August 2008 News Archive (Page 16)

It may not reach the level of The Dark Knight, but expect High School Musical 3: Senior Year - the first installment in this Disney franchise to be released on the big screen - to rake in the bucks when it opens in October.

You can enjoy a sneak peek at the film before that, though, as the following clip features a first listen to “Right Here Right Now,” a love song performed by Troy (Zac Efron) and Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens).

Regarding a quick synopsis of the movie itself, star Ashley Tisdale says:

"Graduation, prom, everybody wants to see the senior year, so it’s gonna be really cool."

Earlier today, we reported that the release date for Valkyrie has been moved up.

Sadly for Harry Potter fans, we have opposing news for the next installment of this franchise.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will no longer come out around Thanksgiving. Instead, viewers will need to wait until July 17, 2009. Ouch.

Said top Warner Bros. honcho Alan Horn in a press release:

"Our reasons for shifting Half-Blood Prince to summer are twofold: We know the summer season is an ideal window for a family tent-pole release.... Additionally, like every other studio, we are still feeling the repercussions of the writers' strike, which impacted the readiness of scripts for other films, changing the competitive landscape for 2009 and offering new windows of opportunity that we wanted to take advantage of.... [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] perfectly fills the gap for a major tent-pole release for mid-summer."

In the meantime, fans can click on the following photos for larger images from the movie:

Long before The Green Lantern movie ever hits theaters, controversy is already arising over the project.

Long-time fans of the series are wondering if a film can do the comic justice.

But those at iesb.net have gotten a look at the script - and they approve!

"Unlike other recent superhero movies, this Green Lantern story has science fiction elements such as visiting other planets and major space battles'', writes the site's creator, adding that the film has the potential to be "bigger" than both The Dark Knight and Iron Man.

That's obviously ridiculous. But read what else the site has to say about The Green Lantern movie now.

Can you smell that?

It's the hint of possibility. Or maybe it's just Sex Panther cologne.

Either way, Paul Rudd is speaking out on the Anchorman sequel rumors that have been floating around Hollywood.

“Last I heard they were starting to write it and they were thinking about setting it in the eighties,” Rudd told MTV. “[But] I know when we were shooting it [director] Adam [McKay] said if they ever did something it would have to be really weird like we were on the moon or something. I think it has to go even further if it was to work.”

Like what? Rudd offers no suggestions. But he does sound giddy at the prospect of returning to play Brian Fantana should the long-talked about script actually materialize.

“I don’t know if it’s a throwaway comment Adam McKay had made at some premiere or something. I think [he’s]’s interested in the idea. I think Will [Ferrell] is too,” Rudd told MTV News. “Certainly it was so fun to make that if they were to do another one I think we’d all be really interested in it.”

The movie version of Dragonball is set to his theaters on April 10, 2009.

But you needn't wait that long to receive an early look at the film. Here are a pair of photos of Justin Chatwin and Emmy Rossum in action...

In The House Bunny, Anna Faris stars as a Playboy Playmate that gets kicked out of Hugh Hefner's mansion.

Well, the latter hasn't taken place in real life, but the actress and the magazine did make the former come true.

Faris graces the latest cover of Playboy. Take a look now:

Perhaps we should have prefaced this headline with a warning - The Dark Knight spoiler ahead! - but, come on, who hasn't seen the movie at this point?

A few of those that have appear to be unsure if Harvey Dent is dead or not. Sure, he fell off a warehouse at the hands of Batman near the end of The Dark Knight. But there was no blood. Might this signal a return of Two-Face in the next film?

No.

The movie's script - written by Jonah and Christopher Nolan and actually included in The Dark Knight: Featuring Production Art and Full Shooting Script - reads: "Dent lies at the bottom of the hole, his neck broken. DEAD."

Can't be any more clear than that, can it?

Sorry, Two-Face lovers. Your hero is dead.

Check out the following update of movie quotes recently added to the site.

Below, we've listed a sample of the funniest and most profound, taken from movies that focus on confused music experts and drugged out murder witnesses...

Laura: I'm too tired not to be with you.
Rob: What, so if you had a bit more energy we'd stay split up, but things being as they are, with you being wiped out and all, you want to get back together? Is that it?
Laura: Yeah. -- High Fidelity

Brennan Huff: I swear, I'm so pissed off at my mom. As soon as she's of age, I'm putting her in a home. -- Step Brothers

Tibby: I just fell off a *donkey*!!! -- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

Saul: Wait...what do you mean the battery's dead?
Dale Denton: ... I mean the battery is dead. It ceases to live. The car needs a battery to start, Saul.
Saul: No no... What do you mean, the battery is dead?
Dale Denton: The battery is fucking dead. I don't know how I can word this to you differently. -- Pineapple Express

According to DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, fans can look forward to at least one additional Madagascar movie, following the release of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa in November.

Katzenberg said the upcoming Madagascar sequel is the "second chapter in one story," adding that "there is at least one more chapter. We ultimately want to see the characters make it back to New York."

Fans of Madagascar can be excited that a third movie is all but guaranteed.

Katzenberg also said an announcement about a Kung Fu Panda sequel could be made within two months.

"We've started conversations about it, and I think in the next 30 or 60 days, we'll be able to talk completely about that," Katzenberg said.

Kung Fu Panda has earned $560 million worldwide.

It's been a good week for Tom Cruise.

He's rumored to have signed to star in an upcoming comedy called Food Fight; he's receiving rave reviews for his cameo in Tropic Thunder; and now the release date for his next starring vehicle, Valkyrie, has been moved up.

After the political thrilled tested well with audiences, MGM Pictures and United Artists advance the release date for the Bryan Singer film.

Based on a true story, Cruise plays Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg in Valkyrie. He's a proud military man who serves Germany, while hoping to stop Hitler before he destroys Europe.