District 9 Promotional Trailer By Peter Sciretta/July 30, 2009 10:28 am EST When I saw a sneak preview screening of District 9 during Comic-Con, Sony asked journalists to lay off the plot details in reaction pieces. Peter Jackson even explained on stage to the crowd of mostly non-journalists, to talk and blog about the film, but to not ruin any of the story points not revealed in the trailers and tv spots....
First Look: Kevin Smith’s A Couple Of Dicks By Peter Sciretta/June 3, 2009 11:31 am EST [No photo]Kevin Smith’s R-Rated buddy cop comedy A Couple of Dicks began filming in New York this week, and a few photos from the set have begun showing up online. The first photo, above, comes from accidentalsexiness, and features Tracy Morgan and Bruce Willis in a car. After the first day of shooting, Smith tweeted “Bruce & Tracy are so good together, you’d think this was the sequel....
James Bond Producer Hopeful Sam Mendes Will Return… Eventually By Russ Fischer/March 25, 2013 3:30 pm EST James Bond movies have historically ended with a note announcing that Bond will return. Bond is among the only elements of the series guaranteed to be back each time, however, as other characters, actors, writers, and directors all are subject to change.Skyfall director Sam Mendes had the luxury of working with a script that had much time to develop, and his film became the series’ most successful, with a global haul of over a billion dollars....
Japanese ‘Unforgiven’ Teaser: Ken Watanabe Takes Over A Clint Eastwood Signature Role By Russ Fischer/Dec. 10, 2012 11:14 am EST Here’s a brief look at footage from Unforgiven (Yurusarezaru mono), aka the Japanese remake of Clint Eastwood’s 1992 western, here with Ken Watanabe in the lead role. We’re given quick glimpses of the scenery, as well as what appears to be the town to which Watanabe’s swordsman, newly out of retirement, heads to collect a bounty....
Jerry Bruckheimer And Michael Bay Adapting Cocaine Cowboys Into HBO Series? By Hunter Stephenson/May 6, 2008 12:25 pm EST I just got off the phone with cool Miami-based film producer, Alfred Spellman, in an attempt to get some concrete information about Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay adapting his and director Billy Corben’s acclaimed ‘06 documentary, Cocaine Cowboys, into a new dramatic series for HBO and Warner Bros. You see, last night Variety published a very loose news item announcing that such an A-list project could be in the works with said talent....
Kenneth Branagh May Take Over Disney’s Live-Action ‘Cinderella’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 31, 2013 1:00 pm EST It wasn’t really a surprise when Mark Romanek moved away from directing Disney’s live-action version of Cinderella. The director’s sensibility has never seemed to be much in line with that of any major studio, and his track record with big studio projects didn’t bode well for this one. Now, a director who is much more able to meld his approach to that of a studio is coming on board: Disney is in talks with Kenneth Branagh to direct Cate Blanchett in the film....
Legendary Author Elmore Leonard Dies At 87 By Germain Lussier/Aug. 20, 2013 9:20 am EST We constantly bash Hollywood for their lack of originality, but one good thing they did when borrowing ideas was use the works of Elmore Leonard. Leonard wrote the original books for what would become Get Shorty, Out of Sight, Jackie Brown, the show Justified and many others. His brand of hard-boiled, but silky smooth dialogue with unforgettable characters made him a literary legend....
Liam Neeson Bits: ‘Tell No One’, Bono, And The Liam Neeson Kill Map By Angie Han/Sept. 18, 2014 2:00 pm EST If there are two things Liam Neeson does really well, it’s chase after missing people and kill bad guys. The former will be put to good use in Neeson’s latest new project Tell No One, in which he’ll play a man whose supposedly murdered wife may still be alive after all....
Lionsgate Will Release ‘The Voices,’ A Super-Dark And Violent Ryan Reynolds Comedy By Russ Fischer/March 5, 2014 12:15 pm EST The Voices is weird. Really weird, and violent, and even uncomfortable. The film features Ryan Reynolds as a mentally troubled guy who has a solid gig in a bathtub factory, and who finds himself acting out unconscious urges when he falls for a pretty girl at work. Those unconscious urges are often brought to the surface via pets owned by Reynolds’ character....
By Angie Han/Jan. 20, 2014 3:00 pm EST A Barbarella reboot has been in the works for years. First, it was being developed as a movie, with directors like Robert Rodriguez and Robert Luketic attached at various points. When those incarnations failed to gain traction, producer Gaumont International Television revamped the project as a TV show. Refn signed on a year and a half ago, and hired Neal Purvis and Robert Wade (Skyfall) to pen the pilot script last year....
Nine New ‘Maze Runner’ Posters Tease Large Mysteries By Germain Lussier/July 29, 2014 2:00 pm EST In the film, a young man named Thomas (Dylan O’Brien of MTV’s Teen Wolf) finds himself in The Glade. That’s a mysterious open space in the center of a massive maze, with seemingly no way out. As he and many other young guys try and figure out what’s going on, the game changes when Teresa (Kaya Scodelario of Skins) arrives....
Paul Greengrass Developing ‘Agent Storm: My Life Inside Al Qaeda’ To Direct By Russ Fischer/July 29, 2014 8:00 am EST Paul Greengrass has been linked to an adaptation of the book Agent Storm: My Life Inside Al Qaeda and the CIA. The book is about Morten Storm, a one-time Islamic radical who became a double agent for the CIA and British and Danish intelligence. Sony has picked up rights to the book, and Scott Rudin will produce with Greengrass reportedly developing the adaptation, and potentially directing....
Rango Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/June 29, 2010 10:02 am EST A couple weeks back, Paramount Pictures released a teaser trailer for Pirates of the Caribbean helmer Gore Verbinski’s computer animated feature film Rango.Well actually, the teaser trailer wasn’t really a trailer at all — it was actually a video announcement piece for the website – RangoMovie.com. The website featured the same open road location seen in the announcement piece, with not much else (but did reveal some of the film’s characters)....
See ‘The Raid 2’ Free In Los Angeles Next Week; Plus Q&A With Gareth Evans By Germain Lussier/March 3, 2014 3:00 pm EST The Raid 2 is one of the best action films ever made. If you live in Los Angeles, you can see it for free next week. /Film is teaming up with Collider to give away 15 pairs of tickets to a special advanced screening of the film March 13 in Hollywood....
Set Photos: ‘The Muppets’ Take Over Hollywood Boulevard By Germain Lussier/Jan. 18, 2011 6:00 am EST Living in Hollywood, when you see a sign that says Hollywood Boulevard is closed between Orange and Highland for any amount of time, it usually means they’re hosting a premiere at the Grauman’s Chinese Theater. This week though, the sign said the street was closed for two straight evenings, and I knew a movie was shooting....
Short Film ‘PROXiMITY’ Is An Effective Riff On A Classic Story Concept By Russ Fischer/Dec. 6, 2013 9:00 am EST The typical formula for a short film to get millions of views is to assemble a huge collection of effects and high concept sci-fi stuff, without much concern for story or character. PROXiMITY, awkward title spelling aside, is a lot more traditional, but that doesn’t mean boring. What that means is that the short is a simple idea — a riff on The Most Dangerous Game, and on the techno-thrillers that have sprung from it — explored with a couple twists and an almost non-existent effects component....
Superhero Bits: Captain Planet, Batman, Spider-Man, Arrow, Iron Man 3, Riddler, The Avengers By Germain Lussier/Nov. 27, 2012 11:00 am EST Comic Book Movie grabbed more Iron Man 3 from the latest issue of Empire, including this new image and Kevin Feige being coy in regards to the Mark 47.Christopher Nolan will be in NYC TONIGHT and tickets are available. A huge exhibit of Batman props, vehicles and more opening in Los Angeles this week on the L....
Takashi Miike’s ‘13 Assassins’ Trailer And Poster By Germain Lussier/March 25, 2011 4:00 pm EST Any day Takashi Miike releases a new film, it’s like a holiday. When it’s a film that has buzz like 13 Assassins, it’s heaven. Miike’s latest release is scheduled to hit theaters on April 29 and after gangbuster screenings at South by Southwest, Fantastic Fest and AFI Fest, among others, we’ve heard nothing but incredibly positive things....
The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 28 - The Afflictions Of Love By David Chen/May 21, 2010 11:00 am EST Stephen discusses life, death, squirrels, parrots, and the possibility of miracles. The Tobolowsky Files is a new podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky. You can always e-mail Stephen at stephentobolowsky(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or you can e-mail David at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com....
True Detective Season 2 Details Confirmed By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 23, 2014 12:00 pm EST Yesterday Colin Farrell confirmed reports that he would be co-starring in the second season of True Detective. Today we learn a ton of new True Detective Season 2 details. Hit the jump! HBO has released an official press release confirms some details that have been perviously reported and also adds a bit of new information to the mix:...
