Branching out from her fame-creating
"Twilight" role, Ashley Greene notched up the glam factor for the Hollywood
premiere of her new movie "The Apparition".
Held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on
Thursday night (August 23), the Donna Karan Atelier clad actress looked fetching
in fuschia while joined at the Warner Bros. Pictures held event by co-stars
Julianna Guill and Erica Rose and director Todd Lincoln.
As for Miss Greene and co.'s new
horror/thriller, "The Apparition" finds a couple become haunted by a
supernatural presence that is unleashed during a college experiment. After
realizing that there is no place to run from the apparition, they turn to a
supernatural expert to hopefully save them in time.
The supernatural flick, which also stars
Sebastian Stan and Tom Felton, is set to hit theaters on Friday, August
24th!
While it doesn't appear as if the sequel
will be able to better its predecessor, "The Expendables 2" is still on track to
steal away the top spot at the box office over the weekend of August 17-19,
2012.
The testosterone filled action caper
starring Sylvester Stallone , Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jason Statham pulled in
an estimated $10.5 million on Friday and$10.2 million on Saturday with an
expected $28.7 million weekend total being shy of the $34.8 million opening
mustered up by the first film.
Bumped down to runner-up status is the
reigning top cinema money maker, "The Bourne Legacy," as the latest installment
in the Tony Gilroy directed action/adventure franchise scored a $5.4 million
Friday and $7.1 million on Saturday pegging predicted sophomore weekend earnings
at $17.0 million.
Filling out the top five at the box
office in forecasted totals are the newly released LAIKA 3D stop-motion comedy
thriller "ParaNorman" ($14 million) and Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis'
political comedy "The Campaign" ($13.3 million), followed by the Whitney
Houston/Jordin Sparks featured drama "Sparkle" ($12 million), followed by
.
Also of note, the well-received Jennifer
Garner and Joel Edgerton helmed Disney drama "The Odd Life of Timothy Green"
took in $15.1 million in ticket sales as of Sunday - though it had a two day
jumpstart after having been released on Wednesday rather than Friday.
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Continuing promotions for "Total Recall,"
Kate Beckinsale was seen leaving the Merrion Hotel in Dublin, Ireland on Tuesday
(August 14).
The 39-year-old starlet looked stunning
in a color blocked ensemble with a bright blue knee length skirt, coral
sleeveless top and nude heels. The brunette beauty and her hubby director Len
Wiseman made their way to RTE Studios.
Miss Beckinsale and her co-stars Colin
Farrell and Jessica Biel continue to travel the world promoting the new film.
The cast was recently spotted in Berlin, Germany for the premiere of their
action-packed flick.
The sci-fi adventure, which is in
theaters now, is described as follows: "A factory worker, Douglas Quaid, begins
to suspect that he is a spy after visiting Rekall - a company that provides its
clients with implanted fake memories of a life they would like to have led -
goes wrong and he finds himself on the run."
After years of training, waiting, and
preparing for the most prestigious athletic games in the world, it's no wonder
the Olympics are an emotional affair for all the competitors. Athletes can have
the highest highs and the lowest lows of their lives in a matter of seconds, and
their reactions show a range of emotions not often seen outside this fierce
competition.
This year we've seen a variety of
passionate expressions during some of Team USA's most memorable moments, like
Gabby Douglas's gymnastics milestone, Michael Phelps's world record wipeout, and
Jordyn Wieber's tearful defeat and comeback. While Fit has the breakdown of
results, we can see it all on the competitors' faces. As we say goodbye to the
games in London, let's look back at the most poignant reaction moments at this
Summer's Olympics now.
In the wake of her infamous cheating
scandal, it sounds as though Kristen Stewart may be calling it quits on one of
her upcoming projects.
According to breaking reports, it has
been explained that the "Twilight" actress has dropped out of her role in "Cali"
- a film she was not only set to star in, but also produce.
As a replacement, it has been rumored
that Amber Heard has been offered the part, but, at this time, there's been no
comment by reps for the "Rum Diaries" darling as ton whether or not she'll be
taking on the project.
Aside from the fact that Kristen's camp
could not be reached for a comment, Voltage Productions (who are behind the
film) declined to comment on details - though they did say that there will be an
announcement of some sort made in the near future.
The Nick Cassavetes directed flick
follows two lovers, Mya and Chris, who decide to return to Los Angeles to save a
loved one from a group of unsavory characters. These events all come after Mya
previously fled the area years before when she disappeared with cash she took
from the production of a snuff film.
Fans of the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic
"The Great Gatsby" will have to wait a little longer to see the new film
adaptation come to light. Warner Brothers announced today that the movie will be
pushed from the original Christmas 2012 release date to summer of
2013.
Despite the delay, the production company
assures fans of the roaring twenties novel that it will be worth the wait.
"Based on what we've seen, [director] Baz Luhrmann's incredible work is all we
anticipated and so much more," Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution
at Warner Bros. said in a statement. "It truly brings Fitzgerald's American
classic to life in a completely immersive, visually stunning and exciting
way."
His statements are reinforced by Veronika
Kwan Vandenberg, president of international distribution, who said, "With this
film [Baz] has done something completely unexpected—making it in 3D—while
capturing the emotion, the intimacy, the power and the spectacle of the time.
The responses we've had to some of the early sneak peeks have been
phenomenal.The Great Gatsby' will be the perfect summer movie around the
world."
Sending Middle-Earth fans into a frenzy,
Peter Jackson has confirmed "The Hobbit" has officially become a trilogy after
announcing on Monday (July 30) plans for a third film instead of the originally
scheduled two.
Sharing the news through his facebook
page, the franchise's director explained, "We know how much of the story of
Bilbo Baggins, the Wizard Gandalf, the Dwarves of Erebor, the rise of the
Necromancer, and the Battle of Dol Guldur will remain untold if we do not take
this chance."
The epic fantasy-adventure tale will
begin this December when the first installment titled "The Hobbit: An Unexpected
Journey" opens with the follow-up film dubbed "The Hobbit: There and Back Again"
due in December 2013.
Now, the pair of highly-anticipated
flicks will be capped off by a third motion picture which is expected to hit
theaters sometime in Summer 2014.
Check out Peter Jackson’s announcement in
it's entirety below:
"It is only at the end of a shoot that
you finally get the chance to sit down and have a look at the film you have
made. Recently Fran, Phil and I did just this when we watched for the first time
an early cut of the first movie – and a large chunk of the second. We were
really pleased with the way the story was coming together, in particular, the
strength of the characters and the cast who have brought them to life. All of
which gave rise to a simple question: do we take this chance to tell more of the
tale? And the answer from our perspective as the filmmakers, and as fans, was an
unreserved ‘yes.’
We know how much of the story of Bilbo
Baggins, the Wizard Gandalf, the Dwarves of Erebor, the rise of the Necromancer,
and the Battle of Dol Guldur will remain untold if we do not take this chance.
The richness of the story of The Hobbit, as well as some of the related material
in the appendices of The Lord of the Rings, allows us to tell the full story of
the adventures of Bilbo Baggins and the part he played in the sometimes
dangerous, but at all times exciting, history of Middle-earth.
So, without further ado and on behalf of
New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Wingnut Films, and
the entire cast and crew of “The Hobbit” films, I’d like to announce that two
films will become three.
It has been an unexpected journey indeed,
and in the words of Professor Tolkien himself, ”a tale that grew in the
telling.”
