Cool Stuff: Hot Toys Iron Man 3 Mini Busts Deluxe Set By Peter Sciretta/April 28, 2014 8:00 am EST Sideshow Collectibles sent me a sample of Hot Toys’ Iron Man 3 Mini Busts Deluxe Set. Lets unbox these figures and take a look at whats inside the box. After the jump you will find photos of the Hot Toys Iron Man 3 Mini Busts Deluxe Set, alongside my thoughts on the product....
First Look: ‘Jack The Giant Killer’ Set Pics With Ewan McGregor And Eddie Marsan By Russ Fischer/April 15, 2011 11:18 am EST [No photo]Bryan Singer hasn’t made a movie since the 2008 film Valkyrie, but he’s finally rolling now on Jack the Giant Killer. The film stars Nicholas Hoult (A Single Man, X-Men: First Class) as the title character, and features support from Eleanor Tomlinson as a kidnapped princess and Ewan McGregor, Eddie Marsan, Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, and Bill Nighy as a variety of characters in the film’s fantasy/medieval world....
Hugh Laurie In Talks For ‘Tomorrowland’ Baddie; Does A UFO Conspiracy Factor Into The Plot? By Russ Fischer/Feb. 13, 2013 10:54 am EST Brad Bird and Damon Lindelof, with Jeff Jensen, are cooking up a big secret with Tomorrowland, a Disney-backed film that seems to have roots in parts of Disney’s past. Though the precise nature of the story has been kept from the public, George Clooney is known to be the lead....
Kevin Costner Envisions An Ambitious Western Series By Russ Fischer/March 28, 2014 4:30 pm EST Kevin Costner has been enjoying a career revival thanks to roles in films such as Man of Steel, Three Days to Kill, and Jack Ryan, and particularly the Hatfields & McCoys TV series. He’s got Ivan Reitman’s film Draft Day coming up, which has been earning great reactions so far. Evidently Costner has decided to get back to work for real, and we won’t complain....
New Still From ‘Ender’s Game’ Revealed, Plus All The Battle School Team Logos By Germain Lussier/Feb. 20, 2013 10:30 am EST Ender’s Game is still nine months away, but Summit has slowly begun to crank up their marketing machine. A brand new still from the film was released today, along with the logos of the four Battle School armies. “Battle School armies,” you say? Well yes. Directed by Gavin Hood and based on a book by Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game is about a young boy (Asa Butterfield) who is recruited from Earth to a space-set Battle School....
Note Added To ‘Noah’ Marketing Explaining The Film Is Not Faithful To The Bible By Russ Fischer/Feb. 28, 2014 12:09 pm EST This is what happens when a studio paints itself into a corner. Paramount co-financed Darren Aronofsky’s Noah with the expectation that it would be able to market the film to faith-based audiences. But, surprise, surprise, what the studio got is a Darren Aronofsky film — something that isn’t exactly a strict adaptation of the book of Genesis....
Page 2: The Wolverine, Moby, The Exorcist, Jaleel White, The Shining, Rich Ross, Pulp Fiction, Michael Emerson, Day & Night, Black Swan By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 18, 2011 12:16 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. LOLCats: A cat takes on a Delek. [gammasquad] FunnyorDie has posted a short featuring “Urkel” Jaleel White reenacting Big Momma’s House. The new Beavis and Butt-Head will be watching “Jersey Shore, UFC matches and user-generated videos from YouTube, in addition to music videos....
Sequel Bits: ‘Jurassic World,’ ‘Night At The Museum 3,’ ‘Taken 3’ By Russ Fischer/May 7, 2014 3:30 pm EST There’s a new face in Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World, as the Dunder Mifflin CEO from The Office, Andy Buckley, has signed on for a role. In addition to that info, below you’ll find Legendary signs on to help out with Jurassic World and Universal’s new Dracula movie, There’s a new title for Night at the Museum 3, Steve Jablonsky posts images from the scoring session for Transformers: Age of Extinction, And Taken 3 will shoot in Georgia....
Sundance Favorite ‘A.C.O.D.’ Gets Distribution By Germain Lussier/April 16, 2013 12:30 pm EST This year’s Sundance Film Festival was full of great films, but the one that stood above the rest for me was Stuart Zicherman’s A.C.O.D. The film stars Adam Scott as an adult child of divorce, who weaves his way through life between parents who hate each other (Richard Jenkins and Catherine O’Hara). It co-stars Amy Poehler, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jessica Alba, Clark Duke, Jane Lynch and is as funny and poignant as you can possibly image....
Superhero Bits: Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Y The Last Man, Amazing Spider-Man 2, Wolverine, X-Men By Germain Lussier/May 9, 2014 4:00 pm EST Want to see X-Men: Days of Future Past standout Quicksilver in action? Was the Green Goblin going to look different in The Amazing Spider-Man 2? Could Y: The Last Man still see the light of day? Will Fantastic Four be in 3D? Will you be able to buy a returned Comic-Con badge this year?...
