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‘Monsters’ Sequel Or TV Show To Go Ahead Without Director Gareth Edwards By Adam Quigley/Feb. 8, 2011 5:30 am EST One person who won’t be involved in the proceedings, however, is director Gareth Edwards, the man responsible for making Monsters a reality. Read what he had to say after the break. Back during the summer of last year, Edwards had mentioned via Dread Central the possibility of a Monsters TV show, but even then didn’t seem too invested in being a part of it....

‘Real Steel’/‘I Am Legend’ Author Richard Matheson Shopping 150 Stories, Plays, And Books For Possible Movie Adaptations By Angie Han/Oct. 6, 2011 5:00 pm EST Richard Matheson may not be a name that rings a bell, but chances are you’re familiar with some of his works. Matheson is the author behind the source material for such films as I Am Legend (which has actually spawned three big-screen versions), What Dreams May Come, The Box, and this weekend’s robot boxing picture Real Steel....

‘We Bought A Zoo’ Theatrical Poster Proves Studio Poster Art Isn’t Dead By Germain Lussier/Nov. 8, 2011 5:00 pm EST Earlier today, I posted a story with hundreds of studio released movie posters that all looked the same. The lead sentence was “News flash: today’s movie posters generally suck.” Almost as if it was a response to that, Cameron Crowe’s official website The Uncool debuted the theatrical poster for his upcoming film, We Bought a Zoo....

‘Werewolf: The Beast Among Us’ Trailer: Universal Reboots Their Monsters On Blu-Ray By Germain Lussier/July 25, 2012 12:30 pm EST When some moviegoers think of Universal, they think Universal Monsters. The Wolfman, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Creature and more all featured in classic movies at the studio, and have since become Universal trademarks. 2012 is the 100th anniversary of the studio. To celebrate, they’re attempting to reinvent the Monsters brand in the home market, beginning with a reinvention of the Wolfman....

Behind The Scenes ‘Cloud Atlas’ Photo Gives Production Design Hints And Rare Look At The Wachowskis By Russ Fischer/Dec. 21, 2011 6:50 pm EST I’ve gone on and on about Cloud Atlas, the film that Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski are directing based on the novel by David Mitchell. You’ll have to excuse my interest and enthusiasm — the film is a genre-hopping collection of six stories, with Tykwer and the Wachowskis directing parallel film units that each tackled three tales....

Casting Bits: Ellen Page Joins ‘The East’, Anthony Mackie Developing Jesse Owens Biopic, Tom Everett Scott Boards ‘Us & Them’ By Angie Han/Sept. 29, 2011 3:30 pm EST Ellen Page is in final negotiations to star with Brit Marling and Alexander Skarsgard in The East, Zal Batmanglij’s thriller about a mysterious eco-terrorism organization called The East. Marling, who co-wrote the script with Batmanglij, leads as an undercover agent who infiltrates the group but then finds herself developing feelings for the group’s leader (Skarsgard)....

Casting Bits: Shia LaBeouf Back In ‘Charlie Countryman’, Bill Hader, Josh Gad And Kate Hudson To Voice ‘Me & My Shadow’ By Angie Han/Feb. 1, 2012 9:00 am EST In April 2010, Shia LaBeouf was set to team up with commercial director Dante Ariola for The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman. However, scheduling issues got in the way and in March 2011, Zac Efron and a different commercial director, Fredrik Bond, stepped in to take their place....

Debunked Rumor: Indiana Jones And The Bermuda Triangle? By Peter Sciretta/June 8, 2010 11:06 am EST Update: DEBUNKED – USA Today writer Anthony Breznican tweeted “Lucasfilm tells me flat-out: #IndianaJones 5 rumors, Bermuda Triangle, etc, are completely bogus. Not happening.” In June of 2009, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull co-star Shia LaBeouf told reporters that Steven Spielberg had “cracked” the story for Indiana Jones 5 and he thinks “they’re gearing that up....

Djimon Hounsou Cast As The Angel Of Death In ‘Paradise Lost’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 22, 2011 4:30 pm EST I talked about the very serious film Paradise Lost earlier today — the documentary about the just-freed West Memphis Three. But there’s that other Paradise Lost being developed by Legendary Pictures and director Alex Proyas. That’s the very loose adaptation of the epic poem by Milton that chronicles the break between Lucifer and Heaven....

