run rampant that the 30-year-old daughter Goldie Hawn has been romantically involved with the slugger in the past few months. The Yankees third basemen, since announcing his divorce a year ago, has been romantically linked with Madonna and reality TV’s Bethenny Frankel.
Kate’s upcoming musical, Nine directed by none other than Rob Marshall, opens in November.
