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Casting Notes: Cillian Murphy Rumored For Danny Boyle’s Next; Two For Anna Faris; Thora Birch In Bonnie And Clyde By Russ Fischer/Nov. 17, 2009 7:04 am EST Here’s a big and very likely wholly unsubstantiated casting rumor to start the day: One of the UK tabloids is saying that Cillian Murphy is Danny Boyle’s top choice to play Aron Ralston, the mountain climber at the center of his next film 127 Hours....

Cher And Johnny Knoxville Film Not A Film At All? By Brendon Connelly/Jan. 19, 2009 12:35 pm EST To my eye, the story seemed to break on FOX news, who told us that Cher and Johnny Knoxville would be teaming up for a new film called The Drop Out, reportedly to be scripted and directed by Family Guy alum Ricky Blitt. They commented on Cher’s age (sigh) and summarized the premise like this: an original comedy about a lonely 62-year-old who takes up with her 35-year-old ne’er-do-well neighbor....

Comic-Con: Scott Pilgrim, The Video Game! By Russ Fischer/July 24, 2009 4:00 am EST This had to happen. I hoped that word would ‘slip out’ during the “Spotlight on Bryan Lee O’Malley” panel today at Comic Con. That didn’t happen, as the panel focused more on O’Malley’s art and history (entirely appropriate, really) but Attack of the Show broke the news, so it’s out in the wild. Hooray! UbiSoft is making a Scott Pilgrim video game to coincide with the release of Edgar Wright’s film....

Comic-Con Leftovers: Photos And Videos Unfit To Print By David Chen/July 29, 2009 8:47 am EST San Diego Comic-Con 2009 is over, but you can still read up on all our coverage and listen to our wrap-up podcast. During the course of the Con, I used my iPhone, Flip camera, and Canon SD camera to compile a lot of photo and video that helped give some flavor for what it was like to be there (the photo above was the view from our hotel room)....

Cool Stuff: Analog Retirement T-Shirt By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 10, 2008 6:00 am EST Digital Cinema is the future. Lets face it, 35mm films are going the way of betamax, VHS, floppy discs and cassettes. Busted Tees’ Analog Retirement t-shirt imagines the depressing party that would have happened in a world where all inanimate objects walked and talked. Available for $18.99. Cool Stuff is a daily feature of slashfilm.com. Know of any geekarific creations or cool products which should be featured on Cool Stuff?...

Cool Stuff: Skynet Development Team T-Shirt By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 17, 2008 6:00 am EST Just as Clerks pointed out that a bunch of hard working construction were behind the creation of the Deathstar, one must remember that hundreds of unknowing hardware and software developers were probably behind the creation of the computers which eventually destoryed most of humanity in judgement day. “Unwittingly or not, you’re now a direct contributor to the mass slaughter of mankind....

Cool Stuff: The Official Comic-Con iPhone App By Peter Sciretta/July 21, 2009 4:00 am EST iPhone owners who are headed to San Diego this week should download the official Comic-Con iPhone app. It basically provides all the information you would normally find in the official Comic-Con International program book, including maps of the halls and exhibit floor, program schedules, and a news feed without having to lug around that heavy program....

Could A Lack Of 3D Screens Be The Only Roadblock To Avatar’s Continued Success? By Russ Fischer/Feb. 1, 2010 12:57 pm EST But there are only so many 3D screens to go around. So what happens when Disney releases the 3D Alice in Wonderland on March 5? Which movie gets the limited number of 3D screens? This situation is going to crop up again soon afterward, as Dreamworks releases How to Train Your Dragon in 3D on March 26....

Daniel Radcliffe And Lily Rabe Cast In The Lucky One? By Brendon Connelly/Feb. 25, 2010 4:30 pm EST Update: Killer Films has contacted us and issued the following statement “Christine Vachon of Killer Films is not producing The Lucky One. To the best of my knowledge neither Daniel Radcliffe or Lily Rabe is attached to star in the project.” The original story follows: I think we now know what Daniel Radcliffe is going to do when he gets through with the final Harry Potter films in the next month or two....

Dark Knight DVD Art Released; First Official Look At BatPod Giftset By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 26, 2008 4:12 pm EST Warner Bros has finally officially announced the December 9th 2008 release of The Dark Knight on DVD and Blu-ray. We have cover art photos of the Blu-Ray and special edition Batpod giftset. More after jump. Dark Knight DVD Art Released; First Official Look At BatPod Giftset By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 26, 2008 4:12 pm EST...

