Mickey Rourke Is NOT Crimson Dynamo By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 3, 2009 11:20 am EST When the Hollywood Trade Papers announced that Mickey Rourke was in talks to play the main villain in Iron Man 2, there was a bunch of confusion as to which character he would be playing. One of the trades said The Crimson Dynamo, while the other claimed that Rourke would be playing Whiplash.When MTV approached the subject of Rourke playing Dynamo, Robert Downey Jr....
Movie Review: Beyond The Gates By Elaine Mak/March 9, 2007 5:48 am EST Beyond the Gates, directed by Michael Caton-Jones, starring John Hurt and Hugh Dancy is a true story about the 1994 Rwandan genocide. It exposes the UN’s lack of involvement in the crisis, and puts a face on an issue that seemed so far away for many Americans. Starring: Hugh Dancy, John Hurt, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Nicola Walker, Jack Pierce Directed by: Michael Caton-JonesRelease Date: March 9th 2007Genres: DocumentaryRunning Time: 110 minutesMPAA Rating: R for strong violence, disturbing images and language....
Movie Review: Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End By Peter Sciretta/May 24, 2007 2:41 am EST Who would have thought that a descent movie could be made from a theme park attraction. After all, isn’t it usually the other way around? But somehow, someway, Pirates of the Caribbean became an overnight sensation. Most people would be quick to point to Johnny Depp as the reason for the film’s success. And I would say that is very accurate....
Movie Review: Taken (The Would-Be Next Bourne Franchise?) By Hunter Stephenson/Dec. 23, 2008 4:54 pm EST Taken attempts to expose modern international sex rings like Paul Schrader’s memorable Hardcore did with the darker side of California’s porn economy in ‘79. Like with Hardcore, the audience gradually discovers a lawless, albeit much grander, subculture of greed, sex and death through the eyes of an accomplished actor most audiences see as morally upstanding (Neeson here, George C....
Music And Lyrics Movie Review By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 14, 2007 5:14 am EST Music and Lyrics is the latest paint by numbers feel-happy valentines day romantic comedy. Starring: Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore, Kristen Johnston, Jason Antoon, Billy GriffithDirected by: Marc D. LawrenceRelease Date: February 14th, 2007Genres: Romantic ComedyRunning Time: 96 minutesMPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual content.Distributors: Warner Bros. King of the romcom, Hugh Grant plays Alex Fletcher, a washed-up 1980’s pop star who is reduced to playing state fairs and high school reunion dances....
New Photos: Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 11, 2008 11:51 am EST Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler makes it’s premiere next month, and we have the first batch of official promotional production photos. Aronofsky’s The Wrestler tells the story of a old professional wrestler (Mickey Rourke) barely making a living on the independent circuit, who is told by a doctor that he could die if he wrestles again. It’s a film which attempts to do for wrestling what Rocky did for boxing....
On The Lot Judges Announced By Peter Sciretta/April 26, 2007 5:03 am EST The cameras are about to start rolling on the new moviemaking competition series ON THE LOT, executive-produced by Mark Burnett and Steven Spielberg. Actress, author and screenwriter Carrie Fisher (“Star Wars,” “Postcards From The Edge”), as well as directors/producers Brett Ratner (“Rush Hour 3,” “X-Men 3: The Last Stand”), Garry Marshall (“Georgia Rule,” “Princess Diaries,” “Pretty Woman”) and Jon Avnet (“The Starter Wife,” “Fried Green Tomatoes,” “Risky Business”), will serve as judges for the series’ two “audition” episodes airing Tuesday, May 22 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Thursday, May 24 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX....
Page 2: December 15th 2007 By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 15, 2007 2:33 am EST Emmy Rossum (Poseidon), Eriko Tamura (Heroes), and newcomer Joon Park (Speed Racer) have joined the cast of 20th Century Fox’s live-action adaptation of Dragon Ball Z. Meh! [THR] Principal Photography has wrapped on Punisher: War Zone. More Meh! [SHH] James Bond star Daniel Craig might have inadvertently given away the title to the upcoming Casino Royale sequel. Rumor has it that the film will be titled “007” because, as Craig explained “the first movie dealt with him earning his 00 status and now he is 007 for the first time”....
Paul Feig Reteams With Judd Apatow For Kristen Wiig Wedding Comedy By Russ Fischer/Feb. 17, 2010 12:41 pm EST Paul Feig and Judd Apatow were the core creative team on Freaks and Geeks, with Feig taking point, working as a writer on all episodes and producing the series with Apatow. In the years since the show’s brief run the two have found scant opportunity to work together. Now a comedy written by and starring Kristen Wiig will bring them together again....
