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James Wan Almost Got The Green Hornet Gig - Who Didn’t Seth Rogen Approach? By Brendon Connelly/Feb. 25, 2009 4:08 pm EST Here’s a mildly disorienting development – apparently, James Wan almost got the Green Hornet gig. The Saw director momentarily posted an update on his Facebook profile which was caught by the Eagle Eyes of Larry Carroll MTV’s Splash Page. It read: Damn you Michel Gondry shaking fists Oh well the better man won....

Joel Silver And Dark Castle Buying Sundance Horror Hit Splice? By Russ Fischer/Feb. 12, 2010 1:12 pm EST Most of the deals to come out of Sundance have been fairly small, from a monetary perspective. There’s just not much cash in indies these days, so the glory days of massive buys at the fest seem to be gone for the time being. And now along comes this reported deal for Vincenzo Natali’s film Splice, which is all the more odd as the gene-warping creature feature certainly seemed like one of the more niche films at the fest....

Jon Favreau Still Not Signed To Iron Man Sequel By Peter Sciretta/May 14, 2008 11:03 pm EST As of Tuesday morning, Jon Favreau is still unsigned for a Iron Man sequel. “They haven’t offered me anything yet,” Favreau told Howard Stern. “They’re all talking – they want to do it, they even announced a date.” After much harassment from Stern, Favreau revealed that he made $4 million for the first film and has a NET profit deal which would give him a very small percentage of the money once the film begins to turn a profit....

Joss Whedon Shuts Down Dollhouse Production For Two Weeks By Devindra Hardawar/Sept. 11, 2008 8:48 pm EST Luckily, it seems that this decision (just like his decision to reshoot the pilot) is entirely his own. The story goes that Whedon was busy directing two of the first three Dollhouse episodes already put to film, and when he finally left the directors chair he realized that some of the later scripts needed extra work....

Linkin Park’s New Divide From Transformers 2 By Peter Sciretta/May 18, 2009 12:45 pm EST Remember that new song that Linkin Park was working on for the soundtrack for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen? Well the song is now available on LinkinPark.com and Apple iTunes. Apparently the song has also been incorporated into part of the film’s score. It’s not bad, definitely not as horrible as Stan Bush’s remake of The Touch....

Lost Season 5 Preview: Jack And Ben By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 15, 2008 7:19 pm EST ABC has released another sneak preview of “Because You Left”, the first episode of Season Five of Lost. The clip features Jack and Ben talking about what might have become to the other passengers who stayed on the moving island, while they prepare to “go back”. A couple weeks ago, ABC released a scene from featuring Kate and a lawyer with a mysterious client....

Marvel Logo Line-Up: Iron Man 2, Thor, The First Avenger: Captain America, The Avengers By Hunter Stephenson/June 12, 2008 9:56 am EST Update: Nikki Finke reports that Marvel has offered Fav a new deal to direct Iron Man 2, with a requisite “insider” telling her, “What, do people think Marvel is stupid?” Well insider, I guess it’s good that Fav didn’t have to utilize Twitter, Plurk and Facebook to get a new deal, if true....

More Details On Jonah Hex Reshoots; Francis Lawrence Indeed Hired As ‘Consultant’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 11, 2010 10:18 am EST We’ve known for a while that Jonah Hex would be going back in front of cameras for reshoots this month. In this case, ‘additional shooting’ may be a more appropriate term, as the point seems to be adding new material in addition to ‘fixing’ a few scenes shot last year. Once the reshoot news arrived, rumors began to swirl around the Warner Bros....

Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End Is Almost 3 Hours Long?! By Peter Sciretta/May 14, 2007 1:04 pm EST Our Disney spy just told us that Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End has a final running time of 2 hours and 50 minutes. That’s right, the film will be almost 3 hours long. With trailers, pre-theater advertisements, and advanced seating, expect to spend over three and a half hours in those not-so-comfortable movie theater seats....

Red Band Clip For Punisher: War Zone Is Very Cruel To Faces By Hunter Stephenson/July 25, 2008 2:27 pm EST Judging from the number of heads that explode, collapse and squirt in this new Comic Con footage for Punisher: War Zone, I imagine these luminaries attending a press screening: Rambo, Ricki-Oh, Lucio Fulci and the “Crushing Your Head” guy from Kids in the Hall. When the first trailer hit and underwhelmed fans, director Lexi Alexander responded with…...

