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Tom Petty died Monday of a cardiac arrest in Los Angeles, People confirms. He was 66.

Petty’s longtime manager released a statement to People, saying, “On behalf of the Tom Petty family we are devastated to announce the untimely death of of our father, husband, brother, leader and friend Tom Petty. He suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu in the early hours of this morning and was taken to UCLA Medical Center but could not be revived. He died peacefully at 8:40p.m. Pt surrounded by family, his bandmates and friends.”

Petty, the hitmaker behind rock classics like “American Girl” and “Free Falin’,” was found unconscious and not breathing in his Malibu home, TMZ initially reported. Law enforcement officials told the outlet that the music legend was rushed to UCLA Santa Monica Hospital where he was put on life support and his pulse returned. Later the decision was reportedly made to remove him from life support after it was found that he was lacking brain activity.

Tom Petty died Monday of a cardiac arrest in Los Angeles, CBS News confirms. He was 66.

Petty, the hitmaker behind rock classics like “American Girl” and “Free Falin’,” was found unconscious and not breathing in his Malibu home Sunday night after suffering a full cardiac arrest, TMZ reported. Law enforcement officials told the outlet that the music legend was rushed to UCLA Santa Monica Hospital where he was put on life support and his pulse returned. Later the decision was reportedly made to remove him from life support after it was found that he was lacking brain activity.

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Aronofsky, Clooney and del Toro are heading to the Lido; Alberto Barbera reveals the ones that got away.

Ahead of the world’s oldest festival, the buzz is palpable once again.

However, the flavour to this year’s Venice line-up is noticeably different from recent editions with an emphasis on internationalism, discoveries and innovation over large canvas studio fare.

If last year’s Venice lineup was a veritable treasure trove of big name Us and international filmmakers, this year’s lineup has a slightly more tempered feel to it, which nonetheless remains full of intrigue.

In the last four years Venice has kickstarted major Oscar runs for four Us movies [Gravity, Birdman, Spotlight and La La Land], however last year, for the first time in three years, it missed out on hosting the best picture winner [Moonlight, which went to Telluride].

Buzzed-about early awards contenders in this year’s 21-strong competition include Alexander Payne’s social satire Downsizing, starring Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig, Guillermo del Toro’s other-worldly...

Welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly look at the new movies hitting theaters this weekend, as well as other cool events and things to check out.

This Past Weekend:

Tom Hanks and Clint Eastwood’s real-life drama about airline pilot Sully (Warner Bros.) far surpassed all expectations, making nearly $10 million more than my prediction with an opening weekend of $35 million in 3,525 theaters, also making it one of the biggest openings for a movie opening the weekend after Labor Day. The Screen Gems thriller When the Bough Breaks disappointed compared to some of their similar releases, taking second place with around where we predicted with around $14 million. The lower profile animated film The Wild Life (Summit/Lionsgate) did end up in fifth place behind Don’t Breathe and Suicide Squad, but with a measly $3.3 million in 2,493 theaters. As expected, Relativity’s theatrical return with its own horror/thriller The Disappointments Room...

Update with details from gala screening: Jan and Sarah Arnold-Hall, Helen Wilton, David Breashears and Sherpa Ang Dorje were all on the Lido this afternoon, attending the press conference for Baltasar Kormakur’s Everest which opened the Venice Film Festival tonight (after a false start in the gala screening). Each of them is depicted in the Working Title film, with real and tragic events from their lives playing out on screen. Being true to them was one of the major…...

In collecting my impressions about “Everest,” which opened this year’s Venice Film Festival, I started thinking not about other epic adventure movies but about HBO’s “Show Me a Hero,” the recently-completed six-part miniseries about the battle over low-income housing in Yonkers, New York. The two couldn’t be further apart in terms of genre, but both projects are true stories adapted from non-fiction. (Even though Jon Krakauer is a character in “Everest,” this movie isn’t an adaptation of “Into Thin Air”; the credited sources are Beck Weathers’ “Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest” and...

From Zoolander 2 to 23 Jump Street, with 100s in-between. Here's our rundown of the assorted movie sequels in the works...

Think Hollywood is bereft of original ideas? You just might after this. Here's our look at the assorted movie sequels currently in the works. Since we last did a list like this, we've dropped films that seem to have died a death - Wanted 2, Spring Breakers 2 - but we'll keep this rundown up to date over the coming month.

Without further ado...

23 Jump Street

Sony is pressing ahead with a third Jump Street movie, as well as a possible Jump Street vs Men In Black film, and a female-headlined spin-off. For 23 Jump Street specifically, Rodney Rothman is back and working on the script (he wrote the second one). It's unclear yet if Chris Miller and Phil Lord can find breathing space in their schedule to direct. Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill are both expected back,...

