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Tom Cruise Was Previously Offered The Role As Lead Actor In "Salt"Australian director Phillip Noyce reportedly admitted that the lead character role in his latest spy-movie "Salt" was first offered to Tom Cruise, as reported by the Manilla Bulletin Publishing Corporation. Noyce said, "In the original script by Kurt Wimmer, the lead character was called, at that time, Edwin A. Salt. |
Pakistan Bans Bollywood Comedy Film About Osama Bin LadenBollywood has done it again! This time a controversial comedy film entitled "Tere Bid Laden", which tells the tale of a Pakistani journalist who is trying to get a U.S. visa to "score an interview with the elusive al-Qaeda chief after finding a look-alike," Dawn.com writes. The film is staying true to it's story by casting a Pakistani actor by the name of Ali Zafar. |
Christopher Nolan's "Inception" Tops Weekend Box OfficeThe world is wild over Chris Nolan's "Inception" this weekend. It doesn't take a magic crystal ball to figure out that the movie tops our current U.S. weekend box office at $60,400,000. Originally budgeted at $160 million, the movie way very well be on track to surpass this. Nolan whose work was well recognized in "Batman: The Dark Knight" has outdone himself again this time. |
Los Angeles: "A Marine Story" Wins 2010 Outfest Awards"A Marine Story" had successfully won the 2010 Outfest annual festival awards in Los Angeles yesterday. Directed by Ned Farr, the movie stars Dreya Weber who plays the role of a Marine who is adjusting to "civilian life after being discharged under the 'don't ask, don't tell policy'" as reported by Steve Pond for thewrap.com. |
Robert Rodriguez Honors Original Film And Offers A Fresher Perspective In 'Predators'Robert Rodriguez admitted that getting his latest epic movie "Predators" into theaters worldwide was quite a challenge. He said that he wrote his very first draft of the movie back in the early 1990s but never made it into production. |
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Sylvester Stallone Talks About Directing And Retiring From Acting After "The Expendables"63-year-old Sylvester Stallone is best known for his legendary roles as Rocky Balboa in "Rocky" and John Rambo from the "Rambo" franchise. Stallone will be starring in what could possibly be his last movie entitled "The Expendables" - set for an August 13 release. |
"The Karate Kid" Wins Box Office 'Remake' Battle Over "The A-Team"While I haven't watched A-Team yet (Toy Story 3 here on Father's day), it seems to be rather unpopular with the masses. The movie is remake based on the classic American action adventure TV series about a group of ex-United States Army Special Forces (Vietnam vets), who were framed for a crime that they were falsely accused of. |
Hollywood's Kevin Costner Offers To Help BP By Funding A Research TeamHollywood actor Kevin Costner, known for his movie roles in "Field of Dreams" and "Dances with Wolves" have given a group of scientists significant funding to assist in the cleanup of the recent BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. ABC News reported that Costner has successfully (financially) backed the team of scientists that is developing technology to clean up these oil spills. |
Ken Loach's "Route Irish" Movie ReviewA collaboration between director Ken Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty spawned a military drama movie entitled "Route Irish", which was entered into the 63rd Cannes Film Festival this year. |
"Little Obama The Movie" Awaits A June 17 ReleaseIndonesian writer, co-director and filmmaker Damien Dematra recently announced that he has begun filming a film that is based on a fictionalized version of U.S. President Barack Obama's childhood, as reported by the United Press International. |
Legendary Pictures To Turn EA's "Mass Effect" Into FilmLegendary Pictures recently announced that they have just acquired the feature rights to Electronic Arts Studio's best-selling franchise game "Mass Effect" and will be developing the movie through a co-production and co-financing agreement with Warner Bros., as reported by Marc Graser and Dave McNary for Variety.com. |
