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LOL: Confessions Of A Former Disney World/MGM Studios Castmember By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 12, 2011 10:00 am EST I’ve always wondered what it might be like to work for Disney at one of their theme parks. A couple years ago we ran the confessions of an Ex-Jack Sparrow character actor. Today we bring you a funny video of former part-time castmember Adande Swoozie recounting his experience working at MGM Studios in Walt Disney World with the help of slightly-animated stick figures....

Martin Scorsese Wants Al Pacino And Robert De Niro For Sinatra Biopic By Russ Fischer/May 24, 2010 4:00 pm EST Martin Scorsese is still holding on to the idea of making a biopic about Frank Sinatra, and is talking more about his approach to the film. Quite a few names have been thrown out as possible Sinatras, but his dream team for at least one segment of the film would be to have Al Pacino playing Sinatra, with Robert De Niro as Dean Martin....

Movie Trailer: ‘Tangled,’ Aka Rapunzel Meets Pirates Of The Caribbean By Russ Fischer/Sept. 15, 2010 10:03 am EST Disney’s next animated film is Tangled, which retells the classic Rapunzel story with a distinctly Pirates of the Caribbean, ‘maybe boys will see this’ vibe. We’ve seen a couple of teasers, some clips and plenty of art from the film. Now there’s a full trailer, which gives a much better idea of what the film might actually be like....

New Poster And Trailer For Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows By Russ Fischer/July 2, 2010 2:19 pm EST The full trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows hit just a few days ago, and sent echoes of wild approval across the ’net. But one trailer isn’t enough for the week, so let’s walk into the holiday weekend having watched another trailer for the seventh Harry Potter film. In addition, there’s a really tasty teaser poster to enjoy as a bonus....

Official Stage Adaptation Of ‘Princess Mononoke’ Coming To London; Sold Out Almost A Year In Advance By Germain Lussier/Sept. 24, 2012 3:30 pm EST The worlds portrayed by Studio Ghibli are so vivid, colorful and imaginative, it seems almost silly to try and picture them realistically. They’re animated for a reason. One film that has a particularly grounded feel though, at least as far as Ghibli goes, is Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke, and that’s probably the reason why Ghibli has officially licensed a London theater group to put on a live-action stage production....

Paul Rudd Is Not Voicing A Character In ‘The Muppets’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 6, 2010 1:59 pm EST One of the more appealing rumors that has been floating around for the past couple weeks is that Paul Rudd will voice Walter, the new muppet character in Disney’s The Muppets. The report originated with some other shaky cast info, and has perpetuated since. Now it’s one of several casting rumors to get shot down....

Peter Farrelly Debunks ‘The Three Stooges’ Casting Rumors, Says Roles Are Wide Open By Russ Fischer/Jan. 7, 2011 7:55 pm EST If you were mystified by yesterday’s report about the possible involvement of Johnny Knoxville and Andy Samberg in the Farrelly Brothers upcoming The Three Stooges, you weren’t alone. Peter Farrelly says “You don’t want people to think ’they already cast that thing,’ because we haven’t…It’s wide open to everybody.”...

Sequel Bits: More Khan ‘Star Trek 2’ Rumors, ‘Pineapple Express 2,’ ‘Expendables 2’ Poster, ‘The Hobbit’ Trailer Attached To ‘Tintin’ By Germain Lussier/Dec. 16, 2011 3:30 pm EST The sequel news is flying fast and furious and there’s no time to waste. In this edition you’ll find that: Simon Pegg says Khan is not mentioned in the Star Trek 2 story he’s heard. Pineapple Express 2 isn’t a David Gordon Green priority....

Susanna White To Direct ‘Twilight’ Author’s ‘The Host’ By Germain Lussier/Feb. 10, 2011 4:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A film adaptation has been in the pipeline for a while with a script by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, The Truman Show) and now a director has been added to the equation. Susanna White, who did this year’s family sequel Nanny McPhee Returns as well as several episodes of David Simon’s HBO series Generation Kill, will take the reigns of this potential franchise....

The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 55 - The True Arena By David Chen/April 13, 2012 12:30 pm EST Stephen learns about acting from a horse. Winning and losing may not be how you play the game but if you can, figure out where the arena is. The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky....

