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Having just secured a fresh line of financing from moneybags backers Reliance, DreamWorks is now off to the film rights sweetshop, intending to splurge on some new projects. The first rainbow coloured treat has caught the company’s eye is the chance to make a movie based on Electronic Arts’ racing game series Need For Speed . Real Steel writer John Gatins has been involved with the project from the start, developing a script with brother George. The Speed console franchise is up to 18 entries now, with EA still planning to release one game a year. The titles haven’t traditionally had much in the way of narrative besides winning races, upgrading cars, steering clear of the cops etc. But the latest, The Run has added some more story elements, with actors Sean Faris and Christina Hendricks voicing characters involved in a race from San Francisco to New York that also involves crime, cops and – for the first time in the games’ history – a proper way to move on foot. It’s not known

Tate Taylor's The Help has crossed the $100 million mark in box office grosses in less than three weeks in release in a notable victory for DreamWorks and Participant Media. The Help: Movie Review The Disney-distributed movie hit the milestone Tuesday night, and has now earned $100.8 million domestically. Based on Kathryn Stockett's novel about Southern white women and their black maids, The Help has stayed at No. 1 the past two weekends; the film opened Aug. 10. “We never imagined this film, which began its journey inspired by the enthusiasm of a small group of Mississippi friends, would ever even get made. Now to have it seen and embraced by so many people is just beyond our wildest dreams," Taylor said in a statement. The film -- which is drawing early awards attention for its performances -- stars Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain, Allison Janney and Sissy Spacek. Ahna O'Reilly, Cicely Tyson, Aunjanue Ellis

THE POWER OF SIX , the follow up to the #1 New York Times Best Selling book, I AM NUMBER FOUR , is now available! Find out what happens when John Smith joins forces with some of his lost companions as they battle against the alien force bent on eliminating them in the second installment of the thrilling, action-packed Lorien Legacies series. Be sure to check out the official fan site and create a personalized news clip revealing your friend as an alien: http://iamnumberfourfans.com/activities/alert/ OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE:  http://www.facebook.com/iamnumberfourfans In the beginning they were a group of nine. Nine aliens who left their home planet of Lorien when it fell under attack by the evil Mogadorians, who scattered on Earth and went into hiding, who look like ordinary teenagers, but who have extraordinary skills. The Mogadorians killed Number One, Number Two, and Number Three. They tried to kill Number Four, John Smith ...and failed. Following a massive battle at the

Cowboy & Aliens Movie Review By: CubicleMike I want to welcome CubicleMike to the mix over here at SandwichJohnFilms. The Cube will be doing reviews from time to time for the site.  Here's his first review for the site and let me tell you there are SPOILERS ! You have been Warned! The title holds so much promise; “ Cowboys and Aliens ”. Who in their right mind, if you are male, didn’t play Cowboys and Indians when they were a kid or imagined stopping an invading hoard of aliens? Let me start by saying the main character (Jake Lonergan) in this film was supposed to be played by Robert Downey Jr .; but he had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts, I guess we will never know what may have been. The film starts out panning across what seems like the Arizona or New Mexico wilderness where our hero has been dumped or fell to exhaustion. Amnesiac Daniel Craig (Jake Lonergan) wakes up with no shoes, blood on his shirt with no food, water or even a horse. I think Daniel Cr

It looks like “ Cowboys & Aliens ” To take over Comic-Con 2011. Filmmaker Jon Favreau had just walked off stage Sunday night after a sparkling “ Iron Man ” reunion at the Hero Complex Film Festival, but his thoughts were already on a far-bigger spotlight moment this summer — Comic-Con International in San Diego. “The worldwide premiere of ‘ Cowboys & Aliens ’ will be at Comic-Con,” the director said of his hard-edged sci-fi western that stars Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde and Sam Rockwell “And not only are we going to premiere it there, we’re going to find a way to include as many of the fans as possible. I feel like they’ve come out for me, they’ve supported me.” UPDATE: Universal now says the premiere will be at the 2,967-seat San Diego Civic Theatre on July 23. The red carpet events begin at 7 p.m. with the film to follow an hour later. Ticket info will follow at the “ Cowboys & Aliens ” outlets on Facebook and Twitter The movie goes into wide

