David Slade To Direct The Shadow For Producer Sam Raimi? By Russ Fischer/March 4, 2010 10:17 am EST Just over a month ago, we heard that this version of the character might be considerably different from past incarnations. “I think the one thing going in is we all see The Shadow as more of a force of nature than a specific person in a secret identity,” said producer Michael Uslan. “The Shadow may actually be many people....
Disney To Acquire Marvel Entertainment For $4 Billion By David Chen/Aug. 31, 2009 6:20 am EST According to the New York Times (via Topless Robot), Disney has agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion in cash and stock. This deal gives Disney rights to over Marvel’s 5,000+ characters, not to mention control over Marvel’s licensing, publishing, and film production capabilities. This acquisition is interesting for many reasons, not the least of which is that one year ago Marvel re-upped its contract with Paramount to distribute its next five films, including Iron Man 2, The Avengers, and Thor, among others....
First Look: M Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender By Peter Sciretta/May 21, 2009 6:16 pm EST Paramount Pictures has released the first photos from M Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender in Friday’s issue of USA Today. Above is the first photo of Aang (Noah Ringer), the “Last Airbender,” a 12-year-old regional karate star was who discovered in a Texas open casting call. After the jump we’ve also included a tv to film comparison of Dev Patel as Prince Zuko....
First Look: The Cast Of Kick-Ass By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 22, 2008 4:28 am EST Since most of the major cast announcements have now been made, I thought we’d take a look at the cast of Matthew Vaughn’s big screen adaptation of Mark Millar’s Kick-Ass comic book. 18-year-old British actor Aaron Johnson has been cast as the title character, Dave Lizewski, a 15-year-old boy named Dave Lizewski who attempts to become a real-life superhero....
First Look: Todd Phillips’ Due Date By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 14, 2009 11:19 am EST /Film reader Zake F sent us what appears to be the first photo from The Hangover director Todd Phillips’ next comedy. Due Date stars Zach Galifianakis and Robert Downey Jr in a buddy-comedy story which has been described as kinda Hangover meets Planes, Trains and Automobiles. The screenplay by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland (with rewrites by Adam Sztykiel) has Galifianakis as a wannabe actor who becomes the companion to an expectant father / businessman (Downey) as they dash cross-country to (hopefully) arrive in time for the childbirth....
Flashback: Quentin Tarantino As Elvis By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 23, 2007 5:11 am EST Before Quentin Tarantino made Pulp Fiction and Grindhouse, he was a struggling actor. Did You Know: Tarantino once appeared as an Elvis impersonator in a Golden Girls episode? IGN has the photos to prove it (one of them can be seen above). This is one of those things I’ve always heard about, but haven’t seen until now. Check out the pictures at IGN....
Intriguing: Gary Ross Will Do Spielberg Cast-Off Matt Helm Next, Not Venom By Russ Fischer/Oct. 12, 2009 12:27 pm EST Two stories are coming together here. Not too long ago we told you about Matt Helm, the project that Steven Spielberg wanted to direct before he signed on to Harvey. Then just a week ago we told you about Gary ‘Seabiscuit’ Ross taking on the Spider-Man spin-off Venom for Sony. Now it looks like things are being shuffled around once again, as some insider info pegs Ross as the director of Matt Helm, and that he’ll do that before Venom....
JK Simmons Says Tobey Maguire Open To Spider-Man 4 By Peter Sciretta/June 5, 2008 8:28 pm EST JK Simmons, probably best known for playing J. Jonah Jameson in the Spider-Man films, told IESB that the last time he talked to Tobey Maguire, the Spider-Man star was still open to the possibility of returning for a fourth film. “I spoke to Tobey in, I guess it was February… sort of awards season time,” said Simmons....
New French Trailer For Inglourious Basterds Is Far, Far Better Than The US Versions By Brendon Connelly/June 30, 2009 11:10 am EST The latest trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds is streets ahead of the two US edits. It’s faster, it’s funner, it’s flashier… but it’s still not really representative of the film. In fact, you might even consider it the greatest misrepresentation yet. You can see it embedded after the break....
New Line Options The Plucker; Could This Be A Dark Toy Story? By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 4, 2007 6:33 pm EST New Line has optioned Brom’s first illustrated novel The Plucker for the big screen. I originally passed up this story when I was scanning the trades, but Jeff Giles from Rotten Tomatoes has made me see the potential in this concept, calling it a “dark Toy Story”. Variety describes the plot:...
