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8 July 2008 9:26 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

The summer of Robert Downey Jr. is halfway over, with Iron Man fading into the ether at the box office, but soon enough, he'll be everywhere again in support of his new comedy, Tropic Thunder. I've never spoken to Ben Stiller so I don't have any idea what his personality is like (some comedians, you know, are real jackasses), but I wonder if he's Ok with all the attention being on Downey. After all, Stiller's technically the lead and it's a movie he wrote and directed. Nobody cares about that, though; they just want to see Iron Man in blackface.

Well, we get to see a little bit more of that - although what's most revealing is the pre-surgery Kirk Lazarus - in the new international trailer for Tropic Thunder.

I wish they'd kept Danny McBride's pantsuit line in this one. Oh well. Seek it out if you haven't heard it.

Colin Boyd

3 July 2008 10:37 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Sony's Hancock showed the strength of a superhero in its debut on Tuesday, grossing $6.8 million during two screenings in 3,680 theaters. (It adds 280 more this weekend.) While the preview screenings took in more than an earlier superhero movie, Iron Man, in May ($5.5 million), it fell well below last year's previews of Transformers ($8.8 million), which set the stage for a Fourth of July holiday haul of $155.4 million. Box-office forecasters are predicting that Hancock should wind up with $100-120 million through Sunday. However, many analysts are waiting to see how word-of-mouth will affect the film. Reviews of the film were mostly negative, and if audiences react the way the critics did, ticket sales could drop by Sunday. Meanwhile, Disney-Pixar's Wall-E continued to pick up steam, actually earning more than Hancock on Tuesday ($7.6 million), and although it played throughout the day, a large percentage of its tickets were sold at discounted children's prices.

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2 July 2008 6:12 AM, PDT | From fantasymoguls.com | See recent Fantasy Moguls news

Greetings, everyone. Here comes the wandering column interested in taking the temperature of arthouse film releases. Well, if there's no doubt my colleague Shrykespeare is in the middle of a season where every week brings its "columning challenge" (Iron Man! Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull! The Dark Knight!), the story is different for your humble host, as I have to dig deeply to find, once in a while, an independent film taking a chance at confronting the summer blockbusters. But this is how it is. When the heat of summer is weighing on your shoulders, finding shelter in a climate-controlled movie theater to spend two hours watching something big, something light, something fun, is an easy and sometimes pleasant thing to do.

Indie Jones

1 July 2008 11:12 PM, PDT | From fantasymoguls.com | See recent Fantasy Moguls news

July 1 marks the halfway point of the moviegoing year, and there is a clear winner among the major Hollywood studios. With the three highest-grossing movies of 2008 so far under its belt, Paramount is riding high. Both Marvel's Iron Man and Lucasfilm's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull are now $300 million movies, and DreamWorks Animation's Kung Fu Panda is at $181 million already, and a cinch to eclipse the $200 million mark. When it happens, the Melrose Avenue gang will become the first studio in history to put out back-to-back-to-back $200 million movies.

Steve Mason

1 July 2008 2:16 PM, PDT | From avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news

From the moment Hancock first introduces Will Smith as a drunken, glowering, foul-mouthed superhero, it seems clear that he's eventually going to rehabilitate himself into the charming version of Will Smith, the one who became famous on the strength of wisecracks and a famously infectious grin. The movie telegraphs that change in the trailer and even in the first half-hour of action, as Smith's hostile hero—who frequently causes millions of dollars in damages while sloppily foiling crimes in Los Angeles—meets PR man Jason Bateman, who offers him a major public-image makeover. But the obvious never happens. Instead, Hancock takes off at right angles, essentially turning into M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable, as seen through the big action lens of modern superhero movies like Iron Man and the Spider-Man series. Like Shyamalan's movies, Hancock leans clumsily on a twisted, complicated mythology that's revealed in awkward chunks just in time to become.

