Captain Jack Harkness campaign for 50th Anniversary appearance!!!

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John Barrowman is urging fans to campaign for his character of Captain Jack Harkness to appear in the 50th-anniversary episode of Doctor Who. "I think it would be a shame if Captain Jack wasn't involved in the 50th anniversary, because he was such a big figure and a big presence within the show itself and also within Torchwood,"he told MTV Geek at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo. But, Barrowman said: "It's not up to me, it's up to the executives and it's also kind of up to the fans, because if they want it all they have to do is get on those keyboards and start writing." Addressing fans directly, he said: "You have been known to change things!" He added: " I've spoken to Russell [T Davies] about it, he thinks it would be a great idea for Jack to meet Matt's Doctor, I think it would be a great idea, Matt and I actually had a conversation at the BBC once, sitting round a table, thought it would be a great idea, Steven [Moffat] thought it would be a great idea, so again it's one of those things. Great ideas sometimes never happen, they sometimes do, but you know I guess you just have to watch this space." [MTV Geek, 18 April 2012] 

Henry Selick To Direct Neil Gaiman’s ‘The Graveyard Book’ In Disney Deal

Deadline New York

UPDATE: This Disney deal for Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book keeps getting more interesting. I’ve learned that Henry Selick, who helmed Gaiman’s Coraline, is now attached to direct The Graveyard Book at Disney. Selick, best known for Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas and Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach, is already working for Disney-based Pixar on a top secret film. But he’ll do this one after. Selick is repped by The Gotham Group. They are looking for a screenwriter now.

EARLIER EXCLUSIVE, 2:54 PM: Disney just made a high six-figure deal forThe Graveyard Book, the bestselling children’s title by Neil Gaiman. The book, which won the Newbery Medal among other awards, is a riff on Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book. Instead of a boy raised by wolves in the jungle, Gaiman tells the story of the surviving child of a murdered family raised by ghosts in a graveyard. Gaiman’s works include Coraline, The Sandman and American Gods.

The book attracted attention at every studio upon release, and it was optioned for a large fee by UK Effects House Framestore, along with Wayfare’s Ben Browning. They had Neil Jordan attached to direct, but never got it off the ground, even though they kept renewing the option. Disney production chief Sean Bailey stepped in, and won the title in a competitive bidding situation with other studios. Gil Netter is producing with Browning, with Wayfare’s Michael Maher exec producing. The project is a priority for the studio and a potential coup for Bailey.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Michelle Pfeiffer!

To our favourite Witch of Eastwick and our favourite Catwoman, happy 54th!

I can't wait for 'Dark Shadows!'

Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart: New 'Breaking Dawn' Stills!

Check out Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner in these just released stills from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2!

The conclusion to the popular vampire franchise hits theaters November 16.

Director Bill Condon recently posted a production update on the film’s Facebook page 

and revealed another trailer will soon be surfacing!

“Hello Twihards! Greetings from Los Angeles, where we’re hard at work onBreaking Dawn, Part 2. It’s truly crazy to think that it’s been a year since we wrapped production in Vancouver, since for those of us in the editing room the work has never stopped,” he wrote.

“I’m excited to report that before too long we’ll have another trailer for you to decode. And wait until you see the first posters – they’re unlike any Twilightimages you’ve seen before. And then November 16 will be upon us and the final film will be yours! Until then, have a very happy spring, and I’ll check back in with you soon,” Bill also wrote before signing off with “best wishes.”

ARE YOU EXCITED for Breaking Dawn – Part 2?

They could be brothers! Johnny Depp and Tim Burton team up to promote Dark Shadows in Las Vegas

Daily Mail

They have been partners in crime since making Edward Scissorhands together in 1990.

And Johnny Depp and Tim Burton looked like a pair of naughty brothers as they posed together in Las Vegas today.

The dynamic duo were teaming once again to promote their upcoming film Dark Shadows at the CinemaCon convention in Caesar's Palace.

Partners in crime: Johnny Depp and Tim Burton teamed up to promote Dark Shadows in Las Vegas today

The pair looked pleased to have reunited for the event, where they were appearing as part of the Warner Bros Pictures Present The Big Pictures 2012 show.

