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Hayden Christensen To Star In Neuromancer? By Hunter Stephenson/Jan. 7, 2008 2:58 pm EST Fans of William Gibson repeat after me: Woosah. Is the famous cyberpunk author’s 1984 masterwork Neuromancer finally headed to the big screen with Darth Vader himself, Hayden Christensen, in the lead role? That’s what sources are telling Joblo. Christensen would star as Case, a talented hacker whose poisoned nervous system reduces him to hustling Japan’s dystopian streets before he gets the offer of his lifetime....

Is There A Punisher Easter Egg In ‘Iron Man 3?’ By Germain Lussier/Oct. 8, 2013 1:00 pm EST UPDATE: It’s actually just a coincidence. Briefly: Now that Iron Man 3 is on DVD, the real fun begins. And by “fun” I mean hyper over-analyzation of scenes, and supercuts of the film’s footage flooding YouTube. One small but curious example of over-analyzation popped online over the weekend. ScreenCrush noticed what could possibly be a Punisher, or maybe Crossbones easter egg in the film....

James Cameron Talks New ‘Terminator’ Movies: He’s “Loosely Attached” But Won’t Get Credit By Germain Lussier/June 2, 2014 6:00 am EST However, Cameron doesn’t have any stake in the new Terminator movies because he sold the rights several decades ago in order to get the first movie made. That ended up being a blessing and curse for the director. It got the film made and kickstarted his hugely successful career, but he left lots of money on the table because he didn’t have any legal ownership....

James Franco Hoping To Direct And Star In ‘American Tabloid’ Adaptation By Russ Fischer/Jan. 22, 2013 4:00 pm EST James Franco certainly sets his sights on difficult novels to adapt. His first two announced projects were Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian and William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying. Neither of those is exactly an easy task. And while As I Lay Dying is moving forward, Blood Meridian never went anywhere. But that hasn’t stopped Franco from trying again with another big novel....

Javier Bardem Offered Villainous Blackbeard Role In Peter Pan Origin Movie By Russ Fischer/Nov. 16, 2013 11:58 am EST Briefly: Warner Bros. has Joe Wright (Atonement, Hanna) in talks to direct the studio’s new Peter Pan origin story. While the idea of a modern, gritty Peter Pan origin story isn’t the most appealing thing (Warners has been said to want to “give Pan the Batman Begins treatment”) the idea of Joe Wright directing goes a long way towards redeeming it....

Page 2: Star Wars, Noah, Cosmos, Dredd, Doctor Who, GoT, Raid 2, Muppets, Jurassic Park By Peter Sciretta/March 28, 2014 10:35 am EST Header Photo: Star Wars Slave Leia FanWraps Car Decal Where Films Shoot, Tourist Dollars Follow A Grand Unified Theory of Lars Von TrierPixel Art of Disney Princesses Reimagined as Old-School ‘Street Fighter’ CharactersWhy All New Schwarzenegger Movies Feel Like Pseudo Sequels of Old Schwarzenegger MoviesMuppets Most Wanted and the problem of doing what’s been done before...

Remake Bits: Frank Capra’s ‘State Of The Union’ Getting A Remake, ‘Evil Dead’ And ‘Carrie’ Reveal New Pics By Angie Han/Feb. 25, 2013 5:15 pm EST Remakes of decades-old films are a common sight at the multiplex these days, but even by those standards Identity Films and Flat Penny Films are reaching pretty far back. The two companies have just acquired the rights to Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play State of the Union, which was adapted into a movie by Frank Capra in 1948....

Remake Bits: New ‘Gremlins’ Needs Spielberg’s Blessing; ‘Red Dawn’ Poster; ‘The Loft’ Trailer By Russ Fischer/Aug. 9, 2012 2:30 pm EST Sometimes we put all the depressing remake news in one place, but this installment is relatively uplifting. It has news about one big hurdle any new Gremlins film faces, an innocuous new poster, and a silly but entertaining trailer. After the break, A Gremlins remake can’t happen without Steven Spielberg’s blessing, See the poster for Red Dawn, and check out the trailer for The Loft, which remakes a 2008 Belgian thriller....

Sony Will Distribute Rovio’s ‘Angry Birds’ Movie By Russ Fischer/May 15, 2013 10:46 am EST We just gave you the Rio 2 teaser, and now here’s an appropriate accompaniment. The original Rio was promoted with a movie-specific version of the massively popular mobile game Angry Birds, and the original Angry Birds concept (inasmuch as it can be called a concept, at least as far as a movie goes) is also being turned into a film....

Spend An Hour With Bill Murray On Charlie Rose By Germain Lussier/Feb. 12, 2014 4:00 pm EST For all his public antics Bill Murray can be a reclusive personality, who doesn’t give many lengthy interviews. Murray started his career as a comedic goofball, grew into a major superstar, then dialed it back and became one of our best dramatic actors. Along the way, Murray decided he didn’t want to live life in the public eye and all but removed himself from the Hollywood system....

