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THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE First Clip Stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson And Woody Harrelson

Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Woody Harrelson discuss being mentors in this first clip from THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE.

The film will have it’s world premiere in London on November 11.

If you missed Wednesday’s Global Google Hangout with the film’s stars and director Francis Lawrence – along with Lawrence’s new do – you can check it out HERE

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THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a “Victor’s Tour” of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) – a competition that could change Panem forever.

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE is directed by Francis Lawrence, from a screenplay by Simon Beaufoy and Michael DeBruyn, based upon the novel “Catching Fire” by Suzanne Collins and produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik. The novel is the second in a trilogy that has over 50 million copies in print in the U.S. alone.

The film stars Jennifer Lawrence alongside Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone and Jeffrey Wright, with Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland.

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE opens on November 22, 2013.

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Chris Pine And Christoph Waltz Join Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Jamie Foxx & Kevin Spacey In HORRIBLE BOSSES 2

Filming has begun in Los Angeles on New Line Cinema’s HORRIBLE BOSSES 2, directed by Sean Anders (“Sex Drive”). The follow-up to the 2011 hit comedy HORRIBLE BOSSES reunites stars Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis as everyone’s favorite working stiffs Nick, Dale and Kurt.

Jennifer Aniston, Jamie Foxx and Kevin Spacey also reprise their starring roles, while Chris Pine and Christoph Waltz star as new adversaries standing between the guys and their dreams of success.

Fed up with answering to higher-ups, Nick, Dale and Kurt decide to become their own bosses by launching their own business in HORRIBLE BOSSES 2. But a slick investor soon pulls the rug out from under them. Outplayed and desperate, and with no legal recourse, the three would-be entrepreneurs hatch a misguided plan to kidnap the investor’s adult son and ransom him to regain control of their company.

Sean Anders directs from a screenplay by Anders & John Morris (“We’re the Millers”), and by John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein (“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2”), who also served as writers on the first film.

HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 is being produced by Brett Ratner, Jay Stern, John Morris, John Rickard and Chris Bender, with Diana Pokorny and John Cheng serving as executive producers.

The behind-the-scenes creative team includes director of photography Julio Macat (“Pitch Perfect”), production designer Clayton Hartley (“We’re the Millers”), editor Eric Kissack (“The Dictator”) and costume designer Carol Ramsey (“Identity Thief”).

Warner Bros. Pictures will distribute the film in theaters.

If you never saw the original film, check out the trailer below and read Travis Keune’s review HERE.

Beautiful New Poster For Hayao Miyazaki’s THE WIND RISES Arrives

The title THE WIND RISES comes from a novel of the same name by Tatsuo Hori, who took a line from Paul Valery’s poem, “Le vent se Leve, il faut tenter de vivre” – The wind is rising. We must try to live.

The new poster for THE WIND RISES has debuted from Studio Ghibli.

In THE WIND RISES, Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the world’s most innovative and accomplished airplane designers.

The film chronicles much of his life, depicting key historical events, including the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, the Great Depression, the tuberculosis epidemic and Japan’s plunge into war. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko, and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo.

Writer and director Hayao Miyazaki pays tribute to engineer Jiro Horikoshi and author Tatsuo Hori in this epic tale of love, perseverance, and the challenges of living and making choices in a turbulent world.

The film was released in Japan in July 2013, topping the Japanese box office and the $100 million mark.

Hayao Miyazaki is one of the most influential and admired filmmakers and a major figure in the Japanese cinematic landscape. His films have inspired moviegoers and colleagues around the world, from Pixar’s John Lasseter to fantasist Guillermo del Toro to Chinese director Tsui Hark, and consistently top the box office in his native Japan.

Miyazaki said about his film,

“I want to portray a devoted individual who pursued his dream head on. Dreams possess an element of madness, and such poison must not be concealed. Yearning for something too beautiful can ruin you. Swaying towards beauty may come at a price. Jiro will be battered and defeated, his design career cut short. Nonetheless, Jiro was an individual of preeminent originality and talent. This is what we will strive to portray in this film.”

Hayao Miyazaki has directed eight feature films, including the Oscar®-winning “Spirited Away” (2001), as well as “My Neighbor Totoro” (1988), “Howl’s Moving Castle” (2004) and “Ponyo” (2008), among others. THE WIND RISES marks his last film as his retirement plans were announced in 2013.