A disaster movie played out at 35,000 feet, Everest is essentially a true-life Cliffhanger, less the criminal schemes and Craig Fairbrass shouting about soccer. The film’s first trailer lends a sense of nature’s awe to the derring-do of a small band trying to scale the Earth’s highest point. Then things go wrong. Very, very wrong...Far from keeping its powder dry, Universal’s first trailer plunges us straight into to the freezing chaos of a fateful summit climb. The story is loosely inspired by real events (the 1996 disaster recounted in Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air) and sees Jason Clarke leading a party of climbers up the Nepalese monolith as Kiwi mountaineer Rob Hall. Alongside him on the slopes are Josh Brolin as Doctor Beck Weathers, John Hawkes as Doug Hansen and Jake Gyllenhaal as Scott Fischer, the leader of a separate expedition. Things are progressing nicely, with...

Hitting theaters on September 18, 2015, the teaser poster for Everest has come online.

Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain, Everest documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind.

Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.

The epic adventure stars Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Michael Kelly, Sam Worthington, Keira Knightley, Emily Watson and Jake Gyllenhaal.

Everest is directed by Baltasar Kormákur (2 Guns, Contraband) and produced by Working Title Films’ Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, Cross Creek Pictures’ Brian Oliver and Tyler Thompson, as well as Nicky Kentish Barnes and Kormákur.

Universal Pictures and Cross Creek Pictures’ presentation of Everest – in association...

Exclusive: Baltasar Kormákur is lining up an autumn shoot on the Icelandic and English-language crime-thriller, a late addition to the La-based company’s Croisette sales slate.

The Oath centres on a respected doctor in Reykjavík who makes a life-changing decision after his daughter introduces the family to her manipulative boyfriend.

Ólafur Egilsson co-wrote the screenplay with Kormákur, who produces with Agnes Johansen and Magnus Vidar Sigurdsson through Kormákur’s Rvk Studios banner in co-production with Dynamic Productions in Germany.

Ben Giladi of Len Blavatnik’s AI Film serves as executive producer alongside Aram Tertzakian and Nate Bolotin of Xyz Films.

Kormákur, whose credits include 2 Guns, Contraband and Icelandic hits 101 Reykjavik and Jar City, recently wrapped production on Universal’s September 18 release Everest. He will also direct the TV crime series Trapped.

AI Film’s portfolio includes Bill Condon’s Mr. Holmes and Martin Scorsese’s Silence, which is scheduled to wrap in Taiwan on May 15 and stars Andrew Garfield...

The year 2015 is shaping up to be a very exciting time at the movies. Blockbuster sequels like Star Wars and Avengers plus exciting new adventures from Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese are arriving over the next year. Here is a list of the highly anticipated movies I’m looking forward to in 2015.

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Avengers: Age of Ultron

The assembled team of superheroes return featuring Chris Evans as Captain America, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk and two new additions, Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. The trailer showed a rather dark side that is sure to accompany a bigger and louder sequel. I enjoyed the first movie, but something tells me this one will top it.

I've already listed my top ten most anticipated blockbusters of the new year and now I'll take a look at the rest of the field as I've done my best to whittle things down to an even twenty films. So before you get in a huff that your favorite franchises aren't listed, just remember you can view all my anticipated blockbusters right here, I simply didn't know how to write the headline other than to just say these were my most anticipated movies without any further distinction. That said, I think I have a nice rounded list for you here. Obviously several from the major studios, but also a few overseas entries to spice things up. Plenty of Tom Hardy and Jake Gyllenhaal and a couple starring Rachel Weisz along with several of my favorite directors coming with new films for the new year. If you're wondering where films such...

With the New Year just days away, Universal Pictures has released brand new photos, storylines and dates for some of the most anticipated movies in 2015.

First up is Ted 2.

Hitting theaters on June 26, 2015, Seth MacFarlane returns as writer, director and voice star of Ted 2, Universal and Media Rights Capital’s follow-up to the highest-grossing original R-rated comedy of all time.

Joined once again by star Mark Wahlberg and fellow “Ted” writers Alec Sulkin & Wellesley Wild, MacFarlane produces the live action/CG-animated comedy alongside Bluegrass Films’ Scott Stuber, as well as John Jacobs and Jason Clark.

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(L to R) Tina Fey and Amy Poehler reunite for Sisters

Sisters – December 18, 2015

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Ike Barinholtz, John Leguizamo, Dianne Wiest, John Cena and James Brolin

Directed by: Jason Moore

Writer:...

Chicago – A feature-length comedy is a daunting undertaking. But being consistently funny for 2 straight hours is like climbing Mount Everest blindfolded with no arms while taking selfies using your feet.

