Howard Stern ended months of speculation Thursday morning and announced he’s signed a new five-year deal to stay with Sirius Satellite Radio.
Stern rocked the radio world in 2005 when he started at Sirius backed with a $500 million contract. His renewal announcement came with just a handful of regular shows left in his current deal.
Stern declined to discuss his salary, though he said earlier this week he wouldn’t take a pay cut.
Source: ComingSoon.net
Well if it wasn’t apparent before it would seem to be now.. Giant monster movies of the Godzilla/King Kong type are officially back in style with recent movies like CLOVERFIELD, MONSTERS, and even SKYLINE…
The Wagner/Cuban Company’s Magnet Releasing, genre arm of Magnolia Pictures announced today that it has acquired World rights excluding Europe to writer/director André Ovredal’s The Troll Hunter, produced by John M. Jacobsen and Sveinung Golimo.
Shot in a vérité style, The Troll Hunter is the story of a group of Norwegian film students that set out to capture real-life trolls on camera after learning their existence has been covered up for years by a government conspiracy.
20th Century Fox has set a September 3 release date for Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis’ Machete, starring Danny Trejo, Jessica Alba, Robert De Niro, Michelle Rodriguez, Lindsay Lohan, Cheech Marin, Jeff Fahey, Don Johnson and Steven Seagal. Labor Day falls on Monday, Sept. 6, which gives the movie a four-day opening weekend.
The feature version of the trailer finds Machete (Trejo) a renegade former Mexican Federale, roaming the streets of Texas after a shakedown from drug lord Torrez (Seagal). Reluctantly, Machete takes an offer from spin doctor Benz (Fahey) to assassinate McLaughlin (De Niro) a corrupt Senator. Double crossed and on the run Machete braves the odds with the help of Luz (Rodriguez), a saucy taco slinger, Padre (Marin) his “holy” brother, and April (Lohan) a socialite with a penchant for guns. All while being tracked by Sartana (Alba), a sexy ICE agent with a special interest in the blade slinger.
Source: ComingSoon.net THRALL WORLD could not think of a better weekend to roll out the the little trailer that could as it graduates from the “Wouldn’t it be cool..” list to the big screen..
20th Century Fox has set a September 3 release date for Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis’ Machete, starring Danny Trejo, Jessica Alba, Robert De Niro, Michelle Rodriguez, Lindsay Lohan, Cheech Marin, Jeff Fahey, Don Johnson and Steven Seagal. Labor Day falls on Monday, Sept. 6, which gives the movie a four-day opening weekend.
The feature version of the trailer finds Machete (Trejo) a renegade former Mexican Federale, roaming the streets of Texas after a shakedown from drug lord Torrez (Seagal). Reluctantly, Machete takes an offer from spin doctor Benz (Fahey) to assassinate McLaughlin (De Niro) a corrupt Senator. Double crossed and on the run Machete braves the odds with the help of Luz (Rodriguez), a saucy taco slinger, Padre (Marin) his “holy” brother, and April (Lohan) a socialite with a penchant for guns. All while being tracked by Sartana (Alba), a sexy ICE agent with a special interest in the blade slinger.
Conan O’Brien is joining TBS to host a late-night talk show that is expected to debut in November.
Said O’Brien: “In three months I’ve gone from network television to Twitter to performing live in theaters, and now I’m headed to basic cable. My plan is working perfectly.”
O’Brien will host his hour-long, yet-to-be-titled show Mondays through Thursdays at 11 p.m. (ET/PT).
Source: IMDB
Suprise suprise – JOHN CORBETT is back – just in time to have his heart broken one more time…
Directed by Michael Patrick Kingand set for release on May 27th, 2010, SEX AND THE CITY 2 stars; Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth, and John Corbitt.
Plot synopsis: A group of Iraq War veterans looks to clear their name with the U.S. military, who suspect the four men of committing a crime for which they were framed.
Produced by Ridley Scott, directed by Joe Carnahan and set for release on June 11th, 2010, ‘THE A-TEAM’ stars; Liam Neeson as “Howling Mad” Murdock, Bradley Cooper as Lt. Templeton “Faceman” Peck, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson as Sgt. “B.A.” Baracus, Sharlto Copley (DISTRICT 9) as Capt. “Howling Mad” Murdock, and Jessica Beal with cameos by Dirk Benedict and Dwight Schultz.
Source: TheAge.com
Interesting – if somewhat odd – reveals from one HUGO WEAVING (MATRIX Trilogy, LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy):
As the voice of Megatron, one imagines how into the series Weaving is, but just how deeply immersed he is becomes clear when discussing the next instalment.
“Oh no,” he barks with a laugh. “They’re not making Transformers III, are they?” Given that Transformers II made $800 million, they’re probably going to have to.