From Studio Ghibli, THE WIND RISES is slated for limited release in North American theaters on Feb. 21, 2014, and expanded release on Feb. 28, 2014, under the Touchstone Pictures banner. The film will also open for Academy Award® qualification engagements in New York and Los Angeles Nov. 8-14, 2013, showcasing the original film in Japanese with English subtitles.

New ROBOCOP IMAX Trailer Hits

Starring Joel Kinnaman, Michael Keaton, Gary Oldman and Samuel L. Jackson, check out the new IMAX trailer for director José Padilha’s ROBOCOP.

In ROBOCOP, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years – and it’s meant billions for OmniCorp’s bottom line. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it.

When Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) – a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine pursuing justice.

The film also features Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley, Michael K. Williams, Jay Baruchel, Jennifer Ehle, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. The screenplay is by Joshua Zetumer, based on the 1987 motion picture written by Edward Neumeier & Michael Miner.

ROBOCOP will be in theaters in IMAX on February 12, 2014.

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Disney Announces STAR WARS: EPISODE VII To Open December 18, 2015

Disney has just sent word that Star Wars: Episode VII will open December 18, 2015.

The news came via StarWars.com.

With pre-production in full-swing, a confirmed release date of December 18, 2015, has been set for Lucasfilm’s highly anticipated Star Wars: Episode VII.

“We’re very excited to share the official 2015 release date for Star Wars: Episode VII, where it will not only anchor the popular holiday filmgoing season but also ensure our extraordinary filmmaking team has the time needed to deliver a sensational picture,” said Alan Horn, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios.

Star Wars: Episode VII will be directed by J. J. Abrams (Super 8, Mission: Impossible III, Star Trek)and is being scripted by Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan (Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi). Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, with Tommy Harper (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Jack Ryan, Star Trek Into Darkness) and Jason McGatlin (Tintin, War of the Worlds) serving as executive producers. John Williams is returning to score Star Wars: Episode VII.

Shooting is scheduled to begin spring 2014 at Pinewood Studios.

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Vision Films Picks Up 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT LIFE With Evan Rachel Wood

Following the footsteps of the box office smash hit, TEN THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU, the creative team of Producer, Andrew Lazar (BOUND, GET SMART) and Gil Junger (TEN THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU, BLACK KNIGHT) recommence with their eagerly awaited follow up called 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT LIFE starring Evan Rachel Wood (CHARLIE COUNTRYMAN, THE WRESTLER) and Thomas McDonell (THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM, PROM).

Previously, Gil Junger and Andrew Lazar brought the audience a unique insight into navigating a complicated high school life in the process launching the careers of HEATH LEDGER and JULIA STYLES and featuring a hilarious and memorable performance from JOSEPH GORDON LEVITT.

10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT LIFE is the comedic story of a boy and girl who meet and fall in love – just when they are about to kill themselves!! Their crazy shared experiences and similar emotional state forms a bond that draws them both into happiness and takes them on a rollercoaster ride of young love in a world where emotions run high.

10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT LIFE is a thematic spinoff from the original box office hit of TEN THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU which grossed $64MM at the worldwide box office. It traffics in the same emotional discovery and personal intensity. “We are immensely happy and excited to continue to work with acclaimed actor Evan Rachel Wood in the title character of Willow” said Andrew Lazar. “She has given us a great performance as she explores what it takes to find yourself and make you happy.”

Vision Films is representing the film internationally, and will be screening about 30 minutes of footage in their suite at the AFM of some of the best scenes from the movie.

CEO Lise Romanoff said, “We are thrilled to announce that “10 Things I Hate About Life” is in the final stages of production. Evan Rachel Wood’s chemistry with Thomas McDonell is just phenomenal.” Lise added “Gil has a keen insight into the mind and motivation of people and has written something funny but tragic and yet charming and uplifting.“

Filming will re-commence in and around Los Angeles and Malibu on December 11th and be completed in April. Polaris Pictures’ Jeremy Wall arranged the financing with investor Legacy Point Capital helmed by Anne Brensley.

Legacy has recently funded the Janis Joplin bio-picture, GET IT WHILE YOU CAN, to be directed by Lee Daniels.

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10 Animated Shorts Advance in 2013 Oscar Race

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 86th Academy Awards. Fifty-six pictures had originally qualified in the category.