Special effects mean nothing in the land of comedy. It’s all about the writing and the acting (in that order). To give you a sense of who you’re working with here, I find “Anchorman” hilarious and “Burn After Reading” for a dark comedy. Seth MacFarlane’s “Ted” hits more than it misses, but his return accomplishes the reverse with “A Million Ways to Die in the West” without a reason for being.

Rating: 2.0/5.0

Double entendres like “That’s horseshit!” (referring to intentionally placed manure in the middle of a statement of disdain) fall flat while a game at the fair called “Runaway Slave” is genuinely funny (and finds a way for a recently unchained man to appear for a perfect post-credits cameo). Likewise,...

Universal Pictures has not a single blockbuster movie on its 2014 slate. So why is it posting some of its most impressive numbers for years?

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Once upon a time, Universal Pictures had its slate for 2014 pretty much sorted. It was to base it around two massive blockbuster sequels, a pair of tentpole pictures that were of sufficient size for others studios to steer clear of them. And that would then give the studio the latitude to place a few other, cheaper bets around the board.

But then, last year, there was a change of plan. Jurassic Park 4 became Jurassic World, and more worryingly for Universal, it bounced from the summer of 2014 to the summer of 2015. That meant that Universal's blockbuster strategy hung on Fast & Furious 7, a sequel that the studio had fasttracked - at the cost of director Justin Lin - so that it followed Fast & Furious 6 by a mere year.

Of all the difficult tasks that life on this planet has to offer, from grad school to Dead Souls, climbing a mountain is one of the most daunting, and doesn.t change all that much as the years go by. 2 Guns director Baltasar Kormakur.s next film, Everest, centers on one of the deadliest mountain climbs in history, and Golden Globe winner Robin Wright and Sam Worthington join this already stacked cast to watch the deadly fiasco from the sidelines. Based on the true story of the disastrous 1996 tragedy, Universal's Everest will follow multiple group expeditions as their attempt to scale the tallest mountain on Earth is met with bad planning and avalanches. The Adventure Consultants group will be led by co-founder Rob Hall (Jason Clarke), Mike Groom (Thomas M. Wright) and Andy Harris (Martin Henderson). Their clientele includes veteran climber Beck Weathers (Josh Brolin) . whose wife Peach will be...

Sam Worthington and Robin Wright have signed on to star in Universal Pictures' Everest, joining a growing cast that includes Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Hawkes, Jason Clarke and Emily Watson.

This drama based on a true story follows a 1996 expedition to the top of Mount Everest, where three separate groups were hit by a sudden storm, which claimed the lives of eight climbers. Part of this story was already told in Jon Krakauer's book Into the Wild, which was adapted into the 2007 feature starring Emile Hirsch. Sam Worthington is playing Guy Cotter, while Robin Wright is playing Peach, the wife of Beck Weathers (Josh Brolin).

Baltasar Korm&#225kur (2 Guns) is directing from a script by William Nicholson (Les Miserables, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom), Simon Beaufoy (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) and Mark Medoff (Children of a Lesser God). Production is currently under way in Nepal on the base of Mount Everest,...

Jake Gyllenhaal's upcoming action-adventure movie Everest has been delayed by seven months.

Universal Studios has confirmed that the release date will be moved from the originally-scheduled February 27, 2015 to the new date of September 18, 2015.

There has been no explanation offered for the delay.

Baltasar Kormákur is directing Everest in 3D on location in Nepal and Italy, from a script based on a real-life 1996 disaster.

Everest stars Gyllenhaal as the leader of an expedition that is marred by harsh weather and difficult terrain.

Jason Clarke will be play another expedition leader, while Josh Brolin is to portray Dr Beck Weathers.

Gyllenhaal has said that he found inspiration from the determination of those stranded during the real-life Mount Everest trek.

Entourage: The Movie

Haley Joel Osment has scored a supporting role in Doug Ellin's film adaptation of the HBO comedy series "Entourage" at Warner Bros. Pictures.

Details on his role are unknown. Osment joins a cast that includes Jeremy Piven, Billy Bob Thornton, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon and Jerry Ferrara. [Source: Deadline]

Vanishing Angle

Rachel Dratch, Trevor St John, Wendy Moniz, Oona Laurence, Jeremy Shinder, Sonya Harum and Mike Faist have all joined the cast of "In the Family" filmmaker Patrick Wang's second directorial effort "The Grief of Others".

Based on the novel by Leah Hager Cohen, the story centers on a couple who attempt to move on following the death of their baby. Filming begins in New York state in April. [Source: Screen]

Everest

Micah Hauptman ("Parker," "Silver Skies") has joined the cast of Baltasar Kormakur's currently filming action adventure drama "Everest" at Working Title and Universal. Hauptman will play filmmaker and mountaineer David Breashears,...

