When Lionsgate bought Summit Entertainment a couple weeks back — or when Lionsgate bought Twilight, I might say to be more direct — Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer said he would like to continue Twilight, either on film or television.
Now, during a conference call to report Lionsgate’s third quarter earnings for 2011, Rob Friedman, the co-chair of the studio’s motion picture group, says they’re ready to make a sixth Twilight film if Stephenie Meyer will write another book. Read More »
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Dredd, the new Judge Dredd film from director Pete Travis and writer/producer Alex Garland, is still something of a mystery. We’ve seen a few photos from the movie, but no footage as of yet. Producers and the US distributor Lionsgate are keeping a tight rein on things until we get a bit closer to the film’s September 21 release date.
Today we’ve got four new photos, however. One might be the best look yet at Karl Urban as Judge Dredd, the cop/judge/executioner who patrols a beat in the ultra-violent Mega-City One. Another shows his associate Judge Anderson (Olivia Thirlby) either delivering a point-blank headshot, or trying to pin down a perp as someone else delivers a killing shot. So this film will definitely be more hardcore than the 1995 Judge Dredd? It would seem so. Read More »
I’m not sure why we ever accept it when a studio says that a poster or trailer release is the final one; lately that is rarely the case. Regardless, here’s the latest, and yes, perhaps final poster for The Hunger Games. It features a nice close-up of Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone, X-Men: First Class) as heroine Katniss Everdeen, with her bow drawn and ready. See it in full below. Read More »
Posted on Thursday, January 19th, 2012 by Angie Han
What’s interesting about the marketing for Gary Ross‘ The Hunger Games is that although we’ve already seen quite a bit of the film in the form of clips and photos, fans of the source material can attest that there’s still quite a bit they’re holding back. With about two months left til the film hits theaters, yet another still has been released, and in typical Hunger Games fashion it teases what’s bound to be one of the more visually dazzling sequences in the movie without totally giving away the goods.
In the new photo, Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) are dressed to the nines in outfits designed by their stylist Cinna (Lenny Kravitz) for the opening ceremonies of the 74th annual Hunger Games. Check out the picture after the jump.
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Lionsgate may have purchased Summit and consequently got its grubby little hands on the rights to Twilight, but before the lion can further exploit Stephenie Meyer’s sparkly vampires, the company will be releasing the first film based on Suzanne Collins‘ novel series The Hunger Games.
Last time we checked in on development of the sequel, Catching Fire, the word was that Lionsgate wanted Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen) to script. Now he’s reportedly already at work. Read More »
Here’s a story in two parts. The first part is that, after a very long series of negotiations that goes back to 2008, a deal was finalized today in which Lionsgate will purchase Summit Entertainment for $412.5m in cash and stock. Part of the impetus for the sale is the ending Twilight film series, which concludes this fall with the release of Breaking Dawn Part 2. Or does that planned conclusion really have to be the end of Twilight?
While Summit investors wanted to get this deal done before Twilight ended and Summit’s overall value fell, it seems like some at Lionsgate don’t feel like Twilight has to be done. Today Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer said he hopes to continue Twilight in some form, either in film or television. Read More »
Drew Goddard‘s long delayed deconstructive horror film, The Cabin in the Woods, is so good it deserves a massive coming out party. That’s exactly what it’s going to get this March.
The Cabin in the Woods was just announced as the opening night film of the 2012 South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival which will take place in Austin, Texas from March 9-17. Co-writer and producer Joss Whedon will be on hand for a conversation panel the day after the upcoming HBO TV show Girls, produced by Judd Apatow and starring Lena Dunham, will also debut, screening several episodes along with Q&As featuring much of the creative team. Read more about the film, the show and the festival itself after the jump. Read More »
Hungry for some Hunger Games info? Well you’re going to get it either way. A slick new image has surfaced showing the film’s two main characters Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) in their training uniforms before they’re forced to kill 22 other kids from across the country live on TV.
The film’s production company, Lionsgate, has also revealed that advance tickets for Gary Ross‘ film, which will be released March 23, go on sale February 22. Read the press release, check out the new image and read what it’s all about after the jump. Read More »
