Empire presents... BIG SCREEN – Bringing Hollywood to London

MOTION PICTURE STUDIOS LINE UP TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BIGGEST UK FILM EVENT OF THE SUMMER

19 April 2011, London, UK – Bauer Media and Clarion Events are proud to announce that major motion picture studios such as Sony Pictures UK, Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox have come on board to participate in the highly anticipated live movie event of the summer. Scheduled to take place the weekend of 12-14 August, Empire presents...BIG SCREEN brings the best of Hollywood to The O2, London with a behind-the-scenes look at the movie world.

The unprecedented event will feature exclusive preview screenings, Q&A sessions and master classes with actors and filmmakers, giving ticket holders the opportunity to see the best that Hollywood has to offer, up close and personal, before anyone else.

Amongst those showcasing their upcoming films at the event will be Walt Disney Studios, Universal and Paramount Pictures. Stuart Williams, Deputy Managing Director and Marketing Director of Sony Pictures UK said, “On behalf of Sony Pictures, we are pleased to support Bauer and the BIG SCREEN event to help make it the big success it deserves to be. It promises to be a hugely engaging, exciting and entertaining experience for all film fans.”

Chris Green, Marketing Director of 20th Century Fox, remarked, “We’re delighted to voice our support of Empire presents...BIG SCREEN; a great new idea which we hope will become a major event in the calendar for movie fans in the UK and Europe.”

Nicola Gunstone, Group Show Director of Clarion Events commented, “We are delighted to be working with Empire Magazine on the most exciting live movie event seen in London to date.  The event will provide a myriad of commercial opportunities for companies wishing to engage their brand with thousands of film fans and families alike attending from across the UK.”

Stuart Williams, Managing Director of Live Events & Strategic Partnerships at Bauer Media commented, “This is a ground-breaking event which provides an exciting extension to the Empire brand. It offers a unique experience to the UK which I’m confident will become an essential entry in a movie fan’s diary for many years to come.”

For additional information head over to empirebigscreen.com

INSIDIOUS gets some clips

With only 10 days to go before Insidious starts to scare cinema-goers, Momentum has released a load of clips, all the TV spots and a slightly new trailer. If you want to see some of the images from the film then check out an earlier post.

‘It’s Off Limits Now’

‘It’s Not The House That’s Haunted’

‘To Bring Dalton Back’

TV Spots:

Vox Pop Spot

‘It’s Your Son’ TV Spot

TRAILER

Josh (Patrick Wilson) and Renai (Rose Byrne) have a happy family with their three young children. When tragedy strikes their young son, Josh and Renai begin to experience things that science cannot explain.

James Wan and Leigh Whannell, the co-creators of Saw, join forces with the producers of Paranormal Activity to take you on a mind-bending journey into the world of the unknown. INSIDIOUS is produced by Jason Blum, Steven Schneider, and Oren Peli and executive produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones.

INSIDIOUS is in cinemas April 29, 2011

Horrid Henry gets posters

Vertigo has now released a set of character posters for the upcoming Horrid Henry:The Movie [shouldn't it be called Horrid Henry: The Film as it's British??]. If you missed watching the trailer then you can over here.

The first ever British kid’s movie to be filmed in 3D, Horrid Henry: The Movie stars Anjelica Huston as Henry’s terrifying teacher Miss Battle-Axe, alongside, Rebecca Front as Henry’s headmistress Ms Oddbod and Richard E Grant as rival headmaster Vic Van Wrinkle, with Parminder Nagra as Miss Lovely, Noel Fielding makes an appearance as Killer Boy Rats’ frontman Ed Banger, joining Jo Brand as the Demon Dinner Lady, Matthew Horne as Henry’s Dad and Prunella Scales as Great Aunt Greta. And introducing new young stars, including Scarlett Stitt as Moody Margaret, Ross Marron as Perfect Peter and Theo Stevenson leads in the title role as Horrid Henry.

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Horrid Henry: The Movie in 3D is released in cinemas on July 29, 2011.

Cowboys And Aliens

Yee-ha! The the new Cowboys & Aliens trailer has just hit my in-box! The last time I saw anything about this was when Paramount released a SuperBowl trailer way back in February. Now they have sent over not only the new trailer but he poster and an image of Daniel Craig.

Blockbuster filmmaker Jon Favreau directs Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford in an event film for summer 2011 that crosses the classic Western with the alien-invasion movie in a blazingly original way: Cowboys & Aliens. Joined by an arsenal of top moviemakers—Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci—he brings an all-new action thriller that will take audiences into the Old West, where a lone cowboy leads an uprising against a terror from beyond our world.

1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger (Craig) with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don’t welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford). It’s a town that lives in fear.

But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known.

Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he’s been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. With the help of the elusive traveler Ella (Olivia Wilde), he pulls together a posse comprised of former opponents—townsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws and Apache warriors—all in danger of annihilation. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival.

Hitting UK Cinema screens from August 19, 2011

Hangover 2 - New Character Posters

Warner Bros has just sent over a new set of posters for the upcoming Hangover Part II.

In the follow-up to the record-breaking hit comedy "The Hangover," Phil, Stu , Alan and Doug travel to exotic Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the unforgettable bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu is taking no chances and has opted for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. However, things don't always go as planned. What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in Bangkok can't even be imagined.

Hitting UK cinemas May 27, 2011

THOR - the World Premiere

Earlier today Sydney, Australia, saw the World Premiere of the film Thor. Now we have been sent some images from the event that you can see below.

Click on any of the above images to see a larger version.

The epic adventure THOR spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the mystical realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is The Mighty Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. As a result, Thor is banished to Earth where he is forced to live among humans. When the most dangerous villain of his world sends its darkest forces to invade Earth, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero.

Thor smashes into UK cinemas Wednesday April 27, 2011
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The Way - watch some clips

Icon has just sent out a load of clips for Martin Sheen's new film, The Way.

Clip - Family Business:

Clip - Fellow Pilgrim

Clip - Fly With Me

Clip - Jack and Joost

Clip - Link: Morning

Clip - Pilgrim

Martin Sheen plays Tom, an American doctor who comes to St Jean Pied de Port, France to collect the remains of his adult son, killed in the Pyrenees in a storm while walking The Camino de Santiago, also known as The Way of St James. Driven by his profound sadness and desire to understand his son better, Tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage, leaving his “California bubble life” behind.

Armed with his son’s backpack and guidebook, Tom navigates the 800km pilgrimage from the Pyrenees, to Santiago de Compostela in the north west of Spain, but soon discovers that he will not be alone on this journey. While walking The Camino, Tom meets other pilgrims from around the world, all broken and looking for greater meaning in their lives: a Dutchman (Yorick van Wageningen) a Canadian (Deborah Kara Unger) and an Irish writer (James Nesbitt) who is suffering from a bout of “writer’s block”.

From the hardship experiences along “The Way” this unlikely quartet of misfits create an everlasting bond and Tom begins to learn what it means to be a citizen of the world again, and discovers the difference between “The life we live and the life we choose”. THE WAY was filmed entirely in Spain and France along the actual Camino de Santiago.

THE WAY will open in cinemas everywhere across the UK 13th May 2011

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