Terminator 4 (Salvation: The Future Begins)

Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins

What can we expect on Terminator 4?

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.

Director: McG
Screenwriter: John Brancato, Michael Ferris
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Release Date: May 22, 2009
Casts:

• Anton Yelchin as Kyle Reese
• Christian Bale as John Connor
• Josh Brolin as Terminator
• Moon Bloodgood
• Sam Worthington as Marcus

Plot Summary: "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins" will reinvent the cyborg saga with a storyline to be told over a three-movie span. The film is set in the future, in a full-scale war between Skynet and humankind.



Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins is quickly moving into production over at Warner Brothers. According to Variety, the film will begin shooting in early 2008 with a revised storyline that could expand into two more feature films.

This new version of the old franchise will be similar in scale to Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines, and will have an event sized budget. At the same time, Warner Brothers is also producing a small screen adaptation of The Terminator entitled The Sarah Connor Chronicles, which will air on Fox during its midseason run early next year.

John Brancato and Michael Ferris have completed a final draft of the screenplay, and the studio is currently looking for a director to helm the project. At this time, McG is likely to step behind the camera for the first entry in this proposed trilogy, but no deal has been signed at this date and time.

As for Arnold Schwarzenegger's participation in the film, executive producer Moritz Borman stated, "We've left it open for him to maybe do a cameo. He has an important job, as we know, and the final decision will be based on his desire and availability, along with what the director wants."

Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins will be released in the summer of 2009.

Henry Poole is Here - August 2008

Henry Poole is Here - August 2008

Henry Poole Is Here is a comedic drama about a disillusioned man who goes hiding in placid suburbia only to discover he cannot escape the forces of hope. Returning to the middle class neighborhood where he grew up, Henry chooses to live in indulgent isolation. Real life, however, refuses to cooperate with his plans. Nosy neighbors interrupt him with curious visits and prying questions. Then the situation escalates as a stain on Henry's stucco wall is seen to have miraculous powers. His last-ditch hideout becomes a shrine; his backyard turns into an arena for passionate debate about faith and destiny. Seeking anonymous oblivion, cynical Henry Poole instead finds himself right at the center of the human comedy. A modern-day fable, director Mark Pellington's new film investigates the unexpected wonders of the everyday. A faithless man finds hope. A hopeless man finds love. Whether backyard miracles are real or triggered by hope and belief, their personal effects are permanent.

Directed by Mark Pellington
Produced by Justin Berfield and Jason Felts
Written by Albert Torres
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Release Date: August 15, 2008
Rating: PG

Casts:

• Luke Wilson - Henry Poole
• George Lopez
• Radha Mitchell - Dawn Stupek
• Morgan Lily- Millie Stupek
• Adriana Barraza
• Cheryl Hines
  
• Earl Carroll - Mr. Lawrence
• Noah Dahl - Young Henry Poole

Luke Wilson ("The Royal Tenenbaums," "Old School"), Academy Award® nominee Adriana Barraza ("Babel") and Radha Mitchell ("Finding Neverland") star in a modern day fable about the unexpected wonders of the everyday from director Mark Pellington ("U2 3D," "The Mothman Prophesies"). "Henry Poole is Here" tells the funny, poignant and uplifting story of a disillusioned man who attempts to hide from life in a rundown suburban tract home only to discover he cannot escape the forces of hope.

Henry Poole (Wilson) just wants to disappear. Shattered by circumstances beyond his control, he offers full price on a cookie cutter house in a drab, middle-class, L.A. neighborhood through his perky realtor Meg (Cheryl Hines). But just as he settles in to his indulgent isolation with a case of vodka and all the junk food he can eat, his neighbor, a well-meaning busybody named Esperanza (Adriana Barraza), drops by with a plate of homemade tamales and a whole lot of questions.

Despite his desire for solitude, Henry can't help noticing Dawn (Radha Mitchell), the beautiful young divorcée next door and her daughter Millie (Lily), an eight-year-old amateur spy who hasn't spoken a word since her parents' break-up.

