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TOKYO — Nintendo’s profits rose by almost a third in the second quarter of 2008 thanks to the continued strong performance of its Wii console, the company said Wednesday.
The gaming giant’s profit for April through June rose to 119.19 billion yen ($1.1 billion), up 31.5% from 90.63 billion yen a year earlier. Net income for […]

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LONDON — The government has launched a consultation on the way video games aimed at children are classified, in a bid to protect youngsters from increasing amounts of harmful or inappropriate material offered by a new generation of video games.
The new system is expected to either update, modify or simply strengthen the current legally binding […]

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 Opens: Friday, Aug. 1 (Universal)
NEW YORK — You might not be able to kill a mummy but as “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” demonstrates, you can kill a franchise.
The third entry in the series starring Brendan Fraser ups the ante in terms of special effects and action, but there’s an undeniably tired air […]

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As “The Dark Knight” took off overseas, Warner Bros. Pictures International became the third major international distributor to surpass $1 billion in foreign boxoffice revenue.
This is the eighth year in a row and the 10th time overall that WBPI has hurdled the industry benchmark.
Warner Bros. said that the Caped Crusader’s opening blast of $40 million […]

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With Heath Ledger’s villainous Joker drawing attention and boxoffice dollars, Sony is moving forward with “Venom,” a potential “Spider-Man” spinoff based on a bad guy.
The studio is developing the project, based on the gooey nemesis who appeared in “Spider-Man 3″ and is hoping the character could serve as an antidote to the aging “Spider-Man” franchise […]

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Angelina Jolie (Wanted) has apparently made inquiries with movie executives about stepping into the role of Catwoman in the sequel to “The Dark Knight.” Although nothing has been confirmed, Jolie already has the thumbs up from former Catwoman actress Julie Newmar, who told the New York Daily News: “Angelina would own the part.”
Julie, 74, who […]

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Everyone now knows that Samuel L Jackson has a brief came as Nick Fury at the end of “Iron Man,” but when Marvel announced their upcoming slate, there was no sign of a Nick Fury movie. So will we ever see the character again? According to Jackson… Yes!
“Yeah, I’m looking forward to making that character […]

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ComingSoon has noticed that a movie entitled “X-Men: First Class” has appeared on a listing on Production Weekly, which shows which movies are currently in pre-production, preparation or active development. Also, the web domain X-MenFirstClass.com redirects to FoxMovies.com, which means that 20th Century Fox is behind this project.
But is it the rumored Young X-Men spin-off, […]

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Writer/director David S Goyer told SCI FI Wire that Warner Brothers likes his draft for Super Max, a proposed film centering on the DC Comics superhero Green Arrow, and that they seem prepared to move ahead with the movie.
“The studio really likes the script,” Goyer said in an interview at Comic-Con. “Green Arrow seems to […]

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Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglorious Bastards” may soon land at Universal Pictures, reports Variety. Studio has inked a deal to partner with the Weinstein Company to bring the World War II drama to the big screen.
Tarantino and Harvey Weinstein met with five studios last week, and it came down to Paramount and Universal. Tarantino has met with […]

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