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Walt Disney Animation And Don Hall Developing Adaptation Of Marvel’s ‘Big Hero 6’ By Germain Lussier/June 28, 2012 4:10 pm EST From the instant that Disney bought Marvel, fans put two and two together and began to envision a Disney animated Marvel movie. Rumors of something to that end continue to creep up, especially now that Marvel’s live action films have reached such stratospheric heights and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has repeatedly stated that discussions between Disney Animation and Marvel are ongoing....

Warner Brothers Hires Green Lantern Writers For Green Lantern 2 And The Flash By David Chen/June 9, 2010 8:12 pm EST The Martin Campbell-directed Green Lantern adaptation, which features Ryan Reynolds as the titular character, won’t hit theaters until June 17, 2011, but Warner Brothers is apparently so pleased with what they’ve seen so far, they’ve already hired Greg Berlanti, Michael Green, and Marc Guggenheim to get to work on Green Lantern 2....

‘Goonies’ And ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Star Sean Astin Joins ‘Cabin Fever’ Sequel By Germain Lussier/June 26, 2012 3:30 pm EST Well my interest in Cabin Fever: Patient Zero was just piqued. The first of two planned sequels to Eli Roth’s 2002 film has added three actors, once of which is Sean Astin, the star of The Goonies, Toy Soliders, Rudy and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. He’ll be joined by Brando Eaton (Dexter) and Ben Hollingsworth (The Jonses) in the viral outbreak horror film....

By Angie Han/April 28, 2011 9:00 am EST Sure, Harry Potter can drive away Dementors or summon his broomstick with a wave of a wand — but he only exists in fantasies. The kids in Make Believe are the real deal. The film, which won Best Documentary at the Los Angeles Film Festival last year, follows six teenagers as they journey to Las Vegas in order to attend the World Magic Seminar and compete for the title of Teen World Champion....

‘Salt’ May Get A Sequel, But Phillip Noyce Will Not Direct It By Russ Fischer/Dec. 20, 2010 8:55 pm EST The Angelina Jolie thriller Salt may have come and gone in the minds of some viewers. — neither of Jolie’s big films this year seemed to get much traction — but with a nearly $300 million worldwide take, the film is hardly a flop. Once marketing and everything else is factored in, the $110m film might be just breaking even, but that’s before DVD and all other ancillary revenue streams flow in....

‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Teaser Poster By Russ Fischer/Dec. 10, 2011 12:54 pm EST Today Warner Bros released a new teaser poster for The Dark Knight Rises. Appropriately, this poster highlights Bane, given the fact that the studio is about to give the public the first look at the character in motion. Check it out in full after the jump. ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Teaser Poster By Russ Fischer/Dec. 10, 2011 12:54 pm EST...

‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Trailer #2 - Part One Of Peter Jackson’s Trilogy Is Filled With Humor And Action By Germain Lussier/Sept. 19, 2012 7:17 am EST This week brings not only the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, it’s Bilbo and Frodo Baggins’ shared birthday too. So what better time to premiere a new trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey? The first film in Peter Jackson’s latest J....

Actor Pete Postlethwaite Has Died At Age 64 By Russ Fischer/Jan. 3, 2011 6:19 am EST Oscar-nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite passed away on Sunday due to complications from cancer. He was 64. A representative for Mr. Postlethwaite confirmed his passing in Shropshire, western England. Mr. Postlethwaite earned an Oscar nomination for his work in In the Name of the Father, but may be best remembered for his role as Kobayashi in The Usual Suspects....

Alamo Drafthouse ‘Summer Of ‘82’ Line Up Expands, Exclusive ‘E.T.’ Poster Revealed, Ticket Sales Begin Tuesday By Germain Lussier/April 16, 2012 12:30 pm EST Conan the Barbarian, The Thing, Poltergeist, The Road Warrior, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Tron, and that’s just the beginning. Yes, the Summer of 1982 was probably the best one in the history of movies and that’s why the Alamo Drafthouse is celebrating with a summer long, 30th anniversary celebration screening a slew of the most exciting films released that year....

Bradley Cooper Angling To Script The Adaptation Of Dan Simmons’ ‘Hyperion’ By Russ Fischer/May 27, 2011 12:00 pm EST Are you ready for Bradley Cooper, screenwriter? We know him as an actor, but evidently he has screenwriting aspirations. And he’s looking to come out of the gate with a particularly ambitious project: an adaptation of the long-in-development novel Hyperion, by Dan Simmons. We haven’t reported any real movement on this project in a long time....

