‘The Hangover 3′ Better Make Some Big Money

The Hangover 3 better make a lot of money when it hits theaters in 2013 as THR is reporting that, Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms are asking for $15 million each (against backend) to reprise their roles, and they are likely to get it.

For the first Hangover film, the threesome were paid under a $1 million dollars each (the actors did receive an additional million dollar bonus from WB after the film’s success). At the time, nobody expected the film which was made for a mere $35 million to gross $467 million worldwide. Then Cooper, Galifianakis and Helms earned a cool $5 million a piece, plus back end deals for The Hangover Part II which grossed $581 million worldwide.

Since the studio had no idea The Hangover would eventually become the highest grossing R rated film of all time the actors were never locked into agreements to make sequels. Which caused the negotiations for The Hangover Part II to became quite heated. And it looks like negotiations for the The Hangover 3 are headed in the same direction although a source says it’ll happen because “It’s a proven commodity, which is rare these days.”

The Hangover 3 will be set in Los Angeles and will be helmed by Hangover 1 and 2 director Todd Phillips. Apparently the franchise is leaving the forgotten-debauchery formula of the first movies for a more traditional story. The film may start shooting this summer for a Memorial Day 2013 release.

‘The Avengers’ Five New Hi-Res Images

Marvel has released five new Hi-resolution images from The Avengers. The new photos feature Nick Fury up-close-and-personal, as well as Captain America, Iron Man and Bruce Banner in civilian garb and a quiet moment between Hawkeye and Black Widow!

The Joss Whedon directed superhero flick, stars Robert Downy Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth reprising his role as Thor, Chris Evans as Captain America, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye and Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow. Tom Hiddleston also returns as Loki, the villain from Thor and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. The Avengers hits theaters on May 4, 2012

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IMDb Top 10 Stars of the Last 10 Years

IMDb, The Earth’s Biggest Movie Database, has released the site’s top 10 most-viewed actors, movies and TV shows during the past decade as part of a 10th anniversary celebration of its industry database IMBb Pro. No real surprises here (except for Donnie Darko) but it’s pretty cool to see exactly what people have been looking at during the last ten years.

Top 10 Stars of the Last 10 Years*
1. Johnny Depp
2. Brad Pitt
3. Angelina Jolie
4. Tom Cruise
5. Natalie Portman
6. Christian Bale
7. Scarlett Johansson
8. Jennifer Aniston
9. Keira Knightley
10. Emma Watson
*Highest average IMDbPro STARmeter ranking over the last 10 years.

Top 10 Films of the Last 10 Years*
1. The Dark Knight
2. Donnie Darko
3. Pulp Fiction
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
5. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
8. Twilight
9. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
10. The Godfather
*Highest average IMDbPro MOVIEmeter ranking over the last 10 years.

Top 10 TV Series of the Last 10 Years*
1. Lost
2. House M.D.
3. Grey’s Anatomy
4. Heroes
5. How I Met Your Mother
6. 24
7. Glee
8. True Blood
9. Dexter
10. Gossip Girl
*Highest average ranking over the last 10 years.

Top 10 Most Anticipated In-Production Movies*
1. The Dark Knight Rises
2. Men in Black III
3. The Dictator
4. G.I. Joe: Retaliation
5. The Expendables 2
6. Battleship
7. The Avengers
8. Rock of Ages
9. The Hunger Games
10. Prometheus
*Highest average IMDbPRo MOVIEmeter rank of all films currently in production.
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‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Official Plot Synopsis

The Spider-Man revamp, remake, reboot, re-envisioning, re…, whatever it is, it’s coming out just five years after Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3. So I’m not interested in an origin story, I don’t care to see how he gets bit by a radioactive spider or how he learns to deal with his new powers as a teenager. And from what I’ve heard Peter Parker is very much in control of all of his spider powers by the time The Amazing Spider-Man picks up. While that remains to be seen, The Amazing Spider-Man Official Synopsis has hit the web courtesy of Marvel.

The Amazing Spider-Man Official Synopsis
One of the world’s most popular characters is back on the big screen as a new chapter in the Spider-Man legacy is revealed in “The Amazing Spider-Man.” Focusing on an untold story that tells a different side of the Peter Parker story, the new film stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, with Martin Sheen and Sally Field. The film is directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by James Vanderbilt, based on the Marvel comic book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, and Matt Tolmach are producing the film in association with Marvel Entertainment for Columbia Pictures, which will open in theaters everywhere in 3D on July 3, 2012.

“The Amazing Spider-Man” is the story of Peter Parker (Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Sheen) and Aunt May (Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Stone), and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents’ disappearance–leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Ifans), his father’s former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors’ alter-ego, the Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.

Oscars: 84th Academy Award Nominations

The nominations for the 84th Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning. Hugo comes out on top with 11 nominations. The Artist has 10 nominations but they’re in the bigger categories that people care about. Moneyball and Warhorse both grabbed six nods. The Oscars airs on ABC on Feb 26 at 7 pm EST.

