Geek Deals: Firefly: The Complete Series For $14.99, Gone With The Wind Blu-Ray For $9.99 And More By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 10, 2011 3:01 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Other DVD and Blu-Ray deals: Traffic (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) for $9.99 Alien Anthology Blu-ray for $69.99, 50% off the $140 msrp.
Geek Deals: Scrubs Seasons 1-8 For $90, Grey’s Anatomy Seasons 1-5 For $95 And More By Peter Sciretta/May 6, 2010 11:38 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Remember, as with any of the Gold Box Deals, the price will disappear at midnight (Friday night) — so get it while you still can.
Joel Schumacher’s ‘Trespass’ Delayed Due To Departure Of Nicolas Cage By Russ Fischer/Aug. 3, 2010 11:07 am EST Briefly: This is a quick update to a story from yesterday about Nicolas Cage skipping out on the Joel Schumacher film Trespass. Shooting was scheduled to start within a couple of weeks on the picture, but Cage abruptly left, which put the production into the position of scrambling for a replacement. The male lead was already in flux, and with Cage gone the producers have to recast the primary villain as well....
Jon Favreau, Roberto Orci, Seth Green, And Michael Dougherty Writing On Sci-Fi Drama For ABC; Favreau Also In Talks For CBS Comedy By Angie Han/Oct. 5, 2011 3:30 pm EST Talk about a geek dream team: Iron Man director Jon Favreau, Star Trek co-writer Roberto Orci, Robot Chicken co-creator Seth Green, and Superman Returns co-writer Michael Dougherty are teaming up to write Ex-Comm, described as a “present-day presidential procedural” that’s “a cross between the paranormal suspense of The X-Files and the political intrigue of The West Wing,” for ABC....
Movie Posters: The Last Airbender, Inception, Sex And The City 2, The Karate Kid, I Spit On Your Grave, Shrek Forever After By Peter Sciretta/May 3, 2010 1:30 pm EST A bunch of new movie posters have been released over the weekend, include two new one-sheets for M Night Shyamalan’s big screen live-action adaptation of The Last Airbender, a higher resolution version of last week’s poster for Christopher Nolan’s Inception, a UK one-sheet for Shrek Forever After, a French poster for The Karate Kid, Sex and the City 2, and I Spit On Your Grave....
Movie Trailer #2: David O Russell’s ‘The Fighter’ By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 17, 2010 9:58 pm EST Paramount Pictures have released a new movie trailer for David O Russell’s The Fighter which was broadcast on television during the season finale of AMC’s Mad Men (found via FirstShowing). But don’t let the fact that it aired on tv fool you, this tv spot is two-minutes in length and focused towards high brow awards viewers....
New ‘Battle: Los Angeles’ Poster Reveals Massive… Spaceship? Plus New Viral Video Released By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 18, 2011 2:30 pm EST Columbia Pictures have released another new movie poster for Battle: Los Angeles. What is that thing in the background? Is that one of the massive alien spaceships? Check out the full one-sheet after the jump. Also, a new viral video has gone live showing a spaceship over the 11 freeway in Los Angeles....
Sean Penn In Talks To Join Ben Stiller In ‘The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty’ By Russ Fischer/April 23, 2012 5:00 pm EST It’s not that Sean Penn never takes roles in lightweight films, but his serious performances can be so commanding — to the point of overbearing, even — that his lighter work is easy to overlook. We once thought he would be among the new Three Stooges, and that didn’t happen....
Teaser Trailer #2: David Fincher’s ‘The Social Network;’ Film Will Open The New York Film Festival By Russ Fischer/July 8, 2010 10:39 am EST The buzz on The Social Network, David Fincher’s new film that recounts the behind the scenes conflict that resulted from the founding and success of Facebook, is getting to be quite good. So good that Sony gave the go code for co-star Andrew Garfield to take the lead role in the studio’s Spider-Man reboot....
Unofficial Movie Trailer: ‘Faster,’ The Rampage Version By Russ Fischer/Nov. 15, 2010 2:30 pm EST This is how I want my action movie trailers to play. Blocky fonts, a fake Cannon Films logo, music by The Sword and Rocket From the Crypt, and a whole bunch of arse-kickery. Garrison Dean (who contributes to io9) cut this trailer for Faster starring Dwayne Johnson…er, The Rock, and it is a burly, effective ninety seconds of video....
Watch Rian Johnson’s ‘Looper’ Remade As A Classic Video Game By Russ Fischer/Aug. 27, 2012 9:11 am EST This is a pretty neat little thing. We’ve seen the trailer(s) for Rian Johnson’s third film Looper, which features Bruce Willis as the older version of a futuristic hitman played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Time travel enables JGL’s character to make a small fortune bumping off mob targets, but it also puts his older self into own crosshairs....
