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Looney Tunes Movie Gets Writer Jenny Slate

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A couple months ago rumours emerged that Warner Bros. was hoping to reinvigorate Looney Tunes with a new movie. Now that plan is moving forwards as the studio has hired former Saturday Night Live cast member Jenny Slate to write the screenplay, according to THR.

Since May 2010 the studio has been trying to ensure kids don’t forget the animated brand with a series of short films and the TV series The Looney Tunes Show on Cartoon Network, and now they’re bringing them back to the big screen, hoping that’s have more success that they did with 1996’s Space Jam and 2003’s Looney Tunes: Back In Action. Like those movie the project will be a live-action/CGI animation mix, but there’s no news on the plot the film might follow.

Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg are producing through their KatzSmith Productions, alongside Harry Potter producer David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford. Although she is best known as an actress, with recent roles in Dr. Seuss’ the Lorax and This Means War, Jenny Slate co-wrote and co-voiced the animated short Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, which has more than 18 million views on YouTube.

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New The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Trailer!

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As we were all promised, today has seen the release of a brand new trailer for The Hobbit, giving us our best look yet at the movie, and suggests the film will have more humour and perhaps a lighter tone than the Lord Of The Rings (which mirrors the difference in feel between the books). It’s certainly familiar and yet still feels new. The movie, which is the first of three Hobbit movies hits UK cinemas on December 14th.

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Clint Eastwood Says US Republicans Should Stop ‘Worrying What Gay Marriage Is About’

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Clint Eastwood’s appearance the the Republican Convention caused a lot of comment, mainly due to the fact he kept haranguing an empty chair as if President Obama was sat in it. However while he may not be impressed with the President’s economic performance, he’s socially far more liberal than many other Republicans and does believe in marriage equality.

While out promoting his new film, Trouble With the Curve, he stopped by Ellen’s talk show and touched on how he is a Republican but identifies with libertarian values. He says, “You’re socially liberal, leave everybody alone, but you believe in fiscal responsibility and you believe in government staying out of your life. With the condition of society right now, with the high unemployment rates and the tremendous debt we’re increasing and the government spending, you think there’d be a lot to think about, except worrying what gay marriage is about.”

He also mentioned the whole thing with the chair, saying “The Democrats who were watching said they thought I was going senile, and the Republicans knew I was.”

You can see what Eastwood had to say below.

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Keep The Lights On UK Trailer – Take a fresh look at the much admired gay drama

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Keep The Lights On is undoubtedly the most buzzed about LGBT-interest title of the year (we’ve seen it and will be letting you know what we think soon), and will begins its UK roll-out soon with screenings at the London Film Festival, ahead of release on November 2nd. Now the film’s distributors, Peccadillo Pictures, have released a brand new UK trailer for the movie, so you can get a feel for the film.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘It’s 1997 and New York City is in a state of intense flux when documentary filmmaker Erik Rothman (Thure Lindhardt) first meets Paul Lucy (Zachary Booth), a handsome but closeted lawyer in the publishing field. What begins as a highly charged first encounter soon becomes something much more, and a relationship quickly develops. As the two men start building a home and life together, each continues to privately battle their own compulsions and addictions. A film about sex, friendship, intimacy and most of all, love, Keep the Lights On takes an honest look at the nature of relationships in our times.’

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About Cherry Red Band Trailer – Porn, prostitution and James Franco

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Boogie Nights actress Heather Graham returns to the world of porn and James Franco goes sleazy lawyer in About Cherry, which now has a new trailer. Here’s the synopsis, ‘Cherry is about Angelina (Ashley Hinshaw), an 18-year-old girl on the verge of finishing high school. Angelina’s family life is difficult. Her mother (Lili Taylor) is an alcoholic and her step-father is violent and unpredictable. One morning her boyfriend (Jonny Weston) suggests she take naked pictures for money. She balks at first but then does the photo shoot, using the money to run-off with her best friend (Dev Patel) to San Francisco. In San Francisco, while cocktailing in a strip club, Angelina meets Frances (James Franco) a well-off lawyer who offers to introduce her to a different kind of world, a place full of expensive dresses and fancy parties. But that world is not as perfect as it first appears and Frances has problems of his own. At the same time Angelina, using the moniker Cherry, has begun exploring the San Francisco porn industry under the direction of Margaret (Heather Graham) a former performer turned adult film director.’ No UK release is yet set.

