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3 September 2008 9:02 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Remember that ginormous project called 39 Clues that was announced awhile back -- a worldwide mystery to span books, interactive games, trading cards and a movie deal, courtesy of Steven Spielberg? The first book in the series, The Maze of Bones, hits shelves all over the world next Tuesday, the same day as its interactive online game. Will it spark an obsession along the lines of Twilight or Harry Potter? Time will tell.

Steven Spielberg has confidence in it, though. Acccording to Variety, he's hired his old pal Jeff Nathanson to pen the script, marking their fourth collaboration together. They paired up previously on The Terminal, Catch Me If You Can, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Spielberg is still eying Clues' director's chair, and it will be interesting to see where this can fit into his busy schedule, where Tintin and Lincoln were taking precedence. Does

Elisabeth Rappe

30 August 2008 12:45 PM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

It’s almost September and that means that the big summer movie season of 2008 is finally over - but what a summer it’s been!

2008 delivered the kind of summer that superhero and action movie geeks dream of - this is the year that brought us three bonafide superhero movies: Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and what was that third one… oh yeah: The Dark Knight.

We also had the chance to see the long awaited Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the latest Pixar flick Wall-e, Will Smith as a superhero in Hancock, Angelina Jolie as an assassin in Wanted, Hellboy II: The Golden Army. To keep us laughing we had Tropic Thunder, The Pineapple Express (which I haven’t seen) and Get Smart.

Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight: Summer 2008 box office winner

The Dark Knight was this summer’s box office juggernaut, and

Vic Holtreman

28 August 2008 9:56 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

"Babylon A.D." is making its way to the big screen this coming Friday, August 29, but before moviegoers head up to the theaters to check it out, a so-called official trailer to the Mathieu Kassovitz-directed/co-scripted action sci-fi has come out. Uniquely made, the video lampooned most of highlighted movies this summer from "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" to "Sex and the City" and "The Dark Knight".

Starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Melanie Thierry and Gerard Depardieu, "Babylon" tells the story of Toorop, a mercenary with a simple code "kill or be killed". Living in the time when world has turned into a war zone, he is hired to escort a young woman holding a big secret and her guardian from Eastern Europe to New York. When he gradually finds out that the woman is carrying the only hope for the future of mankind and everyone

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27 August 2008 9:03 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Filed under: Classics, Family Films, Newsstand, Dreamworks, Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Comic/Superhero/Geek

With all the publicity surrounding Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, I thought we would certainly have some definitive Tintin news. Confirmation that Thomas Sangster was taking the lead? Cast members that would join Andy Serkis? Any indication, at all, that the film was going to start shooting next month? Nope.

But a tiny update comes courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter, although it's more like a baby controversy. Herge Studios, holders of Tintin's rights, claimed today that Peter Jackson was moving into the director's chair for the first film, replacing Steven Spielberg. Both Spielberg and Jackson have denied that this is the case, and that Spielberg is still attached to direct the first Tintin installment, Jackson the second. Not even Abraham Lincoln will get in the way, it is the next film on his agenda.

Elisabeth Rappe

27 August 2008 2:31 AM, PDT | From MovieBlog.Ugo.com | See recent Ugo MovieBlog news

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Steven Spielberg remains committed to directing the first in a planned “Tintin" trilogy for DreamWorks despite Brussels’ Herge Studios false claims to the contrary. It will be his next directing effort after this summer’s $780 million-worldwide-grossing “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.” Herge Studios, which holds the rights to the iconic comic strip character, said Tuesday via a spokesman that Peter Jackson was moving into the director’s chair for the first film. But both Jackson’s and Spielberg’s camps say that Jackson in fact remains attached to direct the sequel, though he will still be a producer on the first. In the meantime, Jackson will finish postproduction on “The Lovely Bones” for DreamWorks/Paramount before moving on to co-write the two “Hobbit" movies for New Line and MGM. The first “Tintin” feature will be based on two of the books,

26 August 2008 8:44 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

Prominent Hollywood director Steven Spielberg remains the helmer of the first installment of "Tintin" trilogy despite recent circulating words stating that he would only be involved in the filming indirectly. Slamming down the speculation, his camp came out insisting that the "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" helmer is still pretty much committed to his behind-the-lens role for the adaptation project.

Giving out a similar response, the representatives of filmmaker Peter Jackson, who was said to be taking over Spielberg's seat on directing the film, claimed that the story is inaccurate. Adding further on the denial, the reps noted that the status of Jackson in this movie still stays on the position of a producer and he is still attached to be the director of the second one.

