Paramount Purchases Sacha Baron Cohen Spy Spoof
"Borat" star Sacha Baron Cohen and comedy writer Phil Johnston just sold a pitch for a spy-spoof project to Paramount for a figure in the high-six to low-seven range, reports Variety. The pitch...
View ArticleUniversal Sets Record For Fastest Climb To $1B In Studio History
Universal may not be first to the party, but they're just happy to be there this early. According to Deadline, the studio just passed the $1 billion mark at the domestic box office—a number it took...
View ArticlePhysics Students Rip Apart The Science Behind The Movie 'Armageddon'
Bruce Willis and a nuclear bomb would not be able to protect the world from annihilation by a giant asteroid, according to a study which questions the scientific integrity of Michael Bay's 1998...
View ArticleFIRST LOOK: Daniel Day-Lewis As Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln'
The first official photo of two-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis embodying Abe Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, for Steven Spielberg's upcoming historical drama "Lincoln" was just...
View ArticleJennifer Lawrence Negotiating $10M Paycheck For 'Hunger Games' Sequel
Jennifer Lawrence, the 21-year-old actress who brought "The Hunger Games" protagonist Katniss Everdeen to life in the book series' first film, is now negotiating a $10 million paycheck for the sequel...
View Article'50 Shades Of Grey' Producers Narrow It Down To 4 Surprising Screenwriters
The film adaptation of E.L. James' best-selling "50 Shades of Grey" is slowly coming together. Universal, who bought the rights to James' trilogy in March for $5 million, and producers Michael De...
View ArticleControversial 48 FPS 'Hobbit' Planned For Limited Release
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" will not debut its 48 frames-per-second technology on every screen showing the film, reports Variety. The 48fps 3D version will get a limited release, with the...
View ArticleJames Cameron Looks To China For Next 3D Venture
James Cameron, director of "Avatar" and "Titanic," has announced that his company, Cameron Pace Group, will provide aspiring Chinese filmmakers with the use of 3D technology. This announcement follows...
View ArticleWhy Everyone Who Thinks 'The Avengers' Saved Disney's Q2 Is Wrong (DIS)
Disney just had the most profitable quarter in the entertainment giant's history—with net income rising to $1.83 billion during its third fiscal quarter, compared to $1.48 billion during Q3 last year....
View Article80s Alien 'ALF' Returns To Earth In New CG/Live-Action Film—Here's Today's Buzz
Remember 80s sitcom creature "ALF"? Well thanks to producer/ puppeteer Paul Fusco and his vision board, Sony Pictures Animation has acquired the show rights and will proceed to develop a movie mixing...
View ArticleLEAKED: MPAA Plan To Slam Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales In Piracy Fight
Two internal memos from the Motion Picture Association of America have been leaked and published on the blog Torrentfreak, outlining just how far the MPAA is willing to go to win the public debate on...
View Article15 Famous Movie Quotes Everyone Gets Wrong
“Houston, we have a problem”: there are countless movie quotes that have become a part of the common lexicon, but are being misquoted. In fact, in "Apollo 13," no one says “Houston, we have a...
View Article30 Brilliant Recreations Of Movie Scenes
Film enthusiast Allen Fuqua has combined his passion for movies and travel by recreating movie scenes around the world. His project Movie Mimic has over 60 scenes that Fuqua has duplicated with the...
View Article'Red Dawn' Trailer Debuts After A Dramatic 5 Years In The Making
It's been a long and tumultuous road for the MGM remake of the 1984 film "Red Dawn," but we finally have a trailer. Few movies have ever had a rougher journey to the screen than this one. After...
View ArticleThis Week In Movie Trailers: Justin Timberlake, Amy Adams Play Ball With...
In this week's trailers, Clint Eastwood returns to acting to scout baseball prospects with Amy Adams, who plays his daughter, and Justin Timberlake, her love interest. While Friday Night Lights' Coach...
View Article'The Dark Knight' Is No Match For 'Bourne'–Here's Your Box-Office Roundup
With two newcomers this week, Batman's run at theaters comes to a halt after three weeks at the top of the box office. Given "The Dark Knight" earned $26m in week four, it's no surprise that the next...
View ArticleThese 5 Lousy Movies Are Why Paramount Hasn't Hit $1 Billion At The Box Office
Michael Bay's next "Transformers" movie can't come soon enough for studio Paramount. Universal, Disney, Sony, and Warner Bros. all passed $1 billion at the domestic box office already this year. But...
View ArticleWATCH: The 100 Greatest Maniacal Laughs In Film History
Master YouTube video editor James Chapman has put together 100 clips of the most memorable maniacal movie laughs throughout film history. With the tagline "Some good, some bad. All insane" Chapman...
View ArticleFox Interns Call For More Interns To Join New Lawsuit
The unpaid interns of the entertainment industry will not go quietly! Two interns, Alex Footman and Eric Glatt, sued Fox Searchlight last fall for violating minimum wage and overtime laws. Now, the...
View ArticleHere's How Much The Biggest Celebrities In Hollywood Are Worth
Just because Tom Cruise and Kristen Stewart may be Forbes' highest-paid actors of 2012, that doesn't necessarily mean they're worth the most in Hollywood. After paychecks, taxes, and expenses, how...
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