'Dragon Tattoo' remake trailer leaks online

A red band trailer for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has been released prematurely online.

The film, which stars Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig, is the second adaptation of the bestselling novel from Stieg Larsson. The book has previously been made for the big screen by Swedish director Niels Arden Oplev.

The short teaser trailer flashes a series of images from the film, set to Trent Reznor and Karen O's cover of Led Zeppelin's 'Immigrant Song'.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is the first of a trilogy penned by Larsson. The other two instalments are The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest.

Oplev has criticised Sony Pictures for mounting a US remake, stating that actress Noomi Rapace captured the essence of hacker Lisbeth Salander, the eponymous girl of the trilogy.

The new film also stars Stellan Skarsgård, Robin Wright, Christopher Plummer and Joely Richardson.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo opens in US cinemas on December 21, and in the UK on Boxing Day.

Watch the trailer for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo below:

'Hangover II' earns $86m at US box office

The Hangover Part II has topped the US box office in its opening weekend, taking an estimated $86.4 million over the past three days.

The comedy sequel opened on Thursday, taking its overall domestic revenue so far to a reported $118 million.

Reuniting almost the entire cast of the 2009 box office hit The Hangover, including Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis, The Hangover Part II moves the film's setting to Bangkok, Thailand.

Family animation sequel Kung Fu Panda 2 enters in second place taking $48 million for its opening weekend, followed by last week's box-office topper Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides with $39.3 million.

The Paul Feig comedy Bridesmaids follows in fourth place with $16.3 million, while Marvel Studios' latest Thor rounds out the top five with $9.3 million.

Hollywood is now on course to potentially set a new box office revenue record for Memorial Day weekend, once numbers from the full holiday have been confirmed.

Next week sees the release of Matthew Vaughn's comic book prequel X-Men: First Class, starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence.

This week's US box office top ten in full (studio estimates):

1. (-) The Hangover Part II - $86,480,000
2. (-) Kung Fu Panda 2 - $48,000,000
3. (1) Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - $39,320,000
4. (2) Bridesmaids - $16,370,000
5. (3) Thor - $9,365,000
6. (4) Fast Five - $6,698,000
7. (-) Midnight in Paris - $1,919,000
8. (7) Jumping the Broom - $1,900,000
9. (8) Something Borrowed - $1,845,000
10. (5) Rio - $990,000

Riddick 3 To Begin Shooting This Summer

Vin Diesel has been talking up a third Chronicles of Riddick film for nearly two years now. He let his fans know via Facebook at the end of ’09 that the project had already begun location scouting and a few months later he was confirmed to be returning to star in and produce Riddick 3. David Twohy, the man behind both Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick penned the script, which is said to be true to the character, very dark and certainly worthy of a hard R-Rating.

Twohy and Diesel pitched the project to potential buyers a year ago, using footage from the previous films and video games along with concept art from the new film, which will apparently be going with the simple title of Riddick. Now comes word from Vin Diesel himself that the film is good to go and that it can begin production this summer, but with a “catch.”

Diesel went straight to Facebook with the latest Riddick 3 update, explaining that they can shoot the project this summer but that because of financial reasons, he’ll have to take a pay cut of sorts. As a dedicated supporter and the backbone of the Riddick franchise, having a hand in every related project, even producing and voicing the character for the video games, developed by his own video game production company, Tigon Studios, that’s not going to stop the film from happening.

Here’s the post Diesel put up on May 24th:

D T the writer/director just landed in New York with the good news. We can start filming this summer. However, there is a catch… in order for us to make a true R rated film, I must work for scale upfront. Not unlike the “Find me Guilty” experience (which I wouldn’t have changed for the world)…
Money is always second to art, integrity and spirit… but the real issue is deeper. Can I suspend my life, to momentarily venture to that dark place… called Riddick.
Now, I need to hear from Our collective… you.
Wisdom and clarity appreciated.

Clearly on the lookout for some love for working under these conditions, he followed up with another message after reading some of the many responses from fans:

I have read so many interesting and intelligent responses to today’s post.
You all have such great insight… I truly love Our page.
Thank you again for taking the time to weigh in.
P.s. I am off to another meeting with David, the director of Riddick… to see concept art and discuss the potential schedule.

C’mon Vin, we know you want to make this movie as much as we want you to make it.

As for the story of the film, Riddick will be more reminiscent of Pitch Black in that it’ll take a back-to-basics, more focused approach with Riddick fighting for survival on his own on a desolate and dangerous planet. How does he end up in this situation after becoming the leader of the Necromongers? The Necromonger army turn on him, abandoning him on a planet loaded with dangerous creatures including “trisons” (three-legged bisons) and “mud demons.” There will also be more bounty hunters on his tail so it’ll be interesting to see if Riddick 3 will end the character’s story or allow for the franchise to continue.

Coming off the incredible success of Fast Five, a film which provided an early start to 2011′s summer film season, there’s no better time than now for the 43 year-old actor to return to one of his other franchises.

Shannon Elizabeth Joins American Reunion

The American Pie series is an odd series. The first film, which made waves for its infamous pie scene, wasn't a bad teen sex comedy. Then along came number two, which wasn't too bad either. And then there was American Wedding, and despite being the third installment of what was essentially a milked franchise, it still wasn't a terrible movie. Now we're at the odd part. American Reunion is in the works and is being referred to as the fourth film in the franchise. And while it will be the fourth in the franchise to feature the principal cast, it's a little weird to completely ignore the four spinoff films that have been released. If you take those into consideration, American Reunion will be the eighth film in the series. Hooray for franchises!

Those who enjoy the series will be happy to know that casting is just about complete, with Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari, Jennifer Coolidge, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Eugene Levy, and now Shannon Elizabeth all signed on to reprise their roles. Katrina Bowden of 30 Rock fame will also be in the film, portraying Chris Klein's character's girlfriend. Chris Owen, who played the nerdy Chuck "The Sherminator" Sherman, is rumored to be returning as well.

As much as I hate to see franchises get milked, I'm a sucker for nostalgia and American Pie was a big part of my teenage years, so I'm reluctantly looking forward to this.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt's cancer comedy 50/50 gets a trailer

The first trailer for cancer comedy 50/50, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, has landed online.


The film is loosely based on the real-life experience of screenwriter Will Reiser, as JGL's happy-go-lucky 27-year-old, Adam, is struck down in his prime by the big C.


It's not as grim as all that sounds though, with the comedic snarkiness bringing a refreshing edge to what could have been 'TV movie of the week' material.


While it may be too risky for awards season, it looks like it'll give Gordon-Levitt another boost on the path to becoming one of the most consistently impressive actors of his generation.


Seth Rogen is on hand to provide lowbrow support, and the impressive cast-list also finds room for Bryce Dallas Howard as Adam's girlfriend, Anna Kendrick as a counsellor and Anjelica Huston as the concerned mother.


Check out the trailer for yourself now: