By Brent LangTheWrap “Avatar” director James Cameron came up with the idea for those blue skinned aliens and the planet Pandora on his own, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday. The filmmaker has been battling a plagiarism lawsuit by Eric Ryder, who claimed Cameron stole the idea for a 3-D environmental epic from […]
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Elizabeth Olsen confirmed for role in ‘Avengers’ sequel
WENN Elizabeth Olsen has been confirmed as a castmember in “The Avengers: Age of Ultron.” The actress has been linked to the role of the Scarlet Witch for months, and now Samuel L. Jackson, who plays Nick Fury in the Marvel franchise, has told The Wall Street Journal that Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s sister will […]
Online poker thriller ‘Runner Runner’ quickly politicized
LAS VEGAS (AP) – The thriller “Runner Runner“” starring Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck hasn’t even opened yet, but it’s already in the center of the fight over online gambling regulation. It might be news to Timberlake and Affleck, but the stars of thriller “Runner Runner” were playing key roles in the fight over online gambling […]
Zac Efron is happy that he is challenging himself at the moment.
Zac Efron 02 October 2013 Zac Efron is happy that he is challenging himself at the moment. The former High School Musical actor caused widespread shock last month when reports surfaced that he’d been treated for cocaine addiction in rehab. His latest movie Parkland opens this month and although he hasn’t expressly referred to the […]
Kylie spinning around on The Voice
Benedict Cumberbatch 02 October 2013 Benedict Cumberbatch and Emma Watson have topped Empire’s Sexiest Movie Stars poll. The British actor and actress topped the publication’s 50 sexiest male and female film stars poll undertaken by over 50,000 fans. It is the biggest vote of its kind and took place on empireonline.com, collecting a staggering 230,000 […]
Tom Hanks says he skips over his own movies.
Tom Hanks 02 October 2013 Tom Hanks says he skips over his own movies. The movie legend isn’t opposed to watching himself; it’s just that he’s already seen all of his movies. Yesterday he opened the New York Film Festival with the world premiere of his new movie, Captain Phillips, a hijacking thriller. “If [one […]
‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ trailer: Dragons and dreamy Orlando Bloom
By Brent LangTheWrap Oh Orlando, those blonde locks, that bow, and those Spock ears. Orlando Bloom, the dreamboat star of “The Lord of the Rings” is front and center in a new trailer for “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.” Based on the videographic evidence, Legolas, the elvish archer he plays in the hit fantasy […]
Justices to hear appeal over ‘Raging Bull’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The daughter of the man who wrote the Oscar-winning movie “Raging Bull” is hoping the Supreme Court will give her a final second TKO against a movie studio for ownership of boxer Jake LaMotta’s life story. The high court on Tuesday agreed to hear an appeal over the movie’s copyright, one of […]
James Franco film ‘Sal’ takes a look at ‘Rebel Without a Cause’ star
By Brent LangTheWrap James Franco isn’t content to offer up adaptations of William Faulkner novels and cook up “lost” footage from notorious films like “Cruising.” He’s going deeper into the pop culture bin with his latest directorial effort, “Sal.” Bing: Best jokes from the James Franco roast The film centers on Sal Mineo, and checks […]