Quantum Of Solace Teaser Trailer By Peter Sciretta/June 30, 2008 2:23 am EST Sony has released the teaser trailer for the latest James Bond film, Quantum Of Solace. The teaser will be attached to Hancock, which hits theaters later this week. Filled with flashes of Paul Greengrass/Bourne-style action sequences, fast cars, and hot women, what more could you ask for? It looks totally bad ass. Tell me what you think in the comments below....
Scott Frank Plans Western And Mid-Life Crisis By Peter Sciretta/March 29, 2007 5:51 am EST The Lookout director Scott Frank (screenwriter of Minority Report, Get Shorty) is already hard at work on his next projects: a potential western and a mid-life crisis drama titled “Fourty Four”. The Western: “I’m going to try like hell to make this western that I’ve written but I’m getting the sense that’s going to be an uphill battle,” Frank told /Film....
Stills From Peter Weir’s The Way Back By Brendon Connelly/Dec. 22, 2009 5:26 am EST I’ve got no doubt that Peter Weir is one of the greatest of great filmmakers working today and every one of his too-rare films is a real event for me. While I’m waiting for his next picture The Way Back every little scrap of information is valuable, so I’m doing cartwheels at the first set of stills....
Teaser Trailer For The Incredible Hulk Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/March 10, 2008 10:50 am EST The trailer for The Incredible Hulk will premiere this Wednesday at 9:56pm eastern standard time on MTV. But to hold you off until then, MTV has released this teaser advertising the the trailer, which can be watched after the jump. Teaser Trailer For The Incredible Hulk Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/March 10, 2008 10:50 am EST...
The Darjeeling Limited: More Behind The Scenes Videos By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 30, 2007 5:22 pm EST “Waris and the Cobra” “We originally wanted to cast a little, red, spectacularly posoinous species called a Krait for the snake in our story, but unfortunately the only one we had actually seen (which had been captured by the manager of a tea estate in Darjeeing) had just been re-released into the wild. The most readily available snakes in Rajasthan seem to be cobras....
The Gotham Times By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 22, 2007 9:49 pm EST Update: Six New Dark Knight Viral Sites Have Launched Last month Warner Bros ramped up their Dark Knight viral efforts with a Halloween game on WhySoSerious.com, which required visitors from around the United States to band together to solve a puzzle. The challenge was awarded with a new photo of Heath Ledger as The Joker, and a new domain name: RorysDeathKiss....
The Green Lantern Gets A Director By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 28, 2007 8:04 pm EST Yesterday we reported that David Dobkin (Fred Claus) had signed on to direct a big screen adaptation of The Flash comic book. Dobkin revealed that his film would be set in the same universe as the Justice League of America movie which is now being cast. This brought us to the conclusion that Warner Bros is hoping to quickly capitalize on the success of the superhero team-up film, with a new solo franchise....
Tropic Thunder Red Band Movie Trailer By Hunter Stephenson/May 16, 2008 6:13 pm EST A farm hand so retarded he’d make Sean Penn blush with envy. A blatant diss at Eddie Murphy (who really needs Inglorious Bastards). Another generous helping of Robert Downey Jr. as an angry black man. Nick Nolte bustin’ capillaries like squibs (on the job). And, well, a requisite death-to-throwaway-foreign-kid, but Rambo already pwned that jingo real estate months ago....
Ultimate Spider-Man Writer Brian Bendis Consulting Spider-Man Reboot? By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 18, 2010 1:53 pm EST Brian Bendis is a well known, well respected bestselling comic author. He has won critical acclaim including five Eisner Awards (the comic equivalent of the Oscar), and remains one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. Bendis was behind the Spider-Man comic book reboot, Ultimate Spider-Man, which he continues to write ten-years and 130-something issues later....
Winona Ryder Shags A Puppet By Hunter Stephenson/Jan. 14, 2008 7:00 pm EST The ten commandments spoof, The Ten, has already blown in and out of theaters and received a scathing gchat non-endorsement just seconds ago from Peter, but it’s not everyday we get to see Winona Ryder perform numerous positions and techniques on a raunchy puppet. Unless you’re a blogger or a night watchman, you’re probably off work or done with class, so enjoy the following clip before you move on to the harder, more traditional stuff....
Witwicky Parents Return For Transformers 3 By Peter Sciretta/April 7, 2010 10:08 am EST Ehren Kruger penned the script, which has a working title of “Transformers 3”, without series scribes Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The movie is gearing up for a July 1st, 2011 release. Paramount/Dreamworks has been pushing to distribute the film in 3D, and Michael Bay has been testing out the options. source: Variety
