Cirque Du Freak: The Vampires Assistant

director Chris Weitz nearly turned down the film series as he thought vampires were ''done''. Chris said he tried to warn his brother, Paul - also a Hollywood filmmaker - against exploring supernatural themes as he thought they had already been covered by Us TV series' in the 90s. Chris said: ''It's funny, but when Paul was considering 'Cirque du Freak' a few years back, he asked my opinion and I was like, 'Be careful. After 'Buffy Teh Vampire Slayer', this vampire thing is kind of done. It's over.' How wrong could I be?'' He also claimed the second film in the .. »

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A fantasy film like Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief has a tricky marketing task ahead of it, mostly because there are so many ways it could go. Should it play up the fact that it was made by Chris Columbus and aim for the Harry Potter audience, as its first trailer did? Should it take a page from Twilight and turn teen lead Logan Lerman into the next Rob Pattinson? Or should it intently study The Vampire's Assistant: Cirque du Freak for a case study on what not to do? »

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Salma Hayek was in Paris last night to see a soccer game with her husband Francois-Henri Pinault. The duo seemed to be riding a roller-coaster of emotion throughout the match, as they cheered, hug, and bit their nails. Salma is hanging out in France taking care of Valentina and her family, but she's due back on the big screen in the coming months. Her latest film Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant didn't make a big impression at the box office, but hopes are higher for Grown Ups - check out that film's new trailer. View 10 Photos › To see more of Salma and her husband, just read more. View 10 Photos › »
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