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Woody Harrelson Takes on the Undead

Aug 26, 2008 04:57 PM ET

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Woody Harrelson by Chris Polk/WireImage.com

Woody Harrelson better master the art of bustin heads because hes going to need it for his role in the new horror comedy ZombielandAccording to The Hollywood Reporter the film written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick follows the story of a mismatched pair of survivors who find friendship in a world overrun by the evil undead Harrelson plays Albuquerque one of two zombie fighters Note to Woody Remember Hollywood Zombie-Killing 101 Kill the brain and you kill the ghoul Gina DiNunno read more

Tropic Thunder Rolls to Second Week at No. 1

Aug 25, 2008 01:38 AM ET

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Tropic Thunder courtesy DreamWorks

In a slow box office weekend compared to others in this very lucrative summer movie season Ben Stillers Tropic Thunder managed to hang onto its top slot outhopping The House Bunny and outrunning Death RaceAccording to Variety Thunder edged out both newcomers with a very strong Saturday earning 161 million for the weekend and becoming only the third movie this summer alongside Iron Man and The Dark Knight to hold the top spot for a second week The Anna Faris starrer House Bunny earned 151 million for second place and Universals Death Race remake took third with 123 millionDark Knight brought its overall take to 489 million with fourth-place showing of 103 million and Star Wars The Clone Wars rounded out the Top 5 with a 61 percent drop to 57 million Adam Bryant read more

Quantum of Solace Shoots for New Release Date

Aug 22, 2008 03:06 AM ET

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Daniel Craig courtesy MGM/Columbia Pictures

The latest James Bond flick has a new release date in its sight After the recent announcement that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince would be postponed until next July Sony moved in for the kill bumping the release date for Quantum of Solace back a week to Nov 14 According to Variety 007 movies have traditionally opened the weekend before Thanksgiving but producers originally chose to release Solace on Nov 7 to avoid competing too heavily with the gang from Hogwarts this holiday season With Harry and co out of the picture however it looks like the Daniel Craig-fronted Casino Royale sequel will get what it wanted all alongWe believe Nov 14 is a great date that allows us to play straight through Thanksgiving and right into Christmas Sony exec Jeff Blake said We believe this decision will give the public a wider opportunity to see the film over the holidaySolace isnt the film to shift its release date following the announcement that Half-Blood Prince would be read more

CBS Films Makes Music with Born to Rock

Aug 20, 2008 09:54 PM ET

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Tea Leoni and David Duchovny by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com

For David Duchovny and Tea Leoni the couple that produces together makes rock n roll music together and CBS Films is helping them make it happen by nabbing a spec comedy from the married duos And Then ProdsBorn to Rock according to The Hollywood Reporter centers around a group of struggling aging rock musicians who end up catching a record executives ear for a childrens song written on a whim Fortunately or not the group finds unlikely success as a Wiggles-type childrens band Editors note Please tell me I will not see David Duchovny in a cameo dressed in purple overalls strumming a fake ukulele Duchovny who recently wrapped the second season of Californication thinks of the project as rock n roll meets the sippy cup crowd and said the mix of older musicians playing youth-oriented music speaks to a cultural phenomenon that is happening right now in music Erin FoxRelated149 David Duchovny Video from X-Files I Want to Believe Premiere14 read more

MGM Names Writers for Poltergeist Remake

Aug 20, 2008 01:27 AM ET

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Poltergeist courtesy Warner Home Video

Hollywoods horror-movie remake train just keeps chugging along According to Variety MGM has tapped scary scribes Stiles White and Juliet Snowden Boogeyman to write its remake of Poltergeist No director has been named for the projectThe original flick which was released in 1982 and spawned two sequels was based on a script by Steven Spielberg directed by Tobe Hooper and starred JoBeth Williams and Craig T Nelson White and Snowden know the horror remake genre well having recently penned Universals The Birds redo The duo also cowrote the upcoming Nicolas Cage starrer Knowing Adam Bryant read more

Potter's Radcliffe Reveals Brain Disorder

Aug 18, 2008 01:30 PM ET

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Daniel Radcliffe by Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com

