"Resident Evil: Afterlife"

The Toronto-lensed feature "Resident Evil: Afterlife" from Sony's Screen Gems will be released in 3D and 2D venues September 10.

Written/directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, the fourth installment, based on the best-selling series of video games, stars Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Spencer Locke, Wentworth Miller, Shawn Roberts, Boris Kodjoe, Kim Coates, Norman Yeung and Kasey Barnfield.

"...'Resident Evil: Afterlife' follows 'Alice' as she continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. When her deadly battle with the 'Umbrella Corporation' reaches new heights, Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the 'Undead' leads them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of zombies as Alice and her comrades in arms are about to step into a deadly trap..."

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Greengrass Launching "Fantastic Voyage"

Director Paul Greengrass ("United 93") is in talks to direct a 3D reboot of the 1966 feature "Fantastic Voyage" for 20th Century Fox and James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment.

To be produced by James Cameron, "Fantastic Voyage" will be shot in 3D, using the same technologies Cameron and Jon Landau's Lightstorm used for "Avatar."

The new screenplay is by Shane Salerno ("Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem).

The original film was written by Harry Kleiner, from a story by Otto Klement and Jerome Bixby.

The movie also inspired an animated Filmation TV series and book series by author Issac Asimov.

In "Fantastic Voyage", The US and Soviet Union develop technology allowing matter to be miniaturized using a process to shrink individual atoms. But the smaller an object is made, the quicker it will revert back to its original size.

Scientist 'Jan Benes', working behind the Iron Curtain, calculates a way to make the shrinking process work indefinitely and with the help of the CIA, escapes to the West, but an assassination attempt leaves him comatose, with a blood clot in his brain.

To save his life, 'Charles Grant', pilot 'Captain Bill Owens', 'Dr. Michaels', 'Dr. Peter Duval' and his assistant 'Cora Peterson' board the submarine 'Proteus', which is miniaturized and injected into Benes.

The ship is reduced to one micrometre in length, giving the team one hour to repair the clot; after that, the submarine will begin to revert back to its normal size, becoming large enough for Benes' immune system to attack it.

The crew are forced to detour through the heart, inner ear and the lungs. When the surgical laser needed to destroy the clot is damaged, it becomes obvious there is a saboteur on the mission, with only six minutes remaining to operate and exit the body.

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"Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions"

Slated for release September 2010, the new video game "Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions" from developers Beenox, gives players the opportunity to travel across four dimensions, harnessing the unique powers and abilities of different versions of the wall-crawler.


"...Each dimension wraps players in a stunning visual presentation and engrossing gameworld pulled directly from the comics--but it doesn't end there. Gameplay also changes from dimension to dimension with new combat styles and abilities unfolding as you progress.

"The "Amazing Spider-Man" experience delivers innovative web-centric battles and visuals in a world that pays tribute to the classic era of the Webhead. In contrast, "Spider-Man Noir" features a cunning and covert depiction of Spider-Man, who utilizes shadows to perform stealth takedowns in a 1930's-influenced, black-and-white cinematic environment..."

"Each action-packed universe will have its own detailed art design and thrilling missions," said Rob Kostich, Head of Marketing, Activision Publishing, Inc., "challenging gamers to use new skill sets to defeat enemies as they unlock powerful new moves and progress through the game."

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John Lennon "Rare and Unseen"

Wienerworld and MVD Visual confirm the North American DVD release of John Lennon "Rare and Unseen" is May 18, 2010.

The next title of the "Rare and Unseen" series takes an inside look at the rock musician, singer-songwriter, author and peace activist who became one of the world's most successful solo artists after his departure from the Beatles in 1969.


"...From his musical/songwriting input with the Beatles (especially his partnership with McCartney) to his astronomical solo career, Lennon has written some of the most popular music in rock and roll history. After the Beatles, Lennon enjoyed a successful solo career with such acclaimed albums as 'Imagine' and iconic songs such as "Give Peace a Chance" and "Imagine". His final album, 'Double Fantasy' was released less than a month before his death. This brand new DVD release is a collection of rare footage featuring original rare film and videos of the singer, newsreels and photographs from private collections..."

Featuring "Man of the Decade', aired once in 1969, "Aquarius", unseen since the 1970's, "Weekend World", unseen outside of the UK, "Frost", never released on DVD, plus conversation from Phil Collins, Len Goodman and Tony Barrow.

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Wizard World Toronto Comic Con

Entertainment celebrities and thousands of sci-fi/comic book fans attended the inaugural Wizard World Toronto Comic Con, a 3-day convention @ Exhibition Place's Direct Energy Centre, March 26, 27 and 28.

Wizard World is run by New York-based book/magazine publisher Wizard Entertainment.

400 exhibitors attended the event, hawking sci-fi, anime, comic books, video games, toys and original art.

