Movie and TV News

[Captain Barbossa]

First Pics of Jim Carrey in Yes Man

Source: Warner Bros. Pictures
January 3, 2008


Warner Bros. Pictures has released the first photos from the Jim Carrey comedy Yes Man, which co-stars Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, Rhys Darby, John Michael Higgins, Danny Masterson, Terence Stamp and Rocky Carroll.

In the Peyton Reed-directed pic, opening Dec. 19, Carrey plays Carl Allen, a man who signs up for a self-help program based on one simple principle: say yes to everything...and anything. At first, unleashing the power of "yes" transforms Carl's life in amazing and unexpected ways, but he soon discovers that opening up his life to endless possibilities can have its drawbacks.





I Am Legend 2 Rights Sealed Up

Source: ShockTillYouDrop.com
January 3, 2008


With Will Smith's I Am Legend having earned a massive $332.1 million worldwide since opening on December 14, ShockTillYouDrop.com reports that Warner Bros. is looking ahead to a possible follow-up to the Francis Lawrence-directed film. According to the site, the book's author, Richard Matheson, has signed off on sequel rights.

Michael Bay Promises Unique and More Robots

Source: MichaelBay.com
January 3, 2008


In a Happy New Year's message to fans on his official website, Transformers director Michael Bay wrote:

For the millions of viewers that logged on this year I want to thank you for the support. Transformers 2 will be coming soon. The new robots are really really unique and there are a lot of them this time.

Paramount/DreamWorks is planning a June 26, 2009 release for Transformers 2. Transformers was the third-biggest film of 2007 domestically with $319.2 million and fifth-biggest worldwide in 2007 with $706.5 million.

New Indiana Jones 4 Video Interviews & Set Photos!

Vanity Fair have posted a multi-page article and behind-the-scenes video interviews from the set of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford are interviewed which also includes the first image of Cate Blanchett as Soviet Agent Spalko.

video:http://www.movieweb.com/news/93/25393.php







read the Vanity-Fair multi-page article.:http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/fe...?currentPage=1

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull arrives in theatres on May 22.

[Captain Barbossa]

Lost's Matthew Fox Discusses Season Four

ABC's Lost has thrilled and befuddled fans ever since ABC unveiled the supernatural drama four years ago. Now the story of the people stuck on the Island is continued as the show returns on January 31. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Matthew Fox, who plays Dr. Jack Shepard on the show, provided some hints about the upcoming episodes.

Fox discussed his excitement about the finale of Season 3, as well as the difficulty he had in keeping the ending a secret. "I was walking around with the cat-that-ate-the-canary look on my face. And when I would get questioned on it, I would say, 'I can't say anything, but, man, I can't wait for you to find out.' Even a lot of the crew didn't know. When the scripts went out, the last scene of the episode was missing. So when we started shooting, the crew was just like, 'Oh my God!'" Fox said.

He also gives a brief word about the supernatural elements of the show coming to the forefront in Season 4. "Last year, we find out Jack and Kate are off the island. How the f--- did that happen? And why does he want to go back? In answering those questions, you have to start addressing the bigger, epic scope of the show. In doing that, you're going to get into questions about the show that the audience is just dying to start finding out. What is this island? Where is this island? When is this island?"

To read the full interview with Matthew Fox

[Captain Barbossa]

Warner Bros. Goes Blu-ray Disc Exclusive!

Source: Warner Bros. Entertainment
January 4, 2008


Is the High Definition format war over? With the following announcement from Warner Bros. Entertainment, Blu-ray Disc will now control 70% of the market (Sony, Disney, Warner Bros., Fox, MGM and Lionsgate) compared to 30% for HD DVD (Paramount/DreamWorks, Universal):

In response to consumer demand, Warner Bros. Entertainment will release its high-definition DVD titles exclusively in the Blu-ray disc format beginning later this year, it was announced today by Barry Meyer, Chairman & CEO, Warner Bros. and Kevin Tsujihara, President, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group.

"Warner Bros.' move to exclusively release in the Blu-ray disc format is a strategic decision focused on the long term and the most direct way to give consumers what they want," said Meyer. "The window of opportunity for high-definition DVD could be missed if format confusion continues to linger. We believe that exclusively distributing in Blu-ray will further the potential for mass market success and ultimately benefit retailers, producers, and most importantly, consumers."

Warner Home Video will continue to release its titles in standard DVD format and Blu-ray. After a short window following their standard DVD and Blu-ray releases, all new titles will continue to be released in HD DVD until the end of May 2008.

"Warner Bros. has produced in both high-definition formats in an effort to provide consumer choice, foster mainstream adoption and drive down hardware prices," said Jeff Bewkes, President and Chief Executive Officer, Time Warner Inc., the parent company of Warner Bros. Entertainment. "Today's decision by Warner Bros. to distribute in a single format comes at the right time and is the best decision both for consumers and Time Warner."

"A two-format landscape has led to consumer confusion and indifference toward high definition, which has kept the technology from reaching mass adoption and becoming the important revenue stream that it can be for the industry," said Tsujihara. "Consumers have clearly chosen Blu-ray, and we believe that recognizing this preference is the right step in making this great home entertainment experience accessible to the widest possible audience. Warner Bros. has worked very closely with the Toshiba Corporation in promoting high definition media and we have enormous respect for their efforts. We look forward to working with them on other projects in the future."

[Captain Barbossa]

^i don't like that...i don't have Blu-ray player...

[Prudence]

^Me neither. It sucks that just when I builld an extensive DVD collection something like Blu-ray comes and makes it all obsolete like VHS...Dagnabbit lol.

[Josh]

^^Tell me about it. :/

[Captain Barbossa]

^we have to change the dvd players at pcs too right?