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‘Immortals’ Is ‘More Hardcore’ Than The Trailers Suggest By Germain Lussier/July 23, 2011 3:06 pm EST Right at the start of Relativity’s Hall H panel for their swords and sandal, Gods and Titans epic film Immortals, director Tarsem Singh was quick to say that the trailers that have been released for the film are for everyone. The film itself, he said, was darker and “more hardcore” than those trailers suggested. To bolster his point, he showed an extended sort of red band trailer and then a pivotal action scene that takes place late in the movie....

‘John Carter’ Trailer By Russ Fischer/July 14, 2011 8:46 am EST One of the biggest question marks on the 2012 tentpole schedule is Disney’s John Carter, formerly John Carter of Mars. Pixar’s Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo, Wall-E) directs the live-action film that adapts A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Now that we’re able to see some footage, it appears that he has done so with a sense of grand, old-school fantasy/sci-fi epics....

By Germain Lussier/Sept. 12, 2012 2:30 pm EST A fifth installment of Pirates of the Caribbean was in development long before Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides grossed over $1 billion worldwide. The script was written, and rewritten, but with producer Jerry Bruckheimer off making The Lone Ranger with Gore Verbinski and lots questions pending over who would direct, things had become awfully quiet on the seven seas. Now, a Caribbean business website is reporting the film, which will star Johnny Depp and likely be directed by Rob Marshall, will begin shooting this November in Puerto Rico....

‘The Journey Of Walter White:’ A Spoiler-Filled ‘Breaking Bad’ Fan Video By Germain Lussier/Sept. 7, 2012 6:00 am EST Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad, has long said his aim with the AMC show was to demonstrate how a seemingly normal person could slowly become Scarface: a cold-blooded, millionaire drug dealer. Most of us fit into that first category. We live our lives, go to work or school, have a family, hang out with friends and that’s it....

‘Transformers’ Producer Says No Franchise Reboot, Second Trilogy Likely By Russ Fischer/July 7, 2011 4:55 pm EST Transformers is too big a film franchise to just go away now that Michael Bay has done his three films. The director says he’s gone. Shia LaBeouf says he’s done. (“I’m sure they’ll make more of them, it’s still a very hot franchise, there’s still value in it. I think people will still go to see it....

‘Wedding Crashers’ Duo Vince Vaughn And Owen Wilson To Reunite For ‘Interns’, Shawn Levy To Helm By Angie Han/Feb. 8, 2012 7:30 am EST Now, seven years later, the pals are set to reunite for Interns, a comedy penned by Vaughn. Vaughn’s Neighborhood Watch producer Shawn Levy is set to helm the picture for Fox. More details after the jump. Wilson starred in some four films last year — Hall Pass, Midnight in Paris, Cars 2, and The Big Year, but will be taking things easier in 2012 with just Errol Morris’ Freezing People is Easy on his upcoming slate....

Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho Premiered 50 Years Ago Today By Peter Sciretta/June 16, 2010 9:00 am EST Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho premiered 50 years ago today (June 16th 1960) in New York City. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards (including Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, and Best Art Direction/Set Direction) and the film ranked #14 on AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Movies, and ranked #11 in Entertainment Weekly’s book The 100 Greatest Movies of All Time....

An Invitation To Join ‘The Dangerous Animals Club’ By David Chen/Sept. 25, 2012 9:00 am EST Those of you who decided to give our quirky show a chance and who’ve listened to us from the beginning: thanks. It’s been amazing to go on this journey with you all.

Andrew Dominik’s ‘Cogan’s Trade’ Gets A New Title: ‘Killing Them Softly’ By Russ Fischer/March 5, 2012 12:00 pm EST I know that a lot of our readers are very interested in seeing Cogan’s Trade, which is the new film from Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford) starring Brad Pitt and a wonderful supporting cast. Trouble is, now it seems that you’ll never see Cogan’s Trade....

Are These Mysterious CIA Documents The Beginning Of A New ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Viral? By Germain Lussier/Dec. 7, 2011 3:00 pm EST Two prominent outlets, Wired and Empire, have just been “leaked” mysterious CIA documents about a missing Russian nuclear scientist named Dr. Leonid Pavel. Coming Soon believes the man in the photo is actor Alon Aboutboul whose latest screen credit on the IMDB is Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises....

