Prometheus TV Spot Doesn't Know the Meaning of the Term "Spoilers"

Hard to believe Ridley Scott's Prometheus opens in three weeks. With little time left to make an impact to general public type, expect to see it make its presence known with an overload of interviews with Scott and the actors, magazine covers, billboards, bus-stops ad and, of course, TV spots on primetime television.

Latino Review (via PrometheusForum.Net) noticed this spot airing during the NBA Playoffs, and to say its heavy on spoilers is an understatement. Showing that much reduced to thirty-seconds doesn't paint a confident picture on Fox's part, commercially-speaking. Watch it at your own discretion – AKA: spoilers don't bother you:

"The Amazing Spider-Man" 4 Minute Preview

Originally debuting with America's Got Talent, a 4 minute preview of The Amazing Spider-Man has now swung it's way online. Basically it is one scene on a bridge combined with the last trailer which forms the preview.

This site and the writers on this site, have been accused of being "Anti-Spidey", "exterminators" would be a better term but what do I know. This is simply untrue. I personally believe that The Amazing Spider-Man will be a well hashed out superheroic romp, the problem isn't us, the problem is The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises. If the Webhead was to return next year or even the year after, the studio wouldn't be sweating it out like they are right now. Those flicks are going to drink Spider-Man's milkshake by default.

The story of Peter Parker (Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Sheen) and Aunt May (Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Stone), and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Ifans), his father's former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors' alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.

Weekend Box Office: May 11-13

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo:

1.  The Avengers - $103.1 million

2.  Dark Shadows - $28.8 million

3.  Think Like a Man - $6.3 million

4.  The Hunger Games - $4.4 million

5.  The Lucky One - $4 million

6.  The Pirates! Band of Misfits - $3.2 million

7.  The Five-Year Engagement - $3.1 million

8.  The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - $2.6 million

9.  Chimpanzee - $1.6 million

10.  Girl in Progress - $1.3 million

Puny Dark Shadows...

It was a given that The Avengers was going to easily take first place in its second weekend, and that it would significantly Hulk-smash its only competition, the big-screen adaptation of Dark Shadows.  But damn, it wound up doing so in record-breaking fashion, earning an estimated $103.1 million.  That would make The Avengers the first film in history to earn more than $100 million in its second weekend, should those numbers hold up when the final grosses are tallied up tomorrow.  But even if it does fall below the $100 million mark, that would still make it the highest-grossing second weekend of all time, a record previously held by Avatar, which earned $75.6 million in its second weekend in 2009.

Domestically, The Avengers has earned $373 million, putting in second place for the year behind The Hunger Games' $386 million, which Avengers should overtake by the time you finish reading this article.  It also claimed records previously held by The Dark Knight to become the fastest to reach milestones of $300 and $350 million within its first 10 days of release.  Although, with The Dark Knight Rises waiting just around the corner, it's anyones guess how those records will shuffle around by the time the summer is done. 

Combined with overseas totals, The Avengers should pass the $1 billion mark this weekend, which, in just 19 days, will add another record to its growing list of box-office accomplishments.  So it goes without saying...this movie is HUGE.

And what of Dark Shadows?  Those middling reviews didn't help.  But in the end, it simply couldn't withstand competition from The Avengers and opened even lower than expected with $28.8 million.  It did a little better overseas with $36.7 million.  However, the outlook is not great for the $125 million film.

The other winner this weekend was The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which in limited release earned $2.6 million - that's a per-screen average of $14,888, which was second only to the $23,721 per-screen average of The Avengers.  The trailers for that one have been funny as hell, so it's no surprise that's been doing well.

Next weekend sees the releases of Battleship (which has already grossed $216 million overseas), The Dictator, and What to Expect When You're Expecting.  The TV ads in the US for Battleship have already declared it "the biggest movie of the year".  You're adorable, Battleship.

"Crazy Eyes" Official Trailer

With too much money and time on his hands, Zach (Lukas Haas) looks like he's living the dream. There's a steady stream of beautiful women and the party never ends. He meets a girl he calls "Crazy Eyes" (Madeline Zima), and she's unlike anyone he's ever met before. She's the one woman Zach can't have, so naturally he wants her. While Zach's hard-partying lifestyle threatens to go off the rails, family concerns begin to play a major role in Zach's life. Will the quest for love and the responsibilities of family life help this poor little rich boy become a man?

