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‘Gone Girl:’ First Footage Of David Fincher’s New Film Goes Online By Russ Fischer/April 11, 2014 2:03 pm EST David Fincher’s next film is an adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s novel Gone Girl, and the first footage from the film is now available. Unfortunately, this is one of those Entertainment Tonight teases, which means that irritating music and voiceover is slathered over the footage. The first real trailer for Gone Girl will arrive on Monday, but in the meantime try to filter out the ET garbage and take a look at flashes of footage featuring Ben Affleck as a man whose wife (Rosamund Pike) goes missing, leading to difficult times for the guy....

‘Inherent Vice’ Trailer: Paul Thomas Anderson Gets Weird By Russ Fischer/Sept. 29, 2014 4:40 pm EST Here’s the first trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film Inherent Vice, which is based on the novel by Thomas Pynchon. This does a great job of setting up the basic story beats right at the outset in a manner that is funny and effective, and which aptly communicates the tone of the novel. And then it gets a little goofy....

‘Killers’ Trailer: Sundance Witnesses A Grimy Murder Spree By Russ Fischer/Jan. 14, 2014 7:00 am EST The horror anthology V/H/S/2 featured a great segment called ‘Safe Haven,’ directed by Gareth Evans (The Raid) and Timo Tjahjanto. Now Tjahjanto has a new project hitting Sundance this week. Killers was co-directed by him and ‘Safe Haven’ producer Kimo Stamboel, and the film looks like a dark, mean genre exercise. Killers follows two men, from Indonesia and Japan, who post videos of their crimes online in an effort to one-up each other....

‘Neighbors’ Red-Band Trailer: Seth Rogen And Zac Efron Face Off By Angie Han/Sept. 3, 2013 7:04 am EST With films like Knocked Up and Pineapple Express, Seth Rogen’s early film career was built on playing overgrown man-children. But he’s steadily progressed into more adult roles since then, and now in the Nick Stoller-directed Neighbors, he’s the out-of-touch grown-up facing off against a younger, more immature threat. In the film, Rogen and Rose Byrne play new parents happily settling into a comfortable new neighborhood....

‘Room 237’ Director Making Sleep Paralysis Documentary ‘The Nightmare’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 6, 2013 3:30 pm EST Briefly: The first film from Rodney Ascher, Room 237, investigated horror by diving into the deep strangeness that develops when film fans take the auteur theory so seriously that they can’t imagine that Stanley Kubrick didn’t have specific intent in mind when he assembled parts of The Shining. Ascher’s next film will be another documentary, and one which focuses on a different sort of real-life horror....

‘The November Man’ Trailer: Pierce Brosnan Channels James Bond In Spy Thriller By Germain Lussier/July 31, 2014 12:00 pm EST Even though Pierce Brosnan only did four James Bond movies, and maybe only one great one, he’ll forever be connected to the character. Whenever he plays a role with any kind of Bond connotation, it almost feels like another adventure of 007. The Thomas Crowne Affair and After the Sunset are two examples and now there’s a third: The November Man....

Aardman Animation To Alter ‘The Pirates! Band Of Misfits’ Scene After Complaints From Leprosy Groups By Angie Han/Jan. 24, 2012 8:00 am EST You wouldn’t think that a playful family comedy like Aardman Animation’s The Pirates! Band of Misfits would court much controversy, especially seeing as it won’t even be released for another two months. But one joke shown in the trailer, released last year, has already drawn enough criticism to prompt the studio to take action....

Benedict Cumberbatch And John Malkovich Board ‘The Penguins Of Madagascar’ By Angie Han/Aug. 6, 2013 8:30 am EST Benedict Cumberbatch definitely has a silly side, as anyone who enjoyed his cute little video greeting from the Sherlock panel at San Diego Comic-Con can attest. Unfortunately, it’s not a part of his personality we get to see much in film. His name’s practically synonymous with prestige dramas like the upcoming 12 Years a Slave....

CBS CEO Les Moonves Says Season 8 Of ‘Dexter’ Is Its Last By Angie Han/March 5, 2013 12:00 pm EST Dexter has to end sometime, but Showtime’s been reluctant to say exactly when. Execs have avoided confirming the end of the series, even as they’ve acknowledged that it’s “moving toward a definite end” in Season 8, and one producer has even floated the possibility of a movie sequel. Today, however, we have an indirect confirmation from CBS head Les Moonves that Dexter will really and truly be over after Season 8....

