Paul Verhoeven Is Making An American Spy Thriller And A Movie About Jesus
Paul Verhoeven says he's planning to make an American spy thriller and an adaptation of his book Jesus of Nazareth.
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'Benedetta' Trailer: Paul Verhoeven Returns With An Erotic Lesbian Nun Drama
Paul Verhoeven returns after Elle with Benedetta, an erotic lesbian nun romance set to debut at Cannes this summer. Watch the Benedetta trailer here.
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The X-Rated Cut Of 'RoboCop' Is Available To Stream On Amazon Prime Right Now
The rare RoboCop X-rated cut is now available to stream on Amazon Prime, but it could be a mistake, so watch it while you can.
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'Benedetta' Image Reveals First Look At Paul Verhoeven's New Lesbian Nun Film
This Benedetta image offers up our first look at Paul Verhoeven's latest, the story of a mystical lesbian nun in the 17th century.
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New 'RoboCop' Sequel To Exist In Original Continuity
A new RoboCop sequel is being written for MGM by the original film's writer Ed Neumeier. The film will allegedly go back to "the old RoboCop we all love."
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Paul Verhoeven Does Not Endorse The 'Starship Troopers' Remake, Says It Would Fit In With A "Trump Presidency"
Director Paul Verhoeven has some unkind words for the Starship Troopers remake, saying it will be perfect for a Trump presidency.
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'Elle' Trailer: Paul Verhoeven Teams With Isabelle Huppert To Push Your Buttons
Director Paul Verhoeven is back with a provocative new thriller starring the great Isabelle Huppert. See what you can expect with the Elle trailer.
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'Tricked' Trailer: Brilliant Madman Paul Verhoeven Shot A Crowdsourced Screenplay
What happens when the director of RoboCop and Basic Instinct shoots a crowdsourced screenplay with countless contributors? The Tricked trailer shows us.
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This Week In Trailers: Southbound, 600 Miles, Elle, Darby Forever, Nuts!
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week…
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Cool Stuff: Matt Ferguson's 'RoboCop' Print Is Part Man, Part Machine, All Awesome
Check out Matt Ferguson's fantastic new RoboCop print, pitting the part man, part machine officer against the ED-209. Find out how to get one of your own!
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See 'RoboCop' Behind The Scenes Photos From New Official Book
See six exclusive RoboCop Behind the Scenes Photos from a new book called "The Definitive History." It's out October 21 and there's more information here.
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Paul Verhoeven And Gaspar Noé Selling New Projects At Cannes
There's a new Paul Verhoeven movie to be announced at Cannes in 2014, along with a new Gaspar Noe project.
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Sequel Bits: 'Transformers 4', 'Hangover III', 'Monsters University', 'Sin City', 'The Muppets'
Watch out, Texas: Michael Bay's Autobots and Decepticons are coming to destroy your towns. Also after the jump: Woman in Black: Angels of Death adds two young Brit stars Sorry romcom fans, Bridget Jones 3 isn't coming anytime soon Transformers 4 continues casting; Bay talks character redesigns Ray Liotta chats about the Sin City and The Muppets sequels Paul…
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Remake Bits: 'Poltergeist' Writer Speaks; Plus, 'Oldboy,' 'The Intouchables,' 'Mona Lisa,' 'Starship Troopers'
Remakes live, die and get defended in this edition of Remake Bits. After the jump, read about the following: David Lindsay-Abaire gives an update of the Poltergiest remake. Sharlto Copley eases fan misconceptions about Spike Lee's remake of Oldboy. Chris Tucker is in talks for the remake of the French smash The Intouchables. Larry Clarke said a remake of Mona…
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Roger Avary Will Script Paul Verhoeven's 'Jesus Of Nazareth'
Paul Verhoven, the dual-sided filmmaker whose Hollywood career is broadly split between highly aware genre fare (RoboCop, Starship Troopers, Black Book) and gleeful, exploitative silliness (Showgirls, Basic Instinct, Total Recall), has long wanted to make a film about Jesus. Yes, that Jesus, the carpenter. He co-wrote a book on the subject, Jesus of Nazareth, and…
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Will Paul Verhoeven Direct Halle Berry In 'The Student'?
