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Leonardo DiCaprio and Dennis Lehane Reunite for Travis McGee

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:07:50 +0000

The Hollywood Reporter says The Great Gatsby star Leonardo DiCaprio and writer Dennis Lehane are getting back together for their fourth film project, Travis McGee. THR says Lehane will adapt John D. MacDonald's The Deep Blue Good-by with DiCaprio attached to star and Paul Greengrass (the Bourne films) set to direct.

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Liam Hemsworth to Star in Aurora Rising

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:23:58 +0000

The Hunger Games' Liam Hemsworth has been tapped to star in the action thriller Aurora Rising for Relativity Media. Christian Gudegast (A Man Apart) penned the screenplay.

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Angry Birds Gets a Screenwriter

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:12:39 +0000

Will we find out what makes the birds so angry? Will all of our burning questions as to why the pigs are taunting the birds and why they all just can't get along? Maybe, as the Angry Birds movie has moved closer to reality with the hiring of a screenwriter. Emmy-winner Jon Vitti - best known for working on The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and The Office - has landed the job. Vitti's film credits include co-writing The Simpsons Movie and Alvin and the Chipmunks.

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Li Bingbing Joins Transformers 4

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:35:49 +0000

It's official: Michael Bay has cast Chinese actress Li Bingbing in the fourth film of the Transformers franchise. Bingbing, whose film credits include Resident Evil: Retribution, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, and Forbidden Kingdom, is the latest addition to a cast that is led by Mark Wahlberg and includes Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Jack Reynor, Nicola Peltz and Sophia Myles.

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Box Office Report: Star Trek Into Darkness Beams Up First Place Finish

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:55:20 +0000

Well, it wasn't quite the opening weekend embrace by Star Trek fans that everyone expected. Instead, Paramount Pictures had to settle for a decent but not spectacular $84 million over Star Trek Into Darkness' first four days in domestic release ($70.6 million over Friday, Saturday and Sunday). That's pretty much on par with J.J. Abrams' 2009 Star Trek which did $75 million over three days and $86.7 million over its first four.

Before its opening weekend, some predictions went as high as $100 million - numbers which didn't materialize. All told, adding in the domestic and international take Star Trek Into Darkness has collected $164 million. And while $84 million domestically and $164 million overall is hardly tanking, it's not the box office success everyone anticipated - and it'll be facing competition from Fast & Furious 6 as well as The Hangover Part 3 next weekend.

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Box Office Report: Star Trek Into Darkness Beams Up First Place Finish originally appeared on About.com Hollywood Movies on Monday, May 20th, 2013 at 06:55:20.

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Equalizer Has a Villain Plus Last Love, God's Pocket News

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:04:34 +0000

The Hollywood Reporter says Marton Csokas has landed the role of the bad guy in the new The Equalizer film set to star Denzel Washington. Director Antoine Fuqua's reuniting with his Training Day star on the project based on the 1980s TV series and set up at Sony. Chloe Grace Moretz is also committed to The Equalizer which should start shooting in the next couple of months.

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Sequel is Moving Forward

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:47:39 +0000

Michelle Yeoh will be back as Yu Shu Lien in the upcoming sequel to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon set to begin filming in March 2014. Donnie Yen will star in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II - The Green Destiny (couldn't they come up with a shorter title?) and Yuen Wo Ping will be directing the action film that's set up at The Weinstein Company.

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Could Gerard Butler Get The Raven Off the Ground?

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:39:30 +0000

It appears that Gerard Butler, hot off the box office success of Olympus Has Fallen, might be taking on the starring role in The Raven. Set up at Universal, the project's been kicking around since 2010 and at one point had The Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth attached to star. Now with Butler circling the role and Gold Circle on board to help finance the film, production is actually edging closer to being a reality.

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Samuel L Jackson to Star in Barely Lethal

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:38:08 +0000

Hailee Steinfeld (Ender's Game, Romeo & Juliet) has some company in the upcoming action comedy Barely Lethal. RKO Pictures and the Highland Film Group announced Samuel L Jackson has come on board the project which will be produced by Brett Ratner's Rat Entertainment and RKO.

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Christoph Waltz to Star in The Candy Store

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:12:11 +0000

The Candy Store has just gotten a bit more interesting. Good Universe and Lionsgate announced Oscar winner Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained, Inglourious Basterds) is the newest addition to the cast of The Candy Store, joining Robert De Niro, Jason Clarke, and Omar Sy in the thriller. Stephen Gaghan (Syriana...

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