I've always wanted to dress like a Star Wars AT-ST for Halloween, but I never knew it was possible (okay, maybe it's possible I never even considered the idea and just needed a good lead in for this article). In today's edition of "Cool Stuff" we bring you a guy who has made that dream…
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Tomorrow is Halloween. To help celebrate we have collected the 75 best movie related pumpkin carving photos (we could find) on the internet. Check them out below. Continued in Part 2
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Lately we've been posting some of the cool products and creations we've come across while doing our daily news research. So I've decided to turn this into a feature called "Coll Stuff". So expect to see more "Cool Stuff" postings in the future, whenever we come across something cool. This is more likely to happen…
Read More More cinematic pumpkin carvings, continued from this posting.
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David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants has announced the start of a yet-to-be--titled feature documentary following five teenagers running for office. Production will begin this weekend and run through Election Day (November 6). Michael Moore's former assistant Jason Pollock is directing the film which follows five men and women aged 18-20 who are trying to…
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The Saw franchise is alive and well, but Jigsaw may be showing his age. Saw IV (Lionsgate), which opened with a monstrous $14M+ on Friday, appears to have taken a bigger than expected Saturday drop. Whereas 2006's Saw III fell about 20% from its opening day, the newest gruesome installment tailed off by 30% day-over-day.…
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Jigsaw "traps" moviegoers again! SAW IV opens w/$14M Fri & headed for $33.3M 3-day; Carell's DAN w/$3.8M Fri & targets $11.9M for weekend; Lumet's BEFORE THE DEVIL to easily win PTA w/$30K+ for 3-day; Demme's CARTER doc proves Jimmy still has low approval by Steve Mason Despite tracking that suggested a certain "Jigsaw fatigue," Saw…
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The original Saw, released for Halloween of 2004, was, for me, among the most blazingly original horror films ever made. That was an absolutely ingenious movie with a uniquely twisted premise, and the gore and sadism was balanced by a certain evil freshness. Witten by Leigh Whannell and directed by James Wan, Saw was rewarded…
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Yesterday, I reported that the tracking for Jerry Seinfeld's Bee Movie (Dreamworks/Paramount) suggests a $38M+ opening weekend when it hits the marketplace on November 2. My analysis of the most recent tracking data indicates that there will be a second major blockbuster opening on that same day. Ridley Scott's long-awaited American Gangster (Universal), starring Oscar…
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Coming off a monumentally disappointing weekend, featuring a slightly disappointing 30 Days of Night (Sony), a decently performing Gone Baby Gone, and a fleet of bombs including The Comebacks (Fox), Rendition (New Line), Things We Lost in the Fire (Dreamworks/Paramount), Sarah Landon & the Paranormal Hour (Freestyle Releasing) and The Ten Commandments (Rocky Mountain Pictures),…
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The R-rated vampire yarn 30 Days of Night (Sony) fell 13% from its Friday opening, but the Sam Raimi-produced bloodfest still managed to scare up $5.43M in Saturday business. 30 Days of Night will win the weekend with an estimated $15.05M, but Hollywood is clearly in the dark. The estimated combined weekend gross of the…
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It's a downer of a weekend for Hollywood as Sony's horror flick 30 Days of Night has opened softly, and the public has clearly rejected 5 other wide releases. 30 Days of Night, a vampire movie from Hard Candy director David Slade, managed to generate only $5.3M on Friday, and it will settle for a…
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Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? (Lionsgate) got a solid 21% upturn from its excellent opening day, and, although the movie won't reach $25M for the weekend, its expected $23.07M haul will be more than enough to win the 3-day. It also marks the 2nd-best opening of Perry's filmmaking career, trailing only 2006's Madea's…
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Tyler Perry has returned to the top of the box office and, on a very competitive weekend, he's won in very easy fashion. Perry's Why Did I Get Married? (Lionsgate) has rocked Hollywood with an $8.65M Friday, and it's headed for an outstanding $25.3M 3-day opening. The 38-year-old actor/writer/director established himself as an auteur and…
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There was no surprise surge for The Heartbreak Kid on Saturday. The Dreamworks/Paramount comedy, starring megastar Ben Stiller and directed by The Farrelly Brothers, got a small uptick from Friday's dismal opening for a $5.17M Saturday. That should translate to a meager $13.12M, fare below even the already low industry expectations. As I reported Friday…
Read More What ever happened to The Farrelly Brothers? Bobby and Peter exploded onto the scene back in 1994 with the landmark rude comedy Dumb & Dumber. This gem delivered $127M domestic with lines like, According to the map, we've only gone 4 inches," and "Wanna hear the most annoying sound in the world?," and "Check out…
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Back in May, we told you that Patriot Games scribe Peter Iliff has signed on to write and direct a sequel to Point Break. Apparently RGM Entertainment has announced at the American Film Market this week that Point Break 2 will begin production in mid-2008 in Southeast Asia. Iliff, who wrote the first movie, is…
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IndianaJones.com has been updated with a new from-the-set video update. This time "It's a Wrap!" Watch as Steven Spielberg shouts that final call on Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom, The Last Crusade and now Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Principal photography closed on October 11th, and Spielberg toasts…
Read More NBC has decided to pull the Heroes spin-off miniseries Heroes: Origins from a midseason launch. THR is claiming that the writers strike may have contributed to this move, but I'm sure the slight drop is Heroes ratings had more to do with the decision. And while the network isn't saying what will become of the…
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A boatload of new movie posters have been unloaded onto the internet in the last 24 hours. Check out the round up after the jump. First up is the teaser poster for Millennium Films' Conan. The film based on Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian, tells that tale of Conan's adventures across the continent of…
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What if Disney decided to produce live action remakes of their animated classics with top Hollywood stars? How about Rachel Weisz as Snow White? Scarlett Johansson as Cinderella? Beyoncé as Alice in Wonderland? Don't get worried yet Disney fanatics, these photos are not part of a feature film production, but instead Photographer Annie Leibovit's Disney…
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The Orange County Register has the first photo of Frank Langella portraying Richard Nixon during filming of Ron Howard's adaptation of the Peter Morgan play Frost/Nixon. Langella won Best Actor during the New York City run of that production. You can check out a comparison photo of the real Richard Nixon below. I'm surprised at…
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Devin over at CHUD has seen the trailer for the upcoming JJ Abrams-produced monster movie code-named Cloverfield/1-18-08. The trailer which runs 2 minutes and 16 seconds will debut in front of Beowulf and will feature the final title for the movie (we reported this earlier in the week). So what is the title? Cloverfield That's…
