Movie Trailer: Norwegian Ninja By Russ Fischer/June 4, 2010 11:08 am EST This. Is. Awesome. The producers of Dead Snow have enabled the creation of Norwegian Ninja, which is actually, amazingly, sort of based on a true story. In real life Arne Trehold was a Norwegian diplomat exiled after being convicted of working for the Soviets during the Cold War. In the film, he’s not a spy, but a patriotic, heroic leader of a ninja clan....
New ‘Game Of Thrones’ Teaser Is All Swords And Shadows By Russ Fischer/Jan. 17, 2011 12:00 pm EST Here’s a new teaser for HBO’s Game of Thrones, which adapts the first novel in George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series. Tom McCarthy (The Station Agent, The Visitor) directs the pilot, which leads one to expect something that will be dense with character and dialogue. Indeed, one trailer for the show suggested we’ll see exactly that, and this teaser is also pretty dialogue-heavy for something that concentrates more on mood than story....
New Poster: ‘Due Date’ With Robert Downey Jr. And Zach Galifianakis By Russ Fischer/Aug. 10, 2010 12:56 pm EST We’ve seen the trailer for Due Date, the new Todd Phillips road comedy that stars Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis. Now there’s a poster via Yahoo, which you can see in full after the break. Here’s the full synopsis for the film, which also features Michelle Monaghan, Jamie Foxx, Alan Arkin, Juliet Lewis and Danny McBride....
New Stories From Brian Helgeland, Larry Moskowitz And Alicia Gifford On Popcorn Fiction By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 23, 2010 1:00 pm EST In late 2009, screenwriter Derek Haas (Wanted, 3:10 to Yuma, The A-Team) created a website called Popcorn Fiction, which he described as “a place where new popular short fiction could flourish, and Hollywood could have a new resource for cultivating great ideas.” Haas commissioned some very talented screenwriters to pen stories for the site, including Scott Frank (Minority Report, Out of Sight, Get Shorty), Jeff Lowell (John Tucker Must Die), Eric Heisserer (A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Thing), Les Bohem (A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child, Dante’s Peak, Daylight), Patton Oswalt, Brian Helgeland (L....
Oscar-Winner Tom Hooper To Direct ‘Les Miserables’ By Germain Lussier/March 25, 2011 6:30 am EST Coming off his recent Best Director Oscar win for The King’s Speech, Tom Hooper is going back in time from 20th century England to 19th Century France. He’s in talks to direct a new version of Les Miserables, based on the novel by Victor Hugo but best known from its Tony Award-winning Broadway musical adaptation. Les Mis is the story of a peasant named Jean Valjean who steals a loaf of bread for his starving family and is sent to prison....
Page 2: Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, Transformers, Terminator, Ruben Fleischer, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Dirty Dancing, Star Trek 2, By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 11, 2011 8:00 am EST What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 30 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more....
Rumor Of The Day: Robert De Niro And Joe Pesci To Reunite For ‘Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune’? By Russ Fischer/Nov. 12, 2010 12:30 pm EST Last time we heard about a potential reunion of Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, it was a pretty credible story. Word was that the actors might both show up (along with Al Pacino) in Martin Scorsese’s long in development The Irishman, based on Charles Brandt’s book I Heard You Paint Houses....
Soundtrack Details For Sofia Coppola’s ‘Somewhere’; Coppola Talks About The Genesis Of The Film By Russ Fischer/Aug. 31, 2010 1:53 pm EST We’ve seen a trailer and clip from Sofia Coppola’s new movie Somewhere, but with festival season approaching and the film making a debut at the Venice Film festival in a week or so, the picture remains a bit of a mystery. But now we know a little bit more, thanks in part to a recent interview with Coppola, who talks about the genesis of the film....
Terrence Malick’s New Film ‘The Burial’ Now Called ‘To The Wonder’ By Russ Fischer/May 15, 2012 10:00 am EST After he finished The Tree of Life, director Terrence Malick shot a film that was referred to for quite some time as The Burial. The romance features Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Olga Kurylenko, Javier Bardem, Rachel Weisz, Barry Pepper, Michael Sheen, Amanda Peet, and Jessica Chastain, and has been the subject of much speculation, as is often the case with Malick’s films....
The Best How To Train Your Dragon Sand Castle You’ve Ever Seen By David Chen/July 19, 2010 4:09 pm EST The SandSations Sand Castle competition recently announced their winners for 2010 and on the list was a particularly impressive sculpture based on How to Train Your Dragon. The sculpture was created by “Sand in my Crackers” and won 2nd place in the Intermediate category, along with the People’s Choice award. Thanks to /Film reader Jason for the tip!...
