Danny Strong Directing Dramatized JD Salinger Biopic By Russ Fischer/April 30, 2014 1:30 pm EST The recent documentary on ultra-reclusive author J.D. Salinger, simply titled Salinger, ignited new interest in the man and his work. Salinger has never really gone away, as his novels — particularly The Catcher in the Rye — continue to capture readers’ imaginations. But the film wasn’t the best account of the man, his life, and his work....
David Gordon Green Attached To Direct College Football Drama ‘Score’ By Angie Han/May 23, 2014 4:30 pm EST Titled Score, the new streaming project has Green attached to direct from a script by Johnson. It’s unclear right now whether it’s a TV series or a movie, but either way it has our attention. Hit the jump to find out what Johnson had to say about it. Which sounds pretty promising, but it sounds like Score is still in the early stages....
David S. Goyer To Direct ‘Dark Knight’-Esque ‘Count Of Monte Cristo’ Adaptation By Angie Han/March 19, 2013 8:00 am EST If you’re a production company attempting to Dark Knight-ize a literary classic, there are worse people to bring on than a guy who’s had a hand in all four of Christopher Nolan’s DC films to date. Batman Begins co-writer David Goyer has just signed on to direct the The Count of Monte Cristo, based on the book by Alexandre Dumas....
Former Nicolas Winding Refn Project ‘The Bringing’ Gets A New Director By Angie Han/Aug. 21, 2014 5:00 pm EST The former Nicolas Winding Refn project The Bringing could be back on after all, just not with Nicolas Winding Refn. Jeremy Lovering is reportedly in talks to direct the horror project, which is loosely based on the real-life case of Elisa Lam. In 2013, the Canadian tourist was found dead in a water tank on the roof of Los Angeles’ Cecil Hotel — which so happens to be the same hotel known for housing serial killers Richard Ramirez and Jack Untwerger once upon a time, and for being a suicide hotspot in the ’50s and ’60s....
Judd Apatow’s ‘Trainwreck’ Opens Summer 2015 By Germain Lussier/Jan. 8, 2014 11:36 am EST Batman, Superman, the Avengers, the Terminator, T-Rex…and Judd Apatow? Yup, the popular writer-director has just joined the crowded summer of 2015 with his latest comedy, Trainwreck, starring Amy Schumer. It’ll open July 24, 2015. Back in November, we told you about the film and predicted a 2015 release date. The summer one is pretty aggressive, though, as it’ll be one week after Batman vs....
Marc Webb To Direct (500) Days Of Summer By Peter Sciretta/April 26, 2007 8:56 pm EST Good Charlotte “Motivation Proclamation” [youtube]ND8fzahw5PE[/youtube] Green Day – “Waiting” [youtube]DiKlD7eooyo[/youtube] Ashlee Simpson – “Invisible” [youtube]73lsdw1wMT8[/youtube] Weezer – “Perfect Situation” [youtube]n8IZI55Te0I[/youtube] Diddy with Keyshia Cole “Last Night” [youtube]PCkFx5Oxz2c[/youtube] Snow Patrol – “Chocolate” [youtube]byqHHOHkbl4[/youtube] Jimmy Eat World “Work” [youtube]lrs5LVo8HRo[/youtube] Ashlee Simpson “Boyfriend” [youtube]TQr7OYPofEg[/youtube] Puddle of Mudd – She Hates Me [youtube]nvG_6TRmCeo[/youtube] Pussycat Dolls with Timbaland “Wait A Minute”...
Marvel And Disney Release Info: ‘Ant-Man’ Gets Official Release Date, ‘Iron Man 3’ And ‘Thor: The Dark World’ Will Be 3D By Germain Lussier/Oct. 15, 2012 9:36 am EST Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man will be released November 6, 2015. That’s the biggest news coming from Disney this morning as they’ve released an update to their schedule. They also confirm that Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World will be in 3D, a new Pixar movie will be released on November 25, 2015 and the Tom Hanks film Saving Mr....
Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Logan’s Run’ Remake Loses Ryan Gosling By Angie Han/Oct. 25, 2012 9:00 am EST After years in development, the Logan’s Run remake finally seemed to be in a good place last summer when Drive duo Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling signed on. The project was slated to go sometime after the pair finished up their second collaboration, Only God Forgives, but now it’s hit a major roadblock....
Page 2: Star Wars, Edgar Wright, Simpsons, Walking Dead, Scandal, Star Trek, Transformers, Party Down By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 2, 2014 1:00 pm EST Header Photo: Pixelated ‘Star Wars’ Scenes Created Using Microsoft Paintbrush on Windows 3.1 in the Late 1990s Love Isn’t Dead: How Indie Films Became the Future of Rom-Coms Change of plan: 15 documentaries that switched course during filming Life-Size Lego Star Wars – Toys Invasion CYNTHIA ROTHROCK, HONG KONG ACTION FILMS, AND EXPENDABLE WOMEN...
