May 2008 News Archive (Page 13)

With Iron Man having left its impressive mark on the movie world this past weekend, the next big film on the horizon is Speed Racer. It opens on Friday.

Below, star Emile Hirsch talks with ComingSoon.net about filming such a special effects-oriented adventure...

CS: Were you loving the green screen experience? John Goodman said it was like working in low-budget theater.

Hirsch: That's funny. That's pretty funny. He's right. There are no sets or props. It's like your doing "Waiting for Godot" or something.

CS: What are your memories of it?
Hirsch: Just kind of this green wall, talking to it, thinking about it. What was really weird was doing the car scenes because we did it on a hydraulic pump called a gimbal. All of my anger in the film is so authentic because they were just slamming me around in the simulator for hours. It was green and hot and there are lights on you and you can't move because you're strapped in.

You get literally frustrated to the point where you want to rip the thing apart with a bat, and arrrggh. I think I have a drawing of me breaking it. I'm serious. All the scenes where I'm like arrrggh, it's just me. Imagine if it was comfortable and I was happy, I'd be like, "Hey, guys, get out of my way" (smiling).

Read the full interview with Hirsch now.

On the heels of an almost $200 million weekend (!), Iron Man doesn't appear just likely to come out with a sequel; Marvel Entertainment has confirmed a follow-up to this blockbuster.

The studio has released its feature film slate, starting in 2010. The already-rumored Iron Man 2 is set for April 30, 2010, followed by three more movies for the summers of 2010 and 2011:

• Matthew Vaughn's Thor is set for a release on June 4, 2010;
• The First Avenger: Captain America (the working title) will kick off the summer of 2011 on May 6;
• The Avengers is scheduled for July 2011.

In a conference call, Marvel Studios' David Maisel said that Iron Man 2 will be used to introduce Thor.

Also, Regarding more Incredible Hulk movies, Maisel said they "definitely plan on continuing," while adding that development continues on Spider-Man 4.

"I can't give any other updates other than to say it's in development and everybody's excited about Spider-Man 4," he said.

Rumors floating around the release of the Sex and the City movie - sparked by comments Cynthia Nixon made - state that a major character will die in the anticipated summer release.

Specifically, talk has turned to the possible death of Mr. Big (Chris Noth) because, come on, none of the fab four will be perishing. That would truly be insane.

But director Michael Patrick King says the idea of killing off Big would be equally idiotic for the franchise.

"Kill Mr. Big? I would have been chased around the planet by women with torches," he joked to the Associated Press.

However, King did confide that he was looking to infuse some layers of melodrama into this film adaptation of the show; perhaps not as much as a darker drama would call for, though.

"My ultimate target," King said, "was to make our 'girlfriends' â€" in other words, our audience â€" happy. And I don't think Mr. Big dying would make them happy."

When pressed on the possibility of potential other deaths, the director seemed to hint at something: "It's a summer movie," he said. "Why would I want to kill anyone?"

Considering summer is the season for action-packed thrilled that involve many heart beats coming to an end, sounds like sarcasm to us - and another reason to go see Sex and the City: The Movie!

As summer approaches, publicity for The Dark Knight is reaching a fever pitch.

As an example, you can check out one movie trailer for this blockbuster by following that link - and you can do the same below, as the studio has released a second preview of the film:

Iron Man can do more than just fly through the air. He can soar above almost all movies in history at the box office.

The super hero flick topped the box office with a $100.7 million weekend haul,; it has taken in $104.2 mil since its Thursday premiere, the second-best opening ever for a nonsequel (trailing only the original Spider-Man). It's the 10th biggest opening. Ever.

Patrick Dempsey's cliche-ridden romantic comedy, Made of Honor, came in second with $15.5 mil in its first weekend.

Rounding out the top five were Baby Mama ($10.3 million), Forgetting Sarah Marshall ($6.1 mil,) and Harold & Kumar: Escape From Guantanamo Bay ($6 mil).

In a new interview with The Los Angeles Times, Aaron Eckhart dropped some significant details about Two-Face in The Dark Knight. Here's an excerpt:

"I can tell you that, basically, when you look at Two-Face, you should get sick to your stomach. Being the guy under all that, well, that was a lot of fun for me. It's like you would feel if you met someone whose face had pretty much been ripped off or burned off with acid. I can't talk about it beyond that because I don't want to give away too much of the plans by [director Chris Nolan]."

Read the full interview now.

On June 13, movie goers must ready themselves for The Happening. It's the latest film from the mind of M. Night Shyamalan and it stars Mark Wahlberg.

Check out the trailer now:

What should you go see this weekend? Which new movie will be a hit? Which ones will bomb worse than a film about the Iraq war?

Here's a look at the four main movies opening today…

Iron Man
Stars: Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Terrence Howard
Quick synopsis: Rich dude Tony Stark invents a suit made of iron and becomes a super hero.
Prediction: The first huge hit of the summer. Could approach $70 million in weekend box office haul.

Made of Honor
Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan
Quick synopsis: Remember My Best Friend's Wedding? Switch genders.
Prediction: A few women may drag their boyfriends to it, but haven't we all seen this movie many times before? A distant second place at the box office.

Son of Rambow
Stars: Neil Dudgeon
Quick synopsis: Movie's title is the name of the home movie made by two little boys with a big video camera and even bigger ambitions.
Prediction: Won't be on the radar as far as box office rankings go, but is receiving critical praise.

Sorry, guys. You might wanna go stare at pictures of Megan Fox for awhile.

This post is meant for our young, female readers.

Take a look at this collection of Zac Efron photos from the upcoming movie 17 Again. Click on any of them now for a larger (cuter!) view...

While details of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull have remained mostly secret, the studio just sent over a new and revised synopsis for the upcoming adventure (check it out below, along with a series of photos from the film).

It begins in desert Southwest in 1957 â€" at the height of the Cold War.  Indiana and his sidekick Mac (Ray Winstone) have barely escaped a close scrape with nefarious Soviet agents on a remote airfield.

Now,  Jones has returned home to Marshall College, only to find that things have gone from bad to worse.  His close friend and dean of the college (Jim Broadbent) explains that Indy's recent activities have made him the object of suspicion; the government has put pressure on the university to fire him.

On his way out of town, Indiana meets rebellious young Mutt (Shia LaBeouf), who carries both a grudge and a proposition for the adventurous archaeologist:  If he'll help Mutt on a mission with deeply personal stakes, Indy could very well make one of the most spectacular archaeological finds in history:

The Crystal Skull of Akator, a legendary object of fascination, superstition and fear.