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DJ Caruso To Direct Video Game Adaptation Dead Space By Russ Fischer/July 27, 2009 10:00 pm EST Games publisher EA and Temple Hill Entertainment (which has a hand in the Gears of War film adaptation) have been working to set up a film version of the horror / sci-fi game Dead Space. Now Variety has announced the director: Disturbia and Eagle Eye’s DJ Caruso. The game had strong film overtones; you couldn’t play through without detecting obvious strains of Alien, Solaris and quite a few other influences....

Equilibrium Screenwriter To Pen Total Recall Remake By Peter Sciretta/June 2, 2009 5:59 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Neal Moritz is producing the movie under his Original Films banner (yes, a company called Original Films is in the remake business). Not much is known about the new film, other than that the story will be a more “contemporized” adaptation of Philip K Dick’s story We Can Remember It for You Wholesale, the book that spawned the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger film....

Escape From Park City By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 28, 2007 1:37 pm EST So we’ve been on location in the famous little mountain town in Utah for almost two weeks now. We saw over 30 films in a 9-day period, can you even imagine? But the Sundance Film Festival has come to an end. Our bags are packed are we will be returning to sunny California on Monday afternoon. So for those of you who have been wondering: Are they going to get back to the mainstream news and reviews, fear not....

Exclusive: Mark Millar’s War Heroes Vs. Grunts By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 14, 2008 10:50 pm EST My Hollywood spies claim there is a battle going on behind the scenes over two conflicting big screen adaptions, neither of which have been officially announced. The projects in this development rumble include: Mark Millar’s comic book War Heroes and Shannon Eric Denton and Keith Giffen’s comic book Grunts. According to my source, a film adaptation of Millar’s new comic has been making its way around Hollywood, but executives are crying fowl because Grunts came out first and has a similar concept....

Fantastic Four And The Not So Fantastic Galactus By Peter Sciretta/April 18, 2007 2:10 am EST For months now we’ve waited for some small peek at the Fantastic Four mega-villain. It seems like only a few weeks ago when Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer director Tim Story told us that Galactus’ design was not yet complete. There continues to be much speculation about Galactus. Major speculation. We haven’t finished the design of him/it so be careful about what you read and believe....

Ferrell, Carell, Rudd And McKay Meeting Next Week To Discuss Anchorman 2 By Peter Sciretta/May 26, 2009 11:30 pm EST We’ve been hearing about a possible Anchorman sequel for the last year. Most of the original cast members and creative team have expressed interest in making a sequel, but with the popularity of the film’s three main stars on the rise, I’ve pessimistically ruled it off as a possibility. Will Ferrell is making the rounds doing publicity for Land of the Lost and was asked for an update while appearing on an Australian radio show Jono & Dano....

First Real Footage Debuts From Stallone’s Expendables By Russ Fischer/Aug. 17, 2009 12:00 pm EST When you see Inglrourious Basterds this weekend and realize that Quentin Tarantino hasn’t quite made the ‘men on a mission’ movie he once talked about, you might be ready for Sylvester Stallone’s ‘men on a mission’ movie The Expendables. (Disclaimer: I liked, perhaps loved Basterds, but it’s not a straight-up action movie by any means. Do not take that as a reason not to see it!...

Geek Deal: 24 Seasons 1-6 For $97 By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 7, 2008 1:46 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

James McTeigue To Direct Conan? By Brendon Connelly/May 8, 2009 4:35 pm EST A couple of days back, Empire scooped the news that Brett Ratner was off of the Conan the Barbarian project and the hunt for a new director was on. Seems it was a real short chase as Chud are now already telling us that James McTeigue, director of V for Vendetta and Ninja Assassin, has been lined up to slip into the hot seat....

Knight & Day Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 22, 2009 12:29 am EST While the comedy at moments falls flat (which is a shame, as I loved Cruise’s appearance in Tropic Thunder) the Bourne-style action sequences might be enough to earn my $10. Watch the trailer now embedded after the jump. Please leave your thoughts in the comments below. Knight & Day hits theaters on July 2nd 2010.

