Movie News

Paramount and DreamWorks formalize breakup.

Marvel Studios has signed a long term lease with Raleigh Studios to film Iron Man 2, Thor, The First Avenger: Captain America, and The Avengers at Raleigh's Manhattan Beach complex. Also part of the agreement, Marvel will move its Beverly Hills offices to Raleighs Manhattan Beach facility.

Director Darren Lynn Bousman has said that since Lionsgate will only release REPO! The Genetic Opera in a limited theatrical release (in Los Angeles, New York, Las Vegas and San Francisco) on November 7, he'll be financing his own tour. The planned seven cities are Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; Kansas City, Missouri; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Orlando, Florida; and Atlanta, Geogia, November 10-17. "There has been so much support from the fans--even those who have yet to see the movie and won't be able to in its official limited release -- we want to reward their loyalty by taking it around to as many of the other major cities as we can. Terrance Zdunich will be joining me, and we're so excited about giving everyone a chance see this labor of love we have all put our hearts and souls into. It's a bold, big-screen, audience-participatory kind of movie."

Dominic Monaghan, Freddy Rodriguez, and Barthelemy Grossman, who also wrote and directs, will star in science fiction horror thriller Fortuna. In 2100 the Earth’s economy has collapsed and there are climate crises, which creates a small very wealthy class with everyone else in severe poverty. To keep the unwashed masses from rebelling a game called Fortuna is created where you can win big and join the elite – and are never seen again. The real goal is to “reduce poverty” by 30 percent over 50 years. Shooting begins November in Bulgaria.

Danny Glover will play the president in Roland Emmerich's 2010.

Carrie-Anne Moss will star in Gregor Jordan’s action thriller Unthinkable.