Spotlight On "Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows"

Sneak Peek the second trailer supporting Warners upcoming release "Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows", the second Warners feature starring actors Robert Downey Jr. as 'Sherlock Holmes' and Jude Law as 'Dr. Watson'.

Directed by Guy Ritchie, "Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows" is produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin.

The film is a sequel to the 2009 feature "Sherlock Holmes" based on the character of the same name, created by author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

In the new movie, Holmes and Watson', join forces to outwit the 'cunning' adversary, 'Professor Moriarty' :

"...Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room... until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large—Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris)—and not only is he Holmes' intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may actually give him an advantage over the renowned detective.

"When the Crown Prince of Austria is found dead, the evidence, as construed by 'Inspector Lestrade' (Eddie Marsan), points to suicide.

But Sherlock Holmes deduces that the prince has been the victim of murder—a murder that is only one piece of a larger and much more portentous puzzle, designed by one Professor Moriarty.

"Mixing business with pleasure, Holmes tracks the clues to an underground gentlemen's club, where he and his brother, 'Mycroft Holmes' (Stephen Fry) are toasting Dr. Watson on his last night of bachelorhood. It is there that Holmes encounters 'Sim' (Noomi Rapace), a Gypsy fortune teller, who sees more than she is telling and whose unwitting involvement in the prince's murder makes her the killer's next target. Holmes barely manages to save her life and, in return, she reluctantly agrees to help him.

"The investigation becomes ever more dangerous as it leads Holmes, Watson and Sim across the continent, from England to France to Germany and finally to Switzerland. But the cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead as he spins a web of death and destruction—all part of a greater plan that, if he succeeds, will change the course of history.."

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"Red Tails": May The Air Force Be With You

Sneak Peek the new trailer supporting the upcoming WW II action feature, "Red Tails", executive produced by George Lucas.

Inspired by the air force exploits of the first all African-American aerial combat unit,"Red Tails" is produced by Rick McCallum and Charles Floyd Johnson for director Anthony Hemingway ("Battlestar Galactica").

"I am humbled and honored to direct the story of the 'Tuskegee Airmen' -- heroes who have paved the way so others could have the opportunity to pursue their dreams," said Hemingway.

"Red Tails" stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Bryan Cranston, Nate Parker, David Oyelowo, Tristan Wilds, Cliff Smith aka Method Man, Kevin Phillips, Rick Otto, Lee Tergesen, Andre Royo, Ne-Yo, Elijah Kelley, Marcus T. Paulk, Leslie Odom Jr., Michael B. Jordan and Daniela Ruah.

Scripted by John Ridley, the film was shot in Prague, Italy, Croatia and England.

"I've wanted to do this film for a great many years," said Lucas.

"'The Tuskegee Airmen' were such superb pilots that it was essential for us (ILM) to create visual effects that would live up to their heroism and put audiences in the cockpit with them."

'Red Tails' was the name of the first group of black airmen to serve as pilot escorts for American bombers, over Italy and Germany in 1945.Under President Franklin Roosevelt, the US soldiers were first sent to Tuskegee, Alabama to train.

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Sneak Peek "Streetdance 2"

Sneak Peek the new poster and trailer supporting the Brit feature "Streetdance 2" 3D, directed by Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini, starring Falk Hentschel as 'Ash', whose crew is defeated at a 'dance battle' against the US crew 'Invincible'.

'Street dance', aka 'vernacular dance' is an umbrella term used to describe dance styles that evolved outside of dance studios in any available open space such as streets, dance parties, block parties, parks, school yards, raves and nightclubs.They are often improvisational and social in nature encouraging interaction and contact with spectators and the other dancers.

"Streetdance 2" also stars Sofia Boutella, George Sampson and Tom Conti, opening March 2012.

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"Bonnie Lass": More Pluck Than Plan

Red 5 Comics'"Bonnie Lass" #2, available October 19, 2011, is written by Tyler Fluharty and Michael Mayne, with illustrations by Mayne :

"...spirited modern-day she-pirate, 'Bonnie Lass', has her hands on the mysterious map that even her legendary pirate father could not decipher. With more pluck than plan, her crew sets sail to find some treasure, kick some tail, raise some eyebrows, and deal with some daddy issues..."
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Sneak Peek The New "Tintin" Poster

Sneak Peek the official final poster and new trailer, supporting the 3D CG motion capture feature "The Adventures Of Tintin", produced and directed by Steven Spielberg.

Other producers include Peter Jackson and Kathleen Kennedy, working from a screenplay by Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish.

The film is based on Begian creator Hergé's "The Crab with the Golden Claws", "The Secret of the Unicorn" and "Red Rackham's Treasure"

Jackson's company Weta Digital provided the film's computer animation, with Jackson planning to direct a follow-up feature, based on Hergé's "Prisoners Of The Sun".

