Eva Green Cast In ‘Dark Shadows’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 3, 2011 6:37 pm EST Casting is starting to heat up for Dark Shadows, a project it feels like we’ve been hearing about for a very long time now. The movie will be yet another pairing between director Tim Burton and star Johnny Depp. In this cast the latter will play vampire Barnabas Collins in a big-screen revival of the ’60s supernatural soap opera....
First Look: ‘The Smurfs 2’ New Little Monsters The Naughties By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 20, 2012 6:00 am EST Sony Pictures Animation has released the first image of new characters that will be introduced in The Smurfs 2. In the sequel to the 2011 live-action/animation hybrid, Christina Ricci voices Vexy (left) and comedian JB Smoove voices Hackus (right), two new little monsters nicknamed “The Naughties” created by the evil Gargamel (played again by Hank Azaria)....
Full Trailer For HBO’s Cormac McCarthy Adaptation ‘The Sunset Limited’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 25, 2011 12:30 pm EST One of the lesser-known works from No Country For Old Men author Cormac McCarthy is the play The Sunset Limited. It features two men, called simply Black, a Christian ex-con and White, and atheist professor, talking in Black’s home after he saves White from a would-be suicide dive into the path of a train....
Guillermo Del Toro To Write/Direct Trollhunters For DreamWorks Animation By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 27, 2010 7:00 am EST A few weeks ago it was reported that Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro spends time each week at DreamWorks Animation developing upcoming projects, acting as a creative consultant on several specific projects. This entails helping out on design or story, and other things he’s executive producing and developing, none of those projects have been announced yet… that is until today....
Guy Ritchie Possibly Remaking ‘The Cannonball Run’? By Germain Lussier/Feb. 11, 2011 12:00 pm EST On a hypothetical list of movies that could use a modern remake, The Cannonball Run would be near the top. It’s a revered piece of early Eighties cheese that’s loved by a huge group of people while others dismiss it for being mindless, cameo-laden entertainment. The concept, however, of an illegal cross-country race with a huge wealth of different characters is ripe to be remade through the lens of almost any genre....
Infographic: 2011 Academy Award Winners According To The Online Buzz By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 26, 2011 5:40 pm EST WebTrends.com have published a infographic which presents the pre-Oscar buzz in visual form. Who is going to win on Sunday night? Could it be the most talked about films? Probably not but you can see the infographic embedded after the jump. Infographic thanks to WebTrends (via mashable) Infographic: 2011 Academy Award Winners According To The Online Buzz...
Infographic: The Evolution Of The Geek By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 20, 2010 2:50 pm EST At /Film, we’re proud movie geeks. In the past we’ve even debated the differences between Geeks, Nerds, Dorks and Dweebs. Flowtown has created a handy infographic showing the evolution of the Geek. Apparently… we’ve come a long way. Check it out after the jump. Click on the image below to see the infographic in full resolution on FlowTown:...
Is ‘Hawaii,’ Starring Barbie And Ken, Pixar’s Pre-‘Cars 2’ Short? By Germain Lussier/Dec. 21, 2010 11:00 am EST When Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich was doing the rounds promoting his blockbuster film, he revealed that audiences would next see the Toy Story characters in a short film in front of Cars 2. We now have an idea of what that, specifically, might be. Disney/Pixar animator Floyd Norman recently tweeted that he saw a new Disney/Pixar short called Hawaii and added this information “Ken and Barbie want to go to Hawaii....
Kevin Bacon In Talks To Play X-Men: First Class Villain By Peter Sciretta/July 9, 2010 11:23 am EST Update: many readers think Bacon might be playing Mr. Sinister, who is described as the following on wikipedia: Previously: Mister Sinister is a genetically altered human with superhuman physical and mental abilities. Mister Sinister was granted powers through genetic alterations by Apocalypse, and throughout the years has used genetic material from other mutants to grant himself a truly vast array of superhuman abilities....
Latest ‘Skyfall’ Video Blog Focuses On Costumes But Also Shows Several New Scenes By Germain Lussier/June 7, 2012 3:00 pm EST Whether it’s his classic tuxedo or a tiny blue bathing suit, clothes are just as much of James Bond’s character as his gadgets or drink of choice. For Skyfall, the latest Bond film directed by Sam Mendes, costume designer Jany Temime worked with both star Daniel Craig and fashion designer Tom Ford on making sure that iconic look remained, but was simultaneously modern and functional....
