- THE EXPENDABLES 2 will be getting a PG-13 rating because Chuck Norris is in it.

"In The Expendables 2, it had a lot of hard language in there, that would prevent a lot of young people from going to see it. I said, I don't do movies like that. I didn't do them in the past, I didn't do them on my TV series. I said, if you can't cut out all the language, hardcore language, I can't do it. So they did, and they made it a PG-13 film, so kids can go see it." - Chuck Norris

The Expendables 2 comes to theaters August 17th, 2012 and stars Jason Statham, Bruce Willis, Liam Hemsworth, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris, Jet Li. The film is directed by Simon West.

- George Lucas set to retire after the release of RED TAILS.
The Star Wars films director had this to say: "I'm retiring. I'm moving away from the business, from the company, from all this kind of stuff."

It took George Lucas twenty years or more to get Red Tails off the ground. And he is disappointed in the lack of interest in it, now that its set to open on Friday. According to him, he couldn't even get certain studio executives to screen the film.

RED TAILS comes to theaters January 20 2012.

SOURCE: http://www.movieweb.com/news/george-lucas-set-to-retire-after-red-tails

I can safely say that the last time I saw Chuck Norris on TV is probably almost a decade ago. That dude is one very good badass.

Awww, I hope George is not retiring with a broken heart. I saw clips of Red Tails and he was interviewed on Aljazeera about it. Seems he really put a lotta effort to bring about the film. It's a bit naive of him that the powers that be are not kumbaya about it. And all black cast potraying valor for Uncle Sam? Even I, am a bit cynical about it. I've always loved George as a character even though I think he's over rated with the whole Star Wars thing. I'll be sad to see him leave the movie business

- Ben Affleck will be direct and star in the upcoming film ARGOS. Argos is about the rescue of six U.S. diplomats from Tehran, Iran during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis.

Argos hits theaters September 14 2012.

- Platinum Studios Inc. chairman Scott Mitchell Rosenberg and producer Mark Canton (300: Battle of Artemisia, Immortals) announced today that they are immediately putting the Platinum Studios comic book ATLANTIS RISING into development for a new, ongoing film franchise. Atlantis Rising is just one of the titles in Platinum Studios' international library of thousands of comic book characters which it adapts, produces, and licenses for all forms of media.

I only just heard about Red Tails today. I "might" watch it.

- RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION Teaser Trailer

Release Date: September 14 2012

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- THE HUNGER GAMES finale poster

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- Warner Bros. has pushed Bryan Singer's Jack the Giant Killer from June 15, 2012 to March 22, 2013.

The studio has also moved the upcoming musical Rock of Ages from June 1 of 2012 to June 15 2012.

- Do you want to smell like a superhero?? A series of cologne scents has been created by Jad International based on Marvel's The Avengers as part of the film's direct market and merchandising campaign.





NOTE: Designs are subject to change pending on licensor approval.

- Ed Gass Donnelly will be directing the sequel to the 2010 horror flick THE LAST EXORCISM. Ashley Bell is set to reprise her role as the possessed teen Nell Sweetzer. The story will pick up three months after the end of the first film, though all further details are being kept under wraps.

84TH ACADEMY AWARDS (OSCARS) NOMINATIONS LIST:

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

Actor in a Leading Role

    * Demián Bichir in “A Better Life”
    * George Clooney in “The Descendants”
    * Jean Dujardin in “The Artist”
    * Gary Oldman in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
    * Brad Pitt in “Moneyball”

Actress in a Leading Role

    * Glenn Close in “Albert Nobbs”
    * Viola Davis in “The Help”
    * Rooney Mara in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
    * Meryl Streep in “The Iron Lady”
    * Michelle Williams in “My Week with Marilyn”

Actor in a Supporting Role

    * Kenneth Branagh in “My Week with Marilyn”
    * Jonah Hill in “Moneyball”
    * Nick Nolte in “Warrior”
    * Christopher Plummer in “Beginners”
    * Max von Sydow in “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”

