Page 2: Harry Potter, Sundance, 47 Ronin, Banksy, Kung-Fu Panda 2, Natalie Portman, The Hobbit, Clint Mansell, The Wolverine And More
What is Page 2?Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included46(!?!) different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If you have any interesting items that we might’ve missed that you think should go in /Film’s Page 2 –email us!
The concept art for the “Tale of the Three Brothers” scene fromHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1has been released by designerAlexis Liddellon his blog. [hpana]
Carl Erik Rinch’s sword/samurai thriller47 RoninstarringKeanu Reevesis prepping for a two-month shoot in Hungary. [screendaily]Mini-LOL:Jonathan Posthas developed a new technology that allows him to watch 3D television without the use of glasses. [engadget]
The 2011 Sundance Film Festival have announced the list of jurors for this year’s fest. The doc jury includesJeffrey Blitz, Matt Groening, Laura Poitras, Jess SearchandSloane Klevin. The US dramatic jury includesAmerica Ferrera, Todd McCarthy, Tim Orr, Kimberly PeirceandJason Reitman. The World Documentary jury is comprised ofJose Padilha, Mette Hoffmann MeyerandLucy Walker. The World Dramatic Jury featuresSusanne Bier, Bong Joon-Ho, Rajendra Roy. And the short film jury includesBarry Jenkins, Kim MorganandSara Bernstein. [dead]
IMPAhas an awesome poster forHobo With a Shotgun, a movie which is set to premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.
Summit Entertainment have released a new photo from Ducan Jones' sci-fi thrillerSource CodestarringJake Gyllenhaal. [latimes]
Christian Baleexplainswhy his Golden Globe acceptance speech was cut short:
A movie trailer for the Argentinean filmCaranchoin now online. [filmstage]
UK street artistBanksy’s (featured in the documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop) identity will be auctioned to the highest bidder in an eBay auction. Bidding began at $30,000, the current high bidder is one dollar short of a million. [mashable]
Jen Hacking is selling prints of herInception-inspired Super Mario Bros art onredbubble.
Mark Ruffalosays the Academy should “grow a pair” and nominate directorLisa CholodenkoforThe Kids Are All Right. [reuters]Fro Design Companycreated this awesome poster forHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. 11x17 prints available for only $25, limited edition of only 50.
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A lot of sites are passing this clip around, which featuresNatalie Portman’s dorky giggle on loop.
DreamWorks Animation has released a new poster and image fromKung-Fu Panda 2:
The Daily Loafhas a wonderful list of Sundance Film Festival classics from previous years.HijinksEnsuetakes on the recent revelation that Peter Jackson is trying to include more Lord of the Rings cameos in the prequel movie adaptationThe Hobbit.Brad Mirman, the director ofThe Confessionweb series featuring Kiefer Sutherland & John Hurt is on Twitter as@bradmirman.
Watch the first official teaser trailer for the highly-anticipated eighth season of HBO’sCurb Your Enthusiasm.
The Tokyo Disneyland Resort has announced that theAladin-inspired Jasmine’s Flying Carpets ride will officially open at Tokyo DisneySea on July 18th, 2011. [stitch]
ToplessRobottakes a look at 10 easter eggs in the video gameEpic Mickey.Darren Aronofskyis asked byMTVif he will filmThe Wolverinein 3D. His response: “No comment.“Jennifer Love Hewittis set to make her directorial debut inWait Til Helen Comes. [THR]Geeky Gamer Girlsspotted this Doctor Who easter egg buried in an second season episode of Rugrats' titled “Toy Palace.” [tdw]
ScreenwriterBrian Koppelman(Walking Tall, Runaway Jury, Ocean’s 13) has a short story onPopcorn Fiction: “Not a Poe Fan” — described as “A bookmaker’s heavy haggles with a degenerate sucker who can’t make his payments in this excellent crime story from top screenwriter Brian Koppelman.”
Sony Pictures is posting ads in various cities stating “Roommate Wanted. Must be willing to share…everything. Killer personality a plus” along with the phone number (866) 666-6001. The ads are a viral promotion for the upcoming filmThe Roommate. [mashable]
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OneCoolThingaDayposted this computer animated short film"One Rat Short”.
The soundtrack to Ivan Reitman’s relationship comedyNo Strings AttachedfeaturesMark Ronson, Elvis Presley, D’AngeloandColor Me Badd. [playlist]
Summit Entertainment have released a new photo fromJohn Singleton’s thrillerAbductionstarringTaylor Lautner. [latimes]
IMPAhave revealed the poster for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival movieResurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles.Winona RyderHopes for,Shannen DohertyDoesn’t Want,HeathersSequel.West Coast Customsteamed up with Monster Cables to produce aTRON: Legacy-themed Audi R8. [geekologie]
WTF:BadassDigesthas photos of a Buddhist temple which has a mural featuringSuperman, The Predator, Spider-Man, Batman, Neo fromThe Matrix, Bumblebee fromTransformersand more.
Aardman Animation has created a stop-motion animated commercial for Funcheez titled ‘Black Hole’.
Anchor Bay is releasing the Roger Corman Syfy television movieSharktopuson DVD/Blu-ray on March 15th 2011.
According to a new study, more movies are being rented at standalone movie rental kiosks like Redbox surpassed than at traditional rental retail store like Blockbuster in the U.S. last year. [mashable]
Listen to the entire brilliant soundtrack toDarren Aronofsky’sBlack Swan, composed byClint Mansell, for free, legally, thanks toEmpire Magazine.
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/Film reader/graphic artistNeil Richardshas createda series of postersfor each of the Dharma Initiative stations from the television seriesLost.
Here is the letter thatSteven SpielbergsentChris Strompolos, one of the filmmakers who spent seven years of their childhood recreatingRaiders of the Lost Arkshot-for-shot during their Summer breaks. [lettersofnote]
Movieeye.ithas the Italian poster for the comic book adaptationDylan DogstarringBrandon Routh.
The historic Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood presents the Director’s Cut of all three Lord of the Rings films ina one-day screening on January 22nd 2011.
DeadpoolAndFriends has replacedRyan ReynoldswithDeadpoolin the movie trailer forGreen Lantern.
Marvel is holding an open casting call for Male & Female actors (18 – 40 yrs) for the characters of BATMAN, ROBIN, CATWOMAN, JOKER, HARLEY QUINN for the upcomingBatman Livestage show in London. VisitBatmanlive.comfor more info. [owf]
Star Trek’s original Sulu,George Takeiis now officially on Twitter at @georgetakei. [trekmovie]
