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Updated: Weekend Box Office: 'Avatar' Week
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The statistic to keep in mind, I think, is that Avatar's $73 million opening weekend is the second best December opening ever, behind I Am Legend, which was almost an hour shorter and did not have to deal with a blizzard that paralyzed much of the northeast corridor. So (my ridiculously hasty prediction last week notwithstanding) I don't think Fox and James Cameron have much to worry about or fear. Especially considering that the movie has already raked in $160 million overseas. And especially considering that of the 30 movies that have had heftier opening weekends, precisely zero were originals -- i.e. not sequels, remakes or adaptations -- unless you count The Passion of the Christ. And especially considering that the word-of-mouth on Avatar will probably be otherworldly.
The weekend's counterprogramming was the poorly reviewed rom-com Did You Hear About the Morgans?, which took in a middling $7 million -- actually not
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Avatar is global No 1 with $232.2m opening | Jeremy Kay
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With James Cameron's 3D sci-fi extravaganza unsurprisingly conquering box-office charts everywhere, the real shock was how badly the Hugh Grant-Sarah Jessica Parker pairing in Did You Hear About the Morgans fared
The winner
Avatar looks like it's going to do very well indeed based on this weekend's results. James Cameron's 3D sci-fi opus was expected to launch at No 1 and duly did so, delivering $73m (£45m) over three days in North America. That may have been roughly $10m lower than box-office trackers had predicted but is impressive nonetheless (see The Real Story below). This is a big debut for a two-hour-40-minute non-sequel, original story (yes, it's The Last Samurai without the tragic ending, but by "original" I mean it's not based on a pre-existing property).
The running time swallows a large chunk of the day but it's a worthwhile investment because Avatar is spectacular popcorn entertainment.
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- Jeremy Kay
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Second Trailer for Darwin Bio-Pic 'Creation'
20 December 2009 1:16 AM, PST
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The Charles Darwin bio-pic, Creation, picked up a distributor after its Toronto run, but Newmarket - ironically, the same company that distributed The Passion of the Christ - isn't getting it theaters in time for awards consideration. I don't hear it would have much of a shot, but Paul Bettany generally improves any movie he's in, so it'd be nice to see him get that shot.
Bettany plays Darwin, of course, and if Newmarket could have done it, the ideal time to have released this film would have been late November, around the time of the 150th anniversary of his On the Origin of the Species. Nothing like missing a natural tie-in. Anyway, Bettany's wife, Jennifer Connelly, plays Darwin's wife - a monkey! No, not really. Actually, Darwin's wife was not exactly behind him in his revolutionary scientific theory, and that's pretty much the heartbeat of the story here.
A new,
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- Colin Boyd
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Leonardo DiCaprio To Star In Mel Gibson’s Viking Movie
18 December 2009 2:20 PM, PST
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Leonardo DiCaprio will star in Mel Gibson’s untitled period drama about Viking culture. This will be DiCaprio’s first picture with Gibson.
Leonardo DiCaprio
Gibson will direct from the script by William Monahan.
The principals confirmed the project but would not divulge many details. DiCaprio, who has long been fascinated by Viking culture, will play one in a storyline that will be as unsparing as Gibson’s other period directing efforts, “Braveheart,” “The Passion of the Christ” and “Apocalypto.” [Variety]
“This will be an awe-inspiring story, created with some of the industry’s finest cinematic talent, and I am just over the moon to be making this film with Mel, Leo and Bill,” producer Graham King said in a statement.
Production is expected to begin in fall 2010.
DiCaprio just completed the Christopher Nolan-directed “Inception” and will next be seen in the Martin Scorsese-directed “Shutter Island.”
Gibson just completed
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Defining movies of the decade: another day, another list
17 December 2009 1:24 PM, PST
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This one isn't mine -- Owen and I are each posting ours next week. But I'm fascinated by this compilation of 100 important movies, as chosen by a team of obsessives at the British newspaper The Telegraph. Of note: 1) Farenheit 9/11 is No. 1 -- not because the judges think it's best, but because, well, the Brits have a fancy political theory. Avatar is No. 100 because, well, because it's Avatar. Saw is No. 14, because "the decade of Abu Ghraib found its cinematic equivalent. Mamma Mia! is No. 18 because it's the highest grossing British movie of all time. (Who knew?) The Passion of the Christ comes in at No.
