Sideshow Collectible Statues Of Christopher Lee And Peter Cushing Bring Hammer Horror To Your Shelf
Sideshow Collectibles announced Premium Format Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing Sideshow statues, bringing the horror icons to life.
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Star Wars Bits: Battlefront, Secret Cinema, Virtual Reality, Disney Infinity, Weird Al And More
Reading Star Wars Bits ain't like dusting crops, boy. Here's what we have from a galaxy far, far away today: The Force Awakens production designer at San Diego Comic-Con Behind the Scenes of the Star Wars Weekends creative campaign Details and cover art from deluxe edition of Star Wars Battlefront Details on some tracks from…
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Read Peter Jackson's Touching Tribute To The Late Christopher Lee
After losing Sir Christopher Lee at 93, there have been countless words praising the actor, but this Peter Jackson Christopher Lee tribute is very touching.
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Christopher Lee Has Died At 93
Christopher Lee has died at the age of 93. The British actor was known for playing Dracula, and for starring in Star Wars and Lord of the Rings.
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'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' Trailer: After Many Trials, Peter Jackson Returns To Middle-Earth
Ten years ago this week The Fellowship of the Ring was released. Peter Jackson's first Tolkien adaption silenced a great many naysayers who said J.R.R. Tolkien's novels could never be properly translated to film. It also fostered a mainstream interest in fantasy movies that continues a decade later. The development of a film based on…
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Casting Bits: John Cusack And Johnny Knoxville In 'Carnaval', Katherine LaNasa In 'Dog Fight' And 'The Frozen Ground', Vanessa Redgrave, Melanie Laurent In 'Night Train To Lisbon'
John Cusack and Johnny Knoxville are set to star in Carnaval, a comedy directed by Josh Stern. Cusack will play a sports scout who tavels to Rio de Janeiro during Carnaval in order to sign a soccer star, while Knoxville has been cast as Cusack's musician best friend who tags along. Cusack's character needs to…
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Martin Scorsese Introduces 'Hugo' In Featurette; Film Premieres Tonight At New York Film Fest
Over the past week there has been word that a major film would have a surprise showing tonight at the New York Film Festival. This morning the film was revealed as Martin Scorsese's Hugo, which will be shown as a 'work in progress' print. The film is Scorsese's adaptation of the young adult book The…
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Beard Fetishists Rejoice: Two More 'Hobbit' Dwarves Revealed In New Photo
At this point what more is there to say about yet another dwarf reveal from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey? (Other than, perhaps, "uh, where's Thorin?") Here is the latest image dispatch from Peter Jackson's version of Middle-Earth, featuring Ken Stott as Balin (on the left) and Graham McTavish as Dwalin. These two guys are…
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'Hugo' Trailer: Martin Scorsese's Lively, Pretty Family Fantasy
Trailers abound this week! But with a bumper crop that includes Contagion, The Thing, John Carter, Pirates!, and soon The Dark Knight Rises, who's complaining? Now here is the beautiful trailer for Martin Scorsese's new film Hugo. As we've said so many times before, it is his first 3D film, and his first family-oriented movie.…
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Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo' Teaser Poster
Martin Scorsese has taken his first plunge into both family filmmaking and 3D with Hugo, which adapts the Brian Selznick book The Invention of Hugo Cabret with Asa Butterfield and Chloe Moretz in the lead roles. We've got a look at the first teaser poster for the film, in advance of the upcoming trailer release.…
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Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo Cabret' Is Now Just 'Hugo'
Soon the film will simply be called 'H.' I'm very excited to see footage from Martin Scorsese's new film, which is his first 3D project, and his first aimed at a family audience. Based on the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret, the film had until recently been called simply Hugo Cabret, but has now…
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Possible Spoiler Pics From 'Hugo Cabret' Show A Guest Star And Sci-Fi Touches
Martin Scorsese is finishing up Hugo Cabret, his first foray into family films and 3D. The film is based on Brian Selznick's children's book The Invention of Huog Cabret, and has nods to the early days of cinema and science fiction. We've known the cast for some time; Asa Butterfield and Chloë Moretz as an…
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Christopher Lee Confirms A Likely Role In 'The Hobbit;' David Tennant Rumors Resurface
Casting is heating up for The Hobbit. While the majority of the characters unique to the actual novel The Hobbit were cast last year, Peter Jackson has been turning to recruiting some members of his cast from The Lord of the Rings. So yesterday we had confirmation of the return of Andy Serkis and Ian…
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Movie Trailer #2: The Delayed 'Season Of The Witch'
Almost exactly a year ago we got the first full trailer for Season of the Witch, then a LionsGate film starring Nicolas Cage. The film still stars Nic Cage, but is now being distributed by Relativity Media, which also financed the film's production. The company has cut a new trailer to begin promoting the January…
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Scorsese Begins Filming 'Hugo Cabret,' Adds Jude Law, Ray Winstone And More
We've known for a while that Martin Scorsese was about to commence principal photography on his adaptation of The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which will be shot as his first 3D film. The primary cast has also been known for a while: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Asa Butterfield and Chloe Moretz. Usually I wouldn't post…
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Even More Cast For Burke And Hare: Tim, Daisy, Tires, Bilbo And Dexter Reunited
Simon Pegg has Tweeted a link to the extended cast list for John Landis' Burke and Hare on IMDB. He indicated just one mistake on the roster - John Cleese will not be appearing - but called the rest of it "pretty spot on". Not only does this mean that Spaced's Tim and Daisy, Simon Pegg and…
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Alice In Wonderland Movie Trailer #3
Disney has released a third trailer for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, which is scheduled to be projected in 3D in front of prints of James Cameron's Avatar. The trailer gives us a glimpse at some of the characters that have been, until now, kept in the background or off screen. There are so many…
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Cowboys For Christ Shooting Now
ShockTillYouDrop have been informed that Robin Hardy's long awaited Cowboys For Christ is finally in production. Some shooting has already taken place in the US and the filmmakers are reportedly in the midst of the Scottish shoot right now. Hardy's 1973 directorial debut The Wicker Man is truly one of the most jubilantly beloved films…
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Christopher Lee, Danny Elfman And Eleanor Tomlinson Go To Burton's Wonderland
Christopher Lee (Count Dooku in Star Wars, Saruman in Lord of the Rings) has been cast in Tim Burton's 3D adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. Lee's role has not been disclosed, but I would guess that he is either The Caterpillar, King of Hearts, or The White Knight. Lee has worked with Burton several times:…
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