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LOL: George Lucas Seriously Believes The World Might End In 2012? By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 18, 2011 2:00 pm EST In a new article in the Toronto Sun, Seth Rogen talks about his meeting with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, and how the Star Wars creator/filmmaker lectured him for 25 minutes about how the world is going to end in 2012. Here is the excerpt: “George Lucas sits down and seriously proceeds to talk for around 25 minutes about how he thinks the world is gonna end in the year 2012, like, for real....

LOL: Three More Episodes Of The Star Wars Parody ‘Troopers’ Featuring Aubrey Plaza By Peter Sciretta/March 23, 2011 3:00 pm EST Earlier this month, CollegeHumor launched a new sci-fi comedy series called Troopers, which is sort of a Star Wars-inspired parody. “In intergalactic war, there are heroes, villains, and then these guys.” The series features Aubrey Plaza (Scott Pilgrim, Funny People, Mystery Team) as a princess who is imprisoned on an intergalactic spaceship....

New Images: ‘On The Road,’ With Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart And Sam Riley By Russ Fischer/Feb. 3, 2011 2:00 pm EST Here are the first three images from Walter Salles’ adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s novel/semi-autobiography On the Road. The film stars Garrett Hedlund as Dean Moriarty (aka the fictionalized Neal Cassady), Sam Riley as Sal Paradise (the fictionalized Jack Kerouac) and Kristen Stweart as Marylou. See two more pics after the break....

Paramount Renews World War Z Option For “Half The Time And Twice The Money” By Brendon Connelly/April 22, 2010 6:56 am EST Here’s some pretty solid indication that apocalyptic zombie epic World War Z will finally be coming to the big screen soon: Paramount have renewed their option on the book for what its author Max Brooks described as “half the time and twice the money”. That’s not the kind of cheque you just throw out there, so I can only imagine the studio is going to be making some serious moves to bring the film to life, and soon....

RIP Movies: Paul Giamatti Says ‘The Goon’ Ran Out Of Money, Warner Bros. Kills ‘Elfquest’ By Angie Han/Jan. 25, 2012 1:30 pm EST It’s a sad day for comic book fans, as we get updates that suggest two long-gestating adaptations, David Fincher’s The Goon and Rawson Thurber’s Elfquest, are no longer happening. Sure, they could get revived somewhere down the line — crazier things have happened — but if I were you, I wouldn’t hold my breath....

Rumor Control: ‘Daredevil’ Won’t Be In 3D, Probably Won’t Star Josh Hartnett By Angie Han/June 19, 2012 11:00 am EST Slade recently got fans buzzing when he sent out a tweet that seemed to suggest his 30 Days of Night star Josh Hartnett could play the blind Marvel superhero. Since then, however, he’s clarified that he wasn’t seriously floating Hartnett’s name, because the project hasn’t reached the casting stage yet. Slade also took the opportunity to squash talk of the film being in 3D, declaring that he is “firmly against” shooting in native 3D and that the studio isn’t interested in post-converted 3D....

Sharlto Copley Says District 9 Sequel Will Shoot In ‘About Two Years’ By Russ Fischer/April 29, 2010 10:24 am EST There has been some rumor talk about a sequel to Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 – District 10, as the film is being branded in advance — but none of the recent chatter actually seemed to be on point. In fact, it isn’t, says D9 star Sharlto Copley. He and Blomkamp want to do the sequel, or prequel as it may be, but it is still a couple of years off....

Simon West May Direct Amber Heard In ‘Red Sonja’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 10, 2011 12:15 pm EST A Red Sonja film has been percolating for the last few years, kicked off when Rose McGowan was set to star with Robert Rodriguez producing. Teaser artwork was dramatically unveiled, and the film seemed like one of several that would be the fruit of the real-life relationship between the director and his Planet Terror actress....

Takeshi Kitano’s ‘Outrage’ Red Band Trailer By Germain Lussier/Oct. 21, 2011 4:00 pm EST Lovers of film are likely lovers of Takeshi Kitano. Sometimes billed as Beat Takeshi, he’s not only the evil star of Battle Royale, he’s the talented director of films like The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi and Fireworks. In 2010, he directed and starred in Outrage, a twisting, turning crime drama in the vein of Martin Scorsese. It played several festivals, spawned a few trailers and was successful enough that a sequel, Outrage 2, is on the way....

Tim Burton’s ‘Frankenweenie’ Details Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 14, 2011 4:30 pm EST Walt Disney Pictures have released the official plot synopsis for Tim Burton’s big screen adaptation of his earlier short film Frankenweenie. In Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie” young Victor conducts a science experiment to bring his beloved dog Sparky back to life, only to face unintended, sometimes monstrous, consequences. A stop-motion animated film, “Frankenweenie” will be filmed in black and white and rendered in 3D, which will elevate the classic style to a whole new experience....

