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WRECK-IT RALPH in Theaters November 2nd.

 

WRECK-IT RALPH (In Disney Digital 3D™)

 

 

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Genre:                                      Animation/Comedy

Rating:                                      TBD

U.S. Release Date:                    November 2, 2012

 

Voice Cast:                               John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch

Director:                                   Rich Moore

Producer:                                  Clark Spencer

Screenplay by:                          TBA

 

 

From Walt Disney Animation Studios and Emmy®-winning director Rich Moore comes “Wreck-It Ralph,” a hilarious, arcade-game-hopping adventure. For decades, Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) has been overshadowed by Fix-It Felix, Jr. (voice of Jack McBrayer), the good-guy star of their game who always gets to save the day. Tired of playing the role of a bad guy, Ralph takes matters into his own massive hands and sets off on a journey across the arcade through multiple generations of video games to prove he’s got what it takes to be a hero.

 

On his quest, Ralph meets tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun (voice of Jane Lynch) from the first-person action game Hero’s Duty, and feisty misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman) from the candy-coated cart racing game, Sugar Rush, who may just be his first real friend. But everything changes when a deadly enemy is unleashed, threatening the entire arcade and Vanellope herself. Ralph finally gets his chance to save the day—but can he do it in time? “Wreck-It Ralph” crashes onto the big screen on November 2, 2012, in Disney Digital 3D™ in select theaters.

 

NOTES:

• John C. Reilly received a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award® nomination for his role in the musical “Chicago.” He has starred in more than 50 films including “Carnage,” “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” “The Aviator” and “Step Brothers,” as well as “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” in which he performed his GRAMMY® Award-nominated song “Walk Hard.”
• For her now iconic role of Sue Sylvester in the television series “Glee,” Jane Lynch won Emmy® and Golden Globe® Awards. She has appeared in numerous films by writer/director Christopher Guest, including “Best in Show” and “A Mighty Wind.”
• Sarah Silverman is an Emmy®-winning actress and comedian who starred in her own Comedy Central show, “The Sarah Silverman Program.”  She can be seen in the drama feature “Take This Waltz” and is the author of the New York Times best-seller, “The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption and Pee.”
• Jack McBrayer is an Emmy® nominee for portraying Kenneth Parcell on “30 Rock.” His other animated film voice credits include “Despicable Me.” He appeared in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” among other films. He will next be seen in “The Campaign” for Warner Bros. and “The To-Do List” for CBS Films.
• Director Rich Moore has won critical acclaim for directing episodes of such cutting edge animated television series as “The Simpsons,” “Futurama” and “Drawn Together.” He won the directing Emmy® Award in the category of Outstanding Animated Program for “Roswell That Ends Well.” He also received an Annie Award for that same episode of “Futurama.” He is an alumnus of CalArts.
• Clark Spencer previously produced the Disney animated hits “Winnie the Pooh,” “Bolt” and “Lilo & Stitch.”

 

“Wreck-It Ralph” takes moviegoers on a hilarious, arcade-game-hopping journey in which Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly)—tired of being overshadowed by Fix-It Felix, Jr. (voice of Jack McBrayer), the “good guy” star of their game—sets off on a quest to prove he’s got what it takes to be a hero. Also featuring the voices of Jane Lynch and Sarah Silverman, “Wreck-It Ralph” is in theaters Nov. 2, 2012, in Disney Digital 3D™ in select theaters.

 

OFFICIAL BOILERPLATE:

From Walt Disney Animation Studios and Emmy®-winning director Rich Moore comes “Wreck-It Ralph,” a hilarious, arcade-game-hopping adventure. For decades, Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly) has been overshadowed by Fix-It Felix, Jr. (voice of Jack McBrayer), the good-guy star of their game who always gets to save the day. Tired of playing the role of a bad guy, Ralph takes matters into his own massive hands and sets off on a journey across the arcade through multiple generations of video games to prove he’s got what it takes to be a hero.

 

On his quest, Ralph meets tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun (voice of Jane Lynch) from the first-person action game Hero’s Duty, and feisty misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (voice of Sarah Silverman) from the candy-coated cart racing game, Sugar Rush, who may just be his first real friend. But everything changes when a deadly enemy is unleashed, threatening the entire arcade and Vanellope herself. Ralph finally gets his chance to save the day—but can he do it in time? “Wreck-It Ralph” crashes onto the big screen on November 2, 2012, in Disney Digital 3D™ in select theaters.

 

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“THE INTOUCHABLES” (The Weinstein Company) Breaks Record

 

WORLDWIDE RECORD BREAKING THE INTOUCHABLES BECOMES THIS YEAR’S HIGHEST GROSSING FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM IN NORTH AMERICA

 

DIRECTORS URGE AMERICANS TO EXPERIENCE THE INTERNATIONAL FAVORITE COMEDY OF THE YEAR

 

 

 

July 24, 2012 – NEW YORK – The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today that worldwide record breaking THE INTOUCHABLES, directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, has become this year’s highest grossing foreign language film in North America surpassing Academy Award© winning A SEPARATION for the record. This milestone comes even before the film’s July 27th nationwide expansion and follows an expansive list of global and domestic acclaim and box office records.