Actress in a Supporting Role

    * Bérénice Bejo in “The Artist”
    * Jessica Chastain in “The Help”
    * Melissa McCarthy in “Bridesmaids”
    * Janet McTeer in “Albert Nobbs”
    * Octavia Spencer in “The Help”

Animated Feature Film

    * “A Cat in Paris” Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
    * “Chico & Rita” Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
    * “Kung Fu Panda 2″ Jennifer Yuh Nelson
    * “Puss in Boots” Chris Miller
    * “Rango” Gore Verbinski

Art Direction

    * “The Artist”
      Production Design: Laurence Bennett; Set Decoration: Robert Gould
    * “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2“
      Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
    * “Hugo”
      Production Design: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
    * “Midnight in Paris”
      Production Design: Anne Seibel; Set Decoration: Hélène Dubreuil
    * “War Horse”
      Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales

Cinematography

    * “The Artist” Guillaume Schiffman
    * “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Jeff Cronenweth
    * “Hugo” Robert Richardson
    * “The Tree of Life” Emmanuel Lubezki
    * “War Horse” Janusz Kaminski

Costume Design

    * “Anonymous” Lisy Christl
    * “The Artist” Mark Bridges
    * “Hugo” Sandy Powell
    * “Jane Eyre” Michael O’Connor
    * “W.E.” Arianne Phillips

Documentary (Feature)

    * “Hell and Back Again”
      Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner
    * “If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front”
      Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
    * “Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory”
      Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
    * “Pina”
      Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
    * “Undefeated”
      TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas

Documentary (Short Subject)

    * “The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement”
      Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin
    * “God Is the Bigger Elvis”
      Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson
    * “Incident in New Baghdad”
      James Spione
    * “Saving Face”
      Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
    * “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom”
      Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen

Film Editing

    * “The Artist” Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
    * “The Descendants” Kevin Tent
    * “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
    * “Hugo” Thelma Schoonmaker
    * “Moneyball” Christopher Tellefsen

Foreign Language Film

    * “Bullhead” Belgium
    * “Footnote” Israel
    * “In Darkness” Poland
    * “Monsieur Lazhar” Canada
    * “A Separation” Iran

Makeup

    * “Albert Nobbs”
      Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
    * “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″
      Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
    * “The Iron Lady”
      Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

Music (Original Score)

    * “The Adventures of Tintin” John Williams
    * “The Artist” Ludovic Bource
    * “Hugo” Howard Shore
    * “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Alberto Iglesias
    * “War Horse” John Williams

Music (Original Song)

    * “Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets” Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
    * “Real in Rio” from “Rio” Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown Lyric by Siedah Garrett


Short Film (Animated)

    * “Dimanche/Sunday” Patrick Doyon
    * “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
    * “La Luna” Enrico Casarosa
    * “A Morning Stroll” Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
    * “Wild Life” Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby

Short Film (Live Action)

    * “Pentecost” Peter McDonald and Eimear O’Kane
    * “Raju” Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren
    * “The Shore” Terry George and Oorlagh George
    * “Time Freak” Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
    * “Tuba Atlantic” Hallvar Witzø

Sound Editing

    * “Drive” Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
    * “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Ren Klyce
    * “Hugo” Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
    * “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
    * “War Horse” Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom

Sound Mixing

    * “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
      David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson
    * “Hugo”
      Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
    * “Moneyball”
      Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco and Ed Novick
    * “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”
      Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin
    * “War Horse”
      Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson

Visual Effects

    * “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″
      Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
    * “Hugo”
      Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning
    * “Real Steel”
      Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg
    * “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
      Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
    * “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”
      Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

    * “The Descendants” Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
    * “Hugo” Screenplay by John Logan
    * “The Ides of March” Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
    * “Moneyball” Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin  Story by Stan Chervin
    * “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” Screenplay by Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan

Writing (Original Screenplay)

    * “The Artist” Written by Michel Hazanavicius
    * “Bridesmaids” Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
    * “Margin Call” Written by J.C. Chandor
    * “Midnight in Paris” Written by Woody Allen
    * “A Separation” Written by Asghar Farhadi

The awards ceremony takes place on February 26 2012.

