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March 2011

VIDEO: Trailer for 'The Hangover: Part II'

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Warner Bros. has released the first full-length trailer for "The Hangover: Part II."

The Todd Phillips-directed sequel, set in Bangkok, Thailand, is set for a Memorial Day Weekend release and stars original thesps Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms and Justin Bartha.

Watch teaser below:

 

VIDEO: Watch a Clip from Joe Wright's 'Hanna'

Hanna_boffo Directed by Joe Wright, "Hanna" stars Saoirse Ronan as a 16 year-old assassin on the run. Cate Blanchett and Eric Bana co-star.

I caught a very rough cut of "Hanna" a few months back and wasn't floored by the movie. Then again, it's never a good idea to see an action flick without proper sound editing and green screens (the Chemical Bros. have since contributed the score since my first viewing, as well).

In the scene below, Hanna tries to escape a trio of villains who have managed to track her down in the van of an unsuspecting woman (Olivia Williams).

"Hanna" opens April 8 nationwide.

Watch clip below:

 

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Variety at CinemaCon

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Variety film editor Josh Dickey is tweeting from CinemaCon. Here are a few from today's panel of heavy hitters - Jeffrey Katzenberg, James Cameron and George Lucas.

 

Giamatti to Conan: I want to be in ‘Spider-Man’!!

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Paul Giamatti was on “Conan” last night to promote the high school wrestling drama “Win Win” but the conversation quickly turned to Giamatti’s dream role: to play the villain Rhino in “Spider-Man.”

Check out the video below:

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WB admits first 'Green Lantern' trailer flopped

Greenlantern_boffo Ever since Warner Bros. first announced its "Green Lantern" adaptation, the high-profile DC Comics property has been on nearly every fanboy’s To-Do list. But this past November, when a somewhat lackluster trailer for the Ryan Reynolds-starrer hit the Web, the buzz quickly turned to murmurs.

“The big-scale sequences weren’t ready to show, and we suffered for it,” says WB’s head of worldwide marketing Sue Kroll.

In a recent interview with the LA Times, Kroll admitted the initial promotion for the $200 million tentpole was uninspired. “We can’t afford to do it again,” she says.

Additionally, Warner Bros. is currently behind in its formal marketing campaign for “Lantern,” with studio topper Jeff Robinov noting "We are on a learning curve in getting 3-D materials and marketing materials on the same schedule.”

Dccomicslogpo_boffo No word yet on when the second “Green Lantern” trailer will bow, but all signs point to WonderCon early next month in San Francisco, where Warners will be taking the cast to promote the pic. (“Green Lantern” is also being trumpeted to exhibs this week at CinemaCon)

And while “Lantern” remains one of the summer’s most-anticipated releases, WB should only hope to spark fanboys’ interest over the next month or so. The studio has already set forth plans to make a sequel, tapping Michael Goldberg to pen the script.

“We won’t be in this position again,” Robinov assures the Times.

“The Green Lantern” opens nationwide June 17.

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Posts after Par's CinemaCon Presentation

Live from MPAA Chief's CinemaCon Address

First concept artwork for Pixar's 'Brave'

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Entertainment Weekly has premiered new conceptual art for Pixar's next film, "Brave."

The CGI animated pic, which stars Kelly Macdonald, is the company's follow-up to box office smash "Toy Story 3" and centers on an impulsive princess (Macdonald) who aims to shed her royal ties and become the world's first, great female archer.

Disney will release "Brave" on June 15, 2012.

(Photos by Disney/Pixar)

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VIDEO: Angry Birds, the Bay/Bruckheimer Spoof

New Poster for "The Hangover 2"

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