 

“We ask all international audiences to join us in rallying America to experience the most fun they will have in a movie theater this year,” said Nakache and Toledano. “Breaking this record shows that our worlds are not so far apart. A true story about friendship touches international and American audiences alike.”

 

 

 

 

“I am thrilled that audiences love THE INTOUCHABLES as much as we do and hope that all of the success the film is seeing is just the beginning,” said TWC Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein. “It is our wish that if this already strong word of mouth continues to build that we could reach another milestone by out grossing the current all-time North American foreign language film records. The best part about the film’s success is the fact that a foreign language film is getting its fair turn in the spotlight in this industry. It is movies like this that help us continue to bring smart, entertaining and well-written films that break the mold to theaters everywhere.”

 

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO and TWC’s own UNDER THE SAME MOON are two of the current all-time North American foreign language film record holders.

 

THE INTOUCHABLES has the third highest gross of all time in France and is the highest grossing French film in Germany ever, and has held the #1 spot in many countries around the world. Currently the worldwide gross is $356 million and counting.

 

 

 

The audience response in the U.S. matches the international love of the film. The film’s stars Francois Cluzet and Omar Sy, winner of this year’s César Award for Best Actor, France’s equivalent to the Oscars, have chemistry and charm that make for one of the most feel good films of our time. THE INTOUCHABLES has garnered awards at film festivals all around the country this year including: the ColCoa Film Festival’s Audience Award and Critics Special Prize; the San Francisco International Film Festival’s Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature; the Florida Film Festival’s Audience Award for Best International Feature; the Wisconsin Film Festival’s Audience Award for Best Narrative Film; the Nashville Film Festival’s Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature; and the Maui Film Festival’s Audience Award for Narrative Feature World Cinema.

 

THE INTOUCHABLES – SYNOPSIS

An irreverent, uplifting comedy about friendship, trust and human possibility, THE INTOUCHABLES has broken box office records in its native France and across Europe.  Based on a true story of friendship between a handicap millionaire (Francois Cluzet) and his street smart ex-con caretaker (Omar Sy), THE INTOUCHABLES depicts an unlikely camaraderie rooted in honesty and humor between two individuals who, on the surface, would seem to have nothing in common.  Directed Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, the film was nominated for a total of nine 2012 César Awards, France’s equivalent to the Oscars,  including Best Picture, and winning Best Actor for breakout star Omar Sy, and won the Grand Prize at the 2011 Tokyo International Film Festival.

 

ABOUT THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY

The Weinstein Company (TWC) is a multimedia production and distribution company launched in October 2005 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein, the brothers who founded Miramax Films in 1979. TWC also encompasses Dimension Films, the genre label founded in 1993 by Bob Weinstein, which has released such popular franchises as SCREAM, SPY KIDS and SCARY MOVIE. Together TWC and Dimension Films have released a broad range of mainstream, genre and specialty films that have been commercial and critical successes.  TWC releases took home eight 2012 Academy Awards®, the most wins in the studio’s history. The tally included Best Picture for Michel Hazanavicius’s THE ARTIST and Best Documentary Feature for TJ Martin and Dan Lindsay’s UNDEFEATED. THE ARTIST brought TWC its second consecutive Best Picture statuette following the 2011 win for Tom Hooper’s THE KING’S SPEECH.

 

Since 2005, TWC and Dimension Films have released such films as GRINDHOUSE; I’M NOT THERE; THE GREAT DEBATERS; VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA; THE READER; THE ROAD; HALLOWEEN; THE PAT TILLMAN STORY; PIRANHA 3D; INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS; A SINGLE MAN; BLUE VALENTINE; THE COMPANY MEN; MIRAL; SCRE4M; SUBMARINE; DIRTY GIRL; APOLLO 18; OUR IDIOT BROTHER; I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT; SARAH’S KEY; SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD IN 4D; MY WEEK WITH MARILYN; THE IRON LADY; W.E.; CORIOLANUS; UNDEFEATED; THE ARTIST; and BULLY. Currently in release are EASY MONEY and THE INTOUCHABLES. Upcoming releases include LAWLESS; KILLING THEM SOFTLY; THE MASTER; and SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK. Currently in production is DJANGO UNCHAINED.