Superhero Bits: Guardians Of The Galaxy, The Winter Soldier, Age Of Ultron, Harley Quinn, Batman By Germain Lussier/March 20, 2014 4:30 pm EST Will Avengers: Age of Ultron shine a light on Black Widow’s past? How did the characters of Rocket Raccoon and Groot develop in Guardians of the Galaxy? Want to see Harley Quinn on the new episode of Arrow? What do the bad guys look like in Batman: Arkham Knight?...
The Alamo Drafthouse Is Coming To Downtown Los Angeles By Germain Lussier/Aug. 12, 2014 5:57 pm EST On the same day photos of the brand new, refurbished Alamo Drafthouse in Austin Texas surfaced, there’s more good news for the company. After years of trying, the Alamo Drafthouse is finally coming to Los Angeles, CA. CEO Tim League had looked at multiple locations over the past few years, but the new theater will be in the growing downtown area....
Tyler Bates’ ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Score Was Played During Filming To Inspire The Actors By Germain Lussier/July 14, 2014 1:00 pm EST Gunn worked with composer Tyler Bates (300, Watchmen, Super) very early in the process so the actors could listen to the film’s eventual score during the creation of the movie’s most emotional moments and action scenes. The hope was hearing the film’s score so early in the process would let them better understand the film’s tone....
VOTD: ‘Thor’ Honest Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 29, 2013 12:30 pm EST The Honest Trailers guys are back at it again, this time lampooning Marvel Studios’ Thor — “a film that only exists so that non nerds will recognize the blond guy in The Avengers.” Enjoy the trailer now, embedded after the jump. VOTD: ‘Thor’ Honest Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 29, 2013 12:30 pm EST The Honest Trailers guys are back at it again, this time lampooning Marvel Studios’ Thor — “a film that only exists so that non nerds will recognize the blond guy in The Avengers....
VOTD: Wednesday’s Google Doodle Is A Saul Bass Tribute By Germain Lussier/May 8, 2013 8:33 am EST Almost every day, Google changes their homepage in celebration of some occasion taking place on that day. The Google Doodles celebrate events such as holidays, anniversaries, and famous birthdays. The one for today, Wednesday May 8, is possibly the best ever. May 8, 2013 would have been the 93rd birthday of Saul Bass, one of the most influential graphic designers in history....
Watch The Original ‘Revenge Of The Jedi’ Teaser Trailer By Russ Fischer/Oct. 23, 2013 4:30 pm EST The folks who run the official Star Wars YouTube channel are “reissuing” the teaser trailers for the original trilogy, and you’d almost think there’s a new film coming out or something. Some are taking these reissues as an indicator that there will be a teaser soon for the upcoming Star Wars Episode VII, but at this point who the hell knows what Disney and Lucasfilm are planning on that front....
Zooey Deschanel’s ‘New Girl’ Pilot Hits Web Two Weeks Early By Angie Han/Sept. 7, 2011 4:00 pm EST The half-hour comedy revolves around Jess (Zooey Deschanel at her Zooey Deschanel-iest), who finds herself moving in with three guys in the aftermath of a bad breakup. Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield (Officer Leo from Veronica Mars!), and Damon Wayans, Jr. star in the pilot as her new roommates. (Lamorne Morris will replace Wayans in subsequent episodes; Wayans left New Girl after his adorable but underwatched Happy Endings was unexpectedly picked up for a second season....
‘13 Sins’ And ‘Starry Eyes’ Red-Band Trailers: Horror Hits SXSW By Russ Fischer/March 12, 2014 6:30 am EST The SXSW film festival has been ramping up its Midnight programming over the past few years, to the point where each new iteration of the fest sees the debut of at least one or two very worthy genre entries. Two of the Midnight films this year are 13 Sins and Starry Eyes, and short, violent and intense trailers are available for each....
‘42’ Star Chadwick Boseman Could Be Marvel’s Black Panther By Angie Han/May 1, 2013 12:10 pm EST Chadwick Boseman got a big career boost this spring by playing baseball hero Jackie Robinson in 42, and now he may be on the verge of raising his profile even further by playing a superhero. According to a new report, Boseman is the favorite to take the lead in Marvel’s Black Panther, long rumored to be part of the studio’s plans for Phase Three....
‘Pacific Rim’ Featurette: Fusing For “The Drift” By Russ Fischer/May 22, 2013 11:29 am EST I’m really trying not to get too hopeful about Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim. In a visual sense, footage we’ve seen from the movie looks leaps and bounds beyond what we usually get from CG-heavy films. The lighting, color, and detail are all staggering. It’s gorgeous stuff. I have no idea if it will work as a piece of storytelling, but I’m eager to give it a chance....
