NICOLE KIDMAN IN "THE FAMILY FANG". "THE SCORPIO RACES" GETS A FILM! GEORGE R.R. MARTIN'S "WILD CARDS" SHOW ON SYFY! JOEL KINNAMAN IS THE KNIGHT IN "ARTHUR & LANCELOT" EPIC!

 Although she hasn't had a hit for a long time (or maybe even never), Nicole Kidman is still active: according to "Deadline", her

new project will be THE FAMILY FANG, based on the book by Kevin Wilson. The book is about a couple of performance artists who routinely sucked their kids into taking part in a variety of bizarre events. When the full grown children return home in a state of crisis, they are unwittingly enlisted to help in the execution of a daring and mysterious final performance by their parents, who are hellbent on achieving the act of a lifetime. Their kids harbor more than a little resentment and blame the performance art for how badly their own lives have turned out.

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Here's another young adult fantasy novel which will get a movie adaptation: THE SCORPIO RACES by Maggie Stiefvater. According to "TheHollywood Reporter"

the book involves mythological flesh-eating horses from Celtic lore, a scraggy island that hosts an annual race, a young horse trainer and a young woman (the first female to enter the competition) who eventually fall for each other. Another adaptation will be for WILD CARDS, George. R. R. Martin's superhero anthology. Coming from the author of GAME OF THRONES, and to be aired on SyFy, it is set in New York hit by an alien virus. The survivors are split into two new classes of human beings: The Jokers, mutated and disfigured from the fallout, and The Aces, who have been endowed with super powers because of this tragedy.

A few days ago I've mentioned the casting rumors for David Dobkin's ARTHUR & LANCELOT, and now it has been officially confirmed that Joel Kinnaman from AMC's THE KILLING will be

Lancelot as we suspected. The race for the role of Arthur continues (Kit Harington from GAME OF THRONES was mentioned earlier alongiside Sam Claflin, Dominic Cooper and Liam Hemsworth), in this $90 million epic tale for Warner Bros. New Line Cinema is preparing CATEGORY SIX, a film about the worst tornado in US history, as survived by a group of high school students. Most of the action seen in the movie will be captured via cell phones, smart books, and other recording devices and the narration will be through a first-person POV as "MovieWeb" reports.

HOLLYWOOD SPY'S SPOTLIGHT ON "IMMORTALS" EPIC FILM OF THE YEAR WITH HENRY CAVILL, LUKE EVANS, FREIDA PINTO, KELLAN LUTZ, STEPHEN DORFF, JOHN HURT AND MICKEY ROURKE!

Are you ready for the biggest movie of the year, the feast of the cinematic season? Mindblowing Greek epic with artsy touch IMMORTALS is ready to premiere November 11th. Produced by people standing behind famous Spartan epic 300, and directed by visual master genius Tarsem Singh (the director of two of the visually most creative films in history THE FALL and THE CELL), this wonderful epic stars our new Superman Henry Cavill as the brave Theseus, our favourite Welshman Luke Evans as Zeus, John Hurt as Old Zeus,  smoking hot

Kellan Lutz as Poseidon, divinely gorgeous Isabel Lucas as Athena, Mickey Rourke as evil Hyperion, Freida Pinto as a priestess, Stephen Dorff as a wise slave,  and Daniel Sharman

as Ares.  The cast also includes a bunch of other gorgeous young people in the roles of glorious Gods and mythical heroes: Corey Sevier as Apollo, Joseph Morgan as Lysander, Greg Bryk as Nycomedes, Steve Byers as Heracles, Peter Stebbing as Hellios, Romano Orzari as Icarus, Robert Maillet as Minotaur ...

THE IMMORTAL STORY

This thrilling adventure will be set in the time after the Gods had won their mythic struggle against theTitans. But there's a new danger: Mad with power, King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) has declared war against humanity. Amassing a bloodthirsty army of

soldiers disfigured by his own hand, Hyperion has scorched Greece in search of the legendary Epirus Bow, a weapon of unimaginable power forged in the heavens by Ares.

