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New Photos: Juno By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 11, 2007 10:29 am EST Juno is set to hit theaters on December 14th in a platform release.

Next From Lars Von Trier: Planet Melancholia, A Psychological Sci-Fi Disaster Film By Russ Fischer/Oct. 9, 2009 10:41 am EST Lars Von Trier has been doing press over the past week for the US release of Antichrist. (Remotely, as he doesn’t fly, and has never been to the States.) But it wasn’t until today that he revealed the name and nature of his next project. Planet Melancholia is said to be a ‘psychological disaster film’, which he will write and direct....

Peter Berg Directs Christina Aguilera As Catwoman? By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 27, 2008 9:43 pm EST Okay, so the headline of this post is a bit gimmicky. No, Peter Berg is not going to direct a Catwoman film with Christina Aguilera as the star. But the Hancock director did film Aguilera’s latest music video “Keeps Gettin’ Better”, where the singer appears in the Catwoman cowl as she travels though time.. Yes, the same Peter Berg that directed Friday Night Lights and The Rundown....

Pixar’s Dinosaur Film: Teddy Newton’s Night And Day? By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 19, 2010 2:57 pm EST We might have finally found out information about Pixar’s mystery boy and his dinosaur film. An anonymous source responded to our story last night and confirmed that is is a Pixar short film called “Night And Day”. Teddy Newton, a storyboard artist on The Iron Giant, Character Designer for The Incredibles and Presto, makes his Pixar directorial debut....

Punisher: War Zone Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/May 16, 2008 1:26 pm EST UGO has the first poster for Punisher: War Zone, which is probably much better than the actual film. Punisher: War Zone Movie Poster By Peter Sciretta/May 16, 2008 1:26 pm EST UGO has the first poster for Punisher: War Zone, which is probably much better than the actual film.

Rosario Dawson Knows Nothing Of Kevin Smith’s Romantic Comedy By Peter Sciretta/March 31, 2007 6:07 pm EST Clerks 2 director Kevin Smith has been very vocal about his upcoming slate (or may-be he’s just very vocal period), which includes a horror film and a romantic comedy he wrote for Clerks 2 star Rosario Dawson. So when we asked Dawson about the project, we were surprised to learn that the Mallrats director hasn’t even approached her, YET....

Rose McGowen’s Big Casting Announcement? By Peter Sciretta/March 31, 2007 6:32 am EST Grindhouse star Rose McGowan has a huge announcement coming soon. The actress told /Film: I also have another really big one (movie), but I can’t say it now, in a week or two. We pressed her for more details but all she gave us was a smile. What a tease. See Rose in Grindhouse, which hits theaters on April 6th 2007....

Scott Pilgrim Has Wrapped, Edgar Wright Is Now On Twitter By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 28, 2009 6:42 pm EST There isn’t a lot of news coming out today, so I thought I’d post this brief update. Production has wrapped on Edgar Wright’s adaptation of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Final Slate: August 28th, 2009 at 21:40pm est). There are a couple more last day photos on Wright’s photoblog. Also, Wright, the filmmaker behind Spaced, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, is now on Twitter....

Spontaneous Sundance Interviews: Morgan Spurlock And The Safdie Brothers By David Chen/Jan. 22, 2010 3:00 pm EST At Sundance, you never know who you’ll bump into. While this can have unforeseen benefits, it can also have some unintended negative consequences. After the break, hear a brief audio blog I did with documentarian and Sundance juror Morgan Spurlock, as well as a video interview with the Safdie brothers, the directors of Daddy Longlegs....

The King Of Fighters Promo Trailer, Starring Ray Park And Maggie Q By Devindra Hardawar/Nov. 25, 2009 10:46 pm EST This promo trailer for Gordon Chan’s upcoming King of Fighters—yes, yet another fighting game film adaptation—is both simultaneously hilarious in its total cheese-factor, and also totally depressing when you remember that this guy directed Fist of Legend. Our friends over at Quiet Earth dug up this trailer, and I agree with them that this looks like the second coming of Corey Yuen’s D....

The Most Pirated Movies Of 2009 And Avatar: The Making Of The Bootleg By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 27, 2009 8:01 pm EST The above graph is from ChartsBin, showing the top 10 most pirated movies of 2009. The list, which was collected by Torrent Freak from several sources, is pretty odd. It’s not surprising that big Hollywood blockbusters like Star Trek and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen topped the list, but who would have thought that a film like Guy Ritchie’s Rocknrolla would end up at #3?...

