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Heath Ledger In The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 21, 2008 1:55 pm EST /Film reader David D sent over this new photo of Heath Ledger in his last movie, Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. You can also watch the previously released teaser trailer/featurette here. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present day. It tells the story of Dr Parnassus and his extraordinary ‘Imaginarium’, a traveling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom....

I-AM-IMMUNE.com By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 18, 2007 11:57 pm EST Warner Bros is promoting the upcoming Will Smith action film I Am Legend with a new online community. Read more information below, including an access code. I-AM-IMMUNE.com is the ultimate community for people who want the full I Am Legend experience. Along with an online campaign, I-am-immune.com – the official community for I Am Legend – will give members exclusive access to information about the film, a chance to voice their own opinion, online & street challenges, free swag, daily updates, message boards, insane prizing and the opportunity to see the biggest Movie Stars of the year at the Largest Movie Premiere of the Century....

I Am Legend Prequel By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 24, 2008 8:54 pm EST It is official, Warner Bros has greenlit a prequel to I Am Legend. Will Smith has signed on to reprise his role as Robert Neville, and Francis Lawrence has returned as director. Looks like Lawrence won’t be finding time to work on Chuck Palahniuk’s Survivor anytime soon. According to Variety, D.B. Weiss (The Game) is writing the script based on a detailed plot outline that was developed over the past few months by Smith, Lawrence, Akiva Goldsman (producer and screenwriter of the original)....

John August’s The Nines Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 9, 2007 9:51 am EST JohnAugust and Cinematical have posted the theatrical one-sheet poster for John August’s directorial debut The Nines. Guys, this was my favorite movie of Sundance 2007. There isn’t an easy way to describe The Nines without ruining much of the plot. The plot summery I’ve seen floating around the web describes the film: A troubled actor, a television show runner, and an acclaimed videogame designer find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling ways....

Lucas Has Idea For Indiana Jones 5; Spielberg, LaBeouf, And Ford Don’t Rule It Out By Peter Sciretta/May 16, 2008 7:02 pm EST And I’m betting that like most Hollywood contracts, LaBeouf probably has stipulations which lock him into a sequel/spin-off if Paramount wanted to make one, despite what LucasFilm claimed last year. And LaBeouf says he would be interested. Harrison Ford told USA Today in April that “he also might consider a fifth installment of Indiana Jones, though he hopes it wouldn’t take 20 years to pull together....

Ludlum Bonanza - Jason Bourne, David Cronenberg And The Parsifal Mosaic By Brendon Connelly/Feb. 13, 2009 1:51 pm EST It’s been a busy time for Robert Ludlum watchers these last few days. Not one, not two, not three, not four but five upcoming films to be based, one way or another, on his books have had some fresh light shed upon them. (John Grisham watchers should just pack up their tents; Tom Clancy watchers will probably see some action before long)...

Mary Elizabeth Winstead Cast In Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World By Peter Sciretta/May 16, 2008 12:44 am EST Mary Elizabeth Winstead is in negotiations to star opposite Michael Cera in the big screen adaptation of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead helmer Edgar Wright is set to direct based on a screenplay he co-wrote with Michael Bacal (who is also penning the fictional remake of The King of Kong)....

Michael Cera Doesn’t Expect A Scott Pilgrim Sequel, Isn’t Signed On For Future Films By Devindra Hardawar/Jan. 4, 2010 10:13 pm EST We’ve known for some time that Edgar Wright’s upcoming Scott Pilgrim vs. the World adaptation would be based on all of the Bryan Lee O’Malley graphic novels (the sixth, and final book, is due out this year), but we’ve yet to hear if that meant there was absolutely no possibility of sequels....

New Banner: A Nightmare On Elm Street By Peter Sciretta/March 3, 2010 5:00 pm EST Warner Bros has released a new theatrical banner for Samuel Bayer’s remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street. Check it out in full, after the jump. Click on the below image to enlarge: A Nightmare on Elm Street hits theaters on April 30th 2010. New Banner: A Nightmare On Elm Street By Peter Sciretta/March 3, 2010 5:00 pm EST...

New Push Clip: Psychic Showdown By David Chen/Jan. 23, 2009 10:43 am EST Am I the only one who’s moderately looking forward to Paul McGuigan’s Push? Granted, the premise is strikingly similar to Heroes, but to me, it looked like a movie version of Heroes without all the terrible campiness, dialogue, and acting. Plus, Paul McGuigan’s Lucky Number Slevin, while not a great film, showed a lot of promise. Still, the premise of the film (i....

