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Kenneth Branagh keeps gobbling up talent for Thor . The last time we talked about the Marvel movie , arguably the trickiest of any Marvel flick so far because a fair portion of it plays in another plane and the leads are relative unknowns, we remarked that Branagh was actually putting together one of the better casts any of the brand's superhero movies has seen. And it just improved yet again. Idris Elba ( Rocknrolla, Obsessed , The Wire ) has been added to the ensemble, portraying Heimdall, the guardian of Asgard who protects the Bifröst Bridge. That comes to us from The Hollywood ... Read Full Story

So my web buddies constantly chat how Twitter has instantly changed the way we stay updated on projects going in the film world. Now that every director, producer and hip entertainment fellow is on Twitter it makes it easy for us bloggers and industry commentators to really get those little updates and interesting stories to keep feeding the masses as well as our ourselves. Superherohype had some interesting reports from the Twittersphere that we had to share for you. First off they got wind of a tweet from Jon Favreau , that we missed, because we haven’t active on Twitter this week. Favreau dropped ... Read Full Story

The Blind Side (Warner Bros.) Daily Variety (Joe Leydon) : "But this Nov. 20 Warners release is particularly well positioned to be a four-quadrant hit as the consensus choice of family auds during the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays." Hollywood Reporter (Michael Rechtshaffen) : "Sandra Bullock's a buoyant blast in this otherwise uninspired true sports story." Planet 51 (Sony) Daily Variety (Todd McCarthy) : "A high concept gets low execution in "Planet 51," a lame-brained toon that even kids will recognize as an insipid goof on sci-fi conventions." Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt) : "A playful throwback to the days when cartoons were mostly aimed ... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / Featured , News / New Moon Makes $24 Million at Midnight Showings ALONE!! November 20, 2009 by Sara   Filed under Featured , News “Summit has announced that The Twilight Saga: New Moon has officially set a new all-time midnight box office record, taking in $26.27M from 3514 theaters.” According to Larry at ProNetworks (someone who regularly watches these things): “UPDATE 12:00 NOON: Unofficial reports say The Twilight Saga: New Moon has shattered The Dark Knight’s $18.4M midnight debut for a 3-day weekend. Sources put the total at $23-24M. This would also surpass Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , ... Read Full Story

Update: ‘New Moon’ Brings in $26.3 million dollars during midnight showings!! Officially beating ‘The Dark Knight’!!! Per Larry @ ProNetwork s: UPDATE 12:00 NOON: Unofficial reports say The Twilight Saga: New Moon has shattered The Dark Knight’s $18.4M midnight debut for a 3-day weekend. Sources put the total at $23-24M. This would also surpass Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince , whose 5-day weekend began with $22.2M on a Tuesday night. Summit has not yet released official numbers. source Read Full Story