Only he who possesses this bow can unleash the Titans, who have been imprisoned deep within the walls of Mount Tartaros since the dawn of time and thirst for revenge. In the king’s hands, the bow would rain destruction upon mankind and annihilate the Gods. But

ancient law dictates the Gods must not intervene in man’s conflict. They remain powerless to stop Hyperion…until a peasant named Theseus (Henry Cavill) comes forth as their only hope.
Secretly chosen by Zeus, Theseus must save his people from Hyperion and his hordes. Rallying a band of fellow outsiders,

including visionary priestess Phaedra (Freida Pinto) and cunning slave Stavros (Stephen Dorff), one hero will lead the uprising, or watch his homeland fall into ruin and his Gods vanish into legend.

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Costume design is done by amazing Eiko Ishioka whom we remember by stunning and absolutely gorgeous costumes from

THE CELL, THE FALL, DRACULA and from Tarsem's upcoming film SNOW WHITE. The budget of the film was around $115 million. The first reviews from the ones who saw the film, praise the epic as having amazing story, marvelous direction, narrative depth, visionary and artsy approach to the visual look of the movie. First reviews also praise Henry Cavill's appealing portrayal of the lead character and especially Luke Evans' mature portrayal of Zeus since, although very young, he brings a very authoritative and commanding portrayal of Zeus, the king of

all Gods. The cinematography is praised as magnificent, battle scenes as legendary and impressive. The film also doesn't have cheesy lines which epics often have, and the story is said to have perfect pacing!

REESE WITHERSPOON'S & JASON SEGAL'S "SEX TAPE"! 1ST TRAILER FOR "PARANORMAN"! DAVE FRANCO & HAILEE STEINFELD IN "ROSALINE"! "RIDERS ON THE STORM" THRILLER

According to "Variety" three young stars Dave Franco (James' gay brother), Hailee Steinfeld (from TRUE GRIT) and Deborah Ann Woll (TRUE BLOOD) have been offered roles in ROSALINE,

a period movie adaptation of Rebecca Serle's debut novel "When You Were Mine". In Shakespeare's famous "Romeo and Juliet," Rosaline was the woman Romeo first claimed to have loved from afar before he became  enamored with Juliet. The story in ROSALINE finds Romeo's jilted ex-girlfriend telling her side of the story. Franco and Hailee would play Romeo and Juliet, which is a bit strange since Hailee is already playing Juliet in Julian Fellowe's adaptation of the famous play beside Douglas Boot. The film will be directed by Michael Sucsy whose touching drama THE VOW with Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams is coming out next February.

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Well, this one sounds interesting, as "Deadline" reports, Reese Witherspoon and Jason Segal are ready to take the lead roles in

Sony's comedy SEX TAPE. The studio has paid a seven figure sum for the screenplay about a married couple who take a night off from their kids, decide to get adventurous and spice things up by making a private sex tape. When they wake up, the tape is gone and they go on a desperate search to find it. MovieWeb reports that 20th Century Fox has picked up RIDERS ON THE STORM, an unusual and original adventurous thriller in which the story revolves around a group of thieves who use severe weather conditions to their advantage. It could turn into a potential franchise.

Well, it was only a few days ago that I mentioned new stop motion animated flick PARANORMAN which should hit cinemas next year, and now the first trailer has already been released.  Check it out bellow. As you recall, the story of the film is  set in a small

town which comes under siege by zombies. Who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy Norman who is able to speak with the dead. In addition to the zombies, he’ll have to take on ghosts, witches and, worst of all, moronic grown-ups, to save his town from a centuries-old curse. But this young ghoul whisperer may find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits. I hated the idea with the music in the trailer.

 And don't forget to visit Scottie's FRONT ROOM CINEMA because he's giving away four movie DVD's. Pop over and say hello :)

1ST CHARACTER POSTERS FOR "THE HUNGER GAMES"! 1ST TRAILER FOR "THE LORAX"! KATE BECKINSALE COULD JOIN TOM CRUISE IN "HORIZONS"! ANNE HATHAWAY IN "PUZZLER" THRILLER

 A number of character posters has been revealed today around the net for next year's fantasy movie THE HUNGER GAMES. As

you know the highly anticipated film is the adaptation of popular Young Adult series of novels by Suzanne Collins. The story is set in a dystopian Capitol which requires its twelve subjugated districts to pay tribute in the form of a teenage boy and girl who are forced to participate in the annual HUNGER GAMES, a fight to the death on live TV. When Katniss Everdeen's little sister is chosen in the lottery, Katniss volunteers to take her place. Although persevering through hardship is commonplace for Katniss, she must start making choices that weigh survival against

humanity and life against love in order to win the games and return home. Absolutely not my cup of tea, but I know many of you liked the books, so I'm sure you will enjoy these posters too showing Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark, and Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne in the

lead roles alongside Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket, Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy, Amandla Stenberg as Rue, Lenny Kravitz as Cinna, and Alexander Ludwig as Cato.

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As you remember, Tom Cruise will star in sf epic HORIZONS, set on Earth which has become toxic for humans and is inhabited by drones. Cruise plays one of the last men

on Earth, a drone mechanic who discovers the wreckage of a female pilot down on Earth and goes on a journey of discovery with the woman. Well, according to latest rumors Kate Beckinsale, Hayley Atwell and Diane Kruger are currently main candidates for the female role. After a bunch of romantic and comedy roles, it seems that Anne Hathaway is moving to a darker  genre. Beside trying to look like Catwoman in that horrid film, she will now star in PUZZLER too. According to "Deadline" it will be a female driven thriller in the vein of THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR. Anne will also produce the film.

And your trailer for today is for Universal's THE LORAX,  animated movie premiering next March. The 3D movie is an adaptation of Dr. Seuss' classic tale of a forest creature who shares

the enduring power of hope. The animated adventure follows the journey of a boy as he searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature

who fights to protect his world. A rather stellar voice cast includes Danny De Vito, Betty White, Zac Efron, Taylor Swift... Check out the trailer bellow.

KARL URBAN IN "OVERDRIVE". SPOOKY "GRIM NIGHT" & APOCALYPTIC "THE END"! "GRACE OF MONACO" BIOPIC! "HOMELAND", "THE WALKING DEAD", "FALLING SKIES" GET NEW SEASONS!

 Our favourite Karl Urban has signed on for the lead role in OVERDRIVE, in which he and Ben Barnes star as a pair of car-thief brothers, who venture to the south of France to find more

work, and end up getting in over their heads. You probably remember that the first choices for the duo were Alex Pettyfer and Matthew Goode. MovieWeb has a report today on GRACE OF MONACO, a biopic of famous Grace Kelly, a Hollywood star whose life changed drastically after marrying Prince Rainer of Monaco. The film will be similar to THE KING'S SPEECH, since it will tell her personal tale against the political backdrop of the 1960s, when Monaco was embroiled in a heated dispute with France and Grace's diplomatic maneuvering brought the conflict to an end.

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When it comes to TV news, TNT has started shooting the 2nd season of this summer's hit alien invasion show FALLING SKIES with Noah Wyle, AMC has ordered the 3rd season of THE WALKING DEAD zombie show which opened its second season

with record breaking numbers, and Showtime has renewed HOMELAND with Damian Lewis and Claire Danes for the 2nd season. Deadline reports that Universal has grabbed thriller GRIM NIGHT after seeing the exciting teaser trailer for the spec script which describes a night that happens once a year globally, where people lock themselves at home and fend off the senseless and random attacks by Grims. Warner Bros. has picked up THE END, a science fiction story with three interconnected storylines in which different people are trying to reconcile with the fact that the world is going to end in just six hours due to some interstellar event.  

And speaking of zombies, check out the first poster for PARANORMAN an interesting new animated flick which should hit cinemas next August with the story set in a small town which

comes under siege by zombies. Who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy Norman who is able to speak with the dead. In addition to the zombies, he’ll have to take on ghosts, witches and, worst of all, moronic grown-ups, to save his town from a centuries-old curse. But this young ghoul whisperer may find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits.

"DA VINCI'S DEMONS" NEW STARZ ADVENTURE! TRAILER FOR "MAGIC CITY" NEW SHOW WITH JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN & OLGA KURYLENKO! LILY COLLINS JOINS JULIANNE MOORE IN "THE ENGLISH TEACHER"! EVA LONGORIA & ANDY GARCIA IN "THE TRUTH"

 The channel which brought us many lovely programmes, SPARTACUS for example, STARZ is planning a super cool new

show. In cooperation with BBC they will produce DA VINCI'S DEMONS, an exciting new adventure series scheduled to shoot next year with 8 episodes. This historical fantasy, will follow the untold story of the world's greatest genius during his raucous youth in Renaissance Florence. Brash and brilliant, the twenty five-year old Leonardo da Vinci is an artist, inventor, swordsman, lover, dreamer and idealist. As a free thinker, with intellect and talents that are almost superhuman, he struggles to live within the confines of his own reality and time. He begins to not only see the future, but invent it.

