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Kat Dennings Cast In Superhero Dramedy By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 5, 2008 11:07 pm EST Nick and Norah’ Infinite Playlist star Kat Dennings is in talks to join Peter Stebbings’ Defendor. Woody Harrelson plays a regular guy who believes he has a secret superhero identity. Dennings will play a teenage girl who he befriends. Sandra Oh will play his psychiatrist. I imagine that the film will be something like K-Pax meets Unbreakable, but I could be totally wrong....

LOL: Rick Astley Is James Bond By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 11, 2008 1:02 pm EST Someone created this desktop wallpaper for a faux James Bond movie starring Rick Astley. You can also check out the movie trailer right here. via: Reddit LOL: Rick Astley Is James Bond By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 11, 2008 1:02 pm EST Someone created this desktop wallpaper for a faux James Bond movie starring Rick Astley. You can also check out the movie trailer right here....

Lynn Collins And Taylor Kitsch Cast In John Carter Of Mars By Peter Sciretta/June 12, 2009 1:05 pm EST Yesterday we learned that Andrew Stanton’s live-action debut John Cartner of Mars was gearing up for a November shoot in Utah, and that Tom Cruise was circling, but is no longer involved with the project. It stands to reason that in the coming weeks we’ll begin to hear casting announcements. ComingSoon noticed that Lynn Collins, best known for playing Silverfox in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Dawn Green on the television series True Blood, tweeted “celebrating john carter of mars!...

Movie Trailer News: Avatar And Up In The Air By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 16, 2009 10:45 pm EST Want to know when the trailers for James Cameron’s Avatar and Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air will be online? Details after the jump. We all know that the first teaser trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar will hit on August 21st, Avatar Day, attached to the new releases of the week. But did you know that the trailer will premiere online the day before?...

NSFW: Christian Bale Flips Out On Terminator Salvation Set By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 2, 2009 3:16 pm EST We normally try to stay away from the more gossipy stories, but this thing is already everywhere. TMZ got their hands on audio of Christian Bale going ballistic on the set of Terminator Salvation when Shane Hurlbut, the director of photography, walked onto a set while a scene was being filmed. Bale threatens to kick Hurlbut’s ass and trash his lights, before saying he won’t return to set until he is fired....

Page 2 By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 7, 2009 4:00 am EST Has Darth Vader joined the Salvation Army? Several volunteers from the 501st dressed as Star Wars characters and took their turn ringing bells at both Jefferson City Wal-mart. [star wars blog] Peter Berg says that Hancock 2 won’t happen, for now. [cinemablend] Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association has awarded Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air with Best Film of 2009....

Peter Segal’s Wardogs By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 11, 2008 12:27 am EST Peter Segal, director of Tommy Boy, 50 First Dates, The Longest Yard and Get Smart, has signed on to helm a action comedy pitch titled Wardogs for MGM. The project was the subject of a bidding war, and MGM ended up spending $1 million for the rights.Not much is known about the plot of the Ken Kaufman (Curious George, Space Cowboys, Muppets from Space) and David Agosto penned action comedy, except that the ensemble cast will be event-level, like Ocean’s Eleven....

Steve Coogan Reveals Plans For An Alan Partridge Movie By Brendon Connelly/May 25, 2009 12:25 pm EST While doing the rounds to promote his small role in the second Night at the Museum movie, Steve Coogan stopped by BBC Radio One and spoke to Edith Bowman. It would have been for her not to push him on plans for future movies and this being England, specifically the chance of an Alan Partridge picture....

Sundance Parties And Events: Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007 By Sundance Spy/Jan. 22, 2007 7:51 am EST Keep in mind that most of these parties are by invitation only. Knowledge of the events does not constitute an invite. So we ask you to please be respectful. That said, here is the list of parties for Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007: We will be back with more tomorrow.

The /Filmcast Gets Religulous With The Onion AV Club, Tonight At 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST By David Chen/Oct. 7, 2008 5:58 pm EST Tune in tonight to Slashfilm’s live page at 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST to hear us run down the week’s worth of film news and review Bill Maher’s Religulous. We’ll be joined by Amelie Gillette, the hilarious author of The Hater column over at the esteemed Onion AV Club....

This Week In DVD: Street Kings, Dexter, House, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, And More By Adam Quigley/Aug. 19, 2008 1:24 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Finally. It’s here. No more plugging my ears and screaming “La la la la la! I can’t hear you!” when people start talking about the latest episode of the show featuring everybody’s favorite serial killer (played wonderfully by Michael C....

