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300 Prequel/Sequel To Be The Battle Of Plataea? By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 1, 2008 9:14 pm EST IESB uncovered new details about Zack Snyder’s 300 sequel/prequel. Apparently the film will take place between the Battle of Thermopylae and the Battle of Plataea. You remember, the battle that Dilios (the narrator) is at during the film’s final monologue. So the film is kinda, sorta, a prequel and a sequel, because it takes place in the one year window, and likely concludes with the Battle we saw at the conclusion of the first film....

Bill O’Reilly Calls The Bourne Ultimatum A ‘Slick Anti-USA Propaganda Film’ By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 12, 2007 2:22 pm EST I love to hate Bill O’Reilly. According to the man, my whole city should fall into the ocean, and The Simpsons Movie is “more realistic” than The Bourne Ultimatum. Yes, he actually wrote that. In his latest column titled The Bourne Buffoonery, Reilly calls out the film for being unpatriotic. “I knew this movie was trouble when I read the reviews....

Carl Erik Rinsch To Direct Alien Remake? By Peter Sciretta/May 27, 2009 11:26 pm EST In April it was revealed that director Ridley Scott is “toying around with the idea” of doing a Alien prequel or reboot. Bloody Disgusting’s sources claim that Michael Costigan, Ridley Scott and even Tony Scott are all on board to produce a new film in the Alien series, with commercial/music video director Carl Erik Rinsch at the helm....

Casting For The Crow Remake Underway By Hunter Stephenson/Nov. 23, 2009 2:50 pm EST Casting is underway for the next theatrical iteration of The Crow, and the actor chosen will face the still-daunting task of walking in the late Brandon Lee’s Goth-approved footsteps. Last month, I reported on an update of the script written by Blade director Stephen Norrington, and today brings an update from producer Ryan Kavanaugh (Brothers, Nine). So, what guy will be chosen—re: a female Crow is not being considered—to reprise the role of an undead rock musician who wreaks havoc on mortal goons?...

Contest: Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children: Limited Edition Collector’s Set By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 26, 2007 1:38 am EST Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children: Limited Edition Collector’s Set hit DVD store shelves on February 20th, and we have a copy for two lucky /Film readers. All you need to enter is to e-mail us with the reason why you should win. On March 4th we will e-mail the winners with the best answers....

Cool Stuff: Abandoned Refuge AT-AT Star Wars Model By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 7, 2007 4:41 pm EST Professional model maker Dimitri Kaliviotis likes to recreate wrecked and destroyed vehicles out of sci-fi models. The rusted Abandoned Refuge AT-AT wreck shown above, won the Starship Modeler’s Wrecks online contest. Don’t ruin your $1500 Master Replicas Star Wars AT-AT Imperial Walker Studio Scaled Replica just yet. Kaliviotis’ model took 2 months to complete, and was created using a heavily modified garage kit, which is not commercially available....

Cool Stuff: Back To The Future Enchantment Under The Sea Dance Minimates By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 20, 2008 9:00 am EST We’ve written about the Back to the Future minimates in the past. Minimates are little LEGO like figures produced by Diamond Select Toys. BTTF.com, the website for all things Back to the Future, has an exclusive “Enchantment Under the Sea Dance” two-pack featuring a rocking Marty McFly and Lorraine, both in prom attire....

Criterion To Release Akira Kurosawa’s Ran On Blu-Ray By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 18, 2009 3:19 pm EST Criterion Collection has announced that they will be releasing Akira Kurosawa’s Ran on Blu-Ray in May. The release will include: Restored high-definition digital transfer, with an uncompressed stereo soundtrack Audio commentary featuring film scholar Stephen Prince An appreciation of the film by director Sidney Lumet A.K., a 74-minute film by director Chris Marker A 30-minute documentary on the making of Ran, from the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create Video interview with actor Tatsuya Nakadai Theatrical trailers PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Michael Wilmington and an interview with Kurosawa Expected to hit store shelves on May 12th 2009 with a MSRP of $39....

Details On Neil Blomkamp’s Potential Next Project By David Chen/July 24, 2009 10:00 am EST Since Neil Blomkamp’s probably not going to be doing Halo as his next film, we were curious what he might be working on next. (see our full interview for all the details). Blomkamp revealed just a few tantalizing tidbits about his next project. Hit the jump to hear what he had to say. Preparations for his next film have only recently begun....

Dr. Horrible Sequel Has Been Planned, DVD Contest Announced By David Chen/July 25, 2008 2:50 pm EST At the Joss Whedon Dr. Horrible Comic Con panel, Jed Whedon confirmed that there are vague plans in place for a Dr. Horrible sequel. When asked about the posssibility of a next part to the series, Whedon said: The idea is that there will be another part, so we’re not going to tell you about it yet....

