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Dinner For Schmucks Movie Trailer #2 By Peter Sciretta/June 2, 2010 4:34 pm EST Paramount Pictures has released the second movie trailer for the Steve Carell/Paul Rudd comedy Dinner for Schmucks. The film, helmed by Jay Roach (the director of the Austin Powers and Meet the Parents films), tells the story of a rising executive who “succeeds” in finding the perfect guest, an IRS employee, for his boss’s monthly event, a so-called “dinner for idiots,” which offers certain advantages to the exec who shows up with the biggest buffoon....

By Germain Lussier/Sept. 16, 2011 6:00 am EST Slice of Sci-Fi alerted us to this surprising, but fairly logical, turn of events. Carey was at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media Communications & Entertainment Conference in Beverly Hills and said The Simpsons, well on its way to 500 episodes as its 23rd season is about to kick off, shows “no signs of slowing down.” However, there’s only so much money to be made from merchandising, syndicated repeats and DVD sales after 20 plus years....

Gary Ross Sets Peter Pan Prequel ‘Peter And The Starcatchers’ As Next Project By Angie Han/Aug. 20, 2012 1:06 pm EST Ever since filmmaker Gary Ross left the Hunger Games franchise this past spring, the question’s been what he might do next. That film’s $684 million global take left Ross with no shortage of possibilities, and over the past few months he’s flirted with a number of them. Now, at long last, he’s committed to his next directorial effort....

Geek Deal: ‘Iron Man 2’ Three-Disc Blu-Ray/DVD For Only $9.99 By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 24, 2012 5:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

Jeremy Renner Says Hawkeye’s ‘Avengers’ Costume Will Be ‘Reality-Based’; Hints At Relationship With Black Widow By Adam Quigley/Sept. 15, 2010 2:00 pm EST As far as confirmed characters in The Avengers go, the only member of the team whose costume has yet to be revealed is Hawkeye, the orphan who goes on to become a master archer. We’ve seen Captain America’s costume in action, and we’ve gotten an early look at Thor’s, but what sort of outfit will Jeremy Renner be sporting?...

Lynn Cohen To Play Former Victor Mags In ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ By Angie Han/Aug. 2, 2012 10:00 am EST Although The Hunger Games movie franchise is based on a young adult series and features a teenage lead, there’s no shortage of juicy roles for more mature stars as well. Grown-ups Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amanda Plummer, Melissa Leo, and Tony Shaloub have all signed on for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire in recent weeks, and now helping to round out the older half of the cast is Lynn Cohen....

Movie Trailer: Lebanon - Contained Tank Israeli War Film By Peter Sciretta/June 4, 2010 1:00 pm EST Sony Pictures Classics have released the trailer for Samuel Maoz’s Lebanon, the contained tank Israeli war film which won the Golden Lion, the top prize at last year’s Venice Film Festival. The whole movie takes place inside a tank, from the perspective of the soliders inside the cramped quarters, as they attempt to rescue and free a paratrooper squad that is besieged by Syrian troops....

New Look: Rihanna In ‘Battleship’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 5, 2011 3:37 pm EST There was a pretty stark divide between those who loved the trailer for Peter Berg’s ’navy vs aliens’ film Battleship, and those who thought it was complete dreck. It isn’t difficult to understand that split: the trailer briefly introduces a few characters including Taylor Kitsch as a brash young officer under the command of Liam Neeson as he courts his superior’s daughter, played by Brooklyn Decker....

New Poster: First Character Sheet For ‘Red State’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 3, 2010 5:30 pm EST Four character posters are coming for Kevin Smith’s new film Red State. Or, should I say, three more will be coming — we’ve got the first now, which depicts the Virgin, played by Kerry Bishe. (Who we also just saw in a batch of new photos from the film.) Details on the origin of the poster, and the full image, after the break....

Oliver Stone Directing ‘The Power Broker’ For HBO By Russ Fischer/Oct. 27, 2011 1:30 pm EST The term ‘power broker’ is a familiar one, but even now I think a lot of people might not have much of a response to the name Robert Moses. That’s the man chronicled in Robert A. Caro’s 1974 book The Power Broker, which positioned Moses as essentially the most powerful man in New York, and described how he used that power to shape the city....

The Wachowskis Writing And Set To Direct ‘Hood,’ A Modern Robin Hood Tale By Russ Fischer/Dec. 7, 2010 8:31 pm EST Andy and Lana Wachowski have been mulling a couple of possible directorial projects, chief among them their ‘hard-R gay Iraq War love story’ Cobalt Neural 9, and an adaptation of David Mitchell’s novel Cloud Atlas. Now they’ll reportedly do something completely different: Hood, “a modern, urban” version of the Robin Hood story....

