Archive for June, 2008
Matt Mueller
June 30th, 2008 / Premiere
WALL*E Beats Wanted
The big question of the weekend was, would people go see an animated flick with a nearly silent protagonist, or a butt-kickin' adventure starring Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy? Well, wonder no more, because WALL*E clanked to #1 with a weekend gross of over $62.5 million. Wanted brought up the rear with over $51.1 million, while Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway-starrer Get Smart snuck in at third $20M. Kung Fu Panda and The Incredible Hulk held steady with $11.7M and $9.2M, respectively. More at Box Office Mojo.
LAFF Gets Wack
The Wackness, the coming-of-age indie starring Ben Kingsley as a pot-smokin' shrink who snogs Mary-Kate Olsen, took home the top audience award at this year's LA Film Festival for narrative feature, while Man on Wire was the audience fave for foreign flicks. Read about the rest of the winners at Variety.
The Women Gets WB Push
Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood Daily has the scoop on Warner Bros' "about-face" on The Women. Finke has previously reported that WB would shoo the remake to its struggling indie division Picturehouse for a quick, quiet death, but now it seems that the monolithic company will instead blow out its marketing budget to $25 to $30 mil in the wake of SATC's success. More at Deadline Hollywood Daily.
Rotten Tomatoes: News
June 30th, 2008 / Rotten Tomatoes
The teaser trailer for Quantum of Solace will reach theaters with Hancock later this week, but why wait when you can see it now?
Rotten Tomatoes: News
June 30th, 2008 / Rotten Tomatoes
Continuing last week's exclusive interview with Guillermo del Toro, Collider talks to the director about Hellboy, the Lovecraft movies, and -- of course -- The Hobbit.
Rotten Tomatoes: News
June 30th, 2008 / Rotten Tomatoes
Helena Bonham Carter is in talks to film a "small but pivotal" role in McG's forthcoming Terminator sequel.
Rotten Tomatoes: News
June 30th, 2008 / Rotten Tomatoes
Jon Favreau popped up on the red carpet at the Los Angeles Film Festival over the weekend, and IESB didn't miss the opportunity to grill the director about Iron Man 2, The Avengers, and Captain America.
Rotten Tomatoes: News
June 30th, 2008 / Rotten Tomatoes
It looks like Scott Spiegel will be taking over for Eli Roth where Hostel III is concerned -- and it also looks like the sequel will be heading straight to video.
Rotten Tomatoes: News
June 30th, 2008 / Rotten Tomatoes
British actor Rod Hunt has scored the role of Death Eater Thorfinn Rowle in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Rotten Tomatoes: News
June 30th, 2008 / Rotten Tomatoes
By promoting itself as a lifestyle instead of just another toy, the American Girl brand has sold millions of dolls and books -- and now that sales power seems poised to carry over to a theater near you.
Rotten Tomatoes: News
June 30th, 2008 / Rotten Tomatoes
Multiple sclerosis couldn't stop her, and neither could the nearly fatal aneurysm she suffered in late 2006 -- after learning how to walk and talk again, Teri Garr is back on the big screen.
Rotten Tomatoes: News
June 30th, 2008 / Rotten Tomatoes
Matthew Fox is in talks to star in Billy Smoke, an adaptation of the Oni Press comic about "an elite hit man who's nearly killed during a botched job and realizes that his only way to find redemption is to rid the world of all assassins."