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Another New Planet 51 Spot
16 hours ago | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »
Sony Pictures just released another new tv spot for the upcoming animated film “Planet 51″ by directors Jorge Blanco and Javier Abad starring Dwayne Johnson (Tooth Fairy), Seann William Scott (Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs), Jessica Biel (Nailed), Justin Long (Drag Me to Hell) and John Cleese (Crood Awakening). Synopsis: The inhabitants of Planet 51 live in fear of alien invasion. Their paranoia is realized when an astronaut arrives from Earth. Befriended by a young resident, he has to avoid capture in order to recover his spaceship and try to return home. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and more from “Planet 51″ and Sony Pictures. »
- Brian Corder
Jessica Biel talks A-team and Dwayne Johnson talks Witch Mountain Sequel, Tooth Fairy, Jonny Quest and Namor The Submariner
22 hours ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Earlier today I attended the press day for Sony’s new animated movie Planet 51 and in attendance were Jessica Biel, Dwayne Johnson and Justin Long. While I’ll have a transcript of the entire press conference in the coming days, since Jessica Biel talked about The A-Team and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson gave updates on a possible Witch Mountain sequel, Tooth Fairy, Jonny Quest and Namor the SubMariner, I figured you’d like to read what they had to say tonight.
While I’d love to report major news on any of the movies, it seems nothing is happening on a Witch Mountain sequel, Jonny Quest, or Namor the SubMariner. But the best news came from Jessica Biel who made it sound like The A-Team might be a lot of fun. Hit the jump for exact quotes:
Q: Can you tell us anything about The A-Team?
Jessica Biel: It’s going really well. »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
New Planet 51 Movie Trailer
8 November 2009 11:54 PM, PST | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »
Sony Pictures recently released this great new movie trailer for the upcoming animated film “Planet 51″ by directors Jorge Blanco and Javier Abad starring Dwayne Johnson (Tooth Fairy), Seann William Scott (Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs), Jessica Biel (Nailed), Justin Long (Drag Me to Hell) and John Cleese (Crood Awakening). Synopsis: The inhabitants of Planet 51 live in fear of alien invasion. Their paranoia is realized when an astronaut arrives from Earth. Befriended by a young resident, he has to avoid capture in order to recover his spaceship and try to return home. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and more from “Planet 51″ and Sony Pictures. »
- Brian Corder
First “Planet 51″ Clip
8 November 2009 10:00 AM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
The first clip for the upcoming animated “Planet 51,” voiced by Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Gary Oldman and John Cleese, has been released.
The sci-fi animated film revolves around American astronaut Captain Charles “Chuck” Baker who lands on Planet 51 thinking he’s the first person to step foot on it.
To his surprise, he finds that this planet is inhabited by little green people whose only fear is that it will be overrun by alien invaders.
With the help of his robot companion “Rover” and his new friend Lem, Lem, Chuck must navigate his way through the dazzling, but bewildering, landscape of Planet 51 in order to escape becoming a permanent part of the Planet 51 Alien Invaders Space Museum.
“Planet 51,” directed by Jorge Blanco and Javier Abad from the script by Joe Stillman, is scheduled to hit theaters on November 20th 2009.
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- Fiona
Dan Aykroyd, Anna Faris and Justin Timberlake Join Yogi Bear
6 November 2009 7:45 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Live action/CG family comedies for everyone! That's right, yet another hybrid animated film is moving forward this week, with the announcement of some pretty big names entering discussions for the Warner Brothers adaptation of the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon Yogi Bear. It looks like the studio has found voices for both Yogi and Boo-Boo, plus an actress for their first live action role. According to Variety [1], Dan Aykroyd is currently in talks to headline the film as the mischievous bear Yogi, while musician turned actor Justin Timberlake will play his faithful sidekick Boo-Boo. Anna Faris will play a documentary filmmaker who comes to Jellystone Park. Aykroyd in particular seems like a solid choice, although I'm wondering whether or not Timberlake will try to put on a cartoony voice or just be himself (he previously voiced a character in Shrek the Third). The Yogi Bear script was written by the same »
- Sean
Extended Planet 51 Clip Comes Online!