New Salt Photos, New Trailer Expected This Thursday By Peter Sciretta/March 30, 2010 4:00 am EST Sony Pictures has released some new production photos from Angelina Jolie as Evelyn Salt in Phillip Noyce’s thriller Salt in anticipation of the Thursday premiere of the film’s second movie trailer on Apple. The film tells the story of a CIA officer who is outed as a Russian sleeper spy, and must evade capture by those who are convinced she’s aiming to assassinate the president....
Puzzle Over The First Stage Of An Iron Man 2 Viral / ARG Campaign By Russ Fischer/Dec. 10, 2009 2:01 pm EST Just hours ago we had a great new poster for Iron Man 2 featuring Mickey Rourke as Whiplash. Now there’s an image said to be an “Iron Man 2 clue.” But a clue to what? Your guess is as good as ours right now. We see what appears to be one of the newspaper clippings adorning Whiplash’s work area, with the word ‘secret’ highlighted and a faint arrow pointing right towards a grim-looking Tony Stark....
Quantum Of Solace Leading Twilight In Advance Ticket Sales By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 10, 2008 2:18 pm EST Quantum of Solace and Twilight both his theaters over the next two weeks. MovieTickets.com reports that Quantum of Solace is leading in ticket sales (but to be fair, they also have a seven day lead).Early Buzz: I’ve talked to three people who have seen Twilight, each of which expected to hate the film, and surprisingly, ended up enjoying it (if just a little)....
Quantum Of Solace Wallpaper By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 7, 2008 11:41 am EST 007.com has converted the Quantum of Solace Teaser Poster into desktop wallpaper. Bond fanatics, commence skinning of computer desktop… now. Quantum Of Solace Wallpaper By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 7, 2008 11:41 am EST 007.com has converted the Quantum of Solace Teaser Poster into desktop wallpaper. Bond fanatics, commence skinning of computer desktop… now.
Quote: Nolan Compares TDK’s Joker To The Shark In Jaws By Peter Sciretta/June 24, 2008 12:52 pm EST The latest issue of WiReD Magazine has an article on The Dark Knight. The article mainly deals with the technical side of things such as CG and IMAX projection, but RopesofSilicon directed me to this one shiny quote: The director wasn’t interested in plumbing the murky origins of the Joker himself – the Clown Prince is more a Loki-like force of chaos....
Star Trek: 60 New High Resolution Photos By Peter Sciretta/March 5, 2009 10:00 pm EST The new Star Trek movie trailer features a ton of new footage, and much of it goes by in quick cuts. As we’ve done with some of the big movie trailers in the past, I have captured 60 high resolution (actually, 1080p high definition) images, which you can flip through at your leisure after the jump....
Sundance Photo Preview: Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Directorial Debut Jack Goes Boating By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 11, 2009 10:40 am EST Philip Seymour Hoffman makes his directorial debut with Jack Goes Boating, which premieres at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival as part of the Premieres category. Written by Bob Glaudini, the story follows a stoner limo driver who looks for different ways to improve his skill-set as a way to attract a girlfriend, and goes on a blind date, which “sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship, and grace centered around two working-class New York City couples....
SXSW Movie Trailer: Ramin Bahrani’s Goodbye Solo By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 11, 2009 1:57 am EST Winner of the Venice Film Festival’s prestigious FIPRESCI International Critics Prize, Solo has been hailed as “A force of nature!” by Roger Ebert. And The New York Times’ A.O. Scott says it has “an uncanny ability to enlarge your perception of the world.” And if you haven’t seen Bahrani’s 2005 film Man Push Cart, please add it to your netflix queue now....
The /Filmcast Interview: Troy Duffy, Director Of The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day By David Chen/Oct. 28, 2009 5:05 pm EST The /Filmcast Interview is a series of conversations with actors, directors, and other key figures from the entertainment industry. In this episode, David Chen speaks with director Troy Duffy about Overnight (the documentary chronicling his rise and fall in Hollywood), and about the long, winding, arduous path to getting the Boondock Saints back onto the big screen....
The Happening: Two Red Band Movie Trailers And Three TV Spots By Peter Sciretta/May 20, 2008 1:01 am EST [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/thehappeningtv1.flv 470 266] [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/thehappeningtv2.flv 470 266] [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/thehappeningtv3.flv 470 266]
