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Battle: Los Angeles Set Photos By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 23, 2009 2:12 pm EST [No photo] A batch of photos from the Louisiana set of Jonathan Liebesman’s Battle: Los Angeles have been discovered online. The photo features Aaron Eckhart as a Marine staff sergeant, and was taken on base in Camp Horno in the 53 area of Camp Pendleton on December 17th 2009 by Jonathan Hoffon. For those of you who don’t know, Battle: LA is an alien invasion story, which is presented as an intense real-time war movie from the perspective of a group of Marines....

Ben Kingsley Joins ‘Night At The Museum 3’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 24, 2014 5:00 am EST Briefly: The old Night at the Museum crew is coming back together for a third film: Ben Stiller is starring, Shawn Levy is directing, and Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant are writing with David Guion and Michael Handelman. The film also features a slate of new and returning actors that includes Rebel Wilson, Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan and Ricky Gervais....

Brie Larson Joins ‘The Good Luck Of Right Now’, From ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Directors By Angie Han/Jan. 29, 2014 3:31 pm EST The Good Luck of Right Now hasn’t even begun production yet, and it’s already shaping up to be the most endearingly quirky movie of the year. Little Miss Sunshine helmers Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris were set to direct a few weeks back, with a script by Mike White (Enlightened) based on the novel by Matthew Quick (Silver Linings Playbook)....

Dave’s Top 5 Film Scores Of 2013 By David Chen/Dec. 28, 2013 5:38 pm EST I think one sign of a film score’s success is how well it stands apart from its film. While the relationship should always be symbiotic, I’m always on the lookout for film scores I can add to my listening rotation. This year, there were a bunch of tracks that moved me deeply and/or received a ton of play either on my computer or through my headphones....

Early Buzz: Wes Anderson’s ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ By Germain Lussier/Feb. 6, 2014 2:30 pm EST The Grand Budapest Hotel opens March 7 in the U.S. but read some of the first reviews below.Variety: The Hollywood Reporter: The Wrap: Badass Digest: Village Voice: IndieWire: Thompson on Hollywood: Finally, a few tweets: Grand Budapest Hotel is Wes Anderson’s best and most consistent world building attempt, but sacrifices relatability for quirk. — /Film (@slashfilm) February 6, 2014...

Everything Wrong With ‘The Dark Knight’ In 4 Minutes Or Less By Germain Lussier/March 20, 2013 3:30 pm EST Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is a shining example of a what a comic book movie can be. It’s dark and exciting, and the performances are as rich as the story. In fact, the film is so well-regarded some fans put it on an unattainable pedestal and vehemently attack anyone who dare say anything negative about Nolan’s second entry in his Batman trilogy....

Guillermo Del Toro To Helm ‘Beauty And The Beast’ With Emma Watson By Germain Lussier/Feb. 13, 2012 4:30 pm EST It’s a tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme. Guillermo Del Toro is attached to another project. This time he’s upgraded from producer to director of a new version of the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast for Warner Bros., which will be written by Andrew Davies (Bridget Jones’ Diary)....

I Am Legend Director Developing Chuck Palahniuk’s Survivor Movie Adaptation By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 3, 2007 5:41 am EST I’m writing to you today my friends to report some great news. I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence is back on the project. So it appears the project is not dead after all. Francis Lawrence has a couple other projects in development: “I’m working on the book Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk that I’m working on with a friend,” Lawrence said this weekend at the I Am Legend junket....

Page 2: BTTF, GI Joe, Die Hard, Sharknado, LOTR, Breaking Bad, Star Wars, The World’s End By Peter Sciretta/July 30, 2013 12:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Header Photo: Great Scott tattoo 5 Things We Know About Homeland Season 3 CG Animated Films Are Dominating the 2013 Global Box Office Jack Kirby’s ‘Argo’ Concept Art Up for Auction CBS channels disappear from Time Warner Cable, abruptly reappear...

Penn & Teller’s ‘Bullshit’ Might Return, ‘Fool Us’ Could Come To The US With New Episodes By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 18, 2013 12:00 pm EST Magician and entertainer Penn Jillette appeared on Reddit today to help promote his crowdsourced movie Director’s Cut. In the AMA, Jillette offered some updates on some of the television projects he currently has in the works with his partner Teller. The projects include the return of Bullshit, and one of my favorite UK tv series, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, finally coming to the states (possibly even with new episodes)....

Rumor Control: Neil Marshall Not Making ‘Kong: King Of Skull Island’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 4, 2013 12:30 pm EST Over eighty years after its debut on the big screen, the original King Kong may get a sequel. In 2004 an illustrated sequel novel, Kong: King of Skull Island, was published. The story is set a quarter-century after King Kong, and which finds Carl Denham and Jack Driscoll on a trip back to Skull Island, where they find out a lot more about both their one-time charge and the environment that gave birth to him....

