March 2009 News Archive (Page 2)

The movies that are new on DVD this week represent something for everyone: an Oscar winner, a romantic comedy and one of the worst films of all-time...

Slumdog Millionaire
Stars: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto
Why you should rent it: It won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Marley & Me
Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson
Why you should rent it: That dog is really, really cute. Aniston isn't shabby, either.

Seven Pounds
Stars: Will Smith
Why you should rent it: For proof that not everything Will Smith touches turns to gold.

We're not sure who won the match-up of monsters vs. aliens, but this 3D adventure easily defeated other comers at the box office this weekend.

Here's a look at the complete top five:

1. Monsters vs. Aliens: $58.2 million
2. The Haunting in Connecticut: $23 million
3. Knowing: $14.7 million
4. I Love You, Man: $12.6 million
5. Duplicity: $7.6 million

Philip Seymour Hoffman as the Penguin? Brilliant.

Johnny Depp as The Riddler? A stroke of genius.

Nicolas Cage remotely involved in the follow-up to The Dark Knight? Asinine.

The actor, who has put his career on cruise control by starring in mindless action fare since his Oscar win for Leaving Las Vegas, was asked by MTV if he'd appear in the next Batman movie.

"I would love to play a supervillain. I think that would be a whole lot of fun, yeah. If they call and invite me, I'd do it. Certainly," Cage said.

We shudder at the thought. How about you?

Emily Blunt is out of Iron Man 2.

But she's in for the Forgetting Sarah Marshall follow-up, Get Him to the Greek.

According to Moviehole, Blunt will portray a pop musician who “may duet” with Russell Brand's character, Aldous Snow, in the Judd Apatow-produced comedy.

Reportedly, Jason Segel is writing songs for the sequel, which will likely focus on Brand's hilarious music talent. We can't wait.

We're just five weeks away from the premiere of the new Star Trek movie.

Earlier this week, a couple new international posters for the movie were released. Click on each to enlarge it:

You want 3D technology? Horror? Action? This weekend's three new movies offer a little something for everyone...

Monsters vs. Aliens
Stars: 3D animation
Quick synopsis: A young girl is turned into a giant monster and is taken to a secret government compound.
Prediction: Number-one at the box office, by a long shot.

The Haunting in Connecticut
Stars: Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner
Quick synopsis: A family's new home appears to be haunted.
Prediction: Yawn. Another horror movie? A box office let down.

12 Rounds
Stars: John Cena
Quick synopsis: A cop has to follow a series of steps in order to save his wife's life.
Prediction: Cena has a big following from his regular job with the WWE. A decent showing.

The premiere of Dragonball Evolution has been pushed back two days. It will now open on Friday, April 10.

The movie will debut the same day that Hannah Montana: The Movie and Observe and Report open.

Noot Seear has landed the role of Heidi in New Moon.

If you're unfamiliar with her... you aren't alone.

Seear is a Canadian model that was styled as the Mona Lisa for Yves Saint Laurent’s 1998 ad campaign. Her runway and advertising credits include Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani, Vera Wang and Pantene Pro-V.

AnnaLynne McCord, of 90210 fame, was rumored for the role last month.

In the book, Heidi is described as a vampire vixen that is "not only the fisherman, but also the bait."

McG was recently asked a simple question about his latest movie:

Pitch Terminator Salvation.

Here's how the director replied:

The whole idea for doing this movie is to honour the first three movies but begin again. The big difference is we're post-Judgement Day, whereas the other pictures were all contemporary, with Terminators coming back in time. It's deep post-Judgement Day, it's a new beginning, and because the future is malleable, there are a great many places to go.

With just a few months to go until the July 17 release date of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the hype machine for the movie is shifting into overdrive.

Here are a pair of newly-released poster for the blockbuster: