Like most children of the 1980's, I grew up watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and collecting the action figures. It always bothered me how they decided to come out with like five million different variations of the turtle fighting team. For example, were Metal Mutant Michaelangelo or Kowabunga Crackin' Turtle Egg Don really necessary? Anyway,…
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ThinkGeek.com has an R2D2 Trash Can which might make throwing away trash cool again (at least for a few minutes, wait, was throwing away trash ever cool?). But at a list price of $149.99 (or ThinkGeek's discounted price of $99.99), I'm not quite sure if it's worth the investment. Apparently the product is imported from…
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Diamond Select Toys is producing little action figures, appropriately called Minimates, based on the Back to the Future films. A box set of figures from the first film is already available (as seen above), and a new set based on Back to the Future Part II is scheduled for release in early February 2008. Sculpted…
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A Goonies sequel might not ever happen, a rumored cartoon series may or may not be in the works, and Richard Donner is trying to get a broadway musical adaptation off the ground (will the Truffle Shuffle become a huge musical production number?). But Goonies never say die! Mezco Toyz and Warner Brothers Consumer Products…
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Star Wars fans have gotten married in Stormtrooper outfits. Trekkies in Star Trek uniforms. But what do Back to the Future fans do when they tie the not? I wonder if Universal has ever rented out the Town hall backlot set for a super-fan's wedding? I came across a photo of a Back to the…
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Loyal /Film reader Nash Doud and his father purchased a 1975 Cheverolet Camaro in August, with hopes to "Transform" it into BumbleeBee from Michael Bay's Transformers. "We are still working on the car interior wise, but exterior wise the car looks pretty good." If the photo above is any indication, the project is coming along…
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Some people have way too much time on their hands. We get to look at their handiwork without the effort and time investment, allowing us to claim no involvement ("That's way too geeky for even me") when in reality, deep down we love this stuff just as much (okay, maybe not JUST AS MUCH). Today's…
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Because you've always wanted to know how to fold a piece of paper into characters from Lord of the Rings... Origami artist Eric Joisel has been working with paper since 1983, and has been a "professional folder" (who knew there was such a thing?) for fifteen years. Check out the photos here. Now if only…
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Do you remember those ugly tuxedo-screenprinted t-shirts? Urban Outfitters is now offering a new line of Star Wars-themed t-shirts using the same idea. The geek-o-rific shorts come in four flavors: Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Chewbaca and R2D2. I'm sure the $28 price tag has something to do with the Lucasfilm licensing. Correction: Turn s out…
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Today we found a couple photos of these sweet Indiana Jones bags. Apparently San Francisco Company Ape Do Good Screenprinting made the bags for an internal LucasFilm event. At first I thought they might be part of the crew gifts. The bags are unfortunately not for sale. Trust me, I called the company up and…
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Yesterday Sundance announced the competition films for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Today the Institute has released the rest of the line-up, which will play out-of-competition sections of Premieres, Spectrum, New Frontier, and Park City at Midnight. Highlights include: The previously announced opening night film In Bruges starring Ralph Fiennes and Colin Farrell. The Great…
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Sundance Institute announced today the line-up of films selected for the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. This will be my fifth year attending the festival, and I think it's safe to say that this year's festival is the most mysterious. Most of the films announced today…
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Amy Adams was nominated for an Academy Award for the funny, but hardly-seen comedy Junebug, and then matched Will Ferrell joke-for-joke in her supporting turn in Talladega Nights last summer. Now, she's at the top of the box office and almost certainly headed for, at least, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress – Comedy…
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Yesterday we showed you a real-life animatronic version of Pixar's Luxo, Jr. Today we bring you a photo of Disney's real-world model of WALL-E on display at the Disney Animation pavillion at Disney's California Adventure park in Anaheim, California. Wall-E is the coolest droid since R2. How cute is he? If Disney had any real…
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The big stories of the Thanksgiving holiday box office are Disney's Enchanted and This Christmas (Sony). They finished 1-2 on Friday and will hold those positions on the 5-day scoreboard. Featuring an Oscar-caliber performance from Amy Adams (Junebug, Talladega Nights), Enchanted added an estimated $13.8M Friday, and it will finish as the all-time 2nd-best 5-day…
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Since I literally went "over the river and through the woods" for Thanksgiving (I'm in Altoona, Pennsylvania), not a lot of analysis, but here are the numbers for Thursday. As usual, turkey day pushed moviegoing to a late afternoon-evening experience. Let me preface these numbers and this analysis by stating that nobody in Hollywood, including…
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Pixar's mascot, the lovable desk lamp known as Luxo Jr. Has been brought to life by the Mllamp Project, an experiment for simulating emotions with putting minimal intelligence into everyday things. The viewer can easily go into with recognizing human gestures through a anropomorph character. The interaction between the pair of Mllamps associated with human…
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Happy Thanksgiving to all. I've put together some rough Wednesday estimates since nobody (Show Biz Data, Box Office Mojo) has posted yet. I have slightly less confidence than usual, but these should be very solid and credible when studios finally do report. I'll have additional analysis and projections for the 5-day before the end of…
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Normally, I would have written a huge analysis piece last night, but, I only managed to get numbers posted. As of this morning, Box Office Mojo is reporting some Saturday and weekend numbers lower than my projections, and it's possible that they're right, but it's also possible that Dreamworks/Paramount is involved in a bit of…
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Beowulf was up 20% from Friday. The Zemeckis motion-capture epic headed for $30.07M Opening Weekend. Weekend estimates show Bee Movie at $15.4M, American Gangster at $13.6M; and Mr. Magorium at $10.17M; Cholera at $1.8M; Southland Tales and Redacted flop! Margot at the Wedding with best PTA followed by No Country For Old Men, which has…
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The $150M-budgeted 3D spectacle Beowulf (Dreamworks/Paramount) has opened respectably, but its place in film history won't be determined by box office alone. The motion-capture epic from Robert Zemeckis generated an estimated $10.4M on its opening day, and it will likely top out a tick over $30M for the weekend. Two thirds of the budget was…
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As I first reported Friday night, Bee Movie (Dreamworks) will win the Veterans Day weekend at the box office switching places with last weekend's winner American Gangster (Universal). Jerry Seinfeld's "pet project" swooped in for $11.67M on Saturday, and, with about half of America's school-age kids off on Monday, Sunday will stronger than usual. I've…
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A funny thing happened at America's multiplexes this weekend. With the industry focused on newcomer Fred Claus (Warner Bros) and the hard-charging holdover American Gangster (Universal) and speculating about how bad it would go for Tom Cruise's Lions For Lambs (MGM/UA), nobody was paying much attention to Jeff and Jerry's Bee. Bee Movie (Dreamworks), the…
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When Tom Cruise showed up on MTV's TRL on Monday, it was the marketing equivalent of a Hail Mary. The fact is that Lions for Lambs, the first movie produced by Cruise and Paula Wagner under the previously-dormant United Artist banner, is tracking poorly – especially with the Under 25 crowd. In fact, the more…
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It appears that American Gangster (Universal) is the weekend movie with the most "sting." The searing epic, from director Ridley Scott and starring Oscar winners Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington, got a nice 12% bump from its opening day for a second day haul of $17.69M. I'm plugging in a Sunday drop of 23%, which…
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Ridley Scott's American Gangster (Universal) has blown the doors off of America's multiplexes with a spectacular estimated opening day of $16.5M. The Denzel Washington-Russell Crowe action thriller will win the weekend easily, but it's no easy task to project a final 3-day number. Two studios are currently calling for a finish in the high $40M's,…
