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Kevin Greutert Blogs His True Feelings About The Paranormal Activity/Saw 3D Controversy By Brendon Connelly/Jan. 27, 2010 3:30 pm EST Here’s a quick precis of what we told you so far, then a zinger of a punchline. Paramount offered the Paranormal Activity 2 directing gig to Saw 6 helmsman Kevin Greutert. As an underhand measure, Lionsgate have exercised their option on the director and obliged him to direct Saw 3D instead....

Laurence Fishburne To Voice The Silver Surfer In Fantastic Four 2 By Peter Sciretta/April 19, 2007 5:17 am EST Last week AICN reported that Laurence Fishburne would voice Galactus in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. They were WRONG! Fishburne will instead voice the Silver Surfer, who is played by Doug Jones. The Surfer, who first appeared in 1966, was a young astronomer named Norrin Radd of the planet Zenn-La....

LOL: Star Trek Gag Reel By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 17, 2009 12:30 pm EST JJ Abrams’ Star Trek hits DVD/Blu-ray shelves today nationwide, and if you’re debating on buying the Blu-ray special edition – just do it. I got a chance to watch a sampling of the special features while hanging out at Film School Rejects headquarters the other night, and boy is this release extensive. One of the highlights of the special features is the Gag Reel....

Man On Wire Director James Marsh To Tackle The Vatican Tapes By Devindra Hardawar/Nov. 8, 2009 10:50 pm EST Before his 2008 doc Man on Wire, James Marsh also directed a little-seen feature starring Gael Garcia Bernal, The King. He’s also been busy recently with Red Riding: 1980, the second film in the much-lauded British crime trilogy. Now he’s taking another stab at feature films with the supernatural thriller, The Vatican Tapes....

Manufacturing Dissent Movie Trailer Featuring Michael Moore By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 20, 2007 6:40 am EST [quicktime width=“320” height=“240”]http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/trailers/manufacturingdissent.mov[/quicktime] Synopsis: Manufacturing Dissent seeks to separate fact, fiction and legend tracks Michael Moore on tour during the release of the explosive Fahrenheit 911(and the subsequent Slacker Uprising Tour and 2004 US election), all the while chronicling the politically supercharged climate in America that has fueled Moore’s transition from mere filmmaker to icon of the political left....

Marc Forster To Direct Robert Ludlum’s The Chancellor Manuscript By Devindra Hardawar/Jan. 15, 2010 2:06 am EST Hot off of Quantum of Solace, Marc Forster is now set to direct The Chancellor Manuscript — an adaptation of the Robert Ludlum thriller of the same name. The film is a potential starring vehicle for Leonardo DiCaprio (who’s also producing), and Peter O’Brien has been tasked with adapting the screenplay. The story concerns an author named Peter Chancellor who writes a novel about political types that are blackmailed into altering national policy....

Movies With The Most Instances Of The F-Word By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 14, 2008 10:40 pm EST Our friends at BoxOfficePsychics have pointed us to a listing of the films with the most instances of the F-word. Check out the f’n list below. F**k (2005) – 824 Nil by Mouth (1997) – 428 Casino (1995) – 398 Alpha Dog (2007) – 367 Twin Town (1997) – 318 Summer of Sam (1999) – 315 Running Scared (2006) – 315 Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat (2002) – 311 Menace II Society (1993) – 300 Goodfellas (1990) – 300 Narc (2002) – 297 Harsh Times (2006) 296 Another Day in Paradise (1998) – 291 Made (2001) – 291 Dirty (2005) – 280 Jarhead (2005) – 278 Bully (2001) – 274 State Property 2 (2005) – 271 Reservoir Dogs (1992) – 269 Pulp Fiction (1994) – 265 The Big Lebowski (1998) – 260 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) – 248 Dead Presidents (1995) – 247 The Boondock Saints (1999) – 239 The Departed (2006) – 237 Empire (2002) – 236 True Romance (1993) – 234 State of Grace (1990) – 230 My Name Is Joe (1998) 230...

Oscar-Winning Former Pixar Writer/Director Teams With Black List Screenwriter For Laika’s Little White Lie By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 21, 2010 8:44 pm EST Ever since Laika Entertainment released the stop-motion aniamted 3D adaptation of Coraline, everyone has been wondering what the studio might be up to next. Coraline director Henry Selick’s departure from the company, made a lot of animation fans uneasy about the Portland-based stop-motion animation studio’s future. Laika also recently cut their computer animation division (128 employees), deciding to focus strictly on stop-motion animation for future projects....

Photo: The Sexier Side Of Cloverfied By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 12, 2008 3:05 pm EST You know Paramount is starting to reach the bottom of their pre-release cookie jar when they send out an email with a photo deemed “The Sexier Side of Cloverfied”. And you know it’s a slow news weekend when we actually post it. The production photo above shows Beth, played in the film by Odette Yustman, in a bed....