Henry's self-imposed exile is shattered when Esperanza discovers a mysterious stain on Henry's stucco wall that is seen to have miraculous powers. She begins leading pilgrimages to the "holy site" and invites church officials, including her pastor, Father Salizar (George Lopez), to inspect the apparition.

Although Henry remains skeptical, he finds himself gradually drawn back towards life, especially after his silent friendship with Millie brings him closer to Dawn. As news of the apparition spreads throughout the neighborhood and his feelings for Dawn grow, Henry realizes his plan to live out his days in quiet desperation is going to be much harder than he ever imagined.

Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D - July 2008

Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D - July 2008

On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.

Directed by Eric Brevig
Produced by Brendan Fraser
Written by Jules Verne, Michael Weiss and Mark Levin
Release Date: July 11, 2008
Rating: PG
Genre: Action / Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

Casts:

• Brendan Fraser as Trevor
• Josh Hutcherson as Sean
• Anita Briem as Hannah
• Kaniehtiio Horn as Gum-Chewing Girl
• Giancarlo Caltabiano as Leonard
• Garth Gilker as Haraldur Olafsson

An exciting adventure based on the classic Jules Verne novel "Journey to the Center of the Earth," "Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D" stars Brendan Fraser ("Crash," "The Mummy") as a science professor whose untraditional hypotheses have made him the laughing stock of the academic community. But on an expedition in Iceland, he and his nephew stumble upon a major discovery that launches them on a thrilling journey deep beneath the Earth's surface, where they travel through never-before-seen worlds and encounter a variety of unusual creatures. "Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D" is directed by Academy Award-winning visual effects veteran Eric Brevig ("Total Recall," "Pearl Harbor") from a screenplay by Michael Weiss and Jennifer Flackett & Mark Levin. The film is a co-venture between New Line Cinema and Walden Media. "Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D" is scheduled for a July 11, 2008 release.

Quarantine - October 2008

Quarantine - October 2008

Screen Gems has released the movie trailer for Quarantine online. If you remember, last month we posted two viral videos which featured tape of a government shooting that happened on March 11th under the title Case 1017. It turned out that these virals were part of the viral marketing campaign for Quarantine, John Dowdle’s American remake of Spanish horror film [rec]. The film follows a TV news crew which gets trapped with a hazmat crew in a CDC quarantined apartment building which has been infected by something unknown. When the quarantine is eventually lifted, the only evidence of what happened is the news crew’s videotape as ala Cloverfield. The movie stars Jennifer Carpenter as pictured above, who I absolutely fell in love with from the hit television show Dexter as she plays Dexter’s foul mouthed almost always inappropriate sister Debra Morgan.

Directed by John Dowdle
Produced by Drew Dowdle and Glenn Gainor
Written by John Dowdle and Drew Dowdle
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Release Date: October 17, 2008

Casts and Characters:

• Johnathon Schaech as Fletcher
• Jennifer Carpenter as Angela
• Joey King as Briana
• Jay Hernandez as Jake
• Columbus Short as Wilensky
• Marin Hinkle as Kathy
• Rade Serbedzija as Yuri
• Steve Harris
• Greg Germann as Lawrence
• Denis O'Hare as Randy
• Andrew Fiscella as Officer McCreedy
• Bernard White as Bernard
• Stacy Chbosky as Elise
• Jermaine Jackson as Nadif
• Sharon Ferguson as Jwahir
• Ronnie Lewis Jr. as Officer Lewis

Television reporter Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman (Steve Harris) are assigned to spend the night shift with a Los Angeles Fire Station. After a routine 911 call takes them to a small apartment building, they find police officers already on the scene in response to blood curdling screams coming from one of the apartment units. They soon learn that a woman living in the building has been infected by something unknown. After a few of the residents are viciously attacked, they try to escape with the news crew in tow, only to find that the CDC has quarantined the building. Phones, internet, televisions and cell phone access have been cut-off, and officials are not relaying information to those locked inside. When the quarantine is finally lifted, the only evidence of what took place is the news crew's videotape.

Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans - January 2009

Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans - January 2009

Underworld 3: The Rise of the Lycans is being fast-tracked into production as a joint venture between Lakeshore Entertainment and Screen Gems. According to Variety, Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy and Rhona Mitra have already signed on to star in the film.

Patrick Tatopoulos, the F/X man responsible for creating the creates seen in the first two films, is on board to direct this third installment of the werewolves vs. vampires franchise. This one will be a prequel, focusing on the origins of the centuries old feud between the Death Dealers and their onetime slaves the Lycans.

"In the Dark Ages, a young Lycan named Lucian (Sheen) emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor (Nighy), the cruel vampire king who has enslaved them. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, Sonja (Mitra), in his battle against the Death Dealer army and his struggle for Lycan freedom."

Danny McBride wrote the screenplay (but don't confuse him with the Danny McBride of The Heartbreak Kid and Hot Rod fame, this is a different Danny McBride). The film goes into production in January. Shooting will take place in Auckland, New Zealand.

They will star alongside Michael Sheen, Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy and Shane Brolly in the prequel that is set in the Dark Ages and traces the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires and their one-time werewolf slaves, the Lycans.

Directed by Patrick Tatopoulos
Produced by Len Wiseman, Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi and Skip Williamson
Written by Len Wiseman, Danny McBride and Kevin Grevioux
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Release Date: January 23, 2009

Casts:

• Rhona Mitra as Sonja
• Bill Nighy as Viktor
• Michael Sheen as Lucian
• Steven Mackintosh as Andreas Tanis
• Kevin Grevioux as Raze

The prequel story traces the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires known as Death Dealers and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. In the Dark Ages, a young Lycan named Lucian (Sheen) emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor (Nighy), the cruel vampire king who has enslaved them. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, Sonja (Mitra), in his battle against the Death Dealer army and his struggle for Lycan freedom.

Kate Beckinsale "NO" to Underworld 3:

It’s been reported here more than once that Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two “Underworld” movies, won’t be returning to part 3, “Rise of the Lycans”, and that Rhona Mitra will effectively be replacing her in the franchise. Now Kate has confirmed it to IESB — no “Underworld 3″ for her, not even a cameo!

More:

Kate Beckinsale revealed today at the junket for her new film, Snow Angels, that she won’t be returning to the Underworld franchise — at least not anytime soon.
Beckinsale did offer that she’d like to maybe one day “pull a Bruce Willis” and return to her character at 50. (How a vampire gets to 50, I have no idea.)
But unfortunately for fans, there’s no cameo appearance in the upcoming third film, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans due next year.

Shame, really, as no one looks better in tight leather than Kate Beckinsale. Seriously, if the girl gave up acting tomorrow and started a clothing line of tight black leather and did all the modeling for it herself, this thing would sell like hotcakes — all to guys, of course.

The House Bunny - August 2008

The House Bunny - August 2008

Production photos.

Shelley Darlington (Anna Faris), a Playboy Bunny, teaches an awkward sorority about the opposite sex – only to learn that what boys really like is what’s on the inside.
Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women will lose their house to the scheming girls of Phi Iota Mu. In order to accomplish their goal, they need Shelley to teach them the ways of makeup and men; at the same time, Shelley needs some of what the Zetas have – a sense of individuality. The combination leads all the girls to learn how to stop pretending and start being themselves.

