The upcoming summer blockbuster TRANSOFRMERS 2 - REVENGE OF THE FALLEN has not even hit the theatres yet and there is already talk about a third installment of the metal on metal flick. TRANSFORMERS 3, according to producer Michael Bay, may come in a different form. Perhaps a spin-off is what Michael seemed to be suggesting when asked about TRANSFORMERS 3:
"I told everyone that I’m definitely going to do another movie before I do this movie because it’s just thinking of robots for three and a half years, it’s enough right now. People have been asking me that since I have doing these interviews, and literally, since I just finished it, I don’t even want to think about it. It makes me nauseous to even think of the third one. It’s just too close. I definitely want to do another movie before I come back to this. But if I were to consider something, for Transformers 3, it’s got to be not higher. It’s got to be sideways in a different kind of way."
Some fan websites and insiders seem to be looking at a 2011 Release date for TRANSFORMERS 3 or whatever incarnation may result after the box office numbers for TRANSFORMERS 2 - REVENGE OF THE FALLEN come in this summer.
If TRANSFORMER 2 Ticket pre-sales are any indication, REVENGE OF THE FALLEN will bring in record bucks at the movie theaters which should lead directly into more movement towards a TRANSFORMERS 3.
Some TRANSFORMER 2 - REVENGE OF THE FALLEN REVIEWS, however, indicate the movie producers went too far with the action scenes. Some going as far as to state the none stop action of TRANSFORMERS 2 is abit nauseating. That being said, as long as Megan Fox has several sweaty appearances in the movie, TRANSFORMERS 2 will be a success in my books.
TRANSFORMERS 2 - Revenge of the Fallen is sure to be a blockbuster hit this summer. With Transformer show times starting this week, including an IMAX Version, Movie Buffs and Megan Fox fans alike are lining up in droves to see the hit movie by Michael Bay.
Like the original TRANSFORMERS MOVIE, viewers will be treated to action packed metal on metal destruction and of course the ample breasts of Megan Fox. This time around, pretty much like the last, the Decepticons are in a pissy mood since they had their metal asses kicked around the block by Optimus Prime and his "Goody Two Shoe" Bot buddies.
Fans wishing to catch the first few TRANSFORMER SHOWTIMES will be in for a little bit of difficulty as many Theatres are already sold out. In fact, one report has over 500 TRANSFORMER SHOWTIMES already sold out. The thought is staggering, but I guess even during these tough economic time, probably more than ever before, Movie fans are looking for a means for escape. Perhaps the thought of Optimus Prime turning the Decepticons into tin cans is just the kind of feel good, good guys win over the bad type thing everyone needs right now.
PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY OF TRANSFORMERS REVENGE OF THE FALLEN HERE
Since the untimely death of actor David Carradine in Bangkok Thailand last week, writers for the new movie "Stretch" are already working feverishly at trying to find a way to gracefully write David Carradine out of the movie.
"Stretch" Producer Charles Gillibert said David Carradine still had a few critical scenes left to shoot in the Movie "Stretch" before he was found hanging in a Bangkok Hotel room on Thursday morning. Although the cast and crew of the new movie "Stretch" are extremely distraught over the sudden death of actor David Carradine, Gillibert said he and the other producers still have a job to do.
Gillibert is also reported as saying David Carradine was in "Wonderful spirits before his death." He also said Carradine was in great shape and was always joking around with everyone on the set.
The end result of the rewrites is unknown. Although there was only one day left of shooting, several of the remaining scenes involving David Carradine were key to the movies' outcome. The writers and producers have a tough time ahead of them as they both mourn the loss of a colleague and work at a tasteful re-write of the script.
This is not the first time a key actor in a movie has died prior to the completion. Just a few years ago, the much publicized death of actor Heath Ledger caused a stir and some production and release delays for The Dark Knight for which the late Heath Ledger won "Best Supporting Actor" for his very disturbing and real performance on the Joker.
