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Jon Hamm Confirms He’s Been Aged Out Of Being ‘Superman’ By Germain Lussier/Jan. 17, 2011 10:00 am EST The instant it was announced that Zack Snyder would be directing a new Superman film, fans everywhere started screaming for Jon Hamm. The award-winning Mad Men actor certainly looks the part, plus he’d been working with Snyder on his latest film Sucker Punch. But though it initially seemed Snyder was looking for someone middle-aged, eventually it was revealed that Hamm, who’ll be 40 in March, was too old for the role....

Mark Duplass Joins Alex Kurtzman’s Directorial Debut ‘Welcome To People’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 17, 2011 12:30 pm EST Briefly: Add one more to the increasingly intriguing cast of Alex Kurtzman’s directorial debut Welcome to People. Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks lead the cast in a story where “a young man (Pine) is directed by his father’s will to deliver $150,000 to a sister (Banks) he didn’t know he had.” That’s actually more detail than we’d previously known, and it still isn’t a lot....

Martin Scorsese “Considering The Possibility” Of 3D For ‘Silence’ And Frank Sinatra Biopic By Angie Han/Jan. 2, 2012 5:00 pm EST Hugo was Martin Scorsese’s first foray into 3D, but given that that film was praised by many (myself included) as being among the best uses of 3D in recent years, it’s not surprising that the filmmaker is thinking of deploying that tool again for his next couple of projects. In a recent interview, Scorsese revealed that he’s “considering” 3D for a couple of upcoming projects — the Shusaku Endo adaptation Silence and his Frank Sinatra biopic....

MGM: The Hobbit To Start In January? Rumors Of Bond’s Return Begin To Circulate By Russ Fischer/Sept. 14, 2010 8:36 am EST …aaand we’re back with another maybe-accurate report on plans for The Hobbit, courtesy of Sir Ian McKellen. This latest ’news’ comes via statements the actor made to The Bolton News, to which he said he is definitely returning as Gandalf, and that “the aim is to start filming in January....

New Featurette Introduces And Explains ‘John Carter’s’ Cultural Influences By Germain Lussier/Feb. 13, 2012 3:30 pm EST One of the major obstacles Disney is currently facing with their massive blockbuster John Carter is explaining how and why this movie, which looks so similar to so many others, was made at all. It’s based on an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel, first published in 1917, that has become so engrained in the popular conscious it has almost lost its identity....

Paul Dano Is Karl Rove In Richard Linklater’s College Republicans By Russ Fischer/Aug. 31, 2011 10:00 am EST Wes Jones’ script College Republicans, a dramedy which centers on the early days of Republican strategist Karl Rove, made the Black List in 2010 and was soon rumored as a Richard Linklater film with Shia LaBeouf possibly starring. Some things have changed, but it looks like the film is definitely going to happen....

Shane Acker Directing Live-Action ‘Thomas The Tank Engine’ Film By Russ Fischer/June 9, 2011 8:00 am EST Shane Acker made his feature directorial debut in 2009 with 9, which was the culmination of years of work that began with the short film of the same title, released in 2005. The former WETA animator (he worked on The Return of the King) didn’t get the best reception with 9, but it certainly has fans, thanks in part to some excellent character designs....

The Green Hornet: First Promo Poster And Action Figure Photos By Peter Sciretta/June 8, 2010 10:17 pm EST The first promo poster for Seth Rogen in Michel Gondry’s The Green Hornet was discovered on display at the Sony Booth at the 2010 Licensing International Expo in Las Vegas. Also, Mezco Toys also announced new action figures for the upcoming big screen movie which give us a closer look at the costumes of The Green Hornet and Kato....

The Sounds Of ‘Real Steel’ By Germain Lussier/Oct. 7, 2011 5:30 pm EST Crowds cheering, people screaming, metal crunching and pistons pumping. Sounds in Shawn Levy’s new film Real Steel are incredibly intricate. The film, which stars Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo and Evangeline Lilly, is set in a near future where the most popular sport in the world is robot boxing. If you think about normal boxing, the sounds are already complicated: heavy breathing, feet shuffling on the mat, leather pounding skin....

Time-Traveling Show ‘Terra Nova’ Fills Out Cast By Russ Fischer/Oct. 27, 2010 2:30 pm EST EW says that Landon Liboiron (DeGrassi: The Next Generation) will play Josh, the 17-year-old son of Jason O’Mara and Shelley Conn’s characters. Naomi Scott will play his smart 15-year old sister Maddy, and Alana Mansour will be Zoe, the youngest member of the family. Both of the latter two actors are newcomers. Mido Hamada (24) and Allison Miller (Boston Legal) both have roles as well, and there is one more major regular character to cast....

