Cool Stuff: Bronze Boba Fett Statue By Peter Sciretta/July 29, 2008 4:10 am EST Sideshow Collectibles has put a Star Wars Boba Fett bronze statue up for preorder. You can own this 21 inche tall bounty hunter for only $5,000. Why so expensive? It’s a limited edition with only 75 statues produced. Estimated to ship in the fourth quarter of 2008. “This impressive piece stands atop an environmental display base reminiscent of Jabba’s palace....
Cool Stuff: Iron Man Hulkbuster Action Figure By Peter Sciretta/April 22, 2008 9:50 am EST Jin-Saotome modified an Iron Man movie action figure with Hulkbuster armor. “Since the new Incredible Hulk movie is coming up I figured the two could clash, Stark whipping out with his super armored suit to combat the jade behemoth. It was made using the Iron Monger body with new feet, arm, and shoulder sections of an Armored Core import figure and a regular Mark IV IM head....
Does A Golden Globe Win Hurt Heath Ledger’s Oscar Chances? By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 12, 2009 12:13 pm EST As you all know by now, Heath Ledger won the Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role Award at last night’s Golden Globes. Does this mean that Ledger is a shoe in for an Academy Award? Actually, that’s actually a misconception. While Heath’s win probably solidifies the fact that he will be nominated and in contention, history has shown that Academy members tend to disagree with the Hollywood foreign press....
Everyone’s Fine Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 16, 2009 8:36 pm EST Miramax has released a trailer for Everybody’s Fine, a remake of Cinema Paradiso filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore’s 1990 film Stanno Tutti Bene. The film stars Robert De Niro as “a widower who embarks on an impromptu road trip to reconnect with each of his grown children only to discover that their lives are far from picture perfect.” Written and directed by Kirk Jones (Waking Ned Devine), and also starring Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale and Sam Rockwell....
First Official Photo: David Gordon Green’s Your Highness By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 6, 2010 5:31 pm EST Universal Pictures has released their 2010 movie preview, which included this first official photo from David Gordon Green’s Your Highness, starring Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman and Zooey Deschanel. Check out the full photo after the jump, click to enlarge. Starring: Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Theroux, Toby JonesDirector: David Gordon GreenOfficial Plot Synopsis: Throughout history, tales of chivalry have burnished the legends of brave, handsome knights who rescue fair damsels, slay dragons and conquer evil....
Geek Deal: The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection For $26.49 By Peter Sciretta/March 26, 2010 1:15 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.
Hellboy 2 Cast Announced By Peter Sciretta/June 5, 2007 3:52 pm EST Hellboy writer/director Guillermo del Toro has revealed the full cast line-up for Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. Let’s take a look: Ron Perlman and Selma Blair return to star. John Hurt (V For Vendetta, Alien) returns for a cameo. Rupert Evans (who played John Myers in the original) will not be returning. The script includes a brief cameo/epilogue for Karl Ruprecht Kroenen (played in the original by Ladislav Beran), but it has not yet been approved by Universal....
JJ Abrams To Dose Us With 500 Rads By Brendon Connelly/Nov. 4, 2009 12:45 pm EST With their now expected levels of secrecy and sneakiness, it seems that JJ Abrams and Bad Robot are already deep into bringing a mysterious movie called 500 Rads to the screen. At least that’s if it will be called 500 Rads and this isn’t just some kind of hazy-fantazy codename. The leaked information so far pegs the film at a sweet little $25 million budget and alleges that production will take place in Europe....
Jon Ronson Scripting Two Fiction Features For Film 4 By Brendon Connelly/April 19, 2009 12:51 pm EST Jon Ronson is a journalist probably best known for his columns in The Guardian; guest appearances on This American Life; and the non-fiction books Them, which includes a series of reports about Ronson’s misadventures with deluded conspiracists and similar crackpots, and The Men Who Stare at Goats, detailing the various lunatic-sounding ‘psychic’ operations, or PSYOPS, of the US military....
Knocked Up: 8 New Video Clips By Peter Sciretta/May 11, 2007 6:08 am EST With Knocked Up we’re going to do the hard sell, just because the movie is THAT GOOD. Universal has sent us eight new video clips from the movie. I don’t suggest you watch them all, as they might ruin some of the laughs. But if you are on the fence about seeing this flick – make your way down the list....
