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New Trailer for Edgar Wright's The WORLD'S END, with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost
Focus Features has unveiled a new trailer for the upcoming 
The WORLD'S END comedy, re-teaming Simon Pegg and Nick Frost with director Edgar Wright after working together on SHAUN of the DEAD and HOT FZZ Check out the trailer.

Plot: Twenty years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hellbent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced by Gary King (Pegg), who drags his reluctant pals to their hometown and once again attempts to reach the fabled pub – The World's End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind's. Reaching The World's End is the least of their worries.


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WE'RE the MILLERS Red Band Trailer
A small time weed dealer (Jason Sudeikis) must concoct a fake family to transport pot across the country in the first trailer for 
WE'RE the MILLERS. Jennifer Aniston is his fake wife and Emma Roberts is his fake daughter as this makeshift brood gathers in an RV to bring in a shipment from Mexico and clear our hero's good name. Watch as this fool proof plan slowly wobbles loose, with co-stars Ed Helms, Nick Offerman, Kathryn Hahn, Thomas Lennon, and Will Poulter along for the ride.

WE'RE the MILLERS comes to theaters August 9, 2013 and stars Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts, Jason Sudeikis, Ed Helms, Molly C. Quinn, Nick Offerman, Kathryn Hahn, and Thomas Lennon. The film is directed by Rawson Marshall Thurb.
           

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Trailer for DON JON with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson
Today we have the trailer for Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut, a film called DON JON, which stars himself, Scarlett Johansson, Tony Danza, and Julianne Moore. Check it out.

Plot: The story revolves around Don Jon (Gordon-Levitt), a Jersey man obsessed with three things: chasing women, pumping iron, and watching (lots and lots of) pornography. However, after meeting the girl of his dreams -- Barbara Sugarman (Johansson) -- he begins to change the way he views sex.

The new movie is also written by Gordon-Levitt and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. It's now set to hit theaters on October 18th.


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PACIFIC RIM Featurette Teaches You About Some Of The Film's Coolest Tech
Guillermo del Toro's PACIFIC RIM seems to be filmed with all kinds of cool little universe-building details that scif-fi geeks will go crazy for, but one of the coolest ideas the film employs is the way in which the giant robots, called Jaegers, are piloted by humans. Because it takes too much brain power for one person to control a machine as large as the Jaegers are, a science is developed that allows two pilots to telepathically link, enter a shared mind space called The Drift, and control the giant metal bot. And that cool little detail is the subject of the latest behind-the-scenes featurette, released by Warner Bros.

Based on an original screenplay by Travis BeachamPACIFIC RIM is set in a future where a dimensional portal has opened in the depth of the Pacific Ocean and has begun spewing out giant, 30-story monsters called Kaiju. In order to protect humanity, the world's governments join together to create the Jaeger program, financing the creation of giant robots that can be used to protect the coastal cities from the other-worldly attack. The story centers on two pilots - one a washed up veteran (Charlie Hunnam) and the other an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi) - who team up to pilot an older model Jaeger and save the world. Idris Elba, Charlie Day, Ron Perlman, Robert Kazinsky, Max Martini, Clifton Collins, Jr., and Burn Gorman all co-star in the movie.

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Primeridian Entertainment Taps Academy Award® Nominated Screenwriter Roger L. Simon To Pen THE FUTURE IS NOW
Primeridian Entertainment announced today that the company has appointed Academy Award® nominated screenwriter Roger L. Simon to pen their second feature project tentatively titled THE FUTURE IS NOW.  Primeridian will fully finance the film and the company's principal Arcadiy Golubovich will direct, with partner Tim O'Hair producing.  The dystopian drama will be set in Washington, D.C.
 
Roger L. Simon was a frequent collaborator of multiple Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Paul Mazursky and was nominated for the Best Adapted aAcreenplay Academy Award® for ENEMIES:  a LOVE STORY (1989).  He is the author of ten novels including best-selling novel "The Big Fix," which he later adapted into a feature film directed by Richard Dreyfus (1978).  Most recently, Simon wrote the original script for A BETTER LIFE (2011), which earned leading actor Demián Bichir an Academy Award® nomination.
 
"We are very excited to work with such a smart, seasoned, and talented writer such as Roger on this project," said Arcadiy Golubovich, head of Primeridian Entertainment.  "We developed this idea observing the American news media and power structure from my international perspective, and the notion of idealism gone awry."
 
