London Game For Shoots Throughout Olympics

As London prepares to welcome the 2012 Summer season Olympics, the citys film and media agency wants filmmakers to knowmovie customers are welcome. FilmLondon is creating a single online gateway the first time andstreamlining the using process for productions striving to shoot inside the capital.Film London’s Microsite (internet.filmlondon.org.uk/filmingin2012) provides you with advice forovercominglogistical challenges through the Games which come from late This summer time. The Olympic improvements are meant to send an email for the global industry that London can be obtained to filmmakers with the whole of 2012, Adrian Wootton, Leader of Film London as well as the British Film Commission, mentioned in the news release. London Mayor Boris Manley added: Film production produces over 860 million for London each year and you need to attract major stars in the movie making firmament throughout next season, through which causes it to be really quite simple to film here.

Bad News, Julia Roberts: Mirror, Mirror's Online Praise Might Be Studio-Generated

Last week, you and I watched the first trailer for Tarsem Singh’s Mirror, Mirror in slack-jawed horror. (After all, aren’t Snow White adaptations supposed to be about the titular princess and not Julia Roberts’s aging concerns, Bollywood dance numbers and Armie Hammer’s impression of a dog?) Surprisingly though, not all of the Internet’s feedback was negative. A few brave souls commented on the Relativity trailer enthusiastically — and now MovieMavericks.com is claiming that some of those suspicious thumbs-up reviews came from the same source. MovieMavericks.com points out that several “strangely optimistic comments” posted to their own Mirror, Mirror trailer write-up originated from the same IP address. Upon Google-searching those comments, MovieMavericks discovered that the same IP address user had posted the same positive reviews on other movie websites — leading them to believe that either A) There is just a very dedicated Brooklyn-based Tarsem Singh fan who is hellbent on raising the bar for Mirror, Mirror buzz. Or B) The studio (or a party involved with the film) is having someone do some web damage control on the atrocious-looking trailer. Among the copied and pasted positive remarks that MovieMavericks.com cites: · “Julia Roberts is going to be awesome as the Evil Queen. She’s such a good actress!” · “Definitely seeing this with my boyfriend! Can’t wait to see Lily Collins in action!!” · “Tareem [sic] Singh makes awesome movies. Immortals was amazing and this will be too.” For the record, the only positive comments that the trailer received when Movieline posted it last week were from user Laurietimes2 (“Count me in!!!”) and Rom Issy (“Beautiful scenery and costumes, fairytale story and a comedy? That rocks. In.”). Most commenters only had negative feedback though, exclaiming “AHAHAHAHAHA…oh wait, you mean it’s not a comedy?” or comparing it to a “90s ABC Disney TV-Movie musical” and calling Lily Collins’s Snow White “a plain looking woman with Dan Hedaya eyebrows!” Do you think that the strangely positive remarks about a trailer that looks exceptionally bad is studio-related? Please let me know in the comments section below after watching Julia Roberts, Lily Collins and Armie Hammer in the Mirror, Mirror trailer. Maybe you’ll discover that the film is “definitely worth seeing” upon second viewing. · Mirror, Mirror Astroturfing — Who’s Behind It? [MovieMavericks.com] via Who’s Faking ‘Mirror Mirror’ Praise? Hmm [Deadline]

Astro Ready For His X Factor Comeback

First Published: November 22, 2011 4:18 PM EST Credit: FOX Caption Astro and Steve Jones on The X Factor on November 17, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Teenage rapper Astro returns to The X Factor stage on Tuesday, just one week after he was saved from elimination. And after an advisory session with his mentor, L.A. Reid, and fellow judge Simon Cowell, the teen promises hes coming back strong. They all gave me great advice, Astro told Access Hollywood on Monday. They just told me to keep my head up and Im gonna work with that throughout the rest of the competition. Last week on the show, Astro nearly didnt perform for the judges vote, after the 15-year-old had his confidence knocked by his bottom 2 placement. Many were wondering what show host Steve Jones whispered to the young man as he was getting booed by a boisterous audience, and critiqued by the judges, but Astro said he was so in the moment, the memory of Steves words escapes him. I dont really remember. I didnt really care in the moment. I was just focused on, Am I going through or not? he told Access. The teen phenom says hes grown from the experience and it even benefited his Twitter follower count. I feel this is better. Its weird because like after the incident happened after my Muhammad Ali moment on stage my followers went up by 20,000. And Im getting like 1,000 followers a day and Im getting great advice from my all my supporters. Im excited, he said. Astro said hell perform on Tuesday with his followers in mind. This song Im performing this week is dedicated to those people my Astronauts, Team Astro and mainly hip-hop [fans], he said. The X Factor airs at 8/7 C on FOX. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Michael Fassbender's Naked 'Shame' Is Ideal For 'Members Only'