Here’s the full list of Oscar nominees:

BEST PICTURE
The Artist
The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse

BEST DIRECTOR
The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants – Alexander Payne
Hugo – Martin Scorsese
Midnight in Paris – Woody Allen
The Tree of Life – Terrence Malick

BEST ACTOR
Demián Bichir – A Better Life
George Clooney – The Descendants
Jean Dujardin – The Artist
Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt – Moneyball

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Empire Magazine Unloads Five ‘Avengers’ Covers

As we approach the summer of the comic book superhero, Empire Magazine has released some new The Avengers covers for their summer movie edition. I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen this many editions for one Movie. They are awesome!! Notice everyone superhero who’s already had a movie gets a cover, except for poor old Hulk. I think it’s appropriate since The Avengers movie would never have been made based on the poor quality of the Hulk movies. I would have loved to see a Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye cover too. On top of that, does anyone really like Mark Ruffalo anyways? The Avengers and all it’s superhero glory hits theaters on May 4, 2012.

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‘Star Wars’ Barking Dogs For Volkswagen Super Bowl Ad

Apparently Volkswagen believes in the theory of not messing with a good thing. Last year the car company hit paydirt with their Super Bowl Star Wars commercial “The Force” which as of now has more than 48 million views on YouTube. This year VW is back with another Star Wars themed ad. This time to the tune of dogs barking out John Williams’ iconic The Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back. The commercial is The Bark Side. See what they did there? Pretty clever. The video is actually only a teaser for the real thing which airs on Super Bowl Sunday.

Puppy Bowl 2012 Starting Line Up Announced

Super Bowl 2012 Commercials

The New York Giants will battle it out against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. The 46th Super Bowl will take place on February 5th, 2012. Kickoff time is scheduled for 6:30 pm EST. But who cares, right? I know what you guys want to know about is who’s starting in this years Puppy Bowl. Well your in luck. Animal Planet has announce the official starting line up for Puppy Bowl 8. The line up is an all-star, all-adorable cast that’s ready to mix it up on the grand gridiron of Animal Planet Stadium. New this year: Meep the Bird who will tweet all the action from inside the stadium and a piggy pep squad that will “ham” it up on the sidelines and squeal with delight for their favorite pups. The Puppy Bowl airs on Animal Planet Sunday, Feb. 5, beginning at 3 pm EST.

Check out the full Puppy Bowl Line up at Animal Planet

‘Cougar Town’ Returns in the wake of cancelled ‘Work It’

The long time absent, Cougar Town is finally set to return to your TVs this Valentines day. According to TVLine, C-Town will take the slot recently vacated by the cross-dressing debacle known as Work It. The ABC comedy Work It only aired two episodes before it got the ax. Ouch!

But back to the Cougars, the Courteney Cox comedy will premiere its 15-episode season 3 on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 8:30 p.m. The long delayed third season of Cougar Town was cut from 22 to 15 episodes and was not expected to return to television until March.

Best of 2011: The Best Chick Flicks of 2011

There were quite a few good movies I could take my man to this year. While you may call them chick flicks, I just call them good. Without further ado, here’s list of the Best Chick Flicks of 2011.

10 – Number Ten on my list is What’s Your Number, a lot of the movies on my 2011 chick flick list are here because they are fun movies that you can watch with a husband or boyfriend and still get your chick flick fix! Anyway that is exactly how I would describe this movie; perfect for watching with your man. When Ally (Anna Faris) reads an article about the average amount of men a women sleeps with in her life, and finds out she is way over that number she decides it is time to go through her past lovers and pick one to end up with. When she can’t find all of them she recruits her neighbor Colin (Chris Evans) who helps her track them down. Hilarious and romantic no wonder this movie made it into the top ten!

The Best Chick Flicks Of The Decade

9 – Footloose, no need for a summary on this one, all you need to know is if you loved Kevin bacon in 1984 you will equally love Kenny Wormald in 2011’s remake of Footloose. I was skeptic of this movie, I said to numerous people “Why remake a movie that is still so popular and that so many people still love” but I was proven wrong, I loved this remake. The only thing I didn’t like and only a few times, was Julianne Houghes Character; Ariel, who at points was overly whiney and overly annoying! It wasn’t until the end of the film that I started to enjoy her character, and for that I give Footloose my number 9 slot.

8 – Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, now this is definitely not a movie you can watch with your significant other; however it is as much a chick flick as you could ever get. Young girls, young women, middle aged women and older women flocked to this movie, this I know for a fact; for I work at a theater and I witnessed it sell out days in a row! After seeing this many people practically fight to get into this movie I decided I would give it a chance and although I am not a Justin Bieber fan, have not, and will not ever own one of his albums, I quite enjoyed this movie. It was informative and fun! Definitely give it a chance!