Spark up a fattie and grab your box of Kleenex, 80's pop icon and Playboy model DEBORAH GIBSON is back and fighting sharks in the new movie MEGA SHARK VS GIANT OCTOPUS. Yes, cheasy sounding I know... but it has Debbie Gibson in it. A great acress she is not, nor is the plot all that captivating, but they are trying (I think) It starts out "10 Million Years ago, they were frozen in Combat"
A few lines from Deborah
"There's something big out there" "Gorilla in Manila... We'll get them to kill each other"
Throughout the movie you will be treated with very Jawsesuqe scenes of a Shark jumping through the air and biting, among other things a Bridge, and a plane. Not to leave the Giant Octopus out of the game, it also brings down a plane and of course a ship and the obligatory submarine.
All in all, it seems this move will go great with a big fat joint.
If you are interested, here is the TRAILER FOR MEGA SHARK VS GIANT OCTOPUS
Move over, Edward Cullen, a.k.a. Robert Pattinson.
Vampire hunter Corey Feldman is back! “The Lost Boys” are returning, and they're gonna be real thirsty for fresh blood.
An original cast member of the 1987 "Twilight" precursor, Feldman will produce and star, with his hapless character Edgar Frog getting –- surprise -– a much more central role.
Evan Charmov will write the script for Warner Premiere’s “The Lost Boys 3” a direct-to-disc sequel to 2008’s direct-to-DVD “Lost Boys: The Tribe.”
No word on whether the other original Corey -- Corey Haim -- will have a part in the film. Which is kinda sad. Maybe he’ll get his act together.
But "highly unlikely” is the phrase that Bloody-Disgusting.com used when it broke the news.
OMG, they totally gotta pull Kiefer Sutherland out of “24” for a cameo!
And how about still car-window-steamy Jason Patric, as an older vampire who has learned to control his feeding habits and hunts only animals now?
Oh wait, that's too :Twilighty" familiar.
Maybe he can drink a concoction called "True Blood"? Nope, that's been done by HBO.
Well, we hope they come up with some to raise these devilish dudes from the dead. download the original TORRENT FOR LOST BOYS and see just how hot they were.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button leads all ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEES LIST (The OSCARS LIST) with 13 time-defying nominations. Slumdog Millionaire is next with 10, while The Dark Knight and Milk notched eight apiece. Meryl Streep, up for the OSCAR AWARD for Best Actress for Doubt, continues her reign as the most-nominated performer in ACADEMY AWARD history, with her 15th nod.
The OSCAR AWARDS will be handed out Feb. 22 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. Here's the complete list of nominees:
ACADEMY OSCAR AWARD NOMINEE FOR Best Motion Picture of the Year
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button * Frost/Nixon * Milk * The Reader * Slumdog Millionaire
ACADEMY OSCAR AWARD NOMINEE FOR Achievement in Directing
* David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button * Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon * Gus Van Sant, Milk * Stephen Daldry, The Reader * Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
ACADEMY OSCAR AWARD NOMINEE FOR Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
* Richard Jenkins, The Visitor * Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon * Sean Penn, Milk * Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button * Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
ACADEMY OSCAR AWARD NOMINEE FOR Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
* Josh Brolin, Milk * Robert Downey Jr., Tropic Thunder * Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt * Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight * Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road
ACADEMY OSCAR AWARD NOMINEE FOR Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
* Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married * Angelina Jolie, Changeling * Melissa Leo, Frozen River * Kate Winslet. The Reader * Meryl Streep, Doubt
ACADEMY OSCAR AWARD NOMINEE FOR Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
* Amy Adams, Doubt * Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona * Viola Davis, Doubt * Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button * Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
ACADEMY OSCAR AWARD NOMINEE FOR Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
ACADEMY OSCAR AWARD NOMINEE FOR Original Screenplay
* Dustin Lance Black, Milk * Courtney Hunt, Frozen River * Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky * Martin McDonagh, In Bruges * Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon, WALL-E
ACADEMY OSCAR AWARD NOMINEE FOR Adapted Screenplay
* Eric Roth and Robin Swicord, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button * John Patrick Shanley, Doubt * Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon * David Hare, The Reader * Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
ACADEMY OSCAR AWARD NOMINEE FOR Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
* The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany) * The Class (France) * Departures (Japan) * Revanche (Austria) * Waltz With Bashir (Israel)
ACADEMY OSCAR AWARD NOMINEE FOR Original Score
* Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button * James Newton Howard, Defiance * Danny Elfman, Milk * A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire * Thomas Newman, WALL-E
ACADEMY OSCAR AWARD NOMINEE FOR Original Song
* "Down to Earth," Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman; WALL-E * "Jai Ho," A.R. Rahman and Gulzar; Slumdog Millionaire * "O Saya," A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam; Slumdog Millionaire
ACADEMY OSCAR AWARD NOMINEE FOR Achievement in Art Direction
* Changeling * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button * The Dark Knight * The Duchess * Revolutionary Road
ACADEMY OSCAR AWARD NOMINEE FOR Achievement in Cinematography
* Changeling * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button * The Dark Knight * The Reader * Slumdog Millionaire
Colin Farrell won the best actor in a comedy or musical at the Golden Globes here Sunday for his performance in "In Bruges."