Tim took to the stage wearing while wearing black sunglasses to talk about his upcoming film, which is his eighth collaboration with Johnny, whom he invited from the wings by saying: 'Come on, Sweetsie.'

During the presentation the director admitted to having an obsession with the show as a youngster, and that it even kept him from his homework. 

That's a relief: The actor will have been pleased to get out of his Lone Ranger Tonto make-up for his appearance

Out of the shadows: The star looked cheery as he waved to fans as he walked onto the stage

Did I leave the gas on? The star looked worried about something as he ran his finger through his hair

He joked: 'That's why I was such a lousy student.

Amazingly, he said only himself, Johnny and Michelle Pfeiffer remembered the show from everyone on set.

Tim added the pair 'have a very strange love of weird cultural phenomenon.'

The Batman director's presentation had some big competition at the event, most notably Christopher Nolan's own take on the character, as he showed new footage of The Dark Knight Rises.

The English director promised a 'thrilling conclusion' to the trilogy, adding: 'We wanted to finish this in the biggest way possible.'

A slice of ham: No doubt Johnny will provide a characteristically over-the-top performance in the film

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2134766/Johnny-Depp-Tim-Burton-team-promote-Dark-Shadows-Las-Vegas.html#ixzz1t2fvO9Jl

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Shirley MacLaine!

Just like magic! Daniel Radcliffe still looks exactly like Harry Potter as he films his latest movie in New York

Daily Mail

He is branching out with other roles since the end of the Harry Potter saga.

But it seems Daniel Radcliffe’s latest character isn’t all that far removed from the boy wizard – at least where his wardrobe is concerned.

The actor looked the spitting image of the part he is best-known for when he was spotted filming his latest movie Kill Your Darlings in New York.

Not quite leaving his roots behind: Daniel Radcliffe was dressed just like Harry Potter as he filmed his new movie Kill Your Darling in New York

The 22-year-old plays the protagonist in the film, which is based on the life of gay Beat generation poet Allen Ginsberg.

He wore cream trousers, a grey shirt and a red cardigan to shoot scenes earlier this week.

But it was his rounded spectacles that made Radcliffe reminiscent of his Harry Potter character.

New role: Daniel plays Beat generation poet Allen Ginsberg in the upcoming film

The film also stars Elizabeth Olsen as Edie Parker, the first wife of fellow Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac.

Ben Foster co-stars as William S. Burroughs with Dane DeHaan as Lucien Carr.

The movie is based on the novel 'And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks' by Kerouac and Burroughs.

Making a spectacle of himself: Daniel's glasses left him looking like Harry Potter as he filmed scenes

Dexter star Michael C. Hall also appears in the thriller as teacher David Kammerer.

During his Harry Potter heyday in 2007, Radcliffe told the Daily Star: 'I’d never play a gay character just for the sake of it.

‘But if the script was good and it was a good character, it wouldn’t bother me. Playing characters exploring their sexuality is a challenge.’

Period drama: The movie also stars Elizabeth Olsen and is slated for a 2013 release

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2133751/Daniel-Radcliffe-looks-exactly-like-Harry-Potter-films-latest-movie-New-York.html#ixzz1srJrcI3e

Weekend Report: 'Think Like a Man' Rules, Efron Gets 'Lucky'

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With its affable cast and broadly-appealing battle-of-the-sexes premise, Think Like a Man easily took the top spot at the box office this weekend ahead of The Lucky Oneand four-time champ The Hunger Games. In fourth place,Chimpanzee exceeded expectations and set a few minor records. Overall, the Top 12 earned an estimated $123.3 million this weekend, which is a very slight improvement over the same frame last year.

Think Like a Man opened to an estimated $33 million from just 2,015 theaters. The movie's $16,377 per-theater average is third-highest for a nationwide release so far this year behind The Hunger Games ($36,871) and The Lorax ($18,830) and significantly above huge hits like The Vow, Safe House and 21 Jump Street. Its opening was also better than nearly all comparable titles, including allTyler Perry movies except Madea Goes to Jail ($41 million). Finally, it topped 2009's Obsessed ($28.6 million) to become Screen Gems' highest opener ever targeting African-American audiences (overall, it's their second-best opening ever behind The Vow). 