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October was a disastrous month for the movie business. Only Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? (Lionsgate) and last weekend's Saw IV (Lionsgate) enjoyed opening weekends of $20M+, and, if it weren't for The Game Plan (Disney), which opened in September but did steady business all month, it would have been even worse. Christmas…
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If I had to make a list of the top 10 movies I'm excited about for 2008 (note: I once tried, but came up with 55 movies instead), Be Kind Rewind would be front and center. Michel Gondry's film captures the magic of movies and filmmaking, and a weird, quirky and totally original comic plot…
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Maxim has posted a photo comparison showing the differences between Zack Snyder's recent Watchmen set photos and the original comic book panels. When the photos were released, I was amazed at the level of detail that went into the set construction. As you can see above, the newsstand is very accurate, and quite amazing when…
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Update: AICN was able to get in touch with Jackson's camp and confirm this rumor as untrue. Jackson, as I speculated in the original story below, will also be tied in projects for the next few years. Peter is interested in 3D but absolutely nothing has settled with the Jackson/New Line feud. MarketSaw is reporting…
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Al Roker went behind the scenes on the upcoming Batman Begins sequel The Dark Knight on NBC's Today Show. Roker talks with Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, director Christopher Nolan and we also get a few glimpses of DK filming. Eckhart talks briefly about the accident which turns Harvey Dent into Two Face. And Bale talks…
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We've seen Selma Blair as Liz Sherman, and Doug Jones as Abe Sapien, and now the third character teaser poster has been revealed as big red (but hey, we knew it was coming). Check out the very unsurprising lobby display art after the jump. Hellboy II: The Golden Army hits theaters on July 11, 2008.
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If you've read any reviews for Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood, than you've heard about Jonny Greenwood's incredible score. Music enthusiasts know Greenwood as z multi-instrumentalist and lead guitarist for Radiohead. Greenwood's Blood score is everything you might expect it to be. I'm sure the Academy will at least award Greenwood with a…
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Empire Magazine appears to have opened up the floodgates, as another new photo of Heath Ledger as the Joker has been released. The latest production photo appears in Wizard Magazine, as part of set visit article. The issue hits comic book stores on December 5th (and on newsstands December 18th). The Dark Knight hits theaters…
Read More Earlier today Megan Gale was confirmed as Wonder Woman, and now IESB has confirmed previous rumors that 21-year-old Armie Hammer has been cast as Batman in George Miller's live-action Justice League of America. Hammer has the physical stats of the Dark Knight, standing 6 foot 5 inches tall. Hammer has had small roles in Veronica…
Read More Australian Who Magazine is reporting that 32-year-old Australian Supermodel Megan Gale has been cast as Wonder Woman in George Miller's Justice League of America. AICN has confirmed the report with multiple sources, so this looks to be legit, and not just another one of the countless internet casting rumors. Megan has only appeared in two…
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Earlier today I penned an article finally declaring Juno the best movie of the year, defeating Paul Thomas Anderson's There will Be Blood in a near even fight. As much as I love the movie, I have been less than happy with the film's marketing thus far. Just look at the poster for a good…
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I must pick up the Southland Tales soundtrack. It contains more than a few great tunes, much in line with director Richard Kelly's debut film Donnie Darko. The soundtrack also includes character Krysta Now's first single "Teen Horniness is Not a Crime", a satirical take on the bubble gum pop songs of Britney Spears era.…
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Earlier today we posted the first teaser poster for Hellboy II: The Golden Army featuring Selma Blair as B.P.R.D.'s resident pyrokinetic Liz Sherman. Universal has now released the second poster of a three poster series, this one featuring Doug Jones as Abe Sapien. The Hellboy character poster will be be released tomorrow. Check it out…
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Disney/Pixar are contemplating pushing Ratatouille for the Best Picture Oscar at the Academy Awards, but the Mouse House is worried that such a push, might diminish their chances of winning the Best Animated Feature Oscar. As you probably know, Beauty and the Beast is the only animated film to ever be nominated for Best Picture,…
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The photo to the right has been circulating around the web for a couple days now, but I have decided until now, not to post it because I believed it to be fake. Tonight, all the major movie websites are running with the photo, so I thought, what the hell. So what is the photo…
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Universal has released the first of three teaser movie posters for Hellboy II: The Golden Army. The first poster features Selma Blair as B.P.R.D.'s resident pyrokinetic Liz Sherman. Nothing really new here, same look as the first film. Truth is, the only reason I'm posting this is because news is really slow this week, and…
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JoBlo has posted the first photo of Adam Sandler in his new comedy You Don't Mess with the Zohan, which is directed by Dennis Dugan. Dugan was once a great comedy director, having directed some of Sandler's better films (Big Daddy, Happy Gilmore). Recently however, Dugan has turned out more than a couple bombs: Chuck…
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Today I was able to see two of the best movies of 2007 back to back. It's not the first time I've seen either film, so I knew what I was in for. I first saw Jason Reitman's Juno at the Toronto Film Festival in September. I called the film "this year's Little Miss Sunshine"…
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On Monday we showed you a very cool Japanese poster for Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (or what they call AVP2 over there). Fox has now released an international Japanese trailer for the film. I wasn't a fan of the first film (actually, I hated it), but the sequel has showed much promise. However, I find…
Read More I'm a huge Back to the Future fan (heck, it's my favorite film of all time), so I was excited to read that Seth Rogen recently met with 80's rock icon Huey Lewis, to convince him to pen and perform a theme song for the upcoming stoner comedy, The Pineapple Express. "Seth's looking for something…
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WGA's "speachless" viral advertisements went online this weekend, and while I respect the idea, the result was unwatchable. A video of Sean Penn talking with no sound in black and white doesn't nail home the (or any) point. When I've posted about the writers strike in the past, sometimes commenters have chimed in saying that…
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I takes a lot for me not to be interested in a treasure hunting movie, but Warner Bros' new movie trailer has gotten me completely uninterested in the upcoming film Fool's Gold. What happened to Kate Hudson? She had one incredible performance in Almost Famous, and has been uninteresting ever since. She's is starting to…
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Mr. Skin has announced his annual list of the Top 20 Movie Nude Scenes. Marissa Tomei tops the 2007 list in the film Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. I saw the movie at the Toronto Film Festival, and can attest that Tomei hasn't aged a day. She might be in her 40's but she…
Read More Despite claims from IMDb, screenwriter John August is not writing the 3D feature film adaptation of Frankenweenie for Tim Burton. Apparently August had a meeting with Disney Animation last year where they pitched him the idea, complete with production art. "Then, separately, I had a conversation with Tim about doing another stop-motion animation project like…
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Hollywood is still going 3D crazy. New Line has decided to enter the new cinema revolution by acquiring Ilion Animation Studios' $60 million computer animated feature film Planet 51, which they plan to release in 3D. Shrek scribe Joe Stillman's screenplay tells the story of Earth astronaut Capt. Charles "Chuck" Baker, who lands on Planet…
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The Independent Spirit Awards nominees have been announced, but the award show celebrating indie film doesn't happen until February 23rd of next year. The Indie Spirit Awards nominations are a great list of films and performances that is perfect for you to explore. Look over the list below, thanks to our friends at FirstShowing. And…
