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Fresh on the news that the guy from Cocktail will be starring in a live action adapted version of the anime Akira comes the news that Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks have bought the rights for a live-action version of Ghost in the Shell.  In 3-D no less!  If the title sounds familiar you probably read Sarah’s review of the anime last week.  The manga comic from which the anime, now the live action film, was adapted from is credited by the Wachowski Brothers as a major influence for The Matrix.  You’ll know more when we do!

Ghost in the Shell
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With it’s release as the first big movie of the summer only weeks away more and more Iron Man is hitting the net.  Marvel has released two new posters for the film (which has earned itself a PG-13 rating) plus a handful of new wallpapers which you can download here (sign-in required).  Plus, if you haven’t yet checked out the released pics of Iron Monger (the film’s baddie) you’ll want to take a peek inside the Full Diagnosis.

Iron Man
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In yet another Judd Apatow produced romantic comedy Jason Segel (Marshall from How I Met Your Mother), who also wrote the film, is dumped by his longtime girlfriend played by Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars herself) and tries to get over the break-up, with the help of a spunky hostess played by Mila Kunis (Jackie from That 70’s Show), in the same Hawaiian resort she is staying at with her new lover (Russell Brand).  Apatow regulars Paul Rudd and Jonah Hill also star.  Check out the official site.  We’ve seen it, and we’ll have the review for you when the film hits theaters everywhere on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall
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A movie with Jackie Chan and Jet Li?  Sign me up!  Michael Angarano stars as a kung fu obsessed teen who discovers a mystical staff which leads him on an adventure to ancient China to return the staff to its rightful owner, the imprisoned Monkey King (Jet Li), with the help of a drunken master (Jackie Chan), a vengeful beauty (Yifei Liu), and a silent monk (Jet Li).  Is it just me or does this sound like a whacky Kung Fu version of The Wizard of Oz?  Actually, the film is an adaptation of the classic novel Journey to the West.  Check out the official site.  The adventure begins everywhere on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

The Forbidden Kingdom
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After discovering he only has 88-minutes to live a college professor/forensic psychiatrist (Al Pacino) tries to hunt down his killer.  Ummm…hasn’t this been done before, you know, a few times?  Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, Amy Brenneman, Deborah Kara Unger, Leah Cairns, William Forsythe, and Neal McDonough also star.  Check out the official site.  The film begins its search for the killer in theaters everywhere on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

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