• Kevin Hart and Ice Cube will reprise their roles in the just-announced sequel to Ride Along. Tim Story will also return to direct the film for Universal with Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi penning the script. The $25 million buddy comedy scored an A CinemaScore, broke January box office records, stayed in the top spot for three weekends in a row, and has already passed the coveted $100 million mark (its domestic total is currently resting at $116 million). They could start shooting the sequel as early as this summer. [Variety]

• The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus is set to team up with Robert Kirkman...

Exclusive: The increasingly prolific Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films has promoted Tim Sullivan from development exec to director of development and Jessica Welch to production executive. She had been executive assistant at the company run by Randall Emmett and George Furla. This comes as the company follows Lone Survivor by financing/producing the Martin Scorsese-directed Silence with Liam Neeson, Andrew Garfield, Ken Watanabe and Adam Driver. Efof also just committed to finance Labor Of Love, marking a reteam of Sixth Sense‘s M. Night Shyamalan and Bruce Willis, with Stuart Ford’s Im Global selling international at Berlin. They wrapped production on The Prince last month, and are getting close on the Tupac Shakur biopic, a film based on Hasbro’s Monopoly and Universal’s Everest. Related: Sundance: Bruce Willis To Star In Action Pic ‘Vice’, Teaming Again With Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films As for the promotions, Sullivan started at...

Crimson Peak, Pitch Perfect 2 and Everest have revealed their release dates.

Elizabeth Banks's directorial debut Pitch Perfect 2 will be released on May 15, 2015.

Guillermo del Toro's Legendary Pictures horror film Crimson Peak will arrive in time for Halloween on October 16, 2015.

Microbudget thriller As Above, So Below will be released on August 15, 2014.

The Liam Neeson-starring crime thriller A Walk Among the Tombstones is scheduled for September 19, 2014, with Ouija following on October 24, 2014.

Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes and Jake Gyllenhaal will star in Everest, a 3D film about two expeditions tackling the world's highest peak, which lands on February 27, 2015.

Crimson Peak stars Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam and Jim Beaver in the 19th-century tale of a woman who discovers that her new husband is not what he appears.

Universal Pictures firmed up some of its upcoming film slate with seven major releases scoring new dates. The list includes:

"As Above, So Below" on August 15th 2014. A psychological thriller tale about a team of explorers in the catacombs beneath the streets of Paris.

"A Walk Among the Tombstones" on September 19th 2014. Liam Neeson stars as an ex-cop helping a heroin trafficker hunt down the men who kidnapped and then brutally murdered his wife.

"Ouija" on October 24th 2014. The Michael Bay and Jason Blum-produced supernatural thriller about a group of friends who awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board.

"Everest" on February 27th 2015. Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes and Jake Gyllenhaal lead the story of two rival expeditions hit by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered during an ascent of Mount Everest.

"Pitch Perfect 2" on May 15th 2015. The follow-up to the comedy hit about the Barden Bellas singing group.

Adding to their already-impressive line-up for the next two years, Universal has officially announced release dates along with synopses for some of their most anticipated projects, including the recently-confirmed Pitch Perfect 2 and Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak.

In chronological order, the studio reveals that As Above, So Below, the psychological thriller from John Erick Dowdle (Quarantine), will be opening on August 15th, 2014.

Miles of twisting catacombs lie beneath the streets of Paris, the eternal home to countless souls. When a team of explorers ventures into the uncharted maze of bones, they uncover the secret of what this city of the dead was meant to contain. A journey into madness and terror, As Above, So Below reaches deep into the human psyche to reveal the personal demons that come back to haunt us all. Written by John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle (Quarantine, Devil) and directed by John Erick Dowdle,...

Universal Pictures has announced a slew of release dates for some of its upcoming films, unveiling the first synopses for some highly anticipated pics (including the latest from Guillermo del Toro) in the process. Briefly: As Above, So Below – From Legendary Pictures, the psychological thriller directed by John Erick Dowdle (Quarantine) will open August 15, 2014. A Walk Among the Tombstones – The Liam Neeson/Dan Stevens thriller directed by Scott Frank will hit theaters September 19, 2014. Ouija – Universal’s adaptation of the popular board game produced by Michael Bay is slated for October 24, 2014. Everest – Director Baltasar Kormakur’s (2 Guns) survival drama starring Jason Clarke, John Hawkes, and Jake Gyllenhaal will be released in 3D and IMAX 3D February 27, 2015. Pitch Perfect 2 – The music-centered sequel, directed by Elizabeth Banks, will be aca-released May 15, 2015. Crimson Peak – From Legendary Pictures, filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s next directorial effort, starring Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, and Charlie Hunnam,...

A Walk Among The Tombstones will open on September 19. Exclusive Media co-financed with Cross Creek Pictures and handled international sales on the Liam Neeson thriller.

In other dating announcements, Universal Pictures has set Legendary Pictures’ horror film As Above, So Below for August 15 and Ouija for October 24.

