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J.J. Abrams has opened up about Super 8.

Abrams, who directed the monster movie Cloverfield as well as the recent Star Trek reboot, spoke to the Los Angeles Times about the forthcoming film.

“To me, all people need to know is that it’s an adventure about a small town and it’s funny, it’s sweet, it’s scary and there’s a mystery: What is this thing that has escaped? What are the ramifications of its presence? And what is the effect on people? But I know that’s not enough,” he said.

The helmer continued: “Look, I feel we need a little bit of a coming-out party because we are up against massive franchises and brands and most people don’t know what Super 8 means.

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Teen thriller The Roommate has topped the US box office in its opening weekend.

The film, which stars Gossip Girl actress Leighton Meester as a psychotic student, took $15.6 million, beating out the James Cameron-produced Sanctum, which took only $9.2 million.

Natalie Portman’s romantic comedy No Strings Attached falls one place to third this week, taking $8.4 million, followed closely by the Academy Award-tipped The King’s Speech with $8.3 million.

Rounding out the top five is the Seth Rogen superhero comedy The Green Hornet, which takes $6.1 million.

Next weekend sees the release of four new films, including Justin Bieber’s debut Never Say Never and the new Adam Sandler comedy Just Go With It.

This week’s US box office top ten in full:
1. (-) The Roommate – $15,600,000
2. (-) Sanctum 3D – $9,225,000
3. (2) No Strings Attached – $8,400,000
4. (5) The King’s Speech – $8,310,000
5. (4) The Green Hornet – $6,100,000
6. (1) The Rite – $5,565,000
7. (3) The Mechanic – $5,370,000
8. (6) True Grit – $4,750,000
9. (7) The Dilemma – $3,448,000
10. (8) Black Swan – $3,400,000

Sylvester Stallone has been announced as the lead actor in a new action film from The Cooler director Wayne Kramer.

IM Global CEO Stuart Ford made the announcement this weekend, ahead of launching Headshot to foreign buyers next week.

“Headshot is exactly the type of fast-paced, universally themed project that suits our business model,” Ford told The Hollywood Reporter. “Sylvester Stallone is an international icon and we’re really excited to be in business with him.”

Stallone will play a hitman from New Orleans who is forced to team up with an NYPD officer in the wake of two vicious murders.

Filming for Headshot is scheduled to begin in May.

Rachel McAdams is confirmed to be making a cameo appearance in the upcoming sequel to 2009’s Sherlock Holmes.

The actress played female lead Irene Adler in Guy Ritchie’s re-imagining of the classic literary character, but until now had remained tight-lipped as to her involvement in film’s sequel.

According to EW, Warner Bros. has now confirmed that McAdams will reprise her role as Adler for a short appearance.

Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are to return as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson respectively, while Mad Men actor Jared Harris takes on the iconic role of Holmes’s nemesis Professor Moriarty.

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James Cameron has said that “variety” and “the unexpected” are behind the focus of his new film Sanctum.

Speaking to Reuters, the producer explained that he was inspired by nature’s unpredictability and used that fascination to construct the story, which centres on a diving team that becomes trapped in underwater caves.

“When you deal with the ocean or a cave, it’s going to do what it’s going to do, and it does not care if you’re there. You can get swatted like a fly,” he explained.

“On the other hand, nature offers us incredible gifts, incredible beauty and incredible insights. It’s a give and take.”

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Adam Sandler has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

The Just Go With It actor accepted the 2,431st star at a ceremony attended by his family, including daughters Sadie, 4, and 2-year-old Sunny, on Tuesday.

“I worked hard as a comedian and then I got on TV and into movies,” he told the crowd. “So many people come out here with the same dreams I had and I’m getting to do them and I really appreciate it.”

At one point during his speech he was interrupted by Sunny, who grabbed the microphone. She later told the spectators: “I love my daddy.”

Just Go With It, which co-stars Jennifer Aniston, opens February 11.

Warner Bros will reboot Chevy Chase’s Fletch series as an action-comedy, says The Hollywood Reporter.

The movie will be based on Gregory McDonald’s investigative reporter I.M. Fletcher, who appeared in 11 novels spanning from 1974 to 1994.

Chase starred as the character in the 1985 movie Fletch and its 1989 sequel Fletch Lives. The new project, which is yet to hire a writer or director, will not be related to the earlier films.

Clerks director Kevin Smith was previously attached to make a Fletch movie with Ben Affleck, Jason Lee and Joshua Jackson rumoured for the lead role. Bill Lawrence was also once involved in reviving the Fletch series, citing his then Scrubs star Zach Braff as a potential leading man.

James Cameron has revealed that he plans to improve 3D technology for Avatar 2.

Cameron, who directed the original Avatar, spoke to Speakeasy about shooting the sequel to the 2009 blockbuster.

“For Avatar 2, what I’m most interested in is getting theatres to up their light level,” Cameron said. “And we want to shoot the movie at 48 or maybe even 60 frames a second, and display it at that speed, which will eliminate a lot of the motion artifacts that I think are causing some people problems.”

Cameron went on to discuss the cause of the nausea that some individuals experience when viewing a film in 3D.

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