The Revenant Movie Trailer By David Chen/Oct. 1, 2009 6:16 am EST D. Kerry Prior’s horror/comedy The Revenant has been making waves on the festival circuit, with rave reviews from a variety of bloggers/critics. It recently screened at Fantastic Fest and now (via Quiet Earth) a trailer has surfaced. Hit the jump to see the trailer and leave your thoughts in the comments below. The film’s official plot synopsis is as follows:...
Tolkien Family And New Line Settle Lord Of The Rings Lawsuit By Russ Fischer/Sept. 8, 2009 10:10 am EST You didn’t really think that the lawsuit between the Tolkien Estate and New Line was actually going to progress far enough to derail Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro’s Hobbit movies, did you? Regardless, it’s good to know that the two parties have come to some agreement, money will be exchanged and everyone can go forward to make even more money with the forthcoming films....
Tom Hanks Reveals Larry Crowne Casting But Leaves Us With Another Puzzle By Brendon Connelly/March 27, 2010 3:40 pm EST Update: Most slots are now filled – and one of them not by the actor we originally assumed…Tom Hanks has used a Twitpic to unveil some previously unannounced members of the cast for Larry Crowne, his upcoming sophomore effort as writer-director. That’s the picture at the head of this story. Can you descry each and every one?...
Trailer For Zombies And Mobsters Film The Horde By Brendon Connelly/July 5, 2009 1:10 pm EST Calidude, this one’s for you. I may have been remiss in not sufficiently hyping The Horde’s position on the Frightfest roster, but I can at least make it up to you by bringing you the trailer. Watch that embedded after the break but first, a little background. This cops, robbers and zombies film is the debut of the writer and director team Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher, and was produced by Xavier Gens, director of Frontière(s) and Hitman....
Transformers 2 Clip: Sam Discovers Allspark Sliver By Peter Sciretta/June 20, 2009 11:27 am EST Another clip has been released from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which features (possible spoilers follow…) Sam (Shia LaBeouf) discovering a sliver of the allspark which ends up transforming household appliances into Decepticons. Watch the clip after the jump. I’ve also included links to the four other Transformers 2 clips released thus far. Other clips we’ve previously posted include: Mikaela’s run-in with the Decepticon spy Wheelie, whose alt mode is a small RC truck “We’re Going To Die” which shows what happens when you pitt a Decepticon against a car (which Sam and Mikaela inside) Sam and Mikaela hide out in a shack in the desert but are discovered by insecticons The military run into a Constructicon at an Asian Power Plant...
Transformers 2 Trailer To Premiere In 20 Cities By Peter Sciretta/April 23, 2009 4:11 pm EST Paramount Pictures will be premiering the new trailer for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in 20 select markets on April 29th, attached to a one-time screening of Michael Bay’s 2007 film Transformers. Better yet, the movie will be presented in IMAX in the five top markets: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Toronto....
Video: Johnny Depp’s Sweeney Todd Recording Session By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 21, 2007 3:55 pm EST Paramount has sent us a short featurette focusing on Johnny Depp’s musical performance in Tim Burton’s upcoming film version of Sweeney Todd. Depp talks a bit about the music, and we see a musical number intercut with the actor doing his recording session. Check out the new featurette after the jump. [flv:http://media2.slashfilm.com/slashfilm/trailers/sweeneydeppsinging.flv 470 350] Sweeney Todd hits theaters on December 21, 2007....
VOTD: Blood Car Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/May 8, 2008 12:00 am EST [flv:http://slashfilmmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/bloodcar.flv 460 258] Blood Car created by Fake Wood WallpaperThe Pitch: The aptly-named Blood Car is a near-future tale about peak oil and bloodthirsty vegans. Gasoline is so expensive that it takes almost 500 bucks to fill your tank, and most cars have been abandoned in vast “car graveyards.” Archie is a nice vegan guy who wants to help the world by creating the first engine that runs on wheatgrass – but instead, he accidentally invents an engine that runs on human blood....
VOTD: Toy Story Flashback: John Lasseter And Pete Docter In 1995 By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 31, 2009 12:00 am EST /Film reader Ezequiel G points me towards a video that was recently uploaded to the official Disney/Pixar youtube page. The video is a flashback to 1995, fifteen years ago, as we get to listen and watch a conversation between John Lasseter and Pete Docter as they figure out the how to best bring to life what a character says through their movements for the original Toy Story film....
Wanted Movie Trailer #3 By Peter Sciretta/June 3, 2008 6:35 pm EST [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/wantedjunefull.flv 470 200] You can watch the new trailer in High Definition on MySpace. Official Plot Synopsis:Â Â Based upon Mark Millar’s explosive graphic novel series and helmed by stunning visualist director Timur Bekmambetov-creator of the most successful Russian film franchise in history, the Night Watch series-Wanted tells the tale of one apathetic nobody’s transformation into an unparalleled enforcer of justice....
