Reel Movie News

Happy Birthday, Jessica Alba!

Birthday wishes don't get much more beautiful than this: Jessica Alba turns 27 today.

The gorgeous, mediocre actress is currently pregnant with boyfriend Cash Warren's baby. But that's not the only exciting piece of news in Alba's life: she's costarring in Mike Myers' The Love Guru this summer, a surefire box office hit.

Here's a look at a few other films on Jessica's resume:

Jessica Alba Nude

The Accidental Husband Movie Trailer

The Accidental Husband doesn't open until August 22. But here's an early look at this summer's romantic comedy:

Reel Movie Reviews: Iron Man

The first blockbuster of the summer comes out this Friday.

Indeed, Robert Downey Jr. flies into theaters as Iron Man this week. While the previews for the film couldn't make it look much more exciting, we were curious what critics thought. Here's our answer...

- Audiences looking for grand escapist fare at cinemas this summer won't mind having spent their price of admission on it. Be sure to get some popcorn too... -- Sci Fi Movie Page

- In place is a talented cast, an interesting director, an established lead character, and a wealth of plots from the comics ready to be mined for future storylines. Despite Iron Man's problems, it will definitely leave you wanting more... -- IGN UK

An Iron Man Picture

- [An] expansively entertaining special effects extravaganza... -- Variety

- Handsome and Charismatic, Robert Downey Jr. renders a dominant performance, treating the comicstrip character as a dramatic actor, which compensates for the movie's flaws and elevates it above the standard of a slickly produced popcorn summer fare... -- Emanuel Levy

Baby Mama to Harold and Kumar: Who's Your Box Office Daddy?

In a match-up of highly anticipated comedies, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler proved more popular than Harold and Kumar.

Baby Mama - as predicted by Reel Movie News - earned the top spot at the box office this weekend. Here's a look at the complete top five:

1. Baby Mama: $18.3 million
2. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay: $14.6 million
3. The Forbidden Kingdom: $11.2 million
4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall: $11 million
5. Nim's Island: $4.5 million

Baby Mama Photo

Christina Ricci: Excited for Speed Racer Sequel

Christina Ricci recently spoke on her experience working with the Wachowski Brothers on Speed Racer. Specifically, the actress commented on the possibility of a sequel to the film that opens on May 9

"Larry and Andy created a world that they love and created characters that they loved and are attached to. When we were all leaving, we were like 'write the sequel!' 'We want to come back'. And they were like, 'I know. I know. We're going to. Don't worry'. They were as sad for it to be over as we were."

Christina Ricci Photo

Ricci seemed more than just excited about the possibility of Speed Racer 2; she was confident the project would, indeed, happen.

"Yeah, definitely. Yes, that's definitely the impression I got [from the Wachowski Brothers]," she said.

In closing, the actress was coy about how many sequels there may be in her future.

"I don't know. You don't have to sign up for them. It's more like if this movie does well, they'll make another one. But, I'm not really sure. I don't pay attention to that stuff."

Check out the following Speed Racer thumbnails now. Click on each one for a larger version...

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Opening This Weekend: Baby Mama, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Deal

What should you go see this weekend? Which new movie will be a hit? Which ones will bomb worse than a film about the Iraq war?

Here's a look at the four main movies opening today…

Baby Mama
Stars: Tiny Fey, Amy Poehler
Quick synopsis: A woman that cannot become pregnant hires a surrogate to carry her child to term.
Prediction: Fey will prove her comedic chops are on par with Will Ferrell and other funny male stars. Number-one at the box office.

Angie and Kate Angie Ostrowiski

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Stars: John Cho, Kal Penn
Quick synopsis: Harold and Kumar already found White Castle. Now, they encounter a problem at Guantanamo Bay.
Prediction: Not enough of a following to beat out Baby Mama for the top spot, but stoners now have an alternative to, well, doing nothing. Should fare well.

Detained! Harold and Friends

Deal
Stars: Burt Reynolds, Bret Harrison
Quick synopsis: A former poker champion tutors a young stud in the game, only to face off against in in a critical game later on.
Prediction: May have been a big hit. Three years ago. The poker craze has fallen away since then and this film looks to be recycling every cliche in the book from it.

Deal Movie Poster


The Sex and the City Movie Poster

In case you somehow didn't believe a Sex and the City movie was actually coming out (on May 30!), here's actual proof of the event:

The Sex and the City movie poster has finally been released. Check it out:

Sex and the City Movie Poster

Ewan McGregor Joins Cast of Angels & Demons

Yesterday, we reported that Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer had landed the female lead opposite Tom Hanks in Angels & Demons. Now, we've discovered that Ewan McGregor is in talks to also join the film.

In the prequel to The Da Vinci Code, McGregor would take on the role of a powerful Vatican insider who assists Hanks' Robert Langdon.

Ewan McGregor Photo

The story centers on religious art scholar, who once again finds himself entangled with powerful forces with ancient roots: the Illuminati - the most powerful underground organization in history - and the Catholic Church.

McGregor is currently starring in Deception.

Terrence Howard Reveals Possible Iron Man Sequel Spoiler

Terrence Howard recently spoke to IGN and seems to have stumbled into comments regarding the future of his character that hint at an Iron Man sequel.

In the upcoming film, Howard's character of Jim Rhodes looks at Tony Stark's spare Iron Man suit and says to himself: "Next time baby."

Here's what the actor had to say about the line:

"The beautiful thing about Marvel is that they've always stuck with the tradition of staying truthful to the comics and loyal to the fans.  If you've read the comics you'll know that that is the next phase, but there is another intermediate phase in there where he would have to put on his best friend's suit for a period of time."

James Rupert Rhodes

What does this mean?

Fans of the comics know that, due to Tony Stark's alcoholism, Rhodes is eventually forced to don the armor and become Iron Man in place of his pal. He soon begins to get headaches and his behavior becomes more erratic, leading to an all-out rampage.

Stark is then forced to build himself another suit to stop his friend. Might this be a ossible plot for Iron Man 2? Discuss!

Chris Carter Comments on The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Spoilers

X-Files director Chris Carter recently sat down with Entertainment Weekly to discuss the his new movie, specifically the difficulty in keeping spoilers a secret in this Internet age...

Entertainment Weekly: Just today an X-Files website announced that the film was about women being abducted. This was based on the apparent leaking of the synopsis of the film's novelization. Do you have any comment on that?

Chris Carter: Let me say that there have been a number of ''leaks'' during the making of the movie. And know that we went into this very early on knowing that, like any good enterprise, we would need to manage information via propaganda or imagery. And we considered all that as we moved forward.

David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Chris Carter

Entertainment Weekly: Fair enough. Is it harder to keep things under wraps now than when you made the first movie 10 years ago?

Chris Carter: It was hard [with] the first movie. We printed the script on red paper so people couldn't Xerox it. But I think, the first week of filming, a synopsis of the script â€" a very detailed one â€" was in the National Enquirer. So it was difficult then, but it's even more difficult now with all the dedicated spoiler sites.

The X-Files: I Want to Believe comes out on July 25.

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