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‘Breaking Dawn – Part 2′ Teaser Trailer: Bella’s Out For Blood

Sandy Schaefer — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:03:49 +0000

Katniss Everdeen may have demolished box office records with a massive opening for Lionsgate’s adaptation of The Hunger Games, but Bella Swan will have another chance to claim the young adult best-seller-turned-blockbuster crown this fall when the final installment in The Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn – Part 2 opens in theaters.

Summit Entertainment (which recently merged with Lionsgate) premiered a teaser trailer for the second half of Breaking Dawn in front of The Hunger Games this past weekend, to take advantage of the millions of Twilight fans who also turned out for Katniss’ big screen debut – and start drumming up interest for Bella’s next cinematic outing.

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‘Breaking Dawn – Part 2′ Trailer Preview Teases The New Bella

Sandy Schaefer — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:11:43 +0000

The Twilight Saga reaches its (maybe) conclusion when Breaking Dawn – Part 2 arrives in theaters this fall. Now that Lionsgate and Summit are bedfellows, the latter will be using the premiere of the former’s fellow young adult literature blockbuster adaptation (The Hunger Games) later this week to unveil an official teaser trailer for the next chapter in the story of Bella Swan and her vampiric lover Edward Cullen.

Much like it did for the Breaking Dawn – Part 1 theatrical promos – and 20th Century Fox has (over)done with its Prometheus marketing – Summit has released a short preview clip for said trailer, teasing the dramatic events that take place in the second half of Breaking Dawn.

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2012 Razzie Nominations: Adam Sandler & ‘Transformers 3′ Lead the Pack

Sandy Schaefer — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:04:20 +0000

Just in time for the 84th Academy Awards ceremony, nominees have been announced for the 32nd Annual Razzie Awards. “Winners” of the awards (meant to (dis-) honor the “Worst Achievements in Film” during 2011) will be accordingly announced this year on (when else?) April Fools’ Day.

Leading the pack of 2012 Razzie contenders are some usual suspects, in the form of Michael Bay’s Transformers franchise (thanks to Transformers: Dark of the Moon) and Adam Sandler in a record-breaking nomination run, due to his involvement with such critically-ravaged titles as Just Go with It, Jack and Jill, and Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star.

Sandler has managed to smash Eddie Murphy’s record for most Razzie nods in a single year (the latter received 5 back in 2007) by stacking up a whopping 11 nominations in 2012. That’s due ...

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‘Hunger Games’ Breaks ‘Twilight Eclipse’ Advance Ticket Sale Record

Kofi Outlaw — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:47:45 +0000

The battle of the movies based on popular young adult novels is officially on the books. Fandango is reporting that advanced ticket sales for the upcoming adaptation of The Hunger Games has broken the record for first-day advanced ticket sales previously set by The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

Said Fandango Executive Vice President and General Manager, Rick Butler:

“‘The Hunger Games’ is off to a fantastic start. Yesterday we saw the biggest first day advance ticketing sales in our company’s nearly 12-year history – which is especially impressive for a March release and a non-sequel.”

In reality, there is little competition between Hunger Games and Twilight. Aside from the fact that both films (and books) tend to draw a lot of the same crowd, and will both be profitable in their own right, ...

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Lionsgate (Obviously) Interested in More ‘Twilight’ Films

Ben Kendrick — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:43:32 +0000

After Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 grossed over $700 million worldwide (on roughly a $110 million budget) and projections for Part 2 forecasting an equally (if not more) profitable box office run, it’s no surprise to hear that Lionsgate would love to dole out even more movies in Stephenie Meyer’s world of vampires and werewolves.

Of course, at this point, Meyer has been hesitant to confirm any plans to extend the series beyond the fourth (Breaking Dawn) book but, should she decide to revisit her Twilight creations, Lionsgate is once again making it clear that they’ll be anxiously waiting in the wings to turn the would-be book into another cinematic cash ~~grab~~ cow.

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Lionsgate Acquires Summit: ‘Twilight’ & ‘Hunger Games’ Now Under One Roof

Kofi Outlaw — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:03:42 +0000

Late in 2011 we brought you news that two of the smaller studios, Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment, were considering merging. As of today, that merger is officially a reality, with Lionsgate having acquired Summit for a combined sum of $412.5 million.

If you are not one of those TV/movie fans who keeps their eye on the business end of the biz: This basically means that young adult movie franchises The Twilight Saga (owned by Summit) and The Hunger Games (owned by Lionsgate) are now sharing the same roof over their heads, alongside Mad Men‘s Don Draper.

Check out a few snippets from the official press release about the merger:

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Weekend Box Office Wrap Up: December 18th, 2011

Niall Browne — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:32:16 +0000

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (read our review) topped the box office over the weekend grossing $40 million. It’s not a bad number – but it was less than the $62 million that the first film grossed in 2009. It could be Robert Downey Jr fatigue, as the star has been in six films since he made his “comeback” with Iron Man in 2008, and all of these (excluding maybe The Soloist) were heavily marketed, with the star being front and center in every campaign.

