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Hawaii governor, Linda Lingle, has issued a press release confirming that Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth installment of the  Pirates franchise will be shooting on the islands of Kaua’i and O’ahu. The production is expected to generate an estimated $85 million dollars for the state’s economy …

Annette O’Toole is reprising her role as Martha Kent on the CW show Smallville, according to Michael Ausiello of Entertainment Weekly.  Producers are still hammering out all the details of her return, so there is no word on the exact timing of her reappearance on the show, but it will …

One week after director Sam Raimi and Sony parted ways, Sony confirmed that Marc Webb will direct the re-boot of the Spider-Man franchise. “This is a dream come true and I couldn’t be more aware of the challenge, responsibility, or opportunity. Sam Raimi’s virtuoso rendering of Spider-Man is a humbling …

Glee has taken over the hearts and minds of many.  It just won the Golden Globe for Best TV Series- Comedy or Musical. Glee just started airing in the UK to raves, sending their version of Journey’s ‘Don’t Stop Believing’ 94 places in one week to number 5 on the …

The dawn of “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” is drawing near, as the much-anticipated Starz original series debuts this week. But even before it premieres at 10:00 PM (ET/PT) on Starz on January 22, the series will be available via on-demand and online series previews, beginning on January 20. Episode 2 …

After Avatar fell behind The Book Of Eli on Friday, the box office behemoth roared back. Falling just 18% from last weekend, Avatar  earned an  estimated $41.3 million through Sunday, coming closer to the Titanic record. The twelve estimated top producing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as …

After a lengthy search, J.J. Abrams has cast British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw as the female lead opposite Boris Kodjoe on “Undercovers,” Abrams’ pilot for NBC. Gugu Mbatha-Raw is best know for her role as Tish Jones, sister to Martha Jones on the British sci-fi series “Doctor Who.” Mbatha-Raw, a graduate of …

Bryan Cranston, Emmy Award winner for his role in Breaking Bad and the dad from Malcom in the Middle, will be heading off to Mars for his latest project. The Disney/Pixar film John Carter of Mars (based on the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel series) is set to begin filming next …

Just one day after Robert Downey Jr had to opt out of the film Cowboys & Aliens due to conflicts with Sherlock Holmes 2, it looks as though director Jon Favreau has found a replacement in Daniel Craig. Variety has confirmed that  a deal is in the works to get …

Nintendo and Netflix will allow Netflix members who are also owners of Nintendo’s Wii home console to instantly watch thousands of movies and TV episodes streamed from Netflix directly to their TVs. Netflix is scheduled to go live on the Wii console this spring in the United States at no additional …