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‘Friday The 13th’ Reboot Writers Plot High School Horror At Paramount By Russ Fischer/March 23, 2012 7:30 am EST Briefly: Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, who wrote the Friday the 13th reboot as well as Freddy vs. Jason, have set up a new horror film at Paramount. Details are pretty thin at this point, but the Mary Parent-produced film is reportedly set in a high school. The currently-untitled film will be directed by Shannon and Swift as well, making the film their directorial debut....

‘The Raven’ Trailer: If Edgar Allan Poe Were A Sherlock Holmes Character By Angie Han/Oct. 7, 2011 7:59 am EST Literary adaptations can have a reputation for being stuffy, but James McTeigue’s The Raven looks anything but. The story, which is not based on legendary writer Edgar Allan Poe’s poem of the same title, revolves around Poe (John Cusack) as he gets pulled into a serial killer case when a young Baltimore detective (Luke Evans) realizes that the murderer has modeled his crimes after Poe’s works....

‘Zombieland’ Sequel May Turn Into A TV Show By Russ Fischer/Oct. 18, 2011 6:00 am EST Instead this is about a development that could put Zombieland where it will really be able to have fun: on television. (Which, if you’ve paid close attention to related interviews over the years, you might recall being the original home for the project before it ever turned into a theatrical feature.) Reese and Wernick would write, and the 2012-13 season is the theoretical airtime....

Ben Affleck’s ‘Argo’ Adds Michael Parks, Clea DuVall, Richard Kind; Official Synopsis Revealed By Russ Fischer/Sept. 2, 2011 10:06 am EST Warner Bros has sent out the obligatory press release to announce the commencement of filming on Ben Affleck’s third film as director, Argo. We’ve known most of the cast for a while: Affleck, Alan Arkin, Bryan Cranston, and John Goodman, with more recent additions Kyle Chandler, Tate Donovan, Rory Cochrane and Taylor Schilling....

By Russ Fischer/April 3, 2012 9:00 am EST A Star is Born is a story that has been told multiple times, in different eras, with the story changing a bit each time to reflect the time in which it was made. Now a new version is in development with Clint Eastwood set to direct, and Beyonce meant to play the up and coming singer who is groomed for stardom by an older musician on the downside of his career....

Craig Brewer, F. Gary Gray And Peter Berg Are Possible ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Directors By Russ Fischer/Sept. 22, 2011 9:00 am EST Briefly: Last time we heard about the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton was only days ago, when director John Singleton said that he’s been talking to former N.W.A member Ice Cube about directing the film. But he may not be the only person in line for the job.Vulture says that F....

David Fincher On “The Best Movie Of The Year”, EPKs, And Shooting Harvard Accurately By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 13, 2011 9:00 am EST I want to highlight a couple quotes from The Social Network director David Fincher, who did a great interview with my friend Quint from AICN. The first quote is about the value of being called “The Best Movie of the Year”, the second is about the dislike for movie studio produced EPK (electronic Press Kit) materials for home video releases, and lastly his efforts to shoot the film on Harvard property and how accuracy meant more to him than getting a cool shot....

Emily Blunt Joins Tom Cruise In Doug Liman’s ‘All You Need Is Kill’ By Germain Lussier/April 16, 2012 1:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Blunt will likely be playing the character based on The Bitch of War, though its not clear if she’ll go by that moniker. T.I. has also been rumored to be part of the film. All You Need Is Kill sounds like the kind of hard sci-fi we all know and love....

George Lucas Remembers Irvin Kershner By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 29, 2010 3:00 pm EST This morning it was reported that Irvin Kershner, who directed the best of the Star Wars feature films, The Empire Strikes Back, had died in Los Angeles. Star Wars creator/producer/director George Lucas has issued a statement in memory of Kershner. The following statement was written by George Lucas, and released on StarWars.com: “The world has lost a great director and one of the most genuine people I’ve had the pleasure of knowing,” says Lucas....

Infographic: The History Of Science Fiction By Germain Lussier/March 16, 2011 5:00 am EST These days, a big percentage of the movies that we cover could be considered science fiction. Sure, there are different off-shoots of that, alternate subcategories and maybe a bit of stretching, but everything from obvious ones like Star Wars and 2001: A Space Odyssey to less obvious ones like A Clockwork Orange or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind all have their roots in sci-fi....

Jay Roach To Direct Obama-McCain Election Drama ‘Game Change’ By Angie Han/Feb. 14, 2011 2:00 pm EST What do Austin Powers, the Fockers and Barack Obama have in common? As of this weekend, they’re all characters directed by Jay Roach. HBO Films has confirmed that Roach would be directing Game Change, about the 2008 presidential race. The script will be adapted by screenwriter Danny Strong (a.k.a. Jonathan from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) from John Heilemann and Mark Halperin’s 2010 book of the same title....

