Inception nabs $60 million in opening week
Posted by Franko Damian on Jul 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The weekend’s two wide releases Inception and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice both scored a B+ with audiences but still ended the weekend with markedly different results. The mind-bendy heist film Inception from director Christopher Nolan generated an estimated $60.4 million for its opening frame, a great success considering the complicated plot line and the vague marketing campaign.
The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as...
Nolan won’t be replacing Ledger in Batman 3
Posted by Franko Damian on Jul 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The Joker is not coming back to make Bruce Wayne’s life miserable in “Batman 3.” Director Christopher Nolan said, the character of Joker played brilliantly by the late Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight” will not appear in the third installment of the latest incarnation of the Batman franchise.
“Batman 3,” which is targeted for a July 20, 2012 release, will feature other villains, although Nolan has yet to...
Twilight Stars Will Get $25 Million Salary for ‘Breaking Dawn’
Posted by Franko Damian on Jul 08, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Nymag reports that “Summit will pay stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner each a whopping $25 million against 7.5 percent of the theatrical gross for starring in the next and last two ‘Twilight’ movies, ‘Breaking Dawn’, parts one and two.”
‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ is estimated to have made $261.2 million worldwide in the last five days.
Though “Eclipse”...
Andrew Garfield will only receive $500K Salary as Spider-Man
Posted by Franko Damian on Jul 07, 2010 | Leave a Comment
British actor Andrew Garfield, recently chosen to be the next teen Peter Parker in the Spider-Man reboot will reportedly earn just $500,000 to replace Tobey Maguire in the Sony/Marvel Comics blockbuster franchise.
Garfield is said to have snagged the part after studio executives for Sony were impressed by his performance in David Fincher’s upcoming Facebook drama The Social Network. He also appeared alongside Verne...
Andrew Garfield is the New Spider-Man
Posted by Franko Damian on Jul 03, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Sony Pictures has finally chosen the actor who will play Peter Parker in the latest incarnation of “Spider-Man.” US-born and UK-raised Andrew Garfield has been picked to don the “Spider-Man” suit, replacing Tobey Maguire, who backed out after starring in three successful installments of the film franchise. Garfield’s credits include Heath Ledger’s “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,” and the upcoming...
Chris Evans flies as Captain America
Posted by JobRobinson on Mar 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Chris Evans will play the superhero role of Captain America/Steve Rogers after he accepted the offer of Marvel Studios.
Marvel has not yet announced this but SuperHeroHype says the deal will be officially announced soon. Former Fantastic Four co-star is expected to play the said character for at least three installments of Captain America. The first part, The First Avenger: Captain America, written by Christopher Markus...
“The Hurt Locker” gets BAFTA spotlight away from “Avatar”
Posted by JobRobinson on Feb 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment
“The Hurt Locker” filmmakers locked in BAFTA trophies for themselves stealing the spotlight away from sci-fi movie “Avatar” in the recently concluded British Academy of Film and Television Arts film awards last Sunday, February 21, 2010.
The war drama movie set in Iraq had eight nominations same as the sci-fi movie of James Cameron. “The Hurt Locker” movie is directed by Kathryn Bigelow, ex-wife of Cameron.
“Women’s...
‘Dear John’ sweeps off ‘Avatar’ in Super Bowl weekend
Posted by Franko Damian on Feb 08, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The reign of Avatar in silver screens is over. A new leader is up and it’s the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ romance novel Dear John. The romantic flick debuted at the top over the Super Bowl weekend with an impressive $32.4 million. It took away the box office slot from Avatar after its run for seven long weeks.
With the entry of this film, it placed the sci-fi love story to the 2nd spot with $23.6 million...
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