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George Clooney as Fantastic Mr Fox Featurette

6 November 2009 11:35 PM, PST | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »

Here’s a brand new featurette with George Clooney as Mr. Fox in the upcoming animated film “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” by director Wes Anderson (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums) is based on the book by Roald Dahl. The film featuring the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, and Jason Schwartzman. Click Here to get the iPhone App now. Synopsis: “Boggis and Bunce and Bean, One short, one fat, one lean. These horrible crooks, so different in looks, were nonetheless equally mean.” Mr. Fox, Mrs. Fox, and all their fox babies live under a hill under a tree, along with Badger, Rabbit, Weasel, and all of their families. To make ends [...] »

- Brian Corder

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Aykroyd, Faris, and Timberlake in Negotiations For Yogi Bear

6 November 2009 12:35 PM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

Cartoon/live action hybrids have had a rocky history. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? was excellent, aided by the fact that it was more of an original story, but films like The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Garfield weren’t that great (although Bill Murray has the kind of laconic, lazy speech that worked well for the morose cat). However, studios aren’t giving up on the style. Entertainment Weekly reports that three stars have signed on for the live action/CG film Yogi Bear. Dan Aykroyd is planning to voice Yogi, while Justin Timberlake is in talks to voice his sidekick, Boo-Boo.  Anna Faris might play Rachel, a nature documentary filmmaker trying to film the two bears for her next project. Right now there is no word on Ranger Smith. Aykroyd  seems like a solid piece of casting, but I’ve never actually seen Timberlake act; he must have done something to impress. »

- Jacob

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‘Yogi Bear’ Adds Aykroyd, Faris & Timberlake

6 November 2009 10:12 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Ever since a live-action, 3D Yogi Bear movie was announced back in February this year, there hasn’t really been any movement on the news front regarding it. However, fast forward to now and we may have our main cast in the form of Dan Aykroyd, Anna Faris and Justin Timberlake.

Aykroyd is in negotiations to voice the titular character in Yogi Bear, with Faris set to play a nature documentarian who follows the antics of Yogi in the fictional Jellystone Park. Timberlake is also in talks to join the project, possibly playing Yogi’s sidekick, Boo-Boo. The film is being directed by Eric Brevig (Journey To The Center of the Earth), and produced by Donald De Line and Karen Rosenfelt as a live-action/CGI hybrid in the vein of Alvin and the Chipmunks and Garfield (aim high, why don’t you?).

 

What’s suspiciously absent from The Hollywood Reporter »

- Ross Miller

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Disney’s A Christmas Carol – in 3D

6 November 2009 3:44 AM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

Disney’s A Christmas Carol

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis

Cast: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Robin Wright Penn, Bob Hoskins

Running Time: 1 hr. 36 mins

Rating: PG

Release Date: November 6, 2009

Plot: Charles Dickens’ classic tale getting another version, this time in 3D. Scrooge (Carrey) is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve in the hopes that the old man can change his nasty ways.

Who’S It For? First and foremost, this is for people who love the story that’s been told many times. For the most part, it stays true to form. Those loving the third dimension will be pleased as well. Parents on the other hand will begin to worry right away when Scrooge removes some coins from a dead man’s eyes.

Expectations: I’ve seen almost every version of this tale and lean toward A Muppet Christmas Carol as my personal fave. Jim Carrey has »

- Jeff Bayer

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Exclusive: Sam Rockwell Explains What Inspired His 'Iron Man 2' Character

5 November 2009 4:11 PM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Way back in May, we gave actor Sam Rockwell one of his first looks at Justin Hammer, his "Iron Man 2" character, when we gave him an issue of the comic book during an interview that occurred a few months after he was cast in the blockbuster sequel. When MTV Movies Editor Josh Horowitz recently sat down with Rockwell, he was able to offer us a bit more info about his character—specifically, his relationship with Don Cheadle's character, James "Rhodey" Rhodes.

He also revealed what sort of research he did after that earlier meeting and where he drew his inspiration for Tony Stark's rival.

