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Posted: 22 Jul 2011 01:28 AM PDT

The Hangover 2 – Best friends Phil, Alan, Doug and Stu are at it again. This time round, the foursome head to Thailand for Stu's wedding. He makes a request that his friends hold a mild, no-nonsense brunch for him instead of a wild bachelor party.

However, no matter how well they plan things out, there's always something that goes awry. Starring Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong and Justin Bartha.

Perfect Rivals – The story revolves around the lives of rival owners of two popular bak kwa (dried meat) shops, Mei Mei and Chen Hao, who used to be lovers.

While the duo focus on the ultimate bak kwa competition, their children form an unlikely relationship with one another. This Singaporean film stars Ha Yu, Irene Ang, Josh Lai, Mindee Ong and Pamelyn Chee.

Captain America – After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top-secret research project. The project ultimately turns him into Captain America, a superhero dedicated to defending his country and fellow man. Based on the popular comic, this film stars Chris Evans (as Capt America, pic), Samuel L. Jackson, and Hugo Weaving.

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Ah Beng’s wishes

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 01:28 AM PDT

Jack Lim raises the stakes with new Ah Beng movie.

HE'S baaack! Jack Lim once again steps away from his DJ conti in MYfm for the more complicated world of acting. His new Chinese New Year project, Ah Beng The Movie: 3 Wishes, features his famous on air alter ego, Ah Beng, and the familiar line-up of trademark rants, slapstick comedy and wishy-washy guest list.

And if the God of Prosperity could grant Lim a wish, the radio DJ would like his new movie to eclipse the success of his two previous Chinese New Year offerings – Woohoo! (2010) and Great Day (2011). The two movies raked in more than RM4mil and RM6mil, respectively, at the box office, making them the biggest local Chinese New Year movies of 2010 and 2011.

"We knocked off three Hong Kong movies and one Singapore movie last year," enthuses Lim. "So I'm targetting at least RM6mil in box office takings for Ah Beng The Movie. It's a small target, actually, considering how high our movie tax (40%) is."

Well, small is an understatement. Lim has raised his stakes a lot higher this time with cash-rich sponsors like Proton and Allianz.

"It doesn't matter if my movie makes money or not, I'll still do it," says the passionate actor-filmmaker. "In fact, I'm declaring a 10% bonus for my actors before we begin our shoot."

Ah Beng The Movie: 3 Wishes reunites Lim with his regular collaborators, comprising Gan Mei Yan (Ah Lian), Chen Keat Yoke (Salted Fish Lian), Bernard Hiew (Bobby) and Royce Tan (Rain), who starred alongside him in Woohoo! and Great Day.

For the uninitiated, Gan is Lim's partner on the Myfm breakfast show, who helped bring Ah Lian (and Ah Beng) to life. Their show also spawned a well-received TV series and comic book.

"I'm happy to be working with my friends again," says Lim. "You don't feel that work is hard when you're working with friends."

Made at a production budget of RM3mil, the feel good comedy centres on underpaid security guard Ah Beng (Lim) and his dad and their close encounter with the God of Prosperity on Chinese New Year's Eve. Being poor, Ah Beng's dad could only afford to give a coin-filled ang pow packet to his surprise "visitor" – without realising that the badly dressed man is actually the deity.

Touched by the old man's sincerity and good advice that he should learn to dress well as people like to judge a book by its cover, the God of Prosperity decides to grant him three wishes.

"I've seen the script. It's better than Woohoo! and Good Day," Lim beams proudly. "You'll be surprised by the story when you step into the cinema to watch it."

Director Silver, who helmed the Ah Beng sitcom for three seasons on Astro, is helping Lim in this movie in terms of directing and going through the script. Marketing and distribution of the movie will be handled by RAM Entertainmnet.

According to Lim, Ah Beng The Movie: 3 Wishes will be shot beginning Aug 4, with the Klang Valley as its main location. "We will announce more details, especially on our 1Malaysia guest list, soon," he hints.

So is he feeling the pressure? "I could hardly sleep," admits Lim, whose eyebags are a tell-tale sign. "I'm feeling a big pressure because of the big sponsors that have come on board."

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Chris Evans savors the moment as 'Captain America'

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 11:45 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP): At the back of a lavish Hollywood party where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are serving as the guests of honor, past the likes of Tom Hanks and Nicole Kidman, stands a tuxedoed and remarkably comfortable Chris Evans casually leaning against the bar, hair slicked back, champagne flute in hand.

