New ‘Jupiter Ascending’ International Trailer By Russ Fischer/May 21, 2014 8:30 am EST The Wachowski siblings have crafted what seems to be a big, action-packed space opera in Jupiter Ascending, starring Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean, and Eddie Redmayne. Now you can see a bit more of the action, and some additional shots of the sprawl of the Wachowskis vision of space, in the new Jupiter Ascending international trailer. Check it out below!...
New ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Trailer Offers New Shredder And Turtle Images By Russ Fischer/April 30, 2014 2:00 pm EST Significant new visions of the reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are revealed in the new TMNT trailer. There are good looks at all the turtles, some skateboarding footage, and a brief shot of Shredder in motion. Check it out below. [Update: This embed is working poorly for us – hit this YouTube link if you can’t see it....
Page 2: Star Wars, Robocop, Tron, Gremlins, Home Alone, Michel Gondry, Karate Kid, Pixar By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 8, 2014 1:00 pm EST Header Photo: The Anatomy of a Lightsaber Manufacturing Dissent: When Adult Viewers Act Like Children Is our love of character reboots killing our creativity? Disney Villains Perfume Bottles 6 Filmmaking Tips from Tommy Wiseau The Bechdel Test Sets the Bar Too Low. Let’s Write a New One. RoboCat t-shirt...
Robert De Niro And Reese Witherspoon In Talks For Comedy ‘The Intern’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 7, 2013 1:40 pm EST Briefly: Nancy Meyers (What Women Want, Something’s Gotta Give) wrote the comedy script The Intern, and will now direct the film with Robert De Niro and Reese Witherspoon starring. The deal came together at the American Film Market this week, and Meyers will produce with Scott Rudin; Worldview Entertainment is financing, and Universal, The Weinstein Company and Warner Bros are reportedly circling to distribute....
By Hunter Stephenson/Jan. 24, 2008 3:42 pm EST With Martin Scorsese’s Rolling Stones doc, Shine a Light, booked to play theaters in April, I find myself much more interested in Ruby Tuesday, an animated film from Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, the writers of the Beatles musical Across the Universe, that will utilize the Stones’ music in a similar fashion. “We wrote an animated film before the strike that features the music of The Rolling Stones,” says Clement on Movieweb....
SXSW Programs ‘Burt Wonderstone’ As Opening Film, Also Schedules ‘Evil Dead,’ ‘Downloaded,’ And ‘Bates Motel’ Pilot By Russ Fischer/Jan. 15, 2013 1:07 pm EST The next big festival after Sundance is SXSW, right here in Austin, TX. The fest runs from March 8-16, and has just announced the opening night film, as well as a few other selections. The Incredible Burt Wonderstone is the opener, and stars Steve Carrell as as “a Las Vegas magician who splits from his longtime stage partner (Steve Buscemi) amid competition from an edgy upstart (Jim Carrey)....
The Coen Brothers Are Writing A Film About An Opera Singer By Germain Lussier/Sept. 3, 2013 9:00 am EST Unless you were at a film festival recently, you’re probably still waiting for the new Coen Brothers movie, Inside Llewyn Davis. The tale of a ’60s New York folk singer got stellar reviews out of Cannes and Telluride. It hits US theaters on December 20. Of course, with the pending release of one Coen Brothers movie, fans can start to look towards their next work....
Theme Park Bits: New Ratatouille Video, Haunted Mansion, FastPass Plus, Potential Shanghai Star Wars By Germain Lussier/May 5, 2014 2:00 pm EST Things are always kind of mysterious in the world of Theme Parks. Whether it be a return to The Haunted Mansion or a curious $800 million investment, there’s always something to discuss. In this edition of Theme Park Bits, read about the following: Disney just invested $800 million more into Shanghai Disney, could it be for Star Wars?...
TV Bits: ‘Community,’ ‘30 Rock’ And ‘Parenthood’ Renewed, Plus: ‘Fringe’, ‘True Blood’, ‘Comic Book Men’, ‘Talking Dead’, And More By Angie Han/May 10, 2012 5:30 pm EST Still no word on Parks & Recreation, though that could arrive later this evening. But we do have promo pics from NBC’s new shows, renewal announcements for 30 Rock and Parenthood, and word on returning stars for The Office. Also after the jump:...
Video: Tour The ‘Crimson Peak’ Gothic Gallery With Guillermo Del Toro [Comic Con 2014] By Germain Lussier/July 24, 2014 8:00 am EST Guillermo del Toro brought his own private haunted mansion to San Diego Comic-Con. One half of the Legendary Pictures booth is a snow covered gate with a huge brass family crest. The name above it? Crimson Peak. Inside in a very small, but detail filled, frightening experience designed by the man himself....
