In a move that's somewhere between hilarious and tasteless (veering sharply towards the latter), producers of Eli Roth's latest film have given a remote Amazon village its first, er, taste of the movies...by showing the famed exploitation film Cannibal Holocaust. But let's back up. Roth returns to screens this fall via the festival entry Aftershock, which…
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Disney aired a new commercial for Andrew Stanton's live action debut John Carter during the big game. After the jump you can watch the super bowl spot, and a 60 second extended spot. 60 Second Extended Spot In Game Spot: Official plot: From Academy Award®–winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes John Carter—a sweeping action-adventure set on…
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We got our first glimpse of the new trailer for Disney's John Carter on Good Morning America several hours ago, but as promised, we now have a much better version to show you. And by "better," I don't just mean higher-quality, but also longer, somewhat more interesting, and a little more promising. Check it out…
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John Malkovich is in final talks to join the zombie romance Warm Bodies, directed by Jonathan Levine (50/50). Based on the novel by Isaac Marion, the film stars Nicholas Hoult as an angsty zombie named R who strikes up a friendship with the human girlfriend of one of his victims and sets off a chain…
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One of the biggest question marks on the 2012 tentpole schedule is Disney's John Carter, formerly John Carter of Mars. Pixar's Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo, Wall-E) directs the live-action film that adapts A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Now that we're able to see some footage, it appears that he has done so…
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In June, I visited the editing room of John Carter, the big screen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic sci-fi novel A Princess of Mars (you can watch my video blog here). At the event, director Andrew Stanton and producer Jim Morris gave a presentation explaining how they came to be involved with the project,…
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On June 20th, I flew to San Francisco to visit Barsoom Studios, in an office building minutes sown the road from Pixar Animation Studios, to see the first footage from John Carter, a big screen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic sci-fi novel A Princess of Mars. In a screening room, Finding Nemo/Wall-E director Andrew…
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Depending on what you want out of Robert Rodriguez, this first trailer for Spy Kids: All the Time in the World may either instill dismay ("he made this instead of a 'real' movie?") or happiness ("if he wants to make this, then let someone else do Deadpool"). This looks like a Canadian promo for the…
Read MoreNO PHOTOS Director Robert Rodriguez is hard at work filming Spy Kids 4: All The Time In The World and photos of three of his stars have leaked online. They show Jessica Alba, decidedly clothed like in her last Rodriguez film, along with the original Spy Kids Carmen and Juni Cortez, played by Alexa Vega…
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Anyone clamoring for another wild 3D romp from the mind of Robert Rodriguez is in luck. Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World is now shooting in Austin, Texas in anticipation of a August 19, 2011 release date. Rodriguez is not only directing from his own screenplay but will also serve as producer,…
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Walt Disney Pictures has sent out a press release announcing to start of principal photography on Andrew Stanton's big screen adaptation of John Carter of Mars. The release has full details on the cast and crew, including a few new details which hadn't yet been reported in the trades: New cast members include: Ciaran Hinds…
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