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Cody Simpson Stars In Choose Your Own Adventure Movie

Posted on May 2, 2012 by popdirt

Atlantic recording artist has announced plans to star in a new film titled ‘Finding Cody’. The scripted, choose your own adventure movie is set for release this June.

Currently in production in Los Angeles, ‘Finding Cody’ is the first YouTube choose your own adventure-style film starring a major musical artist. The film will feature multiple annotations allowing viewers to click and choose innumerable paths to reach the exciting conclusion.

Directed by filmmaker Michael Canzoneiero, from a script he co-wrote with Marco Ricci, ‘Finding Cody’ stars Gatlin Green and Lia Marie Johnson, herself a genuine YouTube sensation with over 11 million individual video views. The film follows self-proclaimed “biggest Cody Simpson fan in the world” Lucy in her quest to see her idol performing live in concert. Though faced by an array of obstacles – the show is sold out and she’s just been grounded by her mom – with the viewer’s choices guiding their way, Lucy and her best friend Lily might well make their dreams come true.

Among the highlights of ‘Finding Cody’ will be a behind-the-scenes, all-access tour of a Cody Simpson concert. The full-length event is slated to be filmed Saturday, April 28th at Anaheim’s House of Blues.

Finding Cody will have its world premiere this June via Warner Music Group’s original YouTube Channel, ‘The Warner Sound’.

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Nikki Yanofsky Lends Her Vocals To ‘Tom and Jerry & The Wizard Of Oz’

Posted on October 5, 2011 by popdirt
Nikki Yanofsky

performed the songs of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ in the new animated film, ‘Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz’. With classics like ‘Over the Rainbow’, ‘We’re Off To See The Wizard’ and ‘If I Only Had a Brain’, the Canadian artist was honored to contribute her voice to the legacy of Judy Garland. Check out a trailer and order the film for $14.99 at iTunes.

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Vanessa Hudgens On A Lesson From ‘Sucker Punch’

Posted on April 7, 2011 by popdirt
Vanessa Hudgens 'Identified'

met with reporters in Los Angeles to discuss her new movie ‘Sucker Punch’, where the 22-year-old talked about a lesson from the movie that could mirror her personal life in wake of the continual leaks of compromising photos of the actress/singer online, which were stolen from her Gmail account. “The freedom and strength of the mind – we don’t give it enough credit,” Hudgens said. “It’s just amazing that when you are put in dire, compromising situations, you really can find your own positives, find your own freedom and make your destiny.” Read more.

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Sondre Lerche Song ‘Dear Laughing Doubters’ Featured In ‘Dinner For Schmucks’

Posted on July 29, 2010 by popdirt

co-wrote and sang the song ‘Dear Laughing Doubters’, which concludes the new Steve Carrel, Paul Rudd, Zack Galifinakis and Jemaine Clement starring movie ‘Dinner For Schmucks’, directed by Jay Roach. The film opens in the US on Friday (July 30). Check Amazon.com to buy the digital track when it becomes available. Sondre wrote about penning the song on his MySpace on Monday:

Now, writing words for a song in a movie is the hardest thing cause they always start out telling you, don’t feel the need to comment on any of the action or characters on the screen – just knock yourself out! So you start off free and random, try to find direction and feeling without making contact with what’s happening in the scene.

Needles to say, the moment you present your first draft everybody starts having very specific opinions about it all and with each new draft it’s either too random, too on-the-nose, too sad, too sweet, too busy, too bad. Now things are getting exciting cause you’re discussing the endless possibilities and details of the song with people who are even more deeply invested in the project than you are yourself. The director, Jay Roach (Austin Powers, Meet The Parents), had lots of helpful and nuanced thoughts on how songs represent characters and their view on life. Of course this part of the process can be a frustrating too, cause you’re constantly being challenged and pushed to make it work better in the context of the film.

The entire post at MySpace has since been removed.

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Lindsay Lohan To Play Porn Star Linda Lovelace In ‘Inferno’?