Colin Farrell, who plays a hitman struggling to come to terms with a botched job, pipped co-star Brendan Gleeson, Dustin Hoffman ("Last Chance Harvey"), James Franco ("Pineapple Express") and Javier Bardem ("Vicky Cristina Barcelona.")
Colin Farrell, 32, is best known for his roles in "Minority Report", "Miami Vice" and "Alexander." Although this evenings search trends see to be more interested in the COLIN FARRELL SEX TAPE
Late Australian actor Heath Ledger won a posthumous Golden Globe award here Sunday for his performance as psychopathic villain The Joker in Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight."
Batman director Christopher Nolan collected the best supporting actor award on behalf of Heath Ledger, who died of an accidental overdose in January last year at the age of 28.
"For any of us to enjoy his performance he will be eternally missed, but he'll never be forgotten," Nolan told guests at the Beverly Hilton hotel.
The victory cements Heath Ledger's status as the odds-on favorite to win a best supporting actor Oscar at next month's Oscars.
Heath Ledger has already picked up a series of minor awards for his performance in the phenomenally successful Batman sequel.
Perth-born Heath Ledger gained international stardom and was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe for his heart-breaking performance as a taciturn gay cowboy in the 2005 film "Brokeback Mountain.
He had already served notice of his talent with parts in several films including "Monster's Ball", "A Knight's Tale" and "The Patriot."
As Batman's cackling arch-enemy, Heath Ledger earned rave reviews from critics and co-stars.
"I can only speak superlatives of Ledger, who is mad-crazy-blazing brilliant as The Joker," wrote Rolling Stone's film critic Pete Travers.
The cast and crew of "The Dark Knight" were similarly wowed.
British actor Gary Oldman, who plays Gotham City police officer Lieutenant Jim Gordon, is among those who believes Ledger's performance is Oscar-worthy.
"Over the years when I've seen great performances -- (Jack) Nicholson in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest', Al Pacino in 'Dog Day Afternoon' -- you go 'wow, there's something really special at work here'. And I think Heath's done that here. It's like he's gone through the sound barrier."
Nolan said Heath Ledger, renowned for taking on difficult, edgy roles, was chosen for the film precisely for that reason.
"For the role of The Joker I was looking for fearlessness," Nolan said. "I needed a phenomenal actor, but he (Ledger) also had to be someone unafraid of taking on such an iconic role.
Tina Fey officially rules the world and has the Golden Globe awards to prove it.
The "30 Rock" star and creator was named best actress in a TV comedy and her NBC series was picked as best comedy Sunday by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, capping a run of honors for the series and general acclaim for her Sarah Palin impersonation.
"I want you to know that I really know how very lucky I am to have the year that I've had this year," Fey said.
But there's a dark side, Tina Fey said.
"If you ever start to feel too good about yourself, they have this thing called the Internet. And you can find a lot of people there who don't like you," Tina Fey added, drawing laughs and applause from the celebrity-studded ballroom audience.
"I'd like to address some of them now," she continued. "Babs in La Crosse, you can suck it. Diane-fan, you can suck it. Cougar-letter, you can really suck it, 'cause all year you've been after me. All year."
Tina Fey, whose winsome take on Republican vice presidential candidate Palin was last year's highlight of "Saturday Night Live," introduced a political note to the Globes ceremony with the help of "30 Rock" star Tracy Morgan.
