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Johnny Depp On The Set Of Michael Mann’s Public Enemies By Hunter Stephenson/July 1, 2008 8:22 am EST These last few months have seen a crop of photos showing Johnny Depp as proto-gangster John Dillinger in Michael Mann’s Public Enemies (July 1st, 2009). Here’s another via Collider showing the actor/character in more casual time-appropriate attire, complete with ruby red shades. Nice pants. The site has other photos of Depp with a Corona and co-star Stephen Dorf, who plays one of Dillinger’s fellow bank robbers, Homer Van Meter....

Joss Whedon’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Gets Prime June 2013 Release Date By Russ Fischer/Nov. 29, 2012 2:15 pm EST It’s a big deal when the new movie arrives from the director of one of the biggest movies ever to set box office receipts blazing. But this time it’s a little bit weird, too. Because the director is Joss Whedon, whose film The Avengers became a massive success early this past summer....

MGM Animation Returns With ‘Punk Farm’ By Russ Fischer/June 9, 2011 2:14 pm EST Briefly: MGM: re-animate! There was a point where MGM was noted as an animation house that employed talents like Friz Freling and introduced William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. But the old MGM Cartoon Studio is long since shuttered, and the last theatrical feature to come out of MGM Animation was All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, in 1996....

Movie Directors, Writers And Actors On Twitter By Peter Sciretta/March 6, 2009 11:55 pm EST digg_url = ‘http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/03/06/movie-directors-writers-and-actors-on-twitter/'; // –> Update: You can read a more updated version of this list here. Iron Man director Jon Favreau recently joined Twitter, and I was going to write a blog post about his entrance, but have decided instead to post a listing of all the writers, directors and actors that I’m aware of on the 140-character micro-blogging world....

New Photos From ‘Captain America: The First Avenger;’ Joe Johnston Talks About Indiana Jones Inspiration By Russ Fischer/March 28, 2011 5:46 pm EST Paramount has released four new images from or related to Captain America: The First Avenger. Two are behind the scenes shots, one of which shows the very cool set built to house the workings of the Super Soldier program that creates Captain America. The other two are production stills showing Haley Atwell as Peggy Carter and Chris Evans as Cap....

POTD: Here’s The Very Last Movie Ever Rented From A Blockbuster By Angie Han/Nov. 12, 2013 1:15 pm EST Last week’s announcement that Blockbuster would shutter all remaining locations marked the end of an era, so it seems only appropriate that the last-ever Blockbuster rental would also be about the end of an era. Albeit a slightly more explosive one. According to the company’s official Twitter account, the very last rental to ever leave store shelves was This Is the End, the apocalyptic comedy directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg....

Roberto Orci Says Universal Monsters Remakes Could Be Part Of “A Universe” By Russ Fischer/Oct. 18, 2013 9:36 am EST Though each of the classic Universal monster movies (starting with Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Invisible Man, and The Mummy) stands alone, by the time producers were done with all the characters, some had started to cross over into one another’s films. So it’s no surprise to hear that there are ideas for a Marvel Studios-style “monsters universe” at Universal now....

Susan Sarandon Cast In ‘I Hate You, Dad’ By Russ Fischer/June 1, 2011 1:32 pm EST Briefly: Adam Sandler is going to play dad to SNL’s Andy Samberg in I Hate You, Dad, and now the same movie is going to see him eventually shacked up with hot teacher Mary McGarricle, played by Susan Sarandon. Sean Anders and John Morris are directing the film, which is about " a father (Sandler) who moves in on the eve of the wedding of his son (Samberg) and promptly begins feuding with the bride-to-be....

That Three-Hour Porn Version Of ‘Reservoir Dogs’ Now Has A Trailer By Angie Han/Feb. 25, 2011 9:01 am EST Late last year, we reported that adult film production company Exquisite Films was working on a three-hour porn version of Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, to be titled Reservoir Dogs XXX. Well, now the trailer’s here, and other than the fact that Steve Buscemi, etc. have now been replaced by famous porn actresses, it looks like a surprisingly careful recreation of the original....

By Angie Han/Dec. 21, 2012 9:00 am EST Also getting a second season is MTV’s reality series Catfish. No surprise there — the show got off to a strong start in November and has been killing it in the ratings ever since. [Variety] As The League ends its fourth season this week, FX has announced that they’re sticking with the comedy for another year. The 13-episode fifth season will enter production in the summer for a fall debut....

