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Iron Man 2 International Poster: Photoshoppery From Across The Ocean By Russ Fischer/March 24, 2010 10:39 am EST Briefly: Hey, there’s a new international poster for Iron Man 2 that basically packs the entire trailer into poster form. Just in case you forgot what the movie was about, there is the dominating pair of Iron Man and War Machine floating over Whiplash framed in an explosion, with a wreath of floating character busts for good measure....

Jason Reitman Reteams With Diablo Cody On Jennifer’s Body By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 13, 2007 10:50 am EST photo: HE

Jon Favreau Will Not Direct The Avengers By Russ Fischer/Oct. 14, 2009 1:06 pm EST Speculation has swirled about whether or not Jon Favreau would direct The Avengers for Marvel after he finishes Iron Man 2. Now we know the answer: he will not. And furthermore, Ed Norton will not appear in Iron Man 2. So there. MTV talked to Favreau about The Avengers while he was promoting Couples Retreat, and his statement about directing the film was quite clear: They’ll have to [find a different director], because I’m not going to be available....

Juno Spawns Soundtrack Sequel By Peter Sciretta/March 31, 2008 1:39 am EST The soundtrack to Juno was almost as big as the indie film sensation itself, hitting number one on the Billboard charts and becoming the best-selling album on the United States iTunes music store upon release and remaining so for more than ten weeks thereafter. So while a sequel to the film has been discounted by the filmmakers (at least for now), a sequel to the soundtrack has just been announced....

Kevin Spacey Returns For Superman Sequel, Singer To Film Castro First By Peter Sciretta/July 11, 2007 9:49 am EST Bad News: It looks like Bryan Singer will be filming The Mayor of Castro Street before the Superman Returns sequel after all. Good News: This morning it was announced that Kevin Spacey has signed on to return as Lex Luthor in Superman: Man of Steel. Spacey hopes to shoot his part during a six-week block, as he did on the first film, after he completes his run in David Mamet’s “Speed the Plow” in April....

LucasFilm Is Developing Star Wars: Galactic Heroes Animated Television Series? By Peter Sciretta/March 17, 2010 11:46 pm EST The good news is that LucasFilm is developing a new Star Wars television project. The bad news is that it is another animated series focused towards children, but this time an even younger demographic. According to IESB, Lucas is in preproduction on an animated series based on the Star Wars: Galactic Heroes toys....

Must See: Augment Reality With New Star Trek Website By Peter Sciretta/May 5, 2009 11:51 am EST JJ Abrams Star Trek has become the first major film release to use augmented reality to promote the release of the film. Paramount Pictures International has created ‘Experience The Enterprise’; “a groundbreaking augmented reality (AR) application placing a 3D interactive version of the Starship Enterprise in the palm of your hand.” Anybody with a webcam can take a tour of the Enterprise using the kind of futuristic technology that sits at the heart of perhaps the most popular science-fiction franchise of all time....

Overhyped Beowulf Buzz By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 2, 2007 11:39 pm EST AintItCool ran the first supposed fan review of Beowulf earlier tonight. The review calls the new Robert Zemeckis mo-cap film a “fucking MASTERPIECE” and claims that “if it were a live-action film, it would have been nominated for Best Picture.” I just saw the film tonight at the Universal Citywalk press screening on Friday night, and while I’m not allowed to post my thoughts or my review until November 16th, I will say that the above “fan” review is very suspect indeed....

Preacher Update: Screenplay Is Half-Written By Peter Sciretta/May 11, 2009 7:18 pm EST We have a brief update on the big screen adaptation of the beloved Vertigo comic book series Preacher. Last year Columbia Pictures picked up the rights and hired American Beauty/Road to Perdition director Sam Mendes attached to helm the project. In January it was announced that John August (Go, Big Fish) would be developing the script, but we haven’t heard much since....

Privately Funded Prisons: Another Clue To Michael Moore’s New Movie? By Peter Sciretta/April 30, 2009 12:18 pm EST A film crew for Michael Moore’s next yet-to-be-titled documentary was in Wilkes-Barre, PA last week interviewing people involved with the Luzerne County Courthouse scandal. According to FilmBuffOnline, Moore wasn’t present during filming. For those who don’t know, county judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. accepted a $2.6 million from two privately owned juvenile detention centers in exchange for helping secure contracts worth upwards of $30 million....