This is one of the most anticipated film that will be coming out this Summer Cowboys & Aliens . Today Jon Favreau delivered the second trailer for the film. It's not the exact trailer they showed at Wonder Con this year, but is defintaily worth a look. The film stars Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach, Paul Dano and Noah Ringer . Cowboys & Aliens is scheduled to be released on July 29, 2011. Watch the trailer after the Jump... The Year is 1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger named Jake Lonergan (Daniel Craig) with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford). It's a town that lives in fear. But Absolution is about to experience

I Am Number 4 Movie Review By: SandwichJohn I went into this film hoping for more than I got. The movie was directed D. J. Caruso ( Disturbia ) , produced by Michael Bay (You think Action throughout) and a cast that starred Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer, Dianna Agron, Kevin Durand, and Callan McAuliffe . But that was pretty much it. All the action was shown during the trailer. You would think by now we would figure that out, but sometimes you are hoping for more. You have to dream. There sure were some questions I had about this film while watching it, like why in the hell would a race from outer space need to drive a car? Wouldn't they have more advanced technology than this?  Sorry I am weird, I think of shit like that when I watch a movie. Alex Pettyfer  plays John Smith or whatever his name is. It changes from town to town. He is an alien from the plant Lorien and was sent to Earth with 8 other super babies to escape The Mogadorians who destroyed hi

DreamWorks delivers this new featurette, of the actors from the upcoming film I Am Number 4 doing their own stunts. The science fiction film, directed by D. J. Caruso, and starring Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer, Dianna Agron, Kevin Durand, and Callan McAuliffe . The film is based on the novel I Am Number Four, written by Jobie Hughes and James Frey. The film is being produced by Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg. Watch the video after the Jump... I Am Number Four | Nine infant aliens, who closely resemble humans, flee their home planet, Lorien, to hide on Earth. An invading species, the Mogadorians, have destroyed their planet, and follow them to Earth to hunt them down. Each of the nine aliens is given a guardian and will develop superhuman powers as they become adults. They are each assigned a number. These last children of Lorien can only be killed in the sequence of their numbers. Number Four (Alex Pettyfer), also named John Smith, moves to Paradi

Olivia Wilde Joins "Welcome to People" The actress, who stars in the studio’s forthcoming summer tentpole Cowboys & Aliens , has just been cast in Welcome to People . She joins Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks in the family drama about a businessman (Pine) who returns home after his estranged father’s death and discovers that he has an alcoholic sister (Banks) with a 12-year-old son. Wilde will play Hannah, the Pine character's girlfriend. Star Trek and Cowboys co-writer Alex Kurtzman is directing the film from a screenplay he wrote with regular collaborator Roberto Orci, and Jody Lambert. It’s Kurtzman’s directorial debut. Kurtzman and Orci are producing through their DreamWorks-based Paper Products banner, along with Bobby Cohen. Production is scheduled to begin in L.A. this month. Please Leave A Comment- Source- THR

What Number Are You I Am Number 4 trailer has landed and looks amazing. The science fiction film, directed by D. J. Caruso , and starring Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer, Dianna Agron, Kevin Durand , and Callan McAuliffe . The film is based on the novel I Am Number Four , written by Jobie Hughes and James Frey. The film is being produced by Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg . Watch the trailer after the Jump.. Nine infant aliens, who closely resemble humans, flee their home planet, Lorien, to hide on Earth. An invading species, the Mogadorians, have destroyed their planet, and follow them to Earth to hunt them down. Each of the nine aliens is given a guardian and will develop superhuman powers as they become adults. They are each assigned a number. These last children of Lorien can only be killed in the sequence of their numbers. Number Four ( Alex Pettyfer ), also named John Smith, moves to Paradise, Ohio, disguised as an American high school student.He makes

Favreau Out Does Himself Again Universal and director Jon Favreau have revealed the first trailer, For Cowboys & Aliens today. The ruff footage they showed us at Comic-Con this looked amazing and this trailer blows what we saw out of the water. The film stars Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford , and Olivia Wilde . Watch the trailer after the Jump.. The Year is 1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger named Jake Lonergan ( Daniel Craig ) with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde ( Harrison Ford ). It's a town that lives in fear. But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with b

