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LOL: Chris Rock Speaks The Truth About Roman Polanski By Russ Fischer/Oct. 2, 2009 10:08 am EST I’ve been surprised by the groundswell of support for the notion of freeing Roman Polanski since he was arrested on Sunday in Zurich. Ok, Debra Winger saying the arrest was part of a “philistine collusion”…whatever. But then a whole bunch of great filmmakers signed a silly petition demanding Polanski’s immediate release. Woody Allen, fine, no great surprise, but David Lynch and Martin Scorsese?...

Mark Wahlberg Says Max Payne > The Dark Knight By Hunter Stephenson/Aug. 28, 2008 8:02 am EST Another morning on Slashfilm, another Kid Icarus in Hollywood. Previously, Robert Downey Jr. used the web to hawk an Iron loogie at The Dark Knight and DC Comics, and now Mark Wahlberg—who enjoys lighting cigarettes in the rain—says he’d pummel The Caped Crusader. Put down the Pop Tarts and take a deep breath, fanboys....

Mark Wahlberg Talks Aronofsky’s The Fighter, The Departed 2 And 3 By Hunter Stephenson/June 30, 2008 12:25 pm EST According to Mark Wahlberg, Darren Aronofsky’s The Fighter will begin filming this October. Awesome. You may remember that the film, a biopic on badass pugilist “Irish” Micky Ward, gained considerable traction in the press last year when Wahlberg and others compared it to a “new Raging Bull.” Brad Pitt later signed on to co-star as Ward’s brother/trainer, which was a welcome surprise after his casting debacle on Aronofsky’s The Fountain....

Movie Review: Nancy Drew By Peter Sciretta/June 14, 2007 5:28 pm EST In this post-Veronica Mars world, I was immediately drawn to Nancy Drew hoping to fill the now empty void. And as you might expect, the family comedy adaptation of the classic kids novel was not exactly what I was craving or even expecting. But that’s not a bad thing because Nancy Drew is one of the funnest family film I’ve seen in years, aside from may-be the Pixar flicks....

Naomi Watts In Angels & Demons By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 20, 2007 11:03 pm EST Angels & Demons may be delayed due to the writers strike, but that preproduction of The Da Vinci Code prequel has marched on. Naomi Watts (King Kong, Mulholland Dr., 21 Grams) has signed on to appear opposite Tom Hanks in the new Ron Howard film. Watts will likely play Vittoria Vetra, the adopted daughter of Leonardo Vetra, a scientist working at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Geneva, Switzerland....

Paramount To Make Max Steel Movie By Peter Sciretta/July 12, 2009 11:20 pm EST We mentioned in Page 2last week that Paramount Pictures had acquired the rights to develop a movie based on the Mattel action figure and animated series Max Steel. We stuck the story in Page 2 because we didn’t have any more details at the time, but now that the official trades story has broken, we have some new details....

Platinum Dunes Explains Rosemary’s Baby Remake. Fails. Makes Us Laugh. By Hunter Stephenson/June 9, 2008 11:42 am EST “Listen, we’re going to have this remake, okay? And it’s going to be great, babe.” With their stint at Crystal Lake going swimmingly, Platinum Dunes slithered out of the devil’s bedroom to talk about their upcoming remake of Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby a.k.a Why Not? Michael Bay Made Transformers. Producer Brad Fuller more or less explained my alternative title for their remake to STYD…...

By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 15, 2009 9:29 am EST Most everyone I know has seen the original Star Wars trilogy, but there is always a person who has only seen it in bits and pieces over the years and doesn’t quite understand the big picture. Joe Nicolosi recorded his friend Amanda as she retells the story from the tiny amount that she has seen or heard about with rather hilarious results. Nicolosi explains to the Official Star Wars blog:...

Sundance Photo Preview: The Duplass Brothers’ Cyrus By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 16, 2009 4:00 pm EST After watching The Duplass Brothers’ The Puffy Chair at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival I remember telling a friend “this is what real independent filmmaking is all about.” The film helped spark an indie film movement called mumblecore, and the brothers have since gone a bit more mainstream, working within the Hollywood system (kinda, sorta… this film for instance features an “upgraded” cast)....

Superhero Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 27, 2008 1:26 pm EST Dimension Films just sent over the movie poster for Superhero Movie. I don’t know why I actually ever had hope for this project. I think my love for superhero movies got the best of me… As always, click to enlarge. Discuss: Is there any hope left for Superhero Movie? Superhero Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 27, 2008 1:26 pm EST...

