‘Evil Dead’ Director Fede Alvarez Sets Up Sci-Fi Project ‘Machina’ By Russ Fischer/July 30, 2013 2:00 pm EST Briefly: Fede Alvarez made waves with the short Panic Attack, and this year got more attention with his new version of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead. We know that Alvarez could well make another Evil Dead movie, but now he and writing partner Rodo Sayagues have set up a secret sci-fi project at Media rights Capital....
‘Fantastic Four’ Moved From March To June 2015; Plus New ‘Assassin’s Creed’ ‘Secret Service’ And ‘Susan Cooper’ Dates By Germain Lussier/Nov. 12, 2013 10:40 am EST Read some analysis below. Exhibitor Relations tweeted all these changes. Moving The Secret Service, which is already shooting, is a bit of a surprise. The March release date gives it much less competition than the Fall release, and Vaughn more time to finish the film....
/Film LA: ‘Halloween’ And ‘Big Top Pee-Wee’ Screen For Debra Hill Film Festival; With Mondo Posters By Germain Lussier/Oct. 11, 2012 9:55 am EST Two great movies honoring a fantastic filmmaker with proceeds going to charity, and you get a Mondo poster. It’s hard to imagine something better than that. Debra Hill, one of the pre-eminent producers of the Eighties and Nineties, passed away in 2005. She left not only a legacy of great films (Escape from New York, Clue, Adventures In Babysitting, The Fisher King) but a commitment to emerging producers and those two passions come together on October 26 and 27 at the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles, CA....
‘Into The Woods’ Won’t Feature A New Stephen Sondheim Song After All By Angie Han/Aug. 15, 2014 12:15 pm EST Recently, we’ve had word that Disney’s adaptation of Into the Woods would differ from the original in a number of ways. Most of the changes didn’t sound too promising, but one we were actually looking forward to was a new song, penned by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine for the movie....
‘Star Wars’ Blu-Ray Controversy: Has George Lucas Made Two Terrible Audio Alterations To The Original Trilogy? By Russ Fischer/Aug. 30, 2011 5:05 pm EST There is more possible ‘Star Wars alteration’ controversy today. The word going around on TheForce.net and other message boards is that review copies of the Star Wars blu-ray set have trickled out, and two of the supposed changes to the original trilogy are being highlighted. While the digital Yoda in The Phantom Menace is a much broader change, these two alterations — if true — will be far more irritating....
‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ Trailer: The Revolution Has Begun By Germain Lussier/July 20, 2013 2:19 pm EST The latest trailer for Francis Lawrence’s highly anticipated sequel to The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has just been released. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and a ton of the other cast members took the stage at San Diego Comic-Con to premiere the footage, which gives an even better glimpse at what’s sure to be a huge film when it opens November 22....
‘The Pee-Wee Herman Show On Broadway’ HBO Teaser Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 2, 2011 5:30 pm EST HBO will premiere The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway on Saturday, March 19th 2011 at 10:00pm. They have released a teaser trailer to promote the special. Watch it now emebdded after the jump. Teaser Trailer: The Buzz: ‘The Pee-Wee Herman Show On Broadway’ HBO Teaser Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 2, 2011 5:30 pm EST...
‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ VFX Breakdown Shows Off The Film’s Digital Artistry By Russ Fischer/Sept. 30, 2014 1:30 pm EST In addition we’ve got few other Days of Future Past bits, including a deleted scene with Mystique, and a couple character-specific featurettes focused on Sunspot and Bishop. First, the VFX breakdown, via io9. As is often the case with these videos, I’d like some extra discussion of techniques used, and perhaps a slower pace so I could appreciate all the individual layers of artistry....
Bending The Light Trailer: “A Revealing Look At The Heart Of Image Making” By Peter Sciretta/July 30, 2014 12:15 pm EST Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Michael Apted’s new film Bending The Light is an exploration of the art and craft behind the photographs and films we love. From the creators of the camera lenses to the photographers and cinematographers who use them to create the art we look at and watch on a daily basis....
Bob Orci Has Met With CBS About Televised ‘Star Trek’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 11, 2013 2:45 pm EST The true home of Star Trek has always been television, and among the hardcore fanbase there’s always been hope that the show could end up back on the small screen. The two JJ Abrams movies have launched the property back into popular consciousness, but with television becoming dominant as the delivery medium of choice for stories told with the moving image, it seems like an easy decision to put Trek back on the tube....
