As a follow up to last year's blockbuster Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan is set to direc
As a follow up to last year's blockbuster Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan is set to direct Warner Bros. Pictures' The Dark Knight, written by Jonathan Nolan, based on a story by Christopher Nolan and David Goyer. The film will be produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan. Additionally, Christian Bale will resume his role as Bruce Wayne and Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger has been cast as The Joker. The announcements were made today by Jeff Robinov, President of Production, Warner Bros. Pictures.
Christopher Nolan revamped the Batman franchise in 2005 with the immensely successful Batman Begins, starring Christian Bale in the title role, which chronicled the early years of the superhero. Nolan first garnered attention from critics and fans in 2000 with the groundbreaking drama Memento, which he wrote and directed. He went on to direct the thriller Insomnia, starring Al Pacino and Robin Williams, and recently wrapped production on The Prestige, with Hugh Jackman and Bale.
Bale was most recently seen in the ensemble cast of Terrence Malick's The New World. His other credits include Little Women, Portrait of a Lady, Metroland, American Psycho, Laurel Canyon and Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun, which was his first starring role.
Ledger most recently earned Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA and SAG Award nominations and won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Ennis Del Mar in the award-winning drama Brokeback Mountain. His other credits include Casanova, Monster's Ball, Lords of Dogtown, The Brothers Grimm and The Patriot.
"Chris' unique vision is what made Batman Begins such an outstanding film and we could not imagine anyone else at the helm of The Dark Knight," said Robinov. "We also can't wait to see two such formidable actors as Christian and Heath face off with each other as Batman and The Joker."
"I'm excited to continue the story we started with Batman Begins," added Nolan. "Our challenge in casting The Joker was to find an actor who is not just extraordinarily talented but fearless. Watching Heath Ledger's interpretation of this iconic character taking on Christian Bale's Batman is going to be incredible."
Production is set to begin on The Dark Knight in early 2007.
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Soledad O'Brien is an anchor and special correspondent for CNN: Special Investigations Uni
Soledad O'Brien is an anchor and special correspondent for CNN: Special Investigations Unit, reporting hour-long documentaries throughout the year and filing in-depth series on the most important ongoing and breaking news stories for all major CNN programs.
O'Brien joined CNN in July 2003 as the co-anchor of the network's flagship morning program, American Morning, and distinguished herself by reporting from the scene on the transformational stories that broke on her watch. Her efforts following Hurricane Katrina and the tsunami in Phuket, Thailand, have earned her numerous awards and critical acclaim.
In recent months, O'Brien served as CNN's point person for President George W. Bush's visit to Mexico, delivering a series of eye-opening reports on conditions south of the border that fuel illegal immigration to the United States. She also anchored and reported a highly acclaimed CNN: Special Investigations Unit documentary featuring a never-before-seen look at Martin Luther King Jr.'s private writings, notes and teachings, which represent the foundation of King's life's work as a preacher and human rights activist; and her ongoing initiative titled "Children of the Storm," which provides video cameras to young Hurricane Katrina survivors so that they can tell their stories of trial and triumph in their own words and images.
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Explorer Rick O'Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor in an epic that races from t
Explorer Rick O'Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex, wife Evelyn and her brother, Jonathan. And this time, the O'Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service. Doomed by a double-crossing sorceress to spend eternity in suspended animation, China's ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have laid forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. But when dashing adventurer Alex O'Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents. As the monarch roars back to life, our heroes find his quest for world domination has only intensified over the millennia. Striding the Far East with unimaginable supernatural powers, the Emperor Mummy will rouse his legion as an unstoppable, otherworldly force... unless the O'Connells can stop him first.
Studio: Universal
Genres: Action/Adventure And Sequel
Release Date: August 01, 2008 (wide)
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Maria Bello, Luke Ford
Directed By: Rob Cohen
Produced By: Chris Brigham, Sean Daniel, Stephen Sommers
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Tony Award Nominated Actress, Sanaa Lathan, sits down with Corey Chavous to discuss her ca
Tony Award Nominated Actress, Sanaa Lathan, sits down with Corey Chavous to discuss her career, the Essence Music Festival, and her new documentary on skin.
