Dreamworks Makes Mini-Man Cave For Guillermo Del Toro

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 06:16

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Director Guillermo del Toro will be tackling his first animated film with the 3D stop motion adaptation of the children’s classic Pinocchio.  Before venturing into his first animated project, the Hellboy and Blade II filmmaker sought out the help of animation expert Dreamworks’ Jeffrey Katzenberg.

The Dreamworks honcho more than obliged Guillermo de Toro by offering him a first-hand experience in the computer-generated world of filmmaking.  He hired the master of horror for Dreamworks’ upcoming films Kung Fu Panda 2 and Puss In Boots.

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INTERVIEW: Johnny Depp On Taking Pancho Villa Role

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 06:12

Written by Lupe Haas

Johnny Depp has been approached to play the legendary Mexican hero Pancho Villa but the RANGO star has second thoughts on playing the famous revolutionary.

Justin Bieber Crashes Johnny Depp Press Conference

Online sites reported that Serbian director Emir Kusturica is helming a movie on the Mexican  Robin Hood with Johnny Depp taking on the role and Salma Hayek co-starring. However, during a  press conference for his animated film RANGO on Saturday, Johnny Depp revealed the project "is  up in the air," for him as he is facing a "dilemma" in playing one of the "great heroes of Mexico".  While he admires his friend and filmmaker Kusturica, he feels he is not the right choice to  play the leader of the 1910 Mexican revolution. "I feel like it should be played by a Mexican  not some mug from Kentucky.  I feel very strongly about that."

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James Cameron Entrusts New Filmmaker for 3D Underwater Film SANCTUM

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 06:10

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SANCTUM director Alister Grierson took the helm of the ambitious 3D action thriller after being recruited by James Cameron and producer Andrew Wight but was having James Cameron as his boss more intimidating than the underwater 3D shoot?  Find out in our interview with James Cameron, Alister Grierson and Andrew Wright.

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I AM NUMBER FOUR Star Channels Angelina Jolie

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 06:10

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Newcomer Teresa Palmer prepared for her action scenes as a leather-clad alien fighter in I AM NUMBER FOUR by watching Angelina Jolie movies.

Teresa Palmer plays Number 6 in I AM NUMBER FOUR, a mysterious women with powers on the hunt for Number 4, an alien from the planet Lorien (Alex Pettyfer), who is hiding on Earth from the Mogadorians.  To play a warrior, the Australian actress who last appeared in The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel), referenced Angelina Jolie for the role.  She describes Angelina Jolie as the epitome of the on screen "female warrior." "She really encapsulates what it is to be a female warrior.  I used all of that for Number 6."  She watched Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Wanted a couple of times to get a feel of a female action hero before her audition.

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Coen Brothers Show 'True Grit' With First $100 Million Film

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 06:07

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Joel and Ethan Coen's TRUE GRIT soared past $100 million dollars domestically, a first for a Coen Brothers film.  CineMovie breaks down the dynamic duo's 26-year film career by top earners and flops.

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Cam Gigandet On Being Typecast As Resident Bad Guy

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Last Updated: Monday, 07 May 2018 13:25

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BURLESQUE's Cam Gigandet dishes on why he doesn't mind playing bad guy roles after Twilight, why he's glad he's no longer in the Twilight movies, and whether co-ed roommates can have a platonic relationship.

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Before his break out role as the evil vampire in Twilight, Cam Giganet was no stranger to playing the antagonist on tv (The OC) and film (Never Back Down). Since Twilight, has the actor been offered mostly the resident bad guy parts?  Cam has received those scripts but he doesn't mind.  "I don't care if I'm stereotyped as long as they're giving me jobs -- I'll be happy," he told CineMovie. " Being a bad guy is something I love to do."

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New Leading Man Garrett Hedlund Feels No Pressure on TRON: LEGACY

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 06:03

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Garrett Hedlund has played opposite Brad Pitt (Troy), Mark Wahlberg (Four Brothers), and Lindsay Lohan (Georgia Rule) in a supporting role but the Minnesota-born actor transitions to leading man status in TRON: LEGACY out December 17.

Speaking to CineMovie from Montreal, Canada where he is currently on location for Walter Salles' On The Road starring Kristen Stewart and Kirsten Dunst, the TRON: LEGACY star says he doesn't feel any pressure as the movie nears its opening weekend. "My mind is on shooting this film (On The Road). That's all I'm focused on right now," said the 28-year-old actor who plays Sam Flynn in the Tron Sequel.  He is anxious, however, for audiences to see the effort director Joseph Kosinski and his team at Digital Domain put into the film and hopes they "appreciate" all the hard work that went into making TRON: LEGACY.

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Christina Aguilera On Cher: 'She Is The Most Amazing Person'

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 06:02

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Cher returns to acting after a long hiatus from movies and Christina Aguilera jump starts her acting career alongside the iconic performer, Stanley Tucci and a great cast of young actors in BURLESQUE opening November 24. The BURLESQUE movie poster's one-liner 'It takes a legend to make a star' is fitting not only for the movie's story but off-screen as well.

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Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi Satisfy Their Inner Disney Nerd

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 06:02

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Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi don't consider their voice over roles in TANGLED just another job in their career.  Their participation in Disney's 50th animated film satisfies the Disney nerd in them.