Early Buzz: Terminator Salvation By Peter Sciretta/May 17, 2009 3:15 pm EST The first official reviews of McG’s Terminator Salvation have hit over the weekend in the Hollywood trade newspapers and a college website. Variety and College Times say it’s a fun summer action film (not transcendent of the first two films, obviously), but The Hollywood Reporter borderline HATED it. I’ve included spoiler free excerpts from the three reviews after the jump....

Get Smart 2 By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 6, 2008 11:53 pm EST It should be a surprise that Warner Bros is developing a Get Smart sequel, the film was pretty much set-up for franchise opportunities. The original film made over $226 million worldwide, which warrants sequel consideration. Steve Carell will return as Maxwell Smart. No word on if Anne Hathaway will return as Agent 99, although I don’t see any reason why she wouldn’t return for a second film....

Ghostbusters 2’s Vigo The Carpathian Makes A Cameo In The Cove By Peter Sciretta/March 9, 2010 2:16 pm EST I’m embarrassed to admit that I still haven’t seen the Academy Award-winning documentary The Cove despite all the huge acclaim and buzz (I hope to finally see it later this week). Louie Psihoyos’ film follows a group of activists, led by renown dolphin trainer Ric O’Barry, who use state-of-the-art equipment to infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan “to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health....

Interview: Morgan Spurlock By Peter Sciretta/April 18, 2008 11:38 am EST At Sundance 2008 I had a chance to speak with documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) about his new film Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? which hits theaters today. Listen to the full interview below. We’ve included a chapter guide so that you can skip to the best parts. I recommend listening to Morgan’s story of his run-in with the FBI....

Must Watch: 2007: A Year For Drama By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 12, 2008 7:38 pm EST Matt Shapiro put together this incredible montage of clips in this short film entitled ““2007: A Year For Drama”. Set to the song “Falling Slowly” by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova as featured in the movie Once, Shapiro reminds us of all the great films of this past year. Writing for a movie blog usually is a forward thinking occupation, but watching this clip makes me remember just how much I loved some of the films last year....

New AstroBoy Concept Art By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 12, 2007 3:41 am EST Our friends at FirstShowing.net got the chance to interview AstroBoy director Colin Brady, and were given an exclusive look at concept art from the upcoming computer animated film (as seen above, check FS.net for more). Brady reveals that the film will be an origin story using “a mix of popular American and Japanese actors”, and that Imagi is shooting for “as hard PG as we can....

New Posters: The Eye And Prom Night By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 14, 2007 3:07 am EST ShockTilYouDrop has a new movie poster for the remake of Prom Night, and a new banner for The Eye starring Jessica Alba, both of which look really horrible (I’m talking about the posts and the movies they are promoting). Check them out after the jump.Prom NightRelease Date: April 11, 2008Directed by: Nelson McCormickWritten by: J.S. CardoneCast: Brittany Snow, Scott Porter, Jessica Stroup, Dana Davis, Collins Pennie, Kelly Blatz, James Ransone, Brianne Davis, Johnathon Schaech, and Idris ElbaPlot Synopsis: Donna’s senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life....

New Ratatouille Photos, 9-Minute Preview Coming In May By Peter Sciretta/April 23, 2007 1:52 pm EST I’m not exactly sure where this Ratatouille photo came from, but we found it in our e-mail box, direct from one of our scoopers. Click on the image above to see a super high resolution version. You really come to appreciate Pixar’s work when you look at it under a magnified glass. It’s amazing all the little details that go into each frame of footage (the door sequence in Monsters Inc for instance)....

Newmarket To Distribute Creation By Russ Fischer/Sept. 24, 2009 12:31 pm EST When Creation played Toronto to largely dismissive reviews, the film’s producer attempted to drum up interest by manufacturing controversy. He claimed that the film wasn’t finding distribution in the US because of active Christian resistance to a film about Charles Darwin. So there’s no small irony to the fact that it has now been picked up for US distribution by Newmarket Films, the distributor of The Passion of the Christ....

Next Pixar Short Film - Partly Cloudy By Brendon Connelly/Feb. 7, 2009 12:17 pm EST The good people of Upcoming Pixar have been searching the Disney A-Z (and it’s appendix) and therein discovered the first information on the short cartoon set to precede Pixar’s Up when it hits theatres in May. Don’t get overly excited because the information is pretty thin. First of all, we know who is directing the short....