Tom Cruise drove 'Protocol' previs

Previsualizing certain moments was response to aiding creating Paramount's 'Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol.'Tom Cruise has extended been known to like a leading guy and action movie hero, but rarely has he been known to love a technology pioneer.Yet this is actually the role the actor carried out on all "Mission: Impossible" films, mentioned David Dozoretz, senior previsualization supervisor on Paramount's "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol," which has cumed greater than $141 million in your area and $225 million overseas.Dodoretz, who done three in the pictures (he skipped "M:I2" while he was occupied while using "AlienInch prequels), mentioned that 1996's "Mission: Impossible," which launched the series, "was the initial movie that really used previs," your personal computer animation program that adds motion and graphics for the storyboard process and allows everyone around the picture -- from below-the-line department heads to top studio professionals -- to acquire funding sense of this type of scene might be prefer to have the ability to make informed production options.Dozoretz, who was simply then with ILM, recalls that round the first "M:I" Cruise as well as the producers preferred to carry out a sequence in which a train pulls a helicopter to the Funnel Tunnel."The studio wasn't really sure relating to this, and then we all made a decision to carry out a rough cartoon showing exactly what it seem like,Inch mentioned Dozoretz.Since that early application, which Cruise advised, previs remains utilized on hundreds of large-budget movies to assistance with your choice-making process and -- substantially -- to economize.When "M:I4" reaches development, Dozoretz grew to become a previs maven. He's one of the founders in the Previsualization Society, a trade group, as well as the past dozen years remains running Persistence of Vision, a previs speaking to shingle.Dozoretz was concentrating on the J.J. Abrams-directed "Super 8" because he got word that Abrams was was prone to result in the fourth "Mission" installment."They didn't have a very script yet, basically a tough treatment," Dozoretz appreciated. "One sequence would occur on top in the world's greatest building" -- the 160-floor Burj Khalifa in Dubai.Through The month of the month of january 2010, Dozoretz and also the team were aboard and labored continuously on "M:I4" for an additional 12 several days."It absolutely was really in the beginning,In . he mentioned. "I had been beginning round the Burja previs whilst J.J. was talking to (director) Kaira (Bird) inside the other room."Production designer James Bissell appreciated that pre-production on "M:I4" was "cut lower" consequently of protracted discussions one of the leading players behind the film. It needed some time before an entire script was available, "and then we were on three continents, filming second unit in Moscow and first models in Dubai and Prague, and additional locations in Vancouver."Previs, he added, was particularly useful such compelled conditions to have the ability to help Bird -- who had heretofore only helmed animated photos -- visualize difficult and complicated live-action sequences.Bissell while others given data to the previs personal computers, helping Dozoretz build several "M:I4" moments -- none more dramatic in comparison to film's signature sequence, through which Cruise increases within the Burj Khalifa's sleek surface 130 tales within the ground, rappelling from floor to floor to have the ability to access a good computer room outside.Greater than six several days before any shooting happened, Dozoretz created around "15 or 20" versions in the sequence for Bird."We'd show it to Kaira, and he'd say, 'This is less than working.'?"Bird will make strategies for acquiring the rate of interest in a few areas, slowing down lower it lower on other occasions. Your team would show the previs sequences for the studio and select how a shooting would occur.In those days the previs also got disseminated to a lot of the film's department heads. "They'd put the previs around the large monitor and undergo whole moments, one shot at any time,In . mentioned Dozoretz, "identifying how they would get certain shots, what they really want to accomplish at certain points throughout production and the way to rig for safety."But there's one factor nobody may have predicted. "Once we spent people first six several days concentrating on the succession, we believe it is all apt to be visual effects work," Dozoretz mentioned. "We figured they'll shoot plates and Tom will probably be devote digitally."But Cruise had other plans: He preferred to complete their very own stunts, also to suspend themselves in the harness 130 flooring within the ground while helis travelled around and Imax cameras recorded his vertigo-inducing moves up minimizing the medial side in the proven tower."Once we were creating the succession we thought we are able to perform anything whatsoever since it might be all digital," mentioned Dozoretz, "Nevertheless it switched to function as real Tom."So instead of creating a virtual world, the vfx artists ended up while using opposite task: They done live-action images of Cruise suspended in mid-air and completely removed wires, cables and experience in the crew inside the building's exterior. Contact Peter Caranicas at peter.caranicas@variety.com

