The Hunger Games (starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Woody Harrelson, and Lenny Kravitz) easily tops this weekend's Box Office with an impressive estimate weekend debut total of $155 Million! According to Collider, From its 10,000 prints at 4,137 locations, the film earned an estimated$155 million this weekend, blowing away the previous March record of$116.1 million. The figure also stands as the third-highest opening ofall-time and the single highest debut for a non-sequel.
Rosamund Pike's upcoming film,Wrath of the Titans is opening in theaters nationwide next Friday! There are 5 more new clips from this film that were released via Collider featuring two new clips with Rosamund as Queen Andromeda.
RosamundPike co-stars in this film (sequel to Clash of the Titans) with Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Bill Nighy, Toby Kebbell, and Edgar Ramirez.
See the film and Experience it in IMAX 3D, Real 3D and 3DMarch 30th!
Watch the 5 new clips (with random screen captures of RP included) via Collider below...
(source: Collider) Wrath of the Titans New Clips screen captures featuring Rosamund Pike
Opening in theaters nationwide today is one of the most anticipatedfilms of 2012, The Hunger Games starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Woody Harrelson, and Lenny Kravitz.
Go see Donald Sutherland as President Snow in this film! May the odds be in your favor...
Here’s the official synopsis for The Hunger Games:
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America,the evil Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelvedistricts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the HungerGames. A twisted punishment for a past uprising and an ongoinggovernment intimidation tactic, The Hunger Games are a nationallytelevised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another untilone survivor remains.
Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for theseGames their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharpinstincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor HaymitchAbernathy. If she’s ever to return hometo District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena thatweigh survival against humanity and life against love.
Donald Sutherland as President Snow in The Hunger Games
Twitch reports that Keira Knightleyis in early talks to star in Lasse Hallström‘s adaptation of Nicholas Sparks‘ novel Safe Haven. Keira, if cast would be playing a young woman with a dark past who arrives in asmall North Carolina town, and reluctantly begins a relationship with awidowed store owner and his two children, and a friendship with herplainspoken neighbor. Hallström plans to start shooting Safe Haven in May. Safe Haven is Hallström’s second time working from a Sparks novel having previously directed 2010′s Dear John (starring The Vow's Channing Tatum).
Hmm, I don't know if Keira would do this (then, again, she did Seeking A Friend... with Steve Carell...so who knows?), but I think this would be interesting and kind of different for KK, if she does take the lead role in this film. I love Nicholas Sparks movies esp. The Notebook (Rachel McAdams) and A Walk To Remember (Mandy Moore). We shall see...What do you all think?
Here’s the synopsis for Nicholas Sparks’ Safe Haven:
When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in thesmall North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raisesquestions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seemsdetermined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of eventsdraws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowedstore owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another withher plainspoken single neighbor, Jo. Despite her reservations, Katieslowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in theclose-knit community and becoming increasingly attached to Alex and hisfamily.
But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with thedark secret that still haunts and terrifies her . . . a past that sether on a fearful, shattering journey across the country, to thesheltered oasis of Southport. With Jo’s empathic and stubborn support,Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life oftransient safety and one of riskier rewards . . . and that in thedarkest hour, love is the only true safe haven. [Amazon]
Rosamund Pike's upcoming film,Wrath of the Titans is fast approaching and opening in theaters nationwide in just 16 days from today! Lots of new production stills including some of Rosamund as warrior Queen Andromeda (which you can see above and below) from the film has been released by Warner Bros. Pictures via Collider here: Nearly 40 Hi-Res Images from WRATH OF THE TITANS
Rosamund co-stars with Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Bill Nighy, Toby Kebbell, and Edgar Ramirez.
See the film and Experience it in IMAX 3D, Real 3D and 3DMarch 30th!
Check out 8 new Wrath of the Titansimages of RP as Andromeda with co-stars, the London premiere for the film, RP's Total Film Magazine scans/article, and a new release date for her upcoming film, One Shot (all in one post here) and more below...
First, Rosamund is scheduled to attend the London Premiere of Wrath of the Titans on March 29th, according to an article via Coventry Telegraph
THE MIGHTY deities of Greek mythology will be deserting Olympus and Tartarus for a day to storm the red carpet at the European premiere of Wrath of the Titans.
Warner Bros is presenting the premiere at the BFI IMAX, London - the UK's biggest screen - on Thursday, March 29. Attending are stars Liam Neeson, Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes, Rosamund Pike and Toby Kebbell, along with director Jonathan Liebesman.
Wrath of the Titans is released in 3D, 3D IMAX and 2D on March 30.
Wrath of the Titans production stills featuring Rosamund PikeasQueen Andromeda
UPDATE: Four new TV Spots has just been released as well...Watch them all here: TV Spot 7 | TV Spot 8 | TV Spot 9 | TV Spot 10 (featuring Rosamund Pike's Andromeda)
Plus, I've scanned and transcribed here the Total Film Magazine's Rosamund PikeWrath of the Titans article/interview [from the March 2012 issue with Wrath of the Titans starSam Worthington on the cover for the film's cover story and behind the scenes info!] and her photo below...