7 – Now to number 7, Water for Elephants, starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson this movie follows a man Jacob who when he finds out that his parents died decides to drop out of veterinary school and runs away, he ends up as a vet for a circus, and falls in love with the circus masters beautiful wife Marlena. Exactly what you want in a chick flick this movie earns my number 7 spot on the top 10 2011 chick flicks! Read the rest of this story »

‘The Amazing Bulk’ Looks Awesomely Bad… Okay, Just Bad

The Amazing Bulk follows Henry Howard, an ambitious young scientist who struggles to develop a super human serum designed to improve muscle mass and prolong life expectancy…  Stop, Stop, I tried but I just can’t write this like it’s about a serious film. This might be one of the worsts things I’ve ever seen on a screen and I’ve seen Sharktopus so that’s saying something. FYI, this is a real film, well, direct to video anyway, but it looks like something some high school student did in computer class.

Honestly though, it looks better than Ang Lee’s 2003 Hulk film starring Eric Bana. And only slightly worse than the 2008, The Incredible Hulk starring Edward Norton.

I love how the Bulk is just kinda gleefully jogging through ever scene.

Andy Serkis – An Oscar for ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’?

It’s been going around for sometime, that Andy Serkis should get an Oscar for his amazing work in Rise of the Planet of the Apes. James Franso even wrote a personal appeal. My personal opinion has been that this is ridiculous. Serkis did the motion capture work which was later filled in by incredible computer graphic technology created by Weta Digital.

Serkis also portrayed Gollum in the Lord of the Rings films and Kong in Peter Jackson’s remake of King Kong.

My argument against an Oscar has been that if the technology filled in after was just stick figures, would anyone think he deserved an Oscar? I think not. It’s all about the technology. And you simply can’t give an acting Oscar to someone who never appeared on screen.

Now, having said that, and after watching this behind-the-scenes video from Rise of the Planet of the Apes that features Andy Serkis playing Caesar, I find myself rethinking everything. From the clip, there’s no doubt that Serkis acted his ass off and you almost forget that it’s indeed a human playing the ape. I mean he’s really good!!! Watch for yourself. I’m now thinking that he should at least be nominated. And isn’t that the real honor anyways?

The Oscar nominations will be announced on January 24th at 8:38 AM (EST).

Video via Hitfix.

2012 Golden Globe Winners

The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards are tonight and nobady thought the Hollywood Foreign Press Association would invite Ricky Gervais for a third outing, but they did. Gervais roasts Hollywood stars better and smarter than anyone currently performing and we love hime for it. Honestly, I’m more excited about Gervais than who actually wins the damn thing. We will, however be live blogging the winners as they are announced. Keep refreshing this page during the show for live updates. The show starts at 8pm eastern time. Enjoy the Roast!

Here are the Winners of the 69th Annual Golden Globes Awards

Golden Globes Drinking Games

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
THE DESCENDANTS – Ad Hominem Enterprises; Fox Searchlight Pictures – Winner
THE HELP – DreamWorks Pictures, Participant Media; Touchstone Pictures
HUGO – Paramount Pictures presents a GK Films Production; Paramount Pictures
THE IDES OF MARCH – Columbia Pictures, Cross Creek Pictures, Exclusive Media Group, Crystal City Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing
MONEYBALL – Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing International
WAR HORSE – DreamWorks Pictures; Touchstone Pictures

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
GLENN CLOSE – ALBERT NOBBS
VIOLA DAVIS – THE HELP
ROONEY MARA – THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
MERYL STREEP – THE IRON LADY – Winner
TILDA SWINTON – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
GEORGE CLOONEY – THE DESCENDANTS – Winner
LEONARDO DICAPRIO – J. EDGAR
MICHAEL FASSBENDER – SHAME
RYAN GOSLING – THE IDES OF MARCH
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New Preview For ‘An Idiot Abroad 2: The Bucket List’

Here’s a new clips of upcoming second season of An Idiot Abroad 2: The Bucket List. The series follows Ricky Gervais’ friend Karl Pilkington  around the world doing ridiculous and dangerous tasks for Gervais’ entertainment. This is one of the best travelogues on television. I put it right up there with Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations and the Layover, which actually are the best travelogues ever. An Idiot Abroad was created by Gervais and Steven Merchant (The Office, Extras) because they enjoy watching their friend Pilkington suffer. The clip features poor Karl Bungy Jumping.

An Idiot Abroad 2: The Bucket List premieres January 21 at 10:00 PM (ET/PT) on Science. And next month from Gervais and Merchant is their comedy series Life’s Too Short on HBO, which stars Warwick Davis.

New Image From ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’

A great new photo from The Hobbit of Martin Freeman in his full Bilbo Baggins garb abd wielding his trusty sword, Sting (You’ve seen this before) surfaced today. What ever Freeman is doing, he looks decidedly determined. From Heat Vision

Along with Freeman The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey also stars Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Orlando Bloom, Andy Serkis, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, and Stephen Fry also star. The film opens on December 14, 2012. Can you believe it’s this year?

Here’s the official synopsis The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakensheild. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers.

Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever … Gollum.

Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s “precious” ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities … A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.