Page 2 By Peter Sciretta/July 6, 2009 4:00 am EST Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 19 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Worth1000 is having a photoshop contest which asks users to add sci-fi special effects to dramatic films....
Saturday Box Office: The Wrestler Is Headed For 2008’s Second-Best Per Theater Average By Steve Mason/Dec. 20, 2008 10:47 pm EST My major analysis piece I published Friday night still stands with the headlines being that Warner Bros now seems destined to cinch the all-time best one year domestic sales figure in studio history and Will Smith’s streak of consecutive $100M grossing movies will almost certainly end at 8 with his Gabriele Muccino-directed drama....
Stardust Movie Trailer Revealed By Peter Sciretta/March 16, 2007 6:53 pm EST Don’t kill me but I must admit: I’m not a Neil Gaiman fan. It’s not that I don’t like him, it’s just that I haven’t found time to read his work (that, and the coloring on the first Sandman trade paperbacks scare me away). Anyway, most geeks swear by him. If Joss Whedon is their god, Gaiman is their Jesus....
By Peter Sciretta/May 23, 2007 1:49 am EST When we saw The Nines at Sundance, Uber-screenwriter turned first time director John August made this statement that took me aback. When asked about how he plans to market the film, August revealed his idea to release the complete raw footage from the film along with the DVD release. “Essentially, you could load it into your Avid or Final Cut system and it would show up neatly divided into bins....
This Week In DVD: The Office, Desperate Housewives, Supernatural, The Promotion, And More By Adam Quigley/Sept. 2, 2008 11:36 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Season Four of The Office may not be the best display of episodes the show has to offer, but it’s still a great season all the same. The most notable issue is that the story arc isn’t quite as well-rounded this go around, which is due in large part to the season being truncated to 14 episodes (thanks writer’s strike!...
Tron Legacy Challenges The Green Hornet?! By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 3, 2009 2:33 pm EST This past weekend Sony revealed that they would be moving The Green Hornet back to December 17th 2010. I had heard rumors that Disney was hoping to release Tron Legacy in that same date, and it looks like Sony’s announcement has pushed the mouse house’s hand to announce the release information. That’s right, as it currently stands, The Green Hornet and Tron Legacy will be hitting theaters the exact same weekend next year, in the 2010 “Avatar slot....
Zombieland Comic-Con Promotional Trailer By Peter Sciretta/July 30, 2009 1:50 pm EST A promotional trailer for Ruben Fleischer’s Zombieland has been discovered online. From what I can tell, thus is basically an earlier version of the cut of the trailer which premiered at San Diego Comic-Con last week. I must warn you, some of the footage is not yet finished (green screens and all), and the quality is as you might expect — rough, but the promo reel gives you a better look at what Zombieland is about....
/Film Receives A Package From SKYNET By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 17, 2009 6:07 pm EST Last week I received an e-mail about a new website called SkynetResearch.com. Anyone who has seen the Terminator films knows that Skynet is an artificial intelligence computer system that, in the future, will be responsible for killing most of the human race. Apparently the company exists and is currently beta testing a new robotic enhancement module called the Model 101....
Alex Holmes To Direct The Other DeLorean Biopic By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 13, 2009 11:51 pm EST Most film fans now know the name DeLorean thanks to Back to the Future, but there is a very topical story to tell of the man behind the car. A couple months ago we told you that Brett Ratner would be directing a John DeLorean biopic written by James Toback. But that isn’t the only DeLorean biopic in development, actually there are two others....
Batmobile For Sale By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 18, 2008 10:51 pm EST The Batmobile from Batman Returns is being auctioned off at the 38th annual Kruse International Auction, which will be held on Labor Day weekend in Auburn, Indiana. The car is #3 of 5 Batmobiles actually used on screen during the film. “Other less valuable non-movie promotional Batmobiles have sold for as much as $550,000.00! This authentic movie masterpiece is expected to bring a record price....
