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‘Man On Wire’ Director Taps Clive Owen For IRA Thriller By Russ Fischer/April 7, 2011 10:00 am EST James Marsh is a director who covers a few different bases and does so quite well. He makes excellent documentaries (the Oscar-winning Man on Wire, and Project Nim) and also has facility with dramas and thrillers such as The King and his Red Riding episode. He’s got Project Nim going around festivals now, and for his next project is planning to make a thriller about an IRA terrorist who becomes an informer....

‘Spy Kids 4: All The Time In The World’ Now Shooting; Jeremy Piven Playing The Villain By Germain Lussier/Oct. 27, 2010 10:30 am EST Anyone clamoring for another wild 3D romp from the mind of Robert Rodriguez is in luck. Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World is now shooting in Austin, Texas in anticipation of a August 19, 2011 release date. Rodriguez is not only directing from his own screenplay but will also serve as producer, director of photography, editor and visual effects supervisor....

‘Stolen’ Trailer: In Which Josh Lucas Tries To Beat Nicolas Cage At His Own Game By Russ Fischer/Aug. 20, 2012 9:32 am EST Look out, bad-film fans: Josh Lucas might be making a play to be the new Nicolas Cage, and he’s doing it from within a Nic Cage movie! Stolen reunites Cage and his Con Air director Simon West (who also helmed last weekend’s The Expendables 2) in a film about a criminal (Cage) whose former partner (Lucas) wants a payout from an old job....

‘The Union,’ Cameron Crowe’s Elton John Documentary, Airs On HBO In January By Germain Lussier/June 6, 2011 5:06 pm EST Six years have passed since we last saw a new Cameron Crowe movie and now we get three in five months. It starts in September with Pearl Jam Twenty, Crowe’s documentary on the influential Seattle grunge band. Then in December Crowe returns to narrative filmmaking with We Bought a Zoo starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson, followed quickly in January by The Union, his documentary about Elton John’s collaboration with Leon Russell....

‘The Words’ Trailer: Bradley Cooper Steals Jeremy Irons’ Life Story By Russ Fischer/May 17, 2012 1:00 pm EST One Sundance premiere this year was The Words, in which struggling writer Bradley Cooper finds fame based on a story he took from Jeremy Irons’ past. The film is from Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal (who are counted among the writers of Tron Legacy) and has some appealing ideas, as shown in this new trailer....

Cool Stuff: ‘Avengers Assemble’ Art Show At Gallery 1988 In Los Angeles By Peter Sciretta/May 3, 2012 7:00 am EST Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures have teamed with Los Angeles’ pop culture art gallery Gallery 1988 to produce an Avengers themed art show (sponsored by Visa). After the jump you’ll find many photos taken by /Film photographer Alyssa Saucedo at an exclusive preview reception. I have included photos of my ten favorite pieces — I didn’t want to post too much because you’ll want to see a lot of these pieces for yourself when the show officially opens....

Cool Stuff: Martin Ansin’s Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Poster By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 13, 2010 8:00 am EST Alamo Drafthouse’s Mondo Tees have commissioned two striking posters in celebration of their advance screening of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World last night (August 12th 2010). Artist Martin Ansin has created both of the posters, which will be sold at the event tonight and a small quantity for will be available for purchase online on Friday (August 13th) at mondotees....

Cool Stuff: Steampunk Ghostbusters “Bustin’ Made Them Feel Good” T-Shirt By Peter Sciretta/May 31, 2010 11:13 am EST Every year at Comic-Con, I’ve seen people dressed up as Steampunk versions of the Ghostbusters. I always thought the imagery and idea of Victorian era Ghostbusting team was cool. Threaless has printed a Steampunk Ghostbusting t-shirt, Riccardo Bucchioni ’s design titled “Bustin’ Made Them Feel Good”. Available in Silver Fine Jersey Tee (or Silver American Apparel tee for girls) for $18 while supplies last....

Daniel Radcliffe Attached To ‘The Amateur Photographer’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 16, 2011 6:00 am EST Having finished up his very long tenure as the star of the Harry Potter series, Daniel Radcliffe is moving on to new projects. He has already shot the lead role in The Woman in Black, and now he has been attached to the an indie comedy The Amateur Photographer. Christopher Monger wrote based on his own novel and will direct....

Daniel Sunjata And Two More Join ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ [Updated] By Germain Lussier/April 12, 2011 12:30 pm EST UPDATE: Variety is now reporting that Sunjata’s role is that of a “courageous special forces operative” and that Diego Klattenhoff and Burn Gorman are also in talks. Read more about them after the jump. Casting has been the thing for Christopher Nolan over the past few weeks. After locking down all of the lead roles in his highly anticipated third Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, with actors like Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon Levitt and Marion Cotillard, Nolan has recently been concentrating on the smaller roles....

