BURBANK, CA, January 30, 2011 – Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced today that Henry Cavill has won the coveted role of Superman, the iconic superhero.

The film will be directed by Zack Snyder, who stated, “In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time, and I am honored to be a part of his return to the big screen.  I also join Warner Bros., Legendary and the producers in saying how excited we are about the casting of Henry.  He is the perfect choice to don the cape and S shield.”

Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Deborah Snyder are the producers of the film. The screenplay is being written by David S. Goyer based on a story by Goyer and Nolan. Thomas Tull and Lloyd Phillips are serving as executive producers.

Cavill recently wrapped production on “The Cold Light of Day” and stars in the upcoming “Immortals,” opening this fall.

Targeted for release in December 2012, the new Superman movie will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

Matt Damon plays George Lonegan, a reluctant psychic medium trying to break free from the desperate people seeking one last moment with loved ones that have passed on, in Warner Bros.’ new supernatural drama, “Hereafter.”

After working with Damon on “Invictus,” director Clint Eastwood hoped to cast the actor in “Hereafter,” a desire Damon echoed. “I originally thought that my schedule wasn’t going to permit me to do it because I was on another movie when Clint called me,” Damon remembers. “I said, ‘Did you just call me and say you have a Peter Morgan script that you’re directing? You want to offer me the part and it’s going while I’m working on another movie? I’d rather be tortured than get that call,’” he deadpans. “But it worked out, luckily, because Clint is so flexible. I love working with Clint and his whole team.”

Since the story is comprised of three separate storylines in three countries, Eastwood was able to shoot the film in a way that accommodated Damon’s schedule. “I thought, why not just do the two stories and then do Matt’s story when he’s available?” Eastwood recalls. “So, that’s what we did. I’m obviously a fan of Matt’s and knew he could really play the character’s conflict.”

“I think Matt is emerging as one of the most important actors that we’ve had in a long time, when you look at the body of work and the array of roles that he’s taken on,” producer Kathleen Kennedy comments. “And one of the reasons he loves working with Clint is that there is always going to be something that he can learn from him in terms of acting or directing.”

The actor describes his character as “a very lonely guy. He has, within the last three years, made a big life change because of this ability he has to talk to people that have passed on. It’s something he doesn’t want, that he looks at more as a curse than a gift. It interferes with his ability to be intimate with anybody because of what he experiences when he makes any kind of physical contact with them.”

Though George is genuinely gifted, he is aware that the field of psychics and mediums is rife with phonies and the pseudo-scientific. “We try to show the legitimacy of what he does,” Eastwood notes, “as opposed to the charlatans out there. Whether there are some who are legitimate and others who are not is in the eye of the beholder, so to speak, but the story does touch on the existence of people that take advantage of those who want to make contact with what might be out there.”

The one place George has always found refuge is in CD recordings of the works of Victorian novelist Charles Dickens, read by English actor Derek Jacobi. “George realizes that he’s connected to this writer who’s got all these ghosts in his head that are there with him all the time,” Damon remarks.

Seeking to leave his past behind, George embarks on a pilgrimage to Dickens’ London home. “George is searching for a way to get beyond this situation he’s been stuck in for so long,” says producer Robert Lorenz.

George’s journey leads him to the London Book Fair and on a collision course with the story’s two other lost souls. “I think all the characters in this film are trying to re-engage in life,” Damon observes. “And George needs to come to understand the value of this gift that he has.”

Opening soon across the Philippines, “Hereafter” is distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

The Philippines will take part in Walt Disney Pictures’ global event “TRON Night: An IMAX 3D Experience” on Thursday, Oct. 28 at the IMAX Theaters of SM North EDSA and SM Cebu.

Simultaneously scheduled in IMAX cinemas worldwide, “TRON Night” will gives audiences the chance to see more than 20 minutes of never-before-seen 3D footage from Disney’s upcoming film, “TRON: Legacy,” a 3D high-tech action-adventure set in a digital world that’s unlike anything ever captured on the big screen.