Cowboys & Aliens Teaser Poster Today we got a teaser poster for the upcoming film Cowboys & Aliens and on Wednesday the trailer will arrive. The film was directed by Jon Favreau and produced by Ron Howard and Steven Spielberg , and  stars Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde and Sam Rockwell . View the entire poster after the Jump.. The Year is 1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger named Jake Lonergan ( Daniel Craig ) with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde ( Harrison Ford ). It's a town that lives in fear. But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking v

I Am Number Four Trailer Yahoo! Movies has the teaser trailer up for I Am Number Four . The sci-fi/action/teenage movie helmed by D.J. Caruso and produced by Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay and based on The New York Times bestselling novel I Am Number Four , the first book in a planned six-book series published by HarperCollins and written by Pittacus Lore , the nom de plume of authors Jobie Hughes and James Frey. Starring in the film are Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer, Dianna Agron, Kevin Durand and Callan McAuliffe . Watch the trailer after the Jump.. Nine infant aliens, who closely resemble humans, flee their home planet, Lorien, to hide on Earth. An invading species, the Mogadorians, have destroyed their planet, and follow them to Earth to hunt them down. Each of the nine aliens is given a guardian and will develop superhuman powers as they become adults. They are each assigned a number. These last children of Lorien can only be killed in the sequen

Daniel Craig To Star In The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Daniel Craig has closed his deal to play journalist Mikael Blomkvist in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo , a deal which factors in options for two sequels based on The Girl Who Played With Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest. The novels comprise the bestselling trilogy by late Stieg Larsson. Deadline told you first about the Craig talks, which back in June were hardly a certainty, because there were so many hurdles to jump. I'm told that with a whole lot of juggling between three studios, Craig will be able to make the movies. Essentially, he will begin work on the first film in Sweden, as soon as he removes his cowboy hat from shooting Cowboys and Aliens in the early fall. Scheduling was coordinated between Dragon Tattoo-maker Sony Pictures Entertainment, DreamWorks partners Stacey Snider and Steven Spielberg--who were flexible on the Cowboys and Aliens schedule--and James Bond rights holders Barbara Brocc

Who Is The Man In The Shadow From Cowboys & Aliens? Director Jon Favreau who’s about to film the adaptation Cowboys & Aliens, recently tweeted this image, which didn’t show much. Part of camera tests, showing a sihouette of some dude standing, with a very bright backlight, he’s obviously in costume but no one knows who that was. Jon talked to Collider at a recent screening of Empire Strikes Back that in deed it was film star Daniel Craig. Favreau: I know, if you look at him, we just did our camera tests. That’s him. On the Twitter pic? That’s him. We couldn’t really show too much because he didn’t want to reveal any images on Twitter but I wanted to kind of get a sense of the feel of it. He’s also somebody who plays an iconic figure that has a long tradition. So to have him playing a cowboy, I feel very good now having shot him and worked with him and hearing his thoughts. And the whole cast is great. With each person we add, the enthusiasm grows, with Rockwell and

Cowboys And Aliens Official Synopsis The movie will be starring Han Solo, James Bond, Justin Hammer, ever so sexy Quorra (Tron Legacy.) what more could you ask for in a film? The film really stars  Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, and Harrison Ford, Sam Rockwell and Noah Ringer. The film will be directed by Jon Favreau and Co-produced by Steven Spielberg. The film will be based on a graphic novel written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley from an original idea by Rosenberg. 1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger (Craig) with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don’t welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford). It’s a town that lives in fear. But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked

Timothy Olyphant Replaces Sharlto Copley In " I Am Number Four" Sharlto Copley has dropped out of the DreamWorks pic "I Am Number Four" and has been replaced by "Justified" star Timothy Olyphant. Copley, who rose to the top of studio casting lists after starring in breakout hit "District 9," had to bow out of the D.J. Caruso-helmed film due to scheduling conflicts with his upcoming press obligations for Fox's "The A-Team." But is this the real reason?  Filmdrunk has found out some interesting information on why Copley was replaced.  Sharlto Copley wanted wear a prosthetic nose and fake ears like Spock and look like an alien in the movie, while director DJ Caruso was adamant that the aliens were supposed to look just like regular humans, hence why they’re able to fit in. This was apparently such a sticking point that neither would budge, and Copley left the project. Olyphant, who is also on the rise thanks to the critical hit