Rosamund Pike Taking On Monsters And Cruise: Hail The New Queen of Action...
It's the day after the Wrath Of The Titans trailer has gone live. "Have you watched it?" Rosamund Pike asks Total Film. "It looks really exciting."
This is no PR spin. The London-born actress is "genuinely" stocked to get the chance to prove her mettle as an action heroine. Last time we looked, Andromeda was played by Alexa Davalos as little more than a sacrificial morsel for the Kraken -- before Perseus' intervention. But Pike demanded more if she were to take over the role.
"My big thing was 'What would you do 10 years ago if you had to be rescued by the guy you really fancied?' You'd make damn sure you never had to be rescued again!" she says. Now, theQueen of Argos, Pike plays Andromeda as a strong figurehead, a decision director Jonathan Liebesman gave her full backing on. "He was mentioning Braveheart a lot. I was thinking Sophie Marceau, but he was like, 'No, Mel Gibson!"
Pike may not be covered with blue war paint but this genteel middle-class daughter of two opera singers has fire in her belly, a trait she easily transmit to her character. "I think people will like her," she suggests. "I'm hoping there's a female audience for this movie, because she's fucking cool. It's made me want to go out there and find other roles as strong. It might be romantic, but girls are too willing to be rescued by fellas."
Not that Pike, who turns 33 this month, puts herself in that category. A decade since making her film debut as Miranda Frost in Bond film Die Another Day, she's spent the intervening years doing exactly what's not expected of her. Having long since melted that ice queen Bond image thanks particularly to her goofy turn in An Education, she's gone from paying her bodice-ripping dues in Pride & Prejudice and The Libertine to playing second fiddle to The Rock in Doom.
Then came Barney's Version, in which she starred as the object of lust for Paul Giamatti's TV producer. "I think I grew up a bit making that film. It was the start of getting lead roles, which is a turning point." Already she's reaping the benefits - from Jack Black/Steve Martin comedy The Big Year to the just-lensed Chris McQuarrie-directed thriller One Shot. Pike plays a legal eagle to Tom Cruise's homicide investigator.
"It feels like an exciting time," she admits. "I think Wrath game me a lot of confidence." In particular, sculpting her body to become warrior-like. "You're having to get fit and watch your nutrition... it's like turning yourself into a sportsman or a racehorse." Enduring injuries, she even tore her calf ligaments but carried on. "I threw myself into this. I threw myself into Bond, but this was more of a total experience."
Her role in One Shot, which she compares to The French Connection and Hitchcock's thrillers, is "more cerebral", with the action left to the Cruiser. Pike may be the model professional, but even she marvelled at working with the star. "He is a face I've grown up with. I remember lying on my tummy watching Top Gun," she giggles. "He's such a fantastic action star. It's most impressive to sit back and watch him do his thing. Tom can do all his own driving stunts. Literally, all of them."
But she refused to get overawed, as she did with Bond. "I was so awestruck with Pierce [Brosnan] and Judi [Dench], because I didn't have that ease with them. One of the worst things you can on a set is be awestruck. You don't serve you or the film well. So that's what I seek out now: a good actor is a free and relaxed actor."
One Shot opens in February 2013. [Total Film Magazine article and image. Scans and text transcribed by Jeane of P&P Blog]
Speaking ofOne Shot, looks like its original US theater release date has just moved up (via Box Office Mojo) from February 8th, 2013 to December 21st, 2012!
In what looks like a big release schedule shake up at Paramount Pictures, they decided to give World War Z (starring Brad Pitt) spot to Tom Cruise's One Shot. World War Z is now set for June 21st, 2013.
Yay, this is great news (and hope this release date sticks) as I want to see the One Shot movie by the end of this year and not next year. Another year (since 2009: Surrogates, An Education; 2010: Made in Dagenham, Barney's Version [Canada] release, Jackboots on Whitehall [Animated]; 2011: Barney's Version [USA release], Burning Palms, Johnny English Reborn, and The Big Year) with more than one RP movies (this year 2012: Wrath of the Titans and One Shot)! Go RP! One Shot new release date related articles
Donald Sutherland attended the premiere of Lionsgate's "The Hunger Games" at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on March 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
The Hunger Gamesstarring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, and Donald Sutherland. In theaters nationwide March 23rd!
If you missed this film in theaters last October 2011, you can now on it on DVD, 3D Blu-ray, and Blu-ray as well as see it on OnDemand, Netflix, and download your digital copy on iTunes, Amazon, and any other online retailers.
