Kamalini is back

After that much acclaimed performance in the role of 'Penmena in the Shaji N Karun movie 'KuttyShranku', actress  Kamalinee Mukherjee will be back to Mollywood soon. The beautiful actress will don the role of the heroine in the new movie by V K Prakash  titled as 'Netholi Cheriya Meenalla'. The actress will be sharing the screen with the heartthrob of the younger generation 'Fahad Fazil' in this movie.

V K P who is currently in a mood for celebration following the hit 'Trivandrum Lodge' will soon start shooting  for this flick with a curious title.

Universal posts entire 'This Is 40' screenplay on its 'For Your Consideration' site

Want a sneak peek at This Is 40, Judd Apatow’s upcoming semi-sequel to Knocked Up? Youcould watch the film’s nearly three-minute-long trailer… or you could just go to Universal’sspecial awards season website, which is currently hosting a PDF of the movie’s full screenplay. The page also has subsections devoted to Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, Snow White and the Huntsman, Ted, and Les Miserables. Every one of them includes a screenplay, except forLes Mis.

That makes sense; while the first three films have already been released, Tom Hooper’s musical won’t hit theaters until Christmas Day. But This Is 40 also isn’t getting released until December — making the studio’s decision to post its screenplay seem curious, at the very least. Then again, it’s likely that the film’s actual dialogue varies greatly from what’s on the page; Apatow is known for encouraging his actors to improvise.

In any case: The curious and impatient can find a PDF of the script here. It is, of course, NSFW, although there are no images to go with its descriptions of Viagra-fueled sex and gynecological visits.

Michael Fassbender's 'Assassin's Creed' movie one step closer to production, as Ubisoft partners with New Regency

Videogame publisher Ubisoft has been developing a film based on Assassin’s Creed, the critically-acclaimed videogame franchise known for its historically accurate Renaissance politics and for its rotating cast of sad-eyed roof-jumping ninja monks. Over the summer, Ubisoft announced that it was officially partnering with possible superhuman Michael Fassbender to play the lead in the movie — although given that Assassin’s Creed takes place across several time periods, it was entirely possible that Fassbender was playing multiple characters, each with their own unique accent and rippling six-pack. But although Fassbender’s Assassin’s Creed sounded good in theory — especially when you nicknamed itFassassin’s Creed in your head — it seemed unlikely that the movie would ever get made. The last time a videogame company took such an active role in the creation of a game adaptation, it was with Microsoft’s Halo movie, which had a producer (Peter Jackson) and a director (Neill Blomkamp) and a writer (Alex Garland) and a pair of studios (Universal, 20th Century Fox) — indeed, everything a movie could possibly need, except for an actual movie.

But Assassin’s Creed is still in motion. Today, Ubisoft announced an official partnership with New Regency, the production company behind Man on Fire, Love & Other Drugs, and Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming Noah. New Regency also produced next year’s 12 Years a Slave, which stars Fassbender. In a press release, Ubisoft CEO Jean-Julien Baronnet said, “Bringing aboard New Regency’s renowned production and distribution expertise while maintaining our own creative and financial flexibility ensures that Assassin’s Creed will be a high-quality film that respects the lore and fans of the video game franchise.”

It’s unclear whether the film would be an adaptation of the first Assassin’s Creed — which follows an assassin in the Middle East during the Crusades, a setting that could be a bit controversial — or the more popular Assassin’s Creed II, which is set in 15th Century Italy and features lovable sidekick Leonardo da Vinci.

Ustad Hotel, Thattathin Marayathu rock UK Box Office

Kochi: While the recently released Dileep starrer Mr Marumakan and Mammootty's Thappana are ruling the roost in the domestic market, it is Dulquar Salman and Nithya Menon starrer Ustad Hotel and Vineeth Sreenivasan's directorial debut Thattathin Marayathu which are creating uproar at the UK Box Office.

While the Malayalam film Ustad Hotel has so far raked in a total of £11,271 (Rs 9.91 lakhs) at the UK Box Office, Thattathin Marayathu, directed byVineeth Sreenivasan is reported to have made a total of £17,303 (Rs 15.21 lakhs) at the BO.

Both films were released in July and both received rave reviews from critics. The film is already doing great at the Kerala Box Office.

Both Ustad Hotel and Thattathin Marayathu are films that target the psyche of today's generation of Malayalees and is executed brilliantly

Jeremy Renner and Rachel Weisz Talk 'Bourne Legacy': "He Was Responsible for My Life!"

When news broke that a fourth Bourne movie was in the works, fans and critics alike were understandably wary: Why would the decade-spanning successful franchise, which wrapped itself up so neatly in 2007 with The Bourne Ultimatum, need another installment? What's more, why did the folks behind the curtain decide to go forward without the films' titular character (and big ticket star), Matt Damon? Well, when The Bourne Legacy stars Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, and Edward Norton gathered with writer/directorTony Gilroy and his brother, writerDan Gilroy, in front of a gaggle of Los Angeles reporters last month, their answer was simple: There was more of the story to tell.

"A lot of smart people tried to figure out how to go forward after Ultimatum," Tony explained. "It was wrapped up so beautifully. How could we go forward? You could say that there was a much larger conspiracy, you could say that [Bourne] was only a small piece of this [conspiracy]. That's a sexy idea. [The producers] said, 'You know what else you could do? You could have Ultimatum play out in the background of the first 12-15 minutes of our movie. There could be a phone call from the other movie to our movie.'"

