Release Date Announcements : LES MISERABLES, THE THREE STOOGES, 1000 A.E., WANDERLUST and ROBOPOCALYPSE

LES MISERABLES - December 7, 2012

A cinematic adaptation of the famous Broadway musical, directed by Tom Hooper ("The King's Speech") and starring Hugh Jackman, Russel Crowe, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter. The script is being written by William Nicholson (Elizabeth: The Golden Age").


THE THREE STOOGES - April 4, 2012.

The Stooges remake will be directed by the Farrelly Brothers ("Hall Pass", "There's Something About Mary") and will star Sean Hayes as Larry, Chris Diamantopoulos as Moe, and Will Sasso as Curly. Also starring in the movie : Jane Lynch, Larry David, Jennifer Hudson, Sophia Vergara and Stephen Collins.

1000 A.E. - June 7, 2013

A sci-Fi thriller directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Will Smith and his son, Jaden Smith. The story, taking place 1000 years in the future, involves a young boy who navigates an abandoned and sometimes scary Earth to save himself and his estranged father after their ship crashes. The script is being written by Shyamalan and Gary Whitta ("The Book of Eli")



WANDERLUST - February 24, 2012

Official Synopsis: Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston star in Wanderlust, a comedy from director David Wain (Role Models) and producer Judd Apatow (Knocked Up) about a couple who leaves the pressures of the big city and joins a freewheeling community where the only rule is to be yourself.

George (Rudd) and Linda (Aniston) are an overextended, stressed out Manhattan couple. After George is downsized out of his job, they find themselves with only one option: to move in with George's awful brother in Atlanta.

On the way there, George and Linda stumble upon Elysium, an idyllic community populated by colorful characters who embrace a different way of looking at things. Money? It can't buy happiness. Careers? Who needs them? Clothes? Only if you want them.

Is Elysium the fresh start George and Linda need? Or will the change of perspective cause more problems than it solves?

ROBOPOCALYPSE - July 3, 2013

"Robopocalypse" is a sci-fi thriller based on a novel written by Daniel H. Wilson. The story takes place in a future where humanity depends on machines to survive, until one day, when a childlike artificial intelligence known as Archos takes over the entire global network of machines and starts the Robot War. The movie will be directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Drew Goddard ("Cloverfield").

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THE WOLVERINE - Pre-Production Update

Filming for the sequel to "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" will begin next year. Until then, we're going to get plenty of pre-production news, like, for example, the recent update that tells us the script for "The Wolverine", originally written by Christopher McQuarrie ("Valkyrie"), will be rewritten by Mark Bomback ("Unstoppable", "Live Free or Die Hard"). According to Variety, the story will still take place in Japan and will feature a new character, called Viper:

"The story will find Wolverine suffering from amnesia and searching for answers about his past in the Japanese criminal underworld where he finds both love and tragedy. The entire cast will be comprised of Japanese and Japanese-American actors except for a newly-expanded character named Viper, who's the Caucasian secretary for Japan's Minister of Justice."

Since Ken Watanabe also stars in the movie, maybe he'll be playing the Minister of Justice. He certainly fits the bill. "The Wolverine" will be directed by James Mangold ("3:10 to Yuma", "Walk the Line"). The crew also includes cinematographer Matthew Libatique ("Iron Man", "Black Swan"), production designer François Audouy ("Avatar", "Spiderman") and costume designer Ellen Mirojnick ("Starship Troopers", "G.I. Joe").

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REAL STEEL (2011) - Featurette

A short featurette for the Disney & Dreamworks robot-boxing action drama "Real Steel", starring Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly and Anthony Mackie. This is basically a short presentation of the story and characters with plenty of footage from the movie. Directed by Shawn Levy ("Night at the Museum", "Date Night"), the movie will open on the 7th of October.

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THE WOLVERINE Starts Filming in October (hopefully)

In March, this year, Darren Aronofsky backed out of the sequel to Wolverine's X-Men origin story, emphatically titled "The Wolverine". Fans were certainly disappointed that the man behind such instant classics as "Requiem for a Dream" and "Black Swan" was unable to commit to the comic book movie. After much toil and trouble, 20th Century Fox managed to bring in James Mangold, another strong director whose body of work includes movies like 2007's "3:10 to Yuma", "Walk the Line" and "Girl, Interrupted". Not as richly imaginative as Aronofsky, you might say, but certainly a capable director who could even get Stallone to turn in an above-average performance in "Cop Land".

Now, we finally get an idea about whether or not the production is moving forward. Hugh Jackman has responded in an interview that they will start filming in October and the movie will be released in 2012. It's not the exact information fans are hoping for, but it's a start, considering how difficult the journey has been so far. Honestly, I don't care how long it takes, i just hope it will be an improvement over "X-Men Origins: Wolverine".

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REAL STEEL (2011) - Japan Teaser Trailer

Official Synopsis: A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near future [the year 2020], where the sport of boxing has gone hi-tech, “Real Steel” stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback.

Release Dates: 

• October 7, 2011 (US) 
• December 17, 2011 (Japan)

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