Warner Bros and the Wachowski Brothers may need to call for a tow truck. Speed Racer, the big budget adaptation of the popular late 60's anime cartoon classic, remains in the "slow lane" according to the most recent industry tracking. Studio sources are attempting to explain away the bad tracking by saying that family films…
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[flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/indymusical.flv 460 316] Indiana Jones: The Musical created by Goldentusk The Pitch: What if one man attempted to tell the story of Indiana Jones through music, sung to the tune of the One and Only March from Raiders of the Lost Ark. Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video…
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It is time to get very serious about the first major summer blockbuster Iron Man (Paramount), which will debut Thursday night at 8pm at multiplexes from coast-to-coast. My sources tell me that this Robert Downey, Jr. vehicle about a hard-drinking billionaire who creates a fantastic iron suit is actually "out-tracking" last summer's Dreamworks/Paramount smash Transformers.…
Read More [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/dealornodealstarwars.flv 460 258] "Star Wars" Deal or No Deal created by NBC The Pitch: This week's "Deal Or No Deal" is a "Star Wars" themed two-hour special featuring the 26 gorgeous models dressed up in Slave Leia outfits like Carrie Fisher from "Return of the Jedi", Darth Vader is The Banker, and Carrie Fisher, Chewbacca,…
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Hollywood is heading into its biggest season after a very solid weekend. Last year, on the weekend before the release of mega-blockbuster Spider-Man 3 (Sony), the Top 12 movies generated $62.2M. This year, on the 3-day prior to the release of Paramount's Iron Man, the Top 12 have scored an estimated $80.6M. That's a 25%…
Read More Juno II Movie Trailer created by Mad TV The Pitch: "From the irritatingly quirky mind of Oscar Award winning Diablo Cody comes the sequel that half the country has been violently waiting for. Juno kills a homeless man and has conversations full of inane pop-cultured nonsense." Video of the Day is a daily feature of…
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The fertility-themed all-girl comedy Baby Mama (Universal) has scored a weekend win over stoners Harold & Kumar. The SNL comedy duo of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have carried the day with an estimated $5.52M opening day, which should translate to $15.49M for the final 3-day period before the start of the lucrative blockbuster season.…
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As of Monday night, I projected that Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo (Warner Bros) would win this final pre-Iron Man (Paramount) weekend, and I'm standing by that, although I don't expect any new film or holdover to top $15M. Industry tracking suggests that the Harold & Kumar "legend" has grown exponentially since their first…
Read More Acting with James Franco Episode 2: "Green Screen" created by FunnyofDie. The Pitch: "Green Screen. James Franco teaches YOU how to act with his brother Dave." Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature on VOTD? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com.
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In Entertainment Weekly's Summer Movie Preview issue, the EW staff compiled a prediction of the Top 10 Highest Grossing Movies of the Summer. 1. Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (355.9 million) 2. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (310.8 million) 3. Hancock (280.4 million) 4. Wall-E (280.3 million) 5. Iron Man…
Read More Summer blockbuster season is just a week away, and I have been working my regular industry contacts to get an early feel for the first 2 weekends of May. The news is very good for Iron Man (Paramount), but Speed Racer (Warner Bros) is a huge question mark. Those that have seen Iron Man (Paramount)…
Read More [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/jedigym.flv 470 266] JediGym created by VanRoble. The Pitch: "Master Flynn runs a gym where members embody Star Wars characters to harness the Force and improve their lives. Little does everyone know how real the Force is." Thanks to /Film Reader Jonny of the internet-famous Red and Jonny, for submitting this creation. Video of the…
Read More I just received a package in the mail which contains a brown travel briefcase covered with location/travel patches from around the world, each one containing the Indiana Jones logo. Watch the video below as I open the mysterious briefcase to find out what is inside. [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/indypackage.flv 400 300] Apparently Expedia will be announcing an Indiana…
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Judd Apatow, Hollywood's current king of raunchy comedy, is in a slump. After the critical and commercial successes of last Summer's Superbad and Knocked Up, he could do no wrong, but then came the disastrous Walk Hard, and a few weeks ago,he unleashed another bomb as a producer, the poorly-received Drillbit Taylor. Now, along comes…
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It appears that Jackie Chan and Jet Li have topped Judd Apatow in America's multiplexes this weekend. Forbidden Kingdom (Lionsgate), the first-ever pairing of the 2 martial arts legends, has grabbed an estimated $6.7M on its opening day, and it will likely finish the weekend with $19.15M or so. That should be enough to edge…
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Forbidden Kingdom (Lionsgate), featuring martial arts superstars Jet Li and Jackie Chan, will likely win the box office weekend of April 18-20. With generally positive reviews and a family-friendly PG-13 rating, Kingdom has 7% Un-Aided Awareness (buzz) and a Total Aware of 76%, according to my studio sources. It has the strongest Definite Interest among…
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Newspaper reporter Chris Arnold received a package from Disney, inside he found a couple body parts... two ears. Not long after, Arnold received another package with another body part, this time an entire arm, in another package addressed from Disney. Hast Disney gone insane? Nope, it's just part of promotion for Disney/Pixar's Toy Story Mania!…
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It's been a disappointing weekend for Hollywood as holdover 21 (Sony) has trumped 3 new wide studio releases. Based on Ben Mezrich's Bringing Down the House, 21 grabbed another $6.35M on Saturday, and the Kevin Spacey-produced card-counting thriller will wrap up its second weekend with a solid $15.5M. Fox's Nim's Island, from Walden Media, received…
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It looked as though it could be good weekend at America's multiplexes. With Oscar winner George Clooney bringing his directorial skills and charm to Leatherheads (Universal), 2-time Academy Award winner Jodie Foster and Little Miss Sunshine's Abigail Breslin in the family-themed Nim's Island (Fox) and Ben Stiller's production company unleashing the film adaptation of Scott…
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Last we reported, Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury had been waxed off the final cut of Iron Man, but fortunately that's not the case. As MovieHole points out, Fury/Jackson does appear but not until after the surefire blockbuster's end credits. He also delivers some spoiler-worthy dialogue [Slashfilm pistol fires in air], which we have after…
Read More Here is a round up of stories that just didn't make the /Film front page, or what we like to call.... Page 2! WALL-E has been spotted hanging on to the side of San Francisco's MUNI Fast Rail public transit system. [flickr] Phillip Noyce is in negotiations to direct The Art of Making Money, a…
Read More Teresa Palmer first entered our radar when she was rumored to be cast as Wonder Woman. It was later revealed that Palmer was actually cast as Batman baddie Talia al Ghu in the now defunct Justice League movie. But now that the Australian actresses' schedule is clear, the Courier Mail is reporting that Palmer has…
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Why not? On May 15th, Sylvester Stallone's Rambo will die for the first time on the big screen in 430-plus theaters around the country. Yes, 1982's First Blood will have a digitally re-mastered one-off showing complete with the alternative ending that, in a parallel dimension, left no sequels...and probably no Slashfilm. I kid. Included in…
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Even our box office analysts are predicting a disappointing opening for Speed Racer. But what industry analysts don't know is that the first teaser trailer for Catherine Hardwicke's big screen adaptation of Twilight will be attached to the Wachowski Brothers film, this according to Collider. Twilight is, of course, the first of a series of…
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Yesterday we featured a cool new ArtFX Statue of Iron Man. Today we return with another great statue from Japanese manufacturer Kotobukiya. The Dark Knight Batman Vinyl Statue stands approximately 12" tall, and sports The Dark Knight movie version of Batman's suit. It is packaged in a 4-color window box. 1000 pieces will be available…
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It all comes down to this new trailer for The Incredible Hulk, with the Marvel reboot's release on June 13th fast approaching and its positioning as the caboose of summer superhero flicks pretty much a lock as far as expectations and buzz go. This second trailer is far more well-rounded than the first in my…
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The Gremlins have returned! No, Gremlins 3 hasn't been given the greenlight. Although, I'm sure some Hollywood executive is sitting at his desk reading this thinking "Now, there's an idea!" In this new advertisement for BT's tech support services, the critters from the 1980s film Gremlins do their best to scupper a late night in…
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When I think of actresses lucky enough to have a perfect part, one tailored and empowered with the entire spectrum of human emotion and not simply the giddy sex appeal that plagues Hollywood films, I think of Uma Thurman and Beatrix Kiddo/The Bride in Kill Bill. She should have received an Oscar nom for either…
Read More I wonder if they'll film it on Duke's campus. Gasp. The last time Tom Wolfe, the dainty literary dandy, had one of his novels adapted to the big screen it proved disastrous (1987's The Bonfire of the Vanities), but THR reports that video director (U2, Avril Lavigne) Liz Friedlander will helm I Am…
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At the latest Dark Knight viral events, one winner was chosen from the audience to take home a 35mm print of The Dark Knight movie trailer. As it turns out, this 35mm print is actually defaced by The Joker himself. One of the winners put the Jokerfied trailer online. Check it out after the jump.…
Read More Jonah Hill is in early negotiations to costar opposite Shia LaBeouf in Transformers 2 according to EW. Hill would likely play the role of Sam's college roommate Chuck. [CHUCK] 19-25 yrs., Sam's roommate at Princeton. He runs a conspiracy theory website. Funny in an irreverent, edgy way, he is shocked to see his conspiracy theories…
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Coming off the box office blunder Lions for Lambs, and looking towards a potential disaster with Valkyrie, Tom Cruise needs another big hit, and he needs it soon. Everyone in Hollywood pretty much assumes that Cruise will push another Mission: Impossible film into production before the release of Bryan Singer's historical thriller early next year.…
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We've spent some time in the past sorting through Spider-Man's rogue gallery trying to figure out which villain(s) might be featured in the next Spider-Man sequel (if and when that happens). But who is to say that the next Spider-Man villain might not be a totally new creation. Entertainment Weekly has a first look at…
Read More Universal has released a batch of new photos from The Incredible Hulk. You remember, that other comic book movie coming out this summer... Yes, it's still coming out. We've included all 24 production photos from the film below. source: Yahoo
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Collider has an extensive interview with G.I. Joe producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura. I've included a few of the newsworthy tidbits below: The film will be rated PG-13 and will feature bloodless violence. Defending the choice of director Stephen Sommers: "He's just... his enthusiasm, his excitement, his sense of adventure, his embracing of the mythology, his…
Read More With summer approaching and its plethora of open window/outdoor Net grazing, parties and, of course, blockbuster movies, we've decided to create a glorious soundtrack-themed Muxtape for our readership. All of the awesome songs streamed on the first Slashfilm Muxtape come from films we dig sans a certain mission statement from Patton Oswalt. I've arranged the…
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The Movie Blog is reporting that Corey Haim has been cast in a role in Crank 2. No other details are known at this time. Let the Haim comeback begin! AWESOME.
