With Men in Black 3 making its big debut this weekend, The Avengers will have no choice, but to wave goodbye to the #1 spot. Back in 2001, Men in Black 2 opened to the tune of $52.1 million. While that’s a pretty wide time gap to be making a connection, there’s still a good shot MIB 3 might wind up on a similar trajectory, but with a boost from the holiday, possibly propelling it to a $70 million four day weekend start. As for The Avengers, it’ll enjoy an even lesser drop than last weekend, but that’s thanks to that extra day this weekend. For four days, The Avengers  [ Read More ]

With Rihanna’s ego inflating by the second, the music world should make room for another Bahamas native, Angelique Sabrina. Just beginning to break into the industry, Angelique is luckily not in reach of becoming a diva anytime soon. One Rihanna is more than enough right now, especially when Rihanna’s badass “Battleship” persona is outshining her talent. Angelique’s debut video, “Pull Up”, premiered on MTV.com’s Buzzworthy Blog. Lyrically the song is immensely catchy with its two-word anthem. The tempo of the track isn’t overwhelmingly produced with far too many synthesized beats. It feels organically tropical, which will have listeners “dancing” along rather than fist pumping to it. Shot in Los Angeles  [ Read More ]

Everyone waits until the year is over to compile their “Best of whatever” movie lists. This has become a mundane practice. Time for a bit of a change, kids. The Dictator is seemingly the only player (movie) that wanted to be on the court this weekend. While Sacha Baron Cohen hustled with his latest outlandish character, Battleship (more like BattleshiT) and What to Expect When You’re Expecting were just going through the recycled motions. And the mid-majors (limited releases) in Darling Companion and The Samaritan, gave it a go, yet just didn’t have the talent on the sideline (behind-the-lens crew) to compete. The new releases for the respective week will  [ Read More ]

Even with a summer packed with potentially fantastic blockbusters, this Movie News Cheat Sheet primarily highlights those that are coming further down the line. We’ve got our first look at Matthew Fox in the October 26th release, Alex Cross, as well as a slew of release updates, which includes an October 4, 2013 bow for Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Well down the road we’ll get a female driven buddy cop comedy starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy as well as a Scott Z. Burns-penned Rise of the Planet of the Apes sequel. In other writer hiring news, Aaron Sorkin has officially boarded Sony’s Steve Jobs biopic and  [ Read More ]

The box office results for the weekend of May 18th – 20th sees The Avengers rewriting more records while all the newbies are firing off blanks. Here are the studio estimates: 1. Marvel’s The Avengers ($55.7 million) 2. Battleship ($25.3 million) 3. The Dictator ($17.4 million) 4. Dark Shadows ($12.7 million) 5. What to Expect When You’re Expecting ($10.5 million) 6. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ($3.2 million) 7. The Hunger Games ($3 million) 8. Think Like a Man ($2.7 million) 9. The Lucky One ($1.7 million) 10. The Pirates! Band of Misfits ($1.4 million) Analysis With The Avengers has kept box office record-keepers on their toes the last three  [ Read More ]

Title: Battleship Directed By: Peter Berg Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, Brooklyn Decker, Tadanobu Asano, Hamish Linklater, Liam Neeson, Jesse Plemons, Gregory D. Gadson, John Tui Riggins and Landry in the Navy, Peter Berg Does Michael Bay, Transformers-esque, Not Really Battleship; any of those titles are just as fitting if not more so than Battleship. Back in 2005, after finding a planet similar to Earth, NASA opts to beam a signal to what they dub “Planet G” in an effort to communicate. Also in 2005, Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch) is jobless, has to live with his brother, Stone (Alexander Skarsgård), and gets busted for stealing a burrito. On the  [ Read More ]

Is The Avengers poised to take down yet another potential summer blockbuster? Most definitely. After a stellar $207.4 million opening and an equally impressive $103.1 million second weekend haul, The Avengers is on its way to another 50% loss, letting it bring in $52 million. Battleship is due out in 3,690 theaters, but poor reviews, the odd premise and The Avengers will wind up steering so much attention away, the $209 million film might only earn $30 million its first weekend out, just like John Carter. What to Expect When You’re Expecting, on the other hand, could make a solid chunk of cash for what it is. We haven’t seen  [ Read More ]

