Page 2 By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 26, 2008 11:22 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Dark Horse has released a new poster for My Name is Bruce. [IMPA] There are several rumors circulating the internet that a 200 foot-high ride will be featured inside the halls of Hogwarts at Universal Studio’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park. [HPana] Jean Reno has joined the Universal comedy Couples Retreat....
Quinto Gives Star Trek Hint? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 27, 2008 2:01 am EST In a recent interview with CreationTV (video after the jump), Zachary Quinto made a possibly revealing statement about his role in JJ Abrams’ Star Trek. When asked “How did it inform your character, knowing what he would become?” Quinto responded that while Leonard Nimoy’s performance affected him to a degree, “Although, When you see this movie, you’ll understand that this story happens irrespective of where the Spock we’ve come to know ends up....
Richard Kelly Talks Box Release Shift And Soundtrack By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 5, 2009 8:00 pm EST Last week Warner Bros made a few scheduling shifts, delaying Richard Kelly’s sci-fi thriller The Box, once again. This time the film was only pushed back one week, from October 30th to a November 6th release. This film has been delayed so many times that I won’t believe it is out until I see it on the big screen for myself....
Ridley Scott Describes The Timeline Of His Alien Prequel By Russ Fischer/Oct. 29, 2009 6:40 am EST We don’t know much about what Ridley Scott is planning to do with his prequel to Alien, the landmark sci-fi horror film he directed in 1979. There has been a lot of speculation that the film would involve the race of creatures from which hails the original film’s ‘space jockey’, that giant skeletal being which fell prey to the xenomorph long before Ripley and her crew arrived on a derelict spaceship....
Robert Rodriguez And Ethan Maniquis To Direct Machete By Peter Sciretta/April 23, 2009 7:52 pm EST Earlier today it was confirmed that Robert Rodriguez would be developing/directing a reboot of Predator titled Predators. We speculated that Rodriguez’s next film would be the futuristic action thriller Nerveracker which has an announced 2010 release date, but Variety reports that Rodriguez will be returning to the Grindhouse before he goes to the future....
Sample The Rejected Rock Score For The Wolfman By Russ Fischer/Feb. 17, 2010 7:57 am EST Many changes were wrought to Joe Johnston’s The Wolfman during production, many of which we talked about yesterday. One of the last-stage changes was a switch from Danny Elfman’s original score to a new one by electronic/rock composer Paul Haslinger. Originally working as part of Tangerine Dream in the mid ’80s, Haslinger had a part in scoring films like Near Dark, Miracle Mile and Three O’Clock High....
Spider-Man 4 To Feature New York City Centric Villain By Brendon Connelly/June 6, 2009 11:04 am EST New York Post blogger Reed Tucker has been speaking to producer Todd Black. Their chat was ostensibly about Tony Scott’s The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 rehash though Tucker valiantly swung in with a few Spider-Man 4 questions too. Black gamely discussed the involvement of Kirsten Dunst, the villain they have in mind for the movie (what?...
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Movie Trailer #2 By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 26, 2008 4:19 pm EST Paramount has released the second movie trailer for David Fincher’s The Curious Case on Benjamin Button is now online. I was bit disappointed after seeing 20 minutes of selected scenes from the film at Telluride, but I can’t help getting excited again after seeing this latest television spot. Watch the trailer in High Definition on Apple....
The McLovin Fund By Peter Sciretta/April 15, 2008 11:59 am EST When I interviewed Christopher Mintz-Plasse for SuperBad, I asked him how he felt about the possibility of being referred to as McLovin for the rest of his life. At the time, Mintz-Plasse said he was enjoying his newfound fame, but as expected, hard times have come and Kristen Bell has recorded this public service announcement to help raise money for “The McLovin Fund”....
TIFF Movie Review: Defendor By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 16, 2009 4:48 pm EST Peter Stebbings feature directing debut Defendor is not your typical superhero movie. Actually, it features no super powers, and the vigilantism is more Home Alone than Death Wish. It’s a character piece with both dramatic and comic elements. Defendor successfully attempts to both subvert and inhabit the superhero genre in a much MUCH different way than Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming adaptation of Kick-Ass....
