Watchmen
With a judge's ruling in hand, attorneys for 20th Century Fox are seeking a court order to delay the release of Watchmen, one of the most anticipated movies of 2009.
U.S. District Court Judge Gary Allen Feess found last week that Fox "owns a copyright interest consisting of, at the very least, the right to distribute" the Warner Bros.-produced film, slated for March 6 release.
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Considering so many bummed-out fans of Watchmen were turned away at the Comic-Con movie panel last week TVGuidecom wanted to do them justice by asking director Zack Snyder the question on everyones mind How is this graphic novel going to be turned into a movie without losing so many of its layers Check out the interview to find out the answer
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300 courtesy Warner Bros.
Its official 300 is set to go to battle again Frank Miller is writing the second take on the epic thats based on his graphic novel with Zack Snyder expected to direct Snyders final decision will depend on how Millers approach plays out Its not clear yet whether the next 300 be a prequel or a spin-off of the Spartan tale especially when most of the original warriors including King Leonidasaka the uber-buff Gerard Butler were killed offWhile another edition has been rumored all along it was only last week that the second film was confirmed to suit up for more action How do you think a new 300 will play out Anna DimondMore Movie News149 Roller-movie Cast Is Whipped into Place149 Jesse Plemons Friday Night Lights Up as Dope Dealer149 Box Office WALL-E Is Wanted More Than Angelina
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Sarah Jessica Parker is a single woman who, after the death of her mother, bonds with her dad as they each venture into the dating world in The Late Bloomer's Revolution, an adaptation of the Amy Cohen book and Gilmore Girl boss Amy Sherman-Palladino's feature-directing debut.... Also per Variety, Frank Langella will present Cameron Diaz with The Box in a horror flick helmed by Donnie Darko's Richard Kelly.... The 300 team of director Zack Snyder and scribe Kurt Johnstad are reuniting for The Last Photograph, a drama based on an original idea of Snyder's.
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Owen Wilson by Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com
Owen Wilson is no longer scheduled to appear in Tropic Thunder, an ensemble comedy in which he was to have a supporting role.... Also per the Reporter: Brothers Danny (That '70s Show) and Christopher Masterson (Malcolm in the Middle) will star together in Made for Each Other, an indie comedy also featuring Bijou Phillips, Patrick Warburton and George Segal in its cast.... Bennifer 3 alert! Ben Affleck and Kris Kristofferson are Jennifer Aniston's beau and dad in He's Just Not That Into You.... 300 helmer Zack Snyder is eyeing The Illustrated Man, based on a collection of Ray Bradbury shorts.... Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson may climb Witch Mountain in the Disney remake.
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Billy Crudup, Patrick Wilson and Matthew Goode are among those on board as The Watchmen in Zack Snyder's adaptation of the iconic comic book, Variety reports. Crudup will play Dr. Manhattan, Wilson is Night Owl and Goode is Ozymandias, while Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jackie Earle Haley and Malin Akerman round out the cast as Comedian, Rorschach and Silk Spectre. The film will use a green-screen technique similar to what Snyder used for 300, and also reap similar greenbacks.
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300 courtesy Warner Home Video
DVD Tuesday 300 divided critics and united moviegoers with its stylized vision of free men standing down monstersSend your movie questions to FlickChickSee Maitland McDonagh and Ken Fox review this weeks new flicks on the Movie Talk vodcastHear Maitland on the weekly podcast TV Guide Talk300 was exhibit A when Variety editor Peter Bart launched a spiteful screed against elitist critics earlier this year Critics lambasted 300 and audiences flocked to see it Bart concluded filmgoers seem to be having a great time at the multiplexes critics by contrast may be shopping around for a new line of work Please popular isnt always good But its not always bad either -- I loved 300 and its this weeks DVD Tuesday pick So thereA highly stylized blend of CGI and live action 300 is based on graphic novelist Frank Millers bloody visceral retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC during which vastly outnumbered troops from a coalition of Greek city states --
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Per Variety, Martin Scorsese is looking to direct The Departed's Leonardo DiCaprio in a film adaptation of Long Island stockbroker Jordan Belfort's tell-all autobiography The Wolf of Wall Street.... Fire up the CGI! 300 helmer Zack Snyder is reteaming with Warner Bros. on the zombie action-thriller Army of the Dead.... Rose McGowan, star of the upcoming Tarantino-Rodriguez double feature Grindhouse (which recently eeked out an R rating), will play B-movie staple Susan Cabot in the biopic Black Oasis.
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