Taylor Swift's 'Hunger Games' Song 'Safe and Sound' Debuts Online (LISTEN)

Put the hackiest sentence mixing Taylor Quick, 'Hunger Games' fans and odds being in your favor here. Taylor Quick -- the audio just like drawing unicorns in the notebook, within the simplest possible way -- features a song on soundtrack for 'The Hunger Games,' which is presently available via iTunes (even though official release date states 12 ,. 26). Referred to as 'Safe and Appear,' the mournful track isn't your typical Tay-tay fare -- no less than in comparison to some couple of from the rollicking singles and far much deeper reduces 'Speak Now.' (What?) Taking into consideration the somber tone of 'The Hunger Games,' hardly a big surprise, however when you appear like mashing-up 'Long Live' (a.k.a. DRAGONS!) with footage from 'The Hunger Games' trailer, we are not gonna stop you. Give consideration to 'Safe and Sound' (featuring Civil Wars) ahead. 'The Hunger Games' is going in theaters on March 23, 2012. Expect 'Safe and Sound' to dominate Top-40 radio between from time to time. 'Hunger Games' Photos See All Moviefone Galleries » [via TheInsider] [Photo: Lionsgate] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

'Men in Black 3' Trailer: Will Smith Time-Jumps Into the Past to Save Tommy Lee Jones

.post-content img {display:none;} The production of 'Men in Black 3' was besieged with everything from budgetary issues to trailer issues. As in: Will Smith's mega-trailer was forced to move off the SoHo street in Manhattan that it was parked on during shooting because of neighbor complaints. The 'Men in Black 3' trailer trailer doesn't appear to be as big of a problem on first glance. The under two-minute tease reminds you of the 'MIB' world -- aliens walk among us, Smith makes it look "gooood" -- while also setting up the plot of the threequel: Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) has actually been "dead for over 40 years" (SFX: thunderclap), so Agent J (Smith) must go back in time to save him. It's like 'Fringe'! But without Pacey. Starring Smith, Jones, Emma Thompson and Josh Brolin as the best Tommy Lee Jones impersonator this side of Las Vegas, 'Men In Black 3' (in 3D, natch) arrives in theaters on May 25, 2012. Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Amy Winehouse's 'Lioness: Hidden Treasures' and 11 Albums That Got Big Posthumous Sales Boosts

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Tuesday became the latest Republican presidential candidate to say he will not participate in the upcoming debate moderated by Donald Trump.our editor recommendsDonald Trump Defends G.O.P. Debate Moderation, Slams 'Joke' Candidates on 'Today' (Video)Donald Trump Accuses Jon Stewart of 'Racist Rant' about Herman Cain (Video)Donald Trump Charging $10,000 for Invitation-Only Meet and GreetMitt Romney and Fox News' Bret Baier Butt Heads Over Attack Ads (Video)Democrats Release 'Hollywood-Style' Ad Attacking Mitt Romney (Video)Mitt Romney's 2007 'Meet the Press' Appearance Provides Fodder for Newt Gingrich Campaign (Video)Mitt Romney Is First GOP Presidential Hopeful to Book Hollywood Fundraiser (Exclusive)Related Topics•Politics Romney told Fox News' Neil Cavuto that he called Trump and told him he would not attend because he was too busy to appear at Dec. 27 forum in Des Moines, Iowa. PHOTOS: Best Presidents in Film and Television "No, I'm not participating in that," Romney said. "We have two debates in December that I'veagreed to participate in. The rest of the month will be spent campaigning." For his part, Trump told ABC News in a statement that he accepted Romney's decision. "It would seem logical to me that if I was substantially behind in the polls, especially in Iowa, South Carolina and Florida, I would want to participate in this debate," Trump said. "But I understand why Gov. Romney decided not to do it." Several prominent Republicans have urged candidates to skip the debate, according to the Associated Press. They predict it will be a media circus and a distraction from important issues. PHOTOS: Actors Who've Played Politicians So far, two candidates have declined to appear -- Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman -- the latter of whom to'd CNBC's Larry Kudlow that he believes the debate is just a publicity stunt. "This isn't about ratings for Donald Trump; this is about jobs for the American people," Huntsman said. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum are the only two candidates to confirm their participation in the debate so far, with other candidates including Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann and Texas Gov. Rick Perry yet to make an announcement. However, Bachmann on CBS' Early Show expressed concerns about Trump's objectivity, saying "he said he's already learning towards a candidate." PHOTOS: 10 Entertainers Democrats and Republicans Love to Hate Trump made headlines earlier this year when he suggested that President Barack Obama is foreign-born while saying that he might run for president himself. In May, he announced he would not be running, saying: "Business is my greatest passion, and I am not ready to leave the private sector." Still, he has not ruled out a presidential bid as a third-party candidate. The Dec. 27 debate is scheduled to air on Ion. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery Democrats and Republicans' Favorite Movies Related Topics Barack Obama Donald Trump Politics Michele Bachmann Rick Perry Newt Gingrich Mitt Romney

