Friday, July 30, 2010

Faster - International trailer

After 10 years in prison, Driver (Dwayne Johnson) has a singular focus – to avenge the murder of his brother during the botched bank robbery that led to his imprisonment. Now a free man with a deadly to-do list in hand, he’s finally on his mission…but with two men on his trail – a veteran cop (Billy Bob Thornton) just days from retirement, and a young egocentric hitman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) with a flair for the art of killing and newfound worthy opponent. The hunter is also the hunted. It’s a do or die race to the list’s finish as the mystery surrounding his brother’s murder deepens, and new details emerge along the way hinting that Driver’s list may be incomplete.




Monday, July 26, 2010

Toy Story 3 Smashes UK Box Office Records

Disney/ Pixar’s ‘Toy Story 3’ is well on the way to Infinity and Beyond with its out of this world £21.2 million opening at the UK Box office surpassing its closest rival by almost 30%. The latest movie in the phenomenal ‘Toy Story’ franchise has broken records for The Walt Disney Company whose previous biggest opening was £13.7 million for Pirates 2. ‘Toy Story 3’ is also the second biggest film opening ever in the UK just behind Harry Potter 3, and the biggest July opening to date.



Audiences are flocking to see the film in 3D, which made up a whopping 76% of the total ‘Toy Story 3’ box office. The film’s broad, enduring and timeless appeal was confirmed with roughly a 50/ 50 balance of family and non-family making up the audiences.


All 11 Disney/ Pixar titles have debuted in the #1 position on opening weekends in UK:


‘Toy Story 3’ is Disney/ Pixar’s first £20M+ opening in UK.

‘Toy Story 3’ beat ‘Toy Story 2's opening by 175% (£21.2M vs £7.7M) and Toy Story 1's by 524% (£21.2M vs £3.4M).

‘Toy Story 3’ was Disney/Pixar’s first $100M opening in the US and is Disney/Pixar’s biggest release to date currently at $380M.


The UK public is also showing huge appetite for Toy Story merchandise.


At Disney Store, the Buzz Lightyear Action Figure is forecasted to be the top toy of the year, having already sold over one million units since the release of the first Toy Story film. The new characters from Toy Story 3 are already proving to be best sellers with most Disney Store's having sold out of the Lotso Bear Plush with more having been ordered to meet demand for Christmas.


The ‘Toy Story 3’ Game has taken the UK number 1 spot on all formats with 31,600 games being sold this week, and 49,400 in just 10 days.


Total sales of the Blu-ray and DVDs of Toy Story 1 and 2 in July have already seen a five-fold increase to sales in the whole month of June.

Monsters - Trailer and Quad Poster

Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America.


Soon after, new life forms began to appear there and half of Mexico was quarantined as an INFECTED ZONE. Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain "the creatures"...



Our story begins when a US journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the US border.

Releases 12th November

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Knight & Day - New Clip - Moto Chase clip

Reuniting Hollywood superstars Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, Twentieth Century Fox will release the high-octane summer blockbuster KNIGHT AND DAY on Wednesday August 6th, 2010. The all-star cast is rounded out with Peter Sarsgaard, Maggie Grace, Paul Dano, Marc Blucas, Viola Davis, Jordi Mollà and the film, which was shot in locations all over the world, is directed by James Mangold.


Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz star in the action-comedy KNIGHT AND DAY. During their glamorous, globetrotting and sometimes deadly adventure, nothing and no one – even the now fugitive couple – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the world with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs. trust.

Directed by James Mangold (3:10 to Yuma, Walk the Line, Girl, Interrupted), KNIGHT AND DAY stars Tom Cruise (Mission Impossible franchise, Tropic Thunder, Jerry Maguire) and Cameron Diaz (Charlie’s Angels franchise, There’s Something About Mary,), alongside Peter Sarsgaard (An Education, Orphan), Maggie Grace (TV series ‘Lost’, Taken), Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood, Little Miss Sunshine), Marc Blucas (Meet Dave, First Daughter), Viola Davis (Law Abiding Citizen, State of Play) and Jordi Mollà (Che Part 2, Bad Boys 2).


KNIGHT AND DAY was shot in various locations, including Massachusetts, Spain, Austria, and Jamaica.


Tuesday, July 20, 2010

AVATAR: SPECIAL EDITION - New trailer!