The Sequel Map By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 4, 2011 6:52 pm EST BoxOfficeQuant have created a chart which attempts to answer the question: Are sequels really better or worse than their original movies? See the full chart after the jump. As you might expect, while there are exceptions like Godfather II and The Dark Knight, most sequels fail to surpass their original film. The chart graphs the scores from Rotten Tomatoes with the originals’ scores on the X-axis, and the sequels’ scores on the Y....
WTF: Two Men Reenact ‘Weekend At Bernie’s’ In Denver By Germain Lussier/Sept. 16, 2011 3:30 pm EST Weekend at Bernie’s is one of those movies a lot of people find funny while totally ignoring the horrific reality of the situation. In the 1989 film, Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman play two men who find their boss dead and decide to hang out with his body, eventually using his clout to live the high life....
Yet Another ‘The Hunger Games’ Clip, Not That We’re Complaining - Goodbye, Katniss By Angie Han/March 20, 2012 8:00 am EST After months — really years — of waiting, The Hunger Games are almost here. And with positive early buzz (including Germain’s glowing review) just adding to the hype, the Lionsgate marketing machine is heading into the final push with yet another Hunger Games clip. Following a previously released scene which saw Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) making his very public move on Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence), the new clip explores the bond between longtime pals Katniss and Gale (Liam Hemsworth) as they say their farewells before she heads into the Games....
By Angie Han/Aug. 28, 2012 3:15 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Now add to that shelf Where’d You Go Bernadette, based on a serio-comic novel by Maria Semple. Semple’s name may not ring a bell, but you’re probably familiar with her work — she’s a former TV writer who’s worked on Mad About You, Suddenly Susan, and Arrested Development. More details after the jump....
‘Elysium’ Bugatti Spaceship Revealed [Comic-Con 2012] By Peter Sciretta/July 11, 2012 5:00 am EST Since making his feature debut with District 9, everyone has been waiting to see what Neill Blomkamp would do next. The buzz on District 9 started with a clever “For Humans Only” viral marketing campaign at Comic Con in 2008, and a year later climaxed with a sneak preview screening of the film with Blomkamp producer Peter Jackson in attendance....
‘Paul’ Red Band Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 23, 2011 4:30 pm EST Universal Pictures has released an uncensored red band movie trailer for Superbad/Adventureland director Greg Mottola’s sci-fi adventure comedy Paul which stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (and an alien voiced by Seth Rogen). Watch the trailer for yourself to see a little alien creature swear his ass off, after the jump. Please leave your thoughts in the comments below....
‘Short Circuit’ Remake Will Star Pre-Teen Actress, Aims To Be Family Friendly Movie About Modern War By Germain Lussier/April 11, 2012 4:00 pm EST Johnny 5 will once again be alive, but this time he’ll befriend a teenage girl set against the back drop of modern robotics in war. So says director Tim Hill (Hop) who has been tasked with co-writing and eventually directing a remake of Short Circuit, based on the popular 1986 film that starred Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens and Ally Sheedy....
‘The Smurfs’ Bumped Up To July 29 By Germain Lussier/March 28, 2011 12:00 pm EST It’s pretty crazy how one release date change can affect a whole bunch of others like dominoes. It started when Martin Scorsese’s 3D family film Hugo Cabret moved from December 9 to November 22 where it was up against Rise of the Apes and The Muppets. Sensing too much competition, Rise of the Apes buckled and switched to August 5 where it would open against The Smurfs and The Change-Up....
Amber Heard And Rosamund Pike Rumored For X-Men: First Class By Peter Sciretta/June 14, 2010 9:37 am EST Here is some more information about the character Moria McTaggert from wikipedia, which might give us some insight into her role might be in the new film: Previously: Born Moira Kinross to Scottish parents, Moira MacTaggert was one of the world’s leading authorities on genetic mutation, earning her a Nobel Prize for her work....
Amy Adams, Rashida Jones And Chris Cooper Will Appear With Jason Segel In ‘The Muppets’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 14, 2010 2:48 pm EST UPDATE: THR has Rashida Jones and Chris Cooper (hooray!) joining the cast as well. Mr. Cooper will play the villain. Not long ago we heard that the rather popular Amy Adams was looking at a few different possible roles, one of which would be in the upcoming Muppet movie that Disney is assembling with Forgetting Sarah Marshall scribe/star Jason Segel and Get Him to the Greek/Sarah Marshall director Nicholas Stoller as co-writers Flight of the Conchords helmer James Bobin as director....