 

TWC is also active in television production, led by former Miramax Films President of Production and current President of Television Meryl Poster, with credits including the Emmy® nominated and Peabody Award winning reality series Project Runway, spin-off series Project Accessory and Project Runway All Stars, the VH1 reality series Mob Wives, and the critically acclaimed HBO comedy/crime series The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency which also received a Peabody Award. The company is currently in pre-production on the martial-arts epic Marco Polo for Starz as well as production on the second season of Mob Wives and the newest installment in the series’ franchise Mob Wives Chicago. TWC additionally has 17 series in different stages of development, including The Nanny Diaries, being adapted for ABC by Amy Sherman Palladino (Gilmore Girls).

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LES MISÉRABLES in Theaters December 14, 2012.

 

 

LES MISÉRABLES                                                                           December 14, 2012

                                                                                                                                            

Genre:                             Musical epic   

Cast:                               Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway,

                                      Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, with Helena Bonham Carter and

                                      Sacha Baron Cohen

Directed by:                      Tom Hooper

Based on the

  Stage Musical:                  Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables from the novel by Victor Hugo

Screenplay by:                  William Nicholson, Alain Boublil and

                                      Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer

Music by:                          Claude-Michel Schönberg

Lyrics by:                          Herbert Kretzmer    

Produced by:                     Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward,

Cameron Mackintosh

Executive Producers:          Liza Chasin, Angela Morrison

 

 

Les Misérables is the motion-picture adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and in 21 languages around the globe and still breaking box-office records everywhere in its 27^th year.  Helmed by The King’s Speech’s Academy Award^®-winning director, Tom Hooper, the Working Title/Cameron Mackintosh production stars Hugh Jackman, Oscar^® winner Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, with Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen.

 

 

Set against the backdrop of 19^th-century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption—a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit.  Jackman plays ex-prisoner Jean Valjean, hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert (Crowe) after he breaks parole.  When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine’s (Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever.

 

 

In December 2012, the world’s longest-running musical brings its power to the big screen in Tom Hooper’s sweeping and spectacular interpretation of Victor Hugo’s epic tale.  With international superstars and beloved songs—including “I Dreamed a Dream,” “Bring Him Home,” “One Day More” and “On My Own”—Les Misérables, the show of shows, is now reborn as the cinematic musical experience of a lifetime.  www.lesmiserablesfilm.com

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THE EXPENDABLES 2 | Online Log-On: Comic Con Poster Debut on LA Times Hero Complex

 

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What: THE EXPENDABLES 2 – Comic Con Poster Debut on LA Times Hero Complex

 

When: Live Now – 7/9/2012

 

Where: 

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http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/07/09/comic-con-stallone-and-schwarzenegger-target-hall-h/

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THE EXPENDABLES 2

Lionsgate

                                                                                                                         

Official Site:                             http://www.theexpendables2film.com/

Like us on Facebook:               facebook.com/TheExpendablesMovie

 

Genre:                                      Action

Rating:                                     Not yet rated

U.S. Release Date:                   August 17, 2012

 

Cast (Character):                       Sylvester Stallone (Barney Ross), Jason Statham (Lee Christmas), Jet Li (Yin Yang), Dolph Lundgren (Gunner Jensen), Chuck Norris (Booker), Terry Crews (Hale Caesar), Randy Couture (Toll Road), Liam Hemsworth (Billy the Kid), Scott Adkins (Hector), Yu Nan (Maggie),

Also Jean-Claude Van Damme (Jean Vilain), With Bruce Willis (Mr. Church), And Arnold Schwarzenegger (Trench),

Amanda Ooms (Pilar), Charisma Carpenter (Lacy), Nikolette Noel (Sophia)

Directed by:                             Simon West

Screenplay by:                        Richard Wenk and Sylvester Stallone

Story by:                                 Ken Kaufman & David Agosto and Richard Wenk

Based on Characters Created by:  David Callaham

Produced by:                           Avi Lerner, Kevin King-Templeton

Produced by:                           Danny Lerner, Les Weldon

Executive Producers:                Jon Feltheimer,             Jason Constantine, Eda Kowan, Basil Iwanyk, Guymon Casady

Executive Producers:                Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson,

Co-Producers:                          Robert Earl, Jib Polhemus, Matt O’Toole, Guy Avshalom, Zygi Kamasa

Film Editor:                              Todd E. Miller

Director of Photography:          Shelly Johnson, ASC

Production Designer:                Paul Cross

Costume Designer:                   Lizz Wolf

Casting by:                              Kate Dowd

Music by:                                 Brian Tyler

 

***credits not yet final and subject to change

 

Synopsis:

                       

The Expendables are back and this time it’s personal…

 

Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), Yin Yang (Jet Li), Gunner Jensen (Dolph Lundgren), Toll Road (Randy Couture) and Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) — with newest members Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth) and Maggie (Yu Nan) aboard — are reunited when Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) enlists the Expendables to take on a seemingly simple job.  The task looks like an easy paycheck for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries.   But when things go wrong and one of their own is viciously killed, the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge in hostile territory where the odds are stacked against them.  Hell-bent on payback, the crew cuts a swath of destruction through opposing forces, wreaking havoc and shutting down an unexpected threat in the nick of time — five tons of weapons-grade plutonium, far more than enough to change the balance of power in the world.  But that’s nothing compared to the justice they serve against the villainous adversary who savagely murdered their brother.

