Cameras starting rolling today on the superhero movie to end all other superhero movies, 'The Avengers.' Director Joss Whedon confirmed the news on Whedonesque, an online community dedicated to the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' creator.
April 28, 2011
'American Idiot' to Be Made Into a Movie
'American Idiot,' the 2004 Green Day album that gave rise to the Broadway musical of the same name, is about to spawn yet another form of entertainment: a movie.
Universal Studios is in talks to turn the one-act musical into a feature film directed by Michael Meyer, who directed the Broadway show. The screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who recently wrote 'J. Edgar,' the Clint Eastwood movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the controversial FBI head, has been tapped as a possible screenwriter. Black won an Oscar for his script for 'Milk.'
In 'American Idiot,' songs from Green Day's blockbuster album are strung together to tell the story of three angry young men growing up in the suburbs. Producing partners Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman optioned the show before its opening a year ago. They've had some success with pop-to-musical-to-Hollywood transformations, having previously produced the Universal version of the Broadway musical 'Mama Mia!' based on the songs by Abba.
Universal Studios is in talks to turn the one-act musical into a feature film directed by Michael Meyer, who directed the Broadway show. The screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who recently wrote 'J. Edgar,' the Clint Eastwood movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the controversial FBI head, has been tapped as a possible screenwriter. Black won an Oscar for his script for 'Milk.'
In 'American Idiot,' songs from Green Day's blockbuster album are strung together to tell the story of three angry young men growing up in the suburbs. Producing partners Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman optioned the show before its opening a year ago. They've had some success with pop-to-musical-to-Hollywood transformations, having previously produced the Universal version of the Broadway musical 'Mama Mia!' based on the songs by Abba.
Justin Bieber, Mark Wahlberg Double-Team a Basketball Movie
According to reports at Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount is in negotiations with Mark Walhberg and Justin Bieber for an untitled drama that will revolve around street basketball.
Both Wahlberg and Bieber are closet basketball players -- Wahlberg regularly has his friends over for full-court action and Bieber has some hoops chops. Apparently Wahlberg saw Bieber play ball in February during a celebrity game held during NBA All-Star Game weekend in which Bieber showed off his court skills. Wahlberg -- who now juggles acting with producing -- subsequently pitched an idea to Paramount executives, who are talking it through in more detail with Bieber's camp, a source told THR.
The tone of the project is described as 'The Color of Money' meets 'The Karate Kid,' according to Deadline.
Both Wahlberg and Bieber are closet basketball players -- Wahlberg regularly has his friends over for full-court action and Bieber has some hoops chops. Apparently Wahlberg saw Bieber play ball in February during a celebrity game held during NBA All-Star Game weekend in which Bieber showed off his court skills. Wahlberg -- who now juggles acting with producing -- subsequently pitched an idea to Paramount executives, who are talking it through in more detail with Bieber's camp, a source told THR.
The tone of the project is described as 'The Color of Money' meets 'The Karate Kid,' according to Deadline.
'Glee' Warblers Album Flies High on Billboard 200
"Warblers" -- a showcase for recent Billboard magazine cover man Darren Criss and his "Glee" co-star Chris Colfer -- is the tenth "Glee" album to chart. And all ten of them have debuted in the the top 10. However, "Warblers'" posts the smallest debut sales week of any "Glee" release, save for the "The Rocky Horror Glee Show (EP)" which bowed with 48,000
Source: billboard
Listen: Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj and Ke$ha's 'Till the World Ends' Remix
Britney Spears has called an impressive pop music summit by inviting Ke$ha and Nicki Minaj onto a remix of her latest "Femme Fatale" single, "Till the World Ends." The track leaked online late Friday (Apr. 22), before it was scheduled to be officially released next Monday, according to a countdown on all three pop singers' websites.
Till the World Ends (Remix) (feat. Nicki Minaj & Ke$ha) by SGMoran
Source: billboard
April 27, 2011
David Cook to Headline NARM Awards Dinner
David Cook adds another event to his agenda in the weeks leading up to the release of his much anticipated second album. The "American Idol" season 7 winner will headline the NARM (National Association of Recording Merchandisers) Convention awards dinner, taking place Thursday, May 12 at the Hyatt Regency Century City Hotel.
