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She's been in the Hollywood game since childhood. Remember that memorable little horror film Orphan (2009)? Isabelle Fuhrman played the titular role for that one.

And now, she's all grown up and starring in certain projects that aren't exactly suited for youngsters. Enter Sheroes, a new R-rated action-thriller starring a gang of four female friends (Fuhrman included) who venture off to Thailand in an overseas getaway-gone-wrong following a luggage mix-up that entwines them with a violence-prone drug ring.

We recently caught up with Fuhrman, who's currently in Utah shooting back-to-back Kevin Costner "passion project" films, the epic Horizon. She dished on working with him while spilling about her new Paramount film Sheroes, which was written and directed by Jordan Shertner, a producer of A24's wild ride of a movie that is Spring Breakers. That should help paint a picture as to what kind of shenanigans to expect from Fuhrman's latest starring vehicle.

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The Movie: "Shrek the Musical" 

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The Pitch: Full disclosure, I don't like "Shrek." The original 2001 film just never did it for me. Maybe it was the animation, maybe it was the aggressively anti-Disney overtones, maybe both. Eventually, DreamWorks won me over with "Shrek 2," which can only be described as a masterpiece, but that's not the second chance I want to talk about right now. We're here for "Shrek the Musical," a stage production that has no right being as good as it is, and how it got me invested in a smelly ogre's origin. The musical follows Shrek (Brian D'Arcy James) as he goes on a quest with Donkey (Daniel Breaker) to...

Every year, the SXSW Film Festival serves as a calling card for folks hoping to break out in the film world. Last year's Grand Jury Prize winner "Short Term 12" made a sensation out of Brie Larson, and just a few years prior, Lena Dunham came to the festival as a complete unknown with her directorial debut, and we all know how that turned out. Read More: How This Year's SXSW Film Festival Illustrated the Best and Worst of American Independent Film With this year's edition now over, Indiewire has weeded through all the talent with films at the event and selected those who stand the best chance at going the distance based on their performance in Austin. Below are the 10 we picked (in no specific order). Natalia Dyer - "I Believe in Unicorns" You may recognize the elfin-looking Natalia Dyer from her appearances in "Hannah Montana: The Movie," "Blue Like Jazz,...

Lena Dunham, Tom Cullen, Dree Hemingway and Brie Larson all came to Austin as relative unknowns and emerged as sought-after talents. With the 2014 edition of the SXSW Film Festival launching today, the springboard is loaded. Here's Indiewire's picks for the 10 actors to watch this year: Natalia Dyer, "I Believe in Unicorns" Why You May Know Her: Dyer got her start early on the stage and first popped up on screen in bit parts fit for a pretty face. She made her debut in "Hannah Montana: The Movie" and showed up in "Blue Like Jazz" and briefly in "The Between" alongside "Hunger Games"' Isabelle Fuhrman. What SXSW Could Mean for Her: A breakthrough. "I Believe in Unicorns" puts her in the spotlight and gives her a huge chance to showcase her acting chops. In this sober and ethereal project, a runaway romance between a young girl and an older bad-boy slowly turns tragically dark.

A lot of confusing imagery swirl about in the first trailer for indie supernatural drama “The Between”, which stars Joel Courtney and Isabelle Fuhrman (who are currently filming another movie – “Dear Eleanor” – together) as a brother-sister duo who are apparently abandoned in some enchanted forest populated by terrifying and eclectic creatures. I use [...]

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Above is the first trailer for Giorgio Serafini.s supernatural thriller The Between, which formerly went by the name The Healer. I feel the need to mention the film.s former name since the trailer has left me completely clueless about what it is I.m watching. I have to both hope and assume that the editing and pacing of the actual film fare wildly better than these two minutes do. James LeGros (Girls) plays a father whose upcoming surgery inspires him to take his two children, played by Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan) and Joel Courtney (a href=http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/Super-8-5291.html>Super 8), into the woods to try and relive the glory days when their family was more close-knit. And then he possibly dies.and then not-quite ghosts and shit start appearing.and then some pissed off Avatar-looking dude lurks about. They .have to cross the...

Formerly known as The Healer, the first stills, poster, and trailer for The Between have hit the interwebs, and we have every bit of the material right here for you. Check it out and look for more soon!

Giorgio Serafini directs, and Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan, The Hunger Games), Joel Courtney (Super 8), James LeGros, and Peter Bogdanovich star.

Synopsis

An ailing father, who is about to undergo a potentially life-threatening surgery, takes his teenage kids into the woods to try to recapture their early closeness before he and his wife divorced and everything changed. But the three are swept into a supernatural adventure, in which only their father, Chris, “The Healer,” has the ability to control their destinies. Lost in a haunted forest from which there seems no escape except death, this moving and sensitive script tells a beautiful story of a family’s tragedy and resilience.

