Bruce Willis Will Run A Hedonistic Future Resort In Sci-Fi Film ‘VICE’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 13, 2014 10:30 am EST Briefly: Bruce Willis may be bored by action movies, but he keeps making them, in part because we keep watching them. While there are loads of films selling distribution rights this week at the European Film Market, one has done better than many others, because it is a sci-fi tale with Willis in the lead....
Cool Stuff: Fan Posters For Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 17, 2014 8:00 am EST The Interstellar rumblings have began. Star John Lithgow saw the movie this weekend in New York and said the following about it: “Mind blown at 8AM, secret IMAX screening of #Interstellar in NY. So proud to be in it.” I’ve heard rumors of tears upon tears at other early screenings too. Basically, November 7 can’t get here fast enough to show us Christopher Nolan’s take on space travel starring Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, Casey Affleck, John Lithgow, Wes Bentley and more....
First ‘Cinderella’ Trailer And Poster: Teasers For Kenneth Branagh’s Live Action Fairy Tale By Germain Lussier/May 15, 2014 10:00 am EST A glass slipper is the focus of attention once more this November in Disney’s live action Cinderella. Directed by Kenneth Branagh, Lily James (Downton Abbey) plays the title character whose evil stepmother (Cate Blanchett) has it out for her. The girl sneaks to a Ball to meet a prince (Game of Thrones’ Richard Madden) and, well, you know the story....
First Look: Chris Hemsworth In Michael Mann’s Cyber-Thriller By Russ Fischer/June 5, 2014 5:00 am EST Director Michael Mann has been making a film with Chris Hemsworth, and we know fairly little about it. It is a so-called “cyber-thriller,” and doesn’t even seem to have a firm official title. The IMDB lists it as Cyber, but it dropped that title a while ago. Actor Holt McCannally, who tweeted one of the photos below, refers to it as Black Hat....
First Look At Tom Hardy As Max In ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 20, 2012 11:33 am EST When this photo showed up today, no one was quite sure as to whether it really is the first shot of Tom Hardy as the new Max Rockatansky in George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road. But Warner Bros. has confirmed that it is, indeed, a legit pic of Max, and so you can enjoy an advance look at the beaten and dirty new Max well in advance of any likely footage debut....
Mark Cuban Negotiating For 3-D Without The Glasses!? By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 12, 2008 4:13 pm EST One of the main problems with the concept of 3D is people don’t like wearing those annoying glasses. Sure, they have improved over the years. I remember seeing one of the early MAX 3D films with this big hunking plastic helmet (something larger than Darth Vader would ever wear) which cramped my neck. Real D and IMAX now offer low weight plastic glasses, but I’ve still heard complaints of eye strain (although I’ve never ever suffered such)....
By Russ Fischer/Oct. 27, 2010 11:30 am EST If you’ve caught yourself thinking that Werner Herzog’s 3D doc Caves of Forgotten Dreams might be a lot better paired with another 3D film about caves, you’re in luck. James Cameron has acted as exec producer on a film called Sanctum, in which a group of explorers and daredevils ventures into the deepest cave on Earth. Where, of course, the unexpected happens, forcing the explorers to rely on their wits and willpower to escape....
Nick Cannon Developing ‘Drumline’ Sequel For VH1 By Germain Lussier/Feb. 5, 2014 10:18 am EST Here’s a secret about me: If Drumline is ever on TV, I can’t turn it off. It’s an unabashedly light, funny, college movie that mixes music, partying and the charisma of young Nick Cannon and Zoe Saldana. It wasn’t a huge box office hit when it was released in 2002, but subsequent DVD and cable availability has given it a large cult following....
One Character May Not Be Absent From ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season Five After All By Russ Fischer/Sept. 8, 2014 1:00 pm EST Book readers have a good idea what might happen in the fifth season of Game of Thrones, but those who’ve waited to read until (a) the books are all out or (b) to give the show priority are happily in the dark. And even book readers don’t know it all, as the show has gone deep enough into the texts that things are being moved around, and even invented for the show....
By Germain Lussier/Jan. 10, 2014 11:00 am EST You can read the full press release over on Coming Soon, but here’s the plot description. With filming set to start soon, a late 2014 or early 2015 release sounds plausible. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2 is the expansionist dream of Sonny (Dev Patel), and it’s making more claims on his time than he has available, considering his imminent marriage to the love of his life, Sunaina (Tena Desae)....