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In San Francisco, The Clay is the place to see midnight movies. Landmark has announced the schedule for the upcoming Spring/Summer 2008 season which includes: A Clockwork Orange, The Beyond, The Dark Crystal, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Rosemary's Baby, Friday the 13th and Serenity. Check out the press release after the jump. Midnight Movies…
Read More Yes, legendary Catcher in the Rye author J.D. Salinger is still alive, and no, he hasn't seen a super exclsuive screening of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull... Our friends at FilmDrunk have discovered something interesting in a letter written in 1981 by Salinger, which is now up for sale on eBay.…
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Touchtone Pictures (aka Disney) has released the first trailer for their upcoming Kevin Costner Summer comedy Swing Vote. The film actually has an interesting but totally unrealistic concept. Basically the events of the presidential election come down to the vote from one man. Of course the execution of the idea looks like the usual sentimental…
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Moviesoonhk has a new Hong Kong promo banner for The Dark Knight featuring the night view of Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. The highest skyscraper in the picture, the Two IFC, is also featured at the beginning of the new Dark Knight movie trailer! As always, click to enlarge.
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Inspired by the original promotional one-sheet for the film, Kotobukiya's Movie ARTFX Iron Man Fine Art Statue stands 13 inches tall as this. Stan Winston Studios fabricated the suit for the film based on designs by comic artist extraordinaire Adi Granov, and every detail of Iron Man's Mark III armor has been faithfully replicated by…
Read More BadTaste have gotten their hands on the final international teaser poster for the third Mummy film, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
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Last month we posted photos of Will Ferrell on the set of the big screen adaptation of Land of the Lost. Tonight USAToday brings us the first official production photo from Brad Silberling's upcoming film. The photo gives us a first look at the Sleestaks, villainous one-horned lizard creatures, who surface in a temple where…
Read More You've seen WALL-E encounter a vacuum, you've seen WALL-E encounter a magnet, and now watch as WALL-E comes face to face with a Hula Hoop. [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/wallehula.flv 460 262]
Read More Batman vs The Dark Knight Trailer created by College Humor The Pitch: Why So Similar? The Dark Knight is a remake of Tim Burton's Batman, didn'tcha know? Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature on VOTD? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com.
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Warner Home Video has announced that they will be releasing a director's cut of Alex Proyas' cult film Dark City on July 29th 2008 on both DVD and Blu-ray. The original 1998 release ran 96 minutes and the new director's cut is about 15 minutes longer, clocking in at 111 minutes. The new cut supposedly…
Read More Here is a round up of stories that just didn't make the /Film front page, or what we like to call.... Page 2! Expect the first reviews of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on Sunday May 18th at 6:30am-ish eastern time, as that is when press at Cannes will have seen…
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It must be really hard to cut a good movie trailer, especially for a bad movie. But it always amazes me when great films sometimes have such horrible movie trailers. I've now seen Jonathan Levine 's The Wackness three times. And since January the film has held strong on the list of my favorite films…
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Three new images from X-Files: I Want to Believe have shown up online. And one of the photos shows Mulder and Scully getting very... close and personal. But could this new photo be just another entry in Chris Carter's misinformation campaign? Uh huh. I'm still not quite sure what this movie is about, but I'll…
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Omelete got their hands on five new International posters for The Dark Knight. There are single character one-sheets of the three images on the quad poster above. I've included the other two below. The final one, which is a variation on the Batman "World Without Rules" featuring The Joker might be a fan creation. Â The…
Read More Today I received a package from Gotham City. What could be inside? And who knew that the Joker used FedEx? Watch the video below to find out. [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/tdkviral.flv 400 300] Yes, The Dark Knight Viral Campaign has entered our world again. If you go to the "It's All Part Of The Plan" website that we…
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Will Grand Theft Auto 4 Hurt Iron Man's Box Office? This is a question I've been thinking about for a while now. When I wrote the post Rant: Sorry Mario, Video Games Will NEVER Overtake Movies last month, I intended to include a section on how a video game release could never negatively effect the…
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You might recognize Charlie Kaufman as the screenwriter of some of the strangest films in the last decade: Being John Malkovich, Human Nature, Adaptation., Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind. Now the Academy Award-winning writer makes his directorial debut with Synecdoche, New York. Philip Seymour Hoffman plays a theater…
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If the trailer for the direct-to-DVD sequel/remake of the 1983 cult classic hacker film WarGames didn't scare you off, than I don't know what will. How about the cover art from the upcoming DVD release? Is it just me or does this look like the cover of a crappy novel you'd find in the bargain…
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The choice footwear that unites many a geek, catch and wake-and-baker, the Vans Slip-Off ranks up there as the ideal shoe of summer. Artist Shauna Luedtke customizes the slip-offs (re: one of a kind) using waterproof acrylic paint and ink, and we're digging the movie-themed ones shown on her site, Slipoffs.com, with her take on…
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Some movies don't merit word counts or brain cells. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay starring Kal Penn, Rob Corddry, John Cho, NPH on 'shrooms and a bevy of bottomless ladies is one of them. Peter asked me to inform readers that the sequel is graphed here chronologically using the site's laff-o-meter (usually kept…
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Mike Judge is ready to return to the director's chair! You probably know Mike Judge as the creator of Beavis and Butthead, King of The Hill and the popular cult work comedy Office Space. Fox basically buried Judges' second feature film Idiocracy, which now appears to be cultivating a cult following on DVD/tv. Judge's third…
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A second television advertisement for Indiana Jones sand the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has begun to air. Update: We've updated this posting with a better copy of the advertisement. [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/indy4-tv2.flv 460 344]
Read More Photo Removed at Request from Fox Update: /Film reader Jim S sent me the above photo of the American version of the teaser poster. So it appears it is real after all. The photo below has begun to circulate the message boards, claiming to be the Japanese poster for 20th Century Fox's upcoming live action…
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Since it was first announced, everyone has been wondering what will become of this supposed Hobbit sequel. For the first time publicly Guillermo del Toro spoke publicly to TheOneRing.net about the planned continuation: "You know, I traveled to New Zealand just a little while ago, and one of the main reasons for going was to…
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No, I haven't read this book (although I plan to), but the title was enough to land this paperback a spot in our daily Cool Stuff. Seagalogy: A Study of the Ass-Kicking Films of Steven Seagal is a new 352 page book from AICN film critic Vern. The cover describes the book as "an in-depth…
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"My face stayed like this permanently. Isn't it funny?" As you may have heard, the word is out that Jimmy Fallon, the SNL alum and general entertainment phantasm, will be taking over as host of Conan O'Brien's Late Night on NBC in 2009. This will put Fallon head to head with CBS's "TV's Craig Ferguson,"…
Read More Now you might be saying to yourself, how could someone screw up the classic Speed Racer theme song? The answer comes in a 3-minute music video of the newly revamped version of the Go Speed Racer Go theme song as performed by Ali Dee and the Deekompressors. I swear, this new music video makes me…
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Warner Bros announced on Friday that they will be bringing a 10,000 square foot Harry Potter exhibit to 10 or more cities throughout the world over a five year span. Harry Potter: The Exhibition will open in a major market in Spring 2009. Read the press release after the jump. BECKER GROUP AND WARNER BROS.…
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I heard a couple months ago that a Cloverfield sequel had been put on the backburner. With the recent release of the DVD, talk of a Cloverfield sequel has begun to reappear. Producer JJ Abrams tells G4's Attack of the Show that they have a good idea: "There is a couple ideas that Drew Goddard…
Read More Let me first say, I'm a huge fan of Guillermo del Toro and am very excited to see what he will be able to bring the Tolkien's universe. That said I found the following quote from del Toro in an article on salon.com, talking about how he's never had any interest in the Lord of…
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With all the recent damage control we've seen for The Incredible Hulk, it's odd that a similarly high profile film plagued with far more incessant and foreboding rumors, Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are, hasn't received similar lip service from its studio or the talent involved. Over at The Playlist, the site's blogger is…
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In past editions of Cool Stuff, I've talked at length about why The Alamo Drafthouse is the best movie theater in the world, and raved at the poster art that Tyler Stout has created for past Alamo events. The Alamo Ritz is just about to conclude their Spring Big Screen Sci-fi Classics series. In the…
Read More Iron Ma'am created by Black20 The Pitch: "Based upon the success of Iron Man. A sequel is already in the works that takes the franchise in a whole new direction. If you like Iron Man, you'll love Iron Ma'am." Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a…
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Hack video game movie director Uwe Boll has had enough of AWESOME Hollywood action director Michael Bay's disrespect, and has challenged to the Transformers director to a 12-round boxing match to settle it all. [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/bollvsbay.flv 368 208] "Michael Bay responded to my note about him in a very insulting way for me. He said that…
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20th Century Fox has released the first batch of photos for Alexandre Aja's Mirrors. Kiefer Sutherland plays Ben Carson, an ex-cop turned night security guard at a long-closed department store ravaged by fire. Carson discovers that the store's mirrors harbor a horrific secret that threatens him and his family. Aja is the writer/director behind the…
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Judd Apatow, get out of the way. Paramount Pictures has purchased a spec screenplay by Andy Richter Controls the Universe producer/scribe Jay Dyer for JJ Abrams to produce via Bad Robot. But this isn't the typical JJ Abrams project. And by typical, I mean to say typical of the last few years which have been…
Read More  Earlier this month, Slashfilm reluctantly posted its first item involving the supermodel Gisele Bundchen. Rumors were spreading via Boston.com that she was being sought for the female lead in an unannounced Austin Powers 4, and was currently reading the script, meeting with Myers et al. As with many things in life, when something seems off,…
Read More Yesterday it was announced that Ayelet Zurer (Munich) had landed the lead female role opposite Tom Hanks in Ron Howard's summer '09 prequel to The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons. Tonight it was revealed that Ewan McGregor will play Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca, the late pope's closest aide who helps symbologist professor Robert Langdon (Tom…
Read More If you're not yet sick of Iron Man, then check out this MySpace video of director Jon Favreau giving a tour of the set on a Segway, revealing the cave where Tony Stark built the first Iron Man suit, his private jet and more.
