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‘ParaNorman’ International Trailer: Laika’s Latest Continues To Look Like A Creepy Crowd-Pleaser By Russ Fischer/March 30, 2012 7:00 am EST We’ve already seen a couple trailers for ParaNorman, the new film from Coraline-animating studio Laika, but I’m not going to complain about the release of one more. The film is about a boy (Kodi Smit-McPhee) who has to use his ability to communicate with the dead to save his town, and this new UK trailer has a few new bits of footage....

‘Snow White And The Huntsman’ Sequel Will Actually Be A Huntsman Spin-Off Not Starring Kristen Stewart By Angie Han/Aug. 14, 2012 7:04 pm EST First Universal spun the classic Snow White fable into an action-adventure tentpole pic with equal billing for the Huntsman, and now fairy tale princess is about to get dropped from the equation altogether. Even before Snow White and the Huntsman opened, the studio was lining up plans for a sequel....

‘The Baytown Disco’ Sales Trailer: Roll Up Every ’90s Gangster Movie, Then Add Rednecks By Russ Fischer/April 18, 2012 9:30 am EST If you told me that The Baytown Disco was written and shot in the late ’90s, some time in between the debut of Guy Ritchie and The Boondock Saints, I would believe it without question. This so-called Southern-fried thriller features three grimy redneck killers (Clayne Crawford, Travis Fimmel, Daniel Cudmore) hired by Eva Longoria to rescue her godson from Billy Bob Thornton....

‘The Dark Knight Rises’ To Shoot In Pittsburgh By Russ Fischer/April 5, 2011 12:39 pm EST Briefly: Look, actual news on The Dark Knight Rises! So actual that it even comes complete with a quote from director Christopher Nolan! For months and months we’ve heard rumors about the film and possible locations. It’ll shoot in Chicago once more. Some will be shot in New Orleans. James Cameron will dig a tunnel to the center of the earth and one shot will be assembled in our planet’s molten core....

‘The Rum Diary’ Trailer: Johnny Depp And Hunter S. Thompson, Round Two By Russ Fischer/Aug. 25, 2011 6:59 pm EST We’ve been waiting quite some time to see anything besides still photos from The Rum Diary, in which Johnny Depp stars as Paul Kemp, essentially a stand-in for Hunter S. Thompson as seen in Thompson’s early novel The Rum Diary. The film went into development quite some time ago and shot in 2009....

‘TRON: Legacy’ Store To Open In Los Angeles For Six Weeks By Germain Lussier/Nov. 4, 2010 11:39 am EST Imagine you are a TRON fan, desperately killing time until the December 17 release of TRON: Legacy. You’ve downloaded all the posters, listened to all the soundtrack samples, watched the clips, pre-ordered the comic books, bought your IMAX 3D tickets but still, you need more. Well, Disney is more than happy to oblige....

‘Wonder Woman’ Costume Gets A Slight Makeover After Unpopular Debut By Russ Fischer/March 30, 2011 9:28 am EST UPDATE: THR has provided a much more flattering photo of Adrianne Palicki in costume, which is also below. Don’t let this one go to your head, but think back a couple weeks to the debut of the costume for the new TV Wonder Woman from producer David E. Kelley. Then remember the widespread dismissal that ensued....

Casting Bits: Paul Giamatti In ‘Romeo And Juliet’, Martin Freeman, Noel Clarke, And Tim Curry In ‘Saving Santa’, Hugh Bonneville In ‘Dead Simple’ By Angie Han/Jan. 26, 2012 12:00 pm EST Whether the world really needs another Romeo and Juliet adaptation is up for debate, but Carlos Carlei’s upcoming film boasts some intriguing talent, at least. The script comes from Gosford Park and Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes, while young up-and-comers like Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth, Ed Westwick, and Kodi Smit-McPhee are lined up to star....

Casting Bits: Tommy Lee Jones Confirmed For ‘Great Hope Springs;’ Maggie Gyllenhaal In ‘Voice From The Stone;’ Holly Hunter In ‘Still I Rise’ And ‘Romeo And Juliet’ By Russ Fischer/May 20, 2011 5:30 pm EST Great Hope Springs, the movie in which Meryl Streep plays one half of a married couple spending a week of marriage and sex therapy with a famous therapist (Steve Carell) has gone through a few possible male leads....

Casting Notes: Thomas Haden Church In ‘Killer Joe’; Melanie Griffith In ‘The Grief Tourist’; Matthew McConaughey In ‘Bernie’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 6, 2010 3:00 am EST One of the pictures with the most potential right now is William Friedkin’s pitch-black comedy Killer Joe, written by Tracy Letts from his own play of the same title, which won Pulitzer and Tony prizes in 2008. The story is about “a brother (Emile Hirsch) and sister combo who plot the death of their mother for the insurance money and hire “Killer Joe” Cooper, a cop and contract killer (Matthew McConaughey) to do the deed....

