The film, distributed by Paramount Pictures International, added another $4.7m to its international box office over the weekend to take the international total gross to $480.7m. This saw the sequel surpass both previous SHREK sequels to become both the franchise’s #1 entry and DWA’s all-time highest grossing film in the international marketplace. SHREK 2 grossed $478.6m at the international box office in 2004, while SHREK THE THIRD claimed $476.2m in 2007.

SHREK FOREVER AFTER is now the #4 highest grossing animated film of all-time at the international box office and stands as the third highest grossing film released internationally in 2010.

The final film in the SHREK franchise reunited English-language voice cast Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas alongside new cast members including Walt Dohrn, Jon Hamm and Jane Lynch under the direction of Mike Mitchell.

The proposed comic book adaptation is being produced by Akiva Goldsman, from a script by Green Lantern co-writer Michael Green.

With such a large selection of characters to cast, there seems to be a never ending forage of rumour and gossip throughout the internet about who is going to play everyone, from Mr Fantastic to Doctor Doom. With names like Bruce Willis, Adrien Brody and Stephen Moyer being mentioned, this is pretty much a waiting game. Until scripts are sent out, auditions are held and pre production is started, every piece of news is pretty much fair game.

So, here is the news laid out, the who, what and where…

Mr Fantastic: Adrien Brody, Jonathan Rhys Meyer

According to screenrant.com, executives are looking for higher calibre actor to take over the role from Ioan Gruffudd from the previous two instalments. Oscar winning Brody would be a huge deal within the comic book film world, as Twentieth Century have already shown with the casting of X-Men: First Class which is due to star James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon and Rose Bryne plus recent success Kick-Ass director, Matthew Vaughn in the director’s seat.

Both actors have tried to expand the sorts of films they star in, as seen in Meyer’s case by appearing in Mission Impossible III and this years From Paris With Love starring John Travolta.

The Invisible Woman: Alice Eve, Amber Heard

Human Torch: Kevin Pennington

The Thing (CGI): Bruce Willis

Doctor Doom: Stephen Moyer (Currently starring in HBO’s True Blood as Bill Compton)

As for the director, Joe Carnahan (Smokin’ Aces, The A-Team), David Yates (Harry Potter) and James McTeigue (V For Vendetta, Ninja Assassin) are all being considered according to ComicBookMovie.com.

What actually happens in the end, is down to whatever direction the studio decides to take the film but by the looks of it, the comic book movie is coming back (did it ever leave?) but in a new guise. A higher class actor and director seems to be the current taste for studios, maybe it’s time the genre was recognised for it?

Ralston became famous in 2003 when he was forced to amputate his own hand in order to free himself from the boulder, having been trapped there for almost 5 days. Despite his ordeal, he has since returned to climbing, using an artificial pick to surmount peaks across the globe.

‘127 Hours’ comes from director Danny Boyle who has brought us stunning films for over a decade (‘The Beach’, ‘28 Days Later’, Trainspotting’, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’) and so we hope that this next project will be just as fantastic as his others.

This film is closing the 54th London Film Festival on October 28th – we’ll get it in cinema’s on November 5th.

Watch the trailer here at Front Row Reviews:

The test of wills between Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro) and Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) escalates to new heights of comedy in the third installment of the blockbuster series—Little Fockers. Laura Dern, Jessica Alba and Harvey Keitel join the returning all-star cast for a new chapter of the worldwide hit franchise.

It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam (Polo) and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get “in” with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, however, Jack’s suspicions about his favorite male nurse come roaring back.

When Greg and Pam’s entire clan—including Pam’s lovelorn ex, Kevin (Owen Wilson)—descends for the twins’ birthday party, Greg must prove to the skeptical Jack that he’s fully capable as the man of the house. But with all the misunderstandings, spying and covert missions, will Greg pass Jack’s final test and become the family’s next patriarch…or will the circle of trust be broken for good?

Previous roles in films such as ‘Sin City‘ and ‘Machete’ has impressed those who matter, the producers choosing her for a spy role in this new film. There’s hope to find much of the original stars in this latest picture, although the two lead characters (Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara), not being kids anymore, are more likely to be appearing in smaller, supporting roles. Banderas is a key player in this one and should be pairing up with the ‘retired’ spy (Alba) to defeat the evil, time-stopping Time Keeper.

Expect it summer ‘11.

With her cleavage doing its best, Jolie’s outfit was custom made for her shape and size, complimenting her tiny waist and broad shoulder line.
With so many premiere’s to attend, Jolie commented that her 6 children were ‘Igetting used to the glitz and glamour.

“I would bring them in early in the mornings…and id let them use fake blood…we play together, they try on my wigs – but they know its all silly!” She told the Daily Mail.

Salt tells the story of a CIA agent who goes on the run after a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. The film was released yesterday.

