In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles, the New York investor group Melrose 2 claimed that Paramount Pictures had deliberately inflated losses and underreported revenues to Melrose 2, which invested nearly $375 million in 29 Paramount and DreamWorks films including the Transformers series, Mission: Impossible III, and Dreamgirls. In 2006, Melrose 2 and Paramount entered into an agreement, with the former co-financing the studio’s movies in exchange for a copyright interest in the films. But in the five years since the agreement was signed, Melrose 2 alleges to have not received any profits from its investment. READ FULL STORY »
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Nov 30
2011
11:12 PM ET
Paramount sued by investor group that co-financed nearly 30 films, including 'Transformers'
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Nov 30
2011
04:51 PM ET
'Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie' teaser: She & Shrim
“This is going to be a game changer… in terms of cinema,” blurbs Eric Wareheim at the start of the preview for Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie. Yes, that would be the Eric who also shares top billing in the film’s title. Okay, so it’s not exactly an objective opinion, but it’s Tim & Eric, so it’s sure to be awesome. See the teaser for B$M – including questionably high-budget FX and the lovely lady to the right — below. READ FULL STORY »
Nov 30
2011
04:35 PM ET
Lea Michele tunes up for 'Les Miserables'
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Lea Michele has auditioned for the role of Éponine in director Tom Hooper’s cinematic adaptation of the musical, Les Miserables. The Glee actress, who played Young Cosette on Broadway when she was just 8 years old, would join Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, and Eddie Redmayne in the production, if she wins the role of the headstrong girl who falls for heroic Marius. The New York Post‘s Page 6 initially reported that Michele, Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, and Evan Rachel Wood had each auditioned, but Wood’s representatives say that the Ides of March actress has not done so. Spokespersons for Swift and Johansson did not respond to requests for comment.
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Nov 30
2011
04:12 PM ET
Sundance 2012 lineup: Time-travel, sex, and ... sex dominate competition
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Sex surrogates, happy drunks, not-so-happy drunks, teenagers in love, a little boy on a gangland odyssey, and a trio of time-travel investigators are just a few of the movies in the competition lineup for the Sundance Film Festival this year.
There are also lots and lots of stories of people hooking up, trying to hook up, feeling bad about not hooking up, and all sorts of variations on that theme. (The picture at the left, from The First Time, is among them.)
Click through for the newly announced slate of U.S. dramatic competition titles, with festival director John Cooper and chief programmer Trevor Groth as your guides.
If you went to the Park City festival Jan. 19-29, what would be on your must-see list? READ FULL STORY »
Nov 30
2011
03:00 PM ET
'Evil Dead' remake to be unleashed by Sony Pictures
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Those lovely demons from the remake of the cult classic Evil Dead have found a home. Sony Pictures announced today it will distribute the film, in partnership with FilmDistrict and production company Ghost House Pictures.
Director Sam Raimi, producer Rob Tapert, and actor Bruce Campbell announced in July that they are producing a remake of their 1981 gore-tastic horror film, about a group of teenagers staying in a remote cabin in the woods who accidentally resurrect a horde of demons, thanks to a book of the dead known as the Necronomicon. READ FULL STORY »
Nov 30
2011
02:26 PM ET
Jesse Eisenberg isn't the star of 'Camp Hell,' and is suing to prove it
Last week, The Social Network and Zombieland star Jesse Eisenberg filed a lawsuit against Lionsgate and Grindstone Entertainment, distributors of the low-budget horror film Camp Hell, for falsely advertising that he’s the film’s leading man to capitalize on his newfound fame and popularity. Per the suit, Eisenberg agreed to shoot a small cameo for longtime friends producing the picture in 2007, but only worked one day, for a paycheck of roughly $3,000 and less than five minutes of screen time. “Eisenberg is bringing this lawsuit in order to warn his fans and the public that, contrary to the manner in which Defendants are advertising the film, Eisenberg is not the star of and does not appear in a prominent role in Camp Hell, but instead has a cameo role in Camp Hell,” the suit says. It then, of course, points out the large photo of Eisenberg gracing the DVD jacket and the way his name appears above the title. I am not a judge, but as someone who’s bought DVDs for years, I would assume that Eisenberg was the leading man (and filmed this well before he got his Oscar nomination). READ FULL STORY »
Nov 30
2011
02:07 PM ET
'Shame' red-band trailer: Michael Fassbender has sex with the entire world
In the new trailer for the upcoming NC-17 thought-provoking sex-fest Shame, Michael Fassbender sits on a New York subway train and stares at an attractive lady. Metaphorically, he seems to be staring at the entire female human race. It’s almost as if he’s saying, “Hello, ladies! Look at your man. Now back at Fassbender. Now back at your man. Now back at Fassbender! Sadly, he’s not Fassbender. He will never be Fassbender. He will never class up a superhero prequel. He will never speak every language fluently. He will never make Carl Jung look sexy. He will never derive artistic inspiration from Greg Louganis. There is only one Fassbender, and that is me.” Additionally, there is lots of nudity, some of it Fassbender-related. Watch the trailer: READ FULL STORY »
Nov 30
2011
08:00 AM ET
Britannia Awards 2011: Host Alan Cumming teases tonight's honoring of Warren Beatty, Ben Stiller, and more
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Tonight, a somewhat under-the-radar, anti-awards-show awards show takes place at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles: The 2011 Britannia Awards.
