‘Need for Speed 2’ Movie Latest News: US-China Co-Production Sequel in Development

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‘Need for Speed 2’ Movie Latest News: US-China Co-Production Sequel in Development

Christian Post Report – Although the Aaron Paul-led street racing film “Need for Speed” had relatively low performance ratings in U.S. theaters, the film, which is adapted from Electronics Arts game saw huge success in China by hitting over $65 million in box office sales.

Therefore it isn’t really a big surprise that the movie is getting a sequel. In fact, a report from The Wrap has said that a development for a second film is currently being ironed out between China and the U.S.

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Aaron Paul as Tobey in 2013 “Need for Speed”

The report indicated that a joint venture film project spearheaded by “China Movie Channel Program Center, Jiaflix Enterprises and 1905 Pictures” are now teaming with EA through their representative, UTA, on a second instalment to Scott Waugh’s high-octane action thriller film.

“We are excited to work with EA, one of the world’s most recognized creative companies. We are also delighted that much of ‘Need for Speed 2’ would be filmed in China, and we believe it will include much more Chinese talent and elements,” Yin Cao, chairman of China Movie Channel, told The Wrap.

“This venture is another great endeavor to bridge the cultures between China and the West through films. We look forward to cooperating with excellent films and filmmakers to thrill and entertain movie lovers internationally with more outstanding films with Chinese labels,” Cao added.

The project, however, is still on the lookout for a new director, a new writer and a new cast. Production for “Need For Speed 2” is “anticipated to begin later this year.” Creative and casting details are expected to be announced in the following weeks.

It was meanwhile revealed that as part of the partnership deal, the upcoming film would take place in China and would feature a “significant” number of Chinese actors.

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Teresa Giudice Prison News: Star Returning to Real Housewives of New Jersey After Prison

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Teresa Giudice Prison News: Star Returning to Real Housewives of New Jersey After Prison

Christian Post Report – Teresa Giudice still has a few months left on her prison sentence, but her fans can look forward to her return on “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” after she’s released—if the reality star is interested in Bravo’s offer.

“Bravo wants Teresa back” for season 7 of the franchise, says a source from Us Weekly. The source also claims that Giudice’s sister in law, Melissa Gorga will most likely return to the show along with other newcomers.

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Teresa and Joe Giudice

Sources tell the magazine that Bravo producers are scouting for fresh talent, including Tracy Lynn Johnson, “Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro’s wife Lisa Valastro, and Erica Levy, who’s married to talk show host Geraldo Rivera.

Giudice entered prison on January 5 after she and her husband, Joe, were charged with a 39-count indictment of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, bank fraud and bankruptcy fraud in October 2014.

Upon completion of Giudice’s 15-month sentence, Joe is expected to serve 41 months in prison.

In the meantime, the network may spotlight other members of the Giudice family. Joe is reportedly in talks with Bravo to star in a reality series about his new life as he cares for daughters Gia, 14, Gabriella, 10, Milania, 9, and Audriana, 5, while his wife is in prison.

Joe himself confirmed this during a four-hour interview with Us Weekly at his home in New Jersey.

“We met,” said Joe to the magazine. “Now it’s something for our attorneys to figure out.” A source from the magazine says that production on Joe’s show could begin as early as May.

It was also reported last year that Gia might be featured in a new reality show which focuses on her girl group, 3KT, as they try to find success in the music industry.

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Following God’s Schedule

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Romans 11:33-36

Christian Post Report – Most of us enjoy feeling in control of our own schedule and grow frustrated when things don’t go according to plan. Yet if we truly desire to walk in the center of God’s perfect will, we must become willing to cooperate with His time frame.

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    Dr. Charles F. Stanley (File).

Consider how you pray about situations in your life. Without realizing it, you may be demanding that God follow the schedule you’ve constructed according to your very limited human wisdom. Yet if we believe He is who He says He is, how can surrendering to His way not be to our benefit? Think about His unique, praiseworthy qualities:

• His all-encompassing knowledge. The Lord has complete understanding of our world and the details of every individual life—past, present, and future.

• His complete wisdom. God understands man’s every motive, whereas none of us are able to accurately discern people’s intentions. We make choices based on partial information, whereas He has the wisdom to take action based on truth.

• His unconditional love. Our Creator is always motivated by love and constantly has our best in mind. Unless we trust His heart, our view of reality will be distorted.

• His perfect sufficiency. At just the right time, God will provide us with everything we need to carry out His plan.

Submitting to God’s timetable requires faith and courage. Believe in the goodness of His heart and His plans—and wait until He gives the signal to move forward. Then, as you follow His schedule, you’ll experience the joy of watching Him make all things beautiful in His timing.

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‘Hawaii Five-O’ Season 5 Spoilers: Elvis Impersonator Murdered

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‘Hawaii Five-O’ Season 5 Spoilers: Elvis Impersonator Murdered

Christian Post Report – Yet another suspense and action-filled episode is coming this week on CBS’ hit police procedural TV drama series “Hawaii Five-O” Season 5.

Titled “Ua Helele’I Ka Hoku” or “Fallen Star,” a synopsis was posted on The Futon Critic where it teases about a death of an Elvis impersonator and then his body got stolen afterwards.

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Official poster for season 5 of Hawaii Five-0

The incident, which happens during an Elvis impersonation convention, would call on the attention of Five-O wherein they must track down the culprits who, as found out, are actually after the hidden diamonds sewn into the victim’s costume.

Carter Matt said in their report that this week’s ordeal could prove to be a challenging one for Hawaii’s finest as the convention would expect to be littered with so many Elvis wannabes. This could prove to be very difficult to follow one particular suspect amongst the crowd.

The summary from TFC went on to mention that Gabriel Waincroft (Christopher Sean) will return to seek Chin’s (Daniel Dae Kim) help regarding his plans on getting off the island.

Written by David Wolkove and under the direction of James Wilcox, Episode 21 “Fallen Star” also features the acts of Alex O’Loughlin as Steve McGarrett, Scott Caan as Danny Williams, Grace Park as Kono Kalakaua, Masi Oka as Dr. Max Bergman, Chi McBride as Lou Grover, and Jorge Garcia as Jerry Ortega.

Returning alongside Sean are recurring cast members John Lovitz, who plays Barry Burns, and Dennis Chun as Sgt. Duke Lukela.

“Hawaii Five-O” Season 5 airs this Friday, April 10 at 9 p.m. on CBS.

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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Movie to be Made Based Off the Mobile Horror Game

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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Movie to be Made Based Off the Mobile Horror Game

Christian Post Report – Warner Brothers is bravely doing a film adaptation of a popular mobile game called “Five Nights at Freddy’s.” The mobile game is said to be constantly on the top list of games downloaded in app stores. It is a horror survival game, with players taking on the role of a night-shift security guard who works in a pizza parlor. The game was created by Scott Cawthon.

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A screenshot of gameplay from YouTube.

The pizza place is famous for its animatronic band, which includes a big teddy bear, which plays kiddie tunes during the day. These animatronic animals however turn into something more sinister at night and are known for killing security personnel who are on night duty.

The Hollywood Reporter first shared the news about Warner Bros. acquiring the rights to adaptation. Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment will produce the film, with Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg.

The game’s creator, Scott Cawthon, said that “the story lends itself to being a movie and it taps into a largely unexplored niche of horror that a lot of people will be able to relate to.” Seth Grahame-Smith on the other hand says that they will work with Cawthon to make “an insane, terrifying and weirdly adorable movie.”

A further description of gameplay as reported in SlashFilm may give an idea of how the film may be adapted: “The games feature a pretty unsettling art design and a backstory which involves some really nasty actions related to the animatronic animals.”

No writer is attached to the film as of yet. It will be executive produced by Adam Stone and Jay Ireland, while Jon Berg and Nik Mavinkurve will oversee the film for Warner Bros.

Lee, Grahame-Smith and Katzenberg are no strangers to the horror film genre. Lee had a hand in producing Liam Neeson’s “Run All Night” and is finishing work on the “Poltergeist” remake. Grahame-Smith and Katzenberg are currently working on a “Beetlejuice” sequel.

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Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2 to Be Released? Sequel in the Works?

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    Rooney Mara, best actress nominee for her role in ”The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” wears a Givenchy dress as she arrives at the 84th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 26, 2012.

Christian Post Report – Rumors are once again circulating that 2011 critically-acclaimed movie “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” may get a sequel after all. These started when Knopf Publishers recently announced that they are publishing a new novel called “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” as part of the “Millennium” novel series that started with the first novel “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” which was what the movie was based on.

“Spider’s Web” is said to be the fourth novel in the series. The first three novels were originally authored by Stieg Larsson, but the fourth one was authored by David Lagercrantz. All novels feature one character Lisbeth Salander, who is a female hacker.