Cool Stuff: ‘Return Of The Living Dead’ And ‘Critters’ Posters By Germain Lussier/Dec. 9, 2010 6:00 pm EST While you go ahead and (attempt to) purchase the Daniel Danger Sanctuary Moon Star Wars print on Friday, horror fans might have to dig a bit deeper into their wallets as Mondo is also releasing two additional posters. First is two editions of The Return of the Living Dead by Eric Tan: a 24 x 36 standard edition of 125, and also a limited glow-in-the-dark variant edition of 65....

Cool Stuff: Gilligan’s Island/Lost Mash-Up T-Shirt By Peter Sciretta/April 13, 2010 5:00 am EST Today’s t-shirt at TeeFury is probably one of the coolest Lost-inspired t-shirts I’ve ever seen. Julia Sonmi Heglund’s design “Wrong Island” pictures Gilligan and the Skipper from Gilligan’s Island, alongside the Hatch and the smoke monster from Lost. The good news is that the t-shirt is available for only $9 plus shipping. The bad news is that the t-shirt design will only be available today, and today online....

Cool Stuff: Lego Han Solo In Carbonite By Germain Lussier/Nov. 9, 2010 7:00 am EST Han Solo in Carbonite is my favorite piece of movie memorabilia ever. There, I said it. In the Nineties, a company made a small number of authorized prop replicas of it and I believe they cost $3,000 each. Though I was probably 13 at the time, to this day I regret not buying it. Just think of all the non-at-all-awkward conversations I could have had bringing girls to my place....

Early Buzz: Shrek Forever After Premieres At Tribeca By Peter Sciretta/April 22, 2010 4:00 pm EST Shrek Forever After premiered Wednesday night at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Does DreamWorks Animation have another critical hit on their hands like How To Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda, or is this just another lackluster pop-culture-joke-filled Shrek sequel, one final money grab? We take a look at the early reviews, after the jump....

Emma Stone Reportedly To Be Offered Mary Jane Watson Role In ‘Spider-Man’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 2, 2010 4:28 pm EST Over the last week, a shortlist has emerged of actresses that caught the collective eye of Sony and Spider-Man director Marc Webb. The prizes: two lead female roles in Spider-Man, the romantic interests Gwen Stacy and Mary Jane Watson. Emma Stone is one name on the list, and she seems like the ideal fit for Mary Jane Watson....

Exclusive Featurette: On Set With The Muppets By Russ Fischer/Nov. 10, 2011 10:00 am EST Disney continues to go all-out with promos for The Muppets, which opens on November 23. We’ve seen parody trailers, a great soundtrack album and even a campaign to get the Muppets to host the Oscars. (Some efforts for which come from outside Disney, but some of the Muppet Oscar push might just be a Disney thing....

Gore Verbinski To Produce Futuristic Jungle Book Movie By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 28, 2011 1:35 pm EST Chernin Entertainment is close to a deal to acquire a pitch from screenwriters Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. Deadline is reporting that the deal is in mid to high six figures, and that Pirates/Rango helmer Gore Verbinski would produce. The yet to be titled project is being described as a futuristic Jungle Book, whatever that means....

James Cameron Gives Update On ‘At The Mountains Of Madness’ By Germain Lussier/Jan. 6, 2011 10:03 am EST After you write and direct a movie that makes over $2 billion worldwide, your mind itself becomes a commodity. So while James Cameron slowly preps his next directorial effort, Avatar 2, he’s lending his filmmaking genius to a few other projects. One is Sanctum, the Alister Grierson directed 3D cave movie that hits theaters February 4....

John Carpenter Preparing To Direct Hilary Swank In Fangland By Russ Fischer/June 7, 2010 7:26 am EST Now Carpenter will take on vampires once again with an adaptation of the novel Fangland, which is an update (of sorts) of Bram Stoker’s original Dracula. ComingSoon says that not only is Carpenter putting together the adaptation of Fangland, but that Hilary Swank is set to star. That’s a bit of clout for Carpenter, as far as the mainstream goes....

Julian Schnabel Prepping ‘In The Hand Of Dante’ With Johnny Depp By Germain Lussier/July 11, 2011 7:01 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Here’s what Schnabel — the director of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Before Night Falls and Basquiat — told The Playlist about this project: Depp bought the book in 2008 and had developed a friendship with Schnabel years before when he appeared in Before Night Falls....