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Superhero Bits: Man Of Steel, Batman Live, Captain America, The Dark Knight Rises By Germain Lussier/July 5, 2011 12:00 pm EST You’re reading Superhero Bits, but what if it was called Superhero Briefs? This photo comes from Buzzfeed (via The Daily What) and begs the question, “Are these really essential?” What Culture has an enlightening list of “10 Things You Didn’t Know About Captain America” from both the comics, pop culture and more....

By Germain Lussier/May 21, 2014 11:15 am EST “A vast, entertaining and thought-provoking look at Roger Ebert the man and icon.” That’s how I described Steve James’ documentary Life Itself when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Now you can see some of that film for yourself. Based on Ebert’s autobiography of the same name, the documentary tells Ebert’s life story via the framework of our own love of the movies....

‘Out Of The Furnace’ Director In Talks For Whitey Bulger Film ‘Black Mass,’ Johnny Depp Could Still Star By Russ Fischer/Jan. 14, 2014 4:21 pm EST You may remember that one of the films about Whitey Bulger that has been making its way to the screen is Black Mass. If things had gone a different way than they did in the end, Barry Levinson would be shooting it soon with Johnny Depp in the lead role and Joel Edgerton supporting....

‘The Wolverine’ Poster Paints Jean Grey In Black And Red By Russ Fischer/June 24, 2013 12:17 pm EST Now Jean Grey (Famke Janssen), whose presence in the film was once merely rumor, takes center stage on the latest poster. Check it out below. The Wolverine opens on July 26. Collider has the poster.

‘Venom’ And ‘Sinister Six’ Coming Before ‘Amazing Spider-Man 4’ By Angie Han/April 10, 2014 12:31 pm EST Sony’s had a 2018 release date for the fourth Spider-Man movie locked in since last year, but now it seems that film may not be The Amazing Spider-Man 4 after all. Instead, producers Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach have indicated that the date could go to one of the planned spin-offs. In fact, they say, Venom and Sinister Six are both likely to hit before The Amazing Spider-Man 4 does....

Adam Driver Denies ‘Batman Vs. Superman’ Rumors By Germain Lussier/Nov. 18, 2013 8:45 am EST “A young John Hawkes type.” That was the description reportedly being floated a few weeks back for the role of Dick Grayson in Zack Snyder’s Batman vs. Superman. The truth of that statement became the subject of conversation, especially when the name Adam Driver started to get mentioned in connection to the role. Driver, best known for his role on Girls, fits that description perfectly and was rumored to be a “front runner” for the role, along with a few others....

Amanda Seyfried Takes Over For Emma Stone In ‘He’s F*ckin’ Perfect’ By Angie Han/Dec. 6, 2013 2:00 pm EST Seyfried has just boarded He’s Fuckin’ Perfect, a romcom being produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay and directed by Funny or Die alum Jake Szymanski. If the title rings a bell, that may be because we first reported on it two years ago when Emma Stone was linked to the role....

AT&T Launching Its Own $5/Month Streaming Subscription Service By Angie Han/Jan. 7, 2013 5:20 pm EST Once AT&T actually starts charging, however, that $5 may not look so worth it. Screen Pack has about 1,500 movies in its catalog, mostly older Sony and MGM titles like “American Teacher, Assassin’s Code, Charlie’s Angels, Summer in Genoa, Lars and the Real Girl, Rudy, The Wedding Planner, Hotel Rwanda, Legends of the Fall, Snatch and more....

Batman’s New Vehicle Revealed In ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Set Photo By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 11, 2011 4:30 pm EST Ross Petrocelli just posted a photo on Twitter of a new vehicle being towed into the Wabash Tunnel in Pittsburgh, where filming is underway for The Dark Knight Rises. The vehicle appears to be a completely new addition to Batman’s batcave, and you’ll see what I mean when you see the photo. I understand that some of you want to avoid any and all plot points, so I’m keeping the image and discussion after the jump....

Coming Soon: ‘The World’s End’ Virtual Pub Crawl, Comic-Con Panel And Screening By Germain Lussier/July 1, 2013 12:00 pm EST In The World’s End, the latest film from Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, five friends return to their hometown and attempt to complete a herculean task. One night, one mile, twelve bars, twelve pints of beer. What starts as a simple a night of drunken debauchery becomes a battle for humanity as the friends realize their town has been taken over by robots....

