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Nick Nolte To Star In Martial Arts Flick Warrior By Hunter Stephenson/March 9, 2009 11:52 am EST When I first glanced the news, I envisioned Nick Nolte shelling out the kind of maniacal just deserts that Tropic Thunder unforgivably withheld. Alas, it sounds nearly as choice. In the newly announced flick, Warrior, Nolte will play “an ex-Vietnam vet boxer-turned-steel mill worker whose family was torn apart by his alcoholism.” In summation: Nolte....

Producer Frank Marshall Says “Don’t Spend Your Money” On IMAX Digital By Peter Sciretta/June 17, 2009 10:45 am EST Over the last month, we’ve written quite a few times about the new Digital IMAX theatres and how we believe that the IMAX Corporation is ripping off moviegoers by placing the IMAX brand name on subpar sized cinema screens nationwide. Actor/comedian Aziz Ansari started the public fuss, Pulitzer Prize winning movie critic Roger Ebert publicly came out against the practice, yet IMAX ignorantly ignored the criticism, and insists that audiences are too stupid to notice the difference (obviously, they didn’t phrase it that way, I’m just giving you my interpertation — read the linked article for exact quotes)....

Rob Marshall Confirmed For Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 16, 2009 11:30 pm EST Back in July, it was hinted that Chicago helmer Rob Marshall might be directing the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, but we haven’t heard anything since… until now. At a DGA screening of Nine, Marshall confirmed that he would be helming the Disney sequel....

Robert Rodriguez Says Sin City 2 Could Shoot As Early As Next Year By Peter Sciretta/May 7, 2009 12:29 pm EST I think most everyone has given up the idea of a Sin City sequel, especially after Frank Miller’s The Spirit tainted the memory of the original Robert Rodriguez co-directed comic book adaptation. Everyone involved with the original 2005 film has been talking up a sequel for the last four years....

Serinda Swan To Play A Virtual Temptresses In Tron 2.0 By Peter Sciretta/March 26, 2009 11:06 am EST You can add Model/Smallville gueststar Serinda Swan to the cast of Disney’s Tron 2.0. When casting for the sequel was first announced, the Hollywood tradepapers claimed that Beau Garrett (Rise of the Silver Surfer, Made of Honor) would play a siren and Olivia Wilde (House, The O.C.) would play a worker in the virtual world who tries to help fight Master Control Program....

The Clash At Demonhead By Peter Sciretta/May 12, 2009 10:25 pm EST The latest photos on Edgar Wright’s photoblog show the in-film merchandising for the band The Clash at Demonhead from Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. As you probably know, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is is based on the Oni Press graphic novel written by Bryan Lee O’Malley. In the film adaptation, Michael Cera plays 23-year-old Canadian slacker Scott Pilgrim, who must battle and defeat his dream girl’s, Ramona V....

Tony Scott Talks Future Projects, Including The Warriors And Alien Prequel By Russ Fischer/June 13, 2009 10:00 am EST As he’s out promoting The Taking of Pelham One, Two Three, which opened yesterday (and which spawned a great piece by Dave Chen comparing this remake with the original) Tony Scott is inevitably talking up future projects. He’s got a lot on his slate: the potential Alien prequel (as a producer) and The Hunger sequel, The Warriors remake, a film based on Hunter S....

TV Update: NBC Cancels Heroes: Origins? Boba Fett In The Star Wars TV Series? By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 31, 2007 10:56 pm EST NBC has decided to pull the Heroes spin-off miniseries Heroes: Origins from a midseason launch. THR is claiming that the writers strike may have contributed to this move, but I’m sure the slight drop is Heroes ratings had more to do with the decision. And while the network isn’t saying what will become of the six episode series, word is that it’s dead....

Two More Photos From Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince By Peter Sciretta/April 22, 2009 1:52 pm EST Warner Bros has officially released two new photos from Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince which premiered in last week’s Summer preview issue of Entertainment Weekly. As always, click to enlarge. Check out both photos after the jump. Half-Blood Prince hits theaters on July 15th 2009. Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was....

