http://conversationalball.com Blending indie and mainstream entertainment news Wed, 14 May 2008 16:15:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en http://conversationalball.com/2008/new-indiana-jones-photos-icons-site-content http://conversationalball.com/2008/new-indiana-jones-photos-icons-site-content#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 15:16:44 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/new-indiana-jones-photos-icons-site-content Paramount Pictures announces that the official site for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has launched a slew of new content to explore. The latest material includes a new trailer, TV spots, webisodes, widget features, production notes and bios. Meanwhile, one may download Indiana Jones icons at Icon Factory. Plus, be sure to check out new photos from the summer blockbuster, located here.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/new-indiana-jones-photos-icons-site-content/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/jesus-guy-scheduled-for-connecticut-film-festival http://conversationalball.com/2008/jesus-guy-scheduled-for-connecticut-film-festival#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 13:00:30 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/jesus-guy-scheduled-for-connecticut-film-festival The Jesus Guy will be shown at this year's Connecticut Film Festival, on Saturday, May 24 at 5:00 PM. The event will take place at All Nations Church, 234 Main Street, Danbury, CT 06810. The Jesus Guy will be screened in English with Spanish subtitles. Immediately following the screening, director Sean Tracey will participate in a Q&A session.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/jesus-guy-scheduled-for-connecticut-film-festival/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/overture-paramount-to-distribute-fahrenheit-sequel http://conversationalball.com/2008/overture-paramount-to-distribute-fahrenheit-sequel#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 19:27:40 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/overture-paramount-to-distribute-fahrenheit-sequel Fahrenheit 9/11, an examination of President George W. Bush, in mid-2009. Overture will distribute the documentary domestically, while Paramount Vantage will deliver it to international territories. The two companies are likewise co-financing and co-producing the pic. The untitled sequel's distribution marks a change for Moore, whose previous two pictures were carried by The Weinstein Co. SlashFilm has the complete story.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/overture-paramount-to-distribute-fahrenheit-sequel/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/poster-roundup-knight-jones-caspian-hulk http://conversationalball.com/2008/poster-roundup-knight-jones-caspian-hulk#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 06:41:46 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/poster-roundup-knight-jones-caspian-hulk A search at eBay has led to the discovery of new posters for a number of this summer's most anticipated films. Among the findings are new posters for The Dark Knight (1,2,3), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (1,2,3,4), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (1,2,3,4) and The Incredible Hulk (1,2). It should be noted that the exact ages of the posters are unknown, although it appears they are some of the latest ones released. Furthermore, most of the noted posters are not theatrical one-sheets but rather wall posters specifically for home display.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/poster-roundup-knight-jones-caspian-hulk/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/pitt-is-thor-willis-joins-a-team http://conversationalball.com/2008/pitt-is-thor-willis-joins-a-team#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 05:49:56 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/pitt-is-thor-willis-joins-a-team Latino Review spreads the word regarding two highly interesting casting rumors. Apparently, the actor being considered to play Thor in the Marvel motion picture is Brad Pitt. The site also has the scoop that Bruce Willis could play Col. John "Hannibal" Smith, the leader of the A-Team, for John Singleton's theatrical update of the television series.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/pitt-is-thor-willis-joins-a-team/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/taylor-talks-transformers-2-absense http://conversationalball.com/2008/taylor-talks-transformers-2-absense#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 05:44:24 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/taylor-talks-transformers-2-absense With Moviehole, Transformers star Rachael Taylor shares why she will not be appearing in the blockbuster pic's sequel. "I wasn't contracted for a sequel anyway, but I also think it would be pretty ridiculous for my character just to show up and say 'We've got some more computers to play with!'," explains the actress. "More importantly, I don't think I'd wanna do it to be honest, and not for any particular reason other than the fact that I've done it. I'm just drawn to doing different things."]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/taylor-talks-transformers-2-absense/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/spielberg-to-shoot-lincoln-in-2009 http://conversationalball.com/2008/spielberg-to-shoot-lincoln-in-2009#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 05:43:24 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/spielberg-to-shoot-lincoln-in-2009 Screen Daily, the director wants the movie to "open in the same year as Lincoln's 200th anniversary". Meanwhile, Spielberg still wants to make Chicago Seven, which would focus on the famous 1960s trial of the protesters at the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago. However, it seems that the project's screenplay is not quite ready.