In hindsight, the initial success of Think Like a Manshouldn't be all that surprising. The marketing suggested that the movie had successfully developed an entertaining story built around Steve Harvey's popular self-help bookAct Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, which made it an enticing option for the millions of people who have already read the book (Lionsgate, the distributor of next month'sWhat to Expect When You're Expecting, is probably watching this movie's performance very closely). Since the book is clearly geared towards women, the movie's audience wound up overwhelmingly female (63 percent) and also skewed much older (62 percent over 30 years of age). Coming out of Friday's screenings, the movie had an "A" CinemaScore, which went up to an "A+" among men and those under the age of 25. 

So far, Sony is having a pretty great year. The studio has released four number one movies, which is more than any other studio (Universal has three). Its Screen Gems label accounts for three of these, including Think Like a Man, The Vow ($124.3 million to date) and Underworld Awakening (the highest-grossing Underworld movie at home and abroad). 21 Jump Street is also a huge hit with $127 million and counting. The studio has so far earned $455 million, and should be close to the half-billion-dollar mark before the Summer movie season starts. Considering they have MIB 3, That's My Boy and The Amazing Spider-Man coming out in the next three months, the gravy train isn't likely to slow down anytime soon.

The Lucky One opened in second place with an estimated $22.8 million. That's the second-best start for a Nicholas Sparks movie behind 2010's Dear John ($30.5 million), and the movie did manage to sell more tickets than The Notebook. For star Zac Efron, The Lucky One was a bit off from 17 Again ($23.7 million), but was a massive improvement over Charlie St. Cloud ($12.4 million). 

With the enduring popularity of The Notebook and the recent success of Dear John, The Lucky One was lucky to come out at a time when the Nicholas Sparks brand is as strong as ever. That's not to take away any credit from Efron, though, who was obviously the center of the marketing effort. The movie's strong start indicates that Charlie St. Cloud's disappointing performance was less about Efron and more about that movie's unappealing story. Put Efron in something with a clear premise like The Lucky One and his core audience will turn out. Unsurprisingly, his audience is overwhelmingly young (52 percent under the age of 25) and female (76 percent). That group awarded the movie an "A-" CinemaScore, though it dropped to a "B+" across all moviegoers. 

Facing direct competition from The Lucky One, The Hunger Games miraculously had its lightest drop yet. The movie eased 32 percent to an estimated $14.5 million, which brings its total to $356.9 million (19th on the all-timelist). Through 31 days in theaters, The Hunger Games is only trailing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 by less than $500,000, and is currently on pace to close above that movie's $381 million total. 

Even though it had to settle for fourth place, Chimpanzee got off to a great start for a documentary. In fact, its estimated $10.2 million was the best three-day start for a Disneynature movie, and also the best debut for a nature documentary ever. Among all documentaries, it ranked third behind Justin Bieber: Never Say Never ($29.5 million) and Fahrenheit 9/11 ($23.9 million). Audiences gave the movie a strong "A" CinemaScore, though that doesn't necessarily mean it will hold up that well after Earth Day.

The Three Stooges was probably hurt a bit by Chimpanzee's above-average performance—the Farrelly Brothers adaptation fell 46 percent to an estimated $9.2 million. To-date, the movie has earned $29.4 million. 

The Cabin in the Woods dipped 47 percent to an estimated $7.75 million. That's a very strong hold for a horror comedy that received a terrible "C" CinemaScore last weekend, which seems to indicate that word-of-mouth wound up better than expected. Still, that hold is nowhere close to Insidious's gold standard 29 percent second weekend drop from last April. Through 10 days, the Joss Whedon production has earned just shy of $27 million.

AND THE WINNERS IS!!!

RON!  

SPOILERS!!! Do not read this Doctor Who news if you do not want to know!!!

Final chapter of Doctor Who: Stars shoot scenes in a graveyard, but just who is leaving in a coffin?

As the final chapter nears for two of Doctor Who's most popular characters, emotional final scenes have been shot in a spooky Welsh graveyard.

The BBC has spared no expense filming the final scenes of two of the most popular characters in hit drama Doctor Who, even filming scenes in New York.