Final Stardust Movie Poster Revealed By Peter Sciretta/May 17, 2007 12:23 pm EST Paramount has just sent us the final one-sheet theatrical poster for the big screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Stardust. Am I the only one who hates the tagline “This Summer A Star Falls. The Chase Begins.”? It looks pretty much like the LA Times newspaper advertisement we published last month. Click on the poster to the right to view it in high resolution....

First Look: Choke Video Clip By Hunter Stephenson/Jan. 21, 2008 6:47 pm EST My editor, Peter, has the Chuck Palahniuk adaptation Choke stashed in a lil’ box inside the fridge that is /Film, but he’s givin’ ’er at Sundance (yep, it’s premiering there), so I’m raiding it. A “Meet the Filmmakers” Sundance Channel video with Choke’s first-time director, Clark Gregg, can now be seen after the jump. We’re treated to a few NSFW clips from the film, which is a first, and it’s nice to see that the book’s raunchiness apparently hasn’t been washed out with soap....

First Look: Starship Troopers 3 By Hunter Stephenson/Jan. 9, 2008 6:32 pm EST Paul Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers is now aged more than a decade, and while it’s common for fans to say that the film was ahead of its time, it’s better to say that it arrived outside the time-space continuum altogether. In a perfect world, all movies would be $100 million midnight events satirizing various establishments while offering generous dollops of startling sci-fi special effects, nudity, splattered guts and the Doog....

Geek Deals: Samsung P1500 Blu-Ray Player For $105.11 By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 5, 2008 12:55 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Blu-Ray Deals (50%+ Off): Rambo 1-3 Boxset – $24.99 Weeds Season 1 and 2 – $13.99 each Mad Men Season One – $24.99 Stargate (Extended Cut) – $9.99 Reservoir Dogs (15th Anniversary) – $12.49 American Psycho – $12.49 Total Recall – $9.99 TV on DVD (50%+ Off):...

Hollywood Vs. New York: Four Decades Of Destruction By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 30, 2009 11:50 am EST Goodie Bag has created a fantastic video called “Hollywood vs. New York”, featuring four decades of celluloid New York annihilation distilled into one musical montage. Watch the destruction now after the jump.List of movies featured in the video montage: A.I. Armageddon Cloverfield Deep Impact Escape From New York Gangs of New York Ghostbusters Godzilla I Am Legend Independence Day King Kong Knowing Men in Black II Planet of the Apes Spider-man The Day After Tomorrow The Siege The Day the Earth Stood Still The Incredible Hulk Watchmen When Worlds Collide X-Men Thanks to /Film reader Kirby F for the tip....

I Am Legend Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/June 7, 2007 8:53 pm EST Earlier today we posted the theatrical teaser poster for I Am Legend. We told you that the movie trailer would be online tonight, and now here it is. And I must admit, this movie looks even cooler than I thought it was going to be. I always thought the scenes in 28 Days Later of the abandoned city were incredible....

JJ Abrams Approached Matt Damon For Star Trek… But NOT For The Role Of James T Kirk By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 24, 2009 2:00 am EST You might remember, that before the cast of Star Trek was officially announced, it was widely rumored that JJ Abrams wanted Matt Damon to play Captain James T Kirk. It has been one of those internet rumors that has become sort of a mystery, with different sides giving different “stories....

Modern Pop Culture Icons Make Shocking Appearances In Night At The Museum 2 By Brendon Connelly/April 27, 2009 6:00 pm EST Before the screening of Wolverine tonight, we were treated to a handful of trailers including one for Ice Age 3 – now with added Simon Pegg – and another for the Smithsonian-set Night at the Museum sequel. I was a little surprised by this new version of the Museum trailer as it featured two pretty darn surprising cameos…...

More Alice In Wonderland FX Progressions: Tweedledee And Tweedledum, The Red Queen, The White Rabbit, The Knave Of Hearts And More By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 12, 2010 2:30 pm EST A few weeks ago we premiered an exclusive four-phase progression of the computer rendering of the Cheshire Cat in Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. Walt Disney Pictures has released a few more sets as part of their Wonderland Wednesdays promotion, including Matt Lucas’ transformation into Twdledee and Tweedledum, The White Rabbit from sketch to CGI, Transporting Alice from green screens to the Forest, and a couple looks at how Helena Bonham Carter is transformed into The Red Queen, and transporting Chrispin Glover as The Knave of Hearts, into a computer generated throne room....

Photos From Mira Nair’s Amelia By Peter Sciretta/June 18, 2008 4:12 pm EST Removed by Fox Filmz.ru has a first look at the first batch of photos from Mira Nair’s Amelia, the Amelia Earhart biopic which is currently in production. Hilary Swank stars as the legendary American pilot who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world. Richard Gere plays publisher and promoter George Putnam, who Earhart eventually married....