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The Killer Inside Me Sales Trailer: Michael Winterbottom Does Sex And Violence And Desperation By Russ Fischer/Nov. 5, 2009 1:00 pm EST I’ve really been looking forward to footage from Michael Winterbottom’s adaptation of the Jim Thompson novel The Killer Inside Me. I’m a massive Thompson fan, and adaptations of his novels have about a .500 average. (I’m the guy that doesn’t like The Grifters much; I infinitely prefer a movie like Tavernier’s Coup de Torchon....

The Origin Of The Spirit By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 20, 2008 12:50 pm EST Lionsgate has released a new featurette for Frank Miller’s big screen adaptation of Will Eisner’s The Spirit. In “The Origin of The Spirit”, Frank Miller explains where the character came from, the historical significance of Will Eisner and how he became involved with the film adaptation. [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/spiritorigin.flv 470 196] You can watch the clip in higher resolution on Yahoo Movies....

Tribeca Movie Review: You Kill Me By SlashFilm Staff/May 6, 2007 1:33 pm EST The following movie was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. You Kill Me Spotlight, Narrative 2007, U.S.A. Dir: John Dahl What happens when you get an alcoholic hit man who can’t seem to perform his duties well enough? You get the premise to You Kill Me, a moronic “indie” comedy disguised as a smart drama, about what, exactly, is not easily discernable....

UPDATED: Eddie Murphy Retiring? Talks Beverly Hills Cop 4. Also: Brett Ratner Talks “Hard Core R” By Hunter Stephenson/June 30, 2008 5:54 pm EST We all know that Eddie Murphy will end up on screen again—whether as a jivin’ animal, an obese person near a pool, in a third sequel to June ‘09’s awful-sounding NowhereLand, or (hail mary) Inglorious Bastards. But the man who made Buckwheat even bunnier just announced to Extra (classy) that he’s throwing in the towel when it comes to feature films…...

Valentine’s Day Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 18, 2009 11:30 am EST Garry Marshall (The Princess Diaries, Pretty Woman) has returned with a new romantic comedy – Valentine’s Day, which, you guessed it, will be released on Valentine’s Day weekend. Warner Bros has released a movie trailer for, what appears to be yet another paint-by-numbers glossy romcom. The film tells the story of intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles as they break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine’s Day....

VOTD: The Dark Knight Meets Superman Part 2 By Peter Sciretta/April 10, 2009 12:00 am EST Back in November, we posted a College Humor animated short called The Dark Knight Meets Superman, and Batman was forced to face his toughest adversary yet: real super powers. And every good superhero film spawns a sequel… In Part 2, Superman goes on vacation leaving Batman to protect Metropolis with the Justice League. Watch the short after the jump....

13 New Photos From Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End By Peter Sciretta/May 14, 2007 3:52 pm EST Barbossa and Will Turner Disney has sent us 13 new production photos from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Check them out after the jump (and above). As always, left click to see the photos in super high res. Pirates 3 hits theaters on May 24, 2007 at 8:00pm. Barbossa...

ABC Greenlights Fables Television Show Pilot By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 8, 2008 1:13 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Six Degrees creators Stu Zicherman and Raven Metzner are writing the hour-long drama pilot teleplay. The show is being setup in a way that would allow any fairy tale character to show up for any given episode, with the main story revolving around Big Bad Wolf and Snow White....

After The Ice Age… Blue Sky Options The Anubis Tapestry? By Peter Sciretta/April 10, 2008 2:05 am EST One of our Hollywood Spies sent us this juicy scoop, and while I’m still unable to 100% confirm this story, it’s worth throwing out there. Written and illustrated by Bruce Zick, The Anubis Tapestry deals with “a young lad who must become a mummy in order to rescue his father from the ancient Underworld....

Angels & Demons - What Did You Think? By Peter Sciretta/May 17, 2009 4:00 pm EST Ron Howard’s adaptation of Angels & Demons hits theaters today. I have yet to see the movie (that’s what happens when my local press screening is scheduled against the season finale of Lost). So far reviews are mixed, better than The Da Vinci Code, but not by much. I’ve always considered Angels & Demons to be the better book in the series and all the clips and ads so far looked very action orientated (a huge complaint of the first film)....

