Jason Segel Talks New Muppet Movie By Peter Sciretta/March 18, 2008 12:50 pm EST When we reported last week that Forgetting Sarah Marshall director Nick Stoller and writer/star Jason Segel had signed on to develop the next Muppet movie, I speculated that these would be the guys to get it right (“The early Muppet films were absolutely genius, but the last few failed due to an attempt to dumb down the plot/jokes to appeal to young viewers”)....
Leonardo DiCaprio Says Inception “Didn’t Make Sense To Many Of Us When We Were Doing It” By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 6, 2010 12:37 pm EST Is Christopher Nolan’s Inception going to be a gigantic mindfuck? In a recent interview with the Inquirer (not Enquirer), star Leonardo DiCaprio talked about what it was like working on the film, even though he (and the other cast/crew) didn’t always understand what was going on, even while they were filming:...
Lost Viral: Paul Scheer Breaks Into LOST Production Offices, Season Six Premiere Episode Title Discovered? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 10, 2009 9:19 am EST Last Week on the Lost Viral: Human Giant comedian Paul Scheer made an appearance during the Q&A of the Lost Comic-Con panel, presenting Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse with a velvet painting and announcing his new website DamonCarltonAndAPolarBear.com. After Con, we recieved a very strange FEDEX’ed letter from Paul, declaring his decision to become the Picasso of Pop Art, and devote his life to making Lost-inspired paintings....
More Character, Design And Story Details For Robert Zemeckis’ Yellow Submarine By Brendon Connelly/Dec. 19, 2009 10:41 am EST After the initial call for actors to play The Beatles another Yellow Submarine casting notice has now been issued. This one details some of the major supporting roles that Robert Zemeckis is looking to fill, and in between the character information there’s the odd bit of plot info as well as some telling details of design....
New Live Free Or Die Hard Photos By Peter Sciretta/April 2, 2007 11:17 am EST The fourth film in the Die Hard series follows police detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) and Matt Foster (Justin Long) vs. an Internet-based terrorist organization who is systematically shutting down the United States. Timothy Olyphant, Maggie Q, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Kevin Smith also star. As always, click the photos for a high res versions....
Orphan Scribe Is Writing A Gothic Reimagining Of Little Red Riding Hood By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 5, 2009 12:02 am EST Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way is developing a gothic reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood. David Leslie Johnson, Frank Daabont’s former assistant and screenwriter of the recently cult horror film Orphan, has been to pen the script. The project is being developed by Appian, but not as a acting vehicle for DiCaprio....
Page 2 By Peter Sciretta/May 22, 2009 12:23 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. 31 news tidbits not fit for the front page, available after the jump. MTV has another new photo of Michael Myers from Rob Zombie’s H2. Director Terry Gilliam likes to joke, if asked what The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is about, that “it’s about making marketing people work very hard,” [latimes]...
Page 2 For April 21, 2008 By Peter Sciretta/April 21, 2008 1:09 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The first internet teaser trailer for Kevin Smith’s Zack and Miri Make a Porno will hit the web on April 28th. A second teaser trailer will be released a month later. [newsaskew] The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader will start shooting in October....
Peter Berg’s Battleship Set For July 2011 By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 14, 2009 10:37 pm EST Brother screenwriting team Jon and Erich Hoeber wrote a script, which is said to be “an epic naval action adventure” loosely inspired by the game. Berg calls the film “a contemporary story of an international five-ship fleet engaged in a very dynamic, violent and intense battle.” Details about the enemy force have not been revealed. Berg tells Variety that the project was inspired by the ship-bound stories told by his naval historian father:...
Prince Of Persia And G-Force Easter Eggs Hidden In Confessions Of A Shopaholic By Brendon Connelly/Jan. 26, 2009 1:19 pm EST Let’s have a vote. I’ll give you three film titles and you decide which one you’re looking forward to most: G-Force, the Guinea pig action comedy; Prince of Persia, the videogame adaptation; Confessions of a Shopaholic, the chick-lit-turned-chick-flick. I voted for Confessions of a Shopaholic, because I’m quite a fan of PJ Hogan but something tells me Prince of Persia came out in front in our little vote there (and at time of writing it hasn’t even happened yet)....
