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Tim Miller Also Believes ‘Deadpool’ Movie Is Close To Happening By Germain Lussier/Nov. 1, 2013 11:30 am EST Miller spoke to Clevver Movies (via ScreenCrush) and said the following: Here’s their video report on the news, where they mention the new script. Deadpool is still alive and we’re just waiting for the studio to embrace what an amazingly fucking awesome film this would be. Ryan is ready, I am ready, the fans are more than ready, we just need that elusive green light....

Warner Bros. Aggressively Developing ‘Aquaman’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 12, 2014 4:40 pm EST Looks like Warner Bros. and DC have plans for Aquaman that extend beyond an appearance in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and the Justice League film that will follow it. WB has ordered two separate scripts for an Aquaman movie, which are being written by Will Beall (Gangster Squad) and Kurt Johnstad (300: Rise of an Empire)....

Watch Benedict Cumberbatch Perform MoCap Work For ‘The Desolation Of Smaug’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 24, 2014 3:30 pm EST Rest assured that when The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug hits Blu-ray on April 8, there will be hours of behind the scenes footage to illustrate in exhaustive detail the process of creating the film. But of all the possible views on the process of building The Desolation of Smaug, the one we’re perhaps most keen to learn about is the process of bringing its titular dragon to life....

‘Monsters: Dark Continent’ Teaser Trailer: Monsters In The Middle East By Russ Fischer/Aug. 22, 2013 9:25 am EST The modest indie Monsters, which followed two people as they sought to return to the US, traveling through zones south of the border that are “infected” by giant creatures. The film became a great calling card for director Gareth Edwards, who is now making Godzilla, and also created a playground in which a sequel could grow....

‘Mud’ Trailer: Matthew McConaughey Goes On The Run For ‘Take Shelter’ Director Jeff Nichols By Angie Han/Jan. 16, 2013 11:30 am EST The Tree of Life actor Tye Sheridan and newcomer Jacob Lofland play a pair of friends who come across a mysterious man named Mud (McConaughey) hiding out in the woods along the Mississippi. While he soon admits that he’s on the run for killing a man, they’re charmed by his romantic tales and agree to help him out....

‘Something In The Air’ Trailer: Director Follows ‘Carlos’ With A More Personal Revolutionary Story By Russ Fischer/March 14, 2013 4:00 pm EST The last film project from Olivier Assayas was the phenomenal mini-series Carlos, released in some markets edited into movie form. That one told the story of would-be revolutionary and genuine terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, aka Carlos the Jackal. The new film from Assayas, which did a festival run last year, is Something in the Air....

‘The Hateful Eight’ Shoots In Colorado In December By Russ Fischer/Sept. 29, 2014 6:30 am EST Moreso than anything he’s ever done, the new Quentin Tarantino film The Hateful Eight is being assembled in public. There was the very early script leak, the live-read of that first draft featuring actors such as Kurt Russell, Samuel L. Jackson, and Walton Goggins, and the out-in-the-open back and forth over whether or not the script would actually become a film....

‘The Rover’ Teaser Trailer: Guy Pearce And Robert Pattinson Go Post-Apocalyptic By Germain Lussier/Jan. 29, 2014 10:00 am EST These days post-apocalyptic films are nearly a dime a dozen. But none of those have the pedigree of The Rover, written and directed by David Michôd, the man behind 2010 crime drama Animal Kingdom. His feature follow-up hits theaters this Summer, and stars Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson. Set ten years after the world has all but ended, Pearce plays a man forced to hunt down one of his prized possessions after it’s forcefully taken from him....

‘The Signal’ Trailer By Angie Han/March 19, 2014 11:00 am EST It’s not unusual for a Sundance movie to take a year or more to hit theaters, but we’re always pleased when the process doesn’t take quite so long. Especially when the film in question is as buzzed about as this one. In advance of the movie’s June theatrical release, Sundance has released the first The Signal trailer. It’s an odd, riveting watch....

‘The Spectacular Now’ Trailer: Miles Teller And Shailene Woodley Strike Up A Critically Acclaimed Romance By Angie Han/June 19, 2013 9:29 am EST In James Ponsoldt’s last film, Smashed, binge-drinking helped tear two married people apart. In his new one, The Spectacular Now, it brings two very different teens together, albeit in an unexpected way. Miles Teller stars as popular, hard-partying Sutter, who drinks himself to oblivion one night after getting dumped by his girlfriend....

