The Happening is a paranoid thriller in which a family must survive a global environmental crisis. Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel star as an estranged couple who must escape this apocalyptic pandemic.
Cast
Mark Wahlberg as Elliot Moore, a man who takes his family on the run
In January 2007, writer-director M. Night Shyamalan traveled from Philadelphia to Hollywood to prepare the live-action film based on Avatar: The Last Airbender. Shyamalan submitted a spec script entitled The Green Effect to various studios, but none expressed enough interest to purchase the script. The director collected ideas and notes from meetings, returning home to Philadelphia to rewrite the script, and 20th Century Fox greenlit the project. Now titled The Happening, the film will be produced by Shyamalan and Barry Mendel and will be the director’s first R-rated project. Later in March, actor Mark Wahlberg, with whom Shyamalan had been negotiating at the same time as his deal with Fox, was cast into the lead role of the $57 million project. The India-based company UTV will co-finance 50% of the film’s budget and distribute the film in India, with Fox distributing in the rest of the territories. Production began in August in Philadelphia. Filming locations in the Philadelphia area include Masterman High School, Rittenhouse Square,Cherry Hill Mall Complex, 30th Street Station. Most of the scenes at a farm or at a farm house took place in Plumstead, Doylestown, and restaurant scenes were filmed G Lodge in Phoenixville. The release date for The Happening is set for June 13, 2008, intentionally set for Friday the 13th to suit the thriller.
Soundtrack
The score to The Happening was composed by Oscar-nominated composer James Newton Howard. He recorded his score with the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Sony Scoring Stage with a 90-piece orchestra, and featured solos by cellist Maya Beiser. Varese Sarabande Records will handle the release of the score on CD. A release date has been yet to be announced.
Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves) is a Los Angeles cop who has spent his life never having had to reach across the abyss from his world to the other. Ludlow’s life, however, becomes cheerless, dark and deadly, after the death of his beloved wife. Ludlow is pressed into action when he is framed for the murder of a fellow officer by those close to him. Deeper and more profound themes are interwoven in this story of a man’s struggle for meaning in a world that is increasingly controlled by outside forces.
A group of friends, anxious for the premiere of Star Wars: Phantom Menace, decide to break into Lucas Ranch and steal an early print of the film. The reason: One of them is suffering from cancer and wishes to see the film before his death. A road trip begins as the friends encounter William Shatner, obsessed Trekkies, and bikers who make them strip for water.
As explained below execs want the cancer plot to be removed and make the film more of a parody of Star Wars.
Development
After George Lucas was given an advanced screening of the rough cut of the film, he enjoyed it and gave it his “stamp of approval” and even offered for original Star Wars sounds to be used in the movie. He then contacted the filmmakers with his authorization to use Star Wars sound effects. Filmmaker and Star Wars fan Kevin Smith also viewed an early version of the film and asked for and was allowed a cameo in the film.
The movie was pushed back once more to January 2008 because director Kyle Newman was given more funding to shoot additional scenes that the original budget did not include. Getting the cast back together would only be possible in September 2007, thus the movie’s release date had to be moved to 2008.
The movie was again pushed back because the reshoots could not take place before November/December 2007. These reshoots were directed by Steven Brill and not by Kyle Newman. On January 14th, web blogger The CineManiac broke the story that the movie was being re-edited to remove the cancer plot from the movie and replace much of it with raunchy, vulgar humor. Ain’t It Cool News picked up the story and confirmed that the two different versions of the movie (with and without the cancer plot) were screened to different test audiences in Burbank, CA, in January 2008 to see which one would rate higher. As for a new release date, Director Kyle Newman stated in a Movie Geeks United! interview that the movie will hopefully come out in April 2008. Upon hearing about the changes being made to the movie, dedicated Star Wars fans united and started an internet campaign where fans rebel against the plot changes and demand that the original version that includes the cancer storyline be released in theaters.
A rough cut of the full film (that included the cancer storyline) was shown in public for the first time at Star Wars Celebration Europe on July 14th, 2007. The screening was followed by a Q&A session with director Kyle Newman and received standing ovations.
Bangkok Dangerous is a 2008crime film written and directed by the Pang Brothers and starring Nicolas Cage. It is a remake of the Pangs’ 1999 debut film, Bangkok Dangerous, a Thai film for which Cage’s production company, Saturn Films, purchased the remake rights. Known by its working title, Big Hit in Bangkok, and also as Time to Kill, it began filming in Bangkok in August 2006, with locations that include Soi Cowboy.
