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Live music performances, Tim Burton and Alice in Wonderland cast headline free fan event February 19th

Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Records are teaming up with Hot Topic, KIIS-FM, MySpace and musical artists from the upcoming album Almost Alice for a great big ultimate fan event celebrating the upcoming Alice in Wonderland. The star-studded concert event kicks off at 5 p.m. on February 19, 2010, at the Hollywood & Highland ….

Magnolia Pictures grabs rights to Neil Jordan’s Ondine

Magnolia Pictures announced that it has acquired U.S. rights to Ondine, the latest movie from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Neil Jordan, who wrote, directed and produced the project. Ondine stars Colin Farrell, Stephen Rea and features newcomer Alicja Bachleda in the title role. It will be released early this summer as part of Magnolia’s Ultra VOD ….

Raimi, Maguire and Dunst all off Spider-Man 4, which is now set to be a prequel

Right on the heels of news that John Malkovich was still attached to Spider-Man 4 as a villain (SEE HERE), Sony’s Columbia Pictures has reportedly scrapped the project all together and is rebooting the franchise, according to THR. The studio is apparently parting ways with director Sam Raimi and franchise stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten ….

Female lead cast for live-action Green Lantern film

Blake Lively (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Gossip Girl) has been cast as the female lead opposite Ryan Reynolds in Warner Bros.’ upcoming live-action Green Lantern film, according to THR’s Heat Vision Blog. According to reports, Lively will play Carol Ferris, who runs her father’s aerospace company and hires test pilot Hal Jordan (Reynolds), ….