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Chipmunks sets DVD record for 2008
Fox Home Entertainment’s Alvin and the Chipmunks sold well enough in its DVD debut last Tuesday that it has become the fastest selling DVD of 2008, according to Variety. Selling over 2.6 million copies, the title outpaced first-day numbers for other top discs such as I Am Legend and Enchanted. Alvin and the Chipmunks collected more than $350 million at the worldwide box office.
Jackman going Nowhere
Hugh Jackman and Eli Stone co-creator Marc Guggenheim are teaming with Virgin Comics to create Nowhere Man, reports Variety. The feature’s story has yet to be revealed. Nonetheless, Jackson’s Seed Productions partner John Palermo admitted that the project’s protagonist is reminiscent of Will Smith’s one in I Am Legend. In addition, it appears that the concept for Nowhere Man deals with a future in which mankind has chosen safety over privacy.
TNT, TBS to air Dark Knight, Speed Racer
According to Variety, Turner Broadcasting’s TNT and TBS have won the battle to air a Warner Bros. Domestic Cable TV package that includes such upcoming titles as 10,000 B.C., The Dark Knight, Speed Racer, Get Smart, the Jim Carrey comedy Yes Man and the Leonardo DiCaprio-Russell Crowe vehicle Body of Lies. The deal also features such recent theatrical releases as I Am Legend, Fred Claus, The Bucket List and Fool’s Gold.
Haim scenes shot for Lost Boys 2
Moviehole points to the personal blog of Corey Feldman, where an update arrives regarding the re-shoots for Lost Boys 2: The Tribe. The noted scenes involve Corey Haim’s appearance in the motion picture. Interestingly, Feldman writes that a trailer for Lost Boys 2 will be on the I Am Legend DVD.
Big Screen Roundup: 2/1/08 Edition
MTV has the third image from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull to debut this week. The picture features Jones at the government warehouse from Raiders of the Lost Ark.
It appears Disney has big plans to extend its National Treasure franchise. Jim Hill Media suggests that the series could have third and fourth installments, as well as a theme park attraction. Interestingly, the article even offers a possible synopsis for National Treasure 3, which may “send the Gates family off to Easter Island and beyond in search of Atlantis. More importantly, the pure, clean power source that was supposedly lost forever when this ancient civilization sank beneath the sea. Which - were it to be harnessed today - would immediately put an end to global warming. Not to mention making gas and oil obsolete.”
Coming Soon features six video clips from Jumper, hitting theaters on February 14.
The Hollywood Reporter suggests that in selecting a director for The Wolf Man, Universal has narrowed its choices down to Brett Ratner, Frank Darabont, James Mangold and Joe Johnston.
Superhero Hype! takes an exclusive trip to the set of Hellboy II: The Golden Army. The in-depth article features new images and interviews regarding the anticipated sequel.
Ain’t It Cool News describes its experience at the editing bay of Get Smart on the Warner Bros. lot. The piece includes summaries of film clips shown during the visit.
Latino Review reviews the final screenplay for the live-action G.I. Joe movie, penned by Stuart Beattie.
DVDActive has the details on the DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD releases for I Am Legend. The single disc version of the film will carry four animated comics (Death As a Gift, Isolation, Sacrificing the Few for the Many, and Shelter), and DVD-ROM features. The two-disc edition will contain those extras as well as an alternate theatrical version of the film with a “controversial” ending. The Blu-ray and HD DVD discs will offer the two-disc DVD’s extras.
2Feb2008 | Josh E Armstrong | Continued
