VOTD: Peter Jackson’s ‘The Hobbit’ Production Video #2 By Germain Lussier/July 9, 2011 1:55 pm EST Peter Jackson just released a video allowing us to fly across Middle Earth with him, scouting locations for The Hobbit. The first block of the massive 254 day shoot on Jackson’s two part version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s book recently came to a close and, to mark the occasion, the director has finally released his second production video....
Watch The Sofia Coppola-Directed Miss Dior Cherie TV Commercial Starring Natalie Portman By Angie Han/Feb. 22, 2011 10:00 am EST While it’s not that unusual for big-name directors to do commercial work on the side, there seems to be something about fragrance ads in particular that really draws them in. (“Bucketloads of money” is definitely part of it.) A new ad for the Miss Dior Cherie fragrance has premiered online, directed by Sofia Coppola and starring “brand ambassador” Natalie Portman....
‘Birdman’ Trailer: Michael Keaton Is A Superhero Once Again By Germain Lussier/June 12, 2014 10:29 am EST This isn’t a conventional superhero movie. In fact, it’s not really a superhero movie at all. But it does use lots of those conventions to tell the story of an actor (Michael Keaton) who once played a superhero and is struggling to mount a new play. Co-starring Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Amy Ryan and Zach Galifianakis, Birdman open October 17....
‘Captain America 3’ Release Date Set For May 6, 2016; Will Challenge ‘Batman Vs. Superman’ By Germain Lussier/March 13, 2014 2:10 pm EST The answer to the question of what Marvel film would dare challenge Batman vs. Superman has been revealed: It’ll be Captain America 3, directed by the Russo Brothers. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news of the release date. Wednesday, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige told /Film, despite DC’s Batman vs....
‘Frankenweenie’ DVD/Blu-Ray To Feature New Short Film ‘Captain Sparky Vs. The Flying Saucers’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 16, 2012 1:19 pm EST Briefly: Though it underperformed at the box office, most critics agree that Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie was the director’s best film in years. Combining his love of the macabre with childlike wonder, heart and humor, it’ll surely be a home video discovery for fresh audiences for years to come. That process will start on January 15 when the DVD and Blu-ray hit shelves and one of the highlights of the disc is a brand new short film called Captain Sparky vs the Flying Saucers....
‘Saw’ Scribes To Pen Disney Movie ‘Stuff Of Legend’ By Angie Han/Oct. 10, 2013 8:45 am EST The twisted minds behind Saws IV, V, VI, and 3D are ready to bring some fun to the whole family. And no, that isn’t a sick way of describing the next Saw plotline. Writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan have signed on for Disney’s The Stuff of Legend, a fantasy-action film about heroic toys involved in an unseen war....
‘The Crossing’ Trailer: John Woo Gets Romantic By Russ Fischer/Sept. 11, 2014 4:00 pm EST After years away from the big screen, John Woo is back this year — at least in China — with The Crossing. The first installment of the two-part film hits China in December. The movie is set in 1949 and will tell the stories of three couples whose lives intersect on the doomed Taiping steamer. The ship was carrying many hundreds of passengers from China and the last days of the communist-dominated Civil War, to new lives in Taiwan....
A Cast Of Kings S3E04 - And Now His Watch Is Ended By David Chen/April 21, 2013 11:00 pm EST Joanna and Dave discuss the fourth episode of season 3 of Game of Thrones, “And Now His Watch Is Ended.” E-mail us and let us know what you thought of the episode, as well as of the podcast, at acastofkings@gmail.com. You can find every episode of the show at gameofthronespodcast.com. If you like the show, feel free to leave us a review on iTunes!...
Another New ‘Transformers 4’ Character Revealed: 2013 Lamborghini Aventador By Germain Lussier/June 7, 2013 10:01 am EST Briefly: Michael Bay has just revealed another vehicle that’ll appear in his currently filming Transformers 4. While some of the previous vehicles, like Bumblebee’s Camaro and Optimus Prime’s big rig, were instantly recognizable, there’s no indication of who this new car is. An Autobot? A Decepticon? One thing’s for sure, it’s a car that’s sure to turn heads....