“[Director] Michael Bay talks to me on the phone. I’ve never met him. We were doing the voice for the second one and I still hadn’t seen the first one. I still didn’t really know who the characters were and I didn’t know what anything was. It’s a voice job, for sure, and people assume I’ve spent my life working on it, but I really know so little about it.”
Director Guy Ritchie has set aside the planned “Lobo” film to clear his schedule for a fast-tracked “Holmes” sequel, according to producer Joel Silver.
Silver is a producer of “Holmes” as well as “Lobo.”
Isla Fisher, Andy Serkis and Tom Wilkinson have joined Simon Pegg in “Burke and Hare,” a horror comedy that marks John Landis’ return to feature directing after more than 10 years.
Written by Piers Ashworth and Nick Moorcroft, “Hare” is based on the true story a pair of the U.K.’s earliest serial killers, William Burke and William Hare, gravediggers who lucratively sold the corpses of their victims to a medical college for dissection.
Serkis, fresh off a leading actor BAFTA nomination for “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll,” will play Hare opposite Pegg’s Burke.
Marilyn Manson’s insurance coverage will pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit brought against him by a former member of his band, but all of the money will go to the plaintiff’s attorney, a lawyer for the goth rocker said today.
The settlement of a lawsuit against Marilyn Manson by a former band member is being held up by the filing of a $72,000 lien for attorneys’ fees, lawyers told a judge today.
Axl Rose annihilated a paparazzi at LAX the other night, connecting with a ferocious blow to the snapper’s head — and now we’ve got the video of the entire brutal beat down.
Before the brawl, Axl warns the paparazzi about a photog who was allegedly getting close to a woman in his entourage saying, “touch her again, I’ll break his f**king [THRALL WORLD edit: fucking] neck.”
Seconds later, the woman can be seen scuffling with a photog — and that’s when Axl charges in and swings for the photog’s head … knocking the guy right on his ass.
Read more HERE and watch the footage of Axl in action below.
Axl is currently heading to Taiwan where he is scheduled to perform as Guns N’ Roses (AKA: The Axl Rose Project).
GUNS N’ ROSES tour dates for Taiwan, Korea and Japan in December:
Dec. 11 – Taipei, Taiwan – Taipei County Stadium
Dec. 13 – Seoul, Korea – Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium
Dec. 16 – Osaka, Japan – Osaka Dome
Dec. 19 – Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Dome
Canadian “Chinese Democracy World Tour” tour dates:
Jan. 13 – Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre
Jan. 16 – Calgary, AB – Pengrowth Saddledome
Jan. 17 – Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place
Jan. 19 – Saskatoon, SK – Credit Union Centre
Jan. 20 – Regina, SK – Brandt Centre
Jan. 24 – Hamilton, ON – Copps Coliseum
Jan. 25 – London, ON – John Labatt Centre
Jan. 27 – Montreal, PQ – Bell Centre
Jan. 28 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
Jan. 31 – Ottawa, ON – Scotiabank Place
Feb. 01 – Quebec City, PQ – Colisee Pepsi
Feb. 03 – Moncton, NB – Moncton Coliseum
Feb. 04 – Halifax, NS – Metro Centre
Source: Sizemore.co.uk
Maybe. But don’t look for it on television. Not yet anyways. At the very least it gets the award for thee longest THRALL WORLD headline EVER…
Following in the footsteps of ‘District 9′ and ‘Paranormal Activity’ comes ‘SLINGERS’ – a sort of interstellar OCEAN’S 11 complete with the snappy dialogue and wit of say SNATCH.
Plot synopsis: Slingers is set in the year 2960 A.D., following mankind’s first interplanetary war. Humanity is now clustered into a finite, but still vast section of the universe known as Enclosed Space. Humanity won the war with an aggressive alien enemy, but at a cost. The way back to Earth is now cut off by an impassable barrier – a side effect of the blast that finally pushed the enemy back.
The show takes its name from a group of people thrown together on board an experimental spacecraft that is capable of Slinging itself to any point in space. In theory it’s the only craft capable of getting home. In reality the crew are using it to carry out a series of high tech heists and get even with those who are now exploiting their positions in the post war hierarchy.
Dominic ‘DM’ Monroe, a special ops war veteran becomes the de facto leader of this small team of thieves who rail against the decision by military command to just ‘stay where they are and make the best of it’. They’re determined to get home and if that means breaking a few rules and picking up a lot of enemies along the way then so be it.
Keep up with the latest at Sizemore’s official site HERE.
Source: Variety, JackAssWorld.com
A little unusual to post these in the same update but that’s how it appeared in Variety… Dual 3D sequels:
Hollywood is moving forward with a pair of unlikely 3D sequels. Sony is in the process of inking deals to bring back the “Zombieland” team for a second installment, but this time the bloody comedy is poised to unspool in 3D. And Paramount has greenlit a third “Jackass,” which will also be shot in 3D.