“It’s exciting to offer fans an early, exclusive 3D preview of `TRON: Legacy’ in the ultimate of formats. We can’t wait for audiences around the world to experience the visually stunning and cutting-edge world that director Joe Kosinski has created,” said Sean Bailey, President of Production, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment, is equally enthusiastic. “We are ecstatic that the Disney team and the `TRON: Legacy’ filmmakers elected to debut this amazing footage exclusively in our network of theaters,” said Foster. “This first-look in IMAX 3D is the most immersive way to bring audiences into the world of `TRON: Legacy’ and kick-off the countdown to the film’s highly-anticipated launch.”

If you’re from Metro Manila or Cebu and you have a Facebook account, find out how you can win tickets to “TRON Night” by visiting the Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Philippines Facebook Fan Page at http://www.facebook.com/waltdisneystudiosph. Promo period is until Oct. 22 only.

In “TRON: Legacy,” Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), looks into his father’s disappearance and finds himself pulled into the digital world of Tron where his father has been living for 25 years.

Along with Kevin’s loyal confidant Qora (Olivia Wilde), father and son embark on a life-and-death journey of escape across a visually-stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous.

Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Philippines, “TRON: Legacy” will open across the country in IMAX 3D, Digital 3D and regular formats.

Not every cop can be a hero.  It takes all kinds to fill a police force – you got your superstars, the guys who get the medals, your hot shots, glory boys, vets – and then… there are the other guys.  Guys like Detectives Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg) who never make the headlines, in Columbia Pictures’ new action-comedy “The Other Guys.”

But every cop has his or her day and soon Gamble and Hoitz stumble into a seemingly innocuous case no other detective wants to touch that could turn into the city’s biggest crime.  It’s the opportunity of their lives, but do these guys have the right stuff?

“Gamble and Hoitz are not necessarily what you think of when you think of the heroes of buddy cop movies,” says Ferrell.  “Gamble is a forensic accountant, a desk cop, the guy who never leaves the office, who’s very much into his paperwork. Hoitz is more of the streetwise guy who’s jonesing to get out there and make a name for himself.”

“My character is obsessed with what he thinks is real crime: drug dealers, vice, murderers, and anything that’s going on in the street,” says Wahlberg.  “Will’s character’s whole attitude and approach to police work is paperwork.  That’s all it basically comes down to – paperwork and white collar crime.  But I’m stuck with him because of a mistake that I made.”

“Literally, around one in the morning that night after that first dinner, director Adam McKay sent out an e-mail describing a cop movie where Will is the guy who wants to do desk work and the opportunity arises for him to step up,” says co-writer Chris Henchy.  “From that, we started talking about it and danced around the idea and went in and pitched it.”

Strangely enough, the comedic outline of the plot would be inspired by the current headlines – and Will’s character, though outrageously silly, is a new kind of cop and perhaps the future of law enforcement.  “We like the idea of Will as a policeman, always on his computer, loving paperwork.  He solves crimes from his desk, with a computer,” Henchy continues.  “That’s how you catch the Bernie Madoffs of the world – it’s not hitting the streets, it’s following the paper trail.”

“Allen Gamble is a guy who loves – he actually relishes – paperwork,” says Ferrell.  “Working on the computer and organization are police work for him.  He’s an earnest, sweetheart type – a guy who plays it very close to the vest, a buttoned-down type of guy who shows up right on time for work and stays to the very last minute.”

Ferrell says that working with an actor like Wahlberg afforded the filmmakers the opportunity to work the comedy in a way that emphasizes his strengths.  “Sometimes the comedy is conversational, and other times, it’s broad and crazy and out of control.  Adam and I always feel like the best comedy is played straight – as real as possible.  In fact, this might be the most real movie we’ve done tonally, which makes the situations that Allen and Terry get into so much funnier.”

Opening soon across the Philippines , The Other Guys is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International.  Visit www.sonypictures.com.ph to get the latest movie news, video clips, games and free downloads. Find us on Facebook www.Facebook.com/ColumbiaPicturesPH and join our fan contests.

