Happy Birthday To Captain Kirk By Peter Sciretta/March 22, 2007 12:41 pm EST /Film would like to wish Captain Kirk a happy birthday. No, we’re not talking about William Shatner, we’re referring to the fictional character from Star Trek, who will be born on March 22, 2233. Virtually nothing regarding Kirk’s birth has been established in on-screen canon. Kirk reveals in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home that “I’m from Iowa, I only work in outer space”....
Hawkman Movie Next For Warner Bros? By Brendon Connelly/Dec. 21, 2009 3:48 pm EST Are you a fan of DC comics’ Hawkman? I don’t know how much success the character has actually had. I’ve carried out a quick straw poll of my non-geek associates and none of them actually knew who he was and two of them thought I was talking about Condorman, the Disney movie with Michael Crawford. If Warners and DC follow through with plans for a freshly-rumored Hawkman movie that low profile will be bound to change, courtesy of multi-million dollar marketing budgets....
Jackie Earle Haley Still Said To Be A Contender For Green Lantern’s Sinestro By Russ Fischer/Jan. 14, 2010 11:13 am EST The other day when Peter Sarsgaard was cast as Hector Hammond, the primary villain in Green Lantern, a few evidently took this as implicit confirmation that classic Green Lantern baddie Sinestro is not in the film. That isn’t the case, and HitFix has a great rundown on what role the eventually villainous Sinestro plays in the film, and in the series overall should the first film be successful enough to warrant another....
L.A. Readers: Fright Night Midnight Screening Tonight With Director Tom Holland And Cast By Hunter Stephenson/Sept. 19, 2008 1:29 pm EST If you’re in L.A. tonight, there is a can’t-miss midnight screening and cast-reunion for Fright Night at the NuArt Theatre. On hand for the event will be the film’s writer/director Tom Holland (Child’s Play, Cloak and Dagger) and stars Chris Surandon (!), William Ragsdale, Stephen Geoffreys and Jonathan Stark. Also joining the festive occasion will be composer Brad Fiedel (Terminator, T2, Let’s Get Harry) and Oscar-winning visual effects artist Randall Cook (LOTR trilogy, The Gate)....
LOL: Tesco Supermarket Accused Of Discriminating Against Jedis By David Chen/Sept. 19, 2009 5:09 am EST As if it wasn’t already hard enough out there for Jedis (what with having to contend with the universe’s most evil forces imaginable), now they’ve got to worry about getting harassed by supermarket employees. According to the Guardian (via Reddit) 23-year old Daniel Jones, who founded the Church of Jediism in England, was trying to buy something for lunch from a Tesco Supermarket in Wales when he was told to either remove his hood or leave the premises....
Maria Bello Cast As Rachel Weisz: Proof That The Mummy Has Jumped The Shark By Peter Sciretta/May 13, 2007 8:50 pm EST When a guy named Jon Hein first coined the term “Jump the Shark” he discovered that a bunch of television shows began to “suck” when one of the lead actors was replaced (for instince, Becky from Roseanne). The audiences hate this sort of thing, almost to the point that they feel insulted....
McG Wants Robert Patrick For Terminator 5 By Peter Sciretta/March 3, 2009 1:35 pm EST It seems to me that all the excitement over both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton’s potential involvement in Terminator Salvation has gotten McG a little cameo crazy. The director tells FearNet that he has an idea to cast Robert Patrick, who played the T-1000 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, in the potential sequel to Terminator Salvation....
More Human Cast Members Return For Transformers 2 By Peter Sciretta/May 29, 2008 3:09 pm EST
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Teaser Trailer And Details By Hunter Stephenson/Sept. 18, 2009 12:00 pm EST With Jackie Earl Hailey having officially declawed Robert Englund and become Freddy Krueger for a new and possibly even-more-horrific decade, an extensive documentary on the franchise, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and the series’ tremendous contribution to horror is both relevant and overdue. Thankfully, the director in charge of the task is Daniel Farrands, who previously helmed last year’s thorough, appreciative, and online-press-friendly Friday the 13th doc, His Name Was Jason....
New Batman: Arkham Asylum Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 30, 2009 10:17 am EST The new trailer for the next Batman video game — Batman: Arkham Asylum gives us a look at the game’s plot. Looks like the mad prince of crime The Joker is at it again, and has set up a trap for the Dark Knight in Arkham Asylum. Check out the video after the jump. [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/batmanarkham2.flv 470 264]...
