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Darren Aronofsky Defends Natalie Portman’s ‘Black Swan’ Dancing By Germain Lussier/March 28, 2011 2:30 pm EST One would think that Natalie Portman’s Oscar for Black Swan would stop any and all discussions about the merits of her performance. It hasn’t. Last week, claims were made by Portman’s body double in the film, Sarah Lane, that only 5% of the full body shots in the film were Portman. That was in direct opposition to what Black Swan choreographer and Portman’s future husband Benjamin Millepied said....

Disney Schedules Two Mystery Marvel Movies, One New Pixar Film For 2014 By Russ Fischer/Aug. 8, 2011 11:51 am EST We’ve talked a bit recently about the fact that Marvel Studios’ post-Iron Man 3 plans have been unknown to the general public. We’ve known that Thor 2 is a 2013 release, and the news late last week that Brian Kirk is likely to direct Thor 2 helped solidify Marvel’s slate a bit....

Early Buzz: Richard Kelly On Kevin Smith’s ‘Red State’ By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 29, 2010 12:00 pm EST Donnie Darko/The Box director Richard Kelly has seen Kevin Smith’s upcoming indie horror film Red State, and spoke briefly about the film while appearing at Smith’s Smodcastle screening of Southland Tales. What did Richard think? Hit the jump! “I have never seen a filmmaker reinvent himself the way you just have. I won’t say anything else because I don’t want to spoil anything....

Elton John Prepping Autobiographical Fantasy ‘Rocketman’ By Angie Han/Sept. 22, 2011 11:15 am EST Elton John and David Furnish are prepping a big new project for their company Rocket Pictures, taking inspiration from probably their most obvious source: Elton John himself. Titled Rocketman, the new film will be a “biographical musical fantasy” telling the story of John’s colorful life and iconic career, from his start as a child piano prodigy in the ’50s to the earlier days of rock stardom....

Emma Stone Considering Lead Role Alongside Jonah Hill In ‘21 Jump Street’ By Russ Fischer/Sept. 24, 2010 9:20 am EST Last night there was word that Sony may just be interested in Emma Stone for a lead female role in Spider-Man. (Mary Jane Watson we’d presume, and she’d be perfect for it.) Now there’s also a report that Stone is circling the female lead role in Sony’s 21 Jump Street, which directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs) are setting up right now....

First Look: Will And Jaden Smith On The Set Of M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘After Earth’ By Germain Lussier/Feb. 8, 2012 3:30 pm EST M. Night Shyamalan, Will Smith and Jaden Smith are currently in Costa Rica shooting the Summer 2013 blockbuster After Earth and it seems like the trio are dead set on keeping the fans involved in the action. Shyamalan has been posting several behind the scenes shots at the film’s jungle location and Smith’s camp is even getting into the mix, posting our first look at the father and son as they’ll appear in the film....

By Russ Fischer/Oct. 12, 2011 4:00 pm EST Along with Fox’s reveal of the name and release date for the fifth, mostly unwanted Die Hard movie, the studio today added a bunch of other films to the calendar for 2012 and 2013. We begin with Olivier Megaton’s sequel to Taken. The Liam Neeson action movie is currently called Taken 2, and it will open just under a year from now, on October 5, 2012....

Geek Deal: Dexter Seasons 1-5 For Only $91 On DVD Or $125 On Blu-Ray By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 7, 2011 7:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

Geek Deal: The Kids In The Hall Complete Series On DVD For $25.99 With Free Shipping By Peter Sciretta/May 23, 2011 5:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

Ivan Reitman To Direct ‘Big In China’? By Russ Fischer/March 24, 2011 12:00 pm EST We still don’t know what is going on with Ghostbusters 3, as Bill Murray seems to be the perpetual hold-up. But Ivan Reitman, who has contractual right of first refusal to direct and is currently slated to sit in the director’s chair should the movie actually happen, is developing other projects. One is Big in China, based on the true story of Alan Paul, a music journalist who unexpectedly found himself becoming a musical sensation in China....

Jason Bateman To Direct Indie Comedy ‘Bad Words’ By Germain Lussier/July 11, 2012 4:00 pm EST Jason Bateman is about to make his feature directorial debut and by God, he’s earned it. The long time comedic actor had some up and downs early in his career but has been at the top of Hollywood comedy casting calls for the past several years, starting with Arrested Development and up to last year’s Paul, Horrible Bosses and The Change-Up....

