Saturday, March 3, 2012

Disneyland Closed Fun After Security Alert

UPDATE, 10:50 AM: : All is apparent at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA now undertaking a morning security scare. Normal methods will resume. Previous, 9:42 AM: The Disneyland resort in California is on temporary lockdown carrying out a suspicious object is discovered by park government bodies. Site visitors already neighborhood are increasingly being saved inside while ticket sales have stopped, keeping new arrivals out. KABC looks at the item was located in the trees near to the park’s entrance at about 7 a.m. through the morning walk-through.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

'Immortals' Exclusive Clip: Kellan Lutz Instructions The Ocean

"Immortals" trades in gods and leaders, but one of these simple divine creatures that did not get as much screen time once we would have loved was Kellan Lutz as Poseidon. The ruler from the seas has one particularly memorable sea-dwelling moment, however the movie stays for a longer period fleshing out the kind of Theseus, Zeus yet others. But individuals individuals craving more Lutz have been in luck. Today, we have got a unique take a look at an "Immortals" erased scene that you could become popular the approaching Blu-ray and DVD release, out next Tuesday (March 6). Within the scene, Poseidon just came back to Olympus after intervening within the matters of mortalsan act strictly forbidden by Zeus. Let us just state that Poseidon and Zeus have different opinions on who rules what within their crazy god-filled world. "Immortals" hits Blu-ray and DVD on March 6, 2012.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

American Reunion gets a new trailer

American Reunion has released a new theatrical trailer crammed full of new footage, as Jim, Finch, Stifler and co celebrate their high-school reunion in time-honoured style... by getting wasted and sleazing on girls.The new trailer introduces a few new plot points, including the arrival of the girl Jim used to babysit for. Naturally, she's turning 18, and is going to test sex-starved Jim's powers of self-control.Elsewhere, there's more Stifler-centric action, with a welcome suggestion that the character has returned to the obnoxious frat-boy of the first two films, rather than the gibbering moron of the third.Check out the new trailer below... Nostalgia is the name of the game with this one, and it'll be interesting to see how co-directors Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg balance the gross-out gags with the stresses and strains of adult life.It's certainly the most interesting ground the series has covered since the original movie, and it's not just fond memories that have us excited by this one. American Reunion opens in the UK on 2 May 2012.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

'Safe House' surges to top spot at B.O.

Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds star in the Universal thriller 'Safe House.'In an impressive surge to No. 1 at the domestic B.O., Universal's Denzel Washington starrer "Safe House" grossed over President's Day weekend an estimated three-day take of $24 million, with the studio projecting the pic to earn $28.5 million in four days."Safe House," in its second outing, dropped just 40% using a three-day weekend comparison. Overall four-day B.O., meanwhile, was up approximately 10% over last year's holiday frame.Overseas, the U pic collected $6 million from 35 territories, bringing its international tally to $19.6 million. Through Monday, "Safe House's" estimated worldwide cume stands at $102.4 million.A Sony pair nabbed the following Stateside rankings: Holdover weeper "The Vow" earned a fantastic four-day gross of $27.4 million, followed by newcomer "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" (budgeted for a reported $57 million), which debuted to an early estimated $25.5 million through Monday."The Vow," from Screen Gems and Spyglass Entertainment, has cumed a stellar $85.5 million domestically in 10 days, making it already the highest-grossing pic ever for Screen Gems.Also bowing this weekend, Fox's romantic actioner "This Means War" earned a solid $17.6 million in three days. That's with "The Vow" still attracting a strong share of post-Valentine's Day couples and female audiences.Disney's Studio Ghibli toon "The Secret World of Arrietty" grossed in four days an projected $8 million, making it the biggest Stateside debut for the Japanese toon shop. Consider, however, "Arrietty" opened the widest of any Ghibli pic at 1,522 domestic locations.Though as the top choice for families, Warner Bros.-New Line's holdover "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" collected an estimated $20.1 million through Sunday, down only 27% from the pic's three-day opening last weekend. "Journey 2" has tallied so far $53.2 million domestically. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com