What Is Rob Zombie’s Tyrannosaurus Rex? By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 11, 2008 2:50 pm EST Last week a new Rob Zombie project popped up on the production boards as The Weinstein Co / Dimension Films set an August 28th 2009 date for “Rob Zombie’s Tyrannosaurus Rex”. But what is Tyrannosaurus Rex? Zombie wrote a blog entry on myspace which revealed very little. “My next live action feature is called TYRANNOSAURUS REX. I don’t want to give away any details yet, but I will tell you that it has nothing to do with dinosaurs....
Who Really Killed JFK In ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’? [Video] By Russ Fischer/Nov. 25, 2013 3:45 pm EST Early in the development of the film that became X-Men: Days of Future Past, there was talk that the movie could deal with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. That talk went by the wayside as the film’s reliance on the comic storyline ‘Days of Future Past’ was revealed. But now we know that there was something to that talk after all....
‘Agents Of SHIELD’ Blooper Reel: Agent Coulson And His Charlie’s Angels By Peter Sciretta/July 28, 2014 4:00 pm EST During the Marvel Television panel at 2014 Comic Con, they premiered an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. blooper reel which had the packed Ballroom 20 crowd in laughter. With The Complete First Season coming to DVD and Blu-ray on September 9th 2014, Disney Home Entertainment has released the entertaining gag reel video from the bonus features....
‘Breaking Bad’ Star Aaron Paul To Star In ‘Need For Speed’ By Germain Lussier/Oct. 15, 2012 10:45 am EST One of the great legacy’s of Breaking Bad will eventually be that it helped supercharge the careers of its two lead actors. Bryan Cranston has become a mainstay of Hollywood blockbusters, appearing in films like Total Recall, Argo, John Carter, and Rock of Ages. His partner, Aaron Paul, has yet to go that route, instead focusing on smaller films like Smashed....
‘Down And Dangerous’ Trailer By Russ Fischer/Feb. 12, 2013 1:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are many marketing hooks for features, especially in the indie realm. Unusual funding has always been an attention-getter, and the crime film Down & Dangerous is trading on that currency. Zak Forsman wrote and directed the movie, inspired in part by his father’s ’70s activities as a cocaine smuggler....
‘Frankenweenie’ Trailer - Tim Burton’s Literal Return To Form By Angie Han/June 26, 2012 11:30 am EST Tim Burton has been in something of a slump these past couple of years. Alice in Wonderland and Dark Shadows both received mixed to negative reviews, although the former went on to make tons of money anyway. And his latest producing efforts haven’t fared much better: 9 proved a forgettable flop, while this past weekend’s Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter left audiences rolling their eyes....
‘Maleficent’ Star Brenton Thwaites To Star Opposite Jeff Bridges In ‘The Giver’ By Angie Han/July 2, 2013 4:33 pm EST Lois Lowry’s dystopian YA novel The Giver came out in 1993 — well before The Hunger Games was even a twinkle in Suzanne Collins’ eye — but it’s surely no coincidence that its movie adaptation is only really picking up steam now that The Hunger Games’ box office success has spawned a million other dystopian YA franchises....
‘Monuments Men’ Newsreel Trailer: Support The Art Squadron By Russ Fischer/Dec. 23, 2013 4:00 pm EST Here’s a cheeky sales pitch for George Clooney’s new film The Monuments Men, which features Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, and John Goodman as a crew of art guys and their associates who seek to rescue priceless cultural artifacts from Hitler’s war machine. The ads we’ve seen so far were the conventional sort....
‘Riddick’ Extended Red-Band Trailer [Comic Con 2013] By Russ Fischer/July 19, 2013 2:11 pm EST David Twohy, Vin Diesel, and Katee Sackhoff took the stage in Hall H at Comic Con today to discuss Riddick, and to premiere a new extended red-band trailer for the film. We’ll have more on the content of their talk shortly, but for now you can see the trailer after the break.Riddick opens on September 6....
‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Announcement Teaser Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 5, 2012 11:52 pm EST Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot have released an announcement video or teaser trailer for JJ Abrams’ Star Trek sequel Star Trek Into Darkness. The one-minute video is a preview for a longer 2-minute trailer, coming next week. Check out the trailer embedded after the jump, and please leave your thoughts in the comments below. I think this announcement video presents a look at a very much more dark and intense Trek film....
