Christian Bale and Terminator 4, aka Terminator Salvation, are on the cover of April issue of Empire Magazine:

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Empire Magazine’s April issue is out this Thursday: go get it, that’s the most valuable magazine for a movie fan.
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Hitman Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) still has some issues with his heart in the movie Crank 2, aka Crank High Voltage. With pretty girls all around, one can but understand him. here below some picture of Crank 2:

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Plot of Crank High Voltage:
“Hitman Chev Chelios (Statham) launches himself on an electrifying chase through Los Angeles in pursuit of the Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered heart that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.”

To sum up: in Crank 2 Statham has to stay charged to stay alive!

Crank 2 will be released on April 17, 2009.
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Director Brad Sibling has been helming Land of the Lost, an upcoming adventure comedy movie based on the 1970’s TV series. Will Ferrell got the lead role as Dr. Rick Marshall. Here below the first Land of the lost clip:

Land of the Lost Preview Clip

Mosquito bite.
That’s a nasty mosquito, isn’t it? A mosquito repellent would not be effective against it: better to use a ninja sword! Thank God we don’t have mosquitoes like this one biting around anymore!

Land of the Lost will be released on June 5, 2009.
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Life is tough in time of recession. But it could be worse: imagine if you had the Grim Reaper nastily going after you! Just look at this new still of Final Destination 4:

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What an horrific picture! I can but agree quote Iszaham who tipped us about this pic: “this is wicked!”

Final Destination Death Trip 3D is the summer movie 2009 that will give you goosebumps!
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A new batch of preview clips of the new Street Fighter movie, aka Street Fighter The Legend of Chun-Li, has shown up online. Those new clips do no look as good as we may have expected from the earlier clip we’ve seen… I especially appreciate Moon Bloodgood’s performance (can’t say more, my wife checks this blog from time to time…)!

Tickets to this dance

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Three new pictures of Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes, upcoming movie starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, have shown up:

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There is no doubt that Robert Downey Jr.’s interpretation of Sherlock Holmes will be in stark contrast with the former Sherlock Holmes movies: Downey’s version of Sherlock Holmes is a man that could run for the title of sexiest man of the year! I can tell as much for Jude Law as Dr. Watson. Director Guy Ritchie did bring a new life to the story created by Athur Conan Doyle!

The movie Sherlock Holmes will be released on December 25, 2009.
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I don’t give a dam about the Oscars. But I found a compelling reason for talking about it: at the end of the show a montage of footage from various upcoming movies was aired! Thanks to Firstshowing we may enjoy below the end credits of the Oscars:

OSCAR END CREDITS

More details about the movies seen in the video:

SHERLOCK HOLMES Directed by: Guy Ritchie Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams Release date: December 25, 2009 Plot: Detective Sherlock Holmes (Downey Jr.) and his stalwart partner Watson (Law) engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. More –> Sherlock Holmes Movie

FUNNY PEOPLE Directed by: Judd Apatow Starring: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, RZA, Aubrey Plaza, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow Release date: July 31, 2009 Plot: “When seasoned comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship cause him to take a relatively green performer under his wing as his opening act.”

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3 Directed by: Tony Scott Starring: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, Luis Guzman, Michael Rispoli, James Gandolfini Release date: June 12, 2009 Plot: “In The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Denzel Washington stars as New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber, whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train. John Travolta stars as Ryder, the criminal mastermind who, as leader of a highly-armed gang of four, threatens to execute the train’s passengers unless a large ransom is paid within one hour. As the tension mounts beneath his feet, Garber employs his vast knowledge of the subway system in a battle to outwit Ryder and save the hostages. But there’s one riddle Garber can’t solve: even if the thieves get the money, how can they possibly escape?”

PUBLIC ENEMIES Directed by: Michael Mann Starring: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Giovanni Ribisi, Billy Crudup, Stephen Dorff, Rory Cochrane, Stephen Lang, David Wenham, Stephen Graham, Channing Tatum, Jason Clarke Release date: July 1, 2009 Plot: “The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.” More –> Public Enemies Movie

JULIE AND JULIA Directed by: Nora Ephron Starring: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Linda Emond Release date: August 7, 2009 Plot: “Julie Powell recounts how she conquered every recipe in Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking and saved her soul. Julie Powell is 30-years-old, living in a rundown apartment in Queens and working at a soul-sucking secretarial job that’s going nowhere. She needs something to break the monotony of her life, and she invents a deranged assignment. She will take her mother’s dog-eared copy of Julia Child’s 1961 classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and she will cook all 524 recipes. In the span of one year.”

