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Infographic: All Of The Transformers Autobots By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 27, 2011 3:30 pm EST This handy infographic visualizes all of the Autobots (carsa and other land cehicles) from the original American Transformers cartoon, which aired between 1984 and 1986. Hit the jump to see the full infographic. Research and Design by: CarInsurance.org Infographic: All Of The Transformers Autobots By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 27, 2011 3:30 pm EST This handy infographic visualizes all of the Autobots (carsa and other land cehicles) from the original American Transformers cartoon, which aired between 1984 and 1986....

Infographic: Explaining The Egyptian Revolution Through ‘Raides Of The Lost Ark’ By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 2, 2011 4:00 am EST Furrygirl has created an infographic using images from Raiders of the Lost Ark to try to explain what is going on in Egypt. via: boingboing Infographic: Explaining The Egyptian Revolution Through ‘Raides Of The Lost Ark’ By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 2, 2011 4:00 am EST Furrygirl has created an infographic using images from Raiders of the Lost Ark to try to explain what is going on in Egypt....

Is James Bond Finally Defeated, Or Are Reports Of His Death Slightly Exaggerated? By Russ Fischer/July 6, 2010 11:14 am EST What’s the difference between ‘suspended indefinitely’ and officially dead? When it comes to James Bond and the planned twenty-third movie featuring the character, it can be difficult to tell. We’ve known for months that EON Productions had suspended development on the film thanks to MGM’s financial troubles, but now there’s a report circulating that the film is officially dead....

James Franco Joins Harmony Korine’s ‘Spring Breakers;’ Emma Roberts May Sign On, Too By Russ Fischer/Nov. 1, 2011 5:00 pm EST From anyone but Harmony Korine, known for scripting Kids and directing Gummo, Julien Donkey-Boy, and Trash Humpers, the plot for Spring Breakers would sound like a wild piece of material. For Korine, it almost sounds like a family film. The story follows four late-teen girls who rob a restaurant in order to finance a spring break trip, and end up enlisted to kill the rival of their drug dealer....

Joaquin Phoenix In Talks For Paul Thomas Anderson’s Religious Drama By Russ Fischer/April 12, 2011 4:45 pm EST Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, referenced as The Master, but called just Untitled Religious Drama for now, has had an arduous path through development. Philip Seymour Hoffman has been attached for some time to the role of the founder of a Scientology-like religion. Jeremy Renner was attached for some time to play his disciple, but financing fell through and the script was taking some extra work, and Jeremy Renner moved on to Mission: Impossible, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters and The Avengers....

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Won’t Be In Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’ After All By Russ Fischer/April 5, 2012 11:00 am EST Briefly: We pretty much knew this was going to happen, but Joseph Gordon-Levitt is no longer in Quentin Tarantino’s new film Django Unchained. The culprit, as feared, is his feature directorial debut Don Jon’s Addiction. The actor recently told MTV that making his film prevented him from being in Tarantino’s new slavery/revenge ‘Southern’:...

Let The Transformers 3 Recasting Rumors Begin: Gemma Arterton May Be New Love Interest By Russ Fischer/May 19, 2010 4:03 pm EST All that being the case, who gets to be the new love interest for Shia LaBeouf in Transformers 3? Gemma Arteron is said to be high on the list, and she’s actually a damn good choice. The Wrap says that Gemma Arterton, of Quantum of Solace and Clash of the Titans, is the current top choice for Bay and Paramount....

Michael Fassbender Plots Movie About Celtic Warrior Cuchulain By Russ Fischer/Feb. 17, 2012 5:00 pm EST Michael Fassbender has been very busy for the last couple years, but his schedule is looking very thin for 2012. The actor has only one role booked that we know of: a supporting part in his Hunger and Shame director Steve McQueen’s new movie Twelve Years a Slave. He’ll be in the sequel to X-Men: First Class, but that is yet to be written and greenlit....

Movie Trailer: Gareth Edwards’ Monsters By Peter Sciretta/July 24, 2010 7:39 am EST Magnolia Pictures/Magnet have released the first movie trailer for Gareth Edwards’ new low budget monster movie Monsters which takes a very District 9 approach to film marketing. Since screening the film at Cannes, we’ve been hyping the movie (read my mini review here). We called it Lost in Translation in a world infested by monsters.The movie trailer definitely tries to sell the movie as more of a sci-fi thriller and less of the character piece that it really is....

Movie Trailer: The Dry Land By Peter Sciretta/July 1, 2010 1:00 pm EST Maya Entertainment and Freestyle Releasing have released the movie trailer for Ryan Piers Williams’ The Dry Land. The movie premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival as one of 16 films selected from 1,058 submissions for the dramatic competition. The film tells the story of a U.S. soldier “returning home from war struggles to reconcile his experiences abroad with the life and family he left in Texas....

