• Casting Bits: William Hurt In 'The Host;' Abbie Cornish In 'Seven Psychopaths;' Felicity Jones In 'The Invisible Woman'

    William Hurt is the latest addition to The Host, the adaptation of Twilight author Stephenie Meyer's sci-fi romance that will be directed by Andrew Niccol (In Time, Gattaca). The actor is in talks to play Jeb, "eccentric uncle" to Saoirse Ronan's character Melanie. Ronan's character has her mind taken over by an alien intelligence called…

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  • 'Too Big To Fail' Trailer - There Goes The Economy

    Did you enjoy the economic meltdown so much the first time around that you just can't wait to relive it? Then has HBO got the film for you. Too Big to Fail tells the story of the 2008 financial crisis, as chronicled by Andrew Ross Sorkin in his bestselling book of the same title. William…

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  • 54 High Resolution Photos From Ridley Scott's Robin Hood

    Universal Pictures has released 54 high resolution production photos from Ridley Scott's Robin Hood. Check them out now, after the jump. And check back tomorrow for an unofficial early review of the film. Photos: [gallery order="DESC" columns="2" orderby="ID"] Official Plot Synopsis: RUSSELL CROWE is the legendary Robin Hood. Academy Award® winner RUSSELL CROWE reunites with…

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  • Donald Sutherland And Gillian Anderson Join William Hurt For TV Moby Dick

    It's rare that I look at a TV project and wish that it were a $100m theatrical production instead of a much smaller television affair. I like seeing what creative teams can do with ingenuity rather than money, so almost never think something should be more expensive. But I do wish the $25m television version…

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  • William Hurt Cast In Ridley Scott's Robin Hood

    William Hurt has joined the cast of Ridley Scott's untitled Robin Hood film. Hurt will play the Earl of Pembroke, William Marshall, a man who served four kings: Henry II, Richard the Lionheart, John and Henry III. Marshall was a servant to the Plantagenet kings, who grew to become one of the most powerful men…

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  • The Incredible Hulk: New Photos, Iron Man Crossover And Lou Ferrigno Confirmed

    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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  • The Incredible Hulk Movie Trailer

    FINALLY!! After months and months of waiting, Universal has released a movie trailer for The Incredible Hulk reboot/sequel. Whatever company cut this trailer deserves a bonus. I love how you could have no idea this is an Incredible Hulk movie until the last 30 seconds. And the prolonged suspense of seeing the first reveal of…

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  • New Photos: X-Men Origins: Wolverine And The Incredible Hulk

    The new issue of Empire Magazine (the one with Robert Downey Jr. on the cover) offers some interesting new photos from Universal's The Incredible Hulk sequel/reboot, and 20th Century Fox's X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The first from The Incredible Hulk shows Edward Norton as Bruce Banner, oabout to hulk out. The second photo gives us a…

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  • William Hurt Almost Spoils Incredible Hulk's Iron Man Cameo

    "If I give this to William, will he pipe down or turn into the ape from Altered States?" When is the last time you used "funky" in a sentence? Never, right? Supercharged actor William Hurt paid homage to James Brown when he spoke to MTV , nearly spoiling the unprecedented Hulk and Iron Man crossover…

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  • Sundance Movie Review: The Yellow Handkerchief

    The Yellow Handkerchief follows a 15-year-old Louisiana girl, a ex-con, and an awkward annoying young eccentric kid with a blue convertible go on a road trip to, well, nowhere. Just like the film. The whole story is pointless and contrived. How three perfect strangers ended up in a car together is fully explained but not…

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  • TIFF Movie Review: Into The Wild

    Based on the bestselling book by Jon Krakauer, Into The Wild tells the true story of Christopher McCandless, a college graduate who one day decides to emancipate himself from his family and the material word. He leaves all his possessions, giving his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked his way across the America,…

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  • Sean Penn's Into The Wild Movie Trailer

      Many of you probably know Sean Penn as an actor, but he's been directing flicks since 1991. His latest, Into the Wild stars Emile Hirsch as a young, idealistic kid who abandons life as most of us know it for the Alaskan wilderness. Based on the bestseller by Jon Krakauer, and inspired by a…

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