‘The Boxtrolls’ Trailer: Laika Is So Square By Angie Han/March 5, 2014 11:39 am EST It’s too soon to say how 2014 as a whole will pan out for cinema, but any year that includes a new release by Laika can’t be all that bad. The animation studio has given us two excellent family films already in Coraline and ParaNorman, and the latest The Boxtrolls trailer suggests that their next feature will be every bit as winning....
‘Walking Dead’ Season Three Deleted Scene Messes With Rick’s Mind By Germain Lussier/Aug. 16, 2013 4:00 pm EST One of fundamental rules of The Walking Dead universe is that everyone alive is infected with the zombie virus. The only way it takes hold is if you die. With that in mind, a deleted scene from the third season of The Walking Dead has come online. Taken from the episode “Home” where Rick (Andrew Lincoln) is losing his mind and seeing visions of his wife Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies), the scene flips what we thought happened on its head in an extremely visceral way....
Chuck Palahniuk Spills ‘Fight Club’ Sequel Details By Russ Fischer/Nov. 27, 2013 3:08 pm EST Whatever form it takes, how do you follow a savage skewering of masculine ideas? Turns out, it’s all about the protagonist of the original story inheriting some of the stuff he railed against when we first got to know him. Palahniuk talked to Hustler, of all places, which we found via JoBlo. He laid out the general approach:...
Cool Stuff: Steven Soderbergh Selling Props And Photos From His Films For Charity By Germain Lussier/May 22, 2013 10:53 am EST Here’s a true win-win situation. Director Steven Soderbergh, whose latest (last?) film Behind the Candelabra premieres May 26 on HBO, has taken to the web to do some good. He’s launched a site called Extension 765 where you can buy original props from films like Ocean’s Eleven, Ché, Traffic and Erin Brockovich with all proceeds going to the Children’s Aid Society of New York....
David Cronenberg’s ‘Cosmopolis’ Hits US Theaters In August; IFC Midnight Picks Up Brandon Cronenberg’s ‘Antiviral’ By Russ Fischer/June 7, 2012 4:30 pm EST David Cronenberg’s new film Cosmopolis played to pretty good reactions at Cannes; there were those who didn’t find it compelling, but that’s actually reassuring, as a Cronenberg movie seems like it shouldn’t be for everyone. Now we know when the US will get a chance to see the film....
Exclusive: The Poster For ‘Violet & Daisy’ Starring Alexis Bledel And Saoirse Ronan As Teen Assassins By Germain Lussier/April 26, 2013 6:00 am EST Everyone has to die and, if you’re going to be killed, getting knocked off by Alexis Bledel and Saoirse Ronan is a pretty good way to go. They’re the stars of Violet & Daisy, the directorial debut of Oscar-winning screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher. In the film, Bledel and Ronan play teen assassins forced to reexamine their carefree, killer lives when they run into a shut-in played by James Gandolfini....
For Sale: The Land Next To The Hollywood Sign!? By Peter Sciretta/April 17, 2008 2:16 pm EST The City of Los Angeles, which owns the ground the sign stands on and the land on three sides of it, should be allowed to acquire the old Hughes property. However laws prohibit the city to legally pay more than $6 million, the price for which the property has most recently been appraised for....
G4’s ‘Attack Of The Show’ And ‘X-Play’ Cancelled As Network Transition Begins By Germain Lussier/Oct. 26, 2012 12:45 pm EST Two of G4’s signature geek shows, Attack of the Show and X-Play, will officially be cancelled at the end of 2012. The network is slowly starting its rebranding process to a more upscale, male audience (a la GQ) and the two pop culture centric shows aren’t part of that plan. Each will continue to air new episodes through December, including tributes with returning hosts, guests and more, leading up to their series finales....
James Franco Seeking $500K In Crowdfunding For ‘Palo Alto’ Film Trilogy By Angie Han/June 18, 2013 9:00 am EST Until recently, crowdfunding was the province of dirt-cheap indies from as-yet-undiscovered filmmakers. Then Rob Thomas came along with the Veronica Mars movie Kickstarter campaign, and now it seems like every week another established Hollywood figure is turning to moviegoers to get his or her next picture made. This week, that person is James Franco....
Jeremy Renner Reveals Hawkeye’s Fate In ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ By Angie Han/Aug. 28, 2014 11:00 am EST At this point, we only have a vague idea of what Avengers: Age of Ultron is even about. But now we know how it’s going to end, at least for one major character. In a recent chat with Larry King, Jeremy Renner addressed a certain rumor about Hawkeye’s fate in Avengers: Age of Ultron....