Karen Gillan, who plays Amy Pond, and Arthur Darvill, who plays Rory Williams, are both leaving but their 'incredible' departures are shrouded in secrecy.

Who died? Alex Kingston filming among the tombs in the Welsh graveyard... but it her character at a funeral?

Fans have been trying to piece together what will happen to the newly married onscreen couple but with the latest scenes set in a graveyard, with just pretty actress Karen Gillian seen reading a book, the end could be a lot grislier than previously thought.

 

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• Is this the final kiss? Doctor Who stars Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill lock lips in their final few scenes together with Matt Smith in New York

Leading actor Matt Smith, who plays the 11th incarnation of the Doctor, said last week that the departure of Amy Pond and Rory Williams would be 'incredible', and that looks to be exactly the case.

In these latest scenes, River Song, played by actress Alex Kingston, was seen in a black dress, while Amy was seen reading a book.

Final chapter: Karen Gillan is spotted with a book filming what could be her last scenes, but will she be leaving in a coffin?

Atmospheric: Matt Smith and Karren Gillan take a break from filming the graveyard yesterday

Cover up: The famous Tardis is kept safe during filming, with onlookers catching a glimpse of what may happen in the next series

It was a far cry from the blissful scenes shot in New York where the three main characters were surrounded by greenery and there were plenty of kissing shots.

In one scene, we saw a disgusted looking Doctor watch as Amy and Rory share a lingering kiss in the middle of the park, as the trio enjoy a picnic together.

Matt, 29, looked great as the time traveller and sported slicked back hair with a side parting and wore his trademark bow-tie with a tweed blazer.

Kisses for me: Arthur Darvill gives his on screen wife, Karen Gillan, a long kiss goodbye in New York as the Doctor looks on in disgust

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2133482/Final-chapter-Doctor-Who-Stars-shoot-scenes-graveyard-leaving-coffin.html#ixzz1soUKrFjm

‘Parks and Recreation’ Meditation Episode: Ron Swanson Opens His Heart Chakra

by YD on APRIL 22, 2012

in NEWS,PUBLIC DISPLAY OF YOGA,YOGA POP

Firstly, ‘Parks and Recreation’ is back! We’re huge fans and have missed it on its vacay. Perhaps we can call ourselves even bigger fans of the oddball and adorably hilarious NBC show now that they’ve based half of an episode on meditation. It’s not just for Liz Lemon!

Two of our favorite characters, the meat-moxied, mustachioed Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman) and the “lit-ra-ly” fit as a fiddle Chris Traeger (Rob Lowe) have a heart to heart over a meditation sesh. Chris wants to promote Ron to assistant city manager, but has one more step in the vetting process: ”a quick session of heart rate meditation focusing on conscious breathing and opening the heart chakra.” Oh boy.

Ron begrudgingly obliges, but checks in with a lifeline, Chris’s ex-gf Ann, first. For anyone who’s ever felt utterly tortured or apprehensive about meditation you’ll appreciate this exchange:

Ron Swanson: Let me ask you a question. Did you ever participate inmedtiaion with Chris?

Ann Perkins: Oh yeah. When we dated he made me do it every week.

Ron: What am I in for?

Ann: Ok here’s the deal, it’s crazy boring, it lasts forever and you’re going to wish you were dead. Do you want to borrow my yoga pants?

teehee.

So Ron manages to make it through hours of meditation, and surprisingly well:

“All told we were in there about 6 hour, and no I was not meditating. I  just stood there quietly breathing. There were no thougths in my head whatsoever. My mind was blank. I don’t know what the hell these other crack pots are doing.”

Ah, but more, there is. Chris was just testing Ron’s “flexibility” in enduring something he didn’t want to do. Meanwhile Ron teaches Chris an important lesson.

Chris: You radiated mindfulness. What were you thinking about?

Ron: I wasn’t thinking at all.

Chris: Incredible. It takes a ton of work for me to get to that kind of a clear headspace no matter how hard I try.

Ron: Don’t try so hard.

Ding! There’s more to the plot like Leslie being called a dog killer, Tom’s amenity-brimmed apartment (refrigerator full of coconut water!) and April showing some heart and trying to save an animal shelter. We’ll let you catch up on the whole “Live Ammo” episode at hulu.