Read More The fictional Slusho! brand frozen drink made another appearance on Heroes last night. Kristin Bell's character Elle was again drinking the frozen treat in a car. And this time around the logo is more prominent. Cloverfield Clues has a batch of screengrabs from the episode. Slusho! is a main focus of the viral marketing behind…
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Earlier this month, Columbia Pictures released a full page advertisement in the Hollywood trade publications as a "For Your Consideration" for the Judd Apatow-produced musical comedy, Walk Hard. The mock advertisement featured John C. Reilly flipping the bird at Academy members. The studio apparently got such a great response, that they've released a new "For…
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A couple weeks ago Joe Carnahan was debating publicly about what movie would be his next project. Would it be the Pablo Escobar bio Killing Pablo or the big screen adaptation of White Jazz? Earlier this week Smokin' Joe posted a mysterious photo on his blog (seen to the right) of Juggernaut from the X-Men…
Read More I feel kinda stupid discovering three new photos from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, after just having posted a photo of Indiana Jones cereal box art (which now seems even more lame in comparison). These photos first appeared on the imdb boards, although I'm not sure where they originated from. They…
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Check out this photo of a salesman sample box of Kelloggs' new Indiana Jones cereal. I'm sure the final box art will feature an older looking Harrison Ford, but who knows. The new cereal promotion is just one of the many tie-ins that will coincide with the release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of…
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The January issue of Empire Magazine features an exclusive photo of Heath Ledger as The Joker from the Batman Begins sequel, The Dark Knight. I'm still quite impressed by the facial makeup, but the outfit seems more like movie wardrobe, and less like this guy's normal dress attire. Don't get me wrong, it's far from…
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Look closely at the photo above. It's a vintage photo of New York City, right? Nope! It's a photo from the Vancouver, BC-based New York City backlot set of Zack Snyder's Watchmen. Snyder was kind enough to drop by the Watchmen website with some photos and fun facts about this amazing set. I'm extremely impressed…
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Lauren Ambrose has signed on to voice one of the title roles in Spike Jonze's big screen adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's fantasy book Where the Wild Things Are. Ambrose is replacing Michelle Williams in the role of KW, one of the giant creatures in the land of the Wild Things. In the classic…
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Disney has announced that they will be releasing Bolt (the film previously titled "American Dog") in digital 3-D when it hits theaters next year. Until now, the computer animated film was scheduled for a 2-D release. Disney is hoping to release the film domestically on 1,200 to 1,500 screens in 3D. Beowulf, released in 1000…
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Proving once again that everything looks cooler in Japanese, Film.ru has an international poster for Alien vs. Predator - Requiem. Check it out after the jump. Â Alien vs. Predator - Requiem hits theaters in the U.S. on December 25th 2007.
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Have you ever heard the F-word used in a Disney movie? How about Disney's latest family film, Enchanted? Watch the clip below, it happens when the bus driver exits the bus. Listen closely. Someone with a new york accent appears to shout the F-word. I assure you, this is not something we edited into the…
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The good guys at Ask a Ninja have published a special episode on the Writers Strike. If there is anyone who can put this madness into perspective, it has to be a ninja. Watch the stealth-like hilarity after the jump.
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On Friday we showed you a "Sweded Trailer" for the classic film Ghostbusters, from the parody of the movie within the movie of Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind. On Saturday, we brought you the Jack Black and Mos Def's Rush Hour 2. Today we bring you the trailer for Robocop, only available at Be Kind…
Read More One of the coolest thing about the Lord of the Rings books is that they have included maps of Middle Earth. It gave the fictional locale a depth of reality. I guessing seeing is reality, right? As far as I know, George Lucas never created a map of the Star Wars galaxy. But the galaxy…
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/Film's redesign is almost complete, and we've been considering adding a fully featured message board to the site. But the question is: Would you guys use it? I'm throwing this question out to you, the readers. As a blog, we will always allow for comments, but a message board allows discussion outside of the current…
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Yesterday we showed you a "Sweded Trailer" for the classic film Ghostbusters, from the parody of the movie within the movie of Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind. Today we bring you Jack Black and Mos Def's Rush Hour 2. Can't be worse than Brett Ratner's film, can it? [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/bekindrush.flv 470 376] Jack Black stars in…
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Yesterday we told you that TheGothamTimes.com would be launching their online edition today as part of The Dark Knight viral marketing game. Well, the site is now online and features all of the stories seen in the print edition that was sent to the RorysDeathKiss.com winners. When you first visit TheGothamTimes.com, you will notice a…
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Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, it's been an extremely slow news day. Check out this "Sweded Trailer" for the classic film Ghostbusters, from the parody of the movie within the movie of Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind. [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/bekindghost.flv 470 376] Jack Black stars in Be Kind Rewind, a one-of-a-kind comedy from the mind of writer/director…
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A few days ago Sundance announced that In Bruges will be the opening night film of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, which begins on January 17th. IONCinema (the best place for film festival coverage on the web) has posted the trailer and poster (seen right) for this new hitman action comedy. Written and directed by…
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Screenwriter John August has been doing an incredible job blogging about the WGA strike, and his encounters on the picket line. In one of his latest blog entries, August talks about a conversation he has on day 10 of the strike, meeting and chatting with Damon Lindelof and J.J. Abrams. The Star Trek director expressed…
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IMAX has released a new featurette for their upcoming presentation of the Batman Begins sequel, The Dark Knight. As you know, Christopher Nolan shot four sequences for The Dark Knight with extremely high resolution IMAX cameras using the giant 15/70 film format. When the scenes shot on IMAX cameras are shown in IMAX theatres, the…
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Update: Six New Dark Knight Viral Sites Have Launched Last month Warner Bros ramped up their Dark Knight viral efforts with a Halloween game on WhySoSerious.com, which required visitors from around the United States to band together to solve a puzzle. The challenge was awarded with a new photo of Heath Ledger as The Joker,…
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I was able to screen Michael Moore's Sicko at a special screening before the film premiered this Summer, and loved it. I'm sure it will be on my top 10 of the year. But time is hard to come by now-a-days. I've had a DVD copy of Michael Moore's Sicko on my DVD shelf for…
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The life of a movie journalist isn't nearly as exciting as one might expect. I spend most nights traveling to and from screenings, and I often find myself on the phone with my good friend and fellow journalist Alex Billington, who runs FirstShowing. We usually have very different opinions on movies and have always joked…
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While Disney is adding a few new Pixar Attractions, The Simpson's Ride is being readied at Universal, SeaWorld Orlando has announced that they will feature a ride based on Robert Zemeckis' The Polar Express. Warner Bros. Pictures and Iwerks Entertainment are reprogramming the theme park's Wild Arctic simulator ride, and transforming it into a simulated…
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Paramount has sent us a short featurette focusing on Johnny Depp's musical performance in Tim Burton's upcoming film version of Sweeney Todd. Depp talks a bit about the music, and we see a musical number intercut with the actor doing his recording session. Check out the new featurette after the jump. [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/sweeneydeppsinging.flv 470 350] Sweeney…
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Paramount sent us the new theatrical movie poster for Cloverfield, which began appearing in stores this past week. It's basically the same thing as the previous teaser posters, but now with the official movie title "Cloverfield". Check out the poster after the jump. Cloverfield hits theaters on 1-18-08.
