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Hollywood gets a kick out of 'rebooting'
When Sony Pictures' plan for a fourth "Spider-Man" movie starring Tobey Maguire fell apart in January, the studio had to come up with a new way to keep the superhero series alive after three movies released from 2002 to 2007 grossed $2.5 billion...Tags: Sony Corp., Eddie Murphy, Spider-Man (movie), Superman (fictional character), Spider-Man (fictional character)
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Bernthal set for 'Grudge Match': Actor to play De Niro's son in Warner Bros.' boxing pic
VarietyAfter wrapping Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street," Jon Bernthal will play Robert De Niro's son in Warner Bros.' boxing movie "Grudge Match." Sylvester Stallone, Kim Basinger, Alan Arkin and Kevin Hart co-star in the pic, which Peter Segal will...Tags: Sylvester Stallone, Tim Kelleher, Alan Arkin, Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio
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Alan Arkin lacing up for 'Grudge Match': 'Argo' thesp in talks to join De Niro, Stallone in boxing pic
VarietyWith awards buzz swirling for his perf in "Argo," Alan Arkin is in negotiations to join fellow Oscar winners Robert De Niro and Kim Basinger, as well as Sylvester Stallone, in Warner Bros.' boxing movie "Grudge Match." Peter Segal ("Get Smart") is...Tags: Jim Carrey, Sylvester Stallone, Tim Kelleher, Alan Arkin, Peter Segal
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Parker Posey joins 'Grace of Monaco': Milo Ventimiglia also in talks for Grace Kelly biopic
VarietyAfter well-received turns on the hit TV shows "The Good Wife" and "Louie," Parker Posey has joined the cast of Olivier Dahan's "Grace of Monaco," while "Heroes" star Milo Ventimiglia is in negotiations for a key role. Pierre-Ange Le Pogam is producing...Tags: Sony Corp., Grace Kelly, Frank Langella, Entertainment, Academy Awards
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Zurich fetes Travolta: 'Savages' star to receive achievement in cinema award
VarietyBERLIN -- The Zurich Film Festival is honoring John Travolta with its Golden Eye award for achievement in cinema. Travolta will accept the prize on Sept. 20 before the gala screening of Oliver Stone's "Savages," which opens the fest. Travolta stars in...Tags: Jerry Weintraub, Robin Williams, Pierre Morel, Entertainment, Walt Becker
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Cronenberg, Cody, Chow Yun Fat — the most intriguing films in pre-production
Frankly My Dear - Orlando SentinelPlowing through the latest edition of Production Weekly, I see nary a Florida film shoot on the slate, which was my reaon for checking it. We aren't giving away money like Louisiana and Georgia, so there's still a lot more production in those states. A... -
Man on fire
MetromixBecoming a superhero makes a bit more sense when you're, say, bitten by a radioactive spider or you find out a kind-hearted alien sent you to earth as a baby. But when Satan gives you your super powers, rationalizations tend to fall into more of a gray...Tags: Nicolas Cage, Animation (genre), Eva Mendes, Stephen Norrington, Entertainment
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Fast-Paised review: 'Ghost Rider'
Based on the Marvel comic book, Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) makes good on his deal with the devil by serving as a Ghost Rider, a demonic force who fights escapees from Hell whenever the devil asks. Eva Mendes plays Blaze's requisite love interest. Big...Tags: Nicolas Cage, Peter Fonda, Wes Bentley, Sam Elliott, Eva Mendes
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Dead on Arrival
Zap2It.comWhat a relief. Ghost Rider is a joke -- a monumentally foolish comic book movie with lots of unintentional laughs, mixed in with the intentional ones. Absurd, ineptly plotted, it lacks a coherent theme or storyline or reason to exist aside from a very...Tags: Roger Moore, Death, Nicolas Cage, Peter Fonda, Wes Bentley
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Ghost Rider
MetromixRemember how, in the book "Of Mice and Men," Lenny really loves the little rabbits but can't help himself as he suffocates and mutilates them? The same might be said of writer/director Mark Steven Johnson. No doubt, he really loves comic books and...Tags: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Entertainment, Marvel Entertainment, Inc., Movies
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'Ghost Rider'
Special to The TimesHe's a black-leather-clad, flaming skeleton on a motorcycle made of hellfire. And he's the good guy. Since the '70s, the Marvel comic character Ghost Rider has been the superhero-nerd's rebel. He has never been a mega-seller, with his stories' frequent...Tags: Nicolas Cage, Peter Fonda, Wes Bentley, Eva Mendes, Ghosts (supernatural entities)
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Comic Con News & Notes
Zap2It.comWhile the TV world is concentrated in Pasadena for the Television Critics Association Press Tour, the worlds of comics, video games, toys and movies (and just a bit of TV) are mobilizing down in San Diego for the 37th Comic-Con International, running from...Tags: Sony Corp., Dawn of the Dead (movie, 2004), Matthew Vaughn, Alfonso Cuaron, Elijah Wood
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