Concept Art: Style Frames From The Road By Peter Sciretta/April 20, 2009 12:19 pm EST Who knows if and when we’ll ever finally get to see the movie adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road (IMDB currently lists an October 2009 release date), but to hold you over until then, check out the Stlye Frames that Production designer Chris Kennedy created for the film which were posted on Flickr by Hugh Marchant....
Cool Stuff: Avatar AMP Suit Maquette By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 21, 2009 12:00 am EST When I first saw the line of Avatar action figures and toys at Comic-Con, I was disappointed. They were stationed right next to the life-size AMP Suit, that is beyond awesome. But the figures just looked cheap. Why isn’t McFarlane making more toys these days? But when I heard that Sideshow Collectibles would be producing a collector’s line of statues and maquettes, I became excited once again....
Cool Stuff: In Case Of Zombies Survival Kit By Peter Sciretta/March 13, 2008 9:04 am EST What do you do if the whole world starts turning into Zombies? Hope to god that you invested in the “In Case of Zombies Break Glass” Mounted Survival Kit. Found on eBay, via Gizmodo, this novelty survival kit is currently selling for around $200 with 9 more days on the auction. The auction listing reads:...
Cool Stuff: Lenticular 3D Star Wars Poster By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 7, 2008 10:23 am EST UK-based company Synthetic Dimensions has gotten the rights to create a fully licensed lenticular 3D recreation of the original Star Wars Poster. I’m not exactly sure how they’ve done it, but they used the Synthetic Dimensions’ proprietary Syndimation process to convert the original 2D painting used in 1977 to promote the Star Wars. This unique, deep 3D lenticular poster is 47cm x 67cm (18....
Danny McBride Wants To Enter The DC Comics Universe By Peter Sciretta/May 29, 2009 3:27 pm EST Last night we told you that Eastbound & Down writer Shawn Harwell was writing a big screen comedy adaptation of the graphic novel Hench for Danny McBride. The story follows a football player who suffers a career-ending injury and resorts to working as henchman to a successful villain. CHUD has learned that McBride is pushing Warner Bros to set the film in the DC Comics universe, and allow them to involve some of the super villains....
Diablo Cody Producing New Zombie Picture By Brendon Connelly/Feb. 15, 2009 1:53 pm EST According to Production Weekly, who you just gotta love, Diablo Cody and Mason Novick are producing a big screen adaptation of Breathers: A Zombie’s Lament. Despite her day job as mistress of the wordprocessor, Cody won’t be writing this one, however. On this occasion, the front page handle will belong to Geoff LaTulippe. LaTulippe is a long time reader for the studios who sold his spec script Going the Distance last year....
Great Rumor: Billy Bob Thornton Up For Freddy Krueger? By Hunter Stephenson/Aug. 12, 2008 3:07 pm EST Breaking, Halle Berry just fainted. According to a tipster at JoBlo, when Robert Englund appeared on Loveline four days ago he mentioned that Billy Bob Thornton is being considered for Freddy Krueger in the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street. Did any of our readers tune in to hear what was specifically said (about the casting, not candle light stamina)?...
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince International Trailer By Peter Sciretta/April 9, 2009 10:57 am EST Warner Bros has released a new international trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on YouTube. I’ve been told that it’s basically the Japanese trailer without the voiceover. Watch the trailer after the jump and leave your thoughts in the comments below. [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/harrypotter5int.flv 470 264] Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince International Trailer...
Iron Man Screenwriters In Talks For Mystery Marvel Film By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 25, 2008 7:52 pm EST Everyone was left confused when it was announced that Tropic Thunder screenwriter Justin Therou would be penning the script for Iron Man 2. Why would Marvel Studios completely bypass the original screenwriting team of Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (also of Children of Men fame) for a guy whose only screenwriting credit was a comedy film?...
Is This A New Decepticon? Or Is This Another April Fools Day Joke? And What Will Transformers 3 Be Doing In Indiana? By Brendon Connelly/April 1, 2010 2:36 pm EST I’m going to let a couple of pictures do most of the speaking for me here. I’ve popped them below the break because I appreciate a lot of readers won’t want anything even mildly spoiler-ish in their path. The pictures show what is, apparently, a new Decepticon from Transformers 3....
