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Former Groupon Exec Introduces Prescreen, Groupon-Style Marketing For Indie Films By Angie Han/Oct. 19, 2011 2:00 pm EST Founded by former Groupon exec Shawn Bercuson, the start-up will aim to bring Groupon-style marketing to feature film distribution by helping people find and watch high-quality full-length movies online. More after the jump. Prescreen will not require a certain number of purchases the way Groupon does, nor will the films necessarily go for a discount....

Guillermo Del Toro To Direct ‘Pacific Rim’ [UPDATED] By Russ Fischer/March 7, 2011 2:30 pm EST UPDATED: Much happened rather quickly this evening. AICN reports that Pacific Rim will be Guillermo del Toro’s next film, and the director responds to an email from the Criterion Cast asking about a green light for At the Mountains of Madness with “The opposite- Dead.” So At the Mountains of Madness seems to be gone....

James Gray Casts Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix & Jeremy Renner In ‘Low Life’ By Russ Fischer/May 31, 2011 8:15 pm EST Anyone who really thought there might be bad blood between director James Gray and his Two Lovers star Joaquin Phoenix can now truly rest easy. The actor started his I’m Still Here ‘retirement/rapper’ schtick during the promotion of Two Lovers, arguably overshadowing the film, and there was talk at the time that James Gray wasn’t thrilled with the turn of events....

Jennifer Aniston And Dennis Quaid Added To Elmore Leonard Adaptation ‘Switch’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 16, 2012 10:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. John Hawkes and Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) play the two guys in this film, and they were recently joined by Ty Burrell. Now the cast has also added Dennis Quaid and Jennifer Aniston as two of the story’s most important characters....

Jeremy Renner Wants To Produce, Star In Rally Race Film ‘Slingshot’ By Russ Fischer/June 11, 2011 6:00 am EST OK, Jeremy Renner. We get it. You’re not afraid to pile on the projects, for one, and also, you might really like to be the new Steve McQueen. But who am I to fault ambition? The actor, who has a full plate this year with Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, The Avengers and The Bourne Legacy, developed his own company not long ago to produce films in which he could also star....

John Turturro Still Wants To Make A Spin-Off From ‘The Big Lebowski’ By Russ Fischer/June 28, 2011 1:00 pm EST Let’s get one thing straight: John Turturro is a treasure of an actor. (I don’t think that needs clarifying, but still.) While he has a broad and impressive resume both in front of and behind the camera (I don’t care what people say; I kinda love Romance and Cigarettes) it is his work with Joel and Ethan Coen that will likely be his most well-known down the trail into the future....

Movie Trailer #2: Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 7, 2010 12:37 pm EST Also, check out my video interviews with director Danny Boyle and the real life Aron Ralston. The first trailer ended with him getting caught underneath a boulder, something that happens very early on in the story. This trailer shows you what this film is truly about. Watch the trailer embedded after the jump. Please leave your thoughts in the comments below....

Movie Trailer: Rick Bieber’s Crazy By Peter Sciretta/May 26, 2010 10:00 am EST Screen Media has released the trailer forFlatliners producer Rick Bieber’s feature directorial debut Crazy. The film played a couple dozen film festivals where it won a handfull of awards (including best film, best soundtrack, best screenplay) and is going direct to dvd. The movie starring Waylon Payne and Ali Larter tells “the compelling story of legendary music pioneer, Hank Garland, who’s known as one of the greatest American musicians of the past century....

New ‘Dark Shadows’ Photos: Johnny Depp Does His Best Nosferatu By Russ Fischer/Sept. 27, 2011 11:15 am EST The first images we saw from Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows were cause for concern: paparazzi photos of Johnny Depp in extreme whiteface and a more than slightly Michael Jackson-inspired getup. Warner Bros. countered with an official still showing the entire cast, and that mollified fans (somewhat) who had become concerned about the film’s direction....

New James Bond Movie Title And Plot Revealed? (Probably Not) By Russ Fischer/Aug. 30, 2011 7:30 am EST Here’s a bit of wild speculation about Bond 23 — or possibly not so wild, depending upon how much faith you place in various online translations and reports. Hint: in this case, be cautious. But let’s lay out the steps that have lead some to suspect that the twenty-third James Bond film may be based in part on the most recent Bond novel, and share with it the rather awkward title Carte Blanche....

