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First Die Hard, Now Beverly Hills Cop 4? Are Hollywood Action Sequels Going PG-13? By Peter Sciretta/June 16, 2007 3:04 pm EST Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura has been trying to get Axel back on the big screen, and claims that a writer will be hired in the next couple months, but does Paramount want a PG-13 Beverly Hills Cop 4? When Chud asked the producer if an R-Rated fourth film would be possible in the now family friendly Eddie Murphy world, this is what he said:...

First Look: Dragonball By Peter Sciretta/April 5, 2008 10:10 am EST

First Look: The Cast Of Twilight By Peter Sciretta/May 1, 2008 6:44 pm EST Cinematical has released the first official cast photo from the upcoming big screen adaptation of Twilight. Apparently the last bunch were unapproved character test shots. Fans seem to be very pleased with the look of the characters. First Look: The Cast Of Twilight By Peter Sciretta/May 1, 2008 6:44 pm EST Cinematical has released the first official cast photo from the upcoming big screen adaptation of Twilight....

Geek Deal: United Artists 30-Film Deluxe Giftset For $107 By Peter Sciretta/March 14, 2009 12:22 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Films include: Marty, Twelve Angry Men, Some Like It Hot, The Alamo, The Apartment, The Magnificent Seven, Judgment at Nuremberg, Westside Story, Birdman of Alcatraz, Dr. No, Manchurian Candidate, The Great Escape, The Pink Panther, The Greatest Story Ever Told, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Thomas Crown Affair, The Battle of Britain, Midnight Cowboy, Fiddler on the Roof, Rocky, Annie Hall, A Bridge Too Far, The Spy Who Loved Me, Raging Bull, Rain Man, Manchurian Candidate, Goldeneye, The Birdcage, Bowling for Columbine, and Hotel Rwanda....

Kevin Smith’s A Couple Of Dicks Might Be Forced To Find A New Title By Peter Sciretta/July 25, 2009 5:13 pm EST This is a damn shame. Warner Bros breifly changed the film’s title to “A Couple of Cops,” which just sounds like a bad movie you’d find on Cinemax. I hope they can come up with a more creative title. The reason why A Couple of Dicks works is because of the double meaning....

Leatherheads Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 14, 2007 3:56 pm EST Universal has released the movie trailer for Leatherheads, a romantic comedy set in the world of 1920s football. The story follows the owner of a professional team who drafts a straight-laced college sensation in an attempt to legitimatize the sport, only to watch his new coach fall for his fiancée. Directed and starring George Clooney, co-starring John Krasinski, Renée Zellweger, and Stephen Root....

Marc Webb To Direct Age Of Rage: “Children Of Men Meets Lord Of The Flies” By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 29, 2008 10:06 pm EST Can we please stop referring or comparing every dystopian film to Children of Men. I understand that in Hollywood, its much easier to pitch a film by saying stupid phrases like “It’s like Titanic but in Space” or “it’s Die Hard meets Time Cop”. And the comparisons are completely fine when they’re valid, but I doubt that every futuristic end of society type project is like Children of Men....

Metropia Movie Trailer By Hunter Stephenson/Sept. 30, 2009 3:38 pm EST It takes a lot to wow me when it comes to animation stills, especially ones conjuring yet another rainy, dreary, effing dystopia. Part of me still hopes for a vibrant comeback for traditional animation and the swathing warmth and human connection that computer animation simply cannot match, at least in my opinion. But there is a mesmerizing and bewitching appeal to the following stills, and coinciding trailer, for Metropia that, as you may have guessed, I’m a bit gaga for....

Movie Trailer: Spike Jonze’s Where The Wild Things Are By David Chen/March 25, 2009 9:47 am EST It premiered this morning on the Ellen show; now it’s hit the internet for your consumption. The trailer for Spike Jonze’s Where The Wild Things Are is by turns beautiful, moving, and thrilling. I’ve always believed that Jonze could deliver a magical adaptation and this certainly does a lot to reinforce my faith in him....

Okie Noodling 2 Movie Trailer (Will Give You Nightmares) By Hunter Stephenson/July 7, 2008 12:02 pm EST “I’m not about to stick my hand up in no place where I cain’t see,” says a desk cop in the new trailer for Okie Noodling 2, a new documentary on humans in Oklahoma who stick their hands down the mouths of mutant-like catfish, muscle them to shore in a fit of pirouettes (and mud and blood) and brag about it....

