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Michael Bay will not direct Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. The latest news is that Disney and Jerry Burckheimer already met with Mike Newell. Mike Newell is not officially signed it but there are high expectations that he will take the offer.

His previous works include Bad Blood, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Donnie Brasco, Mona Lisa Smile, and the latest Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire. He has an extensive range on the movie genres, directed from comedy to romance and fantasy-action.

Disney has set July 10 next year for the movie release date in USA. The script has already been completed. Jefferey Nachmanoff, the writer for The Day After Tomorrow, and video game creator, Jordan Mechner, wrote Prince of Persia movie script.

The movie’s script is based on the video games. The story is about an adventurous prince who teams up with a rival princess to stop an angry ruler from unleashing a sandstorm that could destroy the world.

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That is the title of the fourth sequel of Indiana Jones movie franchises. Lucas Film and Paramount Picture will produce this movie, with Steven Spielberg in the director chair and George Lucas as the executive producer.

The movie will be release in USA on May 22. Harrison Ford still be the famous Indy, the handsome, dare devil and adventurous archaeologist. Karen Allen also starring as Indy’s love interest, Marion Ravenwood. Allen also co-starred in 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark. Rumored that Marion character is going to be Indy’s wife in the new sequel.

The new rising star Shia LeBouf also announced that he will join the cast, along side with Cate Blachett, Ray Winstone and John Hurt. And it is still not enough. They still expect Sean Connery, who starred as Indy’s father in the previous sequel to join. From an Access Hollywood interview in June, the part of Indiana’s father in the films will be written into this movie, Lucas confirmed.

David Koepp wrote the script and the movie has begun filming since June. Koepp previously written the screenplay for Jurassic Park trilogy, Mission:Impossible and Spider-Man. Hopefully, there will be some good stuff in the movie.

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The protest happened in the set of Batman new franchise. The prequel, The Dark Knight is filming in Hong Kong right now. The Director, Christopher Nolan, wants all the buildings and billboards along the set to keep their lights on all night for a week for the purpose of the movie. October Pictures has already sent letters to tenants and management company in 60 buildings.

Christopher Nolan loves Hongkong fantastic skyline at night,and he wants that to be captured in the movie. But this demand is facing protests from the environmentalists in Hong Kong. They said, it is waste of energy. They also complain, why film making is coming before environmental protection. Well, it seems Batman is a superhero that doesn’t really care about environment issues.

The Dark Knight is still on production now, and it will premiere next summer. It is a prequel to the 2005 hits, Batman Begins (HD-DVD and Widescreen). Christian Bale is still becoming Batman, while Heath Ledger will play as the Joker, one of Batman’s nemesis.

There are also Michael Caine as Alfred the butler, Gary Oldman as Lt. James Gordon, Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox, and Maggie Gyllenhaal replacing Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes, Bruce Wayne’s love interest.

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Yes it is official. And it is already begun the production in New York. New Line and HBO finally announced their partnership on the movie in July 2007. Michael Patrick King will be the director and producer.

The four central actresses remain the same, Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw, Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones, Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobes and Kristin Davis as Charlotte York. Chris Noth also signed in as the fabulous Mr. Big. The film will take shoot in New York, Rodeo Drive, Malibu, and Mexico.

Jennifer Hudson plays role in this movie. She is starring as Carrie’s new assistant, named Louis, described as a fashionable and sharp African-American woman, moved from St. Louis to New York to find love.

There is a serious buzz about Sex and the City: The Movie’s plot story. From the production photos, there are pictures of Carrie Bradshaw wearing wedding gown (or white dress that looks like wedding gown?) with veil on her head and also bouquet of white roses in her hands. Will Carrie Bradshaw tie the knot? Will it be with Mr. Big?

The movie will be release in USA on 30 May 2008. Will this movie compete with the other summer blockbuster movies 2008? Well, one thing for sure, Sex in The City has a whole wide fan based in the world. Successful novel based series fans will wait for this.

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The official poster is out !! If you see the shadow is from the very last scene of Casino Royale, where Bond shoots the villain character in his driveway and comes walking up with that very same gun. Quantum of Solace pick up right where Casino Royale end.

The title of the new James Bond Franchise is officially out. It is James Bond 22: Quantum of Solace. The title is taken from short stories published by Bond creator, Ian Fleming in 1960.

In Quantum of Solace Bond will travel to Austria, Italy and South America. The story will focuses on Bond’s attempt to get revenge and uncover the truth about Vesper, the girl he fell in love with in Casino Royale.

If you talk about James Bond’s movies there will be another important element. The Villain and of course the famous Bond’s Girl. In Quantum of Solace, Mathieu Amalric is playing as Dominic Greene. He is James Bond’s villain who works under the cover of an organization known as Green Planet. This seemingly harmless front wants to control one of the world’s most important natural resources and in order to do so, Greene makes a deal with an exiled South American general to get him back into power.

Olga Kurylenko, an Ukrainian actress star as the new Bond girl. She plays Camille, who is after revenge like Bond is.

Quantum of Solace will arrive in theaters on November 7th. And Marc Forster (Stranger Than Fiction, The Kite Runner) is directed this movie.

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Well, let see the combination of the cast. The sexy Scarlett Johansson (Lost in Translation, Girl with a Pearl Earring), the handsome Eric Bana (Hulk, Troy, Munich) and the gorgeous Natalie Portman (Star Wars, V for Vendetta). It’s a killer cast for another drama based on history.

The Other Boleyn Girl is a story of intrigue, romance, and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in history. Two sisters, Anne (Natalie Portman) and Mary (Scarlett Johansson) Boleyn, are driven by their ambitious father and uncle to advance the family power and status by courting the affections of Henry VIII the King of England (Eric Bana).

The movie was filmed in the UK in late 2006, and will be released at February, 2008. This movies is based on Phillipa Gregory’s novel of the same title. Justin Chadwick is directed the movie and Peter Morgan is the script writer. Costumes design is by Sandy Powell who also worked on Shakespeare in Love, and filming locations include Penshurst Place, Knole Park and Dover Castle in Kent, and Bude in Cornwall.

Do u miss romance comedy ? Well.. I do miss it. After The Devil Wears Prada, I haven’t seen any romance comedy hit the theater. But in this January 2008, you will see another romance comedy. The title is 27 Dresses. Katherine Heigl (Knocked Up), James Marsden (Enchanted, X-Men Trilogy), and Ed Burns (The Holiday) are among the casts.

The story is about a girl name Jane who is idealistic, romantic and completely selfless. She always be a bridesmaid, and a very good 27 times bridesmaid. Always taking care of her friends but never really taking care of her own relationship. When her sister captured her boss (whom she secretly in love with), she begins to examine her always-to-be-bridesmaid lifestyle.

Another sappy romance I guess, but the girls will enjoy it since they have “dresses” in the title. Definitely not men’s movie. 27 Dresses is directed by Anne Fletcher, the director of Step Up, and choreographer on Catch Me If You Can and The 40 Year Old Virgin.

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After Disney dazzled us with the Enchanted in 2007 they will back with a traditional full animated movie in 2009. The movie’s title is The Princess and The Frog. Actually, I hardly remember, when was the last time Disney produce 2D animated movie. After I googled it, the last full animated movie was Home on The Range on 2004.

The Princess and The Frog is a story about Princess Tiana, a young African-American girl living amid the charming elegance and grandeur of the fabled French Quarter. This movie’s set is in the legendary birthplace of jazz - New Orleans. You will expect some musical experience in this movie, especially jazz musical.

Ron Clements and John Musker is co-directed this movie. They previously worked together in Aladdin, Hercules and Treasure Planet.

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