‘Sound Of My Voice’ - Why Brit Marling Will Be A Name To Remember [Sundance Review] By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 31, 2011 6:00 am EST And Elizabeth is a talent we should watch out for in years to come, but the star power extruding from her family’s name seems to be blinding people to the real story, the real “it” girl of this year’s festival — Brit Marling. If you ask me, she is a new force in the independent film scene....
‘White House Down’ Pulled Up To Summer 2013, Will Get Title Change By Russ Fischer/Aug. 8, 2012 9:30 am EST Briefly: Sony is pulling one of the next Channing Tatum movies, formerly called White House Down, up from a November 2013 release to a prime summer slot: June 28 2013. Roland Emmerich’s film stars Tatum as a secret service agent who has to rescue the President (Jamie Foxx) from a paramilitary takeover of the White House....
Blockbuster Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy By Russ Fischer/Sept. 23, 2010 1:08 pm EST To the surprise of no one who has been paying attention to the current state of the DVD rental business, Blockbuster today filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Saddled with a rather large debt, the one-time titan of the rental industry will seek to reorganize and carry on. The LA Times reports that this filing would erase nearly $1b in debt (that’s only a quarter of what MGM is saddled with!...
Board Game Movie ‘Risk’ Gains A Screenwriter By Germain Lussier/June 9, 2011 4:40 pm EST Films about global war aren’t new. Science fiction, action, drama, even comedies and horror movies have used the familiar, if intense structure to tell tales of victory and defeat. However, some of our best memories of these grand conflicts were probably made in epic battles between family and friends thanks to the Parker Brothers board game Risk....
Bobcat Goldthwait To Direct Rio Malo, An “Asskicking Western” By Peter Sciretta/April 20, 2010 11:07 pm EST I’ve very much enjoyed Bobcat Goldthwait’s career thus far as a director, much more so than as a comic actor. His latest film, World’s Greatest Dad, premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival to critical accliam but was unable to find a big audience when it was released (likely due to the comedy’s dark subject matter)....
Casting Bits: Abbie Cornish Rumored For ‘Whisperings And Lies;’ Seth Rogen And Barbara Streisand In ‘My Mother’s Curse;’ Katherine Heigl Replaces Halle Berry In ‘New Year’s Eve’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 31, 2011 6:00 pm EST With everyone sleeping off the end of Sundance and taking a breather after the Superman casting announcement, there isn’t a lot of big casting news today. But here are a couple of quick hits. First up, there’s word that Abbie Cornish (Bright Star, Sucker Punch) has joined the cast of Whisperings and Lies, which was once called Rhapsody....
Chris Tucker To Return To Cinemas In ‘The Rabbit’? By Russ Fischer/Dec. 6, 2010 4:00 pm EST Briefly: We haven’t seen Chris Tucker on screens since Rush Hour 3, but he’s now attached to The Rabbit, a spec script that was just bought by Warner Bros. What’s the movie about? Great question. Deadline, which relates info about the sale, only knows that we should “think Midnight Run,” which suggests buddy comedy, some action, and some thriller-ish elements....
Comic-Con: Impressions On Priest In 3D By Adam Quigley/July 24, 2010 10:00 am EST After discovering that Priest—which stars Paul Bettany as a priest who disobeys church law to track down the vampires who kidnapped his niece—was being directed by Scott Charles Stewart, the man behind this year’s disastrously lame Legion, my interest in the project immediately dissipated (cool publicity photos be damned). Having now seen the film’s trailer, I’ve moved up my level of anticipation to: “We’ll see....
Confirmed: Chris Zylka Cast As Flash Thompson In ‘Spider-Man’ By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 9, 2010 4:00 pm EST The Wrap confirms out earlier November 22nd 2010 rumor report that actor Chris Zylka had been cast in Marc Webb’s Spider-Man reboot as Flash Thompson.Previously: Eugene is better known to comic book fans as Flash Thompson, a character created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, first appearing in Amazing Fantasy #15 published in August 1962....
Cool Stuff: Universal 100th Anniversary Collection Coming To DVD And Blu-Ray On November 6th 2012 By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 16, 2012 6:32 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A SELECTION OF 25 OF UNIVERSAL’S MOST ICONIC FILMS TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CELEBRATION OF THE STUDIO’S CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARYUNIVERSAL100TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION LIMITED EDITIONOWN IT ON BLU-RAY™ & DVD NOVEMBER 6, 2012CELEBRATE UNIVERSAL’S PROUD HISTORY WITH 25 UNFORGETTABLE FILMS COMPLETE WITH COLLECTIBLE PACKAGING, AN EXCLUSIVE 72-PAGE BOOK, 15-TRACK MUSIC CD AND BONUS DISC AVAILABLE FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT...
