Connor Cruise, Tom Cruise’s 14-year-old son is getting ready to take part in the remake of Red Dawn. He will play the role of Daryl, a teenager who fights foreign invaders. This is not his first time on the big screen. He played the young Will Smith in Seven Pounds.
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G.I. Joe Has Smashing Opening Weekend
The modern day version of G.I. Joe seems to have lived up to expectations – it opened this weekend with $22.3M on Friday alone. Those figures should have went up over Saturday. No surprise there, as countless fans have been waiting to relive their childhood ever since the news of the movie was released.
Mission Impossible 4 In The Horizon
Who would have thought that there was going to be another installment in the series? According to reports, this project is moving fast and Josh Applebaum and Andre Nemec have already been hired to write the script. J.J. Abrams and Tom Cruise are producing the film.
Funny People Lands Sandler $23.4M
This weekend has been a relatively slow one for the Box Office but it was big for funny man Adam Sandler whose newest movie, Funny People, grossed $23.4M. It seems that despite Sandler’s switch to a more serious approach, movie goers still appreciate his work.
Funny People is about a terminally ill comedy star. If you haven’t seen it, maybe you should.
Traverse City Festival: New Michael Moore Project
Michael Moore has won awards and accolades but he’s not fixated on them. He has big plans for Traverse City, his adopted hometown – Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival. No date has been set yet, but people are already looking forward to it.