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Geoffrey Rush Confirmed To Return To Pirates Of The Caribbean By Russ Fischer/June 10, 2010 6:01 pm EST As the development and casting of the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film has gone forward, we’d basically known that Geoffrey Rush (the series’ secret weapon) would return as the formerly villainous pirate Captain Hector Barbossa. Now his return is confirmed. Variety says that Rush plays “one of the few returning characters” from the previous three films....
Gerard Butler, Roger Deakins Return For ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Sequel By Russ Fischer/Feb. 14, 2011 1:00 pm EST Dean DeBlois is pulling together the cast for his sequel to How to Train Your Dragon. Most of the original cast has already been locked, including: Jay Baruchel as Hiccup; Craig Ferguson as Belch; America Ferrera as Astrid; Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Fishlegs; Jonah Hill as Snotlout; TJ Miller as Ruffnut and Kristen Wiig as Tuffnut....
Hans Zimmer Talks ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ And ‘Superman’ Reboot By Germain Lussier/Oct. 27, 2010 4:30 pm EST Though Hans Zimmer has yet to officially sign on to score Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises, he does have a meeting scheduled with the director to discuss it. That’s just one of the tidbits revealed in a new interview with the composer who is also scheduled to write music for the upcoming Sherlock Holmes 2, Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides....
Hugh Jackman Talks About Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Wolverine’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 7, 2010 4:30 pm EST We’ve heard a bit from Darren Aronofsky about what to expect from The Wolverine, his upcoming ’not a sequel’ film that stars Hugh Jackman in the role that made him a star beginning with X-Men in 2000. The director’s comments have been encouraging. Taking his own filmography into account, as well as his previous interest in making a Lone Wolf and Cub movie, anticipation has started to build about the film....
Is This Official Concept Art Of The Red Skull From ‘Captain America’? By Russ Fischer/Jan. 10, 2011 9:48 am EST We’ve seen a bit of Hugo Weaving sporting his real face in some images of his character the Red Skull, from Captain America: The First Avenger. Marvel has been very good about preventing any leaks of the character as he’ll appear ‘unmasked’ in the film. But now there is purportedly official concept art showing the character in all his red skulled glory....
James Franco’s ‘Blood Meridian’ May Be Dead, But He’s Now Shooting Cormac McCarthy’s ‘Child Of God’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 6, 2012 5:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Franco is evidently undaunted on the McCarthy front, however, as he is now reportedly at work on a film version of the author’s third novel Child of God. This one is a bit less challenging than Blood Meridian, but no less intense and, potentially, controversial....
Matthew Vaughn To Direct Jonathan Ross’ Turf? By Peter Sciretta/April 12, 2010 11:00 am EST The Guardian seems to suggest that Kick-Ass helmer Matthew Vaughn is signed on to direct a big screen adaptation of English television and radio presenter Jonathan Ross’ new comic book mini series Turf. Comic book fans will notice a connection: Ross has been married to author, journalist and broadcaster Jane Goldman for over a decade. And yes, Goldman was the co-writer of the screenplay for Vaughn’s Stardust and Kick-Ass....
Nick Cassavetes Replaces Liam Neeson In ‘The Hangover Part II’ By Russ Fischer/April 9, 2011 1:00 pm EST The question of one particular cameo in The Hangover Part II has been a popular discussion topic for the past several months. Mel Gibson was once slated to appear, then he was cut. His replacement was Liam Neeson, but now there has been another change. Director Todd Phillips decided to reshoot the scene in which the cameo featured, and Liam Neeson is no longer available....
See A Tiny Bit Of New ‘Captain America’ Footage And A New Photo By Russ Fischer/March 22, 2011 7:29 am EST UPDATE: Marvel has released a large new photo of Cap; you can find that after the break, too. We’ll be seeing a new Captain America trailer very soon, and last night Entertainment Tonight presented a few clips of new footage. There’s not a lot here, but if you look closely you can see the first shot of Captain America throwing his shield....
VOTD: Tron Homage - Disc Battle By Russ Fischer/July 5, 2010 11:00 pm EST With the all-new, heavily CGI designs of Tron Legacy, I’m surprised we haven’t already seen quite a few fan-made videos set in the updated Tron world. Enter Tron Homage: Disc Battle, a brief but very pretty fan film made as an entry in a VFX competition. Kiel Figgins oversaw a team of animators and artists to create this clip, which looks just like it belongs in the world of Disney’s sequel to Tron, or at least the world as we’ve briefly seen it in trailers and video game clips....