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The jumble on the Dark Knight viral website WhySoSerious.com was solved (as seen above), gathering photos of letters from cities around the United States (/Film users solved the jumble very early this morning, good job guys!). The Answer: The prize is a new photo of The Joker, as seen below, in the back of a…
Read More New Line's remake of Escape From New York appears to be falling apart. First Len Wiseman supposedly left the project, and was replaced by hack director Brett Ratner. Yesterday Ratner denied being involved in the project. And tonight Gerard Butler has left the project due to "creative differences". I wonder what the real story is…
Read More Update: The puzzle has been solved, here is the reward. I'll keep updating this thread as we get more answers. If there is a link, there is a photo, which means the answer is 100% confirmed. All the rest are suspect. For those of you who want to know more about this Dark Knight viral…
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Sony Pictures has hired Zodiac scribe James Vanderbilt to write Spider-Man 4. Thank god Sam Raimi is not writing this one: He's a great director, but the screenplay for Spider-Man 3 was a mess. Vanderbilt's scriptology includes The Rundown, Basic and Darkness Falls. James also did a polish on X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and wrote the…
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Update: The puzzle has been solved, click here for the solution. The candle has burned out, the two-face Jack-o-lantern has finished rotting, and now the Dark Knight viral website WhySoSerious.com has a new game for Batman fans to play. The Joker has left the following letter up: There are 49 clues for 21 cities around…
Read More Emmy winning visual effects producer turned Ratatouille producer Brad Lewis will soon become a Pixar director. "I'm going to direct my next film, but that hasn't been announced yet so that isn't something I can break for you today, but maybe Lasseter will talk about it." Our friend Frosty at Collider was unsuccessful in his…
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I've been hearing in the past couple weeks from a number of sources that a new 1-18-08/Cloverfield movie trailer will premiere in front of Beowulf on November 16th. Our friends at ComingSoon seem to be pretty sure that this is actually true. I mean, it does makes sense as it's Paramount big film before the…
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Universal has released the movie trailer for the big screen adaptation of Mark Millar's graphic novel Wanted. Aside from the terrible dialogue, Angelina Jolie's overuse of eye makeup, and easily comparisons to The Matrix (read: many consumers will call this a Matrix ripoff), the trailer features a few interesting action moments. But all in all,…
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Casting Rumors, Screenwriting rumors and official statements, a lot has been happening with the big screen adaptation of G.I. Joe. First up is a rumor from our friends at IESB: Paramount Pictures has offered the role of Duke to George Clooney. Apparently the big screen star walked away from Joe Carnahan's White Jazz not only…
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If you're a huge fan of Edgar Wright, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg (you know, the guys who brought us Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz), than you've probably seen their now cult classic British television show Spaced. The original series, which ran on Channel 4 in the U.K. for two seasons, was written…
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Who would have ever thought that singer/songwriter Alanis Morissette would become a film actress? Sure, she did do a stint on the Nickelodeon television show You Can't Do That On Television (you know, the one with the green slime that falls from the ceiling?). And she also made a brief, but fun appearance as GOD…
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The upcoming DVD release of Disney/Pixar's Ratatouille will include the first hand-drawn animated 2-D short film in Pixar history. Yes, you did just read that correctly - good ol' fashion 2D animation from the studio that innovated computer rendered 3D animation. The 11-minute film is also the longest short film in Pixar history. "Your Friend…
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Crank is an underrated popcorn action movie. Crank succeeded where Shoot 'Em Up sometimes failed, keeping the plot light and fun (and don't get me wrong, I loved shoot 'Em Up, the film sometimes had an uneven tonal h=style that sometimes reached darker areas than it probably should have). Well it's now officially official that…
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Fear not young gamers, a Halo movie is not dead in this "post-Halo 3 $300 million in its first week of sales" world. Microsoft is already in talks with other movie studios to continue development on a Halo feature film, according to producer Peter Jackson's representative Ken Kamins. Apparently, preparation on the film has not…
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Fox Searchlight has released a new poster for Jason Reitman's Juno (which as yout already know, I loved loved LOVED). The poster that was released last month was a film festival exclusive. I'm glad they came up with something a little more attractive. I'm still not digging the orange and white stripe theme, and wish…
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Universal has released the first five photos from the comic book to big screen adaptation of Wanted. The photos, courtesy of Empire, give us our first look at Angelina Jolie as an assassin named Fox, working within the mysterious Fraternity; James McAvoy as Wes, an office worker turned deadly killer, Morgan Freeman as the Fraternity's…
Read More What is to happen to our screenwriting heroes now that the writers strike is just hours away? They can fix a dangling modifier... but can they pour cement? Check out this hilarious one-minute video made by WGA members Gregg Rossen and Brian Sawyer about the future of our Hollywood screenwriting heroes, who will now have…
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So Warner Bros has hired new directors for Justice League spin-offs of The Flash and The Green Lantern, but what about Wonder Woman? "We're kind of pausing on Wonder Woman now. Let them go ahead and do [Justice League] first," Joel Silver said in a news conference while promoting Fred Claus. "And if that comes…
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Kung Fu Panda is the next movie from DreamWorks Animation, following the release of Jerry Seinfeld's Bee Movie next week. A new teaser promo is online, complete with a giant Jack Black introduction (which I could have done without). I'm not quite sure what t think of this. On one hand, the Panda is probably…
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The good guys at AintitCool have some great news tonight - Bret Ratner is NOT directing the Escape from New York remake! Did you read that? The Ratner is not going to ruin the Snake Pliskin after all! Apparently the Rush Hour "director" (notice the obvious quotation marks) was given an "achievement in cinema" award…
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Yesterday we reported that David Dobkin (Fred Claus) had signed on to direct a big screen adaptation of The Flash comic book. Dobkin revealed that his film would be set in the same universe as the Justice League of America movie which is now being cast. This brought us to the conclusion that Warner Bros…
Read More We all knew from the beginning that Warner Bros planned to use the Justice League of America movie to spin-off a few new DC superhero movie projects. Or at least that is the plan. Earlier this year, before all this JLA craziness, Night at the Museum helmer Shawn Levy signed on to make a movie…