Uwe Boll’s Far Cry Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 17, 2009 7:00 pm EST Director Uwe Boll, who is famous for ruining the big screen adaptations of popular video games like Bloodrayne, House of the Dead, Dungeon Siege and Postal, is back again with yet-another- video game adaptation – Far Cry. Based on the best-selling videogame franchise that sold over 3 million copies, Director Uwe Boll (In the Name of the King, Bloodrayne) unleashes his latest non-stop action thriller Far Cry on DVD November 24 from Vivendi Entertainment....

VOTD: Darth Vader’s Original Voice By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 24, 2010 5:00 am EST As many of you already know, James Earl Jones is the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars films, but he was not the actor in the suit during filming. A couple weeks ago a video circulated the web, showing actor David Prowse’s original performance (sans Jones voice replacement). We have had it on the list of videos to be featured in VOTD (Video of the Day) but have been unable to fit it in until now....

By David Chen/Sept. 10, 2008 12:00 am EST Errol Morris is one of the most talented documentarians alive. Few people possess his ability to draw out informative and emotional responses from fellow human beings, a talent we’ve seen on display from films as diverse as Gates of Heaven all the way to Fog of War. Small wonder then that his 8-minute short film Survivors, created for the Stand Up To Cancer benefit, is by turns gripping, humorous, and powerful....

Watchmen: The Keene Act & You 1977 Government PSA By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 4, 2009 2:46 pm EST The Watchmen viral website The New Frontiersman has posted a new retro Government Public Service Announcement from 1977 titled “The Keene Act & You”. The video explains the new government act to make the streets safer by removing costume vigilantest: No Masks, No Capes, No Gadgets or Experimental Weapons, No Dangerous Unlicensed Vehicles. Watch the video after the jump....

Watchmen Character Video: Rorschach By Peter Sciretta/March 3, 2009 12:55 am EST Warner Bros has released the second of six Watchmen character trailers on NBC.com. This character clip focuses on the origins of Rorschach. Click on the image above to be transported to NBC’s Watchmen mini-site, then click on the small photo of Rorschach in the right sidebar to watch the video. Watchmen Character Video: Rorschach By Peter Sciretta/March 3, 2009 12:55 am EST...

Watchmen On IMAX? By Peter Sciretta/July 16, 2008 9:52 pm EST I arrived a few minutes late to my local screening of The Dark Knight, which was just enough to miss the trailer for Zack Snyder’s adaptation of Watchmen. Even though both films are produced by Warner Bros/DC Comics, it seemed odd to me that the trailer was attached to the IMAX print of The Dark Knight. I thought only IMAX presentations are advertised before IMAX films?...

55 Photos From Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen By Peter Sciretta/April 30, 2009 5:37 pm EST Did you happen to miss anything in the new movie trailer for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen? We have 55 high resolution photos that will help you slow down the action. Click on the images to enlarge. Sam tells Bumblebee that he isn’t bringing him to college with him. Mikaela Banes (Megan Fox) at work....

Bradley Cooper Dumps McG For Another Hangover By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 25, 2010 12:00 am EST The movie revolves around two best friends, inseparable since childhood, that fall in love with the same woman (Witherspoon) and go to war against each other. THR says the “ensuing battle escalates to mammoth proportions, with New York City demolished in their wake.”

Bryan Singer’s X-Men Futures, First Class And Beyond By Brendon Connelly/March 18, 2010 10:52 am EST Thus far, Singer is only talking about his ideas for First Class even though, if it is true he’s going to be involved, he’d probably end up shooting the already-scheduled Wolverine first. His main concern for the First Class project would be to go beyond just being about “younger mutants” and Singer has shown that he’s intent on focussing on the “leaders”:...

Choke: Two Video Clips By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 22, 2008 3:33 pm EST The second clip comes from ChuckPalahniuk.net. This flashback sequence takes us back to when Victor’s mother would kidnap him from his foster homes as a child.

Cool Stuff: Frakkin Toasters By Peter Sciretta/July 10, 2008 3:03 am EST Attention Battlestar Galactica fanatics. Sci-Fi Channel has produced a limited run of Galactica toasters which will brand your toast with an image of a Cylon. How cool is that? Created as a San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive, this one of a kind collectible is available now in the NBC/Universal store for $65. Because not everyone can afford a life-sized Cylon Centurion replica....