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Ninja Assassin App For Only $.99

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Warner Bros. Digital Distribution and Legendary Digital are converting iPhone and iPod touch-users’ fingers into deadly chain blades, razor-sharp shurikens and lethal katanas in Ninja Assassin, a brutal, action-packed game unleashed today on the App store.

Ninja Assassin is a stealthy side scrolling hack n’ slash action game featuring an innovative touch-based, gesture control scheme. The player controls a single combatant against a number of different mobs and bosses identical to the primary enemies found in the Ninja Assassin movie. The gameplay is intense yet intuitive, while the gesture system allows the player to pull off stunning attacks that provide rich, over-the-top visuals along with a feeling of empowerment.

The game follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world, after he was taken from the streets as a child and transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. Haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free and vanishes. Now he waits in the shadows, preparing to exact his revenge.

Ninja Assassin’s story mode is designed around the film narrative and organized into four acts. In addition to story mode, players can experience the ultimate challenge of “survival mode” where they must outlast wave after wave of enemies. Players can then upload and share their high scores online within the game or post to their Facebook page for the world to see.

Game Features:

  • Intense 3rd-Person Combat – Visceral “Hit-point” system allows player to sever enemy limbs
  • Intuitive Hack-n-Slash Gameplay – Gesture-based combat controls enable the user to attack with a simple swipe of the finger
  • Engaging Story – Featuring 12 action-packed levels spanning over 4 harrowing acts – separated by original hand-painted artwork inspired by the film
  • Stunning Visuals – Showing-off highly stylized, vector-based character models
  • Global Leaderboards – Player can rank themselves against the rest of the world
  • Personalized Playlist – Listen to your own music while slicing and dicing your way through the game
  • Multiplayer Mini-Game – Using Bluetooth connectivity, fling razor-sharp shurikens from one device to the other
  • For more information on the Ninja Assassin game click here http://iphone.warnerbros.com/ninjaassasingame/

    Due to the graphic nature of the app, Ninja Assassin is intended for mature audiences 17 years of age and older.

    Magnet Releasing Takes U.S. Rights to MONSTERS

    Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

    Within hours of its world premiere at South by South West, Gareth Edward’s hotly anticipated first feature MONSTERS was sold to the Wagner/Cuban Company’s Magnet Releasing (genre arm of Magnolia Pictures) for North America and Mexico , against stiff competition from other distributors.

    In a deal brokered by Magnolia SVP Tom Quinn and Protagonist Pictures CEO Ben Roberts, the Vertigo Films movie premiered at a packed midnight screening in the SX Fantastic section of the festival programmed by Fantastic Fest’s Tim League.

    Produced by Allan Niblo and James Richardson of Vertigo Films (Bronson, StreetDance), the film was shot as a road movie, travelling through Guatemala, Mexico and the US, involving local people alongside its key cast Scoot McNairy (In Search of a Midnight Kiss) and Whitney Able (All the Boys Love Mandy Lane).

    Six years ago previously, a NASA probe returning to earth with samples of an alien life form, crashed over Central America . Soon after, new life forms began to appear, and half of Mexico was quarantined as an INFECTED ZONE. Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain “the creatures”… The story begins when a US journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the US border.

    Hanna Begins Filming In Europe Next Week

    Monday, March 15th, 2010

    The adventure thriller Hanna, directed by BAFTA Award winner Joe Wright, begins filming in Europe next week. Focus Features holds worldwide rights to the movie. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.

    Academy Award nominee Saoirse Ronan (of Focus’ Atonement, also directed by Mr. Wright), Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett (soon to be seen in Robin Hood), and Eric Bana (Star Trek) star in Hanna. Joining the cast is Niels Arestrup, who last month won the César Award ( France ’s Academy Award equivalent) for Best Supporting Actor for A Prophet [Un Prophète].