You've Been Trumped

A Montrose Pictures presentation of a Bell Rock production. Produced by Richard Phinney. Directed by Anthony Baxter. Written by Richard Phinney, Baxter.With: Donald Trump, Michael Forbes, Molly Forbes, Susan Munro, Donald Trump Jr., Sarah Malone, David Milne, Paul O'Connor, Martin Ford, Ian Francis, David McCue.Anthony Baxter's "You've Been Trumped"takes stock of what happens when a brash celebrity billionaire runs roughshod over geographically pristine foreign turf. Familiarity may breed reluctant acceptance of blustery, cartoonishly self-promoting mogul Donald Trump on American network television, but exposure to the tycoon on a land-grabbing rampage through Scotland breeds more varied responses, including contempt. Stateside success for this somewhat uneven, "Roger and Me"-style docu will depend on U.S. auds' ability to identify with global class-consciousness, their tolerance for occasionally touchy-feely environmentalist sentiment and their willingness to stomach the real-world consequences of Trump's bombastic territorialism. Excerpted TV reports from 2007 lay out Trump's goals in usurping acres of ecologically unspoiled real estate in northeastern Scotland (described by preservationists as a wholly singular "mosaic of habitats") to build two pricey, state-of-the-art golf courses, a swanky complex of 1,500 townhouses, and a luxury hotel. The political situation perfectly parallels that of Bill Forsythe's fictional 1983 lark "Local Hero" (scenes of which are intercut here), wherein recalcitrant Scottish eccentrics successfully thwart oilmen's attempts to buy the very same spectacular coastline property. The docu's grimmer picture, related by interviewees like Green Party politician Martin Ford and chronicled in news clips, finds the national government, wooed by promises of job creation and a lucrative tourist trade, overturning the anti-Trump decision of town elders and even threatening the use of "compulsory purchase orders" (the Scottish equivalent of "eminent domain") to force the hands of homeowners who refuse to sell. The filmmakers unabashedly side with the holdouts, chief among them Trump's main nemesis, Michael Forbes (whose picture Trump sarcastically displays to David Letterman), along with neighbors Susan Munro and David Milne, who are given cameras to record the Trump organization's boundary-encroaching acts of provocation. Trump's team includes Donald Trump Jr., development spokesperson Sarah Malone and head greenskeeper Paul O'Connor. But it must be said that helmer Baxter, in choosing an ideal villain, is met more than halfway by Trump himself, who seizes every opportunity to unfairly disparage longtime residents during press conferences and in absurd photo ops where he is always flanked by two work-for-hire bagpipers. He proclaims his expansionist ambitions on the Golf Channel, no less, and describes Forbes' wooden sheds, a site that fits the rugged landscape, as "a terribly maintained, slum-like pigsty" apparently unfit for the sensitive eyes of well-to-do hotel guests. Collectivist in spirit, this mostly entertaining film lacks an official host or voiceover narration, which first works swimmingly but eventually becomes too diffuse. Even after the bulldozers, steam shovels and dumptrucks arrive, much remains unresolved as Trump departs for his 2011 presidential bid.Camera (color, HD), Baxter, Susan Munro, David Milne; editor, William Rice; music, Jonsi, Sigur Ros; sound, Paul Langwade; animation, Fifty Nine Prod. Reviewed on DVD, NY, Oct. 30, 2011. (In Hamptons, Vancouver film festivals.) Running time: 96 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

