‘The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug’ Trailer: The Dragon Is King Under The Mountain By Russ Fischer/Nov. 4, 2013 3:29 pm EST Today Peter Jackson and some of the cast of The Hobbit participated in a live-cast fan event, and in addition to all the new posters that hit earlier today, part of the proceedings was the debut of a new three-minute trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug....
‘Thor’ Writers Might Pen Third ‘Star Trek’ Film; Will It Be For J.J. Abrams? By Germain Lussier/July 22, 2013 12:30 pm EST Rumors and speculation continue to swirl about what’s going on in both “Star” universes. On the Star Trek side, Badass Digest is reporting Bad Robot could go out to Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz for help on the script for Star Trek 3. They’re the team who had a hand in writing Thor, X-Men: First Class and Fringe....
Adam Sandler Casts Himself In ‘Pixels’; Kevin James And Josh Gad Also In Talks By Angie Han/Feb. 26, 2014 1:15 pm EST As a producer, Adam Sandler has a few actors that he likes to work with over and over. Chief among them is Adam Sandler, so it should come as no surprise that he’s cast himself in Happy Madison’s next big feature, the Chris Columbus-directed Pixels. Also in the mix for the film are Sandler’s buddy and frequent co-star Kevin James, while Sandler’s Just Go With It love interest Jennifer Aniston is being courted for another role....
Basketball Documentary ‘Linsanity’ Gets October Release By Germain Lussier/July 25, 2013 3:30 pm EST Briefly: One of the best films I saw at this year’s Sundance Film Festival was a documentary about the almost too-unbelievable story of NBA point guard Jeremy Lin. Directed by Evan Jackson Leong, Linsanity tells Lin’s story from his childhood, all the way up through the month in 2012 when he became one of the most famous people on the planet....
Emile Hirsch Will Play John Belushi By Russ Fischer/Oct. 28, 2013 2:15 pm EST Briefly: The shortlist of actors to play the late actor/comedian John Belushi in a new biopic was pretty strange: Emile Hirsch and Adam Devine were mentioned, and Joaquin Phoenix came up as a longshot. Of the three, Phoenix seems to have the best energy for the role. But he won’t play the part. Emile Hirsch has been hired to play Belushi for writer/director Steve Conrad....
Geek Deal: 55% Off ‘Wreck It Ralph’, 59% Off Select Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volumes By Peter Sciretta/March 29, 2013 10:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.
Kevin Tancharoen Departs ‘Mortal Kombat,’ Leaving Movie With No Director By Germain Lussier/Oct. 28, 2013 11:15 am EST Director Kevin Tancharoen has been immersed in the world of Mortal Kombat for three years. He directed two full seasons of Mortal Kombat: Legacy for the web and has been prepping a feature film at New Line Cinema as well. That’s a whole lot of fatalities. Now it seems the director, who also made a play to direct Hunger Games a few years back, has had it with Raiden, Sub Zero and Scorpion....
Michael Cera And Kat Dennings Cast In Nick And Norah’s Infinite Playlist By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 9, 2007 1:05 am EST “I know this is going to sound strange, but would you mind being my girlfriend for the next five minutes?” Michael Cera (Superbad, Juno) and Kat Dennings (40 Year Old Virgin)Â have signed on to star in Mandate Pictures’ big screen adaptation of Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (interesting title)....
Mondo Debuts Teaser Poster For New ‘Heavy Metal’ Movie By Russ Fischer/July 23, 2014 9:00 pm EST This new poster for Heavy Metal, designed by Swedish artist Killian Eng and set for release at Comic Con, doesn’t seem to have much relation to the 1981 film of the same name. The poster is fantastic (and would pair well with Eng’s great poster for Jodorowsky’s Dune) but doesn’t feature any elements of the animated anthology film....
New Banners For ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug;’ Trailer Out Tuesday [UPDATED] By Germain Lussier/Sept. 30, 2013 11:30 am EST UPDATE: We’ve added a secondand banner featuring Lee Pace as the Elvenking, Thranduil and Luke Evans as Bard the Bowman Coming out of Telluride, Toronto, Fantastic Fest and now the New York Film Festival, most of the Fall movie talk has been focused on awards contenders. Among film fans, films like Rush, Gravity and 12 Years A Slave have all the buzz moving into the Fall....