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- Lisa Schwarzbaum
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Michael Seligman Returns as Oscar Supervising Producer
17 December 2009 11:15 AM, PST
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By Steve Pond
Michael Seligman, who to nobody’s surprise was named supervising producer of the 82nd Academy Awards on Thursday, has a lengthy and colorful history with the Oscar show, which he’ll be working on for the 33rd time.
He’s the Oscar moneyman, but he also helped create and assemble the legendary Oscar gift baskets until they got too big and elaborate to squeeze in with all his other duties.
He negotiates contracts and budgets the show -- but the year that Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" was the big movie, he was also the one who talked producer
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- Steve Pond
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DiCaprio to join Gibson's Viking drama
16 December 2009 7:54 PM, PST
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Leonardo DiCaprio will star in an untitled period drama about Viking culture to be directed by Mel Gibson. According to Variety, William Monahan is writing the script.Graham King will produce with Gibson and Tim Headington in a co-production of King.s Gk Films and Gibson.s Icon Prods. Shooting is expected to begin in fall 2010 after Gibson has completed his starring role in the action drama "How I Spent My Summer Vacation." No plot details have been revealed but the film is expected to be as graphically realistic as Gibson.s previous films "Braveheart," "The Passion of the Christ" and "Apocalypto."
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- Adnan Tezer
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Mel Gibson Takes A Summer Vacation
15 December 2009 2:25 PM, PST
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After almost eight years away from screens as an actor and it looks like Mel Gibson is returning to starring roles in a big way.
Following the star’s forthcoming projects Edge of Darkness and the Jodie Foster directed The Beaver (alongside his own directing duties for the forthcoming Leonardo DiCaprio Viking film) comes news that Gibson will write and star in the action drama, How I Spent My Summer Vacation.
According to Variety:
“Summer Vacation centers on a career criminal who gets caught by Mexican authorities and is sent to a drug- and crime-filled prison, where he learns how to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.”
The film will be the third film that the actor-director has written, following The Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto – but this will be the first that he doesn’t direct. Vacation will be directed by Adrian Grunberg, who was First
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- Niall Browne
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Mel Gibson to star in Vacation and direct Leonardo DiCaprio in Viking drama
15 December 2009 11:02 AM, PST
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Mel Gibson has announced two film projects within a week: a self-penned starring role in crime comedy How I Spent My Summer Vacation, and another stint in the director's chair for a norse epic starring Leonardo DiCaprio
Another day, another Mel Gibson project. The veteran actor and director is to star in How I Spent My Summer Vacation, based on his own script about a career criminal who learns to survive in a Mexican prison with the help of a nine-year-old boy.
Gibson usually likes to direct his own screenplays, but on this occasion he is passing the reins to Adrian Grunberg, who was first assistant director on the film-maker's most recent movie, Mayan tale Apocalypto. The movie was announced just a few days after it was revealed that Gibson's next directing project will be a film about Viking culture starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The as-yet-untitled feature will be shot in the Autumn,
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Mel Gibson Takes A "Summer Vacation"
15 December 2009 5:13 AM, PST
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Mel Gibson will next star in the action drama "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" for his Icon Productions reports Variety.
Gibson also penned the script, his third after "The Passion of the Christ" and "Apocalypto", which centers on a career criminal who gets caught by Mexican authorities and is sent to a drug- and crime-filled prison where he learns how to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.
Various members of the "Apocalypto" crew will reassemble for the project which begins shooting in March in San Diego and Veracruz, Mexico.
The news comes right after the announcement that Gibson has committed to directing a viking-themed project starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
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- Garth Franklin
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Mel Gibson Takes A "Summer Vacation"
15 December 2009 5:13 AM, PST
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Mel Gibson will next star in the action drama "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" for his Icon Productions reports Variety.
