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Will Someone Give Poor Henry Cavill a Break Already?

10 July 2009 9:30 AM, PDT | From Movieline | See recent Movieline news

A while back, we noted that The Tudors actor Henry Cavill has spent his entire career being shortlisted, then ultimately passed over, for some of the biggest parts in Hollywood: Superman in a McG-helmed iteration of Superman Returns, James Bond in Casino Royale, the Caped Crusader in Batman Begins...hell, the poor guy was even author Stephanie Meyer's first choice to play Edward in Twilight.

Well, guess what further indignity we can add to the list?

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Is There A New ‘Mortal Kombat’ In The Works? Scorpion Says Yes

8 July 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news

After the divisive first “Mortal Kombat” film and its subsequently messy sequel “Mortal Kombat: Annihilation,” it felt like a foregone conclusion that the video game franchise had received it’s final film fatality. A new rumor floating around on the Interwebs is suggesting that a third movie could happen sooner than you can shout “Get over here!”

In an interview with the Sgv Tribune, martial artist Chris Casamassa, who played Scorpion in the first two movies, said that he’ll be on hand when the third installment in the franchise starts shooting this September. The remark is offered rather off-handedly, and could be completely off-base for all I know. Still, the possibilities of another “Mortal Kombat” film certainly get the wheels turning.

For one, Warner Bros. recently acquired Midway Games, the very company that created the “Mortal Kombat” franchise. That presumably puts the film rights in the WB’s hands.

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Josh Wigler

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'Mortal Kombat 3' Supposedly Filming in September

8 July 2009 1:50 AM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

A third "Mortal Kombat" movie reportedly is on the work. In an article by the Sgv Tribune, former "Mortal Kombat" actor Chris Casamassa spilled the bean that the latest movie of the series that were adapted from the popular '90s fighting games will start its principal photography in September.

According to the actor who portrays human ninja named Scorpion in the original "Mortal Kombat" movie, he is also tapped to take a part in the third film. Though so, it is still unclear whether he will return to reprise his dead warrior role since he was replaced in its sequel "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation" due to scheduling conflicts with "Batman & Robin".

Back in 2007, there were words that "Mortal Kombat" will be getting a reboot treatment with "Mortal Kombat: Devastation". At the time, it was stressed that the new movie won't be "a prequel, sequel, or in any form be related

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Katie and Suri Hit the Pool in Australia

7 July 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

After the Cruise clan did some high-profile celebrating in Australia last week, the ladies of the family took time out to spend a relaxing day by the pool. With Tom Cruise checking out of the Melbourne hotel Tuesday, wife Katie Holmes and their 3-year-old daughter Suri remained "very much in residence" at their luxury digs, according to a source. Dressed in a flattering tangerine one-piece swimsuit, Holmes played with Suri who held onto a blue floatation noodle in the indoor pool. The duo spent time in the spa, then headed to the larger pool where they were surrounded by local

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Louise Talbot

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Holmes Launches Dance Scholarship

6 July 2009 9:11 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Katie Holmes has teamed up with Hairspray director Adam Shankman and reality TV guru Nigel Lythgoe to launch a dance scholarship fund.

The Hollywood actress, who is set to appear on Lythgoe's U.S. show So You Think You Can Dance later this month, has joined forces with the pair and Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba to set up the Dizzy Feet Foundation.

The scholarship organisation gives underprivileged youngsters the opportunity to take part in dance programs and win grants to enrol in accredited dance studios, reports Daily Variety.

Holmes says, "I think it's important for children to experience music and dance. Every child should have the opportunity to discover what it is they like and have access to the very best in that pursuit."

The Batman Begins star will show off her moves on the dancefloor during a special 100th episode of So You Think You Can Dance on 23 July, in which she will perform a tribute to Judy Garland.