The story of Spielberg being replaced by Jackson sparked on Tuesday, August 26, after a spokesman from Herge Studios, the

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26 August 2008 2:28 AM, PDT | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news

Yesterday was the birthday of a one Sir Sean Connery, the one man to come out of Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull looking good. Connery is 78 years young and to honor the man who was James Bond, Professor Henry Jones, Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez and Jim Malone, we bring you some of our favorite moments. Long live Connery! Zardoz! Sean Connery's Pimp Hand is Strong You're The Man Now Dog!!! "Famous Titties for $400"

Mike Sampson

24 August 2008 5:19 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

With only one weekend left to consider for Summer 2008 - and considering it will only feature College, Babylon A.D., and Disaster Movie - this is the perfect time to reflect on the highs and lows of one of the biggest, if not the biggest, summer movie season ever.

Let's start by taking a look at the top ten films over the past four months, in terms of domestic box office:

1 - The Dark Knight ($500 million plus)

2 - Iron Man ($317 million)

3 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($315 million)

4 - Hancock ($226 million)

5 - Wall-e ($216 million)

6 - Kung Fu Panda ($212 million)

7 - Sex and the City ($152 million)

8 - The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ($141 million)

9 - The Incredible Hulk ($134 million)

10- Wanted ($133 million)

The dollars might shift a little bit, but outside of Wanted and Hulk, no movies are poised to change positions at this point, and no other

Colin Boyd

24 August 2008 8:27 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Yes folks it’s that time of the week! Once again we troll through the overlooked movie news to give you a fully comprehensive overview of what’s been happening in Hollywood.

This week:

Nicolas Cage decides to Kick Ass, every-one’s favorite Journeyman Kevin McKidd may be a Highlander, Ben Affleck Extract’s something for Mike Judge, Samuel L. Jackson eyes Red Tails for George Lucas and The Sweeney gets shafted by the British Film Industry.

1. Nicolas Cage, Aaron Johnson and Lyndsy Fonseca have signed on to Matthew Vaughn’s adaptation of the Mark Millar comic book Kick Ass. According to The Hollywood Reporter the plot:

“…centers on a high school dweeb named Dave Lizewski who decides to become a superhero even though he has no athletic ability or coordination. Things change when he eventually runs into real bad guys with real weapons.Johnson plays title character, while Fonseca

Niall Browne

21 August 2008 12:07 AM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

What a pretty ass explosion...

Photo: Warner Bros.Pictures When I started writing about movies way back in 2003 I didn't know sh!t. I looked at films on a surface level only. I had always loved movies, but I loved them for how big the explosions were and how cool the effects were... that is... for the most part. Sure, I looked a little deeper into The Matrix (thought it was cool), thought the fake eyelash was cool after A Clockwork Orange and I am not at all ashamed to admit I love Titanic as a love story, but when it comes down to it I went to the theater for the more special effects driven "cool" flicks. To me, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor was a reason to buy a ticket. Marie Antoinette was not. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was a reason to buy a ticket.

Brad Brevet

20 August 2008 9:58 PM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

RopeofSilicon was running ads for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor for about the last month or so, but it wasn't until recently that critic quotes started showing up in the ads following the release of all the reviews. Considering the film was firmly placed on Rotten Tomatoes with a 10% rating at the time (down to 9% now) I was wondering just who the hell was supplying the quotes. I thought this film was awful and assumed it would be a bunch of critics I had never heard of, maybe that Lyons dude that writes for E! or Peter Travers at "Rolling Stone," since they love to shill themselves out. I wasn't ready for what I found though... Roger Ebert gave The Mummy 3/4 stars! What, what!?!? This is crazy, how can it be? Ebert can't like a stupid movie. Can he? Here's the thing. Ebert can like a stupid movie.

Brad Brevet

20 August 2008 8:02 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Filed under: Columns, 400 Screens, 400 Blows

A couple of weeks ago I was in Safeway and I spotted a cheap DVD, a double-bill of The Fugitive (1993) and U.S. Marshals (1998), and I impulsively bought it. I already owned The Fugitive on laserdisc (that old thing) and had seen it many times, but I hadn't ever seen U.S. Marshals. I know it's supposed to be awful, but the cast of Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Downey Jr. and Wesley Snipes suddenly appealed to me. I decided to re-watch The Fugitive before I settled down to the sequel. I liked it as much as ever; it's a rare example of everything in the Hollywood machine coming together in the right way at the right time and working perfectly. But this time, something new struck me. Last week I wrote a defense of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (184 screens), which I determined

Jeffrey M. Anderson

20 August 2008 7:36 PM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

DVD Links: Release Dates | New Dvds | Reviews | RSS Feed Star Trek - The Complete Second Season (Remastered) It's a light week for DVD releases and that is a good thing since you all need to shell out some extra dollars for the second season of the original series of "Star Trek" as Paramount releases the remastered episodes in all their glory. I am a bit upset that I currently have the HD DVD/DVD edition of the first season and now I have to add the DVD only second season to my collection without any high definition just as I will in the recently announced third season of the remastered set when it hits in November. However, Paramount hasn't sent me the second season for review yet (and who knows if they will) so I can't comment on the set itself, but I do know if they don't send it

Brad Brevet

17 August 2008 1:04 PM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Summer is now drawing to a close, the last of the big blockbusters of the season have been released and we are slowly moving into awards territory again.

