Warner Bros Wants Seven Batman Movies By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 4, 2009 4:31 pm EST While the sequel to The Dark Knight is just in the beginning stages of development, Warner Bros is already looking much further down the line. During today’s Time Warner earnings call, CEO Jeff Bewkes compared the Batman series to the Harry Potter film franchise, saying that they hope to release a long line of sequels. “We look at Harry Potter....
/Film Quoted On Hostel 2 DVD By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 16, 2007 1:06 pm EST My friend Arya just sent over a link to the cover-art for the Hostel: Part II DVD release (via: dvdactive). I would like to say I’m surprised, but I knew about this for some time. After being quoted on all the Hostel 2 tv ads and newspaper ads, I received a phone call from Sony a couple weeks after Hostel 2 hit (and subsequently, disappeared from) theaters....
Another Planet Of The Apes Reboot? By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 2, 2008 8:32 pm EST I agree that Tim Burton’s remake of the original film was a disaster, but I’m not sure going with a relaunch/prequel is a good idea either. I would rather them hire a visionary with a good sense of story to completely rewrite a film based solely on only the few core elements. I’d like to see it set only a few years in the future, just weeks after the Apes take control of our planet....
Box Office Tracking: Chuck & Larry, Harry Potter And Hairspray By Steve Mason/July 19, 2007 10:59 pm EST I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry will probably challenge Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix for the weekend crown, but Hairspray is the movie that holds the most box office intrigue. Directed by Adam Shankman (Bringin’ Down the House), Hairspray is getting the widest opening for any film musical in the modern box office era with 3,121 locations (and an even higher print count with a fair number of multiple screen locations)....
Cool Stuff: Age Progression Sketches Of Carl From Pixar’s Up By Peter Sciretta/April 22, 2009 10:13 pm EST Walt Disney World has an exhibit for the upcoming Pixar movie Up in the animation building of Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Holly Mck took some photos from the exhibit and posted them on the IMDb message boards. The most interesting thing at the exhibit is line of sketches showing the age progression of Carl....
Disney’s Rapunzel: Five Concept Art Images By Peter Sciretta/July 30, 2009 4:39 pm EST Disney Animation has released five new concept art photos for their 2010 animated film Rapunzel. As with most concept art, the pieces are absolutely beautiful. Hopefully the new non-photorealistic rendering technique employed on this production will help capture some of the painting-like beauty of these pieces. Four more images after the jump. Directed by Byron Howard & Nathan Greno (the co-director and head of story on Bolt respectively), this new telling of the classic fairy tale, will transport audiences “to a stunning CG fantasy world complete with the iconic tower, an evil witch, a gallant hero and, of course, the mysterious girl with the long golden tresses....
Disney Tech Project ‘Keychest’ Would Let Buyers Play All Media On All Digital Devices By Russ Fischer/Oct. 22, 2009 8:35 am EST Disney is looking into new technology that could help DVD take a few more steps toward obsolescence. Currently dubbed Keychest, the system would allow users to purchase a piece of media one time, then access it instantly on (ideally) any of their devices, whether that be phone, iPod, computer or On Demand cable system....
Fantastic Fest Video Review: Paranormal Activity By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 25, 2009 1:19 am EST At Telluride I got my first glimpse at Paranormal Activity, the $11,000 microbudget Blair Witch-style POV haunted house indie which scared audiences at Slamdance. I screened the film outside, in a park, in the darkness of night. Girls screamed, guys laughed nervously, and many people shielded their eyes with their hands. I didn’t write a review at the time because I wanted to see the film again....
Four Official Photos From The Karate Kid Remake By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 30, 2009 4:00 pm EST Update: Sony has sent us three more photos, check after the jump.People Magazine has the first official photo from the Will Smith-produced remake/re-imagining of The Karate Kid (and yes, we still wish they would revert back to the old Kung Fu Kid title and leave the Karate Kid title out of this). You might remember when we posted a couple set photos and even official teaser art back in September, but this is the first time Sony has released an official photo from the upcoming film....
Frank Miller’s The Spirit Movie Posters By Hunter Stephenson/April 3, 2008 3:51 pm EST If you don’t have your contacts in, let me type you out the taglines from these three new posters for Frank Miller’s Will Eisner’s The Spirit. “My City Screams. She Is My Lover. And I Am Her Spirit.” I’d post the high-res versions but Superhero Hype said they’d put my little hands in a blender! Frank Miller continues to territorially piss all over red, white and black in Hollywood and that’s fine and dandy with me....