5 November 2009 5:35 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Yahoo! Movies has just posted an extended clip from the animated film Planet 51.
Animated sci-fi tale set on Planet 51, whose inhabitants live in fear of an alien invasion. Their paranoia is realized when astronaut Capt. Charles "Chuck" Baker arrives from Earth. Befriended by a young resident, the astronaut has to avoid capture in order to recover his spaceship and return home.
Planet 51 has the voice talents of Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Seann William Scott, Gary Oldman and John Cleese. Planet 51 comes to theaters November 20 from Tristar Pictures.
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Extended Clip From Planet 51
5 November 2009 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
TriStar Pictures has brought online this extended clip from the animated comedy Planet 51 , hitting theaters on November 20. Voiced by Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Gary Oldman, Seann William Scott and John Cleese, the film was directed by Jorge Blanco. Planet 51 revolves around American astronaut Captain Charles "Chuck" Baker, who lands on Planet 51 thinking he's the first person to step foot on it. To his surprise, he finds that this planet is inhabited by little green people who are happily living in a white picket fence world reminiscent of a cheerfully innocent 1950s America, and whose only fear is that it will be overrun by alien invaders... like Chuck! With the help of his robot companion "Rover" and his new friend Lem, Chuck must navigate... »
Monthly Movie Preview – November 2009 … A Christmas Carol, 2012, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and more
3 November 2009 5:34 AM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
It’s the holidays. We know this because the movies tell us so. This year they waited exactly one week after Halloween to start the Christmas fare with Jim Carrey’s A Christmas Carol. But even though the month starts with Christmas, the movie month plays out just like Thanksgiving.
At first, we’re given an array of wonderful treats that’s we’ll happily gobble up like George Clooney in The Men Who Stare at Goats or George Clooney in the stop-motion Wes Anderson movie Fantastic Mr. Fox. Plus, teenage girls and a few others, will have their vampire appetites filled with The Twilight Saga: New Moon. But then, just like Thanksgiving, you gorge a little too much. And even though you’re full, you look around for something more to eat … and that’s when Old Dogs seems to be your only option.
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- Jeff Bayer
Planet 51 - Plenty new images from the Sony Pictures animated comedy.
2 November 2009 5:48 AM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
We've just added plenty new images from Sony Pictures' animated comedy "Planet 51," featuring the voice talents of Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Gary Oldman and John Cleese. Jorge Blanco helms from the writing by Joe Stillman and the film finds theatres on November 20th. Planet 51 is a galactic sized animated alien adventure comedy revolving around American astronaut Captain Charles "Chuck" Baker, who lands on Planet 51 thinking he's the first person to step foot on it. To his surprise, he finds that this planet is inhabited by little green people who are happily living in a white picket fence world reminiscent of a cheerfully innocent 1950s America, and whose only fear is that it will be overrun by alien invaders...like Chuck! With the help of his robot companion "Rover" and his new friend Lem, Chuck must navigate his way through the dazzling, but bewildering, »
Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: November 1st, 2009
1 November 2009 1:27 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
This week:
The box office says This Is It; The Tourist finally gets its bags packed; Billy Bob Thornton and Dwayne Johnson go Faster; Ricky Gervais hosts The Golden Globes and DeNiro and Stiller are hanging out with the Little Fockers.
Box Office
Michael Jackson’s This Is It topped the box office over the Halloween weekend with an estimated $21 million. The concert film has made $32 million in the Us in the five days since it opened. It’s an okay start for the movie, but not the huge debut that Sony was hoping for. It’s doing twice as well overseas and has brought in about $100Mm worldwide so far.
Paranormal Activity scared-up another $16.5 million over the spooky weekend giving the $11, 000 budgeted film a mind-boggling $84.7 million total. Ka-ching!
Law Abiding Citizen banked another $7 million to give the Gerard Butler/ Jamie Foxx flick a solid $51 million.