"30 Beats" Trailer

Paz de la Huerta, Justin Kirk, Lee Pace, Thomas Sadoski, and Jennifer Tilly headline an ensemble of New Yorkers whose lives interconnect via a string of life-changing sexual encounters during a summer heat wave. The international cast also includes Lithuanian actress Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Peruvian Jason Day, French actress Vahina Giocante, Ben Levin and Condola Rashad. 30 BEATS follows ten characters drawn into a ring of love and desire, each one caught beyond his or her control in a chain reaction of seduction, impulses and self-discovery. The screenplay was freely inspired by Arthur Schnitzler's play LA RONDE. The film was produced by Molly Conners, Carl Ford and Lloyd and executive produced by Susan Batson, Ronald Guttman and Pierre Lagrange.

What's Japanese for "Bland-Looking Amazing Spider-Man Character Posters?"

I'd ask Latino-Review, but Kelvin and his crew are more masters in Spanish.

"Character posters" suck. You want a poster of the new Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) in action, not him without the mask, Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) or Doc Connors (Rhys Ifans) with gills, not full-tilt Lizard. Probably because the Lizard in the finished product sucks and Sony wants you to see as little of him in trailers, TV ads, promotional images, etc.

Seriously if you want cool one-sheets for The Amazing Spider-Man, get the ones from last month of Spidey swinging over a blue New York. Here's the one of our fresh-faced hero. Want to see the rest, follow the link above.

Chloe Moretz Headlining Zombie-Film Maggie

If this is what Chloe Moretz is doing as a little girl, God only knows the kind of roles on her filmography ten years from now. Strong hunch says an Oscar, if not a nomination or three, is included. Seems like a sweet kid and nothing she's done onscreen has warped her in real life. Could she take the next step reaching adulthood to be another Jodie Foster or Christian Bale? Time will tell.

But in the here and now, Moretz continues with her genre antics. Variety reports the Kick-Ass star will headline Maggie, alongside Paddy Considine. Here’s the tagline from the trades:

"Set against the backdrop of a zombie apocalypse, story concerns a father's unconditional love for his daughter. Considine is in talks to play the father, while Moretz would play his titular daughter."

Doesn't sound too crazy. Until you read the first sentence of their post. Blabs a key plot-point for Maggie and Dark Shadows, which in theaters today. Interesting, don't think I've ever seen an entire zombie centered on...that.

The Campaign Trailer

If there's a negative thing to say about the trailer for The Campaign, the new Jay Roach comedy about two idiots (Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis) running for Congress in North Carolina, is they didn't have the nuts to show that baby getting punched. Don't talk, show, fellas!

One complaint though, the rest had me laughing.

The Ghostbusters Tour Of New York

I'm not sure there is anybody out there who doesn't like the movie Ghostbusters, I mean there could be, but shame on you if that is the case. I will tell you one thing, these guys really like the fiick and are willing to take you on a tour of some of the most well known shooting locations featured in the film. Look to Bleeding Cool for more.

This was all shot on Tuesday, May 1, between 10:30 am and 5 pm.

Aside from being one of the most perfect movies ever made, GHOSTBUSTERS is one of the great New York films. Here's a handy guide to visiting every shooting location (in chronological order) in a single day, complete with reenactments of the scenes.

A huge thanks to JT Maple for the amazing music. Follow him on Twitter. @jtmaple

Camera operators: Max Rouzier, Andrew James Poole, Jacob Torpey

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Finds Its Director… Guillermo del Toro!

Hard to muster up any feeling upon seeing the headline, "Guillermo del Toro Attached to New Movie!"

Normal for one director attached to a multitude of vehicles knowing only a few will see the light of day. That’s the nature of the beast. You want all of your babies to be born but know deep-down most will be stillborn. But del Toro, God love him, is attached to so many films, in both directing and producing capacities. I go numb every time a new one gets announced.

Here's an interesting exception, reports Coming Soon. Del Toro will co-direct, as in let someone else take control as he juggles his busy career, Pinocchio. Or to be specific, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (Yes, that's the title), a 3D stop-motion version of Carlo Collodi’s serial-turned-children's book. Mark Gustafson will co-direct.

Everyone thinks of Pinocchio as an innocent, sweet-natured children's yarn (Thanks to Disney). While there's a moral center to the story and a happy ending, its darker than you probably remember, and if that donkey transformation was frightening as a child, you dare not read the original source material.