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Ready for another supernatural thriller? Sure you are, Giorgio Serafini‘s upcoming The Between movie (also known as The Healer) definitely looks promising, and that’s exactly what youre going to see if you check out the rest of this report. Step out fearlessly to find the official trailer, poster and some cool images from the whole thing! Written and directed by Serafini, the movie revolves around a family camping trip that descends into supernatural mayhem. In other words, an ailing father, (who is about to undergo a potentially life-threatening surgery), takes his teenage kids into the woods to try and recapture their early closeness,...

Hunger Games actress Isabelle Fuhrman has been added to the cast of Kevin Connolly's Dear Eleanor.

The movie stars Jessica Alba (Fantastic Four) and Joel Courtney (Super 8).

Dear Eleanor is described as a coming-of-age story following two young girls and their road trip in search of Eleanor Roosevelt, Deadline reports.

The film will play out against the backdrop of the Cuban missile crisis.

Entourage's Kevin Connolly will direct the feature, which will be produced through Leonardo DiCaprio's company Appian Way.

Amy Garcia and Cecillia Contreras wrote the script, while Chuck Pacheco, Hillary Sherman and Caleb Applegate will serve as producers on the film.

Shooting on Dear Eleanor began last week in Colorado.

Fuhrman is also known for her recent roles in Orphan and The Between, and will soon be seen in Will and Jaden Smith's After Earth.

Watch a trailer for After Earth below:...

You may think Oz the Great and Powerful  is the prequel to the 1939 classic movie The Wizard of Oz. It's not. It's actually the movie imagineering (I think I made that word up) of what happened before L. Frank Baum's first Oz book, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." Not Exactly the same thing, but the real question is - will you like it? KidsPickFlicks.com's Movie Star Movie Critics Joel Courtney (Super 8, the upcoming film The Between) and Katherine McNamara (New Year's Eve, the upcoming film Contest) say absolutely, rating it a 5-star Pick! Here's their movie review:

"Witches, magicians, and munchkins, oh my! Oz the Great and Powerful provides a unique take on what happened before Dorothy arrived. With an antihero of a wizard played by James Franco, the fate of Oz is uncertain in the hands of not the original two, but three different witches! These...

Struck by Lightning is a movie written by a teen about teen life - Chris Colfer wrote it Before he became famous playing Kurt Hummel in "Glee!" But, will kids like it? KidsPickFlicks.com's Movie Star Movie Critics Joel Courtney (Super 8, the upcoming film The Between) and Katherine McNamara (New Year's Eve, the upcoming film Contest) say they "love this film!" and rate it a 5-star Pick!

"Chris Colfer is a genius. I am left with no doubt of that in my mind after seeing Struck by Lightning. This movie, written by Colfer, shows the abruptly ended life of Carson Phillips, a brilliant high school senior limited by his small town and wanting nothing more than to get out. Colfer has assembled some of the best rising talent in the business including Sarah Hyland and Rebel Wilson as well as other brilliant stars such as Christina Hendricks and Allison Janney...

Whether you read The Walking Dead comic book series or not, there may have been a bit of confusion about the new characters that appeared in The Walking Dead‘s mid-season finale. Here’s some more information on the characters and the actors who play them:

Tyreese: Played by Chad L. Coleman (The Wire). In the comic book series, Tyreese is traveling with his daughter (Julie) and her boyfriend (Chris). He meets up with Rick before the events of Hershel’s farm and was a major asset to the group.

Sasha: Played by Sonequa Martin-Green (The Good Wife). Sasha is Tyreese’s sister and is not a character that appeared in the comic book series.

Allen: Played by Daniel Thomas May (The Vampire Diaries). Allen first appeared at the Atlanta campsite with his wife and twin sons.

Ben: Played by Tyler Chase (The Between). Ben is one of Allen’s...

Joel Courtney, the star of Super 8, and "Kickin' It" actress Katherine McNamara are KidsPickFlicks.com's Movie Star Movie Critics -- and they rate Skyfall a 5- star Pick! 

"Non-stop action, spectacular visual effects and incredible performances bring us yet another Bond...James Bond movie. Bond finds his arch enemy and is led on a rabbit trail throughout the movie all for the sake of revenge. Many of the actors in this movie delivered noteworthy performances. Daniel Craig was 007 himself, the cool, calm, and collected agent truly under any circumstances. Judi Dench gave a fantastic and surprisingly vulnerable performance as M, a woman torn between her two favorite subordinates and the risk of losing her job as well as the agency altogether. Javier Bardem created the ultimate bond villain in Silva, a former agent turned cyberterrorist, who was truly creepy in every way. In Silva, Bond has found a rat who might be his equal,...

Joel Courtney, the star of Super 8, and "Kickin' It" actress Katherine McNamara are KidsPickFlicks.com's Movie Star Movie Critics -- and they rate The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 a 5- star Pick! 

"The Twilight Saga certainly has a grand finale in Breaking Dawn Part 2. This movie is the perfect ending to the series and rivals the others to be the best film of the saga. The movie is so beautifully shot, with the peaceful first snow of winter interrupted by a flurry of vampires and werewolves literally ripping each others heads off (in a PG-13 way, of course)! The leading trio, Stewart, Pattinson, and Lautner, deliver another fantastic performance in the film, as they are forced to truly grow up after the birth of Bella and Edward's child. Another noteworthy performance came from Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen. Her usually placid and sweet demeanor is replaced by a...