The grand total for »
- Niall Browne
trailer break: ‘Planet 51’
29 October 2009 8:40 AM, PDT | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »
I love the idea of the humans as the aliens -- nice about face of the usual. Of course, the aliens aren’t really alien; culturally, they’re not alien at all. But we can expect but baby steps in the evolution of big-budget cinematic science fiction. This could be the ultimate in colorblind casting: Dwayne Johnson is supplying the voice of the square-jawed Nordic blond astronaut. I’m not sure why the astronaut couldn’t have been square-jawed, dark-haired, and Polynesian, like Johnson, but I guess that wouldn’t have been quite as effective as the stereotype of the Right Stuff jock flyboy. Planet 51 opens in the U.S. on November 20, and in the U.K. on December 4. »
- MaryAnn Johanson
Anne Heche Joins Comedies
29 October 2009 1:20 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Anne Heche, whose career over the last few years has been largely TV-based, is heading back onto the big screen with roles in two big upcoming comedies: Cedar Rapids, with The Hangover's Ed Helms, and The Other Guys, with Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg.In Cedar Rapids, Helms is a small-town insurance salesman headed to a company convention to try to save his colleagues' careers, and Heche plays the female lead, a fellow agent who befriends him when his trip goes wrong. In The Other Guys, she'll play the company head who hires Ferrell and Wahlberg's cops to examine losses in her company. We're guessing they're well out of their depth there. Adam McKay is directing The Other Guys, which also stars Eva Mendes, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton and Dwayne Johnson. Cedar Rapids is directed by Miguel Arteta and also features John C. Reilly. »
Billy Bob Thornton Joins Dwayne Johnson in Faster
28 October 2009 5:58 PM, PDT | movies.about.com | See recent movies.about.com news »
Dwayne Johnson and Oscar-winner Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade) have signed on to star in Faster, an action thriller to be directed by George Tillman, Jr (Soul Food, Notorious). CBS Films and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group are teaming up on the film, with production projected to start early next year.
Faster follows an an ex-con (Johnson) out to avenge his brother's murder. Thornton will play a cop trying to stop him before he gets his revenge. Joe and Tony Gayton (Salton Sea, Murder By Numbers) wrote the script, with Tony producing and Joe executive producing.
Ex-wrestler-turned-actor Johnson will next be seen in the comedy The Tooth Fairy and will be heard in the animated alien invasion pic, Planet 51. Johnson's current filming The Other Guys, an action comedy also starring Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell and Samuel L Jackson.
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Thornton and Johnson are 'Faster'
28 October 2009 12:23 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Billy Bob Thornton will star with Dwayne Johnson in "Faster," the George Tillman-directed action drama. Production begins early next year.According to Variety, the film is a co-production of CBS Films and Sony Worldwide Acquisitions Group.Johnson plays Driver, an ex-con out to avenge his brother's murder. Thornton plays Cop, a veteran policeman who trails Driver as he settles the score. Then there is Killer, a crazed hitman who's after Driver. Killer has not been cast yet.Joe and Tony Gayton wrote the script.Castle Rock's Martin Shafer and Liz Glotzer are producing with Tony Gayton and Robert Teitel, Tillman's State Street Pictures partner. Joe Gayton is executive producer. »
- Adnan Tezer
Billy Bob Thornton is Set to Go Faster
28 October 2009 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
Billy Bob Thornton has signed on to star opposite Dwayne Johnson in Faster , a co-production of CBS Films and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group. The announcement was made today by Amy Baer, President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Films, the feature film division of CBS Corporation. The project, which is scheduled to start principal photography in mid-January, will be directed by George Tillman, Jr. ( Notorious , Men of Honor , Soul Food ). In this action thriller scripted by Joe and Tony Gayton, an ex-con (Johnson) sets out to avenge his brother's murder with a deadly to-do list. Trailed by a veteran cop (Thornton) and an egocentric hit man, he methodically races against time to bring those responsible to 'justice.' Casting for the hit man is currently underway.... »
Faster Adds Billy Bob Thornton To Cast
28 October 2009 4:24 AM, PDT | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
Billy Bob Thornton has joined Dwayne Johnson in the cast of Faster. George Tillman Jr., director of the recent rapper biopic Notorious, will helm the action drama which begins production early next year.
