New Hellboy II Poster June 4, 2008 2:09 pm
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A new movie poster for Hellboy II: The Golden Army has been released. The sequel, directed by Guillermo del Toro, hits theaters in the US on July 11th. Check out the poster after the jump.
New Images from The Lost Boys 2 June 4, 2008 1:58 pm
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Warner Bros. has released new photos from Lost Boys: The Tribe, including one of Corey Feldman as Edgar Frog. Releasing directly on DVD, Lost Boys: The Tribe hits shelves on July 28, 2008. Check out the images after the jump.
The Incredible Hulk Promo Trailer June 4, 2008 12:01 pm
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A new promo trailer for The Incredible Hulk, which you’ll find on Best Buy promo DVDs given away free with select DVD purchases, has been released. The new trailer, titled “Awaken”, can be viewed below. The Incredible Hulk, starring Edward Norton in the title role as the Hulk/Bruce Banner, hits theaters next Friday, June 13th.
International X-Files 2 Trailer June 4, 2008 11:57 am
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An international trailer for Fox’s X-Files: I Want to Believe has been released. Check it out after the jump. The film, which reunites David Duchovny as Agent Fox Mulder and Gillian Anderson as Agent Dana Scully, is directed by series creator Chris Cooper and hits theaters on July 25, 2008.
Transformers 2: Set Photos June 4, 2008 11:35 am
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A couple new photos from the set of Transformers 2 have been released online, plus a few reports from the set of filming. Check it all out after the jump. Transformers 2, directed by Michael Bay, will hit theaters on June 26, 2009.
Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes Producing movie based on Ouija board game June 4, 2008 10:00 am
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Platinum Dunes, the production co. headed by Michael Bay, will be producing Ouija, a movie based on the popular Hasbro board game of the same name, according to THR. The movie is the first that Hasbro has lined up with Universal (who will distribute the film) of several planned board game-to-film adaptations.
Sex and the City: $27 Million on Friday May 31, 2008 3:32 am
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Shattering expectations, Michael Patrick King’s big-screen adaptation of the HBO series Sex and the City opened on Friday with an impressive $27 million, and is estimated to have a $55.7 million weekend. Most analysts had pegged the film to score around $30-40 million over the weekend so these results are quite surprising.
Rumor: James McAvoy as Bilbo Baggins? May 29, 2008 12:38 pm
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There’s a new rumor circulating the net that has James McAvoy playing Bilbo Baggins in Guillermo del Toro’s The Hobbit. The Daily Express reports:
“A number of names have been doing the rounds, including Daniel Radcliffe and Jack Black, but James (MCAvoy) is the one the film’s bosses really want. They’re expected to have talks soon so hopefully it could be confirmed in the not too distant future.”
Though the British source singles out McAvoy, considering the inclusion of two other names, it’s perfectly reasonable to conclude that this rumor has no basis in fact.
Expanding on this a bit. If you missed the chat Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro participated in this past Saturday over at TheOneRing.net (click here for that article), Guillermo said that he has plans to utilize Ian Holm (who played Bilbo in the Lord of the Rings trilogy) in “some fashion for sure” and that “the difficulty of the role will be better assessed after” the screenplays are completed. Del Toro also expressed the same thoughts in an interview with Empire Magazine just last week:
“We are writing based on [Ian Holm’s performance], but other than that, we have ideas [of who could play him],” Del Toro told us. “I can tell you that it’s down to a few names that we all agree upon. And that our first choice…completely, magically, we said the same name. All of us!”
COMMENT: So assuming this rumor pans out (and we’ll have to wait awhile as Del Toro has said casting announcements are a year away) what do you think?
Sources: The Daily Express and Empire Magazine
Murphy and Ratner Teaming up for Beverly Hills Cop 4 in 2010 May 29, 2008 12:19 pm
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Are you ready for some more Axel Foley? Paramount is moving forward with a fourth installment in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise, according to Variety. Eddie Murphy is already attached to reprise his role as Detroit detective Axel Foley and the studio is negotiating with Brett Ratner to direct. Paramount is looking to begin production in 2009 with hopes to debut the film in the summer of 2010. No script has been written yet, so a writer will be hired shortly.
