Look Inside The Mystery Box That Inspired Brad Bird’s ‘1952’ By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 24, 2013 10:00 am EST Yesterday writer/producer Damon Lindelof tweeted out a photo of a box which featured the handwritten label “1952”. Hours later, director Brad Bird tweeted out a second photo, revealing the contents of the mystery box. Is this the beginning of a viral marketing campaign for Bird’s Disney feature film 1952? What does this box mean?...
Page 2: LotR, BTTF, Doctor Who, Star Wars, Walking Dead, Blacklist, Frozen, Star Trek, Boxtrolls By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 22, 2014 4:00 pm EST Header Photo: A One Ring Fire Pit To Rule Them All The Early Films of 7 Modern DirectorsINTERVIEWING KERSHNER: A CONVERSATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK You Can Own A Back To The Future Mr. Fusion Replica The True Story Behind The Birth Of The Video MashupHow an Internet Hoax Inspired Kevin Smith’s ‘Tusk’They’re Just Like Us: Disney Princesses And Villains Take Selfies Too5 Movie Monsters We Hope Are Never Actually Discovered...
Rumorville: Al Pacino To Star In Quantum Of Solace By Hunter Stephenson/Feb. 13, 2008 2:26 pm EST AICN received a tip today claiming that Al Pacino has already been cast as one of the villains in the next James Bond opus, Quantum of Solace. Now this info is not confirmed and is strictly rumor, but if true, Pacino certainly gives the new school Bond an old school kick. Here’s what the tipster says…...
The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 39 - Contagion By David Chen/Oct. 29, 2010 12:00 pm EST The Tobolowsky Files returns! This week, Stephen encounters both the natural and the supernatural during the making of Alan Parker’s Mississippi Burning. The Tobolowsky Files is a 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....
Zack Snyder Confirms “Crazy” ‘Man Of Steel’ Trailer In Front Of ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 20, 2012 12:00 pm EST Yes, that’s right, you now have an additional reason to see Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey on December 14. The film itself, Jackson’s first in a trilogy, was likely enough. But that release is also the first film ever in HFR 3D, and it will have the trailer (or prologue) to Star Trek Into Darkness attached....
‘Annabelle’ Trailer: ‘The Conjuring’s Bad Doll Gets Her Own Spinoff By Angie Han/Aug. 21, 2014 11:30 am EST The creepy doll Annabelle was only a small part of The Conjuring, but she sure made an impression. Enough so that New Line decided to give her her own spinoff. The new Annabelle trailer picks up around where the old one left off. Following the vicious attack on their home, John (Ward Horton) and Mia (Annabelle Wallis) have pulled themselves back together....
‘Ice Age: Continental Drift’ Trailer - It’s The Start Of The World As We Know It By Angie Han/March 5, 2012 2:00 pm EST In the decade or so since the start of Fox’s Ice Age series, the franchise has pulled in a range of high-profile stars including Jack Black, Will Arnett, Jay Leno, and Simon Pegg to compliment its central quartet of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, and Chris Wedge....
‘Ready Player One’ Movie Update: Zak Penn To Rewrite Script By Germain Lussier/June 24, 2014 6:00 am EST One of the most entertaining, page-turning books I’ve read in the past few years is Ernie Cline’s Ready Player One. Before it was even published, Warner Bros. acquired the rights to the video-game influenced story, which plays like a high-tech blend of The Social Network, Willy Wonka, and Ender’s Game. That was 2010 and since then, the only update was about a script rewrite in 2012....
‘Star Trek 3’ Forces Roberto Orci To Drop ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 22, 2014 9:30 am EST We don’t know much about Star Trek 3, but we do know one thing. Writer director Roberto Orci is 100% committed to the project. Months after leaving the Spider-Man franchise because he had too much on his plate, Orci has now reportedly pulled himself off Lionsgate’s 2016 reboot of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as well....
‘The Double’ Trailer: Jesse Eisenberg Gets ‘Black Swan’-Ed By Angie Han/Sept. 6, 2013 8:30 am EST Five years ago, Richard Ayoade was mostly familiar to American audiences, if he was familiar at all, as ubernerd Maurice Moss from The IT Crowd. Since his 2010 directorial debut Submarine, however, he’s also known as… well, okay, he’s still the guy from The IT Crowd, but now people might also know him as a promising young filmmaker with style and wit to spare....
‘The Expendables 3’ Trailer: “Courageous, But Insane” By Angie Han/June 17, 2014 7:56 am EST From James Gray’s The Immigrant to Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, there’s no shortage of thoughtful, nuanced pictures out this summer. But sometimes, you don’t want thoughtful and nuanced. Sometimes, you just want to turn your brain off for a couple hours and watch famous people blow stuff up real good. That’s where The Expendables 3 comes in....
