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Zachary Quinto talks up the new 'Star Trek' DVD

11 November 2009 6:00 AM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

While Zachary Quinto cracked not much more than a knowing smirk while playing Spock in director J.J. Abrams' re-vamped Star Trek - out on DVD Nov. 17 -- "we did do plenty of laughing off camera," chuckles Quinto. Anyone who's seen the leaked gag reel from the movie that's an extra feature on the impending DVD (it's out Nov. 17) knows what he's talking about. "J.J. leads with a sense of humor," Quinto adds, "and that makes it a lot easier when you're undertaking something as large as this project was." So who had Quinto cracking up the most? "Simon Pegg »

- Adam B. Vary

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Mamma Mia star Dominic Cooper slated for Saddam Hussein thriller

10 November 2009 12:09 PM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Dominic Cooper (Mamma Mia) is set to star in the upcoming action-thriller true story The Devil’s Double for Paradigm Motion Picture Finance Group .

Cooper will play Latif Yahia, “a dead ringer for Saddam Hussein’s sadistic and widely despised son Uday who was forced against his will to stand in for Uday in potentially dangerous situations.”  Through his access, Yahia gained access to Hussein’s inner sanctum and witnessed terrible corruption, violence and nuttiness.

Ludivine Sagnier is also in talks to star in the project which begins shooting in January in scenic Malta.

Lee Tamahori (Die Another Day) will direct from a script that Michael Thomas adapted.

Last month, while promoting his latest film, An Education, in the U.K., Cooper talked about the rumored prequel to Mamma Mia. “Unfortunately you say sequel, I’ve heard a terrible similar word beginning with a ‘p’, which absolutely outs my existence in it whatsoever, »

- Reel Loop News Staff

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Daniel Craig joins cast for psychological thriller ‘Dream House’

8 November 2009 1:43 PM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Daniel Craig, best known as the reigning James Bond, will join the cast of the upcoming psychological thriller Dream House.

The 41-year-old Craig will play a father who moves his family into a quaint new house in a small town, only to find out that the place is haunted by the former inhabitants that were murdered there.

Producers will have their work cut out for them since this seems to be the plot of every haunted house thriller.

Dream House will be directed by Jim Sheridan (In the Name of the Father) with a script from Daniel Bobker (The Brothers Grimm).

Filming will begin in January and will run through April in Toronto.

Craig’s next project is The Adventures of Tintin set for a release in 2011.

Related posts:Karl Urban cast in horror thriller ‘Priest’Laura Dern joins the cast of ‘Little Fockers’‘A-Team’ van pic discovered and ‘Watchmen »

- Reel Loop News Staff

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Afm '09: First Look at 'And Soon the Darkness' Remake

7 November 2009 2:23 PM, PST | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »

Another film we caught a promo trailer for was And Soon The Darkness, a really stylish film from director Marcos Efron that features two of the hottest babes in horror, Amber Heard (Mandy Lane, Zombieland, The Stepfather) and Odette Yustman (Cloverfield, The Unborn). Set in Argentina, the remake tells the story of two American girls on a bike-riding trip in a remote part of the country. When one of them goes missing, the other must find her before darkness falls and her worst fears are realized. The original was set in France and tackled the idea of how vulnerable a stranger in a strange land can be. Adriana Barraza and Karl Urban also star. Check out new details and first stills below! »

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Star Trek (2009) Blu-ray Review

6 November 2009 10:56 PM, PST | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

Space. The Final Frontier. A place few were willing to venture with the last two Star Trek: The Next Generation helmed films. On virtual life support, J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot collaborators reinvented the iconic franchise into something hardened Star Trek fans and casual moviegoers without an ounce of prior interest in the series could equally digest and enjoy. His efforts carried Star Trek into a new frontier of success and riches at the 2009 box office, to a place where Paramount's treatment of the Blu-ray Disc release should . and marvelously does - fall into the esteemed category of exemplary.

Star Trek's reboot begins with a huge bang, a knockout prologue that chronicles the birth of James T. Kirk and the death of his father, a Starship Captain (for twelve minutes), all during a surprise attack by a renegade Romulan Nero (Eric Bana). Flash forward a quarter of a »

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New Tron Legacy Poster

27 October 2009 1:30 AM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

Check out new probably fun-made poster  for upcoming Walt Disney Pictures film “Tron Legacy“.