"Tina Fey and I had an agreement that if Barack Obama won, I would speak for the show from now on," Morgan said in accepting the best-series award. "Welcome to post-racial America. I'm the face of post-racial America — deal with it, Cate Blanchett."
Morgan thanked the press association, especially on his own behalf "because a black man can't get no love at the Emmys."
Last year, "30 Rock" won three Emmys, including for best comedy series, writing and for Tina Fey's performance.
Transformers stars Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox again play civilian kids Sam and Mikaela, who know the secrets of the heroic Autobots (led by good-guy leader Optimus Prime). This time, the story finds Sam and Mikaela under attack by the evil Decepticons because of something Sam has learned about the origins of the Transformers and their ancient history on Earth. WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. — The United States military has declared war on giant, shape-shifting alien robots. Amid blinding platinum dunes baking in the 105-degree sun, scores of elite servicemen and women cluster in and around real tanks, rocket launchers and personnel carriers as they unleash a machine-gun barrage at an invisible (and entirely fictional) enemy: Transformers.
These troops, many of them recently returned from the actual life-and-death realities of Iraq and Afghanistan, aren't professional actors. But for the moment, they are the stars and this is the climactic battle of next summer's sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
"I'm convinced. If we were to actually fight Transformers, this is how we would do it," jokes Lt. Col. Francisco "Paco" Hamm, the Air Force liaison to the film, who oversees the use of the branch's humans and hardware.
The U.S. Department of Defense gave its official stamp of approval to the Michael Bay-directed film, not only allowing production amid the pristine dunes of the Army's New Mexico missile range, but also letting filmmakers follow jets and fighter planes through the sky from nearby Holloman Air Force Base. More scenes were shot on the Navy's aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, and Marines fill the ranks of the strike team battling the invading Transformers.
“As big as the first movie was, this is 10 times as big, 10 times as many set pieces, explosions, and acrobatic stunts,” she told [MTV] about “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”. “Shia and I make out a little bit; I don’t know if anyone wants to see that.”
Something tells us that Shia LeBeouf wants to see it.
Regardless, Megan insisted that the blossoming romance between Sam and Mikaela is only one of the many plotlines Bay will be juggling for the June 2009 flick. But according to the actress, some last-minute scrambling has been taking place to make sure their romance can hold its own among all those Autobot vs. Decepticon showdowns.
“You know, we’ve been having script meetings, and we’ve been reworking the script, because they wrote it fast because of the writer’s strike,” she explained. “And, we’ve just been going through and trying to do some character stuff for Shia and myself in the middle of this crazy world that they’re in.”
“I can tell you that we’re on locations in some really exotic places,” she added. “It’s just going to be a badass movie. It’s just going to be a popcorn-visual-spectacle, summer film.”
As for Michael Bay’s main directorial input to his lead actress, Megan had this to say: “His main note to me is just to look hot; so I try my best.”
I don’t know about everyone else, but I didn’t mind the Sam/Mikaela storyline in the first film. And it would only be natural to continue developing it for the second one.
Can’t wait to see 10 times the explosions, though!
'My wife says the one thing that differentiates me from a lot of other people, or at least is an essential part of my character, is that I don’t have a censoring gene,” DUSTIN HOFFMAN says with an impish grin. “My friends just wait for me to reveal what’s on my mind. They know for sure that I’m going to say something inappropriate.”
DUSTIN HOFFMAN, now 71, has been saying surprising lines onscreen for more than 40 years, since his Oscar-nominated debut in The Graduate. He starred as the confused college grad Benjamin Braddock, who famously asked an older married woman (played by Anne Bancroft), “Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me...Aren’t you?”
DUSTIN HOFFMAN, the self-described “short, funny-looking guy with acne” went on to win the Academy Award twice and score seven nominations. His films include Midnight Cowboy, Kramer vs. Kramer, Tootsie, Rain Man, and Lenny. This year he lent his voice to animated movies, including the hit Kung Fu Panda and The Tale of Despereaux. In his latest film, the romance Last Chance Harvey, Hoffman plays a lonely guy who finds late-in-life love with Emma Thompson. And proving he still likes to be a bit inappropriate, he looks at me and says, “Don’t worry, there’s no big bedroom scene. We didn’t have enough money for the special effects to make me look great naked.”
