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Kurtzman And Orci Talk About The Future Of Star Trek By Peter Sciretta/June 20, 2009 2:51 pm EST Screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman haven’t yet started writing a Star Trek sequel, but last week we published some quotes from the duo talking about the debate of revisiting an old story/villain, or exploring new territory (something we’ve discussed about in a past video blog) This weekend at the Transformers 2 junket, my good friend Steve from Collider was able to probe them for more speculative details....

LOL: Scarlett Johansson Stunt Double Spotted In New Iron Man 2 Trailer By Peter Sciretta/March 8, 2010 4:00 pm EST We snapped over 100 screenshots from the new Iron Man 2 movie trailer, and even we didn’t spot this completely obvious shot of Scarlett Johansson’s stunt double. No, we didn’t think Johansson pulled off that move by herself. Nowadays Hollywood studios usually employ facial replacement in these type of sequences so that the audience never notices the double....

Matrix, Crouching Dragon And Kill Bill Choreographer Yuen Woo Ping Now Working In 3D By Brendon Connelly/Dec. 22, 2009 10:45 am EST With US audiences at least, Yuen Woo Ping is probably the best known and most popular of Chinese martial arts movie choreographers. His work on American pictures like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Matrix helped cement his cult status, though it’s probably fair to say much of his best work is found in his Chinese and Hong Kong productions like Fist of Legend and Iron Monkey....

New Iron Man Photo Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 4, 2007 11:38 pm EST Paramount has sent out a new photo of Iron Man for the winter movie previews. FirstShowing has the goods, seen above. Click on the image to enlarge. Iron Man continues to stand tall on my list of most anticipated films of 2008. The suit is just so cool. Although I am surprised at how flimsy the shoulder pad and the under arm metal chest plate look in high resolution....

Sebastian Stan Is Bucky, Sidekick To Captain America By Russ Fischer/April 1, 2010 6:10 pm EST The obvious tagline: from shortlist to short pants! A couple weeks ago, Sebastian Stan was on the rumored list of actors in whom Marvel was interested for the role of Steve Rogers, aka Captain America. That role went to Chris Evans, but Stan must have made some impression on Marvel. (Or he’s got a great agent....

Seth Gordon To Direct Mr. Romance By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 16, 2008 10:48 pm EST The King of Kong and Four Christmases director Seth Gordon has signed on to direct a Mr. Romance for New Regancy. My All American scribe Jeff Roda is writing the comedy script based on a GQ Magazine article by Joshuah Bearman. According to Variety, the film will follow “a cynical guy who is forced to enter the Mr....

Stop Lucas: Harrison Ford Updates On Indiana Jones 5 By Hunter Stephenson/Oct. 4, 2008 1:17 pm EST We’ve known that George Lucas—who apparently chews on fanboy disappointment like Popeye does spinach—is considering another Indiana Jones sequel, even though a proposed Mutt Williams torch-passing seems more and more unlikely (and hokey). Harrison Ford expressed interest over the summer in making an Indiana Jones 5, and preferably sooner than later. The actor’s stance hasn’t changed....

The Lost Boys 3 Gets A Screenwriter And Two Frog Brothers By Peter Sciretta/March 17, 2009 7:41 pm EST BloodyDisgusting has learned that Fearless scribe Evan Charnov is writing the screenplay for Warner Direct’s direct-to-dvd threequel, The Lost Boys 3. Corey Feldman has signed on to return to reprise his role as Edgar Frog, vampire hunter. Moviehole is reporting that Jamison Newlander has signed on to reprise his role as Alan Frog from the original 1987 film....

The Spirit Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/July 14, 2008 7:55 pm EST A full length trailer for Frank Miller’s The Spirit has been released onto the web. My first impression is that of disappointment. I was more impressed by the previously released teaser trailer. A lot of this film was shot on a stage, and judging from this trailer – it feels like it. Gone is the stylized computer generated backgrounds of Sin City, because Black is the new Red....

Vin Diesel To Direct Fast And The Furious Prequel By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 19, 2008 12:27 pm EST Vin Diesel revealed to ComingSoon that he is directing a 20-minute prequel to the fourth Fast and the Furious movie. Diesel will also star in the prequel alongside Michelle Rodriguez and Sung Kang. No word on how this will connect, if at all, with the earlier films or where it will be released. Maybe it will be included on a DVD re-release of “the original trilogy”....

