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Hollywood Movies July 2012 Archive

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Beautiful Disaster Acquired by Warner Bros

Tuesday July 31, 2012
The Hollywood Reporter says Warner Bros has picked up the film rights to the young adult book Beautiful Disaster. THR and other outlets describe the book by Jamie McGuire as ... Read More

Best Films Based On or Inspired by Philip K. Dick

Tuesday July 31, 2012
In honor of this week's release of a new version of Total Recall, contributing writer Beth Accomando has put together a Top 10 list of the best movies based on ... Read More

Masters of the Universe Finds a Director

Tuesday July 31, 2012
The Masters of the Universe film seems to actually be moving forward. Deadline says Jon M. Chu, director of Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, is in early talks to helm ... Read More

Zoe Kazan Interview - Ruby Sparks

Tuesday July 31, 2012
Off-screen couple Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan star as a frustrated writer and his creation in the dark romantic comedy, Ruby Sparks. Directed by the Little Miss Sunshine team of ... Read More

Emma Stone and Cameron Crowe Team Up

Monday July 30, 2012
Deadline says Cameron Crowe's next film - a still untitled project - is moving forward with Emma Stone set to star. Crowe will be writing and directing the ... Read More

The Hobbit Goes from Two to Three Films

Monday July 30, 2012
Peter Jackson revealed at Comic Con that he's got enough material to make a third Hobbit movie, so it comes as absolutely no surprise that he's confirmed the third film ... Read More

Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel Total Recall Interview

Monday July 30, 2012
I'm not normally a fan of remakes but after having watched the 1990 Total Recall again, the idea of a new take on Philip K Dick's story doesn't seem like ... Read More

Box Office Report: Dark Knight Rises Remains on Top for the Second Weekend

Monday July 30, 2012
The Aurora, Colorado tragedy might have kept some movie fans away from theaters this weekend, the Olympics probably kept some people home who might otherwise have gone to a movie, ... Read More

Exclusive The Watch Premiere Photos

Sunday July 29, 2012
The Watch stars Ben Stiller, Jonah Hill, Vince Vaughn, and Richard Ayoade joined celebrity guests on the red carpet at the world premiere of the 20th Century Fox comedy. Also ... Read More

Rachel Nichols to Star in Ten O'Clock People

Friday July 27, 2012
The Hollywood Reporter says Rachel Nichols is close to signing on to Ten O'Clock People, a horror film based on the Stephen King short story that appeared in Nightmares and ... Read More

Machete Kills Lures Lady Gaga Into Films

Friday July 27, 2012
Lady Gaga is making her feature film debut with a role in Robert Rodriguez' Machete sequel, Machete Kills. Rodriguez made the announcement via Twitter, saying: "I just finished working with ... Read More

Kimberly Peirce to Direct With a Friend Like Harry

Friday July 27, 2012
Director Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don't Cry, Stop-Loss) has settled on her next project, according to Variety. Peirce is currently busy with the remake of Carrie, starring Chloe Grace Moretz in ... Read More

Alex Pettyfer Joins Kristen Stewart in Cali

Thursday July 26, 2012
Hot on the heels of the news she cheated on Robert Pattinson with her married father of two Snow White and the Huntsman director, Kristen Stewart's in the headlines for ... Read More

Ben Stiller, Jonah Hill, Vince Vaughn and Richard Ayoade Discuss The Watch

Thursday July 26, 2012
20th Century Fox's The Watch (formerly titled Neighborhood Watch) opens in theaters on July 27th, with Ben Stiller, Jonah Hill, Vince Vaughn, and Richard Ayoade in starring roles. The foursome ... Read More

Step Up Revolution Exclusive Interview - Travis Wall and Misha Gabriel

Wednesday July 25, 2012
The fourth Step Up movie arrives on July 27th, promising a love story surrounded by bigger and more visually stunning dance numbers than its predecessors, according to Misha Gabriel and ... Read More

Warner Bros Eyes Gangster Squad Move and Reshoots

Wednesday July 25, 2012
Following the horrific shooting in the Aurora, Colorado theater during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises, Warner Bros appears to be moving Gangster Squad off of its September ... Read More

Looper Set to Open the Toronto Film Festival

Tuesday July 24, 2012
Rian Johnson's futuristic action thriller Looper has been chosen as the opening night film at this year's Toronto Film Festival. Set to premiere on September 6th, Looper stars Joseph ... Read More

Christoph Waltz Sort of Talks About Django Unchained

Tuesday July 24, 2012
After four days of pretty much non-stop interviews at this year's Comic Con, a few stand out from the pack. Our one-on-ones with Charlie Hunnam and Sharlto Copley, listening to ... Read More