John Travolta, Uma Thurman And Blake Lively Join Oliver Stone’s ‘Savages’ By Adam Quigley/April 22, 2011 8:30 am EST Jennifer Lawrence was closing in on a starring role in Oliver Stone’s Savages — an adaptation of Don Winslow’s novel of the same name, in which the polyamorous gal playmate of two pot-dealing buddies is kidnapped and held ransom by a drug cartel — but that fell apart when she got swept off to compete in The Hunger Games....

LOL: I Survived The Comic-Con Eye Stabbing T-Shirt By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 6, 2010 8:00 am EST This year at Comic-Con, a man wearing a Harry Potter t-shirt stabbed another Comic-Con atendee in the eye before one of the highly anticipated Saturday afternoon panels in Hall. I was there during the incident and was seated only a dozen rows away. I’m a survivor. MightyFine decided to print a t-shirt for fellow survivors and are selling copies for $20....

Movie Trailer: ‘Nice Guy Johnny’, The New Film From Edward Burns By Russ Fischer/Aug. 16, 2010 3:35 pm EST Did you know Edward Burns has a new movie coming out? Nice Guy Johnny premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, but has managed to fly under the radar since then. The film is hitting VOD, DVD and iTunes in October, but until then there’s an official trailer, which is after the break....

POTD: Spider-Man And Superman Storymaster Advertisements By Peter Sciretta/April 21, 2010 9:00 am EST Designed by illustrator Kostenko Maxim, these Russian print advertisements for Stroy Master (????? ??????) Soundproof Windows parody popular comic book superheros Superman and Spider-Man. Hit the jump to see them both. via: Colorbus POTD: Spider-Man And Superman Storymaster Advertisements By Peter Sciretta/April 21, 2010 9:00 am EST Designed by illustrator Kostenko Maxim, these Russian print advertisements for Stroy Master (?...

Redbox Rents 2 Billionth Disc; Offers Free Rentals This Thursday To Celebrate By Germain Lussier/March 6, 2012 4:00 pm EST If you rented a copy of Drive from a McDonald’s Redbox in Philomath, Oregon, congratulations. Your wise movie/awkward location rental pairing lead to a reward for us all. That transaction marked the two billionth rental from a self-service Redbox kiosk. To celebrate, the company is offering a code on their Facebook page good for a free movie rental on Thursday March 8....

Rob Cohen Directing Big-Budget Korean War Feature ‘1950’ By Russ Fischer/July 29, 2011 9:38 am EST Rob Cohen will direct the most expensive movie ever made in Korea, a war epic called 1950. That may not even be the strangest part. The film is based on the true story of Marguerite Higgins, then the New York Herald Tribune’s Far East bureau chief, who covered the Korean war from the front lines....

Ron Howard Won’t Direct ‘The Da Vinci Code’ Sequel ‘The Lost Symbol’ By Russ Fischer/July 27, 2011 7:41 am EST As construction on Ron Howard’s The Dark Tower has been suspended, either temporarily or permanently, the director has been building a new slate of possible projects. The Formula One biopic Rush is looking like his next ‘go’ picture. That movie, based on the real-life rivalry between two drivers in 1976 and provisionally starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl, sounds like a good departure from some of the fare that has occupied the director in the past five years....

Rumor: John Travolta Might Star In ‘The Toxic Avenger’ By Germain Lussier/Aug. 21, 2012 12:00 pm EST Despite his uncanny ability to end up in the tabloids, John Travolta has always remained a fearless actor. Whether it’s singing in a musical, bumbling around in a dumb comedy, shaving his head for action or dressing up as a woman, Travolta seems always willing to try new and interesting things. So it’s only partially surprising that an industry tracking board posted a rumor the Oscar-nominated star of Pulp Fiction and Saturday Night Fever is interested in starring in the remake of the Troma classic, The Toxic Avenger....

RZA Continues To Line Up Directing Projects; Sets Up Thriller ‘No Man’s Land’ And John Milius’ Genghis Khan Bio By Russ Fischer/Oct. 29, 2012 4:36 pm EST RZA’s film The Man With the Iron Fists opens in just a few days (on this Friday, November 2) and there’s almost nothing out there from people who have seen it. That, combined with the fact that RZA is lining up a number of potential next films — two more were announced this morning — leads me to assume that the film is terrible and/or likely to bomb....