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New Moon enters new phase for Twilight franchise
24 November 2009 4:01 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The UK has officially caught Stephenie Meyer fever after The Twilight Saga: New Moon's strident opening weekend, and the Coens' A Serious Man deals another little cut to star prestige
The winner
When the original Twilight movie arrived in the UK last December, it opened with a decent £2.51m – not a bad number, considering Stephenie Meyer's books had yet to achieve blockbuster status. But it was far, far behind the Us debut figure for the picture: $69.6m (£42.1m).
What a difference a year makes. With the first Twilight film a huge phenomenon on DVD, and the Meyer books belatedly reaching a wide UK readership, Edward Cullen and Bella Swan have ascended to iconic characters here, and Britain has succumbed to R-Pattz mania. Now sequel New Moon has debuted in the UK with £11.68m, which is a whopping 4.6 times the opening weekend of the original film. In three days, »
- Charles Gant
Steven Spielberg And Stephen King Join Forces To Scare The Crap Out Of You
20 November 2009 8:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Damn this news. I can't refer to the "two Stevens" because Steven Spielberg and Stephen King spell their first name differently. Maybe the "two Steves"? That's a little too familiar. None of that really matters in the end: the news is that these two giants -- one the father of the Hollywood blockbuster, the other a master of literary horror -- are joining forces in a super team-up of almost unmanageable proportions.
Spielberg and King will partner to produce a "limited series" for DreamWorks TV, adapted from the author's just-released "Under the Dome," Variety reports. This isn't their first partnership, however. Spielberg has held the rights to King's 1984 book "The Talisman" for more than 20 years; here's hoping "Under the Dome" gets off the ground more quickly.
In a premise pulled straight from "The Simpsons Movie" -- but played much darker -- King sets the story in the town of Chester's Mill, »
- Adam Rosenberg
'Mr. Fox' Deserves a Fantastic Feast
13 November 2009 12:48 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Dear Alamo Drafthouse or any other movie theater that serves food with movies,
I just saw Fantastic Mr. Fox and afterwards I realized something that no one seems to have mentioned so far: This is totally a foodie movie. It's not foodie like Julie & Julia, where the characters are baking desserts and decapitating ducks and invoking the spirit of Julia Child ... but food is a central part of the story . The three main bad guys each are rumored to only consume a single type of food or drink, and Mr. Fox is obsessed with getting his paws on some of these delicacies. There are feasts, there are large plates of French toast and desserts, there is a significant cider incident -- in short, this movie is awash in food and drink.
Therefore, I strongly suggest that you offer a feast to accompany some screenings of Fantastic Mr. Fox. It took »
- Jette Kernion
Vote for Our Halloween Costume Contest Winners!
9 November 2009 7:15 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Pictured: The winner of Cinematical's Fourth Annual Halloween Costume Contest
Our Fifth Annual Halloween Costume Contest saw a record number of submissions, with literally hundreds of freaky movie-inspired Halloween costumes for our crack team of judges to sift through. Naturally it took forever to choose 20 finalists (10 in the adult category and 10 in the child category), but after hours of tireless deliberations we finally narrowed down the list and came away with what I believe to be the cream of the crop. Before we ask you to vote for the winning costumes, I'd personally like to thank all of you out there for dressing up and playing along. Though it's a giant task each year, it's one I always welcome with open arms because nothing puts a bigger smile on my face then to sift through photos of you all getting your movie geek on.
Okay, here's how this works: Below »
- Erik Davis
No Simpsons Movie Sequel Anytime Soon
8 October 2009 1:40 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
“Simpsons” creator and The Simpsons Movie screenwriter/producer Matt Groening said a sequel to the 2007 hit isn’t in the works and likely won’t be discussed until the series has finished its historic television run.
After earning $527 million worldwide, you’d think Fox and friends would be working on an immediate follow-up for the beloved family, but an exhausted Groening ruled out another Simpsons feature recently.
He elaborated in a Cannes interview with filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who is directing a documentary titled The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special in 3-D on Ice. “It took 18 years to get around to doing the movie. We got very frustrated. We thought it would take two years but it ended up taking four. Some day maybe we’ll do another one — but don’t hold your breath.”
He hinted at maybe doing another once the show winds down, but they’re contracted for two »
- Jeff Leins
No sequel for The Simpsons Movie for now
7 October 2009 8:02 PM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »
If you fondly remember watching the first Simpsons Movie hoping that the sequel would bring you equal amounts of life affirming excitement, keep hoping.
Matt Groening and Al Jean said an interview with Morgan Spurlock, the Super Size Me star and director hired for the show's big anniversary extravaganza, that they have no plans to start doing another Simpsons movie anytime soon.
They didn't rule out the possibility of another movie, but it certainly won't be in the foreseeable future. The pair said the process for the first movie was so frustrating that they couldn't fathom even starting a second one without some kind of heavy duty anti-psychotic medication.
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- Danny Gallagher
No sequel for The Simpsons
7 October 2009 1:33 PM, PDT | Filmonic.com | See recent Filmonic news »
You would have thought with $530 million at the worldwide box office 20th Century Fox would have yellow-light a sequel to The Simpsons movie, however we are two years on and there hasn’t been any talk of a second film. Will there be one? According to creator Matt Groening we won’t be getting one [...] »
- Liam
No Simpsons Movie Sequel?
