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Watch: Ice Age Short Film ‘Scrat’s Continental Crack-Up’ By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 6, 2011 2:00 am EST One of filmdom’s most beloved trios – “Ice Age’s” Manny, Diego, and Sid – embark upon their greatest adventure after cataclysm sets an entire continent adrift. Separated from the rest of the herd, they use an iceberg as a makeshift ship, which launches them on an epic seafaring quest. Manny and the gang are challenged like never before to become heroes and do the impossible, as they encounter exotic sea creatures, explore a brave new world, and battle ruthless pirates....

Watch: The Entire 100 Minute ‘Arrested Development: A Bluth Family Reunion’ By Germain Lussier/Oct. 3, 2011 10:00 am EST This weekend can be simply described in two words: Arrested Development. News of a possible fourth season of the brilliant comedic sitcom, followed by the long rumored movie, dominated social media on Sunday as everyone expressed their excitement. Read all the details about that here. The news broke at a New Yorker sponsored reunion of the show which included not only show creator Mitchell Hurwitz and executive producer Ron Howard (via speaker phone) but most of the show’s primary cast: Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, David Cross, Portia de Rossi, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor and Jessica Walter....

Will Louis Leterrier Direct Insane-Sounding Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Gravity’? By Russ Fischer/June 16, 2010 8:03 pm EST First up, this is not Gravity as in the Alfonso Cuarón 3D sci-fi space thriller that will have an insane opening shot. No, this is an altogether different film called Gravity. This one has been described as ‘The Day After Tomorrow meets Taken,’ and Clash of the Titans and The Incredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier is now attached to direct....

Will McG Direct The ‘Wonder Woman’ TV Pilot? By Russ Fischer/Jan. 25, 2011 6:33 pm EST TVLine has the report, saying that sources posoition him as ’the favorite’ to direct. So: this is a wishlist story. There’s no offer and there hasn’t been a meeting. What does this say about where the producers and network want to take the show? Maybe not much, those two Charlies Angels movies on his CV notwithstanding....

‘Manborg’ And ‘Invasion Of Alien Bikini’ Mini-Reviews [Fantastic Fest 2011] By Germain Lussier/Sept. 24, 2011 5:00 am EST While Fantastic Fest brings in some of the biggest and baddest genre films the world has to offer, it’s also well-known for giving a shot to the ultra small budget features. Two examples this year are Manborg by Steven Jon Kostanski and Invasion of Alien Bikini by Oh Young-doo. The former is like Robocop or The Terminator if those were made for Arnold’s lunch money and the main character was battling demons from Hell....

‘Martyrs’ Director Adds Jodelle Ferland And More To Cast Of ‘The Tall Man’ By Russ Fischer/Sept. 20, 2010 7:30 pm EST Briefly: Sadly, The Tall Man is not the name of a sequel to Phantasm being directed by Martyrs director Pascal Laugier. It is the name of Laugier’s next film, which already counted Jessical Biel as the lead. Now the film, a suspense thriller, also boasts Jodelle Ferland (Eclipse, Tideland) and a handful of other actors....

‘Project X’ Theatrical Trailer: Burning Down The House By Russ Fischer/Jan. 19, 2012 9:19 pm EST Last year we got a small taste of the party movie Project X, which thanks to the influence of producer Todd Phillips looks like Jackass, The Hangover, Superbad, and the worst nightmares of every parent rolled into one 90-minute extravaganza. The full theatrical trailer has dropped, and it features a giant ‘X’ worth of promo screening reactions, and many more examples of reality-defying party insanity....

‘The Hangover: Part II’ Poster Revealed, New Trailer Coming This Week By Peter Sciretta/March 28, 2011 4:00 pm EST Todd Phillips’ The Hangover 2 full length movie trailer will premiere later this week, and Warner Bros has released the theatrical one-sheet featuring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis on Facebook (via FilmStage). Hit the jump to see the now poster.Official information: THE HANGOVER PART II In theaters on May 26 (Warner Bros....

‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ US Trailer By Russ Fischer/Sept. 12, 2011 3:00 pm EST We’ve seen a couple international trailers for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, as the film opens this week in the UK. It won’t hit the US until December 9, and so we’ve only just been given a US trailer. But the upshot of waiting is that this trailer features some footage you might not yet have seen, much of which focuses on Tom Hardy’s character....