Hugh Jackman Responds To Online Comments About Wolverine Reshoots By David Chen/Jan. 17, 2009 7:26 pm EST Just yesterday, the fact that Gavin Hood was going to be filming reshoots of Wolverine: X-Men Origins lit up the internet and created rampant speculation on dozens of movie blogs (including our own) about what his meant for the film. Apparently Hugh Jackman himself has been reading some of these comments (at least the ones over at Ain’t It Cool News) and has written Harry Knowles an e-mail responding to some of the poisonous sentiment:...
J. Michael Straczynski Developing A Silver Surfer Movie? By Peter Sciretta/June 13, 2007 2:16 pm EST But will The Silver Surfer be able to carry a whole movie by himself? His character is certainly interesting enough (more interesting than Fantastic Four at least), and I’m more than confident in Straczynski. But I’m not quite sure that the public is ready for a comic book film where the hero is completely computer generated....
James Franco Cast In Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 6, 2010 3:04 pm EST Production Weekly is reporting that James Franco has been cast as the lead in Danny Boyle’s (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting, 28 Days Later) next film project, 127 Hours, a story of Aron Ralston, the mountain climber who amputated his own arm to free himself after being trapped by a boulder for nearly five days. The industry paper also reports that production will begin in early March in Utah....
Jason Reitman Programs The New Beverly Cinema By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 16, 2010 12:21 am EST The New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles regularly has guest programers — Screenwriters, directors, actors curate a selection of screenings at the historic revival movie house, now owned by Quentin Tarantino. Programers in the past couple years have included Edgar Wright, Diablo Cody, Joe Dante, Patton Oswalt, Eli Roth, and many others. Starting Friday, Jason Reitman (Thank You For Smoking, Juno, Up in the Air) will begin programing double features at the New Beverly Cinema for a week....
Len Wiseman To Direct Gears Of War And Escape From New York Remake? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 2, 2007 5:15 pm EST IESB is reporting that that Live Free or Die Hard director Len Wiseman is currently in talks with New Line Cinema to develop and direct both a big screen adaptation of the popular X-Box 360 video game Gears of War and the announced Escape from New York remake. On March 20th, it was announced that New Line Cinema had purchased the rights to make a Gears of War film, with Collateral and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl screenwriter Stuart Beattie writing the script along with Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey, who will be producing it....
Man Dies After Watching Avatar By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 19, 2010 11:21 pm EST A 42-year-old Taiwanese man died of a stroke, which his doctor claims was likely triggered by “over-excitement” from watching James Cameron’s Avatar in 3D. According to News.com.au, the man began to feel sick during a screening earlier this month and was taken to hospital. Mr Kuo, who had a documented history of high blood pressure, arrived unconscious and a cat scan revealed that his brain was haemorrhaging....
Mark Romanek To Adapt Never Let Me Go By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 2, 2008 8:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Romanek is probably best known for his music video work. He directed the video for Michael and Janet Jackson’s “Scream” in 1995, a sci-fi themed video which won the 1996 Grammy for Best Music Video, and to date, is still the most expensive music video ever produced ($7 million)....
Netflix And ABC Launch iPad Apps, Hulu App On The Way By David Chen/April 2, 2010 4:24 am EST In about 24 hours, Apple stores across the east coast will open and the eager public will finally get a chance to purchase the company’s latest computing creation: the iPad. My feelings for the table device have changed dramatically over the past few months, from “It’s too expensive, it doesn’t do anything I need it to do, it doesn’t have flash, and it’s kind of lame,” to “WANT NOW!...
Photos: Zack And Miri, Marley & Me, Four Christmases And Ben Button By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 14, 2008 3:51 pm EST Entertainment Weekly’s 20 Fall Movies We Can’t Wait to See offers us a few new looks at some of the films being released this fall. Above we have Elizabeth Banks, Justin Long and Seth Rogen in Kevin Smith’s Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Below we have Brad Pitt in David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and the first photos of Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn in Four Christmases, and Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston in Marley & Me....
Samsung Announces Netflix Streaming On Select Blu-Ray Players By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 22, 2008 11:31 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Samsung has announced that Netflix customers will now be able to instantly stream Watch Now movies on select Blu-ray disc players. The coolest thing about this announcement is that some customers can use their existing Samsung Blu-ray players. For no cost, both the BD-P2550 and BD-P2500 can be upgraded for the Netflix Watch Now functionality....
