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Trailer: ‘Eastbound & Down’ Season Two By Germain Lussier/Sept. 14, 2010 8:05 am EST In less than two weeks, you’re effing out. Eastbound & Down, the hilarious HBO comedy series starring Danny McBride as cocky former professional baseball Kenny Powers returns on September 26 at 10:30 p.m. to the delight of fans who have been waiting 18 months since the end of season one. The second season sees a totally revamped cast, including Michael Pena (Crash) and Ana de la Reguera (Nacho Libre), and features Powers hiding out in Mexico where he discovers a local baseball team named The Charros....

VOTD: ‘Order Up’ Features An Out Of This World Pizza Delivery By Germain Lussier/Aug. 15, 2012 5:00 am EST These days, online short films are a dime a dozen. When almost anyone can shoot, edit, and upload a movie with almost any piece of technology they own, it makes standing out of the crowd pretty difficult. One way to do that is with impressive special effects like the ones created by software company Red Giant in the new short film Order Up....

Weinstein Bros. Taking Back Miramax? Not So Fast, Says Disney By Russ Fischer/April 15, 2010 6:21 pm EST Briefly: Going to keep this one short until more detail comes in, but here are the basics. About an hour ago THR ran a piece saying that Bob and Harvey Weinstein would again be in control of the Miramax name and library thanks to a $600m bid made with/through Ron Burkle and a small consortium of financiers....

What Mystery Short Film Has Marvel Already Shot? By Russ Fischer/May 4, 2012 1:00 pm EST A couple big interviews with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige have shown up over the past week as The Avengers races to US theaters, and we’ve pointed out some of the good bits of info in each one. But we missed something in one interview: a note that Marvel co-president Louis D’Esposito, exec producer on Marvel’s films, has directed something the studio will reveal in the near future....

‘Clerks: The Animated Series’ Might Return In 2013 By Peter Sciretta/March 23, 2012 3:00 pm EST Clerks: The Animated Series might be edging towards a return in 2013. The series was a very short network primetime show, which many agree was ahead of its time. The series did the same style totally random-funny pop culture-filled jokes that were credited for Family Guy’s later success. I highly recommend any one who hasn’t seen the show to go check it out, especially if you liked shows like Clone High or Family Guy....

‘Fast Five’ Could Spawn Sequel And Spin-Off; Plus New Car Photos By Germain Lussier/Jan. 14, 2011 12:30 pm EST The fifth movie in the Fast and the Furious franchise, Fast Five, won’t be released until April 29 but the stars and producers are so confident in their product, they’re already talking about coming back. In an interview with Collider, franchise producer Neil Moritz revealed that he and Vin Diesel all ready know the story for a possible sixth movie and could start working on it soon....

/Film Video Interview: Andrew Stanton, The Oscar-Winning Director Of ‘John Carter’ By Germain Lussier/March 7, 2012 9:00 am EST As I walked into Andrew Stanton’s temporary Arizona villa to speak with him about his new movie John Carter, I was probably the most nervous I’d been in a while. Stanton has only directed two films – Finding Nemo and Wall-E - but they’re two of my favorites, and he’s partially responsible for much of what makes Pixar films so successful....

‘Flight’ With Denzel Washington Next For Robert Zemeckis; Drops ‘Replay’ By Germain Lussier/Aug. 26, 2011 2:00 pm EST With the amount rumor running around Hollywood, it’s hard to believe a movie is actually getting made until a filmmaker calls “Action” on set. That said, it seems after considering a number of projects, Oscar-winning director Robert Zemeckis has settled on his next film and it’ll be one of the many he was previously attached to....

‘High School Musical’ Star Ashley Tisdale To Star In ‘Scary Movie 5’ By Germain Lussier/June 4, 2012 6:00 pm EST After four Scary Movies, it seems like Anna Faris has been replaced by another funny blonde actress. Ashley Tisdale, best known for Disney’s High School Musical series, has been tapped to star in the latest edition of the franchise, Scary Movie 5, which will be directed Malcolm Lee and co-written and produced by David Zucker....

‘Raiders Of The Lost Ark’ IMAX Trailer And Indy Marathon Info; Is Steven Spielberg The Next Big IMAX Convert? By Russ Fischer/Aug. 15, 2012 12:00 pm EST You might think there’s not much to see in an IMAX trailer for a film that has been out for decades, and you’re basically right, especially when looking at that trailer online rather than in an actual IMAX theater. But this trailer, which advertises the IMAX upconversion of Raiders of the Lost Ark, also comes with some other great info....

