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D.B. Weiss Writing Proposed Remake Of John Carpenter’s ‘They Live’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 11, 2010 1:38 pm EST Much to the chagrin of some fans, the films of John Carpenter are proving to be fertile ground for remakes and offshoots. Halloween, The Thing and Escape From New York are just a sampling. Along with the developing plans for Escape From New York, there may at some point be a new version of They Live, which originally cast ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper as a man who learns that aliens have infiltrated America’s ruling classes and are flooding commerce with subliminal messages....

David Goyer’s ‘Invisible Man’ Still Developing; Now With ‘Sherlock Holmes’-Esque Tone By Russ Fischer/Aug. 25, 2011 8:00 am EST One of the most-exploited pulp characters in film history is the Invisible Man, inspired by an 1897 story penned by H.G. Wells. The 1933 The Invisible Man directed by James Whale and starring Claude Rains remains the most enduring screen vision of the character, but there are dozens of other films that either adapt Wells’ story or are heavily inspired by it....

First Look: ‘Shark Night 3D’ By Russ Fischer/April 15, 2011 6:17 pm EST Here’s your first look at Sara Paxton being menaced by a shark in Shark Night 3D, which is directed by David R. Ellis. (He made Snakes on a Plane and the second and fourth Final Destination movies.) We don’t know much about the film, but I think we can reliably expect to see people getting chewed up by sharks, and this photo suggests exactly that....

Fourth Annual Quidditch World Cup Coming To New York City This Weekend By Germain Lussier/Nov. 9, 2010 6:00 am EST Harry Potter fans who happen to be in New York City this weekend can attend the fourth annual Quidditch World Cup. No, not the Quidditch World Cup as seen in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire where Ireland played Bulgaria and Viktor Krum caught the snitch but lost the game....

Geoff Johns Talks Green Lantern And The Future Of The DC Comics Movies By Peter Sciretta/April 15, 2010 10:03 pm EST At WonderCon, Geoff Johns hinted that a Justice League of America live-action feature film might be in development, responding that he “Can’t talk about it yet, but we’ll talk in San Diego.” Today Comic Book Resources posted their annual 20 question reader Q&A with Johns which prodded CCO of DC Comics about what other potential big screen adaptations of other DC comic book properties we might expect to see:...

Ian Holm Is Back For ‘The Hobbit’ By Russ Fischer/April 22, 2011 12:09 pm EST Briefly: Here’s minor but quite welcome news on The Hobbit. Director Peter Jackson has confirmed that Ian Holm will reprise the role of Bilbo Baggins in the films that have begun production in New Zealand. We don’t know how much we’ll see of the older version of Bilbo, as played by the actor in the Lord of the Rings films, but the following statement posted to Facebook confirms that we will see him:...

LOL: ‘Thor’ TV Spot Knocks Off Hit Super Bowl VW Darth Vader Commercial By Russ Fischer/April 21, 2011 1:30 pm EST I like seeing Marvel going a little off-book promoting a movie like Thor. Here’s the studio’s latest spot for the film, which doesn’t feature a shred of footage from the movie. ‘Little Thor’ instead replicates the Darth Vader VW ad that ran during the Super Bowl. It is a pretty exact copy of the VW ad, with Darth Vader’s costume swapped out for Thor’s, and a few other altered details....

Mark Romanek To Direct ‘Locke & Key’ By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 22, 2010 1:47 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Deadline reports that Romanek is in talks to make his television directing debut with the pilot episode. A lot of you probably might not recognize Mark Romanek’s name, but you’ve almost certainly seen his work. He was probably one of the best music video directors to come out of the 1990’s....

Matt Damon Says Steven Soderbergh Really Does Plan To Retire Soon By Russ Fischer/Dec. 22, 2010 3:30 pm EST Over the past few years Steven Soderbergh has expressed frustration with filmmaking and has, more than once, talked about the prospect of an early retirement from directing. But the last time that talk cropped up it was just before the director went on a serious filmmaking jag. Rapid-fire projects ensued: The Girlfriend Experience, The Informant!...

Movie Trailer: Nanette Burstein’s Going The Distance By Peter Sciretta/May 20, 2010 5:14 pm EST Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Nanette Burstein (On The Ropes, American Teen) makes her narrative feature film debut with the romantic comedy Going the Distance. The raunchy screenplay placed highly on the Black List, but it appears to have been tamed into a generic mainstream romcom starring Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Christina Applegate, Ron Livingston and Charlie Day....

Neill Blomkamp Says Sci-Fi Comedy ‘Chappie’ Is Probably Next By Russ Fischer/July 16, 2012 5:00 pm EST For my money, the best thing to hit a panel at Comic Con this year was Elysium, the new sci-fi film from District 9 director Neill Blomkamp. The film doesn’t open until March 2013; hell, we probably won’t even see a full trailer for a couple months. But the question has already come up: what will the director do next?...

New Clip And Images From Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Drive’ By Russ Fischer/May 18, 2011 7:15 pm EST One of the films still to premiere at Cannes is Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive, which casts Ryan Gosling as a stuntman/mechanic/getaway driver. We’ve seen one tense, riveting clip from the film already, and now there is a second. While the first clip showed the Driver in action after a robbery, this one is a bit more gentle....

New Photos, Two New Characters And First TV Spot For ‘Cars 2’ By Angie Han/Feb. 21, 2011 7:00 am EST The cast of characters for Pixar’s Cars 2 just keeps on growing. Over the weekend, Pixar released descriptions of two new anthropomorphic automobiles, one of which is Eddie Izzard’s previously announced role as Sir Miles Axelrod. Additionally, we have a couple of cute new photos and the first TV spot for the film....

Page 2: Star Wars, Made, Donnie Darko, Magic Mike, ET, Doctor Who, Hobbit, Totoro, Louis CK, Attack The Block, Denis Leary, Pulp Fiction, Harry Potter By Peter Sciretta/July 3, 2012 8:00 am EST Header Photo: Star Wars: The Early Years T-Shirt ‘On Stranger Tides’ Actor Oscar Jaenada Joins Marcia Gay Harden for ‘The Librarian’ New Yorker Cartoon Rips Off Poster of Jon Favreau’s Made Mini Geek Deal: The Shield: Complete Series (DVD) $56 + Free shipping...

Page 2: Wes Anderson, Transformers, Alien, David Fincher, Breaking Bad, Willy Wonka, WarGames, Star Trek, V/H/S, Ray Bradbury, Looper, Cars Land, Trey Parker, Star Wars By Peter Sciretta/June 15, 2012 8:00 am EST Header Photo: Wes Anderson Film Color Palette Chart Disney In Depth: Disneyland Resort Ticket Prices Boom 1,000-Pound Transformer Wine Rack Made of Transmission Parts A List of Dos and Don’ts for the Before Sunrise & Before Sunset SequelIn Space, No One Can Hear You Blecch: Mad Magazine’s Alien Parodies16 things we noticed in the Paramount 100th anniversary photoBret Michaels Reviews ‘Rock of Ages’...

Poster: ‘The Green Hornet’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 15, 2010 7:00 pm EST There’s a pretty great new poster for Michel Gondry’s The Green Hornet, starring Seth Rogen and Jay Chou. The slice above shows only part of the design, and the whole thing is much more representative of the overall feel I expected from having Mr. Gondry as a director. Check it out in full after the break. Some images of this poster showed up about a week ago, as the one-sheet was seen on the floor of the New York Comic Con....

Rodrigo Blaas’ Short ‘Alma’ Getting Feature Length Treatment With Producer Guillermo Del Toro By Angie Han/Nov. 4, 2011 1:30 pm EST After the critical and commercial successes of Puss in Boots and Kung Fu Panda 2, producer Guillermo del Toro is preparing to team up with DreamWorks Animation once more. Del Toro is slated to exec produce a new animated feature titled Alma, about a little girl drawn into creepy toy store....

Shia LaBeouf (Again) Says ‘Transformers 3’ Won’t Suck By Russ Fischer/Oct. 4, 2010 6:47 pm EST This isn’t really a news story, just something to pass along that fans of Transformers might get a kick out of. Last time Shia LaBeouf talked about the quality level of the series, he admitted that the second film wasn’t quite up to snuff. “When I saw the second movie, I wasn’t impressed with what we did,” LaBeouf said....

The First Five Minutes Of The Disappearance Of Alice Creed By Peter Sciretta/June 29, 2010 9:00 am EST A Bigger Boat and Anchor Bay Entertainment have released the first five minutes of The Disappearance of Alice Creed online. The movie is about the kidnapping and ransom of a daughter of a rich businessman. The hostage Alice Creed is played by Gemma Arterton, best known from playing the princess in Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Io in Clash of the Titans and Strawberry Fields in Quantum of Solace....

The First Trailer For ‘The Avengers’ Comes Online Tuesday October 11 By Germain Lussier/Oct. 6, 2011 1:00 pm EST If you didn’t attend the D23 Expo or feel like staying through the credits of Captain America: The First Avenger, you’ll get your first chance to see footage from The Avengers on Tuesday October 11. Marvel Studios has just announced that’s the day they’ll be putting the trailer online. Scheduled for release May 4, 2012, The Avengers is the culmination of events in Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor and Captain America as director Joss Whedon brings together a team of superheroes to battle the forces of evil....