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Crazy Rumor: Steven Spielberg To Make Bee Gees Biopic? By Russ Fischer/Oct. 18, 2010 6:18 am EST I’m not sure exactly how some rumors get from point A to point B. We’ve heard before that there might be a film about disco superstars The Bee Gees, the band who sold millions of records in the ’70s and provided the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever in 1977. That was the biggest-selling soundtrack for fifteen years, until eclipsed by Whitney Houston and The Bodyguard....

Ed O’Neill, Mindy Kaling, Adam Carolla, Horatio Sanz And More Board Voice Cast Of ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ By Angie Han/July 19, 2012 3:30 pm EST At Comic-Con, we learned that geek favorite Alan Tudyk would lend his voice to the video game-inspired animated adventure Wreck-It Ralph, but it turns out he’s not the only late-breaking addition to the cast. Walt Disney Studios sent out a press release today revealing several other stars that had just boarded the project, including Ed O’Neill, Mindy Kaling, Adam Carolla, Horatio Sanz, Dennis Haysbert, and many more....

First Photo Of Philip Seymour Hoffman In ‘Moneyball’; Former A’s Exec Has Name Removed From The Film By Russ Fischer/Aug. 5, 2010 11:08 am EST Bennett Miller is finally directing Moneyball with Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman, and here’s the first look at Hoffman as Oakland A’s manager Art Howe. Not the most remarkable photo, really, but it at least looks right. Hey, it’s a baseball movie striving for at least some vague realism; you can’t expect him to be brandishing bats as weapons or anything....

Introducing A New /Film Podcast: The Tobolowsky Files, Episode 1 - Sex, Death, And Halloween By David Chen/Oct. 29, 2009 7:26 pm EST I love a well-told story. That’s why I really enjoyed a small film called Stephen Tobolowsky’s Birthday Party (hereafter abbreviated as STBP) which made the rounds at many film festivals a few years ago. The film features a series of short stories, as told by legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky on the anniversary of his birth....

It’s Over! Sorta. The Last Two ‘Hunger Games’ Tributes Have Been Cast, Only Adults Remain By Germain Lussier/May 11, 2011 1:35 pm EST For the third straight day, Lionsgate has cast a very important role in their upcoming film The Hunger Games. Things were a little crazy there for a while as they kept announcing a cavalcade of unknown kids who would be competing in the titular event: an every-kid-for-himself, no holds barred, televised battle to the death....

J.J. Abrams Developing Thriller Based Around 7 Minutes In Heaven Game By Adam Quigley/Aug. 17, 2010 7:48 pm EST Since the days of Alias, J.J. Abrams has mastered the art of hooking the audience, and though the headline may sound worrisome, his latest offering is already set to do the same. The idea comes from Lost director Jack Bender, with Abrams and his production company Bad Robot looking for a writer to turn it into a screenplay....

Jared Harris Reportedly Cast As Moriarty In ‘Sherlock Holmes 2’ By Russ Fischer/Sept. 28, 2010 12:27 pm EST The cast of Sherlock Holmes 2 is starting to come together, and since the first film began production two years ago, the biggest question mark in franchise lineup has been the actor who will play Professor Moriarty, the arch-nemesis of Sherlock Holmes. Brad Pitt was once rumored in the role, after reports surfaced claiming that he had shot a cameo to appear in the first film....

Jim Caviezel Boards ‘Transit’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 25, 2010 10:49 am EST Briefly: I’m not sure that we’ve talked about Transit: it’s the After Dark Films thriller to be directed by Antonio Negret from a script by Michael Gilvary, with Joel Silver as exec producer. The story is " about a band of thieves on the run from a bank robbery and the suburban family they come across during their escape....

Malin Akerman Joins ‘Rock Of Ages’ By Russ Fischer/May 4, 2011 10:25 am EST Gary Ross’ The Hunger Games isn’t the only movie that can dole out individual casting breaks on a daily basis. Adam Shankman’s Rock of Ages — the movie version of the ‘jukebox musical’ that tells a tale of love and abition partially through the performances of anthemic ’80s tunes — seems to add a major name every other day....

Matthew Vaughn Not Likely To Direct ‘Kick Ass 2,’ But Is Talking To Someone Who Might By Germain Lussier/Jan. 6, 2012 4:30 pm EST Let’s get this out of the way right off the bat. There is absolutely no guarantee that Kick Ass 2 will ever exist as a movie. It exists as a comic book (the sixth issue was released just last week) so if you’re curious what happens next to Kick Ass and Hit Girl, that’s your best bet....