Golubovich most recently produced HIGH SCHOOL starring Adrien Brody and Colin Hanks, which was released theatrically by Anchor Bay in 2012, and DEMOTED starring Michael Vartan.  THE FUTURE IS NOW will mark his directorial debut.
 
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THIS is THE END 'List of Supplies' Clip and TV Spot
James Franco and Jonah Hill have some fun with a gun from FLYBOYS in a clip from THIS is THE END. Seth Rogen breaks down all the supplies they have in James Franco's house (including a video camera from 127 HOURS), while unspeakable horrors await them outside after an apocalyptic event. In addition, we have a TV spot where Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel express their thoughts in confessional videos, days after the initial catastrophe. Check out the latest footage, which also features Craig Robinson.

THIS is THE END comes to theaters June 12, 2013 and stars Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd, Emma Watson, Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jason Segel, David Krumholtz, and Michael Cera. The film is directed by Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen.

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Watch Twin Girls Play the "Star Trek" Theme on Harps (yes, harps)
These ladies are boldly going where no harpists have gone before.

Identical twins and electric harpists Camille & Kennerly have had a lot of fun with new arrangements of fantasy and sci-fi music lately. Just in the last few months they've put up intricate electric harp covers of, among others, the "Doctor Who" theme and "The Rains of Castamere" from "Game of Thrones," and for extra fun they perform these arrangements in appropriate costumes and surrounded by appropriate scenery. All of their videos are a geeky good time, but last week they may have hit the pinnacle of nerdy harp playing when they released their arrangement of the Star Trek theme.

Dressed in command gold Starfleet uniforms, The Harp Twins perform an arrangement that unites the themes of the original series and "The Next Generation," all while in a rocky locale that suggests a lonely planet out on "The Final Frontier." Check out the video, and if you like what you hear, head over to the Camille & Kennerly YouTube page for more information on where else you can follow their music and download their stuff.

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Steven Spielberg Developing Live-Action "Halo" TV Series
During the launch of the Xbox One video game console, Microsoft revealed that it's developing a new live-action "Halo" TV series that will be available exclusively through Xbox Live. Steven Spielberg will produce the series.

The show's production quality is said to be similar to the level of HBO's "Game of Thrones." Unfortunately, the company isn't in a hurry to jump into development. "For us, it's about taking the necessary time to produce the right shows," said Microsoft.

"Halo" has already been adapted into a live-action series before, called "Halo Forward Unto Dawn," which was released as a web series on Machinima and was times with the launch of last year's "Halo 4."

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Focus Features International Secures Robust Sales On Kevin Macdonald's BLACK SEA Starring Jude Law
Alison Thompson, co-president of Focus Features International announced numerous sales on Academy Award and BAFTA-winning director Kevin Macdonald's (LAST KING of SCOTLAND, TOUCHING the VOID) heist thriller, BLACK SEA starring two-time Academy Award®-nominee Jude Law (SHERLOCK HOLMES, ANNA KARENINA). In a multi territory deal Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisition (SPWA) acquired Germany, Austria, German speaking Switzerland, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and Latin America. Backup Media invested against distribution rights in France, Benelux and French speaking Switzerland; E-Stars acquired China; Top Films the CIS; E1 Australia and New Zealand; Lev Cinema Israel; Ster-Kinekor South Africa; and Focus Features International is currently fielding offers in several other territories.

With a screenplay by Dennis Kelly, BLACK SEA is co-produced and co-financed by Focus and Film4.  Focus holds the worldwide rights – excluding U.K. free-TV rights, which are held by Film4.

Kevin Macdonald and Charles Steel are producing the film which stars Law as a modern-day submarine captain who is laid off by the salvage company he works for. Desperate to get even with his former employers and to prove himself, he is approached by a shadowy backer. Handed command of a submarine that is barely seaworthy, he is to rally a gang of English and Russian die-hard seafarers, outcasts and/or psychopaths all, on a mission. Their quarry is a storied sunken submarine, said to be loaded with lost gold, lying at the bottom of disputed waters in the Black Sea. The captain and his crew will have to go to the depths – in more ways than one – to get the loot. The closer they get to the prize, the riskier it becomes to trust one another.
                     


