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Rumor: Robert Rodriguez To Direct Preacher Pilot? By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 5, 2007 6:24 am EST Many people have recommended the Preacher comic book series to me, but I’ve yet to pick it up. For several years, a film adaptation was in the works by Kevin Smith’s production company – View Askew Productions, with James Marsden attached to play the lead. In November 2006, it was announced that Mark Steven Johnson was producing the series as a one-hour HBO television series....

Superhero Bits: Amazing Spider-Man, Arrow, Avengers, Dark Knight Rises, Ninja Turtles By Germain Lussier/Oct. 3, 2012 11:30 am EST Want to catch a glimpse of Deadshot in CW’s Arrow? What are the Target and Best Buy exclusives for The Dark Knight Rises? Has James Gunn begun to discuss casting Guardians of the Galaxy? Are major surprises in store as The Amazing Spider-Man comic book comes to an end? Did Liam Neeson like discussing his cameo in The Dark Knight Rises?...

Thanks, Science: New DNA Research Proves ‘Jurassic Park’ Impossible By Russ Fischer/Oct. 10, 2012 4:00 pm EST I know, I know: you probably weren’t really holding out for a real-life Jurassic Park, in which scientists would use million-year old DNA to clone new full-size dinosaurs. Maybe you were just daydreaming, every once in a while, about visiting such a park and then surviving a dino rampage. Well, science has destroyed those dreams....

The Weinstein Co. Will Release Animated ‘Metegol’ As ‘Underdogs’ By Russ Fischer/March 17, 2014 3:30 pm EST Juan José Campanella followed his Oscar-winning The Secret in Their Eyes with an animated fusbol film that took the Argentine box office by storm last year. The movie, called Metegol at home, was the most expensive Argentine production in history at $21m, but also a very successful release in South America when it hit theaters last summer....

Vin Diesel Will Be ‘Kojak,’ From Bond Screenwriters Neal Purvis And Robert Wade By Russ Fischer/Dec. 17, 2012 12:58 pm EST Kojak was a big presence on TV in the ’70s, with Telly Savalas starring as the title detective from ‘73 to ‘78. Savalas anchored the show with strength and a rakish charm, sucking on lollipops, spouting the catchphrase “Who loves ya, baby?,” and solving crime in the middle of what might have been New York’s worst decade for crime....

Watch Another ‘Let’s Be Cops’ Red-Band Trailer By Russ Fischer/June 16, 2014 12:30 pm EST In Let’s Be Cops, two friends discover a new (and highly illegal) way to get attention from the opposite sex. Two friends, one a douche and the other kind of a dork, dress up as cops for a costume party. They find, however, that people think they’re actually cops. And the reaction is pretty positive — especially from women who like a guy in uniform....

Yes, D.J. Caruso Still Plans To Make ‘Preacher’ By Angie Han/Aug. 19, 2013 3:45 pm EST Preacher is one of those projects that’s been developing for years, with tons of high-profile names attached at various points, but that nevertheless struggles to come together. D.J. Caruso became the latest director to sign on a couple of years back, but there’s been so little movement on it since then that we almost forgot the project was in the works at all....

‘22 Jump Street’ Green Band Trailer: “We’re Like Rihanna And Chris Brown” By Germain Lussier/Dec. 17, 2013 3:26 pm EST When marketing an R-rated comedy like the upcoming 22 Jump Street, the red-band trailer is a great tool. It quickly and easily gives the audiences what they want: vulgarity, nudity, violence and any number of other inappropriate things the final film will have. For the most part, though, those trailers largely live online....

‘Battlestar Galactica: Blood And Chrome’ Trailer - SyFy Prequel Series Premieres Online Friday By Germain Lussier/Nov. 6, 2012 6:00 am EST Who wants to see William Adama kill some frakkin’ toasters this week? Entertainment Weekly is reporting that the Battlestar Galactica prequel series, Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome, will make its world premiere online this Friday on Machnima. The show follows a young William Adama (Luke Pasqualino, above) as a Viper pilot on the battlestar Galactica during the first Cylon war....

‘Believe’ TV Trailer: J.J. Abrams And Alfonso Cuarón Team For NBC By Angie Han/May 21, 2013 10:30 am EST Both J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón are using the big screen this year to explore the expansive blackness of outer space — Abrams with last week’s Star Trek Into Darkness, Cuarón with this fall’s Gravity. For their first collaboration with each other, though, they’ll be keeping things a bit more grounded....