Alpha And Omega - Trailer and Film Stills

What makes for the ultimate road trip? Hitchhiking, truck stops, angry bears, prickly porcupines and a golfing goose with a duck caddy. Just ask Kate and Humphrey, two wolves who are trying to get home after being taken by park rangers and shipped halfway across the country. Humphrey is an Omega wolf, whose days are about quick wit, snappy one-liners and hanging with his motley crew of fun-loving wolves and video-gaming squirrels. Kate is an Alpha: duty, discipline and sleek Lara Croft eye-popping moves fuel her fire. Humphrey's motto - make 'em laugh. Kate's motto - I'm the boss. And they have a thousand miles to go.


Back home rival wolf packs are on the march and conflict is brewing. Only Kate and Humphrey can restore the peace. But first, they have to survive each other.

Release: October 22nd, 2010 in 3D


Monday, July 19, 2010

Twitter Comp

RT this message & link to win 1 of 5 SCI-FI DVD Box Sets to celebrate the release of Splice! More info

To celebrate the release of Splice, produced by Guillermo Del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth), directed by Vincenzo Natali (Cube) and starring Adrian Brody (Predators), which opens in cinema’s across the UK on 23rd July, we have teamed up with Optimum Releasing to give away five box sets of quintessential Fantasy and Sci-fi titles including Pan’s Labyrinth, Total Recall and Stargate.

Clive and Elsa are young, brilliant and ambitious. The new animal species they engineered have made them rebel superstars of the scientific world. In secret, they introduce human DNA into the experiment. The result is something that is greater than the sum of its parts: a female animal-human hybrid that may be a step up on the evolutionary ladder.

All you have to do to win this spectacular Sci-fi box set is RT the competition message located at http://twitter.com/PearlAndDean All Re-Tweets will then be entered into a draw where five lucky winners will be drawn at random from all the RTs.

HOW TO ENTER:


1. Just visit our Twitter Page http://twitter.com/PearlAndDean

2. Re-Tweet our Competition Message, which looks like "Twitter Comp: RT this message & link to win 1 of 5 SCI-FI DVD Box Sets to celebrate the release of Splice! More info"

3. That's it! The five winners will be drawn at random from all the Re-Tweets and contacted via Twitter's Direct Message facility with details on how to claim their prize.



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•The closing date for entry to this prize draw is: 02 August 2010 16:00

•NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

•Winners will be randomly selected from all eligible correct entries by a member of the Pearl & Dean Marketing department.

•All qualifying entrants who answer the questions correctly will be placed into a free prize draw.

•Automated/Bulk entries and entries from third parties will not be entered into the draw and will be disqualified.

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•The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

•The competition is open to residents of the UK & ROI only.

•Entrants under 18 years of age must seek permission from parent or guardian before entering the competition.

•Prize for 5xWinners:  Pan’s Labyrinth, Total Recall and Stargate on DVD.

•There is no cash alternative. Colours and packaging may vary from the images shown.

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•The competition is not open to anyone associated with Pearl & Dean Cinemas Ltd and Optimum Releasing.

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TOY STORY 3 - New Clips and UK Premiere Photos

Yesterday in London’s Leicester Square it was the UK premiere of Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3. The event was attended by Director Lee Unkrich and Producer Darla K. Anderson as well as characters Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Jessie the Cowgirl and many other guests on the Lego carpet.







Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Sony Pictures Presents The UK’s Karate Kid


Sony Pictures UK is delighted to announce the nationwide search for the UK’s Karate Kid is now over; and high kicking into first place is Jack Griffiths, aged 11, from Sheffield.


In addition to this prestigious honour, Jack has won £5000 for his martial arts club, plus the chance to meet the stars of the feature film, Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith at the star studded premiere in London, Thursday 15th July 2010.


The winner was chosen from a plethora of entries, submitted as part of a national campaign on social networking site Facebook, to find the individual who best embodied the themes and principles from the film, karate and martial arts.



Entrants were asked to provide a short video demonstrating their ability, alongside an explanation of why they should be the UK’s Karate Kid. The three other outstanding finalists Mohammed Salih (17 years from London), Mark Royle (10 years from Manchester) and Niall Erskine (8 years from Horsham) will also accompany Jack on the red carpet this week.



