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  • James Cameron plans out an ‘Avatar’ movie quadrilogy

    James Cameron plans out an ‘Avatar’ movie quadrilogy

    MUMBAI: James Cameron’s planned Avatar movie trilogy is becoming a quadrilogy.

    Josh Friedman (War of the Worlds), Shane Salerno (Savages) and Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver (Rise of the Planets of the Apes) have been hired to collaborate with the director to write three follow-ups to Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi blockbuster hit Avatar, 20th Century Fox announced last week.

     

    The original currently stands as the USA’s all-time box-office tyrant with a take of $760 million.

     

    The first sequel to Avatar, which followed a space marine (Sam Worthington) going native with a race of blue alien Na’vi on the moon Pandora, will begin production next year and will film simultaneously with the two other sequels.

     

    Avatar 2 is due out in December 2016, with Avatar 3 coming in December 2017 and Avatar 4 tentatively releasing December 2018.

  • Kodak now supplies film to six major Hollywood studios

    Kodak now supplies film to six major Hollywood studios

    NEW DELHI: Kodak has concluded a new agreement with 20th Century Fox to supply motion picture film to its movie and television studios.

    "This is great news for our business," said Kodak‘s Entertainment & Commercial Films Division‘s president and GM Andrew Evenski, which includes the motion picture film business.

    "This agreement shows that this medium remains vital for studios and artists creating a variety of content for a global audience. Kodak is honored to continue supporting Fox and their content creation, distribution and archival needs," he added.

    With the signing of this agreement, Kodak has now completed new contracts with six major Hollywood studios in the last year. The company previously announced agreements with Walt Disney Co, Warner Bros Entertainment Inc, NBC Universal Inc, Paramount Pictures Corp and Sony Pictures.

    Kodak continues to manufacture billions of linear feet of film every year, and the Entertainment Imaging division continues to be the largest driver of film manufacturing volume for Kodak into the future.

  • Ted’s writers Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild ink overall deal at 20th Century Fox

    Ted’s writers Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild ink overall deal at 20th Century Fox

    MUMBAI: Mere weeks after Dads got its slot on Fox‘s fall schedule, co-creators Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild have inked an overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television reports The Hollywood Reporter.

    The two-year deal comes as the Family Guy executive producers prep their live-action fall sitcom, Dads for Fox.

    The two-year pact comes at a particularly fruitful point in their collective careers. In addition to Dads, the Seth Green live-action comedy vehicle, the duo co-wrote box office hit Ted with Seth MacFarlaneand are in production on MacFarlane‘s big-screen Western, A Million Ways to Die in the West, which they also co-wrote with him. The multi-camera sitcom, which they will co-run, will remain their priority.

    The writing partners spent nine seasons on Family Guy, where they began as writers in 2004 and worked their way up to executive producers. In that role, they shared in the Fox series‘ Emmy nominations for outstanding animated program in 2006 and 2008 and outstanding comedy series in 2009.

  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Dennis Lehane to team up once again on ‘Travis McGee’

    Leonardo DiCaprio and Dennis Lehane to team up once again on ‘Travis McGee’

    MUMBAI: Leonardo Dicaprio is re-teaming with 'Shutter Island' writer Dennis Lehane. The Hollywood writer will write the screenplay for DiCaprio's crime picture 'Travis McGee', based on John D. MacDonald's 1964 book 'The Deep Blue Good-by' according to The Hollywood Reporter.

    The mystery novel was the first of a 21 book series focusing on the character Travis McGee, a self-described ''salvage consultant''. The film – to be developed by DiCaprio's Appian Way company – is seen by backers 20th Century Fox as a potential franchise.

    The screenplay will be the second book Lehane has adapted after 'Shutter Island' – which also starred DiCaprio. This will be the first film project Lehane has worked on which is not a direct adaptation of his own work.

    Lehane has also enjoyed Hollywood success with his previous novels, with both 'Mystic River' and 'Gone, Baby, Gone' adapted into films.

