Josh Brolin Is Thanos In ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ By Germain Lussier/May 30, 2014 12:22 pm EST We saw a tease of Marvel’s big bad Thanos at the end of The Avengers, but the purple-skinned alien has been absent from the screen since then. What we do know is he’s in Guardians of the Galaxy, and there is reason to believe he plays a part in the eventual third Avengers film as well....
Movie Trailer: Family Guy: It’s A Trap! By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 19, 2010 9:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The DVD is available for preorder for $15.99 or $19.99 on Blu-Ray. It’s a Trap! Movie Trailer: Here is the press release for the special: FEEL THE FARCE AS “FAMILY GUY” SKEWERS STAR WARS™ WITH ITS THIRD UNCENSORED SATIRE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD DECEMBER 21...
New ‘Noah’ Poster Is Heavy On The Elements By Germain Lussier/Jan. 28, 2014 3:45 pm EST We’re mere months away from seeing Noah, the latest film from Darren Aronofsky, and a new poster has been released to remind us that the flood is coming. It shows a frightening-looking Russell Crowe with a weapon and lots of rain, all but disregarding the film’s impressive supporting cast, and the story’s presumed religious elements....
Oliver Assayas Nabs Robert De Niro To Join Robert Pattinson In ‘Idol’s Eye’ [Updated] By Russ Fischer/May 28, 2014 7:00 am EST Back in 2011 actor Robert De Niro and director Olivier Assayas sat side by side on the Cannes jury. Now they’re making a movie together. Assayas has just hired De Niro to join Robert Pattinson in the film Idol’s Eye. The movie is scheduled to shoot in October in Chicago and Toronto....
Page 2 By Peter Sciretta/May 4, 2009 11:00 pm EST 31 news tidbits not fit for the front page, available after the jump. The Alamo Drafthouse is taking the Air Sex Championships on the road to fifteen U.S. cities. /Film reader Jeremy S sent me over this hilarious Lord of the Rings t-shirt parody design LEGOlas. [pampling] Kevin Smith has confirmed that Eliza Dushku is now on twitter under the nickname @ElizaPatricia....
POTD: Jim Carrey Preps For ‘Dumb And Dumber To’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 9, 2013 10:00 am EST The Farrelly Brothers, Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey will all get a bit dumber later this Fall as the long anticipated sequel to the hit 1994 comedy Dumb and Dumber is set to start shooting. This one is called Dumb and Dumber To, and Lloyd and Harry will hit the road again when one of them finds out they have a child....
Rumor: Jennifer Lawrence In Talks For Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Hateful Eight’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 21, 2014 2:57 pm EST You’ve seen Jennifer Lawrence hold her own in films as diverse as Winter’s Bone, Silver Linings Playbook, and the X-Men and Hunger Games films. Now she may get a chance to do some really grim work in the new film from Quentin Tarantino, The Hateful Eight, in which stagecoach travelers pass a blizzard holed up in a Wyoming store, where tensions between them come to a violent head....
Superhero Bits: Ant-Man, Fantastic Four, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Wonder Woman, Batman By Germain Lussier/Oct. 24, 2013 4:30 pm EST Want to see an image of Joe Cornish and Edgar Wright writing Ant-Man? What are the latest rumors regarding casting for that film as well as Fantastic Four? Did Ed Brubaker like the trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier? Where can you find high-res images from that trailer? When might we see a feature length Wonder Woman film, and in which medium?...
Superhero Bits: Kick-Ass 2, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Spider-Man, Mark Millar, Venom, Wolverine By Germain Lussier/Aug. 16, 2013 2:00 pm EST Which Mark Millar easter eggs are in Kick-Ass 2? How was the original Kick-Ass supposed to end? What really happened at the end of The Killing Joke? Are companies lining up to make merchandise for Guardians of the Galaxy? Would Wolverine be alive if he couldn’t heal himself? Has science began creating a real Venom outfit?...
Trivia: Christopher Nolan Met With Heath Ledger For The Lead Role In ‘Batman Begins’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 29, 2012 3:41 pm EST With one Batman trilogy over and a new set of films likely to begin, the idea of casting the character has once again become a well-discussed subject. The name that keeps popping up is Joseph Gordon-Levitt (for good reason), but before Warner Bros. finally decides to cast a new actor in the cape and cowl, they’ll surely have met with plenty of people....
