Summer 2009 Film Production and Release News

"This Is It" film showcases Michael Jackson last days - in 3D HD. The upcoming Michael Jackson film, "This Is It" is drawn from the legendary entertainer's last concert rehearsals. The new movie contains Behind-The-Scenes footage. "This Is It" will be released October 30, 2009 in High Definition with Digital Sound from Sony Entertainment. The film, which will also offer select sequences in 3-D, will provide a unique career retrospective and feature interviews with some of Jackson's closest friends and creative collaborators. Continue reading about the new Michael Jackson movie "This Is It"

Rocky Horror Picture Show: A Tribute Sends Universal Studios Hollywood's(SM) All-New 'Halloween Horror Nights' Through 'The Time Warp, Again' Mini-Musical Tribute To Be Featured At This Year's 'Halloween Horror Nights' Event, Beginning October 2.

Capitalism: A Love Story is the newly unveiled title of Oscar(R)-winner Michael Moore's latest documentary feature. Overture Films will release the film domestically on October 2, 2009.

Transformers: The Revenge of the Fallen. DreamWorks Picutres and Paramount Pictures. 'Transformers 2' Rolls Out with 2,000 Sold Out Midnight Shows on Fandango.

Paramount Pictures' Star Trek to be Released as IMAX(R) Movie May 7, 2009 Director J.J. Abrams Beams Moviegoers on Board the USS Enterprise with The IMAX Experience(R). Watch Star Trek movie trailer.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine and J. J. Abrams' Star Trek don't open until May 1st and May 8th, respectively, but Fandango, the nation's leading moviegoer destination, is already seeing brisk advance ticket sales for the two highly-anticipated summer movies. Fandango is reporting that dozens of opening weekend show times for the two films are sold out across the country from New York and Los Angeles to Colorado Springs, Colorado.

MGM and the Farrelly brothers are closing in on their cast for "The Three Stooges" The studio has set Sean Penn to play Larry, and negotiations are underway with Jim Carrey to play Curly, with the actor already making plans to gain 40 pounds to approximate the physical dimensions of Jerome "Curly" Howard. The studio is zeroing in on Benicio Del Toro to play Moe. Continue reading about the new upcoming Three Stooges movie.

'Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience' Tickets 'Burnin' Up' on Fandango. As a bonus available to every "Jonas 3D" ticket-buyer, Fandango users will receive a free download of the Jonas Brothers music video, "Tonight." Read more about the new Jonas movie and get tickets.

The movie release of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." (Photo: L-R) DANIEL RADCLIFFE as Harry Potter and EMMA WATSON as Hermione Granger in Warner Bros. Pictures' fantasy) is scheduled for July 17, 2009.

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The Star Trek movie release date has been changed to May 8, 2009. Paramount Pictures' Star Trek to be Released as IMAX(R) Movie.

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