*Skin is amazing: it covers our body, and reveals our soul. For many, skin is a symbol of pride, for others it's a canvas to tell a story - and for almost all it represents a heritage to be honored. Skin means something different to almost everyone you ask. As part of a Vaseline Cocoa Butter campaign, people around the globe were asked: "what does your skin mean to you?" The responses, which were compiled in a short film called Vaseline Skin Stories, finds that while continents may divide us, the experience of skin unites us. The film, narrated by Tony Award- nominated actress Sanaa Lathan, premieres at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans on July 4, 2008. The 20-minute Vaseline Skin Stories documentary, set against local, social and cultural backdrops, features personal narratives from across the world including the United States, South America, the United Kingdom and Africa. The inspirational stories touch on the similarities and differences between people's skin as it relates to their lives. The film is enriched with a special voice over by Sanaa Lathan, as well as a brief introduction where Lathan shares her own personal story of what her skin means to her: "My caramel brown skin represents me but also my history and those who came before me and will come after. They were all shades and beautiful. I honor, love and take pride in my skin because of them." The popular brand, Vaseline, is manufactured by Unilever.
News Source: Eurweb and Unityfirst
Video Essay Courtesy of Vaseline and M.Booth Associates
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Personality Corey Chavous
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Will Smith, Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman at the Hollywood Premier of the new movie Ha
Will Smith, Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman at the Hollywood Premier of the new movie Hancock. Also, at the afterparty, Will Smith freestyles and drops a little 'Summertime' on the crowd.
By William Keck, USA TODAY
HOLLYWOOD — Jamie Foxx, Amanda Peet, Chris Daughtry, Queen Latifah and a very pregnant Minnie Driver turned up at Grauman's Chinese Theatre Monday night to watch Will Smith save the world once again, this time as an ambivalent superhero in Hancock.
But where was Smith's main man, Tom Cruise, who has turned up at almost every one of Smith's movie premieres since Cruise and Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, co-starred in 2004's Collateral?
"He still had some things to do for Valkyrie," said Pinkett Smith of her friend's 2009 Adolf Hitler assassination plot drama. "But he let us know, 'Sorry, I can't make it tonight.' "
Pinkett Smith wowed in a jade Herve Leroux gown, while her husband called himself "aggressive" for turning up in a Tom Ford checkered suit. "I was feeling sexy about myself," said Smith, 39.
He also is feeling optimistic about the chances for a sequel for Hancock, which opens nationwide Wednesday. "Depends on how this one opens — and it's looking pretty good," Smith said. "And (screenwriter) Akiva Goldsman has an amazing idea for a I Am Legend 2 prequel" that would feature the return of his character's pet dog in last year's hit film.
In Smith's latest film, careless superhero Hancock uses his strength to cast vehicles aside like toy cars. Sony tried to copy some of the more violent scenes for the movie's premiere by littering Hollywood Boulevard with crashed autos covered in pieces of pavement.
Director Peter Berg, who is responsible for the film's many bang-ups, confessed to having years of dangerously close calls during his reckless youth. "I was in car accidents, boat accidents, motorcycle accidents," he said. "I've been in a lot of accidents. But Hancock's about having some fun. We're not out to traumatize anyone."
Berg shot a scene in which Jason Bateman's character, a public relations whiz who tries to alter Hancock's image, gets in a nasty car wreck. It was a scene all too familiar to Bateman.
"I was car racing once and flipped upside down doing about 130 miles per hour," Bateman recalled. "This is when I was young, dumb and full of (it) — when I was about 19 or 20. I could have used sweet Hancock to swoop down and save me from the madness."
But there was no painting co-star Charlize Theron, who plays Bateman's wife, as a damsel in distress.
Theron turned serious when asked about a time she could have used a hand from Hancock. "Maybe I don't need Hancock's help," she scolded. "Maybe you should stop looking at me like I'm a victim."
Though the evening's disaster theme seemed lost on Theron, it continued inside the afterparty, with burning cars and a correctional facility bus on site and guests dining in prison cells.
Smith's son, Jaden, who turns 10 next week, left the VIP area with a nanny and two bodyguards to hop on a bungee-cord ride. Later this summer, the Smith family will go to Bali for more fun before heading to Africa on a charity mission.
