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High Resolution Desktop Wallpaper-Quality ‘Prometheus’ Images By Germain Lussier/March 21, 2012 6:30 pm EST The last five days have been so full of new information, footage and images from Ridley Scott’s Prometheus it almost feels like the movie is opening this weekend. Unfortunately, it’s not. We’ll have to wait until June 8 for that, but fans who have been poking around the newly launched website ProjectPrometheus.com have begun uncovering high resolution images from the film....

Hollywood Guilds May Oppose Sale Of Miramax To David Bergstein By Russ Fischer/June 11, 2010 10:11 am EST If you’ve been following Disney’s attempts to sell of the Miramax name and library (and I’d understand if you haven’t; it’s inside baseball stuff, to some extent) then you, like me, may have been shocked a week ago when Ron Tutor and embattled, disgraced financier/exec David Bergstein were said to have an exclusive window to purchase Miramax....

iPhone/iPad Game Angry Birds Being Developed Into A Movie? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 24, 2010 3:00 pm EST Angry Birds is probably the most addictive game on the iPhone or iPad. The game basically involves slingshotting various different types of birds, each with different atributes (one can slingshot for instance, where another drops a egg bomb) at structures housing green pig creatures. The goal is not to knock down the structures, but to kill the pigs....

Josh Stewart Added To ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ By Russ Fischer/June 13, 2011 8:30 pm EST Briefly: Given that Christopher Nolan is now shooting The Dark Knight Rises, we probably won’t see too many more notable names added to the cast. In fact, this might be the last: Josh Stewart from The Collector and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has taken an unknown role in the film. Like many of the other recent cast announcements, his part may not be significant, but he joins what is looking like an impressive ensemble cast....

Lars Von Trier To Make ‘The Nymphomaniac’ Next? By Russ Fischer/March 24, 2011 6:32 pm EST Lars von Trier is no stranger to controversy — recall the outraged reactions to his 2009 Cannes entry Antichrist, which contained some shockingly explicit sexual violence, and a whole lot of other equally weird but less headline-grabbing content. Then there are the many accusations of misogyny, driven in part by his demanding directorial style, especially when working with women....

LOL: Sharlto Copley Reprises His District 9 Role For Funny Or Die By Russ Fischer/April 20, 2010 12:31 pm EST We’ve heard before that Neill Blomkamp would, in theory, like to bring Sharlto Copley back for a follow-up to District 9. But that’s probably not happening any time soon. But you can see Copley as Wikus van der Merwe once more, thanks to Wikus and Charlize, in which the District 9 character attempts to track down Charlize Theron to ask her about co-presenting an award with him at the South African Music Awards....

Marvel And ABC In Early Stages Of Creating TV Show Set In The Marvel Cinematic Universe By Russ Fischer/July 27, 2012 9:30 pm EST Can’t say this is much of a surprise, as we’ve known that Marvel was looking at getting into TV at some point. (And not just with that Guillermo del Toro-produced Hulk show.) So the news is that Marvel is in talks with ABC to create a drama TV series set in the world of The Avengers, which is to say, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

Michael Chabon Developing ‘Hobgoblin,’ An HBO Show Featuring Nazi-Busting Magicians By Russ Fischer/March 8, 2011 5:00 pm EST Michael Chabon is a literary star (The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, The Yiddish Policeman’s Union) whose novels have mostly managed to escape adaptation to film. Both those novels I cited have been in development, but have yet to yield a film. Wonder Boys is the only prominent adaptation, though Mr. Chabon’s first novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, got a little-seen adaptation a few years back....

More Men In Black III Plot Details Emerge By Russ Fischer/July 7, 2010 4:11 pm EST We’ve slowly been getting details on the story ideas behind Men in Black III, the 3D sequel to Barry Sonenfeld’s two action/comedy/alien movies. Some of what we already know is probably in spoiler territory, and now new stuff has come to light that probably extends that territory further. But we’ve broken things down after the break so you can get safe details easily, and only read the full setup if you’re not worried about losing whatever surprise might be in store....

Opening Night ‘Dark Knight Rises’ IMAX Tickets On Sale Now By Germain Lussier/Jan. 9, 2012 12:41 pm EST Fandango has quietly begun selling midnight tickets for The Dark Knight Rises: The IMAX Experience in a few major cities across the country, /Film has exclusively discovered. A quick search on the site reveals tickets for the 12:01 a.m. July 20 shows are now on sale in San Franscisco, Los Angeles and New York....