Sally Hawkins Rounds Out ‘Godzilla’ Cast By Germain Lussier/April 5, 2013 3:15 pm EST Briefly: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, David Strathairn, Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe and Juliette Binoche are all going to be fighting the granddaddy of all monsters, Godzilla, for director Gareth Edwards. Now they’ll have an Oscar-nominee along for the ride. Sally Hawkins, best known for her work in Happy-Go-Lucky as well as Never Let Me Go and Submarine, has just been cast as another scientist trying to survive what’s sure to be a massive monster attack....

Scott C’s The Great, Great Showdowns Hunt - Day 3 By Germain Lussier/July 9, 2014 11:33 am EST Los Angeles, the hunt is on for free, original paintings like the one above by the one and only Scott Campbell. In fact, exactly like the one above. But you’re going to have to be quick, smart and pop culture savvy. Starting right now, and repeating each day until the Friday opening of his latest exhibit at Gallery 1988, Campbell is hiding an original painting from a famous film at the location where the scene was shot....

Seth Rogen Offers Status Updates On ‘The Room,’ ‘Console Wars,’ ‘Preacher’ And Kevin Hart Comedy By Germain Lussier/May 2, 2014 10:00 am EST When you’re one of the most popular comedic stars in the world, things tend to get a bit busy. Right now Seth Rogen is promoting the hilarious Neighbors, which opens May 9. He then has to finish his second co-directorial gig, The Interview, out in October. He’s also working on an animated film called Sausage Party, and his second film with director Jonathan Levine and co-star Joseph Gordon-Levitt was just slotted for a December 2015 release....

Superhero Bits: Thor-The Dark World, Kick-Ass 2, Justice League, The Avengers, X-Men, Olly Moss By Germain Lussier/Oct. 9, 2012 12:00 pm EST What cool camera angles are being used in Thor: The Dark World? Is Armie Hammer being courted for Justice League? Will Big Daddy be appearing in Kick-Ass 2? How can you buy one of a kind animation cells from the X-Men animated series? Which massive piece of Batman is being turned into Lego?...

The 550th Edition Of Page 2 By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 31, 2012 8:00 am EST Header Photo: Little Ripley halloween costume 10 Reasons Why Speed Racer Is an Unsung MasterpieceFilm Crit Hulk Smash: HULK VS. PLOT HOLES AND MOVIE LOGICPaul Shipper’s awesome Star Wars illustration for “The Gang’s All Here” art showDoes Hollywood have the right formula for the future?5 Reasons Why Disney’s Purchase Of Lucasfilm Is Mostly Good News For The ForceTMNT Krang pumpkin carving...

The Coen Brothers Are Going Digital By Germain Lussier/Sept. 6, 2013 2:15 pm EST The number of filmmakers who continue to shoot movies on film dwindles every single day. Now, one of the most well-respected holdouts are going to the digital side. The Coen Brothers, Joel and Ethan Coen, believe their new movie Inside Llewyn Davis will be the last one they ever shoot on film. The Coens said that in a (really great) interview with the New York Times....

Trivia: ‘Despicable Me’ Minions Originally Meant To Be Big, Orcish Monsters By Angie Han/Nov. 18, 2013 8:00 am EST They look practically indistinguishable from one another and often blur together into one massive horde, but the Minions have emerged as the most recognizable characters to come out of the Despicable Me franchise. Even those who wouldn’t be able to pick the films’ ostensible protagonist Gru out of a lineup are familiar with the creatures, and they’ve even proven popular enough to inspire their own spinoff....

Universal Wants A ‘Riddick’ Sequel, Says Vin Diesel By Angie Han/Jan. 28, 2014 2:00 pm EST Riddick had a long, hard road to the big screen. The Chronicles of Riddick’s poor box office performance left the very idea of a sequel in doubt, leaving Riddick stuck in development hell for a long, long time. Then, even once production got underway, they were hit by troubles. Still, Vin Diesel and David Twohy refused to give up, and last year they were finally able to release the next chapter of their interplanetary saga....

Vin Diesel Offers Behind The Scenes Look At ‘Fast & Furious 7’ By Russ Fischer/Sept. 16, 2013 9:40 am EST James Wan is shooting Fast & Furious 7 now, with returning stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jason Statham, and Tyrese Gibson, and newcomers such as Tony Jaa, Kurt Russell, Djimon Hounsou and Nathalie Emmanuel. The film is shooting in Atlanta, which also acted as the production home for much of Fast Five....