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Men in Black 3 can't stand the heat at the UK box office
29 May 2012 8:02 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The dark sunglasses were on, but the Men in Black suffered inside as cinemagoers stayed outside; and What to Expect When You're Expecting also landed below expectations
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When Sony UK opted to release Men in Black 3 in the UK on the same day as in the Us – Memorial Day weekend – it always knew it was taking a risk with the weather. But by this point of the year, you'd assume that sunshine wouldn't have that devastating an impact on admissions – cinemagoers should already have had plenty of opportunities to enjoy their gardens, roof terraces and local parks. In late May, warm temperatures shouldn't be too much of a novelty. The distributor can count itself unlucky that Men in Black 3 landed amid the hottest weather of the year so far, following the rainiest April on record and a distinctly patchy May. Matinees, in particular, and early evening »
- Charles Gant
Danny Boyle's Trainspotting named best British film, Harry Potter comes third and seventh
28 May 2012 2:30 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Trainspotting has been named the best British film of the past six decades.
The druggie drama - starring Ewan McGregor and Robert Carlyle - triumphed in a Diamond Jubilee poll staged by retail chain HMV to find the top screen hits of the Queen's reign.
Monty Python And The Holy Grail was runner-up in the poll, while another Python comedy Life Of Brian was ranked fourth.
A pair of Harry Potter films made the top 10, as did two movies by the late British-based Us director Stanley Kubrick, namely A Clockwork Orange and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Trainspotting was based on the novel by Irvine Welsh about a group of heroin addicts in late 1980s Edinburgh.
The film - also famous for its soundtrack - was made by Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle, soon to take a major role at London 2012 as the artistic director of the opening ceremony.
Trainspotting took »
- David Bentley
'Harry Potter' Scribe Steve Kloves To Write & Direct Legal Thriller 'Defending Jacob'
15 May 2012 7:26 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Steve Kloves served as a screenwriter on seven of the eight 'Harry Potter' movies, so he has experience penning good adaptations (“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”), and not so good adaptations (“Harry Potter and the Philsopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone”). Okay, maybe that’s not the fairest of assessments as the quality of the 'Potter' films seemed to hang on how well the directors interpreted the scripts, which remained consistently decent throughout. Although, perhaps the franchise’s greatest achievement from a screenplay perspective was turning the rather dull fifth book into one of the most enjoyable films in the series…and that was the one script written by Michael Goldenberg. But then he went and wrote (alongside a plethora of hacks) “Green Lantern,” so it’s all relative, we guess.
Kloves’ other credits include “The Fabulous Baker Boys” (which he also directed) and “The Amazing Spider-Man,” and it looks like Warner Bros. »
- Joe Cunningham
First Reviews for Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity Sci-Fi Film, Starring Clooney and Bullock
5 May 2012 1:16 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
There have been a lot of talk about the upcoming "Gravity" sci-fi film (to be released on November 21st), that's directed by Alfonso Cuaron (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), and stars George Clooney and Sandra Bullock. The cast is incredible, the plot is intriguing, and some of the filming techniques used have been called ground-breaking. And just recently, "Gravity" invited random people for a test screening. Special effects weren't fully finished, but the movie was all there. But before we get to the reviews, check out the plot synopsis to get an idea of what the movie is about. Plot: Bullock plays Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (Clooney) in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone.tethered to »
First Reactions from Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Gravity’ Emerge Online
4 May 2012 10:20 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
We’ve been waiting to see what acclaimed director Alfonso Cuarón (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men) is going to do with his ambitious new sci-fi project Gravity, and now we have some initial opinions from those who have seen the film to share.
Scroll down to hear first impressions of Gravity, which stars Sandra Bullock as the lone survivor of a space mission, who is trying to steer her ship home to Earth, where her daughter awaits.
Here is a spattering of opinions from the test screening of Gravity, either reported by those in attendance, or collected by those who claim to have spoken to or “overheard” the reactions. Taken altogether, they paint the picture of a technically and visually stunning piece of cinema, with a good performance from ...
