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Due To Demand, Some IMAX Theaters Screening The Dark Knight At…6 A.M. By Hunter Stephenson/July 9, 2008 10:10 am EST Are Toaster Strudels the new popcorn? We’ll leave that up to the commenters, but the NYT reports that various IMAX theaters are now offering tickets for 6 a.m. showings of The Dark Knight to meet fan frenzy. If these screenings sell out—-theaters in Chicago, San Diego and Minnesota are reportedly participating—expect other IMAX theaters to follow....

Eli Roth And The RZA Developing The Man With The Iron Fist By Hunter Stephenson/July 4, 2008 10:35 am EST Buried in this Billboard chat with The RZA is the first announcement of a new project he’s working on with horror poster boy and David Copperfield doppleganger Eli Roth… “RZA has developed a martial arts film with Hollywood pal Eli Roth called The Man with the Iron Fist, which he says has “the blessing” of his ’teacher,’ Quentin Tarantino…”...

Family Guy Moving From Star Wars Spoofs To… Indiana Jones, Back To The Future And Star Trek? By Brendon Connelly/Dec. 16, 2009 5:00 pm EST Something, Something, Something Darkside is the Family Guy spoof of The Empire Strikes Back, a sequel to their first Star Wars parody Blue Harvest. It hits DVD and Blu-ray next week and, of course, that means there’s been some launch parties and promo events and all that kind of PR silliness....

FightCast - Round 2: Speed Racer Trailer And The Golden Compass By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 7, 2007 8:54 pm EST The FightCast has returned for Round Two. In this week’s FightCast, we fight about the newly debuted Speed Racer trailer and The Golden Compass, two of the biggest topics of discussion heading into this weekend. The very first trailer for the Wachowski Brother’s adaptation of the Japanese cartoon Speed Racer arrived yesterday, and is getting quite a polarized response....

First Look: Terry Gilliamam’s The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 11, 2008 1:20 am EST The first official photo from Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus has been revealed on the film’s official website (DoctorParnassus.com). Production on Imaginarium was stopped after the accidental death of the film’s star Heath Ledger. Gilliam hopes and plans to finish the film without removing Ledger’s footage. The launch of the official website and this first production photo is probably his way of saying to the world “look, it’s still happening....

Geoff Darrow Writing And Directing Shaolin Cowboy Movie By Brendon Connelly/April 29, 2009 3:35 pm EST Excuse me for never having read Geoff Darrow’s Shaolin Cowboy comics but I know some of his other work, most initmately his illustrations for Frank Miller’s ultra violent Hard Boiled, and I’ve heard of both Shaolin monks and Cowboys. Oh… and I also know that, according to Variety, the comic is being adapted into an animated feature by Darrow himself....

Justin Marks To Rewrite McG’s Captain Nemo By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 12, 2009 1:15 am EST source: Variety

LOL: Inglourious Plummers Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 14, 2009 10:50 am EST Gamervision has put together a funny movie trailer parody of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, set in the world of the Mushroom Kingdom. That’s right, a Super Mario Bros related parody. “You haven’t seen war… until you’ve seen it through the eyes… of Shigeru Miyamoto!” Gamers will notice that there are a couple old-school references spread through-out. And you’ve gotta love the sound effect usage....

Matthew Vaughn To Adapt And Direct Mark Millar’s “Kick-Ass” Comic Book? By Hunter Stephenson/March 20, 2008 1:32 pm EST Hopefully Thor isn’t developing a serious beer belly waiting for Matthew Vaughn’s ambitious adaptation, once proposed for $300 million, to come to fruition. According to Moriarty at AICN, Vaughn (Star Dust, Layer Cake) is currently writing and set to direct an adaptation of Mark Millar’s nascent comic book Kick-Ass. Many know Millar from his work on Ultimate Fantastic Four and his acclaimed comic Wanted, which hits theaters this summer with Angelina Jolie (and unfortunately looks extra-cheesy)....

New Cloverfield TV Ad Shows New Clip Of The Monster By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 10, 2008 2:02 pm EST I know there has been an over abundance of Cloverfield posts the last couple days. And as the release date nears next week, it doesn’t look like it’s going to stop. So I apologize in advance for anyone who is sick about hearing this film, but I’m still super hyped. This morning I got an email from a /Film reader named Gary R, who informed me that the Cloverfield Monster has been caught on video, and it is on the web....

