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Legendary Pictures Purchases Rights To Video Game Series ‘Mass Effect’ By Russ Fischer/May 24, 2010 4:38 pm EST I’m surprised it has taken this long after the release of Mass Effect 2 for a deal like this to go down: Legendary Pictures has picked up the rights to the BioWare game series Mass Effect. I Am Legend and Thor screenwriter Mark Protosevich has been assigned to write. THR says that Avi and Ari Arad will produce with Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni from Legendary....

Phil Lord And Chris Miller Offer New Title, Plot Details For Warner Bros.’ Lego Movie By Angie Han/March 5, 2012 11:00 am EST When news first broke that Warner Bros. was developing a Lego film, we groaned at the thought of yet another film based on a beloved childhood property (see also: G.I. Joe, Transformers, Battleship, etc.). But then Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs helmers Phil Lord and Chris Miller boarded the project, and the idea of a Lego movie suddenly got much more interesting — especially when Robot Chicken’s Chris McKay signed on to co-direct as well....

By Germain Lussier/Aug. 15, 2011 5:00 am EST A new screenplay blew up in Los Angeles Thursday. Literally. In an almost absurdest twist of events, a Los Angeles bomb squad blew up a briefcase that an aspiring screenwriter left at a Beverly Hills Talent Agency in the hopes someone would read the script inside. The man left the case in the lobby, a security guard moved it out back, and the unmanned case was then reported to police....

Test Footage From Tim Burton’s ‘Superman Lives’ By David Chen/Dec. 15, 2010 3:48 pm EST Not too long ago, we posted costume test photos from Tim Burton’s aborted Superman Lives (check out some more of them here). I tried to avoid these posts, not because I don’t like engaging in speculation or deeply pondering “what-if” scenarios, but because the glimpses I saw made Superman look pretty atrocious. Still, it’s always interesting to see differing takes on long-hallowed properties, and these photos were certainly no different....

The Spielberg Curriculum: Are These The 206 Movies You Must See To Work With Steven Spielberg? By Germain Lussier/Aug. 1, 2011 4:00 pm EST Update: Edgar Wright, who worked with Spielberg on writing Tintin, appears to have confirmed via Twitter that the list is fake. Whether you’re in Hollywood, outside of Hollywood, male, female, celebrated actor or up and coming production assistant, surely anyone who loves movies would kill to work with Steven Spielberg....

This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: Pirate Radio, The Slammin’ Salmon, Defendor, And More By Adam Quigley/April 13, 2010 5:49 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Pirate Radio—also known by its original, less insipid title, The Boat That Rocked—really wants you to like it. It’s an exuberant, rowdy dose of Rock ’n’ Roll silliness, sloppily but enjoyably slapped together with a continuous stream of classic ’60s tunes blasting in the background....

Three New ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ Banners Are The Anti-Teaser Poster By Germain Lussier/Dec. 12, 2011 2:30 pm EST The Amazing Spider-Man teaser poster that released late last week was a real stunner: Eye-catching, intriguing with a creative, cool image that fans seemed to like. Unlike most other Spider-man images though, this one was dank, dark and decidedly un-web-slinger. In fact, it looked very similar to The Dark Knight Rises poster released the next day....

Trivia: Just What Did David Say To The Engineer In ‘Prometheus’? By Russ Fischer/June 20, 2012 3:00 pm EST On the grand list of Big Questions left by Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, one item that probably falls somewhere down in the lower third is “what the hell did David say to the Engineer?” Well, we can’t tell you specifically what the black goo is, or what it has to do with the green goo, or what the sea monkey in Holloway’s eye was all about, but we can answer that burning lower third mystery....

Universal Planning A Second ‘Wizarding World Of Harry Potter’ In Hollywood By Germain Lussier/Dec. 1, 2011 3:30 pm EST For years, Harry Potter fans dreamed of being able to enter his world. Then, in June 2010, that dream became a reality when Universal Studios Orlando opened The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, a full themed land inside the park that features Hogwarts Castle, Hogsmeade, a few major rides and more. The park has been a massive success for Universal, helping to increase their attendance by millions....

Viggo Mortensen In Talks For ‘Snow White And The Huntsman’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 26, 2011 6:30 pm EST Well, there you go. We were just talking about Viggo Mortensen with respect to The Dark Tower. He and Javier Bardem have been rumored as the top choices for the lead role in that massive project, and the offer just went out to Mr. Bardem to star. But Mr. Mortensen isn’t going home empty handed, as he’s in talks for one of the two title roles in Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman....