Superhero Bits: Batman V Superman, Arrow, Flash, Gotham, Agents Of SHIELD, Deadpool, X-Men By Germain Lussier/Sept. 4, 2014 4:30 pm EST Want to see new footage and trailer from Gotham, Arrow and The Flash? Does Scoot McNairy think his Batman v Superman character will be around for more movies? Is there a new series where a baby becomes a superhero? Which Marvel Comics character photobombed a bunch of covers? Which Oscar winner not only loved Guardians of the Galaxy, but would be open to a Marvel movie?...
U.S. Remake Of ‘The Raid’ Delayed; Rumored Cast Wish List Revealed By Germain Lussier/May 27, 2014 5:30 pm EST Patrick Hughes’ remake of The Raid has been delayed. According to Variety, production was scheduled to start in September but that date has now been pushed to at least the first quarter of 2015. However, the film has not been put in turnaround, it just needs some time to get ready....
Watch Behind The Scenes Footage From Terry Gilliam’s ‘The Zero Theorem’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 12, 2014 6:30 am EST While we wait for Terry Gilliam’s new film The Zero Theorem to hit theaters in the US (which will happen… sometime) we’ve got a few new tidbits for you to check out. One is a “making-of” featurette on that film, showing some of the means with which Gilliam, his crew, and stars Christoph Waltz, Melanie Thierry, Lucas Hedges, Ben Whishaw, Tilda Swinton, David Thewlis, and Matt Damon brought the story’s weird vision to life....
‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ Spoiler-Free Video Review By David Chen/Dec. 20, 2013 3:00 pm EST The Coen Brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis (which rolls out to more cities today) begins with a folk singer getting beat up in an alleyway, a scene that served as the inspiration for the whole film. From that idea, the Coens came up with a story that would “fit around that and explain that incident.” The resulting film is small in scope, but one that actively subverts genre expectations, and that’s loaded with pathos and tragedy....
‘Into The Abyss’ Trailer: Werner Herzog Peers Into Life On Death Row By Russ Fischer/Oct. 26, 2011 3:00 pm EST I love Roger Ebert’s pullquote, about how Herzog always seems to know where to look. That’s the crux of documentary filmmaking in a nutshell, and Herzog so often has his eye in the right place. Apple has the HD trailer. Into the Abyss opens in a limited theatrical run on November 11....
‘Pacific Rim: Jaeger Pilot:’ An Oculus Rift Experience At Comic Con 2014 By Germain Lussier/July 24, 2014 2:00 pm EST Like we said, the Legendary Pictures booth at San Diego Comic-Con is very Guillermo del Toro. On one side, Crimson Peak (Read about that here). On the other side is a unique, virtual reality experience called Pacific Rim: Jaeger Pilot. Attendees will sit down in one of three Oculus Rift stations and immediately be transported into the head of a towering Jaeger, ready for battle with an evil Kaiju....
‘The Great Gatsby’ Trailer: Jay Gatsby Narrates His History As An American Icon By Russ Fischer/Dec. 19, 2012 4:24 pm EST But now we’ve got a new look at the movie, thanks to a trailer that arrived today. This gives us a much better look at the film, with Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) telling us his history, and further voiceover from Gatsby’s new friend Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) helping to ease us into the story as the circle of characters around the wealthy Gatsby are introduced....
‘The Green Inferno’ Trailer: The Jungle Will Eat You By Russ Fischer/April 16, 2014 2:00 pm EST I had a lot of fun with The Green Inferno when it screened at Fantastic Fest last year. Sure, it’s not as out-there as some of the big cannibal movie milestones, but it doesn’t shy away from pushing most of its characters into hell. And it has a really pessimistic stance with respect to certain types of activism that had my black heart swelling a size or two....
By Germain Lussier/June 27, 2013 1:00 pm EST In the realm of pop culture, there are many uses of the word “red.” Most obviously there’s the color, usually used to convey either physical or psychological horror through Hell or blood. It can also be used to represent love, it’s a movie series starring Bruce Willis, and a main character’s name in the Shawshank Redemption. That’s just the tip of the crimson iceberg....
Edgar Wright Filmed One Shot For Another 2013 Summer Movie; Which Was It? By Germain Lussier/April 9, 2013 2:00 pm EST It all started with a tweet. That tweet above, to be specific. Monday afternoon director Edgar Wright tweeted that “Aside from The World’s End, I directed one shot in another summer movie. But which?” with the hashtag “I probably will not tell.” Twelve minutes later, he tweeted “Yeah. Some of you got it right....
English-Language ‘Audition’ Remake In The Works By Russ Fischer/June 27, 2014 8:41 pm EST Someone wants to produce an English-language Audition remake. The 1997 Ryu Murakami novel was turned into a 1999 thriller by director Takashi Miike. The film became notorious at festivals, and quickly aroused the interest of cult audiences in the US. In the story, a widower uses a staged audition process — ostensibly for a television show — to find a new girlfriend....