Sam Worthington Might Join Ten

Tuesday July 24, 2012
Variety's reporting Sam Worthington, most recently seen in Wrath of the Titans, could be starring opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in Ten. Variety says Worthington's in talks to join the dramatic ... Read More

Rooney Mara Stars in Ain't Them Bodies Saints

Tuesday July 24, 2012
Filming's begun on the dramatic thriller Ain't Them Bodies Saints from writer/director David Lowery. Evolution Independent, Lagniappe and Paradox Entertainment are financing the film which stars Oscar nominee Rooney Mara ... Read More

Box Office Report: The Dark Knight Rises Sets a Record

Monday July 23, 2012
12 people lost their lives and 58 others were injured on July 20th simply because they unknowingly bought a ticket to a screening of The Dark Knight Rises the same ... Read More

Jena Malone Cast in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Monday July 23, 2012
Lionsgate has confirmed Jena Malone (Sucker Punch, Hatfields & McCoys) will play Johanna Mason in the second film based on Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games series, Catching Fire. ... Read More

Django Unchained: Jamie Foxx Interview

Monday July 23, 2012
Jamie Foxx doesn't sing in Quentin Tarantino's Western Django Unchained, however he did suggest lyrics for a song to possibly be included on the soundtrack. Foxx, who reunites with Kerry ... Read More

Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, and Sharlto Copley Talk Elysium

Friday July 20, 2012
Neill Blomkamp follows up his sleeper hit of 2009 - District 9 - with another sci-fi film, albeit one with a larger budget and bigger name cast. District 9's ... Read More

Steven Spielberg Wants Chris Hemsworth for Robopocalypse

Friday July 20, 2012
Deadline says Steven Spielberg would like Thor's Chris Hemsworth to star in the sci-fi thriller, Robopocalypse. Drew Goddard's handling adapting Daniel H. Wilson's bestselling book for the screen. According to ... Read More

Comic Con: Interviews from the Entertainment Weekly Party

Friday July 20, 2012
Finishing up the Comic Con weekend by working the 'yellow' carpet at the 2012 Entertainment Weekly Comic Con Celebration at Float at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego turned ... Read More

Liam Hemsworth Starts Work on Paranoia

Thursday July 19, 2012
Liam Hemsworth hasn't headed back to The Hunger Games set yet and instead is keeping busy with a high-tech corporate espionage thriller called Paranoia (that title may change). Filming ... Read More

Mortal Instruments Adds Game of Thrones, Mad Men Actors

Thursday July 19, 2012
Author Cassandra Clare sounds so excited about the new additions to The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones that it's kind of impossible not to share her enthusiasm. Clare posted ... Read More

Tim Burton Interview - Frankenweenie, Stop Motion, and 3D

Thursday July 19, 2012
Director Tim Burton finally had the opportunity to expand on his short film with the end result being the 2012 stop-motion, black and white, 3D Disney movie, Frankenweenie. ... Read More

Peter Jackson and Martin Freeman Interview: The Hobbit

Wednesday July 18, 2012
Writer/director Peter Jackson, a man who knows his way around Hobbiton, joined his The Hobbit cast members Martin Freeman ('Bilbo Baggins'), Andy Serkis ('Gollum'), Sir Ian McKellen ('Gandalf'), and Richard ... Read More

Movie Review: The Dark Knight Rises is Simply Brilliant

Wednesday July 18, 2012
If you're worried about spoilers, you'll be perfectly safe reading this review of The Dark Knight Rises. Christopher Nolan's final film of his Batman trilogy deserves to be seen on ... Read More

Breaking Dawn Part 2 Interview: The Cullens

Wednesday July 18, 2012
The Twilight Saga is winding down to a close with the upcoming November release of Breaking Dawn Part 2, and with the series done shooting, the cast have all moved ... Read More

Amanda Plummer Joins The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Wednesday July 18, 2012
While rumors swirl over who will be playing Finnick in Catching Fire (Sam Claflin's reportedly been offered the role), Lionsgate's quietly announced the casting of Amanda Plummer in a key ... Read More

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D-Interview with Adelaide Clemens

Tuesday July 17, 2012
Adelaide Clemens and Silent Hill: Revelation 3D writer/director Michael J Bassett offer a peek inside the world of this sequel to 2006's Silent Hill with this interview at the 2012 ... Read More

Robert Downey Jr and Don Cheadle Talk Iron Man 3

Tuesday July 17, 2012
Iron Man 3 won't be used to simply set up the next Avengers film, so says director Shane Black and Marvel Studio's Kevin Feige who joined Robert Downey Jr and ... Read More

