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First Official Photos: MacGruber By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 6, 2010 5:38 pm EST Universal Pictures has released their 2010 movie preview, which included this first official photo from Jorma Taccone’s big screen adaptation of the Saturday Night Live sketch MacGruber, starring Will Forte, Ryan Phillippe, Kristen Wiig, Val Kilmer, Powers Boothe and Maya Rudolph. You will find three photos after the jump, click on each one to enlarge. Cast: Will Forte, Ryan Phillippe, Kristen Wiig, Val Kilmer, Powers Boothe and Maya RudolphDirector: Jorma TacconeRelease Date: April 23rd 2010Plot Synopsis: Only one American hero has earned the rank of Green Beret, Navy SEAL and Army Ranger....

Is Stephen Chow’s Movie With Jack Black And Anne Hathaway A Bruce Lee Remake? By Russ Fischer/Feb. 22, 2010 12:39 pm EST It’s a slow news day, and that means rumor time! You might remember that, over a year ago, Stephen Chow stepped away from the director’s chair for The Green Hornet, supposedly to work on his own big Hollywood movie. Shortly afterward, it was said to be a vehicle for Jack Black and Anne Hathaway, and that it would be a big action-packed spectacle, with the CGI and humor that characterizes Chow’s films, just made with a bigger budget....

Jay Chou Cast As Kato In The Green Hornet By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 7, 2009 10:46 am EST Columbia Pictures has confirmed that Taiwanese star Jay Chou (Curse of the Golden Flower ) has been cast as Kato in The Green Hornet. Stephen Chow had been previously attached to the role, but departed from the project shortly after stepping down from the director’s chair. Official press release after the jump. THE GREEN HORNET™" GETS HIS KATO IN TAIWANESE SUPERSTAR JAY CHOU CULVER CITY, Calif....

Jewno By Peter Sciretta/March 18, 2008 11:25 pm EST /Film reader Sheryl Z pointed us towards this trailer for a very well done Juno parody titled Jewno. The title tells you everything. Written by Daily Show scribe Rob Kutner & Sheryl Zohn, and directed by Stephen J Levinson for The Shushan Channel, Jewno tackles almost every possible Jewish joke (and then some) in the context of a story about of a Jewish teenager who gets pregnant....

Jon Favreau Clears Up Iron Man Suit Rumors By Peter Sciretta/April 29, 2007 6:50 am EST Jon Favreau has updated the Iron Man MySpace Group blog, clearing a few things up about the Iron Man suit that has been seen in the previously released photos. Let me confirm a few things: The movie will contain both the gray suit and the gold and red. The light you see in the photo on Robert’s chest in the USA Today article is the chest piece glowing through his shirt....

Jonny Greenwood’s There Will Be Blood Score Out Of Oscar Race! By Hunter Stephenson/Jan. 22, 2008 2:27 am EST “Damn.” Let’s hope this isn’t a sign of things to come in regards to the Academy Awards for Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood: Jonny Greenwood’s feted instrumental soundtrack for the film, seen as a shoe-in for Best Original Score, has been officially disqualified. The reason? The score contains preexisting music....

Michael Moore’s Sicko Movie Trailer Revealed By Peter Sciretta/May 23, 2007 11:40 am EST The Weinstein Co has finally released the theatrical trailer for Michael Moore’s new controversial documentary Sicko. The trailer seems to focus mostly on the horrifying stories of the real people who have been screwed by the profit motivated American healthcare industry. Everyone who has seen the film so far has said that these segments are sometimes heartbreakingly emotional....

Movie Review: The Host By Peter Sciretta/March 9, 2007 6:19 am EST Since it’s premiere at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, Joon-ho BONG’s new film The Host has garnered huge international buzz. So I went into the screening with unreachably high expectations and was not disappointed. Starring: Song Kang-ho, Scott Wilson, Byun Hee-Bong, Park Hae-il, Bae DoonaDirected by: Bong Joon-HoRelease Date: March 9th 2007Genres: Thriller/HorrorRunning Time: 119 minutesMPAA Rating: R for creature violence and language....

New WALL-E Photo In EW By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 27, 2008 2:16 pm EST A new photo of Pixar’s WALL-E was published in the new issue of Entertainment Weekly (the one with Heath Ledger on the cover). I’m still at Sundance so I don’t have access to any scanning equipment, but I was able to snap a make-shift photo with my Macbook pro’s isight camera. Click on the image above to enlarge....

