Warner Bros has moved the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood to July 17, 2009. The vampires of Twilight will take its previous November 21, 2008 release date.
Kristen Bell will voice the leading female character in Imagi Studios 3-D computer animated film Astro Boy. Kristen is best know for her television role as Elle Bishop on Heroes (2007-2008) and her lead role on Veronica Mars. She recently appeared on the big screen in Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Created by Osamu Tezuka as a magna in 1952, the Astro Boy animated television series was first aired in 1963 in Japan. The upcoming movie is scheduled for 2009. It will be directed by David Bowers (Flushed Away). Also lending their voices will be Freddie Highmore as Astro Boy, Nicolas Cage as Dr. Tenma, Bill Nighy as Dr. Elefun, Donald Sutherland as General Stone, Eugene Levy as Orrin, Nathan Lane as Ham Egg, Madeline Carroll as Widget / Grace, and Sterling Beaumon as Sludge / Sam.
Michael Keaton will voice Barbie's boyfriend, Ken, in Toy Story 3. Keaton has worked with Pixar before as the voice of Chick Hicks in Cars (2006).
Barbie will once again be voiced by Jodi Benson who is best know for voicing Ariel in Disney's Little Mermaid (1989).
Returning to lend their voices to the other toys are Tom Hanks as Woody, Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear, Joan Cusack as Jessie, John Ratzenberger as Hamm the Piggy Bank, Wallace Shawn as Rex the Green Dinosaur, Don Rickless as Mr Potato Head and Estelle Harris as Mrs Potato Head.
In Toy Story 3, the toys find themselves in a day-care center after Andy goes off to college. It is scheduled for release June 18, 2010
Fox has release two new international posters for Max Payne.
Based on the hard-hitting interactive video game, Mark Wahlberg plays Max Payne, a maverick cop determined to track down those responsible for the brutal murder of his family and partner. He's joined by an assassin, Mona Sax, played by Mila Kunis, who is out to avenge her sister's death.
Also starring Beau Bridges as BB Hensley and Ludacris as Jim Bravura.
Mark Wahlberg recently appeared in M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening (2008).
Mila Kunis voices Meg Griffin on Family Guy (1999-2008) but is best known as Jackie Burkhart from That 70's Show.
Beau Bridges has been busy portraying Major General Hank Landry on Stargate SG-1 and also appears in the Stargate movies Ark of Truth and Continuum. You can catch him as Carl Hickey on My Name Is Earl.
Ludacris may be better know for working on soundtracks than acting but he's working on a career playing more than just a DJ with an upcoming role in RocknRolla (2008).
The new 90210 comes to The CW, Tuesday September 2nd. Watch for guest appearances by Jennie Garth as Kelly Taylor and Shannen Doherty as Brenda Walsh.
Since Charmed (1998-2001), Shannen has done a few television appearances, the most notable being 6 episodes as Alexandra Hudson on North Shore (2004-2005).
Jennie Garth has busied herself as Valeria Tyler on What I like About You (2002-2006).
This fall, The CW is adding an updated 90210 to it's lineup on Tuesdays at 8:00 pm. Harry Mills is a graduate of West Beverly Hills High School who returns to the famous zip code to look after his mother. When he moves his family from Kansas, Harry takes a job as the new principal of West Beverly. Now, his kids, Annie and Dixon are not only the "new kids" from the mid west but also the principals children.
The Mills Family
Shenae Grimes (Darcy Edwards on Degrassi: The Next Generation) plays Annie Mills, a sweet and friendly girl with a passion for the theater.
Tristan Wilds (The Wire) plays Annie's adopted brother, Dixon Mills, a star athlete and scholar.
Rob Estes (Kyle McBride on Melrose Place) plays Mills family patriarch, Harrison "Harry" Mills.
Lori Loughlin (Summerland, Full House) plays wife Celia Mills, an Olympic athlete who now works as a personal trainer.
Jessica Walter (Arrested Development) plays Harry's mother Tabitha Mills, a feisty-but-faded former television star and charter member of the Betty Ford Clinic.
The Classmates
Dustin Milligan (Runaway) plays Ethan Ward, a popular jock whose abilities rival Dixon's.
AnnaLynne McCord (Nip/Tuck) plays Naomi Bennett, a hot, spoiled rich girl and Ethan's girlfriend.
Michael Steger (The Winner) plays Navid Shirazi, an aspiring reporter who heads up the school's daily newscast.