Turning to 2015, Everest in 3D and IMAX 3D will go out on February 27, Pitch Perfect 2 to be directed by Elizabeth Banks on May 15 and Legendary Pictures and Universal’s gothic horror Crimson Peak on October 16.

The working title for the Untitled Illumination Entertainment 2016 Project 1 is now The Untitled Pets Project, which will open in 3D on February 12 2016.

Universal Pictures handed out a slew of new release dates today, most notably giving Guillermo del Toro's haunted house thriller Crimson Peak an October 16, 2015 release. As of now, the movie has no direct competition in that slot.

Mia Wasikowska is attached to star as Edith Cushing, who realizes that her new husband isn't the man he appears to be. Charlie Hunnam, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Burn Gorman, Jim Beaver, Javier Botet and Emily Coutts are attached to star. Guillermo del Toro is directing from a script he co-wrote with Matthew Robbins and Lucinda Coxon, with production scheduled to begin next month at Pinewood Studios in Toronto.

The studio also issued a February 27, 2015 release date for Everest, which Baltasar Korm&#225kur is directing. it is going up against Selfless, starring Ryan Reynolds. Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Hawkes and Jason Clarke are attached to star in this drama, based on...

Don't fall victim to another Black Friday massacre! Going out the day after Thanksgiving might yield some amazing deals for your pocket book. But you can likely find similar items online for the same price. Is getting your old Aunt Joyce the last crumpled copy of 2 Broke Girls: The Complete Second Season DVD really worth having your kidneys stomped past your teeth and out of your mouth, where they will become a permanent part of the local Wal-Mart floor? You don't need that hassle. We understand you have a lot of folks to shop for, and everyone loves a movie! So, check out our Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for 2013, where we're sure to end the pain and suffering of figuring out what to get that extended family member or friend. We've thought of everyone! Be sure to browse through our extensive list, and we guarantee you'll find something for...

Exclusive: Cross Creek and Walden Media are backing the $65 million Working Title feature for Universal, which Baltasar Kormakur is directing. Everest stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Scott Fischer, Josh Brolin as Beck Weathers, Jason Clarke as Rob Hall, and John Hawkes as Doug Hansen. Shooting starts January 13 in the Dolomites in Italy and will continue in Nepal and Iceland. This is one of two studio-backed films titled Everest — the other being the Doug Liman-helmed pic for Sony. And on Monday, Fox landed a 10-part event series from Alcon Entertainment about a group of hikers trying to hike Mount Everest. Working Title’s feature, produced by the company’s partners Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, was weathering a storm just a few weeks ago, after Emmett/Furla Films had exited as co-financier and the producers were trying to secure new funding. The pic is based on the disastrous 1996 attempt to scale the world’s tallest mountain.

Exclusive: Corsan books a slew of deals on Emmett/Furla co-pro action-thriller Expiration.

Corsan has booked a slew of deals on new Bruce Willis action-thriller Expiration, which Corsan is co-financing with Emmett/Furla Films.

Deals include Germany (Square One), Latin America (California Filmes), Japan (Happinet), China (Hgc), Italy (Adler), East Europe (Spi), Greece (Odeon), Philippines (Silverline), South Korea (Daou), Middle East (Eagle Films), Malaysia (Golden Screen), Turkey (Mediavyzion), Thailand (Sahamongol), Hong Kong (Intercontinental), South Africa (Sabido), Taiwan and India (Parkit), Indonesia (Pt Internusa) and Airlines (Cinesky).

Corsan’s Pascal Borno, president of sales, and Alain Gillissen, vp of sales, began conversations during Toronto and confirmed deals here at the Afm.

Due to go into production in early 2014, the film sees Willis play a former CIA agent, who after being poisoned and told he has one day to live, must find out who his murderer is and see the woman he loves one last time.

The script...

Exclusive: Corsan books a slew of deals on Emmett/Furla co-pro action-thriller Expiration.

Corsan has booked a slew of deals on new Bruce Willis action-thriller Expiration, which Corsan is co-financing with Emmett/Furla Films.

Deals include Germany (Square One), Latin America (California Filmes), Japan (Happinet), China (Hgc), Italy (Adler), East Europe (Spi), Greece (Odeon), Philippines (Silverline), South Korea (Daou), Middle East (Eagle Films), Malaysia (Golden Screen), Turkey (Mediavyzion), Thailand (Sahamongol), Hong Kong (Intercontinental), South Africa (Sabido), Taiwan and India (Parkit), Indonesia (Pt Internusa) and Airlines (Cinesky).

Corsan’s Pascal Borno, president of sales, and Alain Gillissen, vp of sales, began conversations during Toronto and confirmed deals here at the Afm.

Due to go into production in early 2014, the film sees Willis play a former CIA agent, who after being poisoned and told he has one day to live, must find out who his murderer is and see the woman he loves one last time.