    Hanna (to be played by Ms. Ronan) is a teenage girl. Uniquely, she has the strength, the stamina, and the smarts of a solider ; these come from being raised by her father (Mr. Bana), an ex-CIA man, in the wilds of Sweden . Living a life unlike any other teenager, her upbringing and training have been one and the same, all geared to making her the perfect assassin. The turning point in her adolescence is a sharp one ; sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys stealthily across Europe while eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative with secrets of her own (Ms. Blanchett). As she nears her ultimate target, Hanna faces startling revelations about her existence and unexpected questions about her humanity.

    Seth Lochhead wrote the initial screenplay and has written subsequent drafts, as have David Farr, Joe Penhall, and Mr. Wright. Academy Award nominee Leslie Holleran (Chocolat) is producing Hanna with the team of Marty Adelstein and Scott Nemes (who are in post-production on The Experiment). Barbara A. Hall, who executive-produced Focus’ Academy Award-winning Milk, encores in that capacity on Hanna. Focus senior vice president, European production Teresa Moneo is supervising Hanna for president of production John Lyons. European locations for Hanna’s filming will include Finland , Bavaria , Morocco , and Berlin (the latter in part at Studio Babelsberg).

    Alwin Küchler, who shot the upcoming Morning Glory, is the director of photography, and Lucie Bates (Go for Zucker!) is the costume designer. Mr. Wright is reunited on Hanna with several longtime collaborators, including film editor Paul Tothill (Focus’ Pride & Prejudice) and the thrice-Academy Award-nominated team of production designer Sarah Greenwood and set decorator Katie Spencer.

    Shrek Forever After New Trailer

    Sunday, March 14th, 2010

    Here is the second trailer from Paramount’s upcoming film “Shrek Forever After”. The animated film is set to open in theaters May 21, 2010



    After challenging an evil dragon, rescuing a beautiful princess and saving your in-laws’ kingdom, what’s an ogre to do? Well, if you’re Shrek, you suddenly wind up a domesticated family man. Instead of scaring villagers away like he used to, a reluctant Shrek now agrees to autograph pitch forks. What’s happened to this ogre’s roar? Longing for the days when he felt like a “real ogre,” Shrek is duped into signing a pact with the smooth-talking dealmaker, Rumpelstiltskin. Shrek suddenly finds himself in a twisted, alternate version of Far Far Away, where ogres are hunted, Rumpelstiltskin is king and Shrek and Fiona have never met. Now, it’s up to Shrek to undo all he’s done in the hopes of saving his friends, restoring his world and reclaiming his one True Love.

    Walt Disney Studios Announces WONDERCON 2010 Lineup!

    Friday, March 12th, 2010

    Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures has tapped key cast members and filmmakers from three upcoming films to take part in WonderCon 2010, one of the industry’s most popular comics and pop culture conventions, April 2-4, 2010, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

    Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures’ presentations include:

  • PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME” — Jake Gyllenhaal (the film’s Prince Dastan), Jordan Mechner (executive producer and creator of the video game that inspired the film), director Mike Newell and producer Jerry Bruckheimer share insights about and footage from this epic action adventure set in the mythical lands of Persia. Geoff Boucher will moderate. Saturday, April 3, 2010, 12:15-12:45 p.m. Esplanade Hall.
  • THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE” — Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Teresa Palmer, director Jon Turteltaub and producer Jerry Bruckheimer discuss this summer’s most magical adventure that stars Cage as the sorcerer and Baruchel as his reluctant apprentice—all in modern-day Manhattan. A sneak-peek of footage from the film will be shared. Geoff Boucher will moderate. Saturday, April 3, 2010, 12:45-1:15 p.m. Esplanade Hall.
  • TOY STORY 3” — Director Lee Unkrich from Disney•Pixar’s all-new comedy adventure shares a few toy stories, plus a sneak peek of footage from the film, which stars Woody, Buzz and all of Andy’s favorite toys, as well as some new faces, including Barbie’s friend Ken, a pink teddy bear named Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear and a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants. Saturday, April 3, 2010, 1:15-1:45 p.m. Esplanade Hall.