Read More Last week we told you that McG has supposedly signed on to direct Terminator 4. Today Ain'tItCool is reporting a rumor that Christian Bale has been cast as John Connor in Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins. What are the chances of this being true? I've been a long supporter of McG. With a good producer…
Read More Earlier this year Julie Taymor (The Lion King) announced plans to direct a Broadway musical based on Spider-Man. With Across The Universe now behind her, the casting process is upcoming. Taymor told The Daily Mail that she hopes to reteam with her Across The Universe cast for the stage project. Apparently Taymor would like to…
Read More A couple weeks back I got the chance to visit the set of the new Gerard Butler video game sci-fi action movie codenamed Game (it will have a different title when it hits theaters). I saw some very cool things (watch out for my report later this week) but photography was not allowed. A…
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Angels & Demons may be delayed due to the writers strike, but that preproduction of The Da Vinci Code prequel has marched on. Naomi Watts (King Kong, Mulholland Dr., 21 Grams) has signed on to appear opposite Tom Hanks in the new Ron Howard film. Watts will likely play Vittoria Vetra, the adopted daughter of…
Read More At least 5,000 3-D systems expected to be in place by 2009. DreamWorks Animation's Jeffrey Katzenberg expects there to be 12 to 18 3D feature films by 2010. 3-D is clearly the future of cinema, at least for the near future. With the recent announcements of Tim Burton's Alice and Wonderland/Frankenweenie, and today's announcement of…
Read More The stars of Heroes have a new favorite frozen drink, and it may look somewhat familiar. The following photos showed up on the blog of Heroes director/producer Greg Beeman of the cast of the hit show drinking "Slusho!" a drink which first appeared in the JJ Abrams' series Alias, and has now become a focal…
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I got the weirdest press release in my email today. It was from the publicity company that handles The Weinstein Co's releases stating that "Los Angeles was covered in a dense foggy mist last night," joking that it might be a "publicity stunt" for Stephen King's The Mist which hits theaters on Thanksgiving. So apparently…
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The Cloverfield monster only shows up for a few frames in the new movie trailer. Check out the video below for a slowed down look. To me it looks like a cross between a T-Rex and Godzilla. But I predict that you won't see much more of the big monster in the actual film. It…
Read More I've said from the beginning that a live-action GI Joe movie has the potential to be a great action flick, or a cheesy unintentionally funny disaster. With Mummy director Stephen Sommers attached, I've been leaning towards the latter, while secretly wishing for the former. And the script rumors that have leaked lead to Hasbro issuing…
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The Spiderwick Chronicles is showing a lot of promise. Lately I've been disappointed with the young fantasy films that have hit the big screen. When I was a kid, I loved movies like Jim Henson's Labyrinth or The Neverending Story. And today there seems to be less of that kind of story, but lately, not…
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A new international unrated movie trailer for Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story in now online. I know Judd Apatow produced this flick, and he's on the streak of a lifetime, but so far I've had absolutely no interest in seeing this musical comedy, UNTIL NOW. And this is a great example of how a…
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Last week we ran a joke image (seen above) which our friends at Vulture created, which revealed the Cloverfield monster as the Lamisil Toenail Goblin. The image from the trailer can be seen below. It appears that two small goblin monsters are attacking a young woman. Right before the clip cuts away, it appears that…
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Paramount Pictures has announced domestic release dates for Peter Jackson's next film and the upcoming live-action G.I. Joe feature film, and Fox has set a date for Marley and Me. Let's take a look into the future, so get out your calendars. Peter Jackson's adaptation of Alice Sebold's best selling novel The Lovely Bones will…
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You've watched the crappy bootleg version on YouTube, now watch the high quality official Cloverfield movie trailer. It's a lion alive! It's now online, watch it aftr the jump. [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/cloverfieldhd.flv 470 248] You can watch the new trailer in High definition on Apple.com. Empire has the UK version. Cloverfield will hit theaters on 1-18-08.