Read More The following movie review is from Zach Lawrence: Semi SPOILER ALERT!! If you've seen Saw 1, 2, or 3, then you've probably seen Saw 4. This isn't necessarily a bad thing though. With every new Halloween upon us, SAW has become a yearly tradition, a tradition we've had forced upon us. And with 5 and…
Read More At Comic Con this year, WALL-E director Andrew Stanton confirmed that there would in fact be a live action element in the upcoming Pixar film. "We're not doing anything like Happy Feet," said Stanton. "There is a live action element involved but that's the most I can say." And that is a good thing because…
Read More A couple days ago we ran a rumor that Kirk is NOT the Captain of the Enterprise in the new JJ Abrams Star Trek prequel/reboot (or at least for the first half of the film). We have yet to get a 100% confirmation on this rumor, but most people in the know believe this to…
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A couple weeks ago I had the chance to sit down with Zen Priest and star of How To Cook Your Life, Edward Espe Brown. Edward Brown was ordained to Zen priesthood by Suzuki Roshi, and has been practicing Zen since 1965 and Yoga since 1980. During the summer of 2006, Doris Dörrie and her…
Read More It has been well known that The Incredibles director Brad Bird's next film is likely to be an adaptation of 1906. Based on the novel by James Dalessandro, which is a fictionalized account of the famous 1906 Earthquake in San Francisco. Bird, while promoting Ratatouille in the UK, spoke with Rotten Tomatoes about his future.…
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Guillermo del Toro tells IESB that he would love to do a new Frankenstein film. Del toro apparently is interested in doing a revamp of the classic Universal Monster, possibly even using some ideas from Frank Darabont's early 90's script. Sure, there is no deal on the table right now, and del Toro's immediate future…
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SuperHeroHype has learned that the first movie trailer for Wanted will premiere next week in front of Universal's American Gangster. I would normally predict that the trailer will be released online before the release, but Universal may hold off on an online premiere of the trailer until after Gangster's opening weekend. We reported a couple…
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I've always wanted a pumpkin bomb... The Green Goblin's trademark destructive pumpkin bombs will make the perfect addition to any Spider-Man fan's secret weapons cache! Based on the record-breaking Spider-Man 3, these signature explosives measure over 5-inches in diameter and feature a unique light-up design. Limited to 1,000 pieces and sculpted by Gentle Giant, each…
Read More The big news today is the supposed casting of Wonder Woman in the big screen Justice League movie. Moviehole claims that Teresa Palmer may have scored the role. Yes, she's blonde, but hair can always be dyed. They wouldn't make Wonder Woman blonde would they? A couple weeks ago we mentioned that Palmer was part…
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That photo above is not a photoshop creation, it's a Predalien from Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem. Yes, that is an Alien and Predator hybrid. Directors Greg and Colin Strause have also provided USA Today with a couple nice quotes, promising that this sequel is "more like the classic early Alien and Predator movies we…
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My friend Vic over at ScreenRant has gotten a possible scoop on JJ Abrams' Star Trek. I've tried to confirm the information, but (as expected) JJ has done a good job of keeping the script under-wraps (much like that monster movie he's producing...). Warning: Possible spoilers ahead. The new Star Trek film will focus much…
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Earlier today we told you that Fox Searchlight has decided to push up the release of Jason Reitman's Juno, hoping to ride high on the incredible festival buzz. I've called the film the BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR. But you don't have to wait until December 5th to see this great film (NY/LA, mid-to-late-December in…
Read More Nikki Finke has confirmed Robert Rodriguez' story with her Universal sources, and it APPEARS that McGowan wasn't the sore point in the Barbarella project after all. Apparently the Universal execs fell in love with Rose, who appeared in an early screen test back in July. "a rather spectacular screen test of Rose playing the role…
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I live a one hour plane ride from Los Angeles and was actually considering making a trip to Hollywood to catch the new cut of Blade Runner on the big screen. Blade Runner: The Final Cut will hit DVD store shelves on December 18th, and Warner Bros is showing the film on two screens, one…
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Earlier this month The Dark Knight viral website WhySoSerious.com was updated with a jack-o-lantern. The pumpkin had a huge bat symbol grin, an image reminiscent of the popular Jeph Loeb/Tim Sale graphic novel The Long Halloween. We wondered if there be a Dark Knight treat in store for us on Halloween. A couple days later…
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I have some great news. The best movie of 2007 is coming to theaters 9 days earlier than expected. The film, Juno, directed by Jason Reitman was originally scheduled to hit theaters on December 15th, but has been moved up to take advantage of all the incredible advance buzz. Juno will now hit theaters on…
Read More Yesterday a rumor circulated around the internet that British actor Rupert Evans might have been hired to play Superman in the new Justice League of America movie. It seemed very suspicious to us, and we even questioned the rumor based on the actor's physical height, being a key reason to why he could not play…
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When The Da Vinci Code over-performed at the box office (despite largely negative reviews), Columbia Pictures announced that the book's big screen sequel, Angels & Demons, would hit theaters on December 19th 2008. The date seemed so far away a year and a half ago, but now it's quickly approaching. Last week when I was…
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USA Today published the first photo (seen above) of Mike Myers and Jessica Alba in The Love Guru. I've heard from people in the know that this film might have huge potential. However, I'm not sure that I believe that to be true. One thing is for sure, Myers looks very scary in this new…
Read More Earlier today we told you that Joe Carnahan was considering shooting Killing Pablo before White Jazz. He's now asking the help of his blog readers to help him make a decision. And in an unprecedented move, he has publicly published both scripts online for you to help him make a decision. Is he crazy? Well…
Read More Who will play Superman in the new Justice League of America Movie? Our friends at Dark Horizons are now reporting a rumor that Rupert Evans might have nabbed the role in a London SoHo casting session three weeks ago. The 30-year-old British actor is best known as rookie agent John Myers in Guillermo Del Toro's…
Read More George Clooney and Chris Pine leave the big screen adaptation of White Jazz, so what is writer/director Joe Carnahan to do? Kill Pablo instead? That is an option that Smokin' Joe is currently considering. Caranaha's Pablo Escobar biopic, titled Killing Pablo, was finally greenlit earlier this month, after years of development. Carnahan originally planned to…
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What will Hollywood do if the Writers Guild strikes? Hire Alex Perez, "Helping Hollywood in its Time of Need". I'm not sure if this is a joke or if it's a real attempt to snag an Industry job. The sad thing is, in Hollywood, you never know.