 

That is done the Expendables way….

 

more…

 

From Lionsgate and Millennium Films, THE EXPENDABLES 2, a film by Simon West, is the highly anticipated sequel to the summer 2010 worldwide box-office success ($274 million worldwide). The film stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, with Bruce Willis and Arnold

 

Schwarzenegger, with newest cast members Liam Hemsworth, Scott Adkins, martial arts legends Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Chinese actress Yu Nan as the first female EXPENDABLE.   The film is directed by Simon West.  Screenplay by Richard Wenk and Sylvester Stallone. Story by Ken Kaufman & David Agosto and Richard Wenk. Based on Characters Created by David Callaham.  The film is produced by Avi Lerner, Kevin King Templeton, Danny Lerner and Les Weldon.  Jon Feltheimer, Jason Constantine, Eda Kowan, Basil Iwanyk and Guymon Casady serve as Executive Producers along with Danny Dimbort,  Boaz Davidson and Trevor Short. Lionsgate and Millennium Films present a Nu Image production.

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Universal Pictures’ THE BOURNE LEGACY – Watch the NEW Trailer!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE BOURNE LEGACY – IN THEATERS AUGUST 3

Official Website:                    www.thebournelegacy.net

Facebook:                               www.facebook.com/thebourneseries

YouTube:                                http://www.youtube.com/thebournelegacymovie

Twitter:                                  www.twitter.com/UniversalPics  #BourneLegacy

Genre:                                     Action-thriller

Cast:                                       Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton,

Albert Finney, Joan Allen, Scott Glenn, Stacy Keach, Oscar Isaac

Directed by:                            Tony Gilroy

Writers:                                  Tony Gilroy and Dan Gilroy

Producers:                              Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley, Jeffrey M. Weiner,

Ben Smith

Executive Producers:            Jennifer Fox, Henry Morrison

 

 

 

 

 

 

The narrative architect behind the Bourne film series, Tony Gilroy, takes the helm in the next chapter of the hugely popular espionage franchise that has earned almost $1 billion at the global box office: The Bourne Legacy.  The writer/director expands the Bourne universe created by Robert Ludlum with an original story that introduces us to a new hero (Jeremy Renner) whose life-or-death stakes have been triggered by the events of the first three films.

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For The Bourne Legacy, Renner joins fellow series newcomers Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Stacy Keach and Oscar Isaac, while franchise veterans Albert Finney, Joan Allen, David Strathairn and Scott Glenn reprise their roles. 

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The Dictator – Official Opening Scene!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Please Check Out LIONSGATE Summer Line up!

 

 

Summer Movies 2012

 

THE CABIN IN THE WOODS

 

 

Release Date:    April 13, 2012

Cast:                      Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Brian White, Amy Acker

Directed By:       Drew Goddard

Written By:        Joss Whedon & Drew Goddard

Produced By:     Joss Whedon

Website:             http://www.discoverthecabininthewoods.com

Facebook:           https://www.facebook.com/TheCabininTheWoods

Synopsis:

Five friends go to a remote cabin in the woods. Bad things happen.

 

If you think you know this story, think again. From fan favorites Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard comes THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, a mind blowing horror film that turns the genre inside out.

 

Produced by Whedon and directed by Goddard from a script by both, the film stars Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford.

 

Lionsgate presents a Mutant Enemy production.

 

 

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SAFE

 

 

Release Date:    April 27, 2012

Cast:                      Jason Statham, Robert John Burke, Chris Sarandon, Anson Mount, James Hong, Reggie Lee, Sándor Técsy, Joseph Sikora, Danny Hoch, Matt O’Toole and introducing Catherine Chan

Directed By:       Boaz Yakin

Written By:        Boaz Yakin

Produced By:     Lawrence Bender, Dana Brunetti

Website:             http://safethefilm.com

Facebook:           http://www.facebook.com/safemovie

Synopsis:

A second-rate cage fighter on the mixed martial arts circuit, Luke Wright lives a numbing life of routine beatings and chump change…until the day he blows a rigged fight. Wanting to make an example of him, the Russian Mafia murders his family and banishes him from his life forever, leaving Luke to wander the streets of New York destitute, haunted by guilt, and tormented by the knowledge that he will always be watched, and anyone he develops a relationship with will also be killed.