‘World War Z’ Could Die Without More Money; Marc Forster Agrees To PG-13 By Germain Lussier/March 22, 2011 10:30 am EST It seems like a no brainer, pun intended. Brad Pitt producing and starring in a Marc Forster directed adaptation of a popular book about a global zombie apocalypse featuring huge, innovative action scenes uncommon in your typical zombie film. World War Z has been kicking around Hollywood since before author Max Brooks (son of Mel Brooks) even published his book and, as it stands now, Paramount figures it will cost about $125 million to truly make the Matthew Carnahan script the right way....

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Cool Stuff: ‘Labyrinth’ And ‘Kill Bill’ Posters From Spoke Art And Paul Shipper By Germain Lussier/Sept. 14, 2012 1:32 pm EST Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, starring Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie, is one of those movies many of us loved as kids, but now tends to get lost in the shuffle. Connelly went on to win an Oscar, Bowie was already a musical legend and Henson had one or two other things going on as well....

David E. Kelley Bringing ‘Wonder Woman’ Back To Television By Russ Fischer/Oct. 4, 2010 5:00 am EST Once upon a time, before superhero films became big business, television was the primary means by which comic book superheros reached the masses. Batman and The Incredible Hulk became pop-culture icons thanks largely to television. As did Wonder Woman, thanks to a television movie that spawned one short 1940s-set season on ABC and two 1970s-set seasons on CBS....

David Twohy Issues A Minor ‘Riddick’ Update By Russ Fischer/June 1, 2011 7:26 pm EST Every six months or so it seems that we get a very small update on the possibility of a third Riddick film from either star Vin Diesel or writer/director David Twohy. In late 2010 we heard that Riddick, the proposed follow-up to Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick, has still been in development. And just last week Vin Diesel said that it looked like there was a real chance to make the movie this summer, though he’d have to take a pay cut to do it....

Director George Hickenlooper Has Died At Age 47 By Russ Fischer/Oct. 30, 2010 4:24 pm EST Director George Hickenlooper, whose film Casino Jack has been playing festivals and is on the verge of release, has died in Denver, Colorado at the age of 47. His cousin, Denver mayor John Hickenlooper, confirmed the director’s passing to the Denver Post. George Hickenlooper may still be best known for co-directing the wonderful 1991 Apocalypse Now documentary Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse....

Director Rupert Wyatt Exiting ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’? By Angie Han/Sept. 17, 2012 6:29 pm EST It’s not at all uncommon for film franchises to switch directors between installments, even when last entry was considered an all-around smash. That doesn’t mean it’s not disappointing when it happens. Last summer, Rupert Wyatt’s sharp direction helped turn Rise of the Planet of the Apes into one of the most pleasant surprises of the season....

Disney And Marvel Announce ‘Captain America’ Sequel For April 2014 By Russ Fischer/April 5, 2012 9:24 am EST We still don’t know who will direct, and there is no confirmation of refutation of the director shortlist revealed recently, but Disney and Marvel have just announced the release date for the sequel to last year’s Captain America: The First Avenger. The film will hit on April 4, 2014. From the sound of things, the movie will also be set primarily in the present, rather than bouncing back to World War II....

Full Cast Announced For Woody Allen’s Next, Now Called ‘Midnight In Paris’ By Russ Fischer/April 25, 2010 9:28 pm EST For the past month or two, we’ve known some of the cast details for the film that Woody Allen will shoot in Paris this summer. Owen Wilson, Marion Cotillard and Rachel McAdams were all known to have parts. And now, counter to his usual practice, we already have a title: Midnight in Paris....

Glenn Morshower Returns For Transformers 3 By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 18, 2010 11:00 am EST Glenn Morshower, best known as secret service agent Aaron Pierce on the fox television series 24, is set to return for Transformers 3. Morshower is one of director Michael Bay’s favorite actors, and has appeared in both of the films thus far. Glenn appeared in the original movie as a military Sargent at the US Soccent, but was killed in the assault by Decepticon Blackout....

Is A New ‘Justice League’ Film In Development For 2013? By Russ Fischer/March 28, 2011 9:37 pm EST The short answer to the headline question: probably not in any realistic level of reality. Several years ago there was a Justice League film in development at Warner Bros that, while well-intentioned and headed up by Mad Max director George Miller, would have gone about the team film in all the wrong way....