    His novel 'Live by Night' is also reportedly being prepared to hit soon on big screens.

  • Die Hard sequel grosses $ 37 million in four day

    Die Hard sequel grosses $ 37 million in four day

    MUMBAI: Bruce Willis‘ A Good Day to Die Hard came below expectations to find itself in a relatively close race with the Nicholas Sparks film adaptation Safe Haven and Melissa McCarthy comedy Identity Thief.

    20th Century Fox‘ Die Hard grossed $29.3 million in the four-day holiday period putting its five-day debut at $37.5 million. It is reported that the action film is faring much better overseas where it has earned more than $80 million.

    Universal‘s Identity Thief that teams McCarthy with Jason Bateman wasn‘t far behind Die Hard in North America and remained a potent competitor in its second weekend. It grossed $27.9 million for an 11-day domestic total of $75.1 million.

    Relativity Media‘s Safe Haven roped in $25.2 million in the weekend totaling a stellar five-day gross of $34 million, $10 million more than expected. The romantic drama came in No. 3.

    Animated 3D family entry Escape From Planet Earth, that opened last Friday grossed $21 million to come in at No. 4.

    Beautiful Creatures grossed $8.9 million. The movie has been placed at the No. 5 spot with $10.3 million in its third week for a total $51.5 million.

  • Die Hard sequel collects $10.1 million in first weekend

    Die Hard sequel collects $10.1 million in first weekend

    MUMBAI: Box-office receipts of 20th Century Fox‘s release of A Good Day To Die Hard, that was released in limited outlets, was the highlight of a sluggish session on the foreign theatrical circuit despite Sony‘s Django Unchained remaining No. 1 overseas for the fourth consecutive weekend.

    Springing a jump on its US and Canada bow this week, the fifth installment of the action franchise starring Bruce Willis opened over the weekend in just seven Asian markets and managed to draw in $10.1 million at 1,102 locations for a per-screen average of over $9,000.

    In South Korea, the opening take including previews was $4.2 million from 459 sites. The film set a Fox record in Indonesia and set a franchise record in Hong Kong ($1.2 million at 87 spots).

    Over a 25-year span the four prior Die Hard titles all starring Willis have made money overseas grossing $694.6 million, while the second sequel of the franchise, 1995‘s Die Hard With A Vengeance roped in $264.5 million.

    The 1988 original Die Hard drew $57.8 million in offshore box office, with the first sequel, 1990‘s Die Hard 2, grossing $122.5 million. The last sequel, 2007‘s Live Free or Die Hard, completed its foreign run with box office of $249.7 million.

    Meanwhile, director Quentin Tarantino‘s Unchained collected $18.7 million from 5,280 locations in 65 markets. The action westerner co starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo Di Caprio that has acquired as many as five Oscar nominations, has grossed a total of $187.1 million since its opening.

    In Germany, its best market, Unchained drew $3.9 million in its fourth round at 843 sites for a market total of $35.6 million while in France, the film has been at the No. 1 spot for four consecutive weeks with the latest weekend tally ($3.3 million) down around 33 per cent from that of the last weekend.

  • 20th Century Fox Celebrates 25 Years of Die Hard

    20th Century Fox Celebrates 25 Years of Die Hard

    MUMBAI: Twentieth Century Fox marked the silver anniversary of its blockbuster movie franchise Die Hard with a ceremony on the historic studio backlot. During the event a mural depicting the film‘s iconic lead character John McClane was unveiled in front of Stage 8. It joins murals celebrating The Empire Strikes Back, The Simpsons, The Sound of Music, The Seven Year Itch, and The Ox-Bow Incident, which adorn other Fox stages.

    Separately, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment also released the Die Hard 25th Anniversary Blu-ray Collection including the first four Die Hard films and featuring an all-new 60 minute bonus disc, “Decoding Die Hard,” on 29 January.

