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Dollhouse Season 2 Promo Poster
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Fox Broadcasting just released this new promo poster for “Dollhouse” Season 2 from creator Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly) and starring Eliza Dushku (Open Graves, Sex and Breakfast), Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica), Olivia Williams (X-Men: The Last Stand) and Fran Kranz.
Series Synopsis: The show follows an organization that employs mind-wiped DNA-altered humans known as Dolls who are implanted with false memories and skills for various missions and tasks. When they are not ‘at work’ they are living in a real life Dollhouse which gives the show the name. One of those mind-wiped humans, a young woman named Echo, is slowly starting to become aware of herself and what’s [...]
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New writer hired to join Bryan Singer on X-Men: First Class
18 December 2009 5:17 PM, PST
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There have been further developments in the news that Bryan Singer is returning to 20th Century Fox for another X-Men movie.
Singer yesterday sealed a deal to helm origin flick X-Men: First Class, which had a screenplay by Gossip Girl creator Josh Schwartz and takes its title from the First Class comic books depicting the mutant team in their teenage years.
There were behind-the-scenes whispers about bringing in new writing talent and it's now been revealed that Fox has hired scribe Jamie Moss to work with Singer on the project.
Moss worked on Ghost in the Shell for DreamWorks and wrote Street Kings, the crime drama directed by David Ayer.
Singer told Variety: "This is the formative years of Xavier and Magneto, and the formation of the school and where their relationship took a wrong turn.
"There is a romantic element, and some of the mutants from X-Men will figure into the plot,
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Bryan Singer Returns to Direct 'X-Men: First Class'
18 December 2009 3:42 PM, PST
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It had been rumored for awhile now, but Bryan Singer (X-Men, X2, Superman Returns) has finally announced that he'll be directing X-Men: First Class, a move that will mark the director's return to the franchise after having to bow out of directing X-Men: The Last Stand due to his wanting to helm Superman Returns instead.
Variety reports that Jamie Moss has been hired to write the script and the studio wants to really push this sucker into production as fast as they can – especially since Singer is also committed to several other projects in some way, shape or form. So what's X-Men: First Class about, you ask? Well, it's definitely another Origins-type story, and I guess you can say it's sort of like an X-Men prequel.
Says Singer, "This is the formative years...
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The Messenger's Ben Foster: 'I Love and Hate What I Do'
18 December 2009 9:30 AM, PST
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With awards season in full swing, Movieline has launched a new recurring feature called "For Your Reconsideration," where we speak to the talented people whose contributions to the year in film are worthy of a second look. This week: Ben Foster from The Messenger.
For years, directors have counted on Ben Foster to add verve and nerve to a host of supporting parts in films like 3:10 to Yuma, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Alpha Dog, but Oren Moverman's The Messenger affords him a different opportunity: the chance to harness all of his skill and become a leading man. As Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery, Foster expertly illustrates a man who's unmoored upon his return from the war, yet pulled into the gravity of two very different people: his new partner in a casualty notification unit (Woody Harrelson), and a young widow (Samantha Morton) who Will becomes consumed with after
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Bryan Singer to return to 'X-Men': Will the mutants rise to greatness once again?
18 December 2009 8:32 AM, PST
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And now for some news that will make you drop your coffee mug to the floor in slow motion: Bryan Singer is returning to X-Men! According to the Hollywood Reporter, Fox has confirmed that the The Usual Suspects director will be back to take on the next installment in the blockbuster series.
This is a smart move. The first two X-Men movies, helmed by Singer, adhered to the golden rule of superhero franchises, namely that the second film will be better than the first. Cleverly, Singer hoped to avoid the other golden rule, that the third film will suck eggs,
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Fox Confirms Bryan Singer's 'X-Men' Return, Hires New Writer For 'First Class'
18 December 2009 6:01 AM, PST
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Following the unexpected announcement earlier this week, Fox has confirmed that Bryan Singer will return to direct “X-Men: First Class.”
According to Variety, the previous draft of “X-Men: First Class” has been discarded in favor of a new treatment by Singer. Jamie Moss (“Ghost in The Shell”) has been hired to write the script and Fox is reportedly moving “aggressively” with the development.
