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Tony Gilroy Offers More Detail And Background On ‘The Bourne Legacy’, In Which Matt Damon Will Definitely Not Appear By Russ Fischer/Oct. 20, 2010 11:30 am EST Time for an incremental update on The Bourne Legacy, aka the fourth film in the Bourne series. Co-written by Tony and Dan Gilroy and directed by Tony Gilroy, the film will take place in the same murkily bureaucratic world of espionage as the other films in the series (which Tony Gilroy also wrote) but feature a new protagonist....

Trailer: 2010 Palme d’Or Winner ‘Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives’ By Russ Fischer/May 24, 2010 12:33 pm EST Even though this year’s Cannes was a more low-key affair than the last couple years, without a lot of obvious stand-out award magnets, I think the Palme d’Or win by Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, by Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul, probably came as a surprise. In the first place, Weerasethakul (who kindly goes by the name ‘Joe’, or ‘Joe W....

TV Bits: E! Developing ‘Wizard Of Oz’ Series, HBO Renews ‘Veep’ And ‘Girls’ By Germain Lussier/May 1, 2012 6:30 am EST Good news abounds for fans for fans of HBO’s two newest shows and one of the most famous movies of all time. First up, HBO has just renewed both Veep and Girls for a second season. Then, over on E!, they’re developing a whole new slate of original programming including a show called Dorothy which is inspired by the world of The Wizard of Oz....

TV Bits: HBO Passes On ‘The Corrections’, ‘The West Wing’ Reunites For Walking PSA By Angie Han/May 1, 2012 4:30 pm EST After a decade of false starts on the big screen, an adaptation Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections looked to finally be making some headway on the small screen. HBO began developing it as a series with producer Scott Rudin last fall, and quickly signed director Noah Baumbach as well as a high-profile cast including Ewan McGregor, Rhys Ifans, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper and Dianne Wiest....

VOTD: 60 Second ‘Requiem For A Dream’ With Puppets Will Mess You Up By Germain Lussier/Feb. 10, 2012 4:00 pm EST Over a decade since its release, Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream remains a visceral and disturbing piece of modern cinema. The filmmaker’s gnawing portrayal of drug addiction coupled with a hyper stylized aesthetic can make even the most tough-stomached person squirm in their seat. You’d think seeing the same images with puppets would soften the blow, but Brendan James Boyd’s 60 -econd film for the 2012 Vancouver Fake Film Fest proves likewise....

By Germain Lussier/Feb. 14, 2012 5:00 pm EST Martinis and a snappy suit aren’t what make James Bond so iconic. It’s familiarity. If it wasn’t for a collection of specific, recognizable traits, the franchise would never have reached its current status. We might not be half as interested as we are in the 23th James Bond film, Skyfall, out this November. Right off the bat, you need the Bond character and his colleagues....

Watch Nine Minutes Of Tom Hardy, Chris Pine & Reese Witherspoon Being Awful To Each Other In ‘This Means War’ Clips By Angie Han/Feb. 2, 2012 2:30 pm EST An obnoxious first trailer generally isn’t a good sign for a movie, and after that first one hit I would’ve been perfectly content to see no more of McG’s romantic action comedy This Means War. But nine (non-consecutive) minutes of the film have just been released, and surprisingly, they actually look better than the two or so we’ve already seen....

Will We Finally See David O. Russell’s Stranded Political Satire ‘Nailed’? By Russ Fischer/April 29, 2010 8:50 pm EST There are a couple of very notable films that have been stuck in limbo for the past couple years. One is Margaret, by You Can Count on Me director Kenneth Lonergan. That one has been stuck in a perpetual editing cycle. Another is Nailed, David O. Russell’s film about a waitress (Jessica Biel) who has a nail lodged in her head and travels to Washington D....

‘Carnage’ Trailer: Kate Winslet Loses It, Hilariously By Russ Fischer/Aug. 19, 2011 10:30 am EST We’ve been highlighting images from Roman Polanski’s upcoming film Carnage for the past few weeks. The film adapts Yasmina Reza’s play God of Carnage, with John C. Reilly, Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet and Chrisoph Waltz starring as two NYC couples who meet to discuss the aftermath of an encounter between their kids. For some, that cast list and Polanski’s name are enough to lock Carnage as a fall highlight....

‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ Review – Bad Ass Action With Brad Bird Style By Germain Lussier/Dec. 13, 2011 12:00 pm EST Without exaggeration, you can probably count the amount of static dialogue scenes in Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol on one hand. In seemingly each and every scene, director Brad Bird’s first live-action film is bursting with vitality. Things are always moving, situations are stressful, not everyone is who they say they are, and more often than not there’s some kind of awe-inspiring stunt or intense fight happening....

