‘You’re Next’ Team To Spin ‘Dead Spy Running’ For Warner Bros. By Germain Lussier/Sept. 14, 2012 2:48 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. They’re the latest people attached to the adaptation of the novel Dead Spy Running by Jon Stock, a modern spy thriller modified to be about an international DJ, framed for the murder of his secret agent father, who goes on the run with a beautiful spy at his side....
Black Friday Week Geek Deals [Day 2]: Cars, The Lion King, Office Space, Ronin, Dodgeball, Jarhead, Leatherheads, Weeds And MORE By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 22, 2011 12:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Gold Box Deals of the Day today are: 4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. PST The TV on the big screen deal of the week is 60% Off Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection on Blu-ray, on sale for only $39....
Cast Of Characters Announced For Star Tours 2 By Germain Lussier/Feb. 11, 2011 2:00 pm EST I know I’m not the only one incredibly excited for the new Star Tours to open up this May. Peter has been all over it, posting videos, photos and more and now Disney has announced the full list of characters who will appear before, and during, the brand new version of the ride. How they’re going to fit all of these people into just a few minutes is beyond me, but it’s going to be exciting to find out....
Christopher Lee Confirms A Likely Role In ‘The Hobbit;’ David Tennant Rumors Resurface By Russ Fischer/Jan. 11, 2011 8:30 pm EST Casting is heating up for The Hobbit. While the majority of the characters unique to the actual novel The Hobbit were cast last year, Peter Jackson has been turning to recruiting some members of his cast from The Lord of the Rings. So yesterday we had confirmation of the return of Andy Serkis and Ian McKellen....
Cool Stuff: Sidney Lumet Art Exhibit In Denver, Colorado By Germain Lussier/Sept. 7, 2011 6:00 am EST Filmmakers like Wes Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, Wes Craven, Edgar Wright and Steven Spielberg have made films that are so beloved, the fact we see fan art from them is expected. Then there’s a whole other class of filmmaker who make amazing, but maybe not geek-centric, movies who regularly get the shaft. Thanks to one Denver, Colorado gallery, we can cross a name off the list....
Drew Pearce To Adapt Marvel’s Runaways By Peter Sciretta/May 27, 2010 10:05 pm EST Marvel Studios has hired British screenwriter Drew Pearce to write the big screen adaptation to Brian K Vaughan’s Runaways. Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist helmer Peter Sollett is signed to helm the adaptation. Pearce created the UK superhero comedy television series No Heroics, which was nominated for Best New British TV Comedy of 2008 at the British Comedy Awards....
Follow Ron Howard And Brian Grazer On Twitter By Peter Sciretta/May 4, 2010 10:59 pm EST We don’t usually do news posts anymore about filmmakers who have recently joined twitter, as it is such a common thing now-a-days. But I just received an e-mail informing me that Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard and producing partner Brian Grazer have joined the social web. And while their accounts are verified, they don’t have more than 190 followers between the two of them....
Geek Deals: Medium, NCIS, Numb3rs And Criminal Minds Box Sets For 62% Off; Star Trek The Original Series Blu-Rays For 50% Off By Peter Sciretta/May 3, 2010 11:25 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.
James Franco Lines Up Danny McBride, Tim Blake Nelson, Ahna O’Reilly And More For Directorial Debut ‘As I Lay Dying’ By Angie Han/Aug. 23, 2012 7:00 am EST With his Cormac McCarthy adaptation Child of God in post-production, multi-hyphenate James Franco is prepping another literary classic for his next feature. Two winters ago, he was trying to get the William Faulkner estate on board for a movie version of As I Lay Dying....
Jessica Chastain And Joel Edgerton Track Osama Bin Laden In New ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Images By Angie Han/Aug. 22, 2012 2:15 pm EST Despite being based on true events that were extensively covered in the media, Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty has been shrouded in nearly as much secrecy as an actual military operation. But that’s all part of the film’s intrigue. Columbia’s having fun playing up that angle, even covering the first teaser poster with thick black censor marks....