‘World War Z’ Trailer: You’ll Believe Zombies Can Fly By Germain Lussier/March 25, 2013 12:02 am EST The latest trailer for Marc Forster’s World War Z is now online and it features a zombie attack no one has ever really seen. Brad Pitt is on a plane jetsetting across the globe trying to figure out the source of a global zombie apocalypse. Things seem safe when a frightening, guttural screaming begins....
Ben Affleck To Direct Another Boston Crime Drama, This Time For TV By Angie Han/Sept. 13, 2013 5:41 pm EST The new project represents familiar territory for Affleck in that it’s a crime drama set in Boston, like Gone Baby Gone and The Town. What’s different about it, however, is that it’s not a film but a drama pilot for Fox. Hit the jump for plot details and more. The project began brewing in 2009 when Affleck and producer Chay Carter (Argo) met with actor/screenwriter Michael Yebba (Ordinary Man) and screenwriter Emilio Mauro (God Only Knows)....
Cool Stuff: Gallery1988’s 2013 Oscar-Inspired Poster Print Series By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 8, 2013 10:22 am EST We’ve got a bunch of cool movie art for you today. The Academy and Gallery1988 commissioned a small group of artists to create original screen prints inspired by this year’s nine Best Picture nominees. After the jump you can see some of them, including: AMOUR by artist Matt Owen, ARGO by Anthony Petrie, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD by Rich Kelly, DJANGO UNCHAINED by Mark Englert, LES MISÉRABLES by Phantom City Creative, LINCOLN by Jeff Boyes, LIFE OF PI by Tom Whalen, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK by Joshua Budich and ZERO DARK THIRTY by Godmachine....
Cool Stuff: Righteous Rides Art Show Focuses On The Coolest Cars, Bikes And More In Film By Germain Lussier/May 1, 2013 1:00 pm EST Every great hero needs a signature mode of transportation. A huge muscle car, a distinctive motorcycle, or maybe a spaceship that looks like a hamburger. Whatever their pleasure, the latest art exhibit by the Hero Complex Gallery has got it covered. The show is called Righteous Rides…And the Dudes Who Drive Them and it will open May 3 in Los Angeles, CA....
David Yates Takes Over FX Pilot ‘Tyrant’ By Germain Lussier/June 13, 2013 11:45 am EST Losing a multiple Oscar-winner for your project is never a good thing. But, replacing him with a guy responsible for billions in box office isn’t bad. That’s what happening on the FX pilot Tyrant. Ang Lee was set to direct the first episode of the show, which is about “an unassuming American family drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation” but he dropped out....
GI Joe: Storm Shadow And Scarlett Cast By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 18, 2007 5:19 pm EST Two new bits of GI Joe Casting have just hit the interwebs before the upcoming Holiday week.IESB is reporting that Korean star Byung-hun Lee has been cast as Storm Shadow (aka Tommy S. Arashikage), Snake-Eye’s (Ray Park) brother and rival. He is the only member of the GI Joe team to switch sides several times.LatinoReview is reporting that Rachel Nichols (Charlie Wilson’s War, Alias) has been cast as Scarlett O’Hara....
Gris Grimly To Art Direct Disney’s Haunted Mansion Animated TV Special By Peter Sciretta/July 17, 2014 11:00 am EST While Guillermo del Toro is still trying to bring a live action Haunted Mansion movie to the big screen, Disney has announced they are creating a Haunted Mansion animated tv special for the 45th anniversary of the Disneyland ride. The famous haunted house theme park attraction opened in Disneyland’s New Orleans Square on August 9th, 1969....
Hear Star Wars 8 Director Rian Johnson Review Star Wars 7 Director J.J. Abrams’ ‘Star Trek’ By Germain Lussier/June 20, 2014 1:15 pm EST Long before Rian Johnson was directing Star Wars movies, the writer/director was a frequent guest on the /Filmcast. Johnson, who directed Brick, The Brothers Bloom, Looper and Breaking Bad, has appeared on the show numerous times to discuss a broad range of topics, and to make fun of host David Chen....
Hidden Venom Revealed By Peter Sciretta/March 23, 2007 12:28 am EST Our friends at FilmIck have uncovered new Venom footage hidden within the Australian edit of the new Spider-Man 3 movie trailer. The photo stills above (and below) were taken from the part when Peter Parker is staring into the mirror while wearing his black suit. A quick flash happens and these two images are hidden within that flash as single frames....