It might also be that audiences still appear to be apathetic to most big releases over the last few months, finding others ways to spend their hard earned cash. Time will tell if Holmes reaches the first film’s $209 million gross ($524 million worldwide), if it ...

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Weekend Box Office Wrap Up: December 11th, 2011

Niall Browne — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:18:22 +0000

At Thanksgiving it looked like box office numbers were moving in an upward trajectory, but now that the dust has settled, it appears that the numbers are continuing to disappoint

Top of the heap this week is New Year’s Eve, director Gary Marshall’s followup to his 2009 hit, Valentine’s Day. However, New Year’s Eve only banked $13.7 million over the weekend, a far cry from the $56 million that its predecessor scored when it debuted. Valentine’s Day was a front-loaded release, smartly positioned to debut strong over the Valentine’s day weekend. It could be argued that V Day had a better line-up of stars, with the likes of Julia Roberts, Jessica Alba, Bradley Cooper, Anne Hathaway, Jamie Fox and Jennifer Garner. Meanwhile, New Year’s Eve features Robert DeNiro, Zac Efron, Michelle Pfeiffer, Halle Berry, Sarah Jessica Parker and ...

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William Hurt Eyes Stephenie Meyer’s ‘The Host’ Adaptation

Sandy Schaefer — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:30:49 +0000

Oscar-winning writer/director Bill Condon’s adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 is (at the time of writing this) the most popular film playing in theaters around the U.S.; another respectable filmmaker in the form of Andrew Niccol (Gattaca), is in the process of bringing another one of the author’s popular novels to life – namely, The Host.

Niccol has already secured an excellent young actress (Saoirse Ronan) to headline his Host adaptation; now, he’s looking to bring an Oscar-winner onboard for one of the film’s pivotal supporting roles.

Inside Movies is reporting that William Hurt has begun talks to appear in Niccol’s adaptation of The Host. Hurt, of course, is a highly-decorated actor whose resume includes turns in noteworthy dramas such as Kiss of the Spider ...

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Weekend Box Office Wrap Up: December 4th, 2011

Niall Browne — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:22:28 +0000

This week:

Twilight‘s Breaking Dawn tops the box office-again; The Muppets score the runner-up spot and Hugo fails to light up the chart on its second week of release.

No major releases were unleashed by studios over the weekend, meaning that movie-goers had to make do with Thanksgiving leftovers. This meant that Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 1 ruled the roost for the third week in a row. The vampire romance banked $16.9 million over the weekend and upped its cume to a powerful $247.3 million. The Bill Condon directed film has now brought in over $500 globally – a great number, especially after only three weeks on release, and one that will continue to climb.

The Muppets held onto the number two spot, bringing in $11.2 million worth of green. The ...

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Summit and Lionsgate Discussing Possible Merger

Rob Frappier — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:29:51 +0000

Summit Entertainment and Lionsgate, two of Hollywood’s largest independent producers/distributors, are reportedly discussing a possible merger. The two companies have discussed a merger in the past but were unable to come to terms over an agreement.

Summit Entertainment, which is flush with cash thanks to the multibillion dollar Twilight franchise, would be a valuable partner for Lionsgate, which currently holds $550 million in short and long-term debt. For its part, Lionsgate also offers value, including a robust slate of TV shows (including Mad Men) and a large film library that accounts for “8% of the domestic home entertainment market” according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Bloomberg, who originally reported the news, writes that previous talks broke down “over price and control issues” and that “Summit has additional suitors” besides Lionsgate. Last year, Lionsgate also ...

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Weekend Box Office Wrap Up: November 27th, 2011

Niall Browne — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:58:25 +0000

Thanksgiving weekend saw some strong numbers at the box office, but there were no major break-out hits. A crowded market place saw quite a few solid numbers, but the overall weekend was down compared to last year.

Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 1 was the undisputed king, taking in $42 million over the three days. The vampire film now has a total of $221 million, which is double the production budget. The Robert Pattinson/Kristen Stewart/Taylor Lautner love triangle has now scored about $400 million around the globe.

The Muppets (read our review) made their debut at #2 – taking $43.5 million worth of green (yeah, Kermit) since its Wendesday launch ($29.5 million over the three days). That just about covers the film’s production budget, but Disney did a heavy marketing push for ...

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SR Underground Ep. 14: ‘Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1′

Ben Kendrick — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:00:56 +0000

The Screen Rant editorial team is back with episode fourteen of the Screen Rant Underground.

Join host Ben Kendrick as well as fellow SR editors Rob Keyes, Anthony Ocasio, and Kofi Outlaw as we chat about new official plot details from The Dark Knight Rises, Prof. Xavier in the X-Men: First Class sequel, Showtime’s Dexter season 7/8 renewal as well as review the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner.