Production
The film follows a hitman (Cage) who goes to Bangkok on assignment. The original film’s main character is a deaf-mute whose disability makes him a fearless, unflinching gunman. That character has been changed in the remake.
“We’d like to keep him the same, but we understand that from a marketing point of view Nic needs to have some lines,” Oxide was quoted as saying in the International Herald Tribune. “So what we’re going to do is transform his girlfriend instead into a deaf-mute. This switch will maintain the drama of communication between the two main characters.”
In addition, Cage’s character will have a local “errand boy” with whom he develops a bond. That role is portrayed by Thai film and television actor Chakrit Yamnam.
The production was disrupted by the 2006 Thailand coup d’état, with producers temporarily suspending filming. They had hoped to complete the Bangkok production work by October 2006, but it might delayed further. Cage remained in Bangkok, though he had a private jet readied to depart the country in case of any threat.
Production was eventually completed in October 2006.
The 1 Second Film is a non-profit collaborative art film that combines social-networking with collaborative art to empower many small contributions to make a difference. Anyone in the world can help produce the film by donating as little as $1. The producers of The 1 Second Film range from celebrities to great-grandmothers.
The “1 Second” of The 1 Second Film refers to one-second of animation (made of 12 large paintings), which is followed by 90 minutes of producer credits that also include a feature-length documentary. The entire film will be printed on 70mm film, making it the “World’s Biggest Shortest Film”.
All profits raised by the finished film will be donated to the Global Fund for Women, a grant-making organization helping to advance women’s human rights around the world.
The 1 Second Film is a production of The Collaboration Foundation. It is the start of a 5 Phase Plan to bring the world together, one second at a time, using collaborative art to address critical social issues.
Production
The title derives from the fact that the actual content of the film is just one second long, created by animating 12 large frames (9 ft x 5 ft collaborative paintings). The frames were painted by hundreds of people during a multi-disciplinary event on March 8, 2001 (International Women’s Day). Each frame/mural had an art director that engaged the audience as participants; color design for the frames of animation was selected by Jules Engel. Each of the 12 paintings is filmed twice (on 70 mm film) to create the 24 frames in one second of film.
The one second of animation will be immediately followed by 90 minutes of producer credits which will play alongside a ‘making of’ documentary.
Micro-collaboration
The film is financed entirely by donations. Virtually any individual in the world can purchase a production credit on the film for a minimum of US$1.00 (with no maximum). Depending on the amount of money donated the contributor is given credit either as Associate Producer (US$1–9.99), Producer (US$10–99.99), or Executive Producer (US$100 and up). Every producer also receives a Producer Profile on The 1 Second Film’s social networking website.
The film is built around ‘micro-collaboration’ — lots of people that work together in many small ways. Whether it’s helping to paint one-frame of the animation, donating $1 to help finance the film, submitting content for the ‘making-of’ documentary, or telling a friend about the project, the creators of The 1 Second Film believe that every little bit helps make a difference. Collectively, thousands of small contributions are helping to create a film that is much larger than one individual could create alone.
Project history
The 1 Second Film began as a student project by Nirvan Mullick while at California Institute of the Arts. To raise money for the film, the director began selling producer credits on the streets of Hollywood for $1 or more. After getting several celebrities to donate, and a petition drive along with the help of Stephen Colbert, he was able to get the credits listed on the Internet Movie Database.
The Internet Movie Database began to list all of The 1 Second Film’s credits, thus making contributions to the film a major draw for aspiring actors, directors, or producers. The project began utilizing this in its promotions, utilizing the ability to be included on IMDB.com as a selling point for potential donors. However, due to the high volume of submissions, IMDb replaced the producer credits for this film with a single credit for “Producers of The 1 Second Film”, who are not listed individually. This angered many who donated solely for that privilege. As of now, the entire project itself is not listed on IMDB, for unknown reasons.
After the one-time 70 mm world premiere of the film, the 12 pieces of artwork will be auctioned off to benefit the Global Fund for Women. All profits raised by the film will also be donated to this charity.
The 1 Second Film is the beginning of a 5 Phase Plan by The Collaboration Foundation to create collaborative art on a global scale while raising money and awareness for various social issues. The “sequels” will consist of films animated during simultaneous collaborative animation events around the world, with each phase increasing in length and scale.
