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Dailies From Joel Schumacher’s Creek Show Up Online By Brendon Connelly/April 15, 2009 12:56 pm EST Joel Schumacher’s Creek – which I thought was still called Town Creek, until Quiet Earth told me otherwise – is completed and ready to roll out, though I’m yet to see that any trailer or other marketing materials have been issued. Curiously, however, a series of dailies for the film have turned up online and been discovered by the aforementioned QE team....

Editors Switched On Eclipse - David Slade’s Choice Out, Twilight Editor In By Brendon Connelly/March 3, 2010 1:05 pm EST From day one David Slade seemed like an odd choice to direct a film in the Twilight franchise – and not least because of his controversial comments damning the first installment. With Eclipse, however, it seemed maybe like Summit were going for a slightly harder-edged feel by choosing him, and it even gave some undecided floating voters a tiny bit of confidence that this next film in the series would have broader appeal than the first two – films which were, let’s be honest, quite squarely targeted at certain easily defined demographics....

Group Of Clowns Protest Harvey Dent By Peter Sciretta/March 24, 2008 1:18 am EST As you probably know, Warner Bros has ramped up the viral campaign for The Dark Knight and have sent Dentmobles around the country. Supposedly an “independent grassroots movement of Gotham City citizens are traveling around to garner support for Gotham City’s Harvey Dent potential decision to run for District Attorney. Old news, I know… Here is the interesting part:...

Hogwarts Set Destroyed In Harry Potter Set Fire? By Peter Sciretta/March 21, 2010 11:09 pm EST Update: Click here for an update on the fire and what was destroyed. A fire broke out at the London-set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at Leavesden Studios on Friday night. Those of you who haven’t read the book might not want to read the following, as it reveals details about the film’s climactic sequence (note: I’m sure the trailers for the final film will show some of this sequence, but I’m playing it safe)....

J. Michael Straczynski Penning Video Game Adaptation Shattered Union, Still On Paul Greengrass Project By Russ Fischer/Oct. 27, 2009 7:32 am EST UPDATE: Since publishing this, /Film reader Eneko Ruiz pointed me to Straczynski’s own site, where an email he reprints (from Oct 24) suggests that he’s not actively working on Silver Surfer. JMS writes: “My guess is that since my draft was closely tied into FF2, which is ancient now, they’ve struck off in a different direction....

Must Watch: There Will Be Oscars By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 7, 2008 9:47 am EST David Spade impersonates Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview in this hilarious There Will Be Blood parody video titled “There Will Be Oscars” over at FunnyorDie.com. Spade’s Plainview wants the Oscar gold. He’s worked long and hard for this moment. This is probably the funniest thing Spade has done in years. Watch the video now below. Thanks to FirstShowing for discovering this....

Mysterious DVD Arrives At /Film Offices: “Do You Have The Crazy?” By Peter Sciretta/July 2, 2007 8:05 pm EST Today in the mail we received an unmarked package containing a DVD-r. Written on the DVD-r in black sharpie are the words “Do You Have the Crazy?” (as seen above in my iPhone snapshot) Most of you probably don’t recognize the phrase, because it’s featured in a great zombie/horror movie that I saw at Sundance in January....

New Live Action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie In The Works? By Peter Sciretta/July 16, 2008 11:52 am EST Could the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles be returning to the big screen in a new live action film? The Playmates Toys website has the following statement: “Following the success of the ‘TMNT’ theatrical release in 2007, Mirage licensing and Imagi studios have begun work on a new live-action TMNT film for 2010....

Pixar Won’t Tinker With Toy Story In 3D Rerelease By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 28, 2008 11:34 pm EST Pixar fans can rest easy knowing that the Emeryville computer animation powerhouse is not pulling a George Lucas and making uneeded “improvements” to the upcoming Toy Story and Toy Story 2 3D rereleases. producer Jim Morris told Collider, “There’s no new shots. There’s no new nothing. It’s exactly the same movie you saw before....

Scott Pilgrim Vs. Motion Capture By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 23, 2009 2:48 pm EST A few weeks back Brandon Routh let it slip that Edgar Wright’s big screen adaptation of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World would combine live action with hand drawn animation. We theorized at the time that the animation would probably be used to supplement that video game-style fight sequences between Pilgrim and Ramona Flower’s evil exes. Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley confirmed to MTV at New York Comic Con that the film would indeed incorporate animation, but not to a large extent....