'True Blood' Clips: Sookie's Got A Gun

Things are about to get a lot more complicated, you guys. Or is it?! Crazy things are afoot in Bon Temps, and the new clips for next Sunday's episode prove that by giving us more questions than there are answers. But, you know, that seems to be the way with True Blood these days (or every day). And like the thrall with bloodlust, we still cling so desperately on.

So we have these clips, and from that we have questions. Some we know the answer to, some we don't, and other we choose just not to believe. Like, why is Mike at Sookie's house? Would Sookie really sport that sort of gun? What does Jason want with Jessica? Is that Hoyt in the background? What do they all want? And why does Mike want Sookie's body?! Will he take it? Will anyone ever actually harm Sookie and her magical fairyness? Wait, Jessica's guards! What's happening?! Also, can we request that every single clip/scene/minute features Lafayette, because really? Check out the clips below. and sound off on them in the comments!

The Reboot Glossary: Which Hollywood Buzzword Fits the Bill..?

Taking classics and cinematic obscurities and remaking them into modern movies has been a standard from the beginning of Hollywood. (Fun fact: by 1933, there had already been five versions of Alice in Wonderland. Times never change.) But only in recent years has buzzword jargon been so essential to the process. No longer are film studios in the "remake" business. The word comes with baggage — no one, the filmmakers or the film-watchers, wants to feel like they're regurgitating — and so, brand mining and expansion has taken a whole new turn.

By describing new projects in hyperdetail, Hollywood has found a way to sidestep "remake." Thank you, jargon! To help you understand what all these variations of "remake" really mean, Hollywood.com has compiled a rundown of the latest and greatest in franchise-friendly buzzwords:

Reimagining
Thanks to the magic of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (the 14th big screen adaptation for those counting), this became the go-to term for timeless tales making their way back to the big screen. A "reimagined" movie isn't the previous incarnation you know and love — now it has more CG. And curlicue architecture.

Retelling
An off-shoot of "reimagining," "retelling" is a director or producer twisting the approach to their source material a weeeeee bit. Tonally different, but not unfamiliar. After Batman Begins, a retelling of the Batman origin story, every property under the sun was overhauled. Suddenly, everyone wanted "the dark version." Which is why we're eventually getting the gritty version of Little Mermaid.

Reinvention
NBC recently announced that it would be reinventing the 1960s CBS comedy The Munsters. Why is it hard to call it a straight remake? The show will be played as an hour-long drama, constructed from the supernatural elements of the original but with the modern genre spin that's perfectly acceptable on the 2012 small screen. "Reinvention."

Reinterpretation
You can only remake the same story in the exact same way so many times (well, in Hollywood, that's up for debate, but let's pretend for now). So what do you do if you want your own stab at a time-honored narrative? "Reinterpret," of course. Filter a story through an alternative world and you've got yourself a whole other movie. Say you want to tell the story of Easter, but you don't want to live in the shadow of the countless other Biblical blockbusters that have made their way to screen. Simple solution: tell it with barnyard animals. Boom.

Modernization
"Modernization" is what happens when a producer wants to reinterpret a text, but decides it's any time period or setting but right here and now is too boring for movie-going audiences. This isn't your Pappy's Shakespeare/Dickens/Bergerac or whatever literary figure may accidentally remind young people of high school English. These are movies! Why read Dracula when you can see the modernized Dracula 2000? You know it's hip, because it has the year in the title.

Reboot
A favorite of the 2010 and beyond crowd, "reboot" has quickly taken the place as the go-to back-up to the "remake." Studios don't remake their properties that came out 30, 20 or even 10 years ago. They reboot them. The new generation needs their own version of Total Recall and Spider-Man, so Hollywood gives them a swift reboot in the butt with a fresh cast, fresh director and (hopefully) fresh vision. The goal of a reboot isn't to recreate the existing version — even if that's the case 50% of the end products.

Preboot
Fan expectations is Hollywood's biggest hurdle to concocting new and improved versions of well-known properties. On one hand, they can't cater to them — a movie has to play to the widest audience possible. But angry fans are often the loudest, and negative buzz permeates. That's why there's no better creative weapon than a "preboot." Think J.J. Abrams' Star Trek or the recent X-Men: First Class. A preboot acknowledges the established history of a property, a respectful nod to diehards, while paving over it with a new creative direction. Time travel is a preboot's best friend.

Semi-Sequel
"Semi-Sequel' can play two distinct roles: either used to tie a movie unofficially to a famous milestone of the past (think the twisted fantasy Return to OZ and its classic predecessor) or as a label for something that really just needs an identifiable anchor. Judd Apatow's upcoming This Is 40 is billed as a semi-sequel to Knocked Up, not because it requires the groundwork of another film to tell its story, but so there's noticeable connective tissue for people wondering why they should fork over $12 to see it in theaters. Whatever works, funny people.

Spin-Off
Is Elektra a sequel to Daredevil or its own entity? That's what three people (including myself) were asking themselves when the Jennifer Garner-led movie was first announced. Since it lived within the continuity of the established Daredevil universe, Fox considered it a spin-off. Beefing it up with mysticism and a whole lot ninjas make the endeavor suspect. But hey, it really can't be considered a remake!