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Terminator Salvation Featurette: The Art Of Martin Laing By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 7, 2008 2:11 pm EST Warner Bros has released a new Terminator Salvation featurette, which is essentially an interview with production designer Martin Laing. We get to see some of Lang’s concept art, animatics and new footage from the film. We also get our glimpse at some of the new Terminator robots featured in the new film. Put your opinion about McG aside, what do you guys think of the art and footage you’ve seen so far?...

The Buzz: Richard Kelly’s Southland Tales Screens At Fantastic Fest By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 24, 2007 12:50 pm EST The new 20-minute shorter special effects infused cut of Richard Kelly’s Southland Tales premiered at a super special screening at the Fantastic Fest this weekend. Response seemed to be more favorable than the infamous Cannes Film Festival screening. /Film was unable to make it to Austin to catch the flick on the big screen, but here are some people that were:...

The House Of The Devil Movie Trailer (And Horror Poster Of The Year?) By Hunter Stephenson/Aug. 25, 2009 8:00 pm EST Look at that. Wow. Font boner. We need to mention that our pals at Vulture had first dibbs on the image. With the exception of the cheesy tagline at the bottom—which befits an ’80s flick like When a Stranger Calls—the poster seems to pay homage to the druggy, deranged art of Italian frightfests of yore....

The Plot For Captain America? By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 5, 2008 8:15 pm EST The full plot synopsis for Marvel’s The First Avenger: Captain America has been included in the latest issue of Production Weekly: “Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected....

TIFF Review: Uncertainty By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 9, 2008 4:33 pm EST Uncertainty has a brilliant set-up: After it is discovered that Kate (Lynn Collins) is pregnant, the young couple finds themselves uncertain about their future. With a magical flip of a coin, the story is split into two alternative realities, showing two vastly different directions their immediate future could take ala Sliding Doors. I am certain that the film never lives up to the magical promises of the plot synopsis, and was baffled at the lack of explanation of why both stories differed so greatly....

Tim Robbins To Play Howard Stark In Iron Man 2? By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 17, 2008 10:25 pm EST Well it looks like Terrance Howard isn’t that only Iron Man actor getting the shaft in the Marvel Studios sequel. Latino Review reports a rumor that Gerard Sanders, who played Tony Stark’s father Howard in a montage will not return for Iron Man 2. Instead, Howard Stark will be played by Tim Robbins....

Wes Craven In Scream 4 Talks By Peter Sciretta/July 28, 2008 3:30 pm EST A couple weeks back, we told you that The Weintein Co were developing Scream 4. At Comic Con, Wes Craven told MTV that he has had discussions with Bob Weinstein about a fourth Scream film, but is hesitant to be involved due to the disaster that was his last collaboration with the Weinteins, Cursed. Craven also confirmed that screenwriter Kevin Williamson would most likely be brought back for the fourth film....

Zooey Deschanel Cast In M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening By Peter Sciretta/May 30, 2007 2:23 pm EST The Happening follows a family who must survive a natural global environmental crisis that presents a large-scale threat to humanity. Mother Nature is sick of our polluting ways and has decided that we must go. An invisible neurotoxin is admitted into the air which causes people to become suicidal. Wahlberg will play Elliot Moore, a father of the family on the run....

24 Director To Helm Motorcade Starring Ryan Reynolds By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 7, 2009 10:25 am EST You might recall hearing about Motorcade previously, as it is a hot action film project which has been fighting its way to the big screen over the last year since appearing on the 2008 Black List (a list of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood). Live Free or Die Hard director Len Wiseman was originally set to bring the project to the big screen, but moved on to Atlantis Rising....

3D Ticket Prices Are On The Rise, Effective This Weekend By Russ Fischer/March 25, 2010 11:49 am EST Grosses for Avatar and Alice in Wonderland are already high, but 3D movies will soon see even more inflated box-office tallies, thanks to price hikes that go into effect tomorrow, Friday March 26. Theaters owned by Regal Entertainment Group, Cinemark Holdings and AMC Entertainment will push 3D ticket prices higher, with the percentage increase set to vary depending upon the market....

