January 22, 2010
By Jim Kiernan
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Fans of BBC America’s sci-fi TV imports may be interested to hear that acccording to the The Hollywood Reporter, FOX is planning to develop an American version of “Torchwood” (which itself is the BBC spin off of “Dr. Who”).
And in an interview with MTV Splash, “Green Lantern” director Martin Campbell dispelled online fan hopes of a Superman cameo making it into the big screen adaptation starring Ryan Reynolds.
All of the details… and much more, in our first ever “Week In Geek” round up, after the jump!
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January 17, 2010
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
James Cameron’s “Avatar” had a $41.3 million weekend to shoot past “Star Wars” as the No. 3 movie on the all-time domestic box office charts. Next stop, “The Dark Knight.”
No. 1 for the fifth-straight weekend, Cameron’s sci-fi saga raised its domestic total to $491.8 million and should top $500 million after revenues are counted on Martin Luther King Day, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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October 30, 2009
SYDNEY, Australia
An Australian rapper who was a boyhood friend of Heath Ledger has released a music video the star directed shortly before his death.
N’fa Forster-Jones posted the 3 minute, 31 second-clip for his song “Cause An Effect” on his YouTube and MySpace pages on Thursday, along with a video in which he explains how the project came about.
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October 29, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
He’s known for his villainous role as the Green Goblin in the “Spider-Man” franchise, but Willem Dafoe told MTV News he was once up for the role of another spooky comic book character.
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October 26, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
The 50 comeback concerts Michael Jackson planned in London last summer sold out in a few hours.
With those shows relegated to what-if status by his death in June, the question now is how well the singer can pack movie theaters with “Michael Jackson: This Is It,” a chronicle of his concert preparations that now stands as his final performance.
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August 27, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
The Batman casting rumors continue – with Megan Fox.
The “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” star, who has been named in a number of recent casting rumors, including as the next Bond girl, is the latest actress to be mentioned as Catwoman in the sequel to 2008’s top-grossing “The Dark Knight,” according to UK tabloid The Sun.
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August 27, 2009
By Jesse Spero
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
Plus, Who was Rihanna spotted dancing the night away with? Who is Jon Gosselin taking to Sin City? And, Robert Pattinson shows off his Batman love!
Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans!
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August 23, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Calif.
The war effort by Quentin Tarantino and Brad Pitt has paid off as their history lesson “Inglourious Basterds” claimed victory at the box office with a $37.6 million debut.
It was Tarantino’s best opening ever, exceeding the $25.1 million haul for 2004’s “Kill Bill — Vol. 2.” Overseas, “Inglourious Basterds” added $27.5 million in 22 countries, giving it a worldwide total of $65.1 million.
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