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Kobe Bryant Is ‘The Black Mamba’ For Robert Rodriguez By Germain Lussier/Feb. 2, 2011 4:00 pm EST Director Robert Rodriguez already has a fourth Spy Kids and second Sin City on his plate, but man behind Desperado and Machete works so fast he also had the time to direct Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant in a short film for Nike called The Black Mamba. It’ll premiere online February 19, according to its Facebook page, and in anticipation there are two trailers online now....

Michael Bay Hires Writer For Futuristic Car Film ‘Cosmic Motors;’ See Photos From The Book By Germain Lussier/Aug. 29, 2014 2:00 pm EST Michael Bay has made a career of making cars look cool on screen, and he’s hoping to continue that trend. He’s on board to produce a film for Warner Bros. called Cosmic Motors, based on a book of futuristic designs by Daniel Simon. Simon, who has been a designer, for vehicles in particular, on films like Prometheus, Oblivion, Tron Legacy and Captain America: The First Avenger, released the book in 2007....

Now Ewan McGregor Is The Villain In ‘Jane Got A Gun’ By Russ Fischer/May 7, 2013 7:59 am EST Jane Got a Gun has changed so much in the last couple months that I don’t have any idea what to expect at this point. Original director Lynne Ramsay departed right on the eve of shooting (and still hasn’t spoken publicly about the reason for doing so) and that began a cycle of cast changes that continues weeks later....

One More ‘Prometheus’ Featurette Offers Yet More New Footage By Russ Fischer/May 1, 2012 6:00 am EST But I know there are many who want to see all they can. And so here’s the latest in Prometheus marketing: a featurette similar to one we ran last week. This time, the focus isn’t on how awesome Ridley Scott is, but more on what he and screenwriters Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof came up with for the film....

Page 2: Star Trek, Simpsons, Jurassic Park, Frozen, GoT, Hobbit, Divergent, Star Wars, Ghostbusters, Breaking Bad By Peter Sciretta/July 25, 2014 1:00 pm EST Header Photo: Illogical cosplay ‘Fargo’: The Pivotal Decision That Made the FX Miniseries Shine How to Do the ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Sequel Right Guy Breaks Record for Most Homer Simpson Tattoos The 12 Greatest Sports Movie Songs of All-Time Chogrin’s Jurassic Park inspired screen-print, “Bingo!...

Pixar Goes To The Pompeii Ruins By Peter Sciretta/April 14, 2008 7:56 pm EST After posting the Future of Pixar update, I received a lot of emails from people asking “What happened to Brad Bird’s 1906?” or “What about the long rumored John Carter of Mars adaptation?” Well there are a couple answers, but the best one to lead with is that the Disney/Pixar press conference focused only on their future animated film releases....

Simon Kinberg Helped Josh Trank Get ‘Star Wars’ Job; Pair Will Work Together Again By Germain Lussier/Aug. 1, 2014 7:00 am EST The whole backstory of the Star Wars spinoff films is a little nutty. We know there are mysterious spin-off films that’ll be released between the regular saga episodes. At the beginning of the development process, Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg were announced as the writers. As speculation grew on what those films would entail (Han Solo?...

Steve Zahn To Star In David Twohy’s The Perfect Getaway By Hunter Stephenson/March 18, 2008 2:27 pm EST “Man, you guys didn’t go see my Bigfoot movie.” There’s this pair of shorts, the coolest shorts on Earth in my estimation, that I found on South Beach for $5. I think they’re from the ’70s. Every time I open a drawer to get some socks, I see the shorts and know that my day is going to be a-okay....

Superhero Bits: Man Of Steel, The Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man, Christmas Story, Dark Knight Rises, Community By Germain Lussier/Dec. 19, 2011 1:30 pm EST I tried to get this up last week but it got lost in the shuffle. Concept images popped online of toys from Tim Burton’s Superman Lives that never happened. See more at Collider. WETA special effects guy Joe Letteri is working on Man of Steel and spoke to The Playlist about how the effects in the movie are being handled....

Teresa Palmer Cast In Transformers 2 By Peter Sciretta/April 30, 2008 3:47 pm EST Teresa Palmer first entered our radar when she was rumored to be cast as Wonder Woman. It was later revealed that Palmer was actually cast as Batman baddie Talia al Ghu in the now defunct Justice League movie. But now that the Australian actresses’ schedule is clear, the Courier Mail is reporting that Palmer has been cast in Michael Bay’s Transformers 2....