Transformers: Remember, Michael Bay Can Blow Stuff Up By Peter Sciretta/April 15, 2007 11:07 am EST For months, everyone has been excitedly anticipating Transformers. It’s amazing how many people have suddenly started to change their mind with the posting of one clip, Optimus Prime talking. Sure it looks funny, weird, odd, and out of place. Suddenly everyone But I think people are forgetting what this movie is all about – explosions....
VOTD: Pineapple Express In 60 Seconds By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 21, 2009 12:00 am EST There is no need to sit down and watch all of Pineapple Express as Best Week Ever has edited the movie down to just the essential 60 seconds. Watch the video after the jump. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature on VOTD?...
Where The Wild Things Are Movie Trailer #2 By Brendon Connelly/Aug. 6, 2009 3:59 pm EST The new movie trailer for Where the Wild Things Are Peter aluded to a few days back is now online, embedded after the break. After one of the more anxiety-racking development and production periods of recent geek cinema, Where the Wild Things Are will finally be with us in October. Can it possibly live up to our collective expectations?...
Box Office: Yes Man With $6.7M Friday And A Likely $18.76M; Seven Pounds Headed For $15.63M By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 20, 2008 2:33 am EST Meanwhile, Will Smith has landed in unfamiliar territory. This strange new land for the World’s Biggest Movie Star is called “Second Place.” Seven Pounds managed to churn up only $5.3M to start the 3-day, and I am projecting a $15.63M opening. This movie, a re-teaming of Smith with his Pursuit of Happyness director Gabriele Muccino, has endured scathing early reviews and some definite “Will Smith is a little full of himself” backlash....
Clint Eastwood’s Invictus Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 27, 2009 4:11 pm EST Warner Bros has released the first trailer for Clint Eastwood’s new film Invictus, which tells the “inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team, Francois Pienaar, to help unite their country.” Matt Damon plays Pienaar, and Morgan Freeman plays Mandela. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid....
Cool Stuff: Joe Corroney’s Star Wars Propaganda Posters By Peter Sciretta/March 17, 2010 3:00 pm EST Joe Corroney has been providing Lucasfilm with official Star Wars artwork for books, games, trading cards, comic books, posters and magazines since 1997. He recently created a set of propaganda posters which he’s selling the original art for $250 a piece. Check out the images after the jump, and see more of Corroney’s art on JoeCorroney....
Cool Stuff: Time Bandits Map Prop Replica By Peter Sciretta/March 3, 2010 3:00 pm EST Metropolis Graphics has created an exact replica of the prop map from Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits. There were at least two different versions of this map created for the film. The map used during filming and handled by the actors exhibits different detailing and color than the map seen during the credits sequences. This map replicates the prop used during filming, but also includes the clock panels on both sides for those who like symmetry....
Daniel Radcliffe Will Finish Harry Potter By Peter Sciretta/March 2, 2007 10:11 am EST Daniel Radcliffe has signed on for the final two films in the Harry Potter movie series. For years now, people have wondered if the Harry Potter child actors would remain with the series to the bitter end. Some have even been more vocal about not wanting to play the same roles into their early 20’s. Radcliffe, now 17, will begin shooting Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (the sixth book in the series) in September....
Darren Aronofsky Developing World’s Biggest Heist Movie By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 21, 2009 1:28 pm EST Darren Aronofsky is developing a gritty heist thriller based on “the daring robbery of the Securitas Depot in Tonbridge, a £53 Million Sterling score (around $86 million US) thought to be masterminded by former mixed martial arts fighter and UFC star ‘Lightning’ Lee Murray.” Screenwriter Kerry Williamson (who also adapted Denis Hamill’s novel Fork in the Road for Alexander Payne) is adapting the script, which Aronofsky is eyeing as a directing vehicle....
Denzel Washington In Talks To Star In Tony Scott’s Unstoppable By Peter Sciretta/April 23, 2009 10:28 pm EST Screenwriter Mark Bomback (Live Free or Die Hard, Deception, Race to Witch Mountain) based the script loosely inspired by true events. The project has gone under two previous titles: Runaway Train and 8888, named after the CSX locomotive model number, often referred to as “Crazy Eights” because of two separate incidents in Ohio, one a derailment, the other a runaway train the film is loosely based on....
