Browsing: Lionsgate

If you have been jumping up and down awaiting the news on when the new Conan movie will arrive in theaters, today is your day.  Lionsgate has announced the Jason Momoa film will hit U.S. theaters on August 19, 2011, and feature a PG-13 rating.  I guess that means no nekkid women lamenting over Conan’s crushing defeat of his enemies. Sadly, the film will be done up as a 3-D release… When will they learn? via Den of Geek

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Bluewater Productions has announced that its Lionsgate Films titles, Warlock and Leprechaun are coming together for a double feature. The graphic novel features two parts.  Part one features an evil Warlock embarking on a mission to destroy a powerful book which contains a spell that imprisoned six other Warlocks. If the Warlock destroys the book, the curse is broken and the six Warlocks would be released back into the world free to cause death and destruction. And the second part cult film Leprechaun comes to the graphic novel world, this is the tale of Lubdan, the king and sole survivor…

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Marvel Studios and Lionsgate Home Entertainment have released the trailer for their next animated movie – Thor: Tales of Asgard.  Those who bought the Planet Hulk direct to DVD movie yesterday already saw it, but for those of us who are waiting for the weekend an that big big paycheck (hey, I can dream), this should tide you over. Movie Trailers – Movies Blog via MTV

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Deadline Hollywood is often dead on when posting rumors, so we’re going to believe the crew over there this time with their announcement that 30-year-old actor Jason Momoa has been cast as Conan in the Lionsgate Millenium Films latest adaptation of the Robert E. Howard’s classic character. Sources said that director Marcus Nispel was sold on Momoa, and won over the filmmakers by shooting a few trial scenes that allowed Momoa to wield a sword and behave very Schwarzenegger-like. This keeps the film on course for a March 15 production start in Bulgaria Sounds good to me.  Let’s get this…

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An odd surprise hit earlier this year was Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, which retells the Jane Austen story with the undead thrown in for good measure.  Lionsgate films will finance and distribute the film, but it’s Natalie Portman who is producing and starring. Portman will play feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet, who is distracted from her quest to eradicate the zombie menace by the arrival of the arrogant Mr. Darcy. As long as the movie isn’t as dog slow as the last Pride and Prejudice I was forced to watch a few years ago, I think it might actually work.…

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Pencil in April 16, 2010 as a day you’re going to be busy.  That’s the date Lionsgate is planning on releasing Matthew Vaughn’s  Kick-Ass movie adaptation. Lionsgate acquired North American distrib rights to “Kick-Ass” shortly after Comic-Con. Pic, starring Nicolas Cage and Aaron Johnson, is based on the bestselling comic by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. Storyline revolves around a young boy who inspires a subculture of wannabe superheroes who have no powers. I’m sure after the government takes all my money on the 15th, I’ll be ready to kick some ass of my own, so this looks like…

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As cool as some of the scenes from the new Punisher movie looked, the movie flopped at the box office this past weekend, bringing in an estimated $4 million.  To twist the knife even deeper, this opening was even worse than Howard the Duck – another Marvel property that has become a joke of the movie industry. For those worried that this is a death knell for Marvel, keep in mind this movie is not a Marvel Studios flick, but rather release by Lionsgate, who probably shot themselves in the foot by releasing Transporter 3 last weekend. Anyone see this?…

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