VOTD: Unofficial ‘The Adventures Of Tintin’ Opening Credits By Russ Fischer/Oct. 19, 2011 6:00 am EST There’s a lot of Tintin around today thanks to the reviews that hit the web over the past couple days. But none of those items are as much fun as this unofficial opening credits sequence. The animation below is the work of animator James Curran, who stripped ideas and images from the twenty-four Tintin books by Herge down into icons, and then animated them into a lovely fluid credits sequence....

‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2’ - What Did You Think? By David Chen/July 15, 2011 7:00 pm EST The success of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is already a foregone conclusion; the film grossed over $40 million from midnight showings alone last night, an amount most films are lucky to take in over an entire opening weekend. But does David Yates’ final entry in the franchise make for a satisfying conclusion to one of the most critically and financially successful film series of all time?...

‘Ouija’ Revived At Universal After A $95 Million Budget Cut By Germain Lussier/March 5, 2012 12:30 pm EST Last August, Universal decided not to move ahead with the film version of Hasbro’s board game Ouija. The film was reportedly a $100 million plus adventure in the mold of Pirates of the Caribbean, produced by Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes and directed by McG from a script by Tron: Legacy writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz....

‘Rise Of The Apes’ Moves Again, This Time To August By Germain Lussier/March 22, 2011 5:30 pm EST That’s not exactly the case. After August 5 the summer still holds Fright Night, Spy Kids 4, 30 Minutes or Less and Final Destination 5, but Apes has certainly become the highest profile film in August. RISE OF THE APES moves up from November 23, 2011, to August 5, 2011 — last big event movie of the summer....

‘Stories We Tell’ Trailer - Sarah Polley’s First Documentary Debuts At Venice By Angie Han/Aug. 30, 2012 12:00 pm EST Just two films into her directorial career, Sarah Polley’s demonstrated an affinity for intimate, bittersweet dramas whether they be about senior citizens battling Alzheimer’s or pretty young things staving off boredom. However, it’s her third effort that looks to be her most personal yet. Polley is moving into documentary with Stories We Tell, and the subject she’s chosen is her own family history....

‘The Big Wedding’ Trailer - Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, And Susan Sarandon Engage In Wacky Wedding Hijinks By Angie Han/July 31, 2012 1:00 pm EST 38 years after The Godfather Part II, Robert De Niro and Diane Keaton are sharing the screen once again in the The Big Wedding. Don’t expect another all-time cinematic classic, however — this one looks somewhere between “forgettable” and “downright awful.” De Niro and Keaton play a long-divorced couple who, by some contrived movie logic, are forced to pretend they’re still married for the duration of their adopted son’s (Ben Barnes) wedding....

‘War Horse’ TV Spot Helpfully Explains Film’s Themes In Most Generic Terms Possible By Angie Han/Dec. 2, 2011 6:00 am EST In the simplest, most literal terms, the very title of Steven Spielberg’s War Horse explains exactly what the film is about. But as you’d expect with any sweeping period epic from a legendary Oscar-winning director released during prestigious movie season, the themes of War Horse run much, much deeper....

A&E Developing ‘Psycho’ Prequel Series ‘Bates Motel’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 13, 2012 2:30 pm EST Is the big 2012 trend going to be TV series that act as prequels to film classics? We’ve already heard that AMC is the likely home for a Goodfellas TV series, which has been said to be a prequel to Martin Scorsese’s film. There is also Hannibal, a show that explores the early relationship between detective Will Graham and killer Hannibal Lecter....

Bret Easton Ellis Talks About ‘The Golden Suicides’ By Russ Fischer/May 22, 2010 6:56 pm EST One of the more promising films on the horizon — rather far on the horizon, unfortunately — is The Golden Suicides, scripted by Bret Easton Ellis. The story of an art world superstar couple who perished in a double suicide originally came up as a co-authored project between Ellis and Gus Van Sant. Now we know that Van Sant is producing, not writing, but Ellis still hopes he’ll be convinced to direct....

Casting Bits: Melissa Leo And James Badge Dale In Talks For ‘Flight’, Kylie Minogue Joins ‘Holly Motors’, ‘Footloose’ Star Rumored For ‘Dirty Dancing’ Remake By Angie Han/Oct. 3, 2011 1:00 pm EST Robert Zemeckis is collecting quite a cast for Flight, his return to live-action filmmaking. Oscar winner Melissa Leo and Rubicon star James Badge Dale are the latest additions to the project, which stars Denzel Washington as an alcoholic, drug-addicted pilot who becomes a public hero when he rescues a troubled flight....