January 2009 News Archive (Page 4)

Might Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu suit up for a third installment of the Charlie's Angels franchise?

Barrymore sounded excited about the prospect in a recent interview with E! Online.

"I'm so into it," Barrymore said while promoting her upcoming comedy, He's Just Not That Into You. "I'm so into it—Charlie's Angels III! They're hard movies to make, but they're fun."

Nancy Juvonen, Barrymore's Flower Films producing partner, added to the possibility of the film:

"It's percolating up," she said. "It's rising to the surface."

The first two movied, directed by McG (Terminator Salvation), took in over $523 million at the worldwide box office.

Just one significant studio movie opens this weekend. Here's a close look at it...

Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans
Stars: Rhona Mitra
Quick synopsis: A a prequel to the last film in this franchise.
Prediction: Not much competition this weekend, but this series was never overly popular to begin with.

Before attending a screening for Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans, we wondered why they made another movie in this franchise.

After having seen the film? We're still wondering.

Read our full Underworld 3 review now.

The Uninvited opens on January 30.

In it, Anna Rydell come back home after a stint in a mental hospital. Her recovery is jeopardized, though, thanks to her a mean stepmother, an aloof father, and the presence of a ghost in their home.

Here's a trailer for the film:

The soundtrack for Watchmen will be released three before this wildly-anticipated movie opens.

According to Warner Sunset/Reprise Records, the film's official soundtrack will include My Chemical Romance's reinterpretation of Bob Dylan's "Desolation Row," recorded exclusively for the film.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan stars at The Comedian in Watchmen.

The complete track listing for the Watchmen soundtrack will include:

1. Desolation Row - My Chemical Romance
2. Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
3. The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan
4. The Sound Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
5. Me & Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
6. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC & The Sunshine Band
7. You're My Thrill - Billie Holiday
8. Pruit Igoe & Prophecies - The Philip Glass Ensemble
9. Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
10. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
11. Ride of the Valkyries - Budapest Symphony Orchestra

Entertainment Weekly chatted with Stephen Sommers this week.

The G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra spoke on what inspired the movie. The inspiration's name? Bond. Jame Bond.

"I always loved the old Bonds. It's funny now how Bond wants to be Bourne. I loved Quantum of Solace, but it was like, man, this is a completely different movie to the Bonds I grew up with," Sommers said.

"In a very contemporary way, G.I. Joe is inspired by the memory of the kind of movies I saw when I was younger. I remember being in the theater for Thunderball and the big underwater battle at the end of that movie just blew my socks off. In G.I. Joe, there's an underwater battle under the polar icecap that's Thunderball times 10!"

All four leading ladies have signed on for the Sex and the City movie sequel.

But what about the men?

Evan Handler, who portrays Charlotte's husband Harry Goldenblatt, is worried that his character will never see the light of day in the upcoming follow-up.

"They could kill me off before the movie even starts," the actor said to E! Online, adding that he is yet to receive word about his status. "It's always possible that Harry has had a massive coronary and Charlotte is set free."

Would Handler want to appear in the sequel if asked?

"I'd love to. It was a blast," he said. "Being involved with something that got so much attention and so much adoration was great. Whatever needs to be worked out is so far out of my hands, I hope they work it out. I hope they want me to be in it, and I hope schedule-wise I can."

When it comes to an upcoming movie based on the former Fox sitcom Arrested Development, two things are known:

1. It's happening;
2. Michael Cera is the only cast member to not commit to the film.

When approached by MTV about the project, Cera played down confirmation of the movie.

"There's no script or anything, so the movie, I think, is more hypothetical than people think," the actor said.

Asked if he was "holding out" on the reprisal of his TV role for the big screen version, the Juno star replied: 

"I'd possibly play, I'd possibly put the script in my shredder. I may buy a shredder. People have asked me about it more than I've heard about it [in an official capacity] but I'd be very interested to see what the story is with it."

Man, when did George Michael Bluth become such a diva?!?

After a few weeks of controversy, Taylor Lautner has been confirmed as returning to the role of Jacob Black for the upcoming Twilight sequel, New Moon.

And co-star Kristen Stewart couldn't be happier about it.

"I'm so glad they didn't have to find somebody else; we already had him!" the actress told MTV News. "I didn't understand all the deliberation on [whether to bring him back]. But now that it's set, we can all rest."

As for the 26 pounds of muscle Lautner has packed on to play a more bulked up version of Jacob, Stewart likes what she has seen so far:

"He's really buff! He definitely is. It took him a lot of time."

The portrayer of Bella also had praise for Chris Weitz, who is taking over direction of the franchise from Catherine Hardwicke.

"Chris is — on top of him being a really sweet guy — he is entirely devoted," Stewart said. "And he's very clearly not doing the movie just because it's the next big thing. He really likes it a lot."

From a disgruntled American war veteran to a confused, violent, young Indian thug, below are a sample of movie quotes from current cinematic fare.

Be sure to follow the link above to vote on countless quotes from past and present films...

Salim: Shut up! The man with the Colt 45 says shut up! -- Slumdog Millionaire

Bryan: I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you. -- Taken

Benjamin Button: Momma? Momma? Some days, I feel different than the day before.
Queenie: Everyone feels different about themselves one way or another, but we all goin' the same way. -- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Faith Evans: Are you a bad guy trying to be good, or a good guy trying to be bad?
Notorious B.I.G.: [smiling] I'm just a guy trying to make you laugh. -- Notorious

Walt Kowalski: Oh, I've got one. A Mexican, a Jew, and a colored guy go into a bar. The bartender looks up and says, "Get the fuck out of here." -- Gran Torino