‘The Young And Prodigious Spivet’ Trailer: ‘Amelie’ Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet Goes 3D By Russ Fischer/May 17, 2013 7:00 am EST French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet has made an American film (Alien: Resurrection) but he hasn’t made one that actually takes place in the States. So The Young and Prodigious Spivet, a strange travelogue starring an unusual young boy, will be a first for the director. (It’s also his first 3D movie.)...

All Roads Lead To The ‘Fast And Furious 6’ One-Sheet By Germain Lussier/April 4, 2013 5:13 pm EST The final poster for the final Justin Lin Fast and Furious movie has just been released. The tagline reads “All Roads Lead To This,” with a full hero shot of Fast and Furious 6 cast members including Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson and Jordana Brewster. Noticeably absent are the bad guys, including Luke Evans and Gina Carano....

Chuck Palahniuk Scripting ‘Lullaby’, Based On His Own Book By Angie Han/Oct. 2, 2014 11:15 am EST Chuck Palahniuk is about to go from inspiring movies to making one himself. The Fight Club author revealed at a recent event that he’s set to write Lullaby, an adaptation of his own 2002 novel. Hit the jump for more about the Chuck Palahniuk Lullaby movie developments. Assuming everything works out, Lullaby will be Palahniuk’s first-ever screenplay credit....

Disney Hires Screenwriters For Merlin Origin Story And Action/Comedy ‘The Wheelman’ By Russ Fischer/March 27, 2014 1:00 pm EST Disney is moving forward with development on two projects. One, the Merlin origin story Young Merlin, sounds like the sort of thing that could be stuck in development hell forever, and perhaps for good reason. The other, an action/comedy called The Wheelman, sounds like a fluffy piece of distraction that we’ll probably see on screens in some February of the future....

First Plot Synopsis Of ‘Iron Man 3’ Released By Germain Lussier/Oct. 18, 2012 10:31 am EST The first trailer for Iron Man 3, the first film of “Phase Two” of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will hit early next week. Before that, however, Disney has released the first official plot description of the film, directed by Shane Black and starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale, Jon Favreau and Ben Kingsley....

Hayley Atwell Suggests A Peggy Carter Short Film Could Screen At Comic-Con By Germain Lussier/April 19, 2013 11:00 am EST The second Captain America film, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, is currently in production. With that production announcement came the surprising reveal that Hayley Atwell would be returning. In the first film, Atwell played Peggy Carter, a kickass soldier and the love interest of Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), but after he was frozen for several decades that ship seemingly sailed for the superhero....

I’m Still Here: David Letterman Was In On It Too By Adam Quigley/Sept. 18, 2010 9:00 am EST The facade of I’m Still Here’s legitimacy keeps on crumbling. Following an admittance by director Casey Affleck that the “documentary” was staged and Joaquin Phoenix was acting for the whole thing, it has now been revealed that Phoenix’s appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman was a put-on, too. The Hollywood Reporter found out through Bill Scheft, one of David Letterman’s writers, that Dave was in on the joke....

Judd Apatow And ‘The Simpsons’ Script That Defined Every Movie He’s Made Since By Germain Lussier/Nov. 6, 2012 1:45 pm EST Judd Apatow’s movies all have a common thread. A person who acts younger than they should is forced to leave their youthful ways and become a grown up. Exhibits A, B, C and D are Steve Carell in The 40 Year Old Virgin, Seth Rogen in Knocked Up, Adam Sandler in Funny People and both Pete and Debbie (to a slightly lesser extent) in the upcoming This is 40....

Justin Lin Directing ‘Times Square’ By Russ Fischer/March 19, 2014 4:30 pm EST The Fast and the Furious sequels director Justin Lin has a few different plans to potentially follow up his work on the car franchise, and now there’s a new option. Focus Features has picked up the Black List script Times Square to develop as a directing project for the director.Taylor Materne & Jacob Rubin wrote the thriller, which is set in the period just before Times Square transformed from the seedy belly of midtown Manhattan to an open-air mall of corporate restaurants, stores, and theaters....

Marlon Wayans And Joseph Gordon-Levitt Cast In GI Joe By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 6, 2008 9:47 pm EST I really want to be excited for Paramount’s big screen Live Action adaptation of G.I. Joe, but Stephen Sommers is doing everything he can to turn off the key fanbase. First Sienna Miller was cast in the film, a groan inducing announcement heard around the world. Storyline points leaked to the web and caused so much anger among fans that Hasbro had to make a public statement in an attempt to reassure the key fanbase....