The first film in the series was released in 1984 and went on to gross an impressive $316 million worldwide. The sequel was also a success, pulling in $300 million three years later in 1987. But when the studio went to the well one last time in 1994, the results were mixed. Though the budget was kept in line, Beverly Hills Cop III grossed just $119 million worldwide.
Overall, the three films have combined to gross $735 million.
Source: Variety
COMMENT: Are you interested in another Beverly Hills Cop movie?
Witchblade Movie Poster May 27, 2008 6:40 pm
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Production on the adaptation of Top Cow’s Witchblade begins in September and the official teaser website for the film has been launched at Witchblade2009.com. An official teaser poster has also been released. Check it out after the jump.
Watchmen Three-hours long, ‘Black Freighter’ to be released as a DVD movie May 27, 2008 6:30 pm
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Post production on the big screen adaptation of Watchmen has started and director Zach Snyder has revealed that the current cut of the movie is sitting at three hours long:
“The main picture is nearing three hours long and I know I have a fight on my hands just with that,” Snyder told the New York Times.
The article mainly focuses on Tales of the Black Freighter, the story-within-the-story. In addition to directing Watchmen, Snyder has also directed Tales of the Black Freighter and the studio will release the movie as a stand-alone DVD just five days after the release of the main picture in March 2009.
Read the entire NY Times article here.
Watchmen hits theaters on March 6, 2009.
Source: New York Times
Greg Rucka Discusses Writing 2nd Segment of Batman: Gotham Knight May 24, 2008 11:00 pm
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Greg Rucka, who wrote the second segment of the upcoming direct-to-video Batman: Gotham Knight, recently sat down with Warner Bros. to talk about what it was like writing animation for the first time, how he got involved with the film and more. I’ve also included a few new images from the movie. Check it all out after the jump.
Casting Bites: TV and Film May 24, 2008 10:33 pm
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Actor/Rapper Shad Moss (aka Bow Wow) has joined the upcoming fifth season of HBO’s Entourage. He will play a recurring role as Charlie, a new stand-up comic client of Eric (Kevin Connolly). [THR]
The two-hour 24 prequel movie bridging the sixth and seventh seasons has added several cast members: Eric Lively, Tony Todd and Gil Bellows. Lively will play the president’s son, Bellows a State Department officer ordered to serve Bauer with a subpoena and Todd, who will also appear during the seventh season, will play cruel African dictator Gen. Juma. [THR]
Continue reading for more casting announcements.
Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro Field Questions on The Hobbit May 24, 2008 10:01 pm
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Directors Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro took some time out of their surely busy day to answer fan questions about The Hobbit and its sequel and now TheOneRing.net, who hosted the chat party, has uploaded the transcript. Continue reading for some highlights.
Spider-Man 4 in 2010? May 24, 2008 9:50 pm
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Just a few days ago we found out that apparently James Vanderbilt turned in a script for “Spider-Man 4” that allowed for Sony to shoot 4 and 5 back-to-back. Now comes news from Marvel’s Vice Chariman, Peter Cuneo via IESB talking about when we may see the Spider-Man on the big screen again:
“As far as Spider-man 4, it’s really up to Sony, it’s up to them, most likely scenario is 2010 or 2011 but we can’t speak for them and I think, that we don’t know. They have given us their re-up payment for that film so you know they’re going to make it within a reasonable time frame. Sony may be looking at some issues with the cast and so on, I think they have to make some decisions.”
I suppose we’ll know soon enough. I anticipate that we’ll likely soon be hearing whether or not their be going in a new direction (i.e. new cast) or continue on with the current cast.
Source: IESB
First Look: Kristin Kreuk as Chun-Li May 24, 2008 9:45 pm
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The first photo of what may be (it’s still not confirmed) Kristin Kreuk as Chun-Li from Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li has surfaced online. Very little has been revealed about the film, though just recently 20th Century Fox set a February 27, 2009 release date. Check out the photo after the jump.