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We finally have an official release date: Warner Bros will release Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I on November 19th 2010. That means there will be exactly two years without a Harry Potter movie. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince hits theaters later this year on November 21st. The second part of Deathly…
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We wrote about the big screen adaptation of Twilight only days ago, and were assaulted by over 1,000 comments from hardcore fans of the book and upcoming film. It's clear this thing could be big. Check out G4's video from the set below. Director Catherine Hardwicke and producer Wyck Godfrey explain the story behind the…
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In my experience, Star Wars geeks usually like to play Rock Band and Guitar Hero. That's why Think Geek's new Cantina Band t-shirt makes perfect sense. It's a charcoal grey, 100% cotton t-shirt, with a print in black of the silhouette of the band with the words "Cantina Band" outlined in white underneath. Available in…
Read More The photo of the store above is not of a Circuit City store or a small market Best Buy, it's a snapshot from one of the new Blockbuster Video prototype stores in the Dallas Texas-area. The store is testing a variety of new concepts including: Earlier opening hours (6:00am) for those who want to rent…
Read More TETRIS: The Movie created by Block 20. The Pitch: What if Hollywood made a big budget movie out of the classic video game Tetris? "A brother dies. A hero is born. Get in line for adventure. Tetris is here." Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a…
Read More Here is a round up of stories that just didn't make the /Film front page, or what we like to call.... Page 2! Rob Zombie has updated his MySpace profile with a new image which reads "Tyrannosaurus Rex - 51% Motherf---er, 49% Son of a Bitch" which gives us a couple new clues to his…
Read More Are you ready for another unnecessary horror remake? Check out this Cannes Promo Trailer for Josef Rusnak's remake of Larry Cohen's 1974 creature feature It's Alive starring Bijou Phillips (Hostel: Part II) and James Murray. The movie tells the story about a couple who find that their newborn baby, when scared, has an appetite for…
Read More "George, are you really sure Shia will look cool as a greaser?" "Steven, I created Star Wars... I think I know what I'm talking about!" Paramount just sent us a new batch of photos from Indiana Joens and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Some of these photos may seem familiar as they were posted…
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/Film reader escobar sent us a link to a new Dark Knight viral website which promises a new Joker-related game in "Four days." Or at least that's what we think is going on. I'm sure this will all lead to the new movie trailer for The Dark Knight. Anyway, if you click on the joker…
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/Film Reader William W sent us a tip that speed3themovie.com, speed3ignition.com, speedthreemovie.com point to a website which claims to be the official website for a third film in a Speed franchise. The site features a hilarious image of Sandra Bullock stuck in a Virgin Galactic consumer space-travel spacecraft with the film's supposed title: Speed 3…
Read More Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro has OFFICIALLY signed on to direct The Hobbit and it's sequel. The Hobbit sequel, which is currently untitled will deal with the 60-year period between The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will executive produce the project…
Read More Hostel/Cabin Fever writer/director Eli Roth is two weeks away from finishing a script for a science-fiction action film inspired by Cloverfield and Transformers. "This will be my first big-budget, PG-13, mass-destruction movie," Roth revealed. "I went total chaos and pandemonium. I feel like I pushed the violence in R movies about as far as I…
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An unnamed stunt man working on the 22nd James Bond film and the second starring Daniel Craig, Quantum of Solace, is in critical condition at a hospital in Italy after the vehicle he was driving, an Alfa Romeo 159, crashed during filming. This Is London posted a few scary photos from the aforementioned crash and…
Read More The cast for Seth Rogen's raunchy mall cop comedy, Observe and Report, has rounded out with a supporting cast that includes the ever glowin' Anna Farris (Smiley Face, Scary Movie), Ray Liotta, Michael Pena (Lions for Lambs) and Jesse Plemons (cult fave on TV's Friday Night Lights). While the mall cop premise sounds a little…
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Not sure what is going on in the photo above, but your brain should tell you that it's a photo of Ayelet Zurer, and according to EW she's landed the lead female role opposite Tom Hanks in Ron Howard's summer '09 prequel to The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons. Yes, the prequel people…
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Here's the gist: Arnold Schwarzenegger says that if Terminator 4 director McG wishes to bring his big budget sequel to the state of California for a few scenes, he'll reprise his role as the T-800, albeit most likely in cameo form. Also, I'm guessing a big bag of cash, cigars, speedboats et al would play…
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If it was up to Superman Returns title star Brandon Routh, Warner Bros would have kept the Justice League movie in a jar for a few more years. Routh, who admits that he was never approached by the studio to be part of the now defunct JLA feature film tells Collider that the timing was…
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SplitReason has a cool new video game t-shirt which parodies the iconic image of King Kong on the Empire State Building. Instead of it being King Kong, it appears that Donkey Kong has escaped the elevator stage which is hidden inside that big skyscraper. Steve Wiebe must have somehow made it past the kill screen.…
Read More Here is a round up of stories that just didn't make the /Film front page, or what we like to call.... Page 2! Collider has the first photos of Xzibit from X-Files: I Want to Believe. Film School Rejects has obtained footage of the Ninja from Ask a Ninja talking about Fanboys. Shock has a…
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Columbia Pictures premiered an exclusive new Hancock movie trailer on Wednesday night's American Idol. The new Peter Berg film stars Will Smith as superhero who has fallen on hard times and has fallen out of favor with the public. He enters into a questionable relationship with the wife (Charlize Theron) of the public relations professional…
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Guillermo del Toro says that if Hellboy II: The Golden Army is successful enough to warrant a sequel, he has a plan for a third Hellboy film, and that's it. "If there was ever a third one, I would really make sure that we at least sign a contract that there is no more," del…
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Fox sent us four new photos from M. Night Shyamalan's paranoid thriller The Happening. A lot of people staring off at something off screen with a look of fear and of course the obligatory "I'm a filmmaker" shot of M. Night. The Happening hits theaters on June 13th 2008.
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It's a slow Wednesday in 2008, so that must mean it's time to grind the rumor mill yet again for Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair DVD(s)! Uma Thurman teased MTV with news that Tarantino is currently working on a new anime to be included with the long-planned definitive edition of the director's…
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Earlier this month LatinoReview reported that Brendan Fraser had filmed a cameo appearance for Stephen Sommer's G.I. Joe. Newsarama confirmed this story during their New York Comic Con Coverage. Fraser claims that he gets to ride a "bitching three wheeled motorcycle" in the film. His character, Gung Ho, a Village People-looking soldier from the toyline,…
Read More A new WALL-E television advertisement has been spotted which includes even more new footage, including a talking walking human. Check it out below. [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/walletv2.flv 460 196]
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The Weinstein Co has released the movie poster for their latest animated effort Igor. The film promises to bring a new twist to the classic monster genre. In a world filled with Mad Scientists and Evil Inventions, one talented evil scientist's hunch-backed lab assistant has big dreams of becoming a Mad Scientist himself and winning…
Read More Last week I got the chance to sit down and talk to Garth Jennings, the director of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and the upcoming film Son of Rambow. I can;t express to you how wonderful Son of Rambow is. It's everything that Be Kind Rewind could have been, mixed with Wes Anderson's Rushmore. I…
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The Dark Knight viral game has returned with an e-mail assignment from Commissioner Gordon: --- From: Jim Gordon <jim.gordon@gpdmcu.com> Date: Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 11:36 AM Subject: Operation Slipknot To: /Film OK friend, you're up to bat now. You have yourself a new assignment: Operation Slipknot. --- The Operation Slipknot website appears to be…
Read More "Xyxyz oboboa aoavvba! Haha!" Don't get mad at Tropic Thunder! The trades are reporting that Connor Cruise, the 13-year-old son of Tom Cruise, will make his feature debut portraying a young Will Smith in Smith's emotional drama, Seven Pounds, due this December. It's said that Connor Cruise will appear mostly in photographs and will not…
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Warner Premiere has released the DVD cover art for Lost Boys: The Tribe, which will be released on DVD and Blu-ray this summer. I love how they put Corey Feldman way in the background, and his title credit actually lists him "COREY FELDMAN AS EDGAR FROG". Discuss: Will you buy The Tribe on DVD?
Read More Warner Bros has released a final batch of Speed Racer production photos. We've included all 34 photos below. As always, click on the images to enlarge. Speed Racer hits theaters on May 9th 2008.
Read More Ang Lee will next direct an adaptation of writer Elliot Tiber's memior, Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert, and a Life for Focus Features, with the company's co-president and longtime Lee collaborator, James Schamus, on board to write and produce. Like the book, Woodstock will not be the main…
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 "An' invisible man sleepin' in your bed Oh who ya gonna call?" GlenzTees has this cool new Hauned Housework t-shirt on sale. The design is printed on brown American Apparel t-shirt, sized Small to XXXL for $19.95. I ain't Afraid of No Ghosts! Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific…
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One of the movies I really wanted to see at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival but never got to, was a little indie called Young People F---ing. The movie could have been sold based on the buzz created by it's shocking title alone. I've heard the actual film is not as sensational. The publicity…
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Lately, there has been a lot of hate directed towards Paramount's live-action GI Joe film. As you probably know, a huge batch of unfinished unpolished character photos leaked onto the web last week which were deemed disappointing, especially after the official photo releases of Scarlet and Snake Eyes. So I thought I'd take a look…
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Thomas Tull, founder, chairman and CEO of Legendary Pictures (the company behind Batman Begins, Superman Returns and 300), told Hamilton students on April 17 that the Superman Returns sequel, Superman: Man of Steel, will present Superman as more of "an angry god". I wonder what that possibly could mean? Obviously they aren't going to completely…
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Remember last month when it was announced at ShoWest that Iron Man would be released early to coincide with the international release on April 30th? Remember when Paramount quickly shot back that the domestic release date had not changed, and would remain on May 2nd? A lot of fans in the States were angry that…
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The new trailer for Disney's The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian has hit the web. The new trailer definitely takes on a darker tone. I really wonder how many people are actually interested in this film. It appears that Disney is not committed to continuing the series after Dawn Trader unless the box office dictates…
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Nobel Peace Prize-winner Al Gore has told the The Sun last week that he would make a sequel to his Oscar-winning documentary, An Inconvenient Truth. "I will make a sequel to the 2006 documentary 'An Inconvenient Truth' and despite earths 'rising fever', I am hopeful for a happy ending," said Gore. "I have to say…
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Universal released a New York Comic Con Exclusive Wanted Poster. Click on the image below to see it enlarged. Wanted hits theaters on June 27th 2008.
Read More I've created this super high resolution wallpaper out of Drew Struzan's Exclusive New York Comic Con Hellboy II Movie Poster. It's so big (4050 x 2544) that it even looks good on my 30 inch Apple Cinema Display. Right click on the image to save the linked file to your desktop. Enjoy.
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Here is a round up of stories that just didn't make the /Film front page, or what we like to call.... Page 2! The Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull billboards in Los Angeles are out of control. [Rejects] Louis Leterrier is downplaying The Incredible Hulk dispute with actor/screenwriter Edward Norton and…
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Netflix plans on charging a premium on accounts that rent Blu-ray movies because, well, the discs cost more. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings reasoned on a conference call that "consumers are used to paying more for high-definition." Netflix had been offering both HD DVDs and Blu-ray discs to subscribers for no additional charge until Netflix stopped…
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Watchmen director Zack Snyder has launched a new contest on YouTube where fans of the comic book and upcoming film adaptation can create Veidt ads which might be used to fill the many monitors screens in the movie. How cool is that? Fans actually might get to create something that will show up on screen…
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Filmz.ru got their hands on the first promotional image for The seventh season of 24. I assume this image was taken to publicize the season's premiere, which was originally scheduled to take place on January 13th, 2008, but was postponed reportedly due to the writer's strike. The new season is now set to premiere with…
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Update: /Film Reader Chad has confirmed that the art is actually believed to be a fan creation, which was first posted on October 17th 2007. Concept sketches of an alternative movie version of Optimus Prime complete with trailer attachment have shown up online. I love how the trailer combines with the cab/body when Optimus transforms…
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Jin-Saotome modified an Iron Man movie action figure with Hulkbuster armor. "Since the new Incredible Hulk movie is coming up I figured the two could clash, Stark whipping out with his super armored suit to combat the jade behemoth. It was made using the Iron Monger body with new feet, arm, and shoulder sections of…
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When I met actor turned screenwriter Dan Callahan at a Los Angeles party, he described his upcoming film College as Superbad but less smart and more vulgar, a call back to the raunchy teen comedies from my youth (Porky's...etc). The official movie trailer has finally been revealed, and can be watched below. And yes, my…
Read More Disney has released a new WALL-E vignette and this time our favorite little robot encounters a magnet. How cute is that little guy? [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/wallemag.flv 432 240] WALL-E hits theaters on June 27th 2008.
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Frank Miller says he's not only working on a big screen adaptation of his 1990 three-issue mini-series Hard Boiled, but he also wants to direct it himself. "We're talking about [it]. I've got a really unusual way I want to do it," Miller told MTV at the New York Comic-Con. "I'm in love with directing.…
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Viacom, MGM and Lionsgate have teamed for a new, yet-to-be-named, cable pay-channel which hopes to compete with HBO, Showtime and Starz. Showtime previously had a deal with Viacom to air their new films, but the money was not enough. Here are the details direct from the press release: The new venture will have access to…
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You've read about the casting breakdowns, constructicon rumors, and supposed treatment leaks, Transformers 2 director Michael Bay claims it was all fake. "Sorry everyone, everything you are reading (other then we are shooting in Philly) is false," Bay wrote on his website Shoot For the Edit. "We are going to give so much disinformation on…
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German filmmaker Wolfgang Petersen (Das Boot, The Perfect Storm) is no longer set to direct an adaptation of Orson Scott Card's sci-fi novel Ender's Game. io9 reports that the production, which is now hoping to shoot by early 2009, is on the hunt for a new director. Endger's Game was originally slated to be released…
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Crank 2: High Voltage is set to begin shooting on April 28th in Los Angeles and the casting announcements were made over the weekend: Jason Statham returns as hitman Chev Chelios Amy Smart returns as his girlfriend Eve Dwight Yoakam returns as Doc Miles Efren Ramirez returns, but as a character named Venus (Ramirez played…
Read More Paramount has released three new photos from the upcoming Ben Stiller Summer comedy Tropic Thunder. Not much is new, however there is an image that hints at an epic battle between Jack Black and a water buffalo. Check out the photos below. As always, click to enlarge. Official Plot Synopsis: Ben Stiller, Jack Black and…
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This has to be one of the geekiest desk accessory set ever created, but I want it. Gentle Giant ltd will be releasing an Indiana Jones Desk Accessory set in Summer 2008. The set includes a golden fertility idol pen holder, an Ark of the Convenant business card holder and a Holy Grail paperclip holder.…
Read More Good news for Terminator fans: First it was confirmed earlier this weekend that The Sarah Connor Chronicles has been renewed for a second season. Second, the rumor from last week that Terminator 4 had been shut down has turned out to be untrue after all. And now THR reports that Moon Bloodgood is in final…
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There has been so much news in the last few days that we just haven't been able to get to all of it. Here is a round up of stories that just didn't make the /Film front page, or what we like to call.... Page 2! Yahoo Movies has the first character photo featuring Eva…
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Someone has seen Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Jeff Wells has the scoop from someone on the Crystal Skull team over in Spielberg-land (read: I'm not sure how much you can believe this over-the-top positive report), and here are the highlights: "The best of the Indy sequels." "The film has the…
Read More Paramount has released a new batch of Iron Man production photos. We've included the 23 new photos after the jump. As always, click on the photos to see the images in high resolution. Enjoy. Official Plot Synopsis: Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment Present Marvel Studios' soaring action-adventure "Iron Man," the story of billionaire industrialist and…
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The Internet Movie Database is not just a useful tool to answer questions like "who was in that movie" or "what else did that guy direct". IMDb also keeps track of a variety of analytics. For example: movie, actor and crew member searches. Who is the biggest star in Hollywood this minute? Tom Cruise? Nope.…
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Lakeshore Entertainment has released the movie trailer for the upcoming Luke Wilson dramedy Henry Poole is Here. From Albert Torres, the screenwriter assigned to Francis Lawrence's adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's Survivor, and from music video turned film director Mark Pellington (Arlington Road, U2 3D) comes "a modern day fable about the unexpected wonders of the…
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Last week we posted a story which claimed that Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull would top 140 minutes. Apparently that isn't true after all. Jeff Wells' source on the running time was composer John Williams who revealed in a recent YouTube video clip that the film is "seven reels long [with]…
Read More At the New York Comic-Con, Guillermo del Toro revealed that he will be making "one more, perhaps final, little movie about childhood and horror" called Saturn and the End of Days. The story follows a kid named Saturn who is watching the end of the world ("Rapture and the Apocalypse") while walking back and forth…
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Dark Horse has created this wonderful Castle Statue from the Jim Henson cult fantasy hit The Dark Crystal. This limited-edition statue stands approximately 17" tall, with a 9" wide base. It's expected to hit stores on July 30th 2008 for $274.99, but you can preorder now on Things From Another World for 20% off ($219.99).…
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You may have seen Pixeloo's real life renderings of famous animated characters floating around the interwebs: First there was Mario from Super Mario Brothers, then there was Homer from The Simpsons, and his latest is Jessica Rabbit from Robert Zemeckis' Who Framed Roger Rabbit. She has really big... eyelids. Check out the full picture below.
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The new issue of Empire Magazine due in newsstands on April 25th features a couple new photos from The Incredible Hulk. Meanwhile my friend Alex from Firstshowing who is at the New York Comic Con, saw footage that confirms the much rumored Iron Man / Incredible Hulk crossover. Apparently Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) shows…
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"Fortune and glory, kid. Fortune and glory." Apparently The National Lottery in the UK are selling Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull-themed instant win scratch tickets. ThrowMeTheIdol posted the scanned photo seen above. Apparently they sell tickets themed after all four films in the Indiana Jones series. Strangely, I couldn't find any…
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Great News for television geeks: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles will be getting an second season after all. According to TV Guide, Fox informed the cast and crew on Saturday night of the renewal. Update: Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly apparently made a comment earlier this week calling Terminator one of the "lead candidates" for…
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Lionsgate has released the official teaser trailer for Frank Miller's big screen adaptation of Will Eisner's The Spirit. I'm actually surprised at how well Miller has been able to translate his visual style to the big screen. I was, and still am, quite skeptical in Miller's directing ablities, especially with Robert Rodriguez not at his…
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Last month we showed you 22-Year-Old artist Evan Shaner's rendering of if Charlie Brown cartoonist Charles Schulz created the Watchmen. Shaner is back, this time with a rendering of if Dennis The Menace cartoonist Hank Ketcham created The Fantastic Four. via: Superpunch
Read More "Mayonaise. Nom nom nom." Pssssssst, put your ear up to the monitor. Here that? That's the sound of so many strikes at a bowling alley. Brett Ratner and Eddie Murphy: together at last for a presumably plastic potty-humored family comedy! Ratner is in talks to helm a remake of the 1957 movie The Incredible Shrinking…
Read More You guys and gals ever heard the one that goes, "Sigourney Weaver wants to make a fifth Alien movie with Ridley Scott to reclaim the franchise's past glory...and this time it's set on Earth!"? Times infinity, right? Well, Weaver recently told MTV that she was genuinely, like seriously this time, considering making a third sequel…
Read More Image Removed at Paramount's Request Worth a laugh. A new crop of grainy images have surfaced at IESB for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Their origin is unknown at this time. We've included the best one above. Memorable movie scenes where a guy punches out a lady on screen are few…
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Update: Watch The Spirit Teaser Trailer Here. Lionsgate just released the new one-sheet for Frank Miller's The Spirit featuring the film's signature catchphrase, "My City Screams," spelled out in noir-ish sooted city brick. Really well executed, don't cha think, and this is merely the early lead-up to the movie's January 2009 release. I'm sure the…
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The April 25th issue of Empire Magazine will have "the world's first fully 3D cover" featuring The Incredible Hulk. What this means is that the cover is not lenticular or holographic. My guess is that the Incredible Hulk will actually be ripping his way out of the issue creating a barn doors opening for the…
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The following note just arrived in my e-mail: My friend, Indictments are about to be handed down. If you don't want your name on one, we'll need your full cooperation in an upcoming operation. In case you haven't heard, we are struggling with a bit of corruption in the department. I'm not about to let…
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Joel Silver has confirmed to CHUD at the Speed Racer Junket that Warner Bros big screen adaptation of Justice League has been "tabled". Before you get too excited, this doesn't mean the film is officially canceled, but I'm pretty sure that: A. It won't be happening anytime soon. B. If and when it does happen…
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Details on the X-Files sequel X-Files: I Want To Believe have been almost nonexistant, until now. The film's plot has leaked out as part of a preview for the film's movie novelization written by Max Allan Collins. Here is the short semi-spoilerish synopsis: Mulder and Scully are back in the thrilling novelization of the summer…
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Okay, so far we don't know much about the new Muppet Movie that Jason Segel and Forgetting Sarah Marshall director Nicholas Stoller are developing, but Segel's promises that it will be a call back to the old school Muppet films has us excited. Soller recently revealed a couple new details to the Defamer. "It's gonna…
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The Onion is on a roll recently with movie related news stories. First we had news that the Iron Man Movie Trailer was to be Adapted Into a Feature-Length Film, and now news that Chuck Berry Remembers the infamous call from his Cousin About a White Kid Playing Johnny B. Goode. In a shocking revelation…
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A couple days ago, we got our first look at Rorschach and Nite Owl, two of the Watchmen Action figures from DC Direct. The other two figures have now been unveiled at the New York Comic-Con. ActionFigureInsider brings us the above photo of the action figure prototypes for Silk Spectre and Ozymandias. Just as Night…
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At Sundance 2008 I had a chance to speak with documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) about his new film Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? which hits theaters today. Listen to the full interview below. We've included a chapter guide so that you can skip to the best parts. I recommend…
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Chud has a first look at Drew Struzan's brilliant Hellboy II: The Golden Army New York Comic Con Exclusive Movie Poster. I love all of Struzan's poster artwork. It's too bad that this is just a New York Comic Con exclusive poster because I think it would turn heads as a theatrical one-sheet.
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Images Removed at Request from Paramount Last month Paramount released photos of Snake Eyes, earlier this week they released our first look at Scarlett, and now [Link Removed] has apparently gotten an exclusive first look at the cast of Stephen Sommers' GI Joe: Channing Tatum as Duke, Karolina Korkova as Cover Girl, Marlon Wayans as…
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I remember playing Capcom's Street Fighter vs. Marvel Superheroes back in the ay when kids still frequented arcades. I'm more of a casual gamer now, but this caught my attention. Rumor has it that the new Mortal Kombat game is actually Mortal Kombat vs. DC Comics. Some people think it's fake, although one site claims…
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Sideshow Collectibles is taking preorders for Popbox Collectibles' Transformers Bumblebee Electronic Scaled Replica Bust. I'm not usually a fan of busts, but this one is actually pretty cool. This highly accurate, movie-real, super detailed robotic bust stands approximately 10 inches high, made of sturdy ABS plastic with die-cast metal components. Bumblebee easily transforms from normal…
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Has Terminator 4 been Terminated? UGO's Movie Blog claims that a crew member "was recently overheard discussing his newfound free schedule due to the production shutting down." For now we'll mark this rumor as unconfirmed and hope for clarification, confirmation, or denial from the Halcyon Company in the coming days. I was actually pretty excited…
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"Sci-fi." So, a writer/producer for Battlestar Galactica, Ronald D. Moore, is writing a sci-fi trilogy for Tom Cruise's fledgling United Artists. That's all of the info offered basically. As we've said before, original sci-fi seems to be on the comeback as we close out the decade and enter a considerable unknown. Moore previously worked on…
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Yesterday, Edward Norton released a winding mini-essay dismissing the bad buzz looming over The Incredible Hulk. Problem is, while his statement quasi neutralized the film's rumored inner problems, it did nothing to convince fans and general moviegoers that his film was going to, quite simply, kick the ass of Ang Lee's prior Hulk. In contrast,…
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In the year 2115, two robot scientists will compare 1989 and 2009 using the original version of Teen Witch and United Artists' Teen Witch remake starring the girl/"global brand" above, Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical, bright backgrounds). Cue robotic eye rolling. I checked on IMDB and thankfully, the cornerstone of the cheeky original, Zelda…
Read More Los Angeles residents fear that the world famous Hollywood sign might be threatened by a real estate deal. The AP reports that an investment group that owns 138 acres above and to the left of the sign have put the land up for sale last month for $22 million. Some Los Angeles residents are afraid…
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20th Century Fox has released two new photos from the X-Files sequel, X-Files: I Want to Believe. These photos like the last batch contain huge plot spoilers (off screen, of course). The photo above of Fox Mulder and Dana Scully takes place in a vatican church after they just discovered that the Pope is actually…
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A bunch of new production photos from Baz Luhrmann's Australia have been released on the film's official website. The upcoming period epic film stars Nicole Kidman as Lady Sarah Ashley, an English aristocrat, who is left in control of a cattle station in Australia during World War II. An Australian drover played by Hugh Jackman,…
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We have a winner! Columbia Pictures's 88 Minutes has been voted one of the worst films of all time by movie critics. Metacritic.com, which compiles reviews from movie critics around the world, has ranked the film at #3 on their All-Time lowest review scores - a 2 out of 100. Currently only Pauly Shore's Bio-Dome…
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DMC World is selling Technics shirts, featuring DJ-ing versions of Marvel's greatest superheroes. The only bad news is that these shirts sell for £25.00, which converts to almost $50 American. Ouch. The t-shirts are part of a limited edition series which are each issue numbered. via: Gizmodo Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com.…
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Entertainment Weekly has a good sit down interview with Steven Speilberg and George Lucas. The most interesting part of the interview is where the two legendary directors talk about the effect that the Internet Spoiler has had on cinema. Here is a short excerpt: Spielberg: It really is important to be able to point out…
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USA Today has published an article on Harrison Ford which features the new photo from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (as seen above). The article is pretty boring for the most part, except for the one sentence where Harrison Ford tells the newspaper that "he also might consider a fifth installment…
Read More Here is a collection of news stories and features from around the web not fit to print. On /Film we call it Page 2... The Movie Blog has a theory that Obi-Wan Kenobi was a Clone. A cool idea but I just don't buy it. Blockbuster, seeing the inevitable death of physical movie rentals, has…
Read More Because we're all not sick of the overload of Iron Man marketing yet (oh wait...) Yahoo has published a video of Jon Favreau giving a set visit tour of Tony Stark's house. Watch the new clip in the video player below. Iron Man hits theaters on May 2nd 2008. Discuss: Are you starting to feel…
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I'm a huge Pixar fanatic, if you couldn't tell from our extensive coverage to their upcoming film WALL-E. A few months ago we featured the book To Infinity and Beyond! The Story of Pixar Animation Studios in our Cool Stuff feature. But what many people don't know is the book is actually based on interviews…
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You must check out this sweded version of Star Wars - Empire Strikes Back. Rob Kenyon. Mark Breeze, Paul Nadin, Jamie Broadrick, and Leonora Whitehouse filmed this 60-second short film over the course of two days using a lot of cardboard and gaffers tape. Everything was created from scratch, from the costumes to the puppets,…
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Paramount released the first photo on JoBlo of Rachel Nichols (Charlie Wilson's War, Alias) in costume as Scarlett O'Hara in Stephen Sommers' live-action adaptation of GI Joe. Ranked Master Sergeant, red-headed Scarlett is the first female character in the GI Joe action figure line. Her weapon of choice is the crossbow (pictured in the promo…
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Here at the pizza crust strewn Slashfilm HQ, we're having ourselves a game called, "X Files Subtitle or B-side By Journey?" It usually only lasts one round, but hey! You see, today the official title for July's sequel was approved by 20th Century Fox. Series creator and director Chris Carter got the title he wanted.…
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Why not release a statement 1/10 as long that succinctly boasts, "Listen, our movie rocks. It will stomp Iron Man. Just wait and see dudes..."? Or why not go for the brute psyche out, "Incredible Hulk smash all naysayers. Top 3 Comic Book Movie All Time"? More effective in my opinion. Over the past few…
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When I screened The Babysitters at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, I came out of the screening wondering how any studio would market this film. You see, the film deals with an underage call-girl service. Here is a clip from my TIFF Review: "The Babysitters is a dark indie comedy about a teenager babysitter…
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We've written about the Alamo Drafthouse's limited edition movie posters in the past, and I even have a couple hanging proudly on my walls. Last week Mondo Tees released the first two posters commissioned for their Spring Big Screen Sci-Fi Classics series. The King Kong and 2001: A Space Odyssey posters sold out in record…
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DC Direct will unveil four Watchmen action figure prototypes at New York Comic-Con this Friday, but EW has a first look at two of them: Rorschach and Nite Owl. The figures will hit stores in January 2009, and will retail for around $14.99 each. I want them. Interesting trivia learned from wikipedia: Because DC Direct…
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is locked, and the final running time is around 140-something minutes. That's right, Indiana Jones 4 is almost two and a half hours long!? Previous installments ran 115, 118, 127 minutes respectively (and in order from Raiders to Last Crusade). So it appears that a bump…
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Disney has released a new WALL-E featurette on the STARZ movie channel to help promote the channel's big Pixar premiere on April 22nd. Cars will air at 6pm, followed by Ratatouille at 8pm, followed by the premiere of Leslie Iwerks' documentary The Pizar Story, followed by a Starz feature The Pixar Story Continues which includes…
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Writer/director M. Night Shyamalan will definitely be following up his June blockbuster contender, The Happening, with Paramount's adaptation of the hit Nicktoons series Avatar: The Last Airbender. The ambitious live-action film is now due on July 2, 2010. Variety reported just minutes ago that the film's title has been officially shortened to The Last…
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Somebody, a trashcan, quick. Full disclosure: There are two degrees of separation between me and this production. I knowwww. Disney sent Slashfilm the official one sheet for September's live-action Beverly Hills Chihuahua, which stars voice-actors Drew Barrymore (no Long?), George Lopez (zing!), Salma Hayek (obvi), Paul Rodriguez (his son's more famous), Cheech Marin (holy Slashfilm…
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Our friends at io9 have noticed a similarities between the new poster for The Incredible Hulk and the cover of The Amazing Spider-Man #50. I'm guessing that this homage was probably intentional. The image also might seem familiar to those of you who have seen Spider-Man 2, as the issue's storyline "Spider-Man No More!" was…
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DreamWorks has acquired rights to the Japanese postcyberpunk manga Ghost in the Shell after Steven Spielberg took personal interest in the popular anime property. Variety reports that the studio plans to develop Shell into a 3D live-action feature-length film. Created by Masamune Shirow (Appleseed), Ghost in the Shell was first published in 1989 in Young…
Read More When I interviewed Christopher Mintz-Plasse for SuperBad, I asked him how he felt about the possibility of being referred to as McLovin for the rest of his life. At the time, Mintz-Plasse said he was enjoying his newfound fame, but as expected, hard times have come and Kristen Bell has recorded this public service announcement…
Read More French photographer Cedric Delsaux has created a series of photos where he puts Star Wars characters and vehicles and transplants them into modern day urban locations. You can check out more of Cedric Delsaux's photography on his official website. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations or cool products…
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I've now seen Jonathan Levine's The Wackness three times - twice at the Sundance Film Festival where it won the Dramatic Audience Award (which explains why I screened the film a second time during award day), and again at a secret screening during the South By South West Film Festival in Austin Texas. You may…
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Paramount has released a bunch of new Iron Man video clips through their Inside the Suit promotion with LG Phones. The first video is a featurette called Making The Suit, which gives you a very cool behind the scenes look at the collaboration between Stan Winston, Jon Favreau, and Marvel Comics in creating all three…
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Each year a poll of 150 development executives and high-level assistants is compiled called the Black List. The resulting list contains a ranking of the hot screenplays making the rounds in Hollywood, which will not be released in theaters during that calendar year. The top three entries of the 2005 list where Things We Lost…
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The Onion has broke some huge news. Apparently, Paramount has announced plans to adapt last Summer's most popular movie trailer, Iron Man, into a feature length movie. Watch the report below. Discuss: Do you think Iron Man can maintain the entertainment value displayed in the movie trailer when adapted to a feature-length film?
