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SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2013 Actor Robert Downey Jr (center) who plays Tony Stark in the “Iron Man” movies, gives a thumbs-up as he rings the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange. — AP ‘Iron Man 3’ blasts off US blockbuster season Man 3” is expected to launch America’s summer blockbuster season with a bang this weekend, hav- “Iron ing already taken global box offices by storm, industry analysts say. Robert Downey Jr returns as the metal-suited Marvel superhero, in a sequel to the last “Iron Man” movie in 2010, but also playing off the back of last year’s comic-book mega hit “The Avengers,” which also featured him. The film, starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Kingsley as well, has already made nearly $200 million around the world in the last week, and could earn a similar sum in its first weekend in North America. “The summer firework show has already begun for most of the world. Disney’s cash rocket... is expected to light up the box office with $165 million,” said Jeff Bock, box office analyst at industry tracker Exhibitor Relations. That may be short of the best opening weekend box office ever — $207 million for “The Avengers”-but it would be the biggest “Iron Man” debut after $98 million for the first one in 2008 and the second three years ago. Downey Jr was in suitably relaxed mood when promoting the movie recently ahead of its US release, bantering with Paltrow, whose character’s teasing romance with his reaches new levels in this movie. “These guys are wimps, okay? The suit is not that bad,” Paltrow said after Downey Jr and metal-clad co-star Don Cheadle complained about how heavy their suits were, and how much they had to wear them on set compared to Paltrow. The “Iron Man” star shot back: “And Gwyneth by the way, she did come in and she was having a ball, and her kids were there and she was in rockin’ shape, so it was all nice and easy. I think she wore it once or twice. “It’s an accumulative issue,” he joked at a Beverly Hills press conference, before acknowledging: “I admit, we’re wimps.” In the new movie, Tony Stark, his billionaire playboy character who transforms himself into “Iron Man,” faces formidable terrorist The Mandarin, played by Kingsley. There are two baddies in all, with Anglo- Australian actor Guy Pearce playing evil scientist Aldrich Killian, who has developed a fluid that can turn people into superhuman mutants. “These movies are only ever as good as their bad guys,” said Downey Jr, paying tribute to his co-stars-who in turn heaped praise on the US star actor, who makes fun of his past problems with drugs and the law. “The truth is that these movies work Spielberg to direct ‘American Sniper’ Steven Spielberg has his sights set on his next project, a movie about former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle. A spokeswoman for DreamWorks Studios says the filmmaker will direct Bradley Cooper in an adaptation of the best-selling book “American Sniper.” “Spread” screenwriter Jason Hall wrote the script based on the autobiography of Kyle, who was killed along with a friend earlier this year while at a North Texas gun range. An Iraq war veteran who they were trying to help deal with PTSD is charged with the killings. Kyle is considered to be the deadliest sniper in US military history. At the time of his death, he was working on another book, “American Gun: A History of the US in Ten Firearms.” The film will be a co-production of DreamWorks and Warner Bros. — AP because Robert has a really big picture creative mind about what these movies should feel like,” said Paltrow. “He is always asking... how can we make it feel like something we care about, and we want to watch. So I think... that’s why the movies keep working, and they’re not a weaker carbon copy of the one before.” Box office analyst Bock noted that in China, “Iron Man 3” made $21.5 million in just one day, a record he said-compared to $18 million taken by “The Avengers” there over two days last summer. “In fact, ‘Iron Man 3,’ straight out of the gate, may be the top movie of the summer,” he told AFP, adding that it was “definitely playing like a pseudo-sequel to” last year’s “The Avengers.” So will there be an “Iron Man 4?” “We never could have known what and who was going to come together for the third Iron Man. Usually, the third of anything struggles to even meet the first two, let alone the first one,” said Downey Jr. “So in all earnestness, things are very much in flux right now. Marvel has their plans and we’re all living and growing, so we’ll see what happens,” he added. “The future, as usual, is uncertain.” — AFP In this file photo, actor Bradley Cooper attends the premiere of Focus Features’ “The Place Beyond The Pines” at the Landmark Sunshine Theater in New York. — AP Video shows Reese Witherspoon’s arrest Adashboard-camera video of Reese Witherspoon’s recent disorderly-conduct arrest provides a rare glimpse of one of Hollywood’s best-known actresses unfiltered as she takes on a no-nonsense Georgia state trooper following her husband’s traffic stop. In video of the April 19 early-morning incident in Atlanta, posted Thursday by the website TMZ, the 37-year-old actress seeks to intercede as her husband is being administered a field sobriety test by the trooper. Trooper First Class J Pyland tells Witherspoon to stay in the couple’s vehicle no fewer than five times. For her part, Witherspoon is equally determined to get out and engage him, even at one point feigning pregnancy and saying she needs to use the bathroom. When the trooper starts to arrest her, she lets loose. Witherspoon turns to yell at him while being handcuffed and accuses the trooper of harassment, at one point prompting him to warn her, “You fight me, I promise you ...” Witherspoon’s husband, Hollywood agent Jim Toth, mostly observes the exchange, but tries to calm her after the trooper’s warning about resisting arrest. TMZ posted the video from the trooper’s vehicle hours after Witherspoon appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” to apologize for her behavior. In her first sitdown interview about the arrest, the Oscar-winning actress and mother of three said she had “one too many” glasses of wine, and panicked after she and her husband were pulled over. “I have no idea what I was saying that night,” she said. “I literally panicked. I said all kinds of crazy things. I told them I was pregnant. I’m not pregnant.” The police report states Witherspoon asked