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‘Sucker Punch’ R-Rated Cut Will Be Released On Blu-Ray By Germain Lussier/May 23, 2011 10:30 am EST We’re not even halfway through 2011, but it’s safe to say that Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch has been one of the year’s biggest disappointments. When Snyder premiered footage from the film at San Diego Comic Con 2010, many fans (myself included) ate it up, anticipating a mind-bending, genre-blending, roller coaster ride of geeky goodness and that anticipation built with each and every piece of material released....

‘Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie’ Teaser Trailer; Release Dates Announced By Germain Lussier/Nov. 30, 2011 11:00 am EST In the grand tradition of Tim & Eric, I have no idea what exactly it is you are about to watch. It is, without a doubt, 42 seconds of video teasing the release of Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie, starring, written and directed by the team behind Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job, Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim....

Ben Affleck Offered ‘Tales From The Gangster Squad’ As Directorial Gig By Russ Fischer/Sept. 30, 2010 11:15 pm EST At the end of June I reported on Tales From the Gangster Squad, a period piece picture being developed by Warner Bros. as “an action movie conceived as an ensemble piece for a group of top-level actors.” The film would be based on a 2008 set of articles from the LA Times, and has reportedly been offered to Ben Affleck to direct....

Bruce Willis Will Star In ‘Ten’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 5, 2010 4:16 pm EST Briefly: The mid-budget film Ten got off the ground today, getting around $30m of funding from QED and Norton Herrick so that Patrick Allesandrin (District 13: Ultimatum) can direct Bruce Willis, working from a script by Skip Woods. One interesting point here is that Allesandrin was until just recently set to direct Kane & Lynch, which is also meant to star Willis....

Can ‘The Social Network’ Producers Turn ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ Into A Real Movie? By Russ Fischer/July 10, 2012 11:30 am EST The fanfiction turned supermarket porn megahit novel Fifty Shades of Grey is coming to screens eventually (maybe) and after a few months of working with the property Universal and Focus Features have announced the producers for the film. Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti, who collaborated on David Fincher’s The Social Network, will oversee the project....

Casting Bits: Dave Franco Signs On To ‘21 Jump Street’, Johnny Depp Rumored For A Cameo; Zach Galifianakis Leaves ‘R.I.P.D.’ By Angie Han/April 11, 2011 6:00 am EST Dave Franco, a.k.a. “Younger Brother of James,” has signed on to 21 Jump Street, the cinematic remake of the ’80s show that launched Johnny Depp’s career. The plot revolves around cops (Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum) who go undercover to investigate drug dealings at a high school....

Doug Liman May Direct Coen Bros-Scripted Film ‘Gambit’ By Russ Fischer/April 29, 2010 11:41 am EST As remakes go, we could do a lot worse than a new take on a mid-’60s heist picture that originally starred Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine. Especially when the script is by Joel and Ethan Coen. Back in January word came out that producer Mike Lobell was still trying to mount a film based on the Coen Brothers rewrite of Gambit, which cast Caine as a cat burglar who gets romantically involved with his recruited accomplice, played by MacLaine....

Exclusive Deleted Scene: Let Me In; Matt Reeves Explains Why The Intense Sequence Was Cut By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 5, 2010 12:00 pm EST Somewhere along the line, Director Matt Reeves had seen our coverage of Let Me In, and had enjoyed our enthusiasm yet hesitant intelligent debate (thanks Adam) regarding the film. So when I saw Matt in Austin, he decided to give us a cool exclusive. Reeves showed me an intense deleted sequence from the film, and he somehow convinced Overture Films to let us post it to help promote the film....

Fantastic Four Reboot Casting Rumors By Adam Quigley/Aug. 22, 2010 10:00 am EST A resounding: “Meh.” But could anything change your minds? How about the casting of Adrien Brody and Amber Heard? Though I’m mixed on having Jonathan Rhys Meyers as the leading member of the team—as effective as he was in Match Point, his presence in From Paris with Love was sorely lacking—the idea of Adrien Brody (who’s both talented and already pretty elastic-looking) playing Mr....

