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Box Office: Night at the Museum Beats Terminator!

BuzzSugar — Tue, 26 May 2009 07:30:52 -0700

Ben Stiller's Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian blew Terminator Salvation out of the water over Memorial Day weekend, earning an estimated $70 million.

However, despite coming in second place, McG's effort to revive the popular sci-fi franchise is still a success, earning a solid $53.8 million. That's impressive considering Terminator's less-than-glowing reviews, as well as competition in the action-adventure genre from Star Trek, which came in third place.

Angels & Demons came in at No. 4 followed by Dance Flick which debuted at No. 5.

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

Buzz News Roundup, 12/15

BuzzSugar — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:30:50 -0800

Like so many movies these days, The Crow is getting "reinvented." - ComingSoon
And the Terminator will be back . . . again, in a fifth installment of the franchise. - Variety
Advocates for the blind are scolding Saturday Night Live for its depiction of New York Gov. David Paterson. - TV Guide
The American Film Institute's list of the 10 outstanding movies of 2008 include Iron Man and The Dark Knight, while the top 10 TV shows of the year were Breaking Bad and In Treatment, among others. - Reuters
The season premiere of Flight of The Conchords is online this week at FunnyOrDie.com. - TV Week
There's a sequel to the 1996 movie The Phantom in the works. - The AP
My Boys will be back in March and Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns will premiere in January. - The Futon Critic
A second season of Real Housewives of Atlanta is on the way. - Entertainment Weekly

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Love It or Leave It: The Terminator Salvation Trailer

BuzzSugar — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:30:06 -0800

On the one hand, it's Christian Bale and it's a gritty, action-packed Terminator story. On the other hand, for some reason I'm not all that intrigued about the movie after watching this. What do you think of the trailer for Terminator Salvation?

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Common Gives Us A Reason to See Terminator 4

BuzzSugar — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:38:49 -0700

Well, OK, we already had one reason: Christian Bale. But now that Common's joining the cast of the fourth Terminator installment, Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, it's pretty much guaranteed I'll check out this movie.

According to Variety, "Story centers on John Connor (Bale), now in his 30s, who leads what is left of the human race in a battle against the machines. Common will play a freedom fighter and member of Connor's inner circle."

Oooh, "freedom fighter." Hot.

So, I know what I'm doing Memorial Day weekend, 2009. What about you?

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Sequels, Part 2

BuzzSugar — Fri, 11 May 2007 04:33:10 -0700

Sigh. I can rant all I want, it looks like sequels are still where it's at these days. There was the recent rumor about a possible Austin Powers 4, then there was news of a Wall Street 2, and now the sequel party rages on:

The Terminator series will continue with Terminator 4 for which they have a script but no director in place. Thankfully, Arnold Schwarzenegger will not be starring because, oh yeah, he has a giant state to pay attention to.
I guess Step Up was interesting enough to warrant a Step Up 2 which goes into production in July. We should be getting closer to the top of the staircase now, right?
Jerry Bruckheimer has adamantly confirmed that this third installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean series will be the last! Hallelujah! Wait... what? What's that? A spin-off?! I repeat: Sigh.

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Pirates photo courtesy of Buena Vista Entertainment

New Charlie's Angels TV Show Planned on ABC

BuzzSugar — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:30:27 -0800

Word is that ABC is close to finalizing a deal to bring another version of Charlie's Angels to TV.

This new series would be a "modern version" of the '70s hit, and yes, I know you're thinking that we already got a modern version with the 2000 movie Charlie's Angels and its sequel. Interestingly, Drew Barrymore is involved in this new series somehow (I'm guessing production), as is Leonard Goldberg who produced the original series. Josh Friedman (of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) will write and exec produce.

Whether or not you think it's a great idea to remake, it would provide plum prime time roles for three actresses. If you had your pick, who would you cast in this new series? I hear Mischa Barton and Ashlee Simpson need new gigs. I'm kidding, but what are your ideas?