Superhero Bits: The Flash, Batman V Superman, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Agents Of SHIELD, The Incredibles By Germain Lussier/Sept. 2, 2014 4:30 pm EST Could Benedict Cumberbatch actually be in Batman v Superman? What big purchase did Kevin Feige just make? Which character was deleted from Guardians of the Galaxy? Was Donald Glover in The Amazing Spider-Man 2? Want to know what The Incredibles would look like if Christopher Nolan directed it?...

VIDEO: You Don’t Understand ‘Sucker Punch’ By Adam Quigley/Jan. 29, 2013 11:00 am EST You think Sucker Punch doesn’t have thematic substance. You think it doesn’t have character depth. You think it doesn’t have a single sensible thought in its pretty, dumb superficial body. You’re wrong. Find out why after the jump. In this inaugural episode of Antisocial Commentary, Adam takes a second stab at deconstructing the emotionally rewarding twist ending and thoughtful hidden meaning of Zack Snyder’s unduly reviled box office disappointment Sucker Punch, both of which have gone unrecognized for too long....

Video Footage: Hank Azaria As Gargamel In The Smurfs By Peter Sciretta/June 1, 2010 2:00 pm EST NO PHOTO In April, we posted the first set photos of Hank Azaria as Gargamel in Sony Pictures Animation/Columbia Pictures’ big screen CGI/live action hybrid 3D adaptation of The Smurfs. Many commentors thought Azaria looked ridiculous. You haven’t seen anything yet. The film is currently shooting in New York City, and recently shot a sequence outside FAO Schwarz where someone with a video camera caught Azaria in action....

VOTD: LEGO Guardians Of The Galaxy Trailer By Peter Sciretta/July 30, 2014 3:30 pm EST Someone has recreated the trailer for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy in LEGO. Directed by YouTube star Forrest Whaley, which he animated alongside Sean Willets, the LEGO Guardians of the Galaxy trailer appears to be commissioned by Marvel (definitely supported by the studio,as I received information about it from Walt Disney Studios publicity). Watch the trailer now embedded after the jump....

‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Features ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ After-Credits Clip By Germain Lussier/April 16, 2014 1:45 pm EST UPDATE 2: Variety has details of the behind the scenes deal that made this happen. It is the very opposite of a far-reaching plan for a super-hero crossover. Read that info below. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is distributed by Sony. X-Men: Days of Future Past is distributed by 20th Century Fox. Under normal circumstances, that means the two films would never cross over or help each other in any way....

‘American Hustle’ Character Posters: When Bad Hairdos Happen To Not-So-Good People By Angie Han/Oct. 4, 2013 8:00 am EST David O. Russell’s American Hustle features one of the most promising ensemble casts of any film this year, but the first batch of character posters splits everyone up. All the better to give each A-list star their own space to shine, I guess. Hit the jump to see Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, and Jeremy Renner decked out in their best ’70s garb....

‘Doctor Strange’ Rumors: Justin Theroux To Star, Fede Alvarez To Direct? By Angie Han/April 17, 2013 9:31 am EST Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will begin playing out in theaters next month, but meanwhile the studio is already getting their plans in place for Phase Three. Earlier this year, Kevin Feige confirmed that Doctor Strange would “definitely” be involved in the next stage of the Marvel franchise. No director or star has been announced just yet, but rumors about who might fill those roles are starting to spring up....

‘Dom Hemingway’ Red-Band Trailer: Jude Law Has Anger Issues By Angie Han/Dec. 3, 2013 3:30 pm EST Jude Law is a pretty, pretty man, and (like many actors) he’s enjoyed a long, healthy career in part by capitalizing on this fact. But in Dom Hemingway, he’s nothing like the handsome, elegant presence we’ve come to expect. Instead, he looks bleary and bloated and altogether slimy, and his performance looks all the more entertaining for it....

By Angie Han/March 24, 2014 9:30 am EST After much deliberation, the filmmakers of Fast & Furious 7 announced in January that they would deal with star Paul Walker’s death by “retiring” his character Brian O’Conner. But that still left a lot of questions about how, exactly, they’d turn Walker’s half-completed performance into a full one. Now a new report offers the unsurprising answer: through the judicious use of CGI and body doubles....

‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ Lobby Card Debut By Russ Fischer/Feb. 13, 2014 10:00 am EST Robert Rodriguez is taking From Dusk Till Dawn to television with a new series that expands upon his original film (in addition to remaking it), with Zane Holtz and D.J. Cotrona playing as Richie Gecko and Seth Gecko. To promote the show the publicity team is embracing the old-school lobby card concept, with the release of a bunch of new photos dressed up in the old lobby card style....