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First Look: Harold Ramis’ The Year One By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 3, 2009 11:12 pm EST We’re still trying to catch up on some of the photos that were released in last week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly. Above is your first look at the upcoming Harold Ramis (Caddyshack, Groundhog Day) biblical comedy The Year One (I’ve heard it has in fact been retitled from Year One to The Year One). When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers named Zed and Oh (Jack Black and Michael Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world....

Harmony Korine’s Next Feature Film, Trash Humpers, Already Finished By Hunter Stephenson/Aug. 8, 2009 10:02 am EST Update: I just spoke with someone at the TIFF and she confirmed that Trash Humpers is indeed a feature and not a short film. It’s official running time is 78-minutes. The film has not yet been rated, but by default, we’re guessing it’s R.Gummo writer/director, Harmony Korine, will follow up last year’s swell Michael Jackson impersonator flick, Mister Lonely, with an already-completed work entitled Trash Humpers....

Harrison Ford To Play Andrew Johnson In Spielberg’s Lincoln? By Hunter Stephenson/Jan. 5, 2008 5:39 pm EST Over at Chud, there is a crazy-eyed-killah of a rumor going around that Harrison Ford is in cahoots with Steven Spielberg to star in his upcoming Lincoln, an ambitious film set to unravel the mystery behind the popular children’s toy. Ford is purported to have a droopy eye on the role of Andrew Johnson, the 17th American president (and not Lincoln as parodied in the photo to the right), who took office after the 16th was assassinated by a mustachioed thespian....

Hugh Jackman Creating Virgin Comic Book “Nowhere Man” For Possible Comic Book Film By Hunter Stephenson/March 25, 2008 4:28 pm EST “So, it’s a comic book, a video game and a movie, with maybe another movie after that. Sounds good.” Today, I had to buy some contacts, but it took forever. So, I started browsing the glasses. Is there a single A-thru-C lister without a line of cheesy glasses? American Idol reading glasses?...

Journey To The Center Of The Earth 3D Photos By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 9, 2008 6:15 pm EST New Line has released seven new photos from Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D. Yesterday they premiered the theatrical one-sheet, which seems as generic as these new production photos. I’m a sucker for 3D, so I’ll be there opening night (or at a press screening, if they decide to have one), and chances are I’ll probably like it....

Julia Stiles Also In The Running For Spider-Man 4 By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 17, 2009 1:40 pm EST Sure, Rachel McAdams has denied being cast in Spider-Man 4 as Black Cat, and Sony Pictures calls the web reports mearly “internet rumor”, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a bit of truth to the story. UGO has learned that Julia Stiles has met with a casting company in New York City to discuss joining Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 4, and we’re pretty confident the role is still that of Peter Parker’s love interest/antagnonist Black Cat....

LOL: Megan Fox’s Peer Pressure PSA By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 12, 2009 12:53 pm EST Thanks to Screenjunkies for sending this over. When small-town high school hottie Jennifer (Megan Fox) is possessed by a hungry demon, guys who never stood a chance with her, take on new luster in the light of Jennifer’s insatiable appetite. From the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “Juno.” Jennifer’s Body hits theaters on September 18th, 2009.

Martin Campbell Drops The Birds Remake, Last House On The Left Remake Director Taking Over? By Devindra Hardawar/Dec. 2, 2009 9:33 pm EST We haven’t heard much about the Michael Bay-produced remake of The Birds since Comic-Con, where we were told that Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, Goldeneye) would be directing the film, and that Naomi Watts wanted to star. Now according to the folks over at Pajiba, and their increasingly reliable Hollywood-insider source, Campbell has left the director’s chair....

Matt Damon, Adrien Brody And Gary Sinise Cast In Star Trek XI? By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 26, 2007 3:14 pm EST It’s being reported that Matt Damon, Adrien Brody and Gary Sinise are being courted to star in JJ Abrams’ Star Trek XI. According to the studio source, Damon (Good Will Hunting, The Departed) would play Captain James T Kirk, the role William Shatner held in the original series. Brody (King Kong, The Pianist) would play Mr....