First Look: Olivia Wilde And Hugh Jackman In ‘Butter’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 16, 2011 8:30 am EST If Jim Field Smith’s politically-tinged satire Butter had enjoyed a really strong showing when it debuted at Telluride this year, we might already have seen the movie. Instead, the Weinstein Company has focused on other movies for awards season (The Iron Lady, The Artist and My Week With Marilyn) and is holding Butter for release on March 26, 2012....

First Official Photo: Andrew Garfield In Spider-Man Costume By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 13, 2011 6:30 pm EST Sony has released the first photo of Andrew Garfield in costume in Marc Webb’s Spider-Man. Hit the jump to see the full photo. Click on the image to enlarge.I’m guessing that Sony is gearing up to start shooting sequences with the suit in public locations, and have decided to release a good clean image of the costume before some crappy paparazzi image gets leaked....

By Russ Fischer/Jan. 26, 2011 12:00 pm EST

Full Length Movie Trailer: Zack Snyder’s Legend Of The Guardians By Peter Sciretta/June 15, 2010 4:05 pm EST Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Pictures have released the first full length movie trailer for Zack Snyder’s computer animated adaptation Legend of the Guardians, based on the popular children’s book series Guardians of Ga’Hoole. If you haven’t already seen the trailer, click here. The new trailer is basically an extended version of the teaser trailer, complete with the same musical choices, and yes, a bunch of new footage....

Geek Deal: Tons Of Blu-Rays For Under $10, DVDs For Under $5; 64% Off ‘Clint Eastwood: 35 Films 35 Years’ Set By Peter Sciretta/March 12, 2012 5:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. They are also selling Clint Eastwood: 35 Films 35 Years at Warner Bros. box set for only $65.49, 64% off the $180 msrp.

Joaquin Phoenix Returning To ‘The Late Show With David Letterman’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 13, 2010 12:00 pm EST When Joaquin Phoenix last spoke with David Letterman, the bearded actor was awkwardly silent, slightly abrasive and stuck his gum underneath Dave’s desk. Well, the actor turned rapper turned star of the documentary I’m Still Here will be making a triumphant return to The Late Show With David Letterman on September 22....

John Landis Writing His Return To Horror By Russ Fischer/Aug. 11, 2011 10:58 am EST Briefly: With the 30th anniversary of the release of An American Werewolf in London just around the corner (on Aug 21) it’s only fitting that director John Landis says that he’s returning to horror movies. The director of Burke & Hare, while promoting that film, responded to Bloody Disgusting’s question about returning to outright horror with some actual details....

LOL: Kick-Ass Version Of Operation By Peter Sciretta/May 3, 2010 11:55 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Hasbro has begun licensing out their classic board game Operation to other popular licenses. In a previous version of Cool Stuff, we mentioned the Iron Man 2 version of the game. Das Chupa created this awesome Kick-Ass variation of the game, which is likely to never, ever, hit store shelves....

LOL: See How ‘Airplane!’ Liberally Borrowed From 1957 Thriller ‘Zero Hour’ By Russ Fischer/May 26, 2010 9:03 am EST For serious devotees of the movie Airplane!, the fact that Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and David Zucker (aka ZAZ) were heavily inspired by the 1957 movie Zero Hour is no secret. They talk about the film on the DVD commentary and have mentioned in interviews that Airplane! is based to some extent on Zero Hour....

LOL: Tom Cruise Returns As Tropic Thunder Studio Executive Les Grossman By Peter Sciretta/May 28, 2010 2:00 pm EST MTV has released a new television promo for the upcoming 2010 Movie Awards featuring Tom Cruise not only reprising his role as Joel Goodsen from Risky Business, but also donning the fat suit to reprise his much talked about role as studio executive Les Grossman from Tropic Thunder. It appears that Grossman was on the set of the 1983 film which launched Cruise’s career....

Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’ May Still Eventually Spellbind Moviegoers By Russ Fischer/Aug. 1, 2011 2:58 pm EST Doctor Strange is a comic book property that has seemingly been high on Marvel’s list of possible projects for a couple years. The character, an arrogant surgeon injured in an accident who becomes the guardian of the spiritual side of the Marvel Universe, has been teased on lists of possible projects, and last summer Thomas Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer were hired to script....