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Mackenzie Foy & Joey King Join Haunted Tale The Warren Files

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It look like some young girls are going to get terrified in The Warren Files, as Variety reports Insidious director James Wan has set Joey King and Mackenzie Foy for his haunted house tale. While neither girl has hit their teen years yet, they already have plenty of film experience, as Foy plays Renesmee in Breaking Dawn and King will be a young Talia Al Ghul in Dark Knight Rises.

The film is based on the allegedly true-life tale of the Perron family, who claimed they ‘lived among the dead’ in the 1970s due to spirits – both friendly and sinister – that inhabited their Rhode Island farmhouse. Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson are playing the investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, while Lili Taylor and Ron Livingston will be the Perron parents.

James Wan is directing, with the shoot scheduled to start February 21st in North Carolina.

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Todd Phillips Sets Up Four Films At Warner Bros

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Warner Bros. really wants to be in the Todd Phillips business as Deadline reports the Hangover and Due Date filmmaker has set up four movies with the studio after he extended a first-look deal with Warner. The films include Mule, based on the acclaimed novel by Tony D’Souza about a young couple who turn to drug trafficking to make it through the recession

There’s also Arms and the Dudes, based on a Rolling Stone article by Guy Lawson that follows two stoners from Miami Beach who become big-time arms dealers, until the Pentagon turned on them. The Island is based on a story by Travis Fickett and Terry Matalas, with a screenplay by Adam Sztykiel (Due Date), but there aren’t any story details on that one. Finally there’s a film based on the YouTube and FunnyOrDie sensation What’s It Gonna Be by Mike O’Connell and Ken Jeong, in which the duo pose as a mock rap duo.

Phillips first three films under his initial production deal with Warner Bros. have generated more than $1.2 billion at the global box-office, so it’s little surprise the studio wants to keep the relationship going. At the moment Todd is only producing these movies, but it’s likely he’ll pick some to direct, while also making The Hangover Part III for Warner.

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First Look At Disney’s Videogame Inspired Wreck It Ralph

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Disney’s Wreck It Ralph is an intriguing proposition, mixing the worlds of animation and retro videogames to create a potentially unique film. Now the first pics/concept images from the film have arrived, which you can see above and below. Currently the film is due out in the UK on December 26th.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Wreck-It Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) longs to be as beloved as his game’s perfect Good Guy, Fix-It Felix (voice of Jack McBrayer). Problem is, nobody loves a Bad Guy. But they do love heroes… so when a modern, first-person shooter game arrives featuring tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun (voice of Jane Lynch), Ralph sees it as his ticket to heroism and happiness. He sneaks into the game with a simple plan – win a medal – but soon wrecks everything, and accidently unleashes a deadly enemy that threatens every game in the arcade. Ralph’s only hope? Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman), a young troublemaking “glitch” from a candy-coated cart racing game who might just be the one to teach Ralph what it means to be a Good Guy. But will he realize he is good enough to become a hero before it’s “Game Over” for the entire arcade?’

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The Avengers Extended Super Bowl Spot

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Meet the Hulk! As we get closer to the April 27th release of The Avengers, the footage certainly get more spectacular, with this new extended Super Bowl being the most explosive yet. Not only do we get to see plenty of things exploding and superheroes assembling, but we also get out first look at the film’s Hulk. Here’s the synopsis, ‘Marvel Studios presents Marvel’s The Avengers—the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.’

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John Carter Extended Super Bowl Spot

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It’s not long now until Disney unleashes its $200 million behemoth John Carter on audiences, with the film due to arrive on March 9th. To get people excited they’ve released an extended version of their Super Bowl TV spot, which you can watch here. Here’s the synopsis: ‘John Carter tells the tale of war-weary, former military captain John Carter, who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly involved in a conflict of epic proportions between the inhabitants of the planet. John Carter – the newest movie from Academy Award®–winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton is an action adventure story set on Barsoom, the exotic and mysterious planet we know as Mars. Based on the classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, creator of Tarzan, John Carter is the story which inspired many of the most imaginative and well known Hollywood movies, past and present. Next year will mark the 100th anniversary of the John Carter character, first created in the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel.