"This is the formative years of Xavier and Magneto, and the formation of the school and where their relationship took a wrong turn," Singer told Variety. "There is a romantic element, and some of the mutants from 'X-Men' will figure into the plot, though I don't want to say which ones. There will be a lot of new mutants and a great villain."
"Whether it's 'Batman,' 'Lord of the Rings' or 'Star Trek,' if the characters are good, you want to see
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Bryan Singer back on 'X-Men' duty
17 December 2009 4:34 PM, PST
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Bryan Singer, who directed the first two "X-Men" movies before moving on to a different superhero, Superman, is getting back in business with the Marvel Comics mutants.
Singer has agreed to develop and direct "X-Men: First Class," a prequel of sorts to the franchise that follows several characters as teenagers. Jamie Moss ("Street Kings") is attached to write the script, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Chuck" co-creator Josh Schwartz had taken an earlier pass at the project.
Singer mentioned his involvement with the movie, which is based on a limited-run Marvel series, at the "Avatar" premiere Wednesday night, and studio 20th Century Fox confirmed it Thursday. The comic tells the story of several of the original X-Men -- Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Iceman and Angel -- attending Professor Xavier's school as teenagers. (In the movies, the latter two are portrayed as younger characters and probably wouldn't be featured in "First Class.
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Singer to Direct 'X-Men: First Class'
17 December 2009 4:06 PM, PST
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By Brent Lang
Fox has hired Bryan Singer to direct the next installment in the "X-Men" franchise, "X-Men: First Class," TheWrap has confirmed.
Singer directed the first two "X-Men" movies before ceding the director's chair on the third, "X-Men: The Last Stand" to Brett Ratner so Singer could oversee "Superman Returns."
Though "Last Stand" was a box office hit, bringing in more than $450 million worldwide, many groused that it lacked the wit that Singer brought to the films.
Singer's "Superman," on the other hand, w
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Singer Returns To The X-men
17 December 2009 11:26 AM, PST
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Director Bryan Singer has confirmed he's signed up to take charge of the latest X-men film.
The moviemaker first brought the comic book characters to the big screen in 2000's X-Men and returned for the 2003 sequel.
But Singer dropped out of the franchise ahead of the third blockbuster, 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand, leaving Brett Ratner in control while he took over another superhero franchise with Superman Returns.
But now the original X-Men director is back on board to take charge of the new prequel, X-Men: First Class, which tells the story of the superheroes as youngsters. It follows the recent release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which told the story of Hugh Jackman's clawed character before the first three films.
Singer says, "I just signed yesterday to do an X-Men: First Class origins picture. Which is kind of cool. I'm very excited."
The film will be written by Gossip Girl developer Josh Schwartz and is billed as a darker version of the previous films.
Producer Lauren Schuler Donner recently revealed, "We want it to be like the recent, darker (Harry) Potters. It should not be a kiddie movie: we're in the X-Men world so you can't suddenly change the tone."
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Bryan Singer is Returning to the X-Men Franchise
17 December 2009 7:10 AM, PST
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A lot of rumors have been spread after the critical failures of X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men Origins: Wolverine that the director of X-Men and X2 would be returning to the series he abandoned for Superman Returns.
The rumors are true. According to /Film, Bryan Singer let it slip at the Avatar premiere last night that he would be coming back for more in X-Men Origins: First Class:
“I’m prepping up to do a movie called Jack the Giant Killer at Warner Brothers, and I just yesterday signed a deal to do an X-Men First Class Origins picture, which is kind of cool.”
While who knows what this means for Singer’s career (his personal outings of Superman Returns and Valkyrie were pretty legitimate flops, or at least didn’t get the reception they sought). But this means great things for the X-Men franchise, which has missed Singer
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Bryan Singer Is Going Back To The X-Men
17 December 2009 3:36 AM, PST
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Geeks rejoice! Today is a good day, for today is the day that we learned that Bryan Singer is returning to the X-Men franchise.
Speaking at the premiere of James Cameron's Avatar, the director of X-Men and X2 let slip that he will be returning to the world of mutants for X-Men: First Class after having bowed out on the really rather weak X-Men: The Last Stand.
Singer admitted that he has signed a deal with Fox to direct the next Origins film (after X-Men Origins: Wolverine), which will apparently look at the early days of Cyclops, Jean Grey and others at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning.
"I'm ramping up to do a movie called Jack The Giant Killer at Warner Bros, and I just yesterday signed a deal to do an 'X-Men: First Class Origins' picture, which is kind of cool. I'm very excited," he said.
This is very exciting news indeed,
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Bryan Singer Signs on for 'X-Men: First Class' at Fox
17 December 2009 12:18 AM, PST
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An interesting development occurred on the Los Angeles "blue carpet" premiere of Avatar tonight as Bryan Singer reveals he has just signed on to direct X-Men: First Class for 20th Century Fox.
Singer was asked about his future projects by MySpace hosts and replied, "I'm prepping a movie called Jack the Giant Killer [with] Warner Bros, and I just yesterday signed a deal to do an X-Men: First Class -- Origins -- picture, which is kind of cool." The video to the right features the words coming out of his mouth if you need further confirmation.
Of course, this news is likely to be received with open arms by the X-Men faithful that enjoyed Singer's original X-Men and then like most movie fans fell in love with X2: X-Men United. The rails sort of fell off with X-Men: The Last Stand in 2006 directed by Brett Ratner. While Ratner's film was a s financial success,
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Director Bryan Singer Returns To The X-Men Franchise
17 December 2009 12:17 AM, PST
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If, like me, you were left feeling a little hard done by with the so-so X-Men: The Last Stand then how about some good news? It seems that the series’ original director and the man arguably responsible for the comic book movie revival, Bryan Singer will be making a return to the series!
It was on the blue carpet for Avatar’s La premiere that Singer dropped the X-bomb, telling reporters he’d signed to direct Fox’s X-Men Origins: First Class. In fact, to quote the man himself:
I’m prepping up to do a movie called Jack the Giant Killer [at] Warner Brothers, and I just yesterday signed a deal to do an X-Men First Class Origins picture, which is kind of cool.
So now you’ve taken in the news, fanboys and girls, what can we actually expect from “First Class?”
Well it’s safe to assume that
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Confirmed, Bryan Singer On Board to Direct 'X-Men: First Class'
16 December 2009 10:38 PM, PST
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Bryan Singer has announced his return to "X-Men" franchise. Attending "Avatar" premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday, December 16, the filmmaker who has directed the first two "X-Men" movies revealed to reporters that he has signed on to direct "X-Men: First Class".
"I'm ramping up to do a movie called 'Jack the Giant Killer' at Warner Bros., and I just yesterday signed a deal to do an 'X-Men: First Class Origins' picture, which is kind of cool. I'm very excited," Singer said when asked about his next projects. His interview during the event can be seen at Avatar Movie Official MySpace Profile.
Bryan Singer gained recognition through his work in "The Usual Suspects". After successfully making "X-Men" and "X-Men 2", he passed on "X-Men: The Last Stand" to make "Superman Returns".
"X-Men: First Class" is said to focus on certain X-Men characters like Cyclops but as teens. Otherwise, it could focus on
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Top Ten Tuesday: Worst Movies of 2009
15 December 2009 1:00 PM, PST
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Another year has come and nearly gone, which means it’s once again that time of year to reflect on the cornucopia of movies released in theaters over the last 12 months. While we’re all eager to find out what movies rank amongst the best of 2009, the Movie Geeks prefer to start with the bad news and finish with the good news. So, this week we pull all the stops and lay out the Bottom Ten Worst Movies of 2009.
10. Whiteout
There’s pretty much only one thing this thriller (in name only) has plenty of. White. It’s not exciting. It’s not suspenseful. It doesn’t make you care one iota whether anyone lives or dies. It’s really one of those movies that, at the end of the day, is just a waste of space, time, and money. When your “thriller” gets its culminating action scenes and suspense
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'New Moon' star Daniel Cudmore isn't 'Conan,' yet
12 December 2009 9:39 PM, PST
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The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse star Daniel Cudmore isn't lined up to portray Conan the Barbarian just yet, despite reports stating that he was.