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Earlier this week when it was announced that Warner Bros would be taking pitches for the Superman Returns sequel, comic book writer Mark Millar self nominated himself to be considered for the job. Millar, who had always wanted to do a Superman comic book, had years of research, and was excited at the prospect of…
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"For Your Consideration" season has begun. I know this because the first Oscar screener of the season has been leaked online. A week and a half before the official release date, Ridley Scott's new film American Gangster has been uploaded to the bit torrent networks and has already been illegally downloaded by tens of thousands…
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Two new I Am Legend movie trailers are now online. First up is an international trailer. The new look is less mysterious, and more forthcoming. I liked it a little better the other way when less was more (check out that teaser trailer here). The official domesticc trailer makes I Am Legend look a lot…
Read More The rift between Paramount and DreamWorks is no secret. Many industry insiders expected a split sooner rather than later. Today DreamWorks and Universal heads were seen breaking bread together, could this mean that Universal/DreamWorks won't be far behind? Nikki Finke reports: "Jeff Zucker and Ron Meyer had lunch in the Universal Studios commissary today with…
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We've seen promo reels, and leaked footage, but the first official trailer for Sylvester Stallone's Rambo is now online. I must admit, I have exactly no interest in seeing this movie. It looks pretty bad, almost like a b-movie. But this trailer is pretty well cut to hide many of the film's inherent weaknesses. I…
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And who said the Western wasn't making a comeback? The writing team behind Pirates of the Caribbean (yes, the whole series, not just the first movie) have reteamed with super-producer Jerry Bruckheimer for The Lone Ranger. Adapted from the 1930's radio show, which later became a popular live-action television show in the 1950's. The Lone…
Read More Dennis Lehane is an author known for his Boston-based mystery novels, two of which have been adapted to the big screen. Clint Eastwood's Mystic River was underrated, and Ben Affleck's Gone Baby Gone is one of the best movies of 2008 (go see this gem now). So it comes as no surprise to me that…
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Rob Cohen has released a new photo still from The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. This new production photo features the first appearance of Jet Li as Emperor Han. Click on the image above to enlarge. "Today, I shot Jet Li on his black stallion riding into battle in his jade armor," Cohen wrote…
Read More It seems like Diablo Cody is writing every other movie in Hollywood these days, and that's certainly not a bad thing. I find saw Cody's Juno at the Toronto International Film Festival. It is the best movie of the year so far, and a shoe in for a Best Screenplay Oscar nom (and Ebert believes…
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"NPH Would never do that man!" So, the question now becomes, "What would NPH do?" That is the topic of the new Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay movie poster (thanks to IGN, via Cinematical), which features Neil Patrick Harris riding a unicorn. Interestingly enough, the poster features the older "Harold & Kumar 2"…
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Last night we reported that Superman Returns scribes Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris are not coming back for the planned sequel, and that Warner Bros is now taking pitches for The Man of Steel. It will be interesting to see what writers come to Warner with story ideas. The first notable is Scottish-born comic book…
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Francis Ford Coppola's first film in 10-years, Youth Without Youth, premiered on Sunday at RomaCinemaFest to lackluster reviews. Ray Bennett of The Hollywood Reporter: "The story is full of arcane references that many will find nonsensical, and the performances are a letdown. Lacking coherence and suspense, the picture is likely to attract a cult following…
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Just one day before shooting is set to begin, Mark Wahlberg has stepped in to replace Ryan Gosling (Lars and the Real Girl) in the Peter Jackson-directed adaptation of Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones. Wahlberg has taken the role of Jack Salmon, the grieving father of a 14-year-old girl from suburban Pennsylvania who is murdered…
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Superman Returns screenwriters Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris have opted not to come back and pen a sequel, according to Variety. What does this mean about the future of Superman? Will Bryan Singer soon depart from the project? The duo also worked with Singer on X2: X-Men United, and Trick 'r Treat (which Brian produced).…
Read More Last week The New York Observer broke the news that Universal Studios had backed out of Robert Rodriguez's big screen big-budget remake of Barbarella because Robert was unable to budge on the casting choice of his new fiance, Rose McGowan. Of course, McGowan isn't a big enough star to carry a "$100 million film." "It's…
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Spike TV's Scream Awards took place this weekend (the show airs on television on October 23rd at 10:00pm) and a few industry folk showed their faces and talked about some possible upcoming movie sequels. Our friends at Bloody Disgusting have full coverage, but here is a rundown of the cool tidbits: Edgar Wright says that…
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So first Joe Carnahan looses Chris Pine who jumped ship to JJ Abrams' Star Trek, and now George Clooney is leaving the White Jazz ship due to "scheduling issues." Carnahan was scheduled to go into production early next year, and Clooney is currently shooting the Coen Bros' Burn After Reading, and trying to finish his…
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Any who had a MyBuddy when they were a child, was terrified of the Chucky films (Yes, even though at times the animatronics were rather lame). But I think even most Horror fans lost interest in the series before The Seed of Chucky was even conceived. My friend Alex at FirstShowing was at the Martian…
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A new Sweeney Todd Movie Trailer has found it's way onto the interwebs. This one features less singing and music (not that the first one featured too much), and more than expected blood and gore. It looks like Paramount is going to market this film to a couple different audiences, and this may be our…
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I've read all of the Harry Potter novels (although, I've yet to finish the last one) and have seen all the Harry Potter films, yet the sexual preference of one of the main characters is a shocking twist that I nor Hardcore Harry Potter fanatics ever expected. JK Rowling revealed at a book reading in…
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Dimension Films has released a second movie trailer for Frank Darabont's big screen adaptation of Stephen King's The Mist. One of our readers saw a test screening of the film last week. Here is what Sean said about the film: "It was pretty good, not as good as you would think. The story left a…
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A couple months back, Matt Damon was going around telling people, press, and anyone who would listen, that he would not be returning for a fourth Jason Bourne movie. "We have ridden that horse as far as we can." He admitted to feeling like "a bit of a prostitute for putting out two number threes…
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Alex at FirstShowing has scored the poster for Vin Diesel's upcoming sci-fi movie Babylon A.D. I know, I know, it's Vin Diesel, and you probably don't care, but the poster looks kinda bad ass (but not completely bad ass). The film follows Veteran-turned-mercenary Thoorop (Diesel) who takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman (Mélanie…
Read More MTV has confirmed that Anthony Hopkins has been cast in Universal's The Wolf Man, a revamp of the classic horror movie. Hopkins will play Sir John Talbot, father of Lawrence Talbot (played by Benicio Del Toro), who becomes afflicted with the infamous curse of the werewolf. Music video director turned filmmaker Mark Romanek (One Hour…
Read More /Film has partnered with a couple other movie blogs to bring you a round up of movie features and editorials from around the web. So here we go. Why Commercials Before Movies Is Worse Than Piracy The Movie Blog looks at how theaters steal our time with commercials and how the principle of piracy is…