Read More 59 year old British actor Ben Cross has been cast as Spock's Vulcan father Sarek in JJ Abrams' Star Trek. Mark Lenard played the role in the original series and feature films (Jonathan Simpson played a younger Sarek in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier). Cross, best known for his starring role in Chariots of…
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A couple weeks ago, we had the opportunity to sit down with Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly and talk about his newest film Southland Tales. I know, I know, we're a little late in posting this interview, as the film was released in limited theaters this past week. But as much as this is the…
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Warner Bros is promoting the upcoming Will Smith action film I Am Legend with a new online community. Read more information below, including an access code. I-AM-IMMUNE.com is the ultimate community for people who want the full I Am Legend experience. Along with an online campaign, I-am-immune.com - the official community for I Am Legend…
Read More As you already know, Frank Langella has been cast in Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly's upcoming film The Box. Our friends at Rotten Tomatoes interviewed the veteran actor who admitted that he didn't even know who Richard Kelly was. Read the hilarious quote below. "I met Rich Kelly and his producing partner, Sean McKittrick, the…
Read More Warner Bros is set to announce the official cast for George Miller's Justice League of America movie next week, but studio spies have leaked a supposed preview of what we should expect. Note: none of the following cast has been officially confirmed, and being late Friday night, it's likely we won't hear anything until Monday…
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Yesterday we told you that Vivendi Games was making a Ghostbusters video game for PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Now a video with demo footage from the game in development has shown up online. Check it out after the jump along with a series of new screenshots. As always click on the images to…
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Last month we reported a rumor that Tim Burton would be making a stop motion animated feature length remake of his infamous short Frankenweenie. Well the news is now official, and it gets even better - it will be in 3D! And there is even better news, before he begins production on Frankenweenie, Burton will…
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Someone thought it would be a good idea to model their home theater after the Enterprise NCC-1701D from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The result is super geeky, but actually rather cool. Named the best theme theater installation at CEDIA 2007, this Palm Beach County, FL home features motion-activated air-lock doors with series sound effects,…
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Last month a rumor circulated the internet claiming that The Halcyon Company was in talks with McG to direct Terminator 4. Now JoBlo has confirmed that the action director is officially signed on to helm Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins (a horrible title, we know... could a horrible movie be far off?). I've said it…
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I first read the book Bringing Down the House a couple years back, and knew instantly that Hollywood would make a movie about this real life tale of how six M.I.T. Students took Vegas for Millions. The feature film version is titled 21 and stars Across the Universe's Jim Sturgess in the lead, Kevin Spacey…
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I knew this was going to happen when it was first being reported that Akiva Goldsman was frantically trying to finish the script for the Da Vinci Code sequel Angels & Demons, just days before the writers strike was to begin. The film which was originally scheduled to begin production early next year, had an…
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SHH has posted the first full photo of The Incredible Hulk. Looks very much like the early test design that was shown at Comic Con 2007. Louis Leterrier's The Incredible Hulk staring Edward Norton as Bruce Banner, hits theaters on June 13th 2008.
Read More I have a feeling that Bryan Singer is really pissed. He's been attached to a biopic of famous San Francisco politician and gay rights activist for I don't even know how many years now. Gus Van Sant announced months back that he would also be making a Harvey Milk movie, but one of the Hairspray…
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Everyone is again talking about Cloverfield. There is a new trailer attached to Beowulf, and yesterday we posted three new photos from the upcoming JJ Abrams-produced monster movie which appeared in BlackBook Magazine. Dennis from CC informed us of nine more. So below you can find all twelve new Cloverfield production photos. PHOTOS REMOVED AT…
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Disney/Pixar has released a new teaser poster for the upcoming computer animated sci-fi film WALL-E. I'm really loving the WALL-E posters. This one might be even cooler than the starry sky one-sheet. Is there anyone reading from Disney or Pixar who is willing to send us one? Check out the full poster after the jump.…
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The official Cloverfield trailer is playing in front of Beowulf in a theater near you (and there is that pesky crappy pirated version floating around the internet), but we have even more to fill your 1-18-08 fix. Cloverfield star Lizzy Caplan was interviewed by Black Book Magazine, and Paramount gave them three new photos (one…
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Paramount has sent us three new stills and a television advertisement (titled "Forgive") from Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The film is of course based on the hit Broadway musical which tells the infamous story of Benjamin Barker (Johnny Depp), a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down…
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Most men dream of Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson. So a movie starring both women together on the screen is something that most men should be excited about, right? The bad news is that it is a romantic period drama (a genre which is usually beloved by women and attested by men). The Other Boleyn…
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While I was in New Mexico, I missed out on a couple movie poster premiere. So let's make up for lost time, and take a look at a few of them. First up is the teaser poster via cinematical for Get Smart starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway. I'm really looking forward to this one,…
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Out friends at Vulture have discovered the identity of the small Cloverfield monster... the Lamisil Toenail Goblin. And before I start getting e-mails... Yes, this is a joke. I just thought it was funny enough to pass along.
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"Arrive hungry...leave stuffed." Eli Roth's movie trailer for a fake horror movie titled Thanksgiving was one of the most talked about parts of Grindhouse. Even the outspoken crowd of Roth-bashers seemed to like Roth's hilarious take on the Holiday slasher flicks. Ever since Thanksgiving hit theaters, Roth has been fielding requests from fans for a…
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CHUD has confirmed that Warner Bros had to do reshoots last week for the upcoming Will Smith sci-fi thriller I Am Legend. And rumor has it that the studio was unhappy with the film's finale, which is said to be very faithful to Richard Matheson's original story. So if true, expect something upbeat and more…
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Lionsgate sent us two new photos from the set Will Eisner's The Spirit, which is directed by Frank Miller (Sin City). I just got back from Albuquerque, New Mexico, where I went on set for the new Gerard Butler sci-fi action film (codenamed Game). Frank Miller was also in town filming The Spirit on a…
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Toyfare Magazine has an interview in their latest issue with screenwriter Justin Marks concerning his adaptation of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Marks, who co-wrote the screenplay with Neil Ellice says that they have created "a take that we all really loved and that we felt would be true to Eternia for the…
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Last week we got the chance to sit down and talk with Beowulf star John Malkovich. You can read the round table interview below. Question: Is that one of your own outfits that you're wearing today? You've got a clothing line don't you? John Malkovich: I did. I don't anymore. Q: I could never find…
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"People are going to want to know, how it all went down..." The new movie trailer for the JJ Abrams produced monster movie Cloverfield (yes, that is now the official title) will be attached to Beowulf this weekend, but fans have already leaked a copy onto the internet. I'm not going to link to the…
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Vivendi Games has made a deal with Sony Pictures to rape your childhood and turn Ghostbusters into a video game. Vivendi, who is eyeing a potential franchise, plans to release the game in fall 2008. The good news is that all four original cast members, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Bill Murray and Harold Ramis, have…