Whenever an actress near A-list status appears fully naked in the movie, some weirdness is for certain to follow along with. Such might be the problem for Michael Fassbender, the short-rising star of those films as "X-Males: Top ClassInch and "Prometheus." Beyond people large-budget spectacles, he's lately been turning up in quieter indie fare, including "Shame," an NC-17 drama where Fassbender stars just like a sex addict and stays an effective volume of screen time bearing much not just his soul. Following his nude appearance in "Shame," Fassbender has apparently become quite the expert on on-screen nudity. That's what we should discovered inside the latest edition of After Several hours -- correctly titled "People Only" -- where Fassbender was designated with identifying numerous his actor contemporaries based on their... well, you understand. Observe Fassbender completed pressurized inside our latest After Several hours!

Top Gaming Agent Leaves CAA for UTA

Ophir Lupu, the first kind co-mind of CAA's gaming department as well as an agent there, has became a member of UTA.He'll mind UTA's game titles practice. At CAA, Lupu symbolized gaming designers and designers such asKen Levine (BioShock), Patrice Desilets (Assassin's Creed) and High cliff Bleszinski (Gears of War). Younger crowd symbolized gaming companiesValhalla Galleries (Devil's Third),Crytek (Homefront 2) and Klei Entertainment (Shank). In The month of january, Lupu orchestrated buying of indie gaming studio Area/Code by Zynga, the creator of hits FarmVille and CityVille. "Ophir's achievements are tremendous, and the vision of in which the games clients are going makes mtss is a thrilling chance for UTA," stated Jeremy Zimmer, UTA co-founder and controlling director inside a statement. "We feel he and the clients will thrive within our collaborative culture." UTA's gaming department signifies game designers, marketers for example Ea, and technology companies including Nyko and Playcast. Email: Daniel.Burns@THR.com Twitter: @DanielNMiller CAA UTA Game Titles

Beaufoy Writing Hunger Games Sequel?

Lionsgate is after his servicesClearly confident that The Hunger Games will tap its built-in, book-fed audience to deliver solid box office returns, Lionsgate is making sure the machine is up and running to keep on pumping out cinematic adaptations. A key part of that is getting a script ready for the second instalment, Catching Fire, and the studio is now trying to hire 127 Hours scriptwriter Simon Beaufoy to make that happen.According to Deadline, the original plan was for Hunger Games co-writer/director Gary Ross to take on the task, but he's understandably a little busy putting the finishing touches to the film in advance of its March 23 release date.While Games author Suzanne Collins also collaborated on the first movie's screenplay (which then got some polishing from Billy Ray), it would appear that Lionsgate is looking outside the original team to at least get the early drafts written. Though it's likely that Collins will once more get plenty of input.Mild spoiler alert here for anyone who has yet to read either of the first two books: Catching Fire finds Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) punished for their defiance by being forced to compete in a special 75th staging of the games where they must compete against past winners.As of right now, Beaufoy's involvement is still closer to rumour status, since no official talks have taken place. And if you've yet to see the trailer for the first film, you can see it right here.