‘Skyfall’ Teaser Trailer By Germain Lussier/May 21, 2012 12:47 am EST The world has long wondered what a Sam Mendes directed James Bond movie might look like and today we have our answer. Columbia/Sony and MGM have just released the first trailer for Skyfall, Daniel Craig’s third Bond film, this time under the watchful eye of the Oscar-winning American Beauty director. Scheduled for domestic release November 9 (and European release October 26) the film also features Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney, Berenice Malohe and Naomie Harris....

‘The Woman In Black’ Trailer By Russ Fischer/Aug. 17, 2011 7:40 am EST It’s nice to see someone trying to make a genuine ghost story. We used to see a lot more films in the vein of The Woman in Black, but they’ve fallen somewhat out of favor. For his first post-Harry Potter film role, Daniel Radcliffe chose to go with a ghost tale scripted by Jane Goldman (Stardust, Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class) based on the well-regarded novel by Susan Hill....

Bangkok Dangerous Screenwriter Hired For MacGyver By Peter Sciretta/May 21, 2010 7:00 am EST With MacGruber set to hit theaters, Wanrer Bros/New Line is fast tracking development on a big screen adaptation of the hit television show MacGyver (development was first announced in March). Raffaella and Martha De Laurentiis are producing, along with series creator Lee Zlotoff. Risky Business is reporting that Jason Richman has been hired to pen the script....

Bruce Campbell Will Be In Sam Raimi’s ‘Oz: The Great And Powerful’ After All, And He’s Already Shot His Cameo By Angie Han/Dec. 20, 2011 1:30 pm EST Bruce Campbell doesn’t appear in all of Sam Raimi’s films, but in the years since their work on the Evil Dead movies, the actor’s become a familiar — if small — presence in many of them. So we were a bit disappointed last month to hear that Campbell wouldn’t be making a cameo in Raimi’s next picture, Oz: The Great and Powerful, despite earlier reports that he’d been slated to appear....

Casting Bits: Nick Nolte And Tom Waits May Take ‘The Low Road’, Peter Bogdanovich Joins ‘Super 8’ Star In ‘The Healer’, Colin Salmon Seeks ‘Retribution’ By Angie Han/Sept. 12, 2011 4:30 pm EST Chris Maybach has been enjoying excellent buzz for producing Sundance favorite Martha Marcy May Marlene, but don’t think he’s been resting on his laurels. Maybach has two more films in post-production — Sean Baker’s Starlet and Andrew Dosunmu’s Mother of George — and is in the process of casting yet another project, which he will direct himself....

Casting Notes: Bill Hader In Scott Pilgrim; Zach Galifianakis As The New Incredible Mr. Limpet By Russ Fischer/June 14, 2010 9:42 pm EST We’ve known most of the cast of Edgar Wright’s upcoming Scott Pilgrim vs. The World for some time, but a tweet from the director today revealed one more name we didn’t previously have: Bill Hader. Wright said, ““Just did some final ADR sessions with Jason Schwartzman, Garth Jennings and Bill Hader....

Cool Stuff: Tyler Stout’s Big Lebowski And The Thing Handbills By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 2, 2010 6:00 pm EST /Film favorite Tyler Stout has released handbill sets for The Big Lebowski and The Thing, featuring art from his previously released (and sold out) limited edition posters. The Lebowski set includes three handbills for $30 (2 4"x5" prints and 1 4"x8" print, all three on cream colored paper). The Thing set includes fifteen smaller-sized handbills (14 4"x5" prints and 1 4"x8" print) for $35....

Daft Punk’s “Derezzed” Tron Legacy Music Video By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 7, 2010 3:30 pm EST MTV has premiered the official music video for the first single from Daft Punk’s Tron Legacy score, a track titled “Derezzed”. The imagery in the video appears to be a hybrid of the original Tron and the upcoming sequel Tron: Legacy. Also, remember, the soundtrack is currently available for download for only $3.99. Hit the jump to watch the new music video now....

By Angie Han/Aug. 24, 2012 7:00 am EST Based on the book by James Dashner, the plot follows a teenage boy named Thomas who wakes up one day with no memory of his past. He finds himself in an enclosed expanse called the Glade, surrounded by other young men like him. When a girl is sent to their community, she brings a message that could reveal the truth about the Glade....

Gary Ross Will Direct ‘The Hunger Games’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 4, 2010 3:02 pm EST The series many feel could take over the movie and publishing business in the way Twilight did just a few years back finally has a captain at the helm. Gary Ross, who directed Seabiscuit and Pleasantville, will in fact be directing the film version of The Hunger Games based on the best selling book by Suzanne Collins for Lionsgate....