Full HD Season of the Witch Trailer

I, for one, was excited after seeing the teaser trailer last month from Lionsgate’s Season of the Witch. Nicolas Cage is always an entertaining actor, and sometimes a very, very good actor! Plus I’m a fan of dark story content - and Season of the Witch is just that.

Now there’s a new full trailer out for Season of the Witch, and It. Looks. Amazing. Newcomer Claire Foy looks very evil in the trailer, and when you throw in a heavy Marilyn Manson song to the mix, it makes for one very sick-looking sneak peek. Look for the movie March 19, 2010.

Synopsis: “Nicolas Cage stars as a 14th century Crusader who returns with his comrade (Ron Perlman) to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. A beleaguered church, deeming sorcery the culprit of the plague, commands the two knights to transport an accused witch (Claire Foy) to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence.

A priest (Stephen Campbell Moore), a grieving knight (Ulrich Thomsen), an itinerant swindler (Stephen Graham) and a headstrong youth who can only dream of becoming a knight (Robert Sheehan) join a mission troubled by mythically hostile wilderness and fierce contention over the fate of the girl. When the embattled party arrives at the abbey, a horrific discovery jeopardizes the knight’s pledge to ensure the girl fair treatment, and pits them against an inexplicably powerful and destructive force.”

Twilight: New Moon Sets Midnight Box Office Record

Well the stats are in from last night…apparently there were a whole bunch of you out there standing in line for the midnight showings of New Moon! The film broke the midnight box office record previously held by Harry Potter. According to Summit Entertainment, New Moon brought in a staggering $26.27 million last night -a full $4 million more than Harry Potter.

To put a little perspective on this: The Dark Knight, which went on to gross just over $1 billion in worldwide box office receipts, earned just $18.5 million during its midnight release. If New Moon continues to earn at this pace, it easily to find itself amongst the highest grossing films of all time.

Source: Yahoo Movies

Brad Pitt Fighting Video Game Aliens?

Brad Pitt’s company Plan B and Reliance BIG Entertainment are getting together to develop a movie version of the upcoming video game Dark Void, THR reports. There’s a whole lot more that has to happen before you see Pitt out there decimating aliens though…

First, the game isn’t even out yet. Dark Void hits stores in January, so depending on the level of success the game sees, there may never be a movie. Also, just because Pitt’s company is working on a film version doesn’t mean we’ll see Pitt in the film.

The game is about a cargo pilot who crashes in the Bermuda Triangle and ends up in a parallel universe. There a band of humans battles a breed of aliens…I’ll just stop right there. How cool would it be to see a Fight Club/12 Monkeys movie with aliens thrown in the middle?!

Game synopsis: The game’s story will center around a cargo pilot named William Agustus Grey who crashes in the Bermuda Triangle. From there, he is teleported to a parallel universe where he encounters other humans, called Survivors. Together, Will and the survivors must battle an alien race known as the Watchers to return to Earth. The Watchers came from afar, making humans do their bidding, whilst being treated as gods. Eventually people known as Adepts emerged and banished the Watchers to the realm in which our pilot is trapped. With the help of Nikola Tesla, they retrofit Watcher technology to fight the Watchers.

Steven Spielberg and Stephen King Partner Up for Mini-Series

The master of literary terror is teaming up with one of the greatest movie producers of our time to bring us a new mini-series. Based on Stephen King’s new supernatural thriller Under the Dome, Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks TV have optioned the book and are planning to create a limited series, Variety reports.

This is a powerful duo. Spielberg is the master behind E.T., Back to the Future, Schlindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan…the list goes on and on. King is one of the most successful horror novelists ever. This is going to be an awesome partnership and I’m looking forward to it!

Plot synopsis from the book: On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester’s Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener’s hand is severed as “the dome” comes down on it, people running errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when — or if — it will go away. Dale Barbara, Iraq vet and now a short-order cook, finds himself teamed with a few intrepid citizens — town newspaper owner Julia Shumway, a physician’s assistant at the hospital, a select-woman, and three brave kids. Against them stands Big Jim Rennie, a politician who will stop at nothing — even murder — to hold the reins of power, and his son, who is keeping a horrible secret in a dark pantry. But their main adversary is the Dome itself. Because time isn’t just short. It’s running out.

New Movie Poster Released for Matt Damon Flick “Green Zone”

Robert Pattinson’s ‘Remember Me’ Movie Trailer

On the eve of one of the biggest movie releases in recent history, there’s a new trailer out for the gigantic star that is Twilight: New Moon’s Robert Pattinson.

It’s an absolute zOmg moment for millions of hardcore Twilight fans - RPatz in a romantic drama where it looks like he even has a sex scene (judging by the trailer)!

The movie is called Remember Me, and Robert Pattinson plays Tyler, a rebellious young man in New York City who has a strained relationship with his father (Pierce Brosnan) ever since tragedy separated their family. Tyler didn’t think anyone could possibly understand what he was going through until the day he met Ally (Emilie de Ravin) through an unusual twist of fate. Love was the last thing on his mind, but as her spirit unexpectedly heals and inspires him, he begins to fall for her. Through their love, he begins to find happiness and meaning in his life. But soon, hidden secrets are revealed, and the circumstances that brought them together slowly threaten to tear them apart. Remember Me is an unforgettable story about the power of love, the strength of family, and the importance of living passionately and treasuring every day of one’s life.