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The first video footage from the Jackie Chan/Jet Li collaboration The Forbidden Kingdom in now online. The Forbidden Kingdom is about a bullied New York teenager (Michael Angarano) who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and classic Kung Fu movies. One day he discovers a legendary warrior's staff in a Chinatown pawnshop, which transports Jason…
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A couple months ago it was reported that Commercial director and David Fincher prodigy Joseph Kosinski was in final talks to direct a sequel, described as "the next chapter", to Disney's 1982 cult classic Tron. A script was being written by Lost scribes Eddie Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, but with the writers strike, who knows…
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Michael Bay can't leave the old classic horror movies alone. First he remade Texas Chainsaw Massacre with a music video director at helm, then the not so good Amityville Horror remake, like most people, I'm still trying to forget the Texas Chainsaw Massacre prequel, and The Hitcher was forgettable at best. I'm not a purist.…
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I'm down in Albuquerque, New Mexico visiting the set of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor's untitled Gerard Butler sci-fi action film (which is going under the codename: Game). Lakeshore Entertainment producer David Rubin was able to reveal to me a few new details about the upcoming Crank sequel. If you don't want to know any…
Read More CinemaBlend received an unconfirmed scoop that Sylvester Stallone has met with Viggo Mortensen and has offered him the role of Edgar Allan Poe in his upcoming biopic, Poe. According to the source, Mortensen is considering the role although he wants some slight revisions in the script. The film which is scheduled to go into production…
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Chris "Ludacris" Bridges (Fred Claus, Crash, 2 Fast 2 Furious) has joined the cast of Lionsgate/Lakeshore's upcoming Gerard Butler sci-fi action thriller which is currently being filmed under the title of Game. The film, written and directed by Crank helmers Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, takes place in the near future where nano technology has…
Read More We loved loved LOVED Juno, so we've anxiously been following blogger turned stripper turned author turned screenwriter Diablo Cody's bevy of upcoming projects. The one project that seemed more interesting than the rest is a horror movie titled Jennifer's Body. Megan Fox is signed on to star as a "girl who eats boys." Cody describes…
Read More Hollywood and Theater owners are betting on Digital 3D to save the declining in-theater business. And with the biggest release in digital 3D on the horizon (more on Beowulf later), all the buzz seems to be on this new technology. Dreamworks Animation has vowed to release all of its computer animated films in 3D starting…
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Frank Darabont has never been quiet about his horrible experience "wasting a year" writing Indiana Jones 4. Lucas ditched Darabont's script and hired Spider-Man scribe David Koepp to pen Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls. However, everyone I've talked to close to the project has told me that Darabont and Koepp's screenplays…
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The good guys at United Hollywood have edited together yet another video which nails home why the writers are on strike. The following video is titled "The Heartbreaking Voices of Uncertainty". The videos that have come out since the strike are a great example of just how creative and clever the writers are when no…
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Fernando Meirelles' City of God was one of, if not THE, best movie of 2003. Nominated for 4 Oscars, listed on how God knows how many top 10 lists (pun intended), and voted #18 on IMDb's top 250 movies of all time. City Of Men brings us back to Brazil, with the story of teenagers…
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On /Film we've showed you the Writers Strike from the view of the writers and WGA members (because, they are clearly on the right side of this fight). But only showing you one side of the argument isn't fair. Below is a video we found of a movie studio mogul picketing outside of the Writers…
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FofR has discovered the names of four new Indiana Jones lego sets which give us minor clues to some of the tentpole action sequences that might be featured in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The four new sets, to be released in May 2008, are listed below: 7624 Jungle Duel $9.99…
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Our friends at FirstShowing.net got the chance to interview AstroBoy director Colin Brady, and were given an exclusive look at concept art from the upcoming computer animated film (as seen above, check FS.net for more). Brady reveals that the film will be an origin story using "a mix of popular American and Japanese actors", and…
Read More Last week we got the chance to sit down and talk with Roger Avary (Pulp Fiction, Rules of Attraction) and Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Stardust), the screenwriter's of Robert Zemeckis' Beowulf. During the roundtable interview, we heard tales about the 10 year struggle to bring Beowulf to the screen, the magic of performance capture, the troubles…
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I was at the book store tonight and I came across To Infinity and Beyond!: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios, a hardcore book by Karen Paik which chronicles the history of our favorite animation company. I didn't immediately purchase the book because the cover price is $75, which is a little more than I…
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Guy Ritchie was a cult phenomenon. He rocketed onto the scene with Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and soon after created Snatch, which is on the top 10 list of most 20-something film fanatics. But the filmmaker's career took a nose drive shortly after marrying Madonna (coincidence? I think not). Ritchie is back with…
Read More Some believe in Harvey Dent, but I believe in Darren Aronofsky. Requiem for a Dream is one of my favorite films of all time. The Fountain was on my top ten list from last year. But the filmmaker doesn't have good luck with actors. Brad Pitt notoriously left Aronofsky hanging high and dry on The…
Read More There are a lot of casting updates tonight, however, very few of them could be considered interesting. But as of 11:30pm on the West Coast, the news forecast for Monday is looking slow... So we're going to run with it. Jay Hernandez, Jennifer Carpenter and Columbus Short have joined Johnathon Schaech and Steve Harris in…
Read More Lost showrunner and co-creator Damon Lindelof has a great editorial in today's New York Times about the Writers Strike. Â "I am angry because I am accused of being greedy by studios that are being greedy. I am angry because my greed is fair and reasonable: if money is made off of my product through the…
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Paul Verhoeven (Basic Instinct, Total Recall) announced on a Dutch radio program ("Met Het Oog Op Morgen") that he will direct a sequel to 1999's The Thomas Crown Affair titled The Topkapi Affair. The sequel will be based on the 1964 MGM film Topkapi, and the Eric Ambler novel which it was based on, titled…
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A new character poster (seen right) and batch of production photos from Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street has hit the interwebs. I'm hearing a lot of great advance buzz for this one. Check out the stills after the jump. As always, left click to enlarge. Official Plot Synopsis: JOHNNY DEPP…
Read More Has Martin Scorsese gone mad? The legendary director has apparently offered Sylvester Stallone the part of Chuck Aule in the big screen adaptation of Dennis Lehane's Shutter Island!? Stallone hasn't signed on the dotted line as of yet (but why wouldn't he? It's Scorsese?), but if he does come on board, he'll be starring alongside…
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The newly cast Bruce Greenwood was caught by a few outlets while doing some press for I'm Not There. Greenwood, who plays Captain Christopher Pike in JJ Abrams' Star Trek is keeping pretty quiet about the upcoming project, but revealed a few small details. Greenwood told MTV that he begins shooting in April 2008, confirming…
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Variety reports that Transformers 2 is far enough along to proceed with pre-production, location scouting and advance special effects work. This must mean that the studio at least has a thorough treatment in the can, if not a first draft. Michael Bay hopes to start shooting in June 2008, but if the strike lasts several…
Read More Last night we posted a huge Star Trek casting news update (if you haven't read it, check that out first). A spy image outside the set of JJ Abrams' Star Trek revealed a woman who looked a lot like House star Jennifer Morrison. Many speculated that Morrison is playing Janice Rand in the film, but…