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Bryan Singers Superman Sequel Contract Expires

5 July 2009 8:00 PM, PDT | From MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news

Well we all knew there was alot of speculation as to whether or not Bryan Singer would return for Superman but now its official.. at least for now. He tells Portuguese film site Omelete that his contract to helm the film has expired. He also feels the reason the first film fell flat with fans was a lack of action. I am not sure I agree but I am also not able to put my finger on just what I did not like about the film. Perhaps its the fact they did not try to deviate from the earlier films. They tried to hard to recreate existing magic rather then adding a new touch like Batman Begins. Wh...

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Brandon Routh out of Superman film franchise

5 July 2009 5:29 PM, PDT | From The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news

Brandon Routh, who played the lead role in Bryan Singer's 2006 film Superman Returns, has admitted that his contract to reprise the role in a follow-up has now expired.

It's yet another piece of kryptonite in the coffin of Singer's proposed sequel, which had been provisionally called Man of Steel.

For some time, Singer's involvement with another Superman movie has been unlikely although Routh remained the studio's favoured choice for the role in any future film.

It was speculated that the next film would be a reboot - an entirely fresh start ignoring Superman Returns - but retaining Routh in the role of the hero.

But now, three years after the first film, the actor's studio deal has lapsed.

Speaking to Portuguese site Omelette, Brandon Routh said: "The terms of the contract expired. But if they call me again, I'd go back to the character without thinking twice."

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Christian Bale's Rollercoaster Career

4 July 2009 7:02 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

From Pacman to Public Enemies, he's had more ups and downs than most other actors of his generation. Christian Bale has careened between extreme highs and deep lows, in the view of the folks at MovieFill, and they decided that a rollercoaster was the most apt visual metaphor for his career. A reduced-size version can be seen above.

They squeeze most of his films into the chart, though they left out a few. Before his sensational role in Mary Harron's American Psycho, he was very appealing in Metroland and got good notices in Todd Haynes' Velvet Goldmine; pre-Batman Begins / The Dark Knight, he was fun to watch as a frisky villain in John Singleton's Shaft and an uptight, would-be psychiatrist in Laurel Canyon. I don't agree with every notation in the chart. Harsh Times, for example, is cited as one of his "lows," but Bale was riveting.

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Peter Martin

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Batman Begins Le Giftset Blu-ray Under $15 at Amazon

3 July 2009 5:53 PM, PDT | From TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news

Online retailer Amazon.com slashed the price of Batman Begins: Limited Edition Giftset on Blu-ray Disc heading into the July 4th weekend. The set typically sells in the neighborhood of $30 but for presumably today only, Amazon is selling it for a mere $14.49. That's a steal for a fantastic film that comes packed with extra goodies (obviously a voucher to see The Dark Knight in theaters won't do you any good.) Click here to grab the Blu-ray Batman Begins: Le Giftset for $14.49 at Amazon.com while the price holds. The Batman Begins deal is so good that it knocked The Watchmen out of Amazon's hourly Blu-ray bestsellers top spot. Other titles making a run up the chart include The Matrix: 10th Anniversary Edition and Casino Royale, both priced at $13.99. Click here to view the complete Blu-ray bestsellers list at Amazon.com.

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Superman Is Free Of Brandon Routh

3 July 2009 2:30 PM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

We live in the digital age, Hollywood, and news spreads at fiber-optic speeds (that’s faster than wildfire, Fyi). So when actor Brandon Routh recently told Brazilian movie site Omelete that he no longer knew Where Warner Bros. was at with the next Superman film, it didn’t matter that the comment wasn’t reported in English; and when Routh added that his contract to play Supes is now officially expired, he could’ve been writing the words down in the dirt in a lost dialect of Sanscrit and the blogosphere Still would’ve found out!

 

Because I (and I am certainly not alone) feel strongly about this Routh-as-Supes issue. And I have sworn my allegiance to a team. And like teams Angelina vs. Jen in the great Pitt feud before us, there have since been two warring schools of the Superman order: Team Routh vs. Team Anybody Else But Routh.