SOURCE: http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/nominees.html

iice:

Only 2 original songs?

@iice
and no Tintin in the Best Animated Feature Film category. I'm not surprised "Cars 2" got snubbed.


- Lily Collins drops out of Evil Dead remake due to scheduling conflicts.

- Javier Bardem was in negotiations to play the villain in Despicable Me 2 but it broke down at the end of the day.

- Demi Moore has pulled out of the Linda Lovelace biopic "Lovelace".

- RUMOR: [size=3pt]Spider-Man will be making a cameo appearance in THE AVENGERS.[/size] 

Wait there's an Evil Dead re make? Yikes! Creativity is lacking in Hollywood for sure.

I hear there's a part 2 for the following movies
Clash of the titans
Green Lantern

CLEARLY someone is bonkers! The first films SUCKED; why anyone would wanna shoot a part 2 is beyond me.

@iice and chika98
It's called WRATH OF THE TITANS. 

This poster for SHAME got banned in Hungary.

LOL! why won't they ban it? Doesn't that look like semen? gross!

Yeah I watched the trailer last night. Wrath of the titans indeed. You know the pathetic thing? I'll watch it I like Sam Wellington plus Liam

Rooney Mara was pretty good. I won't say GREAT but she did good.
I think once you've watched the original then this remake will leave a bad taste in your mouth. It just doesn't measure up.

Oh Fassbender makes me weak in the knees and I don't even fancy white men.

I do agree though; I don't want Clooney to be the poster boy for Oscars this year. Pitt did a much better job.
Oh well the Oscars will be soooo predictable. I can already tell who's gonna win what. *Snoozefest*

The same reason I'll be watching Wrath of the Titans too. We're just pathetic
I love Daniel though and I can't wait for Bond to come back.

Meanwhile I hear Thandie and Chiwetel has been cast for the screen adaptation of Half a Yellow Sun.
Chiwetel I see but Thandie??

- The 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards takes place tomorrow at the Shrine Exposition, Los Angeles, California.

- MAN OR MUPPET from THE MUPPETS (2011) movie.

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The award season is upon us.

18TH SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS [/b]WINNERS LIST:

[b]FILM

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

Jean Dujardin - The Artist

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role

Viola Davis - The Help

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Christopher Plummer - Beginners

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

Octavia Spencer - The Help

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

THE HELP

Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O'Reilly, Sissy Spacek, Octavia Spencer, Mary Steenburgen, Emma Stone, Cicely Tyson, and Mike Vogel

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2

TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

Paul Giamatti - Too Big to Fail

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

Kate Winslet - Mildred Pierce

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Jessica Lange - American Horror Story

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

Betty White - Hot in Cleveland

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

BROADWALK EMPIRE

Steve Buscemi, Dominic Chianese, Robert Clohessy, Dabney Coleman, Charlie Cox, Josie Gallina, Lucy Gallina, Stephen Graham, Jack Huston, Anthony Laciura, Heather Lind, Kelly MacDonald, Declan McTigue, Rory McTigue, Gretchen Mol, Brady Noon, Connor Noon, Kevin O'Rourke, Aleksa Palladino, Jacqueline Pennewill, Vincent Piazza, Michael Pitt, Michael Shannon, Paul Sparks, Michael Stuhlbarg, Peter Van Wagner, Shea Whigham, Michael Kenneth Williams, and Anatol Yusef

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

MODERN FAMILY

Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Nolan Gould, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Rico Rodriguez, Eric Stonestreet, Sofia Vergara, and Ariel Winter

Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series

GAME OF THRONES

Seriously i will give anything for that rooney mara chic to go away already, she was just okay in TGWTDT,she didn't blow me away like the critics has potrayed her to be, buh i know she got the nod for how far she went to get into the character of 'lizbeth salander' with the piercing,tattoos and all the edgy stuffs she pulled off, that chic is super annoying, she got A-list then start badmouthing her past jobs saying she auditioned for the nightmare on elm street for the sake of it,she never wanted to get the role, she even called her stint on "law & order" stupid waste of time, like seriously who does that,
Her on that oscar nom. is pretty much a waste of slot that should have gone to charlize or tilda, i'm 100% sure she ain't gonna win tho

Jessica Lange so deserves it

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2012) trailer #2

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10th VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY AWARDS Winners List:

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture
Rise of the Planet of the Apes:  Dan Lemmon, Joe Letteri, Cyndi Ochs, Kurt Williams

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture
Hugo:  Ben Grossmann, Alex Henning, Rob Legato, Karen Murphy

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Rango:  Tim Alexander, Hal Hickel, Jacqui Lopez, Katie Lynch

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie, or Special
Inside the Human Body: Phil Dobree, Sophie Orde, Dan Upton

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series
Terra Nova – Occupation & Resistance:  Kevin Blank, Colin Brady, Adica Manis, Jason Zimmerman

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program
Game of Thrones - Winter is Coming: Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor, Angela Barson, Ed Bruce, Adam McInnes

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Live Action Commercial
Dior J'adore:  Pascal Giroux, Julien Meesters, Stephane Pivron, Manuel Souillac

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Commercial or Video Game Trailer
Diablo III: The Black Soulstone:  Nicholas S. Carpenter, Graham Cunningham, Chris Thunig, Taka Yasuda

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project
Transformers the Ride: The Ultimate 3D Battle:  Lori Arnold, Yanick Dusseault, Delio Tramontozzi, Jeff White

Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Rise of the Planet of the Apes – Caesar:  Daniel Barrett, Florian Fernandez, Matthew Muntean, Eric Reynolds

Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Rango – Rango:  Frank Gravatt, Kevin Martel, Brian Paik, Steve Walton

Outstanding Animated Character in a Broadcast Program or Commercial
Canal + The Bear:  Laurent Creusot, Guillaume Ho, Olivier Mitonneau, Michal Nauzin

Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Transformers: Dark of the Moon - 155 Wacker Drive:  Giles Hancock, John Hanson, Tom Martinek, Scott Younkin

Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Rango - Main Street Dirt:  John Bell, Polly Ing, Martin Murphy, Russell Paul

Outstanding Created Environment in a Broadcast Program or Commercial
Game of Thrones - The Icewall:  Markus Kuha, Dante Harbridge Robinson, Damien Mac, Fani Vassiadi

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture
Hugo:  Martin Chamney, Rob Legato, Adam Watkins, Fabio Zangla

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in an Animated Feature Motion Picture
Rango – The Dirt Saloon:  Colin Benoit, Philippe Rebours, Nelson Sepulveda, Nick Walker

Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Broadcast Program or Commercial
Gears of War 3 - Dust to Dust:  Niles Heckman, Richard Morton, Vernon Wilbert Jr.

Outstanding Models in a Feature Motion Picture
Transformers: Dark of the Moon – Driller:  Tim Brakensiek, Kelvin Chu, David Fogler, Rene Garcia

Outstanding Models in a Broadcast Program or Commercial
Boardwalk Empire – Georgia Peaches:  Matthew Conner, Eran Dinur, David Reynolds, Szymon Weglarski

Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture
Captain America: The First Avenger – Skinny Steve:  Casey Allen, Trent Claus, Brian Hajek, Cliff Welsh

Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial
Boardwalk Empire - Gimcrack & Bunkum:  Anton Dawson. Eran Dinur, Austin Meyers, David Reynolds

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project
a.maize:  Roman Kaelin, Falko Paeper, Florian Wittmann

THE AVENGERS (2012) Super Bowl Trailer

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THE BOURNE LEGACY (2012) trailer #1

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