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Movie ideas and projects come in many forms. A script, a life story, a sentence on a napkin. Now New Line has bought one based on an illustration, and it comes with Dwayne Johnson attached to produce and potentially star and Beau Flynn on board to produce. The picture in question was drawn by Alex Panagopoulos , a Greek software engineer turned fantasy artist. It features a little girl asleep in bed while a small brown teddy bear -- brandishing a laughably small wooden sword and shield -- holds an enormous, fanged monster at bay. And in the fashion of a motivational poster, a caption reads “Teddy Bears: Protecting innocent children from monsters under the bed since 1902." (The teddy bear was invented in 1902 by Morris Michtom, who was inspired by a political cartoon featuring President Theodore Roosevelt and a bear he refused to shoot.) Hiram Garcia, a former assistant to Johnson, found the illustration and brought it to Flynn’s FlynnPictureCo and New Line. The company,

It’s not every day that Arnold Schwarzenegger jets into London, but with his latest, The Last Stand , premiering here, the Governator set his internal response system to “promote” instead of “fuck you asshole” and sat down with some co-stars to talk about it. But he also dropped mention of other projects on the bubble, including Twins sequel Triplets, King Conan and, because no installment of the franchise would surely be complete without him, The Terminator . He didn't spill much in the way of details, but having Arnie actually say he’s involved (when he's only been rumored before) is enough for now. Of course, there has been no official announcement from Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures company, which has been developing the new Terminator outing (and recently hired Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier to script it), and it’s probably still just in discussion, but at least he appears to be in the mix. The bigger question, of course, is what form his involvement wil

After a record breaking debut on Cartoon Network , The LEGO Group and Lucasfilm announced today that LEGO® Star Wars™: The Empire Strikes Ou t will release on DVD this coming March 26, 2013 . The 22-minute original standalone special will bring the same tongue-and-cheek humor fans know and love in a brand new epic adventure featuring everyone’s favorite LEGO Star Wars characters. Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, the DVD will include an Exclusive Collectible Darth Vader LEGO minifigure and is available now for preorder at www.foxconnect.com/awesome . Filled with charm, action and irreverent humor this original story features characters, locations and vehicles across the entire LEGO Star Wars universe including Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, C-3P0, R2-D2, Darth Maul, and more. When the premiere of LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out aired on Cartoon Network, it became the number-one telecast of the day with kids ages 6-11 and boys ag

Watch the just-released trailer for OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN , directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart, Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo, Ashley Judd, and Rick Yune. When the White House ( Secret Service Code: "Olympus" ) is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As our national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning¹s inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster. Antoine Fuqua ( Training Day ) directs an all-star cast featuring Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Aaron Eckhart, Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo, Ashley Judd, and Rick Yune . FilmDistrict will release OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN in theaters March 22, 2013.11 For more info, visit: http://olympusmovie.com http://www.facebook.com/OlympusHasFallenMovie http://twitter.com/olympus

Ever wanted to be in a movie? Or are you a struggling actor? Think you can make it in The Further? Show us! Enter a video submission that shows us why you should be considered for a walk-on role in the film. You can act out a scene, dress up as your favorite character, or just tell us why you love the movie. The winner will be selected based on originality and relevance to the film so get creative and good luck. Please Leave A Comment-

Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot partners JJ Abrams and Bryan Burk are going to make a movie about the epic rise and fall of doping bicyclist Lance Armstrong. They’ve just closed a deal for screen rights to Cycle Of Lies: The Fall Of Lance Armstrong , a proposal for a book that will be written by Juliet Macur for HarperCollins. Macur is a sports reporter for The New York Times, and she has covered Armstrong for over a decade, through the cyclist’s recovery from deadly cancer to his capturing seven Tour de France title. She has also covered the allegations of doping that Armstrong vehemently denied, before finally falling on his sword in a much publicized interview with Oprah Winfrey (since that two-part program will put Winfrey’s OWN on the map, I’m waiting to read the story on whether or not Armstrong got paid handsomely for his confession).   This is the first fresh new Hollywood feature I’ve heard of since Armstrong went from hero to zero, particularly because he protested

Broken City Review  By: MattInRC The complex and confusing Broken City fills a basic January gap - just don't think too hard about it. January is a tough month to get your film released. With Oscars on the horizon, theaters are crowded with people checking out nominees, even if some have no right being there. Usually it's for a good reason: most of these films are stuck at the corner of Best Intentions and Poor Execution, with only a few surviving in people's minds long enough before the summer season sweeps all of them under the rug. But 2013 is shaping up to be the most memorable in years, with Gangster Squad and the newest addition, Broken City , even though both are a little flawed. After a highly-publicized shooting by New York detective Billy Taggart ( Mark Wahlberg , Contraband) results in both his exoneration and forced resignation, Taggart opens a private detective agency. His days are spent taking pictures of cheating spouses and attempti

Jim Carrey made no bones about being a fan of the original Kick-Ass , so perhaps it came as no surprise back in September last year when everyone's favorite Pet Detective/Grinch/Liar (Liar) was cast in the film's sequel. What will come as a surprise, however, is how good he looks in camo gear in Kick-Ass 2's first official still. Boasting an ever-so-American hand-to-hand weapon on his belt and an equally patriotic pooch by his side, Colonel Stars And Stripes means business - and that business is vigilante justice. As the leader of Justice Forever, a team of ass-kicking Kick-Ass-a-likes, the former mobster oversees the good work of misfit superheroes Remembering Tommy, Night Bitch, Insect Man, and Battle Guy as they beat up the bad 'uns that stand in their way - including the now extra-terrifying Red Mist ( Christopher Mintz-Plasse ), now called reinvented as The Motherfucker. Please Leave A Comment-  Source- Empire