‘Brave:’ New Footage, Promos And Featurettes From Pixar’s Latest By Germain Lussier/May 11, 2012 4:30 pm EST Now that Disney has successfully opened their first summer film, the focus can shift to Scotland where Pixar’s latest film, Brave, takes place. Brave is about a rebellious princess named Merida who is so fed up with her mother, she makes a mistake that changes the fate of her kingdom. Featuring the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson, Robbie Coltrane and others, Brave opens June 22....
‘Friday Night Lights’ TV Show Could Continue As A Movie By Germain Lussier/July 15, 2011 2:00 pm EST The series finale of Friday Night Lights airs on NBC tonight and as fans of the stunning drama mourn the end of their show, there’s now a chance it might live on at the movies. Multiple reports say show executive producer Peter Berg, who directed the original film version of the property, is interested in making a film that continues the story of Eric and Tammy Taylor, played by back to back Emmy nominees Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton....
‘Shut Up And Play The Hits’ Trailer: Sundance-Bound Doc Follows The End Of LCD Soundsystem By Russ Fischer/Jan. 12, 2012 3:30 pm EST For ten years, from 2001 to 2011, producer James Murphy wrote, recorded and performed music as LCD Soundsystem. The band, nearly a one-man show in the studio but fronted by Murphy as a more traditional rock group on stage, played an almost-familiar dance/rock hybrid that could hit euphoric highs even as the lyrics were characterized by a bitter self-awareness....
‘Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark’ Loses A Lead Actress By Russ Fischer/Dec. 28, 2010 11:00 am EST I hope someone is building an appropriately detailed scorecard for Julie Taymor’s Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, aka the Most Expensive Broadway Production Ever. The show has been delayed, rewritten, gone over budget, and seen far more than the usual share of injuries. Now, the most recent injury, which was endured mid-performance by Christopher Tierney, may be a factor in the departure of Natalie Mendoza, who was also injured during a performance....
Alex Pettyfer, Jeff Bridges And Jennifer Lawrence May Star In Adaptation Of ‘The Last Apprentice’; Pettyfer Passes On Adaptation Of ‘The Mortal Instruments’ By Adam Quigley/Feb. 1, 2011 7:30 am EST In what could reasonably be deemed a move to capitalize on the success of Twilight, studios are buying up the rights to any and all young adult book series with a built-in following. And apparently, they’re all vying for Alex Pettyfer to headline the resulting adaptations....
Anthony Mackie Joining Dwayne Johnson In Michael Bay’s ‘Pain And Gain’ By Angie Han/Feb. 23, 2012 10:00 am EST Anthony Mackie’s one of those people that seems like he should be much more famous than he is. If you’ve ever seen his work, it’s obvious he’s got the charisma, the talent, and yes, the good looks to become a bona fide leading man. But while his Hurt Locker co-star Jeremy Renner’s been snapping up what feels like every franchise in Hollywood, Mackie’s yet to capture quite the same amount of attention....
Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand And More In Talks For Wes Anderson’s ‘Moon Rise Kingdom’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 10, 2010 1:07 pm EST It’s been a slow couple of days for really significant news, but here’s something you can chew on: Wes Anderson’s next film, Moon Rise Kingdom (previously written without a space in ‘moonrise’) is starting to line up a rather unusual and potentially very impressive cast. Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand and Tilda Swinton are the names we have right now....
Casting Bits: Brit Marling Likely For ‘The Company You Keep;’ Gerard Butler In ‘The Bricklayer;’ Natasha Lyonne In ‘Imogene’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 9, 2011 12:00 pm EST We’ve got a diverse set of projects on which to report in this latest casting break: a political prestige project, a more routine-sounding thriller, and a dark comedy with quite a good pedigree. After the break, you’ll find: Brit Marling seems to have settled on Robert Redford’s The Company You Keep as her next big role, Gerard Butler will play a rogue former FBI agent in The Bricklayer, and Natasha Lyonne joins Kristen Wiig’s passion project, Imogene....
Casting Bits: Winona Ryder In ‘The Iceman’, Brad Garrett In ‘Burt Wonderstone’, Aaron Tveit In ‘Les Misérables’, Dominic Cooper In ‘Summer In February’ By Angie Han/Dec. 13, 2011 2:00 pm EST For a while there it looked like Ariel Vromen’s The Iceman was on the verge of falling apart, as James Franco dropped out of the project. But the hitman biopic is moving along with David Schwimmer and Chris Evans added to the cast in recent weeks, and now Winona Ryder has boarded the picture as well in a role once slated for Maggie Gyllenhaal....