DVD Active and MovieWeb both have more details on the DVD, Blu-ray, and 3D Blu-ray of T3M3D below... Title:The Three Musketeers (IMDb) Starring:Matthew Macfadyen Released:13th March 2012 SRP: $26.99 (DVD)
Further Details: Summit Entertainment has announced DVD ($26.99), 2D Blu-ray ($30.49), and 3D Blu-ray ($34.99) releases of The Three Musketeers for March 13th. Extras will include an audio commentary with director Paul W.S. Anderson, deleted and extended scenes, featurettes ("Cast and Crew Stories", "17th Century Action"), and more. Attached below is a trade advertisement with some early artwork below:
Also, more DVD, Blu-ray, and 3D Blu-ray details and artwork below via MovieWeb...
The 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD contain special features that include audio commentary with the director, deleted and extended scenes, cast and crew stories and a special 17th century action featurette. Exclusive to the Blu-ray editions, Access: Three Musketeers allows viewers to explore and enjoy insider information with behind-the-scenes trivia and interviews as they watch the film.
Yay, finally, a US release date! Bring on MM's first photo as Oblonsky next! Here's the AK tweet viaFocus Features on Twitter.(Also,Box Office Mojo has updated its scheduled release date for AK from Fall 2012 to November 9th!)...
Anna Karenina Jude Law, Aaron Johnson, Kelly Macdonald, Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, and Ruth Wilson also star in the adaptation of Anna Karenina, directed by Joe Wright (Hanna/Atonement/Pride & Prejudice).
Here’s the official synopsis:
The third collaboration of Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley with director Joe Wright, following the award-winning box office successes “Pride & Prejudice” and “Atonement,” is the epic love story “Anna Karenina,” adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel by Academy Award winner Tom Stoppard (“Shakespeare in Love”). The story unfolds in its original late-19th-century Russia high-society setting and powerfully explores the capacity for love that surges through the human heart, from the passion between adulterers to the bond between a mother and her children. As Anna (Knightley) questions her happiness, change comes to her family, friends, and community.
Also, I've updated theAnna Karenina (2012)extra page here with a countdown timer for the movie's US release date! Check it out! Just 240 Days (8 months) from today until the movie opens in theaters!
DVD Active has the following Blu-ray/DVD combo details and artwork for Carey Mulligan's Shame film, which she co-starred with Michael Fassbender. It'll be released on April 17th.
Title: Shame (IMDb) Starring: Michael Fassbender Released: 17th April 2012 SRP: $39.99
Further Details: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced a Blu-ray/DVD Combo ($39.99) release of Shame for April 17th. Extras will include featurettes ("• Focus on Michael Fassbender", "Director Steve McQueen", "The Story of Shame", "A Shared Vision", "Fox Movie Channel Presents: In Character With Michael Fassbender", the theatrical trailer, and a digital copy of the film.
Brandon (Michael Fassbender) is a New Yorker who shuns intimacy with women but feeds his desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his wayward younger sister (Carey Mulligan) moves into his apartment and stirs up memories of their shared painful past, Brandon’s insular life spirals out of control.
The official facebook page for Seeking a Friend for the End of the World has just released a new and first still from the movie featuring lead stars Steve Carell and Keira Knightley, along with a canine companion who’s joined them on their journey. Synopsis SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD (Focus Features)stars Golden Globe Award winner Steve Carell and Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley and is the feature directorial debut of screenwriter Lorene Scafaria. Set in a too-near future, the movie explores what people will do when humanity’s last days are at hand. As the respective journeys of Dodge (Mr. Carell) and Penny (Ms. Knightley) converge, the two spark to each other and their outlooks – if not the world’s – brighten.
In Theatres Nationwide June 22
Starring Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Connie Britton, Adam Brody, Rob Corddry, Derek Luke, Melanie Lynskey, William Petersen, Gillian Jacobs, T.J. Miller, Patton Oswalt, Bob Stephenson and Mark Moses
Check out a bigger version of the same image below...
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World production still featuring Keira Knightley as Penny
One of Jena Malone's upcoming films this year is the indie dramedy In Our Nature, which she co-stars with Zach Gilford (Friday Night Lights), John Slattery (Mad Men), and Gabrielle Union (Good Deeds). The film now has a facebook page: IN OUR NATURE. Also, it's going to world premiere as a Narrative Feature at the 2012 SXSW Film Festivalthis coming Saturday March 10th.
Saturday, March 10th at 5:00 p.m. (Stateside Theatre)
Sunday, March 11th at 11:30 a.m. (Alamo Lamar C)
Monday, March 12th at 9:30 p.m. (Violet Crown 1)
Thursday, March 15th at 11:00 a.m. (Stateside Theatre)
Watch the trailer for In Our Nature as well as see some screen captures of JM from the trailer and official synopsis of the film below...
In Our Nature Trailer screen captures featuring Jena Malone
The film's official synopsis courtesy of the SXSW website:
What was intended to be a romantic weekend between two lovers at a country house turns into an awkward family reckoning when the young man’s estranged father unexpectedly shows up with his new girlfriend. As their collisions mount, the weekend transforms into a turning point for all. IN OUR NATURE explores two couples on the verge of major life decisions and the fragments of a modern broken family.
