One More For ‘Super 8’: AJ Michalka Joins J.J. Abrams’ Cast By Russ Fischer/Sept. 24, 2010 3:00 pm EST Briefly: The cast of Super 8 has been revealed quickly over the past week, as the film just started shooting. AJ Michalka (The Lovely Bones) said today that she is among the cast. Also cast are Kyle Chandler and Elle Fanning along with Ron Eldard, Noah Emmerich, Gabriel Basso, Joel Courtney, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee and Zach Mills....
Page 2: Super 8, Harry Potter, X-Men: First Class, Jerry Seinfeld, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Die Hard, Attack The Block By Peter Sciretta/May 5, 2011 7:00 am EST Today’s t-shirt of the day on TeeFury is a Doctor Who-inspired design titled “Don’t Blink”. Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell confirmed that Steven Spielberg will shoot the movie Lincoln in Virginia. You can now purchase this 7 inch tall Harry Potter Basilisk Bookend Sculpture....
POTD: Twilight Fans Create Tent City In Nokia Plaza By Peter Sciretta/June 23, 2010 9:00 am EST via: Huffington Post
Producer Says Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Gravity’ Shoots In May, Will Be Post-Converted To 3D By Russ Fischer/April 18, 2011 1:30 pm EST There was a great bit of buzz last year about Alfonso Cuarón’s upcoming film Gravity. The casting process was intricately detailed in the press as a search for an actress to lead the film finally led to Sandra Bullock being cast. Robert Downey, Jr. was set for a small role for some time, but the film’s schedule was pushed multiple times, leading to his departure and eventual replacement by George Clooney....
Rumor: ‘The Avengers’ Has Another Villain By Russ Fischer/May 27, 2011 9:00 am EST The Avengers is shooting now, and we know a few things about the film. The official roster of heroes has been known since Comic Con last year (Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Nick Fury, and the Hulk) and we know that Loki (Tom Hiddleston), adopted brother of Thor, will be one of the prime antagonists....
Single-Panel Comic Strip ‘The Family Circus’ To Become Movie Franchise By Adam Quigley/Oct. 8, 2010 6:00 pm EST There isn’t much to the comic, either in terms of character or story, which means this is almost certainly an appeal to brand name recognition. Without The Family Circus in the title—and a reduced emphasis on religion and dotted lines—this movie could just as easily be another Cheaper by the Dozen or Yours, Mine and Ours, much like Marmaduke was just another talking dog movie....
Superhero Bits: The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-Man, Thor 2 By Germain Lussier/Dec. 13, 2011 4:30 pm EST Where can you see Tony Stark’s new car in The Avengers in person? Is a pivotal scene of The Amazing Spider-Man mythology being changed for the new movie? How did Christopher Nolan familiarize himself with Bane for The Dark Knight Rises? Is Batman: Arkham World actually the title of the new video game?...
By Russ Fischer/July 14, 2010 5:00 pm EST While I went in hopeful, I ended up hating Mark Pellington’s last film, Henry Poole is Here. Hated it enough that hearing that the screenwriter, Albert Torres, had been hired to rewrite the live-action Akira adaptation all but killed my scant interest in that project. But I’ve heard very good things about Pellington’s work on U2 3D (maybe not a surprise, given his music video background) and thought there was potential on display in earlier features like Arlington Road and The Mothman Prophecies....
‘Epic’ Trailer: ‘Ice Age’ Animation Studio Creates A Tiny Forest War By Russ Fischer/June 26, 2012 12:30 pm EST Through the Ice Age movies, Blue Sky Studios has become one of the premier CG animation houses for feature films, and the company’s new effort is a whimsical forest battle called Epic. Chris Wedge, who directed the first Ice Age film and has voiced the Scrat character throughout that franchise, is directing....
/Film Interviews Morgan Spurlock Part 2: Comic-Con, Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Mansome And More By Germain Lussier/April 13, 2012 9:00 am EST Morgan Spurlock’s latest film, Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope, is in select theaters now as well as On Demand and iTunes. /Film recently sat down with the Oscar-nominated director to talk about the documentary, which was produced by Stan Lee, Joss Whedon, Harry Knowles and Thomas Tull, and in the first part of our interview we talked about the genesis of the project, media perception of the event, subjects who ended up on the cutting room floor, the crazy logistics of shooting at the convention and more....
‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Director Says Release Delay Is For 3D Conversion Only By Russ Fischer/June 5, 2012 10:00 am EST What’s the real story behind the delay of Paramount’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation? Ever since the studio abruptly pushed the film to March 2013, just weeks before the planned opening later this month, there have been rumors about bad test screening reactions and a studio desire for more Channing Tatum. We know the film is being converted to 3D, and there have been suppositions that the process is simply to bolster the box office take thanks to 3D surcharges, or that the conversion is a smokescreen to cover fixing other issues with the film....
‘Moneyball’ And ‘Parks & Recreation’ Star Chris Pratt In Talks For Kathryn Bigelow’s Bin Laden Thriller By Angie Han/Dec. 13, 2011 3:30 pm EST Though he’s been acting in film and television for over a decade, Chris Pratt is probably best known right now as irrepressible goofball Andy Dwyer on NBC’s Parks & Recreation — but that could be changing soon. The actor got a chance to show off his more serious side in this summer’s Moneyball and now, he may be about to head even further into dramatic territory....
‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins’ Trailer By Russ Fischer/May 20, 2011 10:30 am EST Mr. Popper’s Penguins is based on a well-liked kids’ book, and so it shouldn’t be any surprise at all that the first trailer for the film makes it look like a film that the kids will love (maybe?) and everyone else will doze through. Jim Carrey stars as an uptight New York businessman who is given a bunch of penguins, the better to teach him about living life to the fullest, or something along those lines....
‘Oz The Great And Powerful’ Teaser Poster By Germain Lussier/July 4, 2012 10:01 am EST As it’s July 4, there won’t be a ton of updates on /Film today. There will be a few here and there, and a major one is the first teaser poster for Oz the Great and the Powerful. Sam Raimi’s 2013 Wizard of Oz prequel stars James Franco as a circus magician who winds up in the magical world of yellow brick roads and munchkins only to find himself in the middle of a battle for the world between three witches played by Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis and Michelle Williams....
‘The Hobbit’ Shooting With Technology That James Cameron Called “The Future Of Cinema” By Peter Sciretta/April 7, 2011 8:00 am EST At the demonstration, Cameron noted that not only will he shoot Avatar 2 with this new technology, but George Lucas and Peter Jackson were also in support of the changes, and that Jackson had even explored shooting The Hobbit at high speeds. Cameron had heard that Jackson suffered illness before he could complete the tests and convince studio brass to make it happen....
‘Wonder Women! The Untold Story Of American Superheroines’ Trailer By Russ Fischer/Feb. 20, 2012 5:27 pm EST Wonder Woman has had a difficult time on screens lately, with a feature film taking seemingly forever to develop, and a TV version dying on the vine. And, in general, the concept of the heroine isn’t quite as rigorously explored as is the idea of the male superhero. But the cinematic heroine is still a powerful figure....
2012 Sundance Film Festival - A First Half Recap By Germain Lussier/Jan. 25, 2012 9:30 am EST Thursday I explain why you should follow and care about the happenings at the Sundance Film Festival. The documentary Searching for Sugar Man is about a ’60s rock star, but shares more in common with Harry Potter than you’d think. My review is here and you’ll get a chance to see it soon as Sony Pictures Classics picked it up...
Ben Affleck May Join Baz Luhrmann’s ‘The Great Gatsby’ By Russ Fischer/April 8, 2011 9:30 am EST Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby is slowly working towards a start date. He’s got Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan set to play the three central characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel. Now Ben Affleck is in talks to play a part, the primary sticking point being the schedule for his next directorial project, Argo....
Bill Paxton To Direct Adaptation Of TV Classic Show ‘Kung Fu’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 1, 2011 7:00 am EST Even though the bulk of my Kung Fu knowledge comes from Jules in Pulp Fiction and Peter in Office Space, I still know this is big news. Bill Paxton, star of such films as Twister, Aliens and Titanic and the director Frailty and The Greatest Game Ever Played, is in talks to direct a feature film based on classic 1972 TV show which starred David Carradine....
First Look: Brad Pitt In Andrew Dominik’s ‘Cogan’s Trade’ By Russ Fischer/May 9, 2011 9:00 am EST Also in the cast are Ben Mendelsohn, Richard Jenkins, Ray Liotta, James Gandolfini, Scoot McNairy and Sam Shepard. While Casey Affleck was the first person to bring the project to our attention, he never made it into the film. A shame, as that would have made for a good Jesse James reunion. Sam Rockwell, also once reported for the film, dropped out prior to shooting....