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- Kofi Outlaw
I Am Legend Helmer Francis Lawrence Scores Catching Fire Directing Gig
4 May 2012 | Horror Asylum | See recent Horror Asylum news »
I guess we should all breathe a sigh of relief really that director David Cronenberg ('The Fly', 'Videodrome') has been bypassed for the 'Catching Fire' project. The anticipated sequel to this years epic adaption 'The Hunger Games' has been attached to several filmmakers over the past few weeks but 'I Am Legend's Francis Lawrence has been selected as Gary Ross' successor for next November's follow-up. Along with Cronenberg directors Alfonso Cuaron ('Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'), Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu ('Babel') and Bennett Miller ('Moneyball') were also being considered for the helmers position. 'Catching Fire' is based on the novelised sequel by author Suzanne Collins and is expected for a November 2013 release »
Box Office: Biggest International Opening Weekends
29 April 2012 3:24 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2: Biggest International Opening Weekends Box Office: Ninth Biggest International Opening Weekend – The Avengers David Yates’ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 with Daniel Radcliffe, Ralph Fiennes, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint — $314,000,000 Rob Marshall’s Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides with Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush — $260,400,000 David Yates’ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint — $236,000,000 Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 with Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco — $230,544,376 Michael Bay’s Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon with Shia Labeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel — $219,810,798 Gore Verbinski’s Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End with Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley — $216,000,000 David Yates’ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 with Daniel Radcliffe, Ralph Fiennes, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint — $205,000,000 David Yates’ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix »
- Zac Gille
Francis Lawrence Tapped to Direct ‘Hunger Games’ Sequel ‘Catching Fire’
19 April 2012 8:16 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
In March, the highly-anticipated blockbuster The Hunger Games hit theaters, breaking box office records and making mega-stars of its young cast. As both a box office triumph and a critically-acclaimed movie, excitement began to build for its sequel, Catching Fire. But fans were caught off guard last week when Gary Ross, the The Hunger Games director officially declared that he would not helm the sequel.
Since then, speculation and rumors have grown about possible replacements. At the time, we here at Screen Rant compiled our own list of five possible Catching Fire directors. In recent days, a short list of potential directors was released showing that acclaimed directors like David Cronenberg (Eastern Promises) and Alfonso Cuaron (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) were top contenders for the position.
But now, the news is official: Francis Lawrence – who previously brought us Constantine, I ...
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- John Hanlon
'I Am Legend' Director Francis Lawrence Has Offer for 'Catching Fire'
19 April 2012 7:34 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
For those of us hoping that Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Children of Men director Alfonso Cuaron would be at the helm of Catching Fire after his name made Lionsgate's shortlist to replace director Gary Ross after his departure earlier this month, we have some bad news. Cuaron will not be directing The Hunger Games sequel, but a decent replacement has still been roped in as Heat Vision reports I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence has an official offer to direct the next installment in the franchise starring Jennifer Lawrence, based on the best-selling young adult novels by Suzanne Collins. Lawrence (who is not related to the film's star, despite their same last name) wasn't picked necessarily because he was the best director, but his schedule was completely open, allowing Lionsgate to meet their production time table and get the film into theaters by November 22nd, 2013, and »
- Ethan Anderton
Catching Fire Director: Francis Lawrence
19 April 2012 6:30 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
The Catching Fire director will be Francis Lawrence, among whose (few) feature-film credits are Reese Witherspoon / Robert Pattinson / Christoph Waltz's Water for Elephants, Will Smith's I Am Legend, and Keanu Reeves / Rachel Weisz's Constantine. Deadline.com reports that Lionsgate's other strong possibility, Moneyball / Capote director Bennett Miller, wanted the studio to delay filming so he could work on the prospective Steve Carell / Mark Ruffalo / Channing Tatum movie Foxcatcher. Lionsgate refused to do so because The Hunger Games and Catching Fire star Jennifer Lawrence must be ready to shoot 20th Century Fox's sequel to X-Men: First Class in January 2013. In addition to Francis Lawrence and Bennett Miller, other contenders — or rumored contenders — for the Catching Fire directorial job were The Orphanage's Juan Antonio Bayona, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban / Children of Men's Alfonso Cuarón, Babel / 21 Grams' Alejandro González Iñárritu, Cosmopolis / A History of Violence' David Cronenberg, »
- Zac Gille
'I Am Legend' Director Lands 'Hunger Games' Sequel, 'Catching Fire'
19 April 2012 6:07 PM, PDT | Fandango | See recent Fandango news »
Only yesterday were two new directors added to the candidates list for The Hunger Games sequel, Catching Fire. We speculated that the addition of these two new directors probably meant that the initial three names, Alfonso Cuaron (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Biutiful) and David Cronenberg (The Fly, A History of Violence) were out of the running. Sure enough, THR is reporting that Francis Lawrence has landed the directing gig. Of the names that were being considered, Lawrence seemed like the logical choice, given his experience with the post-apocalyptic Will smith movie I Am Legend as well as the more recent Robert Pattinson-Reese Witherspoon in Water for Elephants, a film adaptation of author Sara Gruen's best-selling novel....
