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See Chloe Moretz, Keanu Reeves, Michael Pitt, And More Recreate Iconic Martin Scorsese Scenes [Gallery] By Angie Han/Oct. 17, 2011 7:30 am EST Really, you could call any of the past few decades “The Age of Scorsese” — the timelessness of his best work is what makes him such a revered filmmaker, and he’s been working steadily since the ’70s. But every fashion photoshoot needs an inspiration, so for their latest issue, Harper’s Bazaar pulled together a bevy of stars to pay tribute to Martin Scorsese under that “Age of” title....

Universal Orlando Announces ‘Despicable Me’ And ‘Spider-Man’ Rides, New Blue Man Group Show, And More By Angie Han/Jan. 26, 2012 5:00 am EST It’s still the middle of winter now, but it’s never too soon to start planning ahead for vacation time — and with Universal Orlando’s announcement of new and updated attractions to debut in 2012, the theme park is looking better than ever. After the jump, find details on such rides as Despicable Me Minion Mayhem and The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, as well as updates on the Blue Man Group show and more....

Warner Bros. Could Launch A Leonardo DiCaprio Spy Franchise With ‘Satori’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 4, 2011 3:45 pm EST Would you like to see Leonardo DiCaprio playing a WWII-era character raised in Japan, trained as an assassin and playing a part in the political power games of the early ’50s? Warner Bros. is thinking you might, and so the studio is developing a film based on Don Winslow’s novel Satori, which features exactly that sort of character....

Watch ‘Jackass’ Stars Spoof ‘The Social Network’ By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 11, 2011 12:00 am EST For the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, Jackass stars have filmed four parodies of scenes from the four 2010 Best Picture nominees. MTV has released a video of the stunt stars reenacting scenes from David Fincher’s The Social Network. No word on what the other film parodies will be. The best picture nominees also include: 127 Hours, Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The King’s Speech, The Town, Toy Story 3, True Grit, and Winter’s Bone....

Young-Adult Novel ‘The Maze Runner’ Adds A Screenwriter By Germain Lussier/Jan. 5, 2011 6:00 pm EST The Los Angeles Times broke the news of Oppenheim’s involvement with The Maze Runner but there’s no word on when it might make it into production. Hardwicke seems to have an opening in her schedule now – with Red Riding Hood ready for release – but Oppenheim is just beginning work on the script. The director has a few other things she’s been circling, so chances are one of those might happen first before The Maze Runner starts up....

‘A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas’ Gets Four New Posters By Angie Han/Sept. 9, 2011 9:30 am EST It seems like the holidays creep up a bit earlier each year, doesn’t it? I started seeing Thanksgiving cards on drugstore shelves sometime around the middle of August, so now that we’re past Labor Day I suppose it’s about time we started thinking about Christmas. Four new posters have been released for A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, showing off such holiday-appropriate imagery as an apparently dead Santa, Kumar’s gift-wrapped crotch, and… some kind of robot servant holding a stack of French toast that’s caught on fire?...

‘Avatar’ Special Edition DVD To Include Test Footage From James Cameron’s Aborted Film ‘Brother Termite’; Plus, 68 Minutes Of Deleted Scenes By Adam Quigley/Sept. 17, 2010 2:00 pm EST Avatar might be the only movie in the history of this site where nearly every bonus feature on its Special Edition release has been deserving of its own separate article, but I suppose that’s just the sort of movie that Avatar is....

‘Die Hard 5’ Titled ‘A Good Day To Die Hard’, Details Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 12, 2011 10:44 am EST Here is what was revealed: The John McClane Jr news gives me flashbacks of Shia LaBeouf as Mutt Williams in Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. Lets hope it turns out better than that franchise addition. Thanks to /Film readers Cory D and Curry P for the details. And here is the information which has been reported previously:

A Cast Of Victims Comes Together For ‘Shark Night 3-D’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 30, 2010 9:21 pm EST Piranha 3D not enough for you? Is a forthcoming sequel to that movie still not enough for you? Then how about Shark Night 3-D, which, despite what one might hope at first glance, is not a big-screen effort from the folks behind Shark Week at the Discovery Channel? We’ve talked about this one before, as it is from director David Ellis (the even-numbered Final Destination films and Snakes on a Plane) and writers Jesse Studenberg and Will Hayes....

Andrew Stanton Now Working On ‘Finding Nemo 2’ By Germain Lussier/July 17, 2012 10:46 am EST Andrew Stanton has always said if he finds the right idea for a Finding Nemo sequel, he’ll do it. That idea must have come to him. Deadline reports that Stanton has now “officially come on board” a sequel to the 2003 Oscar winner and “has a concept the studio loves.” Read more after the jump....

