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‘Fast And Furious 6’ Begins Production, ‘The Raid’ Actor Joe Taslim Joins By Russ Fischer/July 30, 2012 3:30 pm EST Briefly: The latest film in Universal’s cash cow Fast and Furious franchise got under way today. Justin Lin, who has made the last three installments, is directing once again, with a big returning cast that includes Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez and Dwayne Johnson. There are new faces to the series, too, such as Gina Carano, and Luke Evans as one of the villains....

By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 12, 2010 6:10 pm EST Academy Award-nominated composer/songwriter Danny Elfman will appear and introduce never before heard music before the premiere of The Nightmare Before Christmas 4D at the El Capitan Theatre, and Guillermo Del Toro will host a screening Q&A of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World with director Edgar Wright and comic writer/artist Bryan Lee O’Malley. Details on both events, after the jump. The Tim Burton-produced Henry Selick-directed stop-motion animated masterpiece The Nightmare Before Christmas returns to the big screen this Halloween season with screenings at the Disney-owned El Capitan Theatre from October 21st through October 31st 2010....

‘Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol’ Writers Hired For New TMNT Film By Russ Fischer/June 7, 2011 7:10 pm EST As far as Paramount is concerned, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol seems to have come off well and should be a promising lead-in to a new phase of the series in which Jeremy Renner can take over from Tom Cruise. So the architects of that fourth M:I film, screenwriters Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, have been hired to tackle another big property that the studio wants to revitalize as a franchise: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles....

‘On The Road’ Trailer: Kerouac Through The Eyes Of A New Generation By Russ Fischer/March 9, 2012 3:30 pm EST It’s been a year since we last saw anything from Walter Salles’ adaptation of the Jack Kerouac book On the Road. The film stars Garrett Hedlund as Dean Moriarty (aka the book’s fictionalized version of Neal Cassady), Sam Riley as Sal Paradise (Kerouac’s fictional alter-ego) and Kristen Stewart as Marylou....

‘Scream’ TV Series In Development At MTV By Russ Fischer/June 4, 2012 12:00 pm EST As TV series take over some of the former territory of movies — strong dramatic storytelling, high-caliber casts, increasingly high production value — the television landscape is proving to be a possible home for projects that could otherwise have been films. And we’ve seen an increasing number of movie-based shows in development. In theory, then, TV is a great home for Scream....

‘Star Trek 2’ Will Not Feature Khan, But Will Focus On A ‘Classic Character’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 26, 2010 12:00 pm EST We’ve been looking forward to hearing story details for Star Trek 2, which JJ Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci have been drafting over the past few months. Rumors have persisted that Khan, the villain from the second film in the original Star Trek movie franchise, would make a spectacularly unimaginative return....

‘The Expendables 2’ Teaser Trailer: Just One Big Testosterone Roster By Russ Fischer/Dec. 14, 2011 4:11 pm EST Here’s a pretty rote teaser trailer for Affliction: The Motion Picture… er, The Expendables 2, which puts Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham back at the forefront of an action extravaganza that also stars Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris, Liam Hemsworth, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger....

‘True Grit’ – What Did You Think? By Russ Fischer/Dec. 24, 2010 6:00 pm EST Joel and Ethan Coen hit a small speedbump a few years ago, but the filmmaking brothers are really back on track now. Their latest is True Grit, a new film based on the same Charles Portis novel that spawned the 1969 film of the same name starring John Wayne. It’s the Coens’ first out and out Western, and their second time working with Jeff Bridges and Josh Brolin....

Benedict Cumberbatch Voicing Smaug In ‘The Hobbit’ By Russ Fischer/June 16, 2011 5:27 pm EST Happiness! When Martin Freeman let slip that his great Sherlock co-star Benedict Cumberbatch had been cast in The Hobbit, I secretly hoped that his role would be voicing the dragon, Smaug, even though I suspected he would in fact play Bard the Bowman. Not long after Mr. Freeman’s revelation, Ian McKellen posted a cryptic teaser about the actor’s role, which certainly seemed to point to him playing Smaug....

Blockbuster Express Kiosks Test $2.99/Night New Release DVD Rentals By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 8, 2010 10:00 am EST Starting this week in four major cities, Atlanta, Miami, Phoenix and San Francisco, Blockbuster will begin testing $2.99/day rentals in new Blockbuster Express kiosks. The move is an effort to compete with Redbox kiosks, which offer $1 a night rentals. You might be asking yourself, how does Blockbuster hope to compete with $1-a-day rentals with $3-a-day rentals?...