According to event organizers, he's scheduled to play four songs. Tyrese Gibson and Matt Nathanson will also perform at the event.
At the dinner, "American Idol" will also receive an Outstanding Achievement Award from the music trade association, recognizing album sales in excess of 45 million and downloads in the hundreds of millions. Idol judges and contestants have been invited to participate in the presentation.
"We're thrilled to have such an eclectic and talented lineup of performers to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our 2011 NARM award winners," Jim Donio, president of NARM, said in a statement. "I'm looking forward to an evening of great music and also the pleasure of honoring these outstanding artists and executives, whose work exemplifies the very best of our industry."
Cook's sophomore album, "This Loud Morning," will be released by 19 Recordings/RCA Records on June 28.
According to event organizers, he's scheduled to play four songs. Tyrese Gibson and Matt Nathanson will also perform at the event.
At the dinner, "American Idol" will also receive an Outstanding Achievement Award from the music trade association, recognizing album sales in excess of 45 million and downloads in the hundreds of millions. Idol judges and contestants have been invited to participate in the presentation.
"We're thrilled to have such an eclectic and talented lineup of performers to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our 2011 NARM award winners," Jim Donio, president of NARM, said in a statement. "I'm looking forward to an evening of great music and also the pleasure of honoring these outstanding artists and executives, whose work exemplifies the very best of our industry."
Cook's sophomore album, "This Loud Morning," will be released by 19 Recordings/RCA Records on June 28.
Source: billboard
April 26, 2011
Rihanna, Eminem, Lady Gaga Lead Billboard Music Awards Finalists
Rihanna takes the lead as a finalist in 18 award categories, including Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Female Artist, Top R&B Artist and Top Dance/Electronic Artist. "Love the Way You Lie," her chart-topping collaboration with Eminem, places her as a contender in six song categories.
Meanwhile, Eminem is a finalist in 16 award categories, including Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Artist, Top Male Artist and Top Rap Artist.
Lady Gaga follows as a finalist in 12 categories, with three releases all competing for Top Dance/Electronic Album: "The Fame," "The Fame Monster" and "The Remix."
See the full list of finalists here.
Source: billboard
New Transformers: Dark of the Moon Image Revealed
A closer look at Transformers: Dark of the Moon's villainous Decepticon, Shockwave, has been revealed thanks to iTunes Movie Trailers. You can check out the new shot below and click on it for a much bigger version.
Opening in 3D, 2D and IMAX theaters on July 1st, the Michael Bay-directed sequel stars Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Ken Jeong, Patrick Dempsey, AlanTudyk , John Turturro and Leonard Nimoy.
Opening in 3D, 2D and IMAX theaters on July 1st, the Michael Bay-directed sequel stars Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Ken Jeong, Patrick Dempsey, Alan
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Studio: Walt Disney
Director: Rob Marshall
Screenwriter: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
Starring: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Kevin R. McNally, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Sam Claflin, Geoffrey Rush
Genre: Adventure, Comedy Official Website: Disney.com/Pirates
Plot Summary: Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides " captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise—this time in Disney Digital 3D™. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penelope Cruz), he's not sure if it's love—or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the "Queen Anne's Revenge," the ship of the legendary pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know whom to fear more: Blackbeard or Angelica, with whom he shares a mysterious past. The international cast includes franchise vets Geoffrey Rush as the vengeful Captain Hector Barbossa and Kevin R. McNally as Captain Jack's longtime comrade Joshamee Gibbs, plus Sam Claflin as a stalwart missionary and Astrid Berges-Frisbey as a mysterious mermaid.
New TV Spot for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Walt Disney Pictures has started airing this new TV spot for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, opening in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters on May 20. Directed by Rob Marshall, the adventure stars Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Kevin R. McNally, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Sam Claflin and Geoffrey Rush.
Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Cruz), he's not sure if it's love—or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the "Queen Anne's Revenge," the ship of the legendary pirate Blackbeard (McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know whom to fear more: Blackbeard or Angelica, with whom he shares a mysterious past.
Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Cruz), he's not sure if it's love—or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the "Queen Anne's Revenge," the ship of the legendary pirate Blackbeard (McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know whom to fear more: Blackbeard or Angelica, with whom he shares a mysterious past.