DUSTIN HOFFMAN grew up in L.A. His mother was a jazz pianist, and his dad was a set decorator. Ironically, DUSTIN HOFFMAN stumbled into his acting career by accident. “It was only because I couldn’t do anything else,” he says. “I was flunking out of college. And I didn’t want to go into the service because my brother had gone in, and he said, ‘Whatever you do, Dusty, don’t go into the service.’ I happened to take an acting course when I was 21. It was the first experience I had in my life where there was no clock. Time didn’t matter. I had never felt that before.” After two years at the Pasadena Playhouse, DUSTIN HOFFMAN moved to New York City.
DUSTIN HOFFMAN VIDEO JOKE
“Then, for 10 years, I was an unemployed actor,” he remembers. “I roomed with Gene Hackman, who was friends with Robert Duvall. They were also unemployed. We’d have little parties because we didn’t have any money. You know, the Chianti bottle with the candle on it. Everybody comes over and brings stuff. And if someone were to say, at any of those get-togethers, ‘See those three guys there? They’re going to wind up being movie stars,’ the place would have laughed. And we would have laughed the loudest, because we were beat up by all the rejection.”
The lead role in Mike Nichols’ 1967 film The Graduate made DUSTIN HOFFMAN an overnight star. That soon was followed by Midnight Cowboy and a second Oscar nomination. Though anxious to keep proving himself, he was never willing to compromise. DUSTIN HOFFMAN gained a reputation for delivering knockout performances—and also for being a pain-in-the-neck perfectionist.
“It got in the press that I was difficult,” DUSTIN HOFFMAN says. “That was my signature—they want everyone to have a signature. Warren Beatty’s reputation was that he screwed around a lot. And yet he will tell you, ‘Hoffman screwed around more than I did.’ ” Whatever the count, that early wildness has given way to a calmer, more relaxed, and definitely funnier Hoffman.
“It’s true,” he says. “I am a happier person now. I’ve changed a lot. I had a big break-through after I took a couple of years when I didn’t want to do movies. I went back to work with total passion. You change as you go. Time alters you. It’s been a flip from the time when I was a shy, unhappy teenager. Now I can appreciate my own joy and my sense of irony.”
Instead of becoming daunted by the shadow of his own legendary image, he’s learned to be more playful as he’s gained wisdom. At a recent gala honoring DUSTIN HOFFMAN and Clint Eastwood, the audience got restless as speeches went on and on. When DUSTIN HOFFMAN finally came to the podium, he said, “A thought went through my mind as I was sitting at my table: What if I died while I was waiting to receive my Lifetime Achievement Award?” The room roared with laughter.
Leaning back in his chair recently in the office of his L.A. production company, DUSTIN HOFFMAN smiles about that night, then turns serious as he reflects on the meaning of his life and career.
“I guess making things fun is the only revenge you have against mortality,” he says. “Of course I think about mortality. So many of my colleagues and friends have died that I’m forced to think about it.” He pauses—figuring out how he wants to describe his attitude toward death. “What we would all like is to kind of choose when we’re ready to go, and we’d not have any fear. The best part about death is that it’s not selective. It’s comforting to know that everyone dies. Death is the pure democracy.”
DUSTIN HOFFMAN has always tried to have his family with him when he works. He has six kids—two with his first wife, actress/dancer Anne Byrne, and four with his current wife of 28 years, Lisa.
“When I got married for the second time, my wife and I made a deal,” he says. “We agreed that we wouldn’t let work separate us. We’ve stuck to that. I sometimes say that we’re wealthy gypsies. I was holding my kids when they were babies on the sets of my movies. A couple of my children even saw me dressed as a woman in Tootsie. Lisa knows me. We can read each other. We’ve always had this loving connection.” DUSTIN HOFFMAN remains proud of his grown-up children. “They get mad at me for telling everyone about their accomplishments or for finding cute girls for my sons,” he says. “But even though they love to hate me for it or cruelly imitate me, I can’t stop bragging. They are my true credits.”
