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Platinum Dunes Takes Over New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Film By Russ Fischer/May 27, 2010 4:56 pm EST This is just the latest example of Platinum Dunes trying to diversify. The label has worked primarily in horror (primarily in horror remakes, really) but is moving into lighter remakes (The Monster Squad), adventure (the Ouija Board movie) and action (Heatseekers). If managed well, TMNT could easily become Dunes’ biggest property yet. And all this after the fairly lackluster performance of A Nightmare on Elm Street....

Rumor Control: Josh Duhamel Says Key Actors Not Returning For ‘Transformers 4’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 16, 2012 10:30 am EST E! Online quotes Duhamel saying, Meanwhile, Badass Digest has heard some news that is probably a lot more reliable. According to their report, the ’re-imagining’ that producers have talked about for T4 will feature a lot more action and less goofy humor, and it won’t be told from the point of view of Shia LaBeouf’s character Sam Witwicky....

See ‘Attack The Block’ For Free In New York City! #Attackthesunshine By Germain Lussier/June 21, 2011 12:20 pm EST Believe it. Joe Cornish’s awesome sci-fi action film Attack the Block is having yet another free screening in New York City. It already attacked the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin and now it’s time to “Attack the Sunshine” at 8 p.m. June 28 at the Landmark Sunshine Cinemas on Houston Street in Manhattan....

See Men Fly Through Chicago In Behind The Scenes Clip From ‘Transformers: Dark Of The Moon’ By Russ Fischer/June 1, 2011 12:30 pm EST One of the complaints lodged year after year during summer movie season is that we don’t see enough real action. Tentpoles are increasingly propped up with CGI-enhanced mayhem rather than the in-the-flesh work of real stuntmen. Or, when the stuntmen are at work, their effort is so obscured by layers of post-production noise and quick cutting that it is difficult to appreciate their effort....

Star Wars Land Rumored To Open In Disneyland Paris In 2015 By Germain Lussier/April 27, 2012 4:30 pm EST They already have the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame Cathedral and now they might get their very own Mos Eisley Cantina. A rumor has begun to circle that Disney Imagineers are looking to convert a section of Disneyland Paris into a Star Wars themed land complete with updated Star Tours, new stores and Mos Eisley Cantina restaurant....

Starz To Delay, And Showtime To Stop, Showing Original Series On Netflix Watch Instand By Germain Lussier/March 25, 2011 12:30 pm EST Is Netflix losing its grip? Mere days after announcing their first major gamble by moving into original programming, their on demand service is taking two serious blows. Earlier this week, Showtime announced their upcoming deal would not include the rights to show their original programming like Dexter and Californication on the service and then Starz, one of Netflix’s longest partners, said that beginning with Camelot (above) they’ll begin implementing a 90 day delay before allowing their original content to show up on Watch Instantly....

Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Magic Mike’ Casts Riley Keough And Joe Manganiello; Jessica Biel Rumored By Russ Fischer/Aug. 19, 2011 2:08 pm EST Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike, the film based on experiences Channing Tatum had as an exotic dancer in his youth, is going forward full-steam. The film locked Alex Pettyfer early on to play a young male stripper mentored by ‘Magic’ Mike Martingano, played by Tatum. Earlier this week the film landed Matthew McConaughey and Matt Bomer as the owner of the club where the characters work, and another male stripper, respectively....

Trivia: Steven Spielberg Almost Directed An Episode Of ‘Twin Peaks’ By Russ Fischer/June 16, 2012 2:07 pm EST I’ve ingested a lot of Twin Peaks trivia over the years, but this is a tasty new morsel: evidently Steven Spielberg was such a fan of the show’s first season that he got into some talks to direct the second season opener. What happened? Series co-creator David Lynch wanted to do the episode himself, and did....

Watch The First Two Minutes Of ‘Rio’ By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 28, 2011 7:08 pm EST Directed by Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age, Robots, Ice Age: Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs), and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Neil Patrick Harris, Rodrigo Santoro, George Lopez and Jake T. Austin, the story follows “a nerdy macaw who leaves the comforts of his cage in small town Minnesota and heads to Rio de Janeiro....

‘A Boy And His Samurai’ And ‘Let The Bullets Fly’ Mini-Reviews [Fantastic Fest 2011] By Germain Lussier/Sept. 24, 2011 6:00 am EST Fantastic Fest is filled with so many consecutive movies that writing timely, full reviews of each without losing a considerable amount of sleep or sanity would be difficult. There are writers out there who will do it and I salute them. But for me, being the lone wolf for /Film in 2011, I’ve decided to provide mini-reviews of most things, with the occasional video blog, full review and interview thrown in....

