January 2009 News Archive

No script exists for the eventual sequel to Sex and the City: The Movie.

However, the movie's writer and director, Michael Patrick King, told E! that fans should not expect anything as dramatic as Carrie being left at the altar.

“In the last movie, I thought [the fans] wanted to see an epic and violently tragic love story, and drama, but I don’t think you go to that candy store twice,” King said. “You can’t try to do what you did already, so you come up with a different tone that you like.”

A trio of significant studio movies open this weekend. Here's a close look at all three...

The Uninvited
Stars: Elizabeth Banks
Quick synopsis: A ghost enters the home of a family. Look out!
Prediction: Horror movies are in. A box office winner.

Taken
Stars: Liam Neeson
Quick synopsis: The daughter of a former spy is abducted.
Prediction: Looks like a winner. Receiving critical praise across the board.

New in Town
Stars: Renee Zellweger
Quick synopsis: A big-town woman is stuck in a small Minnesota town.
Prediction: A train wreck, complete with insulting stereotypes and small box office take.

Channing Tatum leads the cast of G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra.

The actor takes on the role of Conrad Hauser, better known as "Duke."

Thanks to a series of character cards, courtesy of Hisstank.com, here's a closer look at this soldier:

In a new interview with MTV, director Guillermo Del Toro sounds committed to a third installment of the popular Hellboy fanchise.

Just not any time soon.

"We're three, four years away from anything happening - so I don't think anyone is, you know, in a big hurry," Del Toro said.

The main obstalce in the way of the next Hellboy feature?

 The director is attached to a pair of Lord of the Rings prequel films from the Hobbit series of books.

While fans get excited over the in-development Arrested Development movie, they also wonder whether Michael Cera will actually appear in the big screen version of this classic sitcom.

The actor has been noncommittal.

But former co-star Jeffrey Tambor made Cera's appearance a foregone conclusion in a recent interview with The New York Daily News.

"If I have to call him up and say, 'Get on set right now, young man,' he'll be there. The movie is going to happen this year, and Michael Cera is on board. Trust me."

You tell him, George Bluth!

Jeffrey Dean Morgan is currently starring in a ridiculous Grey's Anatomy storyline that has brought his character back from the dead.

But there's hope yet for this talented actor:

He's starring in March's blockbuster, Watchmen, and will reteam with P.S. I Love You co-star Hilary Swank in The Resident.

The movie focuses on a young doctor (Swank) who moves into a loft in Brooklyn. Once there, mysterious occurrences lead her to suspect that she's not alone in her home.

The character also discovers that her landlord (Morgan) has developed a dangerous obsession with her.

Might Paul Blart not be finished saving the world? Or, at least, the mall?

Simply put, a studio head at Sony said: "We believe there is an opportunity to make another Paul Blart movie."

In two weeks, Paul Blart: Mall Cop has earned an impressive $64 million. But does this really mean it deserves a sequel?!?

Considering the success of the Twilight soundtrack, fans are already asking questions about which songs might be included on the CD for the movie's sequel, New Moon.

According to E! Online, director Chris Weitz has hinted that he may be open to a more experimental soundtrack than the one featured in Twilight.

"I think that might be the way it's going," said Marisa Baldi, West Coast partner for Zync, a music brokerage that funneled two songs onto the Twilight soundtrack. "I get the vibe that the guy is a little more into being surprised...everything is really open, and he wants to hear a lot of cool music."

Here's what music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas - who was behind the Twilight soundtrack - had to say about the process involved in choosing bands for a film's CD.

"We sort of put in one CD at a time," Patsavas explained to me at the time. "Maybe we don't play a CD all the way through, but we do give everything a try."

Rachel Getting Married - which has earned an Oscar nomination for Anne Hathaway - comes out on DVD on March 10.

Its DVD Blu-ray High-Def Special features will include:

• Deleted Scenes
• A Behind-the-Scenes Featurett
• The Wedding Band Featurette
• Cast and Crew Q & A Panel
• Filmmaker and Cast Commentaries

In The International, Interpol agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) teams with New York City District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) to take down a multinational bank that's up to no good.

The movie opens on February 13, but you can take a sneak peek below with this clip: