Meet the Spartans Film Desktop Wallpapers

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The warriors of 300 might have been able to hold their own–at least for awhile–against an army of thousands, but can they defend themselves against this satire?

From the minds behind EPIC MOVIE, MEET THE SPARTANS tackles everything from the action movie to YOU GOT SERVED to Britney Spears.

Meet the Spartans is a sequel to 2007’s Epic Movie set for release on January 25, 2008. It was written, directed, and co-produced by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. The MPAA rated it PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language, and some comic violence.

Although it references many movies, TV shows, people and pop cultural events, it focuses mainly on the movie 300.

The cast includes Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra, Kevin Sorbo, Ken Davitian, Method Man, Diedrich Bader, Nicole Parker, Crista Flanagan, Ike Barinholtz, and many more. This movie has been criticized for most of the same reasons Epic Movie was, little creativity with little actual plot.

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The Hottie and the Nottie Film Desktop Wallpapers

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The Hottie and the Nottie Desktop WallpapersThe Hottie and the Nottie is an upcoming romantic comedy film starring Paris Hilton, Joel David Moore, Christine Lakin, and Johann Urb. The film started shooting in January 2007.

Written by Heidi Ferrer (Dawson’s Creek), this is the first full-length feature film from director Tom Putnam. The plot revolves around Cristabelle (Hilton) who refuses to date childhood friend Nate (Moore) until he can find the perfect match for June (Lakin), her ugly best friend.

Unceremoniously dumped and branded a loser by his current girlfriend, Nate Cooper recalls his first crush, Cristabel Abbott, at the impressionable age of six. Armed with information collected from the Internet by his geeky friend’s mom, and convinced she’s the only girl for him, Nate decides to move back to L.A. and find Cristabel.

She’s still single and stunning, and turning the heads of every man she passes. But there’s a reason she’s still single; Cristabel is still best friends with the same ugly little girl Nate knew from first grade, June Phigg. They live together, they go to yoga together, the only thing they don’t do is go on dates together. June has a severe case of the “notties”, she’s physically unattractive and her personality seems to match. However, Cristabel simply refuses to leave June home alone unless she has a date.

Determined to spend as much time as possible with Cristabel, who has expressed a passionate desire to be with him – if only – Nate sets out to find a boyfriend for June, but guys recoil at the sight of her. Nate concludes June needs a makeover, and she’s introduced to a very hunky doctor with all the right moves. However, as Nate and June become friends and she emerges from her cocoon, Nate slowly realizes that the girl of his dreams may not be the real hottie at all, and the nottie may be headed for disaster with the doctor.

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Fool’s Gold Film Wallpapers

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Fool’s Gold is an upcoming 2008 adventure/romance film about a married couple who rekindle their romantic life while searching for a lost treasure. The film was directed by Andy Tennant and reunites the How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days stars Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson.

Ben “Finn” Finnegan is an affable, modern-day treasure hunter who is obsessed with finding the legendary 18th century Queen’s Dowry-40 chests of priceless treasure that was lost at sea in 1715. In his quest, Finn has sunk everything he has, including his marriage to Tess.

Just as Tess has begun to rebuild her life, working aboard a mega-yacht owned by billionaire Nigel Honeycutt, Finn discovers a vital clue to the treasure’s whereabouts. Much to Tess’ consternation, Finn maneuvers himself aboard Nigel’s yacht and, using his roguish charm, convinces the tycoon and his celebutante daughter, Gemma , to join him in the pursuit of the Spanish riches. Even Tess can’t resist the lure of finally uncovering the treasure that had eluded them for so long. But they are not the only ones after the prize. Finn’s one-time mentor, Moe Fitch, and a ruthless local gangster are intent on beating Finn to the trove.

During the scenes in which McConaughey’s character was flying an airplane, he used a stunt double, Steve Wilson, a bush pilot in Gustavus, Alaska. Wilson was on vacation while the filming was taking place and was hired as McConaughey’s double. Soon after, Wilson died while piloting his own airplane in August 2007 when the engine failed and sent him and his best friend plummeting into the mountains.

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  • Kate Hudson – Tess Finnegan
  • Matthew McConaughey – Ben ‘Finn’ Finnegan
  • Donald Sutherland – Nigel
  • Tiffany Grant – Jane
  • Ray Winstone – Moe Fitch
  • Ewen Bremner – Alfonz
  • Roger Sciberras – Andras
  • Brian Hooks – Curtis
  • Malcolm-Jamal Warner – Cordell

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The Air I Breathe 2008 Film Wallpapers and Review

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The Air I Breathe is a 2008 romantic drama/crime film and the directional debut from Korean-American filmmaker Jieho Lee, who co-wrote the script with Bob DeRosa.

It stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Brendan Fraser, Cecilia Suárez, Clark Gregg, Emile Hirsch, Forest Whitaker, John Cho, Julie Delpy, Kelly Hu, Kevin Bacon and Andy Garcia.

The film was financed by NALA Investments through its production company NALA Films The film will be released January 25th 2008 in the US .

The concept of the film is based on an ancient Chinese proverb that breaks life down into four emotional cornerstones – Happiness (played by Whitaker), Pleasure (Fraser), Sorrow (Gellar) and Love (Bacon).

