All right, so the sign shown above (via Collider) is just a joke, but the off-the-charts anticipation for Episode VII is very, very real. After the jump: Jon Favreau has Kevin Smith's vote for the Star Wars VII directing job Ed Burns is ambivalent on the admittedly slim possibility of getting an offer Peter Serafinowicz…
Read More
Ever since Tyler Perry was first cast as Alex Cross in Summit's James Patterson franchise reboot, fans have understandably been pretty skeptical. Remember, this is a role once played by the great Morgan Freeman in Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. Any actor would have his work cut out for him following an…
Read More
Here's another red-band comedy trailer, and happily it's one that (I think) works a lot better than the last we saw today. Friends With Kids comes from Jennifer Wesfeldt (Kissing Jessica Stein) and explores a slightly absurd premise: two people (Adam Scott and Westfeldt) whose friends have all had kids, decide to have a child…
Read More
It's not so unexpected for a hit movie to get a sequel a year or two out, but it's also becoming increasingly common for franchises to pick up with the characters again ten or even twenty years after the last installment. In this edition of Sequel Bits, we have a handful of possible upcoming projects…
Read More
Edward Burns may be best known for his work in front of the camera, but over the past decade and half he's made a dozen or so attempts at writing and directing as well. His latest project, the indie drama Newlyweds, stars Burns as a New Yorker quietly going about his life when he finds his…
Read More
And the first photo from Man on a Ledge, which just began shooting with Sam Worthington starring as the titular character, shows...Sam Worthington on a ledge. How appropriate. Ed Harris has joined the cast, too, which makes this talent lineup a bit more interesting. More info on Asger Leth's in-progress film after the break. Here's…
Read More
The last time we checked in on Martin Freeman his name was being bandied about as a likely candidate for Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit. Given that the fate of that film is still up in the air, I'm not much sirprised to see that Mr. Freeman is booking other work. He's now set to…
Read More
Did you know Edward Burns has a new movie coming out? Nice Guy Johnny premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, but has managed to fly under the radar since then. The film is hitting VOD, DVD and iTunes in October, but until then there's an official trailer, which is after the break. It's difficult to…
Read More
You probably think that the only reason why we'd be posting the 27 Dresses trailer is because of Katherine Heigl. And you would be right in your assumptions. It's a romantic comedy about marriage, so what more can I say? They are promoting it as "From the screenwriter of The Devil Wears Prada and starring…
Read More