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Imagi Animation Studio, the guys behind the computer animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie and the upcoming adaptations of Gatchaman and Astroboy, have purchased the feature film rights to Fluorescent Black, a screenplay by sci-fi short filmmaker Matt Wilson. A graphic novel, illustrated by Nathan Fox (New York Times, The New Yorker, DC Comics), will…
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You watched the trailer, you read the review, and now you have another chance to see Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood. Live in Los Angeles? Paramount Vantage, Back Stage West, and The Hollywood Reporter are sponsoring a small screening in La La Land on Thursday, November 15th at 7:00pm (Leonard H. Goldenson Theater,…
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The last few months of any year, the trade papers are full of "For Your Consideration" advertisements. All the little artsy films being plastered on full page ads by the mini majors in hopes of Oscar gold. Columbia Pictures has released a clever "For Your Consideration" advertisement for the Judd Apatow-produced musical comedy Walk Hard:…
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Mark Wahlberg has been cast as Max Payne in a big screen adaptation of the popular Rockstar video game series. The Omen director John Moore (Behind Enemy Lines, Flight of the Phoenix) will helm the adaptation (screenplay by newcomer Beau Thorne) which will begin filming early next year. Wahlberg is currently filming Peter Jackson's The…
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Paramount has decided to release Robert Zemeckis' Beowulf a little bit earlier than expected. You will now be able to see a screening of the big screen adaptation of the classic epic fantasy poem in select digital and IMAX theaters on Thursday, November 15th starting at 9:00pm. Check for a screening near you on Moviefone,…
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Today has been a hot day for Star Trek news with the casting of Captain Christopher Pike, Janice Rand, Spock's Mother, and some behind the scenes photos which have sparked even more rumors. Earlier today we reported that 51 year-old Canadian actor Bruce Greenwood had been cast as Captain Christopher Pike in the JJ Abrams…
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In today's edition of "Cool Stuff" I bring you a photoshopped poster I found on Film School Rejects. The poster compiles all six Star Wars films, the entire saga (from Phantom Menace to Return of the Jedi) on one gigantic one sheet poster. Click on the image above to enlarge and see this thing in…
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Pre-Marketing for Bryan Singer's Valkyrie has begun to heat up. Last week we brought you a behind the scenes promotional trailer for the film, and this week the official trailer has been unleashed, attached to Lions for Lambs, and available online right now. Based on true events, Valkyrie tells the story of a scheme hatched…
Read More Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth) has signed on to write, direct and produce Champions for United Artists. The sci-fi action film will be based on 1968-69 British television series The Champions, which starred Stuart Damon, Alexandra Bastedo, and William Gaunt as a trio of agents for a Geneva-based United Nations law enforcement organization called…
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Last month we had the chance to sit down with director/star Robert Redford at a roundtable to discuss his new film Lions For Lambs. In Lambs, Redford stars alongside Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise in "a powerful and gripping story that digs behind the news, the politics and a nation divided to explore the human…
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The guys at Fox Searchlight have redesigned the official Juno website in preparation of the film's release early next month. Check out the new site which includes an updated blog from director Jason Reitman, new photos, and more at foxsearchlight.com/juno.
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This morning's industry/trade papers include an advertisement signed by 425 big name screenwriters who are promising not to write a word until the strike is settled. Click the image above to enlarge and see some of the names on the list. A couple days ago the television writers released a similar advertisement titled "Pencils Down…
Read More PageSix spotted Nicolas Cage and director Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain) at Saturday Night's Ring of Honor professional wrestling event at the Manhattan Center ballroom. The duo were at the event researching the upcoming film The Wrestler, in which Cage plays an older wrestler named Randy "The Ram" Robinson. The pair stayed…
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James T. Kirk is not the Captain of JJ Abrams' Enterprise, and rumored cast member Josh Lucas has signed to Edgar Allen Poe inspired psychological thriller Tell-Tale. So who will play Captain Christopher Pike in JJ Abrams' Star Trek reboot/prequel? 51 year-old Canadian actor Bruce Greenwood. You might not recognize Greenwood by name, but he…
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Disney is interested in hiring Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire helmer Mike Newell to direct a big screen live-action adaptation of the popular video game Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. According to Variety, Super Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has made an offer to Newell, who met with studio executives about the project…
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Earlier today we posted a batch of new photos from the Al Pacino/Robert De Niro collaboration Righteous Kill. The guys at cinemanotize sent over a promotional trailer for the film. Check it out below. footage removed at request of the studio Al Pacino and Robert De Niro (in their first team-up since Heat) play two…
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I have gotten a bunch of e-mails asking me to explain the current writers strike. Why are the writers picketing in front of the movie studios? Aren't they paid enough? What is this whole thing all about. The good folks at UnitedHollywood have put together a video which explains the major points of debate between…
Read More Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright was asked to guest host (or as Edgar says "guest present") Jonesy's Jukebox yesterday on Indie 103.1 in Los Angeles. The two hour show is packed with great music and even better guests, like Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody, Borat star Sasha Baron Cohen (as Borat)…
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Lionsgate has officially launched the official website for the adaptation of Will Eisner's The Spirit. The website promises to have one-the-set production diaries and a production blog, but for right now there is a video introduction from director Frank Miller. The crew sets up for a green screen shot in the background as Miller talks…
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Sacha Baron Cohen is back in character as Borat, doing a press tour to promote his new travel book Borat: Touristic Guidings to Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. When reporters asked who he supports in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, Borat answered: "I cannot believe that it possible a woman can become Premier of US and…
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Apparently, Fox Searchlight is handing out free Juno t-shirts at SELECTED advance screenings of the film (RSVP for a screening on Fox Searchlight's website, no t-shirts guaranteed). I saw the film at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival and all I got was a branded orange tic tacs, a prop featured in the film (photo…
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Update: Click Here to watch the movie trailer for Righteous Kill. Empire has the some new photos from Jon Avnet's Righteous Kill, which stars Al Pacino and Robert De Niro (in their first team-up since Heat) as two Veteran New York City Detectives hunt a vigilante who may be one of their own. Donnie Wahlberg,…
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FXRant has an interesting article about the many similarities between the Beowulf and 300 marketing campaigns. Both trailers have the lead, bearded, warrior hero, in closeup, loudly proclaiming that "THIS! IS! SPARTA!", or, "I! AM! BEOWULF!" Each trailer has an anachronistic guitar-riff-filled montage of violence, wrapped up with our warrior hero proclaiming something about "TONIGHT..."…
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20th Century Fox's big screen live-action adaptation of Dragon Ball Z is set to begin filming in Durango, Mexico. According to Mexican newspaper El Norte, filming will take place in many different locations in Durango, including Mexiquillo Forest, Marley Ranch, Hacienda la Providencia, La Joya Ranch, Laguna Seca de Santiaguillo and a forum from a…
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This past weekend we got the chance to speak with Alison Lohman about her upcoming film Game, which is written/directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (the madmen behind Crank). "I'm doing a movie now called Game with Gerard Butler. I get to ride a motorcycle. It's like Sin City, it's set in the future.…
