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Coraline Miniatures From SIGGRAPH 2008 By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 14, 2008 11:45 pm EST /Film reader Jerry K sent us photos from SIGGRAPH of miniatures on display from Henry Selick’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline. As always, click to enlarge. Coraline Miniatures From SIGGRAPH 2008 By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 14, 2008 11:45 pm EST /Film reader Jerry K sent us photos from SIGGRAPH of miniatures on display from Henry Selick’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline....

Could The Joker Return For The Dark Knight Sequel? By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 9, 2009 12:30 am EST There has been no movement on a third Batman film, and there won’t likely be anything for a while. But MTV caught up with Dark Knight producer Charles Roven at the People’s Choice Awards and asked him a few questions. When asked if Rovan would have changed the fate of The Joker knowing now that the actor could never reprise the role, Rovan responded that “We have to separate the actors from the role....

David Fincher Adapting UK Mini-Series House Of Cards For Weekly US Series By Russ Fischer/Oct. 22, 2009 7:10 am EST Anyone with even a cursory knowledge of acclaimed UK television probably saw this coming. So many great series have been adapted or are on the verge, and one notable political project was missing: House of Cards, originally broadcast in 1990. Now David Fincher and his The Curious Case of Benjamin Button screenwriter Eric Roth are re-teaming to adapt the series into an ongoing hour-long drama for US television....

Did Mark Millar Turn Down The X-Men 4 Writing Gig? By Brendon Connelly/March 28, 2010 3:22 pm EST Predictably, there’s some skepticism about this story over at the Millarworld message boards. The thread is sub-titled “The toughest decision of my career so far”. On a brighter note, Millar does reiterate that he’s got another collaboration with Matthew Vaughn coming, based upon the so-far top-secret comic book that he’s “doing with Leinil Francis Yu in September”....

Empire’s The 100 Greatest Movie Characters Of All Time By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 1, 2008 7:00 am EST Back in October, Empire Magazine released their list of the 500 Greatest Movies of All Time. /Film commenters were in disagreement over many of the rankings. I just noticed that Empire has released their list of the 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. I’m not going to reprint the entire list, but here are the top 25:...

Fan Art: 7500 Frames Of The Big Lebowski By Peter Sciretta/July 13, 2008 11:33 pm EST Inspired by Cinema Redux, Jason Cosper used Tumbler to create a giant image composed of 7500 frames of The Coen Brothers’ The Big Lebowski. I hope that Cosper releases the much larger 25mb file so that we can get this professionally printed as a 24 x 36 poster. Check out the larger version of the photo on Flickr....

First Look: AstroBoy By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 5, 2007 1:00 pm EST Imagi Animation Studios, the guys responsible for the recent computer animated TMNT film, are making a big screen computer animated adaptation of AstroBoy and Gatchaman. I know, I know – this is not anything new, but today the folks at Imagi have released a cool high resolution still from the upcoming AstroBoy movie. Our friends at FirstShowing got their hands on the still, seen above....

First Look: Speed Racer’s Mach 5 By Peter Sciretta/May 31, 2007 2:40 pm EST The Wachowski Brothers live-action big screen adaptation of Speed Racer will begin shooting next week, and thus the Warner Bros has released the first photo of the Mach 5. Click on the photo above to see it at a slightly higher resolution. USA Today’s article also reveals a few other tidbits: Chim Chim will be played be a real chimpanzee, the film will have a “retro future” look, and will have a message that focuses on “remaining independent and thinking for yourself....

Forget Pitt And Depp, The Star Of 2009 Is Sandra Bullock (According To Movie Theater Execs) By Russ Fischer/Dec. 31, 2009 6:14 pm EST There aren’t many genuine movie stars left. Will Smith is one. There are arguments for George Clooney, Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt, but none of those three can reliably open a movie the way Smith can. Until the second half of this year it seems unlikely that anyone would have argued for Sandra Bullock as a genuine star....

By Peter Sciretta/March 5, 2010 1:06 pm EST I just heard about an interesting pitch that apparently just sold to Fox. The writing duo of Sam Pitman and Adam Cole-Kelly pitched a comedy called Premature Maturation, which is essentially the Tom Hanks movie Big, but with an ensemble of middle school kids who transform into adults and get into crazy misadventures ala The Hangover. Talk about high concept. Word on the tracking boards is the pitch sold for mid-six figures....