R.I.P. Marion Dougherty

Marion Dougherty, a classic Bergdorf-Goodman window dresser who rose being among Hollywood’s most influential casting company company directors, died December 4 in Manhattan of natural causes. She was 88. Once referred to as “the father of casting to be sure it” by Paul Newman, Dougherty was responsible for giving Al Pacino, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Robert Redford, Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Erection dysfunction Asner, Anne Bancroft, Bette Midler, Christopher Walken as well as other others their first breaks. She also was instrumental at the begining of careers of James Dean and Robert Duvall. Dougherty became a member of the organization casting the tv series Kraft Television Theater, Naked City and Route 66 through the late 19 forties and to the early sixties. In individuals days, the conclusion in the studio system meant stars were free agents being discovered in regional theaters, off-Broadway at local playhouses, as well as the demands of TV meant they have to be situated fast. She eventually moved into film casting,where she totally transformed the process by departing type-casting and toward character and individuality. Her movie credits include casting Pacino in Stress In Needle Park, Redford in Butch Cassidy As Well As The Sundance Kid, Voight and Hoffman in Evening time Cowboy, too asThe Owl As Well As The Pussycat, Slaughterhouse-Five, The Paper Chase, Lenny, Your Entire Day In The Locust, The Earth According To Garp, Full Metal Jacket, Tim Burton’s Batman, as well as the four Lethal Weapon movies. Her latest movie credit was 2001′s Venus And Mars.”I think she’s one of the key figures moving picture history she was the Mozart of casting,” mentioned Tom Donahue, who's making the documentaryCasting By, in regards to the evolution in the casting industry which Dougherty will be a central figure. In 1965, Dougherty setup her company, Marion Dougherty Affiliate marketers, in the NY brownstone nicknamed The Brothel on 30th Street because her employees were women. (She hired future casting company company directors Juliet Taylor, Amanda Mackey, Nessa Hyams, Phyllis Huffman and Wally Nicita.) She wasbrought to Hollywood by former United states . Artists leader David Picker, and he or she eventually labored at Vital and Warner Bros, where she was named mind of casting in 1979. Round the West Coast, her discoveries includedGlenn Close, Diane Lane, Danny Glover, Matthew McConaughey, Brooke Shields, Debra Winger and Woodsy Harrelson. Among her many achievements: suggesting to Norman Lear that Carroll O’Connor and Jean Stapleton play Archie and Edith on Lear’spilot for just about any new series calledAll Inherited convincing Richard Donner to cast Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon even though his part was written for just about any white-colored male and casting Robin Williams in Garp, his first dramatic role. There's a push in 1991 to acquire Dougherty the Honorary Lifetime Achievement Oscar — using the type of Warner Bros’ Mark Rosenberg, Paula Weinstein, Newman, Woodsy Allen and Sydney Pollack behind the campaign — but that lobbying effort not successful.

Ouch! Maggie Q Showcases Nikita Injuries

First Released: December 2, 2011 4:07 PM EST Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Package Hoover and Bill Rose bush interview Maggie Q, who showcases her Nikita injuries to her hands (bottom inset), 12 ,. 2, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Within The CWs Nikita, Maggie Q will get herself interior and exterior harmful situations, and also the actress has sustained a couple of bumps, bruises and breaks on set. I'd a grate fall on my small hands after which I fell lower a ladder. It had been awful, Maggie told Billy Rose bush and Package Hoover on Fridays Access Hollywood Live, revealing her bruised fingers. Maggie lately got braces from her first and middle finger, that have been hurt lately. I broke both of these fingers, she stated, pointing to her inflamed numbers. The actress ring finger, however, was able to escape, but she joked shes not near to getting someone put a diamond ring onto it. Im never gonna get suggested to, she chuckled. That guy needs to be crazy. Joking aside, the stunning beauty revealed she is not a energy player in the overall game of affection. I did not really date much, she stated, telling Billy and Package her ex count is a maximum of the fingers on the hands. I havent had lots of associations. Nikita airs on Fridays at 8 PM ET/PT around the CW. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.