Box Office Tracking: Bride Wars May Hold Off Marley & Me And Gran Torino For Weekend Win! By Steve Mason/Jan. 8, 2009 1:46 am EST Early reviews are downright awful for Bride Wars (00% Fresh on Rottern Tomatoes as of Wednesday night), but Kate Hudson is a likable personality whose sub-par rom-com Fool’s Gold opened to $21.5M last February. Add to the mix Anne Hathaway with $100M-grossing movies Get Smart ($130....

Casting Notes: Jennifer Carpenter Joins Nic Cage; Krysten Ritter Wants To Kill Bono; MTV’s Teen Wolf Cast Announced By Russ Fischer/Dec. 14, 2009 8:17 am EST If you were eying your Twitter and/or Facebook feeds last night, you probably saw nothing but comments about how crazy the Dexter finale was. Being a bit behind on this season, I’ve just shut out all that chatter. But it makes this morning a good time to announce that Jennifer Carpenter has joined the cast of Hungry Rabbit Jumps, alongside Nicolas Cage, Guy Pearce and January Jones....

College: New Poster With New Release Date By Peter Sciretta/March 28, 2008 1:17 pm EST At a party a couple weeks ago I got to talk to Dan Callahan, an actor who wrote wrote a film called College, which was originally scheduled to be released last month. I’m not entirely sure what happened, but you can be sure it was one of those Hollywood situations where somehow the film went from being distributed by Lionsgate to becoming an MGM release....

Confirmed: Matthew Vaughn To Direct Thor By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 10, 2007 3:23 am EST It has been rumored for a couple months now that Stardust director Matthew Vaughn was in talks to direct a big screen adaptation of the Marvel Comics character Thor. And this morning Marvel has made the deal official. I Am Legend scribe Mark Protosevich penned the adaptation. The Mighty Thor is a Marvel Comics superhero based on the thunder god of Norse mythology....

Details Revealed: Brett Ratner’s Beverly Hills Cop 2009 By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 30, 2008 9:31 pm EST LatinoReview has gotten a look at Michael Brandt and Derek Haas’ screenplay for Brett Ratner’s “Beverly Hills Cop 2009”. Yes, even the title has a Ratner-level of annoyance. So what’s it about? Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) is killed from a fall out of the 20th story of the Los Angeles Police Headquarters, but Axel (Eddie Murphy) refuses to believe it was a suicide....

By Russ Fischer/July 30, 2009 10:48 am EST The framing and composition is so flat, in fact, that at times I thought of video games while watching this trailer; probably the last thing Wes Anderson wants me to think. (Specifically, it was Rolling Thunder that came to mind.) I really hope that, when viewed all of a piece, the animation and framing work for the story. But right now I don’t see it, and that’s a drag....

Geek Deal: Free Nationwide Advance Screenings For Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 11, 2009 2:00 am EST The screenings take place on either November 23rd or 24th (that’s a Monday or Tuesday) in the following cities: Albuquerque, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Louisville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Montreal, New Orleans, New York, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pitsburgh, Portland, Richmond, San Antonio, Seattle, Tucson, Tulsa, and Washington DC....

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Gets A July Release By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 2, 2007 6:05 am EST The final book in the Harry Potter series will be released on July 21st 2007. Speculation has run wild over the fate of Harry Potter. JK Rowling said last year that at least two characters would die in the final book. Shortly before the release of book 5, JK Rowling did an interview for the BBC: BBC: So you know what is going to become of all the major characters over the span of the series?...

Iron Man 2 Viral: A Letter From Tony Stark And… The Origin Of The Avengers Logo? By Peter Sciretta/April 7, 2010 6:23 pm EST Last week Marvel launched a viral website for Iron Man 2 promoting the 2010 Stark Expo. Yesterday we got a first look at the website for AccuTech Research & Development, a subsidiary of Stark Industries. At the time the website was revealed, all we knew is that Accutech will premiere a breakthrough in anthropo-robotics — the new HazTech robotic exoskeleton, at Stark Expo 2010....

Jamie Foxx Writing Laverne & Shirley Feature; Jessica Biel And Jennifer Garner Still Attached To Star By Russ Fischer/March 24, 2010 7:59 am EST UPDATE: According to The Wrap, Foxx’s “agent said through his publicist that there is ’no truth’ to the story.” Did Marshall misspeak? Is the deal not done? Unknown. Original article follows. No surprise that a big-screen version of Laverne & Shirley might be in the works (slightly surprised that it has taken so long) but who would have expected Jamie Foxx would be writing it?...