2010 Super Bowl Commercials
I was underwhelmed by this year’s movie-related Super Bowl commercials. Every single one of these spots already has a trailer out there that I’ve seen over and over again. Sure, I’m looking forward to seeing a couple of them, but gimme something I haven’t seen already. There just wasn’t a “Wow!” moment or something I had to download as soon as I could.
On the flip side, the HomeAway ads with Chevy Chase and Beverly D’Angelo from the Vacation movies had me looking online almost immediately to catch up with the Griswolds in the “Hotel Hell Vacation” short film. And the Megan Fox in the bathtub ad had me wanting, well, more Megan Fox in a bathtub. But, the ad wasn’t that effective considering I can’t even tell you what they were advertising.
I’ve included each of the movie spots below and you can keep reading after to check out a few others that are worth watching.
Robin Hood
The Wolfman
Shutter Island
Alice in Wonderland
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Keep reading for Hotel Hell Vacation, Megan Fox and more. Read more…
Winstead and Edgerton in The Thing
The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision is reporting that Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton will star in the planned prequel to The Thing for Universal Pictures.
In the movie, Winstead will play a Ph.D. candidate who joins a Norwegian research team in Antarctica after it discovers an alien ship in the ice. When a trapped organism is freed and begins a series of attacks, she is forced to team with a blue-collar mercenary helicopter pilot (Edgerton) to stop the rampage. (Isn’t that a bit too similart to the plot of last year’s flop Whiteout starring Kate Beckinsale?!)
The Thing has been in theaters twice before — first in the 1951 Howard Hawkes-directed The Thing From Another World and again in the 1982 movie The Thing starring Kurt Russell and directed by John Carpenter. Matthijs Van Heijningen will direct the upcoming version written by Ronald D. Moore and Eric Heisserer. Production starts in Toronto next month.
Winstead appears this summer opposite Michael Cera in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. You’ll likely recognize Edgerton as the young “Uncle Owen” from the Star Wars prequels.
Dear John Tops Box Office
After seven strong weeks at the box office, Avatar was ousted from the top spot by Dear John starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried. The romantic drama, based on the book by Nicholas Sparks, earned a solid $32.4 million.
This is the 2nd time a James Cameron juggernaut was toppled from the top of the box office by a seemingly unlikely competitor. Titanic’s run at the top of the charts was ended in 1998 after 16 weeks by the thoroughly forgettable Lost in Space starring William Hurt and Matt LeBlanc.
Avatar, meanwhile, DID manage a 2nd place finish, adding another $23.6 million — bringing it’s 8-week total to $630 million.
Opening in 3rd was From Paris With Love. The movie, starring John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, earned a less-than-spectacular $8.1 million.
Rounding out the top five movies were Edge of Darkness starring Mel Gibson in 4th with $7 million and Tooth Fairy starring Dwayne Johnson in 5th with $6.5 million.
Next weekend’s new releases include the Garry Marshall-directed rom-com Valentine’s Day, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief starring potential future Spider-Man Logan Lerman and The Wolfman starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins.
Continue reading for a full look at the past weekend at the box office. Read more…
International Grown Ups Trailer
A new international trailer for Grown Ups is online. The movie stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider and David Spade as five friends and former teammates who reunite several years after graduating High School to honor the passing of their childhood basketball coach. The trailer offers a lot of what we saw in the original domestic trailer with a few added bits that unfortunately don’t make this movie look any funnier. In fact, the funniest thing about this trailer is that they don’t mention David Spade as one of the film’s stars — opting instead to mention Salma Hayek. I’m guessing this is because her boobs are the bigger international draw.
Grown Ups opens in theaters June 25th.
Texas Killing Fields Details Emerge
Back in November, it was reported that Sam Worthington would star in Texas Killing Fields. Now, a few more details about the project have emerged.
According to Variety, the murder mystery follows the true story of a pair of police officers who undertook to solve two decades of disappearances and homicides — totalling as many as 60 victims — in the industrial wastelands surrounding Gulf Coast refineries. Worthington will portray a local homicide detective who works with a New York transplant to wage a war against the unknown but fierce killers. Michael Mann will produce while his daughter, Ami Canaan, Mann will direct. Filming begins in April from a script by Donald F. Ferrarone.
Worthington is currently in theaters in Avatar and stars this April in Clash of the Titans.
Captain America Updates
While out making the rounds to promote The Wolfman, which opens this coming weekend, director Joe Johnston took the opportunity to provide a few updates regarding the status of Captain America. Here’s the rundown:
- Captain America will be played by an American actor.
- The idea is to cast an unknown in the lead role and more familiar talent in the supporting roles.
- There are currently testing 5 or 6 guys to play Captain America.
- The movie will be set in Europe and will take place during World War II.
- Casting will be complete by March 1st with filming scheduled to begin in June in London.
- The film will be shot in 2D.
- The villain will be Red Skull.
- The Invaders will play a “significant role” in the movie.
So, that’s a lot to digest. It’s good to finally get some nice solid intel on what we can expect. Click any of the links above for more information. The First Avenger: Captain America is scheduled to be in theaters July 22, 2011.
Screenwriter Hired for Daredevil Reboot
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that screenwriter David Scarpa has been hired by Fox/New Regency to write a new Daredevil movie.
The Marvel comic book, which originally debuted in 1964, follows Matt Murdock who is left blind as a child after being involved in a bio-chemical accident which leaves him with superhuman senses. When his father is killed, he adopts the Daredevil persona and seeks revenge against those responsible for his murder. The 2003 movie starred Ben Affleck as the “Man Without Fear” alongside Jennifer Garner as Elektra, Michael Clarke Duncan as The Kingpin and Colin Farrell as Bullseye.
Scarpa most recently wrote Fox’s remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still which starred Keanu Reeves.
New Clash of the Titans Posters
UGO has 5 new posters and banners for Clash of the Titans. The movie stars Sam Worthington as Perseus who volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades (Ralph Fiennes) before he can seize power from Zeus (Liam Neeson) and unleash hell on Earth. Check out the posters below and give them a click to head over to UGO for a better look.
Clash of the Titans opens April 2nd.
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