Page 2 By Peter Sciretta/July 8, 2009 11:00 pm EST Owen Gatley’s “The Many Faces of Arnold” [Schwarzenegger] is all kinds of awesome. Download the desktop or iphone wallpaper here. I don’t dig the yellow poster for the Jim Carrey/Ewan McGregor comedy I Love You, Phillip Morris. [impa] IESB is holding their annual Wrath of Con party again at Comic-Con. A teaser trailer for Gatchaman was on display at Anime Expo 2009....
Page 2 By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 30, 2008 11:35 pm EST Disney’s Beverly Hills Chihuahua is expected to make $30 million this weekend, once again proving that any movie with talking animals makes bank. [steve mason] Pierre Morel (District B13) is in talks to direct Hunter-Killer, which is based on the novel Firing Point – about a Navy SEAL team that must rescue the Russian president and defeat a renegade admiral who’s attempting a coup....
Robert Rodriguez To Start Machete In Five Weeks By Russ Fischer/June 15, 2009 11:08 am EST Robert Rodriguez just does whatever the hell he wants to do, it seems, and what he wants to do now is Machete. (Or, more properly, that’s what he has money for right now.) That’s the feature film version of the trailer that ran as part of Grindhouse, featuring Danny Trejo as a bad-ass Mexi-can who takes revenge on greedy business types....
Rumor: Shia LaBeouf Signs On To Indiana Jones 5, 6, And 7? City Of Aliens? By Peter Sciretta/July 16, 2007 2:29 am EST Steven Spielberg is currently hard at work filming Indiana Jones 4. Could Indiana Jones 5, 6, and 7 be far behind? I kid you not. IESB is reporting that Shia LaBeouf, who plays Indy’s son in the fourth adventure, signed a contract which gives Paramount the option to bring LaBeouf back for three sequels....
Simon Pegg And Nick Frost In TinTin? By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 23, 2008 12:46 am EST Simon Pegg revealed in The Sunday Times that Steven Spielberg suggested/asked that him and Nick Frost play the Thompson Twins in Tintin. Spielberg requested that Pegg meet him on the mocap set: “Steven’s smoking a stogy, cap on head, like he’s always been since I was a baby,” Pegg says, shaking his head in wonder. “I shook his hand and chatted about films....
The 2009 Screen Actors Guild Award Winners By David Chen/Jan. 26, 2009 4:46 am EST Last night marked the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards at the Shrine Exposition Center. Many see the SAG awards as indicative of who the Oscar winners will be. If that’s the case, then last night’s awards portend an interesting evening on Febraury 22nd. You’ll find a list of last night’s winners after the jump, but first a few quick notes:...
The Game Plan Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/May 15, 2007 2:32 pm EST Last night we posted the movie trailer for The Rock’s new family sports comedy film The Game Plan (groan). Cinematical has released the theatrical poster, which looks even worse. As always, left click to see a larger version. I think our friend Chris at Movie Marketing Madness said it best: “Note to all studio executives, Big, manly guys with a reputation for action movies all of a sudden being thrown into a domestic situation with a cute kid is a pitch that should be avoided....
The Incredible Hulk No More By Peter Sciretta/April 15, 2008 1:52 pm EST Our friends at io9 have noticed a similarities between the new poster for The Incredible Hulk and the cover of The Amazing Spider-Man #50. I’m guessing that this homage was probably intentional. The image also might seem familiar to those of you who have seen Spider-Man 2, as the issue’s storyline “Spider-Man No More!” was used as part of that Spider-Man film adaptation....
VOTD: Reach By Peter Sciretta/May 14, 2009 11:47 pm EST Australian character animator Luke Randall’s 4-minute animated short film Reach is about a tiny robot who is given the gift of life with only one limitation, the length of his power cable. When a curious bird appears at the workshop window, his lust to live outside of his reach, may be his demise. It was produced over a period of 8 months in the after work hours using Maya, Photoshop and After Effects....
VOTD: Sexpelled: No Intercourse Allowed (Expelled Parody) By Peter Sciretta/May 17, 2008 12:00 am EST [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/sexpelled.flv 460 260] Sexpelled: No Intercourse Allowed (Expelled parody) by sarah95pekoeThe Pitch: Anticipating success with their feature film Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, Producers Mark Mathis, Logan Craft and Walt Ruloff have already leaked a teaser trailer for the film’s sequel. Their “teach the controversy” slogan seemed to work well in getting the general public to believe that Intelligent Design is a viable alternative scientific theory to Evolution, so the team has moved on to promoting other theories that they feel are being suppressed by the scientific community....