Kristen Stewart Is Joan Jett By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 3, 2008 12:57 am EST Twilight star Kristen Stewart has signed on to play famous rock’n’roller Joan Jett in The Runaways. Music video director Floria Sigismondi wrote and will helm the project. Sigismondi’s videos have included Marilyn Manson’s Tourniquet, Christina Aguilera’s Fighter and The White Stripes’ Blue Orchid. The film is a biopic of the first successful all-girl hard rock band The Runaways (hence the title), which fell apart after four years due to management and money disputes....
Liev Schreiber Is Sabertooth In X-Men Origins: Wolverine By Hunter Stephenson/Jan. 11, 2008 6:12 pm EST Crawling out of the sewers over at Chud is the news that Liev Schreiber will grow a mane and fangs to play the villain Sabertooth in the upcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The intense Scream 3 actor had been pegged earlier for the role of William Stryker, a minor character in the canon and previously depicted by Brian Cox in X2 as a mutant hating colonel (a variation from the comics)....
Marley And Me Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 17, 2008 7:00 am EST The official book cover description follows: The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy....
More Details On The Spider-Man Reboot Surface By Brendon Connelly/Jan. 20, 2010 7:20 am EST Firstly, it seems we can discount all of the casting rumours so far pushed forth because “a project insider said the studio wanted to lock down a helmer before turning its attentions to casting the Marvel superhero”. Of course, every rumour from here on out can’t be discredited in the same way. The wave of gossip and hearsay is only going to come faster and harder from now on....
Movie Review: Fantastic Mr. Fox By Hunter Stephenson/Nov. 26, 2009 11:20 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. I remember seeing Peach, desperately wanting to like (and not just appreciate) its painstaking animation. But ultimately it took months to shrug off my disappointment. (That Henry Selick had a surprise, stop-motion hit with Coraline this year should be noted, but will not be discussed further herein.) I was let down by how Peach seemed preoccupied with the mechanics of stop motion as to soak up most of the delicious wit and tongue-dripping imagery swimming in Roald Dahl’s words....
New Photo: Behind The Scenes Of Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 21, 2008 10:37 am EST Warner Bros has released a new behind the scenes shot for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Director David Yates and crew watch Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore film a scene. Yesterday, Warner President and Chief Operating Officer Alan Horn offered a statement to the many upset fans explaining why the film had been moved back to Summer 2009:...
New Transformers Poster Shows Optimus Prime Ready For Battle By Peter Sciretta/June 15, 2007 11:03 am EST
Officially Confirmed: Guillermo Del Toro To Direct The Hobbit By Peter Sciretta/April 24, 2008 4:52 pm EST Pan’s Labyrinth and Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro has OFFICIALLY signed on to direct The Hobbit and it’s sequel. The Hobbit sequel, which is currently untitled will deal with the 60-year period between The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will executive produce the project which will be co-financed by New Line Cinema and MGM, with Warner Brothers distributing domestically and MGM distributing internationally....
Pixar’s Up And Monsters Inc DVD/Blu-Ray Releases Announced By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 10, 2009 1:00 pm EST Monsters Inc will be released on 2-Disc Disney Blu-ray Hi Def + DisneyFile Digital Copy November 10, 2009, Available for the SRP of $39.99ALL NEW BLU-RAY BONUS FEATURES o Filmmakers Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich, Darla Anderson, and Bob Peterson reflect on the creation of the film, and share their most memorable anecdotes. o A sneak peak of the newest Monsters attraction in Tokyo Disneyland, with exclusive interviews of the artists and engineers behind the ride....
Producers Of The Dark Knight And The International Reform Voltron By Peter Sciretta/July 19, 2009 9:02 pm EST Atlas Entertainment is developing a live-action Voltron movie. Producers Charles Roven (The Dark Knight), Richard Suckle (The International) and Steve Alexander have acquired the rights to make a film based on the Japanese anime property after several years in development at various production companies. The live-action project has been in development since 2004, and interest skyrocketed after the box office success of Michael Bay’s Transformers....
