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July 2008 News Archive (Page 10)

He's Just Not That Into You Movie Trailer

While movie goers have certainly proven they're into The Dark Knight, an upcoming romantic comedy breaks the bad news to women everywhere:

He's Just Not That Into You.

The film is based on a best-selling book by the same name. Here's the trailer for it

 

Star Trek Teaser Posters Reveal First Look at Characters

Below, we've posted four individual Star Trek posters, each of which will officially debut at Comic-Con later this month. As Entertainment Weekly writes:

"Paramount has divided the film's first teaser one-sheet into four separate posters and will be handing out only one each to fans. The four solo posters, when combined, form the Starfleet federation logo..."

Captain Kirk (Chris Pine), Mr. Spock (Zachary Quinto), Lt. Uhura (Zoe Saldana), and the villainous Nero (Eric Bana) are the four characters depicted in the following posters...

Chris Pine as Captain Kirk

Zachary Quinto as Spock

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Tobey Maguire is a Crusader

Tobey Maguire has agreed to star in The Crusaders, a drama about the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case.

According to Variety, Gary Ross will direct the movie, which will set Maguire up as Jack Greenberg, the idealistic lawyer who joined with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund to win a Supreme Court case that ruled segregation in American schools illegal.

Ross and Maguire previously teamed up for Pleasantville and Seabiscuit.

Tobey Maguire Pic

Happy Birthday, Robin Williams!

Robin Williams hasn't starred in bonafied box office hit in years.

Still, this is a former Oscar winner (for Good Will Hunting) that turns 57 today. We'd like to wish him a happy birthday.

Robin Williams Photo

Williams has a quartet of movies on the way for 2009, including titles "Old Dogs" and "Shrink." Here's a look at a few notable films/roles of his from the last few years:

  • License to Wed (2007): Reverend Frank
  • Night at the Museum (2006): Teddy Roosevelt
  • Man of the Year (2006): Tom Dobbs

 

Billy Crudup Analyzes Dr. Manhattan

In Watchmen, Billy Crudup is tasked with bringing Dr. Manhattan to life.

A former physicist that underwent a life-altering accident, this layered super hero can see the future. As Crudup told Entertainment Weekly, though, such ominiscience creates a problem for the doctor: he cares less and less for mere mortrals.

"Why bother with human beings when you can peer into a star?" the actor said, adding that the role and situation is "a thrilling thought experiment."

Watchmen fans certainly agree. The movie comes out on March 6, 2009.

Dr. Manhattan

The Dark Knight Sets Box Office Record

It's official:

The Dark Knight isn't just a hit; it's a hit of historical proportions.

The latest Batman movie has knocked Spider-Man 3 off the top spot for the biggest opening weekend of all-time. Check out tally below, as we list the top five movies at the box office this weekend:

  1. The Dark Knight - $155.3 million
  2. Mamma Mia! - $27.6 million
  3. Hancock - $14 million
  4. Journey to the Center of the Earth - $11.9 million
  5. Hellboy II - $10 million

Tropic Thunder Co-Star Praises Robert Downey Jr.

Tropic Thunder actor Brandon T. Jackson knows that co-star Robert Downey Jr. might receive some criticism from his unusual role in the comedy. But Jackson has a message to those that have a problem with the caucasian Downey painting his face black for most of the movie.

"To be honest, he played a black dude better than anybody I've seen!" Jackson told People Magazine about Downey's performance in the Ben Stiller-directed film.

Tropic Thunder Scene

Yes, that's Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder.

Jackson did admit to having initial hesitations about Downey's part. In the movie, Downey portrays Kirk Lazarus, an Academy Award-winning actor that's cast in the most expensive Vietnam war film ever.

However, Lazarus's character, Sgt. Osiris, was originally written as an African-American. So Lazarus dyes his skin to play the role.

"When I first read the script, I was like: What? Black face? But when I saw him [act] he, like, became a black man," Jackson said. ""It was weird on the set because he would keep going with the character. He's a method actor."

Dragonball Movie Poster Released... in Japanese

A Japanese poster for the big scren version Dragonball - featuring Justin Chatwin as Goku - has been released.

Opening April 10, 2009, the movie adaptation stars James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Eriko Tamura, Joon Park, Chow Yun-Fat, Texas Battle, Randall Duk Kim and Ernie Hudson.

Dragonball Movie Poster

Malin Akerman Speaks on Role of Silk Spectre

Malin Akerman may have gotten a lot of attention for her role in 27 Dresses alongside Katherine Heigl.

But that's nothing compared to the hype she and her co-stars will soon start receiving for their parts in Watchmen, the highly-anticipated movie version of the beloved DC Comic.

Akerman takes on the role of Silk Spectre in the film, a super hero forced into the world of spandex by her parents. She recently talked to Entertainment Weekly about the character:

"She has to go through that journey of finding herself," Akerman said.

Silk Spectre

As for Silk Spectre's costume?

"[It] was like wearing a wet bathing suit with a cinched corset," Akerman said of the skin-clinching tights, giving guys yet another reason to go see Watchmen.

Opening This Weeekend: The Dark Knight, Mamma Mia!

Two major movies open this weekend, with one being a study in counter-programming.

While most of the free world will be watching The Dark Knight in awe, a few females will go see Mamma Mia! Here's a brief rundown of both...

The Dark Knight
Stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart
Quick synopsis: Batman is back! And he's batting The Joker and Two-Face in this franchise follow-up.
Prediction: One of the top 10 highest grossing films of all-time.

Eyeing the Bat SuitHarvey Dent PhotoThe Joker Attacks

Mamma Mia!
Stars: Meryl Streep
Quick synopsis: The Broadway musical, featuring songs by Abba, comes to the big screen.
Prediction: Female super hero haters will ensure this movie doesn't totally tank.

Mamma Mia! PhotoMamma Mia! Movie Poster

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