New Transformers TV Spot From NBA Finals By Peter Sciretta/June 13, 2007 1:36 pm EST I hate to keep posting every new Transformers tv spot, but they just keep getting better. Check out the new spot after the jump which aired during the NBA Finals. Transformers will be unleashed on July 2nd in select theaters. New Transformers TV Spot From NBA Finals By Peter Sciretta/June 13, 2007 1:36 pm EST...
Pegg And Frost To Get A Makeover For Paul, Massively Famous Film Director To Make A Cameo? By Brendon Connelly/May 16, 2009 3:49 pm EST While not much is publicly known about Greg Mottola’s Paul, some lovely details are starting to filter up from very dependable sources. The film, written by and starring Hot Fuzz buddy cops Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, is a road movie sci-fi comedy. They will be playing two British geeks on a trip to the US for the San Diego Comic-Con who meet the titular Paul, an alien looking to go home....
Reader Review: Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen By Peter Sciretta/June 19, 2009 8:20 am EST Reader review follows: Hey Peter, My name is Ryan M and I’m a frequent visitor of slashfilm.com and long time /Filmcast listener – Big fan of what you all are doing over at /Film. I live in Japan and today us residents of the country were fortunate enough to see TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN (or as it’s called in Japan – TRANSFORMERS REVENGE) as it opened over here before the U....
Robert Downey Jr Not A Lock For Iron Man 2 By Peter Sciretta/May 8, 2008 2:26 am EST Yesterday we ran a report about how director Jon Favreau is not yet signed on to Iron Man 2. We noted that most of the stars have contract stipulations which allow up to two-sequels, concluding that Robert Downey Jr. is signed on for the sequel. Well apparently while that is the case, Downey Jr....
Rose McGowan Talks Black Oasis By Peter Sciretta/April 1, 2007 5:57 am EST A couple weeks back it was announced that Rose McGowan would star in a biopic of B-movie actress Susan Cabot. We spoke to McGowan about that film, and she revealed a lot about the woman, the story, and what we can expect from Black Oasis: It’s great, I’m really excited. I’m attached to Black Oasis, which is coming up....
Rumor: Spielberg Jumping On Board The Halo Movie? By Brendon Connelly/Aug. 8, 2009 12:00 pm EST Tintin buddies Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg might soon be swapping more than spit performance capture data, with IESB reporting that ET’s daddy might be picking up the producing reigns on Halo some years after Jackson laid them down. They cite " studio executives" and “close ties to CAA” as offering confirmation that Spielberg is “currently in active negotiations to develop the feature film adaptation”....
Steven Spielberg’s Reaction To Avatar By Brendon Connelly/Dec. 18, 2009 1:00 pm EST Probably still the most revered man in Hollywood, Steven Spielberg’s opinions on films typically become big talking points. Already this year we’ve heard about his reaction to Paranormal Activity and Transformers 2, both of which he got rather excited about, and now he’s given his opinion on Avatar. But before we get to that… let’s consider why we should even care....
Sundance Horror Movie Teeth Finally Unleashed By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 22, 2007 2:50 am EST One of the most talked about films at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival was a small indie horror flick called Teeth. The movie is about a High School student named Dawn who has teeth in her vagina. Yes, you read that correctly – teeth in her vagina. I enjoyed the flick, but not as much as most women I spoke to at the fest....
The Blurbiest Of Blurbs By Hunter Stephenson/Jan. 10, 2008 10:18 pm EST Those of you who thought Miramax’s movie critic mp3 reeked of high snobiety are going to fill up a paper bag with this one. Vulture, the venerable New York blog, has taken The New Yorker to task for one of the most stomach-churning movie poster blurbs ever. The lucky movie dunked in 10 gallons of blurb? Step right up, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly; and the blurb itself?...
The Dark Knight Teaser Poster By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 4, 2007 3:50 pm EST Don’t get me wrong, I love the viral stuff the guys at Warner Bros are doing for The Dark Knight, but this teaser poster for The Dark Knight is a bit disappointing. It might have been interesting if it were released before we ever saw a photo of Heath Ledger as The Joker. But since we’ve seen The Joker, it seems rather pointless to tease his appearance with graffiti on a wall....