The script...

IMAX and MacGillivray Freeman have released this beautiful new trailer and poster for their latest documentary collaboration, Journey To The South Pacific.

Narrated by Cate Blanchett, Journey To The South Pacific will take moviegoers on a breathtaking IMAX® 3D adventure to the lush tropical islands of remote West Papua, where life flourishes above and below the sea. Join Jawi, a young island boy, as he takes us on a journey of discovery to this magical place where we encounter whale sharks, sea turtles, manta rays, and other iconic creatures of the sea.

Home to more than 2,000 species of sea life, this exotic locale features the most diverse marine ecosystem on earth.  An uplifting story of hope and celebration, Journey To The South Pacific highlights the importance of living in balance with the ocean planet we all call home.

Produced by MacGillivray Freeman Films in association with IMAX Entertainment, and presented by One World One Ocean,...

IMAX Corporation and MacGillivray Freeman Films today announced that Academy Award® winner Cate Blanchett will narrate two-time Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Greg MacGillivray's ( The Living Sea , Dolphins , Everest ) upcoming documentary adventure Journey to the South Pacific . The film will be released exclusively in select IMAX® theaters starting Nov. 27 , 2013. Journey to the South Pacific will take moviegoers on a breathtaking IMAX® 3D adventure to the lush tropical islands of remote West Papua, where life flourishes above and below the sea. Join Jawi, a young island boy, as he takes us on a journey of discovery to this magical place where we encounter whale sharks, sea turtles, manta rays, and other iconic creatures of the sea. Home to more than 2,000 species of...

Jake Gyllenhaal has left the woods ... for a trip to the mountains?

The actor, who was signed on to play a prince in the Disney musical "Into the Woods," a role that would have reunited him with "End of Watch" co-star Anna Kendrick, has dropped out, reports TheWrap, with Deadline revealing that he's potentially making room for "Everest," a movie about the deadly 1996 climbing season detailed in Jon Krakauer's "Into Thin Air."

Gyllenhaal would take on the role of late Mountain Madness guide Scott Fischer.

Also in talks to star in "Everest" are Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, and Jason Clarke; Brolin would play Dr. Beck Weathers, Hawkes would play a Seattle climber, and Clarke would play New Zealand-based guide Rob Hall. Icelandic filmmaker Baltasar Kormakur ("The Deep," "Contraband") is set to direct the film, which was originally supposed to feature Christian Bale as Hall.

If "Everest" becomes a reality for Gyllenhaal,...

Jason Clarke and John Hawkes set to appear in film about storm that left eight climbers dead on the world's tallest mountain

Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke and John Hawkes are all in line to star in the mountain-climbing disaster movie Everest, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Iceland's Baltasar Kormákur (The Deep, Contraband) will direct for production company Working Title. Everest is based on real-life events that took place in 1996 when a freak storm hit the world's tallest mountain, leaving eight climbers dead. The story was made famous by Jon Krakauer in the book Into Thin Air, which described how he survived to tell the tale. Kormákur's take follows two separate expedition groups whose lives come under threat.

Clarke is being sought to play New Zealand climber Rob Hall, leader of one of the teams, while Gyllenhaal is set to play Scott Fischer, his opposite number with the other expedition.

• Christian Bale is in talks to star in Baltasar Kormákur’s (The Deep) Everest. Based on the harrowing ordeal of a group of climbers in 1996 famously documented in Jon Krakauer’s book Into Thin Air, Everest will source from a variety of books and first-person interviews. Filmmaker and mountaineer David Breashears also made a famous Frontline documentary about the tragic climb that claimed eight lives, that included footage from the storm and interviews with survivors. [Deadline]

• Bale’s Dark Knight Rises co-star Tom Hardy is still attached to play Sir George Mallory in the Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity)-directed adaptation...

The English thesp Christian Bale is in talks to climb Everest for Universal Pictures and Working Title. A mountain climbing disaster film that The Deep helmer Baltasar Kormakur will direct is based on the 1996 disastrous expedition that left eight climbers dead. Last year, busy Icelandic director Kormakur (Contraband, 2 Guns) described the then-unnamed lead who he was in talks with as ‘an actor who is known for… put(ting) himself through hell.’ Here’s what Kormakur also told Filmmaker about Everest: The next film I’m doing after this one is Everest, about the ’96 Rob Hall and Beck Weathers and Doug Hansen ascent — the biggest...

An extraordinary journey to the top of the world, the documentary adventure “To The Arctic” reveals a compelling tale of survival. Narrated by Oscar® winner Meryl Streep, the film takes audiences into the lives of a mother polar bear and her twin seven-month-old cubs as never before captured on film, as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home.