Controversial Autobot Twins Won’t Return For Transformers 3 By Russ Fischer/May 11, 2010 12:53 pm EST Last year, one of the more contentious aspects of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was an Autobot duo, Mudflap and Skids, who seemed to embody an impressive collection of racist, urban stereotypes. Yesterday there was word, based on a spy account of some Transformers 3 activity, that the twins would return for the third film....

Cool Stuff: ‘Toy Story 3’ Crew T-Shirts By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 10, 2011 6:00 am EST The people at Pixar are creative in every aspect of their productions, including the crew t-shirts. Toy Story 3 director Lee Unkrich has released photos of all of the Toy Story 3 crew t-shirts for all the various departments who worked on the production of the film. Hit the jump to see photos of the t-shirts....

Cool Stuff: Alex Pardee’s Edgar Wright Triple Feature Poster By Germain Lussier/Aug. 15, 2011 10:30 am EST Sometimes there are posters so cool, people get mad when we post them. Posting them alerts more people to their awesomeness and, hypothetically, gives everyone less of a chance to buy one themselves. To those people, I apologize in advance. Alex Pardee, whose work you might be familiar with from Sucker Punch or a new Attack the Block piece, has designed a “literally mind-blowing” poster for an upcoming Edgar Wright triple feature at the Castro Theater in San Francisco: Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Scott Pilgrim vs....

By Germain Lussier/April 15, 2011 5:00 am EST Hey! Remember the ’80s? Of course you do! Movies like The Goonies, The Princess Bride, Gremlins, Back to the Future, Krull and The Monster Squad got worn out in your VHS player as your penchant for film fandom either developed or blossomed. Everyone has their favorite films from the period and, fairly regularly, we feature outstanding art to back that statement up. Today is no different....

David Fincher Isn’t Interested In Shooting Part Of A Film In IMAX By Russ Fischer/Dec. 21, 2011 4:00 pm EST Forget 3D. IMAX is the big industry buzz this season thanks to the great audience and critical response to the early IMAX rollout of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. A few filmmakers, notably Christopher Nolan and Michael Bay, have made tentpole films with sequences shot in IMAX, and J.J. Abrams is hinting that he might follow suit with his Star Trek sequel....

Emily Blunt Attached To Star In ‘Engagement Games’ By Adam Quigley/Sept. 22, 2010 4:30 pm EST The film is Engagement Games (previously titled Wedding Games), and it’s a comedy about “three sisters who get engaged at once and will stop at nothing to get their mother’s wedding ring.” But wait, there’s more! “The dad settles the dispute with a game of ‘Family Olympics.’” Why as talented an actress as Emily Blunt would lower herself to star in such a film, I’m not sure, but I hope she’s getting a big paycheck out of it....

Exclusive: Streaming ‘Back To The Future 2’ Comedy Event Saturday With Limited Edition Tim Doyle Poster By Germain Lussier/Nov. 1, 2011 4:30 am EST As much as everyone adores the Back to the Future trilogy, it rates pretty high on the unintentional comedy scale. There are flubs, over the top performances and awkward lines of dialogue across all three films making them great to watch with a bunch of friends. This weekend, a special live USTREAM broadcast will let you do just that....

First Look: Benicio Del Toro And Blake Lively In Oliver Stone’s ‘Savages’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 27, 2012 10:00 am EST Briefly: Oliver Stone’s new film is Savages, based on Don Winslow’s novel of the same name, about two small-time pot growers (Taylor Kitsch and Aaron Johnson) and their shared girlfriend O (Blake Lively). Their little world gets messed up when O is kidnapped by a Mexican drug cartel as a means of strong-arming the two guys into working for the cartel....

Hugh Jackman Is The Front Runner For ‘Fantastic Voyage’ Lead By Germain Lussier/May 3, 2011 4:30 pm EST Director Shawn Levy might have found his muse in the person of Hugh Jackman. The pair already have one film ready for release, October’s Real Steel, and have also decided to team up for a mystery film written by Lost executive producer Carlton Cuse. Plus, even though the release is still several months away, a Real Steel sequel is already being written for the duo....

Juno Temple Boards Disney’s ‘Maleficent’ By Angie Han/May 17, 2012 3:00 pm EST As the pieces fall into place for a summer start, Disney’s Maleficent is rounding out its cast with one more talented Brit actor. Juno Temple has just boarded the live-action project, which retells the classic Sleeping Beauty fairy tale from the perspective of its villainess (played by Angelina Jolie). Sharlto Copley and Elle Fanning also have key roles....