December 8, 2009
Wood and Williams Still Have Happy Feet
Good news for sticklers of continuity in animated sequels: Elijah Wood and Robin Williams are in talks to reprise their "Happy Feet" roles in the franchise's upcoming second chapter.
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August 28, 2009
Robin Williams Leads the Wedding Banned
Robin Williams will follow up "World's Greatest Dad" with "Wedding Banned," a Touchstone romantic comedy about "a long-divorced couple who kidnap their daughter on her wedding day to prevent her from making the same mistakes they did."
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August 24, 2009
Robin Williams Talks Happy Feet 2
Robin Williams has confirmed that George Miller's "Happy Feet 2" is officially a go -- and discussed which characters he'll play when voice recording begins in January.
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January 22, 2009
RT Interview: Gus van Sant and Dustin Lance Black on Milk
Gus Van Sant and Dustin Lance Black look rather exhausted at this stage in their publicity whirlwind for Milk. The day RT sits down with them, the film has just received four BAFTA nominations, including one for Lance's original script. The jetlag seems to be getting to them, but they perk up when they start talking about Harvey Milk and their very different journeys into this project.
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June 17, 2008
Kevin Spacey, Robin Williams Set to Shrink
Kevin Spacey will play a psychiatrist to the stars in Shrink, a Jonas Pate-directed indie drama also starring Robin Williams, Robert Loggia, Gore Vidal, Saffron Burrows, Griffin Dunne, and others.
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December 20, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Five New Films Fight For Holiday Cheer
Moviegoers are in for a feast as studios will unleash a wide menu of new options on Friday trying to reach holiday patrons on the weekend before Santa comes to town. With so many choices, there should be something for everyone allowing the overall box office to remain healthy.
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November 21, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Enchanted Leads Packed Holiday Weekend
This weekend For the first time this decade, a new release seems set to take over the number one spot during the busy Thanksgiving holiday weekend at the North American box office. Studios are cramming a six-pack of new titles into multiplexes nationwide hoping the recent famine in the marketplace will be replaced by a feast.
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October 11, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Wide Open Race For #1 Spot This Weekend
Five new films push their way into nationwide release on Friday hoping to challenge two-time champ The Rock making for what should be a free-for-all at the North American box office with many different studios having a realistic shot at claiming the number one spot.
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April 11, 2007
First Full Look at the Bumblebee "Transformer"
So far you've only glimpsed Autobots and Decepticons in fleeting, as they smash their way through clips and trailers or loom in the distance of production stills. Now peek at the first detailed visage of a "Transformer" online!
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December 8, 2006
Have an IMAX Night at the Museum
Whenever I go see an IMAX-ed movie, it's (almost) always at Philadelphia's beautiful Franklin Institute Museum -- which would certainly be an appropriate place to see Ben Stiller's new comedy "Night at the Museum," no?
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November 19, 2006
Box Office Wrapup: Penguins Edge Out Bond For #1 Spot
In what was a very close race for box office supremacy, the dancing penguin cartoon Happy Feet narrowly edged out a strong debut for the new James Bond actioner Casino Royale for the number one spot in North America this weekend.
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October 12, 2006
Critical Consensus: "Man of the Year" A Weak Candidate, But At Least It Was Screened For Critics
This week at the movies, we've got comedians in the White House ("Man of the Year," starring Robin Williams), continued creepy curses in Tokyo ("The Grudge 2, starring Amber Tamblyn and Sarah Michelle Gellar), a marine with a missing wife ("The Marine," starring John Cena), and a dramatization of the Book of Esther ("One Night with the King," starring Tiffany DuPont). What do the critics say?
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September 6, 2006
Warner Brothers Cancels 3D "Happy Feet"
It was reported today that Warner Brothers has canned their 3D IMAX version of the tap-dancing penguin animated comedy "Happy Feet" for unknown reasons. IMAX Corporation had announced last October that the 3D version of the film would be released, however that is no longer the case. A 2D IMAX version of the film will still be released, but Warner Brothers has cancelled the 3D version.