Bedtime Stories Television Spot By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 17, 2008 11:36 am EST A television spot for Walt Disney Pictures’ upcoming Adam Sandler family fantasy comedy Bedtime Stories aired during House. When I talked to Hairspray director Adam Shankman last year, he compared the film with Princess Bride. Check it out and tell me what you think in the comments below. Official Plot Synopsis: An adventure comedy starring ADAM SANDLER as Skeeter Bronson, a hotel handyman whose life is changed forever when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to mysteriously come true....
Christian Bale Not Approached For Justice League Of America Movie By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 21, 2007 3:18 pm EST When rumor spread that a film adaptation of Justice League of America was being fast tracked into production, I had my doubts. Bryan Singer’s Superman: The Man of Steel would need to be pushed back, and options of Christian Bale and Brandon Routh’s contracts would have to be used, which meant one less Superman and Batman film in the can....
Clint Eastwood And Matt Damon Re-Team For Hereafter By David Chen/Sept. 18, 2009 7:10 am EST [Update: The fine folks over at Movieline claim to have read Morgan’s script for Hereafter. I won’t write about the details here (yet) but you can head on over there to check out some potentially minor spoilers about what this supernatural “thriller” is going to be all about.] Earlier this year we gave you a quick look at The Human Factor (now called Invictus) a project directed by Clint Eastwood....
Cool Stuff: Back To The Future Minimates By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 22, 2007 5:53 am EST Diamond Select Toys is producing little action figures, appropriately called Minimates, based on the Back to the Future films. A box set of figures from the first film is already available (as seen above), and a new set based on Back to the Future Part II is scheduled for release in early February 2008. Sculpted by Art Asylum, each Minimate from Diamond Select Toys features 14 points of articulation and measures 2" high....
Cool Stuff: Han Solo In Carbonite Executive Desk By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 26, 2008 2:02 pm EST I’ve been looking for a cool executive desk for a while, but often I find them too high class or professional for my tastes. But I think I’ve finally found something cool enough for the /Film Offices – The Han Solo in Carbonite Executive Desk. Too bad it’s not on sale. Tom Spina Designs created this desk for Mark Hall of the Grammy Award winning group Casting Crowns....
District 9 Teaser Trailer: The Uncensored Version By David Chen/May 6, 2009 12:41 pm EST The teaser trailer for Neil Blomkamp’s District 9 debuted just the other day, and regardless of whether or not you appreciated its faux-documentary style, I think it’s pretty safe to say that Blomkamp’s visual style is unique and, in my opinion, spectacular. One of the critical moments in the teaser is an exchange that takes place between a human and an alien who is sitting behind a table in an interrogation room....
Early Approval For Two Transformers Sequels By Peter Sciretta/May 30, 2007 10:47 am EST From day one we knew that Michael Bay’s big screen live action Transformers would likely spawn sequels. We quickly learned that most of the lead stars had signed options to lock them into a Transformers 2 and 3, if they were to be made. Now Digital Spy reports that “the DreamWorks studio has given the provisional go-ahead for two more movies....
First Look: Topps Terminator Salvation Sketch Cards By Peter Sciretta/April 6, 2009 10:14 am EST Topps has announced that they will be producing trading cards based on the upcoming Warner Bros film Terminator Salvation. The Topps card series will comprise 90 base cards highlighting some of the many “memorable moments” from Terminator Salvation, including key effects sequences. “Extra-special, random insert cards will feature the film’s star robots in Embossed Foil as well as Pop-Up Battle Cards....
First Photo Of Jeff Bridges In Tron Legacy By Russ Fischer/Feb. 2, 2010 1:27 pm EST Hey, I didn’t know Jeff Bridges was in a remake of Logan’s Run! He looks really awesome in this first image from…oops. That’s Bridges in Tron Legacy, isn’t it? And is that a disc attached to his back, or is he just happy to have an Oscar nomination? Refresh yourself on details about the dual characters for Bridges and get a high-res version of the image after the break....
Greg Mottola Reviews Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 6, 2009 12:53 pm EST In October, Juno/Up in the Air director Jason Reitman tweeted a mini-review of an early cut of Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, which he called “a game changer for Edgar and the genre” and “the first all encompassing film of the joystick generation.” Now Adventureland/Superbad director Greg Mottola has also seen the film, and has posted a mini-review on Twitter....
