Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Final Trailer and Posters for TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON

A last-minute trailer for Transformers: Dark of the Moon has been released, along with a couple of new posters. There’s quite a few new shots to be seen here, and this one really ramps up the action. With Michael Bay doing all he can to ensure that the 3D prints are projected at the highest quality possible, this is gonna be one hell of a visual experience.
Hit the jump to check out the trailer and posters. The film stars Shia LaBeouf, John Turturro, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin Dunn, John Malkovich, and Frances McDormand.  Transformers: Dark of the Moon opens in 3D on June 29th.
Click over to Apple to watch the trailer in HD.

Here are the posters (via IMP Awards):

 
Here’s the official synopsis for Transformers: Dark of the Moon:
Shia LaBeouf returns as Sam Witwicky in Transformers:  Dark of the Moon. When a mysterious event from Earth’s past erupts into the present day it threatens to bring a war to Earth so big that the Transformers alone will not be able to save us.


Monday, June 27, 2011

Clint Eastwood Wants Leonard DiCaprio to Join Beyoncé in A STAR IS BORN

I’m sure plenty of filmmakers want Leonardo DiCaprio to star in their film. That said, there aren’t many working directors who have the type of clout that Clint Eastwood carries around. So, although it is anything but a done deal, when we hear that Eastwood is courting DiCaprio for his take on the musical A Star Is Born, it becomes news. Deadline reports that the director is using his time with DiCaprio on their J. Edgar Hoover biopic to discuss the possibility of him joining the pic which is set up at Warner Bros.
There has long been talk that Will Smith would join BeyoncĂ© in the film as the aging alcoholic star who sparks a relationship with the up-and-coming beauty. While those rumors are free to continue circulating, Eastwood’s apparent interest in DiCaprio may very well steal some of its thunder for the time being. There have been several theatrical versions of A Star Is Born to grace the silver screen with the 1976 version pairing Kris Kristofferson and Barbra Streisand and 1954′s starring James Mason and Judy Garland. Will Fetters (Remember Me) wrote the script for the upcoming remake.

BET President Apologizes for Chris Brown and Rihanna Award Mix-Up

Morning after the Sunday night, June 26 live telecast of BET Awards which was marred with Chris Brown and Rihanna mix-up, BET president Stephen Hill broke his silence. Responding to the issue on his Twitter, he took full responsibility for the error. 


"That BET Awards Viewer's Choice mix-up was due to human error. And I was the human that made that error," Stephen posted on Monday. He furthermore offered his apology, tweeting "I apologize to ALL affected." 


The confusion about who won Viewers' Choice Award happened near the end of the ceremony. Three presenters, one of them was a Nicki Minaj lucky fan, came to the stage to announce the lucky artist. Minaj's fan, Tiffany Green, read from iPad-like table device that the winner was Breezy. 


The teleprompter, however, displayed RiRi's name as the winner, prompting the audience to boo her. She quickly corrected her announcement, but it was Drake who was later called to accept the award. At that point, it was believed that Drizzy received the trophy on RiRi's behalf because she was absent from the show. 


After the incident, Tiffany defended herself, insisting it was BET which messed it up, not her. On Twitter, she wrote, "Bawling backstage. They totally f***ed me up. The tablet f***in said CHRIS BROWN....the TELEPROMPTER said Rihanna. What the F***?????? Goin home..... " 


2011 BET Awards was hosted by Kevin Hart. He clarified at the end of the ceremony that the true winner of the Viewers' Choice Award was indeed Breezy, not Rihanna or Drake. Beside winning Viewers' Choice, Breezy also bagged four more kudos; Video of the Year, FANdemonium Award, Best Male R&B Artist and Best Collaboration.