Early Sundance 2011 Acquisitions: ‘Corman’s World,’ ‘Take Shelter,’ ‘Project Nim,’ ‘Uncle Kent’ And ‘The Music Never Stopped’ By Germain Lussier/Jan. 18, 2011 2:30 pm EST Finally while it’s not playing at Sundance, Sundance Selects acquired Errol Morris’s latest called Tabloid. Read more about each film after the jump. Here are the descriptions of each of the films thanks to the Sundance website. If you’d like to know more about Morris’s Tabloid, head over to Indiewire....

Exclusive: 7-Page Excerpt From Stephen King’s ‘American Vampire’ Comic Book By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 8, 2010 8:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. King’s story, which is the first comic book writing the author has done based on original material, provides the origin of the very first American vampire. Written by celebrated short story writer Scott Snyder and drawn by artist Rafael Albuquerque AMERICAN VAMPIRE is a new monthly comic book series with a unique contribution from New York Times bestselling novelist Stephen King....

Five New ‘Immortals’ Posters By Russ Fischer/April 1, 2011 6:50 pm EST There are five new character posters for Tarsem’s Immortals, which tells a very Clash of the Titans-style story. These images dramatically play up the sort of imagery that became the accepted mainstream way of envisioning burly ancient warriors thanks to 300, but if you look at the actual stills for the film you’ll see the style is a lot more restrained....

Four New ‘Real Steel’ Posters And Viral Clip Come Online By Germain Lussier/Sept. 12, 2011 3:30 pm EST If you’re into movies about fighting, the currently in-theaters Warrior is well-worth your time and money. But if movies about fighting robots are more your speed, you only have a few more weeks to wait until Real Steel finally hits the big screen. Hugh Jackman stars in the Shawn Levy’s action film about a future where human boxers have been replaced by robots....

Gore Verbinski Confirmed To Direct Johnny Depp In ‘The Lone Ranger’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 23, 2010 12:30 pm EST The Lone Ranger has been slowly picking a path back to movie screens. In September word filtered out that Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski was in talks to direct a new version of the story for producer Jerry Bruckheimer, with Johnny Depp in the cast. Now it is official: Disney is moving forward on Gore Verbinski’s The Lone Ranger....

Horror Bits: Troma Announces ‘Class Of Nuke ‘Em High Part IV’, Bloody Disgusting To Produce Anthology Film ‘V/H/S’, Teaser Trailer For ‘11-11-11’ By Germain Lussier/Oct. 18, 2011 9:00 am EST Dropping temperatures and the tenth page of the calendar means it’s October. October means Halloween and Halloween means scary movies. And while movies like The Thing and Paranormal Activity 3 are in theaters, this October there’s even more news about horror movies coming in the future....

Judd Apatow Confirms New Film Will Not Be A ‘Knocked Up’ Sequel Or Prequel, But A Spin-Off By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 7, 2011 7:00 am EST Last night it was revealed that Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann would reunite with Judd Apatow in the comedy director’s currently untitled comedy set for release June 1, 2012. Not a huge surprise considering that Mann has appeared in every single one of her husband’s films, and Rudd had only missed one (Funny People)....

Keanu Reeves Still ‘Trying’ To Make ‘Bill & Ted 3’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 21, 2010 11:00 am EST Most excellent. While at the Toronto Film Festival promoting Henry’s Crime, Keanu Reeves once again confirmed that a third Bill & Ted film might be in the works. “We’re trying,” he said. “Alex (Winter) and I are still friends and we’re talking and we’re talking to Chris (Matheson) and Ed (Soloman) and they’re gonna try and see if they can write something....

LOL: Ratner’s Spielberg Joke Illustrated By Peter Sciretta/June 8, 2010 9:00 am EST A couple weeks back, we reprinted a joke Brett Ratner told which involved Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick (if you haven’t read it, click here). /Film reader Mario A later informed me that San Juan Puerto Rico-based artist Miguel Bayón decided to illustrate the joke, as seen above. LOL: Ratner’s Spielberg Joke Illustrated By Peter Sciretta/June 8, 2010 9:00 am EST...

Movie Trailer #2: ‘The Way Back’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 4, 2010 7:42 pm EST In the past few weeks we’ve started to see footage from The Way Back, which marks the return of great Australian director Peter Weir. Our last look at the film (besides the poster) was a UK trailer that was a good introduction to the story of escapees from a Siberian gulag trying to make their way to safety....