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This Week's Moviestocks
(7/23/12)
Monday, July 23
TODAY'S IPOs - These securities will begin trading at 9 am Pacific:
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What We Already Know:
When a monstrous freak tsunami hits a sleepy beach community, a group of survivors from different walks of life find themselves trapped inside a submerged grocery store. As they try to escape to safety, they soon discover that there is a predator among them more deadly than the threat of drowning--vicious great white sharks lurking in the water, starved for fresh meat. As the bloodthirsty sharks begin to pick the survivors off one by one, the group realizes that they must work together to find a way out without being eaten alive.
What You Need To Know:
Bait 3D is being distributed by Anchor Bay who has a history of dumping movies in theaters (because of contract obligations) and not reporting box office. Bait 3D opens in theaters 9/7/12, and will be released on DVD a week and a half later on 9/18/12 (link).
When a monstrous freak tsunami hits a sleepy beach community, a group of survivors from different walks of life find themselves trapped inside a submerged grocery store. As they try to escape to safety, they soon discover that there is a predator among them more deadly than the threat of drowning--vicious great white sharks lurking in the water, starved for fresh meat. As the bloodthirsty sharks begin to pick the survivors off one by one, the group realizes that they must work together to find a way out without being eaten alive.
What You Need To Know:
Bait 3D is being distributed by Anchor Bay who has a history of dumping movies in theaters (because of contract obligations) and not reporting box office. Bait 3D opens in theaters 9/7/12, and will be released on DVD a week and a half later on 9/18/12 (link).
What We Already Know:
Need For Speed is one of the best selling video game franchises of all time. The project has set a release date and both a director and writer have been announced. The project is planning on shooting early next year and will be distributed by Disney (link).
What You Need To Know:
6/22/12: Project Officially Announced with screenwriter and director attached (link)
7/10/12: Project Announces Release Date (link)
Need For Speed is one of the best selling video game franchises of all time. The project has set a release date and both a director and writer have been announced. The project is planning on shooting early next year and will be distributed by Disney (link).
What You Need To Know:
6/22/12: Project Officially Announced with screenwriter and director attached (link)
7/10/12: Project Announces Release Date (link)
Tuesday, July 24
TODAY'S IPOs - These securities will begin trading at 9 am Pacific:
TODAY'S IPOs - These securities will begin trading at 9 am Pacific:
What We Already Know:
The story concerns a group of crooked cops planning a major heist who realize they must shoot a fellow police officer in order to get away with the crime. The lead character is an upstanding young officer who they choose as their victim. 999 is the police code indicating that an officer needs immediate assistance.
What You Need To Know:
8/12/10: John Hillcoat and Shia LaBeouf express interest in the project (link)
5/21/12: John Hillcoat announces Triple Nine as his next project with Shia LaBeouf attached (link)
The story concerns a group of crooked cops planning a major heist who realize they must shoot a fellow police officer in order to get away with the crime. The lead character is an upstanding young officer who they choose as their victim. 999 is the police code indicating that an officer needs immediate assistance.
What You Need To Know:
8/12/10: John Hillcoat and Shia LaBeouf express interest in the project (link)
5/21/12: John Hillcoat announces Triple Nine as his next project with Shia LaBeouf attached (link)
Wednesday, July 25
TODAY'S IPOs - These securities will begin trading at 9 am Pacific:
TODAY'S IPOs - These securities will begin trading at 9 am Pacific:
There are no moviestocks being IPOed today.
Thursday, July 26
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TODAY'S IPOs - These securities will begin trading at 9 am Pacific:
What We Already Know:
The British TV series The Inbetweeners gets the feature treatment. Four nerdy suburban teens take a holiday to Crete and have a wild adventure.
What You Need To Know:
This movie is being distributed by Wrekin Hill whose past movies at HSX have delisted at:
The British TV series The Inbetweeners gets the feature treatment. Four nerdy suburban teens take a holiday to Crete and have a wild adventure.