ComicBookMovies reported that the former X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand star "told us that the new movie will be much darker than the previous one. He also says that the cast selection is down to two people. Himself and Roland Kickinger. Now you might find it interesting that Kickinger was Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator Salvation and See Arnold Run."
Daniel Cudmore, however, put the rumors to bed this evening when he tweeted that he did indeed audition for the role but that castin
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Rumors: Justin Timberlake Has Been Seen With A Group Of Girls
10 December 2009 8:16 PM, PST
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The ‘SexyBack’ singer, who has denied rumours of a split with his actress girlfriend Jessica Biel, reportedly looked like a single man as he enjoyed the attention of a group of women at Timbaland’s album release party at Hudson Terrace.
A source said: “The girls were all over him, fighting to give him their numbers. He certainly didn’t look like a man with a girlfriend.
“There was one model-type blonde he chatted to for a while.”
Justin later invited the group to continue the evening with him, best friend Trace Ayala and ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’ director Brett Ratner, at a different nightspot.
The source added to the New York Post newspaper: “Around 1:30am, Justin left along with Trace, Brett and a group of girls, including the model blonde, and headed to the Boom Boom Room.”
Last month, Jessica rubbished rumours that the pair had split after three years,
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Justin Timberlake's flirty evening
10 December 2009 6:04 AM, PST
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Justin Timberlake has been seen flirting with a string of women during a night out in New York. The 'SexyBack' singer, who has denied rumours of a split with his actress girlfriend Jessica Biel, reportedly looked like a single man as he enjoyed the attention of a group of women at Timbaland's album release party at Hudson Terrace. A source said: "The girls were all over him, fighting to give him their numbers. He certainly didn't look like a man with a girlfriend. "There was one model-type blonde he chatted to for a while." Justin later invited the group to continue the evening with him, best friend Trace Ayala and 'X-Men: The Last Stand' director Brett Ratner,
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The Best Films of the Decade (aka "The Naughties")
8 December 2009 10:25 PM, PST
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Best Films Of The Decade (aka The Naughties) From Alex & Terry
List # 1
By Alex Simon
When Terry and I initially discussed writing these lists, I had a tough time thinking back on 20 films over the past decade which I was really taken with, thinking that movies have sunk so low over the past ten years, that even choosing a dozen would be a short-order job. Thirty minutes into it, my list had nearly 60 titles! After much cutting, pasting, and re-cutting and pasting, here are my top 20 films (in no particular order) of the first decade of the 21st century, dubbed by many as “the naughties.” --A.S.
1.No Country for Old Men (Coen Brothers, 2007) An elegiac blend of stark beauty and full-throttle despair from two of our finest filmmakers, set in the contemporary American West. Every frame is damn near flawless, and would have been an even more perfect vehicle for the late Sam Peckinpah.
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A 'Twilight' Actor's Stolen Jacket, Mariah Carey And 'Scott Pilgrim vs. The World' In Today's Twitter-Wood
7 December 2009 3:30 PM, PST
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Twitter-Wood had plenty to celebrate this weekend, with a mini "Full House" reunion between John Stamos and Candace Cameron to Brett Ratner's wrap on his new Mariah Carey video and Greg Mottola's pre-release praise for Edgar Wright's "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World."
Elsewhere, "Eclipse" actor BooBoo Stewart is still making his photography rounds, this time picking Hugh Jackman's nose -- and Wolverine looks shockingly comfortable with the pose. Check out those posts after the jump along with Steve Agee's porn benefit surprise and Alex Meraz's stolen jacket shocker. It's all in the Twitter-Wood report for December 7, 2009.
Twitter Pic of the Day:
@JohnStamos http://twitpic.com/sgv70 - candace cameron and her kids visit sweet apple.
-John Stamos, Actor ("Full House," "Knots")
@BrettRatner I just delivered the final version of Mariah's H.A.T.E. U video to island Def Jam. I hope you
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