John August Doesn’t Mind If You Watch His Film Illegally By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 15, 2008 4:27 pm EST The Nines was one of the best films of last year, although, chances are you never saw it. I think John August’s directorial debut didn’t get much further than a couple screens, which is a crying shame if you ask me. Thankfully the film is hitting DVD store shelves later this month. I highly recommend it....
Martin Scorsese Indeed Adapting The Invention Of Hugo Cabret By Russ Fischer/Jan. 22, 2010 8:37 am EST Earlier this month there was word, via a couple of European press reports, that Martin Scorsese’s next feature might be an adaptation of the young-lit novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Now trade reports are confirming that Scorsese and producer Graham King (The Departed) are indeed looking to reunite to film a version of the book, which tells the story of a 12-year old boy who lives in a Parisian train station....
Matthew Vaughn’s Kick-Ass Described As “Teenage Tarantino” By Peter Sciretta/July 13, 2009 12:02 am EST Matthew Vaughn sat down with AICN for a 30-minute pre-Comic-Con interview about his upcoming comic book adaptation of Mark Millar’s Kick-Ass. It’s a very interesting interview, and I pulled a couple of excerpts for you to check out: His Thoughts on the Rough Cut of the Film: “I don’t want to sound too arrogant about the thing because there’s nothing worse than someone saying, “I made the best damn movie of all time!...
Mel Gibson Passes On Lethal Weapon 5 By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 13, 2008 2:21 pm EST Last we heard, Joel Silver was waiting on Mel Gibson to approve Shane Black’s treatment for Lethal Weapon 5. Now word comes from original series director Richard Donner (via: the Los Angeles Times) that Gibson turned down the idea and the project is dead. “Mel turned it down. I would like to think that Mel turned it down because I wasn’t involved....
Milk Writer Dustin Lance Black Penning J. Edgar Hoover Biopic? By Russ Fischer/March 1, 2010 3:08 pm EST Before Gus Van Sant’s film Milk was released, many people who didn’t watch Big Love wondered “who the hell is Dustin Lance Black?” That’s the young writer who made his name on Big Love, and whose name was credited large in trailers for his collaboration with Van Sant. After seeing Milk, the question was more like, “when will we see more from this guy?...
Must Watch: Wes Anderson’s The Darjeeling Limited Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/July 24, 2007 10:18 am EST We warned you last week, and now here it is – the movie trailer for Wes Anderson’s new movie The Darjeeling Limited. The film is “An emotional comedy about three brothers re-forging family bonds. The eldest, played by Wilson, hopes to reconnect with his two younger siblings by taking them on a train trip across the vibrant and sensual landscape of India....
No Cash For Tango: Kurt Russell Turns Down Role In Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables By Hunter Stephenson/March 23, 2009 1:37 pm EST A few days ago when Forest Whitaker was replaced by a rapper, I stopped caring about The Expendables. Even though he’s been papercut twice (or something), 50 Cent is just too much the chump to be cast in this PG-13 movie that’s ostensibly a 24-pack of ’80s, ’90s and ’00s action staples....
Paul Verhoeven To Direct The Surrogate By Peter Sciretta/May 29, 2009 1:54 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The plot can’t be any more different, more of a traditional contemporary thriller. Based on the 2004 novel by Kathryn Mackel, the story follows a couple who find out that the young college girl who they hired to carry their baby is insane. Here is the official description from the book:...
Photos: Transformers In ACTION By Peter Sciretta/April 2, 2007 12:28 pm EST Today is obviously photo day on /Film. Yahoo! Movies has three new exclusive photos from the movie Transformers. An no, it’s not the boring photos of Shia LaBeouf and Bernie Mac look up to the sky. They have real photos of the Transformers in action, like the one seen above of Bonecrusher and Optimus Prime doing battle on a Los Angeles freeway....
Punisher: War Zone Website Launches By Hunter Stephenson/March 14, 2008 3:02 pm EST The official website for this September’s Punisher re-do Punisher: War Zone is now online. The site is pretty bare right now, offering a mere two stills from the film, but the presentation is heavy on tone, with hushed police sirens, faint voices and a buzzing drone of dread all present as gunshots pierce glass and guns smoke on the image above....
