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Casting Bits: Billie Joe Armstrong In ‘American Idiot;’ Jason Clarke In ‘The Great Gatsby;’ T.J. Miller In ‘Road To Nardo’ By Russ Fischer/June 14, 2011 5:00 am EST The last time we talked about the film version of Green Day’s album-turned-Broadway show American Idiot, it looked like Green Day bandleader Billie Joe Armstrong might be playing one of the lead roles on screen. That casting is confirmed now, as THR says that Billy Joe will indeed reprised the role of St....

Casting Bits: Clint Eastwood Wants Leonardo DiCaprio For ‘A Star Is Born’, Haley Joel Osment Will ‘Wake The Dead’, Jamie Chung Nabs Indie Drama ‘Eden’ By Angie Han/June 29, 2011 5:00 am EST Clint Eastwood cast Beyonce Knowles as the female lead in his A Star is Born remake some time ago, but he’s been searching for someone to take on the male lead. Now it’s being reported that his top choice for the part is Leonardo DiCaprio, who worked with Eastwood on the biopic J....

Cool Stuff: ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ Board Game And More From Gallery 1988 John Hughes Art Show By Germain Lussier/Feb. 3, 2011 4:00 pm EST If you’ve ever dreamed of stealing a Ferrari, going to a Cubs game, an art museum and singing in a parade all from the comfort of your own home, artist Max Dalton has made it possible. He created The Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Board Game to be included in the upcoming Gallery 1988 show, The Road to Shermer: A Tribute to John Hughes, which opens February 11 at their new Venice, CA location....

Cool Stuff: Full Video From The Biff Tannen Museum In ‘Back To The Future Part II’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 15, 2010 6:00 am EST In the 25 years since the release of Back to the Future, and with the recent release of the comprehensive Blu-ray set, one might think there wasn’t any video from the film series that isn’t, or hasn’t been, readily available. At this point, we’ve even seen Eric Stoltz play Marty Mcfly!...

Cool Stuff: Tron Parody T-Shirt “End Of Line” By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 2, 2010 6:00 am EST Today’s TeeFury T-shirt of the Day is a cool Tron parody design titled “End of Line” created by London-based artist Matt Dearden. “All traffic offenders will be subject to immediate de-resolution!” As with any of Teefuy’s designs, the t-shirt will only be available today, and today only (Thursday, September 2nd 2010). The good news is that you can purchase one for only $9 plus shipping....

Details Revealed For 3D Simpsons Short Film ‘The Longest Daycare’ By Germain Lussier/May 22, 2012 4:00 pm EST “It’s hard to do a 20-minute Maggie episode, but in four minutes it’s great. She’s like Charlie Chaplin.” That’s Simpsons executive producer Al Jean describing to Entertainment Weekly why the youngest member of The Simpsons was chosen to star in The Longest Daycare, a four-minute 3D short film that’ll play in front of Ice Age: Continental Drift when that film opens July 13....

Geek Deal: The West Wing Complete Series Collection For $99 By Peter Sciretta/May 28, 2010 8:28 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The show is highly acclaimed, winning 26 Emmys, including 4 for Outstanding Drama Series. This complete seven-season DVD set includes all 154 episodes on 45 discs. Also Included: Pilot Script with Foreword from Series Creator Aaron Sorkin. Hours of Special Features include over 20 Commentaries, over 20 Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes Unaired Scenes, Gag Reels and More....

Geek Deals: 30 Rock Seasons 1-3 For $45, The Office Seasons 1-5 For $72 By Peter Sciretta/May 5, 2010 11:17 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As with all of the Gold Box Deals, the price will disappear at midnight (Thursday night) — so grab them while you still can.

If There Were To Be A Half-Life Movie, Game Developer Valve Might Make It By Russ Fischer/Aug. 29, 2010 11:00 pm EST Why don’t game developers make their own movies based upon the video games they create? The first answer to that question should be: “they’re busy making more games.” But there are a few cases where very high-profile development studios might be able to pull together the resources to make a game-based film, and do so in a way that stays true to the spirit of the original title....

J.J. Abrams Talks ‘Star Trek 2’ Release Date And Possible 3D By Germain Lussier/June 6, 2011 1:00 pm EST It’s Super 8 week and things are getting a little crazy. Reviews are pouring in, there’s a mysterious Super 8 Secret set to be announced and the men behind it all are out in full force. Producer Steven Spielberg is doing a rare press tour and writer/director J.J. Abrams is answering same questions over and over again about the film that will presumably be next for him, Star Trek 2....

