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‘Stoker’ Trailer: “I Can’t Wait To Watch Life Tear You Apart” By Russ Fischer/Sept. 26, 2012 11:20 am EST Finally! We recently saw some footage from Stoker, which is the English-language debut from South Korean director Park Chan-wook, best known for the “vengeance trilogy” of Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance. Stoker appears to be a thriller in the Hitchcock/De Palma vein, with a good dose of heated psycho-sexual tension, and some of Park’s characteristically lush visuals....

‘Tangled Ever After’ Clip Embraces Its Inner Tolkien By Germain Lussier/Jan. 6, 2012 5:00 am EST Thanks to Yahoo for the clip, which is basically a nice place setter for the plot of the entire short film. Come on. That shot of the rings in slow mo? Frodo from Fellowship of the Ring in the pub or Gollum from Return of the King in Mount Doom much? As per our previous article on the short, here’s the plot description:...

‘The Lady’ Trailer: See Luc Besson And Michelle Yeoh’s True-Life Political Drama By Russ Fischer/Oct. 3, 2011 5:43 pm EST Throughout last year, we heard rumors of writer/producer/director Luc Besson going back to big sci-fi, but his latest directorial effort turned out to be something very different. Rather than returning to a genre in which he has already established a beachhead, Besson chose instead to chronicle the life of Burmese political activist Aung San Suu Kyi, with Michelle Yeoh in the lead role....

‘Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune’ Moves Forward With ‘National Treasure’ Writers By Germain Lussier/Aug. 23, 2012 5:00 pm EST The film adaptation of Sony’s Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune is moving ahead with two new writers at the helm. Marianne and Cormac Wibberley, who co-wrote both National Treasure movies, have been tapped to rewrite the film which follows a treasure hunter named Nathan Drake on an epic adventure to find the lost treasure of El Dorado....

A Century Of Film By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 4, 2011 3:30 pm EST /Film reader Sean Grady has edited together an 11-minute video montage titled “A Century of Film”. It’s not exactly a century at it begins in the 1920’s, and some might argue that it’s a bit more heavy on the last 30 years (for example, the video hits the 1980’s before the 5 minute mark, and the last twenty years of movies occupies the last four minutes)....

Angelina Jolie Says ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Revamp ‘Maleficent’ Is Her Next Film By Russ Fischer/Feb. 13, 2012 10:30 am EST Disney’s Maleficent may have lost Tim Burton as director last year but Angelina Jolie, long attached to star as the wicked witch introduced in Snow White, isn’t going anywhere. In fact, the actress says the film is next after her promo run ends for her directorial debut In the Land of Blood and Honey....

Casting Bits: ‘Animal Kingdom’ Star Ben Mendelsohn In ‘The Place Beyond The Pines’, Toby Hemingway And Josh Pence In ‘The Silent Thief’, Nia Vardalos In ‘American Girl’ Movie By Angie Han/June 20, 2011 5:00 pm EST Derek Cianfrance’s been collecting quite a solid cast for his next project, the “Deer Hunter meets The Godfather” crime drama The Place Beyond the Pines. Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, and Eva Mendes are already on board, with Greta Gerwig circling another part....

Casting Bits: Lily Cole And Sam Spruell In ‘Snow White And The Huntsman;’ Ben Barnes In ‘Seventh Son’ By Russ Fischer/June 24, 2011 5:00 pm EST It’s a rather slow Friday, leaving us plenty of time — too much time, probably — to think about the passing of Peter Falk and Pixar’s fall from the pedestal of perfect reviews. But there are a few bits of casting info out there, and after the break you’ll find the following:...

Confirmed: Leonardo DiCaprio In Early Talks For Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’ By Russ Fischer/June 8, 2011 5:00 am EST The flirtation between Leonardo DiCaprio and Quentin Tarantino may finally be on the verge of bringing the two together on a project. The director originally wanted Leonardo DiCaprio to play Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds, but Christoph Waltz ended up with the part, riding it all the way to the Oscars. Not long ago word surfaced that the actor might be a top choice to play Calvin Candie, the wealthy slave plantation owner who is the chief antagonist of Tarantino’s upcoming project, Django Unchained....

Cool Stuff: “Frakking Awful” Battlestar Galactica/Muppets Mash-Up T-Shirt By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 24, 2010 7:00 am EST The T-Shirt of the Day on TeeFury is Matt Dearden’s “Frakking Awful”, a design mash-up featuring Statler & Waldorf, the two curmudgeonly critics from The Muppets, and Adama and Tigh from Battlestar Galactica. It doesn’t get much awesomely geekier than this. As with all of Teefury’s designs, the shirt is only $9 plus shipping — the catch is that the tee will only be available today (Wednesday November 24th 2010) and today only....

