May 22, 2013

‘Men in Black 3’ Tops ‘Avengers’ at Holiday Box Office

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*Will Smith’s sequel “Men in Black 3″ debuted as the No. 1 movie over Memorial Day weekend with $55 million domestically from Friday to Sunday. That bumps Disney’s “The Avengers” into second-place after three weekends on top. “The Avengers” took in $37 million over the three days to push its domestic total to $514 million [...]




Will Anyone Ever Out-Box Office Samuel L. Jackson?

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*In October, the Guinness Book of World Records named Samuel L. Jackson the highest-grossing actor in the history of film. With the record-breaking opening of his latest movie “The Avengers,” it looks as if no other actor will come close to his numbers any time soon, notes Entertainment Weekly. After its record $200.3 million opening, [...]




‘The Avengers’ Sets Box Office Record: $200.3 Million

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*If the economy is still in trouble, you wouldn’t know by looking at the box office results of “The Avengers.” Geez, it seems everybody in America turned out for it’s opening weekend. The Marvel Comics/Studios film (distributed by Disney), opened to an incredible $200.3 million(!) the US box office. That’s the largest debut ever and [...]




Sam Jackson Talks Nick Fury in ‘The Avengers’ (Video)

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*At the recent press day for the upcoming super heroes movie “The Avengers,” Jamal Finkley of Black Tree Media sat down with Samuel L. Jackson, who is Nick Fury in the Marvel Comics action film. Jamal and Sam kicked it as to how Nick was able to manipulate all the super heroes with super egos [...]




Trailer: Samuel L. Jackson in ‘The Samaritan’

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*The trailer for Samuel L. Jackson’s upcoming movie “The Samaritan” hit the Web today ahead of its May 4 release. Already set as Nick Fury in Joss Whedon’s “The Avengers,” opening the same day, Jackson can also be seen in indie action thriller The Samaritan — in theaters the same day. Jackson stars as Foley, [...]




First Look: Samuel L. Jackson in Full Trailer for ‘The Avengers’

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*The first full trailer for “The Avengers,” featuring Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, was released today by Disney. [Scroll down to watch.] There was some fan backlash around the Super Bowl spot for being too short, for making fans go online to see more, and for not showing enough. Written and directed by Joss [...]




Giancarlo Esposito on Explosive ‘Breaking Bad’ Finale

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WARNING – SPOILERS! *The Hollywood Reporter caught up with actor Giancarlo Esposito to get the scoop on how he came to play ruthless-yet-polite meth kingpin Gustavo Fring on AMC’s “Breaking Bad.” In the Q&A below, he also discusses what happens to his character in Sunday’s season finale. [Warning: Stop reading here if you don’t want [...]




Samuel L. Jackson to Star in ‘The Samaritan’

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*Samuel L. Jackson has confirmed he’ll star in the indie movie “The Samaritan,” playing a man who leaves prison after two decades only to find himself caught up in a life of crime again. Director David Weaver has said that the project is inspired by British crime thrillers such as “Sexy Beast,” “The Crying Game” [...]