Rumor: Gus Van Sant Replacing Shane Black On ‘Death Note’ By Angie Han/July 10, 2014 2:30 pm EST Some time ago, we got word that Shane Black would be directing an English-language adaptation of the Japanese manga Death Note. Since then, though, we haven’t heard much about the project at all. So we were disappointed but not terribly surprised to hear that he’s no longer set to helm. Instead, according to a new report, Gus Van Sant will be taking over the reins....
Set Photos: Denis Leary As George Stacy In ‘Spider-Man’ By Germain Lussier/Jan. 14, 2011 3:01 pm EST [No photo] And the Marvel photos just keep on coming. These, of Denis Leary as Captain George Stacy, father of Gwen Stacy, in Marc Webb’s Spider-Man reboot, are decidedly less exciting than Spider-Man himself, Captain America or Thor. Still, anything we can give you from Spider-Man, we will, as has been made painfully obvious with the other crazy set photos and articles we’ve posted....
Superhero Bits: Arrow, Iron Man 3, War Machine, Guardians Of The Galaxy, The Wolverine, Superman By Germain Lussier/Oct. 17, 2012 12:30 pm EST How can you help unlock a clip from Iron Man 3? Will Arrow acknowledge the other major DC superheroes? Is Paul Bettany a Marvel fan? Does a Paul Thomas Anderson film have a superhero connection? Where can we find out War Machine’s whereabouts during The Avengers? Is the Guardians of the Galaxy comic book being written with the new film in mind?...
Superhero Bits: Batman Vs. Superman, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Guardians Of The Galaxy By Germain Lussier/March 25, 2014 5:24 pm EST Can Jesse Eisenberg talk at all about Batman vs. Superman? Does Iron Man have new armor on the set of Avengers: Age of Ultron? Want to read a detailed breakdown of the X-Men: Days of Future Past trailer? Who appeared on set during the latest Guardians of the Galaxy photography?...
Superhero Bits: Gotham, Captain America The Winter Soldier, Marvel Universe Live, Disney Infinity, Batman V Superman By Germain Lussier/June 12, 2014 4:45 pm EST Who has been cast in the traveling show Marvel Universe Live? Want your best look yet at the LexCorp building in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? Which company is going to be making DC Comics toys for years to come? Is Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes actually fun?...
The Daredevil Netflix Show Will Exist In The Marvel Cinematic Universe By Germain Lussier/April 28, 2014 10:23 am EST As other film studios race to catch up to Marvel, Marvel is moving ahead. One of their most exciting announcements last year was the fact they’d be bringing four TV shows direct to Netflix, culminating in a fifth team-up series. The first of those will be the New York-set Daredevil, run and written by Drew Goddard....
VOTD: The History Of Sound At The Movies By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 12, 2014 5:00 am EST FilmmakerIQ has returned with another great film school video essay. The History of Sound at the Movies gives us a peek at the first lesson in their six part course which will cover science, microphones, recording, editing, foley, and ADR. The inclusion of sound at the movies was one of the most dramatic changes in all of film history....
Watch A Video About Visual Effects In The ‘Fast And Furious 6’ Runway Chase By Germain Lussier/June 4, 2013 9:17 am EST After only a few weeks of release, Justin Lin’s latest Fast and Furious film, Fast and Furious 6, is well on its way to being the franchise’s highest grossing entry. Pretty impressive for the sixth film in a series that started as a small, family-centric action film filled with green and orange cars....
What Does The Orca Doc ‘Blackfish’ Have To Do With Pixar’s ‘Finding Dory’? By Angie Han/Aug. 9, 2013 5:00 pm EST The wave of negative publicity that slammed SeaWorld following the release of Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s Blackfish came as no surprise, seeing as the documentary exposed the park’s inhumane treatment of orca whales. But now the film is also having an unexpected impact on an unrelated company. In the wake of the public reaction to Blackfish, Pixar has decided to tweak the ending of Finding Dory, which involves a marine park....
‘Ant-Man’ Confirms Yellowjacket And Hope Van Dyne; Watch The Full Panel Now [Comic-Con 2014] By Angie Han/July 28, 2014 7:00 am EST Two years ago in Hall H, we got our first peek at some test footage from Ant-Man. This year, we finally got a taste of the real thing. Kevin Feige, Peyton Reed, Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Corey Stoll, and Evangeline Lilly took the stage to promote their new film, dishing up new details and footage....