English Language ‘Headhunters’ Film Remake Cancelled In Favor Of HBO TV Series By Germain Lussier/Nov. 7, 2013 8:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Now, something even rarer and more exciting is happening. The Norwegian film Headhunters, which had been slated for an English language remake with Mark Wahlberg circling, is now being developed into an HBO series. Originally the property was a popular Norwegian novel by Jo Nesbø, which was then adapted into that excellent 2011 film by Morten Tyldum....

George Clooney, Matt Damon And Bill Murray Rescue Art In ‘The Monuments Men’ UK Trailer By Russ Fischer/Dec. 3, 2013 9:00 am EST The Monuments Men, the new film from George Clooney about a group of guys from the art world recruited to save art from the ravages of Hitler’s army, may have been pushed into 2014 to make time for effects work, but we can still get a good look at it now....

Hugh Jackman Says He Isn’t Sold On ‘The Wolverine’ Sequel Yet By Germain Lussier/Dec. 6, 2013 11:00 am EST Things are ever-changing in the X-Men movie universe at 20th Century Fox. First, it was revealed James Mangold is developing a sequel to this year’s hit The Wolverine. Next, Bryan Singer revealed a sixth X-Men film is in the works for 2016, just as Simon Kinberg officially came on board to further develop the franchise....

Johnny Depp And Mia Wasikowska Confirmed For ‘Alice In Wonderland 2’ In 2016; ‘Heart Of The Sea’ And ‘The Jungle Book’ Dated By Germain Lussier/Nov. 22, 2013 12:45 pm EST Briefly: Wow, that was fast. Mere weeks after first hearing about Jon Favreau’s live-action 3D remake of The Jungle Book, Disney has given the film a release date. It’ll open October 9, 2015, making it the first film to claim a date in that month....

Larry The Cable Guy Stars In Sequel To ‘Jingle All The Way’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 11, 2014 10:07 am EST

Of Course There’s A ‘Family Circus’ Movie In The Works By Angie Han/Oct. 19, 2012 7:00 am EST Bil Keane debuted the Family Circus strip in 1960, basing the warm but silly family on his own. His son Jeff Keane, the real-life analogue to 3-year-old Jeffy from the comics, draws the cartoon today. Over the past fifty years, the strips have spawned dozens of book compilations and three television specials....

By Germain Lussier/Dec. 30, 2013 8:12 am EST Update: The original source has already retracted its first info, killing the rumor. The site who reported this is called The Motley Fool, a long-running financial advice site. Thanks to io9 for the heads up. Here’s the exact wording to start: Where’d they get this information? Is it true? Who knows. That’s why we’re staying it’s a rumor. But let’s discuss the logistics....

Second Bloody Red-Band ‘Maniac’ Trailer Goes For Unsettling Intensity By Russ Fischer/Nov. 6, 2012 1:30 pm EST Yesterday, when writing up Silent Night, I mentioned the new version of Maniac that has been doing festival rounds. In this remake of William Lustig’s super-creepy ’80s exploitation classic, Elijah Wood plays the title character, a photographer who has some very violent problems with women. This version is set in LA, rather than NYC, but more crucially tells the story from Wood’s point of view....

Take A Peek At Heath Ledger’s Joker Diary From ‘The Dark Knight’ By Angie Han/May 31, 2013 9:18 am EST Of the many comic book movie villains we’ve seen paraded across the big screen in the past 15 years, one of the most memorable has been Heath Ledger’s Joker from The Dark Knight. The young actor made the classic character entirely his own, imbuing him with an oddly charismatic menace that’s been impossible to forget....

Watch David Goyer Explain The Origin Of ‘Man Of Steel’ By Russ Fischer/April 10, 2014 7:00 am EST We’ve heard some description of how Man of Steel came to be, thanks to the efforts of David Goyer, Zack Snyder, and Christopher Nolan. Now the screenwriter himself gives an account of the genesis of the new Superman. In a screenwriting lecture organized by BAFTA, David Goyer gives a wide-ranging account of his entire career....