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Kofi Outlaw

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Geek Deal: Batman Begins Blu-Ray Giftset for $14.49

2 July 2009 9:34 PM, PDT | From /Film | See recent /Film news

Amazon has the Batman Begins Blu-ray giftset on sale for $14.49, 71% off the $50 msrp. The limited-edition Blu-ray gift set includes the original Blu-Ray, The Dark Knight Prologue, 32-page exclusive Dark Knight Prologue book, 16-page comic book adaptation of the first 6 minutes of The Dark Knight, a Batman Begins lenticular, and five collectible post cards. It also comes with Movie Money to see The Dark Knight in theaters, which obviously is no longer valid. So basically you can get the gift set for cheaper than a new copy of the normal Blu-ray.

Peter Sciretta

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Is Brandon Routh Finished as Superman?

2 July 2009 9:15 PM, PDT | From CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news

According to the most recent actor to play the Man of Steel on film, another installment in the 'Superman' franchise is inevitable. The question is: Who will play the superhero legend next time?

It may not be Brandon Routh, who starred in 2006's Superman Returns, but whose contract to play Clark Kent/Superman has expired. The Brazilian site Omelete (translated via Google) reports Routh as saying he would love to reprise both roles; however, he has no idea what Warner Bros.' plans are for the series.

"I do not know of anything," said Routh. "I'm sure that Warner Bros. is moving there, but everything is still uncertain. Really, I do not know anything."

Superman Returns was a moderate box office hit. However, its grosses were considered disappointing, given the amount of money and time that had been spent developing a new Superman movie.

Routh admitted the film's

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Int: Christian Bale

2 July 2009 1:17 AM, PDT | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news

Christian Bale has brooding, intense characters down to a science. You know that from films like The MacHinist, Terminator Salvation, Batman Begins and American Psycho. And in Public Enemies, he plays intense and brooding FBI agent Melvin Purvis, a man driven to take down Public Enemy Number One, John Dillinger (Johnny Depp). We got to sit down and talk with Bale about the film, his character and shooting in HD. And, don't faint or anything, but he actually smiled at us! Christian...

Jenna Busch

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Cillian Murphy and Lucy Liu in Watching the Detectives

30 June 2009 8:31 AM, PDT | From The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news

Cillian Murphy is best known to sci-fi and superhero geeks as the villainous Scarecrow in Batman Begins, reprising the role briefly in The Dark Knight.

But he has other geek credentials, playing a film fanatic who owns a video rental store in the quirky romantic comedy Watching the Detectives.

The movie is now getting a DVD release in the UK on July 6 by Momentum Pictures. It co-stars Lucy Liu, whose other film credits include Charlie's Angels and Kill Bill.

The film is writer and director Paul Soter's homage to the screwball comedies of the 30s and 40s. It follows the life of Neil (Murphy) the owner of a vintage video store and self-proclaimed movie geek who has always been content to live vicariously through his favourite films noir.

When he meets Violet (Liu), a real-life femme fatale, his mundane world is turned upside down and the line between reality

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Guy Pearce in Guillermo Del Toro's Afraid of the Dark Remake

30 June 2009 7:00 AM, PDT | From WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news

Guy Pearce (Memento) is in final negotiations and Bailee Madison (Bridge to Terabithia) is set to star with Katie Holmes (Batman Begins) in "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," Miramax's supernatural thriller being directed by Guillermo del Toro's protege Troy Nixey. Del Toro is producing. "Dark" is based on a 1973 ABC telefilm about a young girl who moves in with her father and his girlfriend and discovers they are sharing the house with demonic creatures. Madison will play the girl, who discovers the creatures and is fascinated by them -- until they prove dangerous. Pearce will play the father, an author frustrated by his daughter's tales of monsters, not believing her even when his girlfriend (Holmes) backs her. Del Toro and Matthew Robbins wrote the script. The movie is set to begin production next month in Melbourne, Australia.