Shawn Stockmans Sing-Off Blog: The Companies & Destroyers In Hollywood

First Launched: November 16, 2011 2:47 PM EST Credit: Getty Premium La, Calif. -- Caption Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Males undertaking through the Rachael Ray Show at Pats King of Meat in Philadelphia, PA., August 30, 2011Wow, this type of questionable week! Im in Japan at this time around therefore i required to watch the show from this level. Incidentally, I obtained an chance to visit the city of Sendai, where epicenter in the large quake was as well as the tsunami that adopted on March 11. To witness the communal feeling and the way resilient individuals listed below are is actually inspiring which i had been honored to own been welcomed here together with your memorable warmth! Now, since the competition can get closer to the best 3, it'll get progressively more intense, as well as the margin of error is extremely slim! The critiques become a bit more meticulous, for which is at risk can be a existence changing recording contract while using giant record company The brand new the new sony. Because of the choices my co-idol idol judges which i made on who was simply removed within the show, these past handful of episodes were checked out by lots of, which for your record, we appear to understand is simply work hazard and they come in the territory. Plenty of you asked for me in my Twitter page, some with pronounced irateness I'd add, lol, Exactly how should we showed up at our options? Ill try to describe it fireproof as you can: Inside the initial few episodes, as in comparison towards the ladder ones, its pretty apparent. Though every group is amazing, its apparent to us which has more depth of area to experience a long-term inside the competition. Since the days continue, and Ill speak only for myself, I aim to find the crowd who although sing a cappella, since with a particular reason for year everyone around the program is damn good, but who is able to translate adequate the general public will buy their record. I look for an appeal overall, together with an organization which i've the people will communicate with instantly, not just musically, but personally! Now music generally is subjective, and nowadays it's very difficult to sell records of any type so That does not mean our options will be perfect. Reason for fact, once you are in a position to the ultimate five, normally such groups surely could have a prosperous career inside the music biz! Nonetheless its a few things i see in those days. Here's an example, Vocal Point is certainly an incredible quantity of males from Provo, Utah that nailed mainly EVERY performance! They were creative, fun to check out as well as the women loved them. My only problem in the event you even desire to think of it as that's their front guy place. You really didnt have a very stand out a few males who might have been the facial skin in the group. Their cohesiveness was their gift in addition to their curse, because in my opinion there wasnt someone who totally different from the machine! Wonderful that being mentioned, I still feel there's a go at being amazing recording artists and artists. However when you perform a comparison for the other groups inside the competition, In my opinion you'll learn how it is I'm speaking about. Thats a trade secret I merely gave you, and this blog will self-destruct in a few seconds. Before it'll, I felt the need to take advantage from the space Access Hollywood has given me to philosophize on the couple of a few things i consider throughout my travels (refuse to, I appear as being a lonely hunter or something like that like this). Anyway Ever witness a kid enjoy LEGOS? To witness a youthful child put a great deal thought and time to creating something is actually awe-inspiring! You will see the pleasure they get of the numerous single piece they stack inside their visionary formation the chunky yellow ones, the small petite red-colored-colored ones, the half-moon created blue ones, all in perfect symmetry to create what this child is creating within the ideas within the beautiful mind. When its finally complete, when the LEGO masterpiece features its own last and final component carefully complied, ever see another child come and kick over that creation! The youthful architect instantly evolves tears within the eyes, angry, yet also hurt that a person would do this kind of mean and evil factor! The simple truth is instantly brought to emerged within the interaction between two children. That the simple truth is, around, you will discover Companies and DESTROYERS! I have been lucky enough to get be around both finishes in the yin as well as the yang! One can learn from both, basically the best way to be and the way Not to be!! Personally, i'm inspired by companies because of their concentrate on detail in addition to their capacity to produce something from nothing! To witness several males and girls around the tv series construct harmony from absolutely nothing to create a appear that can bring the on looker of millions to numerous feelings is amazing and never tiring to find out! To check out my partner in some manner possess a household together and also have time to ensure Im cared for, to seeing my mother raise FIVE kids practically manually, to my father never flailing within the values in succeeding as positive in whatever result in choose to get familiar with, to seeing my own, personal group people to use it after we develop most likely the most amazing music Ive heard, Ive been fortunate to get along with greatness nearly all my existence! Companies! The primary one factor everybody has to keep is that they have that which you call, TALENT, SKILL, the capacity to actually take action that benefits others naturally! To gold gold coin my own, personal phrase, lol, people who destroy are often TALENTLESS, and MAD relating to this! Take a look around, and you'll see based on that definition which team you should devote your precious attention and time for you to, in many areas of existence! Build or destroy, are you going to! -SHAWN Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