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Moneyball and I Am Legend Helmers in Talks for Catching Fire Gig
19 April 2012 | Horror Asylum | See recent Horror Asylum news »
As if a trio of directors such as Alfonso Cuaron ('Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'), Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu ('Babel') and even David Cronenberg ('The Fly', 'Videodrome') hadn't already got you drooling it seems that they're not the only helmers to be considered for the directorial duties aboard 'The Hunger Games' follow-up 'Catching Fire'. According to The Playlist two new directors are also in line for the potential directing gig and they are Bennett Miller ('Moneyball') and Francis Lawrence ('I am Legend'). The site is reporting that the new two are actually in conversations about the job whereas the other 3 fore-mentioned filmmakers may just turn out to be 'wishlist' bound. 'Catching Fire' is based on the sequel novel by author Suzanne Collins and is expected for a November 2013 release. »
Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire eyes Cronenberg and Cuaron; RoboCop recruits Sean Penn, Edward Norton, Gael Garcia Bernal, Rebecca Hall
19 April 2012 2:02 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
The Hunger Games has topped the north American box office for a fourth consecutive weekend, a feat not seen since Avatar's similar achievement in January 2010.
The film has now earned $531m globally and with sequel Catching Fire set to shoot in August ahead of release on November 22, 2013, the race is on to secure a new director after Gary Ross confirmed he wouldn't be returning.
According to the La Times movie blog 24 Frames, Lionsgate has compiled a list of seven or eight contenders that includes Alfonso Cuaron (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men), David Cronenberg (The Fly, A History of Violence, A Dangerous Method, Cosmopolis) and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Babel, Biutiful).
Various names are also being linked to the remake of RoboCop, to be directed by Jose Padilha with Joel Kinnaman starring as murdered police officer Alex Murphy, who is revived as a cyborg.
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- David Bentley
Two More Directors Added to 'Catching Fire' Mix
18 April 2012 1:02 PM, PDT | Fandango | See recent Fandango news »
Following Gary Ross' exit from The Hunger Games franchise, the search is on for who will replace him in the first sequel, Catching Fire. Three directors were almost immediately mentioned as replacements; Alfonso Cuaron (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Biutiful) and David Cronenberg (The Fly, A History of Violence). Now two more names have cropped up as potential replacements, suggesting perhaps that the three initial names aren't interested/unavailable to direct what is sure to be another mega-blockbuster. Moneyball director Bennett Miller and I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence are the two directors being considered. Miller is coming off a strong performance with his Oscar-nominated baseball drama, though Lawrence seems to be the...
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Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire eyes Cronenberg and Cuaron; RoboCop recruits Sean Penn, Edward Norton, Gael Garcia Bernal, Rebecca Hall
16 April 2012 11:40 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
The Hunger Games has topped the north American box office for a fourth consecutive weekend, a feat not seen since Avatar's similar achievement in January 2010.
The film has now earned $531m globally and with sequel Catching Fire set to shoot in August ahead of release on November 22, 2013, the race is on to secure a new director after Gary Ross confirmed he wouldn't be returning.
According to the La Times movie blog 24 Frames, Lionsgate has compiled a list of seven or eight contenders that includes Alfonso Cuaron (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men), David Cronenberg (The Fly, A History of Violence, A Dangerous Method, Cosmopolis) and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Babel, Biutiful).
Various names are also being linked to the remake of RoboCop, to be directed by Jose Padilha with Joel Kinnaman starring as murdered police officer Alex Murphy, who is revived as a cyborg.
