In Recognition of 'Tower Heist,' the 6 Best Movie Heists

Last evening, I received an urgent message from my editors: "With 'Tower Heist' being launched on Friday, you have to write a product on movie heists." "Sure," I responded. Now, I've learned this subject remains talked about numerous occasions -- that's surprising. Similar to with Best Movie Baseballs, I actually do less than understand why it's so popular it seems very specific, which i can not imagine that you've a large audience for this kind of factor. Alas, I'm not prone to disregard an instantaneous order in the superior. Here's all of the Moviefone's six favorite occasions the movie remains stolen in the heist! [Erection dysfunction. note: We meant "heist movies"] 'X-Males Roots: Wolverine' An item print of 'X-Males Roots: Wolverine' leaked online on March 31, 2009, almost monthly just before being released into theaters. Since the film is created easily available online totally free, it doesn't appear much cash, if any, was available using this heist. Which seems to defeat the goal of a heist. 'The Avengers' Taken, Samuel L. Jackson's script for 'The Avengers' disappeared. The moments that have been stolen were rewritten to foil this heist. 'Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace' An entire movie, 'Fanboys,' is created about stealing 'The Phantom Menace' to make sure that a crictally ill friend frequently begin to see the film before he died. In May of 1999, someone in Wisconsin made off and one of the reels for the film -- guy, I'm wishing these were because of the reel while using Darth Maul lightsaber fight, because, otherwise, that must be one very disappointed heist organizer. 'Little Fockers' For reasons uknown -- that as extended after i live will not ever appear sensible -- reels in the movie 'Little Fockers' were stolen in the vehicle inside the Uk. Now this can be a great double feature of heisted movies, 'The Phantom Menace' then 'Little Fockers.' Yikes. 'Snow Falling on Cedars' A criminal named M.F. Manley bootlegged this Ethan Hawke classic. Fortunately, he was caught and sentenced to ten years jail time. [Erection dysfunction. note: Not only perhaps you have have the assignment wrong, this didn't even happen. That is fiction: It's a plot reason behind the film 'Horrible Bosses.'] 'Cry, Cry, Again' Noted comedian Jerry Seinfeld is strong-armed into bootlegging having a misanthrope named Brody. [Erection dysfunction. note: Along with this being also fiction, 'Cry, Cry, Again' isn't a real movie.] You'll be able to contact Mike Ryan on Twitter Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook [Photos: Universal/Fox/Disney/Lucasfilm/Universal/New Line] RELATED

Weather Channel buoys 'Lifeguard'

The Weather Channel is diving further into unscripted series: the net has ordered 13 half-hours of ''Lifeguard!'', a new reality show from LMNO productions about lifeguards along 150 miles of the Calif. coastline. Weather already has Al Roker Entertainment's ''Coast Guard Alaska'' set to preem Nov. 9; the net's senior veep of content and development, Michael Dingley, said that the new series fits right in with its mission. ''Content on all of the Weather Channel platforms focuses on weather and how it affects people's everyday lives, whether at work or play,'' he said. '''Lifeguard!' speaks directly to that mission.'' Other recently acquired originals on the net include ''Twist of Fate'' and ''Storm Riders. Contact Sam Thielman at sam.thielman@variety.com

Craig Gillespie Exits Lionsgates Pride And Prejudice And Zombies

EXCLUSIVE: Craig Gillespie is exiting Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, becoming the latest filmmaker to walk away from the Lionsgate project. The screen adaptation ofthe Seth Grahame-Smith novel mixes the 1813 Jane Austen classic with a legion of bloodthirsty zombies. So far, the film hasn’t had much luck with directors, or casting for that matter. Gillespie, who directed the critically acclaimed art house film Lars and the Real Girl and followed with Fright Night, came on to the film after Mike White left. White had replaced David O. Russell, who wrote the script. The split here was amicable, but had to do with things like who to cast in the film. Casting has been tough on this one, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Lionsgate doesn’t look for not only a director but a package from an agency that includes cast as well.