South Park Restored for 3 More Seasons

South Park That crazy grade-school quartet of South Park will probably be stirring up trouble not under three more seasons. MMM-kay? Trey Parker and Matt Stone have showed up in a completely new deal to continue cable's longest-running animated series, Comedy Central introduced Wednesday. Occupy Wall Street heads to South Park Meaning the Peabody- and Emmy-winning series will probably be round the air through 2016 and get its 20th season. Parker and Stone - who tackle topical humor while using best on television - is constantly on the create, direct and edit each episode, much like they have since the series started in 1997. South Park designers investigated with the Chapel of Scientology? "The collective genius of Matt and Trey knows no bounds," Comedy Central Leader Michele Ganeless mentioned. "Each week and season after season they still surprise and delight South Park fans ... We're thrilled the adventures of Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman continues through 2016." For part, Parker and Stone mentioned: "South Park can be a blast which we can not wait to produce more." Just taken, the show was restored through 2013. Which latest news puts the kibosh on any gossips the duo gives within the show - especially thinking about their Broadway hit It of Mormon, which won nine Tonys including Best Musical in June.

Breaking Dawns Taylor Lautner & Rachelle Lefervre On Which Theyd Camping Per Week To Determine

First Released: November 15, 2011 1:04 AM EST Credit: Getty Images Caption Taylor Lautner gets to The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning - Part 1 at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, La, on November 14, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- For five lengthy days (and five cold nights), fans from the Twilight Saga camped in downtown La for that premiere of Breaking Beginning Part 1, but can there be something that might get stars Taylor Lautner or Rachelle Lefervre hitting the roads for any week? Honestly, no, Taylor told Access Hollywoods Rob Robinson when she requested in the films premiere on Monday evening if there is anything hed camping out for any week to determine. The nearest factor I'd get it done for is perfect for my winning super bowl team or my personal favorite athlete. I'd not camping out per week, Taylor added. Tom Brady you aren't worthwhile. Im sorry! I really like you, though. For Robert, he stated it would need to be considered a very large prize to obtain him over sleeping the cold. No unless of course you receive something free from it, he chuckled. Maybe for your, but thats about this. Mondays lengthy-looked forward to premiere offered the heavens and Hollywood Twi-Hards like Ashley Tisdale and Jennifer Love Hewitt their first chance to determine Breaking Beginning Part 1, but when the time comes for individuals steamy love moments between Bella and Edward, Robert stated hes unsure he is able to handle watching all of them with an audience. Ill most likely have remaining, the Brit told Rob, when she requested him how he likely to respond to his steamy moments with Billy Burke in the film premiere. For Kristen, she hadnt even developed an agenda. Its funny, I havent considered that, she stated. You will find a few little moments like this within this [movie]. Well observe how I fare. I'll be hot and afraid, but thats OK. And spend be also in discomfort. Kristen revealed around the red-colored carpet she hurt herself again while filming Snow Whitened and also the Huntsman. I hurt my feet on Snow Whitened, obviously, because I actually do that to myself constantly, she shrugged. I had been playing around on Snow Whitened, and I am inclined to hurt myself after i get really into stuff and that i made it happen again, she further described. Its not too shabby. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Beginning Part 1 hits theaters on November 18. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Contender: 'Super 8'

'Super 8'If this year's newly elastic best-picture race allows a summer blockbuster to slip in, Paramount's alien-invasion thriller "Super 8" could well be the prime beneficiary. Greeted in June with largely admiring notices and a better-than-expected $127 million domestic gross, this unusual passion project found writer-director J.J. Abrams embarking on a unique professional and spiritual collaboration with producer Steven Spielberg, paying affectionate tribute to classics like "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "E.T." (That both films were up for multiple Oscars has to be considered a good omen.)A reliable Par hitmaker socking over his first non-franchise outing, Abrams imbues the film with a deeply personal touch that never gets lost amid the impressive visual effects, the often seat-rattling sound design and the enchantingly retro art direction, re-creating a classically Spielbergian small town circa 1979.In a fairly slim year for kudo-worthy scripts not based on published material, Abrams' inventive synthesis of innumerable sci-fi and coming-of-age touchstones could well bend the Academy's definition of "original screenplay." And while "Super 8" isn't the sort of picture that draws attention for its acting, many critics singled out the remarkably poised and poignant supporting turn of Elle Fanning, ably demonstrating that for the part of a talented young actress, it helps to cast one.Release date: June 10ParamountRead the Variety review Contact Justin Chang at justin.chang@variety.com