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August 23, 2006
Snapshots from the "Night at the Museum"
This Christmas season's big-time comedy-adventure family flick tentpole would have to be Shawn Levy's "Night at the Museum," which stars Ben Stiller as a night watchman forced to contend with all sorts of re-animated historical figures, wacky animals, and dinosaur bones. And now we get a few pics to pore over.
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July 17, 2006
Robin Williams On Board "Bourne 3"?
Cinescape starts the week off with another interesting rumor about Robin Williams: Allegedly he's being considered for a crucial role in the third (and probably final) Jason Bourne adventure, which will be called "The Bourne Ultimatum." Matt Damon and Julia Stiles are already scheduled to return.
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June 30, 2006
Weekly Ketchup: "Spider-Man 3," "Superman Returns" Box Office, "Over the Hedge 2," "I Am Legend," The Joker, A Hasselhoff Mishap, and More!
This week in RT News, comic book adaptations were the rage, starting with a new teaser trailer and spoilers of next year's "Spider-Man 3." Robin Williams seems keen to portray The Joker in the next "Batman Begins" sequel, and the "Fantastic Four" sequel has a title and plot synopsis available for scrutiny. Also, Jo Blo has an early review of M. Night Shyamalan's latest offering, "Lady in the Water."
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June 27, 2006
Robin Williams Keeps Chatting About The Joker
No casting decisions have been announced just yet, so just relax. But apparently Mr. Robin Williams is lobbying pretty hard for the role of The Joker in Christopher Nolan's impending "Batman Begins" sequel. Nolan and Williams worked together on "Insomnia," so maybe he knows something we don't...
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June 11, 2006
Box Office Wrapup: "Cars" Parks Itself at #1
The Disney/Pixar animated film Cars raced past the competition to finish in first place at the North American box office. Though it did not open as strong as some of its predecessors, the toon easily outdistanced everything else in the current marketplace outselling the second place film by a three-to-one margin.
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June 4, 2006
Box Office Wrapup: Women Power "Break-Up" to #1
Nosy moviegoers just couldn't stay away from a high-profile lovers quarrel as the anti-romantic comedy The Break-Up starring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston surprised the industry this weekend by opening at number one, shoving the comic book juggernaut X-Men: The Last Stand into second place in only its second weekend.
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May 23, 2006
Stiller's Sexy Wife Gets a "License to Wed"
"Dodgeball's" Christine Taylor (a.k.a. Mrs. Ben Stiller) has signed on to join the ensemble comedy "License to Wed" for Warner Bros. and director Ken Kwapis ("Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants"). She'll be joining Robin Williams, Mandy Moore and John ("The Office") Krasinski.
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April 27, 2006
Doubts About Doubtfire 2
There's no denying that raucous Robin Williams has himself a pretty full plate these days, professionally. He's got "RV" coming out this weekend, "The Night Listener," "Night at the Museum," and "Happy Feet" later this year, and a whole bunch of projects on the back burner. But don't expect to be seeing a "Mrs. Doubtfire 2" any time soon.
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March 31, 2006
Robin Williams Has a "License to Wed"
WB has signed veteran goofball Robin Williams and singing star Mandy Moore to star in their upcoming romantic comedy "License to Wed," a feature that might stand as the leading-man debut of sarcastic "Office" star John Krasinski.
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January 31, 2006
Levy's "Museum" Hires a Few New Staff Members
Zap2it.com reports that British funnyman Ricky Gervais has signed on to appear in Shawn Levy's big-budget, high-concept adventure comedy "Night at the Museum." And to say that Mr. Gervais is joining an already-stocked ensemble would be kind of an understatement.
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January 4, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: RV
For those who can't get enough of the schtick doled out in movies like "National Lampoon's Vacation" and "Johnson Family Vacation," get ready for the Barry Sonnenfeld-directed "RV," which stars Robin Williams and several screaming co-stars. Check out the all-new trailer right here.