The Dark Knight is an upcoming 2008 American superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman and is part of the Batman film series. The film is a sequel to 2005’s Batman Begins, which rebooted the Batman film series after an eight-year hiatus. Christopher Nolan returns as the director, and Christian Bale reprises the lead role. Batman’s primary conflicts in the film come from his fight against the Joker (Heath Ledger) and his strained friendship with district attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart).
For the film Nolan took inspiration from the Joker’s first two appearances in the comics, and like the first film, he used Batman: The Long Halloween as a major influence on the story. The Dark Knight was filmed primarily in Chicago, (as was Batman Begins), as well as several other locations in and outside the United States. The director used an IMAX camera to film four major action sequences, including the Joker’s first appearance in the film. The Batsuit was redesigned, with a cowl allowing Bale to move his head. A recreation of the Batcycle, known as the Batpod, will be introduced.
Warner Bros. created an aggressive viral marketing campaign for The Dark Knight, developing several websites revealing details of the film, such as screenshots, as a reward for collaboration among Batman fans, leading to some press attention concerning how its campaign might be altered by Ledger’s January 22, 2008 death, as the Joker had been a chief promotional focus. Other marketing ventures include a new toy line as well as an animated direct-to-DVD anthology titled Batman: Gotham Knight that is set between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. The film will be released on July 17, 2008 in Australia, on July 18, 2008 in North America, and on July 25, 2008 in the United Kingdom.
Premise
As Batman, Lieutenant James Gordon, and new district attorney Harvey Dent successfully begin to round up the criminals that plague Gotham City, a mysterious criminal mastermind known only as the Joker appears in Gotham, creating a new wave of chaos. Batman’s struggle against the Joker becomes deeply personal, forcing him to “confront everything he believes” and improve his technology to stop him. A love triangle develops between Bruce Wayne, Dent and Rachel Dawes.
Cast and characters
Christian Bale reprises the role of Bruce Wayne / Batman, a billionaire who has dedicated himself to protecting Gotham City from the criminal underworld as the “Dark Knight”. Bale was confident in his choice to return in the role because of the positive response to his performance in Batman Begins. He trained in the Keysi Fighting Method,and performed many of his own stunts. He did not gain as much muscle this time, because of the storyline in which Batman builds a new suit that allows him to move with more agility. The actor described Batman’s dilemma as whether “[his crusade is] something that has an end? Can he quit and have an ordinary life? The kind of manic intensity someone has to have to maintain the passion and the anger that they felt as a child, takes an effort after awhile, to keep doing that. At some point, you have to exorcise your demons.” He added, “Now you have not just a young man in pain attempting to find some kind of an answer, you have somebody who actually has power, who is burdened by that power, and is having to recognize the difference between attaining that power and holding on to it.” Bale felt that because Batman’s personality was strongly established in the first film, it was unlikely that the character would be overshadowed by the villains: “I have no problem with competing with someone else. And that’s going to make a better movie.”
Heath Ledger portrays the Joker, whom the actor described as a “psychopathic, mass murdering, schizophrenic clown with zero empathy”. Director Christopher Nolan had wanted to work with Ledger on a number of projects in the past, but had been unable to do so. When Ledger saw Batman Begins, he realized a way to make the character work in that film’s tone, and Nolan agreed with his anarchic interpretation. To prepare for the role, Ledger lived alone in a hotel room for a month, formulating the character’s posture, voice and psychology. While he initially found it difficult, Ledger was eventually able to generate a voice that did not sound like Jack Nicholson’s take on the character in Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman film. He started a diary, in which he wrote the Joker’s thoughts and feelings to guide himself during his performance. He was also given Batman: The Killing Joke and Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth to read, which he “really tried to read [...] and put it down”. Ledger also cited inspirations such as A Clockwork Orange and Sid Vicious. Ultimately, “there’s nothing that [is] consistent”, as his main objective was to frighten the audience.