Read More After posting the Future of Pixar update, I received a lot of emails from people asking "What happened to Brad Bird's 1906?" or "What about the long rumored John Carter of Mars adaptation?" Well there are a couple answers, but the best one to lead with is that the Disney/Pixar press conference focused only on…
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Yes, Ridley Scott and Tony Scott produced another remake/re-adaptation of the The Andromeda Strain, but this time in television miniseries form, and we have the first look trailer for this "two-night television event." Watch the trailer below and tell me what you think in the comments. Based on the bestselling book from Michael Crichton (Jurassic…
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And the Speed Racer pre-release marketing won't stop. Warner Bros has released another 4-minute long featurette that includes a ton of new footage intercut with cast and crew interviews. I'd say more, but I've already said enough in the 4-Minute movie trailer post from earlier today. Check it out below. [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/speedracerfeaturette.flv 470 266] Watch the…
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Paramount just released this new one-sheet for The Incredible Hulk, the increasingly gossiped over Marvel Studios reboot opening June 13th. The first sentence in a recent NY Times article on the movie's "desperate" need to become a hit was: "Bad Buzz." Wow. This poster on the other hand, featuring a shoe-gazing, denim-loving Edward Norton/Bruce Banner…
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The Prom Night remake slept with $22 million over the weekend, so expect more..."PG-13 tiara horror"; which also means you can expect more requisite, "Is Horror Dead, I Mean Really Dead This Time?" editorials on other sites. Fango reports via a privy industry site that writing duo Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger, who are responsible…
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If you're not sold on Speed Racer after seeing this 4-minute extended movie trailer from Yahoo Movies, than I think there is no hope. I'll admit it, I was a total naysayer, but the last few trailer have totally convinced me on this film's potential. And this 4-minute extended movie trailer features even more crazy…
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Jackie Chan: Chris, my man, let's make new movie. Chris Tucker [getting pedicure beside $-shaped pool]: I dunno Jackie, Rush Hour 4?! Already?! You think all the fans can handle it? Jackie: No, not Rush Hour. Something...more...original. Chris: Jackie, you so crazy. I love it. Jackie: I love you too Chris. Let's find good writer.…
Read More Collider is reporting that Collin Chou, one of the two reported leads of The Wachowski Brothers-produced, James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) directed Ninja Assassin, has dropped out of the project for unknown reasons. The film was scheduled to start production in just a few weeks in Berlin. I wonder if that time table might have…
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The graphic novel/comic book miniseries, The Damned, has been described as a cross between "Hellblazer and The Untouchables." Relative newcomer David DiGilio (8 Below) will adapt the screenplay for DreamWorks. From the minds of Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt, The Damned is notable for being set in the prohibition-era of American crime and follows an…
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Screenrant has a report from a Star Trek panel this past weeknd at Creation Entertainment's 16th Annual Grand Slam: The Sci-Fi Summitin Burbank, CA. Here are some highlights: The movie will be rated PG-13 and have a budget "far below" $200 million. A $160 million price-tag has been floating around the web for months now.…
Read More Cloverfield hits DVD store shelves next week (April 22nd), but before you buy you should know that four retail stores are offering different exclusives with the DVD purchase. Suncoast & FYE will have a limited edition swank steel book collectible packaging (pictured above). Best Buy will offer a Bonus Disc entitled "TJ Miller's Video Diary,"…
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According to wikipedia, the Allspark Cube is a "cubic artifact adorned with glyphs and designs, and is capable of granting independent life to normal electronic and mechanical objects, and the source of life for all Transformers." "The Autobots and the Decepticons seek the All Spark for their own purpose. The Autobots want the All Spark…
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Iron Man has been screened, and reports have begun to leak to the web. So far most of the buzz is great to awesome. One Exhibitor, not a comic reader, called the movie "terrific." "It is a thinking person's superhero film with more character development than special effects and action scenes (though there are plenty…
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Who saw this coming? Perhaps that's Zack Snyder's M.O. Snyder will follow-up his 2009 adaptation of Alan Moore's Watchmen with the animated kids film Guardians of Ga'Hoole, a feature adaptation based on the rather large (14 books and counting since 2003!) bestselling kids series by author Kathryn Lasky and illustrator Richard Cowdry. Variety reports that…
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An exhibitor who has seen a small portion of Tropic Thunder reveals that the new Ben Stiller film will actually feature three fake movie trailer (ala Grindhouse). The one he had the chance to see, called Satan's Alley, opened with the Fox Searchlight logo and featured Robert Downey Jr. and Spider-Man star Tobey Maguire. Apparently…
Read More "It's a rush, mon." Shia LaBeouf starring in Adderall: The Movie? That's certainly what it sounds like. Variety reports that the Transformers actor has signed on for the lead in an adaptation of author Alan Glynn's 2002 topical druggy thriller Dark Fields. Neil Burger (The Illusionist, Re: Not Neil Hamburger), will direct for Universal. The…
Read More "Acting." Those new softcore teen ads for Gossip Girl have introduced your mag-loving aunt to "OMFG" (unless she reads EW, where it's the same image with "OMG") but that acronym is not appropriate for Austin Powers 4. I'm going to suggest PGN (please god no for EW) and PFGN for everyone else who cannot withstand…
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"Tonight, we'll grill some tuna, have a lil' vino, some kissy kissy, it'll be great!" In my opinion, MEG has maintained dibbs on "Award for Best Boner Shorts Concept Art" for a few years running. The 80-foot prehistoric pissed off shark movie--think death metal to Jaws's hep jazz--needs to happen no matter what. Recently, The…
Read More Disclosure: I had a roommate freshman year of college who never left our room and watched V non-stop on ancient bootleg VHS, even while I tried to sleep. I'd wake up at 5 a.m. and he'd be hovering over me in a zombie state, one eye on me, the other on the hypnotic glow of...V.…
Read More When I first heard that Adrien Brody had hopped on Dario Argento's signature serial killer flick Giallo, I pictured him playing the stylish murderer. Vincent Gallo had been typically outspoken about his loathing to play the part due to the involvement of his former fiance and Argento spawn, Asia Argento. Unsurprisingly, Gallo is no…
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Just to give you an update, Guillermo del Toro is not yet officially attached to The Hobbit. Recently the director provided this update on his message board: "There has been a lot of movement. And for the last few weeks there has been a lot of creative / cast / crew / visual talks and…
Read More There has been so much news in the last few days that we just haven't been able to get to all of it. Here is a round up of stories that just didn't make the /Film front page, or what we like to call.... Page 2! Blockbuster had finally announced that they will be rolling…
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The Harvey Dent press conference that was scheduled for today at 3:00pm eastern time was interrupted when a disgruntled decorated Gotham Police Sergeant Francis Notaro took a girl hostage. For those who haven't been following the Dark Knight viral, Notaro has been a strong opponent of Dent. He claimed that that Harvey Dent offered him…
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Warner Bros has released a third International Speed Racer movie trailer which shows even more new footage, and even more of the two Asian characters Taejo and Mr. Musha, which makes me believe this might have been intended for Asian markers. Also the new trailer completely removes any mention of Speed's family. I'll admit, the…
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TITLE 18, PART I, CHAPTER 17, § 333 of the United States Code reads: "Whoever mutilates, cuts, defaces, disfigures, or perforates, or unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking association, or Federal Reserve bank, or the Federal…
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In a remarkable turn-of-events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man's vote. Swing Vote stars Kevin Costner as Bud Johnson, a working-class single father who has the ultimate decision to elect the next President of the United States. Disney chairman Dick Cook called Swing Vote, "a timely and heartfelt story that…
Read More [photo removed] Jason Schwartzman stars as Marc Pease, a former high school musical star who is still living in the past, eight years after graduating. The film takes place over the course of one day, as Pease's former teacher/mentor Mr. Gribble (played by Ben Stiller) oversees opening night, and Pease finally realizes there's more to…
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What If There Were No Birds in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds? Martijn Hendricks has been removing the birds from every frame of the Hitchcock masterpiece as part of an art project called Give Us Today Our Daily Terror. Check out these video samples: Boat, Party, School or the still frames below. Birds  No Birds  Birds…
Read More So many photos, so little time. I've bunches these all together to save on the room. Enjoy. FilmSchoolRejects has a photo of one of the new billboards in Los Angeles advertising The Spirit. Much cooler than the crappy production photos released a couple days back. There are supposedly more billboards like this around Los Angeles,…
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Our previous item on the rumor that a scene(s) has been cut from The Dark Knight showing (Spoiler warning...) Heath Ledger's Joker in a body bag is now up to a sweet 130 comments. The majority of Slashfilm readers feel quite passionately that it's a slight to Heath Ledger, the film, fans and Christopher Nolan…
Read More One of the cool things that press gets access to is super high resolution images, presumably for use in print publications. I know what you're thinking, 'That doesn't exactly sound that cool'. And most of the time you would be right. Zooming in on a zit on the end of a famous actresses nostril is…
Read More Nickelodeon has aired a new two minute clip from Iron Man. This is one of the clips shown at WonderCon, with Tony Stark testing out the thrusters for the first time. Watch it below and tell me what you think in the comments. We also have 29 new photos from the film after the jump.…
Read More "You could have used a scantily pic." Actress Rose McGowan tells MTV that "I've got part of a spaceship built for me!" In other words, she's the pale, titular character in Robert Rodriguez's big budget remake of Barbarella and the doubters can eat cake. We've known about her attachment to the role made famous…
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I've said it before and I'll say it again... American Teen is my favorite film of 2008 so far. Jason Reitman was raving about it at Sundance, and two sold out screenings later, I finally got to see it. I've seen the movie twice now, and even skipped out on a movie I really wanted…
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"Did they bring babes, man?" After a long drought, original sci-fi seems to be back in the studio eye thanks to Cloverfield and I Am Legend (the latter was a remake, yes, but felt fresh). Producer Neil Moritz (IAL, xXx) and Columbia Pictures are gearing up to make a (space) alien invasion movie called Battle:…
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Indiana Jones is featured in the next issue of MAD Magazine (issue #490). The god guys at MAD have sent over a couple scans from the issue including "The Top Secret 'Indiana Jones' Memo' from George Lucas to Steven Spielberg". Funny stuff. I haven't read MAD (or Cracked) in years, but I have to admit,…
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Walt Disney Studios has released a new concept art rendering and logo art from their upcoming Christmas 2010 animated feature film Rapunzel. Click on the image to see it in super high resolution. It should be noted that the image below is an older image of Rapunzel, before they revamped (the project was originally titled…
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Our friends at FilmSchoolRejects have three new photos from the still untitled X-Files sequel. The new photos reveal shocking plot spoilers (of course, all of the plot spoilers take place slightly off screen). For example we have a photo of Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and a team of bewildered FBI looking down at... something. And…
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For those who thought my asinine TWBB rant was insanely lowbrow, here's a bit of high brow genre fare to level out the horror. Toasted author Michael Chabon's unused screenplay for Spider-Man 2 is now online over at McSweeney's as a PDF. Grab it here, and do so quick because the site says it will…
Read More For the record, mastermind James Cameron want us to know that he refers to 3D as "stereo." The director behind one of the most anticipated movies ever, AVATAR, just did an epic interview with Variety on the future of cinema (3D theatrical and 3D home viewing) and tossed in a fresh announcement about his follow-up…
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Last week set photos from Frank Miller's big screen adaptation of Will Eisner's The Spirit leaked online, leaving some fans disappointed. Update: Today Lionsgate has released two new production High Resolution photos, both of which desperately scream "See, the movie looks like Sin City, I swear it really does, don't look at those other unauthorized…
Read More Last month director Jason Reitman revealed that his next film, which he hopes to start filming by years end, is "a comedy and a drama [book adaptation]. Think 'Thank You for Smoking,' but instead of political it's corporate." We put the question to the /Film readers, trying to figure out what book he could be…
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Presto, the directorial debut of Pixar's Annie Award-winning supervising animator Doug Sweetland is set to premiere in front of WALL-E. The five minute short computer animated film follows Presto DiGiotagione, a turn-of-the-century magician, who is famous for an astounding hat trick. Presto's apprentice rabbit, Alec, however, is dissatisfied as he shares none of Presto's wild…
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Sillof has created a complete series of Steampunk modified Star Wars action figures. What is Steampunk you say? According to wikipedia, Steampunk is a subgenre of fantasy and speculative fiction which denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used-usually the 19th century. The stories are often set in…
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A new Iron Man television spot ("Go Faster, Be Stronger and Fly Higher") has hit the interwebs via TheMovieBox.net. Check it out below. [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/ironmantv5.flv 470 168] Discuss: Who isn't excited to see Iron Man?