Captivating and intimate IMAX® footage brings moviegoers up-close and personal with this family’s struggle in a frigid environment of melting ice, immense glaciers, spectacular waterfalls and majestic snow-bound peaks.

Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX® Filmed Entertainment present a MacGillivray Freeman Film, “To The Arctic,” a One World One Ocean presentation, directed by two-time Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Greg MacGillivray (“The Living Sea,” “Dolphins”). Filmed in 15/70mm IMAX®, “To The Arctic” is written and edited by Stephen Judson (“Everest”), and produced by Shaun MacGillivray (“Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk...

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Watch the first trailer for To The Arctic 3D – In IMAX® Theaters Friday, April 20. An extraordinary journey to the top of the world, the documentary adventure “To The Arctic 3D” tells the ultimate tale of survival. Narrated by Oscar® winner Meryl Streep, the film takes audiences on a never-before-experienced journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her twin seven-month-old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home.

Captivating, adventurous and intimate footage brings moviegoers up close and personal with this family’s struggle to survive in a frigid environment of melting ice, immense glaciers, spectacular waterfalls, and majestic snow-bound peaks.

Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX® Filmed Entertainment present a MacGillivray Freeman Film, “To The Arctic,” a One World One Ocean presentation, directed by two-time Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Greg MacGillivray (“The Living Sea,” “Dolphins”). Filmed in 15/70mm IMAX® 3D,...

Join us on a spectacular adventure! Warner Bros and IMAX have debuted the official trailer on Apple for the upcoming nature documentary To The Arctic 3D, directed by Greg MacGillivray, of Everest and many other nature IMAX movies previously. This charming, chilly doc focuses on a mother polar bear and her two seven-month-old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home. While this does look wonderfully charming, it's elevated by the use of some Sigur Ros and Oscar winner Meryl Streep on the narration. Put those two together with a slice of beautiful imagery, and I'm in, this is mesmerizing. Enjoy! Watch the official trailer for Greg MacGillivray's To The Arctic 3D, in high def from Apple: You can also download the official To The Arctic 3D trailer in High Definition over on Apple An extraordinary journey to the top of the world, Greg MacGillivray's...

Today, One World One Ocean (Owoo), the largest, most far-reaching, for-purpose media campaign aimed at restoring the world.s oceans, revealed a video sneak peek and several first episodes of its 2012 original digital programming, embedded below. From the press release: The Owoo campaign was launched last year by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Greg MacGillivray of MacGillivray Freeman Films (Mff).the world's best-selling independent producer of IMAX® Theatre films who created documentaries such as Everest and The Living Sea.as an initiative of the new One World One Ocean Foundation. Owoo.s original online programming is a critical part of the campaign.s massive effort to celebrate the importance of the world.s oceans, with the goal of sparking a movement to protect it.

A look at what's new on DVD today:

"Fernando Di Leo Crime Collection"

Directed by Fernando Di Leo

Released by RaroVideo

Fans of badass '70s cinema and the stoic Henry Silva rejoice! Underappreciated Italian crime master director Fernando Di Leo finally comes to the U.S. via this set of four films -- "Caliber 9," "The Italian Connection," "The Boss," and "Rulers of the City" -- that shows what made him an influence of filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino and John Woo.

"The Absent" (2011)

Directed by Sage Bannick

Released by Passion River

Twin brothers are bonded by the experience of having their parents try to kill them for insurance money, only to become killers themselves in this slasher film from Sage Bannick.

"Be My Teacher" (2011)

Directed by Lakisha R. Lemons

Released by Maverick Entertainment Group

A student's (Derek Lee Nixon) flirtations with his English teacher (Lateace Towns-Cuellar) has serious...

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Picking Liam Neeson's best role is like picking the solar system's most inhabitable rock (planet Earth) or The Discovery Channel's best miniseries ('Planet Earth') -- there just isn't that much room for debate. Sure, he was a total bad-ass in 'Ethan Frome' and he narrated the crap out of IMAX's 'Everest,' but Liam Neeson was born with a very particular set of skills, and all of them were put to indelible work as the eponymous anti-hero in Steven Spielberg's 'Schindler's List.'

The thing about Spielberg's hallowed Holocaust saga is that -- between the fluidity of the filmmaking and the hypnotic power of the performances -- this three-hour pastiche of ghastly genocidal imagery is about as eminently watchable as movies get (an issue with which certain circles have taken considerable offense). Spielberg treated this most careful...

Filed under: Features, Cinematical

Picking Liam Neeson's best role is like picking the solar system's most inhabitable rock (planet Earth) or The Discovery Channel's best miniseries ('Planet Earth') -- there just isn't that much room for debate. Sure, he was a total bad-ass in 'Ethan Frome' and he narrated the crap out of IMAX's 'Everest,' but Liam Neeson was born with a very particular set of skills, and all of them were put to indelible work as the eponymous anti-hero in Steven Spielberg's 'Schindler's List.'

