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‘The Stand’ Director Josh Boone Crafting 3-Hour, R-Rated Adaptation By Russ Fischer/June 5, 2014 12:40 pm EST When The Fault in Our Stars director Josh Boone was hired to direct The Stand for Warner Bros., we assumed that the intent on the studio side would be to make a film or pair of films with a broad appeal. In other words, we figured that WB wanted Boone to craft a film that could harness some of the teen appeal and social media buzz of The Fault in Our Stars....

‘The Woman In Black: Angel Of Death’ Teaser Trailer By Russ Fischer/Aug. 21, 2014 9:30 am EST The Woman in Black: Angel of Death follows up, obviously, on The Woman in Black, the 2012 gothic horror film that saw Daniel Radcliffe facing down a malevolent spirit. Part of the appeal of the first film was seeing Radcliffe out of his Harry Potter garb, but the movie was also effective as horror....

‘Tom’s Restaurant’ Trailer: A Documentary About ‘Seinfeld’s’ Iconic Diner By Germain Lussier/Jan. 2, 2014 11:30 am EST When something becomes as ingrained in popular culture as Seinfeld, anything the show touched became larger than life. George Steinbrenner, the Soup Nazi, “faking it,” the list of things Seinfeld defined or changed forever is long. Near the top of the list has to be Tom’s Restaurant, a diner in New York City that was shown in nearly every episode as the primary hangout of Jerry, Kramer, George and Elaine....

‘Watch Dogs’ Movie: ‘Zombieland’ And ‘Deadpool’ Writers Penning Video Game Adaptation By Germain Lussier/April 24, 2014 11:00 am EST The highly anticipated, open world, next-gen video game Watch Dogs isn’t out until next month, but the movie is already chugging along. Last year, Sony Pictures signed on with Ubisoft to develop a film based on the game and now two writers have been hired to pen an adaptation. Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, the writers of Zombieland, G....

Coen Brothers Could Next Make ‘Hail Caesar’ With George Clooney By Russ Fischer/Dec. 12, 2013 1:00 pm EST We’re back to the question of what the Joel and Ethan Coen will do to follow the stellar Inside Llewyn Davis. We’ve recently heard that there could be scripts that take place in the world of opera, and possibly in ancient Rome. The latter led people to think of a script called Hail Caesar that had been talked up many years ago, meant to star George Clooney....

By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 17, 2013 3:52 pm EST Mondo has announced that they will be releasing limited edition Ender’s Game screen-printed posters created by Martin Ansin. The regular edition will be $50 and an edition of 340, while the variant will be on sale for $75 with an edition of only 160. Both posters are 24" x 36", with the regular edition opting for a brighter red color scheme. Check them both out, after the jump....

Disney’s ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Getting Rewrite From ‘Perks Of Being A Wallflower’ Writer By Angie Han/Sept. 30, 2014 11:30 am EST Disney’s new Beauty and the Beast is getting a polish from a guy who should know a thing or two about bookish, attractive outsiders. Stephen Chbosky, the author/screenwriter/director behind YA classic The Perks of Being a Wallflower, has just come aboard to rewrite the live-action adaptation. Bill Condon is directing....

Guess The Scott C. Great Showdown, Win A Book – Day 3: Angie’s Favorite Movie Of All Time By Germain Lussier/Oct. 31, 2012 10:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. All this week you have a chance to win one of 10 copies of Scott Campbell’s latest book, The Great Showdowns. It’s a collection of Campbell’s distinctive, awesome art depicting some of the greatest conflicts in movie history....

Jason Isaacs Is The Inquisitor In ‘Star Wars Rebels’ [UPDATED WITH VIDEO] By Germain Lussier/July 17, 2014 7:30 am EST UPDATE: This article was written on June 18 but has now been confirmed by Entertainment Weekly. Update below with new video. As fans speculate about the villains in Star Wars Episode VII, we know at least one bad guy created in this post-George Lucas universe. His name is The Inquisitor and he’s a lean, mean, lightsaber-swinging, Jedi-killing machine....

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Confirmed To Star In ‘To Reach The Clouds’ For Robert Zemeckis By Russ Fischer/Feb. 24, 2014 6:00 pm EST Briefly: Updating on a story from a month ago, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is now firmly confirmed to star for Robert Zemeckis when the director makes his dramatic retelling of the doc Man on Wire. With plans to shoot in May, To Reach the Clouds will be the first project from Tom Rothman’s revamped TriStar Pictures....

Live-Action ‘Ben 10’ Adaptation Adds Black List Screenwriter Ryan Engle By Angie Han/Feb. 21, 2013 9:00 am EST With movie adaptations being made of every book, TV series, video game, action figure, and boardgame in sight, it was only a matter of time before Cartoon Network’s Ben 10 found its way to the big screen. Joel Silver signed on to make a live-action feature version of the popular sci-fi series back in 2011, and while there haven’t been a ton of updates since then it’s now taking a step forward as up-and-coming writer Ryan Engle boards....

