Time Warner Fights Web Copies of 'Dark Knight'

Warner Bros. is going after the Web sites that posted pirated copies of the hit new Batman film "The Dark Knight." A spokesman for the Time Warner studio says it is taking action: "We actively search for these sites and services and have them taken down."

Source: CNet

THE MEDIA MOVIE CRITICS WILL BE GREEN WITH ENVY TODAY!

OH MY! I go to Yahoo Canada and everything's GREEN! Must be the Hulk movie comes out TODAY! Forget Hulk Hogan! This Hulkster is getting a lot of marketing attention. It's Burger King time!

CHINA COMMENT FALLOUT: Sharon Stone not welcome at Shanghai film fest.

The backlash in China against Sharon Stone continued Wednesday as the Shanghai International Film Festival said the American actress was not welcome at this year's event. The 50-year-old "Basic Instinct" star provoked outrage in China after suggesting the recent earthquake in central Sichuan province may have been the result of bad "karma" because of Beijing's rule in Tibet. French fashion house Christian Dior dropped Stone from its Chinese ads after she made the comments in May during a Cannes Film Festival red-carpet interview.

BLAZE THREATENS TO DESTROY UNIVERSAL STUDIOS.

Movie giant Universal Studios in California is facing devastation after a huge fire ripped through the iconic set of buildings on Sunday (01Jun08). According to TMZ.com, the Los Angeles City Fire Department has sent 40 squads of firefighters to try to tackle and contain the blaze, which is believed to have started at 5.15am. The fire has destroyed at least one building and has caused intensive damage to the studio's famous Earthquake movie ride, according to early reports.
There are no reported injuries. Details as to how the blaze started were unavailable.

Hef wants Robert Downey Jr to play him in movie

ROBERT DOWNEY JR. has been tipped to play legendary porn mogul HUGH HEFNER in a big-screen biopic - after reportedly impressing the Playboy entrepreneur with his lead role in IRON MAN.Veteran lothario Hefner was so pleased with the former hellraiser's portrayal of wealthy playboy Tony Stark in this year's (08) comic blockbuster, he is desperate to sign him up for the role.

According to Illinois newspaper the Chicago Sun-Times, Hefner wants Downey Jr. to start shooting the movie - entitled Playboy - next summer (09). And the Golden Globe-winner is said to be keen to take on the role of Hefner - as long as the script is right. Apollo 13 filmmaker Brian Grazer has already been signed up as the film's producer, according to the publication.

Harry Potter Actor FATALLY STABBED!

A teenage actor who will appear in the forthcoming "Harry Potter" movie was stabbed to death in a brawl outside a south London bar early Saturday, police said.

Rob Knox, 18, (in the blue t-shirt with his mom and brother) was caught up in a fight outside the Metro Bar in Sidcup just after midnight, London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement. The teen's death, less than two weeks after another youngster was brutally slain only a few miles away, has focused the British capital's attention on knife crime.

Knox plays Ravenclaw student Marcus Belby in "Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince," the sixth cinematic installment of the wildly popular Harry Potter series, set for release this fall. Warner Brothers said it was shocked by the news.

Source: MSNBC

'Indiana Jones' And the Kingdom of Facebook.

In a marketing campaign on Facebook to promote "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," Viacom's Paramount Pictures is allowing site users to send their friends a virtual version of Indy's iconic brown hat. In less than 12 hours, all 250,000 of the hats sold out.

Viacom's 'Indiana Jones' Headed for Record.

"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," from Viacom's Paramount Pictures, earned $56 million in ticket sales in its first two days and may be headed for a record. The movie is projected to take in $252 million during its stint in U.S. theaters, the most of any summer film.

Harrison Ford on May 22 Good Morning America (Video)

CRAZY FANS: Black fans MAD that Blair Underwood is dating a white woman in SEX and the CITY movie!

Actor BLAIR UNDERWOOD faced a backlash from black fans after he appeared on SEX AND THE CITY as the African-American lover of a white character. Underwood, the first African-American actor to join the sitcom's predominantly white cast, played Miranda Hobbs' boyfriend, Dr. Robert Leeds - a role which he claims didn't meet the approval of some fans.