Dwayne Johnson is set to play Driver, an ex-con out a mission to avenge the murder of his brother after they were double-crossed during a heist years earlier. Thornton will play the character Cop, a veteran police officer who tracks Driver as he races to find out who was responsible for the murder. Another character in the film, yet to be cast, is Killer, an egocentric assassin who's targeting Driver.
Thornton, who recently starred opposite Shia Labeouf in D.J. Caruso's Eagle Eye, is also co-producing an adaptation of Buzz Bissinger's book Three Nights In August about a three-game baseball series in 2003 between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs.
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Billy Bob Thornton To Go Faster
28 October 2009 1:20 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Billy Bob Thornton will go up against Dwayne Johnson in the action thriller, Faster – a movie that became a lot more intriguing today, with the release of further plot details.In an act of ultra-stylisation that recalls the stark, pared-down style of Walter Hill’s The Driver, Johnson will play a character called, simply, Driver, who’s out to avenge the murder of his brother.Thornton will play a cop called, if you haven’t already guessed, Cop, who makes it his business to take Driver down and bring him in etc. etc.A third pivotal character – Killer, a hitman hunting down Driver – has yet to be cast.Of course, this could be a noir-ish conceit too far, but we rather like the metaphorical balls on display here. Certainly, all the signs are that Faster aims to move like a rocket, with no time for little things like characterisation and back story. »
Casting Notes: Billy Bob Thornton Goes Faster with The Rock; Dannny Huston Seeks Justice for Lincoln Assassination; Jovovich Joins Psycho Thriller
27 October 2009 10:50 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
The casting news tonight is all over the place: First we have Billy Bob Thornton teaming up with Dwayne Johnson in Faster, a George Tillman Jr. (Men of Honor, Notorious) action drama vehicle. Johnson will star as Driver, an ex-con out for revenge following his brother's murder. Thornton plays Cop, a (you guessed it) police officer tailing Driver. There's also Killer, a hitman who's after Driver for some reason (my god, maybe he killed Driver's brother?!). The latter role remains uncast. Danny Huston has signed on to Robert Redford's period drama, The Conspirator, as a prosecutor in the Lincoln assassination trial. The film will specifically center on Mary Surratt, portrayed by Robin Wright Penn, who was infamous as the lone female co-conspirator in the assassination. Huston will also be joined by James McAvoy as Fredrick Aiken, Surratt's reluctant defense lawyer, as well as Justin Long, Tom Wilkinson, and Kevin Kline. »
- Devindra Hardawar
Billy Bob Thornton Moves Faster in George Tillman Jr’s Upcoming Action-Drama Starring Dwayne Johnson
27 October 2009 10:44 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Taking a break from making radio talk show hosts uncomfortable, Billy Bob Thornton has signed on to play opposite Dwayne Johnson in the upcoming action/drama (you’ll get all of the action and none of the fun!) Faster. Thornton was most recently seen in the action/unintentional-comedy flick “Eagle Eye”. While he was also in “The Informers” which came out after “Eagle Eye”, no one saw “The Informers” so it doesn’t count. Hit the jump for details on the plot for “Faster”, a movie that doesn’t believe in crap like “names”.
I already knew the logline for “Faster” (”an ex-con is bent on avenging the death of his brother, who was murdered 10 years earlier when the two were double-crossed during a heist.”) but I assumed it was just a generic, forgettable action film that further diminished Johnson’s once-glowing potential. Instead, here’s how Variety describes the plot:
Johnson plays Driver, »
- Matt Goldberg
Billy Bob Thornton Set for Faster
27 October 2009 7:19 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Billy Bob Thornton is set to star opposite Dwayne Johnson in the George Tillman-directed action drama Faster.
According to Variety, Johnson plays Driver, an ex-con out to avenge his brother's murder. Thornton plays Cop, a veteran policeman who trails Driver as he races to settle with those responsible for the murder. Also in the mix is Killer, an egocentric hitman who's after Driver. That role hasn't been cast yet.
Joe and Tony Gayton wrote the script.
Production will begin early next year.
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