"We're going to Rwanda and Kenya to do some work for Malaria No More," Pinkett Smith said.
Turns out her husband requires but one thing while traveling the planet on missions. "Golf is really the only thing that occupies my mind other than making movies," Smith said. "If I don't have a golf course, I'm dying."
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Stiller, Downey Jr. and Black lead an ensemble cast in 'Tropic Thunder,' an action comedy
Stiller, Downey Jr. and Black lead an ensemble cast in 'Tropic Thunder,' an action comedy about a group of self absorbed actors who set out to make the most expensive war film. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.
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Pure Logic Episode#3-"Ignoring the Facts: The Gateway to Conscious Stupidity"
When it com
Pure Logic Episode#3-"Ignoring the Facts: The Gateway to Conscious Stupidity"
When it comes to hot button issues like lifting the off-shore drilling ban, creating a gas tax holiday, the war in Iraq and Afgahnistan, and many other topics, is it possible that American's have become "consciously stupid"? Do we choose to take action, go along with ideas or legislation without considering the facts surrounding the issues. Episode #3 examines takes a unique look at the provocative subject.
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Produced by: Jamaal Finkley
Written by: Anthony McLemore
Edited by: F. Michael Young
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Introducing ACDC
CAST MEMBERS OF STEP UP 2: THE STREETS KICK UP SOME COMPETITION AT AVA
Introducing ACDC
CAST MEMBERS OF STEP UP 2: THE STREETS KICK UP SOME COMPETITION AT AVALON, HOLLYWOOD, FOR THE DVD RELEASE DANCE OFF BATTLE!
WHO: Jon M. Chu (Director), Adam Shankman (Producer, Director/Choreographer on "Hairspray"), Briana Evigan (Andie), Robert Hoffman (Chase Collins), Adam G. Sevani (Moose), Cassie Ventura (Sophie), Christopher Scott (Hair), Mari Koda (Jenny Kido), Janelle Cambridge (Fly), Luis Rosado (Monster), Harry Shum Jr. (Cable), Telisha Shaw (Felicia), Black Thomas (Tuck) and more...
WHAT: Be part of this summer's HOT dance competition scene by celebrating the DVD and Blu-ray™ release of Step Up 2: The Streets at Avalon in Hollywood! Joined by the entire cast from the movie, Director Jon Chu will host this dance off battle royale! This high-energy event will feature film talent, celebrity friends of the filmmakers and some of Los Angeles' top industry dancers and choreographers. Graffiti artists, dance crews, and B-Boys (break dancers) will make you feel like you're in the movie by recreating "the streets," as principal cast walk the red carpet.
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This is volume 7 of our 10 part series on the coverage of BET's Hip Hop vs. America.
As
This is volume 7 of our 10 part series on the coverage of BET's Hip Hop vs. America.
As we continue this discussion, we will bring you bonus footage from past interviews with panelist and other members of the hip hop community world wide.
BET NEWS Presents HIP HOP vs. AMERICA, a Powerful Special Addressing the Current State of Hip-Hop
Honest, Candid Town Hall Meetin BET NEWS Presents HIP HOP vs. AMERICA, a Powerful Special Addressing the Current State of Hip-Hop
Honest, Candid Town Hall Meeting Features Voices Across the Full Spectrum of Opinion Including Nelly, T.I., Chuck D, MC Lyte, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Reverend Al Sharpton, Stanley Crouch, Cornel West, Mike Jones, Master P, Kim Osorio, Dr. Ben Chavis, Judg
Parts I and II to Premiere on Tuesday, September 25 and Wednesday, September 26 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT, With Part III to Air Exclusively on BET ON BLAST
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Hip-hop culture and controversy have always made for familiar bedfellows. Yet, in the wake of the Imus controversy and in a year when the genre's sales have tumbled, hip-hop finds itself under an exceptional amount of scrutiny and pressure -- and the stakes have never been higher. BET NEWS takes a powerful and compelling look at the state of hip-hop today in a three-part series titled HIP HOP vs. AMERICA. Hosted by BET's own Toure and Jeff Johnson, this special showcases a candid, heated forum that will allow audiences to hear the opinions of prominent leaders in the hip-hop industry, the political realm, academia and the Black church
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