Sony Pictures, according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter, has the rights to make film adaptations of all the “Millennium” books which include the second and third books: “The Girl who Played with Fire” and “The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.” Inside sources also say that Sony also has rights to the upcoming fourth novel.

A sequel that was supposed to be based on the second novel was originally said to come out in 2013, but for some reason, it has been delayed. The report mentions that given the upcoming release of the fourth novel, there are talks that Sony may be considering making a sequel based on the second and third novels and a third sequel on the fourth novel.

Amy Pascal, who used to head Sony when they came out with the first film, is said to be resistant to this new idea, because it was reported that the studio has already paid “a seven figure sum” for a script by screenwriter Steven Zaillian based on the second novel. Sony’s original plan for the sequel also meant reducing the film’s budget so that the studio can cut their losses if in case the film does not succeed in the box office. The 2011 movie was made with a $90 million budget and only earned $233 million worldwide.

If the studio pushes through with the sequel on a much tighter budget, it is likely to mean that the original film’s stars Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig may not be able to reprise their roles, according to another report on NME.

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GTA 5 ‘Spectre Trailer Video: James Bond Trailer With GTA Released by YouTube User

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GTA 5 ‘Spectre Trailer Video: James Bond Trailer With GTA Released by YouTube User

Christian Post Report – A YouTube user has created a “Grand Theft Auto V” video using the recently released trailer for the latest James Bond installment, “Spectre.”

Fans of 007 and the GTA games series were treated to a video created by Joris Prudhon, a YouTube user who put the “Grand Theft Auto V” treatment on the upcoming James Bond offering, “Spectre.”

Prudhon launched himself into fame last year when he recreated the “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” trailer and gave it a “Grand Theft Auto V” spin. That version has since gathered over 700,000 views on YouTube.

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Spectre – GTA V YouTube screengrab

The ring showing Spectre’s logo featured on the original trailer also makes an appearance in the video, and while the analogs weren’t rendered as perfectly, the meeting with Christoph Waltz’s character is included, even if Prudhon didn’t quite make the setting details clear.

The video remains relatively faithful to the “Spectre” trailer, however. The 3D version of Daniel Craig, who plays James Bond, is a fairly accurate rendering, along with a fizzy-haired version of Naomie Harris. Even the iconic and climactic James Bond soundtrack is thrown in at the end for good measure.

Recreating parodies of trailers was made possible by a number of complex tools present in “GTA IV,” giving creative players a venue to produce their own intricate videos. The Spectre-GTA V version is not the first in this genre, parody versions of E3 and the “Need for Speed” trailers have already been created and have their own following on YouTube.

Console players without “Rockstar” movie maker tools at their disposal may make do with multiplayer positional tracking and painstaking manual camera edits. One such example is the aqueduct chase sequence in the recreated “Terminator 2.”

Fans of these types of remakes should soon expect a rendering of “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” trailer, and even the complex “Terminator: Genisys” recreation in GTA V, courtesy of the gaming community.

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Spectre – GTA V YouTube screengrab

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American Horror Story Hotel Season 5 Release Date, Cast News: Welcomes Back Kathy Bates for New Season

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American Horror Story Hotel Season 5 Release Date, Cast News: Welcomes Back Kathy Bates for New Season

Christian Post Report – FX’s hit horror anthology TV series “American Horror Story” welcomes back one of its cast member in its upcoming fifth season subtitled “Hotel.”

A report from The New Zealand Herald said that the two-time AHS star Kathy Bates has been confirmed to return in a yet to be known role.

Announcing the news is none other than show creator Ryan Murphy who took to his social media this week.

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American film and television actress, Kathy Bates, during the 2015 Golden Globes Award

“Kathy Bates is running the Hotel. #AHSSeason5” Murphy’s Twitter post reads.

Although it hasn’t yet been disclosed as to what the 66-year-old award-winning star will be in AHS: Hotel, speculations drawn out from Murphy’s tweet indicated that Bates could be the hotel’s manager.

Bates has appeared back in “American Horror Story: Coven” as well as on “American Horror Story: Freak Show” where she played the character of a bearded lady named Ethel Darling.

Speaking to Us Weekly on their March 17 news edition, Bates expressed how open she is to the idea of returning to the FX series.

“I’m keeping my fingers crossed,” Bates said.

As with the news about the pop icon Lady Gaga joining the AHS family, Bates added that she would “love to work” with the singer.