Paul Verhoeven hasn't directed a film since the very good 2006 release Black Book. There are films he wants to make or has flirted with: a Thomas Crown Affair sequel; The Hidden Force; Eternal; a video game adaptation; and a film called The Surrogate. The last film had Halle Berry attached, but seems to be…
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VOTD: 'Black Swan' And 'Showgirls' Trailer Mash Up
Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan isn't even playing on 100 screens in the United States yet but, based on back to back huge weekends at the box office, it's safe to say the film is building some serious word of mouth. However, while most of that word of mouth is incredibly positive, there are plenty of…
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Paul Verhoeven To Direct 'Eternal'
We've heard about a few possible projects for Paul Verhoeven over the past couple years. Last seen directing the very good Black Book, he's got a film called The Surrogate on his plate, along with The Hidden Force and possibly an adaptation of a Jordan Mechner video game. Add one more to the pile, as…
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Paul Verhoeven Adapting 'The Hidden Force'? A Story About "The Emergence Of Fundamentalist Islam" And "Psychic Powers"
Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop, Total Recall) has been off the grid for about four years now, with his last film, the widely acclaimed Dutch war drama/thriller Black Book, marking his only return to the director's chair since he departed the Hollywood scene a decade ago (after the release of Hollow Man). Good news for Verhoeven fans:…
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LOL: Total Recall: The Musical
What if Paul Verhoeven's Total Recall were adapted into a broadway musical? Arnold Schwarzenegger performs "The Mountains of Mars" from "Total Recall: The Musical" in a video embedded after the jump. via: boingboing
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/Film Boston: Paul Verhoeven Introduces Robocop; An Interview With Tommy Wiseau, Director Of The Room
Lots of cool film-related stuff happens in Boston, Massachusetts and not that many people are here to document it, preserve it and spread the word about it. Special screenings, Q&As, panel discussions — we have them all, and frequently too. /Film Boston aims to be a bi-weekly column that will bring you audio and video…
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Paul Verhoeven Developing Big Screen Adaptation Of... Jordan Mechner's Video Game The Last Express?
Paul Verhoeven, a director best known for films like Robocop, Starship Troopers, Total Recall and Basic Instinct, hasn't stepped behind the camera for a few years (2006's Black Book). But is now appears the filmmaker is developing a big screen adaptation of a video game. The filmmaker told MTV: "I am working on a movie…
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Paul Verhoeven To Direct The Surrogate
Paul Verhoeven (Basic Instinct, Total Recall, Starship Troopers) returns stateside to develop and direct The Surrogate for 20th Century Fox. This project shouldn't be confused with Disney's Bruce Willis sci-fi comic book adaptation Surrogates, although I would expect that Fox might change the title to avoid confusion. The plot can't be any more different, more…
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MGM Planning New RoboCop Movie
AICN pointed out a press release today from MGM that lists a new RoboCop movie alongside upcoming franchise films already in development like Quantum of Solace, The Thomas Crown Affair 2 (with RoboCop director Paul Verhoeven on board) and everyone's favorite future films, The Pink Panther 2 and 3. Here's the excerpt... MGM is planning…
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Paul Verhoeven To Direct The Thomas Crown Affair Sequel
Paul Verhoeven (Basic Instinct, Total Recall) announced on a Dutch radio program ("Met Het Oog Op Morgen") that he will direct a sequel to 1999's The Thomas Crown Affair titled The Topkapi Affair. The sequel will be based on the 1964 MGM film Topkapi, and the Eric Ambler novel which it was based on, titled…
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Basic Instinct Director Paul Verhoeven Announces Jesus Project
The James Cameron Jesus documentary seems to be all the buzz now-a-days. But did you know another huge director is also working on his own Jesus project. Paul Verhoeven, the director of Basic Instinct, Starship Troopers, Total Recall, Robocop and Showgirls is writing a book (yes, I said BOOK) about Jesus Christ. Verhoeven says that…
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