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Dwight Schultz, The Original Howling Mad Murdock, To Make An A-Team Cameo By Devindra Hardawar/Nov. 9, 2009 11:14 pm EST A-Team fans rejoice, it appears that there will be at least one nod to the classic ’80s action franchise in Joe Carnahan’s upcoming modern remake. The Official Dwight Schultz Fansite has the word that Schultz, who played “Howling Mad” Murdock in the original series, was recently in Vancouver filming a cameo part....

Eli Roth’s Father On His Son’s Climactic Inglourious Basterds Scene By Devindra Hardawar/Dec. 15, 2009 1:04 am EST I’m currently trying to figure out my top ten list of 2009, but one film that I knew was going to be there from the moment I saw it was Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. I’ve yet to see some of the bigger releases this month, but as of this moment Basterds is definitely my favorite film of the year (I’m not saying it’s the outright best film this year — at least, not yet)....

Filming For The Hobbit To Start In Mid-Summer 2010 By Devindra Hardawar/Nov. 30, 2009 1:33 am EST Consider this another addition to the ever-increasing pile of vague factoids for Guillermo Del Toro’s The Hobbit. According to TheOneRing.net, Peter Jackson mentioned to reporters (while doing press for The Lovely Bones) that they hope to begin filming towards the middle of next year, a delay from the film’s previous March 2010 shooting plan....

First Look: Derek Luke As Puff Daddy In Notorious By Peter Sciretta/May 9, 2008 6:33 pm EST

First Look: G.I. Joe Movie Logo By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 17, 2008 6:52 pm EST The official logo for Paramount’s G.I. Joe live-action movie has been found at Toy Fair in New York City. You can take a look at the full banner at MTV or Hisstank. I spent a good half an hour cleaning up the image, so that it looks presentable online. I’m sure Paramount will issue an official digital graphic this week....

Friday The 13th Teaser Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 23, 2008 12:18 pm EST The teaser trailer for the Friday the 13th Remake/reboot is attached to SAW V. But you don’t have to sit through a SAW marathon tonight (like me) to be able to see it. The trailer is now online for your viewing pleasure. Aside from the few seconds of Jason running at a woman with a machete, I really wasn’t impressed with the footage that premiered at the SCREAM 2008 Awards (if you haven’t seen that footage, click here)....

Geek Deals: I Dream Of Jeannie And Star Wars Bobbleheads By Peter Sciretta/March 16, 2009 11:43 pm EST Today’s WOOT deal is six Funko Star Wars Bobble Heads for $29.99. That’s about $5 a bobble head, and they are offering two sets.

Green Lantern Likely Next For Warner Bros By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 18, 2008 1:34 am EST Will Superman return? Warner Bros President Alan Horn tells Collider that while they are “very anxious to bring Superman back” it will probably happen in “the next couple of years.” Not a confident answer if you ask me. So what then? “I think Green Lantern is probably the best guess but I can’t promise it at this moment,” Horn said, adding that it’s “On the runway....

Indiana Jones And Mutt Williams By Peter Sciretta/March 27, 2008 9:17 pm EST Another Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull promotional photo from the upcoming May issue of Empire Magazine, after the jump. As always, click to enlarge. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull hits theaters on May 22nd 2008. Indiana Jones And Mutt Williams By Peter Sciretta/March 27, 2008 9:17 pm EST Another Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull promotional photo from the upcoming May issue of Empire Magazine, after the jump....

Jason Bourne Goes To South America? By Peter Sciretta/June 25, 2008 7:37 pm EST Producer Frank Marshall revealed to IESB plans to begin shooting a fourth Jason Bourne movie next Summer, for release in 2010. Universal announced the project back in February, with director Paul Greengrass and star Matt Damon set to return. Marshall also confirmed that they will probably be creating an original story for the fourth film, since author/creator Robert Ludlum wasn’t involved in the later books in the series....

John Hillcoat’s The Wettest Country In The World Interests Johansson, Dano, Gosling And More By Russ Fischer/Oct. 1, 2009 8:52 am EST John Hillcoat’s adaptation of the Matt Bondurant novel The Wettest County in the World isn’t happening yet. It was set up at Columbia for some time, but put into turnaround by the studio. Now producers Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher (who did Jarhead and Memoirs of a Geisha and are working on Nicolas Winding Refn’s Jekyll at Universal) are trying to make the film work as an indie....