Watch The Video For Jónsi’s ‘Sticks And Stones’ From ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 28, 2010 9:00 am EST Jón ‘Jónsi’ Þór Birgisson, guitarist and frontman for the Icelandic band Sigur Ros, is about the last person I would have expected to provide a song for a DreamWorks Animation family film. But there was Jónsi’s song ‘Sticks and Stones’ in the middle of How to Train Your Dragon....

‘Donnie Darko’ Helmer Richard Kelly To Write & Direct Thriller ‘Corpus Christi’ By Adam Quigley/Feb. 17, 2011 10:30 am EST Richard Kelly’s ambition and zealous attention to detail served him well with Donnie Darko, but he hasn’t been so lucky with his subsequent outings. After his exceptional directorial debut, he’s tried twice over to replicate what made that film such a frenzied fan favorite, and the results — Southland Tales and The Box — were as intriguingly unique as they were confoundingly incoherent....

/Film LA: Attend Disney California Adventure And ElecTRONica For FREE By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 19, 2010 1:46 pm EST Disney is throwing together a meet-up at Disney California Adventure courtesy of their DisneyParks blog. On October 28, 2010, 3000 guests will be allowed free access to Disney California Adventure theme park at 4:00pm. At 8:00pm the park will close, but the meet-up guests will be allowed exclusive access to an after-hours ElecTRONica experience, which will run until 11 p....

‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Tickets Will Cost The Same For 48 FPS And 24 FPS By Germain Lussier/Aug. 22, 2012 5:10 pm EST When it comes to premium services, moviegoers are used to paying a little more. Almost all theaters charge more for films that are in IMAX, 3D or feature assigned seating and a lack of commercials. So when Peter Jackson announced that The Hobbit would be shot and distributed in 48 frames per second, the first films ever to do so, most assumed the higher frame rate would result in an increased ticket price....

‘The Raid’ Director Envisions The Film As First In A Trilogy By Russ Fischer/Feb. 2, 2012 5:04 pm EST Welsh director Gareth Evans became one of the new action filmmakers to watch when his film The Raid, filmed in Indonesia and featuring some seriously bone-crunching, face-shooting conflict as cops invade a building controlled by a drug lord, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. At TIFF and other festivals The Raid has wowed audiences; Peter and Germain both have nothing but praise for the film....

‘The Simpsons’ Gets A Stay Of Execution As Producers Accept Pay Cuts By Russ Fischer/Oct. 6, 2011 11:15 am EST The first salvo in the Simpsons budget battle came early this week when the core cast members (Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, and Harry Shearer), each of whom makes about $8m per year, were each asked to take a smaller paycheck. Now unnamed members of the top producing team (Al Jean, John Frink, James L....

Anchorman 2 Much Closer To Happening Than Previously Thought By Russ Fischer/April 27, 2010 1:13 pm EST There has been a lot of talk over the years about the potential for Anchorman 2. It has often seemed like something that would never happen, despite the fact that most of the players involved in the first film all appear game to do it again. Now director Adam McKay says it’s really about Paramount writing a a check....

Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Digital Pulling Together Talent For Fake Trailer Project By Angie Han/Aug. 10, 2011 11:00 am EST If you were among those who thought the fake trailers were the best part of Tropic Thunder, we’ve got some good news for you. Tropic Thunder director-writer-star-producer Ben Stiller has begun work through his company Red Hour Digital on The Fake Trailer Project, which is exactly what it sounds like....

Casting Bits: Jason Momoa Cast In Untitled Walter Hill Project, Riki Lindhome Joins ‘Fun Size’, ‘The Walking Dead’ Gets A New Survivor By Angie Han/June 22, 2011 7:30 am EST That Walter Hill project formerly known as Headshot still doesn’t have a title, but its cast is filling up quickly. Yesterday, we reported that Fairly Legal’s Sarah Shahi had signed on to play Sylvester Stallone’s daughter, and today there’s news that Jason Momoa has been added as the villainous Keegan....

Character Art From ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ By Germain Lussier/May 30, 2012 5:00 am EST Since Disney’s D23 Expo in 2011, Wreck-It Ralph has been one of our most anticipated films. The Disney Animation Studios production is an ode to old school video games as the bad guy in a popular game gets fed up with his lot in life and escapes to other machines in the arcade. That character, Ralph of the title, will encounter all kinds of classic characters you know and be voiced throgh the vocal stylings of John C....