Man’s very existence is threatened by epidemics, climate change, dwindling resources and…zombies, in Columbia Pictures’ edgy action comedy Zombieland starring Woody Harrelson (2012), Jesse Eisenberg (Adventureland), Emma Stone (The House Bunny) and Abigail Breslin (No Reservations).

A recent No. 1 box-office hit in the U.S., Zombieland focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies.  Columbus (Eisenberg) is a big wuss – but when you’re afraid of being eaten by zombies, fear can keep you alive.  Tallahassee (Harrelson) is an AK-totin’, zombie-slayin’ badass whose single determination is to get the last Twinkie on earth.  As they join forces with Wichita (Stone) and Little Rock (Breslin), who have also found unique ways to survive the zombie mayhem, they will have to determine which is worse: relying on each other or succumbing to the zombies.

“I always saw Zombieland as a zombie film that crosses so many genres at once,” says director Ruben Fleischer.  “First and foremost, it’s a comedy, a road movie.  It’s obviously got a horror element to it, and there’s romance as well.  I was excited because of all the different aspects of the film, and my goal was to keep it grounded and strike just the right tone.”

Harrelson takes on the role of Tallahassee, a man who dies hard and slays harder, a dude ready to slay any zombie that comes between him and the planet’s last remaining Twinkies.   “What I loved about Tallahassee was that he was a guy who essentially lost everything, so he has nothing left to lose, and as a result, he’s fearless when it comes to his approach to the zombies,” says Harrelson.

Tallahassee’s sidekick, Columbus, is played by Jesse Eisenberg. “I could certainly relate to Columbus’ obsessive-compulsiveness; he’s the type of guy who can’t let himself enjoy anything,” says the young actor.  “It was written very honestly, and I looked forward to being able to find the balance between that truth and the inherent humor in it.”

Joining Columbus and Tallahassee on their quest to survive are Wichita, played by Emma Stone, and Little Rock, played by Abigail Breslin.  “I loved that this movie is funny, but not a rip-roaring slapstick, and it’s scary, but not a terrifying nightmare-inducer,” says Stone.  “It manages to strike a balance between those and be its own thing.  It’s a multifaceted zombie movie.  Who knew you could make that?”

“I really wanted to do this movie, because it’s different than anything I’ve ever done,” explains Breslin.  “Little Rock is a very feisty character, and I’ve enjoyed doing all this action.  And when we shot in the amusement park, I got to go on a lot of the rides when we weren’t filming.  I had a lot of fun.”

Opening soon across the Philippines, “Zombieland” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International.  Visit www.sonypictures.com.ph to see the latest trailers, get free downloads and play free movie games.

The world’s most beloved detective comes your way in the one of the most anticipated motion picture events of the year: “Sherlock Holmes” starring Robert Downey Jr. (“Iron Man”), Jude Law (“Closer”), Rachel McAdams (“The Time Traveler’s Wife”) and Mark Strong (“Body of Lies”).

In a dynamic new portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous characters, “Sherlock Holmes” sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson (Law) on their latest challenge.  Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy all of England.

Robert Downey Jr. brings the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes to life as he has never been portrayed before.  Jude Law stars as Watson, a doctor and war veteran who is Holmes’ trusted colleague.  Rachel McAdams stars as Irene Adler, the only woman ever to have bested Holmes and who has maintained a tempestuous relationship with the detective.  Mark Strong stars as their mysterious new adversary, Blackwood.  Kelly Reilly plays Watson’s love interest, Mary.

“Sherlock Holmes” is helmed by acclaimed filmmaker Guy Ritchie from a screenplay by Michael Robert Johnson and Anthony Peckham and Simon Kinberg.  Screen story by Lionel Wigram and Michael Robert Johnson.  The film is produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin.  Michael Tadross, Dana Goldberg and Bruce Berman serve as executive producers with Steve Clark-Hall co-producing.  Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were created by the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and appear in stories and novels by him.

Opening soon across the Philippines, “Sherlock Holmes” is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.