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/Film Video Interview: Morgan Spurlock Discusses ‘Comic Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope’ [Part 1] By Germain Lussier/April 9, 2012 1:00 pm EST For months now, both Peter and I have been raving about Morgan Spurlock’s latest documentary Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope. And for good reason. The director of Super Size Me teamed up with producers Joss Whedon, Stan Lee, Harry Knowles and Thomas Tull to create a film that does just about the perfect job of showing why fans like us enjoy going to San Diego Comic-Con every single year....

‘Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance’ Trailer And Poster: Spit Bullets, Piss Fire By Russ Fischer/Aug. 19, 2011 9:30 am EST The Comic Con footage from Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor’s Ghost Rider: The Spirit of Vengeance was the sort of stuff that makes a guy want to type in all caps enthusiasm. Who thought a sequel to the lousy 2007 Nic Cage Marvel Comics adaptation would ever look like so much fun?...

‘Immortals’ Trailer #2 And New Character Posters By Russ Fischer/June 27, 2011 7:23 am EST A second trailer for Tarsem’s Immortals — aka his Fight Club + Caravaggio + Clash of the Titans + 300 — has arrived. There isn’t a lot of new footage within, but there is a much greater focus on story this time out. If you watched the first trailer and wondered what the hell the movie is about, this one might help you understand....

‘Jack Ryan’ Female Lead Short List Includes Keira Knightley, Felicity Jones, Evangeline Lilly By Angie Han/Aug. 1, 2012 7:44 pm EST Paramount’s Jack Ryan reboot has had its share of false starts, but the fact that it’s finally begun casting in earnest can only be a positive sign. Chris Pine’s been attached to play the beloved Tom Clancy creation for years, but he’s been all alone in the spotlight. That changed a few weeks ago when director Kenneth Branagh (who got the helming gig back in March) cast himself as the villain, and now he’s narrowing down the possibilities for the female lead role as well....

‘Jackass’ Director Jeff Tremaine To Helm ‘Revenge Of The Jocks’ By Angie Han/March 16, 2011 9:08 am EST There was a time when you could always count on geeks to be the beleaguered underdogs of cinema and television. In recent years, however, nerds (or geeks, if you prefer) have enjoyed a surge in social status — comic book franchises are huge, Judd Apatow and his Freaks & Geeks gang are the kings of comedy, Jesse Eisenberg is a sex symbol (at least on Tumblr)....

‘Orphan’ Director May Pit Bradley Cooper Against Sea Serpent In ‘Here There Be Monsters’ By Russ Fischer/April 5, 2012 7:30 am EST Director Jaume Collet-Serra (Orphan) and actor Bradley Cooper both recently saw their respective Warner Bros. projects hit the skids. The director was set to make Akira, while Cooper was going to play Lucifer in Paradise Lost. With both of those films scuttled for now, WB may be pairing the two men on another project: Here There Be Monsters, the film written by Brian Helgeland (L....

‘Pride And Prejudice And Zombies’ Needs A New Director; Mike White Drops Out By Russ Fischer/Jan. 19, 2011 4:00 pm EST Briefly: Seemed like a weird move when Mike White was hired to direct the film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Well, the film is going back to square one after Mr. White, aka the second director on the project, has dropped out. He tells Deadline that scheduling was to blame, “I loved the project and looked forward to working with Lionsgate....

‘The Great Bear’ Trailer By Angie Han/Feb. 16, 2011 7:00 am EST Depending on whether you consider a 45-minute film (Carsen & Gitte’s Movie Madness) a short or a feature, The Great Bear is either the first or second full-length movie by Danish director Esben Toft Jacobsen. Either way, he seems to be off to an auspcious start. The new film is about an 11-year-old boy who ventures into the woods to rescue his sister from a gigantic 1,000-year-old bear....

‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ Trailer #2 By Russ Fischer/Aug. 4, 2011 8:54 am EST Movies like this are the reason I’m able to stay optimistic about remakes. The original BBC version of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy starring Alec Guinness is a great piece of work. To some fans, it is unimpeachable. But based on the two trailers we’ve seen, the new version looks absolutely fantastic. This is the second trailer, which gives up a little more of the story and shows off the cast in much more detail....

13-Minute ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Featurette Teases Story, Character And Practical Visual Effects By Germain Lussier/July 8, 2012 11:45 am EST For the next two weeks, avoiding spoilers for The Dark Knight Rises might be as easy as tiptoeing through a minefield. Press screenings have begun, which means fan screenings will soon start, too, and all the secrets to Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated conclusion of his Batman trilogy will be out in the wild....

