Focus Hires Directors: Steve McQueen To Film Fela Kuti; Lone Scherfig To Helm One Day By Russ Fischer/Dec. 8, 2009 1:15 am EST When Focus Features announced in January the intent to make a biopic based on the life of Nigerian band leader and activist Fela Kuti, I was immediately intrigued. Would the film look more at his music, or his status as sort of an emergent voice of the people?...
By Hunter Stephenson/Feb. 14, 2008 4:43 pm EST Brown and his wife are middle-age, they have two kids, and a mini-van. Suddenly I’m thinking about Steve Wiebe and his adorably normal wife in The King of Kong. But you know, it’s a Hollywood film. Here are some of the hot spots and techniques according to Brown, read at mind’s risk… For the first time in our relationship, we surveyed porno. Annie tested sex toys....
Geek Deal: The Bourne Trilogy On Blu-Ray For $50 By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 18, 2009 9:24 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Bourne Identity After being pulled from the sea with two bullets in his back, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) awakens on a fishing boat with no memory of his involvement in a top-secret, black ops arm of the CIA called Treadstone. The only clue to his identity is the number of a Swiss bank account in which he discovers an array of passports and weapons, as well as a fortune in cash....
George Clooney Leaves White Jazz By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 21, 2007 2:38 pm EST So first Joe Carnahan looses Chris Pine who jumped ship to JJ Abrams’ Star Trek, and now George Clooney is leaving the White Jazz ship due to “scheduling issues.” Carnahan was scheduled to go into production early next year, and Clooney is currently shooting the Coen Bros’ Burn After Reading, and trying to finish his football movie, Leatherheads....
Green Lantern Concept Art By Brendon Connelly/Jan. 27, 2010 6:50 am EST It’s worth remembering that the creation of concept art takes place specifically to explore a wide range of possibilities and to see which design routes will best suit the production, and as such, a piece of concept artwork does not necessarily represent the look of the film. Having said that, such images can sometimes reveal a little about the thought processes taking place, and the approach of the artists who are in the production’s employ....
Largest Lightsaber Fight EVER By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 15, 2010 2:46 am EST Over 100 Star Wars fans broke into an an massively epic lightsaber fight in Bristols Cabot Circus, a shopping mall in Bristol, England. The flashmob was organized online through facebook, and took place on February 13th 2010. Watch some videos after the jump. Another video: Another video: Another Video: via: bonniegrrl Largest Lightsaber Fight EVER By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 15, 2010 2:46 am EST...
Martin Lawrence To Star In Unofficial Coming To America Sequel? By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 19, 2009 12:25 pm EST Alcon Entertainment is developing a film titled Back to Africa for Martin Lawrence. You might be wondering why we’re even running a story about a possible Martin Lawrence film, stick with me for a second. According to Variety, Lawrence would play a “working-class man” from Queens New York who discovers that he is the heir to the throne of an African country and tavels there to claim his birthright....
Monty Python Invade iTunes, Free Documentary To Woo Sceptics By Brendon Connelly/Jan. 15, 2009 10:43 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Terry Gilliam is the greatest film director in the history of cinema. I’m glad I got that of my chest so early in my /Filming career. Now we’ve covered it, we can move on… to a Gilliam-centric news piece. iTunes are now offering the Monty Python back catalogue, including Holy Grail, Life of Brian, The Meaning of Life and Live at the Hollywood Bowl, alongside the entire run of Flying Circus....
Movie Trailer: Rob Marshall’s Nine By Peter Sciretta/May 14, 2009 12:49 am EST The Weinstein Co have released the first movie trailer for Nine. Rob Marshall, who directed Chicago – winner of six Academy Awards including Best Picture, returns to the big screen with another classic Broadway production. The musical tells the story of world famous film director Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis) as he prepares his latest picture and balances the numerous women in his life including his wife (Marion Cotillard), a producer, a mistress (Penelope Cruz), a film star muse (Nicole Kidman), an American fashion journalist (Kate Hudson), the whore from his youth (Fergie), his confidant and costume designer (Judi Dench), and his deceased mother (Sophia Loren)....
New Marvel Movie Logos And Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Teaser Poster By Peter Sciretta/June 2, 2009 1:18 pm EST A bunch of cool artwork is on display at the Las Vegas Licensing International Expo, including the first promotional poster for Edgar Wright’s big screen adaptation of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and updated logos for the four upcoming Marvel productions: Iron Man 2, Thor, The First Avenger: Captain America and The Avengers which have popped up over at AICN....