Johnny Depp Almost Ready To Sign For ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean 5;’ Has Made $350 Million From Franchise By Germain Lussier/July 5, 2011 5:30 pm EST Even though I more or less was bored out of my mind during Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, I’d show up for a fifth movie in a second. There’s just something inherently exciting about that world and that character. And despite the film being a critical flop (33% on Rotten Tomatoes) Disney knows I’m not the only one....

Listen To Danny Elfman’s ‘Dark Shadows’ Score By Peter Sciretta/April 3, 2012 2:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. via: CBM

LOL: ‘Prometheus’ Prequel Video Features Weyland Industries Scientist Training By Germain Lussier/June 22, 2012 1:00 pm EST Whether or not you liked Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, you have to admit, the scientists in it were pretty crappy. They touch potentially hazardous foreign substances, interact with alien species, and poorly communicate with their crew. All in all, very dangerous stuff. A comedy troupe called Barely Political noticed that too and created what they’re calling a “Prometheus Pre-Prequel” featuring Weyland Industries scientists training for their trip....

Megamind Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/May 20, 2010 9:06 am EST Dreamworks Animation has finally released a full length trailer for their upcoming superhero comedy Megamind. DWA’s supposed answer to The Incredibles looked like the exact opposite of anything I’d want to watch in the initial teaser trailer. But this new full length trailer has me a bit more excited. The opening, which is an obvious reference to Superman’s origin story, is a nice starting off point....

MGM Fast-Tracks Musical ‘Valley Girl’ Remake With Clay Weiner Directing By Russ Fischer/Feb. 16, 2012 4:30 pm EST It was all the way back in 2008, when MGM hadn’t yet tripped up on billions of dollars of debt, that the company announced it wanted to remake Valley Girl as an ’80s-themed musical. The original movie featured Nicolas Cage as a punk from Hollywood who falls for Valley Girl Deborah Foreman. It’s a fluffy ‘wrong side of the tracks’ romance, but with a zany and energetic early performance from Cage....

Michael Bay To Produce Gideon’s Sword By Russ Fischer/May 25, 2010 9:03 am EST Briefly: Paramount has picked up a new novel for Michael Bay to produce, to bookend his I Am Number Four project over at DreamWorks. Gideon’s Sword was just bought by the studio, reportedly in a seven-figure deal, and Bay will develop and produce a film adaptation through his company Bay Films. Variety says the deal is a classic angency package — WME reps both Bay and the novel’s authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child....

New ‘The Expendables 2’ Teaser Focuses On Terry Crews By Russ Fischer/May 2, 2012 9:00 am EST Now Lionsgate is getting into the ’trailer for a trailer’ business with The Expendables 2, and below you can see a quick video featuring co-star Terry Crews and a little bit of explosive action. The spot immediately calls to mind some of the Old Spice spots the actor has done, and his amped-up pitchman act is just right for this movie....

New Photo: Peter Sarsgaard And Ryan Reynolds In ‘Green Lantern’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 19, 2011 11:30 am EST Well, it’s not quite Batman casting news, but here’s a new ‘walk and talk’ photo from Green Lantern.Hardly the most exciting image in the world, but I’m running it because it serves as a reminder that Peter Sarsgaard is on hand playing Hector Hammond, one of the villains of the piece. And that could be a very good thing....

Other ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Co-Creator Says Michael Bay’s Take Is “Awesome” By Angie Han/March 22, 2012 4:30 pm EST At the start of this week, Michael Bay pissed off Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles lovers everywhere by revealing that the new Turtles film, which he’s producing, will see the central characters reimagined as aliens rather than mutants. Predictably, a firestorm ensued, and even more predictably, Bay responded to the the outrage by stating that “fans need to take a breath, and chill....

Paul Schrader Set To Direct Shark-Infested Thriller ‘Bait’ From Writer Bret Easton Ellis By Russ Fischer/Aug. 3, 2011 3:30 pm EST Bret Easton Ellis (Less Than Zero, American Psycho) has been working on two new scripts in the past couple years. One is the very tantalizing The Golden Suicides, which chronicles the fall of art-world power couple Jeremy Blake and Theresa Duncan, who trapped themselves in a bubble of paranoia that burst only with their double suicide....