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The Dark Knight is filming on location at Battersea power station in London, and /Film reader Webb has sent us a photo of what appears to be a very explosive scene. Batman actor Christian Bale narrowly cheats death in a stunt set-up that is expected to be the opening sequence in The Dark Knight. We…
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A bunch of big name websites reported earlier this week that William Shatner will (at least) have a cameo in the upcoming JJ Abrams Star Trek movie. We haven't believed Shatner's story from the very beginning (heck, we love the guy, but he's not a very god actor). But Shatner strikes back yet again with…
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Rambo to Hell and Back has now been retitled (yes, AGAIN) as "Rambo". Apparently Sylvester Stallone didn't like "John Rambo" because that signified the last of a series. And according to Sly, there will likely be more Rambo movies. I think I like this title best. It's simple, yet says everything. Plus the first Rambo…
Read More Now that the full crew of the Enterprise has been cast in JJ Abrams Star Trek prequel/reboot, we thought it would be a good time to take a look at the talent involved. The photo above is obviously photo-shopped (poorly in fact) by myself to show you what JJ Abrams' on deck line-up may look…
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I've said before that Son of Rambow is one of the best movies of the year (read my review here). I feel like I've been saying this a lot lately about a bunch of movies, but as the year winds down, you start to gain perspective over the previous year. But to be honest with…
Read More Casting is in full effect on the Justice League movie, and while no names are yet attached, we are getting a better idea of the actors who are trying out for the roles. And everyone seems to want to know what actress will be playing Wonder Woman. Let's take a look at the new hopefuls:…
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Harold and Kumar 2 doesn't know what to call itself. Originally the production went under the title Harold & Kumar Go To Amsterdam, but New Line abandoned that title because, after-all, they don't actually go to Amsterdam. The sequel follows the cross-country adventures of the pot-smoking duo as they try to outrun authorities who suspect…
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Last week we told you that Nicolas Cage was in talks to star in Robert Siegel's The Wrestler, which is in development at Darren Aronofsky's Protozoa Pictures. ComingSoon is now reporting that Aronofsky is actually going to direct this film, which is targeted for a January 2008 start. I had actually heard that Aronofsky's The…
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MTV has the trailer premiere for Kimberly Peirce's Stop-Loss. Ryan Phillippe returns to Texas after a tour in Iraq, but when he is ordered to return for another tour of duty, he refuses. The film co-stars Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Timothy Olyphant and Abbie Cornish. While the America seems to be getting sick of the…
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The official title of Gavin Hood's Wolverine X-Men spinoff feature film is X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which makes complete sense. I'm guessing that David Goyer's Magneto spin-off will get the same title treatment (X-Men Origins: Magneto). Liev Schrieber (The Hurricane, The Painted Veil) is in final talks to star as William Stryker, who was played by…
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Universal Pictures has launched the Official Production Site for Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. Here are a few of the features now available on hellboymovie.com: ONSITE: Welcome note from Guillermo del Toro personally, check out his first blog entry from the Hellboy 2 set in Budapest. NEWS: Terrific Hellboy 2 news hits, feature articles and…
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Scott Weinberg at Cinematical has tipped me off to Warner Bros plans to release Quadruple Feature DVD discs on November 7th. WB lists the single DVD case releases at $14.95, but I'm guessing the big retail stores might even offer them for less. Not bad for four movies. Here are a couple of the more…
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The Dark Knight viral website WhySoSerious.com has been updated with a jack-o-lantern. The pumpkin has a huge grin, which appears to be the bat symbol. Could there be a Dark Knight treat in store for us on Halloween? Or is this just holiday window dressing? Updated: The same pumpkin image appeas on the cover of…
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Tuesday morning at ShowEast in Orlando, DreamWorks Animation's Jeffrey Katzenberg told an audience full of theater owners that there is expected to be 12 to 18 full 3D movies by 2010. FirstShowing reports that Katzenberg said that movie theaters can expect there to be "5, 6 or 7 'Super-A' titles" in full 3D, with 2…
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"They killed his wife ten years ago. There's still time to save her. Murder is forever...until now." Our buddies at IESB are reporting that Dark Horse Entertainment and Universal are looking to go into production on a remake of Timecop. Aside from the 90's cheese and Jean-Claude Van Damme, the movie is a guilty pleasure…
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Lionsgate is running a SAW marathon in some cities on October 25th starting at 6:00pm. So if you want to see the whole Jigsaw series from the beginning, this may be your chance. I'm not sure exactly how this will be run, if there will be a break or intermission (I assume that will be…
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Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, 40-Year-Old-Virgin) will join Will Ferrell and Adam McKay as a contributor and investor to the Web site FunnyOrDie.com. You may recall, the site exploded onto the scene wit a viral video titled "The Landlord" which featured a two-year-old girl landlord (played by McKay's daughter, Pearl) who yells and swears at her…
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When I heard they were making a film based on the Lesbian-teased Russian pop duet t.A.T.u., I knew that it would be a disaster. Mischa Barton (The O.C.) and Anton Yelchin (Alpha Dog) star in Finding t.A.T.u., which is set against a background of music, internet chatrooms, and hedonistic Moscow nightlife. The story follows friendless…
Read More Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull finally wrapped this week, but only after shooting at Chandler Field in Fresno, CA. Brodie Mash went over to field and watched on with excitement as Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg (who was heard, but not seen) were shooting a scene that…
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What happens when a political news satirist announces on his fake television news show that he is running for president? Sounds like the plot for a bad movie (Man of the Year), but it happened tonight as Stephen Colbert announced his candidacy for president Tuesday night on his Comedy Central television show, The Colbert Report.…
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It's pretty much a given: "If it's Halloween, It's SAW." We've previously told you that SAW 5 is ready to go. Production designer-turned-director David Hackl is working closely with Saw IV scribes Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton on the next chapter, with a first draft due by the end of the month. Talk about fast…
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Transformers hit DVD store shelves earlier today, but before you clunk down your hard earned money at your local Best Buy, you might want to know what stores offers which DVD exclusives. I used to collect DVDs religiously, and have a collection that fills two walls. I'm not saying this to brag, but to establish…
Read More Blogger turned Screenwriter Diablo Cody (NOT pictured right) is the new screenwriting IT girl in Hollywood. If you don't recall, Cody wrote Juno which is one of the best movies of the year. It's sure to earn her a best screenplay nomination. She's working with Spielberg, and now Variety reports that Cody has been brought…
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Have you ever been embarrassed about wanting to see a particular movie? I feel this way about Disney's Enchanted. Sure, it's a love-story. Sure, it's a family film. Most people I have talked with have no interest in this film, but I've always believed that it has huge potential. Aside from Amy Adams (who is…
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French filmmakers Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo have been brought on to write and direct a Hellraiser remake for Dimension Films. The French duo just made a film called Inside, which AintItCool calls "one of the goriest and unflinchingly intense horror films that screened at FANTASTIC FEST." The filmmakers say they have the blessing of…
