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     Moviegoers to get sneak peek of 3D “Avatar” footage

     SAN DIEGO (Hollywood Reporter) - To stoke buzz for the sci-fi flick “Avatar,” 20th Century Fox will take over as many Imax and 3D screens around the world as it can on August 21 to show 15 minutes of promotional footage, filmmaker James Cameron announced Thursday at the Comic-Con pop culture convention. The screenings, in a highly unusual move, will be offered free of charge to pave the way for the film, which opens in the U.S. on December 18.

     Concert tour of “Star Wars” to kick off in October

     LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A concert version of “Star Wars”, featuring a live symphony orchestra, huge screens, film clips and a traveling exhibit, will kick off a North American tour in October with plans to go global in 2010, organizers said on Thursday. “Star Wars: In Concert” is described as a multi-media event that features music from all six of the movie scores written by John Williams and teams them with footage from the movies in a venture backed by “Star Wars” creator George Lucas.

     Madonna’s hits cause for “Celebration”

     LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Two new songs will be included in the Madonna greatest hits album “Celebration”, which will be released on September 29 in the United States. One of the new songs is the title track which will serve as the set’s first single and is scheduled to hit radio airwaves on August 3. Remixes of the tune will be serviced to dance club DJs tomorrow. The track was recently recorded in New York and co-produced by Madonna and Paul Oakenfold.

     Black Eyed Peas extend reign on U.S. singles chart

     LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Taylor Swift reached a new peak on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Thursday, while the Black Eyed Peas held on to the top spot, becoming the third act in the chart’s history to spend 16 straight weeks at No. 1. Moving up three rungs, “You Belong With Me” scored the No. 3 spot for Swift, who made it to No. 4 with “Love Story” in January.

     Jay-Z to replace Beastie Boys in U.S. festival debut

     NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rapper Jay-Z will replace headliners the Beastie Boys at the 2009 All Points West Music & Arts Festival in New Jersey next weekend in his first U.S. festival debut. Organizers tapped Jay-Z to replace the Beastie Boys after founding member Adam “MCA” Yauch was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his salivary gland. The band was forced to cancel other summer tour dates and delayed the release of its forthcoming album, “Hot Sauce Committee Part 1.”

     Kids TV programming rules, ads to be reviewed in U.S

     WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. rules governing television programing for children are to be reviewed in light of the proliferation of online videos and other technological changes. U.S. lawmakers are also looking into whether the Children’s Television Act, which requires broadcasters to air at least three hours per week of educational and informational programing for children, needs to be overhauled to reflect the current digital media market.

     “New Moon” rises at Comic-Con

     SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - It seems the sun has barely set on the movie phenomenon “Twilight,’ and already its sequel “New Moon” is rising with its stars promising a more emotional journey and more action than the first film. Fans of the original that has raked in more than $380 million at worldwide box offices got their first glimpse of “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” at the giant Comic-Con International pop culture convention in San Diego on Thursday.

     “Potter” prepared to fend off trio of newcomers

     LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” is on course to be crowned king of the domestic box office again this weekend. With $200 million in its cauldron at the start of just its second weekend, Warner Bros.’ “Prince” could fall 60 percent from its first-frame tally and still produce a $31 million sophomore session. Bolstering the film’s prospects is its expansion from four high-grossing Imax venues to 162.
     “Idol” showrunner Warwick inks new deal

     LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - “American Idol” executive producer/showrunner Ken Warwick has signed a three-year deal with the show’s co-producer, FremantleMedia North America, to remain at the helm of television’s top-rated series. The pact, said to be well into the eight-figure range, is believed the richest for a reality-show showrunner.

     Hollywood studios, networks in force at Comic-Con

     LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Hard-core geeks, “Twilight”-swooning tweens, “Star Wars” nostalgists, pale-skinned comic-book collectors, SpongeBob SquarePants, costumed zombies, Oscar winners including Denzel Washington, Peter Jackson and James Cameron and perennial attendee Kevin Smith are descending on San Diego this weekend for the 40th edition of Comic-Con. What began in 1970 with 300 comics aficionados gathering at the city’s U.S. Grant Hotel has mushroomed into one of the largest promotional bazaars on Hollywood’s calendar: For movie distributors eager to sneak genre wares to super-receptive audiences, it eclipses trade events like exhibitors’ conferenceShoWest, and this year — for the first time, as far as TV networks and cable channels are concerned — it will upstage the annual summer Television Critics Association press tour show-and-tell, which takes place in September, by offering a first look at the fall season. 

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