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American 'Ghost in the Shell' Adaptation Might Actually be Happening
Live-action movie-adaptations of anime properties aren't really uncommon Japan - direct your attention to the upcoming Rurouni Kenshin film - with sometimes over a dozen coming to theaters each year. Stateside though is another story. Most...
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Ben Kingsley Joins 'Night at the Museum 3'
In light of recent news that Rebel Wilson is on board for Night at the Museum 3, it appears that Twentieth Century Fox is stockpiling star power for the third installment of the popular family franchise. Ben Kingsley has recently signed on for...
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'Fifty Shades of Grey' Has a New Poster and Release Date
A new poster for the upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey adaptation has the new leading man, Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey, along with the release date of, fittingly, Valentine's Day 2015. The erotic love story based on the bestselling book by E.L....
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'Grace of Monaco' To Open the 2014 Cannes Film Festival
'Grace of Monaco' Headed to Cannes Just one day after being pulled from its March release date in the U.S. from The Weinstein Company, the Nicole Kidman-headlined Grace of Monaco has been announced as the opening film of the 67th Cannes Film...
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Sundance Pic 'Love is Strange' Gets Picked Up by Sony Pictures Classics
Alfred Molina and John Lithgow in 'Love is Strange' All this week, we at mxdwn Movies have been reporting on films premiering at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and this odd habit they have of getting acquired by movie studios for distribution...
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Jean-Claude Van Damme In the Flesh Joins 'Pound of Flesh'
Jean-Claude Van Damme will be joining the Canadian indie production Pound of Flesh as the lead role. Action Director Ernie Barbarash (6 Bullets) and veteran fight choreographer John Salvitti will lead the production. Joshua James wrote the...
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'Despicable Me' Director Working With Louis C.K. and Kevin Hart on New Animated Feature
An upcoming film from Illumination Entertainment, best known for the Despicable Me franchise, will star Louis C.K. as a spoiled terrier. Kevin Hart and Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family) will have supporting roles. Despicable Me's Chris Renaud...
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'Ant-Man' Moves Into Summer Slot Vacated by 'Batman vs. Superman'
Edgar Wright's Ant-Man has been moving along at an exciting pace. The film has found its two leads in Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas, and now the superhero adaptation Ant-Man has been moved up to July 17, 2015. The date was recently...
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