Ghost Rider Producer Falls for Fifty Shades of Grey Movie

Universal Pictures and Focus Features have hired the Oscar-winning team behind The Social Network to produce their screen adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey, that best-selling erotic romance novel you can't avoid that started as Twilight fan-fic.

The studios announced Monday that Michael De Luca (whose credits also include Ghost Rider 1 and 2, Fright Night, and Moneyball) and Dana Brunetti (Fanboys, 21, Safe) have come aboard to produce the adaptation of the E. L. James lit trilogy, which follows the relationship of 27-year-old billionaire Christian Grey and college student Anastasia Steele.

“At its core, Fifty Shades of Grey is a complex love story, requiring a delicate and sophisticated hand to bring it to the big screen,” said Universal Pictures Co-Chairman, Donna Langley, in a statement. “Mike and Dana’s credits more than exemplify what we need in creative partners and we’re glad to have them as part of our team."

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Luc Besson's Lockout Breaks Into BD, DVD

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will bring Lockout, from Taken producer Luc Besson, to Blu-ray, DVD and UltraViolet July 17, 2012. The film was infamously sliced in the US, right before release, to obtain a PG-13. The Blu-ray and DVD will include the unrated cut, restoring the film's graphic violence and missing scenes.

While not a box office smash, Lockout did end up earning it's relatively small $20 million budget back, largely thanks to international sales. The film earned nearly $25 million worldwide.

Here's a synopsis of Lockout direct from Sony, "Luc Besson (Director of The Fifth Element) presents this futuristic thriller about a renegade CIA agent (Guy Pearce, Prometheus) who is betrayed by his government and sentenced to 30 years frozen in a cryonic chamber 50 miles above Earth. The only way to avoid serving time is a suicide mission – overcome a gang of ruthless prisoners and rescue the President’s daughter (Maggie Grace, Taken)."

The Blu-ray/UV combo pack will feature a 1080p high definition transfer (2.40:1 aspect ratio), mixed in 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio with optional Spanish, Portuguese and Italian 5.1 audio tracks. Subtitles include English (UK), English (US), Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Latin Am).

The DVD/UV combo pack features an anamorphic widescreen presentation with 5.1 Dolby Digital audio and optional Spanish and Portuguese language options. Subs for the DVD include English (US), Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Latin Am).

Both discs will include two behind-the-scenes featurettes: "Breaking into Lockout" and "A Vision of the Future: Production Design and Special Effects."

Stay tuned for more news regarding this release. Also, be sure to check out our theatrical review of the film.

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Source : http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/04/luc-bessons-lockout-breaks-into-bd-dvd

Resident Evil: Retribution Goes Viral

With Paul W.S. Anderson's Resident Evil: Retribution scheduled to hit theaters this September, Screen Gems and Sony Pictures has decided to go viral with their fifth RE installment by launching an official website for Umbrella Corporation.

In addition to frequent interruptions from Milla Jovovich's Alice, the site also promotes a mobile recruiting tour set to hit San Diego sometime in the near future (Comic-Con perhaps?). The tour claims to have already hit Cancun, Mexico in April. No further dates are listed, but Cannes, France and Barcelona, Spain are marked locations of the recently ended Cannes Film Festival and the upcoming CineEurope.

For more info, check out the official website. And if you find any signs of Umbrella Corporation in your area, be sure to let us know in the comments below. Resident Evil: Retribution will premiere in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D on September 14.

Via ComingSoon.net



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AU: Win a Men in Black 3 Sony Prize Pack!

To celebrate the release of Men in Black 3 on May 24, IGN Australia and Sony Pictures Australia are offering you the chance to win a sweet Sony prize pack including a Personal 3D Viewer, a Sony Tablet, a Men in Black 3 cap, a pair of Men in Black 3 wayfarer-style sunglasses, and a double-in season pass to see the movie.

For your chance to win, simply like us on our Facebook page, find the Men in Black 3 Prizes picture on our wall (or click this link) and post a hilarious caption in the comments section in 50 words or less.

The wittiest entries – judged, as always, by IGN AU's editorial staff - will win a prize. Our favourite entry will win the following major prize pack, while there are fifteen runner-up prizes to be won:

MAJOR PRIZE

• 1X Sony Personal 3D Viewer
• 1X Sony Tablet
• 1X double in-season pass to Men in Black 3

RUNNER UP PRIZES

• 1X double in-season pass to Men in Black 3
• 1X Men in Black 3 cap
• 1X Men in Black 3 wayfarer-style sunglasses

Entrants must be over 15 and residents of Australia. Check out more Men in Black 3 goodness at www.MenInBlack3.com.au

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Source : http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/05/21/au-win-a-men-in-black-3-sony-prize-pack