Synopsis: “Tron: Legacy” is a 3D high-tech adventure set in a digital world that’s unlike anything ever captured on the big screen. Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), looks into his father’s disappearance and finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce programs and gladiatorial games where his father has been living for 25 years. Along with Kevin’s loyal confidant (Olivia Wilde), father and son embark on a life-and-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous.

“Tron: Legacy” starring Garrett Hedlund (Troy, Hectic, Eragon), Olivia Wilde (Fix, Year One), Jeff Bridges (Iron Man, K-Pax), Bruce Boxleitner (Transmorphers 2), Beau Garrett (4: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Turistas), Karl Urban (Star Trek) and John Hurt (Hellboy II: The Golden Army »

- Allan Ford

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Blondes January Jones and Diane Kruger team up for new Liam Neeson thriller

26 October 2009 4:51 AM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Mad Men lovely January Jones and Inglourious Basterds star Diane Kruger are teaming up with Liam Neeson for Unknown White Male for Dark Castle.

The film revolves around a man who wakes up from a coma and learns that someone else has assumed his identity and no one believes his story…including his wife (Jones). Luckly a young woman teams up with the unlucky fellow and the duo works to right wrongs.

Kruger will play a Berlin taxi driver and will become Neeson’s ally.

Jaume Collet-Serra (Orphan, House of Wax) will direct the film based on the screenplay from Oliver Butcher, Stephen Cornwell and Karl Gajdusek.

Joel Silver, Leonard Goldberg and Andrew Rona are producing with Warner Bros. set to distribute.

Source: Variety

Related posts:‘Taken’ star Liam Neeson joins ‘The Next Three Days’ for cameoRenee Zellweger returns to ‘Bridget Jones’Karl Urban cast in horror thriller ‘Priest’

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- Reel Loop News Staff

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Little horror movie that could: ‘Paranormal Activity’ steals No.1 from ‘Saw VI’

25 October 2009 7:11 PM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Overly-hyped horror flick Paranormal Activity bested its new spooky nemesis, Saw VI, to land in the No.1 spot at the box office this weekend.

In its fifth week, Paramount’s low-budget horror flick made another $22 million to earn a gross of over $60 million. Not bad for a movie that cost just $15,000 to make.

That’s bad news for Lionsgate as their latest installment in their franchise horror product came in at No.2 with $14.8 million. Is Jigsaw played out or is the media machine for Paramount working overtime?

Paramount originally released Paranormal Activity to a small selection of theaters across the country. Based on solid word-of-mouth combined with a large media campaign, a groundswell of people were told to “demand” that the film open in full release. It happened and now the little-movie-that-could has been the most talked about film since…well, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen…and for better reasons. »

- Reel Loop News Staff

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Scream Awards 2009: A Report From Front Row Center

21 October 2009 7:42 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

This past Saturday, October 17th, I attended my second year of Spike TV’s annual Scream Awards. Not only did I attend, but I had been hand-picked by the casting director to sit front row center for the show! As a fan-focused awards show, it’s much more enjoyable being seated amongst Jj Abrams, Karl Urban, Elijah Wood and Woody Harrelson. My favorite personal surprise of the evening came when the Best Science Fiction Actress nominees were being announced. I cheered (maybe a little too loudly for my girlfriend’s tastes) for Eliza Dushku when her name was announced, only to discover she was sitting right in front of me. She turned around and flashed me her lovely smile. Good thing my girlfriend isn’t the overly-jealous type.

As for the show itself, it seems as though the winners have already been leaked online, and the best surprises have been revealed, »

- Brian Kettler

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Star Trek 2 More Likely in 2012

20 October 2009 6:45 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

There's some confusion in the Star Trek universe over when Star Trek 2 will arrive in theaters. Karl Urban, who played Dr. McCoy in the reboot, told Collider that "the hope would be mid next year ... mid to end next year," adding that it "would be great to have another Star Trek out for 2011."

Urban admitted he has heard that screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman were turning in a script in December. Kurtzman confirmed to IGN that December was the date, but says that the deadline date has been moved.

