Making A Movie: How To Build A Kickstarter By David Chen/March 24, 2014 12:00 pm EST Thanks to you guys, we met our Kickstarter goal in just 12 days. Our Kickstarter project now has just a few hours left to go (you can still back us by clicking here), but we are well into pre-production for our upcoming shoot. Our Kickstarter project took me roughly six weeks of work to create....
Marvel Unlimited Lets You Read 13,000 Marvel Comics Online By Germain Lussier/March 8, 2013 3:00 pm EST Collecting comic books is an expensive hobby. Each issue can cost upwards of $4, then of course you read more than one comic, each story is multiple issues and then maybe there are some crossovers. You could easily spend $100 month reading a bunch of different issues or trying to go back and fill in the blanks....
New ‘Iron Man 3’ Toys Tease A Possible Bridge To ‘The Avengers 2’ By Germain Lussier/Jan. 28, 2013 5:40 pm EST Funny story. I’m putting together the return of Superhero Bits when I come upon some new toys for Iron Man 3. That seemingly insignificant news is perfect for my daily column so I go to grab an image when I get stopped in my tracks. There’s the Mark 47 suit, which we’ve seen, War Machine, which we’ve seen, and the Iron Patriot, which we’ve seen a lot....
PHOTOS: ‘The Simpsons’ Lego Minifigures Coming Out In May By Germain Lussier/March 26, 2014 8:50 am EST The Simpsons and LEGO are total besties. Milhouse appeared in The LEGO Movie, the Simpsons residence is available as a large set and a LEGO-fied episode of The Simpsons airs in May. To tie all of that together at retail, LEGO will soon release a huge array of Simpsons minifigures. Sixteen characters will be available, all mystery packed, making them ultra-collectable....
POTD: Seventies Wolverine And Beast In ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ By Germain Lussier/May 13, 2013 3:31 pm EST Wolverine and Beast are looking stylish on the set of Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Days of Future Past. The director tweeted a photo of both characters, played by Hugh Jackman and Nicholas Hoult, in full ’70s regalia on the set of the 2014 film. The caption? “Welcome to 1973.” This seems to answer one of the more interesting questions about the time-travelling narrative, which is where the immortal Wolverine would appear....
Star Wars ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Videos: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill And Episode 7 Cast & Crew By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 25, 2014 12:00 pm EST We haven’t really featured many of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge videos on the site because we try to cover entertainment news and rumors but not celebrity. And I’m sure you’ve seen enough of these ice bucket challenge videos in your social timeline already. The Ice Bucket Challenge has raised nearly $80 million for ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord) which is amazing....
Star Wars Bits: George Lucas Not Too Involved As Episode VII Consultant Role, New Kennedy/Lucas Video Released, Ewan McGregor Explains The Birth Of Luke And Leia, Rick McCallum’s Future And More By Germain Lussier/Dec. 3, 2012 1:30 pm EST Star Wars fans looking for some actual news, and even a few laughs, will find lots to like in this edition of Star Wars Bits. After the jump read (and watch) the following: The real George Lucas explains his role as consultant on Star Wars Episode VII....
Sundance Meta: The Signal, eBay, HBO’s Sheila Nevins, And More Previews By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 15, 2007 12:09 pm EST Cyndi Greening (who is always the top Sundance Blogger, there is no stopping her) has a write up on HBO’s Sheila Nevins, and the three films she’s bringing to the festival this year: Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, White Light/Black Rain and Hear and Now. Three films at Sundance is definitely a sign of a great documentary producer....
Superhero Bits: Doctor Strange, Iron Man 3, Amazing Spider-Man 2, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Ant-Man By Germain Lussier/June 25, 2013 3:00 pm EST Want to see some cool behind the scenes images from Iron Man 3? What video did Marc Webb post to commemorate the end of filming The Amazing Spider-Man 2? Just how important is Doctor Strange to Marvel’s Phase 3? Does Henry Cavill want to rush to make Justice League?...
Superhero Bits: Man Of Steel, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Comic-Con, Iron Man 3, Amazing Spider-Man 2 By Germain Lussier/June 21, 2013 2:00 pm EST Did you see Christopher Reeve appear briefly in Man of Steel? Want to see San Diego Comic-Con exclusives based on the Zack Snyder film? What potential spoilers have been revealed on the sets of Captain America: The Winter Soldier and The Amazing Spider-Man 2? Where did Christopher Nolan take his family to see Man of Steel?...