KidsPickFlicks.com's Movie Star Movie Critics Joel Courtney (the star of Super 8) and Katherine McNamara (New Year's Eve) rate Lincoln a 5-star Pick!

"Steven Spielberg's Lincoln is truly a brilliant film. We all know the story of this man's legacy, but this movie offers even the biggest history buffs a fresh take on one of the nation's most beloved presidents....This is a must see film for all ages. With the recent presidential election, this film could not have come at a better time as it shows us how important a president can be and what responsibilities and decisions a man in such a position must face. Lincoln once said, 'Whatever you are, be a good one.' This film - its cast, crew and director - is definitely 'a good one' and fulfills Lincoln's sentiment to perfection."

To read Joel and Katherine's full review, Lincoln reviews from other kids,...

KidsPickFlicks.com's Movie Star Movie Critics Joel Courtney (the star of Super 8) and Katherine McNamara (New Year's Eve) rate Chasing Mavericks a 5-star Pick!

"Have you ever had a dream? One that you saw and just knew it is what you were put on this Earth to do? So did Jay - his was chasing mavericks. Chasing Mavericks makes a splash in theaters this fall. It is based on a true life story, following the life of 16-year-old Jay Moriarity as he trains to surf the monster, 30-foot maverick waves near Santa Cruz, California. The movie honors the legacy of this prodigy surfer and also teaches viewers to never give up on their dreams - no matter how daunting they may seem. The cinematography is breathtaking, capturing the beauty, power, and deadliness of the maverick waves. You will be swept away by this incredible film!"

Joel Courtney recently finished...

Isabelle Fuhrman is no stranger to creepy or lethal types; she’s generally playing one or the other, as with the odd, dangerous Esther in Orphan or Clove in The Hunger Games. But David Gordon Green is giving her the chance to see things from another perspective, after casting her in his long-gestating remake of Suspiria.Green has written a new script with Chris Gebert, which roughly follows the plot of Dario Argento’s 1977 original chiller. In it, a girl named Suzie travels to Europe to attend a renowned school, only to find out that the place is the front for a powerful, vindictive coven of witches.The film will be one of many selling rights at Cannes, and Green is gearing up to crank the cameras in September, realising a dream he’s had since before the likes of Pineapple Express and The Sitter.Fuhrman has worked on indie...

Best known as a writer and director (and Orson Welles' great mate), Peter Bogdanovich also likes to indulge his thespian side. This year he's already been in front of the camera for Max Rose, The Healer, and The Tell-Tale Heart, and Bogdanovich is now set to add Too Late to that list. He'll be appearing alongside John Hawkes.Too Late is the feature debut of Dennis Hauck, whose short films have made him something of a festival darling in recent years. At its simplest, the story involves a private investigator and his relationship with the woman he's been hired to find. We're promised a non-linear narrative though, which suggests that Hauck - who also wrote the screenplay - is aiming to complicate that well-worn trope.Bogdanovich's role hasn't been revealed so far, but Hawkes will be the detective, following his stand-out roles in Winter's Bone and Martha Marcy May Marlene.

Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman, Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games The Hunger Games has topped the Us/Canada box office for the fourth weekend in a row. Starring Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone), the Gary Ross-directed blockbuster scored $21.5 million according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. The dystopic action-drama was down a relatively modest 35% compared to Easter weekend. Prior to The Hunger Games, the most recent movie to achieve the four-weekend-in-a-row feat was James Cameron / Sam Worthington's Avatar in early 2010. In fact, Avatar remained at the top for seven consecutive weekends. The Hunger Games, however, won't get that far. Next weekend, it'll surely be unseated by Zac Efron / Taylor Schilling's The Lucky One. Among the nearly 30 movies that have managed to be no. 1 for four weekends in a row are Christopher Nolan / Christian Bale / Heath Ledger's The Dark Knight (2008), Peter Jackson / Elijah Wood...

Stanley Tucci, Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games The Hunger Games has topped the Us/Canada box office for the fourth weekend in a row. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, the Gary Ross-directed blockbuster scored $21.5 million according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. The dystopic action-drama was down a relatively modest 35% compared to Easter weekend. Prior to The Hunger Games, the most recent movie to achieve the four-weekend-in-a-row feat was James Cameron / Sam Worthington's Avatar in early 2010. In fact, Avatar remained at the top for seven consecutive weekends. The Hunger Games, however, won't get that far. Next weekend, it'll surely be unseated by Zac Efron / Taylor Schilling's The Lucky One. Among the nearly 30 movies that have managed to be no. 1 for four weekends in a row are Christopher Nolan / Christian Bale / Heath Ledger's The Dark Knight (2008), Peter Jackson / Elijah Wood / Viggo Mortensen's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King...

Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games In all likelihood, The Hunger Games is going to top the North American box office for the fourth weekend in a row. Starring Winter's Bone / X-Men: First Class' Jennifer Lawrence, Gary Ross' film adaptation of Suzanne Collins bestselling novel is expected to score approximately $20 million at 3,916 theaters by Sunday evening after having taken in $6.45 million on Friday as per studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. The most recent movie to achieve that feat was James Cameron / Sam Worthington's Avatar in early 2010. In fact, Avatar stayed at the top for seven consecutive weekends. The Hunger Games, however, won't get that far. Next weekend, it'll surely be unseated by Zac Efron / Taylor Schilling's The Lucky One. Among the nearly 30 movies that have managed to be no. 1 for four weekends in a row are Christopher Nolan / Christian Bale / Heath Ledger's The Dark Knight...

Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games The Hunger Games will likely top the North American box office for the fourth weekend in a row according to early, rough estimates found at Deadline.com. Gary Ross' film adaptation of Suzanne Collins bestselling novel is expected to gross $20 million at 3,916 theaters over the weekend after taking in an estimated $6.5 million on Friday. The most recent movie to achieve that feat was James Cameron / Sam Worthington's Avatar in early 2010. In fact, Avatar stayed at the top for seven consecutive weekends. Among the nearly 30 movies that have managed to be no. 1 for four weekends in a row are Christopher Nolan / Christian Bale / Heath Ledger's The Dark Knight (2008), Peter Jackson / Elijah Wood / Viggo Mortensen's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), James Cameron / Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), James L. Brooks / Shirley MacLaine / Debra Winger / Jack Nicholson...

Gary Ross may still come back for Catching Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games, reports Deadline.com. Yesterday, an "exclusive" by indieWIRE/The Playlist's Kevin Jagernauth asserted that Ross had "officially exited the franchise and will not direct the sequel, formally giving Lionsgate and Summit his notice earlier this week, that he will not be coming back." The article went on to claim that Ross had left the movie franchise-to-be not because of money (despite a "lowball salary offer"), but because "the burning desire simply isn't there to spend another couple of years with Katniss in the Capitol." Be that as it may, Deadline's Nikki Finke and Mike Fleming say they've heard "from multiple sources close to Catching Fire that director Gary Ross has not formally withdrawn from The Hunger Games sequel. Ross is off on a family vacation and couldn’t be reached, but these internet reports that...

Leonardo DiCaprio, Titanic The Hunger Games will easily top the North American box office once again this weekend — its third time as no. 1 — according to Deadline.com's "sources." As per Deadline's early, rough estimates, The Hunger Games is expected to collect $12-$14 million on Friday, and could reach $40 million over the Easter weekend. If so, Gary Ross' movie would be down close to 30% compared to last weekend — or less than half its drop-off rate last (non-holiday) weekend. It seems that Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg's American Reunion will be the no. 2 movie on Friday, with somewhere between $8-$10 million at 3,192 locations, and an estimated $25 million by Sunday evening. That includes $660,000 earned at Thursday midnight screenings in North America. If those estimates are correct, Universal will claim that American Reunion far surpassed the $18.7 million earned by the original American Pie at 2,508 sites in 1999. There is, however, a pesky little thing known as inflation,...

Gary Ross, The Hunger Games Gary Ross won't be directing The Hunger Games' sequel Catching Fire, according to various online reports. The Pleasantville and Seabiscuit director wanted more money than Lionsgate was offering him, though some sources claim that Ross wasn't too keen on revisiting Katniss Everdeen and pals. Now, would a more generous offer have sparked his interest in spending extra time with Katniss? And was the "low" offer a means for Lionsgate to get rid of Ross? Either way, some have already begun suggesting various — quite disparate — names to replace Ross. Among those are Alfonso Cuarón, who directed Harry Potter and the Prince of Azkaban in 2004, and Debra Granik, who directed The Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence in the Oscar-nominated Winter's Bone. Considering that the Hunger Games movies focus on Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss, surely Granik won't be the only woman mentioned as a welcome Ross replacement.

Jennifer Lawrence / Josh Hutcherson's The Hunger Games Box Office: $250M Milestone Not Reached Last Weekend. Another consequence of The Hunger Games' lower-than-expected weekend box-office performance was that its drop-off rate was slightly higher than originally thought. At close to 62%, The Hunger Games drop was about the same as that of Catherine Hardwicke / Robert Pattinson / Kristen Stewart's original Twilight movie in fall 2008 — even though Ross' film version of Suzanne Collins' novel received much better reviews. For comparison's sake, among non-sequels: James Cameron / Sam Worthington's Avatar was down a minuscule 2% on its second weekend. Sam Raimi / Tobey Maguire / Kirsten Dunst's original Spider-Man was down 38%. Chris Columbus / Daniel Radcliffe's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was down 36%. Michael Bay / Shia Labeouf / Megan Fox's Transformers was down 47.5%. Tim Burton / Mia Wasikowska's Alice in Wonderland was down 46%. When it comes to sequels, David Yates' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2...