Warner Bros. Approaching Ben Affleck To Direct ‘Justice League’ By Germain Lussier/Aug. 8, 2012 12:15 pm EST Another day, another huge superhero team up update. Variety reports Warner Bros. has approached actor/director Ben Affleck to direct their DC Comics superhero team up film, Justice League. He’s the first director to see Will Beall’s script and will discuss the option and possibilities of the project in the coming weeks. Read much more after the jump....
Watch A 12-Minute Making Of Video For Disney’s ‘Cars Land’ By Germain Lussier/March 6, 2012 6:00 am EST Whether you’re a Disney superfan like our own Peter Sciretta or more a casual admirer like myself, it’s hard not to get extremely excited when a whole new world is opening up at one of their theme parks. The next one up is Cars Land, based on the popular Pixar films, which is scheduled to open this June at Disney California Adventure....
William Friedkin Casts Matthew McConaughey And Emile Hirsch In ‘Killer Joe’ By Russ Fischer/Sept. 13, 2010 5:00 am EST For the past few months, word has been kicking around Louisiana that William Friedkin would be shooting a new film with Matthew McConaughey called Killer Joe. And now the news is official; Friedkin has lined up McConaughey and Emile Hirsch for the film, which will shoot late this fall. THR says that a November 8 start date is planned and that the shoot will take place in and around New Orleans....
Zombie Romance ‘Warm Bodies’ Pushed From Summer To February 2013 By Russ Fischer/Feb. 10, 2012 3:00 pm EST If you have any spare sympathy cards lying around, might want to address one to Nicholas Hoult. The actor had a good turn last year in X-Men: First Class, and had two films set to release in 2012: Jack the Giant Killer and Warm Bodies. But last month Jack was pushed to March 2013, and now Warm Bodies has been pushed from August 10 of this year to February 1 of 2013....
‘Chronicle’ Director Josh Trank Emerges As Frontrunner To Helm ‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot By Angie Han/Jan. 13, 2012 7:10 pm EST If Trank lands Fantastic Four, the film will represent familiar territory for him, in a way: His debut film Chronicle, which opens February 3, takes a found-footage approach to tell the story of three high school pals (Michael B. Jordan, Dane DeHaan, and Alex Russell) who gain superpowers.
‘Die Hard 2’ Actor William Sadler Joins ‘Iron Man 3’ By Angie Han/May 25, 2012 11:00 am EST With shooting on Iron Man 3 now underway, the onslaught of casting news continues. Just yesterday, Jon Favreau and Ashley Hamilton boarded the Marvel threequel, and now the latest co-star to be revealed William Sadler. The character actor was just spotted reporting for a costume fitting on the Wilmington, NC set along with star Guy Pearce, who plays Aldrich Killian....
‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ NBA Playoffs TV Spot By Peter Sciretta/April 25, 2011 1:30 pm EST Walt Disney Pictures has given us an exclusive first look at a new television spot for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides which will air nationally tonight during the NBA Playoffs. The spot is action packed, filled with fast cuts and features the same loud bassy beat that we now find in most movie marketing in this post-Inception world....
‘Real Steel’ Trailer By Germain Lussier/May 10, 2011 9:56 am EST Excuse me, let me get rid of these goosebumps and present you with the full trailer for Shawn Levy’s rock ’em sock ’em robot movie Real Steel starring Hugh Jackman. The film, scheduled for release October 7, has such good buzz at DreamWorks that they’re already writing a sequel and – from this trailer, it’s easy to see why. Does it look cheesy and predictable?...
‘Salvation Boulevard’ Trailer By Russ Fischer/May 23, 2011 7:42 pm EST Salvation Boulevard is a film that found distribution at Sundance likely thanks to a high-power cast, because the reviews were middling and occasionally dismal. The roster for this comedy that skewers personality run amok and the power of fringe religious organizations is pretty serious: Pierce Brosnan, Ed Harris, Jim Gaffigan, Marisa Tomei and Jennifer Connelly. Reading reviews, which largely took the film to task for being unfunny, I wasn’t certain what to expect from the film....
