By now you've probably seen dozens of critics' best-of-2011 lists (including ours!), and noticed some amount of overlap on films like Hugo, Drive, and Tree of Life. But there's more than one way to gauge a movie's success, and when it comes to what general audiences are actually watching, a whole different set of titles…
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In this episode, Dave, Devindra, and Adam wonder about the future of creative storytelling, try to parse David O. Russell's thoughts on Uncharted, debate the merits of The Fifth Element, and explain why I Am Number Four is a huge steaming pile of number two. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave…
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What is Page 2? 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 31 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If…
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What is Page 2? 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 30 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If…
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What is Page 2? 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 40 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If…
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[Update: Kevin Smith has corrected some of our history regarding Preacher's development. See below for details. Original article follows.] It has been a while since we've gotten a solid update on the big screen adaptation of the beloved Vertigo comic book series Preacher. A couple years back, Columbia Pictures picked up the rights and hired American…
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DreamWorks Pictures has released an extended movie trailer for DJ Caruso's big screen adaptation of the sci-fi action thriller I Am Number Four. If you've missed either of the previous trailers, its worth checking out. Watch it now embedded after the jump. Please leave your thoughts in the comments below. I Am Number Four Extended…
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With just over two months until release, Dreamworks has unleashed the full trailer for I Am Number Four. Based on a sci-fi book by Pittacus Lore (a pen name), the Michael Bay produced film version is directed by D.J. Caruso (Eagle Eye) and stars Alex Pettyfer (Beastly) as one of an alien race who escaped…
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There are new posters for three films today: indie and festival darling Rabbit Hole gets a new one-sheet that is very different from the last, while delayed thriller The Adjustment Bureau and I Am Number Four both get their own new images. See 'em all after the break. If you didn't like the slightly cheeky…
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DreamWorks Pictures has released a new featurette for DJ Caruso's bigscreen adaptation of the sci-fi action thriller I Am Number Four. The two minute video gives us an overview of the film's story, as explained by the cast and crew. Watch it now embedded after the jump. Official One Pager: I AM NUMBER FOUR Genre:…
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We've covered I Am Number Four quite a bit, in part because it was originally rumored as a directorial gig for Michael Bay. Then DJ Caruso (Disturbia, Eagle Eye) signed on, as did Sharlto Copley from District 9. Copely had to drop out and was replaced by Timothy Olyphant, and Alex Pettyfer took the title…
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While I was sitting around waiting to get into the panel for The Goon on Friday, I noticed a little card with a printed QR barcode on one side and a shape that looked vaguely like the UbiSoft logo on the other. Then I remembered that I'd installed a barcode scanner on my phone, and…
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Embrace the cozy look in winter 2023 with furry accessories. Here are our best tips on what to wear and how to style faux fur.
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Earlier today it was reported that District 9 star Sharlto Copley was forced to drop out of the Michael Bay/Steven Spielberg-produced D.J. Caruso-directed adaptation of James Frey and Jobie Hughes's teen sci-fi alien book I Am Number Four due to "scheduling conflicts with his upcoming press obligations for Fox's The A-Team." As we all know,…
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A bit of bad news: District 9 star Sharlto Copley is leaving Michael Bay/Steven Spielberg-produced D.J. Caruso-directed adaptation of James Frey and Jobie Hughes's teen sci-fi alien book I Am Number Four. Variety reports that he is being replaced by Timothy Olyphant (Live Free or Die Hard, Hitman, Justified). Copley had to bow out due…
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Kevin Durand is in talks to join two DreamWorks sci-fi action films: Michael Bay/Steven Spielberg-produced D.J. Caruso-directed adaptation of James Frey and Jobie Hughes's teen sci-fi alien book I Am Number Four Shawn Levy's futuristic robot boxing movie Real Steel Durand played bad guy Martin Keamy in Season 6 of Lost, Joshua on the Show…
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The film adaptation of I Am Number Four, the first book in a sci-fi novel series co-authored by James Frey, became a big deal pretty fast. First it was because the film was rumored to be set up as a project for Michael Bay to produce and, possibly, direct. Then DJ Caruso (Eagle Eye, Disturbia)…
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Teresa Palmer has become the newest go-to good looking actress for geek film properties. The Australian actress had a small role in The Grudge 2, but had her big break in the Adam Sandler family comedy Bedtime Stories. She's one of the leads in Disney's upcoming Jerry Bruckheimer-produced fantasy adventure The Sorcerer's Apprentice and is…
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Sharlto Copley, better known as the star of District 9 and the upcoming A-Team big screen movie adaptation, is in talks to star in Dreamworks' Michael Bay/Steven Spielberg-produced D.J. Caruso-directed teen sci-fi alien adaptation I Am Number Four. He will join Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker and Beastly star Alex Pettyfer , who is set to…
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Director D.J. Caruso has come a long way since his days of directing television shows like VR 5, Martial Law, and most notably, The Shield. His latest feature, Eagle Eye, was such a complete mess of a film (reviewed here on the /Filmcast) that it made me dread any potential project that he was attached…
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Here's what we know: according to Variety, Dreamworks is working to preemptively buy the rights to I Am Number Four, the first novel in a projected six-book sci-fi series, eyeing Michael Bay to produce and possibly direct. The unpublished novel is being shopped around with the two authors represented by a single pseudonym. But the…
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