 

But when he witnesses a frightened twelve-year-old Chinese girl, Mei, being pursued by the same gangsters who killed his wife, Luke impulsively jumps to action…and straight into the heart of a deadly high-stakes war. Mei, he discovers, is no ordinary girl, but an orphaned math prodigy forced to work for the Triads as a “counter.” He discovers she holds in her memory a priceless numerical code that the Triads, the Russian mob and a corrupt faction of the NYPD will kill for.

 

Realizing he’s the only person Mei can trust, Luke tears a swath through the city’s brutal underworld to save an innocent girl’s life…and perhaps even redeem his own.

 

Lionsgate and IM Global present in association with Automatik a Lawrence Bender production in association with Trigger Street Productions and 87Eleven, Inc. Written and directed by Boaz Yakin.

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WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING

 

 

Release Date:    May 18, 2012

Cast:                      Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Chace Crawford, Brooklyn Decker, Anna Kendrick, Matthew Morrison, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock, Rodrigo Santoro, Ben Falcone, Joe Manganiello

Directed By:       Kirk Jones

Written By:        Shauna Cross and Heather Hach

                                Inspired by the book “What To Expect When You’re Expecting” by Heidi Murkoff

Produced By:     Mike Medavoy,Arnold W. Messer, David Thwaites

Website:             http://www.whattoexpectthefilm.com/  

Facebook:           http://www.facebook.com/WhatToExpectMovie

Synopsis:

Inspired by the perennial New York Times bestseller of the same name and the first book in a series that has sold over 32 million copies worldwide, WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING is a hilarious and heartfelt big screen comedy about five couples whose intertwined lives are turned upside down by the challenges of impending parenthood. 

Over the moon about starting a family, TV fitness guru Jules and dance show star Evan find that their high-octane celebrity lives don’t stand a chance against the surprise demands of pregnancy. Baby-crazy author and advocate Wendy gets a taste of her own militant mommy advice when pregnancy hormones ravage her body; while Wendy’s husband, Gary, struggles not to be outdone by his competitive alpha-Dad, who’s expecting twins with his much younger trophy wife, Skyler.  Photographer Holly is prepared to travel the globe to adopt a child, but her husband Alex isn’t so sure, and tries to quiet his panic by attending a “dudes” support group, where new fathers get to tell it like it really is.  And rival food truck chefs Rosie and Marco’s surprise hook-up results in an unexpected quandary: what to do when your first child comes before your first date?

A kaleidoscopic comedy as universal as it is unpredictable, WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING finds humor and uplift in all the unexpected trials and triumphs of welcoming a child into the world.   The film stars Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Chace Crawford, Brooklyn Decker, Anna Kendrick, Matthew Morrison, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock, Rodrigo Santoro, Ben Falcone and Joe Manganiello. The film is directed by Kirk Jones, based on the book “What To Expect When You’re Expecting” by Heidi Murkoff, from a script written by Shauna Cross and Heather Hach.   Lionsgate presents in association with Alcon Entertainment a Phoenix Pictures / Lionsgate production.

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TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S WITNESS PROTECTION

 

 

Release Date:    June 29, 2012

Cast:                      Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy, Denise Richards, Doris Roberts, Romeo Miller, Tom Arnold, John Amos and Marla Gibbs

Directed By:       Tyler Perry

Written By:        Tyler Perry

Produced By:     Tyler Perry, Ozzie Areu, Paul Hall

Synopsis:

Tyler Perry returns as America’s favorite brash, no-holds-barred grandma in Lionsgate’s TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S WITNESS PROTECTION, an outrageous culture clash comedy that also stars Eugene Levy, Denise Richards and Doris Roberts.

 

For years, George Needleman (Levy), the gentle CFO of a Wall Street investment bank, has been living with his head in the clouds. His frustrated second wife, Kate (Richards), has reached her limit taking care of his senile mother, Barbara (Roberts). His teenage daughter, Cindy (Danielle Campbell), is spoiled beyond hope and his seven-year-old son, Howie (Devan Leos), wishes his father were around more. But George is finally forced to wake up when he learns that his firm, Lockwise Industries, has been operating a mob-backed Ponzi scheme – and that he’s been set up as the fall guy.

 

Facing criminal charges and death threats from the mob, George and his entire family are put under witness protection in the safest place that Brian (Perry), a federal prosecutor from Atlanta, can think of…

 

His Aunt Madea’s house down South.

 

As a result, Madea and her live-in brother, Uncle Joe (Perry), find themselves managing a completely dysfunctional family from Connecticut.  But as George tries to solve the mystery behind Lockwise’s finances, Madea whips the Needlemans into shape using her hilarious brand of tough love. And together, they realize they just might have what it takes to unite George’s family, outsmart the mob and change everyone’s lives for the better.

 

Featuring Perry’s trademark blend of raucous comedy and emotional uplift, TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S WITNESS PROTECTION is written and directed by Perry, and produced by Perry, Ozzie Areu and Paul Hall.   The film also stars Romeo Miller, Tom Arnold, John Amos and Marla Gibbs.

