MUMBAI: Justin Bieber, known for his maiden concert film Justin Bieber: Never Say Never is reportedly gearing up to make his second concert film with a budget of 15 million pounds.
His maiden film, released in 2011, turned out to be the highest-grossing music film of all time raking in 65 million pounds.
In the film, Justin plans to include some parts of his London gig where he turned up hours late and faced a lot of criticism for it, it is reported.
Justin also plans to have famous friends like The Wanted, Miley Cyrus and rapper Lil Twist to appear in the film.
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Justin Bieber plans second concert film
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Disney editor for 45 years, Norman Palmer expires
MUMBAI: After serving Disney Studios for 45 years, Norman Palmer expired on 23 March, the studio has announced. He was 94.
In his service at Disney, Palmer slowly became closely associated with the studio‘s acclaimed True-Life Adventure short-subject series of documentaries.
Palmer was part of the Disney live-action films Ten Who Dared (1960), The Legend of Lobo (1962), The Incredible Journey (1963), The Gnome-Mobile (1967) and The Shaggy D.A. (1976) and had almost two dozen credits on Walt Disney‘s Wonderful World of Color and other TV shows from the mid 1950s to the early ‘80s.
The True-Life Adventure nature films provided early production experience for Roy E. Disney, who began his career in the studio‘s editorial department and went on to become the studio‘s vice chairman and head of animation. Palmer served as his mentor.
"Stormy was one of the key players in creating the classic Disney True-Life Adventures series, and he was a true pioneer in the field of nature documentaries," said Dave Bossert, producer and creative director at Walt Disney Animation Studios and the producer (along with Roy Disney) of the True-Life Adventures DVD collection.
"He took tens of thousands of feet of raw footage and was able to craft it into some of the most riveting, beautiful and entertaining nature films ever created. That series of Oscar-winning films set the gold standard for years and helped to inspire the many generations of nature filmmakers that followed," he added.
Palmer edited other titles in the True-Life series as Beaver Valley (1950), Nature‘s Half Acre (1951), The Living Desert (1953), The African Lion (1955) and White Wilderness (1958). He also edited the CinemaScope film Grand Canyon, the 1959 Oscar winner for best live-action short.
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Danny Boyle tipped to direct next Bond film
MUMBAI: Slumdog Millionare fame director Danny Boyle is tipped to direct the next 007 film after Skyfall director Sam Mendes refused to take the assignment.
It is said that producer Barbara Broccoli is said to have chatted with Boyle at a recent awards ceremony.
The Oscar winner previously won a lot of appreciation for his extra-ordinary performance at the London Olympics‘ opening ceremony, which featured 007 star Daniel Craig and the Queen double in a Bond sketch.
Here it may be remembered that veteran Bond producer Michael G Wilson had recently said that he certainly could be a Bond director. -
86th Oscars shifted to March to avoid clash with Winter Olympics
MUMBAI: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that the 86th edition of the Academy Awards now known as Oscars will happen in March next year to avoid a clash with the closing ceremony of Winter Olympics in Russia.
The 86th Oscars, which will be held on 2 March, 2014, would have clashed with closing ceremony of Winter Olympics in Russia had the organisers kept its traditional last-Sunday-of-February slot.
The 87th Oscars will be back to its routine in 2015 and will happen on 22 February, 2015.
The 86th and 87th Oscars ceremonies will be held at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network. -
Sacha Baron Cohen polishing vocal chords to play Mercury
MUMBAI: Sacha Baron Cohen, who showed his acting caliber in The Dictator is said to be taking singing lessons for his role as Freddie Mercury in a biopic of the singer.
Reportedly, Cohen is working with vocal coaches in Hollywood in a bid to copy the former Queen front man. He has also seen hours of Queen concert footage and private videos of Freddie in reflective and sombre mood.
"Sacha is a huge Queen fan and is focused on getting Freddie‘s mannerisms, style and speech perfect. He is working on building his vocals. It is an uphill task, because Freddie has such a unique power and tone," a source said.
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Robert Redford to star in sequel of Captain America
MUMBAI: Veteran actor Robert Redford is set to join the cast of the sequel of Captain America titled The Winter Soldier, according to reports.
The 75-year-old is said to be in talks to appear as an older member of S.H.I.E.L.D – possibly more senior to Samuel L Jackson‘s Nick Fury.
If he does appear, it will be one of only a handful of film appearances the actor has made recently.
Redford was last seen on screen in the 2007 Afghan war drama Lions for Lambs – although he did also direct and star in The Company You Keep that is scheduled to release in June.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier sees Chris Evans reprising the role of the titular superhero, with other returning cast members including Jackson, Sebastian Stan, Hayley Attwell and Toby Jones.