Sony Trashcans Moneyball Three Days Before Filming By Brendon Connelly/June 21, 2009 11:38 am EST Steven Soderbegh has been given the weekend to find a new home for his Brad Pitt baseball picture Moneyball. If another studio doesn’t step up by Monday, Columbia have the option to either fire Soderbergh and replace him or to stall the project indefinitely. The problem, according to Variety, is dispute over the shooting script. This latest draft by Soderbergh and Steve Zaillian has displeased Sony head honcho Amy Pascal so much that she’s taken the drastic measure of ditching what sounds like, to me, a golden opportunity....
Spider-Man 4 Unlikely To Make 2011 Release Date Due To Script Problems? By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 5, 2010 2:13 pm EST Nikki Finke, who is always on top of the Mrvel news stories and obviously has some high up sources within the company, has confirmation that production was indeed shut down on the film, despite Sony’s denial to the contrary. She reprints an email that went out on December 11th 2009 to the Spider-Man 4 special effects crew which says:...
SXSW Movie Trailer: 45365 By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 9, 2009 11:56 pm EST [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/45365trailer.flv 470 256] The official plot description reads: “Conclusions are left to the audience as the component characters speak and act for themselves, as themselves. These storylines eventually coalesce into a mosaic of faces, places, and events. It is an inquiring look at everyday life in middle America. From the patrol car to the courtroom, the playground to the nursing home, the parade to the prayer service, it explores their relationships and interactions – with each other and their environment....
The Invasion: 30 Production Photos By Peter Sciretta/July 23, 2007 1:41 pm EST Warner Bros has released 30 production photos from their big summer Invasion of the Bodysnatchers remake. We were originally excited to see The Invasion (Poster, Trailer) after hearing rumors that the film had been almost entirely rewritten by The Wachowski Brothers. But then the film’s trailer was enough to make us look the other way. Check out the new photos after the jump....
The X-Files: I Want To Believe Russian Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/June 2, 2008 3:20 pm EST [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/xfilesrussian.flv 460 254] The X-Files: I Want to Believe will hit theaters on July 25th 2008. via: comingsoon
This Week In DVD: Taken, Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans, S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale, And More By Adam Quigley/May 12, 2009 7:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Please don’t take the commentary on the movies and TV shows too seriously, as they’re meant not to be reviews but rather previews that include the general thoughts and ramblings of a twice-committed DVD addict....
VOTD: John Hodgman Asks Is Obama The First Modern Nerd/Geek President? By Peter Sciretta/June 20, 2009 12:00 pm EST One of the highlights of the White House Radio and Television Correspondents’ Association Dinner was John Hodgman’s speech about how Barack Obama might be the first nerd/geek President of the United States. Many of you should recognize Hodgman as the PC guy on the Apple commercials, or as a sometimes Daily Show correspondent, but he is also a best selling author and sometimes actor....
Watch 4 Minutes Of The Opening Of Bolt By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 18, 2008 6:55 pm EST Disney has released a new clip from the new computer animated movie Bolt. The almost 4 minute clip is from the film’s opening sequence. In the movie, Bolt is a dog who is the star of an action television series which is part Lassie, part Mission: Impossible, but with the high octane direction of someone like Michael Bay....
Watchmen Goes MAD By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 12, 2009 3:26 pm EST MAD Magazine provided us with an Exclusive look at the Watchmen-parody cover to issue #499, which hits stands on Tuesday, February 24th 2009. The cover features MAD mascot Alfred E. Neuman dressed as Rorschach. Check out the full cover after the jump. Watchmen Goes MAD By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 12, 2009 3:26 pm EST MAD Magazine provided us with an Exclusive look at the Watchmen-parody cover to issue #499, which hits stands on Tuesday, February 24th 2009....
Alison Pill Replacing Ellen Page In Jack & Diane By Brendon Connelly/Aug. 14, 2009 5:04 pm EST Once upon a time, the reunion of Juno playpals Ellen Page and Olivia Thirlby was set to be the werewolf romance Jack & Diane. Unfortunately, the filmmakers had difficulty getting the film going and, the last we heard about it, the project was delayed. At that point, Page said: It’s a drag that we, as of yet, haven’t filmed it....
