A huge weekend from The Great Gatsby could not stop the Iron Man 3 money train, as the Robert Downey Jr. led franchise took in $72.47 million to remain at the top spot.  The Great Gatsby came in at #2 with an excellent $51.1 million showing, with Pain & Gain settling for a distant third with $5.0 million.  Here’s the top 10:

1.  Iron Man 3 - $72.47 million

2.  The Great Gatsby - With a $51.1 million showing, the big question is if there will be a huge drop off in its second weekend.

3.  Pain & Gain - $5.0 million

4. Peeples - The latest comedy from Tyler Perry, who produces the film, has a weak debut with just $4.85 million.

5.  42 - $4.65 million.

6.  Oblivion - The Tom Cruise sci-fi flick took in $3.86 million, and although its domestic receipts ($81.65 million) are not too impressive, it’s done quite well internationally ($160.9 million).

7. The Croods - $3.6 million.

8.  The Big Wedding - Robert De Niro and Diane Keaton couldn’t save this flop of a film, which made just $2.5 million this weekend.

9  Mud - $2.34 million.  To date, the Matthew McConaughey indie drama has taken in $8.36 million domestically.

10.  Oz The Great and Powerful - $802,000.

**Click on the media bar below to hear Robert Downey Jr. talk about the visual scope of Iron Man 3:

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Actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays the iconic nemesis Khan in Star Trek Into Darkness (hey the cat’s out of the bag, he’s listed as Khan on the Imdb.com!), lavished director J.J. Abrams with heaps of praise, as he said the filmmaker has the “fervor of a 10-year-old child.”

With such great word of mouth surrounding the latest Star Trek installment, one wonders if Abrams will continue with the voyages of the Enterprise once he takes over the reigns of the next Star Wars picture.

The bottom line is Star Trek Into Darkness

should surpass Star Trek’s box office numbers ($385 million in 2009) by the end of summer.  Click on the media bar to hear Cumberbatch accurately describe what makes Mr. Abrams such a unique filmmaker:

Star Trek Into Darkness has been moved a day up, as its new release date is May 16th.

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It’s been a good day for the folks at Defiance, as TV Line reports the Syfy series has been renewed for a second season. The news should please both fans of the show as well as devotees of its third person shooter video game.  “Bringing the rich world of Defiance to life has been an incredible team effort,” said Syfy head Mark Stern in a statement.  “We couldn’t ask for better partners than (showrunner) Kevin Murphy, his amazing cast and crew, and Trion Worlds.  We can’t wait to see where they take us in the second season.”

Shooting for the new 13 episodes being August in Toronto, with the second season set to air sometime next year.  During our TCA interview with lead actor Grant Bowler, he talked about the appeal of playing Joshua Nolan on Defiance.

Defiance airs Monday nights (Syfy, 9 pm et/pt)

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To celebrate the highly anticipated return of Arrested Development, Bluth’s Original Frozen Banana stand is making its debut at Radio City Music Hall on Monday, May 13th (11 a.m.).

Whether or not actual food will be served at the stand, it’s just great to see a piece of the program grace the streets of New York.

As for the actual show, season four premieres on Netflix on May 26th, and it’s just amazing to think that 15 more episodes from the beloved series is now in the can.

During a London press conference, actor Jeffrey Tambor talked about reuniting with his fellow cast mates for the show.  “The second week into filming, we had all been shooting individually, but in the second week we had all gathered in the Bluth family room, all nine of us and it was around 9 o’clock at night and we were called onto set and there we were amongst pretty much the same crew as well and Mitch (creator Mitch Hurwitz) and all nine of us and we all sort of burst into applause and a non sentimental group were very sentimental for about thirty minutes.  It had been six years and there we were in the same living room.  It was quite wonderful.”

David Cross, who stars as the always unpredictable Tobias Funke on the show, talks about how Arrested Development, during its initial run, was a victim of bad timing.  Click on the media bar below to hear Mr. Cross:

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Director Eli Roth produces and stars in Aftershock, playing an American tourist whose dreams of partying in Chile are destroyed after a devastating earthquake rips through the area. In this narrative, Mother Nature brings out the worst in humanity, as the tourist and his friends witness an array of violence and mayhem around them.  The picture, directed by Nicolas Lopez, will have its share of gore, yet hopefully the project has its share of chilling moments as well.

During a recent interview to promote his new series Hemlock Grove, Mr. Roth explained why, when it comes to shooting horror and thriller driven features, it’s really not the excessive bloodletting and eviscerating that truly matters. For Roth, the beauty and effectiveness of a truly chilling sequences lies in the details.

To hear Mr. Roth, click on the media bar below:

Aftershock opens today in select theaters.

