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This Week on Stage: Consult EW's handy guide

1 hour ago | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Although nothing much opened on the Great White Way this week, never fear, stage fans! Next week, we'll be posting new reviews of Broadway's musical revival Ragtime (at left) and the comedy In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play as well as the Alan Ayckbourn play My Wonderful Day Off Broadway and the Los Angeles productions of Mary Poppins and the drama Equivocation. If you are looking for something fresh from EW this week, though, read up on Broadway's new Spider-Man, Reeve Carney. But in the meantime, you can enjoy all the other great Stage coverage. Check out the EW. »

- Thom Geier

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Shawn Levy Talks Plans For Hugh Jackman In Real Steel

13 November 2009 6:13 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

Hugh Jackman is currently arguing with Daniel Craig every night on Broadway in the play A Steady Rain, but he's not going to be going from there directly back to his Wolverine claws. In the meantime he's got his eye on Real Steel, a movie that has several crazy things going for it. 1) It is directed by Night at the Museum's Shawn Levy. 2) It is about robot boxing. 3) Its director is comparing it to Rocky. Yes, Levy is apparently fearless and is comparing Real Steel to the most famous boxing movie of all time. In an interview with Sci Fi Wire, Levy said, "It's faithful to the [original Richard Matheson] story in that that story was very much about a down-on-his-luck, slightly desperate journeyman who works in this robot boxing sport and who is desperately needing redemption and one last shot. The movie is more Rocky than Transformers." Levy also ... »

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Shawn Levy Wants Hugh Jackman for 'Real Steel'

13 November 2009 1:28 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

You probably didn't see The Box. I think that's clear. So I'll reference I Am Legend as something from writer Richard Matheson with which you might be familiar. The sci-fi author even wrote some Twilight Zone episodes early on, and his latest film adaptation, Real Steel, may star Hugh Jackman as a futuristic fighter battling robots for his last shot at glory.

Director Shawn Levy - clearly not one of the first hundred choices on my list for something like this - tells Sci-Fi Wire that Jackman is the front-runner to play the lead role in the film. The news came during an interview for the DVD release of Levy's Night at the Museum sequel. See what I mean? Way down on the list.

In the story, human boxing has gone the way of...well, heavyweight boxing. So instead, people watch robot boxing. I don't buy that, personally, because where's the catharsis? »

- Colin Boyd

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More details on Hugh Jackman’s robot boxing movie

12 November 2009 3:45 PM, PST | Filmonic.com | See recent Filmonic news »

While on the rounds promoting the DVD for Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian director Shawn Levy was asked about Real Steel, a sci-fi film that would see Hugh Jackman boxing Rocky-style against robots. From Sci-Fi Wire: “Hugh Jackman plays a former boxer who can therefore no longer do the only thing he was [...] »

- Liam

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Levy talks Real Steel

12 November 2009 3:29 PM, PST | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

As we heard not long ago, Hugh Jackman is trading in his razor claws for some metallic boxing gloves for a futuristic action-drama called Real Steel. The movie is described as "a Rocky-esque tale of a fighter who has to reinvent himself when human boxing becomes obsolete, replaced by 2000 pound human-like robots," and director Shawn Levy (A Night At The Museum 1 & 2) gives a bit more info to Sci-Fi Wire. The movie is apparently based on story by Richard Matheson (I Am... »

- Dave Davis

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More on Shawn Levy’s Real Steel

12 November 2009 9:17 AM, PST | SciFiCool.com | See recent SciFiCool.com news »

Director Shawn Levy has revealed more about his upcoming sci-fi movie “Real Steel”, which is being described as “a father/son action drama set in the near future, surrounding the sport of robot boxing.” If that sounds familiar, it may be because the movie will be based on a short story by the prolific sci-fi/fantasy writer Richard Matheson (”I am Legend”, among many, many others), who previously adapted his story into a “Twilight Zone” episode in 1963 called “Steel”. In the interview, Levy says that the movie won’t be an all-out robot action movie ala “Terminator” or “Transformers”. He also confirms that the top candidate to headline the film is Hugh Jackman. Levy is known primarily as a comedy director, so this will be his first non-comedy role. Which is good news to anyone who was afraid Levy might turn this thing into a PG-rated gagfest ala the silly »