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Producer Ed Cunningham To Play FINDERS KEEPERS
Producer of the Academy Award® winning documentary UNDEFEATED and cult classic The KING of KONG: a FISTFUL of QUARTERS, Ed Cunningham has announced production on a feature length documentary, FINDERS KEEPERS.  Cunningham, who also announces College Football for ESPN, will produce through his World Record Headquarters shingle and has put together a team including director Bryan Carberry, and independent producer Adam Gibbs.
 
With over 50-hours of footage already shot, the filmmakers have enlisted the help of Kickstarter to help fund the final stages of physical production, as well as post production.  The 30-day Kickstarter campaign gets under way today with an initial goal of raising $80,000.
 
FINDERS KEEPERS is a behind-the-scenes look at one of nation's most riveting news stories about a severed human foot that is found in a grill bought at a 2007 auction in rural North Carolina. The documentary pulls back the curtain on the people at the center of the widely publicized and outrageous custody battle that ensued between the amputee and the grill's purchaser over ownership of the leg.
 
Cunningham said, "From the moment I first heard the story, it reminded me immediately of 'The KING of KONG,' as it was two very different men colliding in these very bizarre circumstances, and we were lucky enough to candidly document them as their sometimes difficult lives became intertwined. But the idea of being able to finish this as a feature length documentary had died until Bryan Carberry, the director, called and asked if we could try to finish it. With Adam Gibbs on to help produce the final production and post-production, kickstarter.com has given us a way to finish a film that likely would have not been made." 
Cunningham first heard about this story while on assignment for ESPN in Norman, and has a knack for finding 'off the beaten path' storylines. He and Seth Gordon (IDENTITY THIEF, HORRIBLE BOSSES, The KING of KONG) discovered the story which led to the production and 2007 release of The KING of KONG: a FISTFULL of QUARTERS, which was sold to New Line Cinema. Other feature documentary credits include New York Doll, who he also produced with Gordon and Make Believe, which followed six of the world's best young magicians as they battle for the title of Teen World Champ.
                                     



Patton Oswalt's STAR WARS/Marvel Mash Up Gets An Animated Remake
If you didn't catch it, Patton Oswalt made a serious claim for "King of the Nerds" last month. A video from the set of "Parks and Recreation" was posted online showing the comedian/actor explaining, at incredible length, his very specific plot idea for J.J. Abrams' STAR WARS EPISODE VII, which would also tie into the Marvel Cinematic Universe as well as multiple other film franchises. It was such a great display of geekiness that it inspired many others to get creative. Shortly after the video's release an artist created a very special mash-up poster containing all of the cool details, but now, as you can see here, YouTube user iZacLess has taken it to another level. 

It remains a shame that, for now, studio politics and character rights are preventing characters like Spider-Man and the X-Men from showing up in a film with The Avengers, but at least there is a loud voice calling for what we want: bigger, cooler universes. And who knows, perhaps this video could somehow land Oswalt a role in either an upcoming STAR WARS or Marvel movie. I certainly wouldn't mind it.

In addition to his recent appearance on "Parks and Rec," Oswalt has been keeping busy on the small screen, starring in episodes of "The Newsroom," "Justified," and "Two and a Half Men." On the big screen he has a role in Ben Stiller's The SECRET LIFE of WALTER MITTY and Stephen Sommers' adaptation of the popular Dean Koontz novel ODD THOMAS.

                                   
James Bond's Geiger-Counter THUNDERBALL Wristwatch Turns Up At Car Boot Sale
James Bond's geiger-counter wristwatch from hit movie THUNDERBALL has turned up following years of mystery about its whereabouts after it was found at a car boot sale.
 
The prop - one of the many gadgets used by 007 during his half century on-screen - was key to the plot of the film as it helped the agent locate stolen atomic weapons during underwater scenes in the 1965 film.
 
The Breitling watch was picked up for £25 but is now to be sold by Christie's in London with an estimated price range of £40,000 to £60,000.
 
The Top Time model by the luxury Swiss watch firm was the first watch which Bond movie-goers had seen being adapted by Q's team of boffins in the film series.
 
It is one of a number of items given to Bond by Q - played by Desmond Llewelyn - when he heads over to Nassau to give him extra equipment. One of the hands of the watch shows the strength of radioactivity.
 
Sean Connery, who played the agent, uses it during the film's famous aquatic scenes on a mission to find two NATO bombs stolen by Spectre.
 
