Alex Pettyfer, who rose to fame this year in the teen movies ‘I Am Number Four’ and ‘Beastly,’ slammed the Hollywood lifestyle in a recent interview to VMAN magazine, UsMagazine is reporting. The 21-year-old British actor, who was once considered to be on the fast-track to Hollywood stardom, said “I really don’t give a s**t about any of that (the Hollywood lifestyle).” Pettyfer also said he doesn’t have any interesting stories about his time living in Los Angeles. “Mostly I just do my work and then go home,” he added. He even alluded that acting is like serving a prison sentence. “You go, you serve your time, you try and  [ Read More ]

We’ve only got two new wide releases this weekend, but they could be heavy hitters. Arriving in 3,100 theaters is the sequel to last year’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. Now, this one’s an easy call. Not only is it a sequel, but it’s arriving at the exact same time of year as the first. Should it put up similar numbers, Rodrick Rules is looking at a $22.1 million opening. Now what about Zack Snyder? This guy is a bit all over the place. His last two March releases, Watchmen and 300, both had big openings, however, his latest film, the $80 million  [ Read More ]

The box office results for the weekend of March 18th – 20th has audiences looking to test their mental abilities. The brainy “Limitless” was able to trump a “Lincoln Lawyer” and the laidback “Paul.” Meanwhile, “Los Angeles” is rapidly losing ground. Here are the studio estimates: 1. Limitless ($19 million) 2. Rango ($15.3 million) 3. Battle Los Angeles ($14.6 million) 4. The Lincoln Lawyer ($13.4 million) 5. Paul ($13.1 million) 6. Red Riding Hood ($7.2 million) 7. The Adjustment Bureau ($5.9 million) 8. Mars Needs Moms ($5.3 million) 9. Beastly ($3.2 million) 10. Hall Pass ($2.6 million) Analysis With “Limitless” opening, the flick is set up for a nice profitable  [ Read More ]

Ready for a trio of newcomers? I hope so because this weekend we’ve got Limitless, The Lincoln Lawyer and Paul all hitting 2,700+ theaters. Let’s start with the Bradley Cooper starrer Limitless. Yes, this one packs a powerful cast including Cooper, Abbie Cornish and Robert De Niro, but so did Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and that one only opened with $19 million. Even worse? Wall Street had the benefit of an even more star-studded cast and being a sequel to a very successful film. Looking back at Cooper’s recent releases, the most comparable to this one would be The A-Team and that one nabbed $25.7 million, but in almost  [ Read More ]

The box office results for the weekend of March 11th – 13th sees audiences buying to raw action, rather than rip-offs and over-priced animations. “Battle: Los Angeles” easily takes the top spot while “Rango” holds up relatively strong in its second outing. and Here are the studio estimates: 1. Battle: Los Angeles ($36 million) 2. Rango ($23 million) 3. Red Riding Hood ($14.1 million) 4. The Adjustment Bureau ($11.5 million) 5. Mars Needs Moms ($6.8 million) 6. Hall Pass ($5.1 million) 7. Beastly ($5 million) 8. Just Go With It ($4 million) 9. The King‘s Speech ($3.6 million) 10. Gnomeo and Juliet ($3.5 million) Analysis The overall box office is  [ Read More ]

Lionsgate Films UK released the latest movie trailer for the upcoming fantasy film “Beastly” by director Daniel Barnz (Phoebe in Wonderland, The Cutting Room) and starring Neil Patrick Harris (The Best and the Brightest, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay), Vanessa Hudgens (Sucker Punch, High School Musical 3), Mary-Kate Olsen (The Wackness, Weeds), Alex Pettyfer (Entertainment Tonight, Tormented), Peter Krause (Dirty Sexy Money) and Lisa Gay Hamilton. Be sure to check out the official Beastly facebook fan page here. Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from Beastly. Synopsis: A modern-day take on the “Beauty and the Beast” tale where a New York teen is transformed into  [ Read More ]

Who’s ready for some out-of-this-world action? Not only do we have an actual alien invasion movie on the way, but a dark and fantastical version of Little Red Riding Hood and a cartoon about mom-kidnapping ETs, too. If you’re looking for a touching family drama, a loving romance or even an uproarious comedy, you can forget it. This weekend it’s all about space invaders and werewolves. The big winner is sure to be Battle: Los Angeles. It’s opening in more theaters than its competition and simply just has the widest appeal. If a miserably reviewed film like Skyline can open in over 500 less theaters with far fewer famous faces  [ Read More ]

The box office results for the weekend of March 4th-6th sees a western lizard taming a beast, a bureau and the ’80s. With four new releases entering the party, the holdovers from last week all find themselves in a tightly-contested battle for a top ten spot. Here are the studio estimates: 1. Rango ($38 million) 2. The Adjustment Bureau ($20.9 million) 3. Beastly ($10.1 million) 4. Hall Pass ($9 million) 5. Gnomeo and Juliet ($6.9 million) 6. Unknown ($6.6 million) 7. The King’s Speech ($6.5 million) 8. Just Go With It ($6.5 million) 9. I Am Number Four ($5.7 million) 10. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never ($4.3 million) Analysis Let’s  [ Read More ]