- Nix

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Shawn Levy Compares His Upcoming Robot-Boxing Movie Real Steel to Rocky; Fails to Explain Why Robot Boxing Is Exciting

12 November 2009 8:49 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

I know I shouldn’t be so hard on Shawn Levy, but it’s infuriating when there’s a director in Hollywood who’s so successful and has no ability whatsoever.  I’m not talking about journeyman directors who don’t have a particular style or clear artistic drive.  Levy is a director who can have a budget and an army of talented actors and still come out with a crushingly mediocre film that snuffs out imagination rather than kindles it.

So when I read about how he wants to make his upcoming robot boxing movie Real Steel to Rocky, I’m not encouraged.  Hit the jump to read his confident yet astonishingly non-sensical ideas for his movie.

With Hugh Jackman attached to star, Real Steel is about a guy down-on-his luck who works in robot boxing sports and takes one last shot at the title while re-connecting with this son. »

- Matt Goldberg

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McKellan: 'I'm Too Old For X-men'

12 November 2009 8:06 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Sir Ian McKellan has disappointed X-men fans by insisting he won't appear in a spin-off sequel based on his character Magneto.

The veteran actor starred in three X-Men films as the magnetic villain and movie bosses are said to be planning a new movie to reveal the character's beginnings.

The project will follow in the footsteps of X-Men Origins: Wolverine which featured Hugh Jackman's X-Men alter-ego.

But McKellan, 70, is adamant a spin-off featuring Magneto will not involve him - he's too old to play such a demanding part.

He tells EmpireOnline, "There's meant to be a Magneto script floating around, but I've not read it, so I suspect it wouldn't involve me. I think it would be about the younger Magneto, and the most I could hope for would be to top and tail that. They can't have someone whose face is as lined as mine any longer!" »

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People's Choice Award Nominees: The Year of the Vampire

12 November 2009 8:04 AM, PST | TVStar | See recent TVStar news »

The people have spoken and the nominees are in. The 36th annual People’s Choice Awards are the only award show in which the fans are able to choose the top five nominees in each category. Queen Latifah will be hosting this year’s show which will broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. This year, for the first time ever, the voters were also able to vote on the new design for the trophy. There were three designs that the fans could choose from and the new trophy was revealed on November 10th. The trophy will be created by Waterford Crystal in Ireland and they will also create special wine flutes for the celebrities to toast each other. This year appears to be the year of the vampires. With Twilight (2008), The Vampire Diaries (TV), and True Blood (TV) nominated in several categories there is sure to be »

- klilius@corp.popstar.com (Kristy Lilius)

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Shawn Levy Gives Up More Details About His Robot Boxing Movie Real Steel

12 November 2009 7:16 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Back in September we heard that Night at the Museum and Date Night director Shawn Levy might be doing a movie called Real Steel, which depicts a world in which people get their kicks watching robots beat the hell out of each other. Then we heard that Hugh Jackman was the frontrunner as the lead role. Now Levy is out promoting Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian on DVD, and he's confirmed that Jackman is who he wants for the lead. He's also talking more about the plot, which he says is "more Rocky than Transformers." Robo-Rocky? Oh, joy! The script, originally by Dan Gilroy, but rewritten by Leslie Bohem and then John Gatins, is based on the same Richard Matheson short story that became a Twilight Zone episode called Steel, starring Lee Marvin. Levy says they're staying true to the original prose story, and that he's putting »

- Russ Fischer

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Shawn Levy Reveals Real Steel Details

12 November 2009 6:23 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Not much is known about the upcoming film Real Steel, other than Shawn Levy is directing and Hugh Jackman will star, but Levy recently spilled some new details on the film. Sci Fi Wire recently spoke with Levy, who was promoting the DVD release of his new film Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, and he revealed some new details on the film.

"It's faithful to the story in that that story was very much about a down-on-his-luck, slightly desperate journeyman who works in this robot boxing sport and who is desperately needing redemption and one last shot. The movie is more Rocky than Transformers."

