Anna Faris (“The House Bunny”, “Observe and Report”, “Scary Movie”) and Chris Evans (“Not Another Teen Movie”, “Fantastic Four”, “Sunshine”) are set to star in director Mark Mylod’s (“Entourage”, “United States of Tara”) Jennifer Crittenden (“Simpsons”, “Everybody Loves Raymond”, “New Adventures of Old Christine”) and Gabrielle Allan (“Scrubs”) scripted film “What’s Your Number” for New Regency and 20th Century Fox, based on Karyn Bosnak's best seller "20 Times a Lady." Pic is about a young woman and her womanizing next door neighbor who decides to re-visit all her ex-boyfriends in the hopes of finding the man of her dreams.
Robin to star in ‘Arkham Asylum 2’
The Boy Wonder himself is said to make an appearance in Rocksteady’s sequel to blockbuster hit “Arkham Asylum”. Robin going to be voiced by Vincent Martella (“Phineas and Ferb”, “Final Fantasy XIII”), while Kevin Conroy (“Batman: The Animated Series”, “Max Payne 2”, “Justice League”) and Mark Hamil (“Batman: The Animated Series”, “Metalocalypse”, “Robot Chicken”) are said to be returning to voice Batman and The Joker, respectively. Also making an appearance in the sequel will be Two-Face, to be voiced by Bruce Greenwood (“Double Jeopardy”, “Thirteen Days”, “Star Trek”).
Alice leaves competition in dust
The number one film over the weekend at the box office was Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland”. Pulling in over $116 million, it dominated over second place pic, Antoine Fuqua’s pic “Brookyln’s Finest”. “Finest” pulled in $13.3 million in its opening weekend. The top 10 were:
Alice in Wonderland
Brooklyn’s Finest
Shutter Island
Cop Out
Avatar
The Crazies
Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Valentine’s Day
Crazy Heart
Dear John
Final Fantasy XIII
That sound you don’t hear? It’s the sound of streets being empty as gamers around the nation stay indoors today to play the latest incarnation of the Final Fantasy franchise from video game co. Square Enix. Early reviews state that the game deters a little too much from previous games for hardcore fans to enjoy. However, the graphics and story alone are said to justify the purchase of this JRPG today.
Brittany Snow joins David E. Kelley
Brittany Snow (“American Dreams”, “Hairspray”) has landed a role on David E. Kelley's NBC dramedy pilot "Kindreds," the story of a grumpy lawyer and her group of misfit associates at a storefront law firm.
Japan not happy about ‘The Cove’ win
"This film has mistakes of fact," mayor Kazutaka Sangen told local press. "I'm surprised that it won the award even though its content is not truthful." This is the response to the Best Documentary win at the Academy Awards for “The Cove”, the documentary about the mistreatment of dolphins in the Japanese port city of Taiji. If you have not seen this picture yet, I would recommend you get out and do so today. If, for nothing else, to see the ‘gorilla’ style of filmmaking that the crew displayed in getting the footage for the film.
The story behind Oscars Kanye moment
Turns out the Kanye West moment of Best Documentary Short winner “Music By Prudence” producer Elinor Burkett wrestling the microphone away from director-producer Roger Ross Williams after their film won was all about a disgruntled former producer wanting to steal the spotlight from the current producer/director for the wonderful short film.
Spotlight on: Entertainment - Episode 008 "And the Winner Is"
Latest podcast from Creative Saloon, "Spotlight On: Entertainment" has posted. Episode 008 is titled "And the Winner Is".
The subject of the podcast states "The Academy Awards finished moments ago, and Phil, Mark, and Courtney discuss the winners, the losers, and the Kanye West moment! Who hated Blind Side? And who thought it deserved Best Picture? Why was Terry Gilliam robbed this year? And why Transformers 2 should have won more Oscars than it did?" Be sure to give it a listen. And if you enjoy it, leave some feedback over on iTunes in support of the show. It will help us get recognized by more listeners like you!
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