Financing Has Collapsed For Terry Gilliam’s ‘Don Quixote’; 3D ‘Time Bandits’ Conversion Planned? By Adam Quigley/Sept. 6, 2010 1:25 pm EST I feel for Terry Gilliam. He just can’t seem to catch a break, no matter the project. And in the case of The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, the film’s history has been more storied than most. He’s been trying to get the movie made for over ten years, and even got as far as filming the thing (with Johnny Depp in the lead role, no less), when the entire production went to hell and was forced into cancellation....

First Look: Salman Rushdie’s ‘Midnight’s Children;’ Watch The Author Discuss The Film Adaptation By Russ Fischer/Sept. 18, 2011 5:14 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Salman Rushdie is one of our most valuable literary voices, and he also happens to be a tremendous fan of film. One of my earliest encounters with his work was via an essay he wrote on Terry Gilliam’s Brazil (available in Imaginary Homelands) and in the many years since I’ve had the good fortune to see Rushdie speak on the topic of film numerous times....

Frank Darabont Steps Down As Showrunner Of ‘The Walking Dead’ By Russ Fischer/July 26, 2011 7:04 pm EST I guess it would have been pretty awkward if Frank Darabont had taken the stage at The Walking Dead panel this past weekend at Comic Con and announced that he was leaving the show. So he did the panel as if everything was fine, and today he announced that he is stepping down as showrunner of The Walking Dead....

Full Clip From ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ By Germain Lussier/May 3, 2011 2:00 pm EST With all the talk about Fast Five’s huge opening weekend and Thor’s big international box office haul, not to mention that film’s impending domestic opening, it’s almost as if the next blockbuster on the summer movies horizon is being overlooked. That film is Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the Rob Marshall-directed fourth film in the Pirates saga, starring Johnny Depp, Ian McShane, Penelope Cruz and Geoffrey Rush....

Guillermo Del Toro Says Van Helsing ‘Not Quite Certain’ But Will Share Plans At Comic Con By Russ Fischer/June 14, 2010 11:20 am EST Last week there was word that Guillermo del Toro is working with Universal to develop a new Van Helsing movie. Not necessarily a sequel to the Hugh Jackman film from 2003, but another hybrid action horror film with the classic vampire hunter as the main character. The report was that del Toro would write a treatment (not the script) and produce....

Joss Whedon Discusses ‘Much Ado About Nothing’, ‘Dr. Horrible 2’, And His Possible Future At Marvel [Comic-Con 2012] By Angie Han/July 14, 2012 12:00 pm EST All-star geek Joss Whedon took over Ballroom 20 at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday to thunderous applause, and although he confessed that he hadn’t properly prepared for the panel, it did little to dampen his fans’ enthusiasm. Whedon took the mic alone at the front of the room, and for an hour fielded questions from an appreciative audience....

Kevin Smith Offering 10 Week ‘Red State’ Class By Germain Lussier/Nov. 16, 2010 10:03 am EST

Legendary Hollywood Directors Coming Soon To An Envelope Near You By Germain Lussier/May 25, 2012 6:00 am EST If you’ve ever really wanted people who handle your mail to know you’re a film fan, the US Postal Service has the answer. They’ve just created four new stamps featuring four of the greatest directors of all time: John Ford, John Huston, Frank Capra and Billy Wilder. Designed by Derry Noyes and Gary Kelley, each stamp portrays one of the director’s best known works....

LOL: Watch John Lasseter Squirm When Grilled About ‘Toy Story 4’ By Peter Sciretta/July 18, 2011 2:00 pm EST Last month, Tom Hanks let it slip that Pixar is currently devleoping another sequel in the Toy Story franchise. At the time we chalked it up to the fact that the Toy Story stars have signed options for further sequels, and maybe Hanks didn’t know what he was talking about (I mean, the door is always open, right?...

Luke Evans Cast In ‘Fast And Furious 6;’ First Plot Details Revealed By Germain Lussier/May 9, 2012 12:30 pm EST A casting rumor from last week regarding Fast and Furious 6 has now been confirmed and with it comes our first hint at what the plot might hold. Luke Evans (Clash of the Titans, Immortals, The Hobbit) has now officially worked out his schedule and will star opposite Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson in the Justin Lin-directed sequel, which is scheduled for release May 24, 2013....

Max Landis Returns To Script ‘Chronicle 2’ By Russ Fischer/March 8, 2012 6:00 am EST Unfortunately, that hire is the only data we’ve got right now. No clues as to storyline, or how the sequel will jump off from the events of the first film. Will Alex Russell be called back to reprise his character? Or will the sequel follow other people who are empowered by the mysterious energy source found by the kids in the first movie?...