Our First Look At The World Of Avatar And It Looks… Quite Like Aliens By Brendon Connelly/April 25, 2009 12:03 pm EST Somebody else to also pick up a copy of the latest Empire magazine has scanned perhaps the most interesting image from the entire publication and, via the magic of photoshop, given us an absolutely incredible look into not the set, but the actual world of James Cameron’s Avatar....
Public Enemies Poster And Trailer Sneak Preview; Ninja Assassin Trailer On Friday Too? By Peter Sciretta/March 3, 2009 12:04 pm EST Universal Pictures has released the first movie poster for Michael Mann’s Public Enemies on MSN. Some people are comparing the poster to The Dark Knight Joker banner. The trailer will hit theaters on Friday, along with the teaser trailer for The Wachowski Brothers-produced Ninja Assassin. After the jump you can watch the Entertainment Tonight advertisement featuring a brief preview of the trailer which will be on tonight’s show....
Sacha Baron Cohen Cast In Steven Spielberg’s The Trial Of The Chicago Seven By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 30, 2007 1:08 am EST The UK’s Sunday Times is reporting that Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat) has been “persuaded by Steven Spielberg” to play Abbie Hoffman, in the upcoming film The Trial of the Chicago Seven. Written by Aaron Sorkin, and based on the true story of the seven defendants charged with conspiracy and inciting to riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention....
Scott Pilgrim Movie Poster Discovered At ShoWest By Peter Sciretta/March 16, 2010 9:31 pm EST I was walking into a dinner at ShoWest with Steve from Collider when I spotted this theater standee displaying the first movie poster for Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. As with any of the marketing materials on display at the exhibitor convention, this could just be an early promo item: but it looked pretty final to me....
Steven Spielberg To Produce Martin Luther King Biopic By Peter Sciretta/May 19, 2009 1:07 am EST DreamWorks has acquired the rights to make a feature film based on the life of civil rights leader Martin Luther King. “In trying to tackle such an ambitious project, the question we had to ask ourselves is, ‘Why now?’ " DreamWorks CEO and co-chairman Stacey Snider told Variety . “The answer lies in MLK’s own words: ‘All progress is precarious....
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The Fate Of New Line By Peter Sciretta/March 3, 2008 2:24 am EST When Time Warner announced that New Line would be gobbled up by Warner Bros, we speculated that layoffs would be minimized for the short term. Variety now reports that at least 75% of New Line’s 600 staffers will likely get the axe in the coming months. As for the company’s upcoming slate of films, Warner Bros won’t decide “specific decisions on possible date switches” for probably several more weeks....
VOTD: Indiana Jones 1930’s Serial By Peter Sciretta/June 25, 2008 10:52 am EST Indiana Jones 1930’s Serial by RogerRmjetThe Pitch: What if Raiders of the Lost Ark was a 1930’s serial? Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature on VOTD? E-Mail us at orfilms@gmail.com. via: The Force VOTD: Indiana Jones 1930’s Serial...
VOTD: Lindsay Lohan’s eHarmony Commercial By Peter Sciretta/April 13, 2009 10:17 pm EST Written by Owen Burke, and directed by Eric Appel, Lindsay Lohan does a mock eHarmony.com commercial for FunnyOrDie. I think you at least have to give herself credit for being able to make fun of herself… maybe… But there is something kinda sad about this… VOTD: Lindsay Lohan’s eHarmony Commercial By Peter Sciretta/April 13, 2009 10:17 pm EST...
WB/New Line: What Does It Mean? By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 28, 2008 3:51 pm EST So Warner Bros is absorbing New Line, but what does it all mean? Is New Line completely dead? No, Warner Bros plans to maintain New Line as a “separate development, production, marketing, distribution and business affairs operations.: However, it will “closely integrate and coordinate those functions with Warner Bros. to maximize film performance and operating efficiencies, achieve significant cost savings, and improve margins....