Stan‘s alter ego Bucky Barnes returns in a very different guise after being brainwashed by the Russian authorities.
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New Transformers to have ancient villain
MUMBAI: An "ancient and powerful" new villain who will terrorise the human race will feature in Michael Bay‘s upcoming Transfomers 4 that will star Mark Wahlberg.
The first plot details for the upcoming Bay directed blockbuster have emerged, revealing that the film, which will feature an all-new cast will center on the theme of "freedom and enslavement", it has been reported.
"As humanity picks up the pieces following the conclusion of ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon‘, Autobots and Decepticons have all but vanished from the face of the planet. However, a group of powerful, ingenious businessmen and scientists attempt to learn from past Transformer incursions and push the boundaries of technology beyond what they can control. The epic adventure and battle between good and evil, freedom and enslavement ensues," said the Michigan Film Council, which has confirmed a $20 million tax incentive for the film‘s shoot in the state, in a statement.
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Jennifer Lopez sparks rumours of collaborating with Chris Brown
MUMBAI: Pop diva Jennifer Lopez has made many an eyebrow raise when she sparked rumours of collaboration with R&B star Chris Brown after tweeting a photo together with him at the studio.
The On the Floor hit maker shared a snap of herself back in the studio working on her tenth album on Thursday, posing with producer Cory Rooney and Brown, reported Us magazine.
Lopez looked happy as she leaned on the shoulder of the controversial Brown captioning the photo with the hashtags "studiolife," "makinghistory," "Album10," and "SAMEGIRL."
A day prior to the same, Lopez was spotted leaving an Anaheim recording studio in sweats, sans makeup, surrounded by her staff and several pals.
A source said that there was "a lot of bass" emanating from the studios.
Fans of Lopez responded to her post with excitement on Twitter.
Said one, "We‘re all dying to hear the result of all the hard work you‘re putting into Album10. We‘re ready to blow up the charts with you!" -
GI Joe sequel to be released in India ahead of Hollywood
New Delhi: In keeping with the new trend of releasing Hollywood films simultaneously or ahead of their release in the United States, ‘GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra’ will be releasing in India on 27 March, ahead of its international release.
The highly awaited muscle fest is a follow-up to the 2009 film which had grossed over $300 million worldwide.
Director Jon M. Chu’s high octane action fiesta stars an ensemble cast of biggies such as Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum and Dwayne Johnson.
One of the most revered action and fitness figures of all time, Bruce Willis takes over as the original G.I.Joe – Joe Colton.Interestingly, Willis agreed to do the role because of a childhood fascination.
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“When I was a kid, I used to play with a GI Joe action figure. So to do this movie is a big honour for me,” he says “I always dreamt of being Joe growing up so to at least share a moment in a movie with him was a lot of fun. I felt like a big kid.” -
Global box office receipts reached $34.7 billion in 2012: MPAA
MUMBAI: The Motion Picture Association of America‘s (MPAA) annual Theatrical Market Statistics Report for 2012 shows that global box office receipts for all films released around the world reached $34.7 billion in 2012, an increase of 6 per cent over 2011.
U.S./Canada box office was up 6 per cent over last year to $10.8 billion, due to a 6 per cent increase in admissions to 1.36 billion. Domestic ticket prices remained flat in 2012.
"I am happy to report that in 2012, both global and domestic box office was up and so were domestic admissions," said MPAA Chairman and CEO Senator Chris Dodd.
"Great storytelling, memorable characters and an ever-innovating theater experience brought more people around the world to the movie theater in 2012 than ever before. It‘s a powerful reminder of just how much movies matter – not just to our culture, but also to our economy. Our industry supports 2.1 million jobs in the United States and more than 120,000 of those jobs are in movie theaters. So as you‘re looking at this report, it‘s important to remember the real economic impact these numbers have."
International box office was also up in 2012, driven by growing markets like Russia, Brazil and China, which grew by 36 per cent in 2012 to become the largest international market, surpassing Japan. 2012 also marked the first year that digital screens surpassed analog screens in international market share. Over two-thirds of the world‘s nearly 130,000 cinema screens are now digital.
"The cinema industry serves an increasingly diverse audience, by age, gender and ethnicity," said National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) President and CEO John Fithian. "The record box office, here and abroad, shows that when we meet that diversity with a broad range of movies and amenities, cutting edge technologies and viewing options our industry thrives."
In the US and Canada, 3D box office was comparable to 2011 levels at $1.8 billion, despite fewer 3D film releases.
More than two-thirds of the U.S./Canada population – 225 million people – went to the movies at least once in 2012, consistent with prior years. Cinema ticket sales continue to be driven by frequent moviegoers – those who go to the movies once a month or more. Frequent moviegoers represent 13 per cent of the population but purchased 57 per cent of all tickets sold in 2012.