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15 movies in the running for the 2008 Visual Effects Oscar

Liam — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:18:33 +0000

Last years winner was The Golden Compass

As well as announcing Hugh Jackman as the new host for next February’s Oscars, the Academy have revealed the 15 movies in the running for the 2008 visual effects Oscar.

Here is the list in alphabetical order:
Australia
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Cloverfield
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Hancock
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The Incredible Hulk
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Journey to the Center of the Earth
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Quantum of Solace
The Spiderwick Chronicles

This award is probably the one people care about the most, seeing as though this category contains movies people actually see.

In early January the list will be narrowed down to 7, then on January 15th members of the visual effects branch will watch excerpts from the movies, and the list will be narrowed down to 3.

Which movie do you think deserves the Oscar?

Will Smith says we will ‘definitely’ see Hancock 2

Liam — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:00:01 +0000

The reviews for Hancock weren’t that great, however if a movie makes $624 million worldwide does that really matter? Of course not! Therefore it isn’t the biggest surprise in the world to hear that Hancock 2 may eventually get made.

From Joblo.com:

We just got done talking to Will Smith, who’s promoting SEVEN POUNDS, and he told us that we’ll “definitely” be seeing a sequel.
When we asked Will if he’d ever be up for playing another superhero he replied that there were a lot of unexplored characters in the HANCOCK universe that would be ripe for a sequel and confirmed that we’ll definitely see the rumored HANCOCK 2 in a few years. So who do you think these “unexplored characters could be?”.

Japanese Hancock Poster

Liam — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:03:33 +0000

We now know why the eagle was featured heavily in the movie but had no explanation…it was to appeal to the Japanese market!

The Japanese poster comes from IMPA and shows Will Smith with an Eagle shirt surrounded by lightning.

To any Japanese people out there. Does this turn you on?

Will Smith Is Box Office GOLD

Liam — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:08:22 +0000

Hancock is set for release on July 2, and is set to make an estimated $150 MILLION over the five-day Fourth of July weekend! This will make his EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE $100 MILLION grossing movie! Something no other actor has been able to accomplish.

Here are some interesting numbers:

MOST $100 MILLION MOVIES IN A CAREER (List includes animated films and excludes cameos)
1. Tom Hanks — 15
2. Tom Cruise — 14
3. Eddie Murphy — 13
4. Will Smith — 12 (including Hancock)
4. Harrison Ford — 12
6. Jim Carrey — 11
6. Robin Williams — 11
8. Mel Gibson — 10
9. Matt Damon — 9
10. Bruce Willis — 8
10. Jack Nicholson — 8

Will’s streak started with Men in Black II, and continued with Bad Boys II, I, Robot, Shark Tale, Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness, and I Am Legend, and will continue with Hancock, which is estimated to make upwards of $280 million domestically.

Damn! Wish we had Will’s golden touch!

This will put him in front of Hollywood legends Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise for the most consecutive $100 million grossers! His next movie, Seven Pounds (helmed by Pursuit director, Gabriele Muccino), is set for release in December and could make his ninth!

Hancock Saves Female Police Officers Life

Liam — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:56:11 +0000

…in a new clips from the movie. We have seen bits of this in the various trailers and TV spots but here is the the whole scene, well maybe not all of it but a good 41 seconds of it. I think it sounds better with the epic trailer music in the background but it is cool non the less.

New Hanock Clip Reveals Spoiler

Liam — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:38:09 +0000

The clip below was shown on The Ellen DeGeneres Show when Will Smith was on to promote Hancock. The clip doesn’t reveal a major spoiler but does reveal something interesting about Hancock himself. Watch if you dare!

Cool New Hancock Pic!

Liam — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:43:25 +0000

A new image of Hancock all suited up has appeared online. It looks like a giant eagle structure has landed on the police cars behind him, which is only adding to the chaos. Check it out below!

Hancock will hit the big screen July 2nd.

Third Hancock TV Spot!

Liam — Wed, 28 May 2008 22:17:19 +0000

A new TV spot for Will Smith’s Hancock is now online. I can’t believe I am saying this but I am more pumped for this than I was for Iron Man.

Check it out below!

Note to Bryan Singer: Take notes for your second attempt at Superman

Hancock With Added Rape?

Liam — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:35:02 +0000

I underestimated Hancock. I thought it was just a typical Will Smith fun Hollywood movie, well that’s what we are being sold anyway. From the trailers we’ve seen Hancock throwing a screaming whale out to sea, turning up in his tight X-Men suit to the bemusement of a police officer, and there is also an amusing moment when he asks a woman who is in obvious need of his help ‘”Do I have permission to touch your body? Its not sexual’”

I don’t know whether there was an alternative take of that scene or whether there was prison fun involved (if you know what I mean), but apparently Hancock involved a rape scene up until three weeks ago. The film has been given an R rating twice now, and director Peter Berg explains why.

“We had statutory rape up until three weeks ago,” Mr. Berg said, describing just one of the elements that has turned “Hancock” into an exercise in brinkmanship.
The film, he said, remained surprisingly sexual, violent and true in spirit to an original script that was viewed as brilliant but unmakable when its creator, Vincent Ngo, first circulated it more than a decade ago under the title “Tonight, He Comes.”

That’s the power of marketing for you. Who would have thought that Hancock could be darker then The Dark Knight? I think a few scenes will be cut to get bums on seats in July, but lets hope the DVD contains all of this R rated goodness!

Hancock Site Update And We Get A Widget!

Liam — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:17:49 +0000

The official website for Hanock has been updated. You can check out all of the new stuff such as a gallery, the new trailer and some Hancock related news bulletins by clicking here!

As with most other movies, Hancock has a widget, which can be seen on the widget page in the menu bar!