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Last week we were the first ones to bring you the teaser promo trailer for Bryan Singer's WWII film Valkyrie. But the video clip was lower quality than we would have liked. Today I bring you the same teaser trailer clip in Higher resolution. In fact, you can view the clip over on Apple.com in…
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Earlier this week we reported that Babylon A.D. was scheduled to hit theaters on February 29th, but is now being pushed back to August 29th 2008. I speculated that a six month push back probably means that Mathieu Kassovitz's film has problems. Now the good guys at Twitch are reporting that "Europeans are getting a…
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As most of the principal roles in JJ Abrams' Star Trek prequel/reboot have already been announced, Bad Robot has begun a search for extras. A feature film posing under the title "Corporate Headquarters" is seeking the following SAG and Non-Union Background Talent: Thin, regal talent who have BROWN or BLACK hair AND are OK with…
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I flew back from the junket-filled weekend in Los Angeles to attend a super special screening of Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood at the famous Castro Theater in San Francisco. There were no advance ticket sales, only cash at the door, with the proceeds going to charity. One fan waited in line from…
Read More I'm not sure who exactly is excited about The Day The Earth Stood Still remake. Maybe Keanu Reeves, who will be taking home another huge paycheck for another lackluster sci-fi film. And now it has been announced that Jennifer Connelly and Kathy Bates have joined the Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) remake. Connelly…
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Kevin Smith's west coast comic book and memorabilia store is now closed. But fear not View Askew fans, the store is going to reopen as part of one of Los Angeles' best DVD store - Laser Blazer. "Rather than see us close up shop on the West Coast, someone offered the Secret Stash West a…
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Just got back from LA, and caught the super special screening of There Will Be Blood last night in San Francisco (more on that later). But for right now I'm going to attempt to catch up on some of the news items I missed in the last 24 hours. First up... Sylvester Stallone is going…
Read More After Juno sent a shock-wave around Hollywood, Hollywood's new golden screenwriter Diablo Cody has a lot on her plate, and has revealed some new details about her upcoming projects to EW. So we've decided to incorporate some of this new information into this development profile: Girly Style: Diablo immediately started writing this "female response" after…
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A new international teaser trailer for Iron Man has popped up online. The new trailer clocks in at just under one minute and contains a couple of new shots (and a comic button) featuring Gwyneth Paltrow as Virginia 'Pepper' Potts. I'm guessing that Paltrow must be a bigger draw internationally, which probably explains her expanded…
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In the story of big budget remake of Barbarella, Universal and Robert Rodriguez split over budget issues or his refusal to cast anyone other than his girlfriend Rose McGowan in the lead role (depending on what story you read). The director's attempts to lower the budget from $80 million to $60 million have thus far…
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I'm in LA La Land covering junkets, and the news is pretty thin, so I've decided to run with some of the interesting release date change announcements. First up is Vin Diesel's sci-fi film Babylon A.D. We mentioned this film last night because the teaser poster premiered at ShowEast. Mathieu Kassovitz's film was scheduled to…
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/Film reader Randal A. sent in this very cool behind the scenes teaser promo for the Bryan Singer directed Valkyrie. The film is based on actual events, and follows a plot to assassinate Hitler is unfurled during the height of WWII. Tom Cruise plays Col. Claus von Stauffenberg. This new video shows a ton of…
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Last month we had the opportunity to sit down with Jerry Seinfeld and talk about his new film, Bee Movie. Here is a transcript of that round table interview. Q: Do you find there's a big difference in the kind of comedy you have to invent? A: There's a big difference. Sometimes you can do…
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A couple days ago we reported that NBC was delaying (read: canceling) the Heroes spin-off Heroes: Origins, likely due to the upcoming Writes Guild Strike. Now that the WGA have officially announced that a strike will begin this Monday, we have more bad news for fans of the superhero television series. TV Guide is reporting…
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Anyone who has listened to The Howard Stern Show in the last year will surely recognize the a company called BeeCeuticals because of the consistent advertisements, and the fact that the owner of the organic skin care company is the famous shock jock's cousin. /Film reader Meredith H just sent word that BeeCeuticals has filed…
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AintItCool ran the first supposed fan review of Beowulf earlier tonight. The review calls the new Robert Zemeckis mo-cap film a "fucking MASTERPIECE" and claims that "if it were a live-action film, it would have been nominated for Best Picture." I just saw the film tonight at the Universal Citywalk press screening on Friday night,…
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At the Southland Tales junket earlier today, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson gave us a big update on the big screen adaptation of the Captain Marvel comic book Shazam! Things have changed and Johnson is now playing Black Adam. "I just met with Pete Segal last night," The Rock told /Film. "It was a great meeting…
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It's official: The Writers Guild of America has announced that its 12,000 members will go on strike Monday at 12:01am, against the movie studios and television networks. The disagreement stems over the studio and network's reluctance to pay residuals for DVD and internet media. Members have been told that all writing covered under WGA (which…
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson revealed some new details for the upcoming re-imagining of Escape to Witch Mountain. Titled Witch Mountain, The Rock reteams with The Game Plan director Andy Fickman. "It's going to be a great badass action comedy. That's why they call it a re-imagining and not a remake because they are going to…
Read More I knew that one day she would become a powerful producer and possibly even a director. But who thought that day would come so soon? This morning it was announced that Portman has signed a two-year deal with Participant Productions and is set to make her feature film debut as a DIRECTOR. That's right, Natalie…
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson told me today during the Southland Tales Junket that he was offered a role in the Scorpion King sequel, The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian. "They came to me and asked for a cameo but I passed on it." The Rock also confirmed that he will not be featured in…
Read More In Touch Magazine has the first photo from the direct-to-dvd sequel to The Lost Boys. The photo shows Corey Feldman, reprising his role as Edgar Frog, and Shaun Sipos. Check out Feldman's neck tattoo. I know this is going to be crappy, but I'm looking forward to it none the less. You can read more…
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Last month an early trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood hit the internets, although not many people saw it (probably because it was on and off MySpace within minutes). Paramount Vantage has released a new theatrical trailer for the film, which can be viewed after the jump. But before you check that…
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I get crap fro all my movie critic and intellectual friends for saying this, but I really enjoyed the first National Treasure. I'm sure I'll even get some flack in the comments for saying so. It was a fun, sit back, relax, much on some popcorn, sip on some soda, no need to think, type…
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Earlier this week we told you about Pixar's first foray into 2D hand-drawn animation with a 11-minute short titled "Your Friend The Rat". We now have three production stills from the short film. Click on the images to enlarge. The short film, which is directed by Jim Capobianco, follows Remy the rat (voiced again by…
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Warner Bros sent out notices yesterday to residences in Hong Kong involving upcoming aerial filming for the Batman Begins sequel, The Dark Knight. One of our Hong Kong-based scoopers (Potter) sent us a scanned copy of this letter. Warner Bros is warning people of some aerial filming that will help "introduce Hong Kong in the…
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John August (Go, The Nines) is not only the most successful underrated screenwriter working not working in Hollywood today, but he's also a damn good blogger. Each of the posts that I've written about the writers strike has resulted in some interesting comment discussions. And one argument that gets brought up each and every time…
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