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'Avengers' Sinks 'Battleship' To Remain No. 1
LOS ANGELES — "The Avengers" continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival "Battleship" and other new releases.
With $55.1 million domestically, Disney's superhero sensation remained No. 1 for a third-straight weekend and took in more than the three big newcomers combined. "The Avengers" is approaching the $1.2 billion mark worldwide.
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'Battleship' And The Worst Toy Commercials Disguised As Movies (PHOTOS)
"Battleship," opening in theaters this weekend, tells the story of a brash young Navy officer who is swept up into a ... blah blah blah. Really, the only thing that matters here is that, after throwing down money for a ticket, you can go out and get that genuine "Battleship" experience once again by buying the board game, the electronic game, the video game and the LEGO knockoff KRE-Os.
In the end, a film from Hasbro, the company that brought you 'Tranformers," is really just an elaborately disguised plot to sell toys. (Yes, director Peter Berg claims that "Battleship" is an "art house movie." The only problem is he said that during the middle of a toy fair.)
Yet, as shameless as the whole "Battleship" endeavor may appear, it's not the worst toy commercial disguised as a movie. While Hollywood inches ever closer to resembling "The Mattel and Mars Bar Quick-Energy Choc-O-Bot Hour" from "The Simpsons" ( "Major Nougat! Gooey! Cocoa! Put down those entertaining Mattel products! Colonel Kataffy is up to his old tricks!"), audiences have to prepare for more board games, video games, comic books and candy wrappers that use cinema to hawk their wears.
To brace for this inevitable future of film, lets take a look at the most blatant toy commercials disguised as movies.
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'Hyde Park On Hudson' Trailer: Bill Murray As President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Is an Oscar in the cards for Bill Murray?
The first trailer for the movie "Hyde Park on Hudson," which stars Murray as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has just debuted over on Yahoo.
The story follows FDR in the summer of 1939, as he and his wife Eleanor (Olivia Williams) host the King and Queen of England at their upstate New York home (a.k.a. Hyde Park on Hudson). It was the first time a reigning English monarch came to America. (The occasion was the Royals looking for FDR's support in the war with Germany.)
The story appears to be told through the eyes of Roosevelt's distant cousin, Margaret Suckley (Laura Linney), whom FDR was rumored to have an affair with. The role is a far cry from the character Murray plays in his next film, "Moonrise Kingdom."
You can watch the first clip above. "Hyde Park on Hudson" hits theaters on December 7. No word yet whether Murray dons a plaid jacket or spacesuit in the film.
[via Yahoo! Movies]
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New 'Magic Mike' Trailer: Channing Tatum Mentors Alex Pettyfer
If your Friday is lacking in the scantily-clad hunk department, don't worry: Channing Tatum's got you covered.
The second trailer for "Magic Mike" has just arrived, and features many of the same elements fans have already seen: Namely, Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey and Joe Manganiello stripping to the mood-elevating sounds of Rihanna's "We Found Love." (Hey, you can never have too much of a good thing, amirite?)
However, there's plenty of new footage to go around. Here, the Tatum-Pettyfer bromance takes center stage, as Mike (Tatum) helps hone The Kid's (Pettyfer) "entrepreneurial" skills. They even become best friends!
As a refresher, director Steven Soderbergh based the story off Tatum's real-life story, working as a stripper before breaking into the acting world. (It's all very meta.)
Take a look at the peck-filled trailer above. "Magic Mike" hits theaters on June 29.
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Jackie Chan Retires From Action Movies, Says He's Too Old For Stunts (UPDATE)
It looks like "Rumble in the Bronx 2" will never happen.
According to the Telegraph, after years of retirement rumors, Jackie Chan is done with action movies. Currently promoting his latest fight flick, "Chinese Zodiac," in Cannes, the Chinese-born star revealed his plans to exit the genre to focus on non-stunt based work.
“This is my last action film,” he said. “I tell you, I'm not young any more. I'm really, really tired. And the world is too violent right now. It's a dilemma -- I like action but I don't like violence.”
Chan, who's appeared in more than 100 films, is one of Hollywood's best-known martial arts stars. He appeared as a stuntman in dozens of Chinese kung-fu flicks, including Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon," before breaking it big in the states with the action-comedy "Rumble in the Bronx." By 1998, Chan had become a worldwide superstar, appearing acting Chris Tucker in the first of three "Rush Hour" films.
Chan, however, also made it clear that his action-movie retirement does not mean he's quitting acting for good. “For the last 10 years I have been making some other different movies. I want to be an Asian Robert De Niro. I don't just want to be an action star, I want to be a true actor. I want to get rid of my image ... I want the audience to know I'm not only a comedian. I can act. Day by day, year by year, I'm going to show you the real...
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'The Avengers' assemble at Comic-Con! |
Turn on the hype machine because here come “The Avengers!”
After months of speculation and casting rumors, Marvel Entertainment made the worst-kept secret in movie history official by unveiling all the members of its superhero boy band movie “The Avengers” via a gigantic photo-op session in front of a packed crowd of screaming comic fans at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con.
According to a report on Deadline Hollywood, stars Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) and Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) who co-starred together in this summer’s disappointing “Iron Man 2,” kicked off the event at the nerd Mecca of the world by first complimenting the ambitiousness of Christopher Nolan’s “Inception” and then stating how “The Avengers” is even more ambitious.
Downey Jr. and Jackson then introduced on stage the previously cast Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Chris Evans as Captain America, Clark Gregg as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Phil Coulson as well as new additions Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye and Mark Ruffalo as Hulk (who replaces Edward Norton).
As previously announced, filmmaker Joss Whedon will write and direct the project for a release date of May 4, 2012. The film will be preceded by “Thor” on May 6, 2011 and “Captain America” on July 22, 2011.
Whether the movies will be good or not remain to be seen. However considering the last directional efforts of directors Kenneth Branagh and Joe Johnston have been the dismal “Sleuth” and “The Wolfman” respectively, I don’t have high hopes. Plus, has there ever been a superhero movie that has successfully balanced so many leading characters this well (“X2” doesn’t count because let’s face it – those movies were the Wolverine show).
Until May 4, 2012, we can all dream that they’ll deliver.
SOURCE: Deadline Hollywood |
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