The Malaysian Insider :: Showbiz
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| Cameron to release three “Avatar” sequels Posted: 01 Aug 2013 05:18 PM PDT The 2009 film is the highest-grossing movie on record, having netted US$2.8 billion (about RM8.5 billion) at the box office worldwide. Cameron had originally planned for only two sequels. "In writing the new films, I've come to realise that 'Avatar's' world, story and characters have become even richer than I anticipated, and it became apparent that two films would not be enough to capture everything I wanted to put on screen," Cameron said in a statement. The movie featured Sigourney Weaver, Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana and told the story of a paraplegic soldier sent to the fictitious planet of Pandora, which is coveted for its natural resources. The three sequels will be filmed simultaneously beginning next year, Fox said in a statement. They will be released in December of 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively. Cameron, who wrote "Titanic" and "Avatar" by himself, has taken on four screenwriters for the project. Josh Friedman ("War of the World"), Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver ("Dawn of the Planet of the Apes") and Shane Salerno ("Armageddon" and "Savages") will work on the sequels. "We at the studio have no higher priority, and can feel no greater joy, than enabling Jim to continue and expand his vision of the world of 'Avatar'," said Fox Film chief Jim Gianopulos in a statement. According to trade magazine Variety, the budget for the three films could reach US$1 billion. - AFP, August 2, 2013 |
| New mother Duchess of Cambridge makes best dressed list Posted: 01 Aug 2013 05:05 PM PDT This year's list, which does not rank its chosen style setters, includes China's new first lady, Peng Liyuan, American actress Kerry Washington, singers Justin Timberlake and Beyonce, and Rolling Stone Keith Richards. When asked to name his favorite icon, Richards told the magazine, "Why should I ... I am one!" The magazine also praised Miami Heat basketball player LeBron James, New York Rangers hockey goalie Henrik Lundqvist and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, whose wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, also made the list. "The three athletes cite their style icons as "007 James Bond and Bruce Wayne; Frank Sinatra and Steve Jobs, respectively," Vanity Fair said in a statement. Actress Charlize Theron and Brooke Shields were among the Hollywood notables on the list, along with former Spice Girl and fashion designer Victoria Beckham, Spain's Princess Letizia of Asturias and Sweden's Princess Madeleine, who wore a Valentino ivory silk organdy and Chantilly lace gown for her 2013 wedding in Stockholm. The magazine also named Ronan Farrow to the list. The writer and human-rights lawyer who is the son of director Woody Allen and actress Mia Farrow, said his style icon was another writer. "Mark Twain, who knew his way around a three-piece suit," he said. - Reuters, 2 August, 2013. |
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