Len Wiseman To Attack The President’s Motorcade By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 14, 2008 12:46 am EST Live Free or Die Hard director Len Wiseman is in talks to helm Motorcade for DreamWorks. Billy Ray’s (Breach, Flightplan) screenplay is an action-thriller about a terrorist group that assaults the President of the United States’ motorcade as it makes its way across Los Angeles. Sounds like an interesting premise for an action flick but I’m more concerned about what this could mean for Wiseman’s big screen adaptation of Gears of War....

London Meet-Up: Tuesday At 8pm By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 12, 2009 2:06 pm EST Tuesday night, October 13th 8:00pm (20:00) at Nellie Dean on Dean St. Due to the late nature of this posting, I’m guessing we won’t have a ton of people there. Basically, what I’m saying is that it will just be a fun time to grab some drinks, meet and talk about movies. So if you’re around, please stop by and say hello....

Matthew Goode Has Auditioned For The Role Of Bilbo Baggins By Brendon Connelly/Feb. 24, 2010 11:32 am EST The rather tremendous Matthew Goode, maybe best known round here as Zack Snyder’s Ozymandias, has let slip that he auditioned for the role of Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit. Here’s how The Telegraph reported matters: But just before we met, he’d auditioned for the role of Bilbo Baggins in Guillermo del Toro’s two-part film of The Hobbit....

New Crank 2 Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 9, 2009 5:49 pm EST Lionsgate has released a new poster for Crank 2: High Voltage, with the tagline “He was Dead… But He Got Better.” It doesn’t get any more ridiculous than that. Full poster after the jump. Crank 2: High Voltage hits theaters on April 17th 2009. Thanks to IMPAwards for the tip. New Crank 2 Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/Feb....

New Ghostbusters Theme Park Attraction? By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 17, 2008 11:49 pm EST Remember the old Ghostbusters Spooktacular attraction at Universal Studios Florida? It was a special effects show with smokes, holographic ghosts, Slimer, and of course, The Ghostbusters. I remember it being a lot of fun, but I was also a kid when I visited the park. Now as I look back at old photos from the attraction, it doesn’t look nearly as cool as I remember....

Pathology Release Update By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 19, 2008 12:17 pm EST At Comic Con 2007, Lakeshore Entertainment premiered the movie trailer for their upcoming crime horror thriller Pathology. Written by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, the madmen behind Crank, and starring Milo Ventimiglia. Since the Con, the release date of Pathology has been pushed back a couple times. The most recent announced Valentine’s date was replaced with a TBA blank. So what’s going on with Pathology?...

Reader Feedback: Max Payne, Oliver Stone’s W. And Sex Drive By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 18, 2008 1:52 am EST If you went to the movies this weekend, chances are you either saw: Max Payne, Oliver Stone’s W. or Sex Drive We would like to know what movie you chose, and what you thought. Did Stone’s W. lack focus or was it the Nixon for this decade? Was Max Payne all style and no substance or a kick ass action film?...

Round 4: Pre-Sundance - U2 3D And Cloverfield By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 25, 2008 1:21 pm EST Due to the lack of any extra time since the moment Sundance began last Thursday, this episode of the FightCast has been delayed until today. However, it’s up now and I hope you all enjoy! In this week’s FightCast, we fight about U2 3D, Cloverfield and briefly There Will Be Blood. We recorded the FightCast on the road to Salt Lake City to pick up a friend for Sundance 2008, and apologize for the delay in getting this up....

This Week In DVD: Friday The 13th, Transformers (Season 1), And More By Adam Quigley/June 16, 2009 7:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Friday the 13th series is popular for three very specific reasons: violent deaths, gratuitous nudity, and Jason Voorhees. Sure, there may be additional reasons, but those are the ones that count. So if you’re one of the many people who saw this remake in theaters and walked out disappointed, I have to ask you: did you even WATCH any of the previous films?...

VOTD: Judd F***king Apatow Accepts Award By Peter Sciretta/June 19, 2008 2:18 am EST Judd F***king Apatow Accepts Award by THRThe Pitch: Judd Apatow accepts the Visionary Award at The Hollywood Reporter’s Key Art Awards. Instead of reading an acceptance speech, Apatow reads a private email on the stage. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations. Have a video we should be feature on VOTD?...