The basic watch was originally made by Breitling in 1962, then adapted by the James Bond art department, and was the only one produced for the movie.
 
It is thought that it had been passed on by someone who worked at Pinewood Studios, where much of the movie was made.
 
The auction house - which will offer the watch at its South Kensington saleroom in a Pop Culture sale on June 26 - had little further detail about the car boot sale.
 
Christie's said of the find: "This is a great opportunity for collectors to acquire a unique piece of James Bond memorabilia."


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Previews of Coming Attractions for Weekend of May 24
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A Green Story Trailer
Before Midnight Trailer
Cal Trailer
Dead Man Island Trailer
Epic Trailer
Fast & Furious 6 Trailer
Hipster! The Musical Trailer
Kid-Thing Trailer
Four Bags Full (La traversée de Paris) Trailer
Mid Life Gangster Trailer
No Sanctuary Trailer
Quite a Conundrum Trailer
Rabid Trailer
Rain from Stars Trailer
Penguins 3D (The Penguin King 3D) Trailer
The Punk Singer Trailer
The Taste of Relation Trailer
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks Trailer

Browse the most recent weekly U.S. box office summary, and find links to the top box office performers, top rentals, and much more -- including lists of the best (and worst) movies in all categories, voted on by our users.

Rank Title Weekend Gross Weeks
1
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) $70.6M $84.1M 1
2
Iron Man 3 (2013) $35.2M $337M 3
3
The Great Gatsby (2013) $23.4M $90.2M 2
4
Pain & Gain (2013) $3.1M $46.6M 4
5
The Croods (2013) $2.75M $177M 9
6
42 (2013) $2.73M $88.7M 6
7
Mud (2012) $2.25M $11.7M 4
8
Oblivion (2013) $2.22M $85.5M 5
9
Peeples (2013) $2.15M $7.86M 2
10
The Big Wedding (2013) $1.1M $20.2M 4
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Content Nabs Worldwide Sales Rights On The SURPRISE from Academy Award® Winning Filmmaker Mike Van Diem
Content Film, a division of Content Media Corporation, has secured worldwide sales duties (excluding Holland, Belgium, the former Dutch Colonies, Luxembourg and Germany) on The SURPRISE, which was written and will be directed by Academy Award® Winner Mike van Diem (KARAKTER). Els Vandevorst  (It's ALL SO QUIET, WINTER in WARTIME, DOGVILLE, DANCER in the DARK) is producing the Dutch romantic comedy together with Hans de Weers (STRICKEN, "Antonia's Line"), in co-production with Mike Downey and Sam Taylor (BEFORE the RAIN), Nino Lombardo ("Prime Time"), Macdara Kellerher ("Fastnet") and Michael Eckert (Riva Film).
 
Currently in pre-production, The SURPRISE marks Mike van Diem's long-anticipated return to the director's chair in this romantic comedy about love, death, and really poor timing. Sick of his bland existence, Jacob decides to hire a firm that specializes in assisted, seemingly accidental suicides.  After signing up, he meets the incredibly beautiful Anne, and Jacob's black and white world is suddenly flooded with colour.  Although Jacob now has something to live for, the contract he signed is irreversible so he and Anne must use their wits to outsmart the contracted firm.
 
"Mike van Diem is a huge talent with a distinct voice, and it's wonderful to be working with him on such a unique and charming film," said Jamie Carmichael, President of Content Film.  "The SURPRISE is a beautiful and complex story that is at once romantic, melancholic and very funny."
 
Director Mike Van Diem said: "The attraction lies in the very simple premise. The SURPRISE, in a nutshell, is a classic, universal story about two people who revalue life in the face of death. Amusing and light in tone, appealing to a wide audience, but not without an unexpected ending."
 
Dutch filmmaker Mike van Diem received an Academy Award® for Best Foreign Language Film for KARAKTER (1998), which he wrote and directed based on the 1938 novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk.  He also received an Academy Award for Best Foreign Student Film for ALASKA (1990), which was produced by Els Vandevorst.
                                       




Worldview Entertainment Options Andrew Dominik's BLONDE
Worldview Entertainment has optioned the Marilyn Monroe biopic, BLONDE, from writer-director Andrew Dominik (KILLING THEM SOFTLY, The ASSASSINATION of JESSE JAMES by the COWARD ROBERT FORD). The screenplay was adapted from the Joyce Carol Oates fictionalized biography of the late starlet. Wild Bunch is handling international sales on the project, while CAA, who arranged financing, will be packaging and representing the domestic rights.
 