X-Key To Allow Fan Votes Via Twitter

Twitter will become a lot more pervasive (and potentially more annoying, as if this kind of factor were possible). Starting in a couple of days round the X Factor, audiences will have a way to election for favorite artists via Twitter. Fans are actually taking to Twitter to share their opinions throughout live TV occasions for any very long time. However they could really customize the outcomes of competition on the program by voting for participants they believe should stay and people who should have the boot. Twitter’s blog describes how. To election, follow @TheXFactorUsa. Then submit your election individually getting an immediate message. All votes are sent right to The X Key to be counted. Tweets, however, don't count as votes — only direct messages.

Immortals Featurette Online

Take a look at that Henry CavillHe's Zack Snyder's ManOf Steel, before he dons nowhere tights, you can aquire a taster of Henry Cavill, Action Guy, in Immortals. This is the fast-approaching Greek god epic from Tarsem by which he plays the under-outfitted but over-achieving Theseus. And here is a featurette by pointing out character!The film includes a war including the GreekGods - performed here by the kind of Luke Evans, Kellan Lutz, Isabel Lucas and Corey Sevier - along with a king with ambitions to consider around the globe, Hyperion (MickeyRourke). Caught in the centre is Freida Pinto's soothsayer Phaedra and, obviously,Cavill's demi-god Theseus, selected to guide your dream back.Immortals has gone out on November 11. Considering the fact that Tarsem made the slightly barmy but absolutely ravishing likes from the Cell and (particularly) The Autumn before, we are expecting something gorgeous.

Catherine Zeta-Manley Heads To Broken City

Catherine Zeta-Manley has closed her deal to star in Broken City, joining Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe inside the Allen Hughes-directed drama. Zeta-Manley may have the philandering wife in the mayor of NY (Crowe). Each time a Brooklyn detective (Wahlberg) is hired with the mayor to identify his wife’s lover, as well as the lover seems dead, the detective takes it personally and discloses a wider conspiracy including his employer. John Tucker written the script and Randall Emmett, Stephen Levinson, Wahlberg and George Furla will produce. The $50 million film continues to be fully funded by Emmett/Furla Films and New Regency recently came on as producer, with Fox disseminating. Shooting begins November in NY. Zeta-Manley recently completed three large films. She’s from the Adam Shankman-directed Rock Old range with Tom Cruise, Russell Logo design and Alec Baldwin, starred with Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel and Dennis Quaid in Playing The Region, and starred inside the Stephen Frears-directed Lay The Widely Used with Bruce Willis and Vince Vaughn. She’s repped by WME.

SAG, AFTRA tout merger progress

Expects to merge Hollywood's two finest artist unions stay with track as reps in the Screen Stars Guild as well as the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists continue concentrating on The month of the month of january for finishing one last proposal. SAG and AFTRA launched some pot statement Wednesday, a following day of the five-day meeting found the final outcome, saying the confab happen to be "remarkably productive." It absolutely was the next formal confab in the Group for starters Union, which received updates within the workgroups in Governance & Structure Finance & Dues Collective Settling Pension, Health & Retirement Methods & Staff and Member Education & Outreach. Similar to the 2 previous conferences in June and August, the unions revealed only general particulars in regards to the substance of discusssions. Advocates have contended the combined union may well be more effective and take off jurisdictional overlaps. Rivals have contended the brand new union needs to be for stars only but SAG voters are actually backing professional-merger candidates very in recent elections. When the proposal be recognized within the month of the month of january with the national boards, people may be asked for to election by next spring in the contest that will need 60% of people voting in each union to approve. SAG is now offering about 120,000 people while AFTRA has about 70,000 about 45,000 artists possessed by both unions. "It had been a remarkably productive meeting which we made solid progress within the full spectrum of issues we should consider," mentioned SAG leader Ken Howard and AFTRA leader Roberta Reardon. "The folks and staff of both unions are still an authentic team, and our efforts still prove our shared interests are much more than any versions we've. "The entertainment and media industries are altering more quickly than in the past, and also the chance to create our unions together can be a chance -Body we plan to take full advantage of. We're dedicated to safeguarding the most effective areas of SAG and AFTRA ultimately create a effective new union which will be better yet fitted to battle the emerging details we're facing. One factor is for several: We're a lot more effective together than we are apart." Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com