Four movies have reached $250 million (not adjusted for inflation) at the domestic box office in ten days or less. The Hunger Games isn't one of them. Although The Hunger Games easily topped the North American box office this weekend, Gary Ross' futuristic adventure tale grossed $58.55 million — or about $2.5 million less than studio estimates published yesterday. (This is the second weekend in a row that studio estimates for The Hunger Games are considerably inflated.) As a result of its "underperformance," The Hunger Games failed to reach the $250 million milestone. That should happen some time today, however, on the film's eleventh day out. For the record, the four movies that have reached the $250 million milestone (once again, ignoring inflation) are The Dark Knight, Deathly Hallows 2, Revenge of the Fallen, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. At the international box office, The Hunger Games is lagging way behind its North American popularity.

Woody Harrelson, Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games The Hunger Games topped the North American box office this weekend with $61.1 million according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. That represents a 60% drop from last weekend — which, admittedly, had the advantage of Thursday midnight screenings and IMAX surcharges. Even so, that's considerably less than the $75 million Deadline.com's sources had estimated last Friday night. For comparison's sake (among non-sequels): James Cameron's Avatar was down a minuscule 2% on its second weekend. Sam Raimi / Tobey Maguire's original Spider-Man was down 38%. Chris Columbus / Daniel Radcliffe's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was down 36%. Michael Bay / Shia Labeouf / Megan Fox's Transformers was down 47.5%. Tim Burton / Johnny Depp's Alice in Wonderland was down 46%. And Catherine Hardwicke / Robert Pattinson / Kristen Stewart's original Twilight was down 62%. Among sequels, Christopher Nolan / Christian Bale's The Dark Knight was down only 52.5% on its second weekend.

Donald Sutherland as President Snow, The Hunger Games That The Hunger Games would easily top the North American box office this weekend was a given. Now, how much exactly Gary Ross' film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' novel would earn was open to debate. Perhaps that still is. Last night, Deadline.com reported early estimates of $24 million for Friday and $75 million for the weekend, as The Hunger Games is still playing at 4,137 venues (minus IMAX screens). However, it turns out that the futuristic adventure tale collected a much more modest — though still impressive — $18.85 million on Friday as per studio estimates. That's down 72% compared to a week ago, which also included $19.5 million from Thursday midnight screenings. Taking those into account, The Hunger Games actually dropped 61%. Anyhow, instead of the previously announced $75 million for the weekend, The Hunger Games is now expected to earn around $60 million. If so, it'll be down 61% compared to last weekend.

Stanley Tucci, Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games The Hunger Games will easily top the North American box office this weekend. That's no news. Now, how much exactly Gary Ross' film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' novel will earn is still open to debate. [Revised The Hunger Games box-office estimates.] According to Deadline.com, The Hunger Games is poised to take in $75 million from 4,137 venues by Sunday evening, after grossing an estimated $24 million today. If those figures are correct, The Hunger Games will have dropped 51% compared to last weekend's $152 million. That's not bad at all, considering the film's $19.5 million earned from Thursday midnight screenings last week and the fact that it'll have lost numerous IMAX screens this weekend (though the theater count remains the same). Additionally, that would mean The Hunger Games has passed the $200 million mark at the domestic box office some time earlier today. The film's cume after 8 days would be $214 million. Ignoring inflation (or,...

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games Gary Ross' highly successful film version of Suzanne Collins' bestseller The Hunger Games took in $152.53 million (including $19.75 million from Thursday midnight screenings) at 4,137 locations in North America this weekend, March 23-25, according to box-office actuals found at Box Office Mojo. That's about $2.5 million less than Lionsgate's estimates released yesterday morning. The film's per-theater average was $36,871. Even so, as reported yesterday The Hunger Games had the third biggest debut ever in the Us/Canada in terms of box-office receipts (ignoring inflation). The futuristic adventure saga starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth is now behind only the $169.2 million earned by David Yates / Daniel Radcliffe / Ralph Fiennes' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and the $158.4 million earned by Christopher Nolan / Christian Bale / Heath Ledger's The Dark Knight. If inflation is taken into account* — as it always should, for...

Lenny Kravitz, Woody Harrelson, Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games The Hunger Games: Far Ahead of Catherine Hardwicke / Robert Pattinson / Kristen Stewart's Twilight The Hunger Games reportedly cost between $78-80+ million, in addition to $45 million in distribution / marketing expenses. The film's production budget sounds credible, but the reported marketing costs feel suspiciously low. An article in the Los Angeles Times stating that "according to a person familiar with the picture’s economics" The Hunger Games needed $100 million to break even seems absurdly off the mark — unless Lionsgate managed to get for itself a one-of-a-kind deal with exhibitors. On average, studios get 50-55% of a film's gross, though usually they take a bigger cut from the opening weekend receipts. Even so, The Hunger Games would have to earn at least $120 million to break even — if Lionsgate were to get itself 66% of the film's opening weekend take. And that doesn't include marketing / distribution expenses.

Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games movie The Hunger Games: Behind Tobey Maguire / Kirsten Dunst's Spider-man, Christopher Nolan / Christian Bale's The Dark Knight If estimates are accurate, The Hunger Games has already become Lionsgate's biggest box-office hit ever. By Sunday evening it'll have surpassed Michael Moore's Palme d'Or winner Fahrenheit 9/11, the current Lionsgate champ — thanks to Disney's Michael Eisner, who refused to release the anti-George W. Bush/Iraq War film. Moore's political documentary cumed at $119.19 million in 2004 (or about $152 million today). The Hunger Games is also the biggest March blockbuster ever, far surpassing (in both box-office receipts and ticket sales) Tim Burton / Johnny Depp / Mia Wasikowska's Alice in Wonderland's $116.1 million. In fact, it's the biggest non-summer opening ever, ahead of New Moon and Breaking Dawn Part 1. It's also officially the biggest opening for a non-sequel ever, though as pointed out above, Spider-Man sold more...

The Hunger Games: Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne The Hunger Games Box Office: Behind Christopher Nolan / Christian Bale's The Dark Knight, Tobey Maguire / Kirsten Dunst's Spider-man 3 The Hunger Games averaged $16,497 at 4,137 locations. Without taking inflation into account, that's the fourth-highest opening-day per-theater average ever, behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (which had the added advantage of 3D surcharges), New Moon, and Breaking Dawn 1. Even while ignoring IMAX surcharges, if inflation is taken into account The Hunger Games falls behind a handful of other titles, such as The Dark Knight ($15,384; $17,014 today) and George Lucas / Ewan McGregor / Natalie Portman's Revenge of the Sith ($13,661 in 2005; $16,912 today), which opened at 3,661 locations. Distributed by Lionsgate, The Hunger Games will surely become the studio's biggest box-office hit ever — possibly by Sunday evening. Michael Moore's Palme d'Or winner Fahrenheit 9/11 is the current Lionsgate champ — thanks to Disney's Michael Eisner,...

Jennifer Lawrence, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, The Hunger Games The Hunger Games should open with approximately $66 million at 4,137 locations in North America on Friday, according to Deadline.com. West Coast showings haven't been tallied yet, so figures could go up or down somewhat before official studio estimates are released Saturday morning. According to Deadline's "sources," The Hunger Games will likely score around $138 million by Sunday evening — placing it on a par with the most recent Twilight movie, Bill Condon's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, while easily surpassing (both in box-office receipts and ticket sales) the Tim Burton / Johnny Depp / Mia Wasikowska fantasy Alice in Wonderland — $116.1 million at 3,728 locations in 2010 — to become the biggest March blockbuster ever. Now, if The Hunger Games truly reaches $138 million, it'll have collected less than 50% of its total weekend take on opening day: a rarity for such big openers, though the vast majority of...

Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games The Hunger Games Box Office: Twilight Opening-Weekend Pattern? The Hunger Games to beat the $138 million opening-weekend debut of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1? According to Deadline.com, that's what "rival studios" are predicting based on matinee screenings. Now, before The Hunger Games fans start rejoicing and Twilight Saga fans start suffering seizures, let's chill a bit. Those rough, early predictions have oftentimes been quite a bit off the mark. For instance, just a few weeks ago The Lorax raked in about $15 million more than expected based on Friday figures. Other movies bring in way less. In other words, it's just too early to tell, really. [Watch The Hunger Games clip: President Snow / Seneca Crane.] What seems pretty certain is that The Hunger Games will surpass Tim Burton / Johnny Depp / Mia Wasikowska's Alice in Wonderland's $116.1 million opening-weekend take in March 2010, thus becoming the record-holder for the month of March — even in number of ticket sales,...

The Hunger Games movie Katniss: Jennifer Lawrence The Hunger Games Box Office: Midnight Screenings Record, But Still Behind The Dark Knight If you look at the top ten midnight openings (in terms of box-office receipts, not ticket sales) in North America (please scroll down), you'll notice that all but one — Gary Ross' The Hunger Games — is a sequel. Those tend to be quite frontloaded, i.e., fans flock to the first screenings of their favorite film franchise. Hence, midnight and opening-day box-office figures generally represent a higher-than-usual percentage of a film's opening-weekend box-office take. Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight is an exception to that rule. The sequel to Batman Begins grossed $67.16 million on Friday (including $18.5 million from midnight screenings), or about 42% of the film's $158 million take on its debut weekend. For comparison's sake, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Friday gross represented 54% of the film's take...

The Hunger Games stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen Lionsgate's The Hunger Games opened to terrific figures: an estimated $19.74 million at midnight screenings held at 2,565 locations in North America. Those are truly outstanding numbers for a non-sequel (officially the best ever), non-summer opening. Starring future film faves Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, the original Twilight opened with $7 million at midnight screenings in November 2008. (I couldn't find information on the number of theaters showing Twilight at midnight. Obviously, that can radically affect a movie's box-office take.) Now, has The Hunger Games truly beat Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight's midnight take as box-office pundits have been heralding everywhere you look? Well, not exactly. Back in summer 2008, The Dark Knight opened with $18.5 million at 3,040 midnight screenings. That would translate into approximately $20.5 million today. In other words, although "inflation-adjusting" can be tricky and the midnight figures for the two movies are very close,...

Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth), The Hunger Games At this stage, it's unclear who's more excited by the debut of Gary Ross' The Hunger Games next Thursday midnight: the fans of Suzanne Collins' dystopic novel or box-office prognosticators. The fan frenzy seems to be quite mild indeed when compared to the myriad North American opening-weekend estimates popping up everywhere online. Will The Hunger Games open to the tune of $70 million or $140 million? Will it be as big as Chris Weitz's The Twilight Saga: New Moon and Bill Condon's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1? Will it surpass Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland to become the biggest March debut ever (whether or not we consider actual ticket sales)? Will Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, and Josh Hutcherson become the next Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner? If so, will they make as much dough?...

Isabelle Fuhrman is one of the most experienced young Tributes in "The Hunger Games" cast. Unlike a few of Katniss' other costars fighting it out to remain the last teen standing, Fuhrman has been acting since she was a little girl in Atlanta.

The 15-year-old actress, whom many will recognize as the creeptastic star of the horror flick "Orphan," plays Clove, a cutthroat Tribute who sets her eyes on defeating Katniss. With her newly acquired stunt skills and another high-profile movie in the works, it looks like the odds of stardom are definitely in Fuhrman's favor.

Age: 15

Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia

What She's Done: Fuhrman started acting at age 7 and made her big-screen debut as Dakota Fanning's friend in the 2007 Sundance drama "Hounddog." Two years later, she made a huge impression on audiences with her breakout performance in "Orphan." As Esther, the mysterious orphan who's adopted by a well-intentioned (but...

Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games Starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, 21 Jump Street topped the North American box office on Friday, collecting an estimated $13.1 million, and is expected to top the weekend as well with approximately $35 million. The action-comedy's reign won't last very long, however, as opening next Friday is the much-anticipated The Hunger Games. Directed and co-written by Gary Ross (Seabiscuit, Pleasantville) the movie version of Suzanne Collins' bestselling dystopic novel is expected to fetch anywhere between $70-$100 million at the North American box office. Needless to say, distributor Lionsgate is ardently hoping it'll have another Twilight Saga in its hands. In fact, the studio, which has recently merged with Twilight's Summit Entertainment, isn't taking any chances: fans (and non-fans alike) of the Kristen Stewart / Robert Pattinson / Taylor Lautner combo will get to see a teaser for the upcoming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, the franchise's final installment.

Elizabeth Banks, Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games The Hunger Games Reviews Pt.1 The Hunger Games was directed by Gary Ross (Seabiscuit, Pleasantville), from a screenplay by Ross, Shattered Glass / Breach's Billy Ray, and Suzanne Collins based on Collins' own novel. The sci-fier/adventure drama set in a post-apocalyptic world stars Winter's Bone / X-Men: First Class / Devil You Know's Jennifer Lawrence, The Expendables 2 / Awol / The Last Song's Liam Hemsworth, and The Kids Are All Right / Journey 2: The Mysterious Island's Josh Hutcherson, Movie 43 / Man on a Ledge's Elizabeth Banks, Rampart / The People vs. Larry Flynt's Woody Harrelson, The Devil Wears Prada / The Lovely Bones / Gambit's Stanley Tucci, Salvation Boulevard / The Healer's Isabelle Fuhrman, The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising / Race to Witch Mountain's Alexander Ludwig, Sitting Babies / Running Wild's Jack Quaid, Mash / Ordinary People's Donald Sutherland, American Beauty...

Clove (Isabelle Fuhrman), Cato (Alexander Ludwig), Marvel (Jack Quaid), Glimmer (Leven Rambin), The Hunger Games The Hunger Games opens March 23. It's expected to earn anywhere between $70-$100 million at the North American box office alone. Jennifer Lawrence has been so widely praised she can already — I kid you not — be considered a potential Best Actress Oscar 2013 contender. As for Gary Ross' film version of Suzanne Collins' bestselling novel — which Collins herself helped to adapt to the big screen — things are a little iffier. Reviews so far have been overwhelmingly positive — though mostly positive with reservations. Sometimes, strong reservations. There have been favorable comparisons to Twilight, even though The Hunger Games is quite different to the vampire-human love story in terms of tone and feel. True, both are adaptations of books written by women (Stephenie Meyer wrote the Twilight Saga book series), both are centered around a female character (Lawrence's Katniss Everdeen,...

The Hunger Games: Donald Sutherland as President Snow, Wes Bentley as Seneca Crane Below is the latest The Hunger Games clip, this one featuring two characters not seen in previous scenes from the upcoming Lionsgate release: President Snow (Mash / Ordinary People's Donald Sutherland) and Seneca Crane (American Beauty's West Bentley). [See also Katniss/Cinna Interview.] The brief dialogue focuses on hope vs. fear. "Hope, it is the only thing stronger than fear," President Snow (check out Sutherland's shining-white beard). "A little hope is effective, a lot of hope is dangerous. A spark is fine, as long as it is contained." Since I haven't read Suzanne Collins' novels (told from Katniss' point of view) or watched Gary Ross' movie, I'm not sure exactly what they're referring to here. President Snow wants Seneca to "contain" hope. Whose? One of the fighters who must fight to the death for the entertainment of Panem's bloodthirsty Capitol members,...

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Lenny Kravitz, The Hunger Games Stanley Tucci isn't exactly the most subtle of actors and Josh Hutcherson looks better as a brunet than as a blond, but those minor details probably won't matter to The Hunger Games fans. I haven't read Suzanne Collins' book(s), so I don't know exactly what's going on here (please scroll down), except for the obvious: Stanley Tucci's Caesar is a jerk talk-show host. Josh Hutcherson's Peeta pines for Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss Everdeen, who wasn't fully aware of his love until she saw it on TV. Just like people today who find love and missing relatives on Oprah or some such. And that means the future will look very much like the present — scary thought — but with (one hopes) the dull moments (and the commercials) taken out. [See also Katniss/Cinna Interview.] In addition to Lawrence, Tucci, and Hutcherson, The Hunger Games...

Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment have merged. And so, apparently, have their properties. The box-office jewel in Summit's crown, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, will have its teaser trailer debuting on March 23, preceding the screening of Lionsgate's The Hunger Games. [Photo: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart in Breaking Dawn Part 1.] Based on Stephenie Meyer's bestselling novel, Breaking Dawn Part 2 is the last installment in the billionaire Twilight Saga movie series starring idols Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner. Bill Condon directed Breaking Dawn's parts 1 and 2 simultaneously. The Hunger Games, Lionsgate hopes, will become another Twilight Saga and/or Harry Potter phenomenon. Directed by Seabiscuit and Pleasantville's Gary Ross, the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' dystopic novel features a lengthy cast that includes the following: Winter's Bone's Jennifer Lawrence, The Kids Are All Right / Red Dawn / Carmel's Josh Hutcherson, and The Expendables 2 / Awol / The Last Song's Liam Hemsworth. The Breaking Dawn Part...

Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, The Hunger Games Below is another The Hunger Games clip, this one featuring the first meeting between Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Cinna (Lenny Kravitz). The first thing I noticed about this brief scene is that there's a video quality to it that I found jarring. Also, I found it hard to understand why Gary Ross and/or editors Stephen Mirrione and Juliette Welfling kept cutting it from different angles. Those edits didn't add to the emotional undercurrent of the Katniss-Cinna chat, nor did they make Jennifer Lawrence's and Lenny Kravitz's performances any more effective. Anyhow, people surely aren't going to buy tickets to The Hunger Games to listen to the various characters talk. They'll be looking for action and cool visuals. Director Ross and his team should be able to provide that. In addition to Kravitz and Lawrence, a 2010 Best Actress Academy Award nominee...

Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games The Hunger Games is "tracking" on a par with the Twilight movies, according to "a set of tracking numbers floating around Hollywood," as per EW.com. Who, where, what, how came up with those "tracking numbers" was not explained in the article. EW.com adds that "some forecasts" predict The Hunger Games will open with $70-75 million, which, in terms of ticket sales, would place it slightly behind the first Twilight. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, and starring the then little-known Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, Twilight opened with $69.6 million in fall 2008 — approx. $77 million today. Also worth noting, a week ago Fandango reported that The Hunger Games generated 83% of the site's sales on Feb. 22, the day tickets for the movie became available — thus breaking the previous record held by David Slade's The Twilight Saga: Eclipse in May 2010. As part of the Hunger Games publicity blitz,...

Last month we brought you the news about Zoë Kravitz (X-Men: First Class) and Sophie Okonedo (Doctor Who) joining the cast of director M. Night Shyamalan‘s forthcoming sci-fi film, After Earth starring Will Smith (Men In Black III) and his son, Jaden Smith (The Karate Kid).

Now, THR reports that Isabelle Fuhrman (The Hunger Games, The Healer) is now in negotiations to join the cast as Rayna, a friend of Jaden Smith‘s character in the film.

The story follows a father and son who crash-land on Earth one thousand years after mankind has abandoned the planet. The crash leaves the elder Smith badly injured, and it’s up to the boy to find help in what is now a strange and dangerous place.

After Earth is slated to hit theaters in 2013.

[1] Gore Verbinski's The Lone Ranger was forced [2] to make some changes when Disney balked at its $250 million price tag, but happily, it doesn't seem the cuts have stopped the project from continuing to land some solid talent. Deadline [3] reports that rising star James Badge Dale is now the frontrunner to join the cast in the role of Dan Reid. The older brother of the titular character (Armie Hammer), Dan Reid is an ex-ranger and hero himself. Johnny Depp, Ruth Wilson, Tom Wilkinson, Barry Pepper, Helena Bonham Carter, and Dwight Yoakum also star in the Western, which is being produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The one possible downside to this news for Dale's fans, however, is that if he officially boards Lone Ranger, it'll pull him out of the running [4] to play John McClane Jr. in A Good Day to Die Hard. Either way, though, Dale's obviously on his way up.