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'Nine' Premiere: Dame Judi on James Bond and Tobey Maguire on Globe Nom (VIDEO)

By Jenny Hollowell (Subscribe to Jenny Hollowell's posts), Posted Dec 17th 2009 6:00PM
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You don't get much more star-studded than the premiere of 'Nine' in New York last night, where Moviefone was up close and personal on the red carpet. Lucky us!

'Nine' -- from 'Chicago' director Rob Marshall -- is the film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was based on Federico Fellini's autobiographical film '8 1/2.' That's right, it's a film based on a musical based on a film. Oh, Hollywood. Read
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Bryan Singer Returns to 'X-Men' Franchise With 'First Class'

By Jenny Hollowell (Subscribe to Jenny Hollowell's posts), Posted Dec 17th 2009 12:45PM
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After the success of 'X-Men' and 'X2: X-Men United' -- mega-blockbusters that managed to thrill both audiences and critics alike -- fans of the Marvel franchise were understandably disappointed when Bryan Singer bowed out of 'X-Men: The Last Stand' to direct 'Superman Returns' and was replaced by Brett Ratner. Well, fret no more, for Singer has gone on record saying that he's signed on to return to 'X-Men' territory as director of the origin flick, 'X-Men: First Class.'
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$700 Book Chronicles Stanley Kubrick's Never-Made 'Napoleon'

By Jenny Hollowell (Subscribe to Jenny Hollowell's posts), Posted Dec 14th 2009 2:45PM
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Got $700 burning a hole in your pocket this holiday season? Yeah, we don't either.

If we did, though, we would be seriously tempted by Taschen's gorgeous new limited-edition book, 'Stanley Kubrick: The Film That Never Was,' a history of Kubrick's never-made movie 'Napoleon.'
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Sigourney Weaver Spills 'Ghostbusters 3' Spoilers

By Jenny Hollowell (Subscribe to Jenny Hollowell's posts), Posted Dec 14th 2009 11:15AM
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We've been hearing for a while now that a third 'Ghostbusters' installment was looking likely -- and boy did we have our fingers crossed -- but details have been hard to come by ... until now.

In an interview last week with Channel 4 News promoting 'Avatar,' Sigourney Weaver confirmed that 'Ghostbusters 3' is going to be a reality. Additionally, Weaver revealed a few juicy plot points for the new film. The script is still being written, so the details may change -- but these could be major spoilers, so proceed with caution!
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'Romancing the Stone' Remake Finds Director

By Jenny Hollowell (Subscribe to Jenny Hollowell's posts), Posted Dec 8th 2009 2:41PM
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That collective groan you just heard is the blogosphere's reaction to news that Fox's 'Romancing the Stone' remake -- which, though announced last year, still seemed largely theoretical -- has found a director.

Pajiba reports that Robert Luketic will helm the project, with a script penned by Dan McDermott ('Eagle Eye').
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Wachowski Brothers Making Futuristic Iraq War Movie?

By Jenny Hollowell (Subscribe to Jenny Hollowell's posts), Posted Dec 8th 2009 11:45AM
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Syndicated columnist and Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington set Hollywood atwitter yesterday when she sent out a Tweet saying she was headed to Chicago "to take part in the Wachowskis' movie on iraq [sic] from the perspective of the future."

Over the course of the day, she sent out several more updates from the film's set, including photos of herself on a green screen set in futuristic wardrobe and makeup, and a shot of herself with the filmmakers Andy and Lana (formerly Larry) Wachowski, taken upon the shoot's "wrap."
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Matt Damon Won't Do 'Bourne 4' Without Paul Greengrass

By Jenny Hollowell (Subscribe to Jenny Hollowell's posts), Posted Dec 7th 2009 3:00PM
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If Universal Pictures can imbue a fourth 'Bourne' movie with as much intrigue as the film's development process, they'll have quite a cliffhanger on their hands.

After news broke last week that 'The Bourne Supremacy' and 'The Bourne Ultimatum' director Paul Greengrass would not be signing on to direct the fourth installment of the 'Bourne' franchise, Universal quickly issued an exit statement from Greengrass insisting that the split was amicable. In it, he states, "My decision to not return a third time as director is simply about feeling the call for a different challenge."

So, is 'Bourne' star Matt Damon "feeling the call for a different challenge" as well?
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