Saturday, June 06, 2009

Arnold Schwarzenegger wanted for 'Predators' sequel

London, June 5 (PTI) California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is being pursued by the producers of his super hit film 'Predators' as they want the former action star to reprise his role in a planned sequel to the 1987 hit.

[image from scifipulse.ne] The 61-year-old actor has been contacted by Robert Rodriguez, who will be producing the film and is awaiting a nod from Schwarzenegger's camp, reported Ace Showbiz quoting the website Movie Hole.

"Robert's camp has just reached out to Arnie's (camp)," the report quoted an insider as saying.

The report also said that Schwarzenegger's representatives have yet to respond to the offer.

The Terminator star's last on-screen outing was in the 2005 movie 'The Kid and I', where he played himself, 'Predators' a extraterrestrial thriller franchise saw the actor play Major Alan Dutch who finishes off the alien predator.

The film was a super hit and inspired many spin offs including films like 'Alien vs Predator' and many comic books and video games. PTI



Producers-multiplexes standoff ends; film releases from Jun 12

Mumbai, June 5 (PTI) The two-month-long standoff between producers and multiplex owners over revenue sharing finally ended today following weeks of close door deliberations between the two parties which continued till the wee hours of this morning.

Producers have decided to commence release of new films from June 12.

Filmmaker Mukesh Bhat who is the convenor of the United Producers and Distributors Forum (UPDF) told PTI that the amicable settlement has been reached and the multiplex owners have agreed to the the producers' demands on revenue sharing, distribution strategy and eradicating accounting discrepancies.

He said a detailed announcement of the agreement to be reached between the two parties will be made on Monday.

Big Cinemas, the multiplex chain promoted by the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, was the first to give in to the terms and conditions of the UPDF.

However, they signed the agreement last midnight even though they had verbally agreed to do so on May 29.

Sources in the UPDF said throughout the week, Big Cinemas was trying to convince other multiplex players to come on board and resolve the stand off.

When Big Cinemas officially announced their agreement with the UPDF, other multiplex chains dismissed it, saying that the agreement was in favour of producers and distributors. PTI



'Kill Bill' star David Carradine found dead in Bangkok

Kuala Lumpur, June 5 (PTI) David Carradine, Hollywood actor of 'Kill Bill' fame was found dead in a Bangkok hotel under mysterious circumstances.

The 72-year-old actor who played the title character in Quentin Tarantino's two-part saga 'Kill Bill' was found hanging from a curtain cord in his room in Park Nai Lert Hotel yesterday, Thailand's The Nation newspaper reported.

The star who shot to fame with super hit 70's show 'Kung Fu' was in Bangkok to shoot for his upcoming film 'Stretch'.

He was discovered by a hotel staff hanging naked in the wardrobe with a cord around his neck and genitals prompting speculation that the star died while performing a sexual act on himself which accidentally led to asphyxiation.

However local police has classified it as a case of suicide.

"It looks like a suicide. He was a big man and it would have been difficult for someone to move him in there and kill him in there," Pol Col Somprasong Yentuam, Chief of Lumpini police said.

Police also added that they found no sign of fighting, or intrusion or assaults at the scene.

However star's manager has denied police's suicide theory.

"I can tell you 100 per cent that he would have never committed suicide. He was too full of life," said Tiffany Smith, the star's manager to US magazine People. PTI

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