Devil's Knot Starts Shooting

Monday July 16, 2012
Filming is underway on the dramatic film Devil's Knot based on true events. Atom Egoyan's directing from a script by Scott Derrickson and Paul Harris Boardman, with Colin Firth and ... Read More

Exclusive Charlie Hunnam Pacific Rim, Sons of Anarchy Interview

Monday July 16, 2012
Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy) stars as a pilot recruited to help robots fight against monsters known as Kaiju in Guillermo del Toro's sci-fi action film, Pacific Rim. The ... Read More

Marvel Announces Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man Films

Monday July 16, 2012
Marvel Studios had lots of big news to share this weekend at Comic Con. The studio confirmed those rumors that Guardians of the Galaxy is the mystery project booked ... Read More

Exclusive Sharlto Copley Elysium Interview

Sunday July 15, 2012
Writer/director Neill Blomkamp blew audiences away with his first feature film, District 9, which premiered at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con. And it was only fitting he returned ... Read More

Pacific Rim Interview-Guillermo del Toro, Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman, Rinko Kikuchi and Charlie Day

Sunday July 15, 2012
Critically acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro loves to talk about his films, keeping fans in the loop during production and being very accessible when it comes to promoting his movies. ... Read More

Daniel Radcliffe to Star in Horns

Saturday July 14, 2012
After finishing up the Harry Potter franchise with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Daniel Radcliffe took on the lead role in the creepy horror film The Woman ... Read More

Sam Raimi, Michelle Williams and Mila Kunis Interview-Oz The Great and Powerful

Saturday July 14, 2012
Disney and director Sam Raimi take movie audiences back to the world of Oz created by L. Frank Baum in the epic fantasy film, Oz The Great and Powerful. And ... Read More

Universal's Making Edgar Wright's The World's End

Friday July 13, 2012
Edgar Wright's The World's End is finally officially moving forward. Universal Pictures just announced they've given the green light to Wright's third film of the comedy trilogy that began ... Read More

Jessica Biel Playing Viper in The Wolverine

Friday July 13, 2012
Deadline's reporting Jessica Biel has signed on to The Wolverine to play Viper. She'll be joining the recently cast Will Yun Lee and Brian Tee in 20th Century Fox's ... Read More

Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner Interview-Breaking Dawn Part 2

Friday July 13, 2012
Summit Entertainment put on quite a show for Twilight fans during the Hall H presentation at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con. This will be the final time the ... Read More

First Look: Oz The Great and Powerful Trailer

Thursday July 12, 2012
Michelle Williams and Mila Kunis told the press at the 2012 San Diego Comic Con that the sets were huge, detailed, and gorgeous and that surprisingly there wasn't that much ... Read More

Behind the Scenes of Tim Burton's Frankenweenie

Thursday July 12, 2012
We're going to have so much Comic Con cover over the next week that it'll make your head spin (look for a complete photo gallery of all the Comic Con ... Read More

First Look at Noah's Ark

Thursday July 12, 2012
Writer/director Darren Aronofsky is so excited about what's happening on the set of the big-budget Biblical epic, Noah, that he had to share a photo of the ark as it's ... Read More

Ed Helms Could Star in New Vacation Film

Wednesday July 11, 2012
Well, at least it's not a remake or re-imagining. Instead, this new Vacation film will be set years after the Vacation series and, if his deal works out, will find ... Read More

Eli Roth May Direct Russell Crowe in Harker

Wednesday July 11, 2012
Eli Roth and Russell Crowe - two names we never expected to mention in the same sentence - could be working together on the Dracula film, Harker. Roth has ... Read More

Channing Tatum as Evel Knievel?

Wednesday July 11, 2012
Channing Tatum, hot off starring roles in Haywire, The Vow, 21 Jump Street, and the male stripper movie Magic Mike, is much in-demand and The Hollywood Reporter says one of ... Read More

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Split in Two

Tuesday July 10, 2012
Lionsgate has made it official. The final book of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay, will be split into two films. This decision falls in line with ... Read More

CBS Films Readying a Deus Ex Movie

Tuesday July 10, 2012
I'm not a videogamer but apparently those who are are excited by the idea of Deus Ex making the transition to a feature film. CBS Films today revealed they've worked ... Read More

Disney Launches a Sock Drive for Families in Need

Tuesday July 10, 2012
Socks play an important role in Disney's upcoming family film The Odd Life of Timothy Green, and now the studio's launching a sock drive to help out needy families. ... Read More

