'Transformers 3'? LaBeouf says it'll be darker

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- If there's going to be a third "Transformers" movie, director Michael Bay says he'll be back to make it.

And star Shia LaBeouf promises it'll be darker than the first two.
Bay and LaBeouf talked about the prospects of another sequel Monday night at the Los Angeles premiere of the second installment, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," which opens Wednesday.

While a third chapter has not been officially announced, Bay said he intends to return to the franchise if No. 3 moves forward. But he wants some time off first, having just finished the second one.

"I will do it, but you've got to give us time," Bay said. "I need a little rest."

LaBeouf said he expects a third "Transformers" would carry the action beyond Earth and become "more of an intergalactic thing."

"Revenge of the Fallen" takes place largely on Earth as LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro and other co-stars continue their alliance with the benevolent shape-shifting Autobots in their war against the evil Decepticon robots.

A third movie also "will be darker. Something crazy will happen," LaBeouf said. "Someone has to die."

G-Force

PG

Genres: Family,Action

Releases: July 24, 2009

Director: Hoyt Yeatman

Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Gabriel Casseus, Zach Galifianakis ...more

Synopsis
Two time Oscar-winning visual effects artist Hoyt Yeatman makes his feature directorial debut with this Jerry Bruckheimer-produced family film following a group of highly trained guinea pigs on their mission to prevent an evil billionaire from taking over the world. Beginning in the Civil War -- when carrier pigeons delivered messages from the front lines -- the American government has been covertly training animals to work in espionage. The latest government program is a clandestine espionage team known as "G-Force," which includes a team of ultra-intelligent guinea pigs who share 98.7 percent of their DNA with humans. Comprised of unpredictable weapons expert Blaster (voice of Tracy Morgan), alluring martial arts expert Juarez (voice of Penélope Cruz), stealthy reconnaissance expert Mooch, and a star-nosed mole named Speckles (voice of Nicolas Cage), who specializes in computers, this crack team of agents is fronted by heroic squad leader Darwin (voice of Sam Rockwell). When a deranged billionaire hatches a plan to control the entire planet through common household appliances, the G-Force leaps into action on a mission to ensure that he does not succeed.

My Sister's Keeper

PG13,1hr 46min

Genre: Drama

Releases: June 26, 2009

Director: Nick Cassavetes

Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

Starring:Cameron Diaz, Alec Baldwin, Abigail Breslin ...more

Synopsis
Director Nick Cassavetes collaborates with screenwriter Jeremy Leven (The Notebook) for this drama about a pair of parents who resort to unorthodox methods in order to save their young daughter's life, only to find their decision coming back to haunt them in a manner neither could have ever foreseen. Sara (Cameron Diaz) and Brian (Jason Patric) were coasting through life with their young son and daughter when tragedy threatened to tear the family apart. Suddenly, their baby girl falls ill, and her only hope for survival rests in her parents' ability to find a compatible bone marrow donator. Desperate to save their daughter's life at any cost, Sara and Brian conceive another child in hopes that the baby will be a genetic match. But that decision raises a series of moral and ethical questions that rapidly begin to erode the foundation of the once-happy couple's relationship. Incensed upon learning that she was brought into this world for the singular purpose of prolonging the life of her ailing older sister, the young girl (Abigail Breslin) ultimately decides to sue her parents for the rights to her own body. Alec Baldwin, Sofia Vassilieva, and Joan Cusack co-star.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

PG

Genres: Family,Action,Sci-Fi

Releases: July 15, 2009

Director: David Yates

Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson ...more

Synopsis
Adolescent wizard-in-training Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for another year of schooling and learns more about the dark past of the boy who grew up to become Lord Voldemort in this, the sixth installment of the film series that originated from the writings of author J.K. Rowling. There was a time when Hogwarts was thought of as a safe haven, but thanks to Voldemort's tightening grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, that simply isn't the case anymore. Suspecting that the castle may even harbor an outright threat, Harry finds his investigation into the matter sidelined by Dumbledore's attempts to prepare him for the monumental battle looming ever closer on the horizon. In order to discover the key to Voldemort's defenses, Dumbledore enlists the aid of resourceful yet unsuspecting bon vivant Professor Horace Slughorn, who may have a clue as to their enemy's Achilles' heel. Meanwhile, teenage hormones cause the students at Hogwarts to lose focus on their true mission. As Harry and Dean Thomas clash for the affections of the lovely Ginny, Romilda Vane attempts to woo Ron away from Lavender Brown with some particularly tasty chocolates. Even Hermione isn't immune from the love bug, though she tries her hardest to suppress her growing jealousy and keep her emotions bottled up. But there is one student who remains completely aloof from the romance blossoming all around, and he intends to leave a dark impression on his classmates. With tragedy looming ever closer, it begins to appear as if peace will prove elusive in Hogwarts for some time to come.

Drag Me to Hell

PG13,1hr 39min

Genres: Horror,Action

Released: May 29, 2009

Director: Sam Raimi

Distributor: Universal Pictures

Starring: Alison Lohman, Ellen Page, Justin Long ...more

Synopsis
Evil Dead director Sam Raimi takes the helm for this "spook-a-blast" shocker about an ambitious L.A. loan officer who incurs the wrath of a malevolent gypsy by refusing to grant her an extension on her home loan. Determined to impress her boss and get a much-needed promotion at work, Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) lays down the law when mysterious Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver) literally comes begging for mercy at her feet. In retaliation for being publicly shamed, Mrs. Ganush places the dreaded curse of the Lamia on her unfortunate target, transforming Christine's life into a waking nightmare. Her skeptical boyfriend, Clay (Justin Long), casually brushing off her disturbing encounters as mere coincidence, Christine attempts to escape eternal damnation by seeking out the aid of seer Rham Jas (Dileep Rao ). But Christine's time is fast running out, and unless she's able to break the curse, she'll be tormented by a demon for three days before literally being dragged to hell.

‘Lord Of The Rings’ Stars Returning To Middle-Earth For ‘The Hobbit’

LONDON, UK -- Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of “The Hobbit” will have some familiar faces.
“Lord of the Rings” trilogy actors Andy Serkis (Gollum), Ian McKellen (Gandalf) and Hugo Weaving (Elrond) will all reprise their roles, the director revealed on BBC Radio’s Simon Mayo program.

“The Hobbit,” based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien, is set before the events of the author’s “LOTR” series, and follows Frodo Baggins’ uncle, Bilbo, and his adventures in acquiring the one Ring.

Del Toro intends on splitting the book into two films, and revealed on the program that Gandalf’s abrupt departure from Bilbo and the dwarves’ quest against the dragon Smaug – not narrated in the novel – will appear on screen as a means of further linking the film to Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” movies.

“There is a whole other chapter, so to speak, which is the comings and going of Gandalf which are dealt with,” del Toro said. “People that know the lore know that Gandalf was delayed with a crisis… with a character that is very shady called the Necromancer that proves to be Sauron.”

In the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, Sauron – a rival wizard to Gandalf – was played by Sala Baker. The director didn’t say if he would appear in the upcoming films.

The first installment of “The Hobbit” is due in December 2011.

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

PG

Genre: Family

Releases: July 4, 2009

Director: Carlos Saldanha

Distributor: 20th Century Fox/Emerging Pictures

Starring: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah ...more

Synopsis: The fun continues as Diego, Manny, and Sid all return for another round of prehistoric fun in this installment of the popular computer-animated children's series.

'Angels & Demons' (May 15)

PG13,2hrs 18min

Genre : Action

Released: May 15, 2009

Director: Ron Howard

Distributor: Sony/Columbia Pictures

Starring: Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor

Synopsis: Angels and Demons re-teams director Ron Howard and star Tom Hanks for the sequel to their international blockbuster adaptation of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code. Although the book Angels and Demons was written before the novel The Da Vinci Code, the movie transpires after the events of the earlier movie. Hanks stars as professor Robert Langdon, the most respected symbologist in the United States, who uses his knowledge in order to decode a symbol on the skin of a murder victim.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen : Opening June 24, 2009

Action/Adventure, Science Fiction, Sequel and War

Opening: June 24th, 2009

Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, language, some crude and sexual material, and brief drug material.

STARRING

Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Isabel Lucas and Ramon Rodriguez

DIRECTED BY Michael Bay

SYNOPSISSam Witwicky again joins with the Autobots against their sworn enemies, the Decepticons.

Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)

On the surface, Saya is a stunning 16-year old girl, but that youthful exterior hides the tormented soul of a 400 year-old "halfling."

Born to a human father and a vampire mother, she has for centuries been a loner, obsessed with using her samurai skills to rid the world of vampires, all the while knowing that she herself can survive only on blood like those she hunts. When she is sent to an American military base in Tokyo by the clandestine organization for whom she works, Saya immediately senses that this may be her opportunity to finally destroy Onigen, the evil patriarch of all vampires.

Using her superhuman strength and her sword, she begins to rid the base of its evil infestation in a series of spectacular and elaborate showdowns. However, it is not until she forms her first human friendship in centuries with the young daughter of the base¿s general that Saya learns her greatest power over Onigen may well be her ability to make a human connection...

Also Known As:
Blood Vampire
Last Blood
Rasuto buraddo

Genres:
Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Suspense/Horror and Thriller

Running Time:
1 hr. 29 min.

MPAA Rating:
R for strong bloody stylized violence.

Filming Locations:
Russia
China
Argentina

Produced in:
Hong Kong

Coming Soon to Theaters!!! Opening June 19, 2009

The Proposal

Sandra Bullock is a high-powered exec who fakes an engagement with her assistant to avoid deportation to her native Canada.

Year One

Jack Black and Michael Cera are a pair of village idiots on the first road trip ever, wandering through early civilization in biblical times.

$9.99

(Limited) A stop-motion animated story weaving together the stories of an apartment building, examing the post-modern meaning of hope.

Rob and Emilie! OMG

Oh, Robsten lovers, Megan Fox was just the beginning! We warned you to brace yourselves for a long summer of hookup rumors. The latest being that Rob is getting cozy with his Remember Me costar Emilie de Ravin, and Kristen is in some jealous rage.

Boy did we smell that one coming from a mile away. Now that total babe Emilie is recently single, there was no doubt this was going to be Rob's latest tabloid victim.


Well, multiple things are wrong here:


First of all, Rob and Kristen have the type of relaysh where there is no way jealousy could come between them. In fact, we're sure they are sitting back and loving these rumors!


See, Robsten will most likely never verbally out themselves as a couple, at least not right now—that's what we're hearing from those who hang with them, on both coasts. The last thing they're going to do is use the media, all Paris Hilton-like, as a vehicle to chat about their relaysh, because that inadvertently puts so much pressure on 'em.


So while tabs are going to be running this jealousy stuff left and right, you all can sit back and relax. The Robsten heat is going nowhere. We've got years ahead to dish about their behind-the-scenes naughtiness. It's what makes it fun for us and fun for them to keep it under the radar. No muss, no fuss. Just how Rob and K.Stew like it.


R & K have the perf personality types for couple status because they're both so laid-back, generous (on many levels, with themselves, others, too) and passionate, and they couldn't give an ef what anyone else or rags say about 'em. Isn't that why we love them together?