New Posters: Pedro Almodovar’s ‘The Skin I Live In’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 23, 2011 5:30 pm EST One of the most enticing films that may well play Cannes this year — and, yes, one of the more frightening ones, too — is Pedro Almodovar’s reunion with Antonio Banderas, The Skin I Live In. The film is based on a novel called Tarantula that is nominally about a plastic surgeon who takes revenge upon the man who raped his daughter....

Paramount Hires Writers For ‘The Deadliest Warrior;’ Shawn Levy May Direct By Russ Fischer/Jan. 21, 2011 10:26 am EST Briefly: Paramount is really moving forward with that film version of the SpikeTV show The Deadliest Warrior, with Shawn Levy (Real Steel) producing and , yes, possibly directing. The studio has hired a pair of writers: John D. Payne and Patrick McKay, who recently sold a spec called Golliath (yep, about David and Goliath) to Relativity....

Paramount Picks Up Buddy Cop Pitch With Seth Rogen And Kevin Hart Attached To Star By Angie Han/March 20, 2012 7:00 am EST Though Rothman has written mostly for television throughout his career, he’s been making moves toward the silver screen as of late. Rothman produced several recent Apatow Productions pictures including Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him to the Greek, and is now set to make his feature directing debut in Universal’s The Something....

Paul Giamatti Confirms His Role In David Cronenberg’s ‘Cosmopolis’ And Talks About ‘The Hangover Part II’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 28, 2011 10:32 am EST With his appearance in Win Win getting great reviews out of Sundance, Paul Giamatti is all over the place this week. It’s always good to see the excellent actor getting attention, but his interviews this week have been more than good exposure. They’re the source of info about upcoming films including David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis and The Hangover Part II....

Peter Jackson Definitely Wants To Make ‘The Hobbit’ A Trilogy And Talks Have Accelerated To Do So By Germain Lussier/July 24, 2012 5:30 pm EST It looks like Peter Jackson will be making a third Hobbit film after all. At least, that’s what he’s decided he wants to do, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In the past few days, logistical talks have “accelerated” between the director, his producing partners and Warner Bros....

Remake Bits: David Hasselhoff Wants ‘Gone With The Wind’ Remake, WWE’s ‘Leprechaun’ Hires Writer, Joel Kinnaman Talks New ‘Robocop’ By Angie Han/June 4, 2012 5:30 am EST Hasselhoff told the site that his manager had been unhappy with him for signing on to the ultra-campy Piranha 3DD. “He wants me to do a Knight Rider film or Nick Fury, which I was supposed to do, or a remake of Gone With the Wind,” Hasselhoff said....

Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘The Dictator’ Gets A Release Date, Larry Charles Confirmed To Direct By Russ Fischer/Jan. 20, 2011 8:32 am EST Sacha Baron Cohen will indeed reunite with his Borat and Bruno director Larry Charles for The Dictator, a new comedy in which the actor will play both a dictator and a goat herder. Paramount has set a release date: May 11, 2012, so this one is happening soon. And it will draw inspiration from one of the most revered sources of comedic influence: Saddam Hussein....

Shawn Levy To Direct Pinocchio Prequel By Russ Fischer/Oct. 17, 2011 5:00 am EST Shawn Levy is now attached to direct the film, called “a fresh way into the Pinocchio story.” Deadline reports, saying that Levy is still likely to next direct the Max Landis-scripted Frankenstein, also at Fox. So, two new takes on classic stories from Levy, possibly one right after the other. (I’m far more interested in seeing the stop-motion animated version of Pinocchio that Guillermo del Toro is producing....

Sigourney Weaver Says James Cameron Wants Special Submarine For ‘Avatar’ Sequels By Germain Lussier/Feb. 7, 2012 5:00 pm EST In the coming weeks, James Cameron will likely be making the press rounds to talk about Titanic 3D and, at that time, hopefully we’ll get our first significant Avatar 2 update since last Fall. The director has reportedly been writing the film and its sequel, while simultaneously perfecting the 3D on his Best Picture winner....

Twelve ‘The Expendables 2’ Character Posters Cover All The Action Angles By Russ Fischer/April 26, 2012 3:30 pm EST We haven’t seen all that much from The Expendables 2, outside of one very thin teaser trailer, a few photos, and that whole conversation over whether the film will be rated R or PG-13. (It will be R. Unless it isn’t.) This movie being what it is, however, I don’t know how much we really need to see....