Ghostbuster Cheerleaders By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 3, 2008 10:14 am EST Last month Bill Murray suggested that a new Ghostbusters film should feature a “girl Ghostbuster”. A lot of people thought it was a stupid idea, including our own Hunter Stephenson. But not the Jacksonville Jaguar Cheerleaders, who appeared in costume as the Ghostbusters at a game last week. They even appeared with the Stay Puffed Marshmallow man. More photos after the jump....

Hugh Laurie Indie The Oranges Adds Alia Shawkat, Adam Brody And Allison Janney By Russ Fischer/March 1, 2010 1:00 pm EST I talked a bit about The Oranges just the other day — that’s the indie that will put Hugh Laurie back on the big screen in a May-September romance with Leighton Meester. When I mentioned the film last week Catherine Keener was noted as being in the mix as the mother of Meester’s character....

Jeremy Renner Could Be Hawkeye In The Avengers And Thor By Russ Fischer/Nov. 26, 2009 9:50 am EST The Playlist transcribed some quotes from the UK edition of Empire, in which Renner says he’s been having discussions with Marvel about playing Hawkeye in at least two upcoming Marvel films, then appearing in The Avengers in a full-blown role, rather than a cameo. If the deal did go through, sounds like he’d at least cameo in Thor before The Avengers hits....

Joby Harold To Write Atlantis Rising By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 11, 2008 1:54 am EST Awake screenwriter Joby Harold has been hired to adapt Platinum Studios’ five-part apocalyptic sci-fi comic book mini-series Atlantis Rising. Underworld and Live Free or Die Hard helmer Len Wiseman is set to direct. Transformers writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci originally brought the project to DreamWorks, and will produce the project. THR says that Dreamworks envisions Atlantic Rising as “a big-budget, effects-driven sci-fi war movie in the vein of the James Cameron-directed Aliens and The Abyss....

Laura Dern Talks Jurassic Park 4 By Peter Sciretta/April 6, 2007 10:07 am EST Jurassic Park actress Laura Dern believes a new film may be in the works for a 2008 release. “I’m told its happening and I’m told they’re calling me. I’m told that Ellie Sattler is involved in it,” Dern told Collider. “I think within the year. I think they want to release it in 2008.” When asked if Dern would be involved, she replied:...

LOL: Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The… That’s No Moon By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 18, 2009 12:37 pm EST Did you know that there is a website called ThatsNoMoon.com, and when you go there all you get is a photo of the Death Star? Original clip from Star Wars embedded after the jump. source: I Waste Too Much Time at Work (via: DailyWhat) LOL: Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The… That’s No Moon...

LOL/WTF: Slumdog Millionaire’s U.K. Bus Advertising Completely Desecrates The Film By David Chen/Jan. 16, 2009 8:05 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Readers of /Film know that I’ve been championing Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire like it’s going out of style. In response, I’ve gotten dozens of e-mails/voicemails from pleased moviegoers, thanking me for recommending the film. While every one of these e-mails makes me feel warm and fuzzy on the inside, I particularly enjoyed one e-mail I read just this morning from U....

Major League 4 In The Works By Peter Sciretta/July 6, 2009 12:57 am EST Will Wild Thing return to the plate for another at-bat? Bob Uecker revealed while chatting up the game at Wrigley stadium last week that he’s recently had contact from the creative team behind the first three Major League films, and that they’re developing a Major League 4. For those who might not remember, Uecker played commentator Harry Doyle in the original 1989 film, which was about a loser underdog baseball team which becomes a World Series contender much to the surprise of their manager, who was betting on their failure....

Marvel Studios Starts Shooting Thor In January By Russ Fischer/Nov. 13, 2009 8:04 am EST This is basically TweetNews confirming a plan that was mentioned in May. Last night, Production Weekly said over Twitter that Marvel Studios would begin shooting Thor in January. With Kenneth Branagh’s tale of the Norse thunder god on schedule and finally about to go before cameras, hopefully we’ll soon see some production design, costumes and other materials....

Michael Bay Testing 3D For Transformers 3 By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 26, 2010 3:02 pm EST Michael Bay has been vocally against the growing popularity of 3D films, at last year’s theatrical exhibitors ShoWest convention making the very unpopular statement that “I think it might be a gimmick.” He added that he didn’t know for sure, and that he was “looking forward to [James] Cameron’s picture.” And Avatar came, and became the biggest grossing film of all time — that’s what they call a game changer....