Oceanic Airlines Billboards By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 4, 2008 4:09 pm EST Our new friends at io9 have pointed out this new billboard advertising Oceanic Airlines. Last week the fictional airpline company featured in JJ Abrams hit tv show Lost issued a press release announcing their return to the air (the company had shut down after the infamous Flight 815 tragedy). It’s interesting to see the network investing some real money into real world advertisements for a vial campaign....
Rumor Killer: Arnold Not Approached For Predators By Peter Sciretta/June 9, 2009 12:00 am EST Arnold Schwarzenegger might not be part of the Robert Rodriguez-produced Predator reboot Predators after all. Or at very least, he hasn’t yet been asked. A rumor started circulating last week that Rodriguez had reached out to Schwarzenegger to be part of the movie, but that the Governator had yet to respond. Rodriguez wrote in to AICN to clear the air, saying that he hasn’t contacted Arnold and they haven’t even finished a script yet....
Superman To Return On Schedule By Peter Sciretta/March 19, 2007 6:01 am EST Last week Bryan Singer signed on with United Artists to direct a World War II Dramatic Thriller, prompting many people to speculate that the Superman Returns sequel would be delayed. Variety reported it, we reported it. Well apparently that isn’t true. “Filming will probably begin March, 2008, as was always planned from the beginning. The WWII film Bryan plans to shoot over the summer will have NO EFFECT whatsoever on the Superman sequel schedule,” explains Robert Meyer Burnett, who was behind all the behind-the-scenes material for Superman Returns (but is probably better known as the director of the geek classic, Free Enterprise)....
The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian Movie Trailer #2 By Peter Sciretta/April 22, 2008 4:23 pm EST The new trailer for Disney’s The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian has hit the web. The new trailer definitely takes on a darker tone. I really wonder how many people are actually interested in this film. It appears that Disney is not committed to continuing the series after Dawn Trader unless the box office dictates that there is enough interest....
This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: Year One, Trick ‘R Treat, Anvil! The Story Of Anvil, And More By Adam Quigley/Oct. 6, 2009 7:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Shunned by Warner Bros. after two years of sitting on the shelf, Trick ‘r Treat is finally being made available for viewer consumption now that it’s been slapped with the direct-to-video treatment. As much as the film may have deserved a theatrical release, where it very realistically could’ve become a sleeper hit, I feel as though I should harbor more resentment than I actually do....
TIFF Movie Review: Into The Wild By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 11, 2007 11:38 am EST Based on the bestselling book by Jon Krakauer, Into The Wild tells the true story of Christopher McCandless, a college graduate who one day decides to emancipate himself from his family and the material word. He leaves all his possessions, giving his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked his way across the America, with a dream to live alone in the wilderness of Alaska....
Transformers 3 Update: Shoot Date, Script And 3D Status By Brendon Connelly/Jan. 12, 2010 3:53 pm EST It seems that Transformers 3 is set to start rolling in May. So soon! You’d imagine they’d have a finished script and would have made all of their necessary big decisions too, like whether or not to film in 3D? Yeah… maybe not. The news of the May shoot came from a small aside in a Deadline Hollywood Daily post on Shia LaBeouf changing agents....
Twitter Trend: #Firstdraftmovies By Peter Sciretta/July 11, 2009 10:48 am EST This week on twitter a new internet meme has popped up called the First Draft Movies game. Basically everyone and anyone contributes by tweeting a famous or iconic movie line, as it could have appeared in the first draft of a screenplay (before a clever rewrite transformed it into the awesome line we know and love). Everyone tags their contributions with the hashtag #1stdraftmovies (or #firstdraftmovies), which has now become a trending topic on the microblogging service ....
Video Clip: One Minute Of Pixar’s Up By Peter Sciretta/March 20, 2009 5:52 pm EST Disney has released a clip from Pixar’s Up. Here is the set-up: The scene takes place after our heroes, a retired cranky old man named Carl and a wilderness explorer named Russell who stowed away on Carl’s flying house (as you’ve seen in the the teasers) have landed in South America. They are trying to move the house to a certain location and are dragging the house through the jungle like a float from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade....
Wes Anderson Speaks About ‘Directing Via Email’ Controversy On Fantastic Mr Fox By Russ Fischer/Oct. 14, 2009 10:51 am EST Here’s the background: the film was shot in London, but Anderson evidently spent much of his time in Paris. He would issue direction via phone, email and other communiques. (“The animators would send short digital film files of what they were working on and in return receive detailed e-mail instructions about what to change,” explained the LAT....
