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In true Warner Bros style, the studio implemented a nifty interactive promotional campaign for Man Of Steel. Much like they did for The Dark Knight Rises, they are offering and exclusive reward for sharing the Man Of Steel countdown below. All the fans have to do, is share the countdown on their Facebooks and Twitters. Warner Bros. is promising some sort of gift for the appreciation.
What is the gift? | Full Story
While serving an 11-month sentence at the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, N.Y., Tupac Shakur penned a screenplay, which is the only script the popular rapper/actor ever wrote. Now, development has started on getting Shakur’s work made into an actually film.
According to the synopsis, the film titled, Live 2 Tell is described as:
At eight years old, it all went wrong for Scott. The suicide of his father and the family’s slow-motion disintegration helped propel him into the higher realms of organized crime. | Full Story
Paranormal Activity, as far as the production, hasn’t slowed down a bit. Despite the franchise clearly being on a downward spiral, Paranormal Activity 5 has recently received its release date.
Paranormal Activity 4, compared to the other three films, could indicate that the franchise may be losing a little steam. The film only made a total of $135 million worldwide, while the other three all dabbled around the $200 million mark. | Full Story
The Wayans a have a great ability to make successful comedy films. From their 80′s hit I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, to their spoof Scary Movie, they always find a way to make their audience laugh. In a couple months, another comedy film will come out of the Wayans’ camp. The movie is titled, A Haunted House, which is a horror-comedy spoof, officially being produced by Marlon Wayans. | Full Story
The studio Film District has announced its intention to make a sequel 2011′s hit horror film Insidious. According to a recent article from The Playlist, leads Rose Byrne and Patrick Wilson are set to reprise their starring roles, reuniting them with director James Wan.
It’s quite simple. Any studio will be more than willing to create a sequel as long as it has turned a profit. Insidious brought in $97 million in ticket sales alone on a $1.5 million dollar budget. | Full Story
New images from the heavily anticipated Zero Dark Thirty have been released online, highlighting the film’s leading actress Jessica Chastain.
Of course, Zero Dark Thirty follows the decade long manhunt for Osama bin Laden and his eventual demise at the hands of SEAL Team Six. The film is Kathryn Bigelow‘s first feature film since 2008′s The Hurt Locker. Chris Pratt, Joel Edgerton, James Gandolfini, and Mark Strong are set to co-star. | Full Story
Hollywood is currently producing a film about the last days of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life titled, Memphis. The film, which will primarily focus on King’s assassination, has been on the shelf for a while because of financial issues and family disapproval. Now, the powers that be have put Memphis back into rotation.
According to DLH:
The script depicts Dr. King’s final days as he struggled to organize a protest march on behalf of striking black municipal sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was slain. | Full Story
It’s official, Skyfall is now the highest grossing Bond film since its conception back in 1962.
Daniel Craig has something to be proud of, which is playing 007 for the third time. As of today, the Sam Mendes directed film has made $669.2 million globally, which is a substantial bump up from Casino Royale’s $599.2 million in 2006.
This has been a record year for Sony and on Sunday Sony chairman of worldwide marketing and distribution, Jeff Blake, announced that the studio has crossed $4 billion in global ticket sales for the first time in history. | Full Story
Will Peta start showing up to movie sets to throw paint and powder all over the camera lenses? Apparently, the production team of the The Hobbit caused the death of 27 animals because of unsafe conditions.
Animal wranglers working with The Hobbit franchise say the company is responsible for the deaths of up to 27 animals, because they were kept at an unsafe farm which contained “bluffs, sinkholes, death traps and broken-down fencing.”
The Associated Press spoke to four wranglers who claimed they repeatedly raised issues about the farm with their superiors and the production company, owned by Warner Bros. | Full Story
Brad Bird is the next director to publicly decline the job to direct the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII. While responding to a fan on Twitter, the director officially announced that he will not be at the helm for the Star Wars sequel.
Brad Bird @BradBirdA113:
“@ClarkGoble: tell me your next one is the new Star Wars!” Nope. A science fiction film. Not Star Wars.
“That said, Michael Arndt is a fantastic writer and Kathy Kennedy is a brilliant producer. | Full Story
Movies have enriched Dan Schindel's life so much that he decided
the best way to give back was to become a critic. In addition to Who Got the
Role?, he writes for ScreenPicks, We Are Movie Geeks, Off to
See the Elephant, and several other sites. He spent a year watching and
reviewing a documentary every day for his blog, Days of Docs, so now he
knows everything.
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