Netflix To Experiment With DVD-Style Extras For Original Content By Angie Han/Oct. 18, 2013 6:00 am EST As convenient as Netflix is, it does have its downsides. One is the lack of “extras” for any of its titles. If you want deleted scenes, directors’ commentaries, blooper reels, or behind-the-scenes videos, you’re better off grabbing the actual Blu-ray or DVD. But if a new experiment by Netflix goes well, we may have one less reason to cling to physical media....

New Images From ‘Monsters University’ Plus Comments From Pete Docter By Germain Lussier/Dec. 12, 2012 2:30 pm EST College can be a dizzying mix of highs and lows. There’s that incredible feeling when you first arrive and think the world is your oyster. There’s also the terrible realization that not everyone is nice and you have to choose your friends wisely. Those are the two moments captured in brand new images from Disney/Pixar’s Monsters University, scheduled for release June 21....

Official Synopsis For Wally Pfister’s ‘Transcendence’ Confirms A Bunch Of Rumors By Angie Han/Dec. 10, 2013 11:00 am EST While hints about Wally Pfister’s Transcendence haven’t been all that hard to come by, actual, confirmed facts have. Neither Pfister nor Warner Bros. has said much about the plot at all, even though the sci-fi drama has been the subject of much interest ever since it was first announced. But today, a new official synopsis has arrived that not only verifies much of what we’ve heard before, but offers new clues about where the plotline is headed....

Page 2: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Ben Affleck, Star Trek, James Franco, WALL-E, Game Of Thrones, Aliens, Princess Mononoke, Godzilla By Peter Sciretta/May 20, 2013 3:30 pm EST Header Photo: Darth Vader Beer Fridge And Vodka Fountain Ranking the Films of Baz Luhrmann: An Annotated FilmographyA Cool Story of Youth: The Return of the Coming Of Age Film Domino’s pizza DVD campaign (thanks to Alyssa S) “Hannibal” And The Consequences Of Violence...

Page 2: WALL-E, Shining, Goonies, Studio Ghibli, Star Trek, Ender’s Game, Star Wars, Fight Club By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 17, 2013 1:00 pm EST Header Photo: WALL-E and EVE starwarsified by PurpleRAGE9205 Five Favorite Films with Tavi GevinsonThe Legend of Harvey Scissorhands 8-bit The ShiningTop 10 Hollywood Success Stories Against All Odds ‘Hard Sci-Fi Movies’ Schools Hollywood On Truly Realistic Sci-Fi Movies Preview of Cult Movie Art from Gallery 1988’s latest bookWhen Will Toy Story Of TERROR Air Again: View The Schedule Here...

Paramount Grabs Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street,’ Plans Late 2013 Release By Russ Fischer/Oct. 16, 2012 3:00 pm EST Lawsuits be damned, Martin Scorsese got right into shooting The Wolf of Wall Street this year, with Leonardo DiCaprio as his star once again. This time Leo plays a fictionalized version of Jordan Belfort, a Wall Street big shot who partied his way through much of the ’90s before being targeted by authorities for securities fraud and money laundering....

Quvenzhané Wallis Confirmed For ‘Annie’ By Angie Han/Feb. 25, 2013 7:00 am EST Quvenzhané Wallis went home empty-handed from last night’s Oscars, but here’s some good news for her. The Beasts of the Southern Wild star has just been confirmed for the title role in Annie, weeks after we learned that she was in the mix. Though Wallis is the first confirmed actor, Sony’s remake of the classic musical already has some notable talent behind the scenes....

Remake Bits: ‘Robocop’, ‘Carrie’, ‘Evil Dead’, ‘The Flamingo Kid’, ‘Jar City’, ‘A Bittersweet Life’ By Angie Han/Sept. 24, 2012 11:30 am EST Meanwhile, though we got an eyeful of Robocop’s new suit last week, we now a better look at his face thanks to a fresher batch of set photos. Based on these pics, he bears a striking resemblance to Kinnaman. Imagine that. We also have peeks at a few vehicles used in the film, and Kinnaman’s movie wife Abbie Cornish....

Rumor: Morris Chestnut Playing Marvel’s ‘Black Panther?’ By Germain Lussier/April 9, 2013 9:41 am EST Marvel’s Phase Two is ready to start next month, and with all those films lined up, fans have begun heavy speculation on what Phase Three will hold. It’ll start on November 6, 2015 with Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man. From there the possibilities include Doctor Strange, another Iron Man/Thor/Captain America sequel or maybe Black Panther. The latter has been rumored for several years, with screenplays and pitches apparently falling by the wayside as Marvel focused on other films....