Read More Kevin Smith has recently revealed a few minor new details about his upcoming comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Interestingly enough, Smith will be returning to the place where he filmed Dogma almost exactly ten years ago. As it turns out, they will be shooting the movie over 40-days in Pittsburgh instead of the…
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In the past, I have railed against the MPAA for their over-regulation of movie advertising, especially when it comes to red-band trailers (don't get me started). I live in San Francisco, and am not conservative by any stretch of the imagination But I really have to wonder how a billboard for the upcoming PG-13 rated…
Read More I wrote briefly about Clint Eastwood's upcoming film The Changeling, in yesterday's column 55 Must See Movies of 2008. It looks like a few more actors have been cast in the project: Jeffrey Donovan, Colm Feore and John Malkovich. A mother's (Angelina Jolie) prayer for her kidnapped son to return home is answered, though it…
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Are you itching to see some footage from The Dark Knight? Omelete is reporting that Warner Bros plans to release a 7-minute prologue to The Dark Knight in front of the IMAX screenings of I Am Legend on December 14th. The footage will apparently feature Heath Ledger as The Joker. But remember, the 7-minute prologue…
Read More Chris Pine has dropped out of playing Junior Stemmons in Joe Carnahan's White Jazz, which means he's 100% confirmed to play Kirk in JJ Abrams' Star Trek. I know, I know, we already had a Carnahan story earlier today, but this is some breaking news as Pine was undecided when the news broke a couple…
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What movies will you be seeing in 2008? It's a pretty simple question, but a very complex answer. Most consumers don't plan their movie viewing habits that far in advance, but that doesn't stop us from trying. You might think that the title of this article is a bit deceptive, because who really sees 55…
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All this talk of a potential strike has got me thinking: Will the strike actually happen? All my friends who are currently working at Hollywood studios believe it will and have told me that the studios are preparing like it's the end of the world. Instead of preparing for the worst, why aren't the studios…
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After months of rumors, George Miller is currently hard at work casting Justice League of America. Miller has been in Los Angeles since Saturday, auditioning a lot of young actors in a marathon casting session that started Sunday and continues through Monday. And by young actors, I mean YOUNG ACTORS. This is starting to look…
Read More So many people loved Eli Roth's fake trailer Thanksgiving (which was of course attached to Grindhouse, which you didn't see because, well, who did... but for the record, I saw it 3 times in the theater), that Roth announced that he wanted to doa full movie of fake trailers called Trailer Trash. And today, Roth…
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Lionsgate has released a new teaser movie trailer for The Eye starring Jessica Alba as an accomplished concert violinist who has been blind since a childhood tragedy. Sydney Wells undergoes a double corneal transplant, and her sight is restored. But unexplainable shadowy and frightening images start to haunt her. Her family and friends begin to…
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And I thought the US movie poster for Richard Kelly's Southland Tales was pretty bad, now check out the UK one-sheet. I showed it to one of my friends who knew nothing about the movie. She was confused and asked me why Seann William Scott is pictured twice. The answer is that he plays twin…
Read More Nicolas Cage is in talks to star in The Wrestler, written by Robert Siegel. The film, which is in development at Darren Aronofsky's Protozoa Pictures, follows a 1980s-era pro wrestling star named Randy "The Ram" Robinson who has become a burnt-out shell of his former self. Ram has a heart attack in a small-time match,…
Read More I know I was a little let down by the Villain and Kirk castings announced earlier this week, but this shocker is more to my liking. Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead star Simon Pegg has been cast as Scotty in JJ Abrams' Star Trek. Pegg joins Eric Bana (as a villain named Nero),…
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Lionsgate has announced a new title for Sylvester Stallone's latest Rambo film: Rambo to Hell and Back Yeah, we all thought it was going to be "John Rambo", but it appears that they have come up with a more marketable title. I actually liked the working title Rambo IV: Holy War a little more, although…
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Last year we wrote an article on how we wished that movie studios didn't force us buy a movie in 5 different formats. I have a library of thousands of DVDs, which I now must re-buy in HD-DVD or Blu-ray, in addition to spending hours encoding them for my iPod video or iPhone or plunking…
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Across the Universe was plagued with bad behind the scenes controversy. The film premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, but was not screened for national press before the film's nationwide release. And when the film hit, the critics called the film a "cliched love story." My friend Jen Yamato at Rotten Tomatoes loved…
Read More Paramount/Dreamworks just sent us a new batch of photos from Jerry Seinfeld's upcoming computer animated film Bee Movie. I caught a sneak preview of footage from the film last month, and was surprised at how much I enjoyed myself. I'm usually a very harsh critic of the DreamWorks computer animated films (If only everyone could…
Read More Lost and Girlfight star Michelle Rodriguez has been sentenced to 180 days in Los Angeles County Jail after admitting to violating her probation from several DUI-related charges. I know you're probably thinking to yourself "Who cares." And normally you'd probably be right on, but this might seriously effect James Cameron's follow-up to Titanic. As you…
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Universal has released a new trailer for Charlie Wilson's War, which is directed by Mike Nichols (Closer, The Graduate, The Birdcage) and stars Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Om Puri, Jud Tylor and Nazanin Boniadi. Based on George Crile's book about the CIA's largest and most successful covert CIA operation, War…
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I can imagine that someone went around Hollywood pitching this movie as "Home Alone meets Blank Check, but in a mall." And it's just that. Christmas in Wonderland is about three kids who just moved to to Edmonton with their Dad. When they go shopping at West Edmonton Mall they find counterfeit cash. They inadvertently…
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Warner Bros has released a new poster for the big screen adaptation of I Am Legend starring Will Smith. This is one of the films I'm really looking forward to this holiday season. If you haven't seen the movie trailer released in June, click here to watch it now. The middle of the poster features…
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Our friends at MTV broke some interesting news yesterday, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind director has announced his next project - an animated film that he is co-directing with his son. "It's going to be quite amazing," Gondry told MTV. "We're translating our relationship into a futuristic story with a dictator and a rebel.…
Read More What is the most anticipated movie scheduled for release in the next year? The Dark Knight... nope. Iron Man? Nah uh. I Am Legend? Will Smith wishes. The answer to the question and more after the jump. MovieTickets.com conducted a survey of 2,000 moviegoers, and came up with a list of the top 20 movies…
Read More Our trip to Los Angeles was AWESOME, and you only read about the one hour I'm allowed to report on. Thanks to the ensemble cast of characters I met along my journey (you know who you are). And while the hotel I was staying at was first class all the way, they were having problems…
Read More I was talking last night to a group of friends about how we all really want JJ Abrams' Star Trek to be good but with the casting announcements that have been made so far, I'm starting to get a bit worried. What happened to the days when Matt Damon was rumored to be playing Captain…
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I don't know about you guys but I'm beginning really getting excited for Doug Liman's Jumper. Jumper is an epic sci-fi action film starring Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell, Rachel Bilson and Samuel L. Jackson. Set in the future, Jumper is about a race of people called Jumpers who have the ability to teleport, and another…
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I just got off the Universal backlot where Indiana Jones 4 is currently a few days from wrapping production. A small group of online press including myself were invited by Steven Spielberg himself to reward the online press for aiding in the capture of a thief who stole thousands of photographs, scripts and the budget…