Harry Potters Daniel Radcliffe says he has a brain disorder that sometimes makes it difficult for him to tie his shoes Radcliffe 19 told Britains Daily Mail newspaper he has dyspraxia a condition that can cause problems with coordination I sometimes think Why oh why has Velcro not taken off he jokedRadcliffe said his troubles with dyspraxia in school helped lead to his acting career His mother wasnt sure about acting but let him audition for the role of young David Copperfield in a BBC special to give his confidence a boost Two years later he got the role as the boy wizard Dyspraxia is a life-long condition that in some cases can reduce motor skills and the ability to perform in stressful situations It can affect intellectual physical and language development Radcliffe did not say when he was diagnosed or how severe his dyspraxia is read more

Tropic Thunder Storms Box Office at No. 1

Aug 17, 2008 10:41 PM ET

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Tropic Thunder by Merie Weismiller Wallace/DreamWorks

Ben Stillers Hollywoodwar-genre satire Tropic Thunder finally unseated The Dark Knight from its perch at the top of the US box office grossing an estimated 26 million over the weekend to take the No 1 spotAccording to Variety the big-budget comedy has pulled in 37 million since its Wednesday release The Dark Knight finished second with 168 million but Christopher Nolans Batman Begins sequel became the second highest grossing flick ever domestically surpassing Star Wars with a new total of 4715 million in only 30 daysSpeaking of Star Wars George Lucas animated The Clone Wars hauled in 155 million to finish third this weekend Rounding out the Top 5 were Kiefer Sutherlands horror starrer Mirrors with 111 million and Pineapple Express which probably suffered the most from rival comedy Thunders opening falling 57 percent from last weeks opening to 10 million Adam Bryant read more

Twilight to Take Over Half-Blood's Former Date

Aug 16, 2008 01:47 AM ET

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Harry Potter And The Half-blood Prince courtesy Warner Bros. and Robert Pattinson by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage.com

Twilight fans will now be able to bite into the film adaptation sooner than originally planned The upcoming flick based on the teen vampire novel is taking the date left open by the move of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Warner Brothers announced Thursday that Half-Bloods arrival would be moving from Nov 21 to summer 2009 Summit Entertainment has now pushed Twilight which was scheduled to open Dec 12 up to the vacated spot the Hollywood Reporter saidWe by no means are trying to fill the shoes of the incredible Potter franchise for 2008 Summits Rob Friedman said Rather we are just looking to bring the fans of Stephenie Meyers incredible book series the film as soon possible from a programming perspectiveDoes the Twilight move leave you more sanguine about the Potter situation Or is there just no substitute for Half-Blood Anna Dimond More Movie News149 Harry Potters Next Trick Moving Half-Bloods Arrival149 VIDEO Harry Potter and the Hal read more

Harry Potter's Next Trick? Moving Half-Blood's Arrival

Aug 14, 2008 11:52 PM ET

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Harry Potter And The Half-blood Prince courtesy Warner Bros.

Harry Potter may be the master of magic but now hes also the master of movie scheduling changes Warner Brothers announced that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince the next installment of the franchise will open in Summer 2009 pushed back from the original November 2008 target The change the studio said was for reasons related to box office potential and the writers strike We know the summer season is an ideal window for a family tent pole release Warners president and CEO said in a statement Additionally like every other studio we are still feeling the repercussions of the writers strike which impacted the readiness of scripts for other films changing the competitive landscape for 2009 and offering new windows of opportunity that we wanted to take advantage ofBefore you try and make all this bad news disappear there is a silver lining for Potter fans Warner notes that Half-Bloods new opening date now set for July 17 2009 closes the gap between read more

Tom Cruise's Next Vehicle May Make Him a Tourist

Aug 14, 2008 01:44 AM ET

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Tom Cruise in Valkyrie courtesy United Artists

Tom Cruise is in talks with Spyglass Entertainment to star in a remake of The Tourist a 2005 French thriller Nothing has been solidified Variety says but it seems likely that the film will be Cruises next big moveBharat Nalluri Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day will direct the film which centers on an American tourist but not the camera-toting Bermuda-shorts-wearing kind The movies title protagonist gets caught up in a life-threatening situation when an Interpol agent uses him to nab an elusive criminal with whom she once had an affair If Cruise does sign on for the flick it will be his latest vehicle since Valkyrie The Bryan Singer-directed drama will be out even sooner than expected according to Variety the flick got bumped back from a February 09 release to December 26 Now we can all have Cruise for the holidays Anna DimondMore News on Cruise149 Angelina Jolie Replacing Tom Cruise in Action Flick 149 Dr Drew Offers Tempered Apology t read more