Joss Whedon To Rewrite Both The Avengers And Captain America? By Russ Fischer/April 15, 2010 10:11 am EST Now that Marvel has tasked Joss Whedon with directing The Avengers, it’s time to wonder what will happen with the script as it currently stands. When you’ve got a guy whose primary facility is with writing rather than directing, obviously there’s the assumption that he’ll have a pass at the script. Indeed, Whedon is apparently primed to have a go at Zak Penn’s draft of The Avengers....
Judd Apatow Discovers The Truth About Harry Potter And Daniel Radcliffe By Germain Lussier/Nov. 23, 2010 3:00 pm EST Leave it to hard nose, take no guff entertainment reporter Judd Apatow to uncover the real dirt on Harry Potter. Apatow, best known as the writer and director of films such as The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up and Funny People, recently did an interview related to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 ....
Mark Waters And Jim Carrey To Adapt Mr. Popper’s Penguins? By Russ Fischer/June 22, 2010 1:05 pm EST Now there’s a report that pins two new names to the project: director Mark Waters (Freaky Friday) and Jim Carrey. The LA Times says that nothing is confirmed at this point, and given that the last news about the project turned out to be a misfire I wouldn’t suggest that fans of the book take this as gospel just yet....
Marvel Confirms: No Hall H Panel At Comic Con By Russ Fischer/June 22, 2011 2:40 pm EST Marvel had a huge presence at last year’s Comic Con — the studio basically owned the cavernous Hall H thanks to presentations that showed off footage from Thor and Captain America, and a stunt that confirmed Joss Whedon as director of The Avengers while bringing the film’s topline cast together on the big stage....
Michael Bay Says ‘Transformers 3’ Will Be “Like Black Hawk Down” By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 10, 2011 6:30 pm EST MTV talked briefly with director Michael Bay about his upcoming threequel, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, which he claims is “like Black Hawk Down.” “We just have, I think, a better story,” he said. “It’s epic and it happens in a city, so it’s more accessible because you recognize stuff; it’s not in a desert....
New Image: Christian Bale In ‘The 13 Women Of Nanjing’ By Russ Fischer/July 5, 2011 11:30 am EST Briefly: Christian Bale is at work on The Dark Knight Rises right now, but he’s already shot another film that will hit the festival circuit this fall. Zhang Yimou recently wrapped The 13 Women of Nanjing (which is also being referred to as Heroes of Nanking and Nanjing Heroes) in which Christian Bale plays “an American priest who takes refuge in a church with 13 prostitutes and a group of innocent schoolgirls during the fighting between Chinese and Japanese troops in 1937....
New Synopsis Revealed For Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Only God Forgives’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 2, 2011 3:30 pm EST After Drive opened, director Nicolas Winding Refn got right back to work on a new movie with Drive star Ryan Gosling. Their second project together is the Thai-set western Only God Forgives, which pushed from a late 2011 shoot to early 2012. The movie is one of many trying to score distribution sales at the American Film Market, which means that there is also some new info to be had....
Rumor Control: Demi Lovato Not In ‘The Avengers,’ But Another Female Role May Yet Be Cast By Russ Fischer/Dec. 29, 2010 1:00 pm EST The other day there was news that Disney’s Demi Lovato (Camp Rock) was “up for a role” in The Avengers. Not “cast in a role,” mind you, but in contention for one. Well, Marvel Studios and the reps for the actress have all said, nope, not happening....
Sam Mendes To Direct ‘Oz The Great And Powerful’ With Star Robert Downey, Jr? By Russ Fischer/April 20, 2010 1:00 pm EST Update: The LA Times mentions that another director who is a top candidate for the film is Adam Shankman (Bedtime Stories). So let that temper your excitement a bit, at least for now. Guess this answers the question about what Sam Mendes is doing while EON Productions figures out the future of James Bond....
Some ‘Star Trek’ Actors Still Haven’t Read The Sequel’s Script By Germain Lussier/Dec. 6, 2011 9:00 am EST After months of speculation and delays, things are finally moving ahead in regards to the sequel to 2009’s Star Trek. Mostly. First of all, J.J. Abrams finally signed on to direct. A May 17, 2013 release date was set, the film will be shot in 3D and new actors such as Benicio Del Toro (or not), Alice Eve and Peter Weller are all joining the cast....