The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:

“Feral,” Daniel Sousa, director, and Dan Golden, music and sound design (Daniel Sousa)

“Get a Horse!” Lauren MacMullan, director, and Dorothy McKim, producer (Walt Disney Feature Animation)

“Gloria Victoria,” Theodore Ushev, director (National Film Board of Canada)

“Hollow Land,” Uri Kranot and Michelle Kranot, directors (Dansk Tegnefilm, Les Films de l’Arlequin and the National Film Board of Canada)

“The Missing Scarf,” Eoin Duffy, director, and Jamie Hogan, producer (Belly Creative Inc.)

“Mr. Hublot,” Laurent Witz, director, and Alexandre Espigares, co-director (Zeilt Productions)

“Possessions,” Shuhei Morita, director (Sunrise Inc.)

“Requiem for Romance,” Jonathan Ng, director (Kungfu Romance Productions Inc.)

“Room on the Broom,” Max Lang and Jan Lachauer, directors (Magic Light Pictures)

“Subconscious Password,” Chris Landreth, director (National Film Board of Canada with the participation of Seneca College Animation Arts Centre and Copperheart Entertainment)

The Academy’s Short Films and Feature Animation Branch Reviewing Committee viewed all the eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting at screenings held in New York and Los Angeles.

Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members will now select three to five nominees from among the 10 titles on the shortlist. Branch screenings will be held in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco in December.

The 86th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 16, 2014, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Oscar Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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Filming Begins On Hammer’s THE WOMAN IN BLACK: ANGEL OF DEATH

Hammer, an Exclusive Media company, and Entertainment One (eOne) today announced that filming has begun on THE WOMAN IN BLACK: ANGEL OF DEATH, the next installment of the most successful British horror film of all time. To be released by eOne in the UK on Friday, February 13, 2015, the film will be directed by Tom Harper and will shoot at multiple locations throughout England and Pinewood Studios.

THE WOMAN IN BLACK: ANGEL OF DEATH stars Phoebe Fox in her first leading role in a feature film. Having previously worked with Tom Harper on War Book alongside Sophie Okonedo, she will also be seen in Aisling Walsh’s Dylan Thomas project, A Poet in New York, with Tom Hollander and BBC’s ‘The Musketeers’. Fox is joined by Jeremy Irvine (War Horse, Great Expectations, The Railway Man), the award-winning Helen McCrory (Skyfall, Hugo, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows) and rising star Oaklee Pendergast (The Impossible).

THE WOMAN IN BLACK: ANGEL OF DEATH continues the original film’s story: four decades have passed since Arthur Kipps, as played by Daniel Radcliffe, travelled to Eel Marsh House – and now, a group of children are evacuated with their teachers from the perils of Blitz-era London. The group soon awakens Eel Marsh House’s darkest inhabitant.

Directed by Tom Harper (The Scouting Book For Boys, War Book. ‘Peaky Blinders’), the screenplay by Jon Croker (Desert Dancer) is based on an original story outline by Susan Hill, author of The Woman in Black.

Hammer will produce the film alongside Richard Jackson’s Talisman Films and in association with eOne. Roy Lee and Xavier Marchand will serve among the executive producers.

eOne Films and Exclusive Media are co-financing the film with Exclusive Media’s Tobin Armbrust overseeing production and Alex Walton handling International Sales. eOne Films will distribute in the UK, Spain and Canada.

Simon Oakes, President & CEO of Hammer and Vice-Chairman of Exclusive Media said: “We are thrilled to have assembled such a talented team for the next stage in The Woman In Black story with the amazing Tom Harper at the helm.”

Xavier Marchand, eOne’s President of Film Production, said: “We’re excited to be working with our partners from the first film to bring Susan Hill’s iconic character back to the big screen to terrify existing as well as new fans once again.”

Director Tom Harper said: “There’s such a fantastic history of British horror films and it’s great to be continuing the story of Susan Hill’s vengeful cult character. Jon Croker’s script is haunting and powerful and I’m delighted to be working with such a great cast and crew to bring it to life.”

First LONE SURVIVOR TV Spot

Four Navy SEALs stand together in this new TV spot for LONE SURVIVOR.

Based on The New York Times bestselling true story of heroism, courage and survival, LONE SURVIVOR tells the incredible tale of four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative who are ambushed by the enemy in the mountains of Afghanistan.