 "Andrew is an extremely talented writer and director and we are big fans of his work. BLONDE is a fantastic project and we are looking forward to seeing it come to life," said Worldview CEO, Christopher Woodrow.
                     






New ANCHORMAN 2 Teaser Is 100% Snake Venom
ANCHORMAN: The LEGEND CONTINUES has been filming in Atlanta and elsewhere for seemingly forever, giving us a lot of random casting details and a few set photos that suggest where we might find the characters when the story kicks off again. But despite all the footage they've shot already, the latest teaser for 
ANCHORMAN 2 is essentially identical to the one they released almost exactly a year ago. In fact, let's watch that older one and compare:

So... although this is a new teaser trailer, it seems safe to assume this was shot a full year ago, and is only being released now to remind us that 
ANCHORMAN 2 is coming this year, and that we shouldn't be too distracted by the likes of The INTERNSHIP or The HEAT while pondering what the year's best comedy might be. Sure, ANCHORMAN: The LEGEND CONTINUES doesn't come to theaters until December 20, but isn't it worth the wait?

Despite the endless buzz about which stars will be part of 
ANCHORMAN: The LEGEND CONTINUES, from Harrison Ford and Greg Kinnear to James Marsden and Kristen Wiig, we don't actually know much about where the story will take the news team, other than that they'll be headed to New York, "the holy grail for all newsmen." Got anything in particular you want to see happen in the long-awaited ANCHORMAN sequel? Let us know in the comments below.
                       
Disney's PLANES Trailer Shows Off Awesome Visuals And 3D Potential, But No Dialogue
Though it came into existence as a direct-to-DVD feature, Disney's PLANES will soon be ready to take all of your money in theaters, both in 2D and 3D. (And undoubtedly in department stores, as Disney does not skimp on the marketing.) And while the film's cast is massive and talented, the memories of CARS and CARS 2 are strong with this one.

The above trailer does very little to raise enthusiasm for the film as a whole, though I am very intrigued to catch it in 3D should I decide to watch it. The aerial visuals and the fluid camerawork are certain draws for adult audiences, and though the animation style is quite generic, it's all pretty amazing nonetheless.

But there's still no sense of story, given the complete lack of dialogue, replaced by a feel-good track that sounds like something that would play over the end credits of an introductory workplace video. I mean, credit where it's due for not giving us a fart joke or a groan-worthy tagline voiceover in its second look at the film, but there's still something to be desired on that side of things. But it's evened out by the constant motion of Dusty Crophopper (Dane Cook) as he gets over his fear of heights, zipping and flipping through the air. There is an almost endless number of places the 3D could go here, and if that's the only thing I can latch onto this film to get me excited about, then I'm taking it. Also, I still think "From the world above Cars" is a clever line.

Besides Cook, the film stars Stacey Keach, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Brad Garrett, Teri Hatcher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Cleese, Sinbad, Gabriel Iglesias, Roger Craig Smith, and Cedric the Entertainer. And there's more. It will hit theaters August 9, 2013. And while it would make sense to show the short teaser trailer Disney released for Planes here at the bottom, I'd rather go with the classic cartoon Pedro, featuring the most awesome mail plane in the universe. If Planes is half as good as this 7-minute short, it will be a victory for Disney.
                 


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Primeridian Entertainment Launches With Feature On Nobel Prize-Winning Soviet Dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Primeridian Entertainment has hired Cyrus Nowrasteh (The STONING of SORAYA M., The DAY REAGAN WAS SHOT) to write and direct a feature film based on the life of  the famed Soviet dissident and Nobel Prize winning author Alexander Solzhenitsyn. The picture will be produced and equity financed by Primeridian's Arcadiy Golubovich and Tim O'Hair.  This marks the first feature under the Primeridian Entertainment banner.  As source material, the company has optioned the rights to D.M. Thomas' prize winning Alexander Solzhenitsyn: A Century in His Life, a biography of the author. Nowrasteh will pen the script with his wife, Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh, with whom he recently collaborated on the Ann Rice adaptation "Christ the Lord." 

