Guillermo Del Toro In Line For The Hobbit By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 20, 2007 4:35 am EST Spider-man and Evil Dead director Sam Raimi is expected to helm the upcoming Peter Jackson-produced Hobbit films, after making his return to horror with Drag Me to Hell (more on that later). But what if Raimi and New Line can’t ink a deal? Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro is said to be in consideration for the upcoming JRR Tolkien adaptation and sequel....
Idris Elba Confirms He Met With Marvel About ‘Luke Cage’ By Angie Han/Nov. 21, 2013 12:04 pm EST Just about every actor in Hollywood has been cast in, linked to, or rumored for a Marvel superhero at some point or other, but one story that’s cropped up quite a few times over the years is that Idris Elba was in the running to play Luke Cage. Elba himself seemed perfectly happy to roll with this particular claim, telling press he’d “like a stab” at the character....
Jason Reitman Gives More Clues About His Next Project By Peter Sciretta/April 11, 2008 5:03 am EST Last month director Jason Reitman revealed that his next film, which he hopes to start filming by years end, is “a comedy and a drama [book adaptation]. Think ‘Thank You for Smoking,’ but instead of political it’s corporate.” We put the question to the /Film readers, trying to figure out what book he could be talking about....
John Krasinski Joins Cameron Crowe’s New Film By Russ Fischer/Oct. 21, 2013 3:30 pm EST Briefly: Cameron Crowe can always assemble a big, all-star cast for any given film, and the project he currently has in the works, a romantic drama set in Hawaii, is no exception. The film already boasts Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, Alec Baldwin, Bill Murray, Danny McBride and Jay Baruchel in a story that follows “a defense contractor (Cooper) who falls for an Air Force pilot (Stone) after he’s assigned to oversee the launch of a weapons satellite from Hawaii....
New ‘Scream 4’ Photos By Germain Lussier/March 3, 2011 2:30 pm EST We’re just over a month away from the April 15 release of the 11-year in the making fourth installment in the Scream saga, Scream 4. In this new version, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is a best-selling author who comes back to town to do a book signing. There she reunites with some friends (David Arquette and Courteney Cox), family (Emma Roberts and Mary McDonnell) and also the Ghostface killer....
Oscar-Nominated Short Films Hit Theaters February 1 By Angie Han/Jan. 16, 2013 12:45 pm EST This year, Magnolia and Shorts HD are joining forces to put these movies in theaters starting February 1. Hit the jump to read more details and watch a trailer. The programs are divided into three categories, each of which will be hosted by a past winner. Bill Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg (2011’s “The Fantastic Flying Bloks of Mr....
Page 2: Harry Potter, Kill Bill, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Walking Dead, Transformers, Godzilla By Peter Sciretta/May 6, 2014 12:00 pm EST Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....
Page 2: Janet Jackson, Dumbledore, Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Eddie Murphy, Grindhouse And More By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 27, 2007 1:21 pm EST Janet Jackson has been cast opposite Tyler Perry in his next film, Why Did I Get Married, based on the filmmaker’s stage play. Does anyone like these Tyler Perry movies? Anyone? Harry Potter’s Dumbledore, Sir Michael Gambon, is expecting to become a father at age 66. Photos of Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore in Bikinis smoking a joint?...
Page 2: Toy Story, Harry Potter, James Franco, Stoker, Game Of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Alien, Star Trek By Peter Sciretta/March 20, 2013 12:30 pm EST Header Photo: “The Life-Span of a TV Show” [Comic] Toons and the value of the brand wagon Star Wars: Episode VII - What We Know So FarPhotoshop: Nic Cage And Keanu Reeves In ‘Toy Story’The 50 Best Opening Scenes of All TimeOverthinking The “Platinum” Age of TVThe Real Life Books Hogwarts Students Would Read...
Release Dates: Brett Ratner’s ‘Hercules’ Moves Up Two Weeks, ‘Annie’ Set For Christmas 2014, And More By Angie Han/Feb. 27, 2013 2:00 pm EST After the jump, read about new release dates for Will Gluck and Quvenzhané Wallis’ Annie, Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson’s Turkeys, and the next Nicholas Sparks adaptation. Moving on to next next Christmas: The adorable charms of Quvenzhané Wallis will be Sony’s big gift to families everywhere in 2014....
