Posts

First Bits Of ‘Inherent Vice’ Footage Revealed In New York Film Festival Trailer By Russ Fischer/Sept. 10, 2014 10:45 am EST It’s not much, but we’re still in “we’ll take anything” mode when it comes to the new Paul Thomas Anderson film Inherent Vice. So here’s the first Inherent Vice footage, albeit in super-brief form. The trailer for this year’s New York Film Festival has gone online, and it features two or three clips from the Thomas Pynchon adaptation, nestled in amongst footage from the rest of the festival’s high-profile films....

Josh Trank’s ‘Fantastic Four’ Will Shoot In Louisana By Germain Lussier/July 25, 2013 6:00 am EST

Joss Whedon: “Thanos Was Never Meant To Be The Next Villain” By Germain Lussier/Aug. 5, 2013 12:00 pm EST The brilliance of Marvel is not only in the studio’s execution of story; it’s in the dissemination of information. Take, for example, Comic-Con. All Marvel President Kevin Feige and director Joss Whedon had to do was reveal three words, “Age of Ultron,” to completely redirect the conversation about the path of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the next few years....

Joss Whedon’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing:’ Exclusive Images, Quotes And Pages From New Book By Germain Lussier/Oct. 3, 2013 10:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Next week, Titan Books is releasing a book for Much Ado About Nothing that includes Whedon’s full screenplay, an exclusive interview, and never before seen images from the production of the film, such as the one above. After the jump, see four more exclusive images as well as some special excerpts from the script and the interview....

New Images, All-Superhero Edition: ‘Man Of Steel’, ‘Kick-Ass 2’, ‘The Wolverine’, ‘Thor: The Dark World’ By Angie Han/Jan. 28, 2013 11:38 am EST Over a decade after it kicked into gear with X-Men and Spider-Man, the superhero movie trend shows no signs of flagging. Costumed heroes will keep going strong in 2013 with several more high-profile releases, including Man of Steel, Kick-Ass 2, The Wolverine, and Thor: The Dark World. While we’ve haven’t seen trailers for most of them so far (Man of Steel excepted) the latest issue of Empire Magazine offers a little taste of each movie with some new images....

Page 2 By Peter Sciretta/May 12, 2009 11:46 pm EST The Tokyo premiere of Star Trek featured a giant replica for the Starship Enterprise. [quinto] Glenn has found a way to control his life-size R2D2 with his iPhone. Pixarians are tweeting from the Cannes Film Festival premeire of Up on the account UP_dates. MichaelBay.com has posted two new behind the scenes photos of Michael Bay on the set of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen....

Page 2: Life Aquatic, Muppets, Doctor Who, Princess Bride, Haywire, Night Of The Living Dead, Back To The Future, He-Man, Total Recall, Star Trek, Aliens, Hugh Jackman, Jurassic Park, Spaceballs, Super, Commando By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 11, 2011 8:00 am EST Header Photo: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou animated gif thanks to If We Don’t, Remember Me. Disney Blog tries to figure out who might replace Steve Jobs on the Disney board....

Plot Synopsis For ‘Fast And Furious 6’ Reveals A Homesick Crew By Angie Han/Jan. 31, 2013 1:20 pm EST Fast Five wound up being one of 2011’s most unexpected pleasures, so hopefully we’re in for a treat when the first footage from Justin Lin’s Fast and Furious 6 (or whatever it winds up being called) airs during the Super Bowl this weekend. To prep fans for the unveiling, Universal has finally released an official synopsis explaining just what Dom (Vin Diesel), Brian (Paul Walker), Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson), and the rest of the gang will be up to in the new film — and how exactly Luke Evans’ villain and the presumed-dead Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) factor in....

Read About The Deleted Hawkeye/Captain America Fight In ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 2, 2014 4:00 pm EST Blame Jeremy Renner for the fact Hawkeye wasn’t in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. From the earliest days of development, the character was supposed to be in the sequel but the actor’s busy schedule didn’t allow him to be part of the film. So the screenwriters and directors worked around it and turned in a fantastic movie even without the Avengers’ best archer....

See Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jessica Alba, And More In New ‘Sin City: A Dame To Kill For’ Images [Updated] By Angie Han/Feb. 27, 2014 6:57 am EST They include our very first look at original character Johnny (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), who just looks like he’s having the worst day of his life; plus new images of Marv (Mickey Rourke), as rough and tough as ever, and Nancy (Jessica Alba), no longer the innocent damsel in distress....

