9 articles from 2008
6 May 2008 9:09 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Teen comedy Superbad is leading the nominations for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards after picking up five nods, including Best Movie.
The high-school comedy, directed by Greg Mottola, also scooped nominations for the film's stars Jonah Hill and Michael Cera, who will compete in the Breakthrough Performance category along with their co-star Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Hill is also up for Best Comedic Performance.
But Superbad will be going up against Oscar-winning Juno - which Cera also stars in - for the Best Movie prize, while the actor is also recognised for his efforts in the teen pregnancy film with a nomination for Best Male Performance.
Meanwhile, the big-screen adaptation of Transformers is nominated for three gongs: Best Movie, Best Male Performance for Shia LaBeouf and Breakthrough Performance for Megan Fox. And Enchanted star Amy Adams also received a trio of nods for the Disney film - Best Female Performance, Best Comedic Performance and Best Kiss for her smooch with Patrick Dempsey.
The winners for the 17th Annual MTV Movie Awards will be unveiled on 1 June at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California.
The full list of nominees is as follows:
Best Movie:
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Best Comedic Performance:
Amy Adams - Enchanted
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Jonah Hill - Superbad
Seth Rogen - Knocked Up
Adam Sandler - I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry
Best Male Performance:
Michael Cera - Juno
Matt Damon - The Bourne Ultimatum
Shia LaBeouf - Transformers
Will Smith - I Am Legend
Denzel Washington - American Gangster
Best Female Performance:
Amy Adams - Enchanted
Jessica Biel - I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry
Katherine Heigl - Knocked Up
Keira Knightley - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Ellen Page - Juno
Breakthrough Performance:
Nikki Blonsky - Hairspray
Chris Brown - This Christmas
Michael Cera - Superbad
Zac Efron - Hairspray
Megan Fox - Transformers
Jonah Hill - Superbad
Christopher Mintz-Plasse - Superbad
Seth Rogen - Knocked Up
Best Fight:
Alien vs. Predator - Alien vs. Predator: Survival of the Fittest
Hayden Christensen vs. Jamie Bell - Jumper
Matt Damon vs. Joey Ansah - The Bourne Ultimatum
Sean Faris vs. Cam Gigandet - Never Back Down
Tobey Maguire vs. James Franco - Spider-Man 3
Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan vs. Sun Ming Ming - Rush Hour 3
Best Villain:
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Angelina Jolie - Beowulf
Denzel Washington - American Gangster
Best Kiss:
Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey - Enchanted
Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman - Step Up 2 the Streets
Shia LaBeouf and Sarah Roemer - Disturbia
Ellen Page and Michael Cera - Juno
Daniel Radcliffe and Katie Leung - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Best Summer Movie So Far:
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Sex and the City: The Movie
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
9 March 2008 6:21 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Hollywood actor Matt Damon is to become a father for the second time.
The Bourne Ultimatum star and wife Luciana will welcome the new addition to their family later this year.
Damon's spokesman Jennifer Allen tells People.com, "They couldn't be happier. They're so excited!"
The couple announced the news after attending the Empire Film Awards in London on Sunday night.
They already have a daughter, Isabella, one. Damon is also stepfather to Luciana's nine-year-old daughter Alexia.
9 March 2008 5:25 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Hollywood actor Matt Damon is to become a father for the second time.
The Bourne Ultimatum star and wife Luciana will welcome the new addition to their family later this year.
Damon's spokesman Jennifer Allen tells People.com, "They couldn't be happier. They're so excited!"
The couple announced the news after attending the Empire Film Awards in London on Sunday night.
They already have a daughter, Isabella, one. Damon is also stepfather to Luciana's nine-year-old daughter Alexia.
9 March 2008 4:01 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Atonement emerged victorious at London's Empire Awards on Sunday, taking home three prizes including Best British Film.
The drama also netted its stars James McAvoy and Keira Knightley the trophies for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively at U.K. movie magazine Empire's annual awards ceremony.
Elsewhere, Best Film went to Matt Damon sequel The Bourne Ultimatum, while David Yates took home Best Director for Harry Potter + The Order Of The Phoenix.
Hot Fuzz was named Best Comedy and American Gangster claimed the Best Thriller prize.