"It's a privilege to tell the courageous story of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn," said writer director Cyrus Nowrasteh.  "Millions suffered and died in the Soviet labor camps. As a survivor, he resolved to tell the world about it. The power of his pen, despite the suppression of his work and every effort to silence his voice, helped bring about the downfall of one of the greatest tyrannies mankind has ever known."

"We have long been attracted to the complex and remarkable life of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who had a significant impact on the Soviet Union," said Arcadiy Golubovich, head of Primeridian Entertainment.  "As a Russian nonconformist and activist as well as a towering literary figure, Solzhenitsyn's life makes for a compelling feature film, and we are thrilled to be bringing Cyrus' talent on board to weave this fascinating story."

Alexander Solzhenitsyn was a Red Army officer who, after being accused of anti-Soviet propaganda, was imprisoned by Stalin in the gulag system in February of 1945.   The period later became the basis for his monumental The Gulag Archipelago, a three-volume book narrating his experiences in the Soviet forced labor camp system, unacknowledged during the Stalinist era.  Solzhenitsyn's other works include "The First Circle," "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich," "Cancer Ward," and "The Red Wheel."  He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970, was expelled from the former Soviet Union in 1974, and lived in exile in Vermont until he was able to return to Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the mid-1990s.  Solzhenitsyn died in 2008. 

British prize winning novelist and poet D.M. Thomas won the Orwell Prize in 1999 for penning Solzhenitsyn's biography.  Other awards include the Los Angeles Fiction prize for his novel "The White Hotel," an international bestseller translated into 30 languages.

Nowrasteh wrote and directed the acclaimed Paramount/Showtime production The DAY REAGAN WAS SHOT, executive produced by Oliver Stone, as well as The STONING OF SORAYA M, released by Roadside Attractions in 2008.  He also wrote ABC's controversial THE PATH TO 9/11, directed by David L. Cunningham.
                         



OUTPOST III: RISE of the SPETSNAZ SELLS to XLRATOR MEDIA
Content announced today that OUTPOST III: RISE of the SPETSNAZ has sold all US rights to XLrator Media, which successfully released OUTPOST II: BLACK SUN last year.  Written by Rae Brunton, OUTPOST III: RISE of the SPETSNAZ marks Kieran Parker's directorial debut, delivering more action as the un-dead legion breaks out in its ruthless quest for power.   Content is handling worldwide sales on the film which has sold international territories including: the UK (Entertainment One UK) set to release in October 2013, Canada (Mongrel), Germany & Benelux (Splendid), Portugal (Lusomundo), Middle East (Gulf Film), China (H.G.C. Entertainment), CIS & Baltic States (Top Film), Japan (Aya Pro), South Korea (Sonamu), Hong Kong (Panorama) and Tawain (Catchplay).
 
Bryan Larkin (BATTLEGROUND) stars as the lead Russian Dolokhov alongside James "The Colossus" Thompson, Ultimate Combat World Heavy Weight Champion as The Berserker.
 
The film, which screens for the first time at the Cannes market, is produced by Black Camel Pictures' Arabella Page Croft and Kieran Parker, and executive produced by Matador Pictures' Nigel Thomas and Content Film's Jamie Carmichael. The film is backed by Matador Pictures.
 
In addition, XLrator Media recently picked up the US rights to IRONCLAD: BATTLE for BLOOD.

 






RAPTURE-PALOOZA Trailer
Lindsey (Anna Kendrick) and Ben (John Francis Daley) are just your average couple trying to make it through the Rapture in this trailer for 
RAPTURE-PALOOZA, following the poster that debuted yesterday. Although death and destruction is all around them, this level-headed couple have a plan to put an end to it all, by seducing and trapping the anti-Christ known as Beast (Craig Robinson). Check out the latest footage from director Paul Middleditch's apocalyptic comedy, also starring Rob Corddry, Thomas Lennon, and Ken Jeong.

RAPTURE-PALOOZA comes to theaters June 7, 2013 and stars Anna Kendrick, John Francis Daley, Ken Jeong, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Thomas Lennon, Tyler Labine, and Ana Gasteyer. The film is directed by Paul Middleditch.