"I got some research—they sent me over some stuff," Rockwell told MTV News. "I looked it over and that was about it."

"I kind of took my own ideas from other things," he added. "A little bit of Lex Luthor stuff—[Kevin] Spacey and [Gene] Hackman. »

- Rick Marshall

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A Peek at George Clooney Voicing 'Fantastic Mr. Fox'

5 November 2009 9:46 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Yahoo! has posted an incredibly cool video of George Clooney acting out his role as Mr. Fox in the freakin' adorable Fantastic Mr. Fox. The video shows cool side-by-side comparisons of Clooney acting out different scenes on a farm with costar Wallace Wolodarsky, who voices loopy sidekick Kylie, as well as just running around pretending to be Mr. Fox, down to rolling around on the ground and doing his super cool whistle.

This behind-the-scenes peek at Mr. Fox also offers mini-interviews with director Wes Anderson, producer Allison Abbate, and Bill Murray (Badger) about working with Clooney on the film. The funniest part shows an argument between Mr. Fox and Badger, which involves growling and swiping, split-screened against the actors themselves doing the voices in an office.

As Abbate notes, "There couldn't be a more perfect Mr. Fox, because he has the Cary Grant suave, debonair sparkle where he can talk »

- Jenni Miller

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AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes

4 November 2009 4:45 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »

"Extra" brings you AFI's 100 Best Movie Quotes of all time! From "The Wizard of Oz" to "Taxi Driver," see if your favorites made the list!

AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie QuotesGone with the Wind (1939)

“Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.” —Said by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler to Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara.

The Godfather (1972)

“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” —Marlon Brando as Don Corleone.

On the Waterfront (1954)

“You don’t understand! »

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'The Fantastic Mr. Fox' Gets Voice Featurette and an Inside Look

4 November 2009 1:40 AM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

"The Fantastic Mr. Fox" is inching closer to its theatrical release date, and in anticipation of that, 20th Century Fox has brought out a brand new featurette and an inside look. The featurette comes out via Yahoo! Movies and takes a look at the unique recording process of the characters' voices. The inside look, in the meantime, revolves around Bill Murray as Badger.

"The Fantastic Mr. Fox" revolves around Mr. Fox who steals chickens, ducks, and turkeys from three mean, stinky and wealthy farmers, Boggis, Bunce and Bean, to feed his family. When the farmers had enough with his action, they are determined to kill him, endangering not only Mr. Fox's beloved family, but the whole animal community. Trapped underground and with not enough food to go around, he comes up with a plan. He gets the animals band together to fight back.

Based on the novel by author Roald Dahl, »

- AceShowbiz.com

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Fantastic Mr. Fox iPhone App Trailer

3 November 2009 11:05 PM, PST | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »

Get the Fantastic Mr. Fox App for your iPhone or iPod Touch! The upcoming animated film “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” by director Wes Anderson (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums) is based on the book by Roald Dahl. The film featuring the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, and Jason Schwartzman. Click Here to get the iPhone App now. Synopsis: “Boggis and Bunce and Bean, One short, one fat, one lean. These horrible crooks, so different in looks, were nonetheless equally mean.” Mr. Fox, Mrs. Fox, and all their fox babies live under a hill under a tree, along with Badger, Rabbit, Weasel, and all of their families. To make [...] »

- Brian Corder

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Owen Wilson to Voice ‘Marmaduke’

3 November 2009 4:30 PM, PST | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »

Owen Wilson has signed to voice the title pet in Marmaduke, the Great Dane of the long-running comic strip in an adaptation for Fox and New Regency.  It will be live-action combined with CGI animals.

Judy Greer, Lee Pace and William H. Macy are playing humans, and the rest of the animals will sound like Fergie (”The Black Eyed Peas”), Emma Stone, George Lopez (let me guess, a chihuahua?), Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Steve Coogan, and Damon and Marlon Wayans.  Tom Dey (Shanghai Noon, Showtime) is directing.

Did no one see Garfield?  Even Bill Murray regret that.  (Side note: this is much better.)

