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Two Marvel films get 2014 releases

Disney has pencilled in a number of upcoming release dates, including two Marvel films set to open summer 2014.However, Disney has been tight-lipped over which Marvel characters will be filling those two slots.The first untitled movie will hit cinemas on 16 May 2014, while the second Marvel movie will open on 27 June 2014.Given that Iron Man 3 (3 May 2013) and Thor 2 (26 July 2013) already have US release dates set in place, it's highly likely one of the new slots will be filled by the sequel to Captain America.That leaves the recently mooted Doctor Strange as the most probable character to fill the other gap. Other film dates announced byDisneyinclude The Odd Life Of Timothy Green on 15 August 2012, an untitled project from Coraline's Henry Selick on 4 October 2013 and an untitled Disney/Pixar title on 30 May 2014.

'Intouchables World Premiere to shut Spains San Sebastian Fest

The most recent feature film by French author-director duo Eric Toledanoand Olivier Nakache, Intouchables (Untouchable), may have its world premiere if this shuts the 59th edition from the San Sebastian Film Festival in September, fest coordinators introduced Thursday. Starring Francois Cluzetand Omar Sy, the comedy recounts the unpredicted friendship from a uniform left crippled within an accident and the health professional, an immigrant and ex-convict in the Paris and surrounding suburbs. Cluzet is presently among France's greatest stars and was last observed in Guillaume Canet's comedy hit L'ensemble des Petits Mouchirs(Little Whitened Lies) launched this year. He's also labored with Claude Chabroland Bernard Tavernier. Gaumont has world privileges to Intouchables, while U.S. privileges happen to be acquired through the Weinstein Company. Toledano and Nakache made their mark using their video clip L'ensemble des Petits Souliersin 1999 if this won the crowd Award in the Paris Film Festival and they've since helmed the characteristics Je Préfère Qu'on Reste Amis, Nos Jours Heureuxand Tellement Proches. Intouchableswill be tested from competition following a festival's closing gala on Sept. 24 within the northern The spanish language seaside resort town of San Sebastian. It opens Sept. 16. Related Subjects Worldwide

Report: Two and a Half Men to Kill Charlie Sheen's Character

Charlie Sheen Slamming the door on any possible return from Charlie Sheen, the ninth season premiere of Two and a Half Men will feature the funeral of Sheen's on-screen persona, Charlie Harper, Deadline reports. The episode, which will tape in front of a live studio audience on Friday, will show all of Charlie's ex-girlfriends in attendance at the service. After his death, Charlie's Malibu digs will be put on the market, and interested buyers coming to see the house will include celebrities, stars from creator Chuck Lorre's other sitcoms (The Big Bang Theory and Mike & Molly), and new series star Ashton Kutcher. Ashton Kutcher and Jon Cryer strip down for Two and a Half Men poster The report of Sheen's on-screen death follows months of speculation about just how the fired star would be written out of the show, and how Kutcher would be written in. Sheen was fired in March by production studio Warner Bros. TV after months of growing tension between Sheen and Lorre. Kutcher was brought on board the hit show in May. Comedy Central to roast Charlie Sheen - on same night as Two and a Half Men premiere The ninth season of Two and a Half Men premieres on Monday, Sept. 19 at 9/8c on CBS. What do you think of Two and a Half Men's reported plan for the future?

Today on indieWIRE: 'Like Crazy' Trailer, Lars von Trier's New Film and More

Today on indieWIRE, we recapped the weekend, the saga that is Lars von Trier continued, 'Gun Hill Road' got sized up and much more. In case you were away from your computer this weekend, here's a tidy package of our weekend coverage. Here's your daily dose of an indie film in progress (from indieWire's Project of the Day); at the end of the week, you'll have the chance to vote for your favorite. Drake Doremus' 'Like Crazy' was no doubt the biggest hit at Sundance this year. It nabbed the Grand Jury Prize and a Special Jury Prize for up-and-coming actress Felicity Jones. Check out the just released trailer here. Move over Michael Moore and make way for Max Fisher. As the seventh edition of the Traverse City Film Festival came to a close yesterday, the director making the biggest impression wasn't the festival's famous co-founder, but the young local who directed an 8eight-minute short known as 'Traverse City LipDub 2011.' With 2,400 young and noisy YouTube fanatics, this weekend's sell-out crowd could have been mistaken for a rave. However, VidCon 2011 was something even more radical: It's a next-gen vaudeville show that wants to become a showcase for the future of entertainment. More here. Sure, his next film is the subtly titled 'Nymphomaniac,' which follows the erotic life of a woman from infancy to middle age. But in a Lars von Trier first, he'll create two versions for theatrical release: one a hardcore cut, the other a softer version tailored for mainstream cinemas. Read more ... and check out The Playlist's coverage on the notorious director. Until 'Zoolander 2' happens, 'The FP' is the closest we'll get to a whole movie about breakdance fighting. The film that created a buzz at SXSW this spring now has a home.