Gibson also penned the script, his third after "The Passion of the Christ" and "Apocalypto", which centers on a career criminal who gets caught by Mexican authorities and is sent to a drug- and crime-filled prison where he learns how to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.
Various members of the "Apocalypto" crew will reassemble for the project which begins shooting in March in San Diego and Veracruz, Mexico.
The news comes right after the announcement that Gibson has committed to directing a viking-themed project starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
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- Garth Franklin
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Mel Gibson to star in action drama How I Spent My Summer Vacation
15 December 2009 3:35 AM, PST
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Hollywood actor Mel Gibson has signed up to star in a new action drama How I Spent My Summer Vacation. The 53-year-old will topline the drama, which is based on a screenplay he wrote, but will not be directing the movie. The story centres around a career criminal who gets caught by Mexican authorities and sent to a drug- and crime-filled prison where a nine-year-old boy helps him to survive. Gibson's two previous screenplays that he wrote included Apocalypto and The Passion of the Christ, both of which he also directed. However, Gibson is not directing Summer Vacation and has given the job to his protege Adrian Grunberg.
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- Sophie Eager
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Mel Gibson to Tell Audiences How I Spent My Summer Vacation
15 December 2009 1:42 AM, PST
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Variety reports that Mel Gibson will next star in the action drama How I Spent My Summer Vacation, which is based off a screenplay he wrote. The film, “centers on a career criminal who gets caught by Mexican authorities and is sent to a drug- and crime-filled prison, where he learns how to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.” The secret to survival? Never drop the soap and no cookies in bed.
Gibson has only written two other screenplays in his career and they’re both films he directed: Apocalypto and The Passion of the Christ. However, he has no plans to direct Summer Vacation, but will direct Leonardo DiCaprio in a Viking movie we reported on yesterday. Adrian Grunberg, Gibson’s First Assistant Director on Apocalypto, will take the helm on Summer Vacation with Stacy Perskie, Apocalypto’s Second Ad, producing.
I’m really happy that another
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- Matt Goldberg
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Mel Gibson's got a vacation lined up before his viking quest begins
15 December 2009 12:57 AM, PST
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Just one day after we learned that Mel Gibson was going to go viking, now we're told that he's also written a screenplay for an action flick called How I Spent My Summer Vacation. Mel plans to star in the film but he's not interested in directing it. Instead, it appears that he's doing some internal promoting: the first assistant director on Gibson's Apocalypto, Adrian Grunberg, will direct Vacation while Stacy Perskie, Apocalypto's second a.d., will produce the new movie.
That's cool of Mel to do that and give the people that worked for him their break to play in the big leagues. It is a little unusual for an A-list actor to be writing his own screenplay, but then the Mel Gibson of the 2000s is proving to be his own unique kind of man. I'm not trying to refer to his infamous brush with L.A.
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- Patrick Sauriol
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Leonardo DiCaprio Joins Mel Gibson Upcoming Viking Saga
14 December 2009 11:40 PM, PST
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Leonardo DiCaprio has signed on to star in Mel Gibson’s as-of-yet untitled period drama about Viking culture.
William Monahan is writing the script, which Gibson, Graham King, and Tim Headington will all produce for Gk Films and Icon Productions. So far, no other casting or the specifics of the story have been announced, though Variety.com reports that it will be in the same vein as Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” and “Apocalypto”. The project has no distributor yet.
Shooting on the project is expected to begin in the fall of 2010.
Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and more from Mel Gibson.
By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Variety.com)
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Decade in Review: 2004 Top Ten
14 December 2009 6:56 PM, PST
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Moving on to 2004. What follows is my original top ten list, based on films released in NYC in 2004. If I have anything new to say that'll be in red after the original text.