Patrick Wilson Almost Confirms Watchmen Casting By Peter Sciretta/June 18, 2007 11:53 am EST Last month it was widely reported that Patrick Wilson, Jude Law and Keanu Reeves were offered roles in Zack Snyder’s upcoming big screen adaptation of Alan Moore’s graphic novel Watchmen. Since then we’ve learned that Keanu Reeves had officially turned down the role of Dr. Manhattan. AICN now reports that Jason Patric (Narc, The Alamo, The Lost Boys) is now “the favorite for the role [of Dr....

Pixar’s Day & Night: Is It 2D Or 3D? By Peter Sciretta/March 15, 2010 2:00 am EST Last week, Walt Disney Pictures released the first photo, a promo title treatment, for Pixar’s next short film, Day & Night, directed by Teddy Newton. The photo, seen above, featured two characters, one filled with day, the other filled with night. At the time we speculated that the short might be a 2D animated film, and not the computer animated short film we’re use to from Pixar....

Seth Rogen’s Green Hornet May Not Happen After All By David Chen/Jan. 24, 2009 9:02 pm EST Things aren’t looking up for Seth Rogen’s Green Hornet project. According to Drew McWeeny over at Hitfix, the buzz at Sundance is that the movie is basically on life support over at Sony, and that there’s “a good chance the studio’s going to kick the plug out any moment now.” McWeeny reports: [A]t Sundance, I heard several people say that the film was off completely....

Six New Images From James Cameron’s Avatar By Russ Fischer/Aug. 19, 2009 10:22 pm EST In the Comic Con footage, some of which will be seen in theatres on Friday and which we expect to see briefly mirrored in the trailer, we already saw some of these characters, but this is the first time most of you get a look at Weaver, Ribisi, Lang and Rodriguez as they appear in the film....

State Of Play Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 23, 2008 7:13 pm EST Universal Pictures has released the trailer for State of Play, the new dramatic crime thriller starring Ben Affleck and Russell Crowe. Based on the BBC mini-series of the same title, the film tells the story of " a team of investigative reporters work alongside a police detective to try to solve the murder of a congressman’s mistress." Ben Affleck, who replaced Edward Norton in the final hour leading up to the production, plays the fast-rising politician who is caught up in a murder conspiracy....

Stephen Lang Offered Conan Villain Role By Brendon Connelly/March 3, 2010 11:12 am EST Stephen Lang’s reward for acing his portrayal of the villainous Colonel Quaritch in Avatar could be another showcase role as the colourful bad guy. There’s said to be a deal on the table right now that would see Lang taking the part of Khalar Singh in Marcus Nispel’s Conan reboot. Here’s how Singh was described in the casting breakdown for the movie:...

Sunshine Cleaning Movie Trailer #2 By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 14, 2008 2:55 pm EST A couple weeks ago, we posted the first trailer for Sunshine Cleaning, an wonderful indie dramedy which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. The film has been compared to Little Miss Sunshine, probably because it was produced by the same guys, features a couple of the same cast members, including Academy Award winner Alan Arkin, and even has “Sunshine” in the title....

VOTD: Spike Jonze’s 1997 Short Film How They Get There By Peter Sciretta/June 17, 2008 12:00 am EST How They Get There by Spike JonzeThe Pitch: 1997 short film directed by Spike Jonze, with Mark Gonzales as male lead. A guy and a girl play copycat with each other from opposite sides of the street, that is, until a slightly abrupt & uncopyable event occurs. Watch More Cool Videos Here! Video of the Day is a daily feature of /Film showcasing geekarific video creations....

2008 Oscar Nominations Announced - What Do You Think? By David Chen/Jan. 22, 2009 6:08 am EST The Academy Motion Picture of Arts and Sciences announced the 81st Annual Oscar Nominations this morning. Some VERY quick observations: Hit the jump for the full list. Performance by an actor in a leading role Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor” (Overture Films) Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon” (Universal) Sean Penn in “Milk” (Focus Features)...

2009 Academy Award Speeches By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 23, 2009 1:30 am EST Did you miss any of the important Oscar speeches from last night’s Academy Awards? Well you have a second chance to catch them now on YouTube. After the jump we’ve embedded the speeches from Danny Boyle (Best Director), Kate Winslet (Best Actress), Penelope Cruz (Best Supporting Actress), AR Rahman (Best Sound, Best Score), Heath Ledger’s Family (Best Supporting Actor), and Sean Penn (Best Actor)....

92 Minutes To Live By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 16, 2008 10:51 pm EST What would you do if you learned you only had 92 minutes to live? Overture has acquired a philosophical comedy titled 92 Minutes, which is about that exact hypothetical situation. Basically it is a comedy about priorities under the tightest time limit possible. The lead character must decide wether to spend his last 92 minutes rushing around to accomplish as much as humanly possible or to slow down and enjoy his last minutes alive on Earth....