“I’m a big fan of hers, my jaw dropped when I saw her on the Oscars,” she meanwhile told E! News. “I’ve just decided I have to put her picture up in front of the treadmill.”

Other than Bates, and Lady Gaga, the new series will also feature the acts of Wes Bentley, Matt Bomer, and Cheyenne Jackson in various major roles.

Filming for “American Horror Story: Hotel” is slated to commence this summer and will premiere on television October 2015.

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American Horror Story Hotel Season 5 Release Date, Cast News: Welcomes Back Kathy Bates for New Season

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American Horror Story Hotel Season 5 Release Date, Cast News: Welcomes Back Kathy Bates for New Season

Christian Post Report – FX’s hit horror anthology TV series “American Horror Story” welcomes back one of its cast member in its upcoming fifth season subtitled “Hotel.”

A report from The New Zealand Herald said that the two-time AHS star Kathy Bates has been confirmed to return in a yet to be known role.

Announcing the news is none other than show creator Ryan Murphy who took to his social media this week.

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American film and television actress, Kathy Bates, during the 2015 Golden Globes Award

“Kathy Bates is running the Hotel. #AHSSeason5” Murphy’s Twitter post reads.

Although it hasn’t yet been disclosed as to what the 66-year-old award-winning star will be in AHS: Hotel, speculations drawn out from Murphy’s tweet indicated that Bates could be the hotel’s manager.

Bates has appeared back in “American Horror Story: Coven” as well as on “American Horror Story: Freak Show” where she played the character of a bearded lady named Ethel Darling.

Speaking to Us Weekly on their March 17 news edition, Bates expressed how open she is to the idea of returning to the FX series.

“I’m keeping my fingers crossed,” Bates said.

As with the news about the pop icon Lady Gaga joining the AHS family, Bates added that she would “love to work” with the singer.

“I’m a big fan of hers, my jaw dropped when I saw her on the Oscars,” she meanwhile told E! News. “I’ve just decided I have to put her picture up in front of the treadmill.”

Other than Bates, and Lady Gaga, the new series will also feature the acts of Wes Bentley, Matt Bomer, and Cheyenne Jackson in various major roles.

Filming for “American Horror Story: Hotel” is slated to commence this summer and will premiere on television October 2015.

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iPad Mini 4 Release Date, Specs News: Leaked Photos Out, Upgrade Soon to Be Unveiled? (VIDEO)

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iPad Mini 4 Release Date, Specs News: Leaked Photos Out, Upgrade Soon to Be Unveiled? (VIDEO)

Christian Post Report – Rumors have been circulating online over Apple’s reported update on the iPad mini, with photos of what is believed to be the iPad mini 4 leaked on the Internet.

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Reuters claims Sharp has all but stopped producing iPad Retina displays.

Apple may be preparing to unleash a major upgrade on its iPad mini line with a new iPad mini 4, and images of the device’s aluminum case have been circulating online from an apparently leaked photograph.

Appearing to be thinner that its predecessors, the iPad mini 4 is likely to be more like an iPad Air 2 than the previous models. Based on photos of the leaked casing, the device will have a single row speaker grill on the bottom on both sides of the Lightning port, and it also dispenses with the mute/lock switch, just like Apple’s latest Air.

Other big changes that set it apart from the current gen iPad mini is its chassis which reveals a big antenna cutout at its top, with a SIM slot on its right side, the arrangement making the 7.9-inch tablet appear to be a cellular version of the iPad mini 3.

The iPad mini 4 will be a device a majority of iPad mini users may be anticipating given the lukewarm reception the iPad mini 3 received when it made its debut in October last year after no major changes really set it apart from the iPad mini 2 apart from Touch ID and another color option in gold.

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Possible iPad Mini 4 Housing Appears In Leaked Photos & Video. Ubergizmo Twitter image. April 8, 2015.

With the leaked photos of the alleged iPad mini 4 shell, users may be expecting the next gen device to match the specs of the iPad Air 3 at the very least.

Last year, the iPad mini 2 received some a generous upgrade with performance improvements via its new and faster 64-bit chip A8X processor and an 8MP camera with 1080 video recording capabilities.

The iPad mini 4 may receive the same improvements, and speculations run to an A9 processor with at least 2GB of memory similar to the iPad Air 2.

Detailed information about the iPad mini 4 remains scarce as it is still early in the release cycle, but users can expect the device to make its debut by October this year at the latest with a starting price point of $399.

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