But the Dirty Sexy Money star insists his female fans relented after learning he has been married to Desiree DaCosta, a black woman, for 13 years. He says, "In terms of the black female audience, usually in your body of work if you've proven that you love your sisters (black women) and will come back home, they will give you a pass when you jump ship. "I hear it all the time. I heard, 'We'll get you a pass because we know you're married to a black woman.'"

Media Attention: Nigerian movie makes history in Cannes, France!

In faraway France, at the ongoing prestigious Cannes Films Festival, Mirror of Beauty, an epic Nollywood movie shot on 35mm, has made history for Nigeria and indeed, the African continent. Good news filtering in has it that the movie, from the stable of Atlantic Overseas, has been accepted and endorsed for the main screening at the biggest filmmakers gathering globally. In fact, for over 30 years, no Nigerian movie has ever achieved such an unprecedented feat. Nollywood is Nigeria's brilliant movie industry. More in the Nigerian Sun papers.

HUDSON ENVIES GLAMOROUS SATC CO-STARS!

Oscar winner JENNIFER HUDSON found it difficult working with her glamorous co-stars on SEX AND THE CITY: THE MOVIE - because she was jealous of their high-fashion costumes. The Dreamgirls star landed a role as lead character Carrie Bradshaw's personal assistant in the movie version of the hit U.S. TV show - and longed to dress in designer wares like the four New York party girls. But Hudson was left disappointed, as her character was unable to afford the expensive creations made famous in the show.

She says, "I wanted to dress like them. But it was unrealistic for my character. Her budget was not their budget. She was just a college kid... so she couldn't afford any of that stuff." However, the star wasn't left too glum with her budget outfits - because she hates wearing high-heels. She explains, "To be honest, I don't like any shoes. And I can't stand high-heels. I don't know what are the highest heels I've ever had. I've never been label crazy." What's wrong with we black women? She's got an Oscar, they don't and yet she wants more!!!

Here's a picture from the "Juno" Press conference.

TOKYO - MAY 07: (L-R) Japanese actress Satomi Iisihara and actress Ellen Page attend a press conference for 'Juno' at Imperial Hotel Tokyo on May 7, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images) The movie comes out on the 14th of June. Yes, when I schooled in England, we didn't even see Hollywood movies till 6 months after America saw it.

Speed Racer is coming to theaters near you.

Born to race cars, Speed Racer is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized - the legendary Rex Racer, whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill. Find out what the movie is about and watch the trailer.

Analyzing ABC's 3-hour "Raisin in the Sun" with Diddy.

I thought that man can ACT! Sean Diddy Combs did a fabulous job. Now I thought I was dreaming when I walked into the room and heard someone on the show speaking in my African language-Yoruba. The guy was actually a Yoruba guy from Nigeria per his name. He was the African boyfriend in the show. Phylicia Rashad and Sanaa Lathan also are looking at Emmy awards later this year! Great job!

Oscarama: Looking GOOD for "Juno" as the movie snags early awards Saturday.

"Juno," the beloved teen pregnancy movie from Montreal-born Jason Reitman, was the undeniable belle of the ball on Saturday at the Spirit Awards honouring the best in independent film.

Tennessee lands filming for 'Hannah Montana' movie.

The upcoming Hannah Montana movie will be filmed in Middle Tennessee and Los Angeles, a spokeswoman for The Walt Disney Co. said Thursday evening. Filming will begin in early May with the movie scheduled for release May 1, 2009, according to spokeswoman Heidi Trotta.

Juno will be sold at Starbucks.

The box office hit "Juno" will be the first Fox Home Entertainment DVD to be sold at Starbucks coffee outlets in the United States. The DVD of the Oscar-nominated Fox Searchlight film is set for release April 15. In the latest box office rankings, "Juno" is No. 7 after 11 weeks. No word on any such Canadian partnership yet.

"Crash" coming to TV.

"Crash," the racially charged drama that won the Oscar for best picture of 2005, is coming to the small screen later this year as a TV series for the Starz network, the pay cable channel said on Monday.