Many Theaters Ripping Off Moviegoers With Dark Projection By Germain Lussier/May 23, 2011 12:30 pm EST This Sunday’s Boston Globe had an illuminating piece of investigative journalism about a lack of illumination. Ty Burr, a well-respected reporter and film critic, did a story on several Boston area movie theaters who are projecting 2D digital movies with an unneeded, special 3D lenses still on the projector. This makes the 2D film look up to 85% darker than the projector is capable of simply because it takes time and effort to remove the 3D lenses for a 2D show and theaters won’t do it....

Mickey Rourke To Play Ghengis Khan? By Russ Fischer/April 25, 2010 2:26 pm EST Is this stunt casting or a genuinely good idea? I’m going with stunt casting for now. Apparently Mickey Rourke is meant to play Mongol emperor Ghengis Khan. I know Rourke’s face has undergone some drastic changes over the last decade, but unless recent images are hiding a lot, he hasn’t yet transformed into an appropriate actor to play an Asian warlord....

New Release Dates For ‘Drive Angry 3D’ And ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 29, 2010 1:39 pm EST (Recap: That’s based on Seth Grahame-Smith’s book in which Abraham Lincoln’s mother was a victim of the supernatural, which pushes him toward a life of slaying monsters and slavery.) Meanwhile, Summit has changed the date for Drive Angry 3D, pushing it back two weeks to February 25, 2011. The film from Patrick Lussier and Todd Farmer (who are also tackling the new Hellraiser for Dimension) stars Nicolas Cage and Amber Heard....

Noomi Rapace Cast In Swedish Boxing Biopic By Russ Fischer/Oct. 29, 2010 6:00 pm EST The LA Times says that Noomi Rapace will be “real-life cabaret singer Anita Lindblom, who was married to the prizefighter” Bo Hogberg, who will be played by her recent ex-husband Ola Rapace. No further word on the film yet — we don’t know the director or screenwriter at this point. The paper does say that the film is currently planning to shoot “as early as this summer in Sweden and France....

Remake Bits: Bradley Cooper Offered ‘A Star Is Born’, Marianne Jean-Baptiste Joins ‘Robocop’, Was China Behind ‘Total Recall’ Setting Change? By Angie Han/Aug. 17, 2012 10:30 am EST Beyonce’s been attached to the remake of A Star is Born since even before Clint Eastwood signed on to direct in January 2011, but in that time the male lead’s been a revolving door of A-list talent. Russell Crowe, Gerard Butler, Will Smith, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale, and Tom Cruise have all been rumored or attached at various points, and now joining that club is Bradley Cooper....

This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: The Fighter, Hereafter, The Switch, And More By Adam Quigley/March 16, 2011 7:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. [Warning: Obvious spoiler ahead] Great care was paid to ensure that The Fighter be as authentic a true story as possible, which is also why its ending feels a tad misguided. Was it necessary to close the film on a note of uplifting triumph?...

Universal Buys ‘Snow White And The Huntsman’ Spec Script By Russ Fischer/Sept. 30, 2010 5:00 am EST Last time we heard about Snow White it was because Natalie Portman was rumored for the starring role in Brothers Grimm: Snow White, a re-telling of the tale to be produced by Brett Ratner. In true Hollywood form, however, there is more than one Snow White re-do being shopped around town. There are three, in fact....

Wizarding World Of Harry Potter Coming To Universal Studios Japan In 2014 By Angie Han/May 10, 2012 7:00 am EST J.K. Rowling may have envisioned Hogwarts as a Scottish institution, but the school of witchcraft and wizardry is traveling all over the world these days. Warner Bros. and Universal Parks and Resorts have just revealed plans to open a Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Osaka, at Universal Studios Japan....

‘Chinese Zodiac’ Teaser: Jackie Chan Owns The Road In A Rollerblade Suit By Russ Fischer/Aug. 28, 2012 1:21 pm EST At Comic Con this year, Jackie Chan showed up to talk about his lastest film, Chinese Zodiac. (Aka CZ12 in some places.) During his Hall H panel the action superstar didn’t show a lot of footage, relying primarily on an old trailer for the film. He did bring out a French stuntman wearing a suit festooned with rollerblade wheels on all parts of his body, and the stuntman proceeded to demonstrate how the thing worked....