Why Grindhouse Failed By Peter Sciretta/April 7, 2007 10:21 am EST Early estimates put the Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino double feature Grindhouse at around $14 million for it’s opening weekend, far below the $20-$25 million predictions. Last year it was one of the most hyped movies on the internet. It’s a great movie. A cinematic experience. The best reviewed wide release of 2007 thus far. So why did Grindhouse fail? So it came to my surprise that the film is showing only three times daily at some theaters....
Will Twilight Ruin This Year’s Comic-Con? By Peter Sciretta/July 10, 2009 5:00 am EST I’m not a Twilight hater. We wrote about the first film a few times, and received a ton of extra traffic as a result. But I learned quickly that it just wasn’t my cup of tea. Not only that, but it isn’t something most /Film readers are interested in. That’s why we generally don’t cover the Twilight films (aside from some trailers or page 2 items)....
xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 15, 2008 9:10 am EST This past month Vin Diesel was dropping hints that he would be interested in returning for a third film in the xXx franchise. And now Variety is reporting that Sony is in talks with the star to reprise his role as Xander Cage, an extreme athlete turned government super agent. Hack director Rob Cohen is also in talks to return....
Alice In Wonderland Scribe To Pen Maleficent, A Revisionist Take On Sleeping Beauty’s Evil Queen By Peter Sciretta/March 23, 2010 11:39 pm EST Back in January it was rumored that Disney was developing another revisionist re-take on one of their cartoon classics for Tim Burton to direct. Maleficent, a retelling of the Sleeping Beauty story that focuses on the Mistress of all Evil. Heatvision confirms the previous reports, adding that Alice in Wonderland screenwriter Linda Woolverton was penning the script....
Beowulf Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/July 26, 2007 2:18 am EST I just got back to our hotel from the big Beowulf footage premiere and party at Comic-Con 2007. One of the many things they showed us was this movie trailer, but in digital 3D. I’m interested in hearing what you guys think of this one because on the computer screen it looks a little flat to me. The trailer is definitely a lot cooler when it has three dimensions....
Cool Stuff: Kevin Tong’s 10th Anniversary Fight Club Poster/T-Shirt By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 28, 2009 5:00 am EST To celebrate the Ten Year Anniversary of the movie Fight Club, ChuckPalahniuk.net has teamed up with Kevin Tong to create an awesome poster and t-shirt for Fight Club. The poster is hand screen printed, four colors, on 18 x 24 inch Cornflower Blue100 lb Cover Paper in a limited edition of 200. It costs $30 and can be purchased at TragicSunshine....
Free Monty Python Videos On Youtube Lead To 23,000% DVD Sale Increase By Devindra Hardawar/Jan. 23, 2009 10:42 pm EST When launching their massive Youtube effort, Monty Python made their intentions fairly clear: While I’m glad that the Monty Python crew is getting richer (they certainly deserve it), I’m more interested in what this massive success spells for the entertainment industry. Could it be, despite all of the RIAA and MPAA’s clamoring about piracy killing their business, that free and less restrictive content is actually the answer to their woes?...
Inception Teaser Trailer Description And Possible Plot Details By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 20, 2009 2:00 am EST The teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Inception, which is attached to Inglourious Basterds, might not be online until next week. If true, this means you’ll have to see it on the big screen if you want to see it before next week. So I thought now would be a good time to tell you about the 58-second trailer....
Jason Bateman Cast In Kevin Smith’s Zack And Miri Make A Porno? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 14, 2007 12:38 am EST Ain’t It Cool is reporting a rumor that Jason Bateman is playing the male lead (ie Zack) in Kevin Smith’s upcoming romantic comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Rosario Dawson was originally in line to play the female lead (ie Miri) but was forced to drop out due to a scheduling conflict....
LOL: A More Joyful Zack And Miri Poster By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 10, 2008 1:41 pm EST I’m not sure where this alternative poster for Kevin Smith’s Zack and Miri Make a Ponro came from. Was it officially released from the studio? It looks very legit. I’m guessing that it may have been one of the alternative ideas to the stick figure campaign. source: IMPA via: Cinematical LOL: A More Joyful Zack And Miri Poster...
