11/20/2008 12:40:56 PM   
June 2008
June 2008

 Showbiz News June 2008
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'Gears' gets director, writer

The ‘Gears of War’ movie is locked and loaded. The big screen adaptation now has a director and a writer. ... Read More
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Costner not avoiding sequels

There is one thing Kevin Costner has never done in his 26-year acting career and that is, a sequel of any kind. It has been claimed by some Hollywood insiders that Costner has purposely avoided them over the years.
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IllScarlett, Cineplex team to help children

Rockers illScarlett are opening their hearts and their wallets to help seriously ill children and their families.
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Anderson to star as Gellhorn

'X-Files' star Gillian Anderson is hoping the truth is out there.
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TIFF reveals award-winning lineup

Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan will be premiering his latest film at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
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Cross starring in ‘Peck’

‘Desperate Housewives’ star Marcia Cross is returning to the big screen.
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'Transformers' convention gallery

For young and old 'Transformers' fans, there was nothing like it.
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'Transformers' convention to invade Toronto

This Saturday, Canadian ‘Transformers’ fans will be “rolling out” in droves.
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Kasdan adapting 'Robotech'

Warner Bros. is pulling out the big guns when it comes to the ‘Robotech’ adaptation they have planned.
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Screen Scene: 10 most powerful super heroes

With his indomitable rage and seemingly infinite brute strength, Marvel Comics’ ‘The Incredible Hulk’ has been a force to be reckoned with.
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Clooney to star in spy movie

His name is Clooney. George Clooney.
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'Smurfs' movie in the works

It is smurftastic news for fans of those little blue goblins.
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'Panda' beats Sandler

Jack Black's Po the panda outgunned Adam Sandler's Zo the hairdresser. Black's cartoon comedy "Kung Fu Panda" pulled in $60 million in ticket sales to debut as the weekend's No. 1 movie, while Sandler's salon romp "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" opened in second place with $40 million, according to studio estimates.
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Egoyan eyes new project

Will wonders never cease? Not for Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan.
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Butt gets movie deal

Brent Butt won’t be just pumping gas any more.
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'Transformers' Blu-ray, sequel news

Blu-ray players, roll out! Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that ‘Transformers’ will be released on Blu-ray on September 2nd.
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'Kung Fu' directors inspired by visionaries

When it came to putting together the animated martial arts film ‘Kung Fu Panda’, directors John Stevenson and Mark Osborne drew inspiration from many classic sources.
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ZZ Top to rock Cineplex Theatres

With their long beards, dark sunglasses and fuzzy guitars, there’s no mistaking rock icons, ZZ Top, even without a harem of long-legged gals at their side.
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Cdn Rogen to star as 'The Green Hornet'

Canadian-born comic actor Seth Rogen reportedly is set to play the title character in the superhero movie The Green Hornet.