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Twentieth Century Fox didn't have a panel at this year's Comic-Con, but Simon Kinberg, who wrote the ill-fated 2006 sequel X-Men: The Last Stand and produced last year's X-Men: First Class, was on hand to discuss Fox's X-Men franchise. While ostensibly there to help promote Sony's upcoming sci-fi movie Elysium, Kinberg also spoke to ComingSoon about the X-Men: First Class sequel, which Kinberg is writing for First Class director Matthew Vaughn, whose return for the sequel was in question until he was confirmed to return in January. During the interview, Kinberg discussed his relationship with Vaughn and the X-Men franchise.
what will happen in the sequel? >> Posted 07.15.12 by Ryan -
It took director David O. Russell some time to figure out how he was going to follow-up his highly lauded 2010 biopic The Fighter, but after dropping out of his adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and then splitting from his video game adaptation Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Russell is finally back with The Silver Linings Playbook.
Based on the 2008 novel by Matthew Quick, The Silver Linings Playbook follows Bradley Cooper as a former teacher who moves back in with his parents (Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver) after spending years in a mental institution. While trying to reconcile with his wife, he finds himself drawn to his eccentric neighbor (Jennifer Lawrence. The first trailer from the movie reveals that Russell has his entire cast doing great work, even Chris Tucker.
watch the trailer >> Posted 06.29.12 by Ryan -
It’s the one awards show where Twilight can always be counted on to be an annual contender. Of course, we’re talking about the MTV Movie Awards, and in true fashion the show was as predictable as Charlie Sheen in Las Vegas, with the top awards going to Twilight and the newest teen franchise, The Hunger Games.
Going into the award show, Twi-hard fans were upset that newcomer The Hunger Games received more nominations than Breaking Dawn: Part 1. But the vampire franchise got its due, taking home the golden popcorn for Best Kiss (Kristen Stewart had to accept the award without partner-in-crime Robert Pattinson) and for Movie of the Year. But Katniss and Co. didn’t go home empty handed. Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson both took home individual awards and the movie also won Best Fight. Check after the jump for a full list of winners and highlights from the MTV Movie Awards.
Read the full list of winners >> Posted 06.04.12 by Chris -
In The Hunger Games, Jennifer Lawrence competed against 23 children to survive but in her upcoming movie, House at the End of the Street, Lawrence will have to take on just one, albeit ghoulish, little girl to survive.
Lawrence enters the horror genre with House at the End of the Street, which just got its second freaky trailer. Unlike the movie’s first trailer, which revealed the movie’s horrors in reverse, this second trailer gives viewers a straightforward scare. (For an added scary bonus, the movie's Twitter hashtag is #HATES)
Here’s the movie’s synopsis:
Seeking a fresh start, newly divorced Sarah (Elisabeth Shue) and her daughter Elissa (Lawrence) find the house of their dreams in a small, upscale, rural town. But when startling and unexplainable events begin to happen, Sarah and Elissa learn the town is in the shadows of a chilling secret. Years earlier, in the house next door, a daughter killed her parents in their beds, and disappeared - leaving only a brother, Ryan (Max Thieriot), as the sole survivor. Against Sarah's wishes, Elissa begins a relationship with the reclusive Ryan - and the closer they get, the deeper they're all pulled into a mystery more dangerous than they ever imagined.
House at the End of the Street was directed by Mark Tonderai, based on a script by David Loucka.
watch the new trailer >> Posted 06.02.12 by Chris -
After the phenomenal success of The Hunger Games, studio Lionsgate is looking to stay in the Jennifer Lawrence business, adding the actress to an adaptation of gossip columnist Jeanette Walls' 2005 memoir, The Glass House.
