Variety reports that 20th Century Fox has been shuffling its 2009 release schedule.
Night at the Museum 2: Escape From the Smithsonian will be released on May 22nd with James Cameron’s 3-D Avatar shifting from the Memorial Day frame to Dec. 18, giving the helmer more time for post-production.
Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios also announced that Fox has decided to produce Ice Age 3 in digital 3-D. Fox had previously announced it will kick off summer 2009 with the release of Hugh Jackman starrer X-Men Origins: Wolverine on May 1st.
Pushing back the release of Avatar from May to December allows both more time to work on the effects and that much more time for additional theaters to install 3-D screens both in the US and overseas. With the extra months, Cameron and Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital will continue working on the groundbreaking technology invented by Cameron’s team and Weta for the film.
The first set picture from the long-delayed X-Files film sequel has hit the net.
The photo features David Duchovny and Amanda Peet. You can view it on ComingSoon.net.
The film will see Duchovny reprising his role as Special Agent Fox Mulder, with Gillian Anderson also expected to be back on board to play Special Agent Dana Scully. The popular mystery series ran from 1993 to 2002. A first cinematic outing, directed by Rob Bowman, premiered in theaters in June 1998. Fox will release the Chris Carter-directed sequel July 25, 2008.
A new image from Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy II - The Golden Army has appeared on ShockTillYouDrop.com. That’s quite some gun!
The sequel revolves around the breaking of an an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic. A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it’s up to Hellboy (Ron Perlman) to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders.
According to JoBlo, Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy II - The Golden Army director Guillermo del Toro has set up a new film at Universal for himself to direct, entitled Haters.
The film will be based on the book Hater by David Moody (author of the August series), which is described as follows: Society is rocked by a sudden increase in the number of violent assaults on individuals. Christened ‘Haters’ by the media, the attackers strike without warning. Their attacks are brutal, remorseless and extreme. In seconds rational, controlled people become vicious killers. This is a terror which knows no boundaries. You can no longer trust anyone, no matter how well you think you know them. You can no longer trust yourself. By the end of today you could be a killer. By the end of today you could be dead.
The opening five minutes of 20th Century Fox’s Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem are now available to watch online at Yahoo! Movies.
The online scene has reportedly been edited slightly - the opening sequence in the finished film will include more footage.
Opening Christmas Day, the Strause brothers-directed film stars Reiko Aylesworth, Steven Pasquale, John Ortiz, Shareeka Epps, Johnny Lewis, Sam Trammell and David Paetkau. In the pic, the iconic monsters from two of the scariest film franchises ever wage war in an American Midwestern town – with the residents caught in the middle.
Swiss actor Anatole Taubmann (Equilibrium, Aeon Flux) has joined the cast of the upcoming 22nd James Bond film according to CommanderBond.net.
Taubman will be seen in the part of a henchman to the film’s villain, who in turn is being played by Mathieu Almaric (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly). Taubman’s role is said to be physically demanding and involve lots of action and dialogue scenes.
Meanwhile, ComingSoon.net has confirmed that 007 will be driving an Aston Martin DBS in the film, which is currently scheduled for a November 7, 2008 theatrical release.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is released on DVD in the US this week, and with it a sneak preview of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that can now also be viewed online:
According to SciFi.com, Tor Books has hired fantasy author Brandon Sanderson to complete A Memory of Light, the final volume in Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time book series.
Jordan’s best-selling series began in 1990 with The Eye of the World. It now consists of 11 volumes and one prequel which have sold over 30 million copies worldwide. Jordan was working on the twelfth and final novel when he died earlier this year from a rare blood disease.
Sanderson will finish the book based on notes and scenes left by Jordan. ‘He left copious notes and hours of audio recordings,’ Jordan’s widow and editor, Harriet Popham Rigney said in a statement.
With more creatures than the Star Wars cantina, Hellboy and his cohorts set about trying to stop an Elf prince from destroying the human race. Hey, it’s all in a day’s work for Big Red.
I prefer Obama to McCain. Now, McCain’s better than average for a Republican. And though his ads are intellectually offensive, he’s just bowing to his campaign masters and would calm down and be more sane once in office and not campaigning. But I have a few concerns with McCain on foreign policy. He’s not a full-fledged Neocon. That’s good. He opposed Reagan on Lebanon. Good. He was critical of Bush’s initial strategy in Iraq. That’s good. But there’s a problem. He thinks the Vietnam war was winnable and that the US shouldn’t have withdrawn. He’s also eager to spread democracy with force. This just isn’t a good set of beliefs for inheriting Iraq.
Variety reports that 20th Century Fox has been shuffling its 2009 release schedule.
The first set picture from the long-delayed X-Files film sequel has hit the net.
A new image from Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy II - The Golden Army has appeared on 
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The opening five minutes of 20th Century Fox’s Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem are now available to watch online at 
Swiss actor Anatole Taubmann (Equilibrium, Aeon Flux) has joined the cast of the upcoming 22nd James Bond film according to 
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is released on DVD in the US this week, and with it a sneak preview of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that can now also be viewed online:
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I prefer Obama to McCain. Now, McCain’s better than average for a Republican. And though his ads are intellectually offensive, he’s just bowing to his campaign masters and would calm down and be more sane once in office and not campaigning. But I have a few concerns with McCain on foreign policy. He’s not a full-fledged Neocon. That’s good. He opposed Reagan on Lebanon. Good. He was critical of Bush’s initial strategy in Iraq. That’s good. But there’s a problem. He thinks the Vietnam war was winnable and that the US shouldn’t have withdrawn. He’s also eager to spread democracy with force. This just isn’t a good set of beliefs for inheriting Iraq.