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Sinister Red Band Trailer – Ethan Hawke gets creepy in the new thriller

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Scott Derrickson creeped us all out with The Exorcism of Emily Rose, and now he’s hoping to do it again by teaming up with the producers of Paranormal Activity for the supernatural thriller Sinister. Ethan Hawke plays a true crime novelist who discovers a box of mysterious, disturbing home movies that plunge his family into a nightmarish experience of supernatural horror. It all looks a bit Insidious meets The Ring. The film hits UK cinemas on October 5th.

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Greetings from Tim Buckley Trailer – Penn Badgley takes on the late Jeff Buckley

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Many people were less than impressed with the idea of Gossip Girl’s Penn Badgley playing the late musician Jeff Buckley, but now the first trailer gives us a taste for his efforts, which may not be as bad as some had feared. In 1991 Jeff Buckley is an unknown twenty four year-old LA musician and gets invited to participate in a tribute concert in New York City for his late father Tim Buckley, the iconic folk rock star. In the days leading up to the concert, Jeff grapples with his own self doubts and the legacy of his famous father. But with the loving help of an enigmatic young woman working at the concert, he finds the courage to perform at the now legendary St. Ann’s concert, where Jeff discovers his own voice singing his father’s songs, captivating the audience and launching Jeff’s own meteoric career. Simultaneously told in 1991 and 1966, Greetings from Tim Buckley poignantly explores the interweaving paths of a father and son who were among the most beloved singer-songwriters of their generations.

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New Wreck-It Ralph Posters Show Off The Videogame Character Cameos

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Wreck-It-Ralph looks like it’s going to be a lot of fun, and these new posters certainly help to underline that, showing off the number of videogame character cameos it will feature, from Sonic to Street Fighter to Pac Man to Qbert. You can see them above and below. And you can watch the recent trailer by clicking here.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Walt Disney Animation Studios and Emmy®-winning director Rich Moore (TV’s “The Simpsons,” “Futurama”) take moviegoers on a hilarious, arcade-game-hopping journey in “Wreck-It Ralph.” Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly, “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” “Step Brothers”) is tired of being overshadowed by Fix-It Felix (voice of Jack McBrayer, “30 Rock”), the “good guy” star of their game who always gets to save the day. But after decades doing the same thing and seeing all the glory go to Felix, Ralph decides he’s tired of playing the role of a bad guy.He takes matters into his own massive hands and sets off on a game-hopping journey across the arcade through every generation of video games to prove he’s got what it takes to be a hero. On his quest, he meets the tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun (voice of Jane Lynch, TV’s “Glee”) from the first-person action game Hero’s Duty. But it’s the feisty misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman, “The Sarah Silverman Program”) from the candy-coated cart racing game, Sugar Rush, whose world is threatened when Ralph accidentally unleashes a deadly enemy that threatens the entire arcade. Will Ralph realise his dream and save the day before it’s too late? “Wreck-It Ralph” crashes onto the big screen in February 2013, in Disney Digital 3D™ in select UK cinemas.’

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Magic Mike’s Adam Rodriguez Joins About Last Night Remake

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Now that CSI: Miami has bee cancelled, Adam Rodriguez has more spare time on his hands, and it seems that after his success in Magic Mike, he’s hoping to fill it with movie roles. He’s now got a new one, as he’s joined the cast of the remake of the Rob Lowe & Demi Moore film About Last Night, which recently started shooting under the direction of Hot Tub Time Machine’s Steve Pink.

The story is being changed and performed with a largely black cast, including Michael Ealy, Joy Bryant, Kevin Hart and Regina Hall. Variety says Rodriguez will play the role of Bryant’s former lover and colleague. Leslye Headland’s script follows a Los Angeles couple who decide to move in together only to have the entire situation blow up in their faces and end in a split.

The remake is said to be more closely based on David Mamet’s play “Sexual Perversity in Chicago,” which was also the basis of Ed Zwick’s 1980’s movie, but which became more of an straightforward comedy in the previous film.

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Melissa Leo Will Take Prisoners Alongside Hugh Jackman

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It’s always worth adding Melissa Leo to the cast of a film, as she’s a remarkably adaptable actress who can morph into virtually any role asked of her and give a great performance (as proved by her Oscar win for The Fighter). Denis Villeneuve must agree, as Variety reports he’s signed her up for Prisoners, which will start shooting in Australia early next year.

She join Hugh Jackman in the movie, who plays a carpenter who learns that his young daughter and best friend have been kidnapped. When the police are no use, he decides to take the law into his own hands and get justice vigilante style. The only thing standing in his way is the detective who is working the case. Unfortunately there’s no info on who Leo will play.

The script, which has been in development for a couple of years, was written by Aaron Guzikowki, who also wrote the Mark Wahlberg action film Contraband. The current plan is to release Prisoners during the autumn of 2013.

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