How do his children express their affection? “We’re a tactile family,” he says, “and I never get over the fact that even though my kids are no longer ‘kids,’ they like to kiss me for no reason or when we greet each other. When they’re leaving, they say, ‘Bye, Pop,’ and they grab me and kiss me on the cheek. I’ve never taken that for granted, even though they don’t even know that they’re doing it.”
I ask DUSTIN HOFFMAN if this love from his family and his need to keep changing at 71 is what has brought him to his current point—mellow but not satisfied. “Mellow?” he says, surprised. “Let me think.” He pauses, then polishes the description of himself: “OK. I’ll say, ‘Satisfied but not satisfied.’ ”
A British Tabloid (The epidamy of media accuracy) has reported that EDDIE MURPHY WILL PLAY THE RIDDLER IN THE NEXT BATMAN MOVIE. The same article also reports that SHIA LEBOUF WILL STAR AS ROBIN.
I don't know what the Brits were smoking but EDDIE MURPHY AS THE RIDDLER is not a bad idea. Although picturing EDDIE MURPHY as a Villain of Gotham City is a little hard.
Here is the original Story
FUNNYMAN EDDIE MURPHY will play THE RIDDLERin the next Batman movie, The Sun can reveal. The Beverly Hills Cop star, 47, has been signed up by British director CHRISTOPHER NOLAN to reprise the role played by JIM CARREY in 1995’s Batman Forever. Gotham villain ... Eddie Murphy
The surprise move follows speculation linking Pirates of the Caribbean star JOHNNY DEPP to the part. The film, set for a 2010 release, is being developed under the working title Gotham.
Execs have also signed up rising Transformers star SHIA LABEOUF, 22, to play Robin.
CHRISTIAN BALE will return as Bruce Wayne, while MICHAEL CAINE will again play Bruce’s assistant Alfred. Meanwhile, Brit RACHEL WEISZ is said to be up for the Catwoman role. Insiders also revealed to The Sun the flick will end on a cliffhanger over whether Batman survives a blast at Wayne Towers.
Nolan had been tight-lipped about the future of the Batman films after being rocked by the January death of HEATH LEDGER — tipped to receive a posthumous Oscar for his role as The Joker in Batman Returns. A film insider said: “Chris wasn’t sure if he wanted to do another movie but as soon as he decided to, he got the wheels in motion. “Eddie’s a fantastic addition. Everyone’s excited to see what he does as the Riddler.”
"Twilight," the vampire romance that has spurred feverish anticipation among female moviegoers, took a bigger-than-expected $70.55 million bite out of the weekend box office in North America, according to studio estimates issued Sunday.
The teen smash crushed the competition, including "Bolt," a Walt Disney Co canine cartoon that made its debut at No. 3 with a disappointing $27 million.
"Twilight's" showing was the best opening weekend for a movie since "The Dark Knight" launched with a record $158 million in July.
Last weekend's champion, the James Bond outing "Quantum of Solace," slipped to No. 2 with $27.4 million.
"Twilight," the first in a planned franchise based on the best-selling books by Stephenie Meyer, was released by nascent independent studio Summit Entertainment LLC. Studios such as MTV Films and Fox Atomic had passed on the project.
Not unlike each new "Harry Potter" movie, the film has had fans on tenterhooks for months, in this case young girls and their mothers. Many fans camped out overnight ahead of the film's world premiere in Los Angeles Monday. Hundreds of "Twilight" performances set for midnight Thursday sold out quickly.
Going into the weekend, industry pundits had forecast a three-day opening somewhere above $50 million but that target was blown out by the film's $36 million take Friday -- a sum that almost matched its official budget.
Women accounted for three-quarters of the audience and 55 percent of viewers were under the age of 25, Summit said. It was confident the movie could spread its appeal to other demographics.
"Where the young girls are, the young boys soon will follow," said Richie Fay, president of domestic theatrical distribution at Summit.
British actor Robert Pattinson stars as the brooding vampire Edward and Kristen Stewart plays the object of his affection, Bella. "Twilight" was directed by Catherine Hardwicke, who is perhaps best known for her work on the bad-girl teen drama "Thirteen."
"Bolt" features the voices of John Travolta and Miley Cyrus. Pundits had forecast an opening upward of $40 million.