Noomi Rapace Confirms ‘Prometheus 2’ Script Is In The Works By Germain Lussier/Feb. 27, 2013 10:40 am EST Doing interviews for her latest film, Dead Man Down, Rapace confirmed she recently met with Scott to discuss a sequel and that ideas are being formed. She would not say who would be writing it (not Damon Lindelof, we know) but had some strong thoughts on where she’d like it to go thematically....
POTD: Edgar Wright Directed A Shot In ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ By Germain Lussier/May 9, 2013 9:00 am EST The mystery of which other summer film Edgar Wright directed a shot in has been solved. Earlier this summer, the Scott Pilgrim director teased that he directed one shot in a summer film this year that wasn’t his own. On Thursday Wright, fresh off a brand new trailer for The World’s End, took to Twitter to reveal the film in question was indeed Star Trek Into Darkness....
Robert Downey Jr. Open To ‘Iron Man 4’ By Germain Lussier/July 23, 2014 12:30 pm EST Here are the facts when it comes to Robert Downey Jr. and Iron Man. The trilogy of films concluded with Iron Man 3, and he began renegotiating his contract with Marvel. That contract was then revealed to be only for Avengers: Age of Ultron and Avengers 3, but not Iron Man 4. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige long discussed the potential of recasting the role too....
Superhero Bits: Hellboy 3, R.I.P.D., The Wolverine, Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., Captain America: The Winter Soldier By Germain Lussier/July 3, 2013 4:00 pm EST What’s the latest on Hellboy 3? Where can you see an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. billboard? Does Sam Rockwell want back into the Marvel Universe? Want to see some new TV spots and images from The Wolverine? Where is Captain America: The Winter Soldier now filming? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits....
Superhero Bits: Iron Man 3, Captain America The Winter Soldier, Man Of Steel, S.H.I.E.L.D., Kick-Ass 2 By Germain Lussier/April 1, 2013 3:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Yet another Kick-Ass 2 character poster, this time of the title character.Robert Redford spoke to the Los Angeles Times about appearing in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Head there to see the video, but here’s the quote :...
Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins Teaser Trailer Description By Hunter Stephenson/June 20, 2008 12:19 pm EST Ladies and gentlemen, buckle yourselves in as we journey into a teaser trailer description. Just minutes ago, AICN confirmed a spy’s rundown of the Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins teaser that will be attached to The Dark Knight next month. Slashfilm is divided in our anticipation for this one, but I’ll admit that the primary focus on Christian Bale, his fittingly epic, doomsayer voice-over and the Terminator appearance sound quite agreeable, and more importantly, faithful to canon....
The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 6 - The Price Of Nothing By David Chen/Dec. 4, 2009 6:31 am EST The Tobolowsky Files is a new podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky. In this episode, Stephen tells stories of his first few jobs and their accompanying disasters. You can always e-mail Stephen at stephentobolowsky(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or you can e-mail David at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com....
Three Alternate ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Suit Designs Are Sleek And Mean By Russ Fischer/Nov. 25, 2013 12:25 pm EST Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man had it’s share of problems — some pretty big ones, in fact — but one thing it did very well was Spidey’s costume design. Sure, there’s the whole question of a teenager being able to make that suit, but setting aside that old qualm the suit in the film, and the updated version for next year’s sequel, was pretty much spot-on....
VOTD: Siskel And Ebert Defend ‘Star Wars’ On 1983 TV Show By Germain Lussier/Nov. 14, 2013 8:00 am EST Anticipating, debating and dissecting Star Wars movies is nothing new. Thirty year ago, with the final Star Wars film Return of the Jedi just hitting theaters, film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert defended the latest Star Wars film on ABC’s Nightlne with Ted Koppel. Their opposition was critic John Simon, who wrote for National Review and New York Magazine....
‘Bond 24’ Casting Call Reveals Villainous Details By Angie Han/Aug. 25, 2014 11:15 am EST Details on Bond 24 are being kept under very tight wraps, but when a film is as feverishly anticipated as this one is, clues have a way of getting out. A new casting call is the source of the latest update, which suggests Bond 24 will star an “iconic” baddie in the vein of Jaws (The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker) or Oddjob (Goldfinger)....