Chris Rock Remaking Akira Kurosawa’s High And Low By Peter Sciretta/April 12, 2010 3:45 pm EST Chris Rock revealed his next project to Black Voices: writing the screenplay remake/adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 detective thriller High and Low for director Mike Nichols. If you were going to ask me who might replace David Mamet on this modern day remake/adaptation, Rock would certainly have been near the bottom of the list....

Comic Con: Show Floor Photos By Russ Fischer/July 22, 2010 7:01 am EST We’ve only just arrived at Comic Con, and because of a back to back set of panels in Hall H for the next few days, we probably won’t have time to wander every inch of the show floor until the end of the weekend. But we wanted to give you a quick glimpse of the biggest movie-related stuff on the floor as the show begins....

Craig Gillespe In Talks To Direct Jon Hamm In Real-Life Baseball Drama ‘Million Dollar Arm’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 22, 2012 4:00 pm EST Fright Night may not have done massive business for Disney and DreamWorks, but it was good enough to keep the principals on board at Disney. Screenwriter Marti Noxon was just announced as part of a new Pixar project, and now Fright Night remake director Craig Gillespie, who also made Lars and the Real Girl, is in talks to make the baseball drama Million Dollar Arm....

Dominic Cooper Says He’s Howard Stark In Captain America By Russ Fischer/May 24, 2010 1:57 pm EST Briefly: We saw Howard Stark, father of Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) in Iron Man 2, played by John Slattery in his best Walt Disney tribute mode. We’ve known that the character would be a part of Captain America: The First Avenger, but not who would play him. Now Dominic Cooper says he’s the man....

Entire ‘Community’ Cast Returning For Season 4, Including Chevy Chase By Angie Han/June 28, 2012 10:30 am EST Community fans who are still reeling from the loss of showrunner/creator Dan Harmon will be happy to hear that at least some of the other key players on the series remain firmly locked in place. The entire core cast is officially set to return for the NBC comedy’s upcoming fourth season. Aside from noted discontent Chevy Chase, I don’t know that there was ever much doubt the stars would be back, but it’s good news all the same....

By Germain Lussier/Nov. 18, 2010 1:30 pm EST A young girl sees her family murdered by a drug lord, then grows up to be an assassin simply so she can get revenge. Yes, it’s the O-Ren Ishii story from Kill Bill but it’s also the plot of Colombiana, which stars Zoe Saldana (Avatar, Star Trek) as the assassin searching for vengeance as well as Michael Varitan. It’s co-written by Luc Besson (Leon: The Professional) and directed by Olivier Megaton (Transporter 3)....

Gallery: ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Toy Preview Reveals New Characters By Angie Han/June 28, 2012 5:00 am EST We’re looking forward to Wreck-It Ralph because it boasts an entertaining premise, top-notch comic talents, and fun imagery, but no doubt one of the aspects Disney execs are most excited for is the opportunity to sell a whole lot of branded toys this holiday season. While some recent blockbusters have struggled to find appropriate marketing tie-ins (sorry, but in no timeline do the Men in Black have anything to do with Baskin-Robbins), the merchandising opportunities for the video game-themed Wreck-It Ralph are practically built right in....

IMAX Accounts For 25% Of Tron: Legacy’s $100 Million Box Office By Germain Lussier/Dec. 31, 2010 1:00 pm EST With the amount of money Disney spent marketing TRON: Legacy over the past few years, it’s no surprise that the film broke the $100 million mark this week, after twelve days at the domestic box office. What is a surprise, though, is that a quarter of that gross came from IMAX screens....

Infographic: Which Movie Should Win Best Picture By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 25, 2011 5:00 pm EST Are you having trouble choosing which movie should win the Academy Award for Best Picture? Foodzie created a handy chart to help you decide which movie to root for. An oversimplification but fun none the less. Check it out after the jump. Infographic: Which Movie Should Win Best Picture By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 25, 2011 5:00 pm EST...

John Travolta And Nicolas Cage Could Re-Team For Two New Films By Germain Lussier/March 25, 2011 7:30 am EST Two of the most famous, craziest and controversial actors working in Hollywood today could possibly team up for one or two upcoming films. John Travolta and Nicolas Cage, who previously co-starred in the 1997 John Woo blockbuster Face/Off, are rumored to be circling two upcoming projects. The first is Shrapnel, written by Evan Dougherty and directed by John McTiernan....