Bringing the Joker back to the big screen invited a wave of speculation over his depiction. Before Ledger was confirmed in July 2006, Paul Bettany, Lachy Hulme, Adrien Brody, Steve Carell, and Robin Williams had publicly expressed interest in the role. Jack Nicholson was disappointed that he had not been approached to reprise the part. “You can’t believe the reasons things do or don’t happen. Not asking me how to do the sequel is that kind of thing,” he said. “Maybe it’s not a mistake. Maybe it was the right thing, but to be candid, I’m furious.” After the trailer was released, director Guillermo del Toro and comic book writer Jeph Loeb lavished praise upon Ledger, while Batman: The Animated Series co-creator Paul Dini said, “He seems more street than any other version of the Joker [...] His attitude is mordant and sardonic as opposed to manic [...] No goofy gags or puns for him. This Joker doesn’t split sides… he splits skulls.” Mark Hamill, who voiced the part on The Animated Series, said “The balls-out debauched psycho approach seems like a great way of reinventing everyone’s favorite scary (and scar-y) clown.” Ledger died on January 22, 2008, after filming had been completed. “It was tremendously emotional, right when he passed, having to go back in and look at him every day,” Nolan recalled. “But the truth is, I feel very lucky to have something productive to do, to have a performance that he was very, very proud of, and that he had entrusted to me to finish.”
Aaron Eckhart plays district attorney Harvey Dent / Two-Face,for whom battling the Joker takes a dark toll. Eckhart described the character of Harvey Dent as coming from the same world as Batman, but simultaneously being apart from it. “I’m looking for the tension between the two, the similarities between the two. I want to find what’s similar to Batman and then find what’s opposite to him,” Eckhart said. Producer Charles Roven described Dent as the “white knight of the city”. Christopher Nolan and David Goyer had originally considered using Dent in Batman Begins, but replaced him with the new character Rachel Dawes when they realized they “couldn’t do him justice”. Before Eckhart was cast in February 2007, Liev Schreiber, Josh Lucas, and Ryan Phillippe had expressed interest in the role.
Maggie Gyllenhaal plays assistant D.A. Rachel Dawes, a childhood friend of Bruce Wayne, and one of the few people who know that he is Batman. Gyllenhaal acknowledged her character as a damsel in distress to an extent, adding that Nolan had sought ways to empower her character. She said, “Rachel’s really clear about what’s important to her and unwilling to compromise her morals, which made a nice change” from the many conflicted characters she has portrayed. Before Gyllenhaal’s casting, actress Katie Holmes (who had portrayed Rachel Dawes in Batman Begins) was reported in August 2005 by producer Charles Roven to be signed for The Dark Knight. However, in January 2007, Holmes turned down the offer to reprise her role as Rachel Dawes due to scheduling conflicts, and the role was recast two months later.
Additional characters include:
Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth: Bruce Wayne’s trusted butler and father figure who tends to Wayne Manor.
Gary Oldman as Lieutenant James Gordon: One of the few uncorrupt members of the Gotham City Police Department. Gordon’s wife and son, played by Melinda McGraw and Nathan Gamble, respectively, also appear.
Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox: The recently-promoted CEO of Wayne Enterprises who supplies Bruce Wayne with the gear necessary to carry out Batman’s mission.
Eric Roberts as Sal Maroni: The gangster who now leads Carmine Falcone’s mob family. Bob Hoskins and James Gandolfini were reported to have also auditioned for the part.
Michael Jai White as Gambol: A gang leader at war with Maroni. David Banner auditioned for the role.
Nestor Carbonell as Mayor Anthony Garcia.
Cillian Murphy as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow: The former director of Arkham Asylum, who poisoned the Gotham water supply with fear hallucinogen in Batman Begins.
William Fichtner as Gotham National Bank Manager: A bank manager working for the mafia, confronted by the Joker in the film’s opening. Fichtner’s casting was a nod to Heat. Musician Dwight Yoakam was approached for the role, or to play a corrupt cop, but he chose to focus on his album Dwight Sings Buck.
Winston Ellis as Gator: A villain who serves as Gambol’s bodyguard along with actor Chucky Venice. He is confronted by the Joker in the first full length trailer.
Monique Curnen as Detective Ramirez, a member of the GCPD.
Anthony Michael Hall has been cast as a reporter. Keith Szarabajka has been cast as a detective named “Stephens” (according to his website), and Beatrice Rosen and Joshua Harto also have minor roles. Edison Chen cameos as a villain. Batman fan and United States Senator Patrick Leahy, who previously was an extra in the 1997 Batman & Robin and also was a guest voice actor on Batman: The Animated Series, will have a cameo in The Dark Knight, in a scene with Batman and the Joker. Singaporean actor Ng Chin Han also reportedly has a role in the film.
