Avatar (movie)
BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 23: Chuck Comisky, (R) Avatar 3D stereo VFX Supervisor with actor Shi Yanfei (2nd-R) arrives at the closing ceremony red carpet during the 3rd Beijing International Film Festival at China National Convention Center on April 23, 2013 in Beijing, China.
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For this version of 'Star Trek,' a lot was riding on that first person to speak Klingon on the screen. Uhura. Me. I was just this happy-go-lucky actress, 'Yeah, of course I'll speak Klingon. My character's a linguist! I was in 'Avatar!' I spoke Na'vi.' No problem! Come to find out, this mattered. I'd be the person whose Klingon would be sort of the model for all Klingon speak to come. Scary.
Alright – Avatar star, Sam Worthington is the current boyfriend of which Hollywood actress?
Larry Elder, a syndicated radio host; Bill Whittle, a commentator and screenwriter; Stephen Kruiser, a comedian; Lloyd Lee Barnett, a visual effects artist for Avatar; Nick Searcy, an actor; and William Sachs, a director. Other Hollywood guests kept their attendance at such events discreet, to avoid the conservative label.More quotes »
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Zoe Saldana criticized for upcoming role in Nina Simone biopic
alien and a future space traveler but taking on the role of an actual famous person proved even harder.The 34-year-old star of " Avatar " and " Star Trek " plays pianist, singer and activist Nina Simone in the forthcoming biopic "Nina."Her casting drew criticism Read more »
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‘Fast & Furious 6′ star Michelle Rodriguez wishes there were better female superheroes
withering glare. Not only is she the alpha-female in the Fast and the Furious franchise, but she piloted a space chopper in Avatar , played a vengeful ex-cop on Lost , and scrapped with aliens in Battle: Los Angeles . EW caught up with Rodriguez at the Los from Entertainment Weekly Read more »
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Production News: James Cameron to direct 3D live Swan Lake
Cameron, whose film credits include Titanic and Avatar, is to direct a worldwide broadcast of Swan Lake from the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg in what is being described as “the first ever global 3D live theatre event”. The Valery Gergiev-conducted production from The Stage Read more »
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5 Reasons Why Christopher Nolan Is Hollywood’s Greatest Director
He’s not only conquered the American studio system (on his own terms), but re-invented the blockbuster and the comic book movie. Not bad for a guy who made his debut for a measly £3,000. This month he was recipient of the greatest honour there is: no, not from Toronto Film Scene Read more »
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Quote of the Day: Michelle Rodriguez on Female Writers
films like Girl Fight, Avatar, Resident Evil and on television in Lost. In a recent interview for the upcoming Fast and the Furious movie, Rodriguez speaks about her frustration with the writing for female characters in Hollywood. It's so hard to find really from Indie Wire Read more »
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Star Trek Into Darkness leads the weekend box office, misses estimates
and crossing the $1 billion mark on a global scale. Of course, that’s far cry from Avatar’s $2.7 billion total, but you know a movie is quite successful when it passes the $1 billion mark. For what it’s worth, only 16 movies have ever made more than $1 billion from Slashgear Read more »
