Jeremy Renner Says He Isn’t Hawkeye By Russ Fischer/Dec. 30, 2009 2:11 pm EST A month ago, an offhand quote from The Hurt Locker lead Jeremy Renner seemed to position him as Hawkeye for Marvel’s upcoming films like The Avengers, and consequently put the geek vultures into a frenzy. Now the actor says it was all for nothing, and that the role isn’t his. We’ve heard these denials before, so the question is: do you believe him?...
Jim Henson: The Movie By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 5, 2008 12:59 am EST Empire Film Group has acquired the motion picture production and distribution rights to Henson, an original screenplay by Robert D. Slane that tells the story of the life and achievements of Muppets/Sesame Street creator Jim Henson. Empire plans to hire a major director, such as Penny Marshall, and name talent for this $30 million production which is aiming for a Summer 2008 start....
LOL: Transformers Meets Armageddon Concept Art By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 2, 2008 1:22 pm EST We’ve featured Jester and Jolin’s incredible fan-created Transformers concept art in the past (The Dark Knight Tumbler, Trailblazer and Jetfire). Recently the duo created concept art based on the Armadillo, the space drilling vehicle from Michael Bay’s Armageddon. The new autobot apparently even has a myspace page. LOL: Transformers Meets Armageddon Concept Art By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 2, 2008 1:22 pm EST...
Mars Needs Seth Green, Joan Cusack And Mindy Sterling By Brendon Connelly/Feb. 27, 2009 5:02 pm EST The motion-captured movie of Berkley Breathed’s Mars Needs Moms is getting stacked up with cast and The Hollywood Reporter have named the three latest signings to join the mission: Seth Green, Joan Cusack and Mindy Sterling. Taking advantage of the body-morphing facilities of the mo-cap process, Green’s character will be little Milo, a mere lad (see above) ....
Michael Moore Filming New Movie In Canada By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 13, 2008 7:38 pm EST Michael Moore was spotted at an all-candidates debate in Ontario, Canada last week. After the debate Moore spent 90 minutes going door-to-door with NDP incumbent Tony Martin, in addition to interviewing five of the six candidates (Mike Taffarel of the Marxist-Leninist Party; Paul Bichler of the Liberal Party; incumbent Tony Martin of the socialist New Democratic Party; Luke McMichael of the Green Party; and Cory McLeod of the First Peoples National Party....
New Photo: Disney’s Rapunzel By Peter Sciretta/July 21, 2009 1:04 am EST Brazilian website Animations has posted a few new magazine scans featuring the first real image from Walt Disney Pictures’ animated film Rapunzel. Directed by Byron Howard & Nathan Greno (the co-director and head of story on Bolt respectively), this new telling of the classic fairy tale, will transport audiences “to a stunning CG fantasy world complete with the iconic tower, an evil witch, a gallant hero and, of course, the mysterious girl with the long golden tresses....
Push Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 22, 2008 1:15 am EST IMPA has the new poster for Summit Entertainment’s sci-fi thriller Push. The concept is pretty cool, but the footage that premiered at Comic Con was unimpressive (to be nice). The theatrical poster hints at some of the film’s many possibilities. Push hits theaters on February 6th 2009. Official Plot Synopsis: A riveting action-thriller, Push burrows deep into the deadly world of psychic espionage where artificially enhanced paranormal operatives have the ability to move objects with their minds, see the future, create new realities and kill without ever touching their victims....
Robert Rodriguez’s Nerverackers Details Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 17, 2009 9:10 pm EST Last month word broke that Robert Rodriguez was involved in a mystery project called Nerverackers, set up at Dimension with an announced release date of April 16th 2010. We had no further information about the project, until now. Variety confirms that Rodriguez will write and direct the futuristic thriller which follows “a character named Joe Tezca who is part of an elite unit dispatched to quell a crime wave in a theoretically perfect future society” in the year 2085....
Steve Buscemi Cast In Paul And Michel Gondry’s Animated Film Megalomania By Peter Sciretta/April 21, 2009 10:21 pm EST It’s been a long time since we learned that Michel Gondry was going to make an animated film with his son Paul. When we talked to Gondry a year and a half ago, he revealed that comic book artist Dan Clowes (Ghost World) was writing the script based on Paul Gondry’s futuristic universe where a dictator rules over a crazy world where hair is the source of energy and everyone is forced to create mediocre art....
Sundance: Chapter 27 Movie Review By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 26, 2007 6:55 am EST “I believe in Holden Caulfield and what he was saying… What he was saying to a lost generation.” Chapter 27 reenacts the final moments before Mark David Chapman murdered John Lennon. The title is a play on J.D. Salinger’s classic novel The Catcher in the Rye, which ends on chapter 26. Chapman related and modeled his life after the book’s main character Holden Caulfield....
