BOX OFFICE TOP TEN
1. The Proposal - $34.1 million ($34.1 million)
2. The Hangover - $26.8 million ($152.9 million)
3. Up - $21.3 million ($224 million)
4. Year One - $20.2 million ($20.2 million)
5. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 - $11.3 million ($43.3 million)
6. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - $7.3 million ($155.9 million)
7. Star Trek - $4.7 million ($239.4 million)
8. Land of the Lost - $3.9 million ($43.6 million)
9. Imagine That - $3.1 million ($11.3 million)
10. Terminator Salvation - $3 million ($119.5 million)
The Proposal debuted #1 at the box office last weekend, earning $34.1 million on a budget of $40 million, which means we'll be seeing a good deal more of Sandra Bullock in the coming year or two. Yay.
The Hangover fell one spot to #2 this week, earning $26.8 million for a running three week total of $152.9 million.
Up dropped one spot to #3 this week with $21.3 million, raising its four week total to $224 million, whileYear One debuted #4 with $20.2 million.
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 fell two spots to #5 this week, earning $11.3 million and raising its two week total to $43.3 million. The film had a budget of $100 million.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Roland Kickinger is the front-runner to play Conan in the reboot of the franchise. The 41-year old seems made for the role, as he portrayed Schwarzengger in the 2005 TV movie See Arnold Run and also played a "T-800" in this year's Terminator Salvation film.
However, Latino Review is claiming that the rumor is completly false and that the studio has not even hired a casting director yet.
Superherohype.com recently got the chance to speak with David Goyer, who will be writing and directing the Magneto film. Discussion came up about which film in the franchise will be coming next, as there has been a lot of talk about Wolverine 2, Deadpool, Magneto and X-Men: First Class. Here is what he had to say…
"There have been some preliminary discussions. I think, at Fox, they're trying to decide if making a young X-Men film makes the most sense next, does making a 'Magneto' make the most sense next. They're just trying to decide internally who's next up."
Scream 4 News: Writer Kevin Williamson updated his Twitter account with some sad news for Neve Campbell fans:
"Trying to figure out a Sid-less scenario. She won't do it. This sucks".
While Neve was said to be offered a role in the new trilogy, the films were intended to focus on a new group of teenagers in similarly slashy circumstances. Courtney Cox-Arquette and her husband David are both said to still be returning.
It is not known as of yet how big of a kink this throws into Williamson's plans, but where there's cash, there's a way.
Comic Book Resources has put up the latest in their weekly interviews with Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada. Here are a few of the highlights, as they pertain to Thor and Iron Man 2:
On if Thor will be a tougher sell than Marvel's previous films: I think it's going to be on the surface. We had the same conversation in internally about "Iron Man." We knew Iron Man wasn't as recognizable to most people not into comics. He's not Spider-Man. He's certainly becoming that, but we worked very hard here at Marvel and started doing things like the Iron Man digital animation shorts, I worked on those with Blur Studios and Craig Kyle over at Marvel West. Those did really, really well for us online. They were basically designed to introduce Iron Man to kids by showing him in the Marvel Universe interacting with our characters, and I think we have the same work ahead of us with Thor. We'll be getting out there. We've got plans already to get Thor's name out within a younger group of kids. I think the upcoming "Super Hero Squad" and "Avengers Animated" shows are going to do wonders to get that across, and then we're working on a couple of ancillary things here and there to boost the desire for kids in particular to know more about Thor and the general public as well. Let me add that the portrayal of Thor in Super Squad is my absolute favorite.
On Marvel's relationship with Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau: Favreau is really, really intense and very cerebral. I remember having a dinner at Comic-Con, I want to say three years ago, where he just grabbed me. It was a dinner for CAA, the talent agency. He introduced himself to me, put his hand on my shoulder, sat me down at a table, and we just sat there and talked. We almost skipped dinner. About two hours later, someone tapped Jon on the shoulder, one of his friends who said, "You know you're not being very social. We're all here." [laughs] And we just sat there and talked Iron Man, and he wanted to know who he is and why Tony Stark does what he does. That was really key to Favreau: why put on the suit and try to do good things? It was a much tougher question once he defeats the Iron Monger, gets his tech and his company back...why continue doing this? What does Tony Stark stand for?
Speaking of, let's take a second to talk about Olivia Munn: First Playboy and now Iron Man 2? Talk about a fanboy's dream.
The "Attack of the Show" host has landed a role in the hugely-anticipated sequel (we don't know which one yet), which means it will be even more hugely anticipated by many, many young men who've come under her spell.
To clear up some confusion found on other sites, the Hells Angels flick that Tony Scott is directing for 20th Century Fox is actually being adapted from Hell's Angels founding member Sonny Barger's book "Hell's Angels: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club," and NOT the Hunter S. Thompson book.
According to an interview on ComingSoon, however, Scott made it clear that he has the rights for Thompson's novel, so one would assume that he and screenwriter Stephen Gaghan will be pulling from accounts from both Thompson and Barger, rather than favoring one side of the story over the other. That's all speculative, however.
Read more on the film here.
The Hollywood Reporter is officially reporting that Paramount has put Mission: Impossible IV on the fast-track for a 2011 release. Both Tom Cruise and director J.J. Abrams have several projects in the works, so the date may be pushed back, but as it stands 2011 is shaping up to be an unforgettable year in film.
The guys over at Moviehole are reporting that a remake/reboot of the iconic 1985 Michael J. Fox vehicle Teen Wolf is in early development. That's right, the story of the average joe high schooler who discovers he's a werewolf and turns the condition to his hilarious (to the 6 year old me, anyway) social advantage is getting reworked.
Warner Bros. is currently shopping for a writer, but the studio isn't yet sure which way they want to go quite yet.
Columbia Pictures has decided at the last minute to shelve Moneyball, the Steven Soderbergh-directed Brad Pitt vehicle that was supposed to begin production today in Phoenix.
On Friday, Columbia Pictures chief Amy Pascal placed the picture into “limited turnaround,” giving the filmmaker the chance to set it up at another studio, with Warner Bros. and Paramount the prime targets. It was a decision Pascal came to after reading a rewrite that Soderbergh did to Steven Zaillian's script. She found it very different from the earlier scripts, and was reportedly uncomfortable enough with how the vision had changed that she stepped on the brakes.
Soderbergh and Pitt’s CAA reps spent the weekend attempting to get another studio to play ball, but ultimately it looks like Columbia will re-examine options that include replacing Soderbergh.
The move follows three months of prep, with camera tests completed and cast and budget in place.
Moneyball is based on the bestselling Michael Lewis book about Billy Beane (Pitt), the former player who resurfaced as the Oakland A’s general manager and found success hawking competitive teams for low cost.