Source: comingsoon.net
April 25, 2011
Lady Gaga says she's channeling late Alexander McQueen
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Lady Gaga says she did not write her latest hit song, "Born This Way," but rather the late British fashion designer Alexander McQueen did so when he channeled it through her from beyond the grave.
Gaga told Harper's Bazaar magazine that McQueen, who committed suicide by hanging on February 11, 2010, "planned the whole thing: Right after he died, I wrote 'Born This Way.' I think he's up in heaven with fashion strings in his hands, marionetting away, planning this whole thing.'"
When the singer's label decided to release the "Born This Way" single on the exact one-year anniversary of McQueen's death, Gaga said it confirmed her belief that the British designer was working through her.
It was not she who wrote the song, Gaga said. "He did!", she told the magazine in an interview for its May edition.
Padjadjaran Festival: Bandung Short Movies and Video Clip Festival
Cinematography Communication Faculty of Unpad presents “Padjadjaran Festival: Bandung Short Movies and Video Clip Festival.” The festival will run in three days on 27-29 January 2010 at Bale Rumawat Padjadjaran for movie screening and at the Indonesia Menggugat Building for Awarding Night. Besides screening, there will also be short movie and video clip exhibition and discussion.
Screening will start on 27 and 28 January 2011 at Bale Rumawat Padjadjaran, Dipati Ukur Street No. 35 Bandung from 9.00 am. Meanwhile, the Awarding Night will be on Saturday, 29 January 2011 at Indonesia Menggugat Building starting 6.00 pm. The main event will be enlivened by movie and video clip winner announcement, as well as Bandung traditional art performances.
Source: Unpad
Upcoming: Leafie, A Hen Into The Wild (Movie - 2011)
Directed: Oh Seong-yoon (오성윤)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama Cast: Moon So-ri (문소리), Yoo Seung-ho (유승호), Choi Min-sik (최민식), Park Cheol-min (박철민)
Release date in South Korea: Summer 2011
Synopsis: The brave challenge towards the dreams and freedom of a hen called “Leafie” that escaped from the chicken farm and a duck “Greenie”.
Source: Hancinema.net
Senggol Bacok (Don't Mess With Me)
Casts: Fathir Muchtar, Kinaryosih, Ringgo Agus Rahman, Aji Idol, Jonny Iskandar
Director: Iqbal Rais
Production: MVP Pictures
Synopsis:
Guts is the only thing that matters from a man, that's what fearless Galang believes. He went back to Jakarta after breaking up with her fiancee. He befriend Disko, a smart street singer with a golden voice, but not so lucky on the physique.
Galang met Laras and instantly fell in love with her. Too bad his temper really brought nothing but trouble. As if it cannot get more complicated, the cunning Donny came into the picture.
Website: http://21cineplex.com/senggol-bacok-seng,movie,2406.htm
Rio (2011)
Rating: G
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Children's/family
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, will.i.am, Jamie Foxx
Synopsis:
A misfit macaw named Blu (voice of Jesse Eisenberg) heads to Rio de Janeiro, embarks on a magnificent journey, and makes some loyal new friends in this animated adventure for the entire family. Domesticated from the time he was just a hatchling, Blu traded a life in the clouds for a contented existence in Moose Lake with his doting owner, Linda (Leslie Mann). They live under the impression that Blu is the last of his kind, but upon receiving word that a female macaw named Jewel (Anne Hathaway) has been discovered in Rio de Janeiro, Linda and Blu set their sights on South America on a mission to replenish the species. Shortly after their arrival in the Brazilian capitol, however, the two rare birds fall victim to a gang of greedy animal smugglers intent on making a mint by selling Blu and Jewel to the highest bidder. But the headstrong Jewel isn't about to be locked in a cage and put on display, so when the opportunity arises she stages a daring escape with the help of some wisecracking local birds, and takes her new friend Blu along for the ride. With the bumbling birdnappers fast closing in, Blu realizes that his only hope for making a clean getaway and reuniting with Linda is to finally summon the courage he needs to take flight. Rio also features the voices of Tracy Morgan, Jamie Foxx, George Lopez, and will.i.am.
