Movie News (Page 3)

This movie has three big budget movies starring big name actors.  What an amazing weekend for movie goers and a terrible battle for these movies.

Duplicity
Stars: Julia Roberts and Clive Owen
Quick synopsis: A pair of spies team up to pull the ultimate con on their bosses.
Prediction: It stars Julia Roberts, how can it not be a winner?

I Love You, Man
Stars: Paul Rudd, Jason Segel
Quick synopsis: A man tries to find a new friend to be best man for his wedding
Prediction: A comedy starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel? We'll buy enough tickets to make it number one.

Knowing
Stars: Nicolas Cage
Quick synopsis: A teacher that opens a time capsule that contains chilling predictions.
Prediction: Not sure if we can take Nic Cage seriously anymore.  We'll give it three.

The director of Twilight, Catherine Hardwicke, has her sights set on a new young adult novel to turn into the next blockbuster, "Maximum Ride," according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The five-volume novel series focuses on a group of six teenagers, known as the Flock, who are genetically alterted to be part human and part bird.  When they learn to fly, they escape the lab where they were altered and are being chased by a pack of creatured, the Erasers, that are half human and half wolf.

Sounds like a perfect premise for a movie to us!  Don Payne, who recently wrote the horrible Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is writing the screen play.  Well that doesn't make us happy.

Paramount Pictures and Dreamworks initially set a July 1, 2011 release date for Transformers 3.  Turns out that was a bit ambitious.

Michael Bay recently posted the following on his site:

I said I was taking off a year from Transformers. Paramount made a mistake in dating Transformers 3 - they asked me on the phone - I said yes to July 4 - but for 2012 - whoops! Not 2011!!! That would mean I would have to start prep in September. No way. My brain needs a break from fighting robots

Can you blame the man?  Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen debuts on June 24, 2009.

There are two significant movies opening this weekend, one aimed at children, the other aimed at anyone that wants a good scare...

Race to Witch Mountain
Stars: Dwayne Johnson
Quick synopsis: A taxi driver must help two child-like aliens save the world.
Prediction: Looks like fun for the whole family. Number-two at the box office.

The Last House on the Left
Stars: Tony Goldwyn
Quick synopsis: Parents seek revenge against the gang that assaulted their daughter.
Prediction: Who doesn't love a good scare? Number-three at the box office.

As Vin Diesel does publicity for the upcoming movie Dark of Athena, the actor gave reporters a hint of another future project.

"Maybe we've been too tight lipped about the next Chronicles of Riddick film, and I think circa the release of [Dark Athena] that's probably when you'll start hearing more about the next Riddick film," Diesel said.

He added that David Twohy is finishing the script for the next Chronicles of Riddick movie.

The previous installment, The Chronicles of Riddick, was considered a commercial failure. It made a relatively disappointing $115 million at the box office.

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.

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.

Maria Bello, Abigail Breslin, and Samuel L. Jackson will star in Rape: A Love Story.

The movie is a drama based on the 2003 Joyce Carol Oates novel of the same name. According to Variety, Harold Becker will direct the big screen adaptation. No production date has been set yet.

A pair of movies open this weekend. Each has a very long name...

Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
Stars: Nick, Kevin and Joe Jonas
Quick synopsis: A behind-the-scenes look at the world's most popular musical trio.
Prediction: Number-one at the box office. You can argue with teenagers.

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Stars: Kristin Kreuk
Quick synopsis: A remake of the classic video game.
Prediction: The video game is ancient history at this point. Fans may not line up for a big screen adaption of it.

A release date has been announced for what will likely be the final Harry Potter movie.

The still-untitled film will open on July 15, 2011.

There has been speculation that the final book in the franchise, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will be split into two films; so it's possible another one will still be released after this date.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will hit theaters on July 17, 2009.