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Here's another film which will gather a bunch of forgotten stars in its cast: Andy Garcia, Forest Whitaker and Deborah Unger,

forgotten 90's stars, will join Eva Longoria and Kevin Durand in THE TRUTH, in which, as "Deadline" says, the story centers on Andy Garcia's character, an ex-CIA agent who became a political talk show host after retiring as a spy. He is hired by a whistleblower to help expose her company's hand in a South American village massacre. According to "MovieWeb", the new one to join THE ENGLISH TEACHER is our new Snow White Lily Collins. As you remember, the film has Julianne Moore as a passionate teacher who convinces her former star pupil to put on his unproduced play at the high school. The cast also includes Greg Kinnear and Nathan Lane.

Speaking of STARZ, your today's trailer treat is  the first clip for their lavish new show MAGIC CITY which will premiere in its first season next spring. The story is set in Miami Beach circa 1959, and it follows Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Ike Evans, a luxury

hotel owner who in order to secure his dream begrudgingly gets in bed with mob boss Ben "The Butcher" Diamond (Danny Huston) - all while his former showgirl wife Vera (Olga Kurylenko) remains blissfully unaware. The cast also includes two super gorgeous beings - angelic Jessica Marais, the mindblowing Mord Sith beauty from LEGEND OF THE SEEKER and seductive Steven Strait from 10,000 BC.

HOLLYWOOD SPY'S BEST IRISH STAR IS JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS FOLLOWED BY COLIN FARRELL! NEW POLL: BEST COMEDY ACTRESS!

Our BEST IRISH STAR poll is over, and we had quite a lot of votes from the fans of two Irish hunks Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who won the battle with amazing 44% of your votes and Colin Farrell who took second place with 28% of votes. 
Stunningly charismatic Jonathan Rhys Meyers has been around for quite some time, but his breakthrough was the mesmerizing role of king Henry in the worldwide famous series THE TUDORS. One of the best historical series ever has given him the opportunity to truly shine. Playing the naughty king wasn't difficult for him, since he is known to have a naughty nature in real life as well (he's  been admitted to a rehab facility in London last year). Hope the love of his fans will help him go through these problems. I personally adored his breathtaking roles as king Philip of France in THE LION IN WINTER next to Glenn Close and Patrick Stewart , and his haunting role in THE EMPEROR'S WIFE, his naughty role in MATCH POINT, his deeply touching role in Chinese epic THE CHILDREN OF HUANG SHI,  his role in TITUS.Come to think of it, these are all some of my favourite movies, so I strongly recommend them to you, and not just because Jonathan plays roles in them. We've also seen him in ALEXANDER, VANITY FAIR, THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS .... We shall watch him next to Glenn Close again in ALBERT NOBBS. The man really knows how to choose great movies and TV projects. Believe it or not, he never won an Emmy nor a Golden Globe for his role in THE TUDORS. A horrible injustice. He never won an Oscar either, believe it or not!

BEST COMEDY ACTRESS

Now let us move to our next poll. If you have some ideas for future polls, please be so kind to tell me, since I sometimes do run out of ideas ;) Next two weeks we shall be voting for BEST COMEDY ACTRESS. You can choose among the following witty divas: Sandra Bullock(THE PROPOSAL), Cameron Diaz (BAD TEACHER), Amy Adams (LEAP YEAR, THE MUPPETS), Jennifer Aniston(HORRIBLE BOSSES), Anne Hathaway (BRIDE WARS), Resee Witherspoon (LEGALLY BLONDE), Melissa McCarthy (BRIDESMAIDS, GILMORE GIRLS), Milla Kunis (FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS) and Kate Hudson (BRIDE WARS). Vote as much as you like!

