Semi-Pro Coming Saturday?

‘Bradley’ sent over an interesting little detail to be found on the official site for Semi-Pro. According to the site, we shouldn’t go see the film on Friday, but wait until the day after.

Saturday Release: Semi-Pro

Upon opening the official site for Semi-Pro you will notice that instead of Friday, we are told that the film will be, “In Theaters Saturday.”

A funny joke from New Line? Food for thought.

‘Rambo’ At Your Local Odeon…Think Again!

The UK’s largest cinema chain has refused to show Sylvester Stallone’s new Rambo movie.Odeon has confirmed that it will not show the latest instalment in the franchise in its venues across the UK.

It blamed the decision on “commercial reasons” but reports suggest that the film fell victim to Odeon’s feud with distributors Sony.

Insiders also put the “very, very rare” move down to a belief that the latest outing will not perform well at the box office.

A spokesman for the chain said: “Owing to commercial reasons, Odeon has made the decision not to screen the film Rambo across its cinemas in the UK”.

‘Transporter 3′ Engages Gear And Prepares To Roll

It’s nice to have our own fully fledged action star. Even though Jason Statham hasn’t really climbed even close to those lofty heights occupied by your Arnie’s and Stallones’s, we reckon such status is in the post for the lad. Ok, it might be coming second class, but non the less!

He of lantern jaw and much reduced hair growth is set to roll out his popular ‘Transporter’ vehicle once again with news of a third film being announced recently.
Statham will reprise his multi-role driver/delivery persona Frank Martin in another blur of martial arts, fast cars, guns, bangs and female eye candy. The film will shoot for 16 weeks in both Russia and France. Read the rest of this entry

Jamie Foxx Will Play Boxer Mike Tyson On The Big Screen

The ‘Ray’ actor has already started working with Tyson on a sensational biopic of his life, the controversial former heavyweight champion has revealed.Tyson said: “Jamie Foxx and I will be working together. He will play me in the film about my life. We have already had several discussions about it.”

There will be no shortage of material for Foxx to work with.

After reigning as the undisputed heavyweight champion from 1987 until 1990 Tyson’s life went into freefall when he was sent to jail for rape in 1992.

After his 1995 release he continued to make headlines and caused outrage when he bit a chunk of rival Evander Holyfield’s ear off during a fight in 1992.

Tyson - who is currently fighting bankruptcy - admits he struggled to cope even during the peak of his success.

The 41-year-old sportsman said: “Even when I was training for a fight I would drink. This is the first time I have been clean and sober in my whole life.”

In 2005, Fox was received a Best Actor Oscar for his performance as legendary singer and pianist Ray Charles in ‘Ray’.

Brad Renfro Was Cut From Oscar Tribute Montage…Why ?

Why was late actor Brad Renfro cut from the video tribute at Sunday’s Oscars?”It was really an editing decision because we can’t fit everyone in,” a rep for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tells Usmagazine.com. “There was no specific reason.”

The montage featured footage of late actors, including Heath Ledger, who passed away a week after Renfro.

Renfro died of a heroin overdose in his L.A. home January 15.

The actor made his big film debut, opposite Susan Sarandon, in 1994’s The Client. His film credits include Sleepers, Apt Pupil and the acclaimed independent film Ghost World.

Tell Us: Should Brad Renfro have been included in the tribute?

‘The View’ : Whoopi Choked Up Over Oscar Montage Snub

Sunday night’s Oscars featured many montages, one of which was great show moments as introduced by George Clooney. It included a moment of almost every host in the show’s history. But one host not included in the montage was 4-time host Whoopi Goldberg. On Monday’s “The View” the subject was discussed, and Whoopi’s disappointment was clear. The cohosts spoke of Whoopi’s many historical milestones with the ceremony - the first female host, the first Oscar winner to host, only the second African-American woman to ever win - as they talked about how displeased they were with the slight.

Warner Bros Splits ‘Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins’ Rights With Sony

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group has acquired the international distribution rights to Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, the upcoming next installment of a planned new trilogy featuring Christian Bale (John Connor) and Sam Worthington (new character Marcus) with McG as director.The Hollywood Reporter says that the deal inked with the film’s producers, Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson of the Halcyon Co., hands Sony’s worldwide acquisitions group arm all foreign distribution rights except for Korea and some Middle East countries. Warner Bros. is handling U.S. and Canadian distribution rights for the film, set to bow in first-half 2009. Production is scheduled to begin in the spring in New Mexico.

Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins will hit theaters May 22, 2009.