PIXAR’s UP Directed by: Pete Docter and Bob Peterson Starring: Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger, Jordan Nagai Release date: May 29, 2009 Plot: “The story of Up follows Carl Fredricksen (Ed Asner) who spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But one day, Carl finds himself to be 78-years old and his life has seemingly passed him by, until he befriends a chubby 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell. The two opposites match up for thrilling adventures as they encounter wild terrain, unexpected villains, and all the terrifying creatures that wait in the jungle.” More –> UP Movie

THE SOLOIST Directed by: Joe Wright Starring: Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander, Lisa Gay Hamilton Release date: April 24, 2009 Plot: “A Los Angeles Journalist, befriends a homeless Julliard trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.”

FAME Directed by: Kevin Tancharoen Starring: Debbie Allen, Charles S. Dutton, Kelsey Grammer, Megan Mullally, Bebe Neuwirth, Thomas Dekker, Kristy Flores, Paul Iacono, Paul McGill, Naturi Naughton, Kay Panabaker, Kherington Payne, Collins Pennie, Walter Perez, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, Asher Book Release date: September 25, 2009 Plot: “An updated version of the 1980 musical, which centered on the students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts.”

TERMINATOR SALVATION Directed by: McG Starring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Bryce Dallas Howard, Moon Bloodgood, Common, Jadagrace, Helena Bonham Carter Release date: May 21, 2009 Plot: “After Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust, a group of survivors led by John Connor (Bale) struggles to keep the machines from finishing the job.” More –> Terminator 4 Movie

500 DAYS OF SUMMER Directed by: Marc Webb Starring: Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Clark Gregg, Minka Kelly, Rachel Boston, Matthew Gray Gubler, Chloe Moretz Release date: July 17, 2009 Plot: “Romantic comedy which centers on a man (Gordon-Levitt) who falls hopelessly in love with a woman (Deschanel) who doesn’t believe in love.”

AMELIA Directed by: Mira Nair Starring: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Virginia Madsen, Christopher Eccleston, Mia Wasikowska Release date: October 23, 2009 Plot: “A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.”

WHATEVER WORKS Directed by: Woody Allen Starring: Larry David, Patricia Clarkson, Evan Rachel Wood Release date: TBA 2009 Plot: “Whatever Works revolves around an eccentric man (Larry David) taken into a series of adventures and encounters with his friends from Greenwich, a young woman from the South (Evan Rachel Wood), and her parents.” More –> Whatever Works Movie

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS Directed by: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Brad Pitt, Melanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Bruhl, Eli Roth, Samm Levine, B. J. Novak, Til Schweiger, Samuel L. Jackson, Mike Myers Release date: August 21, 2009 Plot: “Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) organizes a group of Jewish soldiers to engage in targeted acts of retribution. Known to their enemy as “The Basterds,” Raine’s squad joins German actress and undercover agent Bridget Von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) on a mission to take down the leaders of The Third Reich.” More –> Inglourious Basterds Movie

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN Directed by: Shawn Levy Starring: Ben Stiller, Dick Van Dyke, Robin Williams, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria, Ricky Gervais Release date: May 22, 2009 Plot: “Security guard Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) infiltrates the Smithsonian Institute in order to rescue Jedediah (Owen Wilson) and Octavius (Steve Coogan), who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.” More –> Night at the Museum 2 Movie

MONSTERS VS. ALIENS Directed by: Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Rainn Wilson, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Stephen Colbert Release date: March 27, 2009 Plot: “When a meteorite from outer space hits a young girl and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years.” More –> Monsters vs Aliens Movie

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE Directed by: David Yates Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon Release date: July 17, 2009 Plot: “Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching” More –> Harry Potter 6 Movie

ANGELS AND DEMONS Directed by: Ron Howard Starring: Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer and Ewan McGregor Release date: May 15, 2009 Plot: “Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon works to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican.” More –> Angels and Demons Movie

OLD DOGS Directed by: Walt Becker Starring: John Travolta, Robin Williams, Kelly Preston, Seth Green, Ella Bleu Travolta, Lori Loughlin, Matt Dillon Release date: November 25, 2009 Plot: “Two best friends—one unlucky-in-love divorcee (Robin Williams) and the other a fun-loving bachelor (John Travolta)—have their lives turned upside down when they’re unexpectedly charged with the care of six-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives. The not-so kidsavvy bachelors stumble in their efforts to take care of the twins (newcomers Ella Blue Travolta and Conner Rayburn), leading to one debacle after another, and perhaps to a new-found understanding of what’s really important in life.”

