'1Up': Ruby Rose Replaces Elliot Page In eSports Drama
Ruby Rose has replaced Elliot Page as a mentor character in the 1Up cast. Kyle Newman is directing the film, which is set against an eSports backdrop.
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Ellen Page Will Be A Serious Gamer In '1UP' eSports Movie From 'Fanboys' Director Kyle Newman
BuzzFeed is reaching into show business with a 1UP video game movie that will have Ellen Page playing a professional eSports coach.
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'Fanboys' Writer Wants To Make A Sequel Focused On The Snyder Cut Of 'Justice League'
One of the writers behind the 2009 Star Wars-centric comedy Fanboys wants to make a Fanboys sequel focusing on The Snyder Cut of Justice League.
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Daily Podcast: Kyle Newman Discusses The Obi-Wan Kenobi Movie & Star Wars: The Last Jedi Predictions
On the August 18, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Ben Pearson and Brad Oman join Peter Sciretta to discuss the Galaxy Quest tv show news, and in the feature presentation we are joined by filmmaker and Star Wars fanatic Kyle Newman (Fanboys, Barely Lethal) to discuss the big news that Disney is developing an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie and in the Mail Bag we answer a question…
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'Barely Lethal' Trailer: Maybe Espionage Is Easier Than High School
Barely Lethal appears to fuse the high school movie with the actions sequences from an espionage thriller. Hailee Steinfeld is the orphaned and highly trained operative who escapes life as an agent in order to experience "normal" teen life. Samuel L. Jackson is the taskmaster who wants her back; Sophie Turner is the rival; and Jessica Alba…
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Star Wars Bits: 'Force Awakens' Toy Rumors, BB-8, Drew Struzan, Star Wars Celebration, Comics
This latest Star Wars Bits might be the most jam-packed yet. Below, read about the following: Kylo Ren may be on all the Star Wars: The Force Awakens toy packaging and those toys might be out September 4. Read about 13 brand new Star Wars Lego sets including some from The Force Awakens. Fanboys director…
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First Look: Hailee Steinfeld Does Her Best Hit-Girl In 'Barely Lethal'
After taking on forbidden love in Romeo & Juliet and Battle School in Ender's Game (above), Hailee Steinfeld is ready for a real challenge: high school. Well, that and killing people. Kyle Newman's upcoming action-comedy Barely Lethal stars the True Grit actress as a teen assassin who's ready to leave her killer life behind and…
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Star Wars Bits: Al Pacino, Leonard Nimoy, Make-A-Wish, 'Attack Of The Clones', 'Return Of The Jedi'
If J.J. Abrams really does cast Leonard Nimoy in Star Wars Episode VII, as the Star Trek actor suggests, do you think that's more likely to heighten or defuse the Wars / Trek rivalry? Also after the jump: Al Pacino explains why he said no to Han Solo See Episode II in 3D at Star…
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VOTD: 'Return Of The Jedi' 30th Anniversary Documentary By Kyle Newman
Thirty years ago this Saturday, the Star Wars trilogy came to an end. Return of the Jedi hit theaters May 25, 1983 with the kind of hype and anticipation that's become almost standard for big movies. In 1983, however, it was not. Fans were rabid to find out the fates of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo,…
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Star Wars Bits: How Did Barack Obama Help Revive Star Wars? Plus: Yoda, Kyle Newman, Tommy Wiseau, Ewan McGregor
Did the President's fiscal policy help make the new trilogy a reality? Also after the jump: Listen to Kyle Newman's Han Solo-centric radio drama Who wants Tommy Wiseau to direct the new trilogy? Ewan McGregor is totally willing to return as Obi-Wan George Lucas is giving the Bay Area another Yoda statue Rancho Obi-Wan's Steve…
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'Fanboys' Director Kyle Newman To Go Behind The Scenes Of 'Star Wars' With Black List Script 'Chewie'
One of the most-liked scripts on last winter's Black List was Evan Susser and Van Robichaux's Chewie, about Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew and his work on the Star Wars set. But whereas some of the screenplays on the compendium already had stars, producers, and directors attached, Chewie wasn't very far along at all -- and…
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TV Bits: 'Game Of Thrones,' 'Californication,' 'The Office,' 'Mad Men,' 'Star Wars,' 'Smash'
Controversy, casting and consensual exits are all in this edition of TV Bits. After the jump read about the following: See a photo of how the George W. Bush head from Game of Thrones was fixed. Rocker Marilyn Manson joins Showtime's Californification. Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson will have an arc on the Broadway drama Smash. Fanboys…
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Topher Grace Edited The 'Star Wars' Prequels Into One 85-Minute Movie And We Saw It
Last month I received a cryptic e-mail inviting me to a private screening of a new Star Wars film edited by Topher Grace.