7 October 2009 10:15 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Apparently making The Simpsons Movie while simultaneaously cranking out the TV series was so exhausting for showrunners Matt Groening and Al Jean that they’ve sworn off doing a sequel to the film at least until the show finally wraps for good - an end date that is (somehow) still undetermined at this point.
Basically, what I’m saying is: No Simpsons Movie 2 for the forseeable future.
Groening and Jean were being interviewed by documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) at a key note event for the Mipcom sales mart, where Groening and Jean will be receiving a Creative Icon Award. Spurlock is also directing the upcoming special, The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special in 3D on Ice, which will examine the cultural impact the show has had during its two-decade plus run on TV. The special airs in January.
Here’s what Groening had to say about another Simpsons »
- Kofi Outlaw
'The Simpsons' To Get Another Movie 'Some Day'... 'Maybe'
7 October 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Those shouts of "D'oh!" you're hearing this morning are coming from a nation of "Simpsons" fans who must now come to terms with the fact that another movie about the Springfield's favorite yellow-skinned, four-fingered family is a long way away. How long? At least until the series, now in its 21st season, is finished.
Speaking to filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who is currently working on a 20th anniversary documentary about the series, creator Matt Groening and showrunner Al Jean at least had a good reason for not wanting to board the Hollywood train again so quickly, Variety reports. "It took 18 years to get around to doing the movie," Groening said. "We got very frustrated. We thought it would take two years but it ended up taking four. Some day maybe we'll do another one -- but don't hold your breath."
It should be mentioned that there's not actually an end date for the long-running TV series. »
- Adam Rosenberg
Groening: 'No plans for Simpsons sequel'
7 October 2009 5:48 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Matt Groening has admitted that there are no current plans to make a sequel to 2007's The Simpsons Movie, reports Variety. Speaking to documentarian Morgan Spurlock at the Mipcom sales mart in Cannes, creator Groening said that the Simpsons team became "frustrated" over the time it took to make the first feature. Groening said: "It took 18 years to get around to doing the movie. We got very frustrated. We thought it would take two years but it ended up taking four. Some day maybe we'll do another one - but don't hold your (more) »
- By Simon Reynolds
No Simpsons Movie Sequel Planned
7 October 2009 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
The creators of "The Simpsons" have ruled out making a sequel to The Simpsons Movie , at least not until the TV series finally wraps. According to Variety , Matt Groening and showrunner Al Jean said that making the series and producing the movie was so exhausting that a sequel remains a distant prospect. "It took 18 years to get around to doing the movie," Groening said. "We got very frustrated. We thought it would take two years but it ended up taking four. Some day maybe we'll do another one -- but don't hold your breath." Both Groening and Jean have no idea when the series may end. »
'The Simpsons Movie' Sequel Not in the Pipeline
7 October 2009 2:39 AM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
There won't be a sequel to "The Simpsons Movie" until the TV series finally wraps. In an interview at the Mipcom sales mart for a creative keynote event, creator Matt Groening told director Morgan Spurlock that the second movie is far from happening because making the series and producing the movie was so exhausting.
"It took 18 years to get around to doing the movie," Groening shared on the making of the first movie. "We got very frustrated. We thought it would take two years but it ended up taking four." Although he didn't shoot down possibility that a sequel will be developed, he insisted that it won't be for any time soon. "Some day maybe we'll do another one - but don't hold your breath," he said.
As for when "The Simpsons" series itself will come to an end, Groening had this to say, "We cannot predict the end because »
- AceShowbiz.com
This Week in Blu-ray: It’s Never to Early to Trick ‘r Treat
6 October 2009 11:02 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Back on track once again for this edition of This Week in Blu-ray, where it is time to recover from the hangover of Fantastic Fest and get back into the spirit of buying Blu-ray rather than hamburgers at the Alamo Drafthouse. For those who missed it, I would urge you to take a look at our (still in progress) Fantastic Fest Coverage. That link also works for anyone wondering what happened to TWiBD last week -- I was a little busy watching the good, the bad and the decidedly weird at the best genre film festival in North America. And oddly enough, that leads me to this week's selections, as we begin with Trick 'r Treat, a long-in-distribution-hell horror gem that screened at Fantastic Fest. It's great, and it's finally on Blu-ray. Also this week, we take a look at few titles from last week that might be worth some notice, including »
- Neil Miller
No Simpsons Movie on the Horizon
6 October 2009 7:43 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Despite the success of The Simpsons Movie, the creators of The Simpsons TV series are not planning any sequel any time soon, at least not until the TV series finally wraps, according to Variety.
Matt Groening and showrunner Al Jean told helmer Morgan Spurlock, who was interviewing the duo at the Mipcom sales mart for a creative keynote event, that making the series and producing the movie was so exhausting that a sequel remains a distant prospect.
"It took 18 years to get around to doing the movie," Groening said. "We got very frustrated. We thought it would take two years but it ended up taking four. Some day maybe we'll do another one -- but don't hold your breath."