Jessica Stroup (Prom Night) plays Daphne "Silver" Silver, a rebel who produces and stars in a YouTube-type video series.
Still uncast is the role of Hannah Zuckerman-Vasquez, the daughter of Andrea Zuckerman and Jesse Vasquez, host of the West Beverly Blaze news show.
The Teachers
Ryan Eggold (Dirt) plays Ryan Matthews, a smart and funny teacher.
Jeannie Garth (the original Beverly Hills, 90210) plays Kelly Taylor, the beautiful guidance counselor.
The Others
Replacing Nat and The Peach Pit will be Max Silver, Daphne's 24-year-old brother, is a working man who manages the family movie theater at the Century City Mall. His role is still uncast.
Tori Spelling will make a guest appearance in the pilot episode
Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort, opened a new amusement park ride, based on the television series The Simpsons. The storyline is based on Sideshow Bob escaping from prison and taking over Krustyland to get revenge on Krusty and the Simpsons.
"For twenty years I've been dreaming about this, and here it is -- a wild, thrilling Simpsons Ride put together by a huge number of talented artists and amusement-park maniacs," says Matt Groening.
Fox has officially announced Dollhouse begins January 2009 at 8:00 PM, taking over the time slot of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, just before 24.
Here's some press release photos. [Click to see the full image]
DOLLHOUSE (Mondays, 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT): Joss Whedon, creator of groundbreaking cult favorites "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Firefly," returns to television and reunites with fellow "Buffy" alumna Eliza Dushku for a thrilling new drama, DOLLHOUSE. ECHO (Dushku) is an "Active," a member of a highly illegal and underground group who have had their personalities wiped clean so they can be imprinted with any number of new personas. Confined to a secret facility known as the "Dollhouse," Echo and the other Actives including SIERRA (Dichen Lachman, "Neighbours") and VICTOR (Enver Gjokaj, "The Unit") carry out engagements assigned by ADELLE (Olivia Williams, "X-Men: The Last Stand," "Rushmore"), one of the Dollhouse leaders. The engagements cater to the wealthy, powerful and connected, and require the Actives to immerse themselves in all manner of scenarios - romantic, criminal, uplifting, dangerous, comical and the occasional "pro bono" good deed. After each scenario, Echo, always under the watchful eye of her handler BOYD (Harry Lennix, "Commander in Chief," 24), returns to the mysterious Dollhouse where her thoughts, feelings and experiences are erased by TOPHER (Fran Kranz, "Welcome to the Captain"), the Dollhouse’s genius programmer. Echo enters the next scenario with no memory of before. Or does she? As the series progresses, FBI Agent PAUL SMITH (Tahmoh Penikett, "Battlestar Galactica") pieces together clues that lead him closer to the Dollhouse, while Echo stops forgetting, her memories begin to return and she slowly pieces together her mysterious past. DOLLHOUSE revolves around Echo’s blossoming self-awareness and her desire to discover her true identity. But with each new engagement, comes a new memory and increased danger inside and outside the Dollhouse.
PRODUCTION COMPANIES: 20th Century Fox Television, Mutant Enemy Inc.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/WRITER/DIRECTOR: Joss Whedon
CAST: Eliza Dushku as Echo, Olivia Williams as Adelle, Tahmoh Penikett as Paul, Fran Kranz as Topher, Dichen Lachman as Sierra, Enver Gjokaj as Victor, Harry Lennix as Boyd
Paramount has released photos of most of the major players in the G.I. Joe movie coming to theaters August 7, 2009. What happened to all the khaki and camouflage of the Joe team? At least the body armor looks cool. I hope this is a preview of Destro because with out his beryllium steel mask, he's just some guy who sells guns. Now bring on Cobra Commander and Zartan!
Now that the next installment of the Terminator franchise, Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, is filming, expect to see more casting news. The film will focus on the war between humanity and Skynet and target a PG-13 audience. Director McG has stated it's about the development of the Model 101 Terminator. Watch for it in theaters May 22, 2009.
The newest cast addition is rapper Common who will play a freedom fighter and member of John Connor's inner circle. He will play The Gunsmith in Wanted, coming June 27, 2008, starring James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie.
Christian Bale (Batman) plays John Connor, the leader of the human resistance. Anton Yelchin (Chekov in Star Trek (2009)) is Kyle Reese who becomes friends with an early Terminator named Marcus, played by Sam Worthington.
Rumors have Moon Bloodgood (Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)) taking on the female lead as a battle-hardened member of the resistance.