John Woo Considering Two English-Language Projects; Wants To Remake Le Samouraï By Russ Fischer/Oct. 8, 2009 6:30 am EST John Woo hasn’t made an English-language film since 2003’s Paycheck. Arguably he’s made only one good (or only one truly entertaining) film in America, Face/Off, though the Nic Cage war film Windtalkers does have defenders. Leaving the studio system seems like it was the best option for Woo, and in addition to his completed film opus Red Cliff he’s got Jianyu Jianghu (The Swordsman’s World) going now with Michelle Yeoh....
Jon Favreau’s Cowboys And Aliens To Shoot In July, Possibly In 3D? By Russ Fischer/Jan. 5, 2010 1:43 pm EST We’ve known for a while that Jon Favreau would likely follow Iron Man 2 with Cowboys and Aliens, which has been in development at DreamWorks for quite some time. Robert Downey, Jr. will star in the film, which jumps off from the idea that warring cowboys and natives might put aside their differences when beset by a common foe: aliens....
More Inglourious Basterds Set Photos By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 3, 2008 3:17 pm EST /Film reader Christopher M sent over some new photo from Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, including the first photo of Daniel Bruehl – who plays German officer Fredrick Zoller. The photos come from Belga Picture. More Inglourious Basterds Set Photos By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 3, 2008 3:17 pm EST /Film reader Christopher M sent over some new photo from Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, including the first photo of Daniel Bruehl – who plays German officer Fredrick Zoller....
New Wall-E Concept Art By Peter Sciretta/March 23, 2008 2:21 pm EST Ramuardo found these interesting concept background paintings for WALL-E at the Pixar – 20 Years of Animation exhibit in Finland. The first of the new paintings feature a new look at the Axiom luxury starliner where humanity (or what is left of it) has made their new home after Earth became unlivable. The second features some cool imagery we have yet to see in the released trailers or clips presented at WonderCon....
Peter Berg To Remake Dune By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 21, 2007 3:25 pm EST Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, The Rundown, The Kingdom) has confirmed to MTV that he will be directing a big budget remake of Dune. But the project is in the early developmental planning stages as there’s no script, YET. “If it weren’t for the writer’s strike, we’d be in it right now.” So this probably won’t be Berg’s next film, as he has plans to direct Tom Cruise in a CIA spy action thriller Edwin A....
Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood To Open The Cannes Film Festival, Other Pictures Rumored For The Fest By Brendon Connelly/March 25, 2010 8:00 pm EST Update: Robin Hood has now been confirmed as the opening night film in an official statement. The Cannes Film Festival is set to kick-off on May 12th, just two days ahead of Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood being unleashed in several countries, including the US and UK. It would be perfect timing, then, to have the picture premiere as the fest’s opening night gala, guaranteeing global media coverage just when the PR campaign for the movie should be peaking....
Sam Raimi Confirms Evil Dead 4 With The Bruce By Hunter Stephenson/July 29, 2008 11:15 am EST During Comic-Con this weekend, the chainsaw began sputtering once again for Evil Dead 4. Director Sam Raimi, there promoting his comeback horror film, Drag Me To Hell, announced the return of Bruce Campbell’s Ash to fans… “I love working with Bruce Campbell… He’s super willing to do anything to make it right. He’s a very funny guy, but mostly he’s got this quality where he will physically do anything to get the shot done right, so I would love to work with Bruce again because I’d love to test those limits....
Six New GI Joe Character Movie Posters Are Trying Too Hard By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 27, 2009 12:55 pm EST Paramount Pictures has released six new character posters for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra on MySpace. And yes, the movie still looks lame, but it seems like they’re trying really hard (may be too hard) to make it look cool. Check out all six posters after the jump. Click on the image below to enlarge....
The Curious Case Of The Better Benjamin Button Poster That Never Was By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 23, 2008 12:52 am EST Most people I talk to agree that The Curious Case of Benjamin Button theatrical character posters are ugly and boring. I wonder why Paramount Pictures/David Fincher chose not to use the piece of promotional art which can be seen below (found in the studio’s Oscar advertising campaign) as part of the film’s theatrical marketing…...
The X Files: I Want To Believe Movie Poster (German Techno Album Cover?) By Hunter Stephenson/July 17, 2008 9:51 am EST Here we have the new UK one-sheet for this month’s sequel, The X Files: I Want to Believe, courtesy of STYD. Are Mulder and Scully in heaven? Did Xzibit’s agent get him in? This movie is the quiet kid in the back of the classroom. Is he just a total blank or swimming with twisted, original ideas and waiting to surprise everyone?...