Teaser Trailer: Marvel’s ‘Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D’ [Updated] By Germain Lussier/May 12, 2013 6:05 pm EST Update: The full 30 second teaser trailer is now online, and embedded after the jump. Things are happening quickly in the world of S.H.I.E.L.D. Friday, the new Marvel ABC show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was officially picked up for the upcoming season. We then got our first look at a cast photo and logo. And today, we already have our first glimpse at footage from the show....
The ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Teaser Poster Has Arrived, But Haven’t We Seen This Before? By Germain Lussier/Dec. 3, 2012 12:12 am EST Briefly: The world will get their first look at the trailer, and prologue, of J.J. Abrams’ 2013 sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness, later this month but we now have a glimpse at the first teaser poster for the film. It seems to show Benedict Cumberbatch’s character at the base of a mass of rubble....
Titus Welliver Cautions That ‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’ Is “Not A Kids Movie” By Germain Lussier/Feb. 20, 2014 3:00 pm EST In today’s Hollywood, violence is complicated topic. A single violent scene in an otherwise timid movie, if shot in a graphic way, can get a film an R rating. On the other hand, if the violence isn’t graphic, a filmmaker can kill millions of people and get a PG-13. Is one worse than the other?...
Watch: 12 Minute ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Behind The Scenes Featurette By Germain Lussier/Jan. 23, 2013 7:00 am EST Though David O. Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook has been out for 10 weeks, this past weekend was the first time it cracked the box office top five. Those eight Oscar nominations is every single major category certainly helped. Now we have a featurette taking us behind the scenes of the poignant romantic comedy, which stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence as two people with mental problems who find solace in each other....
Which Book Is Jason Reitman Adapting For His Next Movie? By Peter Sciretta/March 24, 2008 2:08 pm EST Jason Reitman has been very tight lipped about his next film project. What we know so far is that he was working on a screenplay when he came across Diablo Cody’s Juno script (prompting him to cease work on said mystery script). MTV was able to squeeze a few more details out of Retiman...
By Angie Han/April 29, 2014 12:45 pm EST Since landing the starring role in Assassin’s Creed back in 2012, Michael Fassbender has kept himself busy with lots of other movies. Now one of those projects may have helped Assassin’s Creed find a director. Fassbender’s Macbeth helmer Justin Kurzel has reportedly been tapped to direct Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft and New Regency’s live-action adaptation of the popular video game series. Hit the jump for all the latest dirt on the film....
‘Don Jon’ Trailer: Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Hilarious Directorial Debut About Porn Addiction By Germain Lussier/May 22, 2013 12:12 pm EST Over the last few years, the world has fallen in love with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the actor. This October, you’ll fall in love with him as a director too. His first film, Don Jon, hits theaters October 18. It features the actor as a young ladies man from Jersey, with one major problem in life: he’s totally addicted to Internet porn....
‘Orange Is The New Black’ Teaser Borrows ‘Arrested Development’ Credits By Russ Fischer/June 4, 2014 3:45 pm EST Maybe you don’t know too much about the acclaimed Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. But chances are you’ve seen some of Arrested Development. In that case, you’ll probably recognize the cute opening credits from the latter show, in which Ron Howard narrated the basic premise, accompanied by a quick slideshow and quirky ukelele tune....
‘Sharknado 2: The Second One’ Beefs Up Its Cast With ‘Independence Day’ Stars By Germain Lussier/Feb. 13, 2014 10:45 am EST Deadline broke the news of the roles. Here’s how it breaks down. Yup. Director Anthony Ferrante has assembled quite the eclectic ensemble. Sharknado 2: The Second One will take the terrible weather to the island of Manhattan. The aim is for the film to air on SyFy sometime in July....
‘The Deep Blue Sea’ Trailer - Rachel Weisz Self-Destructs With Tom Hiddleston By Angie Han/Sept. 23, 2011 10:00 am EST 2011’s been pretty hit or miss with regard to dramatic romances. The year got off to a pretty strong start with Jane Eyre in the first quarter, but the more recent Water for Elephants and One Day both fell flat. I’m waiting to be swept off my feet by something beautiful and tragic, and I’ve got hopes that Terence Davies’ The Deep Blue Sea will be just the film to do that....