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THE EXPENDABLES 2

 

Release Date:    August 17, 2012

Cast:                      Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Bruce Willis, Jet Li, Liam Hemsworth, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris, Terry Crews, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Scott Adkins and Charisma Carpenter

Directed By:       Simon West

Written By:        Sylvester Stallone

Website:             http://theexpendables2film.com/

Synopsis:            

The Expendables are back and this time it’s personal…

 

Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), Yin Yang (Jet Li), Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren), Toll Road (Randy Couture) and Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) — with newest members Billy the Kid (Liam Hems worth) and Maggie (Yu Nan) aboard — are reunited when Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) enlists the Expendables to take on a seemingly simple job.  The task looks like an easy paycheck for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries.   But when things go wrong and one of their own is viciously killed, the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge in hostile territory where the odds are stacked against them.  Hell-bent on payback, the crew cuts a swath of destruction through opposing forces, wreaking havoc and shutting down an unexpected threat in the nick of time — six pounds of weapons-grade plutonium; enough to change the balance of power in the world.  But that’s nothing compared to the justice they serve against the villainous adversary who savagely murdered their brother. 

 

That is done the Expendables way….

 

From Lionsgate and Millennium Films, THE EXPENDABLES 2 is the highly anticipated sequel to the summer 2010 worldwide box-office success ($274 million worldwide). The film stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, with Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, with newest cast members Liam Hems worth, Scott Adkins, martial arts legends Chuck Norris and Jean Claude Van Dame, and Chinese actress Yu Nan as the first female EXPENDABLE.   

 

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THE POSSESSION

 

Release Date:    August 31, 2012

Cast:                      Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Natasha Calis, Madison Davenport, Matisyahu

Directed By:       Ole Bornedal

Produced By:     Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert

Synopsis:             N/A

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CHIMPANZEE llegará a los cines el Día de la Tierra de 2012

 

 

CHIMPANZEE

DISNEYNATURE

Disneynature lleva a los espectadores a lo más profundo de los bosques de África con CHIMPANZEE, una nueva aventura de la vida real que presenta a un adorable Chimpancé bebé llamado Oscar y su enfoque divertido de la vida en una notable historia de lazos familiares y superación personal. La curiosidad juguetona de Oscar y el ánimo por el descubrimientomuestran la inteligencia y el ingenio de una de las personalidades más extraordinarias del reino animal. El mundo es un patio de juegos para el pequeño Oscar y sus jóvenes compañeros chimpancés, que prefieren provocar un caos a unirse a sus padres para dormir una siesta por la tarde. Pero cuando la familia de Oscar se enfrenta a una comunidad rival de chimpancés, él debe valerse por sí mismo hasta que aparece un aliado sorpresivo que cambiarå su vida para siempre.  Dirigida por Alastair Fothergill (“African Cats” y “Earth”) y Mark Lingield (Earth), CHIMPANZEE llegará a los cines el Día de la Tierra de 2012.

 

Disneynature lleva a los amantes del cine hasta lo más profundo de la selva africana con “Chimpanzee”, una nueva entrega de True Life Adventure y les presenta a un adorable joven chimpancé llamado Oscar y su divertida manera de tomarse la vida en una sorprendente historia sobre los lazos familiares y el triunfo individual. Dirigida por Alastair Fothergill (“African Cats” y “Earth”) y Mark Linfield (“Earth”), y narrada por Tim Allen (“Toy Story 3,” “Last Man Standing” de ABC), “Chimpanzee” es la cuarta entrega de Disneynature, las tres primeras (“Earth”, “Oceans” y “African Cats”) están entre las cuatro películas sobre la naturaleza de mayor recaudación de todos los tiempos.

 

“Chimpanzee” muestra la juguetona curiosidad de Oscar, su ansia por descubrir cosas y la inteligencia e ingenio de algunas de las personalidades más extraordinarias en el reino animal. Trabajando juntos, la familia chimpancé de Oscar, que incluye a su mamá Isha, y al resuelto líder del grupo, Freddy, viajan por el complejo territorio de la selva.
 
El mundo es un patio de juegos para el pequeño Oscar y sus jóvenes amigos chimpancés, que prefieren el alboroto a acompañar a sus padres en una siesta vespertina. Pero cuando la familia de Oscar se enfrenta a una banda rival de chimpancés, se las tiene que arreglar solo hasta que un sorpresivo aliado aparece y cambia su vida para siempre.

 

Con clasificación G de la MPAA, “Chimpanzee” se hamacará en los cines el 20 de abril de 2012, justo a tiempo para festejar el Día de la Tierra.

 

PEQUEÑO TESORO

Con un peso de unos pocos kilos al nacer, el pequeño Oscar no tenía idea del enorme impacto que pronto causaría en la vida.

