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From hollywoodreporter.com:
Tim Burton and Disney have found their new Alice — not in Wonderland or down the rabbit hole but Down Under.
Australian actress Mia Wasikowska is in final negotiations to walk through the looking glass in Burton’s take on Lewis Carroll’s classic fantasy novel “Alice in Wonderland.” The deal marks the end of a long search for the big-budget project’s title character.
The film, based on a script by Linda Woolverton (”The Lion King”), will be produced by longtime Burton collaborator Richard Zanuck, former Disney chairman Joe Roth and Jennifer and Suzanne Todd. It will be shot with live-action and performance-capture footage and presented in Disney Digital 3-D. Disney creative executive Jason Reed will oversee the project, set to begin principal photography in November.
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Posted by Ricky on July 24, 2008 at 11:19 am · Permalink
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Category: Movies
From marketwatch.com:
WHAT: The premiere of THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR
Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060316/LATH064LOGO
WHO: THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR director Rob Cohen; cast
members Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Russell
Wong, Luke Ford, Isabella Leong and Michelle Yeoh; screenwriters
Alfred Gough & Miles Millar; and producers Sean Daniel, James
Jacks, Stephen Sommers and Bob Ducsay.
Plus many additional celebrity guests.
WHERE: Gibson Amphitheatre
Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal City, CA
WHEN: Sunday, July 27, 2008
4:00 PM Press Call Time
5:00 PM Celebrity Arrivals
6:00 PM Screening Begins
THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR arrives in theaters nationwide on Friday, August 1, 2008.
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Posted by Dr. Disney on July 24, 2008 at 5:49 am · Permalink
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Category: Movies
From people.com:
Heath Ledger’s legacy will live on not only in a theatre in his hometown of Perth – but possibly through an Oscar nomination, according to one his Dark Knight costars.
“I think Heath will surely get a posthumous nomination for an Academy Award,” Michael Caine said Friday at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, where the legendary actor was honored in a hand and footprint ceremony.
“He was incredible [and] he was amazing,” said Caine, 75. “And I think he will get it. It’s an incredible performance, just wonderful.”
Caine reprises his role as butler Alfred Pennyworth in the upcoming Batman film, which pays a special tribute to Ledger during the movie’s closing credits.
Caine isn’t the only person raving about Ledger’s performance as The Joker. “[For] those who knew him and those who had the privilege of working with him, it’s been pretty amazing, the disparity between the person he was and the monster that he created for us,” the film’s director Christopher Nolan said at a press day in June. “To see that being created from this very gentle person is a real testament to his skill as an actor.”
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Posted by Dr. Disney on July 23, 2008 at 6:31 am · Permalink
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Category: Movies
From nytimes.com:
In a significant step toward vanquishing the local video store and keeping couch potatoes planted firmly in front of their televisions and computers, Amazon.com will introduce a new online store of TV shows and movies on Thursday, called Amazon Video on Demand.
Customers of Amazon’s new store will be able to start watching any of 40,000 movies and television programs immediately after ordering them because they stream, just like programs on a cable video-on-demand service. That is different from most Internet video stores, like Apple iTunes and the original incarnation of Amazon’s video store, which require users to download files to their hard drives.
“For the first time, this is drop dead simple,” said Bill Carr, Amazon’s vice president for digital media. “Our goal is to create an immersive experience where people can’t help but get caught up in how exciting it is to simply watch a movie right from Amazon.com with a click of the button.”
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Posted by Dr. Disney on July 19, 2008 at 3:47 pm · Permalink
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Category: Movies
From darkhorizons.com:
They’ve long wanted to believe…and now the truth - and a new The X-Files movie - is finally out there for the legions of fans eagerly awaiting the debut of the next feature film based on the legendary television series.
To honor these “X-Philes” as the enthusiasts are known, Twentieth Century Fox is hosting a Fan Celebration at the world premiere screening of The X-Files: I Want to Believe on July 23 at Graumans Chinese Theatre.
The studio is inviting X-Philes to gather that day in specially-built seating in front of the Hollywood landmark where they can observe the red-carpet arrivals - and participate in a special conference with the films stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, plus writer-producer-director Chris Carter and writer-producer Frank Spotnitz. Situated on a stage in front of the theater, the four filmmakers will field questions from the fans, prior to fulfilling their more traditional duties with the press. Seating will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Special credentials will be distributed at 4:00 p.m. to the first 500 fans that arrive that day. The festivities will begin at 6:00 p.m..
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Posted by Dr. Disney on July 16, 2008 at 9:52 pm · Permalink
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From darkhorizons.com:
Warner Bros. Pictures is adapting Capcoms hit video game “Lost Planet” reports Variety.
Released early last year, the game revolves around an expedition to an ice planet that harbors an energy source with the potential to save mankind.
David Hayter “Watchmen” will pen the screenplay. The game sold over two million units and a sequel is believed to be in the works.
Capcom is also developing new film versions of their games “Street Fighter” and “Onimusha”.
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Posted by Dr. Disney on July 15, 2008 at 3:22 pm · Permalink
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Category: Misc, Movies
From nationalpost.com:
Theres a scene in Journey to the Center of the Earth where three people trapped in a mine get into one of those little trains that run along the underground tracks and go on a roller-coaster ride that takes them up and down and over many bumps and hills and gaps. Its wild and breathtaking and also phoney-looking - the movie is made in glorious 3D with all of the digitized artificiality that the process implies - and it looks for all the world like the test run for a ride at Disneyland.
And maybe it is.
Journey to the Center of the Earth is both one of those summer “thrill rides” youre always reading about in the ads, and also that youre always riding at a theme park. One of the films distributors is Disney, the company that made Pirates of the Caribbean into a film franchise. This feels like a case of turning the tables and trying out proposed new rides in a movie. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Dr. Disney on July 11, 2008 at 6:31 am · Permalink
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Category: Technology, Personal, Movies
Ever since I first saw Back to the Future, long before I could even drive, I wanted a DeLorean. Now, The DeLorean Motor Company is going to be cranking them out once again, with modern day amenities including GPS navigation, bluetooth support, an iPod connector, and much more.
From jalopnik.com:
Owners of the ultimate geek car, the DeLorean, are no strangers to modifying their McFly rides, including hovercraft and electric conversions of the iconic silver-skinned sports car. Now, thanks to the new DeLorean Motor Company, buyers of new DeLoreans and owners of the classic ones can outfit them with everything but a Mr. Fusion. We stopped by the new DMCs headquarters in Houston, where we got the scoop on the new DeLorean and more importantly, what you can now do with the old one.
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Posted by Ricky on July 7, 2008 at 5:03 pm · Permalink
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Category: News, Movies, Other
This Back to the Future-parody bumper sticker supporting Barack Obama as the next US president is rather amusing.
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Posted by Ricky on July 3, 2008 at 4:09 pm · Permalink
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Category: Collectibles, Movies
New “Hyperdunk McFlys” shoes from Nike debuted yesterday in limited quantities and are now fetching hefty price tags on eBay.
From bttf.com:
The new shoes are inspired by Marty McFly’s Nike “Mags” from Back to the Future Part II, and apparently sport glow-in-the-dark soles.
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Undefeated will have only a very limited number of shoes available [on July 2] — reportedly around 100 pairs — priced about $240.00 each. The shoes are expected to receive a limited release later this month (July 26) with only 1,000 pairs in all being made.
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Posted by Ricky on July 3, 2008 at 4:04 pm · Permalink
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