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- David Bentley
You'll Never Guess Who Might Be Directing 'Catching Fire'
13 April 2012 8:25 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
Now that Gary Ross has officially stepped down as director of "Catching Fire," next year's sequel to current super blockbuster "The Hunger Games," Hollywood is embarking on its own version of The Hunger Games, with every director in the business engaging in a cutthroat battle to determine who will land the job. May the odds ever be in your favor, right?
Well, according to The Los Angeles Times, Lionsgate has put together a wish list of directors they're interested in talking to — and you literally won't believe some of the names on it.
David Cronenberg's "Catching Fire," anyone?
Yes, you read that correctly: David Cronenberg is reportedly at the top of Lionsgate's list of candidates, a possibility that is both intriguing and kind of terrifying, as anyone who has seen "Crash" can attest (it's about people who have a sexual fetish for car crashes... seriously). But given the nature of the 'Hunger Games" trilogy, »
- Scott Harris
Will David Cronenberg Be Catching Fire for The Hunger Games Follow-Up
13 April 2012 | Horror Asylum | See recent Horror Asylum news »
Now that 'The Hunger Games' director Gary Ross has officially left the director's chair for follow-up 'Catching Fire' Lionsgate is on the hunt for someone to fill the Ross sized gap and continue the success of the new series of movies based on the popular sci-fi novels by Suzanne Collins. The L.A. Times have named both Alfonso Cuaron ('Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban') and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu ('Babel') as two potential helmers that may fit the bill. But more interestingly the name David Cronenberg has been thrown into the ring! That's right, director of classic horror flicks such as 'Rabid', 'The Fly', 'Videodrome' and 'eXistenZ' is apparently one of the director's being considered for the job. Cronenberg over the years has of course been noted to turn down major motion picture projects such as 'Top Gun' and »
'Hunger Games' sequel 'Catching Fire' targets Cronenberg, Cuaron
13 April 2012 4:25 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
The Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire is targeting "seven or eight names" as it searches for a director to replace Gary Ross. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban helmer Alfonso Cuaron, A Dangerous Method's David Cronenberg and Babel director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu are among the names being touted for the coveted job. Ross stepped aside as Catching Fire director on Wednesday (April 11), citing issues with the sequel's rush to go into production. "As a writer and a director, I simply don't have the time I need to write and prep the movie I would have wanted to make because of the fixed and tight production schedule," he said. According to the Los Angeles Times, studio Lionsgate is hoping to secure a director to satisfy Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins. Collins, (more) »
- By Simon Reynolds
The Potential Helmers Of "Catching Fire"
12 April 2012 8:57 PM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
With Gary Ross out, Lionsgate is now scrambling to find a replacement to take the helm of "The Hunger Games" sequel "Catching Fire". It is going to be tricky - it has to be someone who make sure they can keep on schedule for an August start of filming, and someone whom author Suzanne Collins will be happy with.
According to The Los Angeles Times, Lionsgate has come up with a 'master list' of around 7-8 names who fit the criteria. Three names on the list are Alfonso Cuaron ("Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"), David Cronenberg ("A History of Violence") and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu ("Babel").
A selection and deal is expected to be closed quickly so whomever gets the job can get to work on fixing up the script with scribe Simon Beaufoy and author Suzanne Collins. »
- Garth Franklin
David Cronenberg Catching Fire Possibility?
12 April 2012 6:09 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Unfortunately, neither Margarethe von Trotta nor Catherine Breillat is in the running as a replacement for Gary Ross, who officially left The Hunger Games' sequel Catching Fire a couple of days ago. The names currently being bandied about online (and purportedly by Lionsgate) belong to three North American males: Mexicans Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Canadian David Cronenberg (photo). (Though, once again purportedly, there are a handful more names on Lionsgate's list.) All three filmmakers would add "prestige" to Catching Fire, something that, if a Los Angeles Times report on the issue is to be believed, would please author Suzanne Collins, "who is much more interested in quality filmmaking than box-office prowess." Now, let's not be cynical. Aren't we all more interested in "quality filmmaking" than in "box-office prowess"? Really. That Cuarón's name would pop up in connection to Catching Fire is no surprise. Many have given »
- Zac Gille
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