Deadline reports Lionsgate has acquired the rights for the book, which details the unconventional and poverty-stricken upbringing Walls experienced with her "dysfunctional but vibrant" family. The book spent 261 weeks on The New York Times' best-seller list, and with producer Gil Netter (The Blind Side, Water for Elephants) and screenwriter Marti Noxon (Fright Night, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) attached to the project, expect a funny, tragic, yet uplifting adaptation.
more on lawrence plus the full poster >> Posted 04.23.12 by Ryan -
ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
She's back at it... and this time she brought her dad?! Lindsay Lohan, fresh off of probation, is back clubbing and has already gotten into her second alleged confrontation. TMZ reports LiLo is accused of throwing a drink during an altercation with another woman Wednesday night at the The Standard Hotel in L.A. Witnesses say the incident began after a "major misunderstanding" between Lindsay and the other girl. The girl involved was hanging out at a booth next to Lindsay's when the actress tapped the girl on the shoulder and asked, "Did you bump into me? The girl denied bumping into Lindsay and suggested maybe one of the guys in Lindsay's entourage was the one who bumped into her and then pointed at one of the men, Michael Lohan, Lindsay's dad. Lindsay replied, "That's my dad, why would he bump me? The girl said to Lindsay, "You go clubbing with your dad?" Apparently that was enough for Lindsay to allegedly start cursing at the girl and throw a drink in her face. Michael then grabbed his daughter's arm and the two of them left the club. Never one to turn down an interview, Michael was on TMZ Thursday denying Lindsay threw anything and claimed it was she who had a drink thrown at her. We're not sure who's right here, but Lindsay, you go clubbing with your dad?
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Justin Bieber has been busy lately. The 18-year-old has added two new rides to his car collection. The first is a $20,000 Ducati Superbike 848 EVO. Biebs, who doesn't even have his motorcycle license yet, picked out the Arctic white silk model on a recommendation from Usher, who has the black model. And while he's waiting on that bike license, he can drive around in his new customized Smart "Swag" car. Biebs was photographed driving around in his environment-friendly car Wednesday afternoon in Beverly Hills while wearing a presumably unironic "Never Sleep, Always Party" T-shirt. If anyone can make those Smart cars cool, it's the Biebs.
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People are calling her Kate Middleton's double. The English beauty queen who bears more than a striking resemblance to the Duchess of Cambridge is 19-year-old Sophie Moulds. Recent winner of the Miss Wales competition, Moulds has the same rich brown hair color, same 5'10" height, and the same eyes as Kate. And apparently, she's just as humble as the future queen of England. "She's very down to earth and she's very, very approachable," according to a Miss Wales contest organizer.
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Jennifer Lawrence proved that she still has to skills to play Katniss when the 21-year-old appeared on a Madrid TV show and shot a watermelon with a bow and arrow. Lawrence needs to stay in top shape because things are moving forward with Catching Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games. Francis Lawrence has been tapped to direct the sequel, replacing Gary Ross, who decided not to return. Lawrence's directing credits include Will Smith's I Am Legend and Robert Pattinson's Water for Elephants.
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And in 4/20 news — Rihanna doesn't give a f--- when it comes to stories of her smoking weed. The singer was allegedly photographed smoking pot at Coachella last week. When MTV tweeted about the controversy, the singer tweeted back, "@MTV Yikes…. @rihanna ran out of f---s to give."
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Today we learn that Jennifer Lawrence's schedule has cleared up so she can return to play Katniss Everdeen in the sequel to The Hunger Games but it was also revealed today that she won't be reuniting with director Gary Ross.
With The Hunger Games destroying everything in its path at the box office, Lionsgate already basically announced that the sequel, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, was in the works when the studio gave the sequel a November 2013 release date last year. Catching Fire took another step forward when Academy Award–winning screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) delivered the first draft of the sequel script before Hunger Games even opened. The only issue that seemed to be a stumbling block for Catching Fire was that Lawrence was also contractually obligated to a X-Men: First Class sequel, with Lawrence confirming last month that she's "in" for a return as mutant shapeshifter Mystique. Since X-Men: First Class came before The Hunger Games, 20th Century Fox had the right to exercise their contract option over Lawrence even if Lionsgate needed her for Catching Fire.