‘Exodus: Gods And Kings’ Trailer: Ridley Scott’s Latest Features Christian Bale As Moses By Germain Lussier/July 8, 2014 4:45 pm EST The first teaser trailer for Ridley Scott’s new film, Exodus: Gods And Kings, has just been released. The film stars Christian Bale as Moses and Joel Edgerton as Pharaoh Ramses, and “tetells the biblical story of Moses, who, according to the book of Exodus, suffered near death during infancy, was adopted into the Egyptian royal family, defied the Pharoah, freed the Hebrews and parted the Red Sea....

Gotham Photo Ben McKenzie as future Commissioner Gordon The Batman prequel pilot Gotham is currently in production. Here’s the official description of Gotham, which will likely premiere this Fall. We’ve bolded the Gordon stuff. Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world’s greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon’s story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner?...

‘In A World’ Trailer: A Trailer For A Comedy Set In The World Of Movie Trailers By Germain Lussier/June 12, 2013 3:00 pm EST From the instant In A World… premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, I remember thinking, “I can’t wait to see the trailer for that.” That day is here. Written, directed by and starring Lake Bell, In A World… is the story of young woman trying to make a living in the male-dominated field of voice over work, specifically that of movie trailers....

‘Mama’ Director Andres Muschietti In Talks For ‘Mummy’ Reboot By Angie Han/Sept. 13, 2013 12:30 pm EST Mama director Andres Muschietti has entered talks to helm the horror pic, which was scripted by Jon Spaihts. Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Sean Daniels are producing. More details after the jump. The Mummy reboot has been in active development since last year, when Spaihts signed on to write. Wiseman came on board a few months later....

‘Man Of Steel’ Trailer: Zack Snyder Emphasizes The Man In Superman By Russ Fischer/Dec. 11, 2012 9:09 am EST Here’s the full-length trailer for Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel. Henry Cavill stars as Clark Kent and his alter-ego Superman, and Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Meloni and Russell Crowe play supporting roles. This trailer is similar to the footage shown at Comic Con this past summer, but gives up more footage of Superman in action, and of the supporting cast....

‘Ragnarok’ Trailer: The World Serpent Wakes By Russ Fischer/June 19, 2014 1:30 pm EST Want something a little different this summer, but not too different? Ragnarok may be just the thing. The film is a big-budget action-adventure story in the Spielberg mold, but there are also shades of Godzilla as the real star is a giant beast that has lain for centuries beneath the sea. Inspired vaguely by stories of the mythological Norse end of the world, this Norwegian film stars Pål Sverre Hagen (Kon-Tiki) and Sofia Helin....

‘The Act Of Killing’ Tops Sight & Sound 2013 Poll By Russ Fischer/Nov. 29, 2013 7:00 pm EST End of year lists can be great for highlighting stuff you may have missed, and the annual poll from UK film magazine Sight & Sound, one of the first 2013 year-end lists out of the gate, has a number of films included that are worth tracking down. The magazine polls over 100 “international critics, curators and academics,” taking a top-five list from each....

‘The Expendables 3’ Trailer: Hang On For One Last Ride By Germain Lussier/April 3, 2014 12:25 pm EST A second Expendables 3 trailer has just been released. It asks that you “hang on for one last ride.” However, with a cast like this (Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kellen Lutz, Ronda Roussey, Harrison Ford, Kelsey Grammer, Wesley Snipes, Antonio Banderas and Mel Gibson to name a few), it’s hard to imagine The Expendables won’t be back again (and again)....

‘The Hangover Part III’ Teaser Trailer: The Wolfpack Is Back One Last Time By Germain Lussier/March 7, 2013 10:08 am EST While most blockbuster Summer movies release their first trailer months, maybe even a year, in advance, it’s oddly appropriate that The Hangover Part III has waited so long. Phil, Alan, Doug and Stu are pretty much always late, aren’t they? The final installment in Todd Phillips’ massively success franchise opens May 24, just 11 short weeks from now....

By Germain Lussier/March 12, 2014 9:00 am EST The Lego Movie 2 has found its director and it’s one of the major creative forces behind the original. Chris McKay, who headed up the bulk of the animation for directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord, has been tapped to direct The Lego Movie 2, set for release May 2017.Deadline broke the news. Lord and Miller are producing the sequel and Michelle Morgan and Jared Stern are writing....