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5/30/2014

Maleficent Brad Pitt Attack, Wonder Woman, StarGate, Avatar & Hollywood Job Losses - MOVIE NEWS WEEK IN REVIEW

This weeks big studio release/Maleficent/Disney
Mark Turner
Fantastic Almanac
05/30/2014

Some of the headlines making the rounds this week in filmland;


At the Maleficent premiere, Brad Pitt was attacked by a man who was seemingly out for some attention. The Ukranian journalist 'prankster' Vitalii Sediuk, who only 2 weeks earlier stuck his head under actress America Ferrera's dress at Cannes, was fired from his job for the peeping-tom incident, but decided that he needed more attention and showed-up at the LA premiere of Maleficent and made Brad the object of his latest bizarre stunt, striking the actor, before he was quickly apprehended by security.

But enough about that weirdo. The other big news at the Maleficent Premiere was the Male-fabulous Queen in drag that stood next to Angelina Jolie. You see Vitalii Sediuk, there are better ways to get close to the stars - no groping or punching required. 


In film franchise news, Stargate will be heading back to the big screen since its debut in 1994, this time with 3 films in the works! The magic will be back too, since the original creators, Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich will once again be producing, writing and directing. They also have plans to make sequels to their very successful Independence Day.



In Superhero news: With the sequel to Man of Steel in the works, there is a rumor that Wonder Woman will be in the film and that her look will be based on 2010's DC comics The All New Wonder Woman.

In live-show news;  the world of James Cameron's Avatar will be realized as a live Cirque Du Soleil show in 2015. James Cameron previously worked with the acrobatic troupe to bring to life a live 3D show titled; Worlds Away. And if you can't get enough of Avatar, be on the look out for the upcoming Avatar films slated for 2016, 2017 and 2018. 






In Studio-Insider news; Sony 'Imageworks', the Oscar winning visual effects company behind titles like this seasons The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Edge of Tomorrow has announced that it is moving its facilities to Vancouver Canada. That's 270 jobs that are leaving California because of the increasing amount of money it costs to stay in the troubled state. For years, the sky rocketing expenses of making films in Hollywood's native-land have increased, pushing out production and facilities to cheaper locations.
The mass exodus continues with Sony 'Imageworks' running to Canada to escape California taxes. An image capture from Guardians of the Galaxy, an 'Imageworks' production/Marvel/Disney


















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5/29/2014

Cirque Du Soleil LIVE AVATAR Tour


Mark Turner
Fantastic Almanac 
05/29/2014

It's official, the world of James Cameron's Avatar will be realized as a live Cirque Du Soleil show coming to you in 2015. James Cameron previously worked with Cirque Du Soleil to bring to life a 3D live show; Worlds Away. 

And if you can't enough of Avatar, be on the look out for the upcoming Avatar films slated for 2016, 2017 and 2018. 

Press release: 
Daniel Lamarre, President and CEO of Cirque du Soleil and Academy Award-winning filmmaker James Cameron announced a new partnership to develop an arena-touring show inspired by the world of Cameron’s history-making motion picture, AVATAR. This “live experience” is expected to debut late 2015 for what will become a global touring schedule.
The announcement was made in Montreal during the international business C2MTL– Commerce + Creativity Conference.
The live production will feature the creative signature drive of Cirque du Soleil in association with Cameron’s and Jon Landau’s Lightstorm Entertainment. The show is expected to debut before the first of three upcoming AVATAR sequels, for which Cameron is currently in pre-production. Twentieth Century Fox, which financed and distributed AVATAR, will bring the new films to theaters around the world and is also a partner on the live show.
“Our relationship with Jim Cameron began with my visit at his Avatar cutting room”, explained Daniel Lamarre. “I am thrilled that almost 5 years later, Cirque du Soleil will be able to explore the very inspirational AVATAR realm for the live stage. This will mark our second creative project with Jim and I believe it will be as stimulating for both our creative forces.” 
“Over the years, I have discovered the extraordinary talents and imaginations of both the artists and the creative forces behind Cirque du Soleil,” said James Cameron. “I know we share the common goal of bringing audiences to another level of entertainment experiences. I look forward to doing just that on this project.” 
“Audiences around the globe have embraced AVATAR and we believe they will want to experience this amazing world in an entirely new way,” commented Kathy Franklin, President of Franchise Development at Lightstorm Entertainment.
“Avatar remains a phenomenon that continues to inspire people around the globe, and combining it with the live event ingenuity of Cirque de Soleil is a perfect synthesis of imagination and talent,” said Jim Gianopulos, Chairman and CEO, 20th Century Fox. “As Jim Cameron prepares to take us to even greater heights with three new AVATAR films, we’re thrilled with the innovative experience he’s developing in this groundbreaking agreement with Cirque de Soleil.” 
Creative forces from Cirque du Soleil and Lightstorm Entertainment will meet and put in place a dedicated creative team, which will be announced at a later date.
Story source: Deadline

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