The story Levy was referring to is the short story by Richard Matheson which the film is based on. to read more of the site's piece. Real Steel is set for a 2011 release.

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'Twilight' Dominates People's Choice Awards

11 November 2009 4:48 PM, PST | Fandango | See recent Fandango news »

Let's be quite honest with ourselves: The people aren't choosing quiet art-house movies or no-name character actors – they're choosing Twilight and True Blood and anything else that involves a vampire in some way, shape or form. The nominations for this year's People's Choice Awards have been announced, and not surprisingly they're filled with Twilight-related names.     In fact, out of all the movie categories, only two do not feature Twilight: Favorite Breakout Movie Actress and Favorite Comedic Star. But when you sneak on over to the other categories, you'll notice that Robert Pattinson is among those vying for Favorite Movie Actor (alongside Brad Pitt, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Depp and Ryan Reynolds), and Kristen Stewart is in the running for Favorite Movie Actress...

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'Twilight,' Beyonce, Britney Spears Lead People's Choice Awards Nominees

11 November 2009 8:22 AM, PST | MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news »

'True Blood,' Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Adam Lambert and Kris Allen also up for awards at show airing January 6.

By Gil Kaufman

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Photo: Steve Granitz / Getty Images

Who's your favorite celebrity? Chances are, they're nominated for a 2010 People's Choice Award. The list of nominees for the annual populist event reads like a who's who of the music, film and TV charts, topped by multi-nominees Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Carrie Underwood, Rihanna, Taylor Swift and "American Idol" top two Adam Lambert and Kris Allen, who will face off in the Breakout Star category.

The show, which will air on January 6 on CBS and will be hosted by Queen Latifah, latched onto the hottest entertainment trend, vampires, with "Twilight" and "True Blood" sucking up multiple nominations thanks to more than 18 million online votes. "Twilight" snagged nods for Favorite Movie and On-Screen Team for Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. »

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Twilight sucks up People's Choice award nominations

11 November 2009 3:43 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Vampire love affair leads race for public's votes with six nods

It's unlikely to figure at next year's Oscars, but the Twilight Saga films, based on Stephenie Meyers's books about a teenage girl who falls in love with a vampire, look set to triumph where it really counts. The franchise leads the nominations for the 2010 People's Choice awards, with six nods.

Twilight is up for best actor, in the form of Robert Pattinson, who lines up alongside Brad Pitt, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Depp and Ryan Reynolds. The film also gets a nod in the best actress (for Kristen Stewart), onscreen team, breakout actor (Taylor Lautner), movie franchise and favourite movie categories.

Star Trek, this summer's successful reinvention of the science fiction franchise, is in joint second spot with four nominations, including two for breakout actor for the new Kirk and Spock, Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto. X-Men Origins: Wolverine, thecritically-panned »

- Ben Child

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And the nominees are…

11 November 2009 2:24 AM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

Vampires definitely don’t suck.

“True Blood” and “Twilight” were the top nominees for the People’s Choice Awards. Fans cast more than 18 million votes online to select the nominees and will also choose the winners in 35 categories.

“Twilight” is up for Favorite Movie, Franchise and On-Screen Team for its trio of stars: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. Stewart and Pattinson were also nominated individually for Favorite Movie Actress and Actor, and Lautner is up for Breakout Movie Actor.

The HBO phenomenon, “True Blood” was nominated for Favorite TV Obsession and Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show; star Anna Paquin also garnered a nod for TV Drama Actress.

Queen Latifah will host the awards on CBS on Jan. 6, 2010.

The complete list of nominees:

TV Drama: “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “House,” “Lost,” “NCIS”

TV Comedy: “Desperate Housewives,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “The Office, »

- Leilani Laureano

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List of 36th People's Choice Awards Nominees in Movie

10 November 2009 7:42 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

The nominations for the 36th People's Choice Awards have been announced on Tuesday, November 10. Based on the announcement, it is revealed that vampire drama film "Twilight" and drama comedy "The Proposal" lead the pack of the nominees in movie categories with six nods each.