Rumor Killer: The Rock NOT Cast In 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea By Peter Sciretta/May 4, 2009 3:00 pm EST Update: McG has denied reports of Johnson’s casting to SciFi: “I’ve never spoken to Dwayne Johnson about this. I like him. He’s great. He’s a wonderful human being and an excellent screen presence, but we have not spoken about 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Not a word.” After it was first announced that McG would be developing 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo for Disney, the filmmaker went on to tell everyone that he wanted to cast Will Smith as the film’s title character....

SAW Marathon Screenings In Select Cities On October 25th By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 17, 2007 11:35 am EST Lionsgate is running a SAW marathon in some cities on October 25th starting at 6:00pm. So if you want to see the whole Jigsaw series from the beginning, this may be your chance. I’m not sure exactly how this will be run, if there will be a break or intermission (I assume that will be the case), but it seems like a great idea....

Simon Kinberg Takes On The Hardy Men By Peter Sciretta/April 18, 2007 5:37 am EST Kinberg has also written: xXx 2, X-Men: The Last Stand, and the upcoming Hayden Christensen/Samuel L. Jackson sci-fi thriller Jumper. As we previously reported, Ben Stiller and Tom Cruise star as once wunderkind youth sleuths, have grown up. Long estranged, they’re brought together to solve one last case. The action comedy is based on the classic mystery book series The Hardy Boys....

Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassin’s Ball Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 27, 2009 5:00 pm EST I’ll admit, I didn’t like Joe Carnahan’s Smokin Aces as much as I was hoping to. Disappointed is probably the appropriate word. That’s not to say there isn’t things to like about the film… it just wasn’t the balls out action film that many were expecting. And the direct-to-dvd sequel, Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassin’s Ball, isn’t likely to be any better....

Sundance Movie Review: Smart People By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 21, 2008 1:17 am EST Dennis Quaid plays Lawrence Wetherhold, a miserable and pompous college professor who suffers a head trauma while trying to jump the fence at a car impound lot. Unable to drive himself around, his screw-up adopted-brother Chuck (played by the incomparable Thomas Haden Church) moves in and becomes his personal chauffeur (if he can ever remember to pick his brother up)....

Terminator Salvation Spoiler: Serena By Brendon Connelly/April 5, 2009 12:11 pm EST Stop reading right now if you are scared of spoilers because, frankly, there’s not much else in this entire post. This whole news item exists, pretty much, to give away plot details from Terminator: Salvation. If you’re anything like me you’re chomping at the bit to get past this warning and on to the dirt. Editor’s Note: Potential spoiler after the jump....

The /Filmcast Interview - D.J. Caruso By David Chen/Sept. 11, 2008 12:34 pm EST The /Filmcast Interviews are a series of interviews with movie stars, directors, and other key figures from the film industry. In this episode, David speaks with director D.J. Caruso about directing television compared to directing movies, working on The Shield, and the making of his latest film, Eagle Eye. You can experience Eagle Eye in advance by going to EagleEyeFreeFall....

The /Filmcast Moves To Its New Time Tonight At 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST By David Chen/Oct. 13, 2008 3:16 pm EST The /Filmcast will broadcast live tonight at Slashfilm’s live page starting at 9 PM EST / 6 PM PST. We’ll be going over the week’s news and diving into the financial catastrophe that was Body of Lies with Kevin Buist from the Filmcouch podcast. If you’re around, stop by and join us!...

The Avengers Has A Screenplay By Peter Sciretta/March 2, 2010 4:07 pm EST Briefly: Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada has confirmed on Twitter that screenwriter Zak Penn has turned in a first draft of the big screen adaptation of The Avengers. The film currently has a release date scheduled for May 4th 2012. The Avengers Has A Screenplay By Peter Sciretta/March 2, 2010 4:07 pm EST Briefly: Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada has confirmed on Twitter that screenwriter Zak Penn has turned in a first draft of the big screen adaptation of The Avengers....

Tomorrowland: The Movie By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 18, 2008 10:18 am EST Disney has announced that they are making a blockbuster movie out of an entire section of their Disneyland theme Park, Tomorrowland. What’s next? Epcot Center: The Movie? Dwayne Johnson is already attached to star in the film, which is being penned by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore (The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, The Hangover). What’s more is that Disney is denying that the film will be titled Tomorrowland, but the setting will only be “inspired by” the futuristic setting....