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Serious Accident on ‘Transformers 3’ Set Sends Extra to the Hospital
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Gabriela Cedillo, a 24-year-old Chicago bank teller, was thrilled to appear as an extra in Transformers 3 until she suffered a serious injury on set. She sustained critical head injuries from a metal object that flew through her windshield on Wednesday night. Medical staff rushed Cedillo to Loyola University Hospital where she was listed in critical condition. According to Chicago’s Red Eye, the object hit Cedillo’s vehicle around 7pm. More after the break.
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Many of you may have seen the trailer and movie poster (profiled by Barrett) for the upcoming flick Black Swan. The movie is from the twisted mind of Darren Aronofsky, the man who brought us The Wrestler, The Fountain, Pi, and the well-known Requiem for a Dream. His movies always seem to have a demented angle to them, and Black Swan looks no different if you have seen the preview. Even though Aronofsky pushes the envelope with each of his projects, audiences usually respond well to the message he is trying to convey.
Filed Under:Black Swan, Buzz, darren aronofsky, Natalie Portman‘Zoolander 2’ Not Dead After All
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Way back in May of last year we reported Ben Stiller’s comments on Zoolander 2, to which the actor said he’d been working on the script for on and off over the past decade, and that he was trying his darnedest to get it made. Flash forward a year later and it seemed as though Paramount had passed on Zoolander 2, as well as a sequel to Anchorman because of budget constraints. Now, there appears to light at the end of the tunnel due to a recent tweet from Stiller in response to the question “Is Zoolander 2 still happening?” He replied:
Filed Under:Ben Stiller, movie news, rumor, Zoolander 2Yes. Working on it now with my buddy Justin.
‘Toy Story 3′ Cracks the $1 Billion Mark
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Yesterday, Toy Story 3 crossed the $1 billion mark for worldwide ticket sales. The latest Pixar creation is only the seventh movie of all time to cross that threshold. Strangely enough, Toy Story 3 marks the second time this year that a Disney owned film has earned a billion dollars at the box office. Earlier this year, Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland also scored worldwide earnings over $1 billion. With those films both grossing more than a billion dollars, Disney becomes the first studio ever to have two films reaching those astronomical earnings in one year.
Filed Under:box-office, movie news, Toy Story 3Jeremy Renner to Star Opposite Tom Cruise in ‘Mission: Impossible IV’
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Well, its safe to say that Jeremy Renner, star of Oscar Gem The Hurt Locker, has ascended to the cusp of the Hollywood elite. Whether or not he will stay there is up to him. If I ventured a guess it would be that he will be around for awhile. Although I did not personally think The Hurt Locker was all that it was cracked up to be by the adoring critics (see my review here), Renner did a superb job with his unbalanced character William James. Apparently, I was not the only one to take notice of the talent this 39 year-old possesses.
Filed Under:Casting, Jeremy Renner, Mission Impossible, movie news, Tom CruiseDamon Lindelof Says ‘Star Trek’ Sequel Aims to be Like ‘The Dark Knight’
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Not a bad standard to strive for. Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof is busy at work writing the script for the still untitled sequel to 2009’s smash success Star Trek reboot. Lindelof joined the dynamic writing duo of Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci to help his Lost buddy/Star Trek director J.J. Abrams create the best, most imaginative sequel possible. And they already have a goal set in terms of the scope and story progression for their sequel, as they hope to emulate the success of Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.
Filed Under:Damon Lindelof, J.J. Abrams, movie news, Star Trek sequel, The Dark KnightAngelina to Make Her Directorial Debut with Bosnian War Passion Project
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Well I certainly didn’t see this one coming. Angelina Jolie’s next film will be a love story set during the Bosnian War that raged for three years from 1992-1995, and became a stain on the early years of the Clinton administration. Here’s the kicker though, she will NOT be acting in the film at all, she will instead be writing the script herself, as well as produce and direct the film, making it her “directorial debut.” The announcement was made on the GK Films blog (via FirstShowing), which is the production company producing the film. This is surprising because it is kind of out of left field. She hadn’t made any sort of hints in interviews for her most recent films that she had any interest in directing this soon. And there was no reason to speculate because of the endless amount of projects she is attached or rumored to star in. But alas, here we are. I think it’s great, actually, and I’m excited to see what she does with this project.
Filed Under:Angelina Jolie, movie newsBryan Singer Talks ‘X-Men: First Class’
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In the effort to stay on top of the X-Men: First Class news I would of course have to report the film’s Producer Bryan Singer commenting on the newest X-Men installment. Most current news about the film has revolved around the casting collage taking take place the past few weeks climaxing most recently with the addition of January Jones to the cast. The most insight into the upcoming movie however, comes with Singer’s comments in an interview with AICN that you can see summarized below. As you could derive from my first X-Men: First Class article, I speculate Aaron Johnson playing the role of Scott Summers, aka Cyclops. From Singer’s breakdown of the movie he clearly states that Cyclops will not be in the film. I think this is the prominent statement from the interview.
Filed Under:Bryan Singer, Matthew Vaughn, movie news, x-men:first classNew Live-Action TMNT Reboot is on the Way
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I have been a die-hard Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan my whole life. I am one of the many fans in the world to claim possession of the biggest collection of Turtles toys, which I do, and also still have (I know, call me nostalgic). Besides my childhood love for the toys, apparel, television show, and video games, the cinema also brought us some great big screen Turtle adaptations.
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Marc Webb, director of the upcoming Spider-Man reboot, is certainly shaking things up with his casting and script decisions for the superhero flick; which is a good thing. Webb shocked the world when he announced Andrew Garfield would be suiting up as Spidey back in July. In another surprising move, Webb has decided that the love interest for Peter Parker in his Spider-Man film will NOT be Mary Jane Watson; Parker’s high-school crush/eventual GF that has been a staple character in the comic-books, live-action films and animated shows for decades. So right now, the part of “love interest” is up for grabs, with some notable up-and-comers surfacing as front-runners, including: Lily Collins (The Blind Side), Ophelia Lovibond (London Boulevard), Teresa Palmer (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice), Imogen Poots (28 Weeks Later) and the lovely Emma Roberts (Valentine’s Day).
Filed Under:andrew garfield., Marc Web, Marvel, spider-man, spider-man reboot