Read More "I know this is going to sound strange, but would you mind being my girlfriend for the next five minutes?" Michael Cera (Superbad, Juno) and Kat Dennings (40 Year Old Virgin)Â have signed on to star in Mandate Pictures' big screen adaptation of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (interesting title). Based on the novel by…
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Matt Ogens' documentary Confessions of a Superhero premiered at SXSW 2007, and is scheduled to be released in theaters courtesy of Arts Alliance America and Red Envelope Entertainment starting November 2nd 2007. You might recognize these characters from the Jimmy Kimmel show. They are a group of people who make their money dressed as superheroes,…
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Yesterday we ran a report which was picked up by many outlets around the web, and originated on Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood website. Finke claimed that three separate Warner Bros producers had informed her that Warner Bros president of production Jeff Robinov has made a new decree that "We are no longer doing movies with…
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Sony Pictures have officially announced the launch of Stage 6 Films, a label that will acquire and produce lower budget films ($1 million-$10 million budget range) for theatrical and direct-to-DVD release. Direct-to-DVD releases are all the rage now-a-days. Disney and Universal (the American Pie series) innovated a business of using and abusing proven franchises in…
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Chalk, written and directed by former teacher Mike Akel, and presented by Morgan Spurlock, is a mockumentary film about teachers at the typical public high school, Harrison High. The film is raw, realistic, and funny in a really dark and depressing way. The characters remind me of many of my own teachers growing up, and…
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Update: Warner Bros Denies Comments Warner Bros president of production Jeff Robinov has made a new rule that "We are no longer doing movies with women in the lead", according to DeadlineHollywood. Apparently, Robinov won't even look at a script with a female lead. And why has Robinov come around to this new way (Neanderthal,…
Read More Mnemovore creator Hans Rodionoff had a treat for fans attending the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland this weekend, as he unveiled 10 minutes of footage from a proposed big screen adaptation of his six-issue comic book series. But it wasn't a low budget effort, the short reel featured Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars, Heroes) in…
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When I first saw Jason Reitman's Thank You For Smoking at its Eccles Theater Sundance Film Festival premiere, I wondered out loud to a friend what a television series based on the film would be like. The film starred Aaron Eckhart as a chief spokesman of a big tobacco company with the seemingly impossible task:…
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Sony has hired 300 screenwriter Michael Gordon to pen an adaptation of the popular online role-playing game EverQuest. Former Marvel Studios head Avi Arad is producing the flick for Columbia Pictures. Released on March 16, 1999, EverQuest became the most popular massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) before World of Warcraft took over the universe.…
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The guys at Pixar have apparently made a trip to Edgar Rice Burroughs archives, doing research for a trilogy of John Carter of Mars films. That's right, they are planning not one, but three films based on Burroughs work. In attendance for the trip: director Andrew Stanton, the director, Mark Andrews, screenwriter and producer of…
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I was sent this one-sheet for Sylvester Stallone's John Rambo from a reader named Chuck. I originally posted the item with a precautionary warning that the poster is likely fan-made. And as it turns out, this poster is just a very good fan made creation by Dennis at Filmz.ru, made from an advertisement from a…
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Indiana Jones creator/producer George Lucas is finally talking about those pesky Crystal Skulls. "We did 'The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles', and in the process of that, one of the scripts we were working on was about a crystal skull. I became fascinated with it there," Lucas revealed to MTV News on the red carpet for…
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Yesterday I received a postcard in the mail addressed to "/Film". It had no mailing address on the front, and the back is black (seen above) and reads "be at the scene of every story." Little type on the bottom of the card reads "find out how 10/10/07. anywhereispossible.com" If you go to AnywhereIsPossible.com, you…
Read More I know this isn't exactly movie news, but hey, they are making an Incredible Hulk movie, so it somehow qualifies. Check out this Hulk PC-mod. It has to be one of the best custom PC-creations I've ever seen. It took the creator over 14 months to build. Now if only Marvel would license this sucker…
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Entertainment Weekly has gotten their hands on some Justice League Script details. They have confirmed that all seven original members of the Justice League are featured (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, and the Martian Manhunter). But this is something we've already known thanks to a previous leak report. But here is…
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My friend John over at The Movie Blog lives just minutes away from where Universal is shooting The Incredible Hulk. John was able to capture a big stunt sequence on video involving a big fireball explosion and a flaming car flying 100 feet through the air. I assume this is probably from a sequence near…
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The characters of Junior Stemmons and Glenda Bledsoe have been cast in Joe Carnahan's upcoming adaptation of James Ellroy's White Jazz. So who will be playing Stemmons and Bledsoe? Carnahan won't say. "I cant reveal their names but rest assured, the choices will shock and amaze: Pissing off some while pleasing many more," says Carnahan.…
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A trailer/advertisement for the Sci-Fi Channel mini-series Tin Man is now online. The story is a based on Lyman Frank Baum's classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. A fierce tornado rips DG (a re-imagined Dorothy Gale), a rebellious young waitress from Omaha, and deposits her with a shocking bump on "the other side." The once-beautiful…
Read More Dreamworks has sent us the new poster for Jerry Seinfeld's Bee Movie. The poster features the Seinfeld-voiced character Barry B. Benson flying through the air, attached to a tennis ball. This is from one of the scenes we screened at a special yellow carpet preview last month. However, if you don't know the context of…
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Imagi Animation Studios, the guys responsible for the recent computer animated TMNT film, are making a big screen computer animated adaptation of AstroBoy and Gatchaman. I know, I know - this is not anything new, but today the folks at Imagi have released a cool high resolution still from the upcoming AstroBoy movie. Our friends…
Read More Kevin Smith's horror script Red State was given a pass by The Weinstein Co. The impression I have gotten so far is that Red State might be the type of horror film that Hollywood may be too afraid to make. I remember a day when Harvey wasn't ever afraid. But we now live in a…
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New Line has optioned Brom's first illustrated novel The Plucker for the big screen. I originally passed up this story when I was scanning the trades, but Jeff Giles from Rotten Tomatoes has made me see the potential in this concept, calling it a "dark Toy Story". Variety describes the plot: Published in 2005 by…
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Update: BloodyDisgusting have confirmed this story to be false. As you can see below, we were working on JoBlo's report. But apparently the story originated from a blogspot page claiming to be the official blog of The Weinstein Co. So as of right now, Scream 4 is not announced, nor in development. The Weinstein Co…
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The trailer for Tim Burton's big screen musical thriller adaptation Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street hits theaters this weekend (supposedly attached to The Heartbreak Kid), but why buy a ticket when you can see it online for free right now. I've never been a big fan of musicals, but I've been following…