Originally we were thinking we'd have to have it by Christmas, but the release changed. Certainly I'd say in the next eight months.

The writers continue to remain mysterious about what story the sequel will follow, with Orci saying they have no idea what the Star Trek 2 will entail.

We're in the process of re-reading some of our »

- Ryan Gowland

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Karl Urban Talks 'Priest' Fangs And Fashion

20 October 2009 6:14 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

The Hollywood vampire craze is leaking into comic book territory with the upcoming movie "Priest," an adaptation of the popular manga series. The film already has "Twilight" and "True Blood" credibility thanks to performances from Cam Gigandet and Stephen Moyer, but there's a sci-fi veteran is bringing a little bit of space into the movie as well.

Karl Urban, who played Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy in J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" last summer, is set for the villainous role of Black Hat, the leader of a pack of vampires that abduct the niece of the titular warrior priest and vampire hunter played by Paul Bettany.

Urban spoke out about his involvement in the film during a recent interview with Collider, describing the film as a mixture of all sorts of genres.

"I'm currently shooting a really wicked film called 'Priest,'" Urban said. "It's this really cool, post-apocalyptic, sci-fi, »

- Josh Wigler

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Scream 2009 Recap: Reign of the Vampires and Space Crews

19 October 2009 9:11 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

True to its name, the Scream Awards is an award show where the winners are decided by the biggest scream, like talent shows of olden days, before text messaging and toll-free numbers were invented. In this case, Scream winners are decided by internet votes. It's not surprising to then see current trend-grabbing vampires dominate the show; but the awards, it seemed, are secondary. The highlights of the night are all the honorary awards, celebrating the legends of their own mediums.

It was a little disconcerting to notice that the award winners were all telegraphed by the adoring cheers of the audience, too. The more enthusiastic the cheers, the likelier for that person to win. Vampires are definitely in this year, with notable appearances/wins for Twilight, True Blood, The Vampire's Assistant and Let the Right One In.

The most telling part of the award show being entertainment first-recognition second is »

- Arya Ponto

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Karl Urban Talks Priest And Star Trek Sequel

18 October 2009 10:59 PM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

This past weekend, Spike TV held their annual Scream Awards (more on that later today), at the event the folks at Collider got the chance to talk to “Star Trek” and “Priest” actor, Karl Urban. The obvious topic on their fanboy lips was of course, Star Trek 2.

Urban starred in this year’s J.J. Abrams-directed Star Trek as Leonard “Bones” McCoy, so who better to ask about part 2 right? According to Collider:

Urban said “It would be great to have another Star Trek out for 2011.” He explained a script is in the works and that co-writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman expect a draft to be completed by December. As far as details are concerned, Urban is just as anxious to see where the second film will take the crew of the USS Enterprise as we are.

Well I’m glad to hear it! Given the fan reaction »

- Craig Sharp

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Karl Urban Talks Star Trek 2

18 October 2009 3:08 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

Collider hit the red carpet for the 2009 Scream Awards and caught up with a number of stars, one of which is Star Trek.s Dr. Leonard .Bones. McCoy, Karl Urban. The interview spotlights the status of the second Star Trek film and includes an extra tidbit about Priest, which Urban describes as a .really cool post-apocalyptic sci-fi vampire western.. That.s it? No romance, comedy or drama? Urban said .It would be great to have another Star Trek out for 2011.. He explained a script is in the works and that co-writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman expect a draft to be completed by December. As far as details are concerned, Urban is just as anxious to see where the second film will take the crew of the USS Enterprise as we are. In the tail end of the video Urban addresses another film he.s working on called Priest based »

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Exclusive: Karl Urban talks Star Trek Sequel and Priest on the Red Carpet

17 October 2009 9:35 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

At tonight’s 2009 Scream Awards (airing on Spike TV October 27th) I was able to interview a number of people on the red carpet. While I already posted my interview with Jackie Earle Haley talking about the Sinestro rumor, I also got to speak with Karl Urban and was able to get an update on the “Star Trek” sequel and “Priest”. According to Karl, the plan is still for a draft of the screenplay to be turned into the studio this December and he hopes to be filming mid to late next year. He said the hope is for the sequel to be released in 2011. And for fans of “Priest”, he talked about how that movie has been going. Watch what he had to say after the jump.