ICE AGE DAWN OF TEH DINOSAURS Directed by: Carlos Saldanha Starring: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah Release date: July 1, 2009 Plot: “Our friends are trapped in a strange underground world! Guess what Scrat the squirrel is gonna have a girlfriend! But there could be an issue between the two lovers: Scrat’s precious acorn.” More –> Ice Age 3 Movie

THE BOAT THAT ROCKED Directed by: Richard Curtis Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Sturridge, Jack Davenport, Ralph Brown, Chris O’Dowd, January Jones Release date: April 3, 2009 Plot: “A period comedy about an illegal radio station in the North Sea in the 1960’s.”

AN EDUCATION Directed by: Lone Scherfig Starring: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Dominic Cooper, Rosamund Pike, Olivia Williams, Emma Thompson, Cara Seymour, Matthew Beard, Sally Hawkins Release date: TBA 2009 Plot: “A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age.”

STATE OF PLAY Directed by: Kevin Macdonald Starring: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Bateman, Jeff Daniels, Helen Mirren Release date: April 17, 2009 Plot: “Based on the BBC mini-series of the same title, a team of investigative reporters work alongside a police detective to try to solve the murder of a congressman’s mistress.” More –> State of Play Movie

IMAGINE THAT Directed by: Karey Kirkpatrick Starring: Eddie Murphy Release date: June 12, 2009 Plot: “A financial executive (Murphy) who can’t stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter’s imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.”

G-FORCE Directed by: Hoyt Yeatman Starring: Bill Nighy, Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Jon Favreau, Penelope Cruz, Steve Buscemi, Tracy Morgan Release date: July, 24, 2009 Plot: “A specially trained squad of guinea pigs is dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world.” More –> G-Force Movie

What movies from this list are you waiting for and why?

We’ve got two new international posters of Fast and Furious, upcoming movie starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker:

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Michelle Rodriguez is quite cute compared to the previous poster.

Not sure there is a connection, but this Fast and Furious poster and the US poster of the new Street Fighter movie must have been designed under the same influence…
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Director Alejandro Amenabar is bringing us an historical drama movie that revolves around astrologer-philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria (Rachel Weisz) and her relationship with her slave Davus (Max Minghella). Here below the first movie trailer of Agora thanks to Slashfilm:

Agora Official Trailer

AGORA

Alexandria, Egypt

391 Anno Domini

The world is going to change forever.

For a woman Hypatia was benefiting from an incredible freedom in this ancient time, though this was played against her at the end… We could say that she was an early feminist, a courageous and intelligent woman whose life was defying the prejudices of her time!

Director Amenabar went to the Island of Malta in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea to film Agora. Huge sets were built for the occasion. So well built, that we will feel like transported back to Antic Egypt!
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is Director Terry Gilliam’s upcoming fantasy movie. Heath Ledger had a lead role as the conman Tony, but he passed away in the midst of production.

Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Movie Cast

Heath Ledger as Tony:
A conman, who joins the troupe.

But Terry Gilliam had the great idea to use a plot trick to finish the movie to honor the work done by Heath Ledger. Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law pay tribute to the actor by filling in for the remaining scenes Heath Ledger didn’t have the time to film.

