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DreamWorks And Warner Bros. Teaming Up On Martin Luther King. Jr. Biopic By Germain Lussier/April 29, 2011 9:30 am EST When Universal recently dropped Paul Greengrass’s Martin Luther King Jr. film Memphis due to a rumored lack of cooperation from King’s estate, it became obvious getting a film done about the civil rights leader was going to take a huge effort. Hopefully the combined resources of two studios might do the trick....

First ‘Django Unchained’ Trailer To Play With ‘Prometheus’ By Germain Lussier/May 25, 2012 5:30 pm EST Briefly: Jealous of all those people who got to see footage of Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained at Cannes earlier this week? You’ll get your chance soon enough. Variety reports the first trailer for Django will play with another very highly anticipated 2012 film, Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, on June 8. More on this as we get closer....

Hi-Res, Clean Images From ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ By Germain Lussier/Dec. 23, 2011 4:00 pm EST Over the last week, we’ve been lucky enough to finally have some moving images from Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises to dissect. With the IMAX release of the film’s first six minutes, as well as the theatrical trailer, there’s been incessant discussion about Bane’s voice, his cruel intentions, Selina Kyle’s necklace and all types of insane minutia....

High Five! Check Out A Brand New ‘Jackass 3D’ Clip By Germain Lussier/Sept. 13, 2010 4:00 pm EST Jackass 3D hits theaters on October 15 and promotion is kicking into high gear. Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O and the gang can be seen in the new Weezer video and Sunday night before the MTV Video Music Awards, they premiered a brand new clip from the movie. Check it out after the jump....

Hugh Jackman In Talks For Tom Hooper’s ‘Les Miserables’ By Germain Lussier/June 15, 2011 4:30 pm EST Perfect casting. Hugh Jackman is currently in talks to star in Tom Hooper’s upcoming musical adaptation of Les Miserables, and while we don’t know which role it’s for yet, it’s perfect casting either way. For most of us, Jackman is best known as the clawed mutant Wolverine but his true passion lies on the stage, where he’s a Tony award winning actor who can sing and dance....

Jon M. Chu Could Direct ‘Masters Of The Universe’ Reboot By Germain Lussier/July 30, 2012 5:30 pm EST Deadline broke the news of the talks, which “are just getting underway” but apparently the property is “in high gear” at Sony.Masters of the Universe is the story of He-Man, a prince who turns into a mythic superhero to battle the forces of evil lead by Skeletor. It’s best known as a cartoon from the 1980s but in recent years has remained part of the pop culture conscious due to a highly successful line of Mattel toys....

Kevin Smith Commits To March 2011 Release Date For ‘Red State’? By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 24, 2010 8:00 am EST When Kevin Smith randomly premiered a teaser trailer for his independently-financed horror film Red State yesterday, I was surprised to see it conclude with the promise of a “March” release. As you might recall, the film has yet to secure distribution, with Smith hinting that the film might be released using some kind of innovative distribution model....

LOL: Revenge On Your Cheating Girlfriend, Netflix Style By Germain Lussier/Dec. 10, 2010 1:00 pm EST Whether or not you think Netflix is burning itself out, there’s no denying the service has become a staple of movie watching for almost everyone: male and female, young and old alike. And, if you’ve ever spent hours upon hours raking every movie you’ve seen while sitting at your desk at work (not that we speak from experience) then you’ll agree the more information you give the site, the better it does recommending movies or shows you’ll enjoy....

Page 2: Superman, M Night Shyamalan, The Incredibles, Pirates 4, The Walking Dead, Winnie The Pooh, Star Wars, Tree Of Life, John Lassetter By Peter Sciretta/April 13, 2011 7:00 pm EST Yesterday at NAB in Las Vegas, Apple unveiled Final Cut X, a completely rebuilt version of the popular video editing program. Linkin Park fans think the band’s song “Iridescent” will be featured in Transformers: Dark of the Moon. In the latest edition of Hijinks Ensue, Superman reunites with Zod....

Ricky Gervais Will Voice Mole In WETA’s ‘The Wind In The Willows’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 6, 2011 8:30 am EST Last year we reported a few times on a new version of The Wind in the Willows, which is being produced by RG Entertainment with Ray Griggs (Super Capers) directing and WETA and Richard Taylor working on the effects for the live-action/animatronic film. Now the movie has its first cast member, as Ricky Gervais will voice Mole....