The 20 Worst Movie Mistakes in History: Family Edition

Because you so enjoyed reading about the 15 Worst Movie Mistakes in History, Moviefone is happy to bring you the 20 Worst Movie Mistakes in History: Family Edition. Check out the list ahead for some of the most egregious errors in your favorite family films. (Once again, a big thanks to MovieMistakes.com, who in addition to helping us with this post, have a database full of, well, mistakes made in movies.) The 20 Worst Movie Mistakes in History: Family Edition 'Aladdin''Toy Story 2''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets''Beauty and the Beast''The Wizard of Oz''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory''Matilda''High School Musical 2''Ghostbusters''It's a Wonderful Life''Home Alone 2''Miracle on 34th Street''Honey, I Blew Up the Kid''The Karate Kid''The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe''The Little Mermaid''Cheaper By the Dozen''Back to the Future''Back to the Future''Spy Kids' See All Moviefone Galleries » [All photos courtesy of MovieMistakes.com] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Brett Ratner's Apologies: The Ultimate Stand

By John Mitchell Brett Ratner is presently on some type of apology tour after having an anti-gay slur throughout an problem-and-answer session while marketing "Tower Heist." His latest atonement, undertaking a proper apology and also the resignation as producer of next year's Oscars, is, like Tracy Morgan before him, to synergy with GLAAD to "convene public discussions featuring leaders inside the entertainment industry about marketing fair and accurate inclusions of LGBT people and tales." "Once we sitting lower with Brett today, he made an appearance very sincere within the desire to make use of this experience in order to begin speaking against anti-gay language in popular culture, Herndon Graddick, GLAAD's senior director of Programs and Communications, mentioned in the statement. That's all good and, clearly, it's admirable that he's just a little responsibility for saying something as foolish as "Testing is ideal for f**s." But seriously. How come nobody calling this individual around the relaxation of the things that he's been proclaiming that he needs to be apologizing for? Namely the misogynistic and racist remarks he gained about Olivia Munn and Lindsay Lohan. Let's start with the grossest of all the frat-guy trash this dude has offered up recently. Within a telephone call to Howard Stern's radio show, Ratner joined rather graphic detail about his relationship getting a "very youthful" Lindsay Lohan. He boasted about undertaking dental sex on Lohan, saying, "I'm possibly the best on earth,In . adding they know he's the most effective "since they cry." More youthful crowd recognized he'd Lohan examined for STDs just before the 2 rested together in 2006 you understand, when she was 20 which he was 37. "Before I've intercourse getting a woman, I really do do one strange factor, Ratner told Stern. I really do take em for the physician and search em out. Im as being a cootie freak. Im a germaphobe. Im a hypochondriac. Before The year progresses completely, I send the woman for the physician and search them for everything. My physician features a test to see if you'll probably catch something afterwards even. For your record, Lohan came back clean. Should not you be very glad you will be aware? He ongoing to recount how Lohan later found him in bed mattress getting a Victoria's Secret model as well as the two experienced a fight over him. In the separate but equally stylish and appropriate conversation on G4's "Attack in the Show," Ratner copped to being the not named director stated in Olivia Munn's book "Suck It, Question Lady: The Misadventures from the Hollywood Geek," acknowledging he "knocked her a few occasions" but did not remember who she was when she later showed up to audition for him. He did, however, deny Munn's account he masturbated before her while eating a shrimp cocktail, but really didn't undertake her charge he was, er, packing a shrimp that belongs to them. While all the sex discuss Munn and Lohan is patently tasteless, it's another quote about Munn which get under my skin more. "We used so far Olivia Munn when she was Lisa. That was the problem,Inch he told "AOTS" host Kevin Pereira. "She wasn't Asian in individuals days.Inch What? His point, I suppose, is always that Munn now allegedly plays up her race like it's some type of Hollywood wild card. That possibly it's some type of joke when she does research on "The Daily Show" becasue it is "Senior Asian Correspondent" because it wasn't listed just like a talent on her behalf account resume when he first met "Lisa." This can be a pretty crazy step to toss available so offhandedly, yes? At first, I figured the Academy made the wrong choice in giving Ratner the reins round the finest evening in Hollywood. He's a financially effective director, yes, but more youthful crowd features a well-deserved status for frat boy antics and lowbrow humor, neither that have devote the Academy awards. Say what you need to in regards to the Oscars namely that they may be boring but they're not lowbrow and given Ratner's recent string of public misfires, specifically those he's not apologized for, "lowbrow" is almost really the only word we could consider to describe the almost-Oscar producer. Reveal what you consider inside the comments section and also on Twitter!

