Trivia: Cameron Crowe’s Alternate ‘Almost Famous’ Titles By Germain Lussier/May 6, 2014 11:23 am EST It’s no secret Cameron Crowe had problems giving his 2000 semi-autobiographical film a title. At one point it was actually called Untitled, a clever nod to the musical story held within, as well as an admission of defeat. The studio wouldn’t let that fly, so Crowe went through many different titles before settling on Almost Famous....
Video: Batman 75th Anniversary Panel Featuring Kevin Smith, Jim Lee, Kevin Conroy And Others By Germain Lussier/April 28, 2014 9:46 am EST 2014 is the 75th anniversary of one of the world’s most popular superheroes: Batman. The character has been imagined, reimagined, rebooted, redressed and revered for the better part of eight decades. This year, DC has a lots of big plans for The Dark Knight. One of those was a big panel at WonderCon 2014 featuring some of the men responsible for carrying the cape and cowl legacy for the past few decades....
VOTD: The Films Of David Fincher By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 19, 2014 5:00 am EST Daniel Silva has edited a 17-minute tribute to filmmaker David Fincher, artfully splicing together the director’s nine feature films including Se7en, The Game, Fight Club, Panic Room, Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Social Network and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. This video tribute does not include Fincher’s Alien 3 (because, you know why), his 1985 documentary The Beat of the Live Drum (probably because it isnt a narrative feature film) or his upcoming film Gone Girl....
Will Smith Reportedly Decides Against ‘Independence Day 2’ By Germain Lussier/Feb. 7, 2014 3:51 pm EST
By Angie Han/Jan. 23, 2014 3:41 pm EST The Edgar Wright-directed actioner is creeping forward to take Batman vs. Superman’s old July 17 slot, which falls two weeks before its previously planned July 31 date. More details after the jump. Ant-Man will now duke it out at the box office with Joe Wright’s Peter Pan origin tale Pan. Warner Bros. had moved the picture from June to July to take the spot vacated by Batman vs....
‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Title Reveal Now Online, Plus Possible Plot Synopsis By Germain Lussier/Sept. 26, 2013 8:33 am EST What many of you who weren’t in the room don’t know is what the video looked like, at least not in high-res official form. The Iron Man 3 Jarvis App has now revealed that footage, which can be viewed online. We have it below, along with a plot synopsis that was uploaded to IMDB....
‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Will Be A Standalone Film Set “95% In Space”; Phase Two Will Explore Different Genres By Angie Han/March 4, 2013 3:00 pm EST Despite the presence of characters like Thor and Loki, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has mostly been grounded in an Earthbound reality. But Phase Two seems to be taking a more otherworldly bent, with Thor: The Dark World and Guardians of the Galaxy on the table....
‘Hesher’ Trailer Featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt And Natalie Portman By Germain Lussier/April 6, 2011 5:00 pm EST Update from Editor Peter Sciretta: Back in February, an early trailer was leaked online, and quickly yanked because it was not official. Today Wrekin Hill Entertainment released an official trailer. The original story follows below, and the new trailer after the jump.Hesher premiered over a year ago at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and was quickly purchased by Newmarket Films....
‘In The Blood’ Trailer: Gina Carano Continues To Kick Ass By Angie Han/Feb. 20, 2014 4:45 pm EST You’d think people would know better than to mess with Gina Carano, but if they didn’t, Gina Carano wouldn’t have any movies to star in. The Haywire star’s latest outing is In the Blood, in which she plays a newlywed determined to uncover the truth about the disappearance of her husband (Cam Gigandet)....
‘Maleficent’ Trailer: Angelina Jolie Bestows A Curse By Angie Han/March 18, 2014 11:06 am EST It was only yesterday that we got our first look at Angelina Jolie’s glorious wings, but if the new Maleficent trailer is any indication they play a key role in the movie. She’s doing all sorts of things with them in the promo — flying, fending off enemies, unfurling them for dramatic effect, and, most intriguingly, mourning their loss....
‘Pacific Rim 2’ Set For 2017 By Russ Fischer/June 26, 2014 4:54 pm EST It’s official: a Pacific Rim sequel is coming. Pacific Rim 2 has been set for a 2017 release, which Universal will bring to theaters. Additionally Guillermo del Toro says he’s also developing an animated Pacific Rim show that will debut before the film sequel. BuzzFeed reports, and Legendary offers this info: Guillermo del Toro returns to direct Legendary Pictures’ PACIFIC RIM 2, the next chapter of the epic action-adventure he created with 2013’s hit original film....