A new 3D film is soon to be launched and continues the ‘Parallel Lines’ campaign, promoting Philips’ cinematic range of 3D LED TVs, including the world’s first Full HD 3D cinema proportion LED TV, Cinema 21:9 Platinum Series, which launches later this summer. Philips’ creative agency DDB UK is collaborating with award-winning Vision3@ Compendium to manage the creative and technical aspects of the shoot and post-production. The ‘Parallel Lines’ campaign won the 2010 inaugural Cannes Lions Grand Prix for Film Craft.

The 3D film will be fully revealed in September and will be supported by an in-store retail experience. A 2D version of the film will also be presented on www.philips.com/cinema and www.youtube.com/philipscinema. Exclusive footage of how the film was made, including interviews with the director and crew, will be released on Philips Cinema’s Facebook page during the build up to the premiere in September.

The ‘Parallel Lines’ campaign, which launched in April, challenged directors from RSA to respond to a single dialogue to demonstrate that whatever content is watched, only Philips TVs’ Ambilight technology, award-winning picture quality and superior sound, can recreate the best cinematic viewing experience at home. Since April, the 5 ‘Parallel Lines’ films have been watched over 5 million times. For this 6th film, RSA’s Barney Cokeliss was challenged to submit a treatment for a short 3D film based upon the same single dialogue.

The inaugural Film Craft Grand Prix was awarded for the short film ‘The Gift’ by Ridley Scott Associates (RSA) director Carl Erik Rinsch at this year’s Cannes Lions. The Gift’ also received a Gold Film Craft Lion for Special Effects.

For the last release, Front Row Reviews received a mysterious box… will there be another one this time?

Set around a ballet school in New York, Nina (Portman) finally achieves her dream of becoming chief performer. Before long, new blood has arrived (Kunis) and her elegance immediately catches the eye of the artistic director (Cassel). Tensions rise and Nina’s obsession with her own success leads her to paranoia and more sinister actions. How will she cope… or won’t she?

This could well be Aronofsky’s finest work to date, combining disturbing scenes suited to a thriller and wide, angular shots of the calm and tranquil ballet.

Black Swan opens in the US on December 1st but the UK doesn’t yet have a release date. Watch the trailer here at Front Row Reviews:

Austin Powers (1997)

The spy genre is probably the most parodied with films like Johnny English and the Austin Powers series doing very well at the box office. Austin Powers is clearly a parody of James Bond, with his womanizing ways, love of fast cars and reckless behaviour, and the films are hilarious mostly because of their complete and utter silliness.  There are even specific characters lifted straight out of the Bond films, such as Dr Evil, clearly a take on the evil SPECTRE leader Blofield from the early Bond films, as he has a white Persian cat just like Blofield. The film spawned two not quite as funny sequels, and Mike Myers has said repeatedly that a fourth is in the pipeline.

Airplane! (1980)

The clue to the fact that Airplane is a spoof is in the title itself, ending with an exclamation mark. The film is a parody of the disaster movie in general, but was created mainly to spoof a little known 1957 B-movie Zero Hour! This great comedy makes light of every disaster situation possible, but also has some of movie history’s most classic comedy one-liners, including the infamous “Don’t call me Shirley”. The films’ director David Zucker went on to make many other spoofs including The Naked Gun series, and more recently directing Scary Movie 3 and 4. 1982 saw an Airplane!  sequel, but it was not quite as good as the original.

Hot Shots! (1991)

Hot Shots! is basically a parody of Top Gun, coming from Airplanes co-director Jim Abrahams. Charlie Sheen is great at sending himself up as pilot Topper Harley, who returns to the navy years after vowing off after his fathers death. What gets Hot Shots! into the list however is Lloyd Bridges (who was also in Airplane 1 & 2) hilarious portrayal of the completely crazy Admiral Thomas “Tug” Benson. Hot Shots! got a sequel in 1993, which was just as funny as the original, again mostly thanks to Bridges, this time promoted to President.

Robin Hood Men in Tights (1993)

Cary Elwes stars as the legendary Nottingham hero here and there’s a great supporting cast including Patrick Stewart as King Richard. As well as making fun of the general Robin Hood tale, the film parodies previous films, often adapting lines or mocking previous actors who played the hero, particularly of Kevin Costner’s in Prince of Thieves. It also interestingly parodies famous spoof director Mel Brookes’ earlier films, inlcuding Blazing Saddles and Spaceballs. The film is most hilarious though for the random breakouts into musical pieces, especially the ‘Men in Tights’ song and dance.

This is Spinal Tap (1984)

Rather than parodying a particular film this mockumentary takes a look at the hedonistic lifestyle of heavy metal bands, but it also satirises the documentary genre itself. The film documents a tour of a fake rock band, Spinal Tap played by Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer and Michael McKean, who went on to make other mockumentaries including Best in Show and A Mighty Wind. The hilarious Stonehenge scene is the films high point, where a mock Stonehenge stage set is accidentally made tiny and the band are ridiculed by the audience.