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November 18, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: Happy Feet
Hot on the heels of "March of the Penguins" comes "Happy Feet," a penguin-laden CG comedy from WB that waddles into theaters next November. Check out the early teaser trailer right here at Rotten Tomatoes.
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November 14, 2005
Will Arnett: The Next Will Ferrell
If there's one upstart funnyman who's busier than Steve Carell these days, it'd have to be Mr. Will Arnett. Best known for his painfully hilarious work in Fox's "Arrested Development," Arnett's been signed to at least five movies over the past several months, and know he's got a starring role in New Line's "Jeff the Demon."
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November 3, 2005
"Arrested" Guy Joins the "Millers" Gang
The Hollywood Reporter brings more news that should please fans of Will Arnett (best known as "Gob" on "Arrested Development"). The now-very-busy actor will star in "We're the Millers," a pot-laced comedy from the guys who wrote "Wedding Crashers."
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October 6, 2005
Robin Williams is Levinson's "Man"
According to Variety, Robin Williams will reunite with filmmaker Barry Levinson on the political comedy "Man of the Year." The actor and director previously worked together on the oft-derided "Toys" and the still-popular "Good Morning Vietnam."
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July 5, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: The Aristocrats
Head over to the Apple Quicktime Trailer Page for a look at the trailer to the upcoming comedy documentary "The Aristocrats." Having seen the movie at Sundance earlier this year, I can offer the opinion that this flick is absolutely drop-dead hilarious. But don't just take my word for it; the massive cast of comedians more than speaks for itself!
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March 26, 2005
Box Office: ?Guess Who? Topped The Box Office?
Two comedies battled for box office supremacy this Easter weekend and the interracial romantic comedy ?Guess Who,? starring Ashton Kutcher and Bernie Mac, handily defeated ?Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous,? starring Sandra Bullock.
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March 19, 2005
Box Office: ?Ring Two? 3rd Best March Opener
?The Ring Two,? may have scared off critics with 26% on the Tomatometer, but audiences still flocked to see the sequel to one of the most popular horror films in recent years. It topped the charts with an estimated $36M this weekend. That?s more than twice of what the original made ? ?The Ring? debuted in 2002 with $15M. ?The Ring Two? made about $15M on Friday alone.
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March 14, 2005
Box Office: "Robots" Follows "Ice Age" with Second Best March Opening Ever
20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios, which produced the critical and box office hit ?Ice Age,? score again with their second collaboration ?Robots.? It topped the box office with an estimated $36.5M over the weekend. It didn?t break the March opening record of $46.3M set by their previous film ?Ice Age,? but it did come in second best. It looks like this is the month for Fox and Blue Sky to launch their animated collaborations. This strong opening also establishes Blue Sky as the third successful animation studio, following Pixar (?The Incredibles?) and PDI (?Shrek?).
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March 12, 2005
Friday Box Office: "Robots" $10M, "Hostage" $3.3M
According to Showbizdata, ?Robots? is off to a good start, topping the box office with an estimated $10M on Friday. It will probably gross between $35-$38M by the end of the weekend, a little bit below industry estimates. It looks like it will not break the March opening record of $46.3M set by ?Ice Age,? but it?s still an excellent figure.
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March 10, 2005
Critical Consensus: ?Robots? to the Rescue
After a couple weeks of predominantly Rotten wide releases, it?s great to finally have a Fresh film this weekend. The makers of the critical and box office animated hit ?Ice Age,? which currently holds the record for best opening in March with $46.3M, will try to best that mark with the animated family comedy ?Robots.? For the more mature action crowd, Bruce Willis returns to the big screen with the actioner ?Hostage.? Mel Gibson will also try to add to the tally of his record-breaking box office hit ?The Passion of the Christ? with a tamer, re-cut version.
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