"This is the culmination of movies, video games, TV, toys, comic books, sci-fi, horror and fantasy – all rolled into one," said Gareb Shamus, CEO, Wizard Entertainment.

The 2011 Wizard Entertainment Toronto Comic Con will return to the Direct Energy Centre, March 18-20..

“We were so pleased with how the city of Toronto and its fans got behind this event and made it such a success, that we wanted to commit to 2011 right away,” said Shamus. "The feedback from attendees, vendors and media has been overwhelmingly positive, and everyone who was a part of this show has already committed for next year."

The 2010 Toronto Comic con was the first of nine scheduled to date this year across North America. Anaheim is the next stop, set for April 16-18, 2010, at the Anaheim Convention Center, California.

Shamus founded Wizard Entertainment in 1991. Today, he publishes the consumer magazines "Wizard", "ToyFare", "FunFare" and numerous books about pop-culture’s top talent, comic books and toys.

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Mila Kunis Goes GQ

Actress Mila Kunis, who played 11-year old 'Gia Carangi' in the 1998 TV movie "Gia", before finding fame on the TV series "That '70s Show" as 'Jackie Burkhart', recently posed for a photo editorial in GQ Magazine.

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Mickey Mouse Moving Into Toronto's CBC

According to reports, the Walt Disney Co. is in serious talks with Canada's Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to lease space at CBC's Toronto headquarters.

CBC spokesman Jeff Keay confirmed the CBC has been seeking tenants for unused space in the building "to make better use of its resources", with the federal Conservatives apparently approving a proposal by the CBC to lease part of its space to Disney for up to 10 years, in a deal worth $4 million.

Every Sunday night, CBC continues to be "...proud to present classic and contemporary Disney films the entire family can enjoy..."

Anna Faris Enlists As "Private Benjamin"

Actress Anna Faris ("The House Bunny") will star in a New Line/Warners remake of the 1980 comedy feature "Private Benjamin", that intends to recruit more women into the armed forces.

Premise of the original film followed 'Judy Benjamin', who joins the Army after her husband dies during sex on their wedding night.

"Private Benjamin" received three Oscar nominations, including Best Actress for Hawn, Best Supporting Actress for Eileen Brennan and Best Original Screenplay.

The new film, produced by Mark Gordon ("Army Wives"), from a screenplay by Amy Talkington ("Brave New Girl"), will set the story in contemporary times with 'modern wars' as the backdrop.

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Fox Celebrates 75 Years

On the occasion of its 75th Anniversary as a movie studio, 20th Century Fox has designed new posters showcasing some of their most iconic feature films.

Specific tag lines include "The Day The Earth Stood Still" (75 years of Sci Fi"), "Patton" (75 years of Pride"), "Independence Day" ("75 years of Independence"), "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (75 years of Glamour"), "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" ("75 years of Dynamic Duos"), and "Alien" (75 years of Screams").

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Montreal Meets The Minotaur In "Immortals"

The city of Montreal, Quebec, whose CGI houses recreated the ancient world of 'Sparta' in "300", will now host Relativity Media's Greek mythology feature "Immortals" (aka "War of Gods") now prepping for a mid-April start.

The action adventure, based on a screenplay by Christian Gudegast, Charley and Vlas Parlapanides, stars actors John Hurt, Stephen Dorff, Kellan Lutz, Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke and Freida Pinto for director Tarsem Singh. Dorff will play 'Stavros', a master thief who joins 'Theseus' on his quest to help free Greece from the 'Titans'.

According to legend, the Titans were a race of powerful deities, descendants of 'Gaia' and 'Uranus', that ruled during the legendary 'Golden Age' of Greece.

The first generation of 'Twelve Titans', were the males 'Oceanus', 'Hyperion', 'Coeus', 'Cronus', 'Crius' and 'Iapetus', The females were 'Mnemosyne', 'Tethys', 'Theia', 'Phoebe', 'Rhea' and 'Themis'.

The second generation of Titans consisted of Hyperion's children 'Eos', 'Helios' and 'Selene', Coeus's daughters 'Leto' and 'Asteria', Iapetus's sons 'Atlas', 'Prometheus', 'Epimetheus', 'Menoetius' and Crius's sons 'Astraeus', 'Pallas' and 'Perses'.

Theseus was the founder-king of Athens, fathered by the god 'Poseidon' and 'Aethra', the wife of the king 'Aegeus', giving him a combination of divine and mortal characteristics. In his 'journey of labours', Theseus kills numerous orgres and monsters, including a half-man, half-horse 'centaur' and the half-man, half-bull 'Minotaur' in the 'Labyrinth'.

To be released by Universal November 11, 2011, "Immortals" is produced by "300" partners Gianni Nunnari, Hollywood Gang Prods., Mark Canton, Atmosphere Entertainment MM and Ryan Kavanaugh, Relativity Media...