Boyhood Budget: How Much Did It Cost To Shoot A Movie For 12 Years? By Peter Sciretta/June 26, 2014 3:00 pm EST One of my favorite movie of the year is Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, which tells the story of a young boy’s childhood from age 5 to age 18. You’ve probably also heard that the movie was filmed over the course of 12 years using the same actors. Its not a gimmick, but a remarkable cinematic achievement....
Drew Goddard Exits Marvel’s ‘Daredevil’ Show [Updated] By Germain Lussier/May 24, 2014 10:43 am EST Another major Marvel departure is breaking over the Memorial Day weekend. Drew Goddard, the director of The Cabin in the Woods and writer of Cloverfield, has reportedly left the Marvel’s Netflix TV show, Daredevil. Update: Goddard’s exit is confirmed, and a new showrunner has been named. Original story, with an addendum, follows.Latino Review once again broke the news....
Duncan Jones’ ‘Warcraft’ Will Rage In December 2015 By Germain Lussier/Oct. 1, 2013 3:00 pm EST Briefly: Duncan Jones’ adaptation of the popular video game Warcraft is gearing up for battle. Casting is underway and Legendary Pictures showed a badass concept reel at Comic-Con. With production set to start early next year, the film now has a release date. Warcraft will be released December 18. 2015 by Universal Pictures. Duncan Jones’ ‘Warcraft’ Will Rage In December 2015...
First Look: ‘The Lobster,’ With Colin Farrell, John C. Reilly, And Ben Whishaw By Russ Fischer/May 9, 2014 8:00 am EST Above is your first look at what might be one of the weirdest movies of the year. Doesn’t look so strange, does it? But this is the first shot from The Lobster, by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth, Alps). That should tell you something right off. And we’re guessing that in the film, we’ll see one of these three guys, Colin Farrell, Ben Whishaw, and John C....
First Look At ‘World War Z’ Footage [Updated With Teaser Poster] By Russ Fischer/Nov. 6, 2012 9:00 am EST Marc Forster’s adaptation of the Max Brooks novel World War Z ran into some problems a few months ago when it had to go in for extensive rewrites and reshoots late in the game. Starring Brad Pitt as the Guy Who Has to Save the World (very loosely based on the primary narrator of the novel, a UN inspector whose work documents a zombie pandemic) the film was pushed from a late 2012 release back to June 21, 2013....
First Photo Of Bradley Cooper And Emma Stone In Cameron Crowe’s Latest By Germain Lussier/Nov. 8, 2013 12:00 pm EST Doesn’t it feel nice to know Cameron Crowe has now been shooting his new movie for almost a month? The still untitled, Hawaii-based film stars Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, Alec Baldwin, Bill Murray, Danny McBride, John Krasinski and Jay Baruchel in a story that follows “a defense contractor (Cooper) who falls for an Air Force pilot (Stone) after he’s assigned to oversee the launch of a weapons satellite from Hawaii....
Former ‘Dexter’ Writer Melissa Rosenberg Will Write ‘Jessica Jones’ For Marvel And Netflix By Russ Fischer/Nov. 12, 2013 7:40 pm EST Briefly: Melissa Rosenberg, who was a writer/producer/showrunner on Dexter during the good years (she left after season four) and who wrote all the Twilight films, was once set to oversee a show called AKA Jessica Jones for ABC. The show would have been based on the superhero turned investigator character Jessica Jones from the Marvel Universe, as seen in the comic series Alias (no relation to the TV show) and Pulse....
Frank Darabont Still Mad At “Sociopaths” Who Fired Him From ‘The Walking Dead’ By Angie Han/Nov. 19, 2013 3:30 pm EST Four seasons in, AMC’s The Walking Dead is currently on its third showrunner. But its original showrunner still hasn’t quite forgiven the network for ousting him in the first place. While doing press rounds for his new TNT series Mob City, Frank Darabont has admitted that he no longer watches the megahit series he helped create, blasting the “sociopaths” who dumped him halfway through production on Season 2....
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New ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ Images By Russ Fischer/Feb. 19, 2014 10:05 am EST We’ll be posting a few pieces from the set of X-Men: Days of Future Past today; you can already read our talk with director Bryan Singer about three of the unique elements of the film: Quicksilver, the Sentinels, and time travel. In addition to those pieces we’ve got new images from the film, featuring leads Jennifer Lawrence, Peter Dinklage, Michael Fassbender, and Hugh Jackman....