The plot will be based on the Brad Anderson comic strip created in 1954, so they’ll have 55 years of canine humor to mine gold from.  It must be nice to have a job where you can scrawl out a year’s worth of awful dog jokes and sit around the rest of the 364 days. »

- Jeff Leins

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Owen Wilson voicing Marmaduke: [Insert wacky dog pun here]

3 November 2009 11:18 AM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Owen Wilson has been cast to voice Marmaduke in Fox's CGI/live-action movie adaptation of the comic, according to the Hollywood Reporter. (The dog doesn't speak in the comic, but perhaps Wilson became an expert barker after working on Marley & Me and will just bow-wow his way through the film? One can hope....) THR says the film will see Marmaduke "navigate a volatile Mutts vs. Pedigrees turf war, woo the purebred of his dreams and overcome a fall from grace." The star-studded cast also includes Judy Greer, Lee Pace, and William H. Macy as humans, and Fergie, Emma Stone, George Lopez, »

- Mike Bruno

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Backstreet Boys Get Lost In Translation In New Music Video

3 November 2009 10:54 AM, PST | MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news »

The Killers went to Japan for their "Read My Mind" music video. Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson got "Lost in Translation" for Sophia Coppola. And now the Backstreet Boys have headed to the Far East for the video for their new single, "Bigger."

The video is chock full of things that Westerners equate with Japan: Harajuku girls, karaoke, sushi, lots of flashing lights, arcades and boy bands (Japan still loves boy bands, and by definition Bsb is still a boy band). The video is incredibly endearing, showing the guys laughing and goofing around with fans and each other on the streets of Japan, as well as in various restaurants and, of course, karaoke rooms.

The song is certainly a return to Bsb form. The first single off This Is Us was the band's take on an R&B club banger, complete with a vampire-themed music video. "Bigger" is quite the »

- Jocelyn Vena

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Owen Wilson Signs on for Marmaduke

3 November 2009 9:10 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

When a live action Marmaduke movie was first announced [1] back in March, Fox still hadn't quite decided if they wanted the comic strip-based Great Dane to be a CG mutt or the real thing. Ironically, it was the success of the Owen Wilson/Jennifer Aniston rom-com Marley and Me that made them think that a live action dog might be the way to go. I say it's ironic because this week Owen Wilson has apparently signed on to star in this film as well... as the voice of the computer animated version of Marmaduke! The Hollywood Reporter [2] says that Wilson will headline a voice cast that also includes Damon and Marlon Wayans, Emma Stone, George Lopez, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Steve Coogan and Fergie. The human family in the film will be played by Judy Greer, Lee Pace and William H. Macy. There's no question that this is a gig that probably should be below Wilson, »

- Sean

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Merchandise swag: Ghostbusters - Slimer T-Shirt

3 November 2009 5:58 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »

It’s incredible to think that it was 25 years ago that we first met Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Ray Stanz (Dan Aykroyd), Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) and Winston Zeddmore (Ernie Hudson) and that before they told us who we should call, we’d never heard of proton packs, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and Slimer. Ah, Slimer – never has green goo seemed so fun. The permanently hungry, multi-chinned ghoul has become one of the most recognisable and beloved symbols of the ghostbusting pop culture phenomenon and what better way to show you’re still a Ghostbuster at heart than with this cool Slimer T-shirt? »

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Monthly Movie Preview – November 2009 … A Christmas Carol, 2012, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and more

3 November 2009 5:34 AM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

It’s the holidays. We know this because the movies tell us so. This year they waited exactly one week after Halloween to start the Christmas fare with Jim Carrey’s A Christmas Carol. But even though the month starts with Christmas, the movie month plays out just like Thanksgiving.

At first, we’re given an array of wonderful treats that’s we’ll happily gobble up like George Clooney in The Men Who Stare at Goats or George Clooney in the stop-motion Wes Anderson movie Fantastic Mr. Fox. Plus, teenage girls and a few others, will have their vampire appetites filled with The Twilight Saga: New Moon. But then, just like Thanksgiving, you gorge a little too much. And even though you’re full, you look around for something more to eat … and that’s when Old Dogs seems to be your only option.