Launched in association with the English Karate Federation, parents, guardians and coaches were asked to upload a video of a competitor aged up to 17 performing a karate or martial arts demo, accompanied by a 300-word explanation of why the competitor should be the UK’s ‘Karate Kid’. Once all entries had been submitted and the final 10 established, the competition was open to public voting where a shortlist of 4 competitors were chosen via the Facebook page.

Monday, July 12, 2010

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - Three clips!

With the next chapter in the Twilight series now released in cinemas nationwide here are three clips from the movie to help you celebrate :-)







Thursday, July 08, 2010

AVATAR: SPECIAL EDITION - IN UK CINEMAS 27TH AUGUST

Twentieth Century Fox and James Cameron today announced that AVATAR: SPECIAL EDITION will be released in cinemas on Friday, 27th August, in a limited engagement and exclusively in Digital 3D and IMAX 3D.

This version of Cameron’s history-making and groundbreaking epic will include more than eight minutes of new footage. Since – and largely as of result of -- AVATAR’s release last December, the number of available digital 3D screens has exploded, and moviegoers who missed experiencing the film in 3D will now have that opportunity.

Commented James Cameron: "Audiences repeatedly told me they wanted more of Pandora, and wished they could have stayed there longer. So we’re making that possible. AVATAR: SPECIAL EDITION will be exclusively in 3D, and will have eight minutes of never before seen footage, including new creatures and action scenes. Whether you already love the movie, or you've never seen it, with this Special Edition, you'll be seeing it like never before."

Commented Fox Filmed Entertainment chairmen and CEOs, Jim Gianopulos and Tom Rothman: “AVATAR: SPECIAL EDITION is especially gratifying, because not only has AVATAR become one of the most beloved films in history, but after its initial theatrical release, we have been inundated with requests to re-release the film in theaters in 3D. Equally important, we’re thrilled that Jim Cameron is able to give audiences even more of what they loved about AVATAR.”

The Oscar® and Golden Globe® winning epic is the highest grossing film of all time, taking in over $2.7 billion in worldwide box office. It is also the top-selling Blu-ray disc of all time. Director James Cameron takes audiences to a spectacular world beyond imagination, where a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption and discovery as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization. AVATAR delivers a fully immersive cinematic experience of a new kind, where the revolutionary technology invented to make the film disappears into the emotion of the characters and the epic nature of the story.

Wednesday, July 07, 2010

The Green Hornet - International Trailer

A classic character of film, television, radio, and comic books returns to the big screen in Columbia Pictures' feature film The Green Hornet, starring Seth Rogen as the vigilante crime-fighter.

The film will be directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) from a screenplay written by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (Superbad, Pineapple Express), based upon "Green Hornet" radio series created by George W. Trendle.

Monday, July 05, 2010

Lots and lots of stills from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse!

Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob — knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life.

 

Friday, July 02, 2010

Let Me In - Trailer - Chloe Moretz (Hit Girl from Kick-Ass)

Chloe Moretz (Hit Girl from Kick-Ass) stars as Abby, a secretive 12-year old girl, who moves next door to Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Road). Owen is a social outcast who is viciously bullied at school and in his loneliness, forms a profound bond with his new neighbour. Owen can’t help noticing that Abby is like no one he has ever met before. As a string of grisly murders occupy the town, Owen has to confront the reality that this seemingly innocent girl is really a savage vampire.


Let Me In, a haunting and provocative thriller written and directed by filmmaker Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) and produced by legendary British horror brand Hammer Films, is an astonishing coming-of-age story between a young girl and an alienated young boy unlike any other you have seen. Based on the best-selling Swedish novel Lat den Ratte Komma (Let The Right One In) by John Ajvide Lindqvist, and the highly-acclaimed film of the same name, Let Me In takes audiences straight to the troubled heart of adolescent longing and loneliness.

Written for the Screen and Directed by Matt Reeves

Produced by Simon Oakes, Nigel Sinclair, Guy East, Donna Gigliotti, Alex Brunner, John Nordling and Carl Molinder.