Will Yun Lee and Brian Tee Join The Wolverine

Tuesday July 10, 2012
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting The Wolverine has just added two more actors to its cast. Will Yun Lee will be playing Kenuichio Harada and Brian Tee is set to ... Read More

Fifty Shades of Grey Film Adds Producers

Tuesday July 10, 2012
So, we still don't have any idea who will be playing 27 year old billionaire Christian Grey or college student Anastasia Steele, but we do know Universal Pictures and Focus ... Read More

Michael Fassbender to Star in Assassin's Creed

Monday July 9, 2012
Any day we can talk about the involvement of Michael Fassbender in a film is a good day here at About.com. The latest project to be fortunate enough to ... Read More

Philip Seymour Hoffman Cast in Catching Fire

Monday July 9, 2012
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the second film of the series, has found its Head Gamemaker. Philip Seymour Hoffman is confirmed to play Plutarch Heavensbee in the upcoming Hunger ... Read More

Denis Leary Talks Ice Age: Continental Drift

Monday July 9, 2012
The fourth Ice Age movie, Ice Age: Continental Drift, opens in theaters on Friday, July 13th, with the Denis Leary, Ray Romano, and John Leguizamo back voicing the lead characters ... Read More

Box Office Report: The Amazing Spider-Man Delivers Big Numbers

Monday July 9, 2012
Any doubts there will be another Spider-Man film were swept away with The Amazing Spider-Man's $140 million take over its first six days in release. The new rebooted Spider-Man ... Read More

New The Dark Knight Rises Photos

Friday July 6, 2012
Just this week Warner Bros released the official production notes for The Dark Knight Rises (via the film's website) with the basic details on the plot and characters. WB ... Read More

Filming's Finished on The Hobbit

Friday July 6, 2012
Filming has wrapped on The Hobbit parts one and two - officially known as The Hobbit: An Unexpected and The Hobbit: There and Back Again. Peter Jackson's been keeping ... Read More

Taylor Kitsch and Aaron Johnson Discuss Savages

Friday July 6, 2012
Taylor Kitsch (Battleship, John Carter) and Aaron Johnson (Kick-Ass) play pot-growing best friends who share the same girlfriend (played by Blake Lively) in the thriller Savages, directed by Oliver Stone. ... Read More

Salma Hayek and Blake Lively Talk Savages and Oliver Stone

Thursday July 5, 2012
Three-time Oscar-winner Oliver Stone helms the ensemble thriller Savages based on the book by Don Winslow and starring Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Johnson, Salma Hayek, Blake Lively, John Travolta, Benicio Del ... Read More

The Amazing Spider-Man Sets a Tuesday Box Office Record

Thursday July 5, 2012
The Amazing Spider-Man lived up to its 'amazing' title, breaking the Tuesday box office record held by 2007's Transformers in its first full day of release. The Amazing Spider-Man, ... Read More

First Look: Oz the Great and Powerful Poster

Wednesday July 4, 2012
Directed by Sam Raimi, Oz the Great and Powerful is a fantasy adventure that takes moviegoers back into the world Frank Baum created with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. ... Read More

Movie Review: The Amazing Spider-Man

Wednesday July 4, 2012
The beloved webslinger returns in a reboot of the Spidey franchise that once again addresses the origin of the character. The Amazing Spider-Man takes Peter Parker back to high school, ... Read More

Director Marc Webb on The Amazing Spider-Man, Origin Stories, and His Cast

Tuesday July 3, 2012
Director Marc Webb has had to address why, just 10 after the first Spider-Man film, there's a need to go back and tell the origin story again almost every time ... Read More

Emma Stone on The Amazing Spider-Man and Gwen Stacy

Monday July 2, 2012
In this exclusive interview with The Amazing Spider-Man star Emma Stone, the much-in-demand actress talks about researching Gwen Stacy, what Gwen sees in Peter Parker (played by Andrew Garfield), and ... Read More

Comic Con 2012-The Movies Schedule

Monday July 2, 2012
The movie studios will be descending on San Diego for the 2012 Comic Con to be held July 12-15th, however they'll be competing with television networks for the attention of ... Read More

Box Office Report: Ted and Magic Mike Have Amazing Weekends

Monday July 2, 2012
An R-rated comedy featuring a talking teddy bear and Hollywood hotties stripping proved to be irresistible forces at the box office over their opening weekends. Finishing in first, Family Guy's ... Read More

25 Actors Invited to Join the Academy

Sunday July 1, 2012
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - that group of people thanked in every Oscar acceptance speech - has just invited 176 people to join their ranks. ... Read More

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