Christina Hendricks In Talks To Join Elle Fanning In Sally Potter’s ‘Bomb’ By Angie Han/Dec. 27, 2011 3:00 pm EST Hendricks tends to get as much attention for her looks as she does her actual talent. But Mad Men fans know she’s got actual chops — she more than holds her own against Jon Hamm, John Slattery, Elisabeth Moss, and the rest of the excellent cast — and her memorable performances on projects like Firefly and Drive show she’s got quite a bit of range as well....

Cool Stuff: King Kong Attacks Dodger Stadium And Santa Monica Beach By Peter Sciretta/June 3, 2010 7:00 am EST As you probably know by now, Universal has teamed with Peter Jackson ro rebuild a 3D 360-degree King Kong attraction at Universal Studios. Universal has been hyping the upcoming ride, King Kong 360 3-D, by staging Kong’s footprints/destruction in real life locations around Los Angeles, including Dodger Stadium and the beach at the Santa Monica Pier....

Craig Gillespie Is The New Director For ‘Pride And Prejudice And Zombies’ By Germain Lussier/April 18, 2011 12:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Though several names names were floated, including the book’s original author, Craig Gillespie, who directed Lars and the Real Girl and the upcoming Fright Night remake, has just officially signed on. Read more after the break. According to Deadline, Gillespie has been a front runner for a while and had the job as recently as a few weeks ago....

Danny McBride To Remake Danish Comedy ‘Klovn’, Todd Phillips To Produce By Angie Han/April 13, 2012 4:30 pm EST HBO’s Eastbound and Down will conclude its third and final season this weekend, but star Danny McBride’s love affair with dark comedy lives on. McBride is set to write, produce, and star in Clown, Warner Bros.’ remake of the Danish film Klovn. Todd Phillips is lined up to produce, which seems all too appropriate given that Klovn has been widely compared to Phillips’ The Hangover....

David Fincher Confirmed For ‘20,000 Leagues Under The Sea’ By Germain Lussier/Dec. 15, 2010 8:00 am EST Back in May, we wrote that Disney had approached David Fincher to direct an remake of the classic 1954 film 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. At the time they were still in “negotiations.” Well, according to the Los Angeles Times, Disney has now confirmed that David Fincher is “working on” 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea....

Disney Reveals More Details About Planned ‘Avatar’ Theme Park Addition By Angie Han/Sept. 21, 2011 10:00 am EST Yesterday, the Walt Disney Co. announced their plan to bring Pandora to the Magic Kingdom, in the form of an Avatar-themed attraction at Walt Disney World. While the decision made sense on a lot of levels — Pandora actually seems like it’d be fun to visit, and an attraction based on the top-grossing film of all time is bound to make tons of money — the initial reveal offered few answers to the obvious questions....

Early Buzz: Is ‘Brave’ The Birth Of A New Kind Of Disney Princess? By Russ Fischer/June 11, 2012 3:00 pm EST Pixar and Disney started to screen Brave last week, and the first reviews are hitting online outlets now. There’s been a lot of interest in the film, in part simply because it is Pixar’s latest effort, but also because it features the studio’s first female lead protagonist, and because of the complex and relatively public development process that saw a project called The Bear and the Bow turn into Brave....

First Look: Glenn Close As The Title Character In ‘Albert Nobbs’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 15, 2010 12:30 pm EST Early this week Glenn Close started filming her passion project Albert Nobbs, which adapts a story about a woman who disguised herself as a man to escape poverty in 19th Century Ireland. Mia Wasikowska and Aaron Johnson are also in the cast of the film, which Rodrigo Garcia is directing from a script by Glenn Close and John Banville....

Frank Miller’s Gucci Guilty TV Commercial Premieres Online By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 23, 2010 9:30 am EST Last week we posted a trailer for Gucci’s new television commercial/short film directed by comic artist/creator turned director Frank Miller (Sin City, The Spirit), starring Evan Rachel Wood and Chris Evans, and featuring the music of Friendly Fires. The television spot has now premiered online and can be watched after the jump. The tv ads promote Gucci Guilty — the new fragrance for her....

Jim Caviezel, Chiwetel Ejiofor And Jack McBrayer Cast In ‘Savannah’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 31, 2011 5:00 pm EST Annette Haywood-Carter, a former script supervisor who jumped to directing (Foxfire, with a young Angelina Jolie, for instance), is preparing to shoot the period drama Savannah in the Georgia town of the same name, and has secured the final pieces of the film’s cast. Jim Caviezel and Chiwetel Ejiofor have joined Bradley Whitford, Jaimie Alexander, Jack McBrayer and Hal Holbrook....