Movie News (Page 6)

No, the headline above does not refer to the place Mel Gibson has been on since his arrest for drink driving and subsequent rants against Jewish people. But that would be an understandable mistake to make.

Instead, the controversial actor will star in Edge of Darkness, his first leading feature role since 2002. The project is a movie adaptation of the six-hour 1985 BBC miniseries about a straitlaced police investigator (Gibson) who investigates his daughter's murder and uncovers systemic corruption that led to her death.

The film will be directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale), who also directed the miniseries. William Monahan wrote the script, and Graham King is producing through GK Films. Monahan and King previously worked together for The Departed.

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.

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.

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.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall director Nick Stoller will team up again with Judd Apatow and Universal Pictures for the comedy Get Him to the Greek, with Jonah Hill and Russell Brand attached to star, reports Variety.

The movie centers on a fresh-out-of-college insurance adjuster (Hill, pictured) who is hired to accompany an out-of-control rock star (Brand) from London to a gig at L.A.'s Greek Theater.

Hill and Brand enjoy supporting roles in Forgetting Sarah Marshall; Stoller made his feature directing debut with the flick.

The apple doesn't fall far from the acting tree for Connor Cruise and Ali Lohan.

The former will make his film debut in the upcoming Will Smith drama Seven Pounds. Smith, who is a close friend of Connor's father Tom Cruise, has hired the 13-year old adopted son of Tom and Nicole Kidman to play a younger version of Smith in a very minor role.

"Tom is so proud of Connor," a source told People Magazine. "He's proud of him."

Meanwhile, Ali Lohan - Lindsay's 14-year-old sister - has also begun filming her first movie. It's called Mostly Ghostly. Just like Lindsay in 2004 comedy Mean Girls, Ali will portray a popular high school senior in the film.

The flick, slated for release later this year, is based on the pre-teen book series Mostly Ghostly written by R.L. Stine, which centers on an 11-year-old boy who befriends two ghosts.

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…

Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Stars: Kristen Bell, Jason Segal, Mila Kunis
Quick synopsis: A guy takes a trip to a resort in order to get over his ex-girlfriend... who also happens to be vacationing there with her new man.
Prediction: Pure hilarity. The number-one movie at the box office.

88 Minutes
Stars: Al Pacino
Quick synopsis: A forensic psychiatrist is told he has just 88 minutes to live.
Prediction: Looks like your basic, played out police thriller. Even Pacino can't save it.

Pathology
Stars: Milo Ventimiglia
Quick synopsis: A series of medical student band together to form a plan for the perfect murder.
Prediction: Heroes fans that have been missing Milo will line up for this dark film.

The Forbidden Kingdom
Stars: Jackie Chan, Jet Li
Quick synopsis: A discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
Prediction: Looks pretty cool. And movie goers do love a dose of the Chan man.

Brett Ratner is in negotiations to direct a remake of The Incredible Shrinking Man. Brian Grazer is producing the project, which has Eddie Murphy attached to star, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

An updated version of the best-selling novel and 1957 sci-fi classic starring Grant Williams, The Incredible Shrinking Man will be taking the comedic approach to the fantastical material. It's set to tell the story of a famous Las Vegas magician (named Scott Carey) who is put under a spell that causes him to shrink.

He must find a way to reverse the spell before he gets so small that he disappears. We'll ignore the obvious joke here that many movie goers probably wouldn't mind of Murphy - the man who dared to make Norbit - himself disappeared from the big screen.

The movie poster for the original version of The Incredible Shrinking Man.

A release has been set for M. Night Shyamalan's live-action big-screen adaptation of the popular animated TV series Avatar: The Last Airbender. It will hit theaters on July 2, 2010.

The studio has, wisely, dropped "Avatar" from the title of the movie so as to avoid confusion with James Cameron's 3-D epic Avatar, which opens on December 18, 2009.

The storyline of The Last Airbender revolves around a young hero who has the ability to manipulate the elements and stop a ruthless nation from destroying the three other nations.

Shyamalan wrote the film and will direct it. His fans can only hope it's closer to The Sixth Sense than The Lady in the Water.

We're still not sure if there will be an Arrested Development movie (although we pray for it every night before bed), but three of the sitcom's main characters will be coming together for a different film.

Mitch Hurwitz has recruited Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Henry Winkler to voice roles in his animated Fox comedy Sit Down, Shut Up, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The movie centers on staff members at a high school who are preoccupied with their own needs and agendas, which means the students come second.

Cheri Oteri, Will Forte, Regina King, Nick Kroll, Tom Kenny and Maria Bamford will also voice characters in the flick.

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…

Street Kings
Stars: Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Chris Evans, Common
Quick synopsis: A veteran LAPD officer is falsely accused of murdering a fellow officer.
Prediction: Unless Reeves is being hailed as "The One," movie goers don't care about him. Street Kings will perform like a jester.

Smart People
Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Quaid, Thomas Hayden Church, Ellen Page
Quick synopsis: A widowed professor is faced with a new love interest.
Prediction: Less than stellar reviews shouldn't stop a film with this solid of a cast from raking in the dough.

Prom Night
Stars: Brittany Snow
Quick synopsis: On the night of her senior prom, a student is stalked by a former teacher.
Prediction: Brittany Snow is hot. Horror is still in. Look for a decent box office haul.

Orlando Bloom knows all about major film franchises. Can you say Pirates of the Caribbean?

Now, the actor has landed the lead role in the next big budget franchise, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

Bloom will reportedly rake in $40 million for all three pictures. The first will be directed by Mike Newell and is set for a June 2009 release. Filming will start in Morocco.