Sex and The City, It’s a Movie!
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The foursome of Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Catrall, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis has all agreed to do Sex and The City movie. The revolutionary TV series that catapulted sex talk and nudity on the small screen. It was a hit, too.
The project is set to begin shooting in the fall. Longtime series executive producer Michael Patrick King will direct the film from his own script and serve as producer, along with Parker and series creator Darren Star.
Plans for a movie were first revealed by HBO in early 2004, months before the show ended its six-season run.
But the project stalled, according to show business newspaper Daily Variety, when Cattrall sought greater script control and a salary closer to that of Parker, who was more highly paid than her co-stars because she was a co-executive producer of the series.
Variety said Cattrall ultimately was won over with a sweetened offer that included a series deal with HBO.
“Sex and the City,” based on the work of best-selling author Candace Bushnell, was the first cable series to win an Emmy.
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Germany Bans Tom Cruise from Filming New Movie
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We’re guessing that “psychiatry is Nazi science” bit stuck in the minds of German officials. Tom Cruise was barred by the country’s Defense Ministry from filming at German military sites for a new movie about a plot to kill Adolf Hitler because of his Scientology beliefs.
Defense Ministry spokesman Harald Kammerbauer said the film makers “will not be allowed to film at German military sites if Count Stauffenberg is played by Tom Cruise, who has publicly professed to being a member of the Scientology cult.”
The U.S. actor will portray Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, leader of the unsuccessful attempt to assassinate the Nazi dictator in July 1944 with a bomb hidden in a briefcase.
Stauffenberg had been deeply opposed to the Nazis’ treatment of the Jews and planted a briefcase bomb under a table near Hitler in his “Wolf’s Lair” headquarters on July 20, 1944. The bomb went off but only wounded the Fuehrer.
“In general, the Bundeswehr (German military) has a special interest in the serious and authentic portrayal of the events of July 20, 1944 and Stauffenberg’s person,” Kammerbauer said.
Are they saying Mr. Cruise is a joke?
Fantastic Four Tops Box Office
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The new adventure fanatsy, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, tops box office results taking in $58.1 million over opening weekend. The sequel to the “Fantastic Four” outperformed its predecessor, said Chris Aronson, senior vice president of distribution for Fox.
Dropping from the top spot to No. 2, with an estimated three-day gross of $19.1 million, was “Ocean’s Thirteen,” released by Time Warner Inc. unit Warner Bros. Pictures.
But the surprise of the weekend came in the form of Universal Pictures’ comedy “Knocked Up ” as it remained a strong No. 3 in this third week of distribution sending Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End down to the 4th spot.
“Knocked Up” will take in an estimated $14.5 million Friday-to-Sunday and has so far grossed $90.5 million, according to Paul Dergarabedian of Media by Numbers.
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Mike Tyson To Star in Bollywood?
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Former heavyweight boxing champion, Mike Tyson, is reportedly seeking to star in a Bollywood movie. The Times of India reported that the energy on the sets of a music video Tyson recently shot for a new comedy got him thinking about trying to do more Bollywood work.
He claimed that Firoz Nadiadwala, producer of “Fool n Final,” had approached him with a script. Firoz has discussed a movie with me. We seriously intend to work toward it,” he said.
Tyson, 40, danced to Bollywood music at a two-day shoot in Las Vegas last month for a music video to promote “Fool n Final,” about a diamond heist.
The ear-biting ex-champ further said that there are similarities between acting and boxing.
In both the fields, in order to survive and triumph, you need focus and to be highly disciplined and determined,” he said.
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Harry Potter Theme Park To Open in Orlando
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Rejoice Harry Potter fans! Universal Orlando Resort has announced the opening of the Harry Potter theme park in late 2009 that will let you visit many of the iconic locations in the books and movies including Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the Forbidden Forest and Hogsmeade village.
“The plans I’ve seen look incredibly exciting, and I don’t think fans of the books or films will be disappointed,” said author J.K. Rowling, who has been working with a creative team to make sure the park resembles the books and films.
More than a dozen artists lead by Stuart Craig, the production designer of the movies, have set up house in the studio where the movies are being filmed to make sure every detail is considered, said Scott Trowbridge of Universal.
Many tourists outside the theme park said the experience would boost its appeal to a younger audience.
“I’d go to Universal before I would Disney World to go on a Harry Potter ride,” said 15-year-old Alex Moran, who was visiting Orlando from Pleasant Hill, Mo.
Trowbridge said while there would not be any character lookalikes at the park, fans wanting to see Harry Potter and his magical friends wouldn’t leave disappointed.
“This is Harry’s world,” said Trowbridge. “Most every fan wants to have an encounter with the star of the show.”
The Harry Potter book series has been translated into 65 languages with more than 325 million copies sold in over 200 territories around the world.
The fifth film in the series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, will be released in theaters July 13 by Warner Bros. While fans are also bracing for the release of the seventh and final book of the series on July 21.
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