Cool Stuff: TRON: Legacy: 1/6th Scale Sam Flynn Collectible Figure With Light Cycle By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 23, 2010 7:00 am EST Are you a little disappointed in the lack of collectible-quality Tron Legacy toys/statues? Hot Toys has announced they will be producing a TRON: Legacy: 1/6th scale Sam Flynn Collectible Figure with Light Cycle. The set is specially equipped with the Light Cycle with LED light-up function, together with the highly detailed Sam Flynn collectible which is specially crafted based on the image of Garrett Hedlund in the movie, highlighting the newly sculpted heads and light-up Tron Warrior suit....

Early Buzz: Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 30, 2010 1:44 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Beach author and 28 Days Later/Sunshine screenwriter Alex Garland penned the adaptation for the dramatic thriller, about a group of children who spent their childhood at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school, who as they “grow into young adults, they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other, while preparing themselves for the haunting reality that awaits them....

Exclusive Extended Scene From ‘X-Men First Class’ Features More Of Shaw’s Plan By Germain Lussier/Aug. 31, 2011 12:30 pm EST One of the biggest surprises of the summer was Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class. A film that was rumored to be rushed and have all kind of production issues turned out to be the best X-Men film since Bryan Singer was behind the camera. The cast, including star making performances from James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender, was stellar, the action was top notch, the writing was sharp and at the end, almost everyone was left hoping to see where this period reboot of the X-Men franchise would go next....

First Look: Comic Book Prequel To Let Me In By Russ Fischer/July 14, 2010 6:00 pm EST Given that Let Me In, the new version of Let the Right One In, already faces a hardcore fanbase prepared to doubt and dismiss anything that isn’t Tomas Alfredsson’s original movie, is it a good or bad idea to release a prequel comic book leading up to the film? In December, Dark Horse Comics will release Let Me In: Crossroads, written by Marc Andreyko and drawn by Patric Reynolds....

First Look: The Destroyer, From Marvel’s Upcoming Thor By Russ Fischer/April 28, 2010 5:59 pm EST There’s been a lot of consternation about spoilers today, thanks to the news that went around about the very final scene of Iron Man 2. When Peter ran that info for us he hid it behind quite a few spoiler warnings. Now I’ll do the same for the first image of a character from Marvel’s Thor....

Get The First Peek At Evangeline Lilly As Elven Warrior Tauriel In ‘The Hobbit’ By Angie Han/Sept. 26, 2012 5:00 am EST Peter Jackson’s abiding affection for J.R.R. Tolkien’s works is well established at this point, and as such it’s probably safe to expect his three-part adaptation of The Hobbit to remain relatively faithful to the source material. But no story goes from page to screen without getting a few tweaks along the way....

Hungary Considers Taxing Porn To Pay For ‘Regular’ Films By Russ Fischer/Oct. 21, 2011 5:00 pm EST Early this week we heard about General Motors and a possible plan for the car company to bankroll Warner Bros. new take on Cannonball Run. But that’s not the weirdest film financing plan out there this week. The news now is that Hungary is looking at a tax on porn websites, with the proceeds being funneled back into the regular Hungarian film business....

Jason Reitman’s ‘Young Adult’ Will Get December Release By Angie Han/July 26, 2011 9:00 am EST We’ve been hearing about the next Jason Reitman-Diablo Cody collaboration, Young Adult, for over a year now, and with each tidbit of news I’ve become more and more eager to see the film. And now that the release date has finally been announced, I finally know when I’ll actually get to watch it. The film stars Charlize Theron as a writer who returns to her hometown in order to win back her high school sweetheart (Patrick Wilson)....

Jonathan Liebesman Is Warner Bros. Top Choice To Direct Clash Of The Titans 2 By Russ Fischer/June 10, 2010 11:02 pm EST Who will direct the sequel to Clash of the Titans? (Yeah, that sequel we’re all desperate for, based on the value of the recent remake.) As ever, there is a list of names at Warner Bros., and the man at the top of the list is reportedly Jonathan Liebesman, who is currently working on Battle: Los Angeles....

Mark Wahlberg And Allen Hughes Noir Project ‘Broken City’ Moves Forward By Russ Fischer/June 27, 2011 2:30 pm EST Last year Mark Wahlberg started talking about a noirish screenplay called Broken City by Brian Tucker that he wanted to make under the direction of Allen Hughes. The script was a 2008 Black List entry, and has earned comparisons to Chinatown thanks to the way it depicts urban intrigue and corruption with a cop turned private detective at the center of the action....