New Transformers Television Advertisements By Peter Sciretta/March 31, 2007 12:14 pm EST The other day I received a package in the mail. The postcard inside read: “Greetings Human - For centuries, a galactic war has been raging between the Autobots and Decepticons… two factions of an alien race that are bringing their battle to earth. Until now, you have been blissfully unaware. On July 4th, our world will come to your world....

Owen Wilson Exits Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 28, 2007 8:31 pm EST Owen Wilson’s recent suicide attempt has put his acting career on hold. EW reports that sources close to the production of Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder say that Wilson will no longer be doing the film. Wilson was scheduled to shoot for a week on the film which also stars Bill Heder, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr....

Rant: I’m Boycotting Political Correctness By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 10, 2008 11:22 pm EST Tropic Thunder might be the funniest movie of the Summer. And when anything is so extremely enjoyable, there must also be an evil entity trying to put a stop to the pleasure. And like any good story, the villain in this case isn’t a cliche bad guy, attempting to rid the world of laughter. Not at all. In fact, I’m sure they believe they are doing the right thing for the betterment of this country, humanity, etc....

Teaser Trailer: Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The 8th Wonder Of The World 360 3-D By Peter Sciretta/March 4, 2010 2:00 pm EST As you probably know by now, the Universal Studios backlots were set ablaze in June 2008, destroying sets and one of the park’s signature attractions — King Kong. The ride has been part of the park’s tram tour for over 20 years. But when the fire destroyed the attraction many speculated that Universal would replace it with a ride based on a more recent movie property....

The Showdown: Will Grand Theft Auto IV Bite Into Iron Man’s Box Office? By Hunter Stephenson/March 18, 2008 11:23 pm EST Has Tony Stark met his match? With grosses expected to be as high as $360 million in its first week alone, Grand Theft Auto IV, the long, long awaited sequel to Rock Star Games’ classic video game franchise, will no doubt out gross Jon Favreau’s Iron Man. That is not the showdown alluded to in the headline....

Tony Scott’s Warriors Remake To Be Set In LA By Russ Fischer/June 3, 2009 1:22 pm EST Continually getting riled up over each great old movie to be forced onto the remake train is pointless, but Tony Scott’s remake of Walter Hill’s The Warriors seems so wrong-headed that I can’t help but get a little steamed. Rotten Tomatoes reports that Scott’s remake is still a going concern (for a minute, we thought it might be dead) and that it will be set amidst the gang culture of modern Los Angeles....

Video: Watch The First 5 Minutes Of The Golden Compass By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 4, 2007 3:00 am EST New Line has released the first five minutes of The Golden Compass online for your viewing pleasure. I was able to see the first film adaptation from Philip Pullman’s controversial “His Dark Materials” trilogy on Saturday, and we hope to have a FightCast review up on Tuesday. But I will say this: my feelings are very mixed....

Video Blog: ShoWest 2009 By Peter Sciretta/April 4, 2009 1:20 pm EST [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/showest-1.flv 400 236] I just got back from ShowWest in Las Vegas. ShoWest is a convention for theater owners where, among other things, Hollywood previews some of their upcoming movies. You’ve seen some of my ShoWest overage on the site over the last week, but there was so much going on that I couldn’t get to it all. Frosty from Collider joins me in this video blog wrap-up, where we take a look at nearly everything that we saw over the course of the four day convention....

VOTD: 2012: It’s A Disaster! By Peter Sciretta/July 8, 2009 6:00 am EST Let’s face it, Roland Emmerich’s 2012 is nothing more than disaster porn. Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited to see Earth fall apart on the big screen, but I’m not going to see this movie for the story or the characters. Its pure computer generated spectacle. Someone decided to reedit the 2012 trailer using 70’s-era titles and Grindhouse-like music....

VOTD: Lost’s Oceanic 815 Crash In Real Time, 24-Style By Devindra Hardawar/Jan. 25, 2010 5:00 am EST There are simple mashups, and there are mind-numbingly complicated ones. This is one of the latter. Youtube user pyram1dhead took it upon himself to recreate Lost’s Ocean 815 crash in 24-style real time, complete with split screen. The result is a 10-minute long mashup that perfectly whets your appetite for Lost’s return. There are quite a few scenes in here that I’ve completely forgotten about, and that alone has convinced me that I need to begin rewatching the series from the beginning soon....