the trooper, “Do you know my name?” and added, “You’re about to find out who I am.” The video shows the situation quickly escalating. In one video clip, the trooper appears to be examining Toth when Witherspoon, out of view, starts to get out of her vehicle. “Ma’am, get back in that car,” the trooper tells her. She apologizes, and asks if she can say something. “No ma’am,” he says, “get back in that car. I’m not going to repeat myself again.” Later, when Witherspoon continues to try to intervene, the trooper handcuffs her. “You better not arrest me! Are you kidding me?” she asks. “Nope,” he responds. She protests again, “I’m an American citizen!” The trooper leans toward her and says he told her to stay in the car. She repeats “This is beyond!” She turns to yell at the trooper as he’s handcuffing her and he raises his chin and warns her against resisting arrest. As Witherspoon is taken out of view, she can be heard asking, “Do you know my name sir?” When he says he doesn’t need to, she asks, “You don’t need to know my name?” He says “Not quite yet,” and she adds, “Oh really. OK, you’re about to find out who I am.” The trooper responds, “That’s fine. I’m not real worried about you, ma’am. I done told you how things worked. You want to get out and get up in my investigation, that’s OK.” As the trooper returns to Toth, he tells him, “I tried.” Toth says “I’m sorry,” and the trooper adds, “I absolutely 100 percent tried.” Toth then tries to put some distance between him and his wife’s outburst. “I had nothing to do with that,” Toth tells the trooper. “I know,” he responds. Toth was charged with drunken driving and is due in court May 23. Witherspoon faces a May 22 court hearing on the disorderly conduct charge. Shortly after her jail release, the star of hit movies such as “Walk The Line,” “Legally Blonde,” “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Election” issued a statement saying there was “no excuse” for her behavior. “I was disrespectful to the officer who was just doing his job. The words I used that night definitely do not reflect who I am. I have nothing but respect for the police and I am very sorry for my behavior.” Two lawyers for Witherspoon, one in Los Angeles and one in Atlanta, did not immediately return calls from The Associated Press seeking comment Thursday. “There are so many lessons learned,” she told ABC on Thursday. “When a police officer tells you to stay in the car, you stay in the car,” she said. “I learned that for sure. I learned a lot.” — AP
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2013 Bollywood marks India’s century of cinema India’s movie industry toasted its 100th birthday yesterday with the release of two films celebrating its humble origins in the silent era and the influence of glamorous modern-day Bollywood. “Bombay Talkies” comprises four short stories inspired by India’s love of cinema, created by some of the country’s leading filmmakers. “You usually celebrate birthdays and that’s what we are doing today. Indian cinema turns 100 and we are acknowledging that,” said Zoya Akhtar, who directed the film along with Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap and Dibakar Banerjee. The acclaimed cast includes Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Rani Mukherjee, with a cameo from acting legend Amitabh Bachchan. The Indian Bollywood film actress Preity Zinta poses during the press meet for the Hindi film ‘Ishkq in Paris’ in Mumbai. film’s theme song features Bollywood A-listers such as Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Vidya Balan, Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor. The movie will have a special gala screening at the Cannes film festival this month, where India is to be honoured as the “guest country” in its landmark year. “The four short stories are about passion for cinema and ingredients like drama, music, A man walks past a mural of Indian Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan from his classic film ‘Deewar’, at sunrise in Mumbai yesterday. dance and entertainment. All of these ingredients are a huge part of our films and culture,” said co-producer Ashi Dua. Its release comes 100 years to the day since the opening in Bombay (now Mumbai) of “Raja (King) Harishchandra”, the first all-Indian silent feature film, based on the tale of a virtuous king from the Hindu epic Mahabharata. It marked the birth of one of the world’s most vibrant film industries, which produced almost 1,500 movies last year in various languages and corners of the country, with Hindi-language Bollywood leading the way. While “Bombay Talkies” explores life in the present, the second film opening on Friday is the award-winning “Celluloid Man”, which pays tribute to the founder of the National Film Archive of India, PK Nair. The documentary, so far only shown at festivals, showcases Nair’s lifetime dedication to preserving films that date back to the silent era, and it is peppered with clips from historic black-and-white productions. Thanks to the efforts of 80-year-old Nair, nine silent films out of 1,700 made in India have been preserved, although no records remain of many others. “Almost 70 percent of the films made before 1950 are lost, including some real gems like the first ‘talkie’,” Nair told AFP, refer- Bollywood actresses Meera Chopra (left) and Mahi Gill pose at a ceremony ahead of the forthcoming Hindi Film ‘Gang of Ghosts’ directed by actor Satish Kaushik in Mumbai. ring to the first Indian film with sound, 1931’s “Alam Ara” (The Light of the World). He said digital technology would help to preserve the cinematic gems that still exist for future generations. “There are currently about 12,000 films awaiting digitisation.” Also on Friday, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee was to join stars and filmmakers at the annual National Film Awards in capital New Delhi, following a six-day festival showcasing the colourful history of Indian cinema. Awardwinners already announced include “Paan Singh Tomar”, a Hindi film starring Irrfan Khan about the Indian soldier and athlete who became a notorious bandit. The ceremony also celebrates works from various regional film hubs, in languages including Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu and Bengali. — AFP A fitness enthusiast does his morning walk past a statue of late Indian filmmaker Yash Chopra in Mumbai yesterday. — AFP photos An Indian employee of the New Excelsior Theatre prepares to remove a poster from a display board.
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