Friday, February 10, 2012

Ty Burrell joins 'Jackie Brown' prequel

Burrell"Modern Family" star Ty Burrell will spend his first post-Emmy hiatus co-starring in writer-director Dan Schechter's Elmore Leonard adaptation "Switch."Crime drama, which will serve as a prequel to Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown," stars John Hawkes and Yasiin Bey ("Dexter") as younger versions of Robert De Niro and Samuel L. Jackson's respective characters Louis Gara and Ordell Robbie, who also appear in Leonard's novel "Rum Punch."Set 15 years before the events in "Jackie Brown," story follows career criminals Ordell and Louis as they team up to kidnap Mickey Dawson, the wife of a corrupt Detroit real estate developer. When the husband refuses to pay the ransom for his wife's return, the ex-cons are forced to reconceive their plan, and the angry housewife uses the duo to get her revenge.Burrell will play Marshall Taylor, a married country club member who harbors a crush on Mickey and spends most of the film in a moral dilemma after witnessing her kidnapping.The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lee Stollman will produce "Switch" with Michael Siegel and Leonard, while Jim Garavente will exec produce. Production is skedded to start in May.While Burrell is perhaps best known for his comedic work on ABC's "Modern Family," which recently earned the star his first Emmy, his feature career includes a diverse lineup of roles. In addition to blockbusters such as "The Incredible Hulk" and "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," Burrell has appeared in challenging dramatic fare such as Steven Shainberg's Diane Arbus pic "Fur" and Doug Liman's "Fair Game." Thesp will next be seen in the comedies "Goats" and "Butter."Burrell is repped by ICM and attorney Frank Stewart. Contact Jeff Sneider at jeff.sneider@variety.com

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Demi Moore Drops From 'Lovelace': Exactly What Does This Suggest On Her Career?

It has been a tough year for Demi Moore. Her highly promoted split with husband Ashton Kutcher following his cheating scandal brought to some dramatic weight reduction that received lots of media press. After many several weeks from the public concentrating on her impending divorce, it appeared as if things were searching for for that 49-year-old actress when she signed onto the approaching film "Lovelace," which stars Amanda Seyfried and Peter Saarsgard. But after being put in the hospital on Monday for exhaustion and also, since being checked into rehab, it works out that they will not take part in the film in the end. Moore's representative confirmed to individuals that they will no more be playing female privileges activist Gloria Steinem within the approaching movie. It was the only real approaching movie on Moore's slate. What exactly performs this mean on her film career? It's unclear precisely how large a component the Steinem role is within "Lovelace." Apart from the truth that she'd be playing the feminist hero, a lot of the revealed plot from the movie has confirmed it's mainly about Lovelace filming her most well-known pornographic film, "Deep Throat," together with her husband Chuck Traynor. ThinkProgress.Org indicates that Steinem's role within the feature might be called round her 1980 Ms. Magazine piece "The Actual Linda Lovelace." Their guess is the fact that "Lovelace" uses it like a framework device for that movie. This certainly could have been intriguing and potentially stimulating career option for Moore. She has worked consistently in the last couple of years, but has not experienced any projects which were always well-known with a countrywide audience. Her approaching movie "LOL" may help restore her public image being an actress. (It stars Miley Cyrus, in the end.) "Lovelace" is shaping as much as function as the leader within the race to create a Linda Lovelace biopic (additionally, there are Malin Akerman's "Inferno"), therefore it might have gained Moore some media attention on her acting rather than personal existence the very first time shortly. It appears as if Moore could certainly make use of the break from work at this time, but we'd be laying as we stated we had not been excited on her participation within this movie. Apart from roles in "Margin Call" and "Bunraku," Moore has not really decorated on our radar shortly. Actually, it may be contended that "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" was her last out-right mainstream film role, which was launched in 2003. In the end aren't saying "Lovelace" might have always transformed that, it had been nice to sense that Moore was concentrating on acting again. Now it appears unclear when she'll receive in the Hollywood game. Had you been surprised Moore dropped from "Lovelace"? Inform us within the comments section below or on Twitter!