ERIC BANA IN "ELVIS & NIXON"! GARY OLDMAN & HELENA BONHAM CARTER IN "AKIRA" SF EPIC! BEN AFFLECK TO HELM "THE STAND"? JOEL KINNAMAN & KIT HARINGTON ARE "ARTHUR & LANCELOT"?

One of the biggest pieces of news this weekend was the one about David Dobkin's epic ARTHUR AND LANCELOT, the project which, as you remember, made Warner ditch Bryan Singer's

idea of remaking EXCALIBUR. Apparently two actors who have already done screen testing for the two title roles are two super charming young lads - Joel Kinnaman from THE KILLING show, and Kit Harington known as John Snow, one of the most popular characters from GAME OF THRONES. It is not clear who will get which role - who will be King Arthur and who will be his first knight. According to other rumors around the Net, other actors who are being considered for the roles are Sam Claflin from PILLARS OF THE EARTH and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, Liam Hemsworth from HUNGER GAMES, Dominic Cooper and Jim Sturgess. The $90 million movie will bring a modern re imagining of the classic legend.

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Not sure why, but Warner Bros. has given Ben Affleck the helm behind THE STAND movie adaptation. As "Deadline" reports

this sf epic by Stephen King follows a group of survivors battling each other after a man-made plague wipes out most of humanity. This complex sf epic should hit theaters in 2013. Last week I've informed you that TRON's Garrett Hedlund is the top candidate for the lead role in the expensive movie adaptation of sf anime AKIRA, which will be set in a futuristic Manhattan, and now two new names are mentioned for some other roles according to "MovieWeb": Gary Oldman has been offered the role of Colonel, while Helena Bonham Carter is apparently circling the role of Lady Miyako!

 Here are two interesting things: first - Cary Elwes is starting a directorial career with ELVIS AND NIXON, second -the king of rock'n'roll will be played by Australian star Eric Bana. According to "Hollywood Reporter", the story will revolve around a visit which Elvis Presley paid to Richard Nixon at the White House back in 1970. The meeting was initiated by Elvis Presley, who wrote Richard Nixon a six-page letter requesting a visit and suggesting that he be made a "Federal Agent-at-Large" in the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. Elvis Presley brought with him family photos and a Colt 45 pistol as a personal gift to the president. Danny Huston will apparently play Nixon.

"PUSS IN BOOTS" GOES LADY GAGA IN A NEW CLIP! DARREN ARONOFSKY'S "NOAH" GRAPHIC NOVEL COVER! "THE PUNISHER" GOES TO TV! BRADLEY COOPER IN "THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E."

Earlier this summer I told you that Darren Aronofsky will shoot a huge futuristic dark epic based on Biblical character NOAH, and that a comic book with the story will be published first.  You

can now check out the cover of the graphic novel which is out in Europe. It is set in a world without hope, a world with no rain and no crops, dominated by warlords and their barbarian hordes. In this cruel world, Noah was a good man. Seasoned fighter, mage and healer but he only wanted peace for him and his family. Yet every night, Noah was beset by visions of an endless flood, symbolizing the destruction of all life. Gradually, he began to understand the message sent him by the Creator. He had decided to punish the men and kill them until the last. But he gave Noah a last chance to preserve life on Earth...

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According to "Deadline" famous Marvel hero THE PUNISHER is ready to hit TV screens after two films.  ABC has ordered a pilot which will be an hour-long cop procedural

with a Marvel signature and a new take on one of the comic book giant's iconic characters, Frank Castle, a rising star detective with the New York Police Department who moonlights as the vigilante Punisher, seeking justice for those the system has failed. As you know, HULK should also hit TV screens in the form of a TV show. After George Clooney, Alexander Skarsgard, Ryan Gosling and Joseph Gordon Levitt, a new name in the race for the lead role in THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. is Bradley Cooper.  The film follows agents of United Network Command for Law Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.) who fight the forces of Technological Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity (T.H.R.U.S.H.).

Puss In Boots is living on the edge of ... the law in the new custom

film clip with Lady Gaga's song "Americano"! Check it out, it's the part of promotional campaign for PUSS IN BOOTS which hits cinemas this weekend. With the voices from Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek, this delightful animated film is set in the time before Puss met Shrek,  and it follows our suave and furry feline hero as he goes on a swashbuckling ride, and teams with mastermind Humpty Dumpty and the street-savvy Kitty to steal the famed Goose that lays the Golden Eggs.