Top Ten Runners Up (in descending order): Aviator, Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Mean Girls, Maria Full of Grace, The Five Obstructions, Collateral, Goodbye Lenin!, Birth and Closer Yes, I'm absolutely horrified by the rankings now. Nothing about that ranking feels right now. I am most ashamed that Birth was only at number [cough] 19 in its year. In my self-flattering memory I "almost" put it in the top ten despite the then brutal reviews. I was ahead of my time! Oh well... at least I did actually name it the #1 most underappreciated film of the year. At the time I said...
Jonathan Glazer made a significant splash four years ago when his brilliantly acted heist film Sexy Beast
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Mel Gibson and Leonardo DiCaprio Set for Viking Pic
14 December 2009 5:16 PM, PST
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Leonardo DiCaprio will star with Mel Gibson. who has also signed on to direct an untitled period drama about Viking culture based on a script from William Monahan.
The principals confirmed the project but would not divulge many details. DiCaprio, who has long been fascinated by Viking culture, will play one in a storyline “that will be as unsparing” as Gibson’s other period directing efforts, Braveheart, The Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto.
“This will be an awe-inspiring story, created with some of the industry’s finest cinematic talent, and I am just over the moon to be making this with Mel, Leo and Bill,” producer Graham King said in a statement.
I have become fans of both actors and are really looking forward to this film as Gibson track record as a director is good and DiCaprio hasn’t made a bad film in awhile. We look forward
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- Kevin Coll
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Mel Gibson To Direct DiCaprio In Viking Movie
14 December 2009 10:18 AM, PST
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Mel Gibson may have just made his acting comeback with the yet-to-be-released Edge of Darkness and the Jodie Foster-directed comedy, The Beaver, but that hasn’t stopped him from continuing his work as a director. After impressing with The Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto, it looks like Gibson will be working with Leonardo DiCaprio for the first time as he directs an untitled Viking movie.
Variety’s BFDealmemo reports that Gibson will direct and DiCaprio will star in the yet-to-titled movie set in the world of the Viking culture. The movie will be scripted by the award-winning William Monaghan, who penned such films as The Departed and Body of Lies. The Departed producer, Graham King, will produce the Viking movie, along with Gibson himself and Tim Headington in a co-production between King’s Gk Films and Gibson’s Icon Productions.
The principle people involved (Gibson, DiCaprio and King,
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Leonardo DiCaprio To Wear Viking Horns In Mel Gibson-Directed Drama
14 December 2009 10:00 AM, PST
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Norse history is going to hit in a big way in 2011. First and foremost, there's "Thor," based on the Marvel comic inspired by Norse mythology. And if Wikipedia is correct (unlikely), there's a chance of a long-ago-rumored live-action "Hagar the Horrible" movie set for release that year. Finally, a drama about Vikings from director Mel Gibson and producer Graham King ("The Departed") is set to begin shooting next fall, meaning it will probably be in theaters at some time the following year.
According to Variety, Viking history enthusiast Leonardo DiCaprio will star in the untitled film, which is currently being scripted by William Monahan (both of whom also had a hand in "The Departed"). The plot has not been revealed, but we can presume this will be a bloody action epic, similar to Gibson's "Braveheart." Perhaps there will also be some sort of focus on the Christianization of Scandinavia during the Viking Age,
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- Christopher Campbell
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Gibson And DiCaprio Possibly Teaming For Viking Movie
14 December 2009 10:00 AM, PST
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According to Variety, the movie likely to be Mel Gibson’s next directorial effort will be a viking story, written by William Monahan (The Departed, Kingdom of Heaven), and starring once and future heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio. It’s really early in the process to be saying this – as Gibson is finishing up The Beaver with Jodie Foster, and DiCaprio just finished principal photography on Christopher Nolan’s Inception – but I got pretty excited when I read the headline to the story.
Of course, I initially had hoped that maybe Gibson was going to star in the movie as well, but he’s done well enough with the period movies where he was just behind the camera (Apocalypto). Monahan, has been on a steady role since breaking in, with KoH being his first credited feature writing gig. He also scripted the soon to be released Martin Campbell, Mel Gibson starring movie Edge of Darkness.
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- John Muth
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