March 2009 News Archive (Page 8)

Elisabeth Moss is an actress on the rise.

The Mad Men star has signed on to appear in Did You Hear About the Morgans?, a romantic comedy that features Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Parker and Grant will play a high-powered Manhattan couple that witnesses a murder and are placed in witness protection in a small Wyoming town.

Moss will portray Parker's uptight assistant.

Fire up that Netflix queue, readers! A trio of big movies are new this week on DVD, two of which star actors nominated for Academy Award for their performances...

Milk
Stars: Sean Penn
Why you should rent it: Penn was Best Actor for his portrayal of real-life gay rights activist Harvey Milk.

Rachel Getting Married
Stars: Anne Hathaway
Why you should rent it: Hathaway was nominated for Best Actress for her role as the rehabbing sister of the film's title character.

Transporter 3
Stars: Jason Statham
Why you should rent it: Because, forget great performances, you just wanna see some action!

If someone hurt someone you love, how far would you go to hurt them back?

So asks the tagline for the latest horror movie from Wes Craven, The Last House on the Left.

In the suspense thriller, which opens Friday, parents seek revenge on a gang that kidnapped and assaulted their daughter. Enjoy the following trailer for the film:

During a weekend when no other major new movie even bothered to challenge it for box office supremacy, Watchmen easily finished with the greatest haul from the last few days.

Here's a look at the weekend's top five, with this critically-questionable graphic novel adaption leading the way:

1. Watchmen: $55.6 million
2. Madea Goes to Jail: $8.8 million
3. Taken: $7.4 million
4. Slumdog Millionaire: $6.9 million
5. Paul Blart: Mall Cop: $4.2 million

No film dared to mess with Rorschach and company this weekend.

The rumors are now fact: Dakota Fanning will star in New Moon.

Entertainment Tonight, among other news outlets, has confirmed that the young actress will sink her teeth into the role of the young vampire Jane in the sequel to Twilight.

The movie begins shooting on March 23 and is scheduled for a November 20 release.

Just one new major studio movie opens this weekend. All others knew to steer clear of this premiere...

Watchmen
Stars: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Jackie Earle Haley
Quick synopsis: A big screen version of the world famous graphic novel.
Prediction: Number-one at the box office, the highest-grossing March opening in history.

Click on the pics above for larger versions of various Watchmen posters.

The buzz over Guy Ritchie's big screen adaption of Sherlock Holmes continues to grow.

The movie, which opens on Christmas Day 2009, stars Robert Downey Jr. in the title role, with Jude Law as his loyal sidekick Watson.

Here's the latest image of the pair in character:

Twilight was one of 2008's biggest hits.

New Moon will begin shooting any minute now.

And they've already announced a release date for Eclipse, the third film in this vampire-based franchise.

But what about Breaking Dawn, author Stephenie Meyer's fourth and final book in the series?

Kristen Stewart told E! that she's confident it will eventually hit the big screen, as well.

"We all really hope there is going to be a number four," Stewart said. I'm pretty confident that the fans aren’t going to all of a sudden lose interest. The only case that a fourth one wouldn’t be made is if all of a sudden people stopped caring, and I really don't think that's going to happen."

Neither do we.

We've uncovered another trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

In the movie, which opens on July 17, Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry - and discovers an old book marked mysteriously with the words, “This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince.”

From there, Harry learns more about Lord Voldemort’s dark past.

In the video below, we're treated never-before-seen footage of Professor McGonagall, Narcissa Malfoy, Luna Lovegood...

What are Nero’s plans?

How will this May's Star Trek remake focus on the relationship between Spock and Kirk?

Courtesy of Slash Film, a few new plot details have emerged regarding this wildly-anticipated film. Here's what the site says fans can expect when it opens on May 8:

One grew up in the cornfields of Iowa, fighting for his independence, for a way out of a life that promised only indifference, aimlessness, and obscurity.

The other grew up on the jagged cliffs of the harsh Vulcan desert, fighting for acceptance, for a way to reconcile the logic he was taught with the emotions he felt.

In the far reaches of the galaxy, a machine of war bursts into existence in a place and time it was never meant to be. On a mission of retribution of the destruction of his planet, its half-mad captain seeks the death of every intelligent being, and the annihilation of every civilized world.

Kirk and Spock, two completely different and unyielding personalities, must find a way to lead the only crew, aboard the only ship, that can stop him.