Superhero Movie is an upcoming 2008 comedy film that spoofs the superhero genre following in the footsteps of the Scary Movie series of comedies which the movie’s poster shares a notable resemblance. The film is written and directed by Craig Mazin, and produced by David Zucker and Robert K. Weiss. Production began in September 2007 in New York. It is stated to be released on March 28, 2008.
Plot
High school loser Rick Riker (Drake Bell) is bitten by a mutated dragonfly that allows him to develop abilities like super strength and armored skin. He decides to become a crime fighter, calling himself “The Dragonfly”. However, he is opposed by the villainous Lou Landers (Christopher McDonald), who had been transformed in an accident during an experiment to become “The Hourglass”, with powers to steal people’s life forces to eventually gain permanent immortality.
Parodies
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 3
Fantastic 4
X-Men
Batman Begins
Superman
The Green Hornet
Naked Gun
Tom Cruise
YouTube
T-Mobile
MySpace
Facebook
iPod
Scarface
iPhone
Barry Bonds
Hooters
2girls1cup
Enron
Craigslist
Cast
Drake Bell as Rick Riker / Dragonfly
Sara Paxton as Jill Johnson
Christopher McDonald as Lou Landers / Hourglass
Jeffrey Tambor as Dr. Whitby
Brent Spiner as Dr. Storm
Leslie Nielsen as Uncle Albert
Marion Ross as Aunt Lucille
Kevin Hart as Trey
Ryan Hansen as Lance Landers
Regina Hall as Mrs. Xavier
Tracy Morgan as Mr. Xavier
Keith David as Chief Karlin
Simon Rex as The Human Torch
Pamela Anderson as The Invisible Girl
Craig Bierko as Wolverine
Production
The film, produced by David Zucker (who originally was directing it), was initially slated for theatrical release on February 9, 2007. The film later began production on September 17, 2007 in New York. Zucker said the film primarily parodied Spider-Man, but it also spoofed Batman Begins, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Superman. The producer elaborated, “It’s a spoof of the whole superhero genre, like we did with the Scary Movies, but this one probably has more of a unified plot, like the Naked Guns had.”
Craig Mazin directed and wrote Superhero Movie, which was originally titled ‘Superhero!’. Mazin had previously worked with Zucker on Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4, co-writing those movies. He claims that some of his “heroes” are David Zucker, Pat Proft, Jim Abrahams, and Robert K. Weiss, whom he worked with on those movies.
Critical reception
The film received generally negative reviews from critics. As of March 29, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 21% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 24 reviews. Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 33 out of 100, based on 8 reviews.
Trailer Description
Super is as super does: Finally, the guys behind the outrageously silly “Scary Movie” franchise have used their own ’special powers’ to spoof superhero movies. After being bitten by a genetically altered dragonfly, high school loser Rick Riker develop superhuman abilities like incredible strength and armored skin. Rick decides to use his new powers for good and becomes a costumed crime fighter known as “The Dragonfly.” However, standing in the way of his destiny is the villainous Lou Landers. After an experiment gone wrong, Lou develops the power to steal a person’s life force and in a dastardly quest for immortality becomes the supervillain, “The Hourglass.” With unimaginable strength, unbelievable speed and deeply uncomfortable tights, will the Dragonfly be able to stop the sands of The Hourglass and save the world? More importantly, will we stop laughing long enough to notice?
Ever hear a random song on the radio and wish you could somehow snag it right then and there? If you’re cruising around Liberty City, you can. In a video game first, Rockstar has teamed up with Amazon to let users mark any song they hear playing over the game’s radio simply by making an in-game phone call. A few button-presses later, and the song will be waiting in your Amazon MP3 account. There’s a lot here, too, as the soundtrack features over 150 songs spanning over a dozen genres, including exclusive tracks written just for the game by artists like Nas and The Greenskeepers in addition to plenty of obscure, hard-to-find material. Get the full lowdown here.
2. If looks could kill…
GTA IV sports an upgraded version of Rockstar’s proprietary RAGE Graphics Engine (also used to power Table Tennis), which finally replaces Renderware under the GTA hood. RAGE now features a heavily-customized version of Natural Motion’s “Euphoria” physics engine, the same one powering LucasArts’ Jedi battle royale, The Force Unleashed. Put the two technologies together and you get seriously cinematic movement, gunplay, climbing, and driving. And say goodbye to long, ponderous load times - despite the sheer size and amazing level of detail in Liberty City (every street has a name and every business has an actual address), the first load is the only one you’ll see.