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As you guys know, /Film has been on the Uwe Boll story since day one. Quasi-mainstream media have begun to pick up on the hilarious situation. G4TV featured a bunch of our coverage during their interview with Uwe Boll earlier today on Attack of the Show. Very cool, check out the clip below. Boll claims…
Read More Juno director Jason Reitman was also on the Howard Stern Show today and revealed that he turned down an offer to direct Justice League of America for Warner Bros. Howard's first question was "How's the script?" "Good, FINE... You know, I mean. I had to sign something, they send me the script and it comes…
Read More Just a heads up, this is another non movie related post. I spend 70+ hours a week Blogging the Reel World, during which time I listen to 25+ hours of The Howard Stern Show on Siruis Satellite Radio. Like millions of others, it helps me get through the daily grind. I turned on the show…
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Cinema Blend recieved a tip via a friend who tells them that execs at Warner Bros. are considering cutting a rather unsettling and meta scene from The Dark Knight featuring The Joker due to Heath Ledger's unfortunate passing. The source says the scene is not playing well with test audiences. Read on if you want…
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There are sometimes when a movie looks bad, but there are other times when a movie looks horrible. The House Bunny is a case of option B. Is there some kind of rule in Anna Faris' contract which only allows her to take on horrible movies? Or maybe she's just getting a lot of bad…
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Screen Gems has released the movie trailer for Quarantine online. If you remember, last month we posted two viral videos which featured tape of a government shooting that happened on March 11th under the title Case 1017. It turned out that these virals were part of the viral marketing campaign for Quarantine, John Dowdle's American…
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USA Today has released another new photo from the Will Smith superhero comedy Hancock. The photo above shows Hancock doing "as much damage as good". In the article they talk about how they tried to create a real looking world that feels real. Here is a brief excerpt. "Part of getting real: using a harness…
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One of our Hollywood Spies sent us this juicy scoop, and while I'm still unable to 100% confirm this story, it's worth throwing out there. Rumor has it that Blue Sky Studios, the Academy Award winning computer animation subsidiary of 20th Century Fox (responsible for Ice Age, Robots and Horton hears a Who!) might have…
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In past editions of Cool Stuff, I've talked at length about why The Alamo Drafthouse is the best movie theater in the world, and raved at the poster art that Tyler Stout has created for past Alamo events. The Alamo Ritz is in the middle on their Spring Big Screen Sci-Fi Classics series, and have…
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A new Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull movie poster has popped up over at Collider, but is it real? Nope (to be fair Collider siad it could be possibly fan made). Just a cool fan created throwback to the popular Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade poster done by Drew Struzan.…
Read More Editors Note: The following rant includes some very strong language. Please be advised... You know those fake dips***s who voted for Bush (once, twice, whatevs) and now try to explain and express their sorrows about the Iraq "War" and the economy's collapse to you? Yeah, my new keychain from Supreme says "F**k 'Em" for a…
Read More One's a hot friggin' perfume and clothing line, the other is sold out next weekend (twice!) at Hiro Ballroom (I will sneak in), together they make hipsters sweat enough to fill up an Olympic-sized (non-Chinese) pool. That's right, Chloe Sevigny (Kids, Vincent Gallo's thing) and Zooey Deschanel (Weeds, nice dreams) are tag-teaming in a new…
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The Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull soundtrack is now up for preorder on Amazon.com. The soundtrack featuring music composed and conducted by John Williams, gives us a peak at the story for the upcoming film. You can check out the semi-spoiler laced track listing after the jump. Also, we have been…
Read More In January, we published concept art from Pixar's Up (seen below), which was on display at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Pixar has finally released a computer rendered version of the same frame (seen above), giving us a better look at what the film might look like. I hear the first teaser trailer will be attached to…
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Cinematical has premiered two new images from Jonathan Levine's The Wackness, one of our favorite films os 2008 so far. Which reminded me that we've never posted the production photos which were released at the Sundance Film Festival. You can check out those photos after the jump. The Wackness won the audience award at the…
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Dreamworks has released a first official look at Eagle Eye. Directed by Disturbia helmer D.J. Caruso, from a story by Steven Spielberg, Eagle Eye follows a young slacker (played by Shia LaBeouf) and a single mom (Michelle Monaghan) get tangled up in a terrorist cell plotting a political assassination. The film also stars Rosario Dawson,…
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Here is the quick recap: Hack video game movie director Uwe Boll said he would quit filmmaking if one million people signed a petition. After we posted a story about the situation, over 125 thousand people signed the petition. Feeling the pressure, Boll released a video statement demanding that his fans start a pro-Boll petition.…
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There must be something about this Justin Marks guy. A couple years ago he was a virtual nobody. Then one day David Goyer's wife discovered him and the guy was instantly attached to Super Max, an original idea for a Green Arrow movie. And with that Marks somehow became the hot new screenwriter for geek…
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Yesterday when I discovered that 7-Eleven is selling new Iron Man collector Slurpee cups for around $3.50 (which includes one fill of any machine beverage). I'm not usually one for cheesy movie promotional items, but this one is pretty cool. However, I must admit that walking down the street drinking out of Iron Man's head…
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Amazon.com is running a pretty sweet deal for High Definition fanatics. For a limited time, Amazon is offering a special buy-two-get-one-free on 58 selected Blu-Ray movies which are already at least 30% off. That's typically $40 to $45 for three Blu-Ray movies. The Blu-Ray films include: Blade Runner (Super Duper Five Disc), Pan's Labyrinth, The…
Read More This weekend, we posted a story on how Uwe Boll, the "filmmaker" responsible for some of the worst video game movies in recent history, promised to stop making films if one million people signed a petition against him. At the time we posted the story, the petition only had 16,000 signatures. I'm happy to report…
Read More I would like to start off by congratulating Zach Lawrence, who many of you might know as a frequent contributor to /Film over the years. Actually, Zach's Top 10 Movies of All Time article was the first blog post to ever grace slashfilm.com. Zach Lawrence has written a book, actually the first in a series…
Read More Confident female action movie directors with veddy dirty mouths rock. Lexi Alexander (above), the candid director behind Punisher: War Zone, has posted an update for the semi-quiet Marvel reboot on her tidy official site. She informs that the film was screened for studio brass this month, that it went reasonably well, and she seems cool…
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Big news on the Disney/Pixar front, the mouse house has revealed Pixar's future animation slate: May 29th 2009: From the Academy Award®-nominated team of director Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc.) and co-director Bob Peterson comes Up, a comedic adventure taking off (and lifting spirits). Here is a brand new plot synopsis direct from the studio: Carl…
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"Keep deleting my comments about laser cats Slashfilm. Keep deleting 'em." Can I just say that I could not stomach the marketing for another movie, let alone a trilogy's worth, where Orlando Bloom massages a meticulously groomed goatee while having a sword fight? Gracias. Thankfully, Latino Review reports via numerous anonymous sources that an offer…
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We haven't yet received clarification regarding the apparent removal of Brandon Routh's vampire role in The Informers, but Bloody Disgusting reports that the Superman Returns actor is a lock for the lead role in an adaptation of the supernatural comic book Dylan Dog. Director Kevin Munroe, who helmed the rather abysmal TMNT for Imagi, has…
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"Slide to the left, now slide to the right." The Internets today: Tom Cruise's career is on life support, yadda yadda. Is the Internets correct? I'm not fond of talking about Tom Cruise around the water cooler, but I'd say the Internets are wrong. Does that make me a relevant revolutionary? United Artists, which is…
Read More Matt Griswold found this video showing a remix of the opening of Lost, created in a parallel universe where JJ Abrams thought like everyone else who creates television shows. I think you will agree - Thank God he doesn't. Although I am kinda digging the theme song... [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/lostopening.flv 460 260] I know, I know...…
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After The Fountain failed to perform at the box office (likely due to marketability), I was worried that Hollywood might have lost faith in writer/director Darren Aronofsky (Pi, Requiem for a Dream). Good thing that isn't true, because Aronofsky will prove himself as one of the best filmmakers of our generation, I'm sure of this.…
Read More It seems like everyone and their mother has a "I Drink Your Milkshake" T-shirt now-a-days. Here are some of the cooler designs I've come across. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations or cool products which should be featured on Cool Stuff? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com.
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Paramount has released a new video clip from Iron Man featuring Tony Stark's first flight in the Mark II armor. I got the see this clip and five or so more minutes of footage at WonderCon in February, but seeing the clip in full 1080p on my MacBook Pro makes me just as excited. And…
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Oliver Stone's Dubbya biopic W. continues to stack on cast members like intelligent pancakes, with the latest editions being Iaon Gruffudd (Mr. Fantastic in The Fantastic Four), who's in the final stages of signing on to play former British prime minister Tony Blair, and British actress Thandie Newton as Bush's long-time Secretary of State…
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The viewers of LOST are not the only ones asking the question "What?" Apparently the word "What" is being overused on screen during the show. After the jump check out this hilarious video which recaps the use of the word "What" throughout seasons one through three of LOST. via: paulscheer
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Boo! in a duel sense. Bloody Disgusting reported over the weekend that Legendary Pictures has screened their nicely buzzed Halloween-themed anthology flick, Trick 'R Treat, in hopes of picking up a new distributor. According to STYD, Warner Bros. (Where the Wild Things Are, ahem) has categorically removed the film from its 2008 schedule for theatrical…
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/Film reader Nate P stumbled upon this photo on Kanye West's blog, who was apparently at Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Looks like a design for Spike Jonze's adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are. I wonder what is going on what that production? Anyone have any new word? E-Mail me.
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We've already established that I'm totally obsessed with Mighty Muggs, Hasbro's attempt at capitalizing on the hip trend of Urban vinyl collectible figures. So far they've released Star Wars figures, more Star Wars figures, and a line of Indiana Jones figures. And now comes a couple San Diego Comic Con exclusives:Â Commander Gree from Star…
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Columbia Pictures has released 21 new photos from the new James Bond movie Quantum of Solace, including higher resolution versions of the action photos which appeared in USA Today last week. Check them out after the jump. Click on the images to view the high resolution versions.
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Einsurance has a new behind the scenes Speed Racer featurette that features a ton of new footage from the upcoming big screen adaptation. I'm really starting to get excited about some of these insane racing sequences. Let's just hope they polish up the CGI before than. And am I the only one really getting bothered…
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A batch of new high resolution Iron Man photos were discovered on Myspace. Check them out after the jump. As always, click to enlarge. Enjoy.