The Social Network Moves Ahead To October 1st By Devindra Hardawar/Jan. 26, 2010 11:37 pm EST I never thought I’d be interested in a film about the founding of Facebook — but when you have Aaron Sorkin writing the screenplay and David Fincher directing, how could I not be intrigued? Now we’ve learned that it’s coming two weeks sooner. Originally scheduled for release on October 15, 2010, the studio has pushed it forward to October 1 — presumably because the film would have had a hard time finding an audience in an increasingly crowded October....

The Spirit: Uniting Divided Fanboys In Hate Since 2008 By Hunter Stephenson/Aug. 13, 2008 10:24 am EST Minutes after the panel for Frank Miller’s green screen opus,The Spirit, was over at Comic Con, the Internet exploded like a million snarky bottle rockets, sending up enlightened texts like, “The Spirit, LOL, looks like Sin Shitty,” and the trusty “EPIC FAIL!” Yes, on that marvelous day, the vista view enjoyed from the confines of Twitter was like sipping a Corona inside the Green Zone....

This Week In DVD: The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, Mamma Mia!, Traitor, Generation Kill, And More By Adam Quigley/Dec. 16, 2008 10:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. “From the creator of The Wire.” That’s all I need to hear to convince me to blind-buy this set, and this is coming from somebody who has blind-bought less than five movies/TV shows his entire life....

Thought Owen Wilson And Marmaduke Was Bad? How About Shawn Levy And The Berenstain Bears? By Russ Fischer/Nov. 3, 2009 9:23 am EST It is as if each successive news item along these lines was a more challenging trial. Seriously, considering a rash of these recent cash-in film announcements is like staring down a gauntlet that would make a pack of Vikings cry. First there’s the Mattel stuff: Battleship (which I’ve heard talk could be a lot better than anyone expects, but I remain skeptical) and Barbie....

VOTD: Batman Gets Pwned By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 2, 2009 12:00 am EST Batman kicks criminal ass in Gotham City, but has horrible hand/eye coordination. After getting pwned in the Mortal Kombat vs. DC video game, The Dark Knight tries to make excuses to his loyal butler Alfred. Thanks to /Film reader Lascelles L for the tip. Watch the video after the jump. VOTD: Batman Gets Pwned By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 2, 2009 12:00 am EST...

VOTD: Star Wars 1979 Drunk Driving PSA By Peter Sciretta/May 18, 2008 12:00 am EST [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/starwarsdrunkdriving.flv 360 270] Star Wars 1979 Drunk Driving PSAThe Pitch: Rare PSA featuring the creatures of the Star Wars Cantina in the famous “Friends don’t let friends drive drunk” campaign. This was produced for the US Dept of Transportation in 1979. Thanks to /Film reader Jonny for submitting this video. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations....

Watchmen IMAX Poster By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 2, 2009 4:28 pm EST Splash has a first look at Yet-another Watchmen movie poster. Remember when Warner Bros released the final poster last week? Well this is the second poster to hit the webs since then (Second poster today, actually), and it’s getting kinda ridiculous. The new poster is for the IMAX up conversion release of the comic book movie, and the characters are huge – up in your face....

Youth In Revolt Release Date Moves Up One Week; Film Will Get Sneak Previews By Russ Fischer/Nov. 20, 2009 2:13 pm EST Back in September, just as the film was screening to very positive word at the Toronto Film Festival, The Weinstein Company moved Youth in Revolt back to January 15. That wasn’t a huge surprise. Though audiences seem to really like Miguel Arteta’s adaptation of C.D. Payne’s novel, thanks in part to what some call a career-expanding performance by Michael Cera, TWC already has their awards season movies in Nine and (maybe, but looking less likely now) The Road....

30 Days Of Night Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/June 8, 2007 5:10 pm EST “That cold, ain’t the weather… That’s death approaching.” Is it just me or are there a lot of trailers hitting the web this week? And we haven’t been posting all of them (as some of them just rent worth watching). Yesterday we posted the new trailer for Will Smith’s I Am Legend. And now IGN brings us the first movie trailer for another vampire film, 30 Days of Night....