Sequel Bits: ‘Anchorman 2,’ ‘Wreck-It Ralph 2,’ ‘Star Trek Into Darkness,’ ‘Riddick,’ ‘300: Rise Of An Empire’ And ‘Resident Evil 6’ By Germain Lussier/March 4, 2013 9:14 pm EST Stay Classy…Atlanta? That’s where Anchorman: The Legend Continues is now shooting. Below, you can hear Steve Carell talking about it and even see some set photos of Will Ferrell and Christina Applegate. But that’s not all. After the jump, also read about the follow sequel bits:...
Soundtrack Bits: Kronos Quartet Working On ‘Noah’, Listen To Arcade Fire’s ‘Her’ Score By Angie Han/Jan. 29, 2014 5:30 am EST Will Butler and Owen Pallett’s lovely score for Her is going to the Oscars, but it may not ever come to our iTunes collections. During a Reddit AMA, director Spike Jonze sounded uncertain about the possibility of an official release for the soundtrack. “I loved what Arcade Fire did. I’m not sure if there’s going to be a release of it though,” he said....
The Rock Will Shoot Demons In ‘SEAL Team 666’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 6, 2013 1:30 pm EST Horror films are big business, and we’re entering into a phase where we’ll probably see more action movies influenced by the real-world exploits of special forces such as the Navy SEALs. So why not combine the two tendencies? That’s what SEAL Team 666 is going to do. Weston Ochse wrote a book in which military special ops forces fight the supernatural — it’s basically a special Call of Duty mode put on the page....
By Germain Lussier/June 30, 2014 3:00 pm EST The Dinobots are what it’s all about in Transformers: Age of Extinction. From the film’s earliest iterations, the idea to bring in the fan favorite characters was at the center of the film’s construction. They then became the focus of the marketing and were the reward in the theater once they finally show up in Michael Bay’s long movie. When designing something that important, of course, what we see on screen is never the only version....
Trivia: Cameron Diaz Re-Recorded ‘The Counselor’ Dialogue To Lose “Too Rihanna” Accent By Russ Fischer/Nov. 7, 2013 2:30 pm EST So why did her voice track change? Was it the result of serious post-production tinkering, or a ruthless edit?
Video: Building New York In Joss Whedon’s ‘The Avengers’ By Germain Lussier/Feb. 19, 2013 3:30 pm EST In The Avengers, the audience never questions where the action is taking place. That’s just New York City on screen, obviously. The fact that almost none of the film was actually shot in New York City is a testament to the quality of the effects work by Industrial Light and Magic. ILM has just released a new video detailing how they were able to digitally recreate New York for Joss Whedon’s mega-blockbuster....
VOTD: Zach Galifianakis’ ‘Between Two Ferns’ Oscar Buzz Edition Part 2 With Bradley Cooper, Jessica Chastain, Sally Field And ‘Lincoln’ Surprise Guest By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 12, 2013 11:00 am EST Zach Galifianakis’ talk show Between Two Ferns made its triumphant return to Funny Or Die yesterday with a special Oscar Buzz Edition.In Part one of this special, which we posted yesterday, Galifianakis talked to Oscar contenders Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Lining Playbook), Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables), Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained), Naomi Watts (The Impossible) and Amy Adams (The Master)....
Watch A Clip Of Tom Hardy’s One-Man Feature, ‘Locke’ By Russ Fischer/Sept. 3, 2013 10:00 am EST Amid the high-profile work featuring Tom Hardy, the actor quickly shot a small film in which his is essentially the only visible face. The movie is called Locke, and it is a one-man show described by one review as “basically just Tom Hardy driving a car while making a bunch of phone calls.” Lest you get the wrong idea, that same review from Variety goes on to call the movie an “ingeniously executed study in cinematic minimalism [with] depth, beauty and poise” and “a finely tuned showcase for Hardy’s exceptional acting skills....
Watch A Rare Banned Disney Behind The Scenes Documentary Called ‘The Sweatbox’ By Germain Lussier/March 22, 2012 4:00 pm EST Disney is a prolific company with its name on a great many successes, and it likes to hide its missteps and failures. The process of doing so sometimes helps those mistakes become things of legend. Song of the South, with its politically incorrect and racist portrayals of certain characters, is likely the most famous example....
WTF: Nick Cave Wanted To Call His ‘Gladiator 2’ Script ‘Christ Killer’ By Russ Fischer/July 12, 2013 2:47 pm EST Leave it to the literate and persistently perverse musician/lyricist/screenwriter Nick Cave to totally upend the basic idea of a Hollywood sequel. (This is the man who, for instance, incarnated his fascination with violent folk songs by tossing out all subtlety on the album Murder Ballads, which among other tunes contains an almost shockingly profane revamp of the song ‘Stagger Lee....
