Summit Entertainment just sent over the official release date for the second part of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Nov. 16, 2012. Yes, that would be 2012 -- which is to say: more than two years from now, almost a full year after the first part of the film opens, the projected date of the apocalypse, etc. Start hoarding canned goods accordingly.
No matter how many reboots, remakes, sequels, fad cash-ins and the like are cranked out of the Hollywood sausage factory every year, there is somehow always room to be genuinely shocked by the film industry's cynicism. To wit: Did anyone actually see a 3D feature starring tween-pop heartthrob Justin Bieber -- and likely directed by Oscar-winner Davis Guggenheim, no less -- coming? And in any case, where does this craven catch-all of faddy phenomena rank among some of the all-time greats of Hollywood cynicism?
Good news, China! Soon you can have your own knock-down, drag-out critical brawls over Christopher Nolan's Inception, which the country's Film Board has awarded one of its rare annual import slots for next month. That will no doubt mean another sizable box-office boost for Warner Bros., which should see the film top $200 million domestic -- for a global total nearing $380 million -- by the end of the day. Let the chǎozuò begin! [AP]
As if being the first person to win an Oscar and a Razzie in the same year weren't enough, Sandra Bullock rounded out the distinction by being the best-paid actress of 2009-10 as well. According to the annual Forbes list, the star earned $56 million -- wildly outpacing runners-up Reese Witherspoon and Cameron Diaz ($32 million apiece), Jennifer Aniston ($27 million) and Sarah Jessica Parker ($25 million). All About Steve paid off after all. [via THR]
When she isn't talking about learning kung-fu for an imaginary movie pre-designed to give boys of all ages wet dreams, Mad Men star Christina Hendricks is busy being a straight-up knockout. Though while some might think she came out of the womb shimmying, it turns out Hendricks' younger years were marked by bad bangs and clothes worthy of Reality Bites. To put it another way: she grew up in the early '90s. Click ahead to see what Joan Holloway-Harris looked like in high school.
Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen has cut a deal. In return for pleading guilty to misdemeanor assault against his wife, prosecutors have agreed to drop a felony menacing charge, clearing the way for a 30-day rehab sentence instead of jail time. However, because Sheen has already spent parts of 90 days at Promises rehab center in Mailbu -- days that will count toward his sentence -- he's basically getting off with time served and probation. Your American justice system at work. [TMZ]
Also today in Hollywood Ink: Nicolas Cage is a goner... Nicholas Sparks adds to the cash pile... An unlikely studio takes on The Outer Limits... and more! (But not much more -- it's August, people.)
· The trailer for the sketch omnibus Underground Comedy 2010 purports to be shocking, but instead it's rather sad; that is, unless you were clamoring to see Lindsay Lohan as Marilyn Monroe, or Vince the Shamwow Guy shirtless. All others, watch at your own peril. Lindz, it's not too late for that LO:LA guest spot.
Shane Salerno is best known for scripting films like Armageddon and Aliens vs Predator: Requiem, but deep down, he's a J.D. Salinger diehard -- that's why Salerno is directing a documentary about the Catcher in the Rye author and co-authoring a massive Salinger biography. Still, is exhuming this never-before-seen photograph of the famous recluse a proper tribute?
· If everything goes according to plan, Lindsay Lohan will leave the rehab center at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles and immediately head to the set of Inferno to play drug addicted porn star Linda Lovelace. Because, Hollywood. Photographer Tyler Shields has released some new pics of Lindsay-as-Linda, including one where she prepares to entertain four gentleman callers. Yikes. That full-size pic and more Buzz Break ahead.
Before Night Catches Us had its Sundance premiere in January, Movieline spoke to stars Anthony Mackie and Kerry Washington about the film, and now, in advance of its premiere later this year, we're happy to give you the first look at its poster.
Beastie Boy and upstart indie distributor Adam Yauch today lashed out at the MPAA ratings board, which recently slapped an "R" rating on the Holocaust documentary A Film Unfinished. Yauch's Oscilloscope Laboratories, which will release the film this month, plans to officially appeal Thursday. And in a statement just fired over the transom, it sounds like he can't wait.
Maybe Fox canceled the Terra Nova Comic-Con panel because they knew they could just do another one next summer. Today, the network announced that Steven Spielberg's dinosaur time travel series had been bumped from a planned January start to fall 2011. Still, those hoping for an early peek should keep next May open -- as they did with Glee Fox will air a preview of the series during sweeps week. [Deadline]
At the TCA Awards on Saturday night, Lost tied with Breaking Bad as Best Series Drama on television, allowing co-executive producer Damon Lindelof to break his silence on the show's controversial ending... by reading tweets from irate viewers! "Hey, douche! Instead of backpacking in Europe or whatever the f*** you're doing, how about you give me six years of my life back?" The rest degenerated from there. [Vulture]
Hello August, goodbye news! But while most of culture hibernates, one actor remains hard at work on the set of Catherine Hardwicke's Red Riding Hood. And by "hard at work," I mean "daring to face the paparazzi in a purple velvet overcoat." The things we do for our art, seriously. Place your bets, and click through to collect. (Bonus: Amanda Seyfried spotted as well!)
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