…The [new JACKASS] film will lense in Knob Lick, Kentucky, Mianus, Connecticut, Fukang, China, Buttzville, New Jersey and Gayville, South Dakota.
The JACKASS Bunch (cast): 3rd movie confirmed - possibly in 3D
Also from JackAssWorld.com Knoxville makes the official announcement of the 3rd movie with a disclaimer:
Okay, everybody, this is going to be short but sweet. We (and by we I mean everybody) are doing a third jackass movie. Woohoo and honk-honk! It will come out in late 2010 and it may or may not be in 3-D. I know it’s being reported it will be in 3-D, but until we test those cameras out we won’t make the decision. Anyway, whatever dimension it’s in, just know its going to be f’ed. We’re back, and jackass 3 is cumming soon.
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army’s First Earth Battalion, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
Directed by Grant Heslov and set for release on November 6th, 2009, “The Men Who Stare at Goats”; stars George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Rebecca Mader, and Terry Serpico.
Looks hilarious. George Clooney (who THRALL WORLD loathed for years following the unforgivable disaster, “Batman And Robin”) has suddenly emerged as an actor we look forward to seeing following his roles in “Syriana”, “Burn After Reading”, and “Solaris”. Batman has more than recovered and excelled and so, it appears, has Clooney.
Source: Youtube THRALL WORLD has not laughed this hard all year long. Roland Emmerich is truly the Ed Wood of his time. In the scene below Emmerich shows us the finesse needed to avoid being swallowed up by the much Nostradamus-prophesized apocalyptic earthquake that will inevitably devour California. It turns out all you need is a limo and all of the combined luck of every human being that has ever lived on this planet over the course of our species entire existence…
But contrary to what you might think – we absolutely WILL be in attendance on opening day. Why!? As we mentioned previously…
Plot synopsis: An academic researcher leads a group of people in a fight to counteract the apocalyptic events that were predicted by the ancient Mayan calendar.
“Directed” AND “written” by Roland Emerich (ooo boy…) and scheduled for release on November 13th, ’2012′ stars; John Cusack, Thandie Newton, Woody Harrelson, Amanda Peet, Morgan Lily, Danny Glover, and Oliver Platt.
“So I have officially been diagnosed, by a real doctor, with THE SWINE FLU. I know everyone will suggest that fucking a pig is how this disease was obtained. However, the doctor said, my past choices in women have in no way contributed to me acquiring this mysterious sickness. Unfortunately, I am going to survive.”
Upcoming MARILYN MANSON world tour dates:
Sep 23 2009 @ Agora Quebec
Sep 25 2009 @ Metro Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sep 26 2009 @ Coliseum Moncton, New Brunswick
Oct 5 2009 @ Challenge Stadium Perth
Oct 7 2009 @ Thebarton Adelaide
Oct 10 2009 @ Festival Hall Melbourne
Oct 14 2009 @ Hordern Pavilion Sydney
Oct 17 2009 @ Entertainment Centre Brisbane
Nov 6 2009 @ MALMO ARENA Malmo
Nov 9 2009 @ THE GLOBE Stockholm
Nov 11 2009 @ Hartwall Arena Helsinki
Nov 12 2009 @ New Arena St. Petersburg
Nov 13 2009 @ B1 Club Moscow
Nov 15 2009 @ Arena Riga
Nov 17 2009 @ Stodola Warsaw
Nov 18 2009 @ TEMPODROME Berlin
Nov 19 2009 @ PALLADIUM Cologne
Nov 21 2009 @ SPORTHALLE Hamburg
Nov 23 2009 @ JAHRHUNDERTHALLE Frankfurt
Nov 24 2009 @ ZENITH Munich
Nov 26 2009 @ PALAVERDE Treviso
Nov 27 2009 @ PALASHARP Milan
Nov 29 2009 @ ZENITH Toulouse
Dec 1 2009 @ CAMPO PEQUENO Lisbon
Dec 3 2009 @ Palacio de los Deportes Madrid
Dec 4 2009 @ Sant Jordi Club Barcelona
Dec 6 2009 @ ZENITH Lille
Dec 7 2009 @ HMH Amsterdam
Dec 9 2009 @ Brixton Academy London
Dec 10 2009 @ Brixton Academy London
Dec 13 2009 @ 02 Academy Birmingham
Dec 14 2009 @ Academy Manchester
Dec 15 2009 @ 02 Academy Glasgow
Dec 17 2009 @ Trent Arena Nottingham
Dec 18 2009 @ Lotto Arena Antwerp
Dec 20 2009 @ Rockhal Luxembourg
Dec 21 2009 @ ZENITH Paris