Watch All 8 Minutes Of Godzilla In ‘Godzilla’ By Angie Han/Sept. 9, 2014 2:00 pm EST For a movie called Godzilla, this summer’s Godzilla didn’t actually show a whole lot of Godzilla. Indeed, he doesn’t even get a close-up until about 60 minutes into the film, by one count. Which is fine if you like the rest of the movie, but kind of a disappointment if all you wanted to see was the monster....

‘2 Guns’ Trailer: You Saw That Move Coming? By Russ Fischer/March 29, 2013 2:11 pm EST 2 Guns obviously isn’t a thriller, because it gives up the basic mystery right off the bat: apparent bank robbers Bobby (Denzel Washington) and Marcus (Mark Wahlberg) are really undercover agents, each of which doesn’t realize the other is also a lawman. Forced to team up after being disavowed in the wake of a messy operation, the two get into the sort of comedic action shenanigans that powered the mid-’80s career of Mel Gibson....

/Film Will Be Covering San Diego Comic Con 2013, Meet-Up On Saturday Night By Peter Sciretta/July 20, 2013 5:00 pm EST Please Note: This post will be Sticky’d to the top of /Film until Saturday night. The /Film crew is gearing up for San Diego Comic Con 2013, which officially begins Thursday morning (but has a show floor preview night on Wednesday). Traveling to San Diego will be Russ Fischer, Germain Lussier, Angie Han, Christopher Stipp and myself – Peter Sciretta (Stipp are not covering the Con for /Film)....

‘Gossip Girl’ Creators Heading To ‘Monster High’ For Universal By Angie Han/Nov. 14, 2013 9:00 am EST Universal’s last attempt to turn toys into movies was not a success. Battleship turned out to be a massive flop, and the studio wound up spending millions of dollars to not adapt all the other Hasbro properties they’d acquired. But now, apparently, they’re ready to try, try again. Gossip Girl creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage have signed on for the studio’s live-action adaptation Monster High, based on Mattel’s popular line of dolls....

‘Hell Baby’ Trailer: ‘Reno 911!’ Creators Birth A Satanic Horror Comedy By Angie Han/June 26, 2013 1:30 pm EST A hopeful, pregnant couple moving into a decrepit old house: that never turns out well in the movies. In Hell Baby, though, filmmakers Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant try to have a little fun on the way to the inevitable doom that follows such a bad life choice. Rob Corddry and Leslie Bibb star as the married pair, who are expecting twins....

‘Pacific Rim’ Grossed More Worldwide Than Any Other Live-Action Original Film This Year By Angie Han/Sept. 24, 2013 1:30 pm EST Much as we like to bemoan the dearth of original ideas in Hollywood, it’s clear why the studios prefer to bet big on existing properties. The 2013 box office has been dominated so far by sequels, prequels, remakes, reboots, and adaptations — as was the 2012 box office, the 2011 box office, and so on....

‘Planes’ Trailer: Disney Does Pixar By Angie Han/Feb. 27, 2013 10:00 am EST Pixar seems done with the Cars universe for the time being, but Disney isn’t letting a franchise that popular lay fallow. A couple of years back, DisneyToon Studios began work on a direct-to-DVD spinoff titled Planes, about a crop duster named Dusty who unexpectedly lands a spot in world-class air race. Then, much like its protagonist, the project found itself called up to the big leagues when Disney decided to go ahead with a real theatrical release....

‘Rosemary’s Baby’ Trailer: NBC Updates Another Horror Classic By Angie Han/April 15, 2014 8:25 am EST TV, like cinema, is currently awash with new takes on old movies. Prequels to both Psycho and Silence of the Lambs are currently on the air, with a reimagined version of the Coen Brothers’ Fargo set to debut this week. Now, coming up on the horizon at NBC is a new Rosemary’s Baby, starring Zoe Saldana, Patrick J....

‘Turbo’ Teaser Trailer: This Little Guy Has A Long Way To Go By Russ Fischer/Dec. 20, 2012 10:47 am EST One of the next animated outings from DreamWorks is Turbo, which features Ryan Reynolds as the voice of a snail who is determined to win the Indy 500. Yeah, seems like that might be difficult. This first teaser for the film turns out to be pretty cute, as we see the lil’ snail doing a time trail well away from the Indianapolis track....

Brett Ratner To Produce Biopic Of Dodgers Star Yasiel Puig By Germain Lussier/April 28, 2014 1:00 pm EST The day of the “can’t miss” hit sports movie has come and gone. Even really good movies, such as the recent Draft Day, haven’t seen the kind of support similar movies did two decades ago. But that doesn’t stop Hollywood from trying. Disney has Million Dollar Arm coming in a few weeks, and now Brett Ratner is on board with a new story....