Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 49 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness.
Posted on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 by Brendon Connelly
You probably understand the illegality, not to mention unethical nature, of posting a pirated movie onto the internet - but do you understand the legal ramifications of simply watching a film that’s already been uploaded to the web?
Much of my day is spent with teenagers, students at the school where I teach, and the majority of them simply don’t worry about sourcing their media through piracy. They take music from Limewire, they take movies from Torrents or even just stream crummy copies. When challenged, a number of them have even told me that they’re sure it can’t be illegal - “if it is,” they say, “then what’s it doing on the internet?” They’re obviously missing something there, but are they right that it’s okay for them to watch?
Posted on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
You might remember, that before the cast of Star Trek was officially announced, it was widely rumored that JJ Abrams wanted Matt Damon to play Captain James T Kirk. It has been one of those internet rumors that has become sort of a mystery, with different sides giving different “stories.” IGN asked Damon about the reports during the Bourne Ultimatum junket, and Matt brushed it off as a simple “internet rumor”. When asked if he was offered the role of James T Kirk in the Star Trek reboot, Damon responded with the following:
“I know JJ, and I talked to him and said ‘what is the deal?’ and he said ‘no. the Kirk in my movie is much younger. These are the early years… I think he’s hiring a twenty year old actor…”
Nearly two years later, JJ Abrams finally admitted that he had approached Damon for a part in Trek, but Damon turned down the offer:
“I actually approached Matt and we had some discussions, but everything happens for a reason. On the one hand, it would have been great to work with Matt - but at the end of the day, it was such a better move to cast the movie with unknowns.”
We’ve always wondered who was telling the truth. What was the truth? And now, we have a clarification from Abrams, which we believe to be — the truth. What is the truth? Was Matt Damon offered the role of James T Kirk in Star Trek? No… But he was offered a role in Star Trek. Details after the jump.
As Black Friday approaches, a bunch of really great movie deals are hitting the web. We’ll try to bring you a daily round-up of links throughout the week. The following deals are good for this week. Amazon is also doing a set of “Lightning Deals” which are only good for a specified set of hours. We have marked those hours below:
Lightning Deals:
4am - 8am PST
• Hellboy II: The Golden Army - $2.00
• The Mummy - $3.99
• The Tale of Despereaux - $5.00
8am - 12pm PST
• Forgetting Sarah Marshall - $3.99
• Fast & Furious [Blu-ray] - $9.99
• Fast & Furious - $7.99
10am - 2pm PST
• Watchmen (Nite Owl Ship Gift Set) [Blu-ray]- $49.99
12pm - 4pm PST
• The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor- $2.00
• Horton Hears a Who - $5.00
• Baby Mama - $3.99
4pm - 8pm PST
• Appaloosa - $3.99
• Zack and Miri Make a Porno - $3.99
• A Christmas Carol - $4.99
8pm - 12pm PST
• Traitor - $3.99
• I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry - $3.99
• Nim’s Island - $5.00
Good All Day:
Each of the listed 3-movie Blu-ray packs below is only $21.99 each. That’s basically $7.33 for each Blu-ray disc.
Posted on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 by Devindra Hardawar
Now that must have been one damn successful breakfast meeting. Apparently, comedian Aziz Ansari (Parks and Recreation, Human Giant) and director Jason Woliner (Human Giant, Players) recently sat down for breakfast with Judd Apatow and pitched him three ideas for future projects. To their surprise, Apatow wanted all three.
The good guys at How It Should Have Ended have created a new animated short film showing how Twilight should have ended. What if Edward had made that fateful decision another way? If you care, watch the video embedded after the jump.
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Posted on Monday, November 23rd, 2009 by Devindra Hardawar
With an ever-ballooning hypothetical budget, it almost feels as if some are waiting to pull a “toldja!” if Avatar ends up being a massive flop for Fox. But apparently, they’re not too worried. According to Reuters, Fox Filmed Entertainment chairman Jim Gianopulos says the $500 million budget predictions are “ridiculous”, and he has “no doubt” that the film will ultimately turn a profit.
Posted on Monday, November 23rd, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
TeeFury’s t-shirt of the day is a Spider-Man parody design by swampfactory called “The Hero”. The t-shirt is available in Navy for men, turquoise for women, sized small to XXL. The bad news: as with all of TeeFury’s tees, this design will only be available until midnight tonight. The good news: The t-shirt only costs $9 plus shipping.
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Posted on Monday, November 23rd, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
Yesterday, Natalie Portman let it slip that Kat Dennings had been cast in Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of the Marvel comic book Thor. Portman didn’t reveal what character Dennings would play in the film, and The Hollywood Reporter, who was quick to confirm the report, was unable to uncover any further details.
Portman is playing Jane Foster, nurse to Thor’s human alter-ego Donald Blake, and Jaimie Alexander is the Asgardian warrior Sif, so what role could Dennings play? Earlier today we played the guessing game, with readers suggesting The Enchantress Amora and Hela, the Asgardian goddess of death, as the top choices. We now have a much better idea which character Dennings will be playing on the big screen. What role does she play? Details after the jump.
Posted on Monday, November 23rd, 2009 by Peter Sciretta
You might remember back in September that we reported Hugh Jackman as being in talks to star in Shawn Levy’s futuristic robot boxing movie Real Steel. Variety now confirms that Jackman has indeed signed on to star in the sci-fi sports drama, which will go into production in June 2010 with an $80 million budget.
This will be DreamWorks first greenlit movie following their split from Paramount, and since raising $650 million from both J.P. Morgan Securities and Reliance Big Pictures and an additional $175 million from Disney. But can they make a big sci-fi movie for $80 million? That’s about half to one third of the average big hollywood sci-fi tentpole release now-a-days.