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The HEAT Poster with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy
The 20th Century Fox comedy The 
HEAT may be taking a page from the RED 2 poster playbook (or possibly the NBA's Miami Heat color scheme) in the latest one-sheet. Sandra Bullock stars as uptight FBI agent Sarah Ashburn who is forced to team up with the loose cannon Boston detective Shannon Mullins (Melissa McCarthy), in order to take down a notorious drug lord. While they may not be the best of friends, Sarah and Shannon certainly seem ready for action in this poster for director Paul Feig's comedy, in theaters June 28.

The 
HEAT comes to theaters June 28, 2013 and stars Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Kaitlin Olson, Taran Killam, Raw Leiba, Michael Rapaport, Thomas F. Wilson, and Demián Bichir. The film is directed by Paul Feig.

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Lakeshore Entertainment's horror thriller The VATICAN TAPES will be written and directed by Mark Neveldine (GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT of VENGENACE, CRANK) and will be distributed in the US by Lionsgate with a fall 2014 release.  Lakeshore will be starting principal photography in Los Angeles in July. The film is off to a fast start before the opening of the Cannes festival this week, with sales to eOne in Canada, eOne/Hopscotch in Australia, Universum in Germany, Jaguar Film International Distribution in the Middle East, IPA Asia Pacific in Thailand; D Productions in Turkey, and Sun Distribution Group S.A. in Latin America. Lakeshore and Sierra Affinity are formally introducing the film to international buyers in Cannes this week. 
 
The VATICAN TAPES follows the haunting tale of 27 year-old Angela Holmes, who accidentally cuts her finger and ends up in the emergency room.  Infection leads to erratic behavior, and she begins to have a devastating effect on anyone close, causing serious injury and death.  Priests examine Holmes and believe she is possessed, but when the Vatican is called upon to exorcise the demon, the possession proves to be an ancient satanic force more powerful than they imagined. 
 
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Highland Film Group to handle international sales of the film produced by RKO Pictures with Brett Ratner's Rat Entertainment and Hopscotch Pictures
  
Academy Award® nominated actor Samuel L Jackson (DJANGO UNCHAINED, PULP FICTION) has joined RKO Pictures' BARELY LETHAL, starring Academy® Award nominated actress Hailee Steinfeld (ENDER'S GAME, TRUE GRIT). Highland Film Group (HFG) is handling international sales in Cannes. Kyle Newman (FANBOYS) will direct the comedy action script by John D'Arco. Principal photography will begin Fall 2013. BARELY LETHAL is being produced by RKO Pictures with Hopscotch Pictures and Brett Ratner's Rat Entertainment.
 
BARELY LETHAL is a playful, high-velocity action-comedy in which a 16-year old international assassin (Steinfeld) yearning for "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls in a suburban high school.  When her former-employer (Jackson) comes calling, it becomes more extracurriculars than any teenager can handle.
 
RKO Pictures will produce, with their President of Production Vanessa Coifman and Ted Hartley producing alongside Brett Ratner and John Cheng for Rat Entertainment and Hopscotch Pictures' Sukee Chew.

                          






DRINKING BUDDIES - Official Poster!
Kate (Olivia Wilde) and Luke (Jake Johnson) work together at a craft brewery. They have one of those friendships that feels like it could be something more. But Kate is with Chris (Ron Livingston), and Luke is with Jill (Anna Kendrick). And Jill wants to know if Luke is ready to talk about marriage. The answer to that question becomes crystal clear when Luke and Kate unexpectedly find themselves alone for a weekend.

Directed by Joe Swanberg, and starring Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick, and Ron Livingston, DRINKING BUDDIES will be available on iTunes/On Demand July 25, and in theaters August 23, 2013.
 
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LAST VEGAS - Watch the Teaser Trailer!
Billy (Academy Award®-winner Michael Douglas), Paddy (Academy Award®-winner Robert De Niro), Archie (Academy Award®-winner Morgan Freeman) and Sam (Academy Award®-winner Kevin Kline) have been best friends since childhood. So when Billy, the group's sworn bachelor, finally proposes to his thirty-something (of course) girlfriend, the four head to Las Vegas with a plan to stop acting their age and relive their glory days. However, upon arriving, the four quickly realize that the decades have transformed Sin City and tested their friendship in ways they never imagined. The Rat Pack may have once played the Sands and "Cirque du Soleil" may now rule the Strip, but it's these four who are taking over Vegas.
 