Posted on May 6, 2010 by popdirt

is reportedly to play porn icon Linda Lovelace in new movie, ‘Inferno’. “We’ve all thought that Lindsay would be a great choice for a while now, and we’re all convinced that she is going to do it,” the film’s producer Razaqi told the LA Times. “For at least a year, the director [Matthew Wilder] and I have gone back and forth imagining how awesome of a performance she could give if she was in the movie.”

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Justin Timerlake And Cameron Diaz Film ‘Bad Teacher’

Posted on April 9, 2010 by popdirt

Justin Timerlake and his ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz filmed scenes from their upcoming film ‘Bad Teacher’ in Irwindale, California on Wednesday (April 7).

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‘Michael Jackson’s This Is It’ Trailer Debuts On The VMAs

Posted on September 11, 2009 by popdirt

MTV is partnering with Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment to exclusively premiere the official trailer from the film ‘’s This Is It’ during the 2009 Video Music Awards on Sunday (September 13) at 9PM (Live ET/Tape delayed PT). The trailer debut on the Video Music Awards will provide audiences their first look at the extraordinary new film which opens worldwide in theaters for a two-week limited engagement beginning October 28, 2009.

‘Michael Jackson’s This Is It’ will offer Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts that would have taken place beginning this summer in London’s O2 Arena. Chronicling the months from April through June, 2009, the film is produced with the full support of the Estate of Michael Jackson and drawn from more than one hundred hours of behind-the-scenes footage, featuring Jackson rehearsing a number of his songs for the show. Audiences will be given a privileged and private look at Jackson as he has never been seen before. In raw and candid detail, ‘Michael Jackson’s This Is It’ captures the singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, creative genius and great artist at work as he creates and perfects his final show. Kenny Ortega, who was both Michael Jackson’s creative partner and the director of the stage show is also directing the film, which is being produced by Randy Phillips, Kenny Ortega and Paul Gongaware. Executive producers are John Branca and John McClain. The film will be distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Releasing. Tickets for the limited two-week engagement of the film go on sale beginning September 27.

The movie website www.thisisit-movie.com will be launched simultaneously with the trailer debut on the Video Music Awards. For more information on the film, please visit the website after the trailer is presented during the show.

The trailer for Michael Jackson’s THIS IS IT will make its debut in theaters on September 18th with the Sony Pictures Animation release of ‘Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs’.

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Lee Ryan Gets Slapped Around By Vinnie Jones

Posted on June 4, 2009 by popdirt

gets roughed up by Vinnie Jones in the new movie ‘The Heavy’, and the Blue singer talked about the scene in the British gangster flick. “I told him to go ahead and slap me about more but he didn’t want to because he said it was my scene and my moment,” Lee said. “It was a very intense scene but working with Vinnie was great. It makes you realize what an amazing actor he is.” Watch the trailer at thesun.co.uk.

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Sara Bareilles Bawled Like A Baby Watching ‘Anvil’

Posted on May 22, 2009 by popdirt
Sara Bareilles sitting in the grass

checked in with fans on her blog at MySpace on Thursday (May 21), echoing the thoughts of Mandy Moore about the metal band documentary ‘Anvil’. The singer songwriter tells readers:

I just watched the movie ANVIL. It’s unbelievable. It made me want to perm my hair and join a metal band and move to Czechoslovakia and play shows in underground pubs and write songs about leather.

I knew nothing about the band, but saw the preview and immediately was super excited to see it. It seriously is an incredible documentary. For such a seemingly hardcore subject matter, this movie is poignant and tender, capturing moments where you truly see how very deeply these men care about this band and each other. I bawled like a baby. (shocker of the year.)

I sound like a freaking advertisement, but seriously it was an awesome movie.
That’s all.

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‘Precious’ Trailer Ft. Mariah Carey

Posted on May 14, 2009 by popdirt

The trailer to ’s new film ‘Precious’ has been released, starring and Lenny Kravitz. The Lee Daniels directed film tells the story of an overweight, illiterate Harlem teen who is pregnant with her second child and invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction. It opens in Los Angeles and New York on November 6th. Watch it via YouTube below.

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