Cinematographer Nicola Pecorini worked on the film and he published a nice picture on his site (here) thanks to which we may see for the first time Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law in their respective versions of Tony, the role they’re sharing with Heath Ledger:

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Below you may have a close look:

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In the role of Tony in the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus:

1. Heath Ledger
2. Johnny Depp
3. Colin Farrell
4. Jude Law

Now you’re probably wondering what the Doctor Parnassus may look like, here he is:

Christopher Plummer as Doctor Parnassus:
The 1,000-year-old leader of a travelling theatre troupe.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus will be a strange movie for sure! But I’m confident it will be interesting.
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Summit Entertainment is definitely optimistic regarding its movie adaptation of the Twilight saga written by Stephenie Meyer. The first Twilight movie in 2008 was a real jackpot. So we may understand the keen dedication of the production company to bring New Moon this 2009. Now, dear Twilight fans, fasten your seat belts because Summit is fast-tracking the movie Eclipse, aka Twilight 3: the release date of the movie Eclipse has been set for June 30, 2010!

The full trailer of Twilight 3 Eclipse:

The previous short Eclipse teaser:

TWILIGHT ECLIPSE TRAILER

More details at: Eclipse Movie Trailer

The word is that Summit is rushing with the adaptation both to compound on the success of the first movie and to lock in a deal with Stephenie Meyer before the value of the franchise skyrockets again.

Plot – Synopsis:

“As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob — knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death.”

We can bet that the movie will be titled The Twilight Saga Eclipse, following the decision made for New Moon’s title.

New Moon’s director Chris Weitz won’t be helming Twilight 3 because of conflicting schedules: he will be in post-production on New Moon at the same time that Eclipse will start shooting.

But of course Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner will be back for this Eclipse movie, respectively as Edward the Vampire, Bella the undecided young lady, and Jacob the newly assumed Werewolf.

What part of Eclipse would you like this Twilight 3 movie to put focus on?

Update as of April 22, 2009: Summit Entertainment has announced that Director David Slade, who once brought us the vampire movie ’30 Days of Night’, will be helming the twilight movie Eclipse. Here’s what David Slade looks like:

Do you think that David Slade is a good choice to direct the movie Eclipse?

Update 1: the first official picture of the Twilight Saga Eclipse has been released!

Aren’t Bella and Edward cute together?

Update 2: the teaser poster of Twilight Eclipse:

Update 3: For the latest news about Eclipse: –> Twilight 3 Eclipse
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The lucky bastards from Empire Magazine (here) have successfully schemed to get the premiere of the Inglourious Basterds movie posters. There are even three of them, and they’re much more appealing than the previous artwork we received some hours ago:

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INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

Once upon a time in Nazi-occupied France…

The New Film by Quentin Tarantino

2009

Such movie posters are sure to become cult! But from the previous trailer I would not have expected such poster for Inglourious Basterds. So I think that violence will go crescendo in the film, somewhat close to the way Kill Bill was done by Quentin Tarantino.
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Are you longing for your weekly Stargate fix? It’s quite hard for me since the end of Stargate Atlantis. Fortunately there is a new Stargate Franchise that will keep alive the Stargate dream. The new series is titled Stargate Universe.

Below, thanks to Tijuana a teaser of Stargate Universe that was shown after the end credits of the last Stargate Atlantis episode:

Stargate Universe Teaser Trailer

STARGATE UNIVERSE

The journey home is the greatest adventure of all!

Stargate Universe will start to air Summer 2009. The sooner the better because I really miss Stargate! So I wait for Stargate Universe with impatience!
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A first official poster of Battle for Terra, the upcoming science-fiction 3D animated movie from independent studio MeniThings, has been unveiled:

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BATTLE FOR TERRA

The 3D adventure begins May 1st

Plot:
“A peaceful alien planet faces annihilation, as the homeless remainder of the human race sets its eyes on Terra. Mala, a rebellious Terran teenager, will do everything she can to stop it.”

In real life I hope that if Mankind’s survival was at stake we would not hesitate to nuke the aliens from above! The story of Battle for Terra is nice indeed to follow: but Mankind first hey!
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Fellow movie fan Iszaham tipped us about this Korean poster of the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus that surfaced online a week ago:

Doctor Parnassus Movie Poster

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Too bad I don’t read Korean! Shall tryt o get a translation to better understand this poster of the Doctor Parnassus movie.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is the last movie Heath Ledger was working on before he passed away. Only half of the movie was wrapped when the sad event happened. But Director Terry Giliam wanted to honor the actor’s work, so he has managed to keep Heath Ledger’s scenes by using a plot twist. As a result the role of Tony the conman is shared between Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law.
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