ridley scott back prequel to genre he helped create prequel to 1979 classic alien prometheus in searchzing spider-man opens july 3rd. the expendables 2 action stars sequel to surprise hit mature action heroes sylvester stallone and bruce willis arnold schwarzenegger featuring jet li jason stathumam chuck norris opens august 17th and ready for jason bourne muti with out? matt damon jeremy renner takes over as the action hero jason bourne matt damon was a rigidly attached to the project but backed out after learning the art regional director would not be part opens august 3rd. for children there is madagascar are 3 and in comedy ted the story of irreleand irreverent talking teddy bear from the twisted mind of family guy crater. more on my page of the website. wgntv.com/deanslist in joy your holiday wgn news @ 9 >> there you go months of surgery and recovery after serious injury in afghanistan next local soldier heroes' welcome after finally making it back home and sports chris sale one of the most dominant pitching performances in white sox history looking for the sixth victory in a row.

. >>> prometheus is ridley scott who directed "alien" and "blade runner" and "gladiator." they won't confirm this but it is said to be a prequel to "aliens." charlize might also be a villain in this. michael fastbender. in this he plays a robot. i don't think we see that in this. >> madagascar 3 is the other. >> i was surprised how much i enjoyed that last time. >> all the animals are back. there's like a zebra, a lion, there is a flamingo, there's maybe a pterodactyl. lots of animals. >> and some people! >> and lots of people. ben stiller's character, the animals are trying to get back to central park and end up in monaco accidentally being chased and they join a circus to hide. >> it's a lot of fun. >> where they just fit right in. >> i think they do. >> let's move on to tom cruise. this movie's been getting a lot of press. >> "rock of ages" based on the broadway show which i'm sure you've seen. >> hoda loved it. >> for this one, just bring a flask. but basically it is a movie version of the musical. it is all these great '80s songs like styx and poison and tom cruz, hal

ridley scott, science fiction fans know him from blade runner and this is a prequel to aliens.n the edge of my seat. >> i've seen 500 million previews for "brave." >> you don't always see a strong heroine. she's a great archery, a princess and a great archer and there's a competition in scotland. >> just like "the hunger games." archery's the thing. >> it's going to be fun and funny. >> dark horse. "snow white and the huntsm." when you say grim, obviously from the fairy tales. >> this time, she's the wicked witch and kristen stewart from "twilight" is snow white. this is the second snow white film of this year. it was a dud. it remains to be scene whether this one can be big, but it's got a -- got a great look and feel to it and definitely not your disney cartoon. >> not sure of what to make of "rock on ages." the long hair -- >> in the best shape of his life, i love '80s music as much as the next guy, but not sure this is going to fly. >> he looks super goofy with the long hair. >> i'm not so sure people want to see him in this way. kind of arrogant. i don't know. everyone say

ridley scott, science fiction fans know him from blade runner and this is a prequel to aliens.the edge of my seat. >> i've seen 500 million previews for "brave." >> you don't always see a strong heroine. she's a great archery, a princess and a great archer and there's a competition in scotland. >> just like "the hunger games." archery's the thing. >> it's going to be fun and funny. >> dark horse. "snow white and the huntsm." when you say grim, obviously from the fairy tales. >> this time, she's the wicked witch and kristen stewart from "twilight" is snow white. this is the second snow white film of this year. it was a dud. it remains to be scene whether this one can be big, but it's got a -- got a great look and feel to it and definitely not your disney cartoon. >> not sure of what to make of "rock on ages." the long hair -- >> in the best shape of his life, i love '80s music as much as the next guy, but not sure this is going to fly. >> he looks super goofy with the long hair. >> i'm not so sure people want to see him in this way. kind of arrogant. i don't know. everyone says