Before watching the interview…know I didn’t have a camera person helping me tonight. So if the framing isn’t perfect… »

- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub

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Amber Heard: In Step With the Horror Genre

15 October 2009 3:29 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Being chased and terrorized by a rage-driven psychopath around and under a house would seem to be a pretty stressful situation, even if it’s just for a movie. But for Amber Heard, the young actress who co-stars in Screen Gems’ new remake of The Stepfather, it was all in a day’s work. “You know, it’s just like any aspect of my job,” she says of taking part in such cinematic mayhem. “It could be very weird, but because it’s so weird so often, it becomes very, very…unweird, if that makes sense. My job is funny that way, in that I come to set every day and there are plenty of crazy things going on. That’s not really one of them that sticks out.”

This statement won’t surprise anyone who has been following Heard’s career over the last few years. After attracting a »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)

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New Star Trek DVD Gag Reel Surfaces

13 October 2009 7:33 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

A brand new gag reel has just surfaced from the upcoming Star Trek DVD, which hits the shelves on DVD, two-disc special edtion DVD and Blu-ray on November 17. Click below to take a look inside this new DVD release before it hits the shelves.

Star Trek stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana, Leonard Nimoy, Marlene Forte, Jimmy Bennett and will hit DVD and Blu-ray shelves on November 17.

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Cam Gigandet Wields 'Unbelievable Knife; Unbelievable Gun' For 'Priest' Adaptation

5 October 2009 6:01 AM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Around these parts, we’re really looking forward to “Priest,” the currently-shooting adaptation of Min-Woo Hyung’s graphic novel series about mankind’s battle against fallen angels, starring such notables as Paul Bettany, Stephen Moyer, Maggie Q, Karl Urban, Christopher Plummer, Brad Dourif and Madchen (Loved you on "Twin Peaks!") Amick.

It also stars one of our recent on-screen faves, the fast-rising Cam Gigandet—and when we caught up with him recently, he said the flick was well-armed for success.

“I have very cool weapons,” he said of his character Hicks, who he has described as a boy “trying to become a man.” “I have an unbelievable knife; I have an unbelievable gun.”

With that kind of weaponry, and the badass motorcycles he clued us in to recently, it seems that Gigandet will have no problem earning his manhood on screen when the flick hits theaters next summer.

“I have a handgun that’s humongous. »

- Larry Carroll

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John Barrowman Edges Out Alexander Skarsgard In 'Captain America' Casting Poll!

28 September 2009 2:01 PM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Maybe it's some sort of "Field of Dreams" thing, but apparently if you ask who should play Captain America, they will respond. And by "they" I mean every-freakin'-one.

Clocking in as the most popular poll we've ever run on Splash Page, our query regarding who should play Steve Rogers in "The First Avenger: Captain America" not only received a lot of votes, but it also generated quite a bit of discussion. We posted our thoughts on who's best suited to fill the role, so now it's time to reveal who you chose to play Captain America.

In the end, it was a close race between "Torchwood" star John Barrowman and "True Blood" actor Alexander Skarsgard—but Captain Jack Harkness prevailed, and Barrowman landed at the top of the tally with 36 percent of the total votes. Here's how the rest of the poll panned out, and a sampling of readers' explanations »

- Rick Marshall

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Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: September 27, 2009

27 September 2009 2:26 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

This week:

The box office is still Cloudy; Neve Campbell Screams again; Dourif and Plummer confess to a Priest; TNT give some Basterd’s $12 million and Paul Dano decides to Cruise with Diaz.

 

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs retained the top spot and banked another $24.6 million over the weekend. The animated tale has now made a pretty good $60 million so far.

Bruce Willis had to settle for the runner-up position for Surrogates. The comic book adaptation made a so-so $15 million despite a trim 88 minute running time.

The Fame remake grossed $10 million over the weekend. There’s really nothing that I can say about this.

The Informant brought in a little under $7 million on its second weekend giving the new Matt Damon/Steven Soderbergh team-up $20 million in the bank so far. Off a slim 33% percent from last week means that this looks to have some legs.

Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself »

- Niall Browne

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