The proverb speaks of these emotions, not as isolated fragments of feelings, but as elements that make up the whole of the human existence. Each of the four main protagonists is based on one of the four emotions; and like the proverb their paths are inextricably linked to each other.

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  • Forest Whitaker as Happiness
  • Brendan Fraser as Pleasure
  • Sarah Michelle Gellar as Sorrow
  • Kevin Bacon as Love
  • Andy Garcia as Fingers
  • Emile Hirsch as Tony
  • Julie Delpy as Gina
  • Will Maier as Mr. Park
  • Clark Gregg as Henry
  • Cecilia Suárez
  • John Cho as Bart
  • Kelly Hu as Jiyoung
  • Jason Dolley as Young Pleasure
  • Todd Stashwick as Frank

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Jumper Film Wallpapers, Trailers, and Reviews

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Jumper is a 2008 science fiction film based on the science fiction novel Jumper by Steven Gould. The film is directed by Doug Liman and stars Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson.

Jumper is slated for a February 15, 2008 release. David (Hayden Christensen) is a young man who, following his mother’s death, discovers the ability to teleport. David searches for the man that he believes killed his mother, drawing the attention of both the National Security Agency and another young man with the same abilities as David.

Jumper is an upcoming 2008 science fiction film based on the 1992 science fiction novel Jumper by Steven Gould. The film is directed by Doug Liman and stars Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson and AnnaSophia Robb. Jumper is slated for a February 14, 2008 release.

Premise: “A genetic abnormality allows a young man to teleport himself anywhere. He discovers this gift has existed for centuries and finds himself in a war that has been raging for thousands of years between ‘Jumpers’ and those who have sworn to kill them.”

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  • Hayden Christensen as David Rice, a young man who discovers the ability to “Jump”, or teleport.
  • Samuel L. Jackson as Roland Cox, the leader of the Paladin organization, whose goal is to kill Jumpers deemed too powerful to exist.
  • Jamie Bell as Griffin, a Jumper who has fought and evaded Paladins since his childhood.
  • Rachel Bilson as Millie Harris, David’s childhood friend and also his crush.
  • Diane Lane as Mary Rice, David’s mother who abandoned her son when he was five years old.
  • Michael Rooker as William Rice, David’s father.

Production: In November 2005, New Regency Productions hired director Doug Liman to helm the film adaptation of the science fiction novel Jumper by Steven Gould. Screenwriter Jim Uhls was hired to rewrite an adapted screenplay by David S. Goyer. The studio announced plans to develop a trilogy based on the novel’s premise. In April 2006, actors Tom Sturridge, Teresa Palmer, and Jamie Bell were cast for Jumper with Sturridge in the lead role. The following July, actor Samuel L. Jackson was cast into Jumper as an NSA agent, with producer Simon Kinberg rewriting the original screenplay draft by Goyer. Principal photography was scheduled to take place in Tokyo, Rome, Toronto, and New York. In August, actor Hayden Christensen replaced Sturridge in the lead role as David just two weeks before the beginning of shooting, as the studio “became concerned about not having a more prominent actor in their trio of young stars.”

In September 2006, Jumper was filmed at various locations in Peterborough, Ontario. The next October, actress Rachel Bilson replaced Palmer in the role opposite Christensen, with principal photography already underway in Toronto. In December 2006, Liman negotiated with the Rome Film Commission for rare access to film for three days in the Colosseum. The scene in the Colosseum was originally written for the Pantheon, at which exterior shots were also filmed. The crew was required to keep equipment off the ground by using harnesses and to rely on natural light for filming the Colosseum’s scenes.

After filming in Rome, scenes were filmed in Toronto during December 2006 to January 2007 and wrapped at the Canadian location on January 19. Cast and crew traveled to Tokyo to film scenes. On January 26 in Toronto, 56-year-old David Ritchie, a set dresser, was fatally struck by frozen debris while dismantling an outdoor set in wintry conditions.

Another worker was injured and was sent to a hospital with serious head and shoulder injuries. As a result of director Liman insisting Christensen perform his own stunts while filming various scenes, the actor injured his hand, split open his ear, and developed a hyperdilated pupil that required hospital care. In February 2007, the next filming site was set up at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sixty students from the nearby Huron High School were cast as extras for the film.

Marketing: The first teaser trailer for the film premiered on October 10, 2007. The film has been involved in viral marketing using the site WhatWeird.com, and numerous YouTube videos semi-integrated into the lonelygirl15 storyline.

Graphic novel: Oni Press will release a graphic novel that will portray several back stories related to the film entitled Jumper: Jumpscars. The novel will be released on February 13, 2008, one day before the film’s wide release. A publisher for Oni Press commented on the tie-in to the film, stating: “The world that was being built around these characters was so well-realized and the mythology so interesting that other stories about this conflict would be plentiful and add to what the filmmakers were building.” The novel was written by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir and illustrated by Brian Hurtt.

Video game: A video game for the film will be made for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, and Wii consoles. The storyline will focus on the characters Griffin and Davey as he attempts to avenge the death of his parents. Nicholas Longano of the video game publisher Brash Entertainment stated, “From the very first script read, we knew this had to be made into a game. The teleportation elements make for some very compelling gameplay.” The game will be released on February 12, 2008, two days before the film’s wide release.

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