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Watch This: Rupert Sanders’ X-Men Origins: Wolverine Video Game Commercial By Peter Sciretta/May 5, 2009 11:06 pm EST Okay, I know this isn’t exactly movie related, but I found this first-person commercial for the Activision video game adaptation of X-Men Origins: Wolverine to be quite good. Is it possible for a commercial for a video game, based on a movie, based on the comic book, is better than the movie it is adapted from?...

Which “Old Sci-Fi Hero” Should Frank Miller Revitalize? By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 20, 2008 11:00 pm EST Frank Miller has been talking with Deborah Del Prete, his Spirit producer, about some possible follow-up movie projects, one of which might be a remake of an old sci-fi property. “We’re thinking about revitalizing an old sci-fi hero,” Del Prete told Collider. Unfortunately not much more was revealed. Last May it was rumored before it was quickly debunked that Miller would be doing a Buck Rogers reboot....

Box Office: Quantum Of Solace Is Biggest Bond Ever With $70.4M Opening & $700M Worldwide Possible! By Steve Mason/Nov. 16, 2008 2:36 pm EST Sources are telling me that weekend audiences in the US for Quantum were 54% male and 46% female, and the franchise skewed a bit old with 58% of ticket-buyers over 25. The word-of-mouth will be very good for this excellent film, and for my money, the Casino Royale/Quantum of Solace films are the 2 best Bond films ever....

British Tabloid Rumor: Brad Pitt To Play Moriarty In Sherlock Holmes? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 17, 2009 10:19 am EST Is Brad Pitt secretly filming a part in Guy Ritchie’s upcoming adaptation of Sherlock Holmes? According to the not-to-be-trusted British Tabloids, Pitt will be playing the detective’s arch enemy Moriarty. The Daily Mirror claims that 10 extra days of filming have been ordered to shoot Pitt’s scenes. And while I’d normally call “bullshit” on such a story, some (but not all) of the facts do add up....

Call Of Duty: The Movie Is Planned By Brendon Connelly/May 8, 2009 4:35 pm EST Not only are Activision negotiating to translate their Guitar Hero game into a reality TV series and/or a concert tour (Heropalooza?), The Hollywood Reporter are telling us that the video game company have set up deals for a World of Warcraft picture, as we already knew, and a Call of Duty movie, which is new news to me....

Cloverfield: More Chaui Station News Reports By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 7, 2008 12:27 pm EST We have been alerted that news footage from the Cloverfield Monster Destroying Chaui Station is now available in French, Japanese, Russian and English. No new footage is revealed, this is mostly just news coverage of the event from other countries around the world. Watch them after the jump. via: DVDplay Cloverfield: More Chaui Station News Reports...

Cool Stuff: The Autumn Society’s 80’s POP! Art Show By Peter Sciretta/June 4, 2009 6:00 am EST The Autumn Society is holding The 80s POP! art show which will feature a collection of artwork inspired by movies, cartoons, and video games from the amazing and imaginary era of the 1980s. From Ghostbusters, Ninja Turtles, Mario Bros, and many others, this show is bound to delight and spark great memories from this magical time, filled with memorabilia, long haired superheroes, and candy colored good times....

Exclusive: Kick Ass Set Photos By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 21, 2008 4:51 pm EST /Film reader Dan B sent in a photo from the Toronto set of Matthew Vaughn’s adaptation of Mark Millar’s Kick-Ass. “Coming back from a Jays game happen to catch what appeared to be 2nd Unit for Kick-Ass. Didn’t see Matthew Vaughn on site. They seemed to be shooting the opening shots of the movie. The camera starts off facing the wrecked taxi and ends up on a close up of the license plate that reads ‘Kick-Ass’ Here are the shots taken with my Iphone....

Friday Afternoon Report: Spider-Man 3 On Track To Make $120 Million PLUS By Peter Sciretta/May 4, 2007 6:45 pm EST Early word is that Spider-Man 3 is on track to even beat Spider-Man 1’s $114.8 record setting opening weekend box office. Af of late afternoon, the film is on track to take in around $50 million on Friday alone. As we reported earlier, over 300 of the 1,000 midnight screenings on the film were completely sold out on Thursday night....