    When DIE HARD exploded into theaters during the summer of 1988, it launched a new cinematic hero, John McClane, and changed the paradigm of action movies. McClane is identifiable and relatable – an ordinary man forced by circumstances to attempt extraordinary tasks. That is what separates him from the comic book heroes of most action movies, and has made McClane one of the most endearing characters in film history.

    The character has been essayed by action hero Bruce Willis in all five DIE HARD pictures, including the latest installment, A Good Day to Die Hard. The ceremony saw the presence of the actor along with his co-star Jai Courtney, who portrays McClane‘s son Jack in the new film, and its director, John Moore.

    The festivities also included a reception on the 21st floor of the Fox Plaza.

    Willis said, “One of the most exciting things about playing McClane is that he‘s definitely not a superhero. He has no special powers or abilities. He‘s a regular guy to whom anybody can relate. While we‘re always pushing the envelope to create great action sequences, I think it is McClane‘s relatability and sense of humor that really draws in people.”

    20th Century Fox Film chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos added, “Twenty-five years ago, Die Hard, John McClane, and Bruce Willis thrilled audiences around the world and set a new template for action and adventure. Now, on the eve of the release of A Good Day to Die Hard, we were delighted to celebrate and honor this enduring part of our studio‘s legendary history with this mural unveiling.”

  • Disney holds plans to re-release Star Wars films

    Disney holds plans to re-release Star Wars films

    MUMBAI: Disney and Lucasfilm have postponed their plan to continue re-releasing of the prequel trilogy Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith in theaters in 3D.

    “Given the recent development that we are moving forward with a new Star Wars trilogy, we will now focus 100 per cent of our efforts on Star Wars: Episode VII in order to ensure the best possible experience for our fans,” the company stated in a post on the franchise‘s official site. “We will post further information about our 3D release plans at a later date.”

    The Phantom Menace 3D reissue was released by 20th Century Fox on 10 February last year and grossed $22 million in its opening weekend to finally end a domestic haul of $43 million.

    The fate of the 3D versions of Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith are now to be determined.

    Star Wars: Episode VII is scheduled for release in 2015.

  • Batman car gets under the hammer, goes for $4.6 million

    Batman car gets under the hammer, goes for $4.6 million

    MUMBAI: The famous car used in the 1960s ABC Batman TV series that starred Adam West has gone under the hammer for USD 4.6 million, it has been reported.

    The iconic car was 19 feet long and built from a one-of-a-kind 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car. Incidentally, the car had then cost 1 dollar only.

    The owner, King of Kustomizers George Barris created the vehicle in three weeks at a cost of $15,000 funded by 20th Century Fox. The bubbly-windowed car uses a V8 engine, automatic gearbox and features a Batphone and an oil squirter created from lawn sprinklers.

    It also has a fake jet exhaust, created from a painted 10-gallon bucket, in the back and two packed parachutes that actually work to effect a Bat turn. It‘s road-legal as well.

    The winning bidder was Rick Champagne, who has been attending the Barrett-Jackson auctions for the last 15 years.

  • 20th Century Fox pleased with Mahesh Bhatt working; pledges to work together for two more projects

    20th Century Fox pleased with Mahesh Bhatt working; pledges to work together for two more projects

    MUMBAI: During his recent visit to India, Chairman and CEO- 20th Century Fox James N Gianopulos visited Mahesh Bhatt to observe his production house‘s operations.

    So taken aback was James that both resolved to work on more films together after the recent Raaz 3. Comments Mahesh Bhatt, "It (20th Century Fox) is the biggest body in international cinema. We had a three-film deal with the production house. We are sure to work on one more project with him in the future."

    Speaking about this deal, Mahesh Bhatt said that his company had a three-film deal with them.

    Bhatt has also gone ahead and announced that once the third installment of Murder is released next year, he would work with Fox for two big projects which are to be announced next year. "These are not international projects. It will be made in Hindi but serve the global audience," he adds.

    Adds Fox Star Studios CEO Vijay Singh, "The association with the Bhatts goes a long way. We have done some stellar work together. James and our president Sanford Panitch want to cement our long standing equation."