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Jaume Collet-Serra In Talks For WB’s Rebudgeted Live-Action ‘Akira’ By Russ Fischer/July 14, 2011 1:38 pm EST Is the live-action Akira dead, or is it not? That status has been a big question mark more than once in the past couple years as directors and screenwriters have tried to develop a new Americanized live-action version of the classic manga and anime by Katsuhiro Otomo. Now we know that the new version is very much alive, as WB is looking to Jaume Collet-Serra, the director of Orphan and the Liam Neeson action thriller Unknown, to direct Akira....

By Peter Sciretta/July 8, 2010 12:00 pm EST John Hillcoat, the filmmaker behind The Road and The Proposition, has directed a new commercial for Levi’s titled “Ready to Work”. The commercial is “a tribute to the new pioneers of Braddock, PA.” When the steel mills closed in Braddock, PA, they left behind a dwindling population living in near apocalyptic circumstances. Now, a new generation of urban pioneers has come with a mission- to create a new frontier from the ashes of the once vibrant town....

LOL: Guillermo Del Toro Signs Scott Pilgrim DVD By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 9, 2010 11:00 am EST /Film reader Tim Caballero brought his copy of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World to Guillermo Del Toro’s autograph appearance and got the filmmaker to sign his DVD. Del Toro has been a vocal supporter of Pilgrim director Edgar Wright and the film and even interviewed the director, cast, and crew at a recent screening (watch the video here)....

Marvel Sequel Bits: What’s Next For The Hulk, Thor, Captain America, And Other Marvel Heroes? By Russ Fischer/May 2, 2012 4:30 pm EST So, after the break you’ll find: The standout character in The Avengers is almost certainly the Hulk. Mark Ruffalo gives his take on Bruce Banner a great sort of intelligent uncertainty, and when the character is roaming the streets as “the other guy,” as he calls him, he’s part of a couple of the most crowd-pleasing moments in the movie....

Peter Berg To Direct Navy SEAL Film ‘Lone Survivor’ Starring Taylor Kitsch By Germain Lussier/May 18, 2011 7:00 am EST Director Peter Berg first cast Taylor Kitsch on (the best drama on network television) Friday Night Lights. He then anointed him with leading man status for Battleship, the 2012 mega budget alien invasion board game blockbuster. Their next film, however, makes both of those roles feel insignificant with its potential historical importance....

Script Issues Delay Michael Bay-Produced ‘Ninja Turtles’ Until 2014, At Least By Germain Lussier/June 15, 2012 2:00 pm EST And you thought the title was an issue. Months after controversy surrounded the Platinum Dunes remake of Ninja Turtles, sans the Teenage Mutant, Paramount has just put the film on hold, delaying its December 2013 release day until at least May 2014. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the issue is, what else?...

See Ryan Reynolds In His Green Lantern Mo-Cap Getup By Russ Fischer/May 13, 2010 4:15 pm EST Briefly: Not going to spill a lot of ink (keystrokes, whatever) for this one, but the pic above shows Ryan Reynolds in some of his mo-cap getup for Green Lantern. Does this help confirm our earlier report that the costume he’ll ‘wear’ for the film will be primarily CGI? It certainly doesn’t debunk it....

The Craziest Part Of Breaking Dawn Might Not Be In Breaking Dawn By Russ Fischer/June 16, 2010 9:33 am EST (Note: Spoilers follow.) For those of us who couldn’t give a toss about Twilight, there has still been some reason to anticipate one of the two halves of Breaking Dawn, the adaptation of the final book in the series. Specifically, there’s a fairly crazy scene where Bella (Kristen Stewart) gives birth to her half-vampire baby....

The Natural Evolution Of Cinema Or The Beginning Of The End? DirecTV’s Premium Video On Demand Details Announced By Germain Lussier/April 19, 2011 4:30 pm EST Home Premiere has been a real thorn in the side of the National Association of Theater Owners who believe it could deliver a huge blow to their business. And while they won’t be boycotting blockbuster movies in protest, they’ll probably stop running trailers or hanging posters for films that will eventually appear on the service....

The Social Network - What Did You Think? By David Chen/Oct. 1, 2010 6:00 pm EST It’s now your turn to let us know what you thought of the film. What did you think of The Social Network? Did it live up to the hype? Is it worthy of the filmographies of Aaron Sorkin and David Fincher? Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments section and as always, SPOILERS are allowed....

Three New Promos For The Event By Peter Sciretta/June 3, 2010 3:00 pm EST Ever since the finales of 24 and Lost, I’ve been searching for a television show to fill the void. NBC’s new series The Event seems to be conceived as a mash-up of both shows, combining the action and political intrigue of 24 and the mystery of Lost. Will it be half as good as either show? That has yet to be seen....