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Battleship Super Bowl Spot

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There’s little doubt that Battleship has pretty much nothing to do with the classic game and everything with trying to ape Transformers to give Hasbro yet another enormous franchise they can sell toys on the back of (although with Universal making the movie this time, rather than Paramount/Dreamworks. The more we see, the more like Transformers-At-Sea it looks, although that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It certainly looks pretty explosive in this new Super Bowl spot, so take a look.

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Act Of Valor Super Bowl Spot – Real life marines get their own movie

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There weren’t quite as many Super Bowl movie ads this year as normal, but one that did get one was Act Of Valor. You’d have thought the US military would have too much on it plate to let some of its active duty Navy SEALs to go off and make a movie, but perhaps it’s good PR, and it’s certainly a great hook for Act Of Valor, which sells itself on its cast of geunine Navy SEALs and the fact the movie features real tactics and weapons handled by people trained to use them. The plot is about a group of SEALs going to save a kidnapped CIA operative. It’s a bit early to say whether they movie itself is any good, but it’s an interesting idea and the trailer’s better than you might expect for what is essentially a bit of a gimmicky movie. No UK release is currently set.

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Is Harrison Ford In Talks For Blade Runner Sequel?

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For years Ridley Scott said he wouldn’t return to the world of Alien, but then he made Prometheus. He said he’d left Blade Runner behind but then signed up to develop a movie set in that universe. However from the very beginning of Blade Runner 2, both Scott and Harrison Ford seemed keen to point out that the actor would not be returning as Deckard.

In Hollywood though money and prestige talks, and Harrison could do with a hit. Whether it’s that or another reason, it appears he’s now thinking about joining the new Blade Runner movie, with Twitchfilm reporting that he’s in “early talks” to appear in the film. At the moment it’s little more than a rumour, with Twitch hedging their bets by saying, “this is still very early stages and it is quite possible that things won’t work out.”

If it is true, you can understand why they’re trying to get Ford to commit now, as there’s little point investing in a Deckard heavy script if Harrison is just going to turn round and say no. Fans will probably grumble about the idea and feels he’s selling out if he does come back, but then, they’ll also be the first in the queue for a new Blade Runner flick.

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Katherine Heigl In Talks For Happytime Murders

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The Jim Henson Company has been throwing the idea of The Happytime murders around for quite a while now, ever since they snapped up the blacklisted script by Todd Berger (Kung Fu Panda 2). Now things are moving forward with Deadline reporting that Katherine Heigl is in advanced negotiations to take the lead in the film.

The film is a kind of more grown-up ally of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, in that it’s a film noir in which the fictional and real live side-by-side, although rather than animated characters, this time around its humans living alongside puppets.

Unfortunately puppets are treated as second-class citizens, and in this R-rated universe are just as likely to get into booze, drugs and sex as any of their human counterparts. When the puppet cast of 1980s children’s TV show, The Happytime Gang, begins to get murdered one by one, a disgraced LAPD detective-turned-private eye puppet (who has a drinking problem), takes the case with his former human partner. It’s been described as Avenue Q meets LA Confidential, which is quite a mash-up.

Cameron Diaz was previously in talks for the film, but it now appears Heigl will be taking over the female lead role. It’d certainly be an interesting role and hopefully show some of the talent Heigl has been squandering in awful rom-coms.

Jim Henson’s son Brian is set to direct, although it’s not clear when shooting might being.

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Mark Ruffalo & Scarlett Johansson Ask Can a Song Save Your Life?

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Mark Ruffalo must have enjoyed working with Scarlett Johansson on The Avengers as they’re set to team up again for Can a Song Save Your Life?, which is a return to the music-film arena for Once director John Carney.

Variety says that in the film, Gretta (Johansson) is seduced by dreams of making it in the big city, and so she and her long-time boyfriend move to New York to pursue their passion for music. Soon after she’s heartbroken when he dumps her for the fame and fortune of a big solo contract.

However, her world takes a turn for the better when a down-on-his-luck record producer (Ruffalo) stumbles upon her singing in a local bar and is immediately captivated by her raw talent and inspiring authenticity.

It’s a chance for Johansson to show off her singing skills, but gets a bit more cred with the presence of Mark Ruffalo. The plan is to begin shooting in June.

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