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Shia LaBeouf Attached To Star In And Assist In The Development Of ‘Horns’ Adaptation By Adam Quigley/March 17, 2011 1:30 pm EST Variety is saying that Shia LaBeouf is attached to star in the film, and “will be closely involved in the project’s development”. Does that mean LaBeouf might’ve had something to do with the studio moving forward on the book after two years of inactivity? That sounds like a possibility, as one of the film’s producers, Cathy Schulman (Crash), noted that Shia “responded to this novel with total enthusiasm from the beginning....

Special DVD Features Revealed For Pixar’s Toy Story 3 And Mater’s Tall Tales By Russ Fischer/Aug. 23, 2010 4:00 pm EST • Cars 2 Teaser Trailer • Day And Night Theatrical Short • Bonus: The Gang’s All Here, Toys! Epilogue • Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs: The Science Of Adventure (with NASA) • Paths To Pixar: Editorial • Studio Stories: Where’s Gordon, Cereal Bar, Clean Start • A Toy’s Eye View: Creating A Whole New Land...

Taylor Kitsch Is Not Playing Finnick Odair In ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ By Angie Han/May 31, 2012 2:30 pm EST With The Hunger Games: Catching Fire scheduled to shoot in just a few months, it’s about time for casting to get underway. And indeed, earlier this week we got word of a shortlist for one of the sequel’s key roles, Finnick Odair. According to that report, Armie Hammer, Taylor Kitsch, and Garrett Hedlund were in consideration for to play the fan favorite character....

The ‘Cabin In The Woods’ Video Game That Almost Was By Germain Lussier/Sept. 26, 2012 1:30 pm EST Fair warning. This is one of those articles you’re going to wish you hadn’t read because it’s about something incredibly cool that almost was, but never will be. When Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard first finished The Cabin in the Woods (which, we all remember, was several years before it was actually released) plans were set into motion for a themed expansion pack with the zombie game Left 4 Dead that would’ve allowed fans to play through scenarios in the movie....

The JustifiedCast S3E06 - When The Guns Come Out (GUEST: Myles McNutt From Cultural Learnings) By David Chen/Feb. 24, 2012 4:00 pm EST Dave Chen chats with Myles McNutt from Cultural Learnings about this season’s sixth episode, “When the Guns Come Out.” As we come up to the halfway point on this season, how well does the show fare in beginning to tie together all of its loose ends? Tune in to find out....

The United States Of TV Map By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 15, 2010 10:00 am EST In October, we posted The United States of Movies Map, a map pinpointing the movies which the creator felt best represented each of the 50 states. Andrew Shears saw that map and decided to create a map showing the television shows that best represent each state. For example, Hawaii Five-O represents Hawaii while Seinfeld represents New York....

Theatrical Movies On Demand 30 Days After Release? By Peter Sciretta/May 22, 2010 1:31 pm EST Major Hollywood studios are in discussions with Time Warner Cable to offer movies on demand in people’s homes just 30 days after films hit the multiplex. The concept is being called “home theater on demand”, with the idea being that consumers would be offered the recently released movies in High Definition for $20 to $30....

TIFF Movie Review: Ben Affleck’s The Town By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 9, 2010 8:00 pm EST It is the opening day at the Toronto International Film Festival and this morning we screened, back to back, two movies directed by Affleck brothers: Ben Affleck’s The Town and Casey Affleck’s I’m Still Here. Hit the jump to read my mini review for The Town or watch some video reactions I recorded after the screening with Steve from Collider....

Verizon And Redbox Planning Netflix Competitor, Netflix More Worried About HBO By Angie Han/Dec. 8, 2011 10:10 am EST The service will use a credit-based monthly pricing structure; for example, $5.95 a month would get you 6 credits, which could be applied toward renting a certain number of films or shows. A physical disc option would also be included in some of the pricing tiers. The companies are said to be in talks with various content providers at present....

Warner Bros. Moving ‘The Hobbit’ Out Of New Zealand Thanks To Labor Disputes By Russ Fischer/Oct. 20, 2010 11:39 am EST This is a surprising turn of events for The Hobbit. When a small coalition of actors’ unions in New Zealand and Australia pushed actors’ guilds across the world to boycott work on the films, citing an unfair residuals arrangement, Peter Jackson responded by threatening to move the production to Eastern Europe....