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/spielberg-to-shoot-lincoln-in-2009/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/guru-shows-love-for-viral-marketing http://conversationalball.com/2008/guru-shows-love-for-viral-marketing#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 08:45:07 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/guru-shows-love-for-viral-marketing Inspired by Oprah, Guru Pitka of The Love Guru has started his own book club, at PitkasBookClub.com. For the month of May, Pitka recommends the self-penned publication Does It Hurt When You Do That? Don't Do That. Meanwhile, one may also visit the Mariska Hargitay Shop, filling every mantra need, before joining Guru Pitka at his Facebook page. The Love Guru will open in theaters on June 20.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/guru-shows-love-for-viral-marketing/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/indiana-jones-defeated-by-twilight http://conversationalball.com/2008/indiana-jones-defeated-by-twilight#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 08:41:54 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/indiana-jones-defeated-by-twilight SlashFilm reports that the teaser trailer for the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's novel Twilight was viewed over two million times in its first three days of release at MySpace. Those numbers suggest that the trailer's launch could become the most watched one in the history of the internet. The record has been held by the trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull since March, when it obtained 4.1 million views in its first week at Yahoo! Movies.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/indiana-jones-defeated-by-twilight/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/people-gets-luck-y-with-sinatra-contest http://conversationalball.com/2008/people-gets-luck-y-with-sinatra-contest#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 13:20:17 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/people-gets-luck-y-with-sinatra-contest To turn up the heat for the release of Warner Home Video's 10th Anniversary Frank Sinatra DVD collections, People Magazine has created a "Luck Be A Beautiful Lady" custom contest. The sweepstakes will run exclusively within the magazine's "World's Most Beautiful" special issue and online at People.com. The Grand Prize winner will receive a trip for four to Las Vegas, complete with their own "beautiful lady" and "rat pack." For more details on the "Luck Be A Beautiful Lady" contest, be sure to read its press release here.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/people-gets-luck-y-with-sinatra-contest/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/sean-tracey-introduces-the-jesus-guy http://conversationalball.com/2008/sean-tracey-introduces-the-jesus-guy#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 11:00:59 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/sean-tracey-introduces-the-jesus-guy The Jesus Guy. His remarkable documentary tells the story of evangelist James Joseph, known to multitudes of skeptics and believers as simply "What's Your Name?". ]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/sean-tracey-introduces-the-jesus-guy/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/dark-knight-follow-up-plot-details http://conversationalball.com/2008/dark-knight-follow-up-plot-details#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 19:03:25 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/dark-knight-follow-up-plot-details Cinema Blend has what it believes are details on the follow-up to The Dark Knight. Just as Knight is inspired by the Batman graphic novel The Long Halloween, its sequel will be inspired by Halloween's follow-up, Dark Victory. Interestingly, Victory primarily focused on Two-Face as the villain, while also introducing Batman's sidekick Robin. As for The Joker, he was indeed meant to be included in the second sequel to Batman Begins. However, due to actor Heath Ledger's death, it appears the role may be written out of the picture rather than recast.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/dark-knight-follow-up-plot-details/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/scott-cyclops-summers-meets-wolverine http://conversationalball.com/2008/scott-cyclops-summers-meets-wolverine#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 18:19:45 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/scott-cyclops-summers-meets-wolverine Superhero Hype!, Australian actor Tim Pocock will portray a young Scott "Cyclops" Summers in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Thus, Pocock has joined a cast that includes Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Kitsch, Will.i.am, Danny Huston, Dominic Monaghan, Daniel Henney and Lynn Collins. Director Gavin Hood's Wolverine will hit theaters on May 1, 2009.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/scott-cyclops-summers-meets-wolverine/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/twilight-trailer-poster http://conversationalball.com/2008/twilight-trailer-poster#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 18:12:28 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/twilight-trailer-poster The Trailer Park at MySpace delivers the trailer for Twilight, Catherine Hardwicke's adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's novel. Meanwhile, MTV Movies showcases the one-sheet for the motion picture. The poster's image was captured by 18-year-old Joey Lawrence, who has signed to shoot all the posters in the film series. Twilight will arrive in theaters on December 12.