TV Bits: ‘Game Of Thrones’ Casts Ygritte, Announces April Return; ‘True Blood’ Turns Romanian Fountains Blood Red; Lee Daniels Developing LGBT Drama For Showtime By Angie Han/Oct. 11, 2011 3:30 pm EST Today’s TV Bits travels all over the place, from the fantastical land of Westeros and the vampire-riddled town of Bon Temps, Louisiana to the very real locales of Romania and New York City. After the jump: Game of Thrones finds its Ygritte, and announces an April 2012 return True Blood makes a fountain in Romania run blood red Lee Daniels signs on to develop an NYC-based LGBT series for Showtime On a happier note, the series also announced today that Downton Abbey actress Rose Leslie had won the part of Ygritte, a strong-willed wildling who crosses paths with Jon Snow (Kit Harrington) when he ventures beyond the Wall....

By Germain Lussier/Sept. 20, 2010 1:00 pm EST Two posters for Extraterrestrial, writer/director Nacho Vigalondo’s follow up to the awesome 2007 film Timecrimes, are now online. The director announced that he would be making the film this summer and while very little is known about the Spanish language alien invasion flick, the posters do give us a little bit more information. Hit the jump to check them out and read what we do know about the film, scheduled for release in 2011....

VOTD: Will Ferrell And Adam McCay Roast The IMDB On Its 20th Anniversary By Germain Lussier/Oct. 19, 2010 11:45 am EST This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Internet Movie Database. The single greatest free movie resource in the history of the world has, incredibly, been alive and kicking since October 17, 1990 and to celebrate, the site has been interviewing some of the biggest stars around about film culture, their favorite movies and more....

WiReD’s 51 Minute Interview With Christopher Nolan By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 19, 2011 5:00 pm EST We love long-form interviews — if you’ve been reading the site for a while, you already know that. And while I’m personally all Inception-ed out at this point, I can’t help but to plug WiReD Magazine’s 51-minute audio interview with director Christopher Nolan. The interview was conducted and selected info and quotes were incorporated into their great December Issue story “Christopher Nolan on Dreams, Architecture and Ambiguity”....

By Germain Lussier/May 30, 2012 12:01 pm EST When Kevin Smith set the Sundance Film Festival on fire in 2011 with his rejection of the Hollywood distribution system, he promised Smodcast Pictures would acquire and tour movies much as he was about to do with Red State. It’s taken almost two years but that’s about to become a reality as the filmmaker will tour the Slamdance winner Bindlestiffs, a comedy by Andrew Edison, about three virgins who get banned from high school and head to New York to live out The Catcher in the Rye....

‘Love Wedding Marriage’ Trailer - Mandy Moore And Kellan Lutz Are Newlyweds In Dermot Mulroney’s Directorial Debut By Angie Han/April 14, 2011 11:00 am EST Dermot Mulroney’s been in a variety of films over the years, but it’s probably fair to say that most people think of him primarily as a romcom leading man. His best known works include The Wedding Date and My Best Friend’s Wedding, and he was even cast as the generically handsome star of Burn After Reading’s film-within-a-film, Coming Up Daisy....

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Co-Creator Tells Fans To Give Michael Bay A Chance By Angie Han/March 22, 2012 10:00 am EST On Monday, the reveal that the new, Michael Bay-produced incarnation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles would see the characters reimagined as aliens rather than mutants sent fans into a frenzy of outrage. Bay quickly shot back by advising everyone to “take a breath, and chill,” asserting that he was “working closely with one of the original creators of Ninja Turtles to help expand and give a more complex back story....

AMC Theatres Announces Iron Man / Iron Man 2 Double Feature By Peter Sciretta/April 23, 2010 2:00 pm EST AMC Theatres will be giving Iron Man fans a double feature. The company announced today that 150 AMC-owned multiplexes across the country will be showing the original Iron Man film on May 6th at 9:00pm, back to back with the midnight release of Iron Man 2. The bad news is that tickets for each film are sold separately, and AMC doesn’t offer a double feature package....

Another Second Of ‘The Hunger Games’ Revealed By Germain Lussier/Aug. 26, 2011 2:30 pm EST Two seconds down only about 7,000 to go. In preparation for an exclusive first look at footage from The Hunger Games, Jennifer Lawrence sat down with MTV to talk about her lead role and showed another second of footage. Meaning it’s another still image. The film is scheduled for release March 23, 2012 and the exclusive first footage will be on the MTV Video Music Awards Sunday August 28 at 9 p....