The Golden Compass Sizzle Reel Revealed By Peter Sciretta/March 26, 2007 11:16 am EST A “sizzle reel” for New Line Cinema’s new epic fantasy adaptation The Golden Compass was discovered online this weekend. The footage is still available, so we’re guessing that the movie studio isn’t too concerned. Basically, the footage was put together for exhibitors and merchandisers to see at ShoWest. The featurette proclaims that the film is “the next evolution of fantasy filmmaking....

The Informant Movie Trailer By Russ Fischer/June 30, 2009 7:03 pm EST “From the director of Ocean’s Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen” might tell you everything you need to know about the sales pitch for Steven Soderbergh’s The Informant. Based on the true story of Mark Whitacre, played by Matt Damon, who blew the whistle on price-fixing policies at grain processing conglomerate Archer Daniels Midland, the film adapts the book of the same name by Kurt Eichenwald....

The Nanny Diaries Moves To August By Peter Sciretta/July 18, 2007 3:35 pm EST The Weinstein Co has moved the release date of The Nanny Diaries yet again. The romantic dramedy adaptation was originally set to open on April 20th, but was pushed back to September 7th. Harvey Weinstein claimed the move was made to push the film in awards contention. But now the movie has been moved forward two weeks to a late Summer release....

The Signal Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 21, 2007 2:27 am EST I remember sitting in the Egyptian theater in downtown Park City Utah almost a year ago, wondering why I wasn’t sleeping. You see, sleep is something that just doesn’t happen during the 10-days of the Sundance Film Festival. Either you’re partying or seeing movies. And I’m the type to usually over-exhaust myself with celluloid. I remember sitting in the Egyptian wondering if I had made the right choice....

Tidbits From The Licensing Expo: Marvel Movies And Ghostbusters 3 By Brendon Connelly/Sept. 30, 2009 1:43 pm EST The Brand Licensing Europe event is currently underway in London’s Olympia, hawking big name franchises to potential licensees. Amongst the /Film-friendly exhibitors are Marvel Entertainment International and Sony Pictures Consumer Products. What that means is an on the floor presence for Iron Man 2, Thor, The Avengers and Ghostbusters 3. Bleeding Cool notes that each of the Marvel movies are being presented with an Avengers Assemble tagline....

Transformers 2: Fan Created Jetfire Concept Art By Peter Sciretta/June 22, 2008 5:34 pm EST As you guys already know, Jetfire has been revealed to be a SR-71 Blackbird for the upcoming sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. A bunch of people over at the Don Murphy forums have created fan made concept art based soley on the alt mode. Jolin and Jester created the one above. And Ra88 created the drawings below....

By Russ Fischer/March 31, 2010 5:29 am EST Variety reports Turner’s move to the director’s chair, noting that the film will be produced by Nicholas Chartier, one of the producers on The Hurt Locker. Turner’s script is about “a man who is framed by his mentor and winds up in prison. Once released, he’s fixated on getting revenge on his former partner, who has flourished in his new life and tried to cleanse himself of the past....

VOTD: Watchmen Trailer Recreated Using Motion Comics By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 20, 2009 12:00 am EST Demonic Murray decided to recreate the movie trailer for Zack Snyder’s Watchmen using clips from the Watchmen Motion Comics. The result shows you just how closely Snyder stuck to the original comic panels from the actual graphic novel. Watch the trailer after the jump. VOTD: Watchmen Trailer Recreated Using Motion Comics By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 20, 2009 12:00 am EST...

Will Tom Cruise Return As Les Grossman? By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 11, 2008 11:53 pm EST One of my favorite parts of Tropic Thunder was Tom Cruise as Hollywood Mogul Les Grossman. Cruise even earned a Golden Globe nomination for his comedic performance – who woulda thought? I would love to see a Tropic Thunder spin-off that takes place in the Hollywood world which would bring us more of Grossman’s antics. Cruise doesn’t say never, telling E!...

/Film’s Third Birthday By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 25, 2008 2:03 am EST Thought it might be worth mentioning that /Film’s third birthday took place over the weekend. As always, I want to thank you guys for your continued readership and support! Awesome unrelated Star Wars Cake photo courtesy of Great White Snark. /Film’s Third Birthday By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 25, 2008 2:03 am EST Thought it might be worth mentioning that /Film’s third birthday took place over the weekend....