Herman Cain Denies Sexual Harassment Allegations on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live': 'We're Taking This Head On'

Ethan Miller/Getty Images Herman Cain kept his promise to appear on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday night, only hours after a fourth woman came forward to accuse make sexual harassment allegations against the Republican presidential candidate.our editor recommendsHerman Cain Blames Journalists for Sexual Harassment DramaDonald Trump Accuses Jon Stewart of 'Racist Rant' about Herman Cain (Video)Condoleezza Rice on CBS 'Early Show': Herman Cain Should Not Play 'Race Card'Jon Huntsman's Daughters Parody Herman Cain Ads in YouTube Campaign (Video)GOP Presidential Candidate Herman Cain's Campaign Bio Hits Amazon Top 10Lawrence O'Donnell Under Fire for Herman Cain Interview (Video)Herman Cain Responds to Jon Stewart's Stereotyped Black Dialect: 'Words Are Not Going to Hurt Me' (Video) In the interview -- which alternated between humorous and serious -- Cain continued to deny the accusations in the wake of Sharon Bialek's press conference with attorney Gloria Allred during which Bialek urged Cain to "just admit what you did, admit that you were inappropriate to people." PHOTOS: Best Presidents in Film and Television She accused him of putting "his hand on my leg, under my skirt and reached for my genitals. He also grabbed my head and brought it toward his crotch." Cain said he watched the press conference. "We watched it because we didn't even know that this whole thing about Woman No. 4 was going to even come out, so that was a surprise," he said, as reported by Politico. "At least it wasn't one of the many that have the first name anonymous so now this one actually had a name and a face so we watched to see what it was and who it was and we are dealing with it and tomorrow we're going to have a press conference. Oh, yeah, we are going to have a press conference. We're taking this head on." PHOTOS: Actors Who've Played Politicians Cain added that his wife, Gloria, also watched the press conference, and he called her immediately afterward with "steam coming out of my ears" and called Bialek's account "totally fabricated." "I was listening very closely and then when it was all over with, I said, well I know what we got to do because there's not an ounce of truth in all of these accusations and my team is putting this stuff together," he said. "That is why I'm willing to do a press conference tomorrow to set the record straight." Cain, who recently said he was through talking about the allegations, explained that he will continue to address any new "firestorms" that pop up. "I will talk about any and all future firestorms because here's one thing people know about Herman Cain: I'm in it to win it and I'm not going to be discouraged," he said. PHOTOS: Democrats and Republicans' Favorite Movies Bialek is the fourth woman in a week to come forward alleging inappropriate behavior on Cain's part. Politico reported last week that two women alleged harassment against Cain while he was president of the National Restaurant Assn. in the 1990s. Those women reportedly signed agreements with the group that gave them financial payouts to leave their jobs and also prevents them from talking about the situation. A third former employee came forward Wednesday, saying she considered filing a workplace complaint over what she considered aggressive and unwanted behavior by Cain in the 1990s. She said the behavior included a private invitation to his corporate apartment. Meanwhile, Cain's wife was scheduled to appear on Fox News' On the Record With Greta Van Susteren on Friday night, but canceled the night before. She has intentionally kept a low profile throughout the campaign. Jimmy Kimmel Politics Herman Cain

5 Feasible Storylines for the Where's Waldo Movie

In an age of Battleship movies and Carmen Sandiego features, it’s no surprise that another kid-friendly nostalgia icon, the bespectacled title traveler of Where’s Waldo, is purportedly getting his own movie. MGM bought the rights to Waldo, and that could mean a feature adaptation of the smiley boulevardier’s exploits is in our near future. I don’t know how a man in a striped shirt who gets lost in crowds can sustain an audience’s attention for a full movie, but here are five possible storylines I’d tolerate. 1. Waldo must track down his brother Odlaw, a tacky schemer whose black-and-yellow ensemble is aesthetically inferior to Waldo’s classic red-and-whites. Odlaw has run off to Europe with Waldo’s life savings, and Waldo must find him in unbelievably crowded cityscapes before he spends it all on black-and-yellow real estate. 2. Waldo ditches his soulmate Wilma for a flashy adventurer named Carmen Sandiego. They have a lot in common: They both love globetrotting, being hard to find, and well-fitted red garments. The only problem? She’s a notorious con artist and thief, and he’s just a sexless cipher in straight-cut blue jeans. Can Waldo, who just wants to blend in at the Louvre, sustain a relationship with a woman who wants to steal the whole Louvre? 3. It’s a sad Christmas for Waldo as his family loses sight of him inside the local candy cane factory. Is that him behind some red and white storage bins? Are those his glasses peeking out from under an American flag? In the end, the holiday is saved as Waldo and his family fly to North Pole, discover the real meaning of Christmas, and get lost in a Santa hat factory. 4. Waldo, an underpaid lackey at an accounting firm (of endlessly repetitive cubicles and characters), is greeted in a dreamy haze by Wizard Whitebeard, who promises to show Waldo the world and save him from his humdrum existence. He takes the young troubadour to the Great Wall of China, crowded beaches, and the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona. So many people to meet! So much adventure! But Waldo realizes that he’s just too feeble for glamorous travel, so he clutches his walking stick and asks to be taken home to his sweatered dog Woof. 5. No plot. Just moviegoers staring at a grim red and white-striped screen, searching for an original idea somewhere in each frame. MGM finds rights to ‘Where’s Waldo’ [Variety]

Screen Media Acquires Greta Gerwig's 'The Dish and also the Spoon' (Exclusive)

Screen Media Films, recognized for little movies with large talents (like Maggie Gyllenhaal in Laurie Collyer's Sherrybaby), has acquired Alison Bagnall's The Dish and also the Spoon, which star Greta Gerwig shot soon after her Spirit Award-nominated breakout performance in Greenberg.our editor recommendsThe Dish & the Spoon: Movie ReviewGreta Gerwig, Adam Brody to star in 'Damsels in Distress'Greta Gerwig, Alison Pill Join Woodsy Allen Movie Olly Alexander (Vibrant Star) also stars within the movie, which focuses on a lady who, after her husband confesses for an affair, embarks with an unconventional romance having a stranded British teenage she finds out stranded around the beach. "A fragile brief-encounter indie occur the aftermath of unfaithfulness," authored The Hollywood Reporter's John DeFore from the Dish and also the Spoon's March SXSW premiere. "The film has art-house potential and may enhance the profile of costar Olly Alexander." Bagnall, an AFI alum who started because the author of Zoysia ཾ, will screen the film in AFI's 2011 Youthful People in america section. After NY Occasions critic Manohla Dargis'Greenberg review stated Gerwig "may be the definitive screen actress of her generation," Gerwig started landing roles such high-profile films as Nero Fiddled by Woodsy Allen, also on the career upswing. The Dish and also the Spoon can come on VOD and DVD at the begining of 2012. The offer was brokered with Josh Braun of Submarine Entertainment and Suzanne Blech, leader of Screen Media Films. Related Subjects Greta Gerwig

Apocalyptic thriller 'The Day' sells to U.K., France

Released: Got married., November. 2, 2011, 1:20pm PTBy DIANA LODDERHOSE LONDON Entertainment You've clicked on up rights to Doug Aarniokoski's publish-apocalyptic thriller "Your DayInch for Blighty, France, Scandinavia and Nigeria. Pic, that's being looked worldwide by Content Film Intl. which is getting its market preem within the American Film Market, appeared to become acquired by Nettai Museum for Japan. Luke Passmore composed the story through which an empty war against humanity rages and five youngsters are lost and abroad. Pic stars Shawn Ashmore, Ashley Bell, Michael Eklund, Cory Hardrict, Dominic Monaghan and Shannyn Sossamon. Guy A. Danella produces while Aarniokoski, Michael Finley, Tim James, Antonina Armato and Ross M. Dinerstein professional produce. Splendid has bought the pic for German-speaking areas in Europe and Benelux. Distribution are repping worldwide rights while Kevin Iwashina of Preferred Distribution are handling U . s . States rights. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com