Darren Aronofsky’s Next To Be ‘The Tiger’ With Brad Pitt? Not ‘Wolverine 2’? By Adam Quigley/Oct. 7, 2010 4:00 pm EST The interview comes from Quien, translated via The Playlist. Said Arriaga: “These days I’m traveling to New York to lend clarity to the last detail, in November would be doing a tour of Siberia to check locations.” The Playlist also gathers from the interview that Angelina Jolie has been cast in the film, but let’s put that rumor to bed right now....
First Look: Joseph Gordon Levitt As A Young Bruce Willis In Rian Johnson’s ‘Looper’ By Germain Lussier/March 18, 2012 9:00 am EST Besides the Prometheus trailer, the other highlight of WonderCon on Saturday was the world premiere of the teaser trailer for Rian Johnson’s highly anticipated sci-fi action film Looper. Featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Wills as the same character, the film explores a world where time travel is possible, but highly illegal....
Here’s Naomi Watts As Princess Diana In ‘Caught In Flight’ By Russ Fischer/July 2, 2012 10:30 am EST Naomi Watts was once set to play Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Domink’s film Blonde. That film was delayed, but could still happen, and we don’t know if Watts will still be in the lead role when (if) it does shoot. But the actress nabbed the lead role in another film that looks at an influential figure in history: she’s playing Diana, Princess of Wales in Caught in Flight, directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (The Invasion, Downfall)....
LOL: Avatar Stormtrooper Helmet By Peter Sciretta/June 15, 2010 11:00 am EST Honorary 501st Legion member/artist Denise Vasquez created an Avatar-themed Stormtrooper helmet as part of the 501st Legion’s ongoing Star Wars-themed TK Helmet Art Project (which is kind of like the Vader project but with Stormtrooper helmets). LOL: Avatar Stormtrooper Helmet By Peter Sciretta/June 15, 2010 11:00 am EST Honorary 501st Legion member/artist Denise Vasquez created an Avatar-themed Stormtrooper helmet as part of the 501st Legion’s ongoing Star Wars-themed TK Helmet Art Project (which is kind of like the Vader project but with Stormtrooper helmets)....
Mark Wahlberg And Liam Neeson Offered Vincenzo Natali’s ‘Neuromancer’ By Angie Han/July 30, 2012 4:30 pm EST It’s been quite some time since we got an update on Vincenzo Natali’s adaptation of William Gibson’s sci-fi novel Neuromancer, but if today’s news actually pans out it definitely seems worth the wait. Liam Neeson and Mark Wahlberg have reportedly just received offers for the lead roles, though it should be noted that nothing’s locked down at the moment....
By Germain Lussier/Dec. 14, 2011 2:00 pm EST An Olly Moss print release has become an event of epic proportions. Lines around the block, thousands of people manically mashing their F5 buttons, angry tweets from people who weren’t able to buy one. Moss is one of the most popular artists working today and, if you read /Film regularly, you’re aware of his incredible talents. Mondo has now put those talents to work on an even more exciting announcement....
Movie Poster: The Hockey Comedy ‘Goon’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 11, 2010 7:00 pm EST poster removed We just saw the first images from Goon, the hopeful inheritor of the legacy of classic hockey comedy Slap Shot. Seann William Scott probably isn’t going to be the new Paul Newman, but the film has potential, thanks in part to the cast which includes Allison Pill, Eugene Levy and Liev Schreiber. Now there is a sales poster that was seen in the wild at the American Film Market and, unlike a great many sales posters, it’s actually pretty good....
New ‘Battle: Los Angeles’ Viral Provides Info About Invading Aliens By Germain Lussier/Jan. 20, 2011 11:00 am EST The consensus has been overwhelming positive in regards to Jonathan Liebesman’s upcoming alien invasion movie Battle: Los Angeles and that’s not going to change after fans get a glimpse of a new viral website for the film which provides all kinds of details on the aliens. The structure of their command center, their biology, weapons and transportation are just a few of the categories that have been uncovered and they all hint at a world that is way more dense for one movie to handle....
Roland Emmerich Offered ‘Asteroids’? Plus, New Release Date For The Director’s ‘Anonymous’ By Russ Fischer/June 9, 2011 7:11 pm EST Of course someone wants Roland Emmerich to direct a film based (probably very very loosely) on the classic video game Asteroids. Nothing else would make sense. We’ve known for some time that Atari wanted to make a film using the game license, and two years ago the rights to do so went to Universal....
TIFF Interview: Danny Boyle, Director Of ‘127 Hours’ By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 16, 2010 8:00 am EST Danny Boyle’s new film 127 Hours premiered at the Telluride Film Festival to rave reviews (including my own). Last week we published an interview with Aron Ralston, the man who survived 127 hours after a boulder trapped him in an isolated canyon and inspired the film. Today we bring you an interview with filmmaker Danny Boyle, who brought Ralston’s story to the big screen....
