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Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn't make the front page of /Film. After the jump we've included 25 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It's like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness.
Stjepan Sejic designed this cool update to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. [via: movieboy]
I'm not actually sure what this video is. Apparently Ellen Page recorded a homemade music video for Journey's Don't Stop Believin with Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development) and Har Mar Superstar. It's... so... bad... but can't stop watching...
M Night Shyamalan tells MTV that he's still interested in making an Unbreakable 2, someday: "I am. I don't know where all the parties are in the world. Sam [Jackson] is like 'Mr. Comic Book' now. And Bruce, I don't know what he's up to. I don't know where Disney's at in their head and what kind of movies they're up for making. But yeah, I love that movie."Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen doesn't open till next week (midnight on Tuesday night, June 23), but as of today, the film already represents 45% of ticket sales on Fandango. Several Tuesday midnight show times of the film's IMAX presentation are already sold-out. The film is currently outpacing this summer's Star Trek movie and the original Transformers in advance ticket sales.
GlennzTees is selling a Silence of the Lambs/Shrek inspired mash-up t-shirt called Cannibal.Playboy has a 20 question interview with Judd Apatow.
Rumor has it that 20th Century Fox is making another Donnie Darko direct-to-DVD sequel. Why?! [bloody-disgusting]
Chockstone Entertainment have picked up a fighting comedy screenplay titled Tapped Out by James Sommers and Grace Church. The story follows "an unemployed, down-on-his luck man whose life is turned upside down when he accidentally punches and knocks out an Ultimate Fighting champion and is challenged to one round in the league's octagon-shaped ring." [variety]
We are one step closer to the future we saw in Minority Report.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has made it into the Guinness Book of Records for the biggest explosion on film with actors present. That shot was filmed in New Mexico. [NZ Herald]
821 Entertainment is planning a new film trilogy to feature the iconic presence of Roy Rogers. [variety]
Hasbro has released a Bumblebee Voice Mixer Helmet. [likecool]
LatinoReview has five reasons why Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will suck and five reasons why it won't.Sacha Baron Cohen was apparently threatened by a group of men with guns after embarrassing them while filming Bruno. [cinemablend]Jason Reitman says the current running time for his new movie Up in the Air is 1 hour 59 minutes 34 seconds. Jason screened a working cut to his father, director/producer Ivan Reitman. Here are Jason's tweets: "About to show a rough cut to my dad. Remember what it was like to show your homework to your folks...? Imagine a feature film." "I love making my dad cry. Back in the editing room and cutting up a storm. Prob going to cut another five minutes this week."
Sam Goldwyn Films has released a poster for the Charlie Kaufman-esque Cold Souls. [cinematical]
Geek Deal: Barnes & Noble has the Band of Brothers Blu-ray Box Set for $30 – $3 off with coupon code X8P4F9K = $27 with free shipping. [bensbargins]
You can watch 9 minutes of Mike Dougherty's Trick 'r Treat on the Friday the 13th Blu-Ray disc via BD-Live.
The German version of the Watchmen DVD is packaged in Rorschach's head. [toplessrobot]
Alexander Payne will serve as the guest director of the Telluride Film Festival this year.Amazon has added samples for Steve Jablonsky's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen score. Warning, song titles may be small spoilers.
Warner Bros has released a new production photo of Robert Downey Jr in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes.
Rotten Tomatoes talks to Betty White about her five favorite movies.Frank Marshall confirms that the plan is for M Night Shyamalan to write and direct all three movies in The Last Airbender trilogy.
Despite threats of a boycott and that pesky recession, a study released today shows "the 2009 Sundance Film Festival generated an overall economic impact of a record $92.1 million for the State of Utah, supported close to 2,000 jobs, generated over $18 million in media exposure and provided millions in tax revenue." [nypost]