Though he's been acting in films since he graduated from high school, Evans is among the youngest A-list attendees at the posh British Academy of Film and Television Arts soiree, one of the stops on the royal couple's recent trip to the US.

Yet wait, it seems Evans' coolness might be as much of a facade as his costume in "Captain America: The First Avenger."

"I just thought, 'There's no chance these people will have any idea who I am,"' the 30-year-old actor remarked a week later during an interview to promote the live-action, 3-D rendition of the Marvel comic series.

It's hard to imagine that anyone, including British royalty, isn't aware of Evans, who's already played a Marvel superhero on the big screen: the wisecracking Human Torch in both "Fantastic Four" films.

The announcement that Evans would personify Captain America was met with both suspicion and excitement from fans. It's a feeling Evans understood.

The actor, perhaps better known for his hunky roles in mainstream ensembles like "Cellular" and "Not Another Teen Movie" than his nuanced performances in indies such as "Sunshine" and "London," is "more nervous than anything else" about the Friday debut of "Captain America."

The film, about a scrawny orphan named Steve Rogers who transforms into a chiseled supersoldier after being injected with a top-secret serum during World War II, is the final Marvel film before next year's fanboy-fantasy-come-true, "The Avengers."

"It's a double-edged sword," said Evans. "On one hand, it's terrifying, nerve-racking and intimidating. There's a swirl of negative emotions that arise. On the flip side, it's great. You have to maintain a healthy amount of respect. You have to understand this is where I want to be. It could be so much worse. My life has unfolded in a fortuitous fashion."

Evans, whose father is a dentist and mother is the artistic director of a youth theater in Concord, Massachusetts, spent four months bulking up with a trainer in order to fill out Captain America's uniform. Computer-generated effects were used to shrink his body down for the scenes featuring Rogers before he became the Nazi-fighting peak of human perfection.

In the film, which is set mostly during World War II, Rogers is aided in the battle against an occult-obsessed Nazi commander nicknamed Red Skull (Hugo Weaving) by British agent Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell), gadget whiz Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper), slick sidekick 'Bucky' Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and overbearing Col. Chester Phillips (Tommy Lee Jones).

For his performance as the patriotic posterboy, Evans was inspired by a childhood friend named Charlie Morris "who always did the right thing." Instead of the snarky silliness that Evans memorably brought to the "Fantastic Four" movies, he instills Rogers with a subdued stoicism. In fact, Evans' casting compelled the screenwriters to craft less goofiness.

"We could dial back on the outright jokes in the script because he brings a likeability and warmth without having gag lines to punch it up," said screenwriter Christopher Markus. "In the beginning, when we were writing in a vacuum, we felt the pressure that he's getting too stiff. Give him a joke. Chris very wisely even took out a few of the wisecracks."

Evans hopes for "a long journey of character development" with Rogers, who will team up in the present day with Chris Hemsworth's Thor, Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man and Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury in "The Avengers" next year. The screenwriters also left gaps in his World War II exploits for "Captain America" sequels to flashback to in the future.

"We had to leave room in what we were telling for a career in World War II," said screenwriter Stephen McFeely. "When he comes back in the present day, he has to be a seasoned soldier and a legend. He can't be that having done just one battle. We knew that within the structure of whatever we're doing is that there had to be spaces where you could go."

Evans' reluctance to commit to not only "Captain America" but "The Avengers" and possible sequels - a superpowered endeavor that could last a decade - has been well documented. Evans felt another kind of pressure on set, too. He wasn't comfortable in the bulky Captain America costume until about halfway through the film's production in London last year.

"The first time I put the costume on, I was still apprehensive," said Evans, who has been filming "The Avengers" this summer in Albuquerque, New Mexico "Then it just hits you. You're in it. You're in it now. Halfway through filming, it felt nice and comfortable. It's the source of the character. When you put the costume on, you can't help but feel heroic."

If the movie isn't as successful as "Iron Man" and "Thor," the blame could be placed on Evans, who will also be seen in theaters later this year as a drug-addicted lawyer in the drama "Puncture" and as the womanizing next-door neighbor of Anna Faris' character in the romantic comedy "What's Your Number?" It's not something he likes to think about right now.

"We overanalyze the past and we worry about the future," said Evans. "We don't spend enough time in the moment. I think doing that in this world, even if you have a six-picture deal with Marvel, you can get stuck in a pretty negative place. It's daunting, so you just say to yourself, 'You know what? All I have to do is deal with today."'

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