Theme Park Bits: Ratatouille, Despicable Me, Oswald, Avatar Land, Jungle Cruise By Germain Lussier/April 9, 2014 2:30 pm EST Lots of updates and videos on new rides in this latest edition of Theme Park Bits. Below, read about the following: Watch video of James Franco riding the new Despicable Me ride… …and you can too with a new ride video. Star Wars won’t replace Finding Nemo at Disneyland. A CGI ride video of Disney’s latest, the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, is out....

This Week In Trailers: Eden, The Possibilities Are Endless, Actress, Born To Fly, The King And The Mockingbird By Christopher Stipp/Sept. 27, 2014 9:00 am EST I only have the one single. Back when the Empire Records soundtrack hit, I picked it up for a a single by a little band I still love completely called The Innocence Mission. Sandwiched, though, between that, the absolutely incredible and awesome ditty “Crazy Life” by Toad the Wet Sprocket and a deep cut, “Liar”, by The Cranberries, was a song called “A Girl Like You” by Edwyn Collins....

TV Trailers: ‘Dexter’ Season 6 And ‘Fringe’ Season 4 Teasers, Plus ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 2 Clip And Poster By Angie Han/July 19, 2011 6:00 am EST Who’s ready for the fall television season? I, for one, am not — I’ve still got a ton of catching up to do, for one thing, and it means the end of summer, for another — but I suspect I may be alone in this....

Watch A Clip From The Flash’s Debut On ‘Arrow’ By Germain Lussier/Dec. 3, 2013 11:00 am EST Thursday marks a pretty momentous occasion in the DC Universe. That’s the day the latest episode of Arrow premieres, with the first appearance of a major character in both the TV universe, and maybe the movie universe as well. We’re talking about Barry Allen, aka The Flash, who’ll have a two episode arc on Arrow starting with Thursday’s episode, The Scientist....

‘Insidious Chapter 2’ Poster; Director James Wan Talks Influences And Time Travel By Germain Lussier/June 12, 2013 11:45 am EST So we’re at this haunted hospital and James Wan says Insidious Chapter 2 will include time travel. It’s a mind-bending piece of information that potentially changes the whole nature of the upcoming sequel. But taking a cue from that nugget, let’s jump ahead in time to today as a new teaser poster has been revealed for the horror sequel, which opens on Friday the 13th of September....

‘Prometheus’ Making-Of Clip Features More Exciting New Footage By Russ Fischer/April 25, 2012 5:00 pm EST This is basically an electronic press kit (EPK) type clip, packed with brief interview bits in which the actors talk about how wonderful it is to work with Ridley Scott, with film footage intercut to illustrate their point. EPK clips are often rather silly. But when the footage looks like this, and the behind the scenes video of the sets looks like this stuff does, it really isn’t difficult to take the interviews at face value....

Aaron Paul Says ‘Breaking Bad’ Returns July 14 [Updated] By Russ Fischer/Jan. 4, 2013 9:55 am EST Later this year, one of the most intense shows on television will come to an end. Vince Gilligan designed the show Breaking Bad as a thing with a definite finale — no movie, no extended coda. The fifth and final season was broken into two parts, and Gilligan and crew have been finishing up the last eight episodes of the show in anticipation of airdates for the concluding stories....

Anne Hathaway To Star In Modern-Day ‘Taming Of The Shrew’ Adaptation By Angie Han/Jan. 15, 2013 12:00 pm EST It’s well established by now that an Academy Award win is no guarantee of a strong career, but Best Actress frontrunner Anne Hathaway seems likely to sidestep the so-called “Oscar jinx.” For her next step, she’s circling a modern(ish) retelling of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. No director is attached yet, but with a script by Shame and The Iron Lady writer Abi Morgan, it’s already looking pretty interesting....

Around The Web: Toy Fair 2007 By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 12, 2007 6:04 am EST Toy Fair took over New York City this weekend. Let’s take a look at all the new movie/comic book related toys. No major developments, but check the links below for full coverage: IGN has photos of Hasbro’s Star Wars, Transformers and Spider-Man 3 Line-up. DavidJr.com has some great video footage of all the new toys (Transformers, Harry Potter, Hellboy, TMNT, 24, LOST, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Trek, Dreamgirls, and more) Hasbro announces their Fantastic 4 toyline....

By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 23, 2013 9:00 am EST Pre-orders have opened up for Sideshow Collectible’s collectible statue based on the popular Pacific Rim’s kaiju Slattern. From the depths of the Pacific Ocean, the world’s most ominous threat rises. The first and only known Category 5 Kaiju, codenamed Slattern, will challenge mankind’s Jaeger defenses for the fate of humanity. With his deadly barbed tail and fearsome claws, the gargantuan monster is coiled and ready to attack....