Also in Friday afternoon's round-up of news. Warner Bros. has not seen any indication that the tragic shooting earlier today in Colorado at a Dark Knight Rises showing has had any influence on the pic's ticket sales. In other news, Taylor Kitsch may lead a racing movie franchise and Kevin Costner to play inspiring real-life coach.
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In this morning's Biz Break: Indian ire rises over The Avengers, a Chinese company eyes AMC theaters, vet actors join the musical comedy How Sweet It Is, the Chinese blockbuster Flying Swords of Dragon Gate is headed to IMAX, and more.
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Mark your calendars, Ringers! AMC Theaters will screen the director's cuts of The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King over three successive weeks starting June 14, timed to coincide with the long-awaited release of the extended edition trilogy on Blu-ray. That only gives you seven weeks to get your Gandalf hats and Hobbit feet dry cleaned, so hop to it! [TheOneRing.net]
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