According to THR, however, Fox decided to play nice and shoot the First Class sequel next January as opposed to the fall, which is when Lionsgate had planned to shoot Catching Fire. However, now Catching Fire has another hurdle to clear before they can start production: hiring a new director.
Ross gone from catching fire? >> Posted 04.06.12 by Ryan -
ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
We knew she could do it. Nearly five years since her two DUI arrests, multiple rehab stints, and five trips to jail, Lindsay Lohan is off formal probation. Lilo has satisfied her probation terms and is no longer required to appear in court or report to a probation officer. Since November, the actress has completed more than 50 days of community service at the L.A. County morgue. Lohan is still on informal probation for her necklace theft case until May 2014. If she were to fall back into her old law-breaking ways, the judge could sentence her to 245 days in jail. But we have hope for Lohan. She's on the verge of a comeback career. Hot off her Saturday Night Live gig (that while didn't have critics cheering, did give the show some of its best ratings for the season), Lohan just booked a spot on Glee and has signed on to play Elizabeth Taylor in an upcoming Lifetime movie, Liz and Dick.
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Everyone wants their hands on George Zimmerman, the man who fatally shot teen Trayvon Martin — everyone, including Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey said Zimmerman is at the top of her list for people she would like to interview. Nothing boosts ratings like a nationwide racial controversy. In seems Spike Lee also wanted Zimmerman too but instead chased two old people away from their home. The director has settled with the elderly couple whose address he erroneously posted on his Twitter account. Lee thought he was tweeting Zimmerman's address but instead tweeted the address of a senior Florida couple, who have been unable to return to their home out of fear they would be attacked. Lee has since apologized for the tweet. The couple's lawyer said their claim with Lee has been fully resolved and that the director called them personally and gave them a very heartfelt apology. "He agreed to compensate them for their loss and the disruption to their lives," said Lee's lawyer.
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Staff at the Today show are "shocked" that Katie Couric is guest hosting on Good Morning America all next week. "There were a lot of jaws dropping all over the place," said one staffer. "Then there was a lot of sniping." Couric, of course, was the co-host of Today for 15 years before leaving to anchor the CBS evening news. Producers at Today are worried that Couric's appearance on GMA could end Today's 800-week streak of being the top-rated morning show. Yes, that's 800 straight weeks — more than 15 years. Couric isn't setting her alarm early permanently though. She's set to host her afternoon talk show, Katie, starting this September.
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And in we-agree news, in a new interview Rolling Stone named Jennifer Lawrence the "coolest chick in Hollywood."
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Now that Jennifer Lawrence is a household name after her portrayal as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games, moviegoers are going to take more of an interest in the actress' career. Before starring in the movie with the third-largest opening ever, Lawrence was best known her role as a young Mystique in last year's X-Men: First Class or for her mostly unseen Oscar-nominated performance in Winter's Bone.
While audiences wait for her to lace up Katniss' boots again in Catching Fire, Lawrence can be seen on the big screen in the horror flick House at the End of the Street, which just released its first trailer. (Days after Hungers Games' record-breaking opening weekend. Coincidence? We think not.)
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When it comes to giving a likable TV interview, Jennifer Lawrence could easily offer Katniss lessons. The star of the highly anticipated The Hunger Games appeared last night on The Late Show with David Letterman and entertained with a variety of comments from "I'm like a chihhaua, shaking and peeing on the red carpet" to "I'm a troll...their biggest mistake was casting me."
However, the casting director must have done something right because with two days left to go until the movie hits theaters, Fandango reports that more than 2,000 shows are already sold out. According to The Hollywood Reporter, tracking estimates place the movie's opening weekend at a minimum of $85 million and a few studio insiders believe it will reach $130-140 million. With numbers like that, Hunger Games would top Twilight's Breaking Dawn, Part 1, which made $138.1 million it's opening weekend.
Watch her Letterman appearance >> Posted 03.21.12 by reelz