They’re different than your typical American kudosfest, largely because it’s the Brits — the Los Angeles wing of BAFTA, specifically — who’re handing them out. And they’re — gasp! — untelevised. Plus, the awards — which are more lifetime achievement in style — are predetermined. This year, Warren Beatty, John Lasseter, David Yates, Helena Bonham Carter, and Ben Stiller are being honored, and presenters include Robin Williams, Anne Hathaway, Helen Mirren, and Jason Isaacs.
And the master of ceremonies? An appropriately unconventional choice: Good Wife star Alan Cumming will be playing host. EW recently caught up with him to talk about why he wanted to host, his style, and why we should care about these awards at all.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What made you want to host the Britannia Awards?
ALAN CUMMING: I’ve done it before — maybe about 10 years ago I did it twice. It’s always been a good laugh, and it’s kind of gotten bigger over the years, as these things tend to do. It’s just a nice thing to do. It’s a link to both my homes, Britain and America. I hosted the year the Stanley Kubrick Award was inaugurated, and his wife came. I’ve got a lot of connections to it. A lot of people I know from when I first came to America to live in L.A. They were members of BAFTA Los Angeles, so keeping it in the family.
Nov 29
2011
09:30 PM ET
'Hugo' star Asa Butterfield tweets he's the lead in 'Ender's Game'
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From a picturesque 1930s Paris to a futuristic Earth beset by invading insectoid aliens — yeah, that seems about right. Asa Butterfield, the young, wide-eyed star of Martin Scorsese’s Hugo, tweeted that he’s booked the role of Ender Wiggin, the lead in Summit Entertainment’s adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s sci-fi novel Ender’s Game. (EW has confirmed that Butterfield is locked in for role.)
The title character reveals himself to be a strategic genius while attending a military training school for children, designed to help Earth fend off a marauding horde of aliens know as Formics (or “Buggers”). READ FULL STORY »
Nov 29
2011
09:25 PM ET
'Twilight: Breaking Dawn' breaks $500 million worldwide in 12 days
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Summit Entertainment announced Tuesday that The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1 has so far grossed $508 million worldwide, reaching the $500 million milestone in a mere 12 days. (The record holder, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2, crossed $500 million in six days.)
While Summit wouldn’t reveal how many days it took New Moon and Eclipse to pass the same mark, we do know that all three movies hit $500 million sometime in between their second and third weekends. New Moon ultimately wound up with a worldwide tally of $709.8 million, while Eclipse finished its run with $698.5 million. (The original Twilight settled for “only” $392.6 million.) It appears likely that Breaking Dawn — Part 1 will also finish with a worldwide figure of around $700 million.
Domestically, however, Breaking Dawn — Part 1 is performing a tad below its two most recent predecessors. The fourth entry in the romantic supernatural series has so far drained $223.4 million domestically in 11 days. By comparison, New Moon had collected $233.3 million during the same span of time, while Eclipse had earned $227 million. But even if Breaking Dawn — Part 1 ultimately falls a bit short of New Moon and Eclipse domestically, the film’s beefy numbers overseas should make up the difference.
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