Walter Hill May Direct Sylvester Stallone In ‘Headshot’ By Russ Fischer/April 6, 2011 4:00 pm EST Earlier today we reported that the Sylvester Stallone film Headshot needs a new director, as the previous hire, Wayne Kramer (The Cooler) walked due to creative differences. Now we know there are a number of contenders to replace him, with Sylvester Stallone’s key choice being Walter Hill, director of films like 48 Hours and The Warriors, and an early participant in Deadwood....

Watch Two And A Half Minutes Of Pixar’s ‘Brave’ By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 23, 2012 12:30 am EST Disney has released a third trailer for Pixar’s 2012 film Brave. The new trailer is actually more of a extended clip from the movie than a traditional trailer — I know it is being promoted as such, but I’m not sure if this will be screened in theaters. Watch it now embedded after the jump....

‘Rock Of Ages’ Trailer: Hairpieces, Histrionics And Hysteria By Russ Fischer/Dec. 13, 2011 11:34 am EST For me, the best part of the trailer for Adam Shankman’s Rock of Ages is the prominent display of the Motorhead logo in the first few seconds. After that it’s all downhill. The film adapts the stage ‘jukebox musical’ with Diego Boneta and Julianne Hough playing wide-eyed kids caught up in the mid-’80s LA rock scene....

By Germain Lussier/Dec. 2, 2011 11:30 am EST So should Paul Verhoeven take this as an insult or a compliment? Two of his best known movies, Total Recall and Robocop, are currently at different stages of being remade and now one of his lesser known but – in my opinion – most fun films, Starship Troopers is next. Vulture reports Fast and Furious producer Neil Moritz has hired Thor and X-Men First Class screenwriters Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz to write a new adaptation of the classic sci-fi novel by Robert A....

‘The Last Stand’ Trailer: Arnold Schwarzenegger Gets A Second Chance By Russ Fischer/Aug. 16, 2012 10:54 am EST To hell with The Expendables, let’s move on to The Last Stand. South Korean director Kim Jee-woon (I Saw the Devil, The Good, the Bad, the Weird) makes his English-language debut directing Arnold Schwarzenegger’s return to marquee-heading status. The straightforward action film features Arnie as a disgraced cop currently holding a small-town Sheriff post, who has to prevent a powerful drug lord (Eduardo Noriega) from escaping across the US-Mexico border....

Al Pacino, Eva Green And Susan Sarandon Cast In ‘Arbitrage’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 3, 2010 10:43 am EST Briefly: Nicholas Jarecki is a young upstart that came out of NYU a few years ago and has produced Tyson, co-written and produced The Informers (not a career highlight) and produced and directed The Outsider, a documentary about filmmaker James Toback. If the name sounds familiar that’s because he is the younger brother of Andrew (Capturing the Friedmans) and Eugene (Why We Fight) Jarecki....

Arnold Schwarzenegger Now Attached To ‘Terminator 5’ Package With Director Justin Lin By Germain Lussier/April 26, 2011 5:36 pm EST Tuesday afternoon in Hollywood, movie studios are bidding on a the rights to an as-yet-unwritten movie that would have Arnold Schwarzenegger return as the Terminator in a film directed by Justin Lin. According to Deadline, the package has several studios – including Universal, Sony and Lionsgate – salivating, even though it carries a hefty price tag of at least $25 million upfront against a purchase price around $36 million....

Captain America: Hydra Logo Revealed By Russ Fischer/July 30, 2010 1:37 pm EST Briefly: This is a pretty small tidbit, but I know that after positive word came out from the Captain America presentation at Comic Con there are a lot of people hungry for every little detail about the movie. So have a logo for the villainous organization HYDRA. In Marvel comics continuity, the cabal is the enemy of SHIELD, the organization headed by Nick Fury (Samuel L....

Carey Mulligan Said To Be Frontrunner For Daisy In ‘The Great Gatsby’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 12, 2010 2:30 pm EST Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel The Great Gatsby has been the source of one of the biggest ‘actress wishlist’ tales of the last couple months. (The others being Gravity and The Dark Knight Rises — says a lot about the industry today that the shortlist for each film is basically the same....

Comic-Con: Drew Struzan’s Movie Poster For The Walking Dead By Peter Sciretta/July 22, 2010 9:00 am EST AintitCoolNews has gotten their hands on master poster artist Drew Struzan’s awesome old school Comic-Con exclusive poster for Frank Darabont’s (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) small screen adaptation of The Walking Dead. I hope I can pick this baby up at Comic-Con. Hit the jump to see the image in full. Click on the image below to see the image in high resolution on AICN....