Ridley Scott And Steve Zaillian To “Reimagine” BBC Mock Doc ‘The Day Britain Stopped’; Watch The Original Here By Angie Han/July 26, 2012 4:30 pm EST No matter how many projects Ridley Scott has on his plate, he always seems to find room for one more. The very busy filmmaker has just signed on to produce a remake — I’m sorry, “reimagining” — of The Day Britain Stopped, a BBC pseudo-documentary that aired in 2003....

Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien’ Prequel Morphs Into ‘Prometheus,’ Starring Noomi Rapace By Russ Fischer/Jan. 14, 2011 3:06 pm EST Deadline reports that the film once meant to be an Alien prequel has become something “more original,” and that the Jon Spaihts draft that kicked things off has been reworked by Damon Lindelof and Ridley Scott into Prometheus. In addition to the part being played by Noomi Rapace (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) there is another big female role in the film, which is being circled by Charlize Theron and Angelina Jolie....

Rumor: Zooey Deschanel To Play Betty Brant In ‘Spider-Man’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 10, 2010 3:51 pm EST Briefly: We’re not going to spend a lot of time on this, because it comes from a source that’s about as credible as a UK tabloid. But one gossip site claims that Marc Webb is looking at Zooey Deschanel to play Daily Bugle employee Betty Brant in Spider-Man. It’s not the least credible idea in the world, given that she’d be right for the part and we’ve already seen a similar casting move, with Elizabeth Banks playing the character for Sam Raimi....

See A Very Short Trailer For New ‘The Simpsons’ Theatrical Cartoon By Russ Fischer/July 5, 2012 11:00 am EST Check out a super-brief trailer for the short below. The occasional home run moment almost makes the show look more sad, as those moments were once a reliable weekly spectacle from the show. Still, maybe The Longest Daycare will have a couple killer moments. [EW]

Six New Images From ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ By Germain Lussier/April 12, 2012 12:00 pm EST Thanks to Batman-News for the Entertainment Weekly images. I’ll delve into some spoiler speculation below the images. Obviously the big reveal is the Bane photo, which looks to be on the floor of some financial institution. Plus it appears he’s in some kind of prison garb. Each of those nuggets do seem to fill in gaps of things we’ve seen in the past, such as the “Rise” chanting in prison and Bane and Batman fighting on the steps of what could be some kind of Wall Street building....

The Coen Bros. New Script Is Based On The 60’s NYC Folk Scene By Russ Fischer/June 25, 2011 11:10 am EST When Joel and Ethan Coen discussed their films in New York with Noah Baumbach earlier this month, word came out that they are working on a script that is music-related. Now we have the subject of the script: the ’60s folk scene in NYC’s Greenwich Village, possibly with a specific focus on the life of Dave van Ronk, who was a big part of the Village folk scene at a time when Phil Ochs and Bob Dylan were just emerging as new talents....

The Sound Of ‘The Avengers’ By Germain Lussier/May 8, 2012 12:30 pm EST Six superheroes from different walks of life all come together to battle the forces of evil in The Avengers. Writer/director Joss Whedon had a momentous task to try and find a way to make that conceit believable and he wasn’t the only one. The cinematographer had to make sure all those bright greens, reds, blues, blacks and purples all worked on screen together, the fight choreographer had to make sure a bevy of different styles all fit and the sound department had to make sure the sounds of rage, war, weapons, metal, lightning and more all combined into one cohesive soundtrack....

The Sounds Of ‘The Muppets,’ A Music Video And The Potential For A Sequel By Germain Lussier/Dec. 12, 2011 4:30 pm EST Of the many things that make me happy about The Muppets, this story concerns three of them. James Bobin’s film does a fantastic job of not only paying respect to the Muppet legacy but also setting a foundation for a whole new world should audiences demand to see it....

The Weinstein Brothers Won’t Regain Miramax, After All By Russ Fischer/May 21, 2010 1:35 pm EST If you were following the Disney sale of Miramax earlier this spring, there was the point where it seemed almost a foregone conclusion that Bob and Harvey Weinstein — the guys who started Miramax in the first place, and named it after their parents — had successfully wrangled a deal to regain control of the company name and film library (despite Disney’s insistence to the contrary)....

This Week In Trailers: Life In Movement, Record/Play, Town Of Runners, Blissestraße, With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story By Christopher Stipp/March 30, 2012 1:00 pm EST I’m double dipping for a great cause. Last year I spoke about director Sophie Hyde and Bryan Mason’s movie about choreographer Tanja Liedtke’s short but wildly fascinating life as I saw through it the trailer that accompanied their movie. It was striking and stark and plucked a chord within me that I was positive would resonate with others who saw it....