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/twilight-trailer-poster/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/lionsgate-gets-christmas-spirit http://conversationalball.com/2008/lionsgate-gets-christmas-spirit#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 17:59:34 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/lionsgate-gets-christmas-spirit Variety reports that Lionsgate has rescheduled The Spirit from January 16 to December 25. Frank Miller's adaptation of Will Eisner's comic strip will now face the Adam Sandler comedy Bedtime Stories and the Jennifer Aniston-Owen Wilson starrer Marley and Me.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/lionsgate-gets-christmas-spirit/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/hill-no-longer-in-talks-for-transformers-2 http://conversationalball.com/2008/hill-no-longer-in-talks-for-transformers-2#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 17:46:07 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/hill-no-longer-in-talks-for-transformers-2 Transformers 2. According to Entertainment Weekly, those conversations have broken down. Hence, Hill is no longer expected to play a sidekick to Shia LaBeouf's character Sam Witwicky in next summer's sequel.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/hill-no-longer-in-talks-for-transformers-2/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/schwartz-to-pen-x-men-spin-off http://conversationalball.com/2008/schwartz-to-pen-x-men-spin-off#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 08:18:07 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/schwartz-to-pen-x-men-spin-off Black Book, via Dark Horizons, indicates that Josh Schwartz, producer and creator of television series The O.C. and Gossip Girl, will pen one of the X-Men spin-off scripts. With its title currently unknown, the movie will focus on the students of Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. "I'm very well aware that I'll be bludgeoned by purists, but I love its mythology, and it comes with a pretty hefty paycheck," comments Schwartz. "It's not like I'm adding new characters like Toaster Head, or anything like that."]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/schwartz-to-pen-x-men-spin-off/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/downey-jr-readying-for-iron-man-2 http://conversationalball.com/2008/downey-jr-readying-for-iron-man-2#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 08:05:34 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/downey-jr-readying-for-iron-man-2 IESB.net has learned from Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man trainer, Brad Bose, that the actor is about to start training for Iron Man 2. The training will take approximately five months, as it appears production on the sequel will begin in early 2009. With Iron Man having already accumulated over $104 million at the domestic box office, Paramount and Marvel are seemingly eager for the second film in the franchise.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/downey-jr-readying-for-iron-man-2/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/macgyver-movie-coming-says-series-creator http://conversationalball.com/2008/macgyver-movie-coming-says-series-creator#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 07:48:42 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/macgyver-movie-coming-says-series-creator Gizmodo reports that at Maker Faire 2008, MacGyver creator Lee David Zlotoff announced he is planning to take his popular television series to the big screen. Apparently Zlotoff currently owns the show's movie rights. No specific details on the MacGyver movie were released.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/macgyver-movie-coming-says-series-creator/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/mummy-iii-trailer-coming-in-june http://conversationalball.com/2008/mummy-iii-trailer-coming-in-june#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 07:38:51 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/mummy-iii-trailer-coming-in-june Rob Cohen, director of the upcoming The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, reveals to SCI FI Wire that the first trailer for the series' second sequel will arrive in June. The filmmaker links the trailer's delay with unfinished visual effects. However, Cohen does not believe that the marketing for Dragon Emperor has begun too late. "We have an audience that knows the name[...] I think if we have a solid couple of months to advertise, no one will miss it," says Cohen. "[Audiences] will have made up their minds, but I don't want them to make up their minds on incomplete work."]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/mummy-iii-trailer-coming-in-june/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/terminator-goes-pg-13 http://conversationalball.com/2008/terminator-goes-pg-13#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 07:33:27 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/terminator-goes-pg-13 Variety, producers at the Halcyon Co. are aiming for a PG-13 rating with Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins. The previous three installments in the film franchise are rated R. Nonetheless, the producers believe the PG-13 rating won't compromise the grittiness of the series. "The ratings have changed," comments Halcyon co-founder and co-CEO Victor Kubicek, a broker-turned-writer-producer. "The PG-13 has increased in intensity." As the article points out, the rating has expanded the licensing opportunities for Terminator Salvation, including a deal for action figures from Playmates Toys.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/terminator-goes-pg-13/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/new-indiana-jones-dark-knight-trailers http://conversationalball.com/2008/new-indiana-jones-dark-knight-trailers#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 07:14:40 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/new-indiana-jones-dark-knight-trailers Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull may now be viewed at the film's official site. Likewise, the newest trailer for the Batman Begins sequel, The Dark Knight, has arrived at Why So Serious? Regarding the latter video, SlashFilm presents certain observations that may interest fans of the film franchise.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/new-indiana-jones-dark-knight-trailers/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/iron-man-remix-from-addictive-tv http://conversationalball.com/2008/iron-man-remix-from-addictive-tv#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 06:23:04 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/iron-man-remix-from-addictive-tv Paramount Pictures spreads the word about "Iron Man Remix" from Addictive TV. The piece uses sound effects from the action picture to create a beat. To view the "Iron Man Remix" music video, please click here. Iron Man is now playing in theaters nationwide.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/iron-man-remix-from-addictive-tv/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/ugly-lindsey http://conversationalball.com/2008/ugly-lindsey#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 06:14:07 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/ugly-lindsey TV Guide indicates that Lindsey Lohan is in advanced negotiations to guest-star in the May 22 season finale for Ugly Betty, currently in production. In addition, it appears that Lohan could have a sizable arc in the series' next season, starring in as many as eight episodes.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/ugly-lindsey/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/promotion-is-promoted-via-new-poster http://conversationalball.com/2008/promotion-is-promoted-via-new-poster#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 05:49:54 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/promotion-is-promoted-via-new-poster Cinematical points out that its favorite movie of 2008, The Promotion, now has a poster. Starring Seann William Scott and John C. Reilly, the film tells the tale of two assistant managers of a corporate grocery store who compete for the title item. The Promotion will open in theaters nationwide on June 6th.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/promotion-is-promoted-via-new-poster/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/lex-luther-exists-smallville http://conversationalball.com/2008/lex-luther-exists-smallville#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 05:37:35 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/lex-luther-exists-smallville Smallville, says Kryptonsite. While the actor will no longer be a series regular, an official statement suggested that Rosenbaum may still have an occasional appearance in Smallville. Replacing Luther as the antagonist of the show will be the legendary Doomsday and a female antagonist whose "mutual attraction with Clark [Kent] may prove to be as deadly as kryptonite for him."]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/lex-luther-exists-smallville/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/niptuck-now-available-to-download http://conversationalball.com/2008/niptuck-now-available-to-download#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 23:16:54 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/niptuck-now-available-to-download From Warner Bros. Digital Distribution comes the announcement of the digital release for Nip/Tuck - Seasons 1, 2 and 5, with the latter season being its most recent. The seasons are available now on iTunes and Amazon, and coming soon to Xbox Live and Movie Link. "Get it digitally before you can get it anywhere else."]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/niptuck-now-available-to-download/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/jackson-art-director-having-lovely-disagreement http://conversationalball.com/2008/jackson-art-director-having-lovely-disagreement#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 22:26:55 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/jackson-art-director-having-lovely-disagreement Flicks.co.nz say that The Lovely Bones has ceased filming due to a disagreement between filmmaker Peter Jackson and the picture's art director. It seems the pair do not share the same vision of Heaven, where a decent-sized portion of the film takes place. Until the creative differences are settled, the crew in Wellington, New Zealand are on a break.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/jackson-art-director-having-lovely-disagreement/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/gremlins-return-for-bt-ad http://conversationalball.com/2008/gremlins-return-for-bt-ad#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 19:53:39 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/gremlins-return-for-bt-ad The title critters from Gremlins and Gremlins 2: The New Batch star in a new ad for BT. In the commercial, the mischievous beasts do late night destruction to an office in which Dragon's Den star Peter Jones is trying to work. Guardian.co.uk shares the video.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/gremlins-return-for-bt-ad/feed http://conversationalball.com/2008/iron-man-to-return-in-2010 http://conversationalball.com/2008/iron-man-to-return-in-2010#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 19:42:38 +0000 Josh E Armstrong http://conversationalball.com/2008/iron-man-to-return-in-2010 Coming Soon notes, Entertainment Tonight learned some exciting Iron Man news at the film's premiere. According to Viacom and CBS Executive Chairman Sumner Redstone and Paramount Pictures CEO Brad Grey, if the action pic does as well as expected, its sequel will likely arrive in 2010.]]> http://conversationalball.com/2008/iron-man-to-return-in-2010/feed