What Is Spike Jonze’s ‘Secret Robot Short’? By Russ Fischer/Aug. 27, 2009 11:30 am EST When I see a post on the Spike Jonze blog We Love You So saying that he’s currently shooting a ’top secret robot-related short film’ I get pretty damn excited. I’ve done a little digging this afternoon and this is all the info I can really find about the project. What the hell is Jonze making now?...
Will Ferrell Replaces Robert Downey Jr In Oobermind By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 16, 2009 7:40 pm EST Robert Downey Jr won’t be voicing the title character in DreamWorks Animation’s Oobermind after all. Variety reports that Will Ferrell has replaced Downey Jr. in DWA’s response to Pixar’s The Incredibles. No word on why Downey decided to drop out of the project. Aside from the story being a superhero satire, he was a large reason I was interested in the project, But to combat the bad news, DreamWorks has also revealed that Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill will also be providing voices for the project....
By Brendon Connelly/April 19, 2009 2:09 pm EST The next two big releases were set to be Chris Columbus’ I Love You, Beth Cooper and Karyn Kusama’s Jennifer’s Body which strike me as fairly likely candidates for at least small-scale box office success. Further along the pipe was the comedy Accidentes, a Sacha Baron Cohen vehicle to be written by Peter Baynham (we previously only knew Cohen was to produce, not necessarily star), and the rage-infected not-zombies-honest-guv sequel, 28 Months Later....
Anthony Michael Hall Cast In The Dark Knight By Peter Sciretta/May 21, 2007 6:10 pm EST Dead Zone star Anthony Michael Hall has signed on to star in The Dark Knight. No word yet on what character Hall will play, but we assume that it’s a some-what major player. “I signed a confidentiality agreement, and I can’t say which part I’m playing because it affects the stor. I can’t give away the suspense – it’s a $200 million surprise, and I don’t want to be the guy to ruin it,” Hall told the Daily News....
Bryan Singer’s Camp Says Superman Sequel Is Next By Peter Sciretta/July 8, 2007 12:22 pm EST Last week producers of Bryan Singer’s Harvey Milk biopic, The Mayor of Castro Street, were claiming that would be Singer’s next project following Valkyrie. Of course, the Superman Returns sequel Superman: The Man of Steel was scheduled for a June 2009 release. But the Castro producers claimed that “The next Superman, that’s a ways off....
Cloverfield Monster Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 15, 2007 7:57 pm EST Out friends at Vulture have discovered the identity of the small Cloverfield monster… the Lamisil Toenail Goblin. And before I start getting e-mails…Â Yes, this is a joke. I just thought it was funny enough to pass along. Cloverfield Monster Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 15, 2007 7:57 pm EST Out friends at Vulture have discovered the identity of the small Cloverfield monster… the Lamisil Toenail Goblin....
Common Cast In Terminator 4 By Peter Sciretta/May 5, 2008 8:55 pm EST Production began earlier today on Terminator 4, and the final casting announcements are beginning to hit the wire. The newest addition to the cast is rapper Common, who has signed on to co-star as a freedom fighter and member of John Connor’s (Christian Bale) inner circle. Let’s tae a look at the rest of the announced line-up: Sam Worthington (Avatar) is also on board the project as Marcus, a central figure in the planned three-picture arc....
Cool Stuff: Predator Diorama By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 4, 2008 9:00 am EST Our friends at Sideshow Collectables have unveiled their upcoming exclusive limited edition Predator Diorama. This wall-mountable diorama “captures the fierce Yautjas creature, poised for the attack, adorned with an arsenal of hi-tech weapons.” The Diorama can also be displayed on your desktop using the Predator logo base. The diorama is cast in high-quality, heavy-weight polystone, then hand-finished and hand-painted to exacting standards....
Geek Deal: Arrested Development: The Complete Series For $29 By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 7, 2009 7:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.
Green Lantern Has $150 Million Budget, Shooting In Sydney By Peter Sciretta/April 16, 2009 12:05 am EST But why Australia? The reported $150 million budget is worth a lot more in Sydney. The production was attracted by the decline in value of the Australian dollar, a 15% location rebate from the Australian federal government, on top of the incentives supplied by the New South Wales government. The film is planning to begin in July with actual filming scheduled to start in November....