Faced with an impossible moral decision, the small band is isolated from help and surrounded by a much larger force of Taliban ready for war. As they confront unthinkable odds together, the four men find reserves of strength and resilience as they stay in the fight to the finish.

Mark Wahlberg stars as Marcus Luttrell, the author of the first-person memoir “Lone Survivor,” whose book has become a motivational resource for its lessons on how the power of the human spirit is tested when we are pushed beyond our mental and physical limits.

Starring alongside Wahlberg as the other members of the SEAL team are Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, and Ben Foster.

LONE SURVIVOR is written and directed by Peter Berg, who again crafts a striking portrait of the unbreakable bonds between men that he first explored in Friday Night Lights.

The film opens in theaters December 27, 2013 (Limited), January 10, 2014 (Wide).

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Olga Kurylenko To Star In Horror Film MARA

Olga Kurylenko (QUANTUM OF SOLACE, OBLIVION) will star in the supernatural horror film, MARA, it was announced today by The Solution Entertainment Group’s (The Solution) Myles Nestel and Room 101’s Steven Schneider (PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, INSIDIOUS) who will produce with Mann Made Films’ Scott Mann and James Edward Barker.

Cult favorite Clive Tonge will direct his feature film debut from an original collaboration with Jonathan Frank (THE TOURNAMENT), based on the mythology and true phenomena of sleep paralysis, commonly known as Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death Syndrome (SUNDS), which is scheduled to shoot in May next year.

Criminal psychologist Kate Fuller (Kurylenko) is assigned to the murder of a man who has seemingly been strangled in his sleep by his wife and the only witness is their eight-year-old daughter, Sophie. As Kate digs into the mystery of an ancient demon which kills people in their sleep, she experiences the same petrifying symptoms as all previous victims and spirals through a chilling nightmare to save herself and Sophie before she dares fall asleep again.

Synchronicity Entertainment, The Solution’s cutting edge vanguard division, is financing and selling the project. Ruzanna Kegeyan, President of International Distribution, will introduce the project to international buyers at the American Film Market.

“MARA promises huge potential with the star power of Olga Kurylenko and up-and-coming horror director Clive Tonge at the helm. We’re thrilled to continue our partnership with Schneider in the launch of this new INSIDIOUS-type film franchise,” said Nestel.

Says Schneider, “Synchronicity and Mann Made Films are the perfect combination for MARA – innovative, vigorous and exciting companies in the independent sector. Clive is a phenomenal talent and horror fans will embrace him as widely as they did James Wan and, with Olga starring, we’re onto another hit franchise.”

Said Mann and Barker, “When we started developing MARA with Clive and Jonathan, we aimed to partner with a visionary like Steven Schneider. Now teamed up with him, alongside Synchronicity, and Olga’s exceptional talent on board as well, we have the best possible platform to make an incredibly entertaining and chillingly crafted piece of horror.”

Clive Tonge is a British filmmaker who began his career as a Music Video Director for multi-platinum bands such as Shed 7, Elastica, 808 State and Maximo Park. His shorts have screened internationally in renowned film festivals including the Cannes Film Festival, Los Angeles Short Film Fest and Edinburgh Film Festival.

Olga Kurylenko rose to international fame as “Camille” opposite Daniel Craig in QUANTUM OF SOLACE. She was recently seen earlier this year in the blockbuster sci-fi film OBLIVION with Tom Cruise and in the lead role of Terrence Malick’s TO THE WONDER with Ben Affleck. Her upcoming projects include VAMPIRE ACADEMY and The Solution’s NOVEMBER MAN directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Pierce Brosnan. Kurylenko is currently in production on THE WATER DIVINER with Russell Crowe.

Synchronicity Entertainment’s slate at AFM also includes the hotly anticipated Elijah Wood starrer COOTIES from SAW/INSIDIOUS franchise co-creator Leigh Whannell and PARANORMAL ACTIVITY franchise producer Steven Schneider, James Mottern thriller GOD ONLY KNOWS, starring Ben Barnes, Toby Jones, Leighton Meester and Harvey Keitel which is currently in post-production and PSYCH creator James Roday’s genre-bending horror GRAVY with Lily Cole, Gabourey Sidibe and Sarah Silverman.

Kurylenko is repped by CAA and Tavistock Wood.

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