Friday May 25, 2012
Will Men in Black 3 be the film that finally knocks The Avengers out of first place at the box office? This latest MIB comedy finds series stars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones joined by Josh Brolin who, it turns out, is excellent at playing a younger version of Jones. Also hitting theaters this weekend is the horror film, Chernobyl Diaries, from the guy behind the Paranormal Activity franchise. And in limited release, Wes Anderson (Fantastic Mr Fox, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums) is back with the twisted comedy Moonrise Kingdom about two kids who run away from home and the adults who are charged with trying to find them.
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Friday May 25, 2012
Jon Favreau won't be back to direct Iron Man 3 after handling the job on Iron Man 1 and 2, but he will still be actively involved in the third film of the action franchise. Favreau confirmed via Twitter that he'll be reprising his role as Tony Stark's bodyguard, Happy Hogan, in the third Iron Man movie. Favreau simply tweeted a photo of his 'Happy Hogan' chair with just a "BTW" intro to confirm he's back.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang director Shane Black is directing Iron Man 3, with Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Don Cheadle returning to reprise their roles. New additions to the cast include Guy Pearce, Ben Kingsley, Rebecca Hall, and James Badge Dale. And Variety's reporting Ashley Hamilton is in talks to play Firepower, one of the villains.
Filming will begin this month. Marvel and Disney are aiming for a May 3, 2013 release.
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Friday May 25, 2012
It's a relatively minor change, but one that's in keeping with Summit's naming of the films in the Twilight series. According to ComingSoon, Lionsgate confirmed they've added The Hunger Games in front of the title of the second film of the series and come up with: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Francis Lawrence has been tapped to direct the second movie of the franchise after The Hunger Games director Gary Ross opted not to return. Suzanne Collins' middle book of the trilogy, Catching Fire, was adapted for the screen by Simon Beaufoy and Michael Arndt.
Lionsgate's planning a November 22, 2013 theatrical release.
The main cast of The Hunger Games returns for the sequel, including Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Lenny Kravitz, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, and Donald Sutherland. Filming's expected to begin this fall.
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Friday May 25, 2012
Summit's just released the first three character posters from the final Twilight film, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, and - of course - this first batch of posters features Robert Pattinson as Edward, Kristen Stewart as Bella, and Taylor Lautner as Jacob. Check them out here:
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