Liam Neeson Cast In Peter Berg’s ‘Battleship’ By Russ Fischer/Sept. 7, 2010 1:10 pm EST We’ve half-joked about Peter Berg’s film Battleship, which already boasts a cast including Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Rhianna and Brooklyn Decker. That’s an odd-sounding cast for a mega-budget film about a battle with aliens. Now a serious name has been added to lend some weight to the cast: Liam Neeson will anchor the picture as Admiral Shane....
Movie Trailer: Friedberg/Seltzer Twilight Spoof Vampires Suck, Entire Movie Leaked Online? By Peter Sciretta/July 7, 2010 12:00 pm EST You can watch the trailer legally, and for free, embedded after the jump. I’m still not quite sure why a vampire spoof is filled with jokes about Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, the television show the Jersey Shore, and Lady Gaga. But why question the motives or logic behind Seltzer and Friedberg now?...
Olivia Thirlby Joins Ivan Reitman’s Friends With Benefits By Peter Sciretta/April 27, 2010 3:00 am EST Last month, I was complaining about the fact that Olivia Thirlby had seemingly disappeared from the movie world, and now the talented indie actress is attached to two high profile projects. A couple weeks ago it was announced that Thirlby had landed a role in a big budget sci-fi action film The Darkest Hour produced by Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted/Nightwatch) about a group of American tourists visiting Moscow Russia when an alien invasion occurs....
Online Films: Episode 2 Of ‘Mortal Kombat Legacy,’ Live-Action ‘Halo’ Fan Film Coming By Germain Lussier/April 21, 2011 11:30 am EST Add another popular video game to the slowly growing list of games getting the online, live action treatment. Last week, Machinima premiered the first episode of their new Mortal Kombat series Mortal Kombat Legacy and the second episode is now online. The same site also released the first official look at footage from Operation Chastity, a Halo-themed live action film being made by Halo fans for Halo fans....
Original Muppeteer Jerry Nelson Has Died By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 24, 2012 1:28 am EST Jerry Nelson, one of the original Muppeteers hired by Jim Henson, died yesterday (August 23rd 2012). Even though you might not recognize the name, all of you have grown up with Jerry’s performances. He puppeteered almost 1,000 named Henson puppet characters during his 47-year career, credited for performing over 120 different named characters on The Muppet Show, and almost double that on Sesame Street....
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener And Christopher Walken Cast In ‘A Late Quartet’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 10, 2011 2:30 pm EST We first heard about the indie drama A Late Quartet last year, when Ethan Hawke was cast in the lead. Things have changed a bit, but possibly for the better: the cast now includes Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener and Christopher Walken. Yaron Zilberman is directing A Late Quartet soon, and Ethan Hawke, once announced for a lead role, has had to drop out....
Rob Marshall To Bring Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Into The Woods’ To The Big Screen By Angie Han/Jan. 11, 2012 9:00 am EST Rob Marshall made his feature filmmaking debut in 2002 with the Broadway adaptation Chicago, and earned a Best Picture Oscar and a Best Director nomination for his trouble. However, his second big-screen musical, 2009’s Nine, didn’t fare quite as well, receiving mixed reviews and tanking at the box office. So here’s hoping his next attempt at a movie musical, an adaptation of Into the Woods for Disney, turns out more like the former than the latter....
Streaming Bits: Television Coming To Xbox Live, Hulu Makes Deal With Univision, Miramax CEO Says Online Distribution Can Be Worse Than Piracy By Germain Lussier/Oct. 7, 2011 6:00 am EST In other news, XBox Live will soon get a large quantity of streaming channels this holiday season and Hulu has just signed a deal to broadcast content from Univision, the popular Spanish language station. There’s more on all of these stories after the jump....
Suicidal ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ Spinoff ‘10 Things I Hate About Life’ In The Works; Hayley Atwell To Star By Angie Han/May 10, 2012 6:30 am EST 10 Things I Hate About You helmer Gil Junger has already revisited his hit 1999 teen comedy once, with a 2009 ABC Family series of the same title that lasted just once season, and now he’s preparing to head back into familiar territory once again....
By Russ Fischer/Sept. 14, 2012 3:32 pm EST Ben Fritz of the LA Times tweeted the news of Rothman’s departure. THR originally said that the move is effective immediately, and that “all studio operations will be consolidated under studio co-chairman Jim Gianopulos.” In fact, thanks to a letter Rothman sent out this evening, we know the transition will be fast, but not immediate. Gianopulos will be sole chairman starting January 1....
