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Get Smart Tops Box Office

June 24, 2008

Los Angeles (CMR) - The top of the box office this week goes to Get Smart, which stars Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway. The movie grossed an estimated $39.2 million. Warner Bros. was hoping for somewhere between $30 - $35 million so it was just above their projections. “Get Smart” is a remake ...

Harry Potter Short Story Adapted Into New Movie

June 17, 2008

Los Angeles (CMR) -  According to the Sunday Mirror J.K. Rowling has penned a brand new Harry Potter short story which is now eing adapted into a mini-movie to be shown at the Universal Studio’s theme park in Orlando, Florida. The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter will be a new exhibit ...

Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman and Eric Bana Added to Funny People

June 16, 2008

London (CMR) - Earlier in the year it was announced that Judd Apatow was making a film and that Adam Sandler, Leslie Mann and Seth Rogen were involved. There have been three additions to this line-up which will now have Jonah Hill, Jason Schwarztman and Eric Bana joining the trio. Hill is ...

George Clooney in ‘Tourist’

June 16, 2008

Los Angeles (CMR) - Writer Anthony Peckham has been brought on board by Warner Bros. to adapt an Olen Steinhauer novel into a movie starring George Clooney. “The Tourist” is a contemporary international thriller about a spy who risks everything to reveal a conspiracy after he's accused of a murder ...

Warren Ellis’ Red on the Bigscreen

June 16, 2008

New York (CMR) - Comic book writer Warren Ellis is having one of his titles adapted for the bigscreen. Summit Entertainment will be taking on the task of developing the adaptation for “Red” while brothers Eric and John Hoeber will be writing the screenplay. The producer on the project will be Lorenzo ...

Daniel Craig Injured While Filming Bond

June 12, 2008

Arlington (CMR) - While filming the latest Bond movie “Quantum of Solace”, Daniel Craig sliced the tip off of one of his fingers during the shooting of an action scene "There was quite a lot of blood and it was decided he needed to go to hospital for emergency treatment," a ...

Paul Newman is Battling Cancer

June 12, 2008

Los Angeles (CMR) - Writer A.E. Hotchner told the Associated Press that his friend and business partner, Paul Newman is fighting cancer. "I know that it's a form of cancer," Hotchner said. "It's a form of cancer, and he's dealing with it." Hotchner partnered with Newman to start Newman’s Own salad dressing ...

Stuntman Dead on John Woo’s Set

June 12, 2008

Los Angeles (CMR) - A stuntman was killed and six people were injured Monday morning during filming of John Woo’s “The Battle of Red Cliff”. The stuntman was killed and others injured when a small boat crashed into the set of an ancient warship causing it to catch fire and spread ...

Jon Favreau to Direct Iron Man 2?

June 12, 2008

Arlington (CMR) - Jon Favreau hasn’t been brought on board for “Iron Man 2” even with the release date of the movie being set for April 2010. Favreau announced on his My Space blog that he hasn’t had any contact with Marvel in 5 weeks. He is concerned that there won’t be ...

Smurfs Coming to the Big Screen

June 12, 2008

Los Angeles (CMR) - Sony Pictures Animation and Columbia Pictures are bringing the Smurfs to the big screen. David Weiss and J. David Stern, who wrote Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third, are currently in negotiations to write the screenplay for the live action/animated Smurf movie. This will mark Sony’s first hybrid ...

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