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First Look: James Franco In Howl By Russ Fischer/June 9, 2009 9:32 am EST This is the sort of story that we’d often relegate to Page 2, but I’m interested enough in Howl, the upcoming picture about poet Allen Ginsberg, that I want to take the chance to highlight the first photo of James Franco in character as Ginsberg as published by EW. I’ve been following Franco’s Ledger-like emergence as a serious actor with great interest, and this could be a key project in his career....

Friday The 13th Remake: New Photos By Hunter Stephenson/July 22, 2008 7:09 pm EST Photos removed at request of Warner Bros More photos of Jason Voorhees in Platinum Dunes’s Friday the 13th remake have surfaced, this time showing close-ups of the masked camp killer. There are minor quibbles in the horror community about this new Jason’s choice of clothing (too hip?) and his “‘roided appearance.” What do you guys think? Should they send Jason back into outer space for a makeover?...

GI Joe Sequel Will Soon Go Into Development By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 10, 2009 10:59 am EST GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra earned an estimated $100 million worldwide despite mostly negative buzz and reviews (39% on Rotten Tomatoes). The film surpassed studio expectations domestically, earning $56.2 million stateside. All of this can mean only one thing – a sequel is already in development. Paramount Picture’s vice chairman, Rob Moore, confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that a sequel “will soon go into development....

Guillermo Del Toro Updates On Mimic And Geometria Director’s Cuts By Brendon Connelly/Sept. 28, 2009 2:53 pm EST I’ve always rather liked the theatrical cut of Guillermo del Toro’s Mimic, though admittedly somewhat less than his better (read: less compromised) pictures. It doesn’t show any signs of being forcefully expanded from a short, some of the character and plotting work is brilliant and the atmosphere is often very powerful and pervasive....

Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs By Peter Sciretta/March 9, 2008 2:55 am EST Scrat is going back in time, or at least that is the only probable explanation for the third film in the Ice Age series, which is titled ICE AGE: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. That’s right, Dinosaurs! I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died off before the Ice Age which means that, well, something is up. Yorrick Brown on the JoBlo message boards has a photo (seen above) from Showest of 20th Century Fox’s official standee for the upcoming computer animated sequel....

Life During Wartime UK Trailer: Todd Solondz Sorta-Sequelizes Happiness By Russ Fischer/April 1, 2010 10:21 am EST I’m not sure how Todd Solondz managed to shrink Tilda Swinton into the form of a young boy, but he appears to have done so; the figure graces the overseas poster, seen below, for his new film Life During Wartime. (It’s actually the young actor Dylan Riley Snyder. But still.) Much more important, we’ve now got a UK trailer for the film, which shows off a brief glimpse of the way in which Solondz has taken characters from Happiness and Welcome to the Dollhouse and brought them forward into a new portrait of family disquiet and the spirit of forgiveness....

New James Bond Quantum Of Solace Photos By Peter Sciretta/April 4, 2008 12:08 pm EST USA Today has released a batch of new photos from the next James Bond film Quantum of Solace. The new stills feature a bunch of action and give us our first look at one of the new Bond Girls – Olga Kurylenko who plays a half-Russian, half-Bolivian rogue agent named Camiille, and new nemesis Dominic Greene, played by Mathieu Almaric (Munich), a jet-setting CEO and member of the Quanrum organization (from Casino Royale) who plans to take over the world’s water supply....

Pixar’s Up Super Bowl Spot And Bonus Video Clip By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 31, 2009 5:14 pm EST Disney has released the Super Bowl advertisement for Pixar’s Up, which is essentially the theatrical trailer with an extra funny bit involving Russell’s GPS at the end. Disney has also released a little short called Adventures with Carl and Russell which involves the unlikely duo’s journey through the jungle. While the story seems a lot more subdued than previous Pixar films, the characters are just so immediately lovable....

Plot Synopsis Revealed For Marvel’s Thor By Peter Sciretta/March 8, 2010 3:50 pm EST Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment have released an updated official plot synopsis for the big screen adaptation of Thor, along with preliminary credits. No huge surprises, but a few confirmations. All the information is included, after the jump. The Official Plot Synopsis: Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present the epic adventure, “Thor,” which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard....