Control, a biopic of late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, won two awards - Best Newcomer for star Sam Riley and Best Soundtrack.
Scottish actor Ewan McGregor was honoured with the Empire Icon Award.
The full list of winners is:
Best Comedy - Hot Fuzz
Best Actor - James McAvoy, Atonement
Best Thriller - American Gangster
Empire Icon Award - Ewan McGregor
Best British Film - Atonement
Best Newcomer - Sam Riley, Control
Best Horror - 28 Weeks Later
Empire Inspiration Award - Guillermo Del Toro
Best Actress - Keira Knightley, Atonement
Sony Ericsson Soundtrack Award - Control
Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Stardust
Best Director - David Yates, Harry Potter + The Order Of The Phoenix
Outstanding Contribution To British Film - Shane Meadows
Best Film - The Bourne Ultimatum.
9 March 2008 5:31 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Atonement emerged victorious at London's Empire Awards on Sunday, taking home three prizes including Best British Film.
The drama also netted its stars James McAvoy and Keira Knightley the trophies for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively at U.K. movie magazine Empire's annual awards ceremony.
Elsewhere, Best Film went to Matt Damon sequel The Bourne Ultimatum, while David Yates took home Best Director for Harry Potter + The Order Of The Phoenix.
Hot Fuzz was named Best Comedy and American Gangster claimed the Best Thriller prize.
Control, a biopic of late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, won two awards - Best Newcomer for star Sam Reilly and Best Soundtrack.
Scottish actor Ewan McGregor was honoured with the Empire Icon Award.
The full list of winners is:
Best Comedy - Hot Fuzz
Best Actor - James McAvoy, Atonement
Best Thriller - American Gangster
Empire Icon Award - Ewan McGregor
Best British Film - Atonement
Best Newcomer - Sam Reilly, Control
Best Horror - 28 Weeks Later
Empire Inspiration Award - Guillermo Del Toro
Best Actress - Keira Knightley, Atonement
Sony Ericsson Soundtrack Award - Control
Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Stardust
Best Director - David Yates, Harry Potter + The Order Of The Phoenix
Outstanding Contribution To British Film - Shane Meadows
Best Film - The Bourne Ultimatum.
29 January 2008 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Stunt performers from The Bourne Ultimatum and 24 also won big at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night. The tough men and women that added the action to the film and TV drama picked up SAG awards for Outstanding Performance by a Film and Television Stunt Ensemble. The announcement was made on the red carpet at the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards by 3:10 To Yuma star Ben Foster and SAG President Alan Rosenberg.
4 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
Johnny Depp, who was once relegated to relatively low budget films because producers thought him too outré to attract sizable audiences, was named Top Money Making Star for the second year in a row in the 76th annual Quickley Publishing Co. poll. Depp starred in 2007 in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The poll. which surveys motion picture exhibitors, put Will Smith (I Am Legend) in second place. Other top finishers: 3: George Clooney (Ocean's Thirteen, Michael Clayton); 4. Matt Damon (Ocean's Thirteen, The Bourne Ultimatum); 5. Denzel Washington (American Gangster, The Great Debaters).
3 January 2008 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Lindsay Lohan gave the poorest acting performances in 2007, according to a poll of nearly four million British movie-goers. The actress - who was honored for her contribution to the film industry at the Capri Film Festival in Italy on Sunday - was criticized for her performance in thriller I Know Who Killed Me. Eddie Murphy also featured in the AOL Moviefone poll for his role in Norbit, while the film was considered to be the biggest waste of the price of a ticket. Matt Damon was recognized for his good acting in The Bourne Ultimatum and Ocean's Thirteen, and Shia LaBeouf was named best newcomer. He also won best screen duo along with Megan Fox for Transformers. The survey, which attracted more than 3.8 million votes, offered users a choice of five nominees in each category.
2 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
The No. 1 film downloaded illegally via BitTorrent over the past year was Transformers, according to the website TorrentFreak. Most of the top films were directed at young males. Knocked Up placed second, 300 third, and The Bourne Ultimatum fourth. The top TV shows downloaded at torrent sites was Heroes, followed by Battlestar Galactica, Lost, and 24.
9 articles from 2008