VOTD: ‘Iron Man 3’ Suits Revealed In Motion Graphics By Germain Lussier/April 12, 2013 12:30 pm EST That much we’ve seen on the Iron Man Facebook page and in numerous trailers and commercials. What we haven’t seen are these gorgeous motion graphic “Armor Reveals” by designer Kaism Lim. He’s done little video pieces, almost commercials, for several of the armors and they’re a sight to behold. Check them out below....
Wristcutters: A Love Story Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/March 28, 2007 2:49 pm EST The first unofficial teaser poster for Wristcutters: A Love Story has appeared on the film’s MySpace site. I was excited to see the film at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, and came out of the screening slightly disappointed (You can read my very short review here). Is it a bad movie? No exactly… A friend of mine tried to convince me to see some documentary instead....
‘American Horror Story’ Star Lily Rabe Joins ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay’ By Angie Han/Sept. 16, 2013 12:00 pm EST The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is still a couple of months away from theaters, but with a back-to-back-to-back shooting schedule planned, director Francis Lawrence doesn’t really have the luxury of taking his time. So casting is already barreling forward on The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Parts 1 & 2, which open in 2014 and 2015....
‘Avatar’ Sequel Shoots Beginning In October 2014, Says Sam Worthington By Russ Fischer/Oct. 18, 2013 3:21 pm EST Briefly: We often get a bit suspicious when actors announce filming dates, but in the case of Avatar and Sam Worthington, he might know what’s really up. On an interview with Australian radio station Nova 96.9, he said that James Cameron will shoot Avatar 2 starting in October 2014. More specifically, he said, “we are going to start this time next year and we will do two, three and four....
By Russ Fischer/March 20, 2014 1:45 pm EST This second Brick Mansions trailer, for the the Banlieue 13 remake that is also one of the late Paul Walker’s final films, relies on a moody cover of ‘Stand by Me’ to give it a little oomph. Not that the trailer really needs it, as the action (also featuring RZA and original B13 star and parkour pioneer David Belle) looks to be pretty hard-hitting and high-flying....
‘Gone Girl’ Movie Ending Maybe Not So Different From The Book After All By Angie Han/Sept. 4, 2014 3:45 pm EST Over the past several months we’ve heard conflicting information about the differences between David Fincher’s Gone Girl movie and its source material, Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl novel. First we heard that the ending had changed, and then we heard that it hadn’t exactly. Today, someone who’s actually seen the movie has finally weighed in....
‘RoboCop:’ What Did You Think? By Germain Lussier/Feb. 14, 2014 6:35 pm EST It’s a holiday weekend, which means hopefully you’ll head out the movies. And while the smart choice would be to go see The Lego Movie again, there’s probably a good chance you’re curious about Jose Padilha’s remake of RoboCop. We don’t blame you. A reimagining of Paul Verhoven’s classic 1987 film, this new RoboCop has been a topic of much interest since we first heard about it....
‘Shame’ Red-Band Trailer: Sex And The Subway By Russ Fischer/Nov. 29, 2011 2:00 pm EST Hit the break for a sexually-charged train ride that is like the bastard son of ideas from Alfred Hitchcock and Darren Aronofsky. This originally premiered on Facebook. You can see PG-rated trailers here and here. REMOVED I like this trailer a lot; the look on Michael Fassbender’s face as he stares down a woman on the subway is almost frightening, and so charged with energy....
Chadwick Boseman To Play The Godfather Of Soul, James Brown By Germain Lussier/Aug. 27, 2013 7:30 am EST Chadwick Boseman is going from Jackie Robinson to James Brown. The star of 42 has just signed on to play the legendary soul singer in an untitled biopic directed by Tate Taylor (The Help) and produced by both rock legend Mick Jagger and Oscar-winner Brian Grazer. Grazer has been trying to get this movie done for the better part of a decade and, at one point before his passing, Brown was actively involved in development....
Daniel Craig Denies Next Two James Bond Films Will Have One Story Arc By Germain Lussier/Oct. 31, 2012 11:00 am EST Before the credits roll in Sam Mendes’ Skyfall, the usual proclamation is made: “James Bond Will Return.” We thought we had plans for that return unraveled last week when screenwriter John Logan was hired to write the next two Bond films for star Daniel Craig. Even more exciting, those reports said that the two movies would link into one overall story, a first in the Bond universe....