HOLLYWOOD SPY SPOTLIGHT ON "THE MUPPETS" WITH AMY ADAMS, JASON SEGEL, MISS PIGGY, KERMIT, ANIMAL AND THE REST OF THE BUNCH!

Are you ready for utter craziness this Autumn? After a hilarious marketing campaign this summer with silly clips and videos, THE

MUPPETS are ready to hit cinemas November 23rd! The film starts when during their vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: read what has become with the Muppets:

KERMIT IS A RECLUSE

Kermit the Frog (Kermit the Frog) lives a quiet, solitary life. It's been a few years since THE MUPPETS last performed together and Kermit doesn't realize how much he misses his

friends until he's tracked down by Walter, Gary and Mary from Smalltown, USA, and convinced to reunite with the rest of THE MUPPETS to save Muppet Studios.

PIGGY IS VOGUE EDITOR

Miss Piggy (Miss Piggy) showcases her diva attitude and big personality in a new made-to-order gig in Disney's THE MUPPETS. As plus-size editor of Vogue Paris, she shares her sublime fashion sensibilities with readers worldwide... at least until Kermit shows up. Playing the role of Miss Piggy is none other than Miss Piggy (Muppets from Space, TV's The Muppet Show). "It's the role I was born to play," says the internationally famous star. "Moi plays a high-powered, confident, charismatic, gorgeous, scene-stealing star who saves the day and

wins her frog's heart." Her fans would expect nothing less.

GONZO IS A PLUMB- ING MAG- NATE

Gonzo the Great (The Great Gonzo) has been very busy since THE MUPPETS last performed. Gonzo's career is now down the drain-literally. "I play a plumbing magnate," says the daredevil who returns to the role he single handedly made famous. "In this movie, we see what happens when I pursue plumbing-my original career choice. Actually, show business and plumbing have a lot in common-especially when it comes to clogs and snakes." It

takes some convincing-and an increase in health insurance coverage-to get Gonzo back on stage. Fortunately, Gonzo, a pioneer of all things weird, can't resist the temptation of the wild and wacky stunts he performs to earn the eternal admiration (not to mention shock and awe) of his audience-and one very special chicken named Camilla.

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This is Disney's seventh THE MUPPET movie! More than 120 Muppets appear in the film! The film tapped 60 dancers to perform with Jason Segel and Amy Adams for the "Everything's Great" opening musical performance. A total of 12 different costumes were made for Miss Piggy - more costume changes than any other actor in the film. Hollywood Blvd. was shut down for two evenings to record the finale dance scene of the reprise of "Everything's Great," featuring 100 dancers.

ANIMAL'S ON ANGER MANAGEMENT

Animal (Animal) , the ultimate rock n' roll survivor, finally addresses a troublesome personality trait and finds himself in an anger management program in Disney's THE MUPPETS. He's

traded in his drums for a flute and is struggling to redefine his identity. As if... But fear not, fans of the over-the-top, monosyllabic, appetite-with-legs drummer from Dr. Teeth's Electric Mayhem Band.Once reunited with THE MUPPETS, Animal's incessant (yet innocent) pursuit of rock n' roll, food and women (not necessarily in that order) returns. "Me like," says Animal. "Movie good."

FOZZIE IS A CASINO STAR

Fozzie Bear (Fozzie Bear) lives to make people laugh. So during THE MUPPETS' extended hiatus, the stand-up comic bear was determined to keep his act and the spirit of THE MUPPETS alive - even if it meant joining up with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and the Moopets may be sincere, but they're also a little creepy.

MAGNIFICENT TRAILER FOR "BLACK GOLD" WITH ANTONIO BANDERAS & MARK STRONG! CATHERINE ZETA JONES & RUSSELL CROWE IN "BROKEN CITY"! BEN STILLER DIRECTS "THE MOUNTAIN" HORROR!