7 New Photos: Michael Moore’s Captain Mike Across America By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 31, 2007 7:48 pm EST With the Toronto Film Festival ready to ramp up next week, we’ve just gotten our hands on a ton of new production photos from some of our most anticipated films of Fall 2007. Michael Moore’s documentary about the Slacking UprisingTour of 2004 is set to premiere at the festival, and we have seven photos from the film, Captain Mike Across America (a horrible title, hopefully they change it)....

An Education Director Lone Scherfig To Direct Jessica Biel Film Mob Girl? By Russ Fischer/April 5, 2010 9:56 pm EST Lone Scherfig gained a lot of new admirers with An Education, in which she deftly directed a small ensemble cast through an excellent period recreation and a tonally on-point coming of age tale. The director has said recently that she wouldn’t mind switching gears slightly, to tackle a film with an overt criminal element....

Box Office: Golden Compass Disaster! Juno A Record-Breaker! By Steve Mason/Dec. 8, 2007 6:13 pm EST Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire – $102.6M opening Harry Potter & the Prioner of Azkaban – $93.6M opening Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone – $90.2M opening Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets – $88.3M opening The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – $72.6M opening The Chronicles of Narnia – $65....

Breck Eisner’s Creature From The Black Lagoon Remake Moving Forward By Hunter Stephenson/May 4, 2008 9:11 am EST In the dizzying sinkhole of modern remakes, enough time has passed with 1954’s Creature from the Black Lagoon to dampen fanboy squabbles over a new studio effort. Of course, the sci-fi horror reboot still needs to impress, and that responsibility falls with its director. While I hoped to see John Landis or Rob Zombie strike up fresh chills and gills in exotic locales, director Breck Eisner (Sahara, son of Michael) tells ShockTilYouDrop that his planned remake is moving forward, complete with locations scoped out in South America, a fully created, newly envisioned creature, and less than two percent aspiration to be the next Mummy 1, 2, 3, 9....

Casting Notes: John C. Reilly In Lynne Ramsay’s New Film; Daniel Brühl And Paz Vega In Castro’s Daughter By Russ Fischer/Jan. 28, 2010 4:07 pm EST Imagine being director Lynne Ramsay watching Peter Jackson’s terrible version of The Lovely Bones. Ramsay made two excellent films, Ratcatcher and Morvern Callar, the latter way back in 2002, then was attached for quite some time to film The Lovely Bones. That obviously didn’t happen, but for the past year she’s been working instead on an adaptation of We Need to Talk About Kevin, Lionel Shriver’s novel about a troubled husband and wife dealing with the fact that their son perpetrated a murderous school shooting....

Christian Bale Apologizes For Tirade By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 6, 2009 10:35 am EST Christian Bale appeared on a radio show this morning and apologized for his outburst on the Terminator Salvation set. You can listen to the entire audioclip on TMZ, or read some of the highlights below: “The thing I really want to stress is that I have NO confusion what-so-ever. I was out of order beyond belief. I acted like a punk....

Christina Applegate And Alyssa Milano Join The Farrellys’ Hall Pass By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 25, 2010 10:00 pm EST Previously: source: THR

Cloverfield: Slusho Appears On Heroes By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 20, 2007 3:46 pm EST The stars of Heroes have a new favorite frozen drink, and it may look somewhat familiar. The following photos showed up on the blog of Heroes director/producer Greg Beeman of the cast of the hit show drinking “Slusho!” a drink which first appeared in the JJ Abrams’ series Alias, and has now become a focal point of the viral marking behind the hot JJ Abrams produced monster flick Cloverfield....

Cool Stuff: Hot Toys Iron Man Mark 2 1/6th Scale Figure By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 8, 2008 4:00 am EST Hot Toys has plans to release a 1:6 scale collectible figure of Tony Stark’s Mark 2 Iron Man prototype suit. The figure features over 36 points of articulation, Metal-like painting, light up eyes and heart, articulated flaps on the back and legs, working forearm missile, three interchangeable hands and an alternative head that features a rising face-plate revealing Robert Downey Jr....

Cool Stuff: Indiana Jones Artist Sketch Cards By Peter Sciretta/March 19, 2008 3:28 am EST When I was a kid, I collected baseball cards. When I became a young teen, this morphed into collecting comic book related card sets. Now I own a cardboard box full of cards which are nearly worthless. At various comic conventions I’ll see some of the sets I spent so much time trying to complete as a kid for sale for next to nothing....