Universal Pictures’ “Battleship” aims make a splash (no pun intended) at the box office, but the film is also bringing awareness to the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP), a non-profit organization that honors and empowers wounded military members. Subway, the world’s largest restaurant chain, will host the alumni of WWP tonight for an exclusive screening of “Battleship” in the Lutnick Theater aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. More than 200 WWP alumni will be present, and the guests will be joined by the director of “Battleship,” Peter Berg, as well as U.S. Army Col. Gregory D. Gadson, co-star of “Battleship” and a batallion leader who lost both legs in  [ Read More ]

Title: Battleship Universal Pictures Director: Peter Berg Screenwriter: Erich Hoeber, Jon Hoeber Cast: Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, Brooklyn Decker, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano Screened at: Sony Lincoln Square, NYC, 5/14/12 Opens: May 18, 2012 Do you really get what you pay for? Two hundred million dollars was spent on “Battleship,” a Michael-Bay style “Transformers” ripoff that paid back every dollar that the production cost—and that’s just in Europe and South Korea! But what do you really receive for that money? A picture without soul, yet another way for the youthful, testosterone demographic to get its rocks off by watching aimless destruction by an enemy that appears to have no  [ Read More ]

The summer blockbuster “Battleship” is only a few weeks away from its big theatrical debut. In anticipation of the release, Universal Pictures is giving away a “Battleship” prize pack. The prize pack includes: – “Battleship” Hat – “Battleship” T-shirt – “Battleship” Backpack – “Battleship” Water Bottle If you want to win the prize pack, make sure to test your luck in ShockYa’s Twitter giveaway! Here’s what to do: Follow us on Twitter @Shockya. Then, tweet us the phrase, “@Shockya Is Giving Away A Free #Battleship Prize Pack! Follow And Retweet To Enter To Win! http://bit.ly/Klw3mT” You have until May 18 (the release date of the film) to enter and we’ll  [ Read More ]

A few of the cast members of the summer blockbuster “Battleship”–Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker, Taylor Kitsch, Col. Gregory Gadson, and director Peter Berg have given their thoughts on the film in the latest “Battleship” press junket. I’m sure you guys want to hear what they said, right? Make sure to look below to see some snippets of their interviews. “Battleship” is based on the popular Hasbro game and has been rebooted for the summer popcorn movie audience. The official synopsis is below. Peter Berg (Hancock, The Kingdom, Friday Night Lights) directs and produces Battleship, an epic-scale action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our  [ Read More ]

Universal Studios is suing production company The Asylum for putting its anticipated action sci-fi thriller ‘Battleship’ in jeopardy, TMZ is reporting. The lawsuit comes as The Asylum’s straight-to-DVD action film ‘American Battleship’ is set to hit store shelves on May 22, four days after Universal’s ‘Battleship’ is scheduled to be released in theaters. Universal points to the fact that The Asylum releases low-budget straight-to-DVD mockbusters with similar titles to their big budget counterparts, including ‘Titanic 2,’ ‘The Terminators’ and ‘Transmorphers.’ The major studio is upset that The Asylum is trying to garner money off of its hard work promoting its $100 million film, which cost an additional $30 in advertising.  [ Read More ]

Here’s the first official movie clip from the upcoming film “Battleship” by director Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, Collateral, The Losers) and starring Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood, Zoolander, Straw Dogs), Liam Neeson (The Dark Knight Rises, Clash of the Titans 2), Brooklyn Decker (What to Expect When You’re Expecting), Taylor Kitsch (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Friday Night Lights, Snakes on a Plane). Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers Battleship. Synopsis: A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals. Follow @Shockya on Twitter for the latest movie news and more from “Battleship”.

Watch a brand new featurette for the upcoming film “Battleship” by director Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, Collateral, The Losers) and starring Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood, Zoolander, Straw Dogs), Liam Neeson (The Dark Knight Rises, Clash of the Titans 2), Brooklyn Decker (What to Expect When You’re Expecting), Taylor Kitsch (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Friday Night Lights, Snakes on a Plane). Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers Battleship. Synopsis: A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals. Follow @Shockya on Twitter for the latest movie news and more from “Battleship”.

Want to play a 3D social game? Universal Pictures has now released a new social game, “Battleship: The Battle for Earth,” that has some exciting 3D elements. Check out the official rundown: Battleship: The Battle for Earth immerses users in the film using 3D assets, along with sound effects, music and clips. Fans have the option to play as either Humans or alien Regents and points are tracked on both sides to unlock exclusive clips from the film. Place your ships, take your turn and fire! A direct hit is accompanied by on-screen explosions on the 3D board. Challenge a friend, or start a game against a random player. Get  [ Read More ]