Source: Hollywood.com
April 23, 2011
‘Rio’ rocks box office, ‘Scream 4′ bombs
LOS ANGELES – Moviegoers around the world headed to “Rio” for the weekend. The 3D animated misadventure of a Brazilian macaw scored the biggest opening so far this year at the North American box office, and was the top choice overseas for a second weekend, distributor 20th Century Fox said on Sunday.The film sold an estimated US$40-million worth of tickets across the United States and Canada during the three days beginning April 15, coming in at the top end of expectations.
It also provided some rare good news at the box office where sales so far this year are down 19% to US$2.65-billion, according to box office analysts at Hollywood.com.
The previous best launch this year was the US$38-million bow for the Johnny Depp cartoon “Rango,” which remains the biggest release of 2011 with US$119-million. “Rio” ended the two-week reign of another cartoon, the Easter-themed “Hop.”
Buoyed by strong critical reviews, an “A” rating among patrons polled by tracking firm CinemaScore and the spring break/Easter holiday, “Rio” should have little difficulty becoming the year’s first big blockbuster.
Its foreign haul rose to US$129-million after a US$54-million weekend in 62 markets. (Fox earlier estimated a US$128-million total.) It opened at No. 1 in France, and remained at the top in such markets as Brazil, Mexico, Germany and Spain. Brazil, not surprisingly, is the top market overall with sales to date of US$18.9-million.
Justin Bieber joins Oprah, Korean pop star Rain on Time 100 list
Previously unknown newsmakers from Egypt and Japan joined pop stars and politicians on Time magazine’s list of 100 most influential people in the world, released on Thursday.
The list includes pop culture giants such as Justin Bieber and Oprah Winfrey plus the lesser known Wael Ghonim, an Egyptian Internet activist who helped topple President Hosni Mubarak, and Takeshi Kanno, a Japanese doctor who refused to leave behind victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
“We’ve always, always tried to tell stories through people. … We discovered it was a fantastic way to get people to think about what’s going on all over the world,” said Time deputy managing editor Michael Elliott.
The complete list can be seen on time.com.
World leaders such as British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff populate the list for how they have wielded power.
April 21, 2011
Rise of the Planet of the Apes Plot Synopsis Rise of the Planet of the Apes
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An origin story set in present day San Francisco, where man's own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.
The film is a reality-based cautionary tale -- a science fiction/science-fact blend where mankind's hubris leads to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy. Oscar(R)-winning visual effects house WETA Digital - employing certain of the groundbreaking technologies developed for "Avatar" - will render, for the first time ever in the film series, photo-realistic apes rather than costumed actors.
Bumblebee's Dark Of The Moon Character Banner
Above is a brand new character banner for Transformers: Dark of the Moon. It contains Bumblebee, just in case you somehow doubted that the most popular Transformer outside of Optimus would show up in this movie. Why aren’t we showing you a beautiful, high-res version of this poster? Because we aren’t allowed to.
The image was given as an exclusive to Yahoo, where they never show anyone high-res versions of anything. It was given as an exclusive to them because Yahoo Movies is the most popular movie site on the planet, in spite of containing no actual, original content. A testament to what being owned by a big corporation can do for you. If only Halliburton would just swoop in and buy Cinema Blend, we could stop putting in all this effort and just sit back and watch the traffic pour in, like poking a hole in the Exxon Valdez.
Oh you’re probably here about those Transformers. Well Dark of the Moon arrives in theaters on July 1st. You probably saw the date on the poster, though you may have had to squint a little. It’s about Shia LaBeouf fighting in a war with robots while dating a Victoria’s Secret model. Realistic. Should be fun.
While you wait for a high-res version of Bumblebee (we'll get it eventually and post it here), make us feel better about all the work we do, you know, actually writing stuff by browsing some of our best content right here. There's even an article about smoking pot with movie characters. I hear the kids like the pot.
Source: CinemaBlend
April 19, 2011
The 2011 Time Poll
Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, innovators, icons and heroes that you think are the most influential people in the world. Though official voting for inclusion on the TIME 100 list has now closed (with Rain as the 2011 readers' choice), users can continue to vote for their favorites until the final list, selected by our editors, is revealed on Thursday, April 21st.
Source: Time
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