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‘Resident Evil: Retribution’ Trailer: Only Like 40% Of It Advertises Sony Products By Angie Han/Jan. 19, 2012 11:00 am EST With a worldwide gross of $296 million, 2010’s Resident Evil: Afterlife was the best office performer yet of the video game-based Resident Evil film franchise. That made a fifth Resident Evil a no-brainer, so over the past year and change there’s been a steady stream of news, casting announcements, and set photos from the movie that would eventually be titled Resident Evil: Retribution....

Brett Ratner Plans ‘Last American Virgin’ Remake, Sells ‘Mother’s Day’ Remake By Angie Han/Nov. 9, 2011 5:00 pm EST Entertainment news over the past week has been dominated by one facepalm-worthy Brett Ratner remark after another, finally resulting in his stepping down from his Oscar-producing gig. But there’s no need to worry — everyone’s favorite walking PR blunder is doing just fine, with one ’80s remake in the works and another one about to hit theaters after a long delay....

Christopher Smith And Xavier Gens Join ‘The ABCs Of Death;’ Director Contest Details Announced By Russ Fischer/June 14, 2011 6:00 am EST The horror anthology The ABCs of Death, inspired in part by early kids’ books and bearing a real resemblance to Edward Gorey’s The Gashlycrumb Tinies, is a who’s-who of current horror and genre stars and up and comers. The film will be divided into twenty-six segments in which a letter of the alphabet corresponds to a method of death....

Cool Stuff: ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial’ Limited Edition Spaceship Blu-Ray Packaging By Germain Lussier/July 25, 2012 2:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. After the jump, check out a video of the limited edition packaging which looks just like E.T’s ship, and opens up to mechanically present the disc, to the tune of John Williams’ score and all. Thanks to Blu-ray.com (via Bleeding Cool) for the video....

Disney Updates: Beauty And The Beast 3D Pushed; New Date For Monsters, Inc. 2; King Of The Elves Being Reworked By Russ Fischer/Aug. 4, 2010 4:18 pm EST There are a few Disney project updates today. First up, the release of Monsters Inc. 2 has been pulled up by two weeks to avoid competition with the final film in the Twilight series. The new date for the Pixar sequel is November 2, 2012....

Double Down On These Eleven ‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part Two’ Action Posters By Germain Lussier/June 8, 2011 12:00 pm EST The end is near. Nearer than ever, actually. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is just over a month away and, even though they don’t need it, Warner Brothers is kicking their advertising into high gear. The commercials are running all over TV, the actors are beginning to make appearances, movie theaters have been plastered with posters, running the trailers and now Yahoo Movies has premiered 11 exclusive “Action Banners” which feature all of the movie’s major characters, and some smaller ones, in full on battle mode....

First Footage: Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Contagion’ By Russ Fischer/July 13, 2011 9:30 am EST Damned Entertainment Tonight strikes again. Studios love to give the show teaser clips of upcoming films for the tanned talking head hosts to gab over. In this case the footage is from a film that is exactly the sort of action-packed mainstream tentpole that ET thrives on. Oh, wait, actually, it is Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming global pandemic thriller Contagion, aka one of our more anticipated films of the fall....

By Russ Fischer/Dec. 9, 2011 1:30 pm EST The film will be showing at 800 theaters across the US tomorrow, so we don’t have a list of showtimes — that’s just too many to list. But you should easily be able to check local listings to get the relevant data. Germain recorded some of his thoughts about the movie after the Thanksgiving sneak weekend, and we’ll have a proper review up the week of the film’s actual opening....

By Russ Fischer/June 24, 2010 2:01 pm EST The LA Times reports only that Davis has bought the option — I’m honestly shocked that this option wasn’t already tightly clutched by someone else. I don’t know if a previous option holder just fell away, or if everyone else had assumed the rights were held and didn’t actually check on it. Regardless, Davis now has a window to produce a film based on Bradbury’s collection of short stories that describes the colonization of Mars by humans, and the inevitable conflict between human and martian that follows....

Interview: David Yates Talks ‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1’ By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 16, 2010 8:00 am EST Last week I had the chance to participate in roundtable interviews with the cast and crew of the Harry Potter series. We will be posting the interviews throughout the week leading up to the latest and next to last installment of the series – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1....

James Cameron Claims ‘The Hurt Locker’ Would Have Been Better In 3D? By David Chen/Aug. 16, 2010 4:10 am EST In the most recent issue of Entertainment Weekly, James Cameron makes several remarks about The Hurt Locker, directed by ex-wife and Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow. Of particular interest was his claim that The Hurt Locker, amongst others, would have been better in 3D. This quote comes courtesy of The Playlist, who were able to snag their copy of EW before me this week:...

James Cameron’s Next Two Movies Will Be ‘Avatar 2 And 3;’ Release Dates Announced By Germain Lussier/Oct. 27, 2010 8:49 am EST This is Cameron’s quote on the deal getting done. Avatar is not only the highest grossing movie of all time, it created a universe based on the singular imagination and daring of James Cameron, who also has raised the consciousness of people worldwide to some of the greatest issues facing our planet....

LOL: Dexter In 60 Seconds By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 28, 2011 6:00 am EST Anyone who is a fan of the Showtime series Dexter will likely get a kick out of The Landline’s new parody video “Dexter in 60 Seconds”. Watch it now embedded after the jump. LOL: Dexter In 60 Seconds By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 28, 2011 6:00 am EST Anyone who is a fan of the Showtime series Dexter will likely get a kick out of The Landline’s new parody video “Dexter in 60 Seconds”....

Movie Poster: Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 18, 2010 8:00 am EST Click the below poster image to enlarge: Official Plot Synopsis: BLACK SWAN follows the story of Nina (Portman), a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica (Barbara Hershey) who zealously supports her daughter’s professional ambition....

NBC Buys Puppet Sitcom From Jim Henson Co. By Angie Han/Nov. 21, 2011 5:00 pm EST The upcoming film The Muppets unfolds around a world that’s moved on and forgotten all about the once-famous gang — but between that film, the documentary Being Elmo, and the enduring popularity of Sesame Street’s parodies, it’s clear that puppets in the real world are actually coming back in a big way. The latest company to jump on the trend is NBC, which has just closed a deal on a human-puppet hybrid script from the Jim Henson Co....

New ‘Cogan’s Trade’ Photos Offer A Look At Ray Liotta, James Gandolfini And Richard Jenkins By Russ Fischer/Feb. 14, 2012 10:00 am EST When I made my list of most anticipated movies of 2012, one of the films I immediately realized I’d left out of consideration was Andrew Dominik’s Cogan’s Trade, which stars Brad Pitt as a mob heavy on the trail of a couple junkies who ripped off the wrong poker game....

Scott Pilgrim: Lucas Lee’s Fake Movie Posters By Adam Quigley/Aug. 16, 2010 3:52 pm EST The only time I can recall seeing this much attention paid to the ancillary, in-world minutiae of a movie’s universe was with Judd Apatow’s Funny People, which had a similarly-themed assortment of movie poster parodies. Also similarly, it bombed at the box office, much like Scott Pilgrim vs. the World did this past weekend. That’s OK though....

Shia LaBeouf On Spielberg’s Indiana Jones 5 Pitch: “It Sounds Crazy” By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 20, 2010 11:00 am EST In June of 2009, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull co-star Shia LaBeouf told reporters that Steven Spielberg had “cracked” the story for Indiana Jones 5 and that he believed “they’re gearing that up.” But as far as I can tell, no screenwriter has been hired to turn that idea into a script....

Sony Schedules ‘Total Recall’ For August 2012, Also Dates ‘I Hate You, Dad’ And Kevin James’ MMA Film By Russ Fischer/Feb. 25, 2011 4:18 pm EST Today Sony/Columbia has announced and/or confirmed three films, complete with release dates. The new version of Total Recall, to be directed by Len Wiseman starring Colin Farrell, will have an August 3, 2012 release. Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg are definitely teaming as father and son for I Hate You, Dad (previously reported as a possibility), which will hit on June 22, 2012....

Superhero Bits: The Wolverine, Hulk, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, Man Of Steel, Dark Knight Rises By Germain Lussier/Nov. 29, 2011 12:00 pm EST Geek Tyrant has a pretty hilarious gallery of WTF comic book covers such as this gem above.Moviehole reports The Wolverine might be delayed again because of problems shooting in Japan. Here’s a good holiday gift – a superhero snuggie! Wonder Woman and Spider-Man also available. Monday is the one year anniversary of the first performance of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and the New York Times has a report on how it’s still making money (mostly from tourists) and how producers might change the show sporadically to bring repeat customers in....