Arnold Schwarzenegger Discusses ‘Twins’ Sequel ‘Triplets,’ Says “That’s Real Entertainment” By Russ Fischer/April 4, 2012 6:00 am EST A pre-April Fools’ day story that wasn’t actually a joke contained the announcement that Universal is developing Triplets as a sequel to Ivan Reitman’s 1988 film Twins. The original comedy starred Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger as genetically-engineered brothers who learn of one anothers existence when they’re both adults. Triplets doesn’t have a director at this point, or even a screenwriter, and the cast isn’t yet signed....

Bryan Singer Hints At ‘X-Men: First Class’ Follow-Ups By Germain Lussier/Feb. 12, 2011 8:00 am EST It’s fitting that after two less-than-stellar X-Men movies, the man who launched the franchise is once again the mouthpiece. Bryan Singer, the director of the first two X-Men films, is a producer on the upcoming X-Men: First Class and has emerged as sort of the behind-the-scenes face of the big screen X-Men. As a follow-up to the first trailer for First Class, which is directed by Matthew Vaughn, Singer spoke to the Los Angeles Times Hero Complex about some of the characters we finally saw in the trailer and Blastr was quick to point out that there is plenty of room for interpretation between the lines of Singer’s quotes....

Cool Stuff: Brandon Schaefer’s Stanley Kubrick Film Posters By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 9, 2010 4:00 am EST We’ve featured some of 25-year-old Massachusetts-based graphic artist Brandon Schaefer’s movie posters in a past edition of Cool Stuff. Recently Schaefer has created a series of minimalistic posters paying tribute to the films of Stanley Kubrick. Check them out now, after the jump. via: Laughing Squid Cool Stuff: Brandon Schaefer’s Stanley Kubrick Film Posters...

Cool Stuff: Kevin Tong’s Moon Poster By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 9, 2010 9:00 am EST Kevin Tong’s “redrawn” poster for Duncan Jones’ Moon will go on sale today (9/9/10) at a random time after 12 pm PST on Kevin Tong’s online store. The poster is screen printed with three colors, one of which is a metallic blue, on 24 x 36 inch white 100 lb cover stock paper. They are all signed and numbered and the edition is 100....

Crazy Heart Director May Helm ‘The Hatfields And The McCoys’ With Brad Pitt And Robert Duvall By Russ Fischer/April 27, 2010 9:24 pm EST I don’t know how Brad Pitt really has time to schedule anything of late, but evidently he’s trying to get The Hatfields and the McCoys made at Warner Bros. The film would cover the legendary American family feud, and now has Crazy Heart director Scott Cooper attached to direct....

Detroit Residents Hope To Raise The Money For ‘Robocop’ Statue By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 10, 2011 5:00 pm EST Yesterday we told you that Detriot Mayor Dave Bing responded to a suggestion on Twitter that Detriot has no plans to erect a statue of Robocop. The tweet spread virally around the web, and has now made it into the mainstream media. The Detroit Free Press is now reporting that “a group of sci-fi fans, artists and business leaders have pledged to raise up to $80,000 for a statue of the crime-fighting cyborg....

First Look: Ghostface In Scream 4 By Peter Sciretta/July 29, 2010 5:23 pm EST Director Wes Craven has tweeted the first set photo of ghostface’s return in Scream 4. As you already know, Scream series stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette have all returned to reprise their roles, as did Roger L. Jackson, the voice actor who provides the creepy voice of the killer. Check out the photo, after the jump....

First Look And Official Synopsis: Kimberly Peirce’s ‘Carrie’ Starring Chloë Moretz By Angie Han/June 28, 2012 9:30 am EST Given that Brian De Palma’s 1976 Carrie is revered as a classic of horror cinema, it’s tough to avoid thinking of Kimberly Peirce’s new version of Carrie as a remake. But strictly speaking, it’s not a rehash of De Palma’s version but rather a fresh interpretation of Stephen King’s original 1974 novel....

By Russ Fischer/Aug. 9, 2011 5:00 am EST Too dramatic? Maybe, but here’s the thing: as studios have pushed to install 3D in as many theaters as possible, the side effect has been that digital projection has been given a huge push. Love for actual physical media aside, this is probably a good thing. It’s a cheaper distribution format, and with the art of proper film projection dying out, a way that most theaters can hopefully (hopefully) still show something like a decent-looking projection to audiences everywhere....

From ‘The Queen’ To Queen: Stephen Frears May Direct Sacha Baron Cohen As Freddie Mercury By Russ Fischer/May 9, 2012 12:00 pm EST As Sacha Baron Cohen’s new comedy The Dictator strolls towards theaters, I know some have been wondering if his plan to play late Queen singer Freddie Mercury remains intact. As it turns out, that plan has not changed, and now Stephen Frears (High Fidelity) is the frontrunner to direct the film that has the backing of remaining Queen members Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon....