‘Need For Speed’ Trailer: Aaron Paul Turns Leading Man In Video Game Adaptation By Germain Lussier/Sept. 25, 2013 9:07 am EST Breaking Bad might end this week, but you have not seen the last of Aaron Paul. Not by a long shot. He’s starring in next year’s Need for Speed, based on the popular video game series, and the first trailer is now out. Check it out below. Head to Apple to see it in HD....
‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ - What Did You Think? By Russ Fischer/Nov. 22, 2013 5:00 pm EST The second film in the Hunger Games series is out this week, and with it comes a new director, and a layer of extra complexity that fans of the novel series have been eager to see on screen. Now that we know the general outline of life in Panem, and how the Hunger Games are used as a tool for population control, it’s time to get into what really happens when the “winners” of the games learn how the Capitol really works....
‘True Detective’ Trailer: HBO Aims To Out-Do ‘Zodiac’ By Russ Fischer/Sept. 9, 2013 8:53 am EST The teaser for the new HBO series True Detective featured real style, and this first full trailer suggests the show has plenty of substance to go along with it. Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre, Jane Eyre) put together the show, starring Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey as a pair of detectives who investigate a set of murders in 1995, and follows them as the story continues for years....
‘World War Z’ Scheduled For December 2012; See New Images Of Brad Pitt In Character By Russ Fischer/Aug. 9, 2011 4:15 pm EST December 2012 just got a bit more interesting. The end of the year is already anchored by the first chapter in Peter Jackson’s two-film adaptation of The Hobbit, on Dec 14, and the week following was crowded with three potentially big films: Ang Lee’s Life of Pi, Phillip Noyce’s Hunter Killer and Gore Verbinski’s Lone Ranger all on the 21st....
As You Wish: Disney Adapting ‘The Princess Bride’ For The Stage By Angie Han/Nov. 11, 2013 2:30 pm EST Buttercup and Wesley’s epic romance took them from an idyllic farm to a castle, a torture chamber, the high seas, and the Fire Swamp. Now it’s also bringing them to the theater. Disney Theatrical Productions is working on a stage adaptation of The Princess Bride, with Alan Horn shepherding for the studio....
Barbarella Update: Robert Rodriguez Blames Budget, Not McGowan By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 21, 2007 7:56 pm EST Last week The New York Observer broke the news that Universal Studios had backed out of Robert Rodriguez’s big screen big-budget remake of Barbarella because Robert was unable to budge on the casting choice of his new fiance, Rose McGowan. Of course, McGowan isn’t a big enough star to carry a “$100 million film.”...
Former Pixar Director Gary Rydstrom Directing Animated Feature At Lucasfilm By Germain Lussier/June 12, 2013 1:14 pm EST Lucasfilm has always stood for something. For many years, it was a beacon of excellence thanks to Indiana Jones and Star Wars. Then, for a while, it was a whipping boy thanks to fan dissatisfaction. These days, after the sale to Disney, it’s a mystery box. A company whose inner workings and project slate are still quite secret....
Google Is Able To Predict Box Office With 94% Accuracy By Germain Lussier/June 7, 2013 7:00 am EST Your e-mails, your searches, your browsing, these days almost all of it done through Google. That means there’s basically nothing the giant company doesn’t know about you and the people around you. It also kind of means they know everything about everything which, according to a new study, relates directly to box office....
James Ellroy Scipting Remake Of Noir Classic ‘Laura’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 26, 2014 5:00 pm EST In the noir classic Laura, directed by Otto Preminger, an investigator looks into the murder of a woman who had several suitors, and becomes obsessed with her image. Now the film is being remade, and James Ellroy is going to write it. THR has the news, which leads to conflicting feelings. Because the film is enshrined as a justified classic, the idea of a Laura remake isn’t all that appealing....
Jessica Lange Joins ‘The Gambler’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 20, 2013 11:28 am EST Briefly: American Horror Story has put all sorts of new heat on Jessica Lange, and now after long deal talks, the veteran actress has landed a role in the remake of The Gambler. She’ll play the mother of Mark Wahlberg’s central character, but as you might expect from Lange, this won’t be some meek caregiver gig. No, the character is described as “rich and ostentatious,” so we’ll probably get to see Lange have some fun....
Logo Revealed For Marvel’s ‘Daredevil’ Show On Netflix By Germain Lussier/Oct. 3, 2014 12:30 pm EST Next weekend, the cast and crew of Daredevil are taking over New York Comic-Con. It’ll be the first time they face the public and answer questions about the highly anticipated show, which will hit Netflix in 2015. To commemmorate the occasion, Marvel revealed a bunch of information about the appearance, along with the show’s official logo....
