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Hugh Jackman Says Early Work Has Begun To Bring Wolverine 2 To Japan By Russ Fischer/Aug. 10, 2009 11:30 am EST The source for the film will be the four-issue Wolverine mini-series by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller, published in 1982. The story, famously conceived as Claremont and Miller traveled home from the San Diego Comic Con, saw Wolverine heading to Japan on the trail of his love Mariko Yashida. He arrives to find her married to a cold businessman, and he soon finds himself at odds with Mariko’s father and the ninja clan The Hand....

Jeff Smith’s Comic Series Bone Could Become Three Animated Films From WB By Russ Fischer/Oct. 23, 2009 10:59 am EST While many people are excited about all the developments around films from Marvel and DC, the comic book movies I’m interested in are a bit different. I’d love to see Dave McKean’s Cages, yes. And I’m wildly curious about how Jeff Smith’s massive fantasy epic Bone will play on the screen....

Kung Fu Panda 2 On June 3rd 2011 By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 1, 2008 4:58 pm EST We knew it was in the works, but DreamWorks Animation has officially announced that a 3D sequel to Kung Fu Panda will hit digital theaters and IMAX theatres on June 3rd 2011. The sequel will follow Po, “the world’s biggest kung fu fan, as he continues his journey as the chosen one who fulfills an ancient prophesy while mastering the art of kung fu....

Live Free Or Die Hard Trailer Breaks Fox’s Records By Peter Sciretta/April 11, 2007 10:50 am EST

LOL: The Onion Reports “Next Tarantino Movie An Homage To Beloved Tarantino Movies” By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 8, 2009 7:00 am EST America’s favorite satire newspaper The Onion has breaking faux news on Quentin Tarantino’s next project, a homage to the director’s favorite films from his own filmography. Here is an excerpt: While attending a European press junket Monday for his film Inglourious Basterds, director Quentin Tarantino announced that his next project, Jack Rabbit Slim, will go into production this fall, and will be an homage to his favorite director and screenwriter of all time: Quentin Tarantino....

Michael Bay Thinks 3D “Might Be A Gimmick” By Peter Sciretta/April 3, 2009 11:52 am EST ShoWest is a convention for movie theater owners, so it’s no surprise that the buzz word of the con is “3D”. Movie theaters are looking to make more money, and so far 3D screens have proven to be vastly more profitable than traditional screens. Enter Michael Bay, who appeared last night to accept his Vanguard Award for Excellence....

More Scott Pilgrim Cast Photos: Ellen Wong And Mary Elizabeth Winstead By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 11, 2009 7:59 pm EST Edgar Wright has posted two more photos of the cast of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. I’ve touched them up, a little color correction, and added side-by-side comparisons from the graphic novel. Ellen Wong (pictured above) plays Knives Chau, a 17-year-old Chinese-Canadian high school girl who dated Scott for a short stint before he found Ramona....

New Transformers Video Clip By Peter Sciretta/May 9, 2007 9:36 am EST Josh Duhamel was a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (who knew such a show still existed) on Monday. The Transformers star brought a new clip from the film, which shows the beginning of what appears to be the first attack. Check out the clip after the jump, thanks to the magic that is YouTube. Transformers hits theaters on July 4th....

Noah Baumbach To Direct The Emperor’s Children With Keira Knightley, Eric Bana And Richard Gere By Russ Fischer/March 24, 2010 6:54 am EST Noah Baumbach’s latest film Greenberg is opening to fairly strong reception, and while there’s that word that he’s helping rewrite the heist film Tower Heist for Brett Ratner, I figured that it might be a moment before we heard anything for certain about Baumbach’s next directorial project....

Platinum Dunes Strikes Deal With Paramount; Wants To Expand Past Horror By Russ Fischer/Oct. 7, 2009 5:46 am EST Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes has worked with a few different distributors over the years, including Warner Bros. and Rogue Pictures, but the company has just signed a first-look deal with Paramount. The attraction for Paramount is that the label has produced low-budget films that do quite well financially. The attraction for us is that with this deal Platinum Dunes seems interested in breaking out of the horror remake game and into the realm of low-budget action and thriller pictures....