Tom Cruise Attached To Star In New ‘Van Helsing;’ Producing Alongside Alex Kurtzman And Roberto Orci By Russ Fischer/May 1, 2012 10:30 am EST Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci’s Cowboys & Aliens may not have been much of a hit, but things haven’t soured between the pair and Universal. The studio has signed a two-year first-look deal with the studio, and they’re now part of the new version of The Mummy that Prometheus writer Jon Spaihts is putting together with producer Sean Daniel....

Universal Bringing Clifford The Big Red Dog To The Big Screen By Angie Han/May 9, 2012 3:00 pm EST Having enjoyed quite a bit of success with their recent adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, Illumination Entertainment and Universal are re-teaming to bring another beloved childhood figure to the big screen. The companies have just hired Matt Lopez (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice) to pen a live-action/animation hybrid feature centered around Clifford, the big red dog....

‘Bullet To The Head’ Trailer: Sly Stallone Gets His Own Standalone Action Fest By Russ Fischer/Aug. 16, 2012 10:11 pm EST Just as The Expendables 2 is about to open, some of the key players from that movie are also starting to get the word out about their next films. Earlier today Arnold Schwarzenegger’s standalone film The Last Stand had its first trailer go online, and now we’ve got the first real look at Sylvester Stallone in Bullet to the Head, the graphic novel adaptation that pairs him with Sung Kang in the fight against Jason Momoa (Conan the Barbarian, Game of Thrones)....

/Film Talks To ‘Paul’ Director Greg Mottola Near Area 51 By Germain Lussier/March 16, 2011 1:30 pm EST In the middle of the Nevada desert, forty-five minutes from the nearest gas station, is an alien themed restaurant/motel called The Little A’Le’Inn (pronounced “Alie-inn”). It’s one of the closest business establishments to the gate of the mysterious military base known as Area 51, which is legendary for its rumors and conspiracies. Is this were America houses the aliens that supposedly crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947?...

‘I Know That Voice’ Trailer, A Documentary About Voice Actors By Peter Sciretta/April 11, 2012 2:30 pm EST Cartoon Brew has tipped me off to the upcoming documentary I Know That Voice which focuses on voice over actors, from the guys who narrate trailers and commercials, to the people behind the voices of nearly all of the classic and contemporary cartoon characters, to even the voices behind your favorite characters in video games....

Charlie Sheen Wants To Make Another ‘Major League’ By Germain Lussier/Feb. 22, 2011 12:30 pm EST When the comedy Major League was released in 1989, little did we know how perfectly Charlie Sheen would personify the Wild Thing moniker he portrayed in film. He was crazy at the time, but in recent years Sheen has been better known for coke, hookers, million dollar paychecks and Jon Crier than making movies. Still, the Wild Thing has been our reality for years and, in an interview with TMZ, Sheen said he’s doing “everything in his power” to once again make our heart sing on the big screen....

Comic Con: The Goon Panel Impressions And Footage By Russ Fischer/July 24, 2010 10:58 pm EST Last year’s panel for The Goon, Eric Powell’s odd comic book series about two friends who (to grossly over-simplify) live in a city infested by a plague of zombies, was unbridled insanity. This year’s panel was a lot more restrained, despite the presence of returning moderator Ben Garant. This year it was all about the movie that is in development based on The Goon, so things were a little more restrained....

Cool Stuff: ‘Dead Alive,’ ‘Beetlejuice’ & ‘Four Lions’ Prints On Sale Tuesday; Wes Anderson Prints On Sale Now By Germain Lussier/Nov. 1, 2010 4:41 pm EST See that large blank spot on your wall? This week is a great time to fill it with a limited edition movie themed print. Mondo has a few posters for movies that haven’t been interpreted much like Peter Jackson’s Dead Alive, Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice and Chris Morris’ Four Lions (which we exclusively premiered here)....

David O. Russell’s ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ To Get Thanksgiving 2012 Release By Angie Han/Nov. 16, 2011 8:00 am EST This Thanksgiving brings a slew of intriguing releases, from family-friendly fare like The Muppets and Hugo to possible Oscar contenders like The Artist and My Week with Marilyn, and now we have at least one reason to look forward to next year’s holiday as well. The Weinstein Co. have just decided on a November 21, 2012 release for David O....

By Angie Han/Aug. 15, 2012 2:32 pm EST Halloween’s still a couple months off, but Laika’s getting the spooky season started early this weekend with ParaNorman. Focus Features has just unveiled the final trailer for the 3D stop-motion animation, which features tiny bits of scenes under some unsettling percussion and an entertainingly creepy voiceover by John Goodman. Directed by Sam Fell and Chris Butler, ParaNorman centers around a boy (voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee) who can speak to the dead....