Iron Man In April With New Indy 4 Trailer? Terminator 4 Now Untitled By Peter Sciretta/March 11, 2008 2:44 am EST Three quick news tidbits that have emerged from Showest in Las Vegas: Warner Bros has decided to drop the silly/stupid title for Terminator 4, Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins. The film will now go into production without a title, targeting a May 22nd 2009 release. Iron Man might be released a few days earlier in some markets, a move which was used for Michael Bay’s Transformers last year....
Is Peter Parker A Father In Spider-Man 4? By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 16, 2009 11:38 am EST Here is the decription from the casting breakdown: 2 or 3 year old boy to play 2 year old, Caucasian with RED HAIR, an adorable toddler with an engaging personality, on set experience preferred. IDENTICAL TWINS ONLY
Josh Brolin As The New Terminator?? By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 6, 2008 10:39 am EST McG is hinting that No Country for Old Men star Josh Brolin might be cast as the new Terminator in Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins. This is addition to the already officially announced Christian Bale as John Connor would certainly raise the level of talent in front of the camera in the start of this new science fiction trilogy....
Judd Apatow Wants Eric Bana By Peter Sciretta/June 3, 2008 4:20 am EST CHUD is reporting that Eric Bana has been approached to play Clarke, Leslie Mann’s boyfriend, in Judd Apatow’s untitled third film which stars Seth Rogen and Adam Sandler as stand-up comedians. At first glance Bana seems like a really odd choice for an Apatow comedy, better known for his roles in action and dramatic films. Apatow has said that his new film is more dramatic than his previous efforts (40-Year-Old-Virgin and Knocked Up), calling it “a hilarious drama”....
Mickey Rourke Steps Into The Ring At WrestleMania 25 By Peter Sciretta/April 5, 2009 9:47 pm EST The Wrestler star Mickey Rourke did in fact show up at WWE WresltMania 25, and was in the audience during Chris Jericho’s handicap match against WWE Hall of Famers Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka. After defeating all three of his opponents, Jericho challenged Rourke to come into the ring....
Movie Trailer: Fred Durst’s The Education Of Charlie Banks By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 5, 2009 10:44 pm EST Fred Durst’s directorial debut The Education of Charlie Banks premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival to mostly positive reviews (which surprised most everyone because, well, the film was made by the frontman for the nu metal band Limp Bizkit). And despite positive reviews, the film has remained unreleased. Even Durst’s critically bashed follow-up, the 2008 sports film The Longshots was released last Summer....
Nathan Fillion, Freaks And Geeks’ Linda Cardellini, And Others Join The Cast Of James Gunn’s Super By Devindra Hardawar/Jan. 11, 2010 11:08 pm EST I love me some James Gunn, so it warms my geek heart to see that he’s assembling quite the cast for his post-Slither feature film follow-up Super. The film stars Rainn Wilson as Frank, a man who transforms himself into a superhero named Crimson Bolt — despite having no real powers — after his addict wife (Liv Tyler) runs off with a local drug dealer (Kevin Bacon)....
New Bill & Ted’s Adventure Without Keanu Reeves And Alex Winter? By Peter Sciretta/July 11, 2007 9:35 am EST Bad News: MGM Studios and 360 Pictures have joined forces with horror producer Frank Mancuso Jr. to make a sequel to the Bill and Ted movies. But it gets even worse, if that’s possible. The new movie will not see the return of he original leads Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter. Both stars had made comments in the past suggesting they would be interested to reprise their roles, but according to the The Los Angeles Times, “Reeves’ agent advised him against it because he was concerned it would ruin his career....
New Indy 4 Trailer: Indiana Jones And The Chariots Of The Gods? By Peter Sciretta/May 10, 2008 1:03 am EST Paramount has released yet another new movie trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Before you get too excited, I must warn you that this trailer is pretty similar to the last one. It actually took my friend Neil from FSR to point out that it was in fact new....
Nicolas Cage To Star In 3D Action Revenge Movie Drive Angry By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 31, 2009 3:00 am EST Nicolas Cage has caught the 3D fever and has signed on to star in a revenge action film titled Drive Angry , to be directed by the helmer of My Bloody Valentine 3D.Patrick Lussier will direct based on a screenplay he co-wrote with his Bloody Valentine writing partner Todd Farmer for Nu Image/Millenium Films....