The first weekend of March has arrived and it could be a big one! Well, for one or two films at least. We’ve got four brand new wide releases one of which is poised to make a nice chunk of cash. There’s The Adjustment Bureau, Beastly, Rango and Take Me Home Tonight. Which one is going to be the big winner? I’ll give you a hint – Johnny Depp. Rango has the edge on the competition in every way possible. First off, so far, so good in terms of reviews. Second, this is the first animated film to come to theaters since the surprise hit Gnomeo and Juliet. Based on  [ Read More ]

Title: Beastly Director: Daniel Barnz Starring: Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens, Neil Patrick Harris, Mary-Kate Olsen, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Peter Krause When you’re going to attempt injecting a modern spin on an overly-told classic tale, you better go for it all the way. This is one of those cases where the people behind the 91 minute “Beastly” had a thought – albeit a borrowed thought – but could not cultivate it to anything special. Or even fresh for that matter. Knowing that, everyone who does venture into the theaters to gaze upon this slacking effort; should laud the powers that be who lured Neil Patrick Harris into this “Beauty and the  [ Read More ]

CBS films released this brand new clip from the upcoming fantasy film “Beastly” by director Daniel Barnz (Phoebe in Wonderland, The Cutting Room) and starring Neil Patrick Harris (The Best and the Brightest, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay), Vanessa Hudgens (Sucker Punch, High School Musical 3), Mary-Kate Olsen (The Wackness, Weeds), Alex Pettyfer (Entertainment Tonight, Tormented), Peter Krause (Dirty Sexy Money) and Lisa Gay Hamilton. Be sure to check out the official Beastly facebook fan page here. Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from Beastly. Synopsis: A modern-day take on the “Beauty and the Beast” tale where a New York teen is transformed into a  [ Read More ]

At the world premiere actur Neil Patrick Harris talks about his role in the upcoming fantasy film “Beastly” by director Daniel Barnz (Phoebe in Wonderland, The Cutting Room) and starring Neil Patrick Harris (The Best and the Brightest, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay), Vanessa Hudgens (Sucker Punch, High School Musical 3), Mary-Kate Olsen (The Wackness, Weeds), Alex Pettyfer (Entertainment Tonight, Tormented), Peter Krause (Dirty Sexy Money) and Lisa Gay Hamilton. Be sure to check out the official Beastly facebook fan page here. Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from Beastly. Synopsis: A modern-day take on the “Beauty and the Beast” tale where a New York  [ Read More ]

The box office results for Oscar weekend has “Gnomeo and Juliet” outlasting the competition. Meanwhile, “Drive Angry 3D” and “Hall Pass” struggle to get out of the starting blocks. Here are the studio estimates: 1. Gnomeo And Juliet ($14.2 million) 2. Hall Pass ($13.4 million) 3. Unknown ($12.4 million) 4. Just Go With It ($11.1 million) 5. I Am Number Four ($11 million) 6. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never ($9.2 million) 7. The King’s Speech ($7.6 million) 8. Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son ($7.5 million) 9. Drive Angry 3D ($5.1 million) 10. The Roommate ($2 million) Analysis Overall, the spots 1-8 were separated by just $7 million dollars this  [ Read More ]

CBS Films recently released this new clip “That’s Why I Like You” from the upcoming fantasy film “Beastly” by director Daniel Barnz (Phoebe in Wonderland, The Cutting Room) and starring Neil Patrick Harris (The Best and the Brightest, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay), Vanessa Hudgens (Sucker Punch, High School Musical 3), Mary-Kate Olsen (The Wackness, Weeds), Alex Pettyfer (Entertainment Tonight, Tormented), Peter Krause (Dirty Sexy Money) and Lisa Gay Hamilton. Be sure to check out the official Beastly facebook fan page here. Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from Beastly. Synopsis: A modern-day take on the “Beauty and the Beast” tale where a New York  [ Read More ]

CBS Films just released a behind the scenes look at the makeup effects in the upcoming fantasy film “Beastly” by director Daniel Barnz (Phoebe in Wonderland, The Cutting Room) and starring Neil Patrick Harris (The Best and the Brightest, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay), Vanessa Hudgens (Sucker Punch, High School Musical 3), Mary-Kate Olsen (The Wackness, Weeds), Alex Pettyfer (Entertainment Tonight, Tormented), Peter Krause (Dirty Sexy Money) and Lisa Gay Hamilton. Be sure to check out the official Beastly facebook fan page here. Click Here for more photos, news and movie trailers from Beastly. Synopsis: A modern-day take on the “Beauty and the Beast” tale where a New  [ Read More ]