The last Disney cartoon -- as opposed to any from its Pixar division -- was "Meet the Robinsons," which opened to $25 million in March 2007. Just two weeks ago, rival studio DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc sequel "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" opened to $63.1 million. It fell two places to No. 4 this weekend with $16.0 million and a total of $137 million.
"Quantum of Solace" has earned $109.5 million after 10 days and remained the No. 1 film internationally with sales of $40.6 million. Its worldwide total stands at $418 million. The film was released by Columbia Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp, which produced the film with closely held Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
Andy Rooney, "60 Minute's" famed curmudgeon, once said that if dogs could talk it would take a lot of the fun out of owning one.
Rooney hasn't seen "Beverly Hills Chihuahua."
Disney's glitzy doggie lark may lack the classic, enduring charm of "Lady and the Tramp." But it does prove that mutts have luck - especially the outrageously spoiled, booty-wearing princess that stars in this canine caper.
Chloe, Disney's über-pooch version of Paris Hilton, is a girl who's got it going on as "BHC" begins. Living a lifestyle that most humans would envy, the tiny, white-haired Chihuahua (voiced by Drew Barrymore) is lavished with diamonds, designer duds, puppy pedicures and doggie Pilates classes by her doting owner Vivian (Jamie Lee Curtis). The miniscule mutt is also adored from afar by Papi (George Lopez), a lowly stray who pals around Vivian's estate with her sexy Mexican landscaper.
Trouble in pooch paradise begins, however, once Chloe's well-heeled mamacita is called away on business. Entrusted to Vivian's flighty niece (Piper Perabo) and clueless sidekick (Ali Hillis), this diva's charmed life ends abruptly when the girls lose the pup on a Mexican road trip.
"Chloe ends up in a place that she deems totally inappropriate for a dog from Beverly Hills," says Hillis, who spoke with CTV.ca from Los Angeles.
Kidnapped by the masterminds behind an underground dog-fighting ring, Chloe is saved by a street-wise German Shepherd (Andy Garcia). With an emerging spunk that rivals even that of the "Yo quiero Taco Bell" Chihuahua, Chloe journeys home with her new friend, Papi and the motley mutts who join in on this Latin-flavoured recovery mission.
Hillis realizes her Disney dream
Early reviews have chastised Walt Disney Pictures and director Raja Gosnell for portraying Mexico as a dangerous place where conmen and crimnials line the streets. Kiddie viewers, however, won't notice the political incorrectness.
"I was revved to do a Disney movie," says Hillis, 29. A big dog fan, Hillis was sold by the project's message to audiences to rescue animals in distress.
"I love that this movie challenges people to consider if a dog is really right for their lives. It also makes audiences think about rescuing an animal instead of buying a new one," says Hillis. "One of my two dogs was rescued so that idea made this film very attractive to me."
Appearing in such film as "The Heartbreak Kid" (2007), "Must Love Dogs" (2005) and "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), Hillis made her Hollywood debut in 1999 on the hit TV series, "Felicity."
"It was Jason Alexander that convinced me to go to L.A.," says Hillis, who first set out to conquer the Broadway stage. After landing a job on the 1990's hit "Law & Order" and seeing her scenes end up the cutting room floor, Hillis decided to take the "Seinfeld" star's advice and give Hollywood a try.
"Jason convinced me that the cut wasn't my fault. It happens to everyone and it was a good lesson to learn," says Hillis, who soon found herself auditioning for "Felicity" creator J.J. Abrams for the role of Chloe.
"I told J.J. that 'Felicity' was the only show I went to my neighbours to watch. I didn't have a TV when I first moved to L.A. I think that nailed the deal," says Hillis. That break lead to other television appearances on "Baywatch" in 2001, "Boomtown" in 2002 and "JAG" in 2004.
Soon to appear in Disney's sci-fi flick "Space Buddies," which hits theatres in February of 2009, Hillis sees "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" for what it is. "This is a family film. It's meant to be a fun time for kids. I think we accomplished that," says Hillis.
MEGAN FOX TOPLESS
The upcoming summer blockbuster TRANSOFRMERS 2 - REVENGE OF THE FALLEN has not even hit the theatres yet and there is already talk about a third installment of the metal on metal flick.