Sahara Movie Budget Includes $237,386 In Bribes By Peter Sciretta/April 16, 2007 12:13 pm EST I love peeking behind the scenes at the ridiculous budgets of big Hollywood films, don’t you? The LA Times ran a revealing report showing the entire budget for Sahara. There is a lot of interesting stuff in this report, the most noteworthy is that the studio included local bribes. Yes, BRIBES. The budget breakdown includes “courtesy payments,” “gratuities” and “local bribes” totaling $237,386 ....
Slumdog Millionaire Star Joins The Last Airbender By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 1, 2009 11:16 pm EST M. Night Shyamalan is making some last minute casting changes on his live-action big screen adaptation of The Last Airbender, and the changes apparently have nothing to do with the intense criticism over the choice of hiring a mostly non-Asian cast (you didn’t expect him to right those wrong, did you?).Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel will be replacing Jesse McCartney, who supposedly had schedule conflicts due to his music career....
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed On The iPhone By Peter Sciretta/July 16, 2008 12:55 am EST Gizmodo has the first photos of THQ Wireless’ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game for the Apple iPhone. Looks pretty cool, eh? THQ is apparently promising “an uncharacteristically rich storyline for a mobile game and 2 1/2 to 3 hours of gameplay.” Let me remind you, this is just a cell phone game… I’m not sure my battery could handle such an elaborate mobile game....
Summit Buys Polanski’s Latest Film, Retitled The Ghost Writer By Russ Fischer/Dec. 11, 2009 12:29 pm EST Isn’t this a nicely ironic move by the tween-happy Summit Entertainment? There was a shade of doubt about the future of The Ghost, Roman Polanski’s latest film, when the director was arrested in Switzerland at the end of September. The mostly-completed film needed a sound mix and a few other tweaks, and Polanski worked on the film from his Swiss prison....
Sundance Movie Review: What Just Happened? By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 21, 2008 7:42 pm EST What Just Happened? begins in a test screening for Fiercely, a new movie starring Sean Penn. The film concludes with the graphic gun-shot death of the hero and his dog, definitely not a crowd pleaser. Poor test scores prompt the studio to request a new cut of the film, but the director doesn’t want to sacrifice his artistic vision....
Superman Returning Soon? In Green Lantern Movie, As Well As His Own? By Brendon Connelly/July 9, 2009 4:00 pm EST It’s a red letter day for Superman, pun intended. Not only is there some discussion about his potential appearance in the Green Lantern film, a crucially important law suit has been settled. Variety have reported that Warner Bros. and DC have been granted a favorable ruling in their case with the heirs of Jerry Siegel....
TED2009: How Benjamin Button Got His Face By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 26, 2009 12:12 pm EST As a kid I was obsessed with those movie magic specials. It was kind of like finding out how a magician did his magic tricks. As digital special effects have taken over, I feel the movie magic reveal has become less fun. Watching the special effects featurette on a DVD is usually one of the least interesting things on the disc....
Terry Rossio Talks Pirates 4; Discusses Optioned ‘Fountain Of Youth’ Novel By Russ Fischer/Oct. 7, 2009 10:45 am EST When Disney recently confirmed the development of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Cinematical’s Erik “Eagle Eye” Davis realized that there was also a pirate novel by the same name. (On Stranger Tides, that is.) Now we’ve learned that Disney had indeed optioned the novel (years ago) and that it forms, at least in some small part, a basis for the movie....
The Growing Problem Of Celebrity Imposters On Twitter By Peter Sciretta/March 26, 2009 1:55 pm EST Twitter has been growing by leaps and bounds lately, and some people attribute the growth to the recent surge of celebrities to join the microblogging website, and the attention that has caused in the media. But is the Seth Rogen you’re following on Twitter the real Seth Rogen? Websites like Valebrity try to confirm new arrivals to the social networking platform, but it’s a flawed system....
The Judd Apatow Backlash Has Begun By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 18, 2007 4:25 am EST The Judd Apatow backlash has begun, and it is being started by… Judd Apatow? “It’s not viral marketing… It’s comedy!” In this new FunnyorDie.com video, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd, Justin Long, and Craig Robinson talk about Walk Hard and their other projects, inciting a fight between Robinson and Apatow. Watch the video below. The Judd Apatow Backlash Has Begun...
