Movie News: Sunday, November 12

Freddie Mercury biopic in the works
   Freddy Mercury was one of the most powerful singer/songwriters the world has ever seen. He was also the first famous person that I knew who died of AIDS. His life will now be made into a biopic, it's about time. The people over at cinematical.com give us this:Guitarist Brian May of the rock band Queen has announced that a biopic of lead singer Freddie Mercury is on the way, according to a report...

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Firth hitched to Thurman in "Accidental" comedy (Reuters)
   

Reuters - Colin Firth, "Grey's Anatomy" star Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Sam Shepard have joined the cast of "The Accidental Husband," a romantic comedy starring Uma Thurman.

High five for "Borat" at global box office (Reuters)
   Reuters - Fictional Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev, a.k.a. British comic Sacha Baron Cohen, scooped an estimated $15 million overseas as "Borat" finished No. 1 internationally for the second weekend in a row.

'Borat' makes benefit glorious with $29M (AP)
   

AP - A make-believe son of the glorious nation of Kazakhstan continues to rule the American box office. Sacha Baron Cohen's "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" took in $29 million to remain the No. 1 movie for a second straight weekend, distributor 20th Century Fox said Sunday. "Borat" raised its 10-day total to $67.8 million.

Borat Bountiful; A Good Year Isn't (E! Online)
   

E! Online - Borat continued its glorious reign.

Although Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan may be taboo in Russia, the outrageous comedy continued to be very warmly embraced in America.

McQueen shades net $70,000 at auction (AP)
   AP - Bidders looking for a piece of the "King of Cool" shelled out six figures for motorcycles and paid more than $70,000 for one pricey pair of shades in an auction of items that once belonged to actor Steve McQueen.

Watanabe: 'Iwo' role took much research (AP)
   AP - Having starred in several TV series and films about samurai, Ken Watanabe understands sacrifice, honor and fierce battles to the death. So playing a Japanese general in a film about the bloody Battle of Iwo Jima would appear to be a seamless transition.

"Borat" still big at worldwide box office (Reuters)
   Reuters - "Borat" led the worldwide box office for a second weekend, thanks to a boost in the number of North American theaters playing the comedy phenomenon.

'Borat' banks $29M, keeps top movie spot (AP)
   

AP - A make-believe son of the glorious nation of Kazakhstan continues to rule the American box office. Sacha Baron Cohen's "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" took in $29 million to remain the No. 1 movie for a second straight weekend, distributor 20th Century Fox said Sunday. "Borat" raised its 10-day total to $67.8 million.

The Host
    ( Release: Jan. 29, 2007   Rated: Rating Pending    Details  ) — THE HOST follows a mutant as it slithers out of the Han River and undertakes a reign of terror as it attacks the city's unfortunate citizens.

What The Spider-Man 3 Trailer SHOULD Have Looked Like
   Kristina sent me this link to a pre-vis version of the Spider-Man 3 trailer that looks like it would have been VASTLY superior to the one we got the other day. It's really quite good and actually shows us a quick shot of Venom. Go see it here... quick quick before it's gone.

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Maguire's fiancee gives birth to girl (AP)
   AP - "Spider-Man" star Tobey Maguire and his fiancee, Jennifer Meyer, are parents of a baby girl, according to magazine reports.

Studio gambles with "Casino Royale" and new Bond (Reuters)
   Reuters - James Bond's producers have taken a gamble worthy of the Casino Royale with the super-spy's latest film, and will find out this week if it will pay off.