3. Live a Little
Let’s face it: stealing cars and blowing stuff up gets, well, kinda boring. Luckily, there’s way, way more to do in GTA IV than just be a troublesome criminal. Call up your buddies for a game of darts, or a few beers at the local pub, or even a nice wholesome game of bowling. Using the indispensable new cell phone, you can initiate plans with any of your good (and not so good) pals, effectively creating the action rather than having it come to you all the time. Be careful, though, because those relationships you build function like they should. Ignore too many calls and you might find that the price of guns from your handy arms dealer just went up. And in case you suddenly develop a conscience, you can even dial 911 to arrest a ne’er do well or request an ambulance for an injured citizen. How he got hurt in the first place, we don’t wanna know.
4. One is the loneliest number.
Most accomplished criminals prefer to work alone, but in GTA IV you’ll have a chance to test yourself against other players in over a dozen multiplayer modes. Though many of the details are still under wraps, we have it on good authority that the game will support up to 16 players and feature everything from typical Deathmatch variants to several racing games, and of course, it’s all accessible through that trusty cell phone. Expect more multiplayer news in the coming weeks.
5. It aims to please.
One of the chief complaints in past GTA games was the wonky aiming system; trying to switch targets was like steering a boat through mud. That’s all changed in GTA IV thanks to a slick new targeting scheme that lets you change targets just by flicking the analog stick. If you still find yourself outmatched, a new cover system lets you slide behind a wall and blind fire into the glut of enemies trying to ruin your day. If you can’t pull over before you get into a shootout, have no fear — any weapon in the game can be fired while behind the wheel. So don’t drive angry!
The Gibson Guitar Corp. has filed a series of lawsuits aimed at pulling the plug on the wildly popular “Guitar Hero” and “Rock Band” video game franchises.According to court papers filed in federal district court in Nashville, TN, Gibson has set their sites on several retailers, including Wal-Mart, claiming that by selling “Guitar Hero,” the stores have violated a virtual reality patent the guitar maker holds.
Gibson is also claiming the same patent has been violated by Harmonix, MTV Networks and Electronic Arts in their development of “Rock Band.” Harmonix also created some of the original “Guitar Hero” games for Activision, Inc. before being sold to MTV.
According to court papers, Gibson’s patent describes a device that lets a user “simulate participation in a concert by playing a musical instrument.”
Both “Guitar Hero” and “Rock Band” allows players to perform songs using a string-less, plastic guitar that plugs into a game console.
What’s interesting is that Activision, Inc. which produces the “Guitar Hero” franchise, has not been sued directly. In fact, Activision recently filed a law-suit of their own back in January claiming it is not violating Gibson’s patent.
To make matters even more confusing, at least two official licensed controllers for “Guitar Hero” are modeled after popular Gibson guitar models: The SG (made popular by such artists as Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and AC/DC’s Angus Young) and the Les Paul (which is featured on the cover of the current edition of “Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock”)
Wanted is a 2008 film loosely based on the comic book miniseries Wanted by Mark Millar. The film is directed by Timur Bekmambetov and stars James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie. Production began in April 2007. Wanted has a target release date of June 27, 2008.
Premise
Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) is offered the opportunity to seek revenge in the murder of his father, who was an assassin. Gibson is invited by his father’s partner, Sloan (Morgan Freeman), to follow in his father’s footsteps.Sloan’s second-in-command (Angelina Jolie) mentors Gibson, who follows the death orders issued by the Fates, weavers who read individuals’ destinies in fabrics produced by mystical looms.
The Happening is a 2008 American film written, co-produced and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It stars Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel. Shyamalan had previously cast Wahlberg’s brother Donnie Wahlberg in The Sixth Sense. Production began in August 2007 in Philadelphia. The Happening will be released on Friday, June 13, 2008, deliberately planned to fall on Friday the 13th.
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The Dark Knight is an upcoming 2008 American superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman and is part of the Batman film series. The film is a sequel to 2005’s Batman Begins, which 
1. iTunes killer?
The Gibson Guitar Corp. has filed a series of lawsuits aimed at pulling the plug on the wildly popular “Guitar Hero” and “Rock Band” video game franchises.According to court papers filed in federal district court in Nashville, TN, Gibson has set their sites on several retailers, including Wal-Mart, claiming that by selling “Guitar Hero,” the stores have violated a virtual reality patent the guitar maker holds.