Saturday, January 21, 2012

'The Artist' tops PGA Awards

"The Artist" has won the Producers Guild of America top feature award.The Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year trophy was presented to Thomas Langmann at the conclusion of ceremonies Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton. "The Artist" -- set at the end of the silent film era and shot in black and white with no dialogue -- topped "Bridesmaids," "The Descendants," "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," "The Help," "Hugo," "The Ides of March," "Midnight in Paris," "Moneyball," and "War Horse." Langmann credited "Artist" director Michel Hazanavicius for originating the pic. "We knew we were making a love letter to American cinema," he said in his acceptance speech.With Oscar nominations due to be announced Tuesday, the PGA win for "The Artist" puts it into the front of awards season contention. Fifteen of the 22 PGA winners have gone on to win the Oscar for best picture and have matched for the last four years with "The King's Speech," "The Hurt Locker," "Slumdog Millionaire" and "No Country for Old Men." The PGA winner last diverged from the Oscar Best Picture for the 2006 award when "Little Miss Sunshine" won while the AMPAS opted for "The Departed."The PGA win for "The Artist" came six days after it won the Golden Globe for best comedy-musical. It's also scored noms for director Michel Hazanavicius for the Directors Guild of America top featue award and for the cast for the Screen Actors Guild ensemble award.It's the third year in which the PGA, which has over 4,750 members, has selected 10 films as contenders, in following the lead of the Academy to expand the field from five slots. Both orgs use a preferential voting system for their best picture award.The Weinstein Co.'s "The Artist" is by far the smallest domestic grosser at $8 million while the next smallest was Sony's "Ides of March" at $40 million each.The PGA decided in July to stick to 10 nominees for its top feature award rather than following the revised voting procedures of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, which revised its voting in June to a system that would result in between five and 10 best picture nominees each year.The producers branch of AMPAS has about 8% of the voting membership with 450 members out of 5,783.Historically, about 80% of PGA nominations also receive an Oscar nom for best picture."The Adventures of Tintin" won the PGA's animated film award for Peter Jackson, Kathleen Kennedy and Steven Spielberg over "Cars 2," "Kung Fu Panda 2," "Puss in Boots" and "Rango.""Modern Family" won the Danny Thomas episodic comedy award for the second consecutive year. "The Amazing Race" took the award for competition TV and PBS's "American Masters" won the non-fiction TV award.PBS's "Downton Abbey" took the David L. Wolper award for longform TV. "Beats, Rhymes and Life: the Travels of a Tribe Called Quest" won the documentary feature award."Boardwalk Empire" won the Norman Felton award for TV drama, stopping "Mad Men" from taking the kudo for the fourth year in a row.AND THE WINNERS ARE:Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures:"The Artist" - Producer: Thomas LangmannThe Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:"Boardwalk Empire" (HBO) - Producers: Eugene Kelly, Howard Korder, Stephen Levinson, Martin Scorsese, Rudd Simmons, Tim Van Patten, Terence WinterThe Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:"The Adventures of Tintin" - Producers: Peter Jackson, Kathleen Kennedy, Steven SpielbergThe David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award in Long-Form Television:"Downton Abbey" (Masterpiece) (PBS) - Producers: Julian Fellowes, Nigel Marchant, Gareth NeameThe Producers Guild of America Producer of the Year Award in Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures:"Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest" - Producers: Michael Rapaport, Edward Parks (*additional producers eligibility pending arbitration completion)The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:"Modern Family" (ABC) - Producers: Paul Corrigan, Abraham Higginbotham, Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Morton, Jeffrey Richman, Dan O'Shannon, Brad Walsh, Bill Wrubel, Danny ZukerThe Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television: "The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central) - Producers: Meredith Bennett, Stephen T. Colbert, Richard Dahm, Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Tom Purcell, Jon Stewart (*additional producers eligibility pending arbitration completion)The Award for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:"The Amazing Race" (CBS) - Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Elise Doganieri, Jonathan Littman, Bertram van Munster, Mark VertulloThe Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:"American Masters" (PBS) - Producers: Susan Lacy, Julie SacksNews Programs:"60 Minutes" (CBS)Sports Programs: "30 for 30" (ESPN)Children's Programs:"Sesame Street" (PBS)Web Series:"30 Rock Presents Jack Donaghy, Executive Superhero" (NBC.com) Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com