The thing about Spielberg's hallowed Holocaust saga is that -- between the fluidity of the filmmaking and the hypnotic power of the performances -- this three-hour pastiche of ghastly genocidal imagery is about as eminently watchable as movies get (an issue with which certain circles have taken considerable offense). Spielberg treated this most careful...

News dropped last week that Steven Spielberg has recruited Daniel Day-Lewis for his long-gestating biopic of America's 16th and perhaps greatest president: Lincoln. Further, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner will write the screenplay adaptation of Doris Kearns Goodwin’s best-selling book, Team of Rivals. Upon hearing this nuclear combination of America’s best and brightest creative talent, we here at Little Gold Men immediately made straight for our bookies and wagered what remains of our 401k on Lincoln to sweep the 2012 Oscars. Previously, Lincoln had looked like it was a log cabin headed for the wood chipper after Spielberg kept pushing it off to film Tin Tin and War Horse. The John Wilkes Booth moment seemed to come when long-attached Liam Neeson finally backed away from the role, citing his age. Now that actor-of-his-generation Day-Lewis has landed the part (after a knock-out series of auditions respectively titled Gangs of New York...

In 1999, American mountaineer Conrad Anker discovered the body of George Mallory, the British climber who 75 years earlier failed to return from his third assault on Everest. Geffen reconstructs the tragic assault on Everest by Mallory and Irvine while observing Anker's and Leo Houlding's attempt to repeat the earlier expedition using the primitive equipment of 1924.

It's a handsome, deeply affecting picture, narrated by Liam Neeson and making excellent use of the correspondence between Mallory and his wife, Ruth. Ruth's letters were recorded by Neeson's wife, Natasha Richardson, six weeks before her death.

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Fascinating documentary about George Mallory's ill-fated Everest expedition. By Cath Clarke

In 1999, the top American mountaineer Conrad Anker discovered the body of George Mallory on Everest. Mallory and his young climbing partner, Sandy Irvine, disappeared in 1924, last spotted just 800 metres from the peak. The enduring mystery is whether they were going up or coming down (which would place them at the summit 30 years before Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary). In this National Geographic documentary Anker goes back to Everest to retrace Mallory's expedition. With the exception of some TV-duff recreations and CSI-style razzle-dazzle it is fascinating. What drives men and women to risk snow blindness, frostbite, (there is a gruesome story of a man coughing up a bit of frozen larynx) and a good chance of death on Everest? Mallory's famous answer was, of course: "Because it's there." The film is at its most absorbing as Liam Neeson narrates an account of Mallory's life,...

“Why do you want to climb Mount Everest?” “Because it’s There”.

For those that don’t know their history, George Mallory was a British mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 1920s and who was last seen just a few hundred metres from the summit. This was 30 years before Hillary and Tenzing conquered it for the first recorded time.

The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest is a truly awe-inspiring documentary about the final venture to conquer Mount Everest by the climber George Mallory who never returned from his last attempt to scale it and whose body was never found until 1999. The man who found Mallory’s body, Conrad Anker, goes on his own journey to attempt the same recorded route to see if Mallory did actually reach the summit or whether he died trying as previously thought.

The film...

We’ve been given an exclusive peek at the latest trailer for The Wildest Dream, Anthony Geffen’s feature documentary retracing the climb undertaken by British explorer George Mallory in his attempt to be the first man to climb Mount Everest.

The trailer shows off the film’s stunning vistas and features the voices of Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman and Natasha Richardson in her final film role.

Here’s the synopsis,

The Wildest Dream is a story of obsession and breathtaking adventure, told through the explorer’s poignant and evocative correspondence with his wife and using previously unseen photos and archive footage. Anker and British rock-climbing prodigy Leo Houlding embark on their own quest to conquer Everest, following the original North East Ridge route taken by Mallory in 1924 to discover whether he and fellow climber Andrew “Sandy” Irvine could have reached the summit. In their attempt they must...

The Wildest Dream, a docudrama set for September release, examines enduring exploration puzzle – but mystery remains

In so many ways, it was a peculiarly British expedition to Everest – with its four cases of Montebello champagne, 60 tins of quail and foie gras, 70 porters, 300 animals, and the climbers wearing hobnailed boots and gabardine jackets.

But, 86 years on, the mystery remains. Did the obsessed aesthete George Mallory and his colleague Sandy Irvine make it to the top and become the first people to conquer the world's highest and most formidable peak?

A documentary-drama, The Wildest Dream, to be released in cinemas in September, examines one of the most enduring and possibly unanswerable of exploration mysteries. While it does not offer a conclusion, it does throw up some fascinating new angles, and shows that the pair could have made it to the top.

The film's director and producer, Anthony Geffen, said: "What is great...