Michael Bay Attacked With An Air Conditioner On ‘Transformers 4’ Set By Russ Fischer/Oct. 17, 2013 11:04 am EST The best story of the day isn’t the new Wes Anderson trailer; it’s that the mean streets of Hong Kong turned into an actual battleground for a few minutes as Michael Bay and the Transformers: Age of Extinction crew tried to shoot scenes for the film. Stories were originally sketchy, but at least one man, perhaps angered at the production’s impact on his business, went at a couple of crew members, and eventually attacked Michael Bay....
Nine New ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ Posters Run The Gamut By Germain Lussier/April 4, 2014 8:25 am EST Check out these X-Men Days of Future Past posters thanks to Comic Book Movie. A few of those posters look very much like images we’ve seen on magazine covers and other posters. Some, however, like Wolverine screaming and him in front of the rock wall of text, are relatively new. And I don’t hate them....
Peter Segal Still Working On Live-Action ‘Jonny Quest’ Adaptation By Angie Han/Dec. 20, 2013 2:00 pm EST But now that Grudge Match is over and done with, Segal may turn his attention back to Jonny Quest. In fact, he says, they’ve got a writer working on it right now. Hit the jump for the latest on the project. Jonny Quest made his debut in 1964 on his eponymous ABC animated series....
Roberto Orci And Alex Kurtzman Sell Sci-Fi Pitch ‘Sagittarius’ To Universal By Germain Lussier/March 13, 2013 3:00 pm EST Briefly: The team behind Transformers, Star Trek Into Darkness and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 are at it again, this time wearing their producer hats. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci just sold an original sci-fi pitch to Universal called Sagittarius. They developed the idea long with Steven Karczynski, who’ll write the screenplay....
Ryan Reynolds Talks To His Pets In Dark Satire ‘The Voices’ [Sundance ‘14 Review] By Germain Lussier/Jan. 27, 2014 2:00 pm EST After several attempts to go the modern leading man route toplining blockbusters, Ryan Reynolds makes a bold career choice with The Voices. He plays Jerry, a mentally ill man doing his best to live a healthy life. He likes his assembly line job, and asks out a beautiful girl....
Star Wars Bits: Lots Of ‘Rebels’ Concept Art, Plus Anthony Daniels, Daniel Radcliffe And ‘Clone Wars’ By Germain Lussier/Oct. 15, 2013 3:00 pm EST Lucasfilm finally revealed some of their upcoming Star Wars plans this weekend at New York Comic-Con. There we learned a bunch about 2014’s Disney XD series Star Wars: Rebels, including that a new villain called the Imperial Inquisitor (above) will fight for the Empire. The Inquisitor’s reveal might have been the highlight but it was far from the only piece of news....
Steve James Vows To Finish ‘Life Itself,’ The Roger Ebert Documentary By Germain Lussier/April 4, 2013 4:08 pm EST Despite the terrible news of legendary film critic Roger Ebert’s passing, the film about the man himself will go on. Steve James, the Oscar-nominated director of Hoop Dreams, took to Twitter to tell everyone that despite the tragic news, he and producers Martin Scorsese and Steve Zaillian will finish Life Itself, a documentary on the life of Roger Ebert based on his memoir of the same title....
Steven Seagal Explains His ‘Expendables’ Avoidance By Russ Fischer/June 17, 2014 9:30 am EST Steven Seagal will probably never become expendable. While this morning brought a new trailer for The Expendables 3 — the third installment of Sylvester Stallone’s cavalcade of action all-stars — one big name remains absent from the ever-expanding roster. That’s Seagal, who explains in a new interview that he isn’t likely to ever show up for that group duty....
Superhero Bits: Exclusive Set Pics From The Dark Knight Rises, Plus Green Lantern, Thor 2, Gotham City Imposters, Iron Man By Germain Lussier/Oct. 7, 2011 12:00 pm EST Want to see an exclusive gallery of behind the scenes images from The Dark Knight Rises? How about own a scrapbook of Batman’s history? What does Kenneth Branagh have to say about Patty Jenkins possibly directing Thor 2? Curious to see one of the extras from the Green Lantern Blu-ray?...
Superhero Bits: The Avengers, Dark Knight Rises, Amazing Spider-Man, Gambit, Wolverine, Smallville By Germain Lussier/April 12, 2012 12:30 pm EST I don’t think this issue of Muscle and Fitness can really help you grow to 9 feet and be invincible, but that’s what they promise. Thanks to Coming Soon. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly (via CBM), Tom Hardy discussed the differences between The Joker in The Dark Knight and Bane in The Dark Knight Rises:...