Sylvester Stallone Updates On Rambo 5, Saves Monster Plot For Unrelated Film By Hunter Stephenson/Nov. 12, 2009 5:15 pm EST No more monster, señor. Back in September, /Film connected the dots between the creature feature aspect of Sylvester Stallone’s Rambo 5 and his rights to the sci-fi thriller novel, Hunter, by James Huggins. As one might expect, the idea of John Rambo tracking and being tracked by a genetically engineered “abomination” in snow country split fans like a coconut....
The Dark Knight Is Breaking IMAX Records By Peter Sciretta/July 10, 2008 2:55 pm EST The IMAX Corporation have announced that The Dark Knight will open on 94 IMAX theatres domestically, and in 15 IMAX theatres day-and-date internationally, with at least 23 additional international locations opening in the coming weeks. This is not only a new IMAX record, but the advance ticket sales are through the roof, already surpassing $2 million on IMAX sales alone, more than a week prior to opening....
The Expendables Movie Trailer: Giving Up The Cameos Right Off The Bat By Russ Fischer/March 31, 2010 9:51 am EST Lionsgate has just released what I might call an outrageously confident trailer for Sylvester Stallone’s new film The Expendables. Why confident? Because one of the selling points for the film has been that it unites not just all the guys in the primary cast — Stallone, Statham, Li, Rourke, and many more — but that it finally puts the ’80s action movie trifecta of Stallone, Willis and Schwarzenegger in the same film....
The Pirate Bay Raises The White Flag, Goes Legit By Russ Fischer/June 30, 2009 1:16 pm EST It’s hardly the last bastion of online piracy, but Swedish bit torrent tracker The Pirate Bay is certainly the most visible face of illegal movie and music trading. Now it is going legit. Swedish company Global Gaming Factor, which the LA Times says operates gaming cafes, has bought the site for $7.8m, with the goal of offering legal downloads....
The Weinstein Co Pass On Kevin Smith’s Red State By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 5, 2007 11:14 am EST Kevin Smith’s horror script Red State was given a pass by The Weinstein Co. The impression I have gotten so far is that Red State might be the type of horror film that Hollywood may be too afraid to make. I remember a day when Harvey wasn’t ever afraid. But we now live in a post-Grindhouse world, where even Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez can’t guarantee an nontraditional film will make money....
Toronto Film Festival Monday Update By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 11, 2007 12:42 am EST I’ve been finding less and less time to post reviews while I’m here at the Toronto Film Festival, so here is a rundown of the films I have seen thus far with my ranking (linked to the connected review when available). I hope to catch up on some of the reviews I have missed so far later on, but or now I’ll offer a few quick thoughts....
Toy Story 3D To Make Venice Film Festival Premeire By Peter Sciretta/May 11, 2009 1:28 am EST Disney’s 3D versions of Pixar’s Toy Story and Toy Story 2 will premiere at the 66th annual Venice Film Festival, which runs September 2nd – 12th 2009. The films will surround the Golden Lion award ceremony at the Palazzo del Cinema at Venice Lido, where the Venice Film Festival will give lifetime achievement awards to the Pixar aniamtors....
VOTD: Bob Stencil At Comic Con’s LOST Panel By Peter Sciretta/July 30, 2008 12:00 am EST [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/bobstencillost.flv 460 346] Bob Stencil at the Comic Con Lost Panel by FirstShowing The Pitch: Our friends at FirstShowing sent Bob Stencil around Comic Con this year. Above is the footage from Stencil’s appearance during the LOST panel. Check out more footage from Bob Stencil’s adventures at Comic Con on firstshowing.net/bobstencil. Watch More Cool Videos Here!...
VOTD: Caprica Pilot Episode By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 15, 2009 12:00 am EST To help promote the January 22nd series premiere of the Battlestar Galactica prequel spin-off Caprica, SyFy Channel has released the pilot episode online for free. You can watch the episode embedded after the jump. Leave your thoughts in the comments below. VOTD: Caprica Pilot Episode By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 15, 2009 12:00 am EST To help promote the January 22nd series premiere of the Battlestar Galactica prequel spin-off Caprica, SyFy Channel has released the pilot episode online for free....
VOTD: Forrest Gump, In One Take, In One Minute By Peter Sciretta/March 16, 2009 12:00 am EST Made for Empire’s “Films in 1 minute” contest by the University of York Filmmaking Society, Forrest Gump in One Minute gives the now classic Robert Zemeckis film a Be Kind Rewind-like spin. Check it out after the jump. Thanks to /Gossip’s Elle Kam for the tip. VOTD: Forrest Gump, In One Take, In One Minute...