‘The Hunger Games’ Trilogy Will Become Four Movies By Germain Lussier/June 1, 2011 8:50 am EST UPDATE: A representative for Lionsgate confirmed that “we have a deal that encompasses 4 movies.” Original story follows with minor edits.Harry Potter did it first, Twilight followed suit and, if Lionsgate experiences the success of those two franchises with their anticipated, upcoming film, they plan to do the same. Deadline first reported that in a recent meeting with Wall Street analysts Lionsgate told them to expect four movies from the trilogy of books in The Hunger Games series written by Suzanne Collins....

Apple In Talks With Three Major Movie Studios For Apple TV And Rumored Apple HDTV By Germain Lussier/April 27, 2012 5:00 pm EST Apple already has Apple TV, the affordable piece of hardware that allows users to stream all kinds of content from the Internet to televisions and this new device would likely be an all-in-one device, kind of like a massive iPad. Now a new rumor is circling that Apple is in talks with EPIX, a company owned by LionsGate, MGM and Paramount (the three studios of the headline), to stream content exclusively on Apple TV as well as any other upcoming Apple device that might stream content, which suggests this new TV....

Brett Ratner To Direct ‘The 39 Clues’ By Russ Fischer/May 9, 2011 6:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Because I know many of you just get all giddy when prospective new Brett Ratner films come up, here’s his latest potential project: The 39 Clues, which is not an Alfred Hitchcock remake, but an adaptation of a young-adult book series. It sounds a bit like a kids’ version of National Treasure, and all the details are after the break....

Brian Beletic To Direct Disney’s Matterhorn Movie By Russ Fischer/Jan. 6, 2012 5:00 pm EST One of a few films Disney is making as big-screen exploitations of existing theme parks is a film based on the Matterhorn ride. The film, originally referred to as The Hill, was announced last year, and is currently being referred to as Untitled Explorers Project. Now the movie has a director: commercial helmer Brian Beletic, who has made spots for Converse, Nike, and Ikea, as well as many music videos for the Black Eyed Peas (‘Karma,’ ‘Weekends,’ ‘B....

Conan Screenwriters Hired To Pen Marvel’s Dr. Strange By Russ Fischer/June 21, 2010 6:47 pm EST In October of 2008 Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige talked about the studio’s desire to develop a film centered around Dr. Strange. He said, “I’d say in the next year, year and a half, as we start putting together our film slate for 2012 and 2013, I would not be shocked if we saw Dr....

Cool Stuff: Bad Ass Pixar Characters By Germain Lussier/Dec. 13, 2010 7:00 am EST Mature themes are one of the main components that separate Pixar films from most of the other animation that comes out today. In Toy Story 3, it was leaving your past behind, in Up it was loss of a loved one and in WALL-E, it was eternal loneliness. Each of those movies made adults explore their own emotions while simultaneously providing a fun, simple story for the kids to enjoy....

Cool Stuff: New Mondo ‘Star Wars’ Bounty Hunter Posters - Wave One By Germain Lussier/Sept. 20, 2010 6:00 am EST Another week, another amazing Star Wars print by Mondo. Or should we say “prints?” This time, Mondo will be releasing a set of three 8-10 color, 12 x 36 screenprints featuring some of your favorite secondary bounty hunters from The Empire Strikes Back. Artist Ken Taylor has immortalized Bossk, IG-88 and Zuckuss in painstakingly beautiful detail and you’ll be able to buy them all on Tuesday September 21....

Disney Studio All Access Coming Soon, Links Movies Across All Media By Germain Lussier/Sept. 2, 2011 12:30 pm EST The home entertainment market is always evolving. From major format changes, to the advent of high definition and 3D, to digital streaming content becoming more and more prevalent, it’s almost impossible to predict what the next big thing is. So why not embrace it all at once? That’s what Disney has been slowly building up to for a few years and it seems like they’re almost ready to launch Disney Studio All Access, also known as DSAA....

Emile Hirsch Cast In ‘The Motel Life’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 26, 2011 2:00 pm EST Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans producers Alan and Gabriel Polsky are putting together a film adaptation of Willy Vlautin’s novel The Motel Life. The first talent is now on board, as Emile Hirsch has signed to play one of “two brothers who flee their Reno motel room after getting involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident....

Final ‘Sucker Punch’ Poster By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 13, 2011 3:00 pm EST Warner Bros. has released yet-another movie poster for Zack Snyder’s new action fantasy film Sucker Punch which showcases the five female leads: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Chung, alongside Babydoll’s bunny-killing mech. Check out the full poster after the jump. Click the below image to enlarge: Thanks to /Film reader Harry H for the tip....