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In Brief: Assorted Horror Movie News

29 June 2009 10:45 PM, PDT | From Fangoria.com | See recent Fangoria news

Another batch of small stories and updates have popped up, so it's time for another edition of "In Brief" - our occasional roundup of miscellaneous horror news from around the web.

We've got tiny little bites of rotten flesh for Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark, An American Werewolf In London, Rough Cut, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Fright Night, and the American remake of Let The Right One In. Five remakes in one column? We'll be remaking this story next week...

The remake of the 1973 ABC telefilm Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark is heating up. The Hollywood Reporter states that Guy Pearce (Memento)is close to joining Katie Holmes (Batman Begins) in the pic. Guillermo del Toro protege Troy Nixey is directing the tale of a family sharing a house with demonic creatures. Del Toro is producing with Mark Johnson. On the remake of An American Werewolf In

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Christian Bale Loses Weight for The Fighter

26 June 2009 9:29 AM, PDT | From Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news

With Terminator Salvation dominating the (overseas) box office and Public Enemies opening July 1, it's hard to believe that Christian Bale took a year off from acting. However, Bale's ready to step back into the ring in more ways than one as he plays Mark Wahlberg's boxer-training brother in The Fighter. Bale described the movie to Collider.

It's a true story of two incredibly gifted boxers who were half brothers. The one, Dicky Ecklund, who fought Sugar Ray Leonard at a very young age, when he was twenty one, was an incredible natural talent. He lived a very hard life. Then he came to train his brother, Irish Mickey Ward, to the world title. The role meant some serious dieting, which Bale explained to MTV.

I've had to [lose] a great deal of weight because he was a welterweight. Bale has lost and gained weight for roles several times in his career,

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List of 35th Saturn Awards Winners in Movie

25 June 2009 1:25 AM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

"The Dark Knight" was a big winner at the 35th Annual Saturn Awards. The Warner Bros.' movie grabbed five trophies at the event held on Wednesday, June 24. It was honored as the Best Action-Adventure Thriller and the late Heath Ledger, who played Joker in the action hero movie, was named Best Supporting Actor. The sequel of "Batman Begins" also scored awards for its writing, music and special effects.

Also winning big at the awards gala were "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Iron Man", each of which earned three awards. "Benjamin Button" grabbed nods for the Best Fantasy Film, Best Supporting Actress for Tilda Swinton and Best Make-Up. Meanwhile, "Iron Man" won the awards of Best Science Fiction Film, Best Actor for Robert Downey Jr. and Best Director for Jon Favreau.

Other flicks which also brought home awards from the 35th Annual Saturn Awards included "Hellboy II: The Golden Army

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Pfeiffer Wants To Play Catwoman Again

24 June 2009 11:56 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Michelle Pfeiffer is calling on Batman Begins director Christopher Nolan to let her reprise her role as Catwoman in the Caped Crusader's next movie outing.

Pfeiffer played the feline superhero in 1992 movie Batman Returns.

She handed the role over to Halle Berry in time for a 2004 spin-off - but admits she'd love to reclaim the leather catsuit and join Christian Bale's Batman in a future film.

Pfeiffer tells Moviefone, "It would be really fun. I don't think that's going to happen. I think they like to get a new face for the different characters, and I understand it. But yeah, that was really fun. I had a good time."

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Christian Bale says Batman 3 may never happen

23 June 2009 11:41 AM, PDT | From The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news

Batman actor Christian Bale says he is unsure if a follow-up to The Dark Knight will ever be made.

Bale is contracted for a third instalment following Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.

But he told MTV: "I truly don't know that we're ever going to see another Batman movie."

Director Christopher Nolan is rumoured to be hesitant about a third movie and Bale said: "It would be purely that he would need to find a story that was good enough and if he couldn't find that it wouldn't happen."

Batman screenwriter David Goyer recently told IGN: "I believe he said if we can find the story that he's happy with, that he would return. Talk to him after he finishes Inception, which he's shooting right now."

When asked whether he and the rest of the writers (Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan) had started putting together story ideas, Goyer replied: "You know,

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