Warner Bros Options Frank Miller’s Ronin By Peter Sciretta/May 1, 2007 2:29 pm EST Warner Bros has officially optioned the rights to Frank Miller’s graphic novel Ronin, just as we expected. The live action feature film adaptation will be directed by Stomp the Yard (yawn) director Sylvain White. A rÅnin (浪人, rÅnin?) was a masterless samurai during the feudal period (1185â€"1868) of Japan. Frank Miller’s six-issue mini-series shows some of the strongest influences of manga on Miller’s style, both in the artwork and narrative style....
White Jazz Casting By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 5, 2007 6:53 pm EST The characters of Junior Stemmons and Glenda Bledsoe have been cast in Joe Carnahan’s upcoming adaptation of James Ellroy’s White Jazz. So who will be playing Stemmons and Bledsoe? Carnahan won’t say. “I cant reveal their names but rest assured, the choices will shock and amaze: Pissing off some while pleasing many more,” says Carnahan. “I can tell you one of the actors I worked with in Smokin’ Aces will be playing whackjob deviant kid cop Junior Stemmons....
X-Files: I Want To Believe Plot Revealed? By Peter Sciretta/April 18, 2008 1:21 pm EST Who knows if this is actually real or not, but the storyline seems to match with the footage shown at WonderCon. I could also be another planned fake leak to further throw fans off. What do you guys think? via: X-FilesNews.com
Academy Awards To Feature Exclusive Movie Trailers By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 9, 2008 3:48 am EST The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has decided to lift their long-running ban of movie trailers during the Academy Award telecast. But there is a catch: Each movie studio will be allowed to run just one spot (30 or 60 seconds), and that spot must be an Oscar exclusive. Sounds like a good plan to boost ratings....
Breaking Bad Returns Tonight With A Dark-As-Ever Episode By Hunter Stephenson/March 21, 2010 5:55 pm EST Usually the season premiere of a television series doesn’t necessitate a post at /Film—cue the “This is not /TV!” commentators—but Breaking Bad is an exception. Several of our staffers feel the AMC drama is the best series going, and one or two of us would gladly argue it ranks with the best ever. At 10 p....
Comic-Con: What We’re Most Looking Forward To By David Chen/July 22, 2009 6:50 pm EST In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, the /Film crew collectively traveled thousands upon thousands of miles to make it to the San Diego Convention Center by early this afternoon. Over the course of the next week or so, /Film will be inundated with reports of film news, footage reactions, interviews, audio blogs and video blogs....
Cool Stuff: Kotobukiya’s Iron Man ARTFX Statue By Peter Sciretta/April 29, 2008 11:05 am EST Inspired by the original promotional one-sheet for the film, Kotobukiya’s Movie ARTFX Iron Man Fine Art Statue stands 13 inches tall as this. Stan Winston Studios fabricated the suit for the film based on designs by comic artist extraordinaire Adi Granov, and every detail of Iron Man’s Mark III armor has been faithfully replicated by the craftsmen at Kouei Matsumoto in 1/6th scale....
Cool Stuff: Star Wars AT-AT GameCube Mod For Sale On eBay By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 2, 2007 5:52 am EST In 2005, we posted a photo of a Nintendo GameCube which had been modded into a Star Wars AT-AT. Well, apparently the owner of the creation has decided to sell it on eBay. My guess is he finally realized that the next generation of gaming consoles were out… Aside from the mod being “internet famous”, it was also featured in Electronic Gaming Monthly (or as normal geeks call it, “EGM”)....
Crank 2 And Outlander Movie Posters By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 13, 2009 8:41 pm EST Latino Review has a first look at the teaser poster for Crank 2: High Voltage (pictured right), which is a variation on the original Crank teaser poster (pictured left). Click on the poster above to see the image in regular resolution. A few months back Outlander was gaining momentum in online circles, but The Weinstein Co will have none of that and has decided to bury the film with a late-January limited release — which is basically the kiss of death....
Dreamgirls Star Anika Noni Rose Is Disney’s The Frog Princess By Peter Sciretta/April 20, 2007 10:09 pm EST Dreamgirls star Anika Noni Rose has signed on to voice Maddy in Disney’s The Frog Princess. Rose will become Disney’s first black princess in the first hand-drawn film Disney has committed to since the Pixar purchase. The film promises to return to the Broadway-style musical in the likes of the successful Disney animated films such as Walt’s classics....