VOTD: Star Wars Vs. Star Trek By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 1, 2008 12:00 am EST It’s a geek argument that has been going on for decades – Star Wars vs. Star Trek — Who would win? Geeks have even written essays about the topic. Wikipedia even has a page comparing the two. Finally, this YouTube video gives us an answer. We get to see the real battle between Darth Vader and Jean-Luc Picard....
Watchmen’s Maximum Movie Mode Could Be The Best Blu-Ray Special Feature Yet By Peter Sciretta/June 29, 2009 12:08 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Director Zack Snyder actually comes on screen and hosts an incredibly indepth look at the film, complete with behind the scenes footage, comic to film comparisons, history timelines, trivia, and much more. From this clip alone, it appears like it could be the best Blu-Ray feature I’ve seen thus far, offering a lot more than the usual audio or visual commentary tracks....
You Might See Captain America In The Incredible Hulk By Peter Sciretta/June 6, 2008 6:08 pm EST The Incredible Hulk is filled with homages to the original comic and television series. For instance, Lou Ferrigno, who played the character in the television show, lends his voice to the big green comic book hero. And with Iron Man there was a cameo appearance by Samuel L Jackson as Nick Furry. And we know that Tony Stark himself (Robert Downey Jr) makes an appearance in Hulk, But the big question is, does Captain America show up in The Incredible Hulk?...
Body Of Lies Movie Trailer #2 By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 13, 2008 3:25 pm EST Remember that teaser trailer that was attached to The Dark Knight? No, not Watchmen. Nope, not Terminator. I’m talking about the film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe. Body of Lies follows a former journalist who is hired by the CIA to track down an Al Qaeda leader. You probably didn’t get that much from the first trailer, I know I didn’t....
Box Office: Day The Earth Stood Still Manages Only $12.5M Friday For A Possible $33.75M Opening By Steve Mason/Dec. 13, 2008 12:43 pm EST On this same calendar weekend last year, Warner Bros scored big with the end-of-the-world action flick I Am Legend, which grabbed a spectacular $77.2M 3-day. With Will Smith as the lead, the generally well-reviewed film finished with $256.4M domestic and $584M worldwide. It is very safe to say that Keanu Reeves is no Will Smith and Earth Stood Still is no I Am Legend....
Carnahan Wants You To Read His Screenplays: White Jazz And Killing Pablo By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 24, 2007 2:03 pm EST Earlier today we told you that Joe Carnahan was considering shooting Killing Pablo before White Jazz. He’s now asking the help of his blog readers to help him make a decision. And in an unprecedented move, he has publicly published both scripts online for you to help him make a decision....
Conservative 24 Co-Creator Planning Kennedy Family Miniseries By Peter Sciretta/March 26, 2009 1:18 am EST Self-described “right-wing nut job” 24 co-creator and producer Joel Surnow is shopping around a 10-hour miniseries that will “unveil secrets” and explore “the soiled and crooked steps” the Kennedy family took to get to the White House. A major U.S. cable network is in talks to acquire the project, which has a planned budget of $30 million....
Cool Stuff: Darth Vader Hot Air Balloon By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 13, 2008 10:52 am EST Belgian Star Wars fan Benoît Lambert created this Darth Vader-shaped Hot Air balloon. “As soon as we got Lucasfilm’s approval, we made contact with the world largest manufacturer of hot-air balloons, specialized in special shapes and based in the United Kingdom. A Darth Vader helmet replica was sent to their engineers to help them recreate every detail....
Cool Stuff: Robert De Niro Times Six Print By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 16, 2009 6:00 am EST In January, Nakatomiinc released an awesome print by Tim Doyle, which was an homage to Bill Murray’s many great roles. The print sold out fast, and doyle began work on the second in the series: Robert De Niro Times Six which takes a look at the many characters that Robert has played over his career: Godfather 2, Taxi Driver, Deer Hunter, Raging Bull, The Untouchables, and Jackie Brown....
Cool Stuff: Tyler Stout’s Movie Poster Art By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 27, 2008 8:30 am EST I’m ashamed to admit that just recently became aware of the poster artwork of Tyler Stout, although I’ve seen his work in passing. He’s done work for a lot of bands, a lot of special screenings at the Alamo Draft House in Austin Texas, the Netflix Rolling Road Show, and some film festivals. Most recently you may have seen his artwork on the poster for Quentin Tarantino Presents Hell Ride, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival....