Kevin Smith’s Red State Gets A Green Light, Will Shoot Before Hit Somebody By Russ Fischer/March 23, 2010 6:31 am EST Here’s a nice little surprise, if you’ve been hoping to see Kevin Smith’s non-commerical, ‘bleak and dark’ Fred Phelps-inspired horror film Red State. According to the director’s own Twitter feed, the film has a green light and will shoot before the hockey film Hit Somebody, which he has been working on parallel to Red State....

Michel Gondry To Direct Rogen’s Green Hornet By David Chen/Feb. 24, 2009 12:06 pm EST What a strange and tumultuous journey it’s been for Seth Rogen’s The Green Hornet. First, Asian kung fu master Stephen Chow was tapped to direct, but then discouragingly stepped out of the director’s chair due to creative differences. Then it was reported that the project might not happen at all, only for Seth Rogen to chime in saying that if a director could be found, the project would still move forward....

New Photos From Little Fockers By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 16, 2010 4:40 pm EST I’m not sure if these production photos are new, but I certainly haven’t seen them posted around the movie news web space. Universal Pictures has released two photos from Little Fockers, the third film in the Meet the Parents series. Little Fockers will introduce Gaylord and Pam Fockers as parents of five-year-old twins named Henry and Ashley. An official plot synopsis has not yet been released, so here is what we’ve learned from a previously leaked casting breakdown: “Henry is kind and a little oversensitive....

New Speed Racer Images And Visual Effects Explanations By Hunter Stephenson/March 27, 2008 11:06 am EST Our amigos at First Showing directed us to these new lysergic images from the Wachowski Brothers’ Speed Racer. The still above makes me want to sink into an altered state and get a $50 car wash with a $5 Sweet Pear air freshener. That’s a first. These images will appear in an upcoming cover story of EW, complete with fresh explanations of the film’s divisive green screen special effects included below....

Release Date News: 21 Jump Street Given A Slot, Season Of The Witch Pushed Aside… For The Good Of Kick-Ass? By Brendon Connelly/Feb. 13, 2010 4:28 pm EST Some small progress on Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s Jonah Hill-ified 21 Jump Street movie, as Columbia Pictures have formally tagged Friday August 5th 2011 for it’s Stateside release. That leaves quite a healthy window, so production won’t necessarily be starting too soon, but it’s a commitment....

Sammo Hung To Star In Kevin Monroe’s War Monkeys By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 17, 2008 10:37 pm EST gangsta chimp image (c) www.mattcioffi.com TMNT director Kevin Monroe has signed on to direct War Monkeys, and Sammo Hung is in talks to star for Dark Horse Indie. The sci-fi horror comedy tells the story of two slacker janitors who get trapped in an underground research facility (think Area 51) during the Christmas holiday, after accidentally unleashing military-trained research monkeys....

Saving Private Ryan Screenwriter Hired To Pen World Of Warcraft Film For Sam Raimi By Russ Fischer/Oct. 13, 2009 5:21 am EST A few days ago there was a rumor floating around that the World of Warcraft film, to be directed by Sam Raimi, would be called Rise of the Lich King and be based off one of the WoW spin-off novels. That was based on the fact that the IMDB listing had changed to reflect that title, and we never ran it for exactly that reason....

Saw 4 Movie Poster DEBUNKED By Peter Sciretta/June 13, 2007 8:21 pm EST A couple days back we posted (via: MovieWeb) the first teaser poster for SAW IV. Turns out, it wasn’t a teaser poster at all. Lionsgate contacted us and informed us that the art was actually “not any kind of official art for the film, it was the INVITATION to a press event”. The imagery of “the plate, silverware and server gloves are a direct reference to the fact that this is an invitation to an event at a restaurant....

See There Will Be Blood Early In Los Angeles By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 9, 2007 2:58 am EST You watched the trailer, you read the review, and now you have another chance to see Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood. Live in Los Angeles? Paramount Vantage, Back Stage West, and The Hollywood Reporter are sponsoring a small screening in La La Land on Thursday, November 15th at 7:00pm (Leonard H. Goldenson Theater, 5220 Lankershim Blvd....