Archive for July 5th, 2009

– “Saturday Night Live” star Jason Sudeikis is finalizing talks to join romantic comedy “Going the Distance.” “Distance” stars Drew Barrymore and Justin Long as lovers trying to maintain a long-distance relationship; Sudeikis plays Long’s skeptical friend who cautions him against preserving the relationship. Charlie Day and Christina Applegate also star. – SNL alum Tim... »

In a true sign of UFC’s popularity explosion as it reaches its milestone event with UFC 100 on Saturday, The Weinstein Company has identified the fight card as its gateway to the young male audience. The company will aggressively promote its Quentin Tarantino film “Inglorious Basterds” at next week’s event, with spots to include advertisements... »

In a rare occurrence, the weekend box office estimates were unable to declare a winner in the “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” versus “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” battle. Both sit atop the box office with $42.5 million. Actual data on Monday will crown a winner, but as the July 4th weekend ends,... »

As was implied via a customer survey held by WWE several months ago (and then confirmed in recent weeks), the upcoming WWE “Breaking Point,” which is replacing WWE Unforgiven as the company’s September pay-per-view, will adhere to a submissions theme. According to early promotional material for the event, every match on the show will be... »