‘The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug’ Banner: Many Dwarves, Three Elves, And One Scared Hobbit By Angie Han/Oct. 16, 2013 11:45 am EST Bilbo’s unexpected journey continues this winter with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and Warner Bros. has a new banner out to show off some of the sights to come. Whereas the last film’s marketing campaign was stuffed with dwarves, only the prettiest and most popular make the cut this time around....
‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone’ Set Visit: Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi And Olivia Wilde Improv From Script To Comedy Gold By Germain Lussier/Feb. 27, 2013 11:30 am EST On this Monday morning, Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi are flying through the air on harnesses sporting long blond hair and bedazzled purple velour jumpsuits. They land on the stage, introduce themselves as magicians Burt Wonderstone and Anton Marvelton and proceed to dance about like a couple of old men whose best days are way past them....
‘The Karate Kid 2’ Loses Director Breck Eisner, Gains New Writers By Angie Han/June 26, 2014 8:30 am EST Though Sony was quick to announce plans for The Karate Kid 2 after the success of 2010’s The Karate Kid, the actual movie has been slow in coming. It wasn’t until earlier this year that the sequel finally found a director in Breck Eisner — and now it seems it’s directorless again as Eisner has exited....
A ‘Book Of Mormon’ Movie Is Coming… Eventually By Angie Han/Sept. 13, 2011 7:00 am EST When The Book of Mormon opened on Broadway this year, it was one of the most highly anticipated musicals in recent memory. The combination of South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Avenue Q co-writer Robert Lopez guaranteed a sharp, irreverent sense of humor, with Lopez’ involvement suggesting strong musical numbers as well....
Anne Hathaway Joins Hugh Jackman And Russell Crowe In ‘Les Misérables’ By Angie Han/Oct. 18, 2011 3:00 pm EST We’ve been hearing rumors for a while, but now it’s official: Anne Hathaway has closed a deal to star opposite Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe in Les Misérables, King’s Speech director Tom Hooper’s adaptation of the hit Broadway show and Victor Hugo novel. Read more after the jump. As has long been suspected, Hathaway has landed the part of Fantine, the unwed mother of Valjean’s eventual charge Cosette....
Brett Dalton Joins ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ As Deadly Agent Grant By Russ Fischer/Nov. 27, 2012 5:04 pm EST Briefly: Here’s the latest on Marvel’s first big foray into television. The cast of S.H.I.E.L.D. has just been bolstered by Brett Dalton (Army Wives, Killing Lincoln, Blue Bloods), who will play Agent Grant, a “rising star” of the S.H.I.E.L.D. organization. Grant is “deadly, precise, and cool under fire — but not so great with the people skills....
Cool Stuff: ‘Cloud Atlas’ Posters And More From LA ‘Young Guns Of Print’ Exhibit By Germain Lussier/Sept. 19, 2013 2:00 pm EST Most of the time, art galleries do either group shows with a single theme or one artist’s complete vision. The latest exhibit at the Hero Complex Gallery in Los Angeles is a bit of both. The Young Guns of Print features the work of 18 individual up and coming artists, each of whom did two to fifteen pieces on a specific theme....
Directors Guild Nominations Include Scorsese And McQueen, Overlook Coens And Jonze By Russ Fischer/Jan. 7, 2014 10:27 am EST Historically, this nomination set is a very good predictor of where the Oscars will go, but last year was a bit of a tradition breaker, as only two of the five DGA nominees got Oscar nominations, and the DGA winner, Ben Affleck, was not among them. (Ang Lee won the Oscar.)...
Edgar Wright’s ‘Ant-Man’ Helped Influence ‘The Avengers’ By Germain Lussier/April 24, 2014 11:30 am EST Before we knew there was going to be an Avengers movie, we knew Edgar Wright wanted to make Ant-Man. Wright was on stage at San Diego Comic-Con in 2006 when Kevin Feige first teased the collective Marvel Cinematic Universe. Since then, Marvel has produced ten films in the same continuity with the eleventh, Avengers: Age of Ultron, currently in production....