By Germain Lussier/July 6, 2012 9:00 am EST There are several impressive things about the latest poster in the Breaking Bad Art Project. First of all, the science textbook-influenced image is simple, clean and gorgeous. You’d expect nothing less from Phantom City Creative. Second, it’s so subtle that you really have to be a fan to get it. Anyone who hasn’t seen the show will have no idea what they’re looking at or what it means....

‘Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance’ Comic-Con Panel: This May Not Suck By Devindra Hardawar/July 22, 2011 9:56 pm EST Having been out of the daily movie news loop for a while, I somehow ended up forgetting that Crank director’s Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor were heading up the Ghost Rider sequel, Spirit of Vengeance. But after viewing their panel and footage of the film from Comic-Con today, I’m happy to report that the duo have successfuly brought their special brand of crazy energy to the film — so much so that I can’t wait to see the finished product....

‘Piranha 3DD’ Scream Awards Teaser Trailer By Russ Fischer/Oct. 19, 2011 7:05 am EST Here’s the first teaser footage from Dimension’s Piranha 3DD, the sequel to Alexandre Aja’s revival of the Piranha series. If this teaser is to be believed, Feast director John Gulager hasn’t changed the formula at all, so this sequel has some sort of story (featuring David Hasselhoff) partially pushed to the background as another group of partying bikini-clad beach babes gets chewed up by hungry prehistoric fish....

By Germain Lussier/Dec. 16, 2010 12:30 pm EST Anyone who has ever seen Idris Elba act, be it in something brilliant like The Wire or even something awful like Takers, knows he’s reason enough to buy a ticket for a movie. His inclusion in Kenneth Branagh’s Thor is one of the film’s most exciting pieces of casting, in my opinion. However, that opinion is decidedly not shared by the Council of Conservative Citizens who plan to boycott the upcoming Marvel film because Elba plays the Norse god Heimdall who is generally depicted as being white....

Casting Bits: Michael Caine In ‘Now You See Me;’ Olivia Wilde & Steve Buscemi In ‘Burt Wonderstone;’ Possible Choices For ‘Riddick’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 1, 2011 2:00 pm EST Louis Leterrier’s magician heist movie Now You See Me keeps getting better. The movie features a story about a group of illusionists who rob banks during their performances, and then give at least some of the proceeds out to the audience, even as the FBI is hot on their tail....

Chris Evans Talks Captain America Costume And Shield By Peter Sciretta/July 7, 2010 2:00 pm EST Lets not kid ourselves, we’ve already seen early concept art of what Captain America’s costume is going to look like. But for some reason that doesn’t make us less excited about hearing the Captain himself, Chris Evans, talk about the character’s new look for the upcoming movie. Oh yeah, and the shield too. Evans tells Empire Magazine:...

Damon Lindelof Talks Candidly About ‘Prometheus’ Creation, Release And Reception By Germain Lussier/Aug. 3, 2012 12:00 pm EST Lindelof spoke to the Wall Street Journal about these things and more in specific relation to the semi-chilly online reaction to Prometheus. He reveals that he was one of the leading voices behind the viral marketing component of the film and believes the online reception of a film is extremely important, even if the studios haven’t yet taken that into consideration....

David Cronenberg Chooses Tim Roth To Lead ‘Knifeman’ TV Pilot By Russ Fischer/June 20, 2012 2:30 pm EST There are actors who seem like guys David Cronenberg simply must work with — James Woods, Peter Weller, Viggo Mortensen, Ralph Fiennes, and even Jeff Goldblum help define a ’type’ that seems like the template that works for Cronenberg. Strong features, a particular mix of energy, chaos and both physical and emotional vulnerability, no matter the man’s stature....

Emma Thompson Joins Men In Black 3 By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 30, 2010 4:55 pm EST Deadline has learned that Academy Award-winning actress Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility, Love Actually, Nanny McPhee) has joined Men in Black III, the 3D sequel to Barry Sonenfeld’s two action/comedy/alien movies. She joins the previously announced cast which includes Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Jemaine Clement and Josh Brolin. No word on what role Thompson will play in the new film....

Geek Deal: Deadwood: The Complete Series – $61.99 DVD, $85.49 Blu-Ray By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 3, 2011 9:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As with all the gold box deals, the price will vanish at midnight — so grab this 19-disc set while you still can. The Black Hills of South Dakota. Witness the birth of an American frontier town – and the ruthless power struggle between its just and unjust pioneers....