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The Buzz: Filmmakers React To Avatar
James Cameron's Avatar has been unleashed upon this world. We've run reviews from half of the /Film staff: David Chen, Brendon Connelly, Russ Fischer, and Hunter Stephenson. You might have even added your own mini-review. But you might be wondering, with all the talk of game-changing advances in the tech side of filmmaking, what do the…
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Must Listen: Fanboys And The Perils Of Studio Intervention In Filmmaking
During the past year that we've been doing the /Film podcast, we've had on a lot of really interesting filmmakers, actors, and film journalists talk about their reflections and experiences in the entertainment industry. However, this past week's episode of the /Filmcast: After Dark was something else, an insightful, profound, and heartbreaking look into what…
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The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 63 - What Happened To Fanboys And The Revenge Of The Nerds Remake (GUEST: Director Kyle Newman)
In this special episode of the /Filmcast: After Dark, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley chat with director Kyle Newman about the recent blistering NYTimes profile of the Weinstein Company. Kyle also talks at length about his experiences working on Fanboys and The Revenge of the Nerds remake, presenting a chilling, cautionary tale about…
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/Filmcast Ep. 63 - District 9 (GUEST: Fanboys Director Kyle Newman)
In this week's /Filmcast, Dave Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley get flummoxed by Bryan Singer's decision to reboot Battlestar Galactica, discuss some recent Avatar news, assess the greatness of Ponyo, and try to make sense of some fascinating Superman IP law. Special guest Kyle Newman, the director of Fanboys and the upcoming Emo Boy,…
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Fanboys 2: Attack Of The Clones?
Dan Fogler tells moviehole that director Kyle Newman has an idea for a Fanboys sequel that would see the characters from the first film to go on mission to crash the set of Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones in Australia. "If he could come up with the right script, and get everyone…
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Kyle Newman To Direct Emo Boy
Fanboys director Kyle Newman has signed on to helm a big screen adaptation of the cult comic book series Emo Boy. Published by Slave Labor Graphics, and created by by Steve Emond. The first two graphic novels were released in 2006 and 2007, and are currently available on Amazon for $11.16 each. The book description…
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Fanboys Movie Poster
Earlier this week The Weinstein Co announced that they would be moving their Star Wars geek road trip comedy Fanboys back once again to February 6th 2009. Set in 1998 the film, starring Jay Baruchel, Dan Fogler, Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, and Kristen Bell is a heart-warming comedy that follows a group of young, passionate…
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Fantastic Fest Review: Fanboys
I've heard many stories about the behind the scenes problems which pushed the release of Fanboys back again and agin, but having just left a screening of the finished version, a director's cut by Kyle Newman, I can assure you that the problems have been greatly exaggerated. You have a very marketable cast, and a…
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Weinstein's To Release New Kyle Newman Cut Of Fanboys!
Fanboys creator and co-screenwriter Ernie Cline has confirmed my report from last month that director Kyle Newman has been brought back to recut Fanboys. "I've just received word that the director Kyle Newman has just completed a new cut of the movie with the original plot intact, and that it's the version that will be…
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Kyle Newman Takes Back Fanboys
It appears that The Weinstein Co has brought director Kyle Newman back on board to make the final cut of Fanboys. The New York Times ran a story a couple weeks back about Microsoft. Newman worked on a short film / advertisement for the Redmond-based software company. Apparently no one in the movie sector read…
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Fanboys Delayed Until January 2008
Bad news for the Star Wars fans, the much anticipated Kyle Newman road trip comedy Fanboys has been delayed, yes - again. TheForce.net published the following letter from the director: "Fanboys has been delayed. As a Star Wars fan, I am devastated. Fanboys is the love letter to the greatest movie franchise of all time.…
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Kevin Smith Did NOT Direct/delay Fanboys
Last week we relayed a quote from Fanboys star Chris Marquette, who claimed that the film had been delayed due to sound effects rights and a cameo from Clerks director Kevin Smith. "Kevin Smith had seen it, and [he] came in and was like, 'Oh, man. I love it.' So they let him write and…
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