Yes, it’s Sunday, but aren’t you getting that summer vibe? Soon enough school will be out and offices will readjust their hours and rules to fit the new season. Regardless, Shockya.com will still be here to bring you the best of the best in film news every Sunday night. The latest movie updates are still useful beach and poolside, right? It should come as no surprise that this weekend’s Cheat Sheet is brimming with, well, for lack of better terms, unoriginal material. We’ve got sequels, book-to-film adaptations and role reprisals as we’ve got updates on The Hobbit, The Hunger Games, a new Dumb and Dumber potentially in the works and…

Hey there, Shockya.com readers. Have a good week? There are tons of great things happening in the film industry right now from new and impressive trailers to a thriving prominent film festival and some on-the-nose casting decisions. We’ve got updates on The Expendables 2, Final Destination 5, The Hunger Games and so much more. Want to know more? You know what to do; check out this week’s Movie News Cheat Sheet! 1. Expendables 2 Poster and Synopsis: Just because The Expendables 2 still lacks a director and cast doesn’t mean it can’t have a poster and synopsis, right? This time last year, Expendables banners decorated the streets of Cannes and…

It’s being reported in an exclusive story by The Hollywood Reporter that Alec Baldwin has dropped out of the film adaptation of “Rock of Ages”. “Rock of Ages” Director Adam Shankman had said March 5 that he had confirmation that Baldwin was going to appear in the film. “Based on info I got today, I’m gonna confirm Alec Baldwin as Dennis in ‘Rock of Ages’. Hollah,” he wrote on Twitter. The character Baldwin was set to play is Dennis Dupree, an ex-rocker and owner of The Bourbon Room, the nightclub at the heart of the film. But now, Baldwin has decided against doing the film. Will Ferrell and Steve Carell…

Hello there, Shockya readers. My sincere apologies for this belated edition of Movie News Cheat Sheet. Let’s all agree to blame Dylan Dog: Dead of Night. Sound good? Anyways, to make up for my tardiness I bring you an extra news tidbit today. By the time you hit the office or get to school tomorrow, you’ll be fully loaded with not ten, but the 11 most pivotal movie news stories of the week. Ready? Set? Go! 1. Arnold to Return as The Terminator: Terminator fans get ready and I’m not talking McG’s Terminator Salvation; this is the real deal, Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator! Schwarzenegger is attached to star in…

Happy Sunday, Shockya readers! Who’s ready for their weekly dose of must-known movies news? This week’s Movie News Cheat Sheet is overrun with casting updates, and some big ones at that. We’ve got everything from new additions to the cast of The Hunger Games to Lindsay Lohan’s attempt at getting back on the big screen. Looking for some eye candy? We’ve got that, too. Not only did a handful of impressive trailers drop during the week, but some great stills, too. The Hangover Part II, Fright Night, Melancholia and so much more in this week’s Movie News Cheat Sheet. 1. Hutcherson & Hemsworth in The Hunger Games: The Hunger Games…

Director Adam Shankman tells Broadway World why Constantine Maroulis, who portrays Drew in the Broadway version of “Rock of Ages”, wasn’t right for the film version. “Constantine was perfection as Drew in the play…but the truth of the matter is that I cast at age, and I wanted someone who doesn’t have to act 20 or 23, but actually is 20 or 23,” said Shankman. “The authenticity of someone actually being that age is important.” This leads to the casting news that 20-year-old relative unknown Diego Boneta was cast as Drew, a character who is an up-and-comer rock performer. More on Boneta will be explained in the next Shockya “Rock…

Performers are strong in many areas of entertainment, mainly in acting, dancing and singing. At least we know that “Dancing with the Stars” champion Julianne Hough has a couple of those skills locked in. Maybe they came in handy when she got the new role for New Line Cinema’s adaptation of the musical “Rock of Ages.” The actress will be playing the role of Sherrie Christian in a film directed and choreographed by Adam Shankman. Hough will be acting alongside Tom Cruise and Mary J. Blige. “Rock of Ages” was penned for the big screen by the show’s creator Chris D’Arienzo. The story centers on a couple that meets at…

Entertainment Weekly and MTV Movies Blog is reporting that Tom Cruise has secured the role of aging rock star Stacee Jaxx in the movie adaptation of the highly-successful, Tony-nominated Broadway show, “Rock of Ages.”Cruise’s involvement with the film dates back to October, when he was first being courted with the role. Cruise’s character, played by Mitchell Jarvis in the Broadway show and MiG Ayessa in the U.S. tour show, sings Bon Jovi’s “Wanted Dead or Alive”. He also has singing parts in other ensemble songs such as “I Wanna Know What Love Is”. His character is also an egotistical womanizer, so it’s fitting that in the Broadway show he’d be…

Watch a brand new Spill.com movie review of the Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures released fantasy film “Bedtime Stories” by director Adam Shankman (Hairspray 2, Hairspray) and starring Adam Sandler(Funny People), Keri Russell (August Rush), Guy Pearce (Traitor, Last Man), Courteney Cox (Friends), Russell Brand, Lucy Lawless (Bitch Slap, Xena: Warrior Princess), Jonathan Pryce and Teresa Palmer (The Grudge 2). Synopsis: A family comedy about a hotel handyman (Adam Sandler) whose life changes when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to magically come true. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock TV for the latest “Bedtime Stories” movie news and posters.

Chuck The Movie Guy interviews actress Keri Russell on the fantasy film “Bedtime Stories” by director Adam Shankman (Hairspray 2, Hairspray) and starring Adam Sandler (Funny People), Keri Russell (August Rush), Guy Pearce (Traitor, Last Man), Courteney Cox (Friends), Russell Brand, Lucy Lawless (Bitch Slap, Xena: Warrior Princess), Jonathan Pryce and Teresa Palmer (The Grudge 2). Synopsis: A family comedy about a hotel handyman (Adam Sandler) whose life changes when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to magically come true. For more great interviews from Chuck The Movie Guy, be sure to visit Themovieguy.com. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest “Bedtime Stories” movie news…