AP - Lucy Liu had some trouble learning her lines for the hit summer animated film "Kung Fu Panda." But that wasn't her fault — a lot of the time, she said, there weren't any lines to learn.
Reuters - When Chris Nolan took on the job of
directing "The Dark Knight," the highly anticipated sequel to
his 2005 box office smash "Batman Begins," he knew what he was
getting into. After all, he'd done it before.
Reuters - Abba-themed musical "Mamma Mia!"
topped the British box office after its opening three days,
knocking Will Smith off the No.1 spot after just a week,
according to Screen International on Tuesday.
AP - A tight credit market prompted Viacom Inc.'s movie-making subsidiary, Paramount Pictures, to drop a deal for $450 million in financing from Deutsche Bank, the companies said Tuesday.
AP - In some earlier parallel universe of Batman's Gotham City, it might have been Gary Oldman instead of Heath Ledger cackling and conniving as the maniacal Joker.
AP - "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" caught box-office heat with a $34.5 million debut, while Eddie Murphy flopped as his comedy "Meet Dave" opened with just $5.3 million. -- read full article
Reuters - Jose Padilha, whose movie "The Elite
Squad" depicted Rio de Janeiro's violent, corrupt cops, turns
his camera toward another form of injustice in a new
documentary about poverty in Brazil's northeast.
Reuters - "Hancock" led the
foreign box office for a second weekend, earning a huge $70.4
million from 67 markets, according to final data issued Monday. -- read full article
Reuters - Warner Bros. took the wraps
off what is arguably its biggest movie of the year Monday,
unveiling "The Dark Knight" in a splashy Manhattan premiere.