Peter Berg Talks Dune By Russ Fischer/Aug. 6, 2009 5:51 am EST Last year it was announced that Peter Berg would be directing a new adaptation of Frank Herbert’s massive and influential novel Dune. We haven’t yet heard much about what Berg plans to do with his version, which will be the third filmed take on the story. SciFiWire caught up with Berg, who reveals that there is not yet a script, but says “there’s a more dynamic film to be made” from the novel....

Quote Of The Day: Matt Groening On The Simpsons Theme Park Ride By Peter Sciretta/April 24, 2007 12:55 am EST As you probably know, Back to the Future is (sadly) OUT, and The Simpsons are now IN at Universal Studios Hollywood and Orlando. The new Simpsons ride is due in both theme parks next spring. This really amusing quote comes from series creator Matt Groening. “The ride is designed to duplicate the ‘Simpsons’ home-viewing experience, only at high speed and with lots of screaming,” creator Matt Groening said in a statement....

Season Of The Witch Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 20, 2009 1:30 pm EST Last month, Lionsgate released a special 30-second Halloween teaser trailer for Dominic Sena’s supernatural thriller Season of the Witch which had us scratching our heads. Sena is best known as the director of fun but disposable action films like Gone in Sixty Seconds, Swordfish and the recent comic book adaptation Whiteout, and I had heard great things about Brian Schut’s script… But the teaser looked like a direct-to-dvd Dark Castle production....

Seth Green To Direct Freshmen Comic Book Movie By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 22, 2008 11:09 pm EST Somehow we missed this last week. Seth Green told Moviehole that he is going to direct a big screen adaptation of Freshmen, the comic book series he co-created with friend Hugh Sterbakov. Green says they’re “writing the feature, and we’re gonna make it when it’s ready”. They are currently looking for a studio to finance the film, which will likely require a $35 million budget....

The /Filmcast Interview: Michelle Monaghan By David Chen/Sept. 18, 2008 2:43 pm EST The /Filmcast Interview is a series of interviews with movie stars, directors, and other key figures from the film industry. In this episode, David speaks with Michelle Monaghan about her rise to stardom, working on Gone Baby Gone, and her role in the upcoming D.J. Caruso film, Eagle Eye. You can experience Eagle Eye in advance by going to EagleEyeFreeFall....

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Goes Head To Head With Christopher Nolan’s Inception By Peter Sciretta/March 19, 2009 10:00 pm EST Walt Disney Pictures has announced a July 16th 2010 release for the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced Jon Turteltaub-directed family adventure film The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Marvel recently moved Thor out of the weekend, but now the Mouse House production will go head to head with Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi action film Inception. Disney has two other event films scheduled for Summer 2010: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time hits theaters on May 28th and Toy Story 3 will be released on July 18th....

Two New I Am Legend Movie Trailers By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 23, 2007 10:48 pm EST Two new I Am Legend movie trailers are now online. First up is an international trailer. The new look is less mysterious, and more forthcoming. I liked it a little better the other way when less was more (check out that teaser trailer here). The official domesticc trailer makes I Am Legend look a lot more like a kick ass sci-fi movie....

Weekend Box Office: Anna Faris Has Hops By Hunter Stephenson/Aug. 25, 2008 1:25 pm EST While Peter is on the record questioning Anna Faris’s cute-ranking, I have continuously defended her on the site as one of the funniest chicks working in Hollywood. My first ever item for Slashfilm was shot down, even. It was to be an essay on Faris’s stoned character in Smiley Face, with a paragraph dedicated to her lime green Sex Wax t-shirt and brilliant application of zit cream....

Zack Snyder’s Guardians Of Ga’Hoole Retitled Legend Of The Guardians By Peter Sciretta/March 1, 2010 4:09 pm EST Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Pictures have decided to give Zack Snyder’s animated adaptation of the popular children’s book series Guardians of Ga’Hoole a new title: Legend of the Guardians. The new title is aimed at those who might not understand what a “Ga’Hoole” is or means. And while it may be easier for people to pronounce and understand, for me the new title comes off a bit generic-sounding....

By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 6, 2010 11:59 pm EST Last year, the readers of Total Film Magazine voted us “the best Major Movie Blog” of 2009. We’re lucky again to be nominated by Total Film, this time for “Best News Blog”. Total Film says that /Film is “a blog so infuential its founder Peter Sciretta was named one of our Most Influential People In Film 2010.” We’re honored to be included in the company of some of the best movie blogs on the interwebs....