Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden has died of natural causes at his home in California at the age of 97. He starred in some of the most iconic movies of the mid-20th century, including 'On the Waterfront,' 'Patton,' 'Birdman of Alcatraz' and 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' for which he won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. [PopEater]
The 3-D cartoon sequel 'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' has cooled 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen''s box office dominance, opening to an impressive $14M on Wednesday to beat out its robotic competition's $10M haul. 'Public Enemies' also got off to a promising start with $8M. [Variety]
Angelina Jolie narrowly edged out Jennifer Aniston to top Forbes' list of Hollywood's biggest female moneymakers in the past year. Between June 2008 and last month, Angie earned a cool $27 mil to Jen's also stellar $25 million. Meryl Streep was a close third with $24M. [The Hollywood Reporter]
Sony has given Adam Sandler's upcoming comedy 'Grown Ups' a big vote of confidence, movie the film's release from March 2010 to a prime summer slot on June 25 of that year. Seth Rogen's superhero comedy 'The Green Hornet,' which Sony had slated to open on the 25th, will now bow on July 9, 2010. [Variety]ALSO IN MOVIE NEWS ...
Actor Harve Presnell died Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif., after losing his battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 75. Presnell, who is known mostly for his musical theater work in 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' and 'Annie,' also appeared on the big screen in 'Fargo,' 'Paint Your Wagon' and the movie adaptation of 'Molly Brown.' [The Hollywood Reporter]
Universal has blown away bids from three other studios to win the rights to make a film version of the classic 1979 Atari video game 'Asteroids,' which basically consisted of using a triangular spaceship to blow up asteroids and the occasional UFO. Hopefully the movie's plot will be a bit more elaborate than that. [The Hollywood Reporter]
Reader Comments (6)
Rick Montez at 8:19AM on Jul 3rd 2009
Mr Malden was a fine actor, he also starred with Brando in (One Eyed Jacks ) that Brando Directed.
Rick Montez at 8:22AM on Jul 3rd 2009
Mr Malden was a very fine actor, He starred in three pictures with Brando, (one Eyed jackes ) which Brando Directed
Darren Lowry at 10:30AM on Jul 3rd 2009
I really liked Mr. Malden's work in the TV show Streets of San Francisco, I still watch reruns to this day sometimes. It's good to see he lived a very long and rewarding life. Rest in Peace Sir.
A Dalton at 1:33PM on Jul 3rd 2009
.I can't believe how you so casually skipped over Karl Malden's death, just to get to some nobody's crummy update. Who cares about these unknowns that has never, and will never do anything that is worth note. Karl was as good an actor as you would find, and I think that he deserved more than a small blurrey photo, with barely a paragraph about his accomplishments thru out a storied career. He was a keeper, and deserved better...
Bathsheeba at 2:11AM on Jul 5th 2009
I totally agree with you!
It's a pretty sad state of affairs when someone who has as many years in acting as Mr. Malden gets shoved to the back for cheap Hollywood Gossip.
Criminy Billy Mays got more attention for being a professional salesman than Karl Malden got.
No respect.
Hudh R Daman at 3:58PM on Jul 6th 2009
Lead in headline reads.... "Karl Malden Dies and More..." What an overachiever!