Sequels: Zombieland And Showgirls; One IS Getting A Sequel, The Other Might By Russ Fischer/Oct. 6, 2009 12:45 pm EST What do Zombieland and Showgirls have to do with one another? Well, in Zombieland the undead didn’t pole dance; they just ran. Wakka, wakka wakka! More to the point, both have been the subject of recent sequel talk. Which one has a sequel already in the process of development and which one is currently mere speculation?...

Sex And The City Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 22, 2008 11:07 am EST I really didn’t want to post the new Sex and the City movie trailer, but there seems to be nothing else going on the interwebs this morning. So for the 5 women who read /Film, enjoy… Discuss: Are there any guys out there who actually want to see this movie and are not being forced to by their respective girlfriend/wife?...

Switzerland Won’t Release Polanski From Prison By Russ Fischer/Oct. 6, 2009 8:31 am EST Given that the Swiss government has more or less turned a blind eye to Roman Polanski’s presence in the country over the past decade (despite an international warrant being out for his arrest since at least 2005) I suppose the filmmaker had reason to believe that he might be able to talk his way out of the Zurich prison that has been his home since September 26....

Tales Of The Black Freighter Teaser Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 13, 2009 12:28 pm EST Warner Premiere has released a movie trailer for the animated direct-to-DVD adaptation of the comic book within the story of Watchmen – Tales of the Black Freighter. You can watch it embedded after the jump or in High Definition on MTV.com. Looks pretty good for a home video production. Tales of the Black Freighter will hit store shelves on March 10th 2009....

Teens Are Still Willing To Pay For Movies, But Don’t Really Care Which Film They See By Peter Sciretta/July 13, 2009 3:07 pm EST A new report from Morgan Stanley attempts to capture the media habits of a modern-day teenager. The findings conclude that teenagers are “very reluctant” to pay for music (80 percent download it illegally, most have never bought a CD) and the majority consider Newspapers and other print media as “irrelevant....

The Dark Is Rising Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/June 19, 2007 12:30 pm EST MTV has posted a first look at the new poster for 20th Century Fox’s fantasy Adventure film The Dark is Rising. Pretty much looks like every other fantasy epic poster of the last five years (Lord of the Rings, Eragon, etc). Click on the image to enlarge, or you can find a higher resolution version after the jump....

The Road Director John Hillcoat Eyes Daniel Craig, Nick Cave For Future Projects By Russ Fischer/Sept. 7, 2009 4:38 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Variety also says Hillcoat is eyeing Craig for a film, though there are no specifics. Many sites seem to be reading the trade report as saying that Hillcoat would direct La bonne année, and while that may end up being the case, that’s not how the article reads....

VOTD: Droll Na’Vi Make Up Tutorial By Brendon Connelly/Jan. 6, 2010 12:00 am EST My favourite YouTube upload of the last week or so is at once a basic guide to Halloween-ready Na’vi makeup – and let’s face facts, there’s going to be a strong tang of Avatar to All Hallow’s Eve come October, not to mention every possible cosplay outlet from here until the end of time/until the sucky Avatar prequel trilogy defiles some childhoods/for a year or two [delete as applicable] – and a tour de force in unforced glibness....

/Film Invades Comic-Con 2009! Wednesday Night Meet-Up Planned By Peter Sciretta/July 21, 2009 11:59 pm EST /Film will be invading San Diego for the 2009 Comic-Con International. /Film team members Peter Sciretta, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, Adam Quigley and Russ Fischer will be covering the entire con, Wednesday through Sunday. If you’re not going to be at the Con, /Film will be the place to be for extensive coverage of all things movies and television from Comic Con....

/Film Invades Comic-Con Blogger Party By Peter Sciretta/July 28, 2007 11:46 am EST Last night was a lot of fun. I met up with most of the other big movie bloggers from across the U.S., a list which includes: John (themovieblog), Kevin (Cinematical), Vic and John (Screenrant), Alex, Jessica, Josh, Dave (FirstShowing.Net) and Jen (Rotten Tomatoes). The party took place on the roof of the W Hotel on a level called The Beach (which is named that because there is sand everywhere)....