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One of the more important facets in developing chemistry among the actors is the rehearsal process.  Since Peeples, the story of a guy (Craig Robinson) who butts heads with his future father-in-law during a Hamptons get together, is a straight out comedy, one would assume that a measure of improvisation was part of the process.  Peeples director Tina Gordon Chism, who also penned the script, was more than open to a little spontaneity.

“Tina was very encouraging of our improv and the collaboration,” said Robinson.  “We had some rehearsals beforehand and we just got to know each other. For me, improv is a tricky line because you want to be comfortable and free.”

Click on the media bar below to hear Kerry Washington and Craig Robinson talk about the improv and rehearsal process for Peeples. In the clip, Washington also reveals that they didn’t have trailers for the movie, but instead lived in the mansion featured in the movie (the experience was a bonding one, according to the actress).

Co-starring David Alan Grier, Peeples opens Friday.

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Warner Brothers has released a bunch of new photos for The Hangover Part III as well as a tad more information on the movie’s plotline.

Billed as the “epic conclusion” to the franchise, the film has Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms) and Doug (Justin Bartha) settling into their suburban roles as actual adults, as their hazy days in Las Vegas and drug dealing mobster encounters in Bangkok are far behind them.

Alan (Zach Galifianakis), however, is still searching for a sense of purpose, and now that he’s ditched his medication he’s searching for another big adventure.  With Leslie Chow (Ken Jeong) back in the scene to add to all the madness, the motley crew find themselves back to where the insanity began - Las Vegas.

I’m hoping that Hangover newcomer John Goodman knocks his role out of the park, and although it will be hard to top his role of shades wearing, car vandalizing, bowling addict Walter in The Big Lebowski, Goodman should have tons of opportunities to ham it up in the film.

Of course, I’m also looking forward to the return of Heather Graham as Jade, aka Stu’s stripper girlfriend in The Hangover. Will Jade’s return complicate Stu’s marriage with Lauren (Jamie Chung)?

The film hits theaters Thursday, May 23rd, which gives the movie an early jump on the May 24th debuts of Fast & Furious 6 and the animated flick Epic.

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Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood) stars in What Maisie Knew, a modern day version of Henry James’ story about a young girl (Onata Aprile) who is caught in the middle of her parents’ (Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan) custody battle.  Skarsgard co-stars in the film as Moore’s companion, who gradually forms a strong and fatherly bond with Maisie.

During the inteviews for What Maisie Knew, Skarsgard talked about the creatively freeing atmosphere on the set.  “We tried to create an environment where you’re allowed to make mistakes or if you have an idea, you’ll try it and go in a certain direction,” says Skarsgard. “It might be terrible. But it’s fine.  That’s how you stretch and that’s how you explore.  I want to be surprised.  I don’t want to come to set knowing exactly how the scene is going to play out or where we’re going to end at the end of the day.  I felt that (Julianne Moore) was very much on the same page.  It’s a discovery.”

Click on the media bar to hear Alexander Skarsgard talk about the arc of his character in What Maisie Knew:

What Maisie Knew is now playing in select theaters.

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With such work as Take Shelter, HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, and Revolutionary Road (for which he received an Oscar nod), Michael Shannon stands as one of the more talented actors of his generation.

If you dropped Shannon in a time machine back to the 1970s, he would have easily fit in with such headliners as Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, and Al Pacino, and it’s great to see him take on the highly complex role of killer Richard Kuklinski in The Iceman.

When asked about his acting process, Shannon actually gave a practical answer, as he relies on instinct and awareness rather than overworked intellectual analysis.

“Ultimately you just have to be very thoughtless about it,” said Shannon.  “A lot of times what will hang you up when you’re trying to act is your brain gets involved.  You start thinking, ‘oh this isn’t right’ or ‘no I shouldn’t say it like this’ or ‘no, I shouldn’t move my hand that way, that’s going to look stupid.’ You do this long enough and you realize your brain is your worst enemy.”

Click on the media bar and listen to Michael Shannon give some insightful tips on acting in front of the camera:

The Iceman, which co-stars Winona Ryder and Chris Evans, is now playing in select theaters and has a wider release this Friday.

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Fans of director Edgar Wright’s features Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz are probably ecstatic over the debut of his new film The World’s End, which yet again features the comedic talents of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.

Pegg, who reprises his role as Scotty in Star Trek Into Darkness, plays a 40-year-old dude who gets all his buddies together to engaged in the epic pub crawl they undertook during their youth.  Their last stop is at the pub The World’s End, but unfortunately their imbibing and reminiscing takes a drastic turn for the worse.

Check out the trailer for The World’s End, which also stars Paddy Considine and Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, Sherlock Holmes).

The World’s End opens stateside August 23rd.

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