Behind The Scenes ‘Battleship’ Clip Features Rihanna And Explosions By Germain Lussier/Sept. 2, 2011 4:30 pm EST To date we’ve only seen a teaser trailer for Peter Berg’s loose, to say the least, adaptation of the Hasbro board game Battleship and fan response has been largely venomous. The film, scheduled for release May 18, 2012, has plenty of time to fix that though as more of the its epic scale and story will continue to be revealed....

Casting Bits: Keira Knightley In ‘Untouched’, Wendi McLendon-Covey In ‘A White Trash Christmas’, Hayley Atwell In ‘The Return Of Captain Nemo’ By Angie Han/Nov. 8, 2011 2:00 pm EST Just as Emma Thompson’s Victorian Effie is finally coming together, competition has sprung up in the form of a rival project inspired by the exact same subject. Keira Knightley is reportedly in talks to take the lead in Untouched, a biopic of Effie Gray written by Aleksandra Crapanzano with Andrucha Waddington (House of Sand) directing....

Cool Stuff: ‘The Wire’ Reimagined And Analyzed As A Victorian Novel By Russ Fischer/March 25, 2011 3:30 pm EST The key to great analysis is often imagination. That’s what sets apart “When It’s Not Your Turn”: The Quintessentially Victorian Vision of Ogden’s “The Wire,” an article which purports to be an examination of the great literary text The Wire, if it had been published as a serialized Victorian novel. The article acts as if The Wire was written by Horatio Bucklesby Ogden, a contemporary of Charles Dickens, and goes on to examine the content in an appropriate manner....

Dispatches From The ‘Red State’ World Premiere By David Chen/Jan. 25, 2011 8:46 pm EST If you’ve been following this site during Sundance 2011, you’ve probably noticed a lot of stories about Kevin Smith’s Red State (Follow all our coverage here). This is partially because we’re collectively interested in the trajectory of Smith’s career, but it’s also because Smith managed to transform a typical Sundance movie screening into a media spectacle....

Elijah Wood To Play A ‘Maniac’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 4, 2011 12:30 pm EST Most people think of Elijah Wood as a sweet and noble character, both because he was the hero of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy but also because he began acting so young. Combining his younger roles with Frodo Baggins seemingly paints a picture of Wood’s wheelhouse however, on occasion, he goes the totally opposite way. A film like Sin City comes to mind....

Emma Thompson’s ‘Effie’ Comes Together With Dakota Fanning Starring By Russ Fischer/Aug. 16, 2011 4:21 pm EST A few different actresses have been attached or rumored for the role of Effie Gray, most notably Carey Mulligan and Saoirse Ronan. Now the film is finally coming together with Richard Laxton (An Englishman in New York) directing and Dakota Fanning playing Effie. Deadline has the rundown on further casting as well. We basically knew that Greg Wise would play Ruskin, and that Emma Thompson would be Lady Eastlake, Effie’s confidante and caretaker....

By Angie Han/May 9, 2012 7:00 am EST “There was this cute little card, covered in candy canes and glitter,” said Ewen. “I fell in love with the idea of this note mistakenly being delivered to the Prince of Darkness and the fiery wackiness that would ensue.” Neither Variety nor Deadline, who were among the first to break the news, mention whether the Farrellys will direct or just produce. The idea sounds like a fun and deeply silly one that’d click with their comedic sensibilities, so I’m hoping they’re up for helming as well....

Garret Hedlund Chose Tron Legacy Over Possibly Playing Captain America By Adam Quigley/Aug. 20, 2010 3:45 pm EST Garret Hedlund has spent the past six years wisely building up his Hollywood cred, co-starring in such films as Friday Night Lights, Four Brothers and Death Sentence. But it isn’t until December that his name will start to be ingrained in the minds of the American public, after Tron Legacy has been released to the world and his abilities as a leading man are determined right there and then....

LOL: Brett Ratner’s Steven Spielberg In Heaven Joke By Peter Sciretta/May 21, 2010 12:00 pm EST At the conclusion of director Brett Ratner’s online chat with Empire Magazine, the “filmmaker” told a joke involving Steven Spielberg’s trip to heaven: Now, I have a joke to leave you with. Steven Spielberg dies and goes to heaven, and St. Peter says, “Oh, Mr Spielberg, we’re so happy you’re here. God has a very important assignment for you; we need you to make a movie....

LOL: District 9 Parody District 11: World Cup Aftermath By Peter Sciretta/July 1, 2010 6:00 pm EST 12 Angry Mascots has created a soccer-focused District 9 parody titled District 11: World Cup Aftermath. Get your vuvuzela’s ready, South Africa is under invasion. Keep away from anyone infected with World Cup Fever. Watch it now, embedded after the jump. LOL: District 9 Parody District 11: World Cup Aftermath By Peter Sciretta/July 1, 2010 6:00 pm EST...