Christopher McQuarrie Confirmed To Direct ‘Mission: Impossible 5’ [Updated] By Russ Fischer/Aug. 5, 2013 3:00 pm EST A tweet today from McQuarrie seems to confirm involvement with the Mission: Impossible series. We’ve heard that he would co-write (with Drew Pearce) and possibly direct the fifth film; at this point we don’t know if the brief message below is confirmation of one job, or both. The safe bet is that McQuarrie is directing; that’s how the message is being taken by the industry at large....

Clint Eastwood Looking To Fill ‘Jersey Boy’ Movie Cast With Stage Stars By Angie Han/June 11, 2013 7:00 am EST Though the odd stage actor may make it into a movie musical here and there (e.g., Samantha Barks in Les Misérables), for the most part film versions of stage musicals tend to feature a correspondingly cinematic cast (e.g., everyone else in Les Misérables). But Clint Eastwood apparently wants to buck that trend....

Daniel Radcliffe To Lead Yakuza Thriller ‘Tokyo Vice’ By Angie Han/May 1, 2013 2:31 pm EST Daniel Radcliffe’s faced some pretty formidable figures in his time on screen, including Voldemort and the Woman in Black, but his next project might see him dealing with even more terrifying. Radcliffe has signed on to star in Tokyo Vice, as an intrepid reporter locking horns with a yakuza boss. (Not to be confused with PTA’s upcoming Inherent Vice....

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Giovanni Ribisi And Liam Neeson Sign Up For Seth MacFarlane’s ‘A Million Ways To Die In The West’ By Angie Han/March 7, 2013 9:00 am EST Seth MacFarlane’s first foray into feature filmmaking, Ted, was an unqualified success, grossing over $500 million on a $50 million budget and even picking up some strong reviews along the way. Naturally, then, he’s having no trouble recruiting strong talents for his sophomore effort, A Million Ways to Die in the West....

Hugh Jackman Teases ‘X-Men’ Character Cameo In ‘The Wolverine’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 26, 2012 11:21 am EST Hugh Jackman finds himself in the big-screen version of a beloved property thanks to his role as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, but in just a few months he’ll be back in his signature role of Wolverine in the character’s second standalone movie. The Wolverine, directed by James Mangold, adapts the classic 1982 mini-series by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller in which the character has a formative adventure in Japan....

Hulu Plus Subscription Now Includes BBC Shows Like ‘Doctor Who,’ ‘Luther’ And ‘Sherlock’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 18, 2013 4:30 pm EST

James Franco To Direct ‘The Sound And The Fury’, Wants Jon Hamm And Dave Franco To Star By Angie Han/July 2, 2013 12:32 pm EST James Franco certainly couldn’t be faulted for lacking in ambition. His most recent directorial effort was an adaptation of William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, a revered American classic with an experimental structure that doesn’t easily lend itself to cinematic translation. Now, for his next move, he plans to double down on the Faulkner by directing a film based on another of his works, The Sound and the Fury....

John Krasinski Directing ‘Garden State’-Esque ‘The Hollars’ By Angie Han/May 6, 2014 11:45 am EST John Krasinski remains best known for his on-camera work, particularly his long-running role as Jim Halpert on NBC’s The Office. But over the past couple of years, he’s been showing more interest in writing and directing as well. Now he’s lined up his next feature directing project, The Hollars. Krasinski himself will star in the film, alongside Anna Kendrick, Margo Martindale, and Richard Jenkins....

Kellan Lutz Hercules Film Now Called ‘The Legend Of Hercules’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 29, 2013 12:00 pm EST What was once Hercules: The Legend Begins is now The Legend of Hercules. The film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Kellan Lutz hasn’t changed otherwise, but below we’ve got a new trailer and poster to reflect the name change. The Legend of Hercules opens on January 10, 2014. In the epic origin story THE LEGEND OF HERCULES, Kellan Lutz stars as the mythical Greek hero – the son of Zeus, a half-god, half-man blessed with extraordinary strength....

Max Payne Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/July 10, 2008 2:28 am EST The movie trailer for the big screen video game adaptation of Max Payne is now online at filmweb. Thanks to /Film reader Michal S for the tip. I’m really impressed by the visual stylings of director John Moore who seemed to capture the slow-motion action sequences, including Mark Wahlberg’s slow motion dive which is ripped directly from the game....