 

Pero los realizadores de “Chimpanzee” sí lo sabían. “Todos adoraron a Oscar desde el primer momento”, dice el director Alastair Fothergill. “Es juguetón y pícaro, y muy decidido”.

 

El director Mark Linfield le agradece a Oscar haberlo ayudado a cumplir con susueño de toda la vida. “Siempre quise hacer un film sobre chimpancés, no creo que haya un sujeto más fascinante en la vida salvaje” y agrega: “Pueden ser juguetones y tiernos, astutos, adorables, competitivos, curiosos y simplemente muy divertidos. Son exactamente como nosotros, o nosotros somoscomo ellos, y cuando nos miran desde la pantalla grande es imposible no sentir una extraordinaria conexión y engancharse por completo”.

 

Pero descubrir a Oscar no fue fácil. Según Fothergill y Linfield, los chimpancés constituyen un reto, son recelosos de los seres humanos y muy difíciles de observar en estado salvaje. Además hay queagregar el hecho que los realizadores querían filmar en lo profundo de la selva africana. Pero aunque el entorno era difícil, asombroso y complejo, resultó fresco y único para los espectadores.

 

LA CAMINATA EN LA SELVA Taï

 

La República de Costa de Marfil, como es oficialmente conocida, tiene un tamaño cercano a la mitad de Texas con una población de 21 millones de habitantes y una frontera al sur que costea el golfo de Guinea. La selva Taï situada a 100 km hacia el interior ha sido declaradapatrimonio de la humanidad por la Unesco en 1982. Es una zona de asombrosa biodiversidad, cientos de especies de plantas y pájaros viven dentro de susfronteras. Y es el hogar de una floreciente población de chimpancés.

 

Fothergill y Linfield, que han realizado films sobre la vida salvaje entodos los continentes y en algunos de los entornos más hostiles del mundo, hace mucho que aceptaron las incomodidades y los desafíos logísticos que forman parte del trabajo y la vida de todos los cineastas dedicados a la naturaleza. Pero los dos coincidieron en que la selva Taï es especialmente dura. “Uno de los grandes inconvenientes es su casi completa inaccesibilidad” dice Fothergill. “Para llegar allí hay que conducir 10 horas desde la ciudad más cercana por la que todavía es una ruta asfaltada.Luego hay que hacer otras cuatro horas por una ruta de tierra que a veces es imposible transitar. Y si llegas hasta ahí, hay una hora o algo más de caminata a lo largo de un angosto camino en la selva”.

 

En marzo de 2008, a pesar de sus reservas, los dos directores decidieron hacer un “recce” (reconocimiento, se pronuncia reki), a Costa de Marfil para decidir qué filmar. Una caminata de 5 km en la jungla en busca de los chimpancés, fue, según Fothergill, “como correr en un sauna”. Una vez que llegaron a la selva, Linfield sacó su fotómetro pero no lo pudo leer: la densa vegetación cubría el sol. Los realizadores se esforzaron por estar a la par de los chimpancés, naturalmente ágiles a pesar de la enmarañada vegetación. “Muchas veces estábamos en cuatro patas y enredados entre las lianas”. Dice Linfield que tenía miedo de que la oscuridad y las sombras fugaces de los chimpancésterminaran siendo en el film apenas “sombras dentro de las sombras”.

 

Pero en el tercer y último día del “recce”, justo cuando los dos directores estaban por admitir su derrota, su suerte cambió milagrosamente. “De repente llegamos a un claro iluminado por el sol” dice Fothergill, “y sentados alrededor de un árbol podrido había más de 30 chimpancés”. Algunos de los más viejos estaban en pequeños grupos acicalándose mutuamente, los machos jóvenes presumían frente a las hembras, y varios de los más pequeños corrían arriba y abajo de un hormiguero de termitas jugando y chillando con deleite cuando llegaban al tope del montículo.

 

Estos eran los chimpancés que los directores rápidamente conocerían por su nombre y que serían los protagonistas de su película: Freddy, el poderoso y muy respetado líder del grupo, Oscar, el festivo, gracioso y adorable chimpancéjoven cuyo destino sería el centro del film, e Isha la amorosa madre y cuidadora de Oscar. 

GIRO DE LOS ACONTECIMIENTOS

La naturaleza tiene la forma de introducir el conflicto en los lugares más bellos y muy poco después de comenzar a filmar descubrieron quién desataría el conflicto en “Chimpanzee”. Un grupo rival de chimpancés llegó al borde de la pradera de Freddy deseando probar las nueces que crecían en el bosquecillo. La tensión tuvo un fin trágico separando a Oscar de su mamá Isha y cambiando su vida para siempre. 