Warner Bros To Release Four Movie DVD Packs By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 17, 2007 2:45 pm EST Scott Weinberg at Cinematical has tipped me off to Warner Bros plans to release Quadruple Feature DVD discs on November 7th. WB lists the single DVD case releases at $14.95, but I’m guessing the big retail stores might even offer them for less. Not bad for four movies. Here are a couple of the more interesting releases:...

Watch A Scene From Pixar’s WALL-E By Peter Sciretta/June 8, 2008 6:25 pm EST A new video clip from Pixar’s WALL-E was shown during ABC’s airing of Finding Nemo. The scene involves Eve placing our favorite little trash compacting robot in a shuttle back to earth. But things aren’t as they first appear, and WALL-E ends up in explosive situation. Sigourney Weaver makes a cameo as the voice of the space shuttle computer....

(And Of Course) The NeverEnding Story Gets A Remake By Hunter Stephenson/Feb. 25, 2009 9:12 pm EST We may have solved what “The Nothing” is once and for all: why, it’s the insatiable trend of Hollywood remakes. The sparkly 1984 children’s fantasy film, The NeverEnding Story, has been dusted off at Warner Bros. though screenwriters and a director are not currently attached. Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way has taken interest in the material....

A Pineapple Express / Superbad Crossover Movie? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 7, 2008 11:40 am EST At Comic Con, Judd Apatow joked about a possible Pineapple Express / Superbad crossover movie, where the paths of all the characters would cross. Everyone thought it was just a joke. Besides, Seth Rogen has expressed his disinterest in doing another Superbad, even though the movie studio has been clamoring for a college tale. This week our friends at MTV talked with Pineapple Express star James Franco, who told them it’s a real idea....

Borat Is Dead By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 21, 2007 4:34 pm EST We knew this was coming sooner or later, but Sacha Baron Cohen has announced that Borat is dead. Cohen told The Daily Telegraph that he’s retiring the Kazakh journalist, and his other alter ego, Ali G. “When I was being Ali G and Borat I was in character sometimes 14 hours a day and I came to love them, so admitting I am never going to play them again is quite a sad thing,” Cohen says....

Breach Director Billy Ray Tackles Somali Pirates By Russ Fischer/Oct. 23, 2009 10:00 am EST The movie of the week business used to be the province of television and cable, but with these tougher economic times, big studios are getting into the game, too. Or trying to. Earlier this year Columbia bought the rights to the story of Richard Phillips, the captain held hostage by Somali Pirates this past May before being rescued by Navy Seals....

Chuck Renewed, Sarah Connor Chronicles Gets Canned By Devindra Hardawar/May 17, 2009 9:08 pm EST It looks like Chuck fans can rest easy. NBC has announced tonight that it will be renewing the show for a third season, though it will receive a shortened 13-episode season along with other possible budget reductions. Ausiello reports that the show may lose a cast member, and possibly two staff writers as well. Given that the series has many secondary characters, I’m thinking we could easily lose someone without affecting the core of the show at all....

Comic-Con Video Blog: Reactions To Four Minutes Of 2012 By Peter Sciretta/July 27, 2009 5:44 am EST I’m still trying to post some of the video clips that, for whatever reason, weren’t posted over the weekend. At the Sony panel, Roland Emmerich premiered a 4 minute sequence from the beginning of his new disaster film 2012, which involves the main characters outrunning an earthquake in a limo. The scene is so over the top ridiculous, but awesome at the same time....

Cool Stuff: JK Rowling’s The Tales Of Beedle The Bard By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 6, 2008 4:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. “Tucked in its own case disguised as a wizarding textbook found in the Hogwarts library, the Collector’s Edition includes an exclusive reproduction of J.K. Rowling’s handwritten introduction, as well as 10 additional illustrations not found in the Standard Edition or the original. Opening the case reveals a velvet bag embroidered with J....

Darren Aronofsky Blames Warner Bros For Fountain DVD By Peter Sciretta/May 30, 2007 12:26 pm EST Earlier this year we counted down our top 10 movies of 2006, and Darren Aronofsky’s The Fountain placed #7 on the list. Despite that fact, I have not yet bought the film on DVD. You might be wondering why, and here is my answer: it’s a lackluster effort devoid of almost any extras (do production photo slide-shows really count as an extra?...