• Paul Greengrass And Tom Hanks' Somali Pirate Movie, Salim Akil's 'Sparkle' Remake Get Release Dates

    Briefly: Sony has just announced release dates for two very different projects I'd very nearly forgotten about. Variety reports that Paul Greengrass' reality-based Somali pirate tale Captain Phillips is now slated for a March 22, 2013 opening, while Salim Akil's music-themed drama Sparkle will hit August 10, 2012. The former stars Tom Hanks as real-life hero…

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  • New Poster: 'Captain America: The First Avenger'

    You'll be able to see the new trailer for Captain America: The First Avenger this evening (it hits at 7:30 EST) but for now we've got a new poster that puts the heroic profile of star Chris Evans front and center. Advance word on the film, by way of a long-lead press screening or two,…

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  • 'Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World' Announces Full Cast

    Billed as a "pre-apocalyptic comedy," Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World, starring Steve Carell and Keira Knightly is about to go into production. Though the two leads were announced last month, the rest of the cast for the film - written and directed by Lorene Scafaria (Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist) -…

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  • Derek Luke's 'Captain America' Role Revealed

    It's been known for a while that Derek Luke had been cast in Captain America: The First Avenger, but it was unclear what role he'd be playing -- until now. It's recently been revealed that Luke will be playing the part of Gabe Jones, part of the elite WWII Howling Commandos squadron. Read more after…

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  • New 'Captain America' Photos

    Marvel Entertainment has released a new batch of photos from Joe Johnston's big screen adaptation of Captain America: The First Avenger. Some of these photos have appeared in magazines (which may have appeared scanned online), but others are completely new. All of them are high resolution. Hit the jump to see all seven of the…

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  • Notorious Teaser Trailer

    The teaser trailer for Fox Searchlight's Biggie Smalls biopic Notorious is exactly what you would expect. A lot of fast cuts to the old school music Biggie. Is there any chance this film might be good? Leave your comments below. [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/notorious.flv 470 254] Official Plot Synopsis: Notorious tells the story of the life of rapper…

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  • Rumor: Will Smith Offered Captain America

    UPDATE: So, Harry Knowles says there is no truth to the rumor. Ohlalala. I do think Luke's quote is trivial, but we'll see... Not much to go on, but during an interview with MTV, actor Derek Luke (Miracle at St. Anna) said that "[Marvel] offered Will Smith Captain America" and added that "it just shows…

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  • Spike Lee's Miracle At St. Anna Movie Trailer

    Spike Lee’s big screen adaptation of James McBride’s Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four black American soldiers of the 92nd Infantry Division who get trapped in a small Tuscan village on the Gothic Line during the Italian Campaign of World War II. The film deals with the Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre, but…

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  • First Look: Derek Luke As Puff Daddy In Notorious

    The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly has a first look photo of Derek Luke as Sean "P-Diddy" Combs and Jamal Woolard as Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace) in Fox Searchlight's upcoming biopic Notorious, which hits theaters on January 16th 2009. Looks authentic enough to me, but will the movie be worth watching?

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