McG Reveals Terminator: Salvation Secrets By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 20, 2008 11:59 am EST Will Arnold Schwarzenegger appear in Terminator: Salvation? When the California Governor was spotted on the set of the sci-fi sequels, rumors began to circulate that Arnold would be providing a capture of his face to implant on a younger actor’s body. Total Film was able to ask McG at a recent UK press event, and here is what the director said:...

More Clips From The Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus By Brendon Connelly/May 24, 2009 9:59 am EST Three new video clips from Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus have appeared on the Comme Au Cinema site and have also been embedded below the break in this story. One of them features a scene we’ve seen already – twice before, in fact – but now finally in what would appear to be the correct aspect ratio....

More Dinosaur Concept Art Spotted At Pixar By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 19, 2010 1:36 am EST You might recall that last August, Pixar fans spotted some concept artwork featuring a boy and his dinosaur, on sculptor Greg Dykstra’s wall in behind the scenes b-roll footage for Pete Docter’s Up. Someone asked Pixar story supervisor Ronnie del Carmen about the artwork on Twitter, and he responded saying that he does know what the art is from “But not telling....

My Fair Lady Finally Finds A Director: Shakespeare In Love’s John Madden By Russ Fischer/Dec. 1, 2009 6:30 am EST Have to admit, I’m a bit surprised that a remake of My Fair Lady has generated as much talk as it has in 2009, but that’s what happens when a couple of very high profile names get attached. (And not to really knock it, especially if it sticks close to the original Pygmalion, as reportedly it will....

New Line Releases Hairspray Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/March 30, 2007 1:11 pm EST The new poster for Adam Shankman’s remake of Hairspray is just what you would expect. It’s colorful, and feels very broadway-ish. But what’s with this new “Who’s who behind the do?” tagline? New Line better come up with something better than that. But since they asked, the cast includes John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nicole Blonsky, Queen Latifah, Amanda Bynes, Christopher Walken, Allison Janney, Zac Efron, and James Marsden....

Nine New Photos From Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 15, 2008 4:07 pm EST Warner Bros has sent us five new high res photos from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which appeared in this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly. We have also included four more photos, standard resolution, thanks to our friends at Blogwarts. Check them out after the jump. Nine New Photos From Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince...

Paddy Considine’s Tyrannosaur Gearing Up, Getting Cast By Brendon Connelly/March 31, 2010 12:30 pm EST Back in 2007, Bourne Ultimatum, Hot Fuzz and Dead Man’s Shoes actor Paddy Considine unveiled his directorial debut, the short film Dog Altogether (you can see a promo shot at the head of this post). Over the next eighteen months or so, the film went on to win a number of awards, including the BAFTA for best short, and Considine was pretty soon talking about making his first feature film....

Paul Greengrass To Direct The Trial Of The Chicago 7? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 10, 2008 8:12 pm EST Last we heard, Steven Spielberg decided to put The Trial of the Chicago 7 on hold in order to tackle Tintin and his upcoming Lincoln biopic. Everyone assumed that the project had fallen into development hell, never to be seen from again. Nope – apparently the project is still in the works, and currently Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93) might now be attached to direct....

Taken Director Pierre Morel Goes To Tokyo With New Thriller By Peter Sciretta/April 27, 2009 11:09 pm EST Paramount Pictures has acquired and is developing an Untitled Tokyo-Set Thriller for director Pierre Morel. The film tells the story of a CIA operative stationed in Japan who is ordered to carry out one final mission before he retires from service. Of course, the agent finds himself “caught in the middle of an international conspiracy....

The End By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 24, 2008 11:00 am EST Someone started a Flickr group which over 138 screenshots of “The End” title card crom various films. I’m sure this collection of photos will grow into the thousands over time. via: The Daily What The End By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 24, 2008 11:00 am EST Someone started a Flickr group which over 138 screenshots of “The End” title card crom various films....

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Teaser Trailer By Russ Fischer/March 11, 2010 6:29 am EST Yesterday we posted ten seconds of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the third film in the Twilight series. Now we’ve got the full trailer for the David Slade-directed chapter, which, based on this trailer, brings the love triangle between Bella (Kristen Stweart), Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Jacob (Taylor Lautner) much closer together. One of the classic rules of storytelling is ‘show don’t tell,’ but Eclipse is like the Hulk....