Renny Harlin Jumps On Russia/Georgia War Movie By Russ Fischer/Aug. 4, 2009 10:30 am EST Renny Harlin had been hoping to get back to ‘real’ movies with Mannerheim, about Finnish politician Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, but financing for that project fell apart at the last minute. So Variety reports that he’s now set to direct a film based on the five-day conflict between Russia and Georgia, which took place on August 8 2008....

Retro Movie Trailer: The Independence Day SuperBowl Advertisement By Peter Sciretta/July 3, 2007 11:27 pm EST [flv:http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/trailers/id4superbowl.flv 450 260]

Robocop On Hulu By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 1, 2009 1:02 pm EST Not a big football fan? Not excited about the Super Bowl ads? Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 sci-fi classic Robocop is now available for free (for United States readers) on Hulu. Watch the full movie embedded after the jump. Here is a bit of trivia thanks to IMDB: Director Paul Verhoeven makes a cameo as a “wildly gesticulating guy in the dance club immediately after Leon tries to kick RoboCop in the crotch....

Sam Worthington Confirmed As Lead Of The Fields, Formerly Called The Texas Killing Fields By Russ Fischer/Feb. 8, 2010 9:05 am EST Last year we reported that Danny Boyle’s abandoned project The Texas Killing Fields had got a new lease on life and a couple of attached stars: Sam Worthington and Bradley Cooper. While Cooper’s relationship to the film is currently uncertain, multiple sources are now confirming Worthington’s involvement. Michael Mann will produce the film for his daughter Ami Mann to direct....

Screenwriting Tidbits: Batman 3, Puss In Boots And The Flash By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 29, 2009 9:33 pm EST IESB claims that Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan and David Goyer are already working on the screenplay for a third Batman film, but when they talked to producer Charles Roven, they were unable to get a confirmation. I have a feeling that the process is in the earliest of stages (ideas, possible treatment), and that the trio are not huddled around a table in a room with one of them hard at work typing behind a computer screen....

Slumdog Millionaire Deleted Scene: Prem Visits The Police Station By Peter Sciretta/May 29, 2009 12:56 am EST [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/slumdogdeleted.flv 550 234]

Sundance Blog: Celebrity Sightings By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 18, 2009 3:16 am EST Sundance is now in full swing and I havent been able to to blog about the experience as much as I would like to. We’ve got a tremendous response to the video blogs, probably more so than anything else we’ve ever put up on the site. It probably speaks to why America is so obsessed with reality television. And the response has not only been online but also on location in Park City....

Terminator Salvation Teaser Trailer - What Do You Think? By Peter Sciretta/July 16, 2008 11:38 am EST The teaser trailer for Terminator: Salvation will be attached to The Dark Knight this Friday. But you don’t have to wait until Friday to see it! I think we are going to be very surprised by this film. That last shot with the T-100 is epic. This is definitely one of those trailers that you need to watch a couple times to fully take in all the slivers of footage....

The Joker Will See You In December By Peter Sciretta/May 21, 2007 6:35 pm EST This past weekend The Joker was revealed on the viral mini-site IBeleieveInHarveyDentToo.com. Believe it or not, some people still think that the site is nothing more than a fan creation. The domain name was purchased by a seemingly third party, and not Warner Bros. And further fuel was added to the fire today as the site now features a black page with red lettering stating “Page not found”....

The Reader Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 31, 2008 7:52 pm EST The Weintein Co has released the first trailer for Stephen Daldry’s adaptation of The Reader. The romantic drama is set in a post-World War II Germany, and tells the story of “a man whose life has been shaped by an illicit affair with a passionate, elusive older woman during his youth.” The film stars Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes....

Tim Burton To Direct Sleeping Beauty Remake Maleficent? By Brendon Connelly/Jan. 19, 2010 5:05 am EST It bodes well for Alice in Wonderland that Disney are now reportedly lining up another revisionist re-take on one of their cartoon classics for Tim Burton to direct. Maleficent will be a retelling of the Sleeping Beauty story that focuses on the Mistress of all Evil instead of that pretty somnambulist and her slightly creepy Prince Phillip....