What You Need To Know:
This movie is being distributed by Wrekin Hill whose past movies at HSX have delisted at:
What We Already Know:
This movie is based on a comedian's one man show about the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and wild spurts of severe sleepwalking.
What You Need To Know:
This movie is being distributed by IFC which usually means low box office. Here is a list of all IFC movies ever listed at HSX (link).
Here is the official list of theater locations currently planning to show this film (link).
This movie is based on a comedian's one man show about the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and wild spurts of severe sleepwalking.
What You Need To Know:
This movie is being distributed by IFC which usually means low box office. Here is a list of all IFC movies ever listed at HSX (link).
Here is the official list of theater locations currently planning to show this film (link).
What We Already Know:
The thriller Two Faces of January stars Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst as a couple who kill a Greek policeman in Athens. Oscar Isaac plays a tour guide who helps them flee to the Greek islands and then Turkey.
What You Need To Know:
6/22/11: Project announced with director and Viggo Mortensen attached (link)
6/29/12: Oscar Isaac attached (link)
7/11/12: Kirsten Dunst attached; shooting scheduled to start 10/1/12 (link)
The thriller Two Faces of January stars Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst as a couple who kill a Greek policeman in Athens. Oscar Isaac plays a tour guide who helps them flee to the Greek islands and then Turkey.
What You Need To Know:
6/22/11: Project announced with director and Viggo Mortensen attached (link)
6/29/12: Oscar Isaac attached (link)
7/11/12: Kirsten Dunst attached; shooting scheduled to start 10/1/12 (link)
Friday, July 27
TODAY'S IPOs - These securities will begin trading at 9 am Pacific:
TODAY'S IPOs - These securities will begin trading at 9 am Pacific:
What We Already Know:
This is a micro budget improvisational film that starts shooting later this month.
What You Need To Know:
7/10/12: Project announced with Anna Kendrick attached and planned shoot date (link)
7/11/12: Olivia Wilde and Ron Livingston attached (link)
This is a micro budget improvisational film that starts shooting later this month.
What You Need To Know:
7/10/12: Project announced with Anna Kendrick attached and planned shoot date (link)
7/11/12: Olivia Wilde and Ron Livingston attached (link)
What We Already Know:
This movie is about two brothers who are trying to mend their relationship, but have a falling out when one brother films one of the other brother's one night stands and posts it on the internet. Now they must work together to erase the video from the internet.
What You Need To Know:
Ron Perlman is in this film... in full drag (dressed as a woman)(link - photo below)
This movie is about two brothers who are trying to mend their relationship, but have a falling out when one brother films one of the other brother's one night stands and posts it on the internet. Now they must work together to erase the video from the internet.
What You Need To Know:
Ron Perlman is in this film... in full drag (dressed as a woman)(link - photo below)
Saturday, July 28
TODAY'S IPOs - These securities will begin trading at 9 am Pacific:
TODAY'S IPOs - These securities will begin trading at 9 am Pacific:
What We Already Know:
The Rockford Files was a private detective TV show that aired from 1974-1980. The series starred James Garner as an ex-con turned private detective who used his wit and his charm to solve cases (and get himself out of trouble).
What You Need To Know:
Universal TV recently tried to reboot The Rockford Files as a television show last year but canceled the project after filming a pilot (link).
8/3/10: Showrunners brought aboard The Rockford Files TV reboot (link)
1/12/11: Universal Cancels TV reboot of The Rockford Files (link)
4/17/12: Universal hires writers for theatrical The Rockford Files; Vince Vaughn announced as star and producer (link)
The Rockford Files was a private detective TV show that aired from 1974-1980. The series starred James Garner as an ex-con turned private detective who used his wit and his charm to solve cases (and get himself out of trouble).
What You Need To Know:
Universal TV recently tried to reboot The Rockford Files as a television show last year but canceled the project after filming a pilot (link).
8/3/10: Showrunners brought aboard The Rockford Files TV reboot (link)
1/12/11: Universal Cancels TV reboot of The Rockford Files (link)
4/17/12: Universal hires writers for theatrical The Rockford Files; Vince Vaughn announced as star and producer (link)
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