Don’t worry - there are plenty of films to keep us entertained.

In this Weekend Movie News Wrap Up we look at why Simon Pegg isn’t an Inglorious Bastard, we see the return of Candyman,  Conan gets rewritten, we check out the details of the Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull DVD and we have a look at some more images from Watchmen.

1. Simon Pegg was almost in Inglorious Bastards. Almost. The Shaun of the Dead star was close to signing on to the WWII film, but he had to retreat because of scheduling conflicts.

Pegg had this to say on his Myspace page:

“Much to our mutual disappointment, I won’t be appearing in Qt’s

Niall Browne

13 August 2008 3:44 AM, PDT | From MovieBlog.Ugo.com | See recent Ugo MovieBlog news

The Hollywood Reporter informed all of our wallets today that “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” will be the first new theatrical feature from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Steven Spielberg to be released on Blu-ray Disc. Paramount Home Entertainment will release the sequel, which has grossed more than $770 million worldwide, on DVD and Blu-ray Disc Oct. 14. Also coming out that day is “Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventure Collection,” which - you knew it was coming - includes all four Indy films. Both the DVD and Blu-ray Disc will be two-disc extra specially-spesh special editions with several hours of bonus materials. Among them: “The Return of a Legend,” a documentary about the making of the film; a six-part production diary; several galleries, production stills and behind-the-scenes photos; three previsualization sequences; a preproduction visit with Spielberg and other cast and crew members as they prepare for the film; and six featurettes on the warrior makeup,

13 August 2008 3:44 AM, PDT | From MovieBlog.Ugo.com | See recent Ugo MovieBlog news

The Hollywood Reporter informed all of our wallets today that “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” will be the first new theatrical feature from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Steven Spielberg to be released on Blu-ray Disc. Paramount Home Entertainment will release the sequel, which has grossed more than $770 million worldwide, on DVD and Blu-ray Disc Oct. 14. Also coming out that day is “Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventure Collection,” which - you knew it was coming - includes all four Indy films. Both the DVD and Blu-ray Disc will be two-disc extra specially-spesh special editions with several hours of bonus materials. Among them: “The Return of a Legend,” a documentary about the making of the film; a six-part production diary; several galleries, production stills and behind-the-scenes photos; three previsualization sequences; a preproduction visit with Spielberg and other cast and crew members as they prepare for the film; and six featurettes on the warrior makeup,

12 August 2008 9:30 AM, PDT | From Filmonic.com | See recent Filmonic news

Paramount have announced that they will release Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on October 14th.

For those who haven't seen it, the movie stars Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone and Shia Labeouf, and has made $776.2 million worldwide. You can pre-order yours by clicking the links below! Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Single Disc) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull [Blu-ray]

Liam

11 August 2008 8:00 PM, PDT | From MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news

Below you can checkout the complete specs for the BluRay and DVD release of Indiana Jones 4. The highest-grossing installment of the phenomenally popular adventure franchise, with more than $770 million at the global box office, Paramount Pictures and Lucasfilm Ltd.’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will make its highly anticipated debut on DVD and Blu-ray October 14. Directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Frank Marshall, with George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy as executive producers, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is the newest adventure in t...

8 August 2008 9:01 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Director George Lucas has ruled out making a new Indiana Jones movie around Shia LaBeouf's character in the third sequel, because the action franchise would be nothing without main star Harrison Ford.

The moviemaker had previously hinted that a fifth adventure could focus more on Indiana Jones' son, Mutt Williams - the role played by LaBeouf in this year's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Speaking during promotion for the 2008 action adventure, he said: "I have an idea to make Shia the lead character next time and have Harrison come back like Sean Connery did in the last movie."

But Lucas has now backtracked over his comments, insisting Ford "is Indiana Jones".

He says, "If it was Mutt Williams, it would be Mutt Williams and the Search for Elvis or something."

But Lucas insists there are no definite plans for a fifth movie just yet.

He adds, "The franchise really depends on me coming up with a good idea.

"And that series is very research intensive. So we're doing research now to see if we can't come up with another object for him to chase... hopefully we'll come up with something."

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7 August 2008 10:38 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Shia LaBeouf will not become the next Indiana Jones, George Lucas has told MTV News. Although Lucas has previously hinted that LaBeouf would take over the franchise, he reversed himself Wednesday, saying, "Indiana Jones is Indiana Jones. Harrison Ford is Indiana Jones. If it was Mutt Williams [the character LaBeouf plays in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull] it would be Mutt Williams and the Search for Elvis or something." Lucas did say that he's planning another Indiana Jones sequel and that Ford will star in it. What he's looking for now, he indicated is what Alfred Hitchcock used to refer to as a "McGuffin," an artifact to propel the story. "They are very hard to find," he said. "It's like archeology. It takes a huge amount of research to come up with something that will fit."

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