Star Wars Bits: ‘Episode VII’ Resumes Filming, Yoda Spinoff Film, GPS Stormtroopers And ‘Rebels’ By Germain Lussier/Aug. 29, 2014 9:05 am EST The Force is strong with the stars of Episode VII as the film has once again begun shooting, but that’s not all that’s happening in the world of Star Wars. Below, read about the following: Star Wars Episode VII has begun filming once again. Is Gareth Edwards and Gary Whitta’s Spin-Off Movie about Yoda?...

Superhero Bits: Ant-Man, Fantastic Four, Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Amazing Spider-Man 2, Preacher By Germain Lussier/March 10, 2014 4:15 pm EST How is Robert Downey Jr. training for Avengers: Age of Ultron? Want to see some new images from The Amazing Spider-Man 2? How long is Rhino in the film for? Is Batman vs. Superman filming in Michigan already? What do Patrick Wilson and Michael Pena have to say about Ant-Man?...

The Wachowskis’ ‘Jupiter Ascending’ Gets Summer 2014 Release Date, ‘Grudge Match’ Pushed To January By Angie Han/March 15, 2013 7:00 am EST Warner Bros. has taken a bit of time to shift around its release schedule, and there’s both good news and bad news for film fans. On the plus side, the studio has set Andy and Lana Wachowski’s Jupiter Ascending for a coveted summer 2014 release date, which reads as a vote of confidence in the film....

Tommy Wirkola Won’t Direct ‘Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters’ Sequel By Angie Han/Sept. 30, 2014 9:00 am EST Hansel and Gretel may be on the hunt for a new director. Tommy Wirkola has dropped out of the Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters sequel, after directing the first movie. The filmmaker cited a desire to “not just do sequels” as the reason for his exit. Hit the jump for more on the Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters sequel director drop-out....

TV Bits: ‘Arrow’, ‘Breaking Bad’, ‘Sons Of Anarchy’, ‘American Horror Story’, ‘Blake’s 7’, ‘Doctor Who’, And More By Angie Han/Aug. 22, 2012 12:45 pm EST The original Terry Nation-created show centered around a group of criminals and renegades who become unlikely heroes over the course of their outer space travels. Blake’s 7 ran for 52 episodes over four seasons ending in 1981, and still retains a cult following today. [Deadline]...

Val Kilmer Is K.I.T.T. In Knight Rider, Replaces Will Arnett By Hunter Stephenson/Feb. 6, 2008 10:47 pm EST “The voice is mine.” Oooh, K.I.T.T. voice draaama! Friend of the world’s beaches and former Batman and Real Genius, Val Kilmer, has signed on to voice the smooth-computin’ automobile in the latest TV-reboot of Knight Rider for NBC and Universal. Will Kilmer’s K.I.T.T. (Knight Industries Three Thousand) do a passable Elvis impersonation and fire a laser that pops a billion golden kernals?...

VOTD: ‘History Cops’ Parody Trailer From ‘The Lego Movie’ Blu-Ray By Russ Fischer/June 12, 2014 10:00 am EST What do animators do when they have extra time and materials on hand? That’s a trick question; animators really don’t have any extra time. But if there were a few surplus minutes on hand, they might make something like History Cops. The Lego Movie hits blu-ray next week, but one of the special features is online now....

By Germain Lussier/May 23, 2013 10:08 am EST Thirty years ago this Saturday, the Star Wars trilogy came to an end. Return of the Jedi hit theaters May 25, 1983 with the kind of hype and anticipation that’s become almost standard for big movies. In 1983, however, it was not. Fans were rabid to find out the fates of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia and Darth Vader with most assuming it would be the last time we’d see these characters on screen....

VOTD: J.J. Abrams Wishes Fans ‘Happy Star Wars Day,’ Teases More Casting By Germain Lussier/May 4, 2014 11:01 am EST Briefly: Looks like we got our Star Wars Episode VII surprise from the official Star Wars camp. Co-writers J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan uploaded a little “May the 4th Be With You” greeting from London where work continues on the film. It’s a short, short video but Abrams says mentions that “casting announcements” will continue....

Watch A Clip From Hilarious Disney Short ‘Get A Horse,’ Attached To ‘Frozen’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 18, 2013 3:00 pm EST Next week, Disney will release their latest animated musical, Frozen, and it’s a film worthy of the Disney name. Funny, moving, and exciting, it’s going to be a film kids of all ages enjoy for years to come. However, when you go to the theater on November 27 to see Frozen, that’s actually the second best Disney film you’ll see that day....