." >> ridley scott is back in space, they love him.bit of a prequel, but obviously with better technology. charlize theron is in it, michael fastbender, and i think it looks intense. >> are the core audience, the core audience of alien going to get that connectivity, though? >> you know, you don't have to have seen the "alien" series to see this, but look at comic-con, it's huge. all those sci-fi people will see this movie. >> the other one that's coming out for the kids, young adults, "brave." >> yes, disney/pixar. they very rarely miss, disney/pixar. >> it's the little mermaid in scotland. >> it's not! >> ariel with legs and brogue. >> you know the little mermaid, she's like, i'll give up my fins and get legs to the meet someone. but anyway, this archer, she's still a princess, but she's in scotland, and she's going to fight people to the death. she's a haeroinaieroinai herowi. >> and so then, "rock of ages," which i'm not sold on. it's tom cruise, alec baldwin. >> a broadway show that's in production right now. >> boy meets girl and

. >> you wanted to do this because i heard you get a call from ridley scott and it can be life-changinguse i remember you in "american gangster." so, you get a call afrom ridley and you're like, i'll do whatever you snpt. >> no, he said i'm doing a sci-fi film, and i want you to be the captain of the ship. i didn't care what it was. i was doing it. i read the script and i loved it. he's such a gentleman. he's such a majestic director. he's really warm. he knows everybody's job. he knows where you're going to fit into the film and how. autos a great director. >> where did you film it? >> in london. >> pinewoods. >> that he owns. >> i think he used to own. >> up next you're heading to south africa playing nelson mandela. and as i understand it, he suggested you for the role. >> he did, yeah, yeah. i don't want to say his name. there was a great actor going to play the role for years. >> give us the initials. >> d.w. >> denzel? >> nothing gets past charlie. >> he was going to do the role and i'm not sure if that worked out. you know, this is -- mandela was in no rush to make this film. and

i think ridley scott wants that for a reason because these movies really, they play so well., i think it's so right not to say anything about the film. because i think there is enough of a fan base from "alien thaths that will come and watch this, and the fear factor, and the thriller aspect of this story rely so much on not really knowing that much about the characters, because they all kind of come with their own agenda, and there's 14 of them on the ship. and you just don't know what's going to happen. and it's amazing to watch a film like that. >> having one movie open one weekend, another one opening, i think just the weekend after. >> yes. >> on top of that you're now -- a new mom. you just adopted a little boy named jackson. i know that your own mother has been such a role model for you in your life. what would be, as you've said that, what would you be say to be the most important lesson you'd like to give to your boy? >> now that i'm older and i reflect back on the way may mother raised me the one thing i'm grateful beyond anything else is that she raised me to alway

." >> ridley scott is back in space, they love him.er technology. charlize theron is in it, michael fastbender, and i think it looks intense. >> are the core audience, the core audience of alien going to get that connectivity, though? >> you know, you don't have to have seen the "alien" series to see this, but look at comic-con, it's huge. all those sci-fi people will see this movie. >> the other one that's coming out for the kids, young adults, "brave." >> yes, disney/pixar. they very rarely miss, disney/pixar. >> it's the little mermaid in scotland. >> it's not! >> ariel with legs and brogue. >> you know the little mermaid, she's like, i'll give up my fins and get legs to the meet someone. but anyway, this archer, she's still a princess, but she's in scotland, and she's going to fight people to the death. she's a haeroinaieroinai herowi. >> and so then, "rock of ages," which i'm not sold on. it's tom cruise, alec baldwin. >> a broadway show that's in production right now. >> boy meets girl and they sing about it for like two hours. t

. >>> prometheus is ridley scott who directed "alien" and "blade runner" and "gladiato"gladiator" theyral park and end up in monaco accidentally being chased and they join a circus to hide. >> it's a lot of fun. >> where they just fit right in. >> i think they do. >> let's move on to tom cruise. this movie's been getting a lot of press. >> "rock of ages" based on the broadway show which i'm sure you've seen. >> hoda loved it. >> for this one, just bring a flask. but basically it is a movie version of the musical. it is all these great '80s songs like styx and poison and tom cruise -- >> he nails it. he really can sing. >> look at his body. >> he's 50 years old and look at him. >> any good dvds if you're going to stay home? >> yes. in breaking news, "the sting" is out on dvd. >> that movie is fabulous! >> i know. i loved "the sting." >> i heard you loved it. >> anything paul newman did, especially robert redford. >> you guys are the modern day redford and newman, the lady version. >> you know what, tim? >> that was ridiculous. >> i know where my bread is buttered. look what you've done