‘Cowboys & Aliens’ International Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 9, 2010 10:00 am EST Universal Pictures has released a new international movie poster for director Jon Favreau’s Cowboys & Aliens. Hit the jump to see it now. New international Cowboys & Aliens Poster: Older Domestic Poster: One Pager: Synopsis: Blockbuster filmmaker Jon Favreau directs Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford in an event film for summer 2011 that crosses the classic Western with the alien-invasion movie in a blazingly original way: Cowboys & Aliens....

‘Elysium’ Viral Marketing Promises A “Better Life” Away From Earth [Comic Con 2012] By Peter Sciretta/July 12, 2012 7:00 am EST “Can’t Find The Luxury You Deserve On Earth? Look No Further Than Elysium” Sony’s viral marketing campaign for District 9 helmer Neill Blomkamp’s second feature film Elysium might have been the most interesting thing I encountered on the show floor on preview night at Comic Con 2012. They had an border checkpoint booth with a human-shaped automated system to find out if you qualify for homes on Elysium — a pristine man made spaceship oasis for the super rich....

‘Entourage’ Movie Script Just About Done; Plot Picks Up Six Months After The Finale By Angie Han/Sept. 12, 2012 2:15 pm EST As just about every cancelled series (and even some of the non-cancelled ones) vows to come back as a movie, one popular property’s actually making a bit of progress. Doug Ellin has revealed that his Entourage screenplay is nearing completion, and by “nearing” we mean “just about at” — Ellin says he plans to have the thing done by Sunday....

‘Harry Potter’ Reunion Canceled; David Yates Won’t Direct Emma Watson In ‘Your Voice In My Head’ By Russ Fischer/May 15, 2012 9:30 am EST Until very recently, it looked like Harry Potter director David Yates and the former Hermione Granger, Emma Watson, would reunite to make a film based on the memoir Your Voice in My Head. The book tells the story of a young journalist who attempts suicide but is tethered back to life by a friendship with her psychiatrist....

‘Kane & Lynch’ Loses Yet Another Director; Wayne Kramer, Antoine Fuqua And F. Gary Gray Possible Replacements By Russ Fischer/Sept. 27, 2010 12:43 pm EST Yes, you read that headline correctly. The most recent director for Kane & Lynch, Patrick Alessandrin (District 13: Ultimatum) has walked. This is only the latest directorial change for the video game adaptation that is to star Bruce Willis and Jamie Foxx. Previous possible directors included Wayne Kramer and F....

‘The Avengers’ Debuts Character Posters, Midnight Tickets Now On Sale By Russ Fischer/March 13, 2012 6:30 am EST Tickets for May 3 midnight shows of Marvel’s The Avengers have gone on sale, and as shows start to sell out, Marvel is releasing character posters from the film. The posters are largely recycled versions of images we’ve seen in the past, or variations on familiar poses, but if you’re hoping to see the film as early as possible you can check the map above, and follow through to get tickets now....

2010 LucasFilm And Pixar Christmas Cards By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 27, 2010 10:00 am EST Last week we featured LAIKA Animation’s online holiday card on the site (you can see it here). As the news begins to pickup a little in this Holliday lul, I thought we’d take a look at this year’s cards from LucasFilm and Pixar. Hit the jump! In previous years, we’ve featured the designs from the many years of LucasFilm Holliday Cards (you can see 30 years worth of cards here, and the 2009 card here)....

A Cast Of Kings S2E08 - The Prince Of Winterfell By David Chen/May 20, 2012 10:16 pm EST A Cast of Kings is a podcast featuring recaps and reviews of each week’s episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones. This week, Joanna and Dave discuss the second season’s eighth episode, The Prince of Winterfell. E-mail us and let us know what you thought of the episode, as well as of the podcast, at acastofkings@gmail....

Batman And Superman Will Both Appear In ‘Lego: The Piece Of Resistance;’ Chris Pratt Nabs Lead By Germain Lussier/June 26, 2012 2:30 pm EST Everyone’s dream comic book meet up is finally happening on the big screen, but in a very unexpected place. Batman and Superman, whose characters have long danced around the chance of appearing together on screen, will both appear in Warner Bros. upcoming 3D Lego film, Lego: The Piece of Resistance directed by 21 Jump Street helmers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller along with Robot Chicken director Chris McKay....

Bobcat Goldthwait’s ‘God Bless America’ Hits VOD In April; Poster Debuts Today By Russ Fischer/Jan. 18, 2012 3:00 pm EST Back in September, Bobcat Goldthwait’s new film God Bless America premiered at TIFF, where Peter called it “a biting deconstruction of American culture” and “a pitch-black comedy that is crude, violent and intelligent.” Magnolia picked up the film almost immediately, and now we’ve got premiere info and a new poster....