Screen Rant Underground is available in the iTunes Music Store (where you can subscribe as well as download individual episodes) but if you’re not near your home computer, check out our fourteenth episode in the player below. As mentioned in previous posts, we’re still in the early stages of developing the show – so cut us a little slack as we ...

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Weekend Box Office Wrap Up: November 20th, 2011

Niall Browne — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:45:41 +0000

The penultimate installment of the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn-Part 1 topped the box office over the weekend grossing a massive $139 million. This fourth big screen adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s novel series banked $72 million on Friday – the third highest opening day ever behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2’s $91 million and The Twilight Saga: New Moon’s $72.7 million.

Longevity is the key here, and Breaking Dawn (read our review) will undoubtedly be front-loaded, taking a massive hit next weekend. Although, having said that – the vampire romance has already covered its $110 million production budget, but it’ll be interesting to see if it beats the franchise high of Eclipse’s ...

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Interview: ‘Twilight’ Scribe Melissa Rosenberg on ‘Breaking Dawn’ & Feminism

Roth Cornet — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 03:07:48 +0000

The penultimate installation in the Twilight franchise, Breaking Dawn — Part 1 was released in theaters today (read our Breaking Dawn review) and is predicted to make upwards of $140 million dollars its first weekend. (The film made $30 million in 3,521 theaters at last night’s midnight opening). Melissa Rosenberg, who has had the unique opportunity to stay on as the screenwriter throughout the duration of the series, has been in a key position in one of the most successful franchises of our time.

We recently spoke with the scribe who described herself as, “the luckiest screenwriter in Hollywood.” Though she does concede that there is a double-edge to the sword of success. “It does raise the expectation level because the next project you do, if you fail, you fail in an ...

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‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1′ Spoilers Discussion

Ben Kendrick — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:30:31 +0000

While our readers are already chatting away in the comments section of our Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 review, this is the place where you can discuss SPOILERS about the movie without worrying about ruining it for people who haven’t seen it yet.

If you’re posting comments here, assume that anyone in the conversation has seen the movie – if you haven’t seen the movie, I would recommend you don’t read these comments here until you have.

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‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1′ Review

Ben Kendrick — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:00:49 +0000

Screen Rant’s Ben Kendrick reviews The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1

Two-part finales have become a go-to approach for studios to milk extra money out of fan-favorite young adult franchises – and arguably a way to give lengthier final book installments a bit more room to wrap everything up. While audiences were initially skeptical of the idea when it was introduced with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, the success of the final two Potter films (both commercially and critically) seemingly justified the extra trip to the theater.

However, can the same be said for fellow-young adult fantasy series Twilight and the debut of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1? As the longest entry ...

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‘Breaking Dawn – Part 1′ Featurette: Fairy Tale Weddings & Monster Wars

Sandy Schaefer — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:32:53 +0000

Are your eyes, ears, and brain ready to digest another piece of promotional material for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1?

The penultimate Twilight flick will hit theaters in less than three weeks’ time and Summit wants to make sure pretty much everyone knows it. Hence why numerous clips, featurettes, and images promoting the souped-up young adult supernatural romance film have trickled out recently on almost a day-to-day basis… and today is no exception, seeing how yet another behind-the-scenes clip has been released.

Oscar-winner Bill Condon directed the first half of Breaking Dawn, which (finally) sees Kristen Stewart’s Bella Swan and Robert Pattinson’s Edward Cullen tie the knot. Thereon out, it’s nothing but the ultimate honeymoon, complete with lots of pleasant vacation time spent enjoying the lush tropical surroundings, ...

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‘Breaking Dawn – Part 1′: New Clips, TV Spots, & the Original R-Rating

Sandy Schaefer — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:50:34 +0000

The seemingly endless stream of promotional materials for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 continues on; today, we have even more footage to glimpse from the film, thanks to some new clips and TV spots.

However, perhaps the more interesting new Breaking Dawn – Part 1 tidbit is confirmation from franchise starlet Kristen Stewart that the film was originally branded with a R rating, thanks to the steamy and (literally) bed-wrecking sex scene between Bella Swan (Stewart) and her pale and powerful vampiric lover, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson).

Previously-released clips from the penultimate Twilight flick offered an early look at two of the film’s big plot points: Bella and Edward’s honeymoon and the former’s subsequent world-changing pregnancy. Today’s bit of Breaking Dawn material includes a brief look at the pair exchanging wedding vows; ...

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New TV Spots: ‘Breaking Dawn’, ‘Sherlock Holmes 2′, & ‘Dragon Tattoo’

Sandy Schaefer — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:15:32 +0000

The last two months of 2011 are upon us and with them come numerous tentpole releases. Today, we have television spots and clips from three of the most-anticipated titles on the horizon: Summit’s The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, Warner Bros.’ Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, and Colombia Pictures’ The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

Continue reading on for more information about all three of these flicks – along with the aforementioned collection of new promotional media released for each of them.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1

Oscar-winning writer/director Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters, Dreamgirls) and Twilight franchise ...

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