Los expertos estiman que la mitad de todos los chimpancés recién nacidos mueren en los primeros cinco años de vida. Oscar todavía dependía de su madre para protección y alimento. Sin ella sus posibilidades de sobrevivir eran muy escasas. “Nos habíamos enamorado del pequeño Oscar” dice Fothergill, “así que fue muy doloroso verlo tan solo y desamparado. En el fondo todos pensábamos que deberíamos llamar a Disney y decir, ‘Gracias muchachos, pero no tenemos una película’”

 

El equipo veía con ansiedad a Oscar siguiendo tristemente a los otros chimpancés, claramente traumatizado por su pérdida y cada día más débil. Pero justo cuando las cosas parecían no tener remedio, se produjo un pequeño milagro. Dice Fothergill: “Oscar se acercó a Freddy con esa especie de triste actitud como diciendo: ‘nadie más se va a hacer cargo de mí, ¿y tú?’ Y la respuesta de Freddy fue lo mas increíble, asombroso e impredecible que yo haya visto nunca”.

 

Freddy dejó que Oscar se trepara a su espalda y el patriarca transportó al joven chimpancé a través de la selva de la misma manera que lo había hecho Isha. Fue extraordinario. El macho alfa líder raramente se ocupa de los jóvenes chimpancés, y esto nunca se había captado en un film. 

Durante los días siguientes, Oscar se mantuvo lo más cerca posible de su protector. No pasó mucho tiempo antes de que Freddy empezara a cascar nueces para él, a compartir su nido en la noche y a acicalarlo delicadamente. “Era increíble y muy emotivo ver a este chimpancé macho grande y brusco volcar su amor y devoción en el cuidado de Oscar” dice Linfield.

 

Los expertos están de acuerdo. Christophe Boesch, uno de los más renombrados conocedores de chimpancés del mundo y director del Max Planck Institute en Leipzig, Alemania, ha estudiado a los chimpancés del Taï Forest National Park durante más de 30 años. “Nunca vi a un macho como Freddy tomar el lugar de una madre de esa forma” dice Boesch. “Era conmovedor ver a Oscar buscando algún tipo de protección y contacto y la ternura que Freddy le demostraba. Es muy inusual”.

 

Y agrega la Dra. Jane Goodall, una de las más famosas conservacionistas y una autoridad en el comportamiento de los chimpancés: “La adopción de un infante por un macho adulto líder no se había filmado nunca. Teníamos un chimpancé adoptado por un macho de 12 años (en la Gombe Stream Research Center enTanzania), pero no era un macho que ocupaba una posición de liderazgo, de manera que el hecho de que sucediera justamente cuando se realizaba el film fue asombroso”.

 

“Es increíble porque cuando eres un macho alfa, un número uno, tienes un determinado rol que cumplir” continúa la Dra. Goodall. “Tienes que asegurarte de que mantienes la cohesión de los otros machos en tu grupo, lo que es muy importante debido a la agresionterritorial. Cuidar a un chimpancé pequeño, llevarlo a cuestas, arreglarlo, te va a alejar de tu rol de macho alfa, de manera que es una conducta altruista muy interesante, porque justamente ese altruismo podría causar la desaparición de todo el grupo, o la pérdida de su territorio”.

 

La Dra. Goodall está también impresionada por las imágenes que Fothergill, Linfield y su equipo capturaron en la selva Taï. “Pensé que el film era maravilloso, especialmente sabiendo las condiciones bajo las cuales fue hecho. Estoyllena de admiración por la gente que lo hizo. Tiene drama, tiene una historia, tiene tristeza y también mucho humor”.

 

Para Fothergill, “Chimpanzee” también tiene un lugar especial en su corazón. “La gente a menudo te pregunta cuál es, siendo un realizador de films de la naturaleza, tu animal favorito en todo el mundo”, y agrega: “Yo siempre digo que son los chimpancés. Lo he dicho durante 25 años. Este film confirmó mi completa pasión por estos animales y si nosotros podemos comunicar esa pasión al público, estaré enormemente feliz”.

 

VER “CHIMPANZEE,” SALVAR CHIMPANCÉS

Por cada espectador que vea “Chimpanzee” durante la semana de estreno (20 al 26 de abril de 2012) Disneynature hará una donación al Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) a través de la Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund para proteger a loschimpancés de hoy y del futuro. Fundado en 1977, el Jane Goodall Institute continúa la investigación pionera de la Dra. Goodall sobre el comportamiento de los chimpancés que comenzó hace más de 50 años, una investigación que transformó la percepción científica de las relaciones entre los seres humanos y los animales. Hoy el instituto es líder mundial en el esfuerzo de proteger a los chimpancés y a su hábitat. También es ampliamente reconocido por establecer innovadores programas de desarrollo y conservación en las comunidades en África y por el programa de Jane Goodall Roots & Shoots, un programa humanitario y de protección del medio ambiente global para jóvenes de todas las edades que tiene sedes en más de 120 países. Para saber más acerca de JGI, por favor visita www.janegoodall.org.

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