First Look: Dragonball Cast May 24, 2008 9:36 pm
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Several new scans of the cast of Dragonball have found their way online. The photos show the following characters: Chi-Chi (Jamie Chung), Jamcha (Joon Park), Bulma (Emmy Rossum), Goku (Justin Chatwin) and aster Roshi (Chow Yun-Fat). Check them out after the jump.
Terminator Salvation Production Start Announcement + Concept Art and Synopsis May 24, 2008 9:16 pm
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Warner Bros. has officially announced that production has begun for Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins. The film, which stars Sam Worthington and Christian Bale, began principal photography on May 5th in Alburquerque, New Mexico. Director McG also discussed the film in a new blog and released the first concept art from the film. Details after the jump.
James Cameron Talks Avatar May 21, 2008 4:25 pm
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Director James Cameron talked at the Microsoft Advance ’08 today about his upcoming sci-fi 3D film Avatar.
“‘Avatar’ will make people truly experience something,” said Cameron. “One more layer of the suspension of disbelief will be removed. All the syn-thespians are photo-realistic. Now that we’ve achieved it, we discovered CG characters in 3D look more real than in 2D. Your brain is cued it’s a real thing not a picture and discounting part of [the] image that makes it look fake.”
Casting Bites: Film and Television May 21, 2008 4:13 pm
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John Cusack and Chiwetal Ejioor have been cast in Roland Emmerich’s sci-fi film 2012. Shooting on the film begins in February 2009. [Variety]
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, the adaptation of the popular video game from Ubisoft, has found its lead. Jake Gyllenhaal will play the young pince Dastan. Gemma Arterton has also joined the cast. The actress will play Tamina. Mike Newell will be directing the film which is set to start production in July in Morocco and England. It’s scheduled to be released on June 13, 2009. [THR]
Christian Bale is signed on to star in all three upcoming Terminator films, beginning with Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins which is set to release on May 22, 2009. [BBCNews]
Continue reading for more casting announcements.
Mortensen, McKellen and Serkis Headed to The Hobbit? May 21, 2008 3:34 pm
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Pre-production on The Hobbit and its sequel are about to get underway and Variety is reporting that preliminary contact has already been made with at least three Lord of the Rings actors who also appear in The Hobbit: Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn), Ian McKellen (Gandalf) and Andy Serkis (Gollum). Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens are expected to write the scripts under the diretion of Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro.
Source: Variety
Jackson and Spielberg may jointly direct third Tintin movie May 20, 2008 1:54 am
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Out promoting his latest film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, director Steven Spielberg revealed that he and Peter Jackson may jointly direct the third installment in the planned Tintin movies:
“We are going to make three Tintin movies back-to-back. I’ll direct the first one, Peter will direct the second one. We’ll probably co-direct the third one.”
Production on the first film is expected to begin in September. A theatrical release could come as early as 2009.
Source: stuff.co.nz
The Happening International movie poster May 20, 2008 1:43 am
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A new international trailer for M. Night Shymalan’s first R-Rated film The Happening has found its way online. Check it out after the jump. The Happening, starring Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel and John Leguizamo hits theaters on June 13th.
MTV Movie Awards Presenters Announced May 20, 2008 1:34 am
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MTV has announced a first set of presenters for the upcoming 2008 MTV Movie Awards. The network says that Lindsay Lohan, Anne Hathaway, Jack Black, Steve Carell, Robert Downey Jr., Seth Rogen, Megan Fox, Jennifer Hudson, Mark Wahlberg, James Franco, Rumer Willis, Brendan Fraser and Danny McBride are the first wave of presenters for the awards show, which will be broadcast Live on Sunday, June 1st, beginning at 8pm ET.
Source: MTV
Soundwave confirmed for Transformers 2 May 20, 2008 12:56 am
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Screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci have confirmed that Soundwave, who was rumored to appear in the original as an MP3 player, has been included in the script for Transformers 2.
“We had to get Soundwave in there,” Orci told IGN. “You know, we had Ravage in an early draft of the first movie and Soundwave, and we couldn’t do it right and I think this time hopefully we’ll have the ability to do it.”
The two writers also promised fans that the sequel will be more appealing to hardcore fans. To read what the two had to say about that, continue after the jump.
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