Matt Damon In Talks For George Clooney’s ‘The Monuments Men,’ Says ‘The Bourne Legacy’ Complicates His Franchise Return By Russ Fischer/Dec. 4, 2012 5:26 pm EST Matt Damon and George Clooney have a great history together on screen thanks to Syriana and the Oceans films, and now they’re set to make history together. Or re-make history, as it were. Damon is in talks to join the cast of Clooney’s Monuments Men, the film that will chronicle “a crew of art historians and museum curators who unite to recover renown works of art that were stolen by Nazis before they are destroyed....
Michael Douglas Is Hank Pym In ‘Ant-Man’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 13, 2014 12:22 pm EST We have more details below. Marvel’s Kevin Feige said, Going back many years, to when Wright was putting together Scott Pilgrim, there’s a comment from the director about how he then planned to incorporate both Pym and Lang into the story. With Hank Pym’s rich history in the Marvel Universe, we knew we needed an actor capable of bringing the weight and stature to the role that the character deserves....
Mondo Reveals Six Posters For ‘Ducktales’ By Germain Lussier/Aug. 27, 2013 1:00 pm EST It seems like just last week when we saw our first limited-edition screenprint for Ducktales. Actually, it was three weeks ago. But Scrooge’s money pit has opened and Mondo is celebrating everyone’s favorite ’90s Disney cartoon, and the recent video game re-release, with six brand new posters. Check them out below. Here are the six posters Mondo will be releasing Wednesday August 28 via @MondoNews....
Page 2: Fight Club, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Bill Hader, Mean Girls, Hunger Games, Pacific Rim, Harrison Ford By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 28, 2014 1:00 pm EST Header Photo: Mondo’s Fight Club poster ALMOST EVERYTHING IN “DR. STRANGELOVE” WAS TRUE The Romantic Comedy Is Dying, but Cinematic Romance Is Thriving Tauntaun Rocking Horse 7 Best Kids’ Show On Netflix, According to a Six Year Old The Best Films Of The 2014 Sundance Film Festival...
Photos: Elsa And Kristoff In ‘Once Upon A Time’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 1, 2014 5:00 am EST The animated film Frozen is moving to live-action thanks to the show Once Upon a Time, and we’ve got a batch of official images of Elsa (Georgina Haig) and Kristoff (Scott Michael Foster), along with (perhaps) Sven as they’ll appear in the show. Disney was really behind when it came to making a proper marketing and merchandise push for Frozen....
Ralph Fiennes To Be Concierge Of Wes Anderson’s ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ By Angie Han/Oct. 9, 2012 5:58 pm EST There are films that land a high-profile cast because they promise easy cash for little work (ahem, New Year’s Eve), and then there are pictures that attract major talent because they actually seem worthy of it. Wes Anderson’s next project seems to fall in the latter category. The director has a pretty fantastic track record with A-list talent so far, so it’s no wonder he’s collecting an enviable roster for The Grand Budapest Hotel....
Read Anthony Hopkins’ Glowing Letter To Cast And Crew Of ‘Breaking Bad’ By Germain Lussier/Oct. 14, 2013 6:00 pm EST It’s a beautiful letter coming from, himself, of the best actors ever. Read it below. The letter was posted by Gomey himself, Steven Michael Quezada, on Facebook. Thanks to Vanity Fair for the heads up. Here it is: Dear Mister Cranston.I wanted to write you this email – so I am contacting you through Jeremy Barber – I take it we are both represented by UTA ....
Second ‘The Croods’ Trailer Explores The Big Bad World By Russ Fischer/Dec. 5, 2012 2:00 pm EST DreamWorks just took a giant bath on Rise of the Guardians, but is soldiering on with the task of selling its upcoming slate. The next release from the company’s animation arm is The Croods, an Ice Age-style story about a prehistoric human family who daughter (voiced by Emma Stone) is desperate to explore the outside world....
Sequel Bits: ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation,’ ‘Beetlejuice 2,’ ‘Star Trek 2,’ ‘Muppets 2’ By Germain Lussier/March 21, 2012 5:30 pm EST In this edition of Sequel Bits, you can read about the following: Miss Piggy confirms a Muppets sequel is in the works. Aerosmith will have a song on the G.I. Joe Retaliation soundtrack. There’s a chance Johnny Depp could show up in Beetlejuice 2. A new, stricter fashion sense may have been implemented for Star Trek 2....
