The box office results for the weekend of December 9th-11th has two newbies leading a very mediocre top ten. Meanwhile, studios are now focused on making their final push for a strong holiday season at cinemas, as they prep their award contenders for release over the next couple weeks. Here are the studio estimates: 1. New Year’s Eve ($13.7 million) 2. The Sitter ($10 million) 3. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 ($7.9 million) 4. The Muppets ($7 million) 5. Arthur Christmas ($6.6 million) 6. Hugo ($6.1 million) 7. The Descendants ($4.3 million) 8. Happy Feet Two ($3.7 million) 9. Jack and Jill ($3.2 million) 10. Immortals ($2.4…

Every movie season, there’s about ten to twenty films that the critics just go to town on, and Adam Sandler’s “Jack and Jill” seems to be one of those films. Well, not seems–it is one of those films. It was destined to be such once critics found out he was making it as well as starring in both the brother and sister roles. Before Sunday, the film was at a measly 2% on Rotten Tomatoes. Now, it’s at 3%. The audience was far kinder by giving it a rating in the double digits, 57%, but it’s still terrible. The movie was so terrible, MovieLine wrote an article about the nine…

We’re going into high-profile overdrive this week. We’ve got some major casting news regarding a number of highly anticipated productions including Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, Spike Lee’s Oldboy, Stephenie Meyer’s next book-to-film adaptation The Host and more. In non-casting news, of course, we’ve got the details on the Academy Awards producer/host shuffle and an update on the upcoming Justice League movie from Warner Bros. as well as a little sneak peek at the xnew Toy Story short film set to play ahead of the November 23rd release, The Muppets. So, want the goods? They’re all right here in your weekly Movie News Cheat Sheet. 1. Sacha Baron Cohen May Join…

Singer and actress Miley Cyrus has been cast in Hotel Transylvania, the upcoming 3D animation picture from Sony that also stars Adam Sandler as Dracula. Cyrus will voice the role of Sandler’s teenage daughter Mavis in the movie that follows the notorious vampire and his luxury hotel built for monsters. Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, Cee Lo Green and David Spade are also on board. Issuing a statement about Hotel Transylvania, Sony shared what’s to come. “Here’s a little known fact about Dracula: he is not only the Prince of Darkness; he is also a dad. Over-protective of his teenage daughter, Mavis, Dracula fabricates tales of elaborate…

We’ve written a bit about “Hotel Transylvania” before, but for a while, all’s been silent on the development of the film being directed by animation superstar Genndy Tartakovsky. Now EW.com has some exclusive news about the film–they have posted the first-look picture of Miley Cyrus’ character, Mavis. Mavis is Dracula’s daughter who is annoyed at her overprotective father’s (Adam Sandler) antics. Click here to see the picture at EW.com Here’s the official synopsis of “Hotel Transylvania: “Over-protective of his teenage daughter, Mavis, Dracula fabricates tales of elaborate dangers to dissuade her adventurous spirit. As a haven for Mavis, he opens the Hotel Transylvania, where his daughter and some of the…

Title: Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star Director: Tom Brady Starring: Nick Swardson, Christina Ricci, Don Johnson, Stepen Dorff, Kevin Nealon Look folks; it’s a Happy Madison production (in-case you didn’t see & hear the annoying TV spots). Adam Sandler and his writer friends got together and came up with Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star. The only notable appearances from the Sandler stable are his good buddy Kevin Nealon and the usual cameos from his writing partners and friends. You’ll recognize the faces even though they seem to keep putting on weight every year. Nick Swardson – who also co-wrote this – plays the titular character who…

Welcome back to the Movie News Cheat Sheet, Shockya.com readers! We’ve got a nice assortment of stories this time around, ranging from box office success stories to casting news and trailers. The casts of both The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D and G.I. Joe 2 grew by one while the bank accounts of both Bridesmaids and Transformers: Dark of the Moon grew by, well, millions. There’s also some talk about bringing the popular arcade game Space Invaders to the big screen and bringing the Korean film Oldboy back for more. While this Cheat Sheet is packed with some rousing updates, the pinnacle is the start of Shockya.com’s San Diego Comic Con…

Title: Zookeeper Director: Frank Coraci Starring: Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb, Ken Jeong, Donnie Wahlberg, Adam Sandler (voice), Sylvester Stallone (voice), Nick Nolte (voice), Cher (voice), Judd Apatow (voice) It’s been a while since a movie encompassing humans and animals interacting with each other hit theaters (insert sarcasm). This formula is as tiresome as 3D. And then there’s “Zookeeper” boasting that same animal shtick. Yet despite its flaws and cliches, the 100 minute flick acts as a mild relief to the monotonous products that have been packed into the fam-friendly genre as of late. Sure the concept blatantly rips off the entire arc of say a Night of the…

According to CinemaBlend, Adam Sandler has been cast as the voice of Count Dracula in new 3D cartoon film. The film, “Hotel Transylvania,” is being made by Sony Pictures Animation and is directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, the mastermind behind such great cartoons like “Dexter’s Laboratory,” “Samurai Jack,” and the original “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” cartoon series. According to the official synopsis of the film, Dracula is not only a blood-sucking vampire, but also an over-protective dad: Over-protective of his teenage daughter, Mavis, Dracula fabricates tales of elaborate dangers to dissuade her adventurous spirit. As a haven for Mavis, he opens the Hotel Transylvania, where his daughter and some of…

Here’s some news to report–Vanilla Ice is going to be in a movie! According to NY Magazine’s Vulture, Vanilla Ice–born Robert Matthew Van Winkle–, along with Leighton Meester, are set to play roles in Adam Sandler’s next comedy, “I Hate You Dad”. The film will be about a son (Andy Samberg) who is clashing with his dad (Sandler, who’s barely old enough to play Samberg’s dad) about said son’s upcoming wedding. Meester is playing Samberg’s fiancee, while Vanilla Ice will play–wait for it–a gay wedding coordinator from Long Island. You know how this role will be played; it’ll be played for laughs. It’s probably dangerous to say something like that…