Peter Weller Joins The ‘Star Trek’ Sequel By Russ Fischer/Dec. 5, 2011 8:30 am EST Briefly: While we can speculate and dither about what role Benicio Del Toro is playing in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek sequel, we can celebrate the fact that Peter Weller, one of the best voices in the business and the original RoboCop, will now be part of the Trek cast, too.Variety reports that Weller is cast, but doesn’t have any more info on his role than we’ve got about Benicio Del Toro’s part....

Rumor: ABC To Reboot JJ Abrams’ Alias?! By Peter Sciretta/May 27, 2010 12:07 pm EST With Lost now off the air, what is ABC to do? How about reboot another JJ Abrams television property? E! Online’s “reliable” insider ABC sources claim that the network is talking about possibly rebooting JJ Abrams’ Alias. According to the report, the talks are very early, and nothing has been greenlit just yet. But the new version would incorporate some of the elements of the original series, but would likely not include the complex mythological Rambaldi prophecy through-line which was blamed by many for the series downfall....

Sequel Bits: Harry Potter, Catching Fire, Beetlejuice 2, Sin City 2, Sherlock Holmes 3, Looper By Germain Lussier/Sept. 26, 2012 2:35 pm EST A nugget of hope for what would be the most anticipated sequel of all time is just one of the many things in today’s Sequel Bits. After the jump read about: Tim Burton and Winona Ryder didn’t sound enthused about Beetlejuice 2. Take a peek at the Reaping stage from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and read where the beach scenes will be filmed....

Steven Spielberg Talks ‘Indy IV;’ Didn’t Like The Story Any More Than We Did By Russ Fischer/Oct. 26, 2011 2:00 pm EST Friendship can often be fraught with difficult negotiations. When friends are involved in creative endeavors, some disagreement and compromise is guaranteed to be in order. Take George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, who have been friends and occasional collaborators for decades. Their friendship launched the Indiana Jones film series, the last installment of which isn’t quite a fan favorite....

Superhero Bits: Silver Surfer, Wolverine, Dark Knight Rises, Nemesis, Amazing Spider-Man, Wonder Woman By Germain Lussier/Aug. 24, 2012 11:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Movies.com posted this piece of Silver Surfer concept art from a movie that never happened. Head there for more information.Joe Carnahan took to his Twitter to comment on Mark Millar’s quote about him doing Nemesis. Here are the two tweets together:...

Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Nudity And Profanity On TV, Sort Of By Germain Lussier/June 22, 2012 5:00 am EST The ruling, however, did not extend to any larger discussion of what the FCC means when they call things objectionable and is being viewed as unfortunately inconsequential. Read more below. Under an FCC rule amended about 10 years ago, stations could be fined for profanity during award shows that were being broadcast live or any instance of accidental nudity....

Taylor Lautner And Michael Bay Auctioning Off Project Together By Germain Lussier/Feb. 16, 2011 1:30 pm EST How much would you pay for a script that has Taylor Lautner and Michael Bay attached to it? That’s the question Hollywood studios faced Wednesday, according to Deadline, as the pair sent out a script written by Jason Hall (Spread) to all the major studios hoping to incite a bidding war. Described as “Mr....

Tom Selleck Confirms Another Three Men And A Baby Sequel In Development By Peter Sciretta/June 3, 2010 12:30 pm EST In November 2008, Steve Guttenberg claimed that a third Three Men and a Baby film was being developed: “Tom Selleck, Ted Danson and I are looking to make another Three Men And A Baby movie,” says Steve. “It’s called Three Men and A Bride. The script is pretty much written and we are really keen to get that made....

Video Game Series ‘Need For Speed’ To Become A Movie By Germain Lussier/April 16, 2012 3:30 pm EST One of the most successful gaming franchises of all time is about to race to the big screen. Need for Speed is a racing franchise run by Electronic Arts that’s been churning out games since 1994 and now DreamWorks is likely to buy the rights to a film version written and produced by John and George Gatins....

VOTD: ‘Fight The Foot,’ A Fan-Made TMNT Short Film By Russ Fischer/Jan. 24, 2011 11:22 am EST Here’s a brief short film in which a seriously dedicated TMNT fan decides he’s not willing to wait for the new film being developed by Platinum Dunes. He wants to see a re-imagined early encounter between April O’Neil and the mutated ninja turtle Raphael right now. If you also don’t want to wait for the new film, watch Fight the Foot after the break....