Directed by Fred Wolf
Produced by Allen Covert, Anna Faris and Adam Sandler
Written by Kirsten Smith and Karen McCullah Lutz
Release date: August 22, 2008
Genre: Comedy

Casts:

• Anna Faris as Shelley
• Colin Hanks as Oliver
• Emma Stone as Natalie
• Rumer Willis as Joanne
• Kat Dennings as Mona
• Katharine McPhee as Harmony
• Sarah Wright as Ashley
• Mathew Richards as Michael
• Kiely Williams as Lily
• Monet Mazur as Cassandra
• Rachel Specter as Courtney
• Shawn Jenkins as Colby
• Owen Benjamin
• Beverly D'Angelo as Phi Mu Housemother
• Kendra Wilkinson as herself
• Holly Madison as herself
• Bridget Marquardt as herself
• Hugh Hefner as himself
• Jennifer Tisdale as Phi Mu Girl

When Shelly, a Playboy bunny, is tossed out of the mansion, she has nowhere to go until she falls in with the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. The members of the sorority - who also have got to be the seven most socially clueless women on the planet - are about to lose their house. They need a dose of what only the eternally bubbly Shelley can provide... but they will each learn on their own to stop pretending to be what others want them to be and start being themselves.

Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - July 2009

Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - July 2009

The adventure continues as Diego, Manny, and Sid all return for another round of prehistoric fun in this installment of the popular computer-animated series.

Directed by Carlos Saldanha
Produced by Lori Forte and John Donkin
Written by Michael Berg and Peter Ackerman
Release date(s) July 4, 2009
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family

Voice Casts:

Manfred aka Manny (Woolly Mammoth) - Ray Romano
Sid (Sloth) - John Leguizamo
Diego (Smilodon) - Denis Leary
Scrat (Saber-toothed Squirrel) - Chris Wedge
Ellie (Woolly Mammoth) - Queen Latifah
Crash (Opossum) - Seann William Scott
Eddie (Opossum) - Josh Peck

Plot Summary: "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs," to be fully produced in 3-D, is the latest installment to the hit "Ice Age" franchise, which has grossed more than $1.2 billion around the world. "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" will be directed by Oscar-nominated Carlos Saldanha, who directed "Ice Age: The Meltdown" and co-directed "Ice Age." The film is being produced by Academy Award-winning Blue Sky Studios, the creative force behind all the "Ice Age" films and "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who."

Zombie Strippers - April 2008

Zombie Strippers - April 2008

Worldwide media sensation Jenna Jameson and "Nightmare on Elm Street's" Robert Englund star in "Zombie Strippers." When a secret government agency lets out a deadly chemo virus causing the reanimation of the dead, the first place to get hit is Rhino's, a hot underground strip club. As one of the strippers gets the virus, she turns into a supernatural, flesh-eating zombie stripper, making her the hit of the club. Do the rest of the girls fight the temptation to be like the star stripper, even if there is no turning back? Also featuring Roxy Saint (of the Goth band Roxy Saint and the Blackouts) and Ultimate Fighting Champion Tito Ortiz, "Zombie Strippers" is a sexy, bloody, hilarious good time!

Directed by Jay Lee
Produced by Larry Schapiro, Andrew Golov and Angela J. Lee
Written by Jay Lee
Genre: Comedy / Horro
Rating: R
Release Date: April 18, 2008


Casts:
Robert Englund as Ian Essko
Jenna Jameson as Kat
Roxy Saint as Lillith
Joey Medina as Paco
Shamron Moore as Jeannie
Penny Drake as Sox
Jennifer Holland as Jessy
John Hawkes as Davis
Jeannette Sousa as Berengé
Whitney Anderson as Gaia
Carmit Levité as Madame Blavatski
Calvin Green as Cole
Zak Kilberg as Byrdflough
Catero Colbert as Major Camus
Jen Alex Gonzalez as Lt. Ryker

As a secret virus capable of turning people into zombies is released into a Nebraska strip club, the club strippers struggle whether to accept the trendy transformation.
Which elements of Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco have been retained in the movie have yet to be revealed, if any.
In the not too distant future a secret government re-animation chemo-virus gets released into conservative Sartre, Nebraska and lands in an underground strip club. As the virus begins to spread, turning the strippers into "Super Zombie Strippers" the girls struggle with whether or not to conform to the new "fad" even if it means there's no turning back.