The penultimate film based on the fantasy series by J. K. Rowlings, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I [HPOT7] casts an estimated $125.1 million to set a new franchise record for opening weekend. Fans who are now old enough to stay up late packed the midnight screenings. Even with the front-loading, the seventh film is likely to surpass the $302 million totaled by the previous installment Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
After two weeks at the top, Megamind [MEGAM]...
Sony has unfurled a new trailer for the action comedy The Green Hornet [GHRNT]. Seth Rogen [SROGE] and Jay CHou [JCHOU] seems to spend a lot of time bantering over the homoerotic subtext of their relationship. Originally set for release in December, the film was pushed back until January to add 3D.
The beginning of the end for Warner Bros.’ fantasy franchise commences as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I [HPOT7] arrives in theaters. Now that character developments are over and done with, it’s time for the teen wizard to lead the battle against the forces of evil. Are box office records within reach? The previous two installments Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince are not apt comparisons as they opened on a Wednesday during...
Walt Disney has unveiled the teaser trailer for the teen comedy Prom [PROM] about high school's annual formal dance. Without a pre-existing brand like High School Musical or even a recognizable star in its cast, Prom will be the ultimate test for Disney's marketing prowess.
Universal has released the first trailer for the sci-fi western Cowboys & Aliens [CBALN]. James Bond [DCRAI] teams up with Indiana Jones [HFORD] and Quorra [OWILD] to take on demons in flying saucers. From Wild Wild West to Jonah Hex, steampunk westerns have not disappointed at the box office. However, director Jon Favreau [JFAVR] looks to have the right, serious tone down for Cowboys & Alien.
After a brief snippet drew mixed reactions last week, we now have the complete first trailer for Green Lantern [GLANT] on Apple for us to judge. Warners Bros. has finally produced a superhero film from their DC Comics library that's not based on Superman or Batman. While Green Lantern may be aiming to be like Iron Man, the tone comes off more like The Fantastic Four. Ryan Reynolds [RREYN] stars as Hal Jordan, a test pilot who is chosen to become a member of the Green Lantern Corps, an...
Universal has unleashed a redband trailer for the fantasy comedy Your Highness [YURHI]. If the intention was to make a R-rated version of The Princess Bride, then the filmmakers behind Pineapple Express appear to have succeeded. James Franco [JAFRA] stars as a heroic knight with Danny McBride [DMCBR] as his good-for-nothing brother as they embark on a journey to save a princess kidnapped by an evil wizard.
Warner Bros. has unveiled the first teaser for a gothic reimagining of the fairy tale Red Riding Hood [GWRRH] on Apple. Set in a village during medieval Europe, Amanda Seyfried [ASEYF] plays a young woman who's arranged to be married to a wealthy man, but is in love with a poor outsider, played by Shiloh Fernandez [SFERN]. Their romance is interrupted when a beast kills her older sister. The village brings in a hunter who warns them that the killer is a werewolf who lives among them as a...
CBS Films has debuted the first domestic trailer for the action remake The Mechanic [MECHNC] starring Jason Statham [JSTAT] as a hitman who takes on a apprentice played by Ben Foster [BFOST]. The film looks like the standard Statham vehicle with plenty of fighting, killing and stuff blowing up real good. After fumbling through a couple star-driven dramas, CBS Films has wisely turned to action films with Faster [FASTR] opening over Thanskgiving and The Mechanic opening in January.
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Disney and Pixar has revealed a new teaser for the animated sequel Cars 2 [CARS2]. Lightning McQueen and Mater take their fish out of water story, or in their case domestic car out of the NASCAR circuit, international as they compete in the World Grand Prix. Cynics see the sequel to Cars as a marketing manuever rather than an artistic endeavor. The Cars brand has been a multi-billionaire dollar merchandising juggernaut, while the Cars 2 script has been rumored to undergone numerous...
