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The Dailies: April 16, 2008

Posted 4/16/08 2:27 pm EST by in Dailies, Uncategorized


Ed Norton- "Every good movie gets forged through collaboration." Ed Norton responds to criticism over "The Incredible Hulk." (Entertainment Weekly)

- Speaking of the big green guy, his poster has people asking: "The Incredible Hulk No More"? (/film)

- More to love: "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" to run over 2 hours and 20 minutes. (Hollywood Elsewhere)

- Isn’t the whole idea of action figures sort of wrong for this movie? Anyway, here they are: Nite Owl and Rorschach from "Watchmen." (Entertainment Weekly)

- M. Night Shyamalan’s "The Last Airbender" gets a 2010 release date, drops "Avatar" from its title. Meanwhile, the director talks about what drew him to the project. (Variety and Empire)

- I want to believe. No, really, "I Want to Believe." "X-Files" follow-up gets a tagline title. (AP)

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World's End Is 'Happening' As Shyamalan Taps Wahlberg

Posted 10/16/07 3:42 pm EST by in News


Mark Wahlberg in 'The Departed'Forget seeing dead people or visiting aliens: try this twist on for size.

He's worked with Jonathan Demme, Paul Thomas Anderson, Tim Burton, and, oh yeah...a guy by the name of Martin Scorsese...but Mark Wahlberg's next director M. Night Shyamalan is in a class to himself, the actor enthused.

"The first scene we shot was a five-page scene in a classroom that any other director I've worked with would have taken three days to shoot, but we shot it by lunch," Wahlberg gushed of his work with Shyamalan on "The Happening." "It's beautiful. I've never walked into a trailer where your sides are there and your storyboards are there for the day. He just knows what he wants."

Set amidst a worldwide catastrophe that literally has the planet fighting back against humanity, infecting people with a neurotoxin which makes them want to kill themselves, Wahlberg nevertheless insisted "The Happening" is more character study than apocalyptic vision. Read More...

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Shyamalan Talks 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Movie

Posted 9/11/07 4:57 pm EST by in Video


Why did stylish director M. Night Shyamalan decide to tackle Nickelodeon's "Avatar: The Last Airbender"? According to him, it was the animated series' "cool fighting scenes" and the its supernatural elements. Hear the auteur discuss his upcoming project in the video below, an extra from the latest "Avatar" DVD release.

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Wahlberg Ready To Rumble For Aronofsky's 'Fighter'

Posted 7/9/07 8:00 am EST by in Hot Stuff, News


It's set to be the hottest corner team in boxing: one Oscar winner, one Oscar nominee, and an eclectic, fan-favorite director. If everything goes according to plan, "The Fighter" will bring together all of those elements, teaming "Departed" co-stars Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg with helmer Darron Aronofsky for a gritty sporting epic.

Recent reports have labeled Aronofsky as being in final talks for the project, but according to Wahlberg, it sounds as if the "Requiem for a Dream" director is officially onboard and ready to move forward. "I talked to him on the phone two days ago," Wahlberg revealed to MTV News. "We're going to sit down with Matt and just figure out when we can start it."

"The Fighter" tells the true story of underdog boxing champ "Irish" Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and his trainer/brother Dick Eklund (Damon), following their lives from the rough-and-tumble streets of Lowell, Massachusetts to an internationally heralded bout at the world championships. Read More...

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The Dailies: May 31, 2007

Posted 5/31/07 10:10 am EST by in Dailies


The movie world keeps a-turnin' as teenage superheroes suit up, a Greek god goes Hollywood, Shyamalan scares up a Deschanel sister and more, in today's issue of The Dailies.

- Robin finally gets his due as Warner Bros. develops "Teen Titans" live-action film. (Hollywood Reporter)

- Hope they didn't toss the "300” props. Hollywood turns its eagle eye towards Hercules, snags "Crow: Wicked Prayer" screenwriter. (Variety)

- Zooey Deschanel unites with Mark Wahlberg for new Shyamalan movie. (Variety)

- The muggles get a log flume. Universal readies "Potter" theme park. (ComingSoon.net)

- Early artists of rock 'n roll to be featured in "Cadillac Records." (Hollywood Reporter)

- "Infested," a currently unpublished novel about a parasite that turns people into crazed serial killers, gets turned into flick. (Hollywood Reporter)

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