Watch The Premiere Episode Of Kevin Smith’s Movie Review Show ‘Spoilers’ By Germain Lussier/June 5, 2012 9:00 am EST People love Kevin Smith because he’s an unabashed movie nerd and we all feel like we could sit down and have an awesome conversation with him. It’s that relatable nature that Smith brings to his new Internet movie review show, Spoilers, which premiered Monday on Hulu. For the rest of the summer, Smith will take fifty people to see a brand new movie on opening weekend and then all have a discussion about it....

‘Hugo’ Author’s YA Mystery Novel ‘The Houdini Box’ May Hit Screens By Russ Fischer/Aug. 17, 2012 11:00 am EST Add one more Harry Houdini movie to the pile of films in development about the late escape artist and Spiritualist investigator. The Houdini Box is based on Brian Selznick’s 1991 young adult novel about about a boy who idolizes Houdini and attempts to duplicate his escape artistry. The boy meets Houdini and ends up corresponding with his hero, and that communication leads the boy to Houdini’s home on the day of the man’s death, where a mysterious box awaits the him....

‘Journey To The Center Of The Earth’ Director Takes Over Brendan Fraser’s ‘William Tell 3D’ By Russ Fischer/Sept. 8, 2011 6:00 pm EST Back in May, we heard that Brendan Fraser would play William Tell in a 3D film to be directed by Doctor Who veteran Nick Hurran. The movie is still moving forward, but one thing has changed: Hurran will no longer direct. Instead, Eric Brevig, who directed Fraser in Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D, will helm William Tell 3D, the film that is planned to shoot in the styles of — what else?...

‘Monster Roll’ Short Film: Sushi Chefs Square Off Against Giant Monsters By Russ Fischer/Oct. 22, 2012 4:30 pm EST Here’s a fun short film that jumps off from a goofy, simple genre concept: what if a group of sushi chefs was all that stood between humanity and destruction at the hands (teeth? tentacles?) of giant monsters from the sea? Monster Roll is a great little sushi Kaiju blast that packs humor, action, some legendary backstory and just enough character into six minutes that I imagine many viewers might want to see a full-length version....

‘Sleeping Beauty’ Trailer: Another Look At Emily Browning’s Strange Sex Industry Story By Russ Fischer/Oct. 12, 2011 2:00 pm EST We’ve seen a version of this Sleeping Beauty trailer once before, when it premiered in April ahead of the film’s debut at the Cannes Film Festival. In the months since, the slightly controversial film, in which Sucker Punch star Emily Browning plays a very odd and specific sort of prostitute, has been overshadowed by other bigger, more controversial movies....

‘The Flowers Of War’ US Trailer: Christian Bale, The War Hero By Russ Fischer/Dec. 12, 2011 8:00 am EST Not too long ago the small outfit Wreckin Hill Entertainment picked up US rights to Zhang Yimou’s new film The Flowers of War. That’s the film in which Christian Bale plays a roguish American who ends up taking responsibility for a group of girls and women who take refuge in a church during Japan’s siege of Nanking during World War II....

‘The Host’ Teaser Trailer By Germain Lussier/March 22, 2012 3:00 pm EST Author Stephenie Meyer is obviously best known for writing the Twilight books, but she also wrote a best-seller not filled with vampires, werewolves and teen lust. It’s called The Host and the film version, directed by Andrew Niccol, has just released its first teaser trailer. Starring Saoirse Ronan, The Host is about one woman’s struggle in world where aliens have fused themselves with the majority of humans to create an ideal society....

‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Casting Rumor Roundup: Jena Malone Up For Johanna Mason, Kevin Nash And Lil’ Romeo In Talks For Unspecified Roles By Angie Han/June 26, 2012 9:30 am EST The earliest The Hunger Games: Catching Fire rumors revolved around Finnick Odair, but the character that seems to be getting all the attention right now seems to be Johanna Mason. Mia Wasikowska and model/actress Zoe Aggeliki were said to be in the mix for the key role last week, but as of now Wasikowska has apparently dropped out while Jena Malone has been added to the list of candidates....

Albert Brooks Cast Against Type As The Antagonist In Nicolas Refn’s ‘Drive’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 26, 2010 4:15 pm EST At least half of getting a movie right is casting. And Nicolas Winding Refn seems to really be getting Drive right so far. He’s got Ryan Gosling starring, and Bryan Cranston and Carey Mulligan in supporting roles. That’s three hits right there, no strikes. And now he’s lined up something of a left-field choice to play the badass in the film: Albert Brooks?...