Quantum Of Solace’s Stunt Mishaps Continue, Stuntman Fighting For Life By Hunter Stephenson/April 24, 2008 9:18 am EST An unnamed stunt man working on the 22nd James Bond film and the second starring Daniel Craig, Quantum of Solace, is in critical condition at a hospital in Italy after the vehicle he was driving, an Alfa Romeo 159, crashed during filming. This Is London posted a few scary photos from the aforementioned crash and another recent haywire vehicle stunt with an Aston Martin, the latter of which we’ve included here (click to pop)....

Question: Would You Be Sad If Video Rental Stores Vanished? By David Chen/Sept. 22, 2009 6:02 am EST There’s one thing that this summer has proven: People still love going to the movies. Movie grosses are actually up this year from last year, to $4.25 billion from $4.2 billion last year. And while studio executives are probably pleased with this development, one thing that hasn’t been as encouraging is the DVD market....

SAW V Being Prepped For Possible Halloween 2009 Release? By Peter Sciretta/March 14, 2007 3:05 pm EST During the Lionsgate luncheon at ShoWest in Las Vegas, producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules confirmed plans to have actor Tobin Bell reprise the role of Jigsaw in Saw 4 and Saw 5, that’s right – SAW 5! IGN’s report gels with our previous coverage, claiming that Jigsaw actor Tobin Bell had signed on for an undisclosed amount of SAW sequels....

Simon Pegg To Star In John Landis’ Burke & Hare By Brendon Connelly/Aug. 23, 2009 8:40 am EST John Landis is reportedly on the verge of production on a Burke & Hare film, with Simon Pegg on board to star. Burke and Hare, for those not in the know, were a pair of Irish immigrant murderers in early 19th century Edinburgh who sold on the corpses of their victims to the local medical college....

Sundance Film Festival Award Juror Conflicts? By Sundance Spy/Jan. 22, 2007 7:13 am EST I made an interesting observation during the credits for Zoe Cassavetes’ Broken English. Hidden deep into the credits within a Special Thanks area is the name Darren Aronofsky. For those of you who are not hip to the film culture, Aronofsky directed Pi, Requiem for a Dream and The Fountain. Why is this weird? Because Aronofsky is a 2007 Sundance Film Festival jury member....

Sundance Reviews: Adam, Arlen Faber, And Brief Interviews With Hideous Men By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 25, 2009 5:37 pm EST Written and directed by television director Max Mayer, Adam tells the story of a lonely 20-something-year-old man living with aspergers syndrome in New York City. When an aspiring writer / working teacher moves into his apartment building, the two enter into a friendship that hopes and tries to be more. But with Adam’s mental disability, can it?...

Sundance Video Review: Life 2.0 By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 25, 2010 1:18 am EST Jason Spingarn-Koff ’s documentary Life 2.0 explores four different stories in the virtual online computer world of Second Life. After watching the doc at a Sundance press screening, I recorded a video blog review with Laremy Legel from Film.com, and Brandon Tenney from FirstShowing.net, which you can watch after the jump. Sundance Video Review: Life 2.0 By Peter Sciretta/Jan....

Three New International Transformers Movie Posters By Peter Sciretta/May 26, 2007 9:56 am EST Our friends at FirstShowing have posted a few new international Transformers Posters (via: AICN). Check out the headshots of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Megatron below. Now I’m wondering, is this the first live action film that has used only computer generated characters on it’s movie posters? As always, click to enlarge. Transformers hits theaters on July 4th 2007....

VOTD: Paris Hilton Gets Presidential With Martin Sheen By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 8, 2008 11:58 pm EST Paris Hilton Gets Presidential with Martin Sheen The Pitch: A couple months back Paris Hilton responded to John McCain by announcing that she was running for President of the United States. But to run for the fake Presidency she must first meet and get advice from someone who knows a little something about fake presidents – Martin Sheen....

WALL-E Four Minute Featurette By Peter Sciretta/April 15, 2008 9:26 pm EST Disney has released a new WALL-E featurette on the STARZ movie channel to help promote the channel’s big Pixar premiere on April 22nd. Cars will air at 6pm, followed by Ratatouille at 8pm, followed by the premiere of Leslie Iwerks’ documentary The Pizar Story, followed by a Starz feature The Pixar Story Continues which includes scenes from Ratatouille and WALL-E....