The two movies are among the contenders in Favorite Movie and Franchise categories. Moreover, "Twilight" and "The Proposal" lead actors, Robert Pattinson and Ryan Reynolds, share Favorite Actor nod. Kristen Stewart and Sandra Bullock, meanwhile, are up against for Favorite Actress gong. Both movie stars are also among the contenders in On-Screen Team category.

Additionally, "Twilight" has aided Taylor Lautner, the depicter of werewolf Jacob Black, to receive a count for Breakout Movie Actor. Meanwhile, Reynolds' performance in "The Proposal" has put him among the nominees in Comedic Star category.

Some other movies which also dominate the movie categories include "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince »

- AceShowbiz.com

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Taylor Swift Collects Three People's Choice Awards Nominations

10 November 2009 7:21 PM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »

The nominees for the 36th Annual People's Choice Awards has been unveiled Tuesday, November 10, and country singer Taylor Swift has received three nominations. The "You Belong with Me" hitmaker thus leads the pack in the music field, collecting more nods than fellow singers Carrie Underwood, Beyonce Knowles and Lady GaGa.

Through the announcement made at the Sls Hotel in Beverly Hills, it is uncovered that 19-year-old Swift will be competing against last year's favorite Underwood in two categories, Favorite Female Artist, for which she will be up against Beyonce as well, and Favorite Country Artist. She, moreover, vies for Favorite Pop Artist and is in competition with GaGa, Britney Spears, Katy Perry and Black Eyed Peas for the title.

Beside Swift, other young Hollywoods collecting nominations for the awards are "Twilight" trio, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. In addition to the nod for Favorite On-Screen Team, Pattinson, Stewart »

- celebrity-mania.com

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Twilight is top nominee for People's Choice Awards

10 November 2009 4:07 PM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

Los Angeles - Vampire movie sensation Twilight emerged as the top nominee for the People's Choice Awards Tuesday, as it earned seven nominations for the prizes chosen by the public in online voting. The movie, based on the bestselling book by Stephanie Meyer, was nominated as best movie and best franchise, while its three stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner were all nominated for individual awards, as was supporting actress Anna Kendrick. Besides Pattinson, other nominees for favourite movie actor were Brad Pitt, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Depp and Ryan Reynolds. Anne Hathaway, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Aniston, Kristen Stewart and Sandra Bullock were the nominees for favourite movie actress. Vampires were also popular in the »

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People’s Choice Awards 2010

10 November 2009 3:59 PM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »

2010 People’s Choice Awards 2010 People’s Choice Award Nominations: Nov. 10, 2009 2010 People’s Choice Award Winners: Jan. 6, 2010 ("*" denotes the winner in each category)   Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart in Twilight   Film Favorite Movie Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Star Trek The Hangover The Proposal Twilight Best Movie Actor Brad Pitt Hugh Jackman Johnny Depp Robert Pattinson Ryan Reynolds Best Movie Actress Anna Hathaway Drew Barrymore Jennifer Aniston Kristen Stewart Sandra Bullock Best Action Star Christian Bale Gerard Butler Hugh Jackman Shia Labeouf Vin Diesel Best Comedic Star Adam Sandler Ben Stiller Jim Carrey Ryan Reynolds Vince Vaughn Best Breakout Movie Actress Anna Kendrick Emily Osment Ginnifer Goodwin Miley [...] »

- Anna Robinson

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2009 People’s Choice Nominees Celebrate Mediocrity, Web Celebs

10 November 2009 2:20 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Who needs critics? Who needs experts? Since the dawn of the internet and the democratization of entertainment, who really needs someone to tell them what is good and what is not good? Clearly, the people who made up the list of nominees below -- the 18 million voters of the People's Choice Awards -- need some assistance. It is sad -- void of great drama such as Mad Men and full of teenie-bopper schlock like Twilight -- but also triumphant, as it makes me feel great about my own job security. Thank you America, for once again proving that you need me. The 2009 People's Choice Awards will air on January 6, 2010 on CBS. For more, including all of the music nominations, check out People's Choice.com. All of the television, film and web-related categories are below. TV drama: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Grey’s Anatomy House Lost NCIS TV comedy: Desperate Housewives How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Office »

- Neil Miller

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