Pixar’s Newt Gets Cars 2’s Old Release Date By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 25, 2008 8:17 pm EST Yesterday when we told you that Cars 2 had been moved forward to the Summer 2011, we forgot to tell you that Pixar’s Newt would be getting the old Cars 2 release date of Summer 2012. It wasn’t made clear why the change was made, but I’m assuming that newt probably required more development time, while all the characters of Cars have already been designed, cutting down the traditional pre-production timeline....

R-Rated Comic-Con Beowulf Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 25, 2007 2:20 pm EST The exclusive R-Rated Beowulf trailer from Comic-Con 2007 has finally been released online. Yes, you get to see a digital motion/performance captured Angelina Jolie naked (kinda, she has some sort of mud on all the important spots). People are calling this the “Restricted” or “R-Rated” teaser trailer, but the film is to be rated PG-13, so I’m not quite sure how the trailer could have a more restrictive rating....

Robert Downey Jr. To Play Hugh Hefner In Playboy? By Hunter Stephenson/May 25, 2008 8:59 pm EST “Grotto!?!” Over the last six months, I’ve had four unrelated sources tell me off the record that Robert Downey Jr. was a total lock to star in a Hugh Hefner biopic entitled Playboy. Of course, this was before Iron Man’s grosses went interstellar. Chicago’s Sun Times now reports that the actor is close to signing on, even though the original director, Brett Ratner, is purportedly no longer attached, but may circle back (I bet....

By Russ Fischer/Jan. 21, 2010 1:46 pm EST The book takes place during the Great Depression, and follows 21-year old Jacob, who joins a second-rate circus after the death of his parents. Having once planned to become a veterinarian, Jacob is entrusted with the outfit’s mangy menagerie. He has to deal with impresario Uncle Al and animal trainer August, both of whom are crazy and eccentric. He falls in love with August’s young wife Marlena, which naturally leads to trouble....

Sneak Preview: Pixar’s Presto By Peter Sciretta/June 19, 2008 3:15 am EST Pixar has released a 30 second preview of Doug Sweetland’s computer animated short film Presto, which you will see in front of WALL-E. I’ve seen it and will tell you that it’s probably the best Pixar short since 2000’s For the Birds. Very reminiscent of the old Warner Bros cartoons. Official Plot Synopsis: Dignity. Poise. Mystery. We expect nothing less from the great, turn-of-the-century magician, Presto....

Star Trek Cameos Revealed By Peter Sciretta/May 4, 2009 10:00 am EST TrekMovie has gotten their hands on the full credits for JJ Abrams’ Star Trek, and have uncovered a bunch of casting and cameo easter eggs. I have included some of the more interesting ones below: J.J. Abrams’ “good luck charm” and best friend since childhood Greg Grunberg appears in the film as Jim Kirk’s stepdad (voice only). Producer and Academy Award-winning screenwriter Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind) appears as a Vulcan council member....

Star Trek Clip #3: Spock Meets Scotty By Peter Sciretta/April 8, 2009 5:07 pm EST Yesterday we posted the first two video clips from JJ Abrams’ Star Trek. Today we bring you one more, this one from Collider, which features a scene where James T Kirk (Chris Pine) and Scotty (Simon Pegg) sneak on board the enterprise and are confronted by an angry Spock (Zachary Quinto). Watch the clip embedded after the jump....

Ten Transformers Interviews: Michael Bay, Shia Labeouf, Josh Duhamel, Megan Fox, And More By Peter Sciretta/June 19, 2007 12:22 am EST Dreamworks/Paramount has provided us with interviews with all the non-robot cast of Transformers. You can watch the ten interviews which include director Michael Bay, stars Shia Labeouf, Josh Duhamel, Megan Fox, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Voight and John Turturro after the jump. Transformers hits theaters on July 3rd 2007 (the night of July 2nd in select markets)....

TIFF Movie Review: George A. Romero’s Diary Of The Dead By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 10, 2007 12:29 am EST George A Romero’s Diary of the Dead is a concept with out substance, an idea without a clue. Romero, who is largely responsible for the zombie film genre, has decided to return to a low budget no star concept. Diary follows a group of film school students (and their professor) as they go on the run after the great zombie outbreak interrupts a late night shoot on a mummy short film....

TRON Sequel Will Be Titled… TRON? By Peter Sciretta/March 31, 2009 12:40 pm EST What is the title of the Tron sequel? The original test footage that premiered at Comic Con was titled TR2N. Since there have been rumors that the film has been retitled TRON 2.0. But during the Disney presentation at ShoWest, Disney presented a new logo that just read TRON. I tried to scribble the logo design into my notebook and reproduce it quickly in photoshop....

Video Footage: On The Set Of Iron Man By Peter Sciretta/June 1, 2007 12:29 pm EST MTV not only scored an Iron Man set visit, but they’ve come back with three videos which may be worth checking out. Usually video cameras (and still cameras) are barred from Hollywood set visits, so I was shocked to find that MTV not only snuck one it, but captured some awesome footage of them filming the movie....