Tasha Robinson

1 July 2008 10:29 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Having crossed the $400-million mark in overseas ticket sales on Friday and the $300-million mark in domestic sales on Sunday, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull now stands as the highest-grossing worldwide release of 2008, Paramount said in a statement on Monday. As of Sunday, the film has grossed $713 million worldwide. Crystal Skull is the second film to earn more than $300 million in North America, joining Iron Man, which has grossed $309 million.

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24 June 2008 10:40 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Get Smart, starring Steve Carell as title character Maxwell Smart, took in $38.68 million over the weekend, well above estimates by box-office predictors and Warner Bros., the studio that released it, according to final figures released Monday by Media by Numbers. The only other film to open wide, Paramount's The Love Guru, starring Mike Myers, found little love among moviegoers as it debuted in fourth place with just $13.91 million. Meanwhile, the second week of Universal's The Incredible Hulk slipped to second place with $22.14 million, while Kung Fu Panda, produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount, brought in $21.93 million in its third week. Meanwhile, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull returned to the top of the international box office for the third week with $25 million. The film has now taken in $392 million overseas versus $291 million at home. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. Get Smart, Warner Bros., $38,683,480, (New); 2. The Incredible Hulk, Universal, $22,136,060, 2 Wks. ($97,055,430); 3. Kung Fu Panda, Paramount, $21,934,716, 3 Wks. ($155,830,875); 4. The Love Guru, Paramount, $13,907,130, (New); 5. The Happening, 20th Century Fox, $10,482,146, 2 Wks. ($50,749,495); 6. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, $8,540,313, 5 Wks. ($290,961,044); 7. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, Sony, $7,453,215, 3 Wks. ($84,308,418); 8. Sex and the City: The Movie, Warner Bros, $6,532,394, 4 Wks. ($132,452,769); 9. Iron Man, Paramount, $4,030,272, 8 Wks. ($304,816,141); 10. The Strangers, Universal, $2,122,410, 4 Wks. ($49,759,735).

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24 June 2008 7:38 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Our quick thoughts: Do the names Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer ring a bell? Yep, they’re the untalented makers of the “Scary Movie” series, “Date Movie,” “Epic Movie” and “Meet the Spartans,” and on Aug. 29, 2008, they will return to the big screen with “Disaster Movie,” yet another ridiculous spoof comedy that will likely earn the title of worst film of the year.

This time, the plot (can you call it a plot, really?) centers on a group of immature youngsters struggling with a series of catastrophic events. As you can see in this lame trailer, the film spoofs “Iron Man,” “Sex and the City,” “The Incredible Hulk” and “Juno,” among many others.

Check out the trailer above and feel free to share your thoughts on this flick or on past spoof comedies. I personally think “Disaster Movie” is going to suck just as much as its insulting predecessors.

Freaky quote: “Hannah Montana is dead!

Franck Tabouring

23 June 2008 10:28 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Would you believe that Warner Bros.' Get Smart, starring Steve Carell, took in an estimated $39.2 million at the box office over the weekend? That was about $10 million more than what most box-office forecasters had predicted. On the other hand, Paramount's The Love Guru, starring Mike Myers, took in just $14 million, about $10 million less than what forecasters had predicted. Two holdover films were almost too close to call. Paramount said that the DreamWorks' Animation-produced Kung Fu Panda took in $21.7 million, while Universal claimed that The Incredible Hulk took in $21.6 million. While box-office trackers Media by Numbers listed them as the No. 2 and No. 3 film in its top-ten chart, their positions could change when final figures are released later today (Monday). Overall, the top 12 movies took in about $136.9 million, up 10 percent over the comparable weekend a year ago. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Get Smart, $39.2 million; 2. Kung Fu Panda, $21.7 million; 3. The Incredible Hulk, $21.6 million; 4. The Love Guru, $14 million; 5. The Happening, $10 million; 6. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, $8.4 million; 7. You Don't Mess With the Zohan, $7.2 million; 8. Sex and the City, $6.5 million; 9. Iron Man, $4 million; 10. The Strangers, $1.9 million.

