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A Movies Coming Soon Clip Montage to End the Oscars?

February 11, 2009

The New York Times is reporting that producers of the Oscars are looking to include a closing montage of clips from movies coming soon:

Producers of the show — to be hosted by Hugh Jackman and broadcast Feb. 22 on ABC — are even trying to liven up the proceedings by asking studios and others to provide scenes from future films, according to a request sent to various companies last month.

The idea, if the clips prove watchable, is for Mr. Jackman to sign off the broadcast with fresh 10-second snippets of two dozen new movies, to run on a split screen with the end credits.

In a separate article, the newspaper talks about which movies Warner Bros. is hoping will be included in the clips:

Not too surprisingly, the company decided to put its biggest, if not best, foot forward: The choices were "Sherlock Holmes," directed by Guy Ritchie with Robert Downey Jr.; "Terminator Salvation," directed by McG with a temperamental Christian Bale; and "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," directed by David Yates with Daniel Radcliffe.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 will be presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network.

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COMMENTS (13)

Posted by:

gfleming21

February 11, 2009

FIRSTT....wow this really isnt tht fullfilling...

Posted by:

Stop picking on Bale

February 11, 2009

temperamental Christian Bale come on let it go you guys act like he killed someone!!!

Posted by:

ROR-SHACK

February 11, 2009

Not Watchmen?

Posted by:

deltavoyage

February 11, 2009

Watchmen comes out two weeks after the Oscars air. I think you can wait two weeks.

Posted by:

ROR-SHACK

February 11, 2009

Two weeks?? AHHHHHH!!!

Posted by:

tony

February 11, 2009

"temperamental Christian Bale come on let it go you guys act like he killed someone!!! "

No, that would be if they said Murderous Christian Bale. Tempermental is the perfect word and fits just fine.

Posted by:

aaron borg

February 11, 2009

if they are going to show short clips of movies at the end of the oscars they should put a small 2012 clip : )
it will be awesomee xD

Posted by:

ZodGory

February 11, 2009

I hope the Harry Potter footage will actually be brand new stuff instead of rehashed trailer footage.

Posted by:

Jason

February 11, 2009

Well, considering that Jackman hosting will pretty much make the entire ceremony an frickin' ad for Wolverine, seeing as it's in a lot of trouble right now, and at the moment seems to be loosing steam as all the other summer films are picking it up. So, thank you Fox!

Posted by:

Wood

February 11, 2009

Sounds really lame... Here's hoping they don't do this.