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/Film reader Ignatius F informed me that a new photo has appeared on the old Cloverfield website 1-18-08.com. The photo is a Missing Flyer featuring "Teddy Hanssen last seen 12/07/2007" Teddy Hanssen is the long-distance boyfriend of Jamie Lascano, a character who was featured extensively in the teaser trailer, but only seen in the film…
Read More Gotham City Assistant District Attorney Rachel Dawes has publicly announced her (expected) support behind Harvey Dent for Gotham City District Attorney. Check out the video below, part of The Dark Knight viral campaign, which features the first video of Maggie Gyllenhaal as Dawes. The character was played by Katie Holmes in Batman Begins. [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/tdkdawes.flv 460…
Read More Ladies and Gentleman, we finally have a chance to rid the cinematic world of a cancer. Uwe Boll, the German director behind such horrid video game adaptations as House of the Dead, BloodRayne, Dungeon Siege and Postal, has recently admitted that he would retire from making movies if enough people want him to stop. When…
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The upcoming Cloverfield DVD release (out on April 22nd) includes two "alternative endings", which have found their ways onto the internets. The first new ending features a clip of Rob chasing Beth around on a subway platform before 1-18-08. The second ending features a few brief mili-seconds of a man removing the camera from the…
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A couple of the readers say that I post too much Star Wars related items in Cool Stuff. I think those critics might even like this new Star Wars related t-shirt. My friends at IESB pointed me towards this awesome t-shirt that features "F**K LUCAS" on the front in Star Wars font. Of course, the…
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Dr. Manhattan's Lab Warner Bros has produced 12 video production blogs chronicling the making of Zack Snyder's Watchmen. The first video blog takes a look at some of the sets from the upcoming film. Watch the video over on ComingSoon or check out some of the sets in photo form below. I have included comparisons…
Read More Academy Award-winning actor Charlton Heston died Saturday at his Beverly Hills home at age 83 with his wife Lydia at his side. The cause of death has not been released, although the actor had been diagnosed with symptoms similar to those of Alzheimer's disease. Heston's filmography included: Ben-Hur, El Cid, The Omega Man, The Big…
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Lionsgate has revealed the theatrical teaser poster for Larry Charles' upcoming sure-to-be-contoversial documentary Religulous, which follows Bill Maher on a around the world journey to prove just how ridiculous organized religion can be. I saw a bunch of footage from this doc at Toronto last September, and it's shocking, laugh out loud funny, and appalling.…
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Warner Bros has released their Summer Preview kit to press outlets (hence the Get Smart photos posted earlier this morning), and while it doesn't feature any new photos for The Dark Knight, Warner gives us this new and official plot synopsis: The Dark Knight reunites director Christopher Nolan with star Christian Bale, who returns to…
Read More Removed at the Request of Fox JoBlo was able to uncover some photos from Fox's big screen adaptation of Dragonball. I'm not sure if these are official or not, and if not, they might not be up for long (hey, it's Fox after all). So check out some of the better photos below while you…
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Warner Bros has released two new images from Get Smart. Basically, Steve Carell stands in the phone booth as Maxwell Smart, a super spy waiting to enter the super secret CONTROL offices. And below we see the super hot Anne Hathaway, looking ever so super hot, as Agent 99 while Carell does something goofy. As…
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Universal has released a new in theater behind the scenes first look preview of The Incredible Hulk. Unfortunately, most of the footage is already presented in the theatrical trailer, but the interview segments giving background on the production and story make it worth checking out. But like many others, I'm still wondering what kind of…
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The other night while I was at the AMC Theater at the Metreon in San Francisco, I saw a new Banner hanging for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Aside from it's massive size, what was really unique about this banner was that Indiana Jones was actually swinging off the banner away…
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I first learned of artist Eric Tan a few months ago when he created a super cool UFA German-inspired X-Men cinema poster. Tanner was responsible for some of the awesome Incredibles concept artwork. I have fallen in love his retro propaganda-style, and was able to snap up a limited edition print of the X-Men poster…
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USA Today has released a batch of new photos from the next James Bond film Quantum of Solace. The new stills feature a bunch of action and give us our first look at one of the new Bond Girls - Olga Kurylenko who plays a half-Russian, half-Bolivian rogue agent named Camiille, and new nemesis Dominic…
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Dimension Films has acquired the rights to remake the 1986 cult favorite Short Circuit. Yet again, Hollywood has run out of new ideas and has decided to remake an old one. I'm sure someone at The Weinstein Co probably noticed a poster for Pixar's upcoming WALL-E, and after having the standard "that looks like Johnny…
Read More Photos Removed at the Request of Lionsgate Forty new photos from the set of Frank Miller's big screen adaptation of Will Eisner's The Spirit have leaked online at Dark Horizons. I've included the ten most interesting ones after the jump to give you a good taste. I'm still very unsure about this film, and these…
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Transformers 2 is gearing up for it's mid-Summer production start and IESB has a juicy rumor on the Decepticon line-up is... and trust me it's HUGE, epic even.... Scrapper, Bonecrusher, Scavenger, Mixmaster, Hook and Long Haul That's right... The six constructicons that combine to transform into the huge robot known as Devastator. Obviously, some of…
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Flickr user Switthoft created this very alien, bronze Boba Fett Pez Dispenser by slaughtering a few Pez Simbas from The Lion King. The Circle of Life says "why not?"In the process, a "battle scar" was implemented, showing Pez guts. Let's hope George Lucas doesn't find out his address. More hot Pez action after the jump!…
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If you don't have your contacts in, let me type you out the taglines from these three new posters for Frank Miller's Will Eisner's The Spirit. "My City Screams. She Is My Lover. And I Am Her Spirit." I'd post the high-res versions but Superhero Hype said they'd put my little hands in a blender!…
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There's a lot of minor news breaking today and falling in between the cushions of Slashfilm's buttery soft couch. I've decided to reach in and present the tasty morsels for your enjoyment. Don't like some of 'em? Well, your dog doesn't discriminate and if it does, surprise, it's a kitty. October's Max Payne video adaptation…
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Universal has released a new movie trailer for Hellboy II: The Golden Army. It looks like Guillermo del Toro was given a lot more control over the look of the film, especially the creatures, which appear to be a combination of Pan's Labyrinth and Lord of the Rings. Check out the full trailer below or…
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LatinoReview is reporting that Brendan Fraser has filmed a cameo appearance for G.I. Joe. Fraser plays Gung Ho, a Village People-looking soldier from the toyline, during a training sequence in The Pit. If it was anything more than a cameo, I'd seriously question the logic behind this decision, as the actor hardly looks anything like…
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Like many of you, I'm excited for the Seth Rogen-penned Judd Apatow-produced stoner comedy Pineapple Express. It kinda looks like a strange spoof of the Pirates of the Caribbean banners from last year. And while this new theatrical one sheet (thanks to JoBlo) is funny, I don't believe it gives you an accurate idea about…
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MTV has the first five minutes from Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden. Watch the video clip below. Discuss: What do you think?
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LucasFilm launched the Indiana Jones Shop on April 1st, which sucks because my pocket is now a couple hundred dollars lighter. The online store features a couple items we've featured on previous editions of Cool Stuff like the Indiana Jones Mighty Muggs and the Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark ArtFX Statue (both seen…
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Universal has released a huge batch of new photos from Hellboy II: The Golden Army, in anticipation of the new trailer which will be released (presumably) tomorrow. Check out the photos after the jump. Hellboy II: The Golden Army hits theaters this summer on July 11th, 2008. source: Yahoo Movies
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UPDATE: ZOMFG! Have any of you guys seen Matthew McConaughey's official website? It's actually called "Just Keep Livin'"and you can cruise his glossies while listening to terrible reggae. Amazing! Thanks to Slashfilm reader "Black Flag Inuit" for the tippity top of tips! Sorry, but real men are not literally golden. Real men don't grow gigantic…
Read More The world's best known movie critic and self-proclaimed thumb war champion, Roger Ebert, has issued an update on his health (better) and announced the Ebert-esque line-up for 2008's Roger Ebert Film Festival aka Ebertfest at his alma mater, the University of Illinois. So, how's the guy doing? "I am at last returning to the movie…
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Why does Hollywood still make spoof movies? And why are people still stupid enough to go see them? Moviehole reports that Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the guys behind Meet the Spartans and Epic Movie, are now in pre-production on a SuperBad spoof called Goodie Two Shoes. Yes folks, you read correctly, a SuperBad spoof.…
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"Closer to 50!" Remember when we reported last week that Keanu Reeves flicked his hand dismissively at the notion of all sequels? Well, we lied. Actually, the Internets lied. Sort of. Reeves talked to MTV about a second sequel to his amazing Bill and Ted's filmography following 1991's Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, and said…
Read More Images Removed at request from Paramount SuperHeroHype has gotten their hands on a batch of cool new Iron Man photos. Who knows where they came from, but the Paramount logo is all over them.
Read More Remember when that whole LonelyGirl5 phenomenon was the talk of the internet? Star Jessica Lee Rose decided to leave the internet series for Hollywood. But the actress has hit a streak of bad luck. First she starred opposite Lindsay Lohan in the Razzie-winning (or is it losing? I'm always confused on that one) I Know…
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Back in December, we featured the t-shirts of SplitReason in Cool Stuff. This week they've released a couple new tee's, one of which is this cool retro Back to the Future design which incorporates the characters and stylings of Peabody & Sherman from the late-1950's animated cartoon series Rock and his Friends (thanks to Alex…
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My good friend at Great White Snark has alerted me to a great geek deal. Amazon is celebrating Science Fiction Month (who knew?) by selling their collection of sci-fi DVDs at up to 50% off. Here are some of the highlights: Every Star Trek movie for $6.99 each Star Trek TV Box Sets for $35…
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Found on Flickr. Looks like someone is either a big Pink Floyd fan or just hates the new Indiana Jones movie.
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And you thought The Lost Boys direct-to-dvd sequel looked bad... take a look at MGM's direct to dvd sequel to one of my all-time favorite movies - the classic 1983 sci-fi hacker film WarGames. And sadly, NO, this is NOT an April Fools Day joke... WarGames: The Dead Code stars Matt Lanter as a computer…
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All of the bowling ball packages have been picked up at locations around the world, and the Clown Travel Agency now directs us to a directory called "delos" on the Acme Security Systems website (www.acmesecuritysystems.com/delos), where you are asked to enter your e-mail address and phone number for voice authorization, using the code word needle.…
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Note: This is a not an April Fool's Day joke. Screenwriter Stuart Beattie, whose script is behind the $170 million G.I. Joe that's currently filming, has written a full spec-script for a potential Halo movie according to Latino Review. Moreover, his script is based on Eric Nylund's first book tie-in, the prequel Halo: The Fall…
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He didn't ensnare America's version of Mumm-Ra, so how does one market rascally documentarian Morgan Spurlock's Where In the World is Osama bin Laden? With a goofy camel and a lasso, duh! The final poster for Spurlock's April follow-up to 2004's Super Size Me has landed over at Cinematical, and I think it's a step…
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/Film reader Chris E sent us word that the Clown Travel Agency website has been updated, and the contents of the envelope have been revealed: A new scavenger hunt when involves locations around the world with the message: "Ready to have a ball? A special bag of fun awaits the first to claim it, but…
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The good, and potentially great, news? This is just crazy, let me catch my breath. One of the best actors working today, Daniel Day-Lewis, is in talks to follow-up his Oscar-winning role in Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood with yet another award-caliber epic. So, what's the sort of off-putting (but not necessarily…
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The faux army patch pictured above was passed out to the cast and crew of Zack Snyder's Watchmen, following the conclusion of an epic paintball battle on the New York Backlot, which involved smoke bombs, paint grenades, and "automatic rifles that rattled windows and left fluorescent dotted lines of fire along walls." According to a…
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