As for when the tentpole toon might shut up shop for good, the pair indicated that the final bow was not on the horizon. The current U.S. season is the 21st. »
From Showbiz to Supermarkets: Tru Blood and 8 Other Products That Got Real
28 September 2009 10:06 AM, PDT | Fast Company | See recent Fast Company news »
This month’s release of Tru Blood, the “blood-red” beverage created for HBO’s hit vampire series True Blood, got us thinking: What other fake products successfully jumped off screen and onto store shelves? Here’s a look at some fictional products that became a reality, and our thoughts on whether they were any good.
This month’s release of Tru Blood, the “blood-red” beverage created for HBO’s hit vampire series True Blood, got us thinking: What other fake products successfully jumped off screen and onto store shelves? Marketers are only too happy to get these products into the hands of fans. And the fans can’t wait to scoop them up--if only to blog about how awful they are. Here’s a look at some fictional products that became a reality, and our thoughts on whether they were any good.
HBO launched the bottled beverage Tru Blood at »
A lesson in humility from Sen. Edward Kennedy and Mayor Joe Quimby
28 August 2009 10:28 AM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »
I'm ashamed to admit this, but in the wake of Sen. Edward Kennedy's passing, a thought occurred to me: "I wonder what the late Senator and son of Camelot thought of The Simpsons' Mayor Quimby impression."
But what started as the nerdy thought of an overworked blogger also held a deep lesson in humility.
The late Sen. Kennedy, lampooned in the long-running Fox sitcom by actor Dan Castellaneta's voice-over caricature, actually embraced the animated politician as part of a contest held in conjunction with the theatrical release of The Simpsons Movie.Continue reading A lesson in humility from Sen. Edward Kennedy and Mayor Joe Quimby
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- Danny Gallagher
Steven Spielberg Hops Onboard To Direct 'Harvey'
3 August 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
I sort of worship at the altar of director Steven Spielberg. In 1975's "Jaws" the man introduced the world to the blockbuster, and with it hundreds of spectacle-filled summer weekends to come. He slips in and out of genres like seasonal outfits, wearing a thriller one year, a touching family drama another, a sci-fi end-of-world scenario in yet another. And next up? A taste of magical realism.
Mike Fleming reports for Variety that Spielberg's next directing gig will be a remake of the 1950 movie "Harvey," which is itself an adaptation of a Puliter Prize-winning 1944 play. It is the story of Elwood P. Dowd, an odd dude whose best friend is Harvey, a six foot tall, invisible rabbit. And since Elwood insists on introducing his furry pal to everyone, people tend to think he's... well... not so right in the head.
The project will be a co-production between Spielberg's DreamWorks studio and 20th Century Fox, »
- Adam Rosenberg
eBay Prop-Watch: On The Couch With ‘The Simpsons Movie’
22 June 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Welcome to a new daily feature here on MTV Movies Blog, eBay Prop-Watch. Every day I will mine the depths of the Internet’s go-to auction site for some funky, crazy or outright cool bit of film ephemera. You won’t always be seeing actual props here (like today) nor will the picks necessarily be affordable to the common citizen (also like today), but I promise to always make it something to drop your jaws.
The first pick for the column is a reflection of my own tastes. I have been watching “The Simpsons” since the half-hour sitcom premiered back in 1989. I’ve seen every single episode of the TV series and quotes are a regular occurrence in my daily conversations. One of my frequently spouted words of wisdom — and my friends can attest to this — is that there’s a “Simpsons” quote for every occasion. Before “The Simpsons Movie »
- Adam Rosenberg
DreamWorks Enrolls in ‘Boo U.’
21 June 2009 10:11 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
A month ago DreamWorks Animation unveiled their new, aggressive release schedule for the next 3 years. In the press release the studio officially announced Shrek Forever After (Shrek 4) and a sequel titled Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom. But we’ll talk about those later, probably around awards time when the “Best Picture” category is listed, because surely they’re on the brink of greatness.
The tail end of that schedule mentioned they were still deciding which feature would fill the November 12, 2012 slot. It was between The Croods, a story about a caveman leading his family across the prehistoric landscap, Truckers about a society of tiny being that lives in a department store, and a movie titled simply Super Secret Ghost Project. I believe it’s safe to reveal that secret to you now.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, DreamWorks Animation is planning Boo U., a working title for a »
- Jeff Leins
DreamWorks Animation Reveals Super-secret Ghost Project!
19 June 2009 11:39 AM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Last May, DreamWorks Animation CEO, Jeffrey Katzenberg, said a "supersecret ghost project" was in the works for a possible 2012 opening.
Well, it can now be revealed, that super-secret ghost project is known, at least internally, as "Boo U." "The Simpsons Movie" writer, Jon Vitti, is going to pen the screenplay which The Hollywood Reporter is saying "centers on a ghost who is bad at his job and must return to ghost school."
Hence, "Boo U."
DreamWorks Animation is loving ghost-themed animated flicks right now. First, they announced that "Freakers" was in the works. But now, that project is dead. However, there's another ghost-related flick, besides "Boo U," that is currently in the pitch stage. So stay tuned... »
- Manny
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