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Friday, February 19, 2010

Kristen Stewart doesn't want to give birth onscreen 'Avatar'-style


On Thursday (February 18), we caught up with Kristen Stewart — and she was quick to insist that she'd only do 3-D with certain limitations.
"I don't know," the 19-year-old superstar said with a laugh when told about the online movement to film "Breaking Dawn" with the same 3-D technology that made "Avatar" such an event. "I think that would be crazy!"

"Maybe selectively, maybe," Stewart added cryptically. "Maybe certain scenes."
Of course, any Twilighter worth their Edward Cullen body pillow knows that in the final book of the saga, Stewart's Bella gives birth. Let's just say it's a very vivid, very messy sequence, and one that Stewart told us she would definitely not want to shoot in 3-D.

"No, I don't think that should be [in 3-D]," she laughed, admitting that the birth scene was among the moments she was suggesting should be "selectively" shot in normal 2-D. "Also, you don't want Renesmee to be scary. You don't want her to fly into your face."
A half-human, half-vampire hybrid daughter of Edward and Bella, baby Renesmee's depiction will undoubtedly be the most difficult "Breaking Dawn" element to depict onscreen. Stewart insisted that a 3-D Renesmee could be scary in all the wrong senses. And can anyone blame the woman for not wanting to give birth in 3-D?

"I think 'Breaking Dawn' should just be a normal movie," Stewart said after considering the possibilities. "But who knows?"
Kristen's latest film is the sweet tearjerker "The Yellow Handkerchief", due out on February 26 in select cities.
She expects to shoot the final "Twilight" movie "maybe in November, I think," and joked that her stance against 3-D will almost inevitably come back to bite her.

"Watch, it's going to end up being a 3-D movie, and [I'll have to say,] 'No, it's a great idea!' " Stewart grinned. "So, it's a great idea."


Kristen Stewart Says 'Breaking Dawn' Would Be More Satisfying As Two Films. The "Twilight" star would rather not cut out scenes from the book. (2.18.10)

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Can WoW survive the zombie apocalypse?

World of Warcraft (WoW) made a debut on the big screen in Zombieland, the new horror/comedy staring Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg.
In the movie, Eisenberg's character (Columbus) is a self-proclaimed WoW junky and is enjoying his adventure through Azeroth just before the zombie apocalypse begins. e capped the flag in the Alliance flag room.The characters are as follows: a Questgiver, Grom Hellscream, a Forest Troll, a Shade, and a night Elf Hunter.

Columbus is narrating about how he spends his nights absorbed playing World of warcraft through a night female Elf Hunter, and he's shown playing a battleground in the game known as Warsong Gultch. While it is showing him playing he gains a very simple and easily rewarded achievement in the game for capturing a flag for the first time in the battleground, which could lead us to think he doesn't have too much gaming experience or he can be using an alternate character in order to level his position up.
Jesse Eisenberg as Columbus, driving away from the ravenous zombies in "Zombieland" (2009).
Left 4 Dead is a video game where the four survivors must fight off infected humans while trying to escape or find a safe place.

Most of the low level player content in World of Warcraft today remains the same as it was when it was first launched in 2004. The trial players who play World of Warcraft pass level 10 are much more likely to stick with the game for a long time. Currently, only about 30% of the trial players make it past this threshold.
The Pandaren Monk started as an April Fool's joke for "WarCraft 3" and has since grown to become apart of the "WarCraft" canon. The latest appearance of the martial arts-saavy, panda-esque race was as an in-game pet in "World of WarCraft".

Gearing up in World of WarCraft can be tough, even if you've been 80 for awhile. Patch 3.3 introduced a lot of new options to help gear up players to hop right into the later raids and instances.

Notes for Fresh Level 80s: If you’ve just hit level 80 then you’re going to be hitting a massive wall known as the new gear score checks placed into the dungeon finder. These gear score checks will check the total gear score of your equipped armor and weapons to determine if you’re allowed to queue for an instance or not.
Gearing up for Heroics:

A score of 3,000 to 4,000 is the minimum for PuG dungeon finder heroics. You can get by with 2,000-3,000ish but it may be difficult and a lot easier to do with a guild or group of friends. You can go with less than that, but be prepared to take flack, you'll need a lot of practice to go from being “n00b” to being “1337”. Although GearScore isn't as important as the base stats, though, or player skill.

The Tank & Healer Dilemma: The GearScore addon is a helpful tool to know how your gear is doing, but is just a tool. Tanks and Healers need to bring a lot more than DPS to heroics. If you can do 2,500 sustained DPS then you’re fine in a heroic, if not perfect. If you can’t heal the tank and he dies then oops! Here is a trick often used: If you want to gear up to heal, say as a Priest, then start gearing yourself up to heal but keep in Shadow. Epic healing gear is way better than blue DPS gear for DPS.

If you’re a Paladin, it’s a bit trickier, since spell plate and ret plate are two different things. The trick here is to get just enough gear to do 2,000 or 2,500 DPS and then farm heroics as DPS until you can load up on spell plate (or greed some healing leather/cloth). For tanks, you can craft a good bit of Titansteel to get defense capped, but until then you’re useless as a tank and will just have to run heroics with a makeshift DPS set.
You can make 245 bracers and a chest with Crusader Orbs. Once you’re over 2,000 or 2,100WoW-heroes gear score you can easily get into some of the pugable raids like VoA where there is a chance to get some additional loot (and badges). Your ultimate goal is to reach a combined score of about 2,200 (for 10 man Trial of the Crusader) or 2,400 (for 25 man ToC or 10 man Icecrown Citadel) WoW-Heroes score or about 4500 or more for ToC and 5500 for ICC from the gear score addon.