David O. Russell Wrote A Horror Film Eli Roth Might Direct By Germain Lussier/Nov. 15, 2013 9:48 am EST Writer/directors David O. Russell and Eli Roth both have new movies completed and ready for release. From the sounds of it though, the odd couple could work together in the future. Russell participated in The Hollywood Reporter directors roundtable (for his film, American Hustle) and was talking about the pile of unproduced screenplays he’s written over the years....
Emma Watson Quits Harry Potter? By Peter Sciretta/March 18, 2007 10:34 am EST While she’s not avoiding stalker fans at her British school, Harry Potter star Emma Watson is considering leaving the Harry Potter series. Please Emma, say it isn’t so. The News of the World newspaper is claiming that the actress who played Hermione Granger in the series has supposedly turned down a new £2 million-per-movie offer for the final two films....
Final ‘Great Gatsby’ Posters Feature Carey Mulligan As Daisy And Leonardo DiCaprio As, Of Course, Gatsby By Angie Han/Dec. 20, 2012 11:00 am EST Along with the glitzy second trailer, Warner Bros. has also revealed the last two character posters from Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby. As expected, they feature Leonardo DiCaprio as Gatsby himself and Carey Mulligan as his lifelong obsession Daisy. Check them out after the jump. [via Film School Rejects] It’s obvious from the trailers that Luhrmann’s put his own, contemporary stamp on the classic novel by F....
First ‘Lost River’ Footage: Ryan Gosling Gets Matt Smith To Shout “Look At My Muscles!” By Russ Fischer/May 19, 2014 12:00 pm EST What the hell is going on in this first footage from Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut Lost River? Difficult to say exactly, but there’s a boy, and he’s… distracted by what he sees, or at least what he imagines he sees. Originally called How to Catch a Monster, the film premieres soon at Cannes, and this first Lost River footage suggests that Ryan Gosling is more interested in following the path of a director such as his two-time collaborator Nicolas Winding Refn than making a big mainstream movie....
First Look: Bradley Cooper In ‘American Sniper’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 1, 2014 7:00 pm EST The next film from Clint Eastwood is American Sniper, based on the book of the same name by the late Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. Bradley Cooper plays Kyle and also acts as producer for the December 25 release. The film’s first trailer hits tomorrow, but in the meantime we have the American Sniper first look via two images of Cooper as Chris Kyle....
Harrison Ford Will Star In ‘The Expendables 3;’ Bruce Willis Is Out By Germain Lussier/Aug. 6, 2013 12:40 pm EST The Expendables 3 will be out in just about a year. Now, it is adding one of the biggest box office stars of all time. Sylvester Stallone took to Twitter to reveal that Han Solo and Indiana Jones himself, Harrison Ford, is joining the action sequel. It’ll be directed by Patrick Hughes....
Harry Potter Diagon Alley Opening Date Revealed By Peter Sciretta/June 18, 2014 9:30 am EST I’m in Orlando covering the media happenings this week at Universal Orlando resort. This morning at the “State of the Universe” press conference, Universal heads and Harry Potter film co-stars were on hand to announce The Wizarding World of Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley opening date. Learn more after the jump. The expansion will open on July 8th 2014....
Leonardo DiCaprio Won’t Play Steve Jobs, Wants To Take A Break From Acting By Angie Han/Oct. 2, 2014 2:30 pm EST It’s still not entirely clear who’ll play Steve Jobs in Sony’s upcoming biopic, but now we know who won’t be. Leonardo DiCaprio has reportedly dropped out of talks to play the late Apple guru after circling the project earlier this year. The reason? He’s kinda done with acting, for now....
New ‘300: Rise Of An Empire’ Poster Rides The Wave; Trailer Out Wednesday By Germain Lussier/June 12, 2013 9:00 am EST Briefly: Earlier this Summer, Warner Bros. moved the 300 follow-up 300: Rise Of An Empire into March 2014. Originally scheduled for an August release date, the move was intended to give us all time to learn more about the, frankly, mysterious film and hopefully get more excited. That journey begins today with the release of a new teaser poster and the promise of a trailer on Wednesday afternoon....
Nine New Spider-Man 3 Video Clips By Peter Sciretta/April 17, 2007 3:24 pm EST As Spider-Man 3’s release looms, Sony has started to release a ton of new video clips. Here is a round-up: Earlier today we posted a new German Television Advertisement focuses completely on Venom. It includes a bunch of new Venom Footage. Very cool. FirstShowing has a Taiwan TV spot which they have dubbed “The BEST Spider-Man 3 Trailer You Will EVER See”....
