Jumper preview

Actor Hayden Christensen smiles during a panel discussion about his new movie “Jumper” at MIT in Cambridge, Mass.

The scientists and the stars
In his new movie, "Jumper," Hayden Christensen plays a man who can teleport himself anywhere in the world. But yesterday the movie star had to opt for more conventional transportation to make it to MIT, where he and "Jumper" director Doug Liman joined physicists Max Tegmark and Edward Farhi to talk about the sci-fi film. (read more)

Here's a blog entry from a student who attended the MIT event: "Hayden Christensen Comes to MIT, Looks Pretty" - and another blog entry with pictures: HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN IS A JUMPER... - aaaaaaaaand, yet another blog with pictures: Hayden Christensen at MIT

And even more pictures from the event on Just Jared and DH.net

New Sighting

Jumper costars Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen were spotting driving to Fox studios in Los Angeles on Tuesday. On the way, Bilson stopped at a red light and multi-tasked, giving Hayden a quick forehead massage.

(More here)

Jumper Articles, Fan Interview and a magazine alert

Jumper:
Hayden Christensen's bruising role
The 26-year-old actor suffered a "hyperdilated pupil" and "split open" an ear and injured a hand during the shooting of 'Jumper', after director Doug Liman insisted he do most of his stunts. (read more)

Movieweb has 3 new TV Spots for Jumper

MIT gets a sneak peek at Jumper
According to AICN, MIT LSC will be holding a free sneak preview of Jumper on Wednesday January 16th. Following the screening, a discussion panel about the film and the the physics of teleportation with star Hayden Christensen, director Doug Liman and physics professors Max Tegmark and Edward Farhi. (read more)

Fan Interview:
You can submit your questions for Hayden on DH.net, the interview will take place in a couple of weeks.

Magazine Alert:



(more here - Hayden is featured on the cover and pages 112-119)

Jumper website

The Jumper website has been updated and got a new layout.
Check it out.

Teens For Jeans

Peep Jumper costars and BFFs Hayden Christensen & Rachel Bilson’s PSA for Teens for Jeans, a nation-wide jeans drive kicking off now!
(videos and screencaps here)

PS: Shouldn't it be called "jeans for teens"? Since they are collecting jeans for homeless kids, not the other way round.

Casting rumor

Happy New Year girls and guys!

Now, on to some news:

You may have already heard the news about the NEUROMANCER movie. What you didn't hear was who would be starring in this ambitious adaptation of the cyberpunk classic. JoBlo.com sources have told us that Hayden Christensen will star in NEUROMANCER as Case, the former hacker at the center of the story.
More here and here's another article that is a bit more detailed.

And apparently Virgin Territory has been released in Greece or will be released there soon - I don't understand Greek, but here's a link.

Jumper comic

Oni Press is pleased to announce the release of the new graphic novel JUMPER: JUMPSCARS to coincide with the release of the new action/adventure epic, JUMPER. Set to launch into theaters this February, JUMPER features an all-star cast that includes Hayden Christiansen, Rachel Bilson, and Samuel L. Jackson and is helmed by critically acclaimed director Doug Liman (MR. & MRS. SMITH, THE BOURNE IDENTITY).
( read more ... )

In the picture you can see how Davy looks like in the comic - not a lot like Hayden, I think.

More Dubai, Jumper and a new Virgin Territory trailer

Popsugar has pictures of Hayden and Rachel at a red carpet event at Dubai international film festival and claim these are from the screening of Jumper, but I haven't read about a Jumper screening anywhere else.

Here's a new trailer for Virgin Territory - it can be viewed in English with French subtitles or dubbed in French.

And finally - a new Jumper poster:

Dubai International Film Festival

Hayden has been spotted at the festival's Cinema Against AIDS event last night.
Not too many pictures have popped up yet, but here's one from the festival's official website.

And there's a little blurb on Yahoo News and a few more pictures on DH.net.

More Jumper

Sighting:
Rachel Bilson and boyfriend Hayden Christensen were seen leaving Las Vegas’ LUXOR Hotel and Casino, after launching the world premiere screening of the trailer for their new movie JUMPER which also stars Hollywood legend Samuel L. Jackson. (... more)

And here's a red carpet interview from the trailer premiere - I hope that embedded stuff works ...

Jumper Trailer Promotion

Here are pictures of Hayden and Rachel at the Spike TV’s 2007 Video Game Awards and promoting the Jumper trailer in Las Vegas.

And here's the second Jumper trailer and 50+ screencaps

Jumper promotion

Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson and Rachel Bilson will appear at Egypt's Great Sphinx ... in front of Las Vegas' LUXOR Hotel and Casino, where they'll launch the world premiere of the new trailer for the motion picture event, JUMPER. The one-of-a-kind movie promotion unspools on December 7 at midnight.

(Read more here)

Note: I doubt that Egypt is willing to part from its Sphinx, even if it's to promote a great movie, don't be disappointed if it's just a paper-maché copy ;-)

New Virgin Territory poster?

Source

Dubai International Film Festival

Dubai International Film Festival welcomes world stars

As the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) gears up for its fourth edition, many international stars have confirmed attendance, including actors, musicians and literary figures from Hollywood, East Asia and around the world.
(...)
Hayden Christiansen, who played Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars films, is also confirmed to attend DIFF.

(more here)

Dubai International Film Festival takes place from 9th to 16th december 2007. This is the official website.

Awake Reviews

Awake has opened in US theaters yesterday and there are quite a few reviews online - seems the critics aren't all that pleased with it ... but then again, they never are.

A thriller that could put viewers to sleep
Disastrous Awake puts viewer to sleep - This tale of anesthetic awareness could have been so much better.
Down but Not Really Out
'Awake': The Rapid Pulse Of a Tell-Tale Heart
Bottom Line: Sleep won't be an option.
'Awake' Plot-packed, But Nothing To Stay Up For
This 'thriller' is both joyless and tedious
Awake drifts in and out of consciousness
'Awake' is mostly one to snooze through - Idea of being alert during surgery is better on paper
Picke: Dream cast keeps medical thriller taut
Movie review: Awake
'Awake' is a nightmare
'Awake' will keep you up
Awake Movie Review
Doctor’s orders: Avoid ‘Awake’

On other news - youtube has deleted quite a few clips of the Awake promotion. But I think the DH.net video archive has everything for download.