New Firefly Movie Announced By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 9, 2007 5:50 am EST Sorry Joss Whedon fanboys, I’m not talking about THAT Firefly. I’m talking about a new ensemble drama starring Julia Roberts and Carrie-Anne Moss. Written are directed by Academy Award Winner Dennis Lee (for his student short film Jesus Henry Christ), Fireflies in the Garden is loosely based on Lee’s life and “explores the complexities of love and commitment in a family torn apart when faced with an unexpected tragedy....

New Indiana Jones 4 Details Leaked, Lucas Talks Connery Loss By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 18, 2007 9:35 am EST Some new Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull details have been leaked. Don’t read any further if you don’t want any of the plot spoiled. In some scenes shot in early September, Indiana Jones is blackmailed by the Russian Army as they are both searching for a crucifix skull in the jungles of South America....

Nicolas Cage And Darren Aronofsky Research The Wrestler By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 8, 2007 2:56 am EST PageSix spotted Nicolas Cage and director Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain) at Saturday Night’s Ring of Honor professional wrestling event at the Manhattan Center ballroom. The duo were at the event researching the upcoming film The Wrestler, in which Cage plays an older wrestler named Randy “The Ram” Robinson. The pair stayed through the entire event and “interviewed several of the grapplers”....

One More For Soderbergh’s Knockout: Michael Angarano Signs On By Russ Fischer/Jan. 12, 2010 10:42 am EST Here’s a brief update on Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming spy/fight film Knockout, which has been the subject of several casting breaks over the past week. The latest (and last?) major cast member to sign on is Michael Angarano. Gina Carano plays an operative for a private military contractor who is betrayed by one of her teammates....

Paper Heart Video Clips By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 16, 2009 4:10 pm EST Paper Heart is one of the most talked about films going into Sundance 2009. Charlyne Yi and her real-life boyfriend Michael Cera were able to make the film completely under the radar. I have been able to secure five video clips from the strange meta-love story, in which both of the stars play themselves. Here is the details from the Sundance plot synopsis: “Even though Yi doesn’t believe in love, she bravely embarks on a quest to discover its true nature — a journey that takes on surprising urgency when she meets unlikely fellow traveler, actor Michael Cera....

Peter Markle’s Immersion By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 22, 2010 9:10 pm EST Peter Markle (Youngblood, Hot Dog… The Movie) has written and is attached to direct Immersion. The thriller follows a group of hardcore juvenile delinquents who are waiting to be tried as adults, and are granted “one last chance at redemption.” “Venturing into the wilderness to participate in a brutal survival program, the teens encounter something far more horrifying than the mean streets they left behind....

Photos: Shrek Has Triplets By Peter Sciretta/May 4, 2007 12:29 pm EST People Magazine has revealed that Shrek and Princess Fiona have a baby in Shrek the Third. But not just one baby, THREE – Triplets. Director Chris Miller explained, “It was the next logical step.” I’m not quite sure about that. Well at least they are giving Shrek a kid and not a character I actually care about like Superman (oh, wait…)....

RZA Talks Man With The Iron Fist, Plus Potential Remake Of Bullet In The Head By Brendon Connelly/Jan. 4, 2010 5:30 pm EST The RZA’s career in the movies reportedly started with a call from Harvey Weinstein. Here’s how he tells it, in an impersonation of the big man. The phone went, he picked it up, there was a raspy voice and it said: Hey RZA, it’s Harvey. I want you to be in my movie....

The Dark Knight Teaser Trailer And New Joker Photo By Peter Sciretta/July 28, 2007 2:51 am EST Warner Bros has released a new photo and teaser trailer for the Batman Begins sequel, The Dark Knight. The new photo shows The Joker (Heath Ledger) holding a knife up to Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal). The teaser trailer would have been great if it had been released a few months ago, but now that we’ve seen a bunch of official photos from the film (including a couple of The Joker himself), it seems rather lame and content-less....

Transformers 2: Super Bowl Teaser Is Only The Beginning; Constructicon Details Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 3, 2009 12:30 am EST So for those of you who missed it, the huge transformer that Opimus Prime is seen hanging off from at the end of the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Super Bowl teaser is in fact – just one Constructicon. And not the even more gigantic monster Devastator (which is made up of 5-9 constructicons)....