Our beloved Catherine Zeta Jones has joined BROKEN CITY, as the wife of the New York City mayor (Russell Crowe) who

hires a Brooklyn private detective (Mark Wahlberg) to discover the identity of his wife's lover. When the lover turns up dead, the detective digs deeper into the case and discovers a vast conspiracy involving the mayor. As you know, we haven't seen Catherine on the big screen for a long time, more than four years, due to her husband's cancer and other private problems, but now she is slowly coming back. Next year we shall watch her in sports comedy PLAYING THE FIELD next to Gerard Butler, in LAY THE FAVOURITE which follows sportsbook system crooks next to Bruce Willis, and in ROCK OF AGES musical next to Tom Cruise.

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MovieWeb reports that Ben Stiller is taking a directorial chair, but not in a comedy but in a dark mystery. THE MOUNTAIN will

be set in the early 1900s, revolving around a young woman who struggles to confront her destiny after stumbling upon a mysterious object that forces her to examine the secrets of her past. The film will be based on the book by Edith Wharton called SUMMER. Super cute Mandy Moore, whom we've mentioned a few days ago about her new ABC sitcom, and who did such a marvelous job with her voice in TANGLED, will now give her voice in Disney's TV series for little kids called OKI'S OASIS. The ubber cute story will follow a cat who is the sheriff of the friendliest town in the west :)

Earlier this summer I posted some magnificent pictures from Antonio Banderas' new epic BLACK GOLD and now here's the first trailer.  Set in the 1930s Arab states at the dawn of the oil

boom, the story centers on a young Arab prince torn between allegiance to his conservative father and modern, liberal father-in-law. The film will depict the story of the man who united all of those Arab states into a powerful nation. With the music composed by brilliant James Horner (TITANIC), the film also stars

Mark Strong (as an emir, Banderas' main rival), Freida Pinto (as emir's daughter, princess Lalah) and Tahar Rahim (as Strong's son, prince Auda). The film should hit cinemas this December directed by amazing Jean Jacques Annaud's (the sensual French director of ENEMY AT THE GATES and SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET. 

EPIC TRAILER FOR CHRISTIAN BALE'S "THE FLOWERS OF WAR"! SONY TAKES "ASSASSINS CREED"! MARK ROMANEK HELMS DAN BROWN'S "THE LOST SYMBOL"! IS GARRETT HEDLUND "AKIRA"?

 You probably remember that earlier this Spring, I wrote about Ubisoft's plan to make 3D films out of their hit games ASSASSINS

CREED, SPLINTER CELL and GHOST RECKON. Well, according to latest news from "Variety", Sony Pictures is negotiating to distribute ASSASSINS CREED movie. The game, sold in more than 30 million copies so far, is an epic adventure which follows a bartender named Desmond Miles, who is kidnapped by Abstergo Industries and forced to travel back through time for secret missions. He must recover ancient artifacts from his ancestors, after learning that he comes from a long line of assassins.

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As latest rumors say, Mark Romanek (ONE HOUR PHOTO) could take the helm behind THE LOST SYMBOL, film adaptation of Dan Brown's third novel. First two, THE DA VINCI CODE and

ANGEL AND DEMONS were directed by Ron Howard who isn't returning. The third part should see Tom Hanks investigating Freemasons in USA. Variety reports that Warner Bros.' $200 million mega movie adaptation of famous anime AKIRA has been officially given a go. After a bunch of actors in the race for the lead role, which included Keanu Revees, Justin Timberlake, Michael Fassbender, it seems the lead contender is now Garrett Hedlund from TRON: LEGACY. The futuristic tale is set in post-nuclear war Manhattan in 2019 where a  biker gang member tries to save his best friend who is subjected to a government experiment which unleashes his latent powers. 

We're still in Asia today, when it comes to trailers, since the first one for Zhang Yimou's (THE HOUSE OF THE FLYING DAGGERS) epic drama THE FLOWERS OF WAR has just been released!

As you know, China's official Oscar candidate for 2012, and also one of their most expensive movies ever, will have Christian Bale as a a foreign mortician who comes to China in 1937 to bury a priest. He has the misfortune of being there just as Japanese forces are taking over the capital and epic battles rage all around him. The late priest’s cathedral was also a school for girls in which the mortician must now pose as a priest to avoid incarceration by the advancing Japanese army. But he is forced to take a more active role in the conflict when the soldiers demand the use of the young female students as “entertainment” for their troops.