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23 June 2008 5:05 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Stars including Sigourney Weaver, Jon Favreau, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Steven Spielberg gathered at the funeral of special effects guru Stan Winston, following his death from cancer.

The Oscar-winning visual effects artist died at his home in Malibu, California on 15 June, aged 62.

Winston won Oscars for his work in Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Jurassic Park.

He also created notable visual effects for hit films including Predator, Edward Scissorhands and Batman Returns.

His most recent work can be seen in summer blockbusters Iron Man and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Friends, relatives and showbusiness associates all gathered to pay their respects to Winston at a memorial service on Sunday in Los Angeles.

Legendary director Spielberg led the afternoon's tributes, telling the gathering, "What Stan did is that he took our dreams - he took all of our dreams - and he blended them with his own dreams.

"He then workshopped those dreams with pencil, clay and later years on the computer. He would basically give life to all of our ideas. He would make them come to life."

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22 June 2008 10:20 PM, PDT | From fantasymoguls.com | See recent Fantasy Moguls news

Last weekend, Paramount Pictures International confirmed that it blew past the $1 billion mark in international sales for 2008, reaching that benchmark six weeks faster than in 2007. Now, based on this weekend's estimates (June 20-22), it appears that Paramount has surpassed $1 billion in domestic ticket sales as well. Despite the failure of Mike Myers's The Love Guru, which managed only an estimated $14 million this weekend, DreamWorks's Kung Fu Panda added a likely $21.7 million, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull generated about $8.4 million and Iron Man picked up another $4 million. That should be just enough to push the Melrose Avenue gang past the billion dollar mark.

Steve Mason

21 June 2008 10:21 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

It’s been a good year so far for Robert Downey Jr., and now the “Iron Man” actor has been selected as one of 25 artists to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2009.

Not only is Downey Jr. starring in the first ’08 summer blockbuster to top the $300 million mark, but he also has two other projects coming up this year. On Aug. 15, 2008, he will be seen in Ben Stiller’s action comedy “Tropic Thunder,” and later this year, he will star opposite Jamie Foxx in Joe Wright’s drama “The Soloist.”

According to Digital Spy, Ralph Fiennes, Sir Ben Kingsley, Hugh Jackman, Cameron Diaz, Tim Burton, Shakira and Felicity Huffman are also on the list of recipients.

The stars will be unveiled some time in 2009. Downey Jr. delivered some awesome performances over the past years, and he certainly deserves his star on Hollywood’s most famous sidewalk.

Franck Tabouring

20 June 2008 9:14 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow showed off her vocal talents at a charity karaoke show in London - after a $90,000 (GBP45,000) bid prompted her to take to the stage.

Paltrow was taking part in the Karaoke With The Stars event on Thursday night at the city's famous Ronnie Scott's jazz bar - helping raise money Palestinian refugee children.

And the Iron Man star's offer to sing attracted the highest amount of bids, with Paltrow eventually stepping up to the microphone for a rendition of Roberta Flack's classic Killing Me Softly.

Model-turned-actress Lily Cole also took to the stage, joining Bryan Ferry for a performance of his hit track Let's Stick Together.

The event raised over $440,000 (GBP220,000) for good causes.

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19 June 2008 6:07 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

It took 48 days for Iron Man to become the first $300 million earning film released in 2008. The Marvel superhero movie, released May 2nd, crossed over into Movie Valhalla on June 18th, according to numbers released by Box Office Mojo. In so doing, Iron Man becomes just the 27th movie to make $300 million or more in the U.S., and is the 15th fastest to get there. 

Its 48 days beat Finding Nemo and the first Harry Potter movie (51 and 52 days, respectively), but fell short of the 44-day mark established by Titanic and the last Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Titanic, of course, is the highest-grossing film of all time, and in terms of domestic receipts, it made another $300 million after its first 44 days.