Toy Story 3 Color Script Art By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 21, 2009 8:52 pm EST Pixar has released a set of six photos from the Color Script of Lee Unkrich’s Toy Story 3 on The Pixar Blog, Upcoming Pixar, and PixarTalk. For every Pixar movie, a color script is created, which is essentially an at a glance look at the color keys and tones for the entire film. A color script gives you a good look at how the color arcs in a film relate to the story....

Viggo Mortensen In Stallone’s Poe? By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 14, 2007 2:17 am EST CinemaBlend received an unconfirmed scoop that Sylvester Stallone has met with Viggo Mortensen and has offered him the role of Edgar Allan Poe in his upcoming biopic, Poe. According to the source, Mortensen is considering the role although he wants some slight revisions in the script. The film which is scheduled to go into production next year, chronicles the life of the legendary American writer, from his famous works and bouts with madness and depression, to his mysterious death in 1849....

VOTD: Harrison Ford Wants His Family Back! By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 11, 2009 9:26 pm EST Harrison Ford wants his family back and he wants to know where his wife is! Ever notice this common theme in many of Ford’s films? Avaryl Halley has edited together a compilation of clips from Ford’s films bringing his family obsession to the forefront. Watch the video after the jump. via: BuzzFeed VOTD: Harrison Ford Wants His Family Back!...

Warner Bros Developing A LEGO Movie? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 11, 2009 3:47 pm EST With the success of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and GI Joe: The Rise Of Cobra, movie studios are looking for the next toy they can turn into the next huge big screen franchise. Problem is, most of the good properties have already been snatched up, and we’re beginning to see Hollywood scraping the bottom of the barrel, acquiring the rights to board games and toys from yesteryear that either lack any recognizable narrative (ie Stretch Armstrong, Viewfinder) or no longer have name recognition from today’s kids....

You Don’t Mess With The Zohan Movie Poster By Hunter Stephenson/May 1, 2008 9:44 am EST Hey Peter Jackson, while you’re heatedly discussing the ideal Heaven, I stumbled upon a serviceable Hell for you. Click to enlarge (yes, Sandler’s crotch). Adam Sandler’s You Don’t Mess With the Zohan opens, yes wide, on June 6th. via JoBlo You Don’t Mess With The Zohan Movie Poster By Hunter Stephenson/May 1, 2008 9:44 am EST...

Zach Galifianakis Circles Three New Projects By Russ Fischer/July 7, 2009 7:16 am EST Just last week, Marshall Fine wrote an open letter to Zach Galifianakis that echoed what a lot of his long-time fans are probably thinking as The Hangover crosses the $200m mark. Basically: “Zach, please don’t screw this up.” Now the Hollywood Reporter has news that the comic is circling three different projects at Warner Brothers (in addition to the potential Hangover sequel), two of which don’t sound particularly compelling....

Abbie Cornish Says Sucker Punch Is “Six Films In One” By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 23, 2009 5:40 pm EST While doing press for Bright Star, HitFix was able to get actress Abbie Cornish to dish some dirt on the upcoming Zack Snyder film Sucker Punch, which began shooting in Vancouver last month. As you know already, Snyder has called the film “Alice in Wonderland with machine guns”, a 1950’s-period action movie which tells the story of a girl named Baby Doll (Emily Browning) who is confined to a mental institution by her evil stepfather, who intends to have her lobotomized in five days....

Angels & Demons Details By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 25, 2007 9:43 am EST When The Da Vinci Code over-performed at the box office (despite largely negative reviews), Columbia Pictures announced that the book’s big screen sequel, Angels & Demons, would hit theaters on December 19th 2008. The date seemed so far away a year and a half ago, but now it’s quickly approaching. Last week when I was researching my 2008 preview (not so cleverly titled 55 Must See Movies of 2008), I started to wonder if the film would make it’s deadline....

Bruno - What Did You Think? By Peter Sciretta/July 10, 2009 4:48 pm EST Borat was sooooo 2006… Sacha Baron Cohen’s Bruno was unleashed in theaters today. I’m seeing it tonight, so I’ll check back later with my thoughts. But right now I want to hear what you thought. Is it better than Borat? Is it as quotable? What was the funniest moment? What didn’t you like? Leave your thoughts in the comments below....