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Harry Potter's Rock n' Roll Wizard

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 06:02

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Harry Potter's Natalia Tena has two reasons to celebrate.  Her film HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS Part 1 broke box office records with a $330.1 million worldwide take opening weekend and her band's first single released the same week.

Natalia Tena made her debut as Nymphadora Tonks in HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX and has since reprised her roles for the successful franchise.  The actress and lead singer for Molotov Jukebox talked to CineMovie from London and admitted she was a little hungover from the previous night's London premiere of the new Harry Potter movie.

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Daniel Radcliffe Compares Harry Potter To Twilight's Edward Cullen

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 06:02

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Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe is moving on from the role that made him the world's famous wizard. So what does he have in common with Twilight's Robert Pattinson?  The mere mention of both their names send screaming fans into a frenzy but Daniel Radcliffe explains why it has nothing to do with them and more about their literary characters. 

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Disney's First Real Kiss in TANGLED

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 06:01

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Kissing scenes between Disney animated characters are usually G-Rated so rarely will you hear true to life sounds during the lip smacking moments but Disney's TANGLED breaks that rule.

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INTERVIEW: Dexter's David Zayas On Brain-Eating Aliens

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 06:01

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Dexter's David Zayas stars in the new sci-fi thriller SKYLINE as Oliver, one of the survivors of the alien invasion in Los Angeles who bands together with the residents of an apartment building to escape the clutches of alien monsters.  These alien intruders are rumored to eat human brains.   CineMovie sat down with the former NYPD cop turned actor for insight into the  aliens of SKYLINE, working on a low-budget science fiction thriller and what's in store for this seasons of the Showtime hit, Dexter.

Behind the Scenes: SKYLINE Produced In Less Than A Year

MOVIE CLIP: Monster Aliens Abduct Humans

ABOUT SKYLINE

In the sci-fi thriller Skyline, strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, drawing people outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth. Skyline is directed and produced by the Brothers Strause (Alien vs. Predator: Requiem), whose company Hydraulx has provided visual effects for Avatar, Iron Man 2, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and 300.

INTERVIEW: Will Farrell Blue and En Español

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 05:59

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Hollywood has given Will Farrell a big head - a big blue one.

The former SNL Live comedian voices the blue-headed villain in MEGAMIND 3D, his first leading role in an animated film. Will also ventures into new ground in a Spanish-speaking role in a novela-style comedy alongside Mexican heartthrobs Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal.

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INTERVIEW: Tobin Bell Picks His Favorite Jigsaw Trap

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 05:58

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Is SAW 3D really the final chapter in Jigsaw's book of tricks?  Jigsaw himself Tobin Bell answers that question with CineMovie's Viviana Vigil in our sit down with the iconic bad guy from the SAW franchise.

Throughout the seven films in the series, Jigsaw's gruesome traps have thrilled audiences every Halloween.  Tobin goes down memory lane and names his favorite Jigsaw trap.  The SAW actor also tells us why SAW in 3D will intensify the gore factor, and how he thinks the SAW movies changed the horror genre.  

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Exclusive Sneak Peek: TRON: LEGACY's Challenging Costumes

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 05:58

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Actors sometimes suffer for their craft and the cast of TRON: LEGACY definitely felt the pain of being Grid programs in the sequel to the 1982 ground-breaking film TRON. While returning TRON stars Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner were spared the pain of the Grid costumes, Michael Sheen, Olivia Wilde, Garrett Hedlund, James Frain, and Beau Garrett suffered in one piece, tight-fitted suits.  

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EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK: Walt Disney's TRON: LEGACY

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 05:56

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The question on everybody's mind is what's taking so long for the release of the highly-anticipated sequel to 1982's TRON -- TRON: LEGACY.  CineMovie went behind the scenes of the visual effects house Digital Domain for answers, and previewed 23-minutes of the work-in-progress.

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INTERVIEW: YouTube Helped Aaron Johnson Land John Lennon Role

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Last Updated: Monday, 07 May 2018 13:24

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After making a splash as the nerdy wannabe superhero in the cult hit film Kick Ass, Aaron Johnson once again has tongues wagging in Hollywood for his portrayal of John Lennon in NOWHERE BOY. CineMovie sat down with the sexy star of NOWHERE BOY to talk about the difficulties in playing the famous Beatle, why he stays away from characters close to his own personality, and how You Tube helped get him the role.

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INTERVIEW: Will Farrell and Superhero Friends Break Guinness World Record

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 05:55

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Will Ferrell and 1,580 of his closest costumed superhero friends made heroic history and claimed the Guinness World Records title for the Largest Gathering of Superheroes on Saturday, October 2nd at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles. After the event, Will stopped by to chat with CineMovie about the best costume at the event and what superhero he will be for Halloween.

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INTERVIEW: Rodrigo Cortés on Shooting BURIED with One Location and One Actor

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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 November 2013 05:54

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Spanish filmmaker Rodrigo Cortés makes his English language feature film debut with BURIED starring Ryan Reynolds (The Green Lantern).  The independent filmmaker sat down with CineMovie's Zay Zay to reveal how he landed a big Hollywood star for his low-budget thriller and why he felt the story needed to be told entirely in one location - confined to a box.

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