‘Fruitvale Station’, ‘Fright Night 2’, ‘Nebraska’, ‘Mortal Instruments’ and More in Today’s MPAA Ratings

Today’s MPAA ratings bulletin is a little busier than some of those we’ve seen recently and even includes an R-rating for Alexander Payne‘s Nebraska which Paramount will be appealing. If I remember correctly there are a couple uses of the word “fuck” but nothing else. If I had a guess the R-rating for some language will soon be changed to a PG-13 rating for some strong language. We wait patiently…

I posted a trailer only an hour or so ago for the Vince Vaughn dramedy Delivery Man and now it has a PG-13 rating, Ryan Coogler‘s excellent Fruitvale Station starring Michael B. Jordan received a not-so-surprising R-rating and the Selena Gomez and Ethan Hawke thriller Getaway received a PG-13.

Stuart Beattie‘s graphic novel adaptation I, Frankenstein starring Aaron Eckhart will be rated PG-13 when it arrives January 2014 and August opener The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones also received a PG-13.

Beyond those titles, the one that stands out is Fox Home Entertainment’s Fright Night 2: New Blood, a sequel to the 2011 Touchstone release starring Anton Yelchin and Colin Farrell, but the original cast is gone and Will Payne (“Mr Selfridge”) is stepping into the Charley role for director Eduardo Rodriguez (El Gringo).

Here’s the sequel’s plotline (via BD):

When high school student Charlie attends a study abroad program with his horror obsessed friend “Evil” Ed and ex-girlfriend AMY in Romania, he soon discovers their young attractive professor Gerri (Jaime Murray) is a real life vampire. Too bad no one believes him. In fact, Evil Ed finds it amusing and it only feeds his vampire obsession. When Gerri turns Ed, Charlie seeks out Peter Vincent, the infamous vampire hunter (well, he plays one on TV) who is in Romania filming his show “Fright Night,” to teach him how to take down Gerri before she gets to Amy, who’s blood will cure Gerri of spending eternity as a vampire.

A release date has not yet been announced.

Rated PG-13 For thematic elements, sexual content, some drug material, brief violence and language.
Release Date: November 22, 2013
Fright Night 2: New Blood
Rated R For bloody violence, sexuality/nudity and language.
Rated R For some violence, language throughout and some drug use.
Release Date: July 12, 2013
Rated PG-13 For intense action, violence and mayhem throughout, some rude gestures, and language.
Release Date: August 30, 2013
Rated PG-13 For sequences of intense fantasy action and violence throughout.
Release Date: January 24, 2014
Instructions Not Included
Rated PG-13 For sexual content, thematic elements and language.
Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United
Rated PG For sci-fi action violence and brief mild language.
Livin’ By The Gun
Rated R For some violence and brief sexual content.
Rated PG-13 For intense sequences of fantasy violence and action, and some suggestive content.
Release Date: August 21, 2013
Rated R For some language.
PENDING APPEAL
Release Date: November 22, 2013
Night Train To Lisbon
Rated R For a scene of violence, and brief sexuality.
Things Never Said
Rated R For pervasive language and some sexual content.
Touchy Feely
Rated R For language, some drug use and brief sexuality.
Rated R For some violence and language.
Release Date: September 6, 2013
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