Full GI Joe Super Bowl Teaser Unleashed - What Do You Think? By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 31, 2009 6:41 pm EST Paramount Pictures has premiered the G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Super Bowl television spot on ComingSoon. I have to admit, the 30-second teaser kicked my ass, maybe because I was expecting so little. I think I’m most impressed by over-the-top action in the car chase sequence. And I’m surprised that the special effects look levels above the fx in Stephen Sommer’s earlier films like Van Helsing and The Mummy Returns....

Geek Deal: Entourage: Seasons 1-4 On DVD For $89 By Peter Sciretta/May 23, 2009 11:38 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

Geek Deal: Family Guy Presents: Something Something Something Dark Side And Family Guy: Volume 7 For $17.48 By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 30, 2009 3:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Family Guy: Something, Something, Something, Darkside DVD is presented in full screen aspect ratio featuring English 5.1 Dolby Surround, Line 21, English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, English, Spanish, French, and Brazilian stereo and subtitles....

Gotham Tonight And Alternative Dark Knight Movie Trailer On Comcast By Peter Sciretta/June 13, 2008 2:00 am EST Some new Dark Knight marketing has appeared on Comcast OnDemand: An 8-minute episode of Gotham Tonight, hosted by Mike Engel (played by Anthony Michael Hall) and an alternative Dark Knight movie trailer (which incorporates most of the new footage that was in the new IMAX featurette released last month). Engel plays a part in the upcoming film....

Inception Has $200 Million Budget? By Peter Sciretta/June 15, 2009 9:00 am EST When the project was first announced, most people assumed that Inception would be a smaller film that Christopher Nolan would film before returning to make a third Batman film. But with a budget of over $200 million (or possibly $178 Million if the initial number is Canadian dollars) , the film isn’t looking so small after all....

Indiana Jones 4 To Hit Theaters On Memorial Day Weekend 2008 By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 6, 2007 6:11 am EST BOM is reporting that Paramount Pictures has decided to release the upcoming fourth installment of the Indiana Jones Trilogy on Memorial Day Weekend 2008. So mark Thursday, May 22, 2008 on your calendars, because that’s the day Indy will be back on the big screen. The last two Indiana Jones films were also released on Memorial Day weekend....

International Iron Man Teaser Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 5, 2007 1:31 am EST A new international teaser trailer for Iron Man has popped up online. The new trailer clocks in at just under one minute and contains a couple of new shots (and a comic button) featuring Gwyneth Paltrow as Virginia ‘Pepper’ Potts. I’m guessing that Paltrow must be a bigger draw internationally, which probably explains her expanded role in the international marketing....

International Trailer: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 22, 2008 12:04 pm EST A new international trailer has been released for David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button which I don’t believe I’ve ever seen before. Check it out below, or click on through to Bad Taste for the High Definition sized version. Is it just me or does every new trailer just get better and better?...

By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 29, 2008 4:48 pm EST Quick Rant: I never really understood the concept of movie studios with twitter accounts. I mean, I understand its another way for them to pimp their wares in another social medium, but why would anyone who doesn’t write movie news for a living follow a movie studio on twitter? It’s basically like opting in to daily spam alerts (and I guess you could argue that since you are opting in, it’s technically not spam, but whatever)....

Meryl Streep To Serve Russell Brand In The Arthur Remake? By Brendon Connelly/Feb. 13, 2010 12:00 pm EST Roger Friedman is reporting a rumour that the team remaking Arthur are keen to bag Meryl Streep for a role. The part in question would be the do-over’s equivalent of the valet played by John Gielgud in the original and despite the sex change, they’d still be using the name Hobson for the character, at least per Friedman....

Michael Moore’s Sicko To Be Released EARLY (Kinda) By Peter Sciretta/June 19, 2007 1:50 pm EST So the film has hit the interweb, and The Weinstein Co are freaking out that no one will pay tickets to a movie that everyone can download for free (not an unreasonable thought). So the guys at The Weinstein Co and Lionsgate have announced plans to release the film ahead of schedule in a single screen at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square theater in New York City this Friday (June 22)....