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- According to a recent article James Cameron relayed that he sold the film rights for the “Terminator” franchise for $1. WHUH?!? It apparently happened during the 80's when every-other filmmaker sold the rights to their first movie hoping to buy them back (see also: Wes Craven)
- Info on the new “Tekken” movie: Plot: Set in 2039, the greatest fighters from around the world come to compete in the last and greatest sporting event of all time, the Fist Tournament. After World Wars destroy much of civilization as we know it, the remaining territories are no longer run by governments, but by corporations the mightiest of which is Tekken. In order to keep the masses down, Tekken sponsors the Iron Fist Tournament in which fighters compete to the death for ultimate glory and receive a lifetime of stardom and wealth.
We are introduced to this violent world through the eyes of Jin Kazama, a street fighter that enters the tournament in order to avenge the death of his mother that he blames upon Tekken's powerful and controlling Chairman, Heihachi Mishima. He knows that the only way to get close enough to Mishima to kill him is to win the tournament. With the help of Lucas, an ageing Iron Fist Champion and fight trainer, Jin makes his way through the tournament, but in doing so, he begins to uncover his own past and inner demons as well as exposing a dark underbelly to Tekken that threatens the very existence of humanity. With futuristic and imaginative sets, a compelling story, and fight sequences combining fighting styles from all over the world.
- Christopher Walken prefers to raid the wardrobes of the movies he's in as opposed to buying new clothes.
- “Star Trek” became the most downloaded movie of 2009.
- And, the plot for the “Yogi Bear” movie: Plot: Jellystone Park has been losing business, so greedy Mayor Brown decides to shut it down and sell the land. That means families will no longer be able to experience the natural beauty of the outdoors -- and, even worse, Yogi and Boo Boo will be tossed out of the only home they've ever known. Faced with his biggest challenge ever, Yogi must prove that he really is "smarter than the average bear" as he and Boo Boo join forces with their old nemesis Ranger Smith to find a way to save Jellystone Park from closing forever.
- “Da Vinci Code 3” based on the book “Lost Symbol” is in the works. Did anyone bother watching “Angels and Demons?”
- Sandra Bullock was the voted the top money-maker for 2009 and the first actress to break the $200 million mark. Really?
- Mel Gibson's production company Icon Entertainment has signed on to produce “Mad Max 4.”
- In Hollywood, sex apparently does NOT sell. According to research done on movies released between 2001 and 2005, those that had more gratuitous/graphic sex scenes did not perform as well at the box office for both critics and audiences.
- The Number One Trailer on Yahoo! For 2009? “Twilight: New Moon.”
- According to a recent Vanity Fair poll, most Americans would love to star in a Clint Eastwood Western. Do these people not realize that no one BUT Eastwood survives an Eastwood Western?
- The release date for “Star Trek 2” is June 29, 2012.
- Art Clokey, the guy who created “Gumby,” died on Jan. 10, 2010 at the age of 88.
- Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire have left “Spider-Man 4.” The current director is Marc Webb (“500 Days of Summer”). Sam Raimi is now set to direct “World of Warcraft.”
- Brendan Fraser didn't know the name of the character he played in “G.I. Joe” until he read the movie's credits.
- Ivan Reitman is set to direct “Ghostbusters 3”
- Joaquin Phoenix is in post-production with his rap documentary. Yay, we were all waiting for that…
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