Morgan Spurlock To Shoot His First Narrative Film This Summer By Germain Lussier/April 6, 2012 4:00 pm EST Director Morgan Spurlock is best known for his documentary films, and even his television shows are all reality based. Since hitting the scene in 2004 with the Oscar-nominated Super Size Me, Spurlock has made a ton of movies and TV shows but has yet to tackle narrative fiction. Earlier this year, the director revealed he was attached to his first film of that kind, something he described as “very Erin Brockovich-ish....

Movie Trailer: Greg Berlanti’s Life As We Know It By Peter Sciretta/May 27, 2010 9:30 am EST Warner Bros has released the first movie trailer for Everwood/The Broken Hearts Club helmer Greg Berlanti’s romantic comedy Life As We Know It. Berlanti might be better known to /Film readers as the writer/producer of the Green Lantern movie, and the possible director of the big screen adaptation of The Flash. The movie stars Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas, and Christina Hendricks, in a story about “two single adults who become caregivers to an orphaned girl when their mutual best friends die in an accident....

New ‘Bone’ Script In The Works, Three-Film 3D CGI Series Still Likely By Russ Fischer/July 20, 2011 2:00 pm EST There is no shortage of terrible comic books that have been the beneficiaries of movie development deals that move along at a brisk pace. Throw a rock in Hollywood and you’re likely to hit a half-dozen examples of poorly drawn, hackneyed crap with great development deals, or good pieces of material with terrible deals....

New ‘Snow White And The Huntsman’ Banner Hints At The Film’s Fantasy Atmosphere By Russ Fischer/Nov. 8, 2011 7:39 pm EST We don’t usually highlight the release of a new advertising banner for any given film, as those banners are typically just a way to present existing art assets in a slightly new form. But the last time we saw any imagery from Rupert Sanders’ Snow White and the Huntsman was at Comic Con, when Universal released a quartet of character images....

New Photos: Paul Feig’s ‘Bridesmaids’; Dustin Lance Black’s ‘Whats Wrong With Virginia?’; Keanu Reeves In ‘Henry’s Crime’; Mickey Rourke In ‘Passion Play’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 17, 2010 12:51 pm EST First up is Bridesmaids, courtesy of EW, to which Kristen Wiig said, “It’s more a story about friendship than a ‘wedding movie,’…“There’s this weird pressure in society, and in a lot of these kinds of movies, that says you need to be married…We were careful about avoiding that....

POTD: Does This ‘Iron Man 3’ Concept Art Show Extremis? By Germain Lussier/July 3, 2012 10:30 am EST The floodgates on next summer’s Marvel blockbuster, Iron Man 3, are set to open later this month when Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige takes the stage at San Diego Comic-Con to talk about the film. Before that happens, however, Marvel is opening the faucet ever so slightly by releasing a concept image that’s sure to get fans talking....

Superhero Bits: Batman Year One, Wolverine, Captain America, Stan Lee, Garth Ennis By Germain Lussier/July 7, 2011 11:00 am EST TV Guide has your first look at a young Catwoman, voiced by Eliza Dushku, who’ll appear in the upcoming Batman: Year One animated movie. They’ve also announced that a short film featuring the character will be an extra on the October 18 release.A few weeks back we showed a image of Robin in Batman: Arkham City and now MTV Multiplayer has an interview with game developers of how they came up with the brand new look for the Boy Wonder....

This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: The Book Of Eli, Youth In Revolt, Mary And Max, And More By Adam Quigley/June 15, 2010 12:42 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The lackluster box office performance of Youth in Revolt does not bode well for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Has the world had their fill of Michael Cera? Perhaps so, and though I understand the accusations lobbied against him—that he has no real acting skill, and has conveniently fashioned a career out of playing himself in every movie—I respectfully disagree....

Track Listing Of John Williams’ ‘Lincoln’ Score Hints At Film’s Structure By Germain Lussier/Aug. 23, 2012 4:33 pm EST Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln feels like a film we’ve known about forever. Actually, it’s been well-over five years since the director attached himself to the project, originally starring Liam Neeson as the nation’s 16th President. Eventually, Daniel Day-Lewis took the role but once shooting began in 2011, things got very, very quiet. In the last few weeks though, the marketing has really begun to kick in for the November 9 release: the first official still, the teaser poster, a trailer can’t be long off and now the track listing to John Williams’ score has been revealed....

VOTD: ‘Y: The Last Man Rising,’ A Live Action ‘Y: The Last Man’ Fan Film By Germain Lussier/July 24, 2012 7:00 am EST But development hell means nothing when there’s a passionate fan base on the Internet and today fans get a Y: The Last Man mini-movie. Director Christian Cardona has created a 20 minute fan film called Y: The Last Man Rising which sets up a few of the story’s major arcs complete with violence, action and humor....