November 6

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- Jeff Bayer

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John & Edward to sing 'Ghostbusters'

3 November 2009 1:18 AM, PST | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

John & Edward will sing Ray Parker Jr's 1984 hit 'Ghostbusters' on this weekend's X Factor. The Irish twins have been rehearsing the track, which was used in the Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd film of the same name, in preparation for Saturday's Songs From The Movies theme. According to The Mirror, the duo will wear the jumpsuit outfits made famous by the comedy (more) »

- By Alex Fletcher

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Owen Wilson to Play Marmaduke

3 November 2009 1:00 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

I think it's the nose. Owen Wilson has signed on to play the voice of everybody's favorite  Great Dane, Marmaduke, in Fox's upcoming live action/CG adaptation of the comic strip. The script "sees Marmaduke navigate a volatile Mutts vs. Pedigrees turf war, woo the purebred of his dreams and overcome a fall from grace." Blame Tim Rasmussen and Vince Di Meglio for that. The film will be directed by Shanghai Noon(I actually liked that!)/Failure to Launch helmer Tom Dey. Wilson actually bears a slight resemblance to the mischievous dog, but that certainly doesn't soothe my soul about this project existing. Despite how perfect Bill Murray was for Garfield, that movie still ended up being a huge mess (and don't forget he made two of them!). The cast also includes Lee Pace, Judy Greere, and William H. Macy as the humans, and "Fergie, Emma Stone, George Lopez, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, »

- Devindra Hardawar

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Owen Wilson Is Practicing His Big Dog Voice

3 November 2009 12:55 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

Somewhere out there, Owen Wilson is sitting in front of a mirror and practicing his barks. THR says he.s been hired to voice Marmaduke the Great Dane in Fox.s upcoming computer animated movie named, appropriately, Marmaduke. It.s based on the theoretically popular (because it.s in a lot of papers, though I.ve never met anyone who likes it) comic strip about a really big dog who gets into all sorts of trouble. I.m no expert on the strip, but I had no idea that dog actually spoke in it. Isn.t it just a bunch of humans standing around commenting on how their dog is too big to fit into such a small space? I could be wrong. See, it.s hilarious because he.s so big! Owen probably should have talked to Bill Murray about Garfield before committing to this. Doing a voice in »

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Owen Wilson Is 'Marmaduke'

3 November 2009 12:47 AM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

Owen Wilson has jumped from one dog movie to another as he signs on for "Marmaduke". Having been seen portraying the owner of a hyper-actively handful Labrador in "Marley & Me", the 40-year-old actor will provide the voice of the titular character, which happens to be a Great Dane.

With the signing in, Wilson joins the likes of Stacy Ferguson aka Fergie, Emma Stone, George Lopez, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Steve Coogan, Damon Wayans and Marlon Wayans who will supply the voices. He is following the steps of Bill Murray in voicing famous comic strip animal. Murray lent his voice to the lasagna-loving cat "Garfield".

"Marmaduke" is adapted by Tim Rasmussen and Vince Di Meglio from Brad Anderson's comic strip about the Winslow family who moves from Kansas to Orange County with their chaos-ensuing dog Marmaduke. The movie will follow Marmaduke as he navigates a volatile Mutts vs. Pedigrees turf war, woos »

- AceShowbiz.com

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AFI Fest Reviews: The Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Hole

1 November 2009 10:33 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Happy Halloween, Collider readers. Being the kind of guy I am, I’ve decided to forgo the tricks this year and offer up some treats. Specifically, some exclusive coverage of this year’s AFI Fest in Hollywood. Tonight that means two reviews of some of my most anticipated films that made their debuts over the last two nights. First up, we’ve got Wes Anderson’s “The Fantastic Mr. Fox”, followed by Joe Dante’s “The Hole”. Hit the jump to check them out.

First things first, “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” is oh so much more than its marketing would have you believe. Yes, the trailer is funny and gives you a hint of the film’s tone, but it shows nothing of the character and genuine emotion that the very talented animators were able to coax from those little puppets. This is where this film stands apart from the »

- Jackson Bishop

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