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Weekend Receipts || ||

Paranormal Activity 4 Debuts Atop The Box Office Though Somewhat Soft; Ben Affleck's Argo Robust

Paranormal Activity 4 Debuts Atop The Box Office Though Somewhat Soft; Ben Affleck's Argo Robust

A decent weekend overall, Paranormal Activity 4 lead the pack, though its debut came in rather slow, compared to previous installments. Argo held strong in its second weekend, showing word-of-mouth is cementing its box office prowess, while Hotel Transylvania, Taken 2 and Alex Cross rounded out the top five at the weekend box office.
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Rachel Nichols on Alex Cross, Alias, And Her Tyler Perry-Star Trek Connection

Rachel Nichols on Alex Cross, Alias, And Her Tyler Perry-Star Trek Connection

As a tough Detroit cop in Rob Cohen's Alex Cross Rachel Nichols (G.I. Joe, Conan) hunts a maniacal serial killer (Matthew Fox) alongside Tyler Perry, who attempts to crossover from his niche following to the mainstream with the James Patterson crime thriller. But it's not the first time the co-stars shared a scene, as Nichols recalled with a laugh: "It took me four days to say, 'You know what’s really funny? We were in Star Trek together!'"
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WATCH: 'Alex Cross' Creator James Patterson Thinks Of His Character In Terms Of Fame Not Race

WATCH: 'Alex Cross' Creator James Patterson Thinks Of His Character In Terms Of Fame Not Race

Wanna count the number of successful movie franchises with a black lead?  You don't even need one hand — two fingers will do: Shaft and Blade.  Summit Entertainment is hoping to make it three  by giving James Patterson's character Alex Cross — who Morgan Freeman played in Kiss The Girls and Along Came A Spider — a new eponymous chapter. more »

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Matthew Fox On Tyler Perry And Becoming Alex Cross's Maniacal Baddie

Matthew Fox On Tyler Perry And Becoming Alex Cross's Maniacal Baddie

After spending six years playing hero on ABC's LOST, Matthew Fox crossed over to the dark side for role in the James Patterson adaptation Alex Cross, in which he plays a master assassin named Picasso whose perverse precision and meticulous skill make him a deadly foil to Detroit cop/psychological profiler (Tyler Perry).
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REVIEW: Tyler Perry Isn't In Drag But He Is A Drag In 'Alex Cross'

REVIEW: Tyler Perry Isn't In Drag But He Is A Drag In 'Alex Cross'

It's a curious truth about Tyler Perry that, when not in drag and playing the outsized role of Madea, he's a recessive screen presence, appearing a little uncomfortable in his own body, awkward and not particularly emotive. When he gives himself a role like the one in Good Deeds, it fits as part of the character, but anchoring a potential action franchise like Alex Crosshe looks like he'd rather be somewhere else. more »

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Tyler Perry Sets 'Alex Cross' Sequel 'Double Cross' Ahead Of Action Debut

Alex Cross trailer

By all indications at the LA press day the principals involved in Alex Cross are happy as plums with the pic director Rob Cohen delivered, which sees Tyler Perry (of Madea fame) making his action hero debut on Friday. So is it any wonder that a deal is underway already with novelist James Patterson to start work on Double Cross, the next in what Summit and QED International hope is another fruitful Perry franchise?
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TRAILER: Tyler Perry Crosses Over, and Crosses Matthew Fox, in Alex Cross

Alex Cross trailer

Tyler Perry debuts a new Madea comedy this week, but as he tells Movieline in a forthcoming interview, he's been itching to put the the fat suit and lady dress in his rear-view. Will his turn in the mainstream action film Alex Cross — as a husband and special agent in a cat-and-mouse game with a serial killer — be a successful attempt by Perry to branch out beyond his niche audience? Watch as Perry goes mano-a-mano with LOST's Matthew Fox, who's undergone some changes of his own, in the first trailer for the James Patterson adaptation.
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