From The Kennedy/Marshall Company, WingNut Films, Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks Pictures, "The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn" will be distributed by Paramount in North America, December 23, 2011.

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Schwarzenegger Makes His "Last Stand"

Lionsgate reports that director Kim Jee-Woon’s "The Last Stand" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, will start October 17, 2011, shooting throughout locations in New Mexico and Nevada.

Also cast are Zach Gilford, Forest Whitaker, Luis Guzman ), Rodrigo Santoro , Johnny Knoxville, Jaimie Alexander, Eduardo Noriega, Peter Stormare and Harry Dean Stanton.

Screenplay is by Andrew Knauer and Jeffrey Nachmanoff for producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura :

"..'Sheriff Owens' (Schwarzenegger) is a man who has resigned himself to a life of fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town 'Sommerton Junction' after leaving his 'LAPD' post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with failure and defeat after his partner was crippled.

"After a spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy, the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the hemisphere is hurtling toward the border at 200 mph in a specially outfitted car with a hostage and a fierce army of gang members. He is headed, it turns out, straight for Summerton Junction, where the whole of the U.S. law enforcement will have their last opportunity to make a stand and intercept him before he slips across the border forever. At first reluctant to become involved, and then counted out because of the perceived ineptitude of his small town force, Owens ultimately accepts responsibility for one of the most daring face offs in cinema history..."

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Marvel Studios Conjuring Up "Doctor Strange"

Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige talked about a big screen "Doctor Strange" motion picture @ the New York Comic Con, and about how next year's "The Avengers" feature will pave the way for 'phase two' of the 'Marvel Cinematic Universe'.

"I think I can probably say sooner rather than later in some announcements on 'Doc Strange'," said Feige. "I would love to see him part of 'phase two'..."

A big screen adaptation of Marvel Comics' 'Sorcerer Supreme', "Dr. Strange" has always interested parent company Disney, looking to be part of a potential billion dollar earning, "Harry Potter"-type 'sorcery' movie franchise, with several spin-off possibilities including Strange tutoring a young novice (s) .

Following their Marvel Comics' success with "The Amazing Spider-Man", writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko debuted'Doctor Strange' in Marvel Comics' "Strange Tales" #110 (July 1963), fashioning the physical look of the character after creator Lee Falk's popular, 1930's comic strip character "Mandrake The Magician".

'Dr. Stephen Strange' was an arrogant, womanizing world-renowned neurosurgeon, until a Chappaquiddick-like car accident damaged his hands, preventing him from conducting surgery.

In desperation, a bitter Strange seeks out a legendary Tibetan hermit living in a 'Lost Horizon' of the Himalayas who may have a cure for his debilitating condition. Strange finds 'The Ancient One', possessed of the knowledge of sorcerous spells and incantations, invoking names and aspects of extra-dimensional objects and beings of power.

Some of these phenomena include the 'Flames of the Faltine', the 'Shades of the Seraphim' and the 'Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth'.

When Strange selflessly thwarts the evil ambitions of the Ancient One's disciple 'Baron Mordo', the 500-year old wizard tutors Strange in the 'mystic arts', teaching him how to use magical artifacts to augment his power, including the 'Cloak of Levitation', the all-seeing 'Eye of Agamotto' and the 'Book of the Vishanti'.

Strange uses his magic to achieve a number of effects, including energy projection, teleportation, telepathy and astral projection.

Strange was also schooled in the use of addictive and corruptive 'dark magic' by one-time foe 'Kaluu', using it to destroy the entity known as 'Shuma-Gorath'.

Doctor Strange has been featured in several self-titled Marvel Comics series and Marvel-endorsed products including arcade/video games, animated TV series, a direct-to-DVD film and merchandise including trading cards.

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"Robot Chicken" Hooks Up With DC Entertainment

DC Entertainment chief creative officer Geoff Johns and Seth Green, co-creator of the animated comedy TV series "Robot Chicken", will produce a "Robot Chicken" DC Comics' characters special to air in 2012.

The "Robot Chicken/DC Comics special" (aka "RC/DC") starts production November 2011, scripted by Johns and Mad Magazine writer Kevin Shinick.

Created and executive produced by Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Douglas Goldstein and Tom Roo, "Robot Chicken" uses stop motion animation of toys, action figures and claymation, focusing on mocking pop culture, referencing toys, movies, television, cartoons and comic books.

Produced by Stoop!d Monkey, ShadowMachine Films, Williams Street and Sony Pictures Digital, "Robot Chicken' airs in the US as part of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim (Animation) block and in Canada on the Teletoon at Night block.

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