Five New Underworld 3 Photos Revealed

Five new photos for the upcoming “Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans” prequel has been released, featuring a shots of Rhona Mitra as Sonja and Bill Nighy as Viktor.

The film traces the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires known as “Death Dealers” and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. In the Dark Ages, a young Lycan named Lucian emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor, the cruel vampire king who has enslaved them. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, Sonja, in his battle against the Death Dealer army and his struggle for Lycan freedom.

“Underworld 3″ also starring Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly, Steven Mackintosh and Kevin Grevioux

Len Wiseman, who directed the first two films in the franchise, will produce. Patrick Tatopoulos, who developed the creatures for the first two films, will direct from a screenplay by Danny McBride.

The film will hit theaters on January 23rd, 2009.

Brian Goodman’s “What Doesn’t Kill You” Movie Trailer

Brian Goodman’s “What Doesn’t Kill You” premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September and today we the trailer for it.

The film is the latest, based on the real life of writer/director Brian Goodman. In the film, Mark Ruffalo and Ethan Hawke star as two South Boston kids who grew up as street thugs that eventually realize it’s either prison or family.

“What Doesn’t Kill You” also stars Amanda Peet, screenplay was written by Brian Goodman, screenwriter Paul T. Murray (The Black Rose, Cruel World), and Donnie Wahlberg. Yari Film Group movie will see its limited U.S. release on December 12. Read the rest of this entry

“Transporter 3″ Reviews

The “Transporter” series turned Brit actor Jason Statham into a movie star.

But maybe it’s time to hang up his car keys. He’s better than this.

“Transporter 3″ once again finds Statham playing Frank Martin, a driver for hire known throughout the underworld for always completing his job.

This time Frank finds himself kidnapped by a sinister American (Robert Knepper) and forced to tour Europe with an exploding bracelet around his wrist. If he strays too far from his car he’ll blow up… full story [kansascity.com]

If there’s anything good to be said for Transporter 3 it’s that at least, for once, Jason Statham’s Frank Martin character is actually transporting something. In theory Martin is a professional driver, a man of precision who will transport high-value cargo from point A to point B, without asking in questions. In practice, previous movies have rarely given Frank much opportunity to do any actual driving, inventing kidnappings and other excuses for him to get out of the car and kick doors down. For the third film they’ve solved that problem by, almost literally, tying Frank Martin to wheel of his car… full story [Cinema Blend] Read the rest of this entry

Second “The Reader” Poster

The folks over at Cinematical have debuted the new poster for “The Reader.” Tagline states: “How far would you go to protect a secret?“

The story opens in post-WWII Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna (Kate Winslet), a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair.

Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life – this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna’s past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives.

The Reader is directed by English filmmaker Stephen Daldry (Eight, Billy Elliot, The Hours). The screenplay was written by David Hare (Damage, The Hours) and is based on Bernhard Schlink’s novel of the same name Read the rest of this entry

“Australia” Premieres in New York

Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman hit the red carpet in New York for the premiere of their epic movie “Australia” on Monday, November 24.

Kidman, 41, looked glamourous in a sequinned gold and black dress when she arrived with her husband, country singer Keith Urban, also 41. But she was booed by waiting crowds when she shunned interviews and instead rushed inside the Ziegfeld Theatre.

Joining Jackman and Kidman on the red carpet were director Baz Luhrmann and co-producer Catherine Martin. Aside from them, other celebrity guests, like Kelsey Grammer, Olivia Newton-John, Lauren Bacall, Alicia Witt, Deborra-Lee Furness, Helena Christensen, and many others, have also been spotted attending the special event.

Australia follows the story of Lady Sarah Ashley, played by Nicole Kidman, who inherits a remote cattle station called Faraway Downs in the mid-1930s, before World War II.

When cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn drover, played by Jackman, to drive thousands of cattle across the country, only to face the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces. Read the rest of this entry

“Twilight” Sequel “New Moon” Confirmed!

Summit Entertainment has officially announced “Twilight“ first sequel, “New Moon.” In a special email to “Twilight” fans, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart thanked moviegoers for their “amazing support” and confirmed that the film’s distributor, was moving forward with a sequel.

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson

They write:

“To all of our wonderful, loyal and fantastic fans - Thank you from the entire cast & crew for your amazing support of Twilight.

“You’ve blown away all of our expectations, and we feel so honored to have made a film that means as much to you as it does to us. Without your passion, interaction and support, this film would not be where it is today - the #1 movie in America!

“From every city, every stop, every interview we have done, you’ve made this an unbelievable, nearly surreal experience…and so cool that we were all in this together.

“We just heard from Summit that we’ll be moving forward on New Moon. We look forward to sharing this next chapter with you! Kristen & Rob.”

The “Twilight” films stem from the popular four-part series of novels by Stephenie Meyer, which includes “Twilight,” “New Moon,” “Eclipse” and “Breaking Dawn.”

Star Trek TV Spot #1

Paramount Pictures released first TV spot for the upcoming J.J. Abrams‘ “Star Trek” film.

It is being reporting that the upcoming film will be shown not only in conventional theaters, but also IMAX. The movie was not shot with IMAX cameras, but will instead be converted to 70mm for the extra large screens.

Cinemablend:

To me, it’s shocking that there are actually people out there who still haven’t been won over by the IMAX format. Presumably these are people who live in an area where there simply isn’t a theater, or who have stubbornly refused to visit one. This isn’t exactly a new innovation. You and I know better. Be in the IMAX seat next to me for Star Trek on May 8th of next year.

Star Trek stars John Cho, Ben Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Winona Ryder, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Eric Bana and Leonard Nimoy. Read the rest of this entry