Sequel Bits: ‘The Hangover 3,’ ‘Kung Fu Panda 3,’ ‘Avengers 2,’ ‘Birdemic 2’ And ‘Grown Ups 2’ By Germain Lussier/July 16, 2012 3:00 pm EST Be prepared for a lot of Sequel Bits in the next few days and here are just a few. After the jump, read about the following: Ken Jeong has signed on for an expanded role in The Hangover Part III. DreamWorks Animation is going to make Kung Fu Panda 3....

Sequel Bits: Robert Englund Discusses The Freddy Krueger Prequel That Could’ve Been, Plus: ‘Star Trek 2’, ‘X-Files’, ‘Avatar’, ‘Piranha 3DD’, ‘Aliens: Colonial Marines’ By Angie Han/April 5, 2012 1:30 pm EST Unsurprisingly (but happily), Kurtzman also had nothing but high praise for J.J. Abrams (“J.J. as usual is crushing it”) and franchise newcomer Benedict Cumberbatch (“He’s so magnetic”). Head over to MTV to read more of Kurtzman’s comments. [via Trek Movie]...

Sony Picks Up George Clooney’s ‘The Ides Of March’ For December 2011 Release By Russ Fischer/Nov. 2, 2010 9:47 am EST As we’ve talked about The Ides of March, which George Clooney will soon direct based on the play Farragut North by Beau Williamson, the lingering question has been: who will distribute? Now the film has a studio backer, as Sony has bought North American distribution rights to the film....

Spike Jonze’s Movie With Joaquin Phoenix Gets New Title, Official Synopsis By Angie Han/Aug. 31, 2012 11:27 am EST Confirmed details on Spike Jonze’s upcoming romance have been pretty sparse, though we’ve known for a while that the cast, at least, would be stellar. Joaquin Phoenix plays the lead, while Samantha Morton, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, and Olivia Wilde also star. Early word was that Phoenix would play a man who falls in love with a Siri-esque computer voice, but the official synopsis describes something a little bit different....

‘American Reunion’ Red-Band Teaser Trailer: Still Jerkin’ After All These Years By Russ Fischer/Oct. 13, 2011 8:05 am EST The American Pie kids are all grown up, but that doesn’t mean that things have fundamentally changed. An adult-oriented teaser for American Reunion has arrived, and it shows how delicately the film handles the topic of finding time to jerk off when you’ve got a kid. Check it out below. I don’t think any of us expected to see anything different from that trailer, but that means that American Reunion gets points for consistency, at least....

‘Daydream Nation’ Trailer Starring Kat Dennings And Josh Lucas By Germain Lussier/April 7, 2011 6:00 pm EST Apparently today is trailer Thursday as several brand new trailers have made their way online. The next one, and probably not the last, is Daydream Nation, an indie-rock influenced teen drama, described by Variety as “Juno as reimagined by David Lynch, or a funnier, sunnier Donnie Darko.” It stars Kat Dennings (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Thor) as the new girl in town who ends up falling for one of her teachers, played by Josh Lucas (A Beautiful Mind, Poseidon)....

‘Francince’ Trailer: What Is Melissa Leo Doing To Those Cats? By Russ Fischer/Sept. 7, 2012 1:18 pm EST If you’re in a good mood and want to preserve it, might want to put watching this trailer off for later. Francine stars Melissa Leo (The Fighter, Treme) as a recent ex-con who isn’t having the best time adjusting to life after prison. The trailer doesn’t give too many details of just what she does after getting out of the joint, but that seems to be true of the film, too....

‘Indiana Jones 5’ “Not So Far Off,” According To Shia LaBeouf By Angie Han/June 8, 2011 4:00 am EST Rumors of an Indiana Jones 5 have been cropping up for quite some time now, since before Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull even opened. And yet, to the relief of fans who disliked Crystal Skull, plans for another Indy adventure still haven’t quite gelled after three years....

‘The Muppets’ Teaser Trailer By Peter Sciretta/May 23, 2011 11:40 am EST Walt Disney Pictures released a teaser trailer for The Muppets attached to Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. The trailer wasn’t released online until after opening weekend, because I’m told Disney execs believe the trailer plays better in large audiences on the big screen. And yes, watching it online, you miss the gasps and response that comes from the big reveal that it is a new Muppet movie....

‘Toy Story 3’ Director Lee Unkrich Starts Next Project; Possibly A Fall 2015 Pixar Movie By Russ Fischer/Sept. 26, 2011 6:30 pm EST Those who are fascinated by the development process at Pixar should now be paying attention to the social media presence of Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich. The filmmaker has embraced social media in the past year or more, and now he is using it to open a small window on the creation of his next film....