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Paramount Pictures has revealed the new teaser poster for Jon Favreau's big screen adaptation of Iron Man, which hits theaters on May 2nd. If you have been stuck under a rock and haven't yet seen the Iron Man teaser trailer which was released online last month, please do so now. Check out the full poster…
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AintItCool is reporting a rumor that Brett Ratner might be replacing Len Wiseman to direct New Line's big screen remake of Escape From New York. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a huge fan of Wiseman (Underworld), but no one can argue that he knows how direct action and has a great sense of production…
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Good News: They are making Transformers 2. Bad News:Â Ehren Kruger and the writing team of Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are in talks to write the screenplay. Kruger's scriptology consists of mostly bad horror films: Scream 3, The Ring, The Skeleton Key, The Brothers Grimm, Blood and Chocolate and Reindeer Games. Kurtzman and Orci…
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I'm getting more and more excited for The Dark Knight everyday, and with Oscar winner Michael Caine making such huge claims, Heath Ledger may have huge expectations to fill. "I tell you the big surprise in the new 'Batman' -- Heath Ledger as the Joker," Caine told reporters in New York Tuesday. "He's fantastic. He's…
Read More The following editorial is from Zach Lawrence. I was watching Heroes season 1 the other day. I'm enthralled. And sadly dusting myself off from lagging behind the bandwagon on what apparently everyone knew but me. We have plethoras of Heroes in the cinema, some undeserving, some exceeding what we dreamed they would be like, but…
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If you're not yet excited for Pixar's next film Wall-E, check out this new tradeshow promotional video. Director Andrew Stanton explains some of the plot, and we get our first look (outside of Comic-Con) of the female robot Eve and the human star-liner. Warning: the promo video does have some plot spoilers, but not anything…
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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…
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Warner Bros has released the official one-sheet for Roland Emmerich's 10,000 BC. The poster touts Emmerich's successful blockbuster films Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow, but forgets to mention the American remake of Godzilla. I wonder why? </sarcasm> And the tagline is "It takes a hero to change the world." 10,000BC hits theaters on…
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A new script has been turned in last week and The Halcyon Company are trying to fast track Terminator 4 into production. CHUD reports that action director McG is in talks to direct the film, which really excites me. I think McG's Charlies Angels is one of the best fun just purely to be fun…
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The live action Tarzan film has put on hold so that Pan's Labyrinth mastermind Guillermo del Toro can tackle one of his passion projects. LatinoReview has learned that Guillermo will be directing an adaptation of At the Mountains of Madness next after he finishes Hellboy 2 (due Summer 2008). Based on the 1931 H.P. Lovecraft…
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Rob Cohen has published a few new photos from the set of The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, including one of Maria Bello as the new Evelyn (yuck, where is Rachel!?). I wrote earlier today that I actually enjoyed the first Fast and the Furious film (a comment I'm sure to get a…
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Warner Bros has released a few new photos (most uneventful) from the upcoming adaptation of I Am Legend starring Will Smith (movie trailer). Robert Neville (Will Smith) is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurable, and man-made. Somehow immune, Neville is now the last human survivor…
Read More When Hollywood isn't ruining the movies from my childhood with cheap direct-to-DVD sequels (Wargames 2?), they are trying to make a quick buck with a "branded" franchise video game (Did anyone play that Jaws video game a few years back?). Worldwide Biggies has just announced that they are creating a video game based on the…
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I wouldn't be able to function without the Internet Movie Database, especially in my job as a movie blogger. And the site doesn't ever change, throughout the past few year's the features have virtually remained the same. Well yesterday they launched a new feature: Character Profile Pages. The main features of a character page can…
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Vin Diesel and Paul Walker are in negotiations to reunite for Fast and the Furious 4. Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift director Justin Lin and writer Chris Morgan are set to return for the fourth film. I think i was one of the few people that somewhat enjoyed the first flick (the cg-car action…
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There was a break-in at the Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull production offices on the Universal lot, which resulted in the loss of 2,500 production photos (including close-ups of all the props including the Crystal skulls and many more spoiler filled photos),the 400-page production budget for the film, and possible scripts…
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Good News: 20th Century Fox are making a Dragon Ball Z movie. Bad News: James Wong, the guy behind the shitty Final Destination films is the guy directing it. CHUD learned that Wong is writing/directing the big screen live action adaptation of the popular manga and anime series through a just released casting notice. The…
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British screenwriter Steve Moffatt (Doctor Who, Coupling) has been hired write an adaptation of the Eurpean comic strip The Adventures of Tintin for Dreamworks. As you already know, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackscon have signed on to direct a trilogy of films based on Georges Remi's Belgian. It's a passion project. Spielberg has been trying…
Read More I'll admit up front - If it wasn't for a lack of news today, I probably wouldn't be posting this. Little known fact: David Lynch actually does commercial work (you can see some of his past efforts here). Well check out this new Gucci advertisement by Lynch set to the tune Heart of Glass. While…
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Cinematical has posted the new poster for the Judd Apatow produced musical biopic comedy Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. The theatrical trailer failed to impress me. Actually it looks horrible, and this is coming from a guy who has loved nearly everything that Judd Apatow and star John C Reilly have been involved in…
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Our friends at IESB have gotten their hands on a 5-13-07 draft of Edward Norton's The Incredible Hulk. The good news is that that they are raving about calling it an "incredible ride" that "will attract both fans and non-fans alike." They claim it has the action and humor that the first film lacked. Here…
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The Yari Film Group is fast-tracking Killing Pablo with Christian Bale (Batman Begins) and Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) set to star. The Pablo Escobar bio-pic has been in development for nearly five years, and was originally set-up at Paramount. Joe Carnahan (Smoking Aces) is still attached to direct. Bardem is slated to…
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Update: This story has now been confirmed as False. Shoot 'Em Up was one of the many of a few great Hollywood films that somehow failed to find an audience this year (Grindhouse, anyone?). A couple months ago we told you that writer/director Michael Davis had already completed a screenplay which could function as a…
Read More Ben Affleck talks candidly about his upcoming feature film directorial debut Gone Baby Gone in Details Magazine: "It's pretty simple. If people don't go see it – I'm fucked," admits Affleck. "I feel like (Gone Baby Gone) is the linchpin for my life. My career. I have a lot riding on it. I want [the…
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The official movie trailer for Pixar/Disney's Wall-E hit the web today. Update: We originally had a french version embedded, but Disney has decided to release the English/U.S. version of the trailer a day early, and you can now watch that version below. Check out the new WALL-E trailer after the jump, followed by a new…
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It all started when Dick Cook, the Chairman of Walt Disney Pictures, mentioned during a Question and Answer session at North Carolina School of the Arts that Disney would be announcing a new stop-motion animated film in the next couple months. Cook slyly revealed that project would be helmed by "the creative mastermind behind the…
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