Rumor: Dave Chappelle Staging Another Block Party Film…in Dubai? By Hunter Stephenson/May 4, 2008 10:21 am EST Any news, even a light dusting, that involves Dave Chappelle returning to the big screen is worth writing about. The lithe Eminem of comedy hasn’t been present at the cinema since his and director Michel Gondry’s Wattstax homage, Dave Chappelle’s Block Party, in 2005, and our chums at Vulture seem to have uncovered plans for a follow-up....

Rumor: Josh Lucas Cast As Captain Christopher Pike In Star Trek? By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 27, 2007 1:38 pm EST A couple days ago we ran a rumor that Kirk is NOT the Captain of the Enterprise in the new JJ Abrams Star Trek prequel/reboot (or at least for the first half of the film). We have yet to get a 100% confirmation on this rumor, but most people in the know believe this to be true....

Sam Worthington In Negotiations For Role As Alex Proyas’ Dracula By Brendon Connelly/Jan. 26, 2010 3:16 pm EST The scoop belongs to Latino Review but consolidation (to put it politely) comes from The Hollywood Reporter: Sam Worthington, genre movie man of the moment, is in talks for the lead role in Dracula: Year Zero. Alex Proyas’ long brewing origin picture is set to mix the story of Vlad the Impaler with familiar vampire lore....

Six New Photos: Harold And Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 2, 2007 6:42 pm EST New Line has provided us with six new photos from the much anticipated comedy sequel, Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay. Check out the photos after the jump. As always, click on the images to enlarge. Director: Jon Hurwitz and Hayden SchlossbergStarring: John Cho, Kal Penn Rob Corddry, Roger Bart and Neil Patrick HarrisRelease Date: April 25th 2008Official Plot Synopsis: HAROLD AND KUMAR ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO BAY marks the triumphant return of these two hilarious, slacker anti-heroes....

SXSW Movie Review: Second Skin By Peter Sciretta/March 8, 2008 7:06 pm EST Last night I was able to catch a great movie called Second Skin (bad title), about the culture behind the gamers who inhabit the virtual online worlds of World or Warcraft, Everquest and Second Life. Over 50 million people around the world live in these online worlds, and Second Skin takes a look at a few of the characters in this space, running the gambit from a couple who met online in WOW and will be meeting for the first time ever in the real world, to a young man who’s addiction to WOW drove him to move into a boarding house as part of a 12-step online gamers self help group called Online Gamers Anonymous....

The Happening Movie Trailer #2 By Peter Sciretta/May 2, 2008 12:43 pm EST Last night I posted a new television spot for M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening, explaining that it was actually an abbreviated version of the new movie trailer which is attached to prints of Iron Man and Made of Honor. Well, now that new movie trailer is online for your enjoyment. I’m actually quite digging the build up to this paranoia film....

The Simpsons Are SuperBad: Seth Rogen And Evan Goldberg To Write Episode By Peter Sciretta/June 4, 2008 2:04 pm EST Superbad scribes Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are writing an episode of The Simpsons. “We called The Simpsons and asked if we could write an episode. Evan actually met James L Brooks at a party and James said he really liked Superbad so we thought there’s our in. Maybe we could ask to write a Simpsons,” Rogen revealed to Collider....

Video: Comic Con Day 2 Wrap Up By Peter Sciretta/July 25, 2008 9:13 am EST As Thursday comes to a close, we reflect on the interesting moments from the day’s events. Mike from Great White Snark talks about the Tron 2 trailer. Adam complains about problems behind the scenes in Comic Con pressland. Peter admits that he doesn’t understand Twilight, and is depressed by the actions of their insane fanbase. David shares his experience meeting Cam Gigandet....

VOTD: 1980’s Ghostbusters Proton Pack Toy Commercial By Peter Sciretta/March 4, 2009 12:00 am EST All the talk of a new Ghostbusters movie has me thinking of the cheesy Ghostbusters toys from my childhood. And then I came across this television commercial for Kenner’s Real Ghostbusters Proton Pack (via: wdrussell), which you can watch after the jump. I’ve also included a 7-minute compilation of other Ghostbusters toys: VOTD: 1980’s Ghostbusters Proton Pack Toy Commercial...

VOTD: Back To The Future Alternative Ending By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 25, 2009 12:00 am EST What would have happened if Doc Brown had overshot the future by a few years in the closing sequence of Back to the Future? Watch the alternative ending after the jump. via: Unique Daily VOTD: Back To The Future Alternative Ending By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 25, 2009 12:00 am EST What would have happened if Doc Brown had overshot the future by a few years in the closing sequence of Back to the Future?...