LET ME IN will open in cinemas across the UK October 2010


PREDATORS - New Stills

Released on Thursday 8th July, this is a bold new chapter in the Predator universe, shot under the creative auspices of Robert Rodriguez, stars Adrien Brody as Royce, a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors who come to realise they’ve been brought together on an alien planet... as prey. With the notable exception of a disgraced physician, they are all cold-blooded killers – mercenaries, Yakuza, convicts, death squad members – human “predators” that are now being systemically hunted and eliminated by a new breed of alien predators.
 


Andrew Garfield Cast as Peter Parker in Columbia Pictures' Next Installment of 'Spider-Man'

After a comprehensive worldwide casting search, Andrew Garfield has been chosen to portray Peter Parker when Spider-Man swings back onto the screen in 3D on July 3, 2012. The new film will begin production in early December directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt. Laura Ziskin and Avi Arad will produce the film from Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios.



Today’s confirmation culminates what has been one of the most eagerly anticipated casting announcements in recent memory. Bloggers, pop culture speculators, and everyday fans have pored over and analyzed every conceivable online rumor in an attempt to discover the identity of the next actor to play Peter Parker. Garfield will immediately begin preparing for the coveted role.


The Spider-Man franchise is one of the most successful in film history and the three previous motion pictures have collectively grossed more than $2.5 billion in worldwide box office.


On selecting Garfield, director Marc Webb said, “Though his name may be new to many, those who know this young actor’s work understand his extraordinary talents. He has a rare combination of intelligence, wit, and humanity. Mark my words, you will love Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker.”


Commenting on the announcement, Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Matt Tolmach, President of Columbia Pictures said, “Spider-Man is a classic superhero -- a young man who balances his responsibility to serve humanity and crush evil with the shyness and normalcy of someone struggling to find himself. The role demands an extraordinary actor. You need someone who can magically transform himself from Peter Parker into Spider-Man. An actor who will depict the vulnerability of youth and the strength and confidence of a legendary figure at the same moment. We have found that actor in Andrew Garfield. From the first time we saw him in the upcoming film The Social Network, to his glorious screen test, which floored all of us, we knew that we had found our new Peter Parker.”


Producer Avi Arad added, “I’m incredibly excited about Andrew Garfield. In the Spider-Man tradition, we were looking for a smart, sensitive, and cool new Peter Parker who can inspire us and make us laugh, cry, and cheer. We believe we have found the perfect choice to take on this role and lead us into the future.”


Producer Laura Ziskin said, “We are thrilled to have Andrew Garfield for this new incarnation of Spider-Man under Marc Webb’s direction. We were fortunate enough to meet with a group of fantastically talented young men. In the end, we all agreed that in addition to being an extraordinary actor, Andrew had the right mix of humor, youth, and pathos, along with an underlying sense of strength and power necessary to bring Peter Parker and Spider-Man to life on screen.”


The selection of Garfield was revealed at a press event in Cancun, Mexico for international journalists attending a media tour promoting upcoming films from Sony Pictures Entertainment. B-roll footage of the announcement will be available shortly.


Garfield is fast becoming one of the most respected and sought-after young actors working in the industry today. In a short career, spanning only five years, he has already been directed by, and starred alongside, some of the greatest names and received a BAFTA for a role that won him international praise.


Garfield most recently worked with director David Fincher on the upcoming film The Social Network. He previously starred for Spike Jonze on his robot love story I’m Here, which premiered at Sundance this year. He plays the lead male opposite Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan in Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go, due for release later this year.


Other notable screen credits include Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus playing opposite Christopher Plummer, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law and the late Heath Ledger, Robert Redford’s Lions For Lambs, where he starred alongside Redford, Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep; Revolution Films’ “Red Riding Trilogy – 1974” directed by Julian Jarrold, where he lead a stellar cast including Rebecca Hall and David Morrissey, and his unforgettable portrayal of a young ex-con in John Crowley’s “Boy A,” for which he earned the best actor BAFTA in 2008.


Garfield’s career began in theatre and in 2006 his performances in “Beautiful Thing” (Sound Space/Kit Productions), “The Overwhelming,” and “Burn / Chatroom / Citizenship” (Royal National Theatre) won him the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard awards and the Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer at the Critics Circle Theatre Awards. Other notable theatre credits include “Romeo and Juliet” (Manchester Royal Exchange) and “Kes” (Manchester Royal Exchange), for which he received the Most Promising Newcomer Award at the Manchester Evening News Awards 2004.