Funky "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" Poster

I am still shocked we are getting a sequel to Ghost Rider. Even when I kept hearing news about the sequel in pre-production I couldn't bring myself to believe. It's not that I thought the flick was all that bad, I enjoyed it for what it was. It did so lukewarm at the box office, pulling in only 115 million domestic against a $110 million (Add about $20 million give or take to that), I figured the studio would move one.

When the budget was cut from $135 million to $75 million, I thought to myself, "this flick ain't happening." Guess what? WRONG! Nic Cage needed buy back his castle and he loves comic book flicks.

Cut to today, some very artistic posters for Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance courtesy of our friends at JoBlo.com & SuperHeroHype.com

Nicolas Cage returns as Johnny Blaze in Columbia Pictures’ and Hyde Park Entertainment’s Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance.  In the successor to the worldwide hit Ghost Rider, Johnny – still struggling with his curse as the devil’s bounty hunter – is hiding out in a remote part of Eastern Europe when he is recruited by a secret sect of the church to save a young boy (Fergus Riordan) from the devil (Ciarán Hinds).  At first, Johnny is reluctant to embrace the power of the Ghost Rider, but it is the only way to protect the boy – and possibly rid himself of his curse forever.  Directed by Neveldine/Taylor.  Screenplay by Scott M. Gimple & Seth Hoffman and David S. Goyer.  Story by David S. Goyer.  Based on the Marvel Comic.  Produced by Steven Paul, Ashok Amritraj, Michael De Luca, Avi Arad, and Ari Arad.

Two "The Darkest Hour" Featurettes

The thriller, released domestically through Summit Entertainment, opens in 3D and 2D theaters on December 25 and tells the story of five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack.

Emile Hirsh, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Rachael Taylor and Joel Kinnaman star with Chris Gorak (Right at Your Door) directing.

ComingSoon.Net

New Clip From "Hugo"

Hugo tells the story of an orphan boy living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. With the help of an eccentric girl, he searches for the answer to a mystery linking the father he recently lost, the ill-tempered toy shop owner living below him and a heart shaped lock, seemingly without a key. Based on Brian Selznick's award winning and imaginative New York Times bestseller, "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," this magical tale is Scorsese's first film shot in 3D.

Yahoo  Movies

Kate Beckinsale From "Underworld Awakening"

Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the vampire warrioress Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.

Mid-Season ABC TV Premiere Dates

Tuesday, January 3
8:30-9:00 p.m. "Work It" (Premiere)
9:00 -10:00 p.m. "Celebrity Wife Swap" (Premiere)

Thursday, January 5
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Wipeout" - Winter Wipeout (Season Premiere)

Friday, February 3
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Shark Tank" (Season Premiere)

Tuesday, February 7
9:00-10:00 p.m. "The River" (Premiere)

Sunday, March 4
10:00-11:00 p.m. "GCB" (Premiere)

Thursday, March 15
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Missing" (Premiere)

Monday, March 19
8:00-10:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars" (Season Premiere)

Tuesday, March 27
9:00-10:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show" (Season Premiere)

Jaimie Alexander Takes Aim On The Set Of "The Last Stand"

You might remember the lovely Jaimie Alexander from her performance as Sif in this past Summer's Thor. Jaimie released the below shot of herself all weaponed up as her character Sarah Torrance via Twitter while on the set of The Last Stand. The below set photo is Arnold Schwarzenegger approved.

Weekend Box Office: November 18 - 20

Courtesy of Box Office Mojo:

1.  The Twilight Saga:  Breaking Dawn Part 1 - $139.5 million

2.  Happy Feet Two - $22 million

3.  Immortals - $12.2 million

4.  Jack and Jill - $12 million

5.  Puss in Boots - $10.7 million

6.  Tower Heist - $7 million

7.  J. Edgar - $5.9 million

8.  A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas - $2.9 million

9.  In Time - $1.6 million

10.  The Descendants - $1.2 million

As if this weekend was going to turn out any other way.  The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 was as big as expected this weekend, earning an estimated $139.5 million.  That is not, however, the highest opening of the franchise:  New Moon opened with $142 million in 2009.  Still, the movie is a huge hit any way you look at it, since it now stands as the fifth biggest opening weekend of all time.  For now. 

The only other big release dumb enough to open against Twilight this weekend was Happy Feet Two, and that didn't fare nearly as well, opening in second place with $22 million.  The original film made almost twice as much as that on its opening weekend in 2006 - an unlike the sequel, it didn't have the benefit of inflated sales from 3D screenings.  With a slew of family films set to open next week, the outlook doesn't look too good for Mumbles and crew. 

The Descendants, which is revving up some serious Oscar buzz for George Clooney (sorry Leo), opened in tenth place with $1.2 million in just 29 theaters nationwide.  The film should be opening wider in the next few weeks.

As far as holdovers, Immortals dropped an ugly 62% to earn $12.2 million, Adam Sandler's Jack and Jill continues to exist for some reason, landing in fourth place with another $12 million, and Puss in Boots lost a good part of it's audience to Happy Feet Two, earning $10.7 million.  That animated spinoff can keep smiling, though, since it has earned a decent $122 million domestically.

Next week brings a ton of family movies for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, including the long-awaited return of The Muppets, the well-reviewed animated Arthur Christmas, and Martin Scorsese's 3D adventure Hugo.  Something for everyone, it looks like, although my money's on The Muppets coming out on top. 

"Rampart Trailer" Featuring Woody Harrelson

Officer Dave Brown (Harrelson) is a Vietnam vet and a Rampart Precinct cop, dedicated to doing "the people's dirty work" and asserting his own code of justice, often blurring the lines between right and wrong to maintain his action-hero state of mind. When he gets caught on tape beating a suspect, he finds himself in a personal and emotional downward spiral as the consequences of his past sins and his refusal to change his ways in light of a department-wide corruption scandal seal his fate. Brown internalizes his fear, anguish and paranoia as his world, complete with two ex-wives who are sisters, two daughters, an aging mentor dispensing bad advice, investigators galore, and a series of seemingly random women, starts to unravel. In the end, what is left is a human being stripped of all his pretense, machismo, chauvinism, arrogance, sexism, homophobia, racism, aggression, misanthropy; but is it enough to redeem him as a man?

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New Batch Of "The Amazing Spider-Man" Set Photos

Are they still shooting The Amazing Spider-Man? Are these photos from a reshoot? I feel like this film has been shooting since Spider-Man 3 was in theaters. Eduardo Saverin was back in the NYC with Hugh Grant's roomate from Notting Hill for some additional shooting.

Courtesy of The Daily Mail via ComingSoon.Net, we not only get a look at Peter Parker sporting a leather jacket and walking all cool like, but we get a glimpse of an early version of the Spider-Man suit. Looks like a takeoff on the invisible man. A tad cooler than the Sam Raimi wrestling suit version though. Also looks like The Lizard has hand and he's gonna need it.

The Grey - Trailer 2 (NSFW)

This 3 minute+ trailer popped up out of nowhere and is surreal, with an almost documentary feel to it. However the film looks like a visually visceral survival thriller that should provide tension and action with Liam Neeson looking on top grizzled form.

In Alaska, an oil drilling team struggle to survive after a plane crash strands them in the wild. Hunting the humans are a pack of wolves who see them as intruders.