The all-time $300 million land speed record is held by the second Pirates flick, At World's End, which made it to the finish line in a dizzying 16 days. If you're a little slow,

Colin Boyd

19 June 2008 6:00 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Single actor Terrence Howard makes potential girlfriends perform tasks to win over his affections.

The Iron Man star insists he is too choosy to settle down with one woman, preferring instead to spend his time with a harem of women.

He explains, "The greatest number of women I've dated was 12. I've had four women come to my hotel and we all painted pictures together. I was just trying to see which ones I liked the most."

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19 June 2008 10:37 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Iron Man has become the golden boy for Marvel Studios, becoming the first picture of the year to cross the $300-million mark at the domestic box office. According to Media by Numbers, the film had grossed $299.3 million through Tuesday and was a sure bet to blow past $300 million on Wednesday or today (Thursday). Four films grossed more than $300 million in 2007: Spider-Man 3 ($336.5 million); Shrek the Third ($322.7 million), Transformers ($318.7 million), and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End ($309.4 million).

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18 June 2008 10:35 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Commercials for new movies are the least likely to be skipped by users of TiVo digital video recorders, according to a study by the DVR maker. The study, conducted in April, found that the least fast-forwarded (and most-watched) ad was for Universal's comedy film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which aired during NBC's The Office. (The episode itself, however, did not even make TiVo's list of the ten most-watched shows.) The second least fast-forwarded ad was for Sony Pictures' Hancock which aired during an episode of ABC's Grey's Anatomy. Other movies making the top-ten list included Sony's Made of Honor (#4), Universal's Baby Mama (#7), and Paramount/Marvel's Iron Man (#10).

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17 June 2008 10:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Stan Winston, the special-effects wizard, whose work was seen in such films as The Terminator, Jurassic Park, Aliens, Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, and, most recently, Iron Man, died Sunday of multiple myeloma at age 62 at his home in Malibu, Ca, his company, Stan Winston Studio, said Monday. In a statement, Steven Spielberg said, "My world would not have been the same without Stan. What I will miss most is his easy laugh every time he said to me, 'Nothing is impossible.'"

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17 June 2008 10:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Two features from Marvel Entertainment, a company that only ten years ago was forced into bankruptcy, landed among the box office's top ten over the weekend. The Incredible Hulk sold $55.4 million worth of tickets, putting it in first place, while Iron Man added $5.6 million to its gross, bringing its seven-week total to $297.9 million. Meanwhile, performing well above expectations, Fox's The Happening took in $30.5 million in its debut -- nearly twice what analysts had predicted. Last weekend's champ, Kung Fu Panda slipped to second place with $33.6 million. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. The Incredible Hulk, Universal, $55,414,050, (New); 2. Kung Fu Panda, Paramount, $33,612,594, 2 Wks. ($117,289,932); 3. The Happening, 20th Century Fox, $30,517,109, (New); 4. You Don't Mess With The Zohan, Sony, $16,370,344, 2 Wks. ($68,760,685); 5. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount, $14,741,834, 4 Wks. ($276,524,265); 6. Sex and the City, Warner Bros., $9,788,353, 3 Wks. ($119,522,016); 7. Iron Man, Paramount, $5,620,375, 7 Wks. ($297,918,329); 8. The Strangers, Universal, $4,024,485, 3 Wks. ($45,287,220); 9. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Disney, $3,165,013, 5 Wks. ($131,904,474); 10. What Happens in Vegas, Fox, $1,667,587, 6 Wks. ($75,755,145).

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16 June 2008 6:41 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Robert Downey Jr. is set to bring a 10-year-old sci-fi movie idea to the big screen after negotiating to star in Cowboys and Aliens.

The Iron Man star is in talks to sign on to the film, about an alien spaceship that lands in the Wild West, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Brian Grazer and Ron Howard will produce the film, which has been in development for a decade.

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