Check out the teaser trailer for LAST VEGAS, exclusively on Yahoo! Movies:

Written by Dan Fogelman,
directed by Jon Turteltaub, and starring Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman & Kevin Kline, CBS Films will release LAST VEGAS on November 1, 2013.

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SONG ONE - Worldview Entertainment Signed Finance and Produce
Worldview Entertainment has signed on to finance and produce the drama, SONG ONE, starring Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway. Kate Barker-Froyland will direct the film from her own screenplay. Worldview CEO, Christopher Woodrow, and COO, Molly Conners, will produce alongside Marc Platt, Academy Award winner Jonathan Demme, Hathaway, and Adam Shulman. Principal photography will begin May 29th in New York City.
 
SONG ONE is the story of a young woman who strikes up a relationship with her ailing brother's favorite musician. Lotus will handle international sales and introduce the film to foreign buyers this week in Cannes while CAA, who arranged financing, will be representing the domestic rights.
 
"Anne is a brilliant actress and we think she is perfect for this project.  We have a very strong creative team and we are looking forward to the start of filming in a couple of weeks," said Worldview CEO, Christopher Woodrow.
                             




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The WAY, WAY BACK is the funny and poignant coming of age story of 14-year-old Duncan's (Liam James) summer vacation with his mother, Pam (Toni Collette), her overbearing boyfriend, Trent (Steve Carell), and his daughter, Steph (Zoe Levin).  Having a rough time fitting in, the introverted Duncan finds an unexpected friend in gregarious Owen (Sam Rockwell), manager of the Water Wizz water park. Through his funny, clandestine friendship with Owen, Duncan slowly opens up to and begins to finally find his place in the world - all during a summer he will never forget.

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Written & Directed by Nat Faxon & Jim Rash, and starring Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, AnnaSophia Robb, Sam Rockwell, Maya RudolphLiam James, Amanda Peet, and Rob Corddry, The WAY, WAY BACK will open in theaters July 5, 2013.

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A GREEN STORY - Debut Clip
SYNOPSIS:  Van Vlahakis left Greece five decades ago with 22 dollars in his pocket. He arrived in the US hoping for a better future for him and his family. Eftichios – as is his Greek name- not only managed to live the American dream for himself, but also created Earth Friendly Products, a US giant for environmentally friendly cleaning products. His story is not only about transforming his life but also the lives of the ones around him as the owner and CEO of Earth Friendly Products.

The story centers on the modern day Vlahakis (played by Ed O'Ross), who is diagnosed with cancer and given only few months to live. During this time, he reflects on his early life as an immigrant (played by George Finn) during the 1950's and ultimately decides to push himself to the limit by closing one final business deal that will concretize his company's success,  even if it means taking on a large corporation that is trying to take over his company.
 Greg Hutchins (Zane) flies to town to make Van (O'Ross) an unwanted offer that could save his company. 
 
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Written and Directed by: Nika Agiashvili and starring: Ed O'Ross, Shannon Elizabeth, Annabella Sciorra, George Finn, Malcolm McDowell, Roger Bart, Alexis Georgoulis, and Billy Zane, A GREEN STORY is scheduled for theatrical release May 24, 2013

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SHADOW DANCER - Now on VOD, In Theaters May 31 
A conspiracy thriller set around an act of betrayal within a tight knit family, the story centers around single mother Collette McVeigh (Riseborough) -- a Republican living in Belfast with her mother and hardliner IRA brothers. 
 
When she is arrested for her part in an aborted IRA bomb plot in London, an MI5 officer (Owen) offers her a choice: lose everything and go to prison or return to Belfast to spy on her own family.  With her son's life in her hands, Collette chooses to place her trust in the MI5 and return home.  When her brothers' secret operation is ambushed, suspicions of an informant are raised and Collette finds both herself and her family in grave danger.
 
With informants working on both sides, Collette's psychological and personal turmoil builds.
 
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker James Marsh (MAN on a WIRE, PROJECT NIM), Screenplay by Tom Brady, based on his novel,  produced by Chris Coen, Andrew Lowe, Ed Guiney, Magnolia Pictures' SHADOW DANCER stars Andrea Riseborough, Aidan Gillen, Domhall Gleeson, Brid Breenan, David Wilmot, Martin McCann, with Gillian Anderson and Clive Owen. The film is now available on demand and opening theatrically May 31, 2013.
 
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