Look for the movie March 12, 2010.

Megan Fox Sending Mixed Messages

About a week ago E! Online did a story on Megan Fox and why she thinks women don’t like her. The Transformers’ star has already secured a spot amongst Hollywood A-listers, and despite the fact Jennifer’s Body flopped at the box office, she’s still pretty bankable (Transformers 1 & 2 combined took in over $1.5 BILLION at the box office). So when she lamented about her status as a sex symbol to E! Online and says she’ll be changing foxy ways, I was somewhat inclined to believe her.

“I have to pull back a little bit now,” Megan says at the end of the [New York Times Magazine] article. “I do live in a glass box. And I am on display for men to pay to look at me. And that bothers me. I don’t want to live that character.”

And then the outtake pictures get released from that New York Times Magazine photo shoot. Her own handlers are concerned about her media image, and yet they allow pictures like these to be taken.

Sweetheart…women hate you because you flaunt your sexuality and beauty for their boyfriends and husbands to lust over. As she told Entertainment Weekly back in June, “I come across as confident and they [other women] assume that means that I think I’m hot sh–. And that makes them feel bad about themselves and so they hate me.”

I guess I just don’t quite understand Megan Fox. From what I’ve read, she wants to be taken seriously as a real actress. She doesn’t just want to be a sex figure in movies, and wants to do real acting. She also says she wants to change the way women look at her. Pictures like these aren’t going to help her cause.

Just to clear it up, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the pictures of Megan Fox. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a woman who wants to be sexual, wear revealing clothes or flaunt her beauty. We are all given our various gifts, and we get to choose how to use them. But it just seems like Ms. Fox wants to head in one direction, but ultimately makes choices taking her in another direction.

The full New York Times Magazine article is available here. For the rest of the Megan Fox outtake pictures, visit the MovieGoods Flickr page or our Facebook page and become a fan!

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Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anchorman Ron Burgandy Overpaid?

Forbes released a list yesterday of their 10 most overpaid Hollywood stars. Their findings are based on how much the actor was paid versus the return on investment of the film. For example, if a film earned $100 million, and the actor was paid $15 million, then the actor would have earned the studio $6.67 for every dollar he or she was paid.

Will Ferrell was the worst. According to the Forbes findings, his films earned an average of $3.29 for every dollar he was paid. Ferrell got his break on Saturday Night Live and managed to turn that into a real career. Films like Elf and Talladega Nights were fairly successful, but 2009’s Land of the Lost didn’t cracked $50 million domestically, on a $100 million budget.

Ewan McGregor (whom I thought was brilliant in Moulin Rouge and Trainspotting) finished right behind Ferrell with his films earning $3.75 for every dollar he was paid. His new movie The Men Who Stare At Goats is in theaters right now, but so far it’s grossed a meager $27 million on a $24 million budget.

Drew Barrymore was the only female actor on the list, with her films bringing in $7.43 for every dollar she was paid - good for seventh on the list. Visit Forbes for the rest of the list.

For a little perspective, Forbes also makes a list of Hollywood’s most bankable stars. Shia LaBeouf topped that list and brought in $160 for every dollar he earned while James McAvoy was second and (Wanted, Atonement) generated $114 for each dollar he was paid.

Facebook Fan Movie Poster Giveaway

If you have a Facebook account, and you aren’t already a fan of MovieGoods, then shame on you! But to give you some more incentive to join us, we’re offering one free movie poster for each chunk of 20 new fans we get on Facebook.

Slow down, slow down…we’re starting the promotion this weekend. The promo will be valid from 11/22/09 12:00 PM (PST) to 11/25/09 11:00 AM (PST). Both current fans and new fans will be eligible to win. MovieGoods will be picking the winners randomly from our (hopefully giant!) fan list on Facebook.

Now the best part about it is, the winner gets to pick the poster! There’s none of the “we’re-just-looking-to-unload-some-stuff-that-isn’t-selling”…if you’ve been dying to get a This Is It or Avatar movie poster, go right ahead!

The only exception is that original/authentic items are off limits. Also, if you win and want a frame or other accessories, those are extra. Otherwise, the choice is yours!

We encourage you to get your friends to become fans too. We mostly chat on Facebook about the latest movie news, trailers and posters, plus the more people who become fans will increase your chances of winning!

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Kristen Stewart Welcomes the Publicity Change of Pace

In an interview with Matt Lauer on NBC’s “Today”, Twilight superstar Kristen Stewart admitted that it was a nice change of pace to be in movies that people are actually watching and care about.

“I’m so used to doing movies that people don’t see,” Stewart said. “I’ve never been able to share what I love with so many people - this is a once in a lifetime [opportunity]. We make movies for people.”

Prior to 2008’s Twilight, Stewart hadn’t been seen much in Hollywood. She had small roles in Jumper and What Just Happened, but she’s done a lot of acting in smaller, indie films like Into the Wild and The Yellow Handkerchief (which is finally coming to theaters in February).

Even Adventureland, where I personally first noticed Stewart, grossed a very meager $16 million at the box office.

Now that she’s a global phenomenon though, Stewart seems to have remained grounded. “Luckily, we’ve been so busy, we haven’t really had a second to look up and see what it seems like it is on the outside. It seems really crazy, like we live this life on TV, but it’s so not true,” Stewart told Lauer.

Source: Yahoo Movies