Castle Breaker's Battleplate:
For DPS plate, Castle Breaker's Battleplate and Gatecrasher's Gauntlets are higher ilevel than the base tier 10. The tier 10 4 piece set bonus is actually pretty nice for DPS. When you've got a good rotation, that damage buff will never drop. So it's recommendable that you leave behind the extra stuff and go for the 4 piece bonus anyway. Source: www.wow.com

Kristen Stewart will go for BAFTA's and to Oscars

Kristen Stewart, William Hurt and Maria Bello at L.A. "The Yellow Handkerchief" Premiere on 18th February 2010.
Kristen wore a black minidress Azzaro AW2009:Azzaro AW 2009.


"Yeah, I'm going," Stewart just told me when I asked if we'd be seeing her on March 7 at the Academy Awards.
"Me and Taylor are going to present."
Stewart admits she's very nervous.

"I've been looking at shoes," she said. "I'm trying to pick shoes that I know I won't fall down in."In a couple of days, she'll be in London for BAFTA's Orange Awards, where she's a Rising Star nominee.

"I feel so funny about it," Stewart says. "Really cool people have won and really cool people are up for it this year. And I know a few of them, like Jesse [Eisenberg] and Carey [Mulligan]."
Nicholas Hoult, nominated to BAFTA's for "A Single Man" (2009).

As well, A Single Man star Nicholas Hoult and French actor Tahar Rahim round out the list.
Tahar Rahim nominated to BAFTA for "Un prophète" (2009).

Stewart thinks it's Rahim's award to win.

"I can't even actually think about that," she says, covering her face. "If I win, I'm gonna be like, 'Carey, Jesse, suck it up—'cause I think Tahar should have won."
Source: www.eonline.com

'Kiss Me Deadly' cover by Leiana, a Runaways fan

Promotional Poster with Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning for "The Runaways" (2010).

Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning as Joan Jett and Cherie Currie in "The Runaways".

Q: You both delivered fantastic performances, and obviously this wasn't a big budget film where you can spend a lot of time doing a lot of stuff. How did you prepare for the roles versus others?

Dakota: Well, obviously there was the singing that I had to prepare for, which was kind of a daunting task, but something that I think adds to the movie… I actually did it and it wasn't just her voice, you know? So, yeah, to make it just like her was kind of intimidating.

Kristen: We had to make sure that we looked right and moved right. When they were younger, they had such specific idiosyncrasies…they're riddled with little particular details…they're just really cool to look at. But preparing for a movie is always…there's a bigger responsibility here because it's not just somebody that you're making up. Source: www.fandango.com

Leiana has released a brand new cover of the Lita Ford classic "Kiss Me Deadly" online at www.myspace.com/leiana. The track features guitarist Rob Caggiano (Anthrax) and John Tempesta (The Cult, White Zombie) on drums."I've always been a huge Runaways fan so I decided to record ‘Kiss Me Deadly’ as a tribute to them,” commented Leiana. “Even though Kiss Me Deadly is a Lita Ford track, I felt as though it fit my sound a little more than a Runaways track. I can't wait to see the film and I think Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart are going to do great jobs portraying Joan Jett and Cherrie Currie".
Leiana's “Lucky #3” captures the alt-rock energy of her stage show and melds it with infectious hooks that leave listeners thirsty for more".

Listen or Download "Kiss Me Deadly" cover

Source: www.shockhound.com

Thursday, February 18, 2010

"Prince of Persia" Preview, Jordan Mechner interview

Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal in "New York Times" (7th Annual Great Performers In Film).

Jerry Bruckheimer and Jake Gyllenhaal on set of "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" (2010).

"Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films have blockbuster-style plans for the property... but can they pull it off? Well, here's what we know thus far.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton in TOTAL FILM (UK)

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time has a great looking cast, led by Jake Gyllenhaal, and a charismatic director with blockbuster chops in the form of Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire).

Prince of Persia aims squarely for family fare territory, but with a heavy dose of peril. It'll be rated PG-13 -- the MPAA has cited "intense sequences of violence and action" in their rating -- so expect the level of those things to be on par with what you saw in Pirates. Is that a good thing? We think so.
Set in the mystical lands of Persia, the film follows a rogue prince named Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) who reluctantly joins forces with mysterious Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton), and together they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time -- a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world".
Source: movies.ign.com

(Screen Play) Why do you think Sands of Time was suitable for adaption to film?
Not every successful video game should become a movie. Prince of Persia has a very relatable, human story, and it's built around a kind of physical action that translates really well to the screen. Plus there's a dagger that can turn back time. The world of the 1001 Nights is a really fascinating and evocative period, and it's been decades since anyone's done a big, state-of-the-art, live-action film set in that world. The hero is (also) a very sympathetic, relatable human character and he’s a bit of an underdog. There’s a love story, a beautiful princess, a scheming villain, and it’s really an old-fashioned adventure story.
New publicity sitll of Jake Gyllenhaal as Dastan in "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time".

(Other journalist) Is Jake Gyllenhaal’s portrayal how you imaged Dastan would be in the real world?

I think Jake makes a great Prince Dastan - he looks a lot like the character in the Sands of Time video game, but also he has a lot of qualities that for me have always been part of who the Prince of Persia is. He’s a warrior - he does incredible stunts, and parkour, and fighting and so forth. But he also has a mischievous streak, an attitude, and I think a vulnerability that’s a part of the characters appeal".
Source: blogs.smh.com.au