From: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org (chakram-refugees-digest) To: chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Subject: chakram-refugees-digest V10 #67 Reply-To: chakram-refugees@smoe.org Sender: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk chakram-refugees-digest Wednesday, November 13 2013 Volume 10 : Number 067 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [chakram-refugees] Herc movies, 2014 -- Variety article [KLOSSNER9@aol.co] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 18:41:49 -0500 (EST) From: KLOSSNER9@aol.com Subject: [chakram-refugees] Herc movies, 2014 -- Variety article bHerculesb Battle in 2014: Lionsgate to Release Kellan Lutz Pic Before Dwayne Johnsonbs Epic * _EMAIL_ (mailto:?subject=bHerculesb %20Battle%20in%202014:%20Lionsgate%20to%20Release%20Kellan%20Lutz%20Pic%20Bef ore%20Dwayne%20Johnsonb s%20Epic&body=Check%20out%20this%20article%20from%20Variety:%20http://variety .com/20 13/film/news/hercules-battle-in-2014-lionsgate-to-release-kellan-lutz-pic-be fore-dwayne-johnsons-epic-1200823638/) _PRINT_ (javascript:window.print()) * _1_ (http://variety.com/2013/film/news/hercules-battle-in-2014-lionsgate-to-relea se-kellan-lutz-pic-before-dwayne-johnsons-epic-1200823638/#comm ents) _TALK_ (http://variety.com/2013/film/news/hercules-battle-in-2014-lionsgate-to-relea se-kellan-lutz-pic-before-dwayne-johnsons-epic-1200823638/#com ments) * * * _Share_ (http://variety.com/2013/film/news/hercules-battle-in-2014-lionsgate-to-relea se-kellan-lutz-pic-before-dwayne-johnsons-epic-1200823638/# ) NOVEMBER 12, 2013 | 11:46AM PT (http://variety.com/author/dave-mcnary/) Hercules is fighting Hercules at the box office next year. * Lionsgate announced Tuesday that it has bought U.S. distribution rights to Millennium Filmsb bHercules: The Legend Beginsb and dated the _Kellan Lutz_ (http://variety.com/t/kellan-lutz/) action-adventure for Feb. 7 b five months before Paramount opens bHercules,b starring _Dwayne Johnson_ (http://variety.com/t/dwayne-johnson/) . A similar scenario played out earlier this year with a pair of films focused on terrorists taking over the White House with FilmDistrict seeing better U.S. results from releasing bOlympus Has Fallenb in March, three months before Sony launched bWhite House Down.b bOlympus,b also produced by Millenium, took in $98 million domestically and $161 million worldwide; bWhite House Downb grossed $73 million in the U.S. and $205 million worldwide. bHercules: The Legend Beginsb is directed by Renny Harlin from Daniel Gliatbs screenplay and will be released in 3D and 2D nationwide. The origins story will track Hercules being betrayed by his king, sold into slavery and fighting for his freedom to return to his true love, the Princess of Crete (played by Gaia Weiss). Scott Adkins, Liam Garrigan, Johnathon Schaech, Roxanne McKee and Rade Serbedzija also star. Producers are Danny Lerner, Les Weldon, Boaz Davidson and Harlin. Executive producers are Avi Lerner, Trevor Short and John Thompson. bHercules,b directed by Brett Ratner, is a co-production between MGM and Paramount. That film is based on Radical Studiobs graphic novel bHercules: The Thracian Wars,b set in a world without the supernatural in which Hercules is a tormented soul who walked the earth, finding his only solace in bloody battle. Paramount has been on the July 25, 2014, date for bHercules,b which has a $100 million-plus budget, since early this year. Besides Johnson, bHerculesb stars Joseph Fiennes, Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Rebecca Ferguson, Aksel Hennie and John Hurt. Producers on the film, which recently concluded a three-month shoot in Budapest, Hungary, are Beau Flynn, Barry Levine and Brett Ratner. Lutz starred in all five bTwilightb films b four of which were released by Summit before it was acquired by Lionsgate b and will appear in Lionsgateb s bThe Expendables 3.b3 GET DWAYNE JOHNSON NEWS AND ALERTS FREE TO YOUR INBOX _Po_ (http://variety.com/2013/film/news/hercules-battle-in-2014-lionsgate-to-relea se-kellan-lutz-pic-before-dwayne-johnsons-epic-1200823638/#article-com ments) _t A Comment_ (http://variety.com/2013/film/news/hercules-battle-in-2014-lionsgate-to-relea se-kellan-lutz-pic-before-dwayne-johnsons-epic-120082 3638/#article-comments) _1_ (http://variety.com/2013/film/news/hercules-battle-in-2014-lionsgate-to